2015 Rose Bowl
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| CFP Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game 101st Rose Bowl Game |
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| Date | January 1, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Rose Bowl | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Pasadena, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offense: Oregon QB Marcus Mariota Defense: Oregon LB Tony Washington. |
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| Favorite | Oregon by 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Matt Austin (SEC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Bands from participants | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 91,322 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Payout | US$23.9 million per team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN, ESPN Deportes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN: Chris Fowler (play-by-play) Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) Heather Cox (sideline reporter) Tom Rinaldi (sideline reporter) ESPN Radio: Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman and Todd McShay |
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| Nielsen ratings | 14.8 (28.2 million viewers) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2015 Rose Bowl (officially known as the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual) was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2015, at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California. This 101st Rose Bowl Game, as a semifinal for the College Football Playoff (CFP), matched the Oregon Ducks against the Florida State Seminoles as selected by the system's selection committee to compete for a spot at the National Championship game to be played on January 12, 2015 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season.
The game was televised on ESPN and ESPN Deportes, and broadcast on ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio, with the kickoff time set for 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. local time). The Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association organized the game. The Northwestern Mutual financial services organization sponsored the game.
On the match day, the 126th edition of the annual Rose Parade took place at 8 am Pacific Time with a theme of Inspiring Stories.
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