2015 COTTON BOWL CLASSIC
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THE STORY OF 2015 COTTON BOWL CLASSIC
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CHAMPIONSHIP RING The 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2015 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The 79th Cotton Bowl Classic was one of the "New Year's Six" bowls of the College Football Playoff. It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season. The game kicked off at 12:30 PM EST and was broadcast on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio. It was sponsored by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and was officially known as the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.
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THE STORY OF 2015 COTTON BOWL CLASSIC
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CHAMPIONSHIP RING From 1997 to 2013, the Cotton Bowl Classic pitted Big 12 Conference and Southeastern Conference teams against each other. In 2014, Michigan State was runner-up in the Big Ten Conference's East Division, and Baylor was Big 12 cochampion with TCU.
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THE STORY OF 2015 COTTON BOWL CLASSIC
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CHAMPIONSHIP RING After falling behind by 20 points, Michigan State staged a dramatic comeback in the fourth quarter to beat Baylor by a score of 42–41. This was the highest scoring Cotton Bowl ever, and the fourth bowl game in a row for Michigan State where they won after trailing at halftime.
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THE STORY OF 2015 COTTON BOWL CLASSIC
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CHAMPIONSHIP RING The 79th Cotton Bowl Classic featured the Michigan State Spartans (10-2, 7-1 Big Ten) against the Big 12 Co-Champion Baylor Bears (11-1, 8-1 Big 12). Michigan State was making its first Cotton Bowl appearance while Baylor was making their third. Michigan State was delegated as the away team and wore their typical white uniform with green helmet. Baylor, being the home team, wore an all green uniform with a gold chrome helmet (previously worn during their thrilling 61-58 win over TCU). Michigan State won the coin toss and elected to receive the opening kickoff.
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CHAMPIONSHIP RING The win resulted in Michigan State's school record fourth straight bowl win and second straight New Year's Day bowl win. Baylor's loss made it their third in the Cotton Bowl (0-3 all time). Despite losing, Baylor quarterback Bryce Petty and linebacker Taylor Young were awarded offensive and defensive MVP respectively. Michigan State finished the season ranked #5 in both polls (tied with Florida State in the AP poll) while Baylor finished #7 in the AP and #8 in the Coaches.
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