The 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (officially known as the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic for sponsorship reasons) was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2015, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The game was the 80th edition of the Cotton Bowl Classic and the second semifinal of the 2015–16 College Football Playoff (CFP), part of the slate of bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season. The game featured two of the four teams chosen by the CFP selection committee: the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide from the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and the No. 3 Michigan State Spartans from the Big Ten Conference. The winner qualified for the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship against the winner of the other semifinal, hosted by the Orange Bowl. The game was broadcast on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio. Alabama shut out Michigan State 38–0 to advance to the National Championship Game, where they defeated Clemson to win the championship. Wiki link Michigan State Spartans vs. Alabama Crimson Tide CFP Semifinal · Cotton Bowl AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX TV: ESPN Final: MSU 0, ALA 38 https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/400852732/michigan-st-alabama