2015 Rose Bowl

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2015 Rose Bowl presented by Northwestern Mutual
CFP Semifinal
101st Rose Bowl Game
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Oregon Ducks Florida State Seminoles
(12–1)(13–0)
Pac-12 ACC
5920
Head coach: 
Mark Helfrich 		Head coach: 
Jimbo Fisher
AP Coaches CFP
332
AP Coaches CFP
223
1234Total
Oregon810271459
Florida State3107020
DateJanuary 1, 2015
Season 2014
Stadium Rose Bowl
Location Pasadena, California
MVPOffense: Oregon QB Marcus Mariota [1]
Defense: Oregon LB Tony Washington [2]
Favorite Oregon by 8 [3]
Referee Matt Austin (SEC) [4]
Halftime show Bands from participants
Attendance91,322 [4]
Payout US$23.9 million per team [5]
United States TV coverage
Network ESPN, ESPN Deportes
Announcers Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox and Tom Rinaldi (ESPN)
Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman and Todd McShay (ESPN Radio)
Nielsen ratings 14.8 (28.2 million viewers)
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The 2015 Rose Bowl (officially known as the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual [6] ) 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. [7] It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season.

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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. [8]

Oregon won the game, beating Florida State, the last undefeated team of the season, by the score of 59–20 and advanced to the inaugural College Football Playoff National Championship Game, assuring that no team would finish the season with a perfect record.

Pre-game activities

After the teams' arrival in Southern California, the teams participated in the traditional Lawry's Beef Bowl in Beverly Hills and the Disney Media Day at Disney California Adventure in nearby Anaheim. The teams were also treated to The LA Improv in Hollywood. The Rose Bowl Hall of Fame ceremony luncheon was held prior to the game at the Pasadena Convention Center. Knute Rockne, Notre Dame; Dick Vermeil, UCLA; and Ki-Jana Carter, Penn State headlined the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame Class of 2014. [9]

Pre-game activities were held at the Rose Bowl parking lots and at Brookside Golf Course.

Teams

The two participants were announced on December 7, 2014 (12:45 PM ET), based on the final rankings by the CFP committee. The Oregon Ducks will play the Florida State Seminoles. The matchups for the Rose Bowl and the other semifinal, the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, were geographically selected to ensure the top team will be closest to its fanbase. [10] [11] More than one team from the same conference may participate in the game, and avoiding rematches will not be a selection factor. [12]

Traditionally, the Rose Bowl pits the winners of the Big Ten Conference and Pac-12 Conference; however, when the Rose Bowl is a CFP semifinal (every three years beginning with this game), any teams may be selected. Oregon was the Pac-12 champion, but the Big Ten champion Ohio State played in (and won) the Sugar Bowl. The 2015 edition of the Rose Bowl was the first time since the 2006 edition (BCS National Championship Game) that the Big Ten Conference was absent from the game. It was also the first ever time in the 101-year history of the Rose Bowl that the Atlantic Coast Conference made an appearance in the game. Duke did appear in 1942, however, the ACC never was established until 1953. Also, while Miami competed and won the 2002 game, which was also a BCS National Championship Game. However, Miami was still a member of the original Big East Conference.

Florida State

Florida State wore its white jerseys and used the east bench on game day.

Oregon

Oregon wore its green jerseys and used the west bench on game day.

Game summary

Scoring summary

College Football Playoff Semifinal at the 2015 Rose Bowl Game
Period1234Total
No. 2 Oregon810271459
No. 3 Florida State3107020

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California

Scoring summary
QuarterTime Drive TeamScoring informationScore
Plays Yards TOP OREFSU
19:0610484:43FSU28-yard field goal by Roberto Aguayo 03
16:559732:11ORE Royce Freeman 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass good83
210:1219884:45ORE28-yard field goal by Aidan Schneider113
25:1813654:54FSU26-yard field goal by Roberto Aguayo116
22:1810753:00ORE Thomas Tyner 1-yard touchdown run, Aidan Schneider kick good186
20:366711:35FSU Karlos Williams 10-yard touchdown run, Roberto Aguayo kick good1813
311:545691:32ORERoyce Freeman 3-yard touchdown run, Aidan Schneider kick good2513
38:0710753:47FSU Travis Rudolph 18-yard touchdown reception from Jameis Winston, Roberto Aguayo kick good2520
36:435811:24OREDarren Carrington 56-yard touchdown reception from Marcus Mariota, Aidan Schneider kick good3220
34:212430:21OREDarren Carrington 30-yard touchdown reception from Marcus Mariota, Aidan Schneider kick good3920
31:368352:45OREFumble recovery returned 58 yards for touchdown by Tony Washington, Aidan Schneider kick no good (blocked)4520
413:566432:01OREMarcus Mariota 23-yard touchdown run, Aidan Schneider kick good5220
410:134572:23OREThomas Tyner 21-yard touchdown run, Aidan Schneider kick good5920
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.5920

Source: [4]

Statistics

Statistics [4] OregonFlorida State
First downs3028
Plays–yards81–63987–528
Rushes–yards45–30139–180
Passing yards338348
Passing: Comp–Att–Int26–36–129–48–1
Turnovers15
Time of possession27:1732:43

Records

Oregon broke the record for the most points (59) scored in a Rose Bowl, surpassing the previous record of 49 (set in 1902, then tied in 1948 and 2008). Oregon's 41 points in the second half were also the most ever scored in one half of a Rose Bowl. Oregon set the Rose Bowl record for total offensive yards (639).

Game notes

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