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Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic Recap

Thursday, December 31, 2015 | 7 p.m. CT No. 2 Alabama 38, No. 3 Michigan State 0 AT&T Stadium | Arlington, Texas
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th FINAL
MSU #3 Michigan State (12-2) 0 0 0 0 0
UA #2 Alabama (13-1) 0 10 21 7 38

2015 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

GAME BOOK


 

Attendance:
82,812
Kickoff Time:
7:21 p.m. CT
End of Game:
10:40 p.m. CT
Game Duration:
3:19


SCORING SUMMARY

QTR TIME SCORE
(V-H)		 TEAM SCORING PLAY DRIVE
2nd 05:36 0-7 Alabama Derrick Henry 1 yd run (Adam Griffith kick) 6-80 (2:38)
2nd 01:25 0-10 Alabama Adam Griffith 47 yd field goal 7-43 (2:39)
3rd 10:36 0-17 Alabama Calvin Ridley 6 yd pass from Jake Coker (Adam Griffith kick) 9-75 (4:24)
3rd 03:24 0-24 Alabama Cyrus Jones 57 yd punt return (Adam Griffith kick)  
3rd 02:20 0-31 Alabama Calvin Ridley 50 yd pass from Jake Coker (Adam Griffith kick) 1-50 (0:09)
4th 07:52 0-38 Alabama Derrick Henry 11 yd run (Adam Griffith kick) 3-69 (1:38)


MICHIGAN STATE STARTERS

POS. NO. OFFENSE
WR 16 Aaron Burbridge
LT 74 Jack Conklin
LG 65 Brian Allen
C 66 Jack Allen
RG 76 Donavon Clark
RT 79 Kodi Kieler
TE 82 Josiah Price
QB 16 Aaron Burbridge
TB 24 Gerald Holmes
WR 12 R.J. Shelton
WR 85 Macgarrett Kings
POS. NO. DEFENSE
DE 89 Shilique Calhoun
DT 92 Joel Heath
NT 4 Malik McDowell
DE 8 Lawrence Thomas
SLB 45 Darien Harris
MLB 30 Riley Bullough
SAM 33 Jon Reschke
LCB 2 Darian Hicks
FS 7D Demetrious Cox
SS 9 Montae Nicholson
RCB 36 Arjen Colquhoun

MICHIGAN STATE RESERVES

1S - Brandon Sowards, 3 - LJ Scott, 5D - Andrew Dowell, 5 - DeAnthony Arnett, 6 - Damion Terry, 10 - Matt Morrissey, 11 - Jamal Lyles, 14 - Chris Laneaux, 15 - Tyson Smith, 18 - Connor Cook, 22 - Delton Williams, 23 - Chris Frey, 25 - Jake Hartbarger, 26 - RJ Williamson, 28 - Madre London, 31 - T.J. Harrell, 37 - Trevon Pendleton, 38 - Byron Bullough, 39 - Jermaine Edmondson, 42 - Zac Leimbach, 44 - Grayson Miller, 49 - Shane Jones, 50 - Sean Harrington, 52 - Taybor Pepper, 64 - Brandon Clemons, 72 - Craig Evans, 75 - Benny McGowan, 81 - Matt Sokol, 83 - Paul Lang, 84 - Felton Davis, 86 - Matt Macksood, 87 - Edward Barksdale, 88 - Monty Madaris, 93 - Damon Knox, 98 - Demetrius Cooper, 99 - Kevin Cronin.

ALABAMA STARTERS

POS. NO. OFFENSE
LT 74 Cam Robinson
LG 71 Ross Pierschbacher
C 70 Ryan Kelly
RG 50 Alphonse Taylor
RT 76 Dominick Jackson
TE 94 Dakota Ball
SB 88 O.J. Howard
QB 14 Jake Coker
RB 2 Derrick Henry
WR 13 ArDarius Stewart
WR 17 Kenyan Drake
POS. NO. DEFENSE
DE 93 Jonathan Allen
NG 94 Dakota Ball
DE 90 Jarran Reed
WLB 30 Denzel Devall
SLB 25 Dillon Lee
MLB 19 Reggie Ragland
DB 30 Denzel Devall
CB 5 Cyrus Jones
CB 26 Marlon Humphrey
SS 4 Eddie Jackson
FS 24 Geno Matias-Smith

ALABAMA RESERVES

1B - Ronnie Harrison, 1D - Adonis Thomas, 3A - Calvin Ridley, 3 - Bradley Sylve, 7A - Cam Sims, 9A - Bo Scarbrough, 9B - Daron Payne, 10 - Reuben Foster, 15 - JK Scott, 16 - Richard Mullaney, 18 - Cooper Bateman, 20 - Shaun Dion Hamilton, 21 - Maurice Smith, 22 - Ryan Anderson, 23 - Jabriel Washington, 27 - Shawn Burgess-Becker, 28 - Anthony Averett, 29 - Minkah Fitzpatrick, 32 - Rashaan Evans, 34 - Damien Harris, 42 - Keith Holcombe, 46 - Michael Nysewander, 47 - Christian Miller, 54 - Dalvin Tomlinson, 55 - Cole Mazza, 56 - Tim Williams, 57 - D.J. Pettway, 59 - Dallas Warmack, 63 - J.C. Hassenauer, 69 - Joshua Frazier, 75 - Bradley Bozeman, 78 - Korren Kirven, 83 - Ty Flournoy-Smith, 84 - Hale Hentges, 86 - A'Shawn Robinson, 95 - Darren Lake, 99 - Adam Griffith.


 
2015 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

OFFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE GAME Jake Coker
Jake Coker
Sr., QB, Alabama

DEFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE GAME Cyrus Jones
Cyrus Jones
Sr., DB, Alabama


TEAM STATISTICS MSU UA
First downs 16 21
Rushing 2 7
Passing 11 12
Penalty 3 2
Rushes-Yards 26-29 35-154
Passing Yards 210 286
Passes Comp-Att-Int 19-39-2 25-31-0
Total Offense
(Plays-Yards)		 65-239 66-440
Punt Returns-Yards 3-16 5-80
Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-22 0-0
Punts (Number-Avg) 9-45.7 6-46.5
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-0
Sacks By
(Number-Yards)		 2-15 4-29
Penalties-Yards 6-33 6-69
3rd Down Conversions 4-of-16 4-of-12
4th Down Conversions 1-of-3 1-of-1
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Michigan State - Damion Terry, 1-14; Madre London, 5-11; LJ Scott, 6-8; Aaron Burbridge, 3-8; Gerald Holmes, 2-6; Delton Williams, 2-6; Connor Cook, 7- -24.

Alabama - Derrick Henry, 20-75, 2 TD; Kenyan Drake, 4-60; Bo Scarbrough, 3-17; ArDarius Stewart, 1-7; Damien Harris, 1-2; Jake Coker, 5- -6.
Passing: Michigan State - Connor Cook, 19-39-2, 210.

Alabama - Jake Coker, 25-30-0, 286, 2 TD; Cooper Bateman, 0-1-0, 0.
Receiving: Michigan State - Aaron Burbridge, 5-39; Josiah Price, 4-39; Macgarrett Kings, 2-27; R.J. Shelton, 2-19; Gerald Holmes, 2-10; Felton Davis, 1-28; DeAnthony Arnett, 1-21; Paul Lang, 1-17; Madre London, 1-10.

Alabama - Calvin Ridley, 8-138, 2 TD; ArDarius Stewart, 7-37; O.J. Howard, 3-59; Richard Mullaney, 3-53; Kenyan Drake, 3-5; Derrick Henry, 1- -6.
Punting: Michigan State - Jake Hartbarger, 9-411, 45.7.

Alabama - JK Scott, 6-279, 46.5.
Returns: Michigan State - Punt: Macgarrett Kings, 2-14; R.J. Shelton, 1-2; Kickoff: R.J. Shelton, 1-22; Intercept: None.

Alabama - Punt: Cyrus Jones, 5-80; Kickoff: None; Intercept: Cyrus Jones, 1-21; Dillon Lee, 1-0.
Field Goals: Michigan State - None.

Alabama - Adam Griffith, 1-1 (47 Good).
Tackles:
(Solo-Assist-Total, Sacks-Yds, TFL-Yds)		 Michigan State - Riley Bullough (6-5-11, 0, 0.5-0); Darien Harris (2-6-8, 0, 2-2); Montae Nicholson (7-0-7, 0, 0); Demetrious Cox (5-2-7, 0, 0); Arjen Colquhoun (5-1-6, 0, 0); Jermain Edmondson (3-1-4, 0, 1.5-1); Shilique Calhoun (0-4-4, 0, 0.5-1); Darian Hicks (2-1-3, 0, 0); Lawrence Thomas (2-1-3, 0, 0.5-1); Craig Evans (2-0-2, 0, 0); Malik McDowell (2-0-2, 0, 1-1); Joel Heath (1-1-2, 0, 0); Tyson Smith (1-1-2, 0, 0); Demetrius Cooper (1-1-2, 1-2, 1-2); Damon Knox (0-2-2, 0, 0); Gerald Holmes (1-0-1, 0, 0); Chris Frey (0-1-1, 0, 0); Jon Reschke (0-1-1, 0, 0).

Alabama - Reggie Ragland (5-2-7, 0, 0); Dillon Lee (2-4-6, 0, 0.5-2); Ryan Anderson (4-0-4, 1-4, 2-7); Geno Matias-Smith (2-2-4, 0, 0); Reuben Foster (2-2-4, 0, 0); Eddie Jackson (3-0-3, 0, 0); Jarran Reed (1-2-3, 0, 0); Dalvin Tomlinson (1-2-3, 0, 0); Shaun Dion Hamilton (1-2-3, 0, 0.5-1); Cyrus Jones (1-2-3, 0, 0); Jonathan Allen (2-0-2, 2-15, 2-15); Maurice Smith (1-1-2, 0, 0); Ronnie Harrison (1-1-2, 0, 0); Anthony Averett (1-0-1, 0, 0); Keith Holcombe (1-0-1, 0, 0); Tim Williams (1-0-1, 1-10, 1-10); Denzel Devall (1-0-1, 0, 0); D.J. Pettway (1-0-1, 0, 0); Bradley Sylve (1-0-1, 0, 0); A'Shawn Robinson (0-1-1, 0, 0); Dakota Ball (0-1-1, 0, 0).