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College Football Playoff

Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Recap

Thursday, January 1, 2015 | 7:30 p.m. CT No. 4 Ohio State 42, No. 1 Alabama 35 Mercedes-Benz Superdome | New Orleans, Louisiana
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th FINAL
OSU #4 Ohio State (13-1) 6 14 14 8 42
UA #1 Alabama (12-2) 14 7 7 7 35

2015 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl

GAME BOOK


 

Attendance:
74,682
Kickoff Time:
8:01 p.m. CT
End of Game:
11:42 p.m. CT
Game Duration:
3:41


SCORING SUMMARY

QTR TIME SCORE
(V-H)		 TEAM SCORING PLAY DRIVE
1st 11:32 3-0 Ohio State Sean Nuernberger 22 yd field goal 10-80 (2:26)
1st 09:25 3-7 Alabama Derrick Henry 25 yd run (Adam Griffith kick) 2-33 (0:28)
1st 05:17 6-7 Ohio State Sean Nuernberger 21 yd field goal 11-71 (4:08)
1st 02:06 6-14 Alabama Amari Cooper 15 yd pass from Blake Sims (Adam Griffith kick) 8-79 (3:05)
2nd 08:07 6-21 Alabama T.J. Yeldon 2 yd run (Adam Griffith kick) 5-15 (2:02)
2nd 02:55 13-21 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 3 yd run (Sean Nuernberger kick) 12-71 (5:07)
2nd 00:12 20-21 Ohio State Michael Thomas 13 yd pass from Evan Spencer (Sean Nuernberger kick) 6-77 (1:20)
3rd 12:44 27-21 Ohio State Devin Smith 47 yd pass from Cardale Jones (Sean Nuernberger kick) 6-75 (2:16)
3rd 03:21 34-21 Ohio State Steve Miller 41 yd interception return (Sean Nuernberger kick)  
3rd 01:01 34-28 Alabama Blake Sims 5 yd run (Adam Griffith kick) 7-84 (2:15)
4th 03:24 42-28 Ohio State Ezekiel Elliott 85 yd run (Michael Thomas pass from Cardale Jones) 4-95 (2:00)
4th 01:59 42-35 Alabama Amari Cooper 6 yd pass from Blake Sims (Adam Griffith kick) 6-65 (1:17)


OHIO STATE STARTERS

POS. NO. OFFENSE
LT 68 Taylor Decker
LG 54 Billy Price
C 50 Jacoby Boren
RG 65 Pat Elflein
RT 76 Darryl Baldwin
TE 5 Jeff Heuerman
QB 1A Cardale Jones
RB 15 Ezekiel Elliott
WR 3 Michael Thomas
WR 6 Evan Spencer
WR 9 Devin Smith
POS. NO. DEFENSE
DE 97 Joey Bosa
DT 92 Adolphus Washington
DT 53 Michael Bennett
DE 88 Steve Miller
SLB 43 Darron Lee
MLB 14 Curtis Grant
WLB 37 Joshua Perry
CB 13 Eli Apple
CB 12 Doran Grant
S 23 Tyvis Powell
S 11 Vonn Bell

OHIO STATE RESERVES

0A - Erick Smith, 1E - Cam Burrows, 4A - Aaron Mawhirter, 4 - Curtis Samuel, 17 - Jalin Marshall, 19 - Gareon Conley, 20 - Ron Tanner, 25 - Bri'onte Dunn, 26 - Armani Reeves, 28 - Warren Ball, 33 - Dante Booker, 35 - Chris Worley, 38 - Craig Fada, 39 - Kyle Clinton, 41 - Bryce Haynes, 48 - Joe Burger, 52 - Donovan Munger, 55 - Cam Williams, 57 - Chase Farris, 59 - Tyquan Lewis, 80 - Noah Brown, 81 - Nick Vannett, 84 - Corey Smith, 85 - Marcus Baugh, 90 - Tommy Schutt, 95 - Cameron Johnston, 96 - Sean Nuernberger.

ALABAMA STARTERS

POS. NO. OFFENSE
LT 74 Cam Robinson
LG 77 Arie Kouandjio
C 70 Ryan Kelly
RG 72 Leon Brown
RT 79 Austin Shepherd
TE 84 Brian Vogler
TE 88 O.J. Howard
QB 6 Blake Sims
RB 27 Derrick Henry
FB 45 Jalston Fowler
WR 9 Amari Cooper
POS. NO. DEFENSE
DE 93 Jonathan Allen
NG 86 A'Shawn Robinson
DE 90 Jarran Reed
LB 47 Xzavier Dickson
LB 33 Trey DePriest
LB 19 Reggie Ragland
CB 4A Eddie Jackson
CB 5 Cyrus Jones
SS 26 Landon Collins
FS 2D Nick Perry
NB 24 Geno Smith

ALABAMA RESERVES

1C - Jonathan Cook, 1 - Chris Black, 2A - Tony Brown, 2B - Tyren Jones, 2 - DeAndrew White, 3 - Bradley Sylve, 4 - T.J. Yeldon, 6A - Hootie Jones, 7A - Ryan Anderson, 8 - Robert Foster, 9B - Adam Griffith, 10 - Reuben Foster, 11 - Shaun Hamilton, 13 - ArDarius Stewart, 15 - JK Scott, 18 - Cooper Bateman, 20 - Jarrick Williams, 21 - Maurice Smith, 22 - Christion Jones, 23 - Jabriel Washington, 25 - Dillon Lee, 28 - Altee Tenpenny, 30 - Denzel Devall, 32 - Rashaan Evans, 46 - Michael Nysewander, 50 - Alphonse Taylor, 54 - Dalvin Tomlinson, 55 - Cole Mazza, 57 - D.J. Pettway, 87 - Parker Barrineau, 89 - Brandon Greene, 99 - Brandon Ivory.


 
2015 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl

OFFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE GAME Ezekiel Elliott
Ezekiel Elliott
So., RB, Ohio State

DEFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE GAME Darron Lee
Darron Lee
So., LB, Ohio State


TEAM STATISTICS OSU UA
First downs 23 21
Rushing 12 12
Passing 10 8
Penalty 1 1
Rushes-Yards 42-281 34-170
Passing Yards 256 237
Passes Comp-Att-Int 19-36-1 22-36-3
Total Offense
(Plays-Yards)		 78-537 70-407
Punt Returns-Yards 2-10 2-10
Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-23 7-102
Punts (Number-Avg) 6-46.5 7-55.0
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0
Sacks By
(Number-Yards)		 3-17 3-21
Penalties-Yards 4-24 4-36
3rd Down Conversions 10-of-18 2-of-13
4th Down Conversions 0-of-0 2-of-2
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Ohio State - Ezekiel Elliott, 20-230, 2 TD; Cardale Jones, 17-43; Jalin Marshall, 3-11; Curtis Samuel, 1-1; Noah Brown, 1 - -4.

Alabama - Derrick Henry, 13-95, 1 TD; T.J. Yeldon, 10-47, 1 TD; Blake Sims, 10-29, 1 TD.
Passing: Ohio State - Cardale Jones, 18-35-1, 243, 1 TD; Evan Spencer, 1-1-0, 13, 1 TD.

Alabama - Blake Sims, 22-36-3, 237, 2 TD.
Receiving: Ohio State - Michael Thomas, 7-66, 1 TD; Jalin Marshall, 5-55; Devin Smith, 2-87, 1 TD; Nick Vannett, 2-23; Ezekiel Elliott, 1-13; Evan Spencer, 1-7; Corey Smith, 1-5.

Alabama - Amari Cooper, 9-71, 2 TD; DeAndrew White, 3-65; Derrick Henry, 2-54; O.J. Howard, 2-14; Jalston Fowler, 2-14; Chris Black, 2-10; Brian Vogler, 2-9.
Punting: Ohio State - Cameron Johnston, 6-279, 46.5.

Alabama - JK Scott, 7-385, 55.0.
Returns: Ohio State - Punt: Jalin Marshall, 2-10; Kickoff: Curtis Samuel, 2-23; Intercept: Vonn Bell, 1-7; Tyvis Powell, 1-29; Steve Miller, 1-41.

Alabama - Punt: Christion Jones, 2-10; Kickoff: Christion Jones, 7-102; Intercept: Cyrus Jones, 1-32.
Field Goals: Ohio State - Sean Nuernberger, 2-2 (22 Good, 21 Good).

Alabama - None.
Tackles:
(Solo-Assist-Total, Sacks-Yds, TFL-Yds)		 Ohio State - Curtis Grant (5-5-10, 0, 0); Vonn Bell (8-0-8, 0, 0); Darron Lee (7-0-7, 2-8, 3-11); Doran Grant (6-1-7, 0, 0); Joshua Perry (4-1-5, 0, 0); Eli Apple (4-1-5, 0, 0); Michael Bennett (2-2-4, 1-9, 1.5-10); Joey Bosa (3-0-3, 0, 0); Tyvis Powell (2-1-3, 0, 0); Gareon Conley (2-0-2, 0, 0); Corey Smith (2-0-2, 0, 0); Adolphus Washington (1-1-2, 0, 0.5-0); Ezekiel Elliott (1-0-1, 0, 0); Dante Booker (1-0-1, 0, 0); Curtis Samuel (1-0-1, 0, 0); Cam Williams (1-0-1, 0, 0); Erick Smith (1-0-1, 0, 0); Bri'onte Dunn (1-0-1, 0, 0).

Alabama - Landon Collins (9-3-12, 0, 1-8); Reggie Ragland (2-5-7, 0, 2-5); Nick Perry (5-1-6, 0, 1-11); Trey DePriest (4-2-6, 0, 1-1); Geno Smith (4-2-6, 0, 0); Xzavier Dickson (5-0-5, 1-12, 2-15); Eddie Jackson (4-0-4, 0, 0); Jarran Reed (3-0-3, 0, 0); Reuben Foster (2-0-2, 0, 0); Cyrus Jones (2-0-2, 0, 0); Jarrick Williams (2-0-2, 0, 0); Jonathan Allen (2-0-2, 1-4, 2-9); A'Shawn Robinson (2-0-2, 0, 0); Denzel Devall (1-1-2, 0, 0); Tony Brown (1-0-1, 0, 0); Jalston Fowler (1-0-1, 0, 0); Ryan Anderson (1-0-1, 0, 1.0-1); Michael Nysewander (1-0-1, 0, 0); O.J. Howard (1-0-1, 0, 0); Jabriel Washington (1-0-1, 0, 0); D.J. Pettway (1-0-1, 1-5, 1-5).