2015 College Football Playoff - Season 1

First aired: 12/31/2014 2 episodes
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Episodes

Episode 1

1. 2015 Rose Bowl

Aired: 1/1/2015

The 2015 Rose Bowl, played on January 1, 2015, at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, was the first-ever College Football Playoff semifinal and saw the No. 2 Oregon Ducks overpower the No. 3 Florida State Seminoles 59-20 in a second-half explosion that brought an end to Florida State’s 29-game winning streak and marked a changing of the guard in college football. Led by Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota, Oregon advanced to the first CFP National Championship Game with a performance that blended speed, efficiency, and opportunism

Episode 2

2. 2015 Sugar Bowl

Aired: 1/1/2015

The 2015 Sugar Bowl, played on January 1, 2015, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, served as a College Football Playoff semifinal and delivered one of the defining games of the playoff era, as the No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes stunned No. 1 Alabama 42-35. In a physical, high-stakes clash between two storied programs, Ohio State overcame an early deficit and a wave of skepticism to hand Alabama a rare postseason defeat and secure its place in the inaugural CFP National Championship.