2021 Cotton Bowl Classic

2021 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic
College Football Playoff Semifinal
86th Cotton Bowl Classic
1234 Total
Cincinnati 3030 6
Alabama 710010 27
DateDecember 31, 2021
Season2021
StadiumAT&T Stadium
LocationArlington, Texas
MVP
FavoriteAlabama by 13.5[1]
RefereeSteve Strimling (Pac-12) [2]
Attendance76,313
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN
ESPN Radio
AnnouncersESPN: Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color), Molly McGrath, and Laura Rutledge (sidelines)
ESPN Radio: Sean Kelley (play-by-play), Barrett Jones (analyst) and Ian Fitzsimmons (sideline)
Nielsen ratings16.6 million viewers
International TV coverage
NetworkESPN Brazil
AnnouncersMatheus Suman (play-by-play) and Weinny Eirado (analyst)
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AT&T Stadium, site of the Cotton Bowl Classic

The 2021 Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2021, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The 86th edition of the Cotton Bowl Classic and the first of two College Football Playoff semifinal games, the game featured two of the four teams selected by the College Football Playoff Selection Committee- the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide from the Southeastern Conference and the No. 4 Cincinnati Bearcats from the American Athletic Conference; the latter becoming the first Group of Five team to appear in a College Football Playoff, and the season's last major undefeated team in the FBS. The winner advanced to face the winner of the Orange Bowl at the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship, which is at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

The game began at 2:30 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN. The game was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season. Sponsored by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, the game was officially known as the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.

  1. ^ Fawkes, Ben. "Odds for College Football Playoff, every bowl game". vsin.com. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021-22 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.

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