Who did alabama play in 2015 bowl game?
The Cotton Bowl acted as one of the two College Football Playoff semifinal games. The two teams selected for the game were No. 2 Alabama and No. 3 Michigan State. Michigan State returned to the Cotton Bowl after defeating Baylor in a non-playoff version of the bowl game on January 1, 2015. Michigan State became just the third school in history to play in the same bowl twice in a calendar year, joining Auburn, which played in the Gator Bowl on January 1 and December 31, 1954, and Oklahoma, which played in the Sugar Bowl on January 1 and December 31, 1972.
What university did Alabama play in the 2015 bowl game?
Michigan State
2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)
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What is the team name of the team Alabama played in the 2015 bowl game?
Spartans
2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)
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The 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2015 
2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)
The Michigan State Spartans finished the season No. 3 in the College Football Playoff rankings and were selected to play in the CFP Semifinals at the Cotton Bowl Classic where they lost to No. 2 Alabama.
2015 Michigan State Spartans football team CFP Playoff: Alabama (College Football Playoff at the Cotton Bowl Classic)
Alabama and the Michigan State Spartans. Alabama defeated Michigan State 38–0 and later won the National Championship by defeating Clemson in the National Championship game.
2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)
The 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on December 31, 2015 between Alabama and the Michigan State Spartans. Alabama defeated Michigan State 38–0 and later won the National Championship by defeating Clemson in the National Championship game.