<P> The 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on December 31 , 2015 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington , Texas . The 80th Cotton Bowl Classic was a College Football Playoff semifinal between Alabama and Michigan State with the winner to compete in the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship . It was one of the 2015 -- 16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season . </P>
<P> The 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played on December 31 , 2015 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington , Texas . The 80th Cotton Bowl Classic was a College Football Playoff semifinal between Alabama and Michigan State with the winner to compete in the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship . It was one of the 2015 -- 16 bowl games that concluded the 2015 FBS football season . </P>
who did alabama play in 2015 bowl game
who did alabama play in 2015 bowl game
Michigan State
Michigan State