2018 Cotton Bowl Classic

DateDecember 29, 2018Season2018StadiumAT&T StadiumLocationArlington, TexasMVPTrevor Lawrence (QB, Clemson)
Austin Bryant (DE, Clemson)FavoriteClemson by 10.5RefereeMatt Austin (SEC)Attendance72,183United States TV coverageNetworkESPN and ESPN RadioAnnouncersSean McDonough (play-by-play) Todd Blackledge (analyst)
Holly Rowe and Tom Rinaldi (sideline) (ESPN)
Bill Rosinski, David Norrie and Ian Fitzsimmons (ESPN Radio)Nielsen ratings10.3 (16.8 million viewers)International TV coverageNetworkESPN Deportes
ESPN Deportes RadioAnnouncers and Pablo Viruega

The 2018 Cotton Bowl Classic was a college footballbowl game played on December 29, 2018, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The 83rd Cotton Bowl Classic was a College Football Playoff semifinal, the game featured two of the four teams selected by the College Football Playoff Selection Committee—Notre Dame from the NCAA FBS independents and Clemson from the ACC. The game started slow on offense with only 2 field goals in the first quarter, the 3 points for Notre Dame were the only points they scored, as Clemson dominated all the way 30-3. They advanced to face the winner of the Orange Bowl (Alabama) to compete in the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship. It was one of the 2018–19 bowl games concluding the 2018 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.