2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)

The 2017 Cotton Bowl Classic is a college football bowl game to be played at 7:30 pm CST on December 29, 2017 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The 82nd Cotton Bowl Classic is one of the 2017–18 bowl games that concludes the 2017 FBS football season.

The game is broadcast on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio. It is sponsored by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and is officially known as the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic.

Teams

The Cotton Bowl will be played by Pac-12 Conference champion USC Trojans and Big Ten Conference champion Ohio State Buckeyes. These teams were chosen by the CFP Selection Committee. Traditionally, the Pac-12 and Big Ten champions meet in the Rose Bowl, however this year, that game is being used for one of the two College Football Playoff semifinal games. Of note is that this year's Rose Bowl features SEC champion Georgia and Big 12 champion Oklahoma, a matchup which traditionally occurs in the Sugar Bowl, which is being used as the other CFP semifinal game for this year.

The Trojans currently lead the all-time series 13-9-1; the most recent game was on September 12, 2009, where the Trojans defeated the Buckeyes by a score of 18-15, scoring with 1:05 remaining in the game to go ahead to stay.

Game summary

Scoring summary

Scoring summary

Quarter Zeit Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP USC OSU 1 12:25 5 19 1:12 OSU J.T. Barrett 1-yard touchdown run, Sean Nuernberger kick good 0 7 2 14:55 12 83 5:06 OSU 26-yard field goal by Sean Nuernberger 0 10 2 14:42 OSU Interception returned 23 yards for touchdown by Damon Webb, Sean Nuernberger kick good 0 17 2 5:27 2 59 0:45 OSU J.T. Barrett 28-yard touchdown run, Sean Nuernberger kick good 0 24 2 1:59 3 15 0:56 USC Ronald Jones 1-yard touchdown run, Chase McGrath kick good 7 24 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 7 24

Statistics

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Trojans	0	7	0	0	7
No. 5 Buckeyes	7	17	0	0	24

Statistics	USC	OSU
First downs	23	13
Plays–yards	81–413	55–277
Rushes–yards	36–57	38–163
Passing yards	356	114
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	26–45–1	11–17–0
Time of possession	29:53	25:04

Team	Kategorie	Player	Statistics
USC	Passing	Sam Darnold	26/45, 356 yds, 1 INT
	Rushing	Ronald Jones	19 car, 64 yds, 1 TD
	Receiving	Deonta Burnett	12 rec, 139 yds
OSU	Passing	J. T. Barrett	11/17, 114 yds
	Rushing	J. T. Barrett	16 car, 66 yds, 2 TD
	Receiving	Marcus Baugh	4 rec, 40 yds

External links

• Official website