| 2018 Capital One Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| College Football Playoff Semifinal 85th Orange Bowl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 29, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Hard Rock Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Miami Gardens, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Tua Tagovailoa (QB, Alabama) Xavier McKinney (S, Alabama)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Alabama by 14.5 (80.5) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Nicole Henry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Duane Heydt (ACC) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 66,203[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN and ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Chris Fowler (play-by-play) Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) Maria Taylor and Laura Rutledge (sideline) (ESPN) Steve Levy, Brian Griese and Todd McShay (ESPN Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 10.4 (19 million viewers)[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN Deportes ESPN Deportes Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Kenneth Garay Sebastian Martinez-Christensen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2018 Orange Bowl was a college football bowl game played on Saturday, December 29, 2018, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.[5] The 85th edition of the Orange Bowl was one of two College Football Playoff semifinal games, the game featured two of the four teams selected by the College Football Playoff Selection Committee—Alabama from the SEC, and Oklahoma from the Big 12 Conference. Alabama took off with a 28-0 lead in the early 2nd quarter and never looked backed to win 45-34. They advanced to face the winner of the Cotton Bowl (Clemson) 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 Capital One Financial Corporation, the game was officially known as the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl.