2016 College Football Playoff Season 1 Episode release dates & where to watch

1. 2015 Orange Bowl

The 2015 Orange Bowl, played on December 31, 2015, at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, served as a College Football Playoff semifinal and featured a dominant second-half performance by the No. 1 Clemson Tigers, who defeated the No. 4 Oklahoma Sooners 37-17 to earn their first national championship game berth since the 1981 season. In a matchup filled with offensive firepower and future NFL talent, it was Clemson’s defense, physicality, and dual-threat quarterback Deshaun Watson that made the difference.

2. 2015 Cotton Bowl

The 2015 Cotton Bowl, played on December 31, 2015, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, served as a College Football Playoff semifinal and saw the No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide overpower the No. 3 Michigan State Spartans 38-0 in a suffocating, wire-to-wire victory. With a dominant defensive performance and a breakout game from quarterback Jake Coker, Alabama punched its ticket to the national championship game and reminded the college football world that its dynasty was still very much alive.