Game Overview

• Date: December 29, 2018

• Occasion: 83rd edition of the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic —

played as a College Football Playoff (CFP) Semifinal.

• Stadium: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

• Attendance: 72,183 spectators.

• Teams:

• Home: Clemson Tigers (ACC) — undefeated 13–0 entering game.

• Visitor: Notre Dame Fighting Irish (independent) — also undefeated, 12–0.

• Significance: First time in Classic history that two unbeaten, untied teams met in the Cotton Bowl.

• Final Score: Clemson 30, Notre Dame 3.

• MVPs: Trevor Lawrence (QB, Clemson) — Offense; Austin Bryant (DE, Clemson) — Defense.