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( July 2017 ) 2017 Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic 82nd Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic 2017 Cotton Bowl Classic trophy USC Trojans Ohio State Buckeyes ( 11 -- 3 ) ( 12 -- 2 ) Pac - 12 Big Ten 7 24 Head coach : Clay Helton Head coach : Urban Meyer AP Coaches CFP 8 7 8 AP Coaches CFP 5 5 5 Total USC 0 7 0 0 7 Ohio State 7 17 0 0 24 Date December 29, 2017 Season 2017 Stadium AT&T Stadium Location Arlington, Texas MVP Offense : QB JT Barrett Defense : S Damon Webb Favorite Ohio State by 10 Referee David Smith ( SEC ) Attendance 67,510 United States TV coverage Network ESPN & ESPN Radio Announcers Bob Wischusen, Brock Huard, and Allison Williams ( ESPN ) Brad Sham, Rod Gilmore, Quint Kessenich ( ESPN Radio ) Cotton Bowl Classic < 2017 ( Jan. ) 2018 > The 2017 Cotton Bowl Classic was a college football bowl game played at 7 : 30 pm CST on December 29, 2017 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The 82nd Cotton Bowl Classic was one of the 2017 -- 18 bowl games that concluded the 2017 FBS football season. The game was broadcast on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio. It was sponsored by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and was officially known as the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Contents 1 Teams 2 Game summary 2.1 Scoring summary 2.2 Statistics 3 References 4 External links Teams The Cotton Bowl was 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 in the 2017 season, that game will be 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. Prior to kickoff, the Trojans led 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. USC had won the last 7 games in the series, with Ohio State 's last win coming in the 1974 Rose Bowl. This is the eighth time that the schools met in a bowl game. The previous seven bowl meetings were all in the Rose Bowl, most recently in 1985 -- a game the Trojans won, 20 -- 17. The Buckeyes blew out the Trojans by a score of 24 -- 7. With the victory, the all - time series between the schools now stands at 13 - 10 - 1 in favor of USC. Game summary Scoring summary Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP USC OSU 12 : 25 5 19 1 : 12 OSU J.T. Barrett 1 - yard touchdown run, Sean Nuernberger kick good 0 7 14 : 55 12 83 5 : 06 OSU 26 - yard field goal by Sean Nuernberger 0 10 14 : 42 OSU Interception returned 23 yards for touchdown by Damon Webb, Sean Nuernberger kick good 0 17 5 : 27 59 0 : 45 OSU J.T. Barrett 28 - yard touchdown run, Sean Nuernberger kick good 0 24 1 : 59 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 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 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 References ^ Jump up to : `` USC vs. Ohio State ''. espn.com. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 30 December 2017. External links Official website 2017 -- 18 NCAA football bowl game season New Mexico ( Dec. 16 ) Las Vegas ( Dec. 16 ) Camellia ( Dec. 16 ) Cure ( Dec. 16 ) New Orleans ( Dec. 16 ) Boca Raton ( Dec. 19 ) Frisco ( Dec. 20 ) Gasparilla ( Dec. 21 ) Famous Idaho Potato ( Dec. 22 ) Bahamas ( Dec. 22 ) Armed Forces ( Dec. 23 ) Birmingham ( Dec. 23 ) Dollar General ( Dec. 23 ) Hawaii ( Dec. 24 ) Quick Lane ( Dec. 26 ) Heart of Dallas ( Dec. 26 ) Cactus ( Dec. 26 ) Independence ( Dec. 27 ) Pinstripe ( Dec. 27 ) Texas ( Dec. 27 ) Foster Farms ( Dec. 27 ) Military ( Dec. 28 ) Camping World ( Dec. 28 ) Alamo ( Dec. 28 ) Holiday ( Dec. 28 ) Belk ( Dec. 29 ) Cotton ( Dec. 29 ) Sun ( Dec. 29 ) Music City ( Dec. 29 ) Arizona ( Dec. 29 ) Fiesta ( Dec. 30 ) Liberty ( Dec. 30 ) Orange ( Dec. 30 ) TaxSlayer ( Dec. 30 ) Citrus ( Jan. 1 ) Outback ( Jan. 1 ) Peach ( Jan. 1 ) College Football Playoff games : Rose ( semifinal ) ( Jan. 1 ) Sugar ( semifinal ) ( Jan. 1 ) National Championship Game ( Jan. 8 ) All - Star Games East -- West Shrine Game ( Jan. 20 ) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl ( Jan. 20 ) Senior Bowl ( Jan. 27 ) Cotton Bowl Classic History & conference tie - ins History Cotton Bowl AT&T Stadium College Football Playoff Broadcasters Playoff At - Large Group of Five Games 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1966 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 2015 2017 2017 Notes There was a Cotton Bowl Classic in January and December in 1966, 2015 and 2017 There was no Cotton Bowl Classic in 1967 or 2016 The game was a College Football Playoff semifinal in its December 2015 edition Ohio State Buckeyes bowl games 1921 Rose Bowl 1950 Rose Bowl 1955 Rose Bowl 1958 Rose Bowl 1969 Rose Bowl 1971 Rose Bowl 1973 Rose Bowl 1974 Rose Bowl 1975 Rose Bowl 1976 Rose Bowl 1977 Orange Bowl 1978 Sugar Bowl 1978 Gator Bowl 1980 Rose Bowl 1980 Fiesta Bowl 1981 Liberty Bowl 1982 Holiday Bowl 1984 Fiesta Bowl 1985 Rose Bowl 1985 Florida Citrus Bowl 1987 Cotton Bowl Classic 1990 Hall of Fame Bowl 1990 Liberty Bowl 1992 Hall of Fame Bowl 1993 Florida Citrus Bowl 1993 Holiday Bowl 1995 Florida Citrus Bowl 1996 Florida Citrus Bowl 1997 Rose Bowl 1998 Sugar Bowl 1999 Sugar Bowl 2001 Outback Bowl 2002 Outback Bowl 2003 Fiesta Bowl # 2004 Fiesta Bowl 2004 Alamo Bowl 2006 Fiesta Bowl 2007 BCS National Championship Game # 2008 BCS National Championship Game # 2009 Fiesta Bowl 2010 Rose Bowl 2011 Sugar Bowl 2012 Gator Bowl 2014 Orange Bowl 2015 Sugar Bowl / 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship # 2016 Fiesta Bowl ( January ) 2016 Fiesta Bowl ( December ) / 2017 Cotton Bowl Classic Pound sign ( # ) denotes national championship game. Forward slash ( / ) denotes College Football Playoff semifinal game USC Trojans bowl games 1923 Rose Bowl Los Angeles Christmas Festival 1930 Rose Bowl 1932 Rose Bowl 1933 Rose Bowl 1939 Rose Bowl 1940 Rose Bowl 1944 Rose Bowl 1945 Rose Bowl 1946 Rose Bowl 1948 Rose Bowl 1953 Rose Bowl 1955 Rose Bowl 1963 Rose Bowl 1967 Rose Bowl 1968 Rose Bowl 1969 Rose Bowl 1970 Rose Bowl 1973 Rose Bowl 1974 Rose Bowl 1975 Rose Bowl 1975 Liberty Bowl 1977 Rose Bowl 1977 Astro - Bluebonnet Bowl 1979 Rose Bowl 1980 Rose Bowl 1982 Fiesta Bowl 1985 Rose Bowl 1985 Aloha Bowl 1987 Florida Citrus Bowl 1988 Rose Bowl 1989 Rose Bowl 1990 Rose Bowl 1990 John Hancock Bowl 1992 Freedom Bowl 1993 Freedom Bowl 1995 Cotton Bowl Classic 1996 Rose Bowl 1998 Sun Bowl 2001 Las Vegas Bowl 2003 Orange Bowl 2004 Rose Bowl 2005 Orange Bowl # 2006 Rose Bowl # 2007 Rose Bowl 2008 Rose Bowl 2009 Rose Bowl 2009 Emerald Bowl 2012 Sun Bowl 2013 Las Vegas Bowl 2014 Holiday Bowl 2015 Holiday Bowl 2017 Rose Bowl 2017 Cotton Bowl Classic Pound sign ( # ) denotes national championship game. 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