2018 Rose Bowl - wikipedia 2018 Rose Bowl 2018 Rose Bowl College Football Playoff Semifinal at the 104th Rose Bowl Game Georgia Bulldogs Oklahoma Sooners ( 12 -- 1 ) ( 12 -- 1 ) SEC Big 12 54 48 Head coach : Kirby Smart Head coach : Lincoln Riley AP Coaches CFP AP Coaches CFP OT 2OT Total Georgia 7 10 14 14 6 54 Oklahoma 14 17 0 14 0 48 Date January 1, 2018 Season 2017 Stadium Rose Bowl Location Pasadena, California MVP Offensive : Sony Michel, RB Defense : Roquan Smith, LB Favorite Georgia by 2.5 National anthem United States Army Chorus Referee Jeff Heaser ( ACC ) Attendance 92,844 United States TV coverage Network ESPN, ESPN Deportes Announcers Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Maria Taylor, and Tom Rinaldi ( ESPN ) Steve Levy, Brian Griese and Todd McShay ( ESPN Radio ) Rose Bowl < 2017 2019 > 2 vs. 3 Seed CFP Semifinal Game < 2016 Fiesta The 2018 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game between the Oklahoma Sooners and the Georgia Bulldogs, played on January 1, 2018 at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California. The 104th Rose Bowl Game was a semifinal for the College Football Playoff ( CFP ), matching two of the top four teams selected by the system 's selection committee. Georgia and Oklahoma competed for a spot at the 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship game, to be played on January 8, 2018 at Mercedes - Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. The Georgia Bulldogs won the game with a 27 - yard run by Sony Michel, shortly after Lorenzo Carter blocked Oklahoma Sooners ' field goal attempt in the second overtime. The game lasted four hours and five minutes. With 26.8 million viewers on ESPN, the game ranked as the fifth most - viewed cable program of all time. The game was one of the 2017 -- 18 bowl games that concluded the 2017 FBS football season. It was televised on ESPN and ESPN Deportes, and broadcast on ESPN Radio and XM Satellite Radio, with the kickoff at 5 p.m. ET ( 2 p.m. local time ). The Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association organized the game. Sponsored by the Northwestern Mutual financial services organization, the game was officially known as the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual. Contents 1 Pre-game buildup 1.1 Team selection 1.2 Experience in the Rose Bowl 1.3 Georgia 1.4 Oklahoma 2 Game summary 2.1 First quarter 2.2 Second quarter 2.3 Third quarter 2.4 Fourth quarter 2.5 First overtime 2.6 Second overtime 2.7 Scoring summary 2.8 Statistics 3 Rose Bowl records 4 Pre-game activities 4.1 Pre-game Rose Parade 5 References Pre-game buildup Georgia 's defense faces Oklahoma 's offense. Team selection In the 2018 Rose Bowl, the # 2 - ranked Oklahoma Sooners, champions of the Big 12 Conference, faced the # 3 - ranked Georgia Bulldogs, champions of the Southeastern Conference. This was the first meeting between the University of Georgia and the University of Oklahoma football teams. Traditionally, the Rose Bowl pits the winners of the Big Ten Conference and Pac - 12 Conference. However, any teams may be selected every three years, when the Rose Bowl is a CFP semifinal. The Big 12 and SEC champions traditionally meet in the Sugar Bowl. The 2018 Sugar Bowl was used as the other semifinal this year, allowing any team to be selected. The matchups for the semifinals are geographically selected to ensure the top two teams do not play in road environments. More than one team from the same conference may participate in the game, and avoiding rematches is not a selection factor. Experience in the Rose Bowl Georgia won their only previous Rose Bowl appearance when their 1942 team, which claims a national championship, beat the Pacific Coast Conference ( predecessor to the Pac - 12 ) champion UCLA 9 -- 0 in 1943, a matchup which occurred prior to the Big Nine - PCC agreement. Oklahoma won their only previous Rose Bowl appearance when their 2002 team beat the then Pac - 10 champion Washington State 34 -- 14 in 2003, a matchup which occurred since Big Ten champion Ohio State was selected for the Fiesta Bowl, which was being used as that year 's BCS National Championship Game, and Oklahoma was selected to replace them. Georgia Further information : 2017 Georgia Bulldogs football team Georgia opened the 2017 season as the No. 15 team in both the AP and Coaches Polls. In the season opener, the Georgia Bulldogs faced the Appalachian State Mountaineers. During the first quarter, starting quarterback Jacob Eason was injured in an out - of - bounds hit that strained his knee. Freshman quarterback Jake Fromm replaced Eason. Fromm started as quarterback the rest of the season. Georgia traveled to its first away and out - of - conference game against the No. 24 Notre Dame Fighting Irish on September 9, 2017. The score was back - and - forth the whole game, until Rodrigo Blankenship scored a field goal with 3 : 34 to go in the fourth quarter, giving Georgia a 20 -- 19 lead. On 1st - and - 10, Georgia linebacker Davin Bellamy sacked quarterback Brandon Wimbush, and forced a fumble, which Georgia 's Lorenzo Carter recovered. The Bulldogs held the field, winning the game. The Bulldogs returned home for the next two weeks, beating the Samford Bulldogs 42 -- 14 and the No. 17 Mississippi State Bulldogs 31 -- 3. On September 30, 2017, No. 7 Georgia traveled to Knoxville to play longtime SEC East rival the Tennessee Volunteers after losing to them at home in 2016. The Bulldogs defeated the Volunteers in a 41 -- 0 shutout, which was Tennessee 's worst home loss since 1905. The following week, Georgia returned to Tennessee to play the Vanderbilt Commodores, winning 45 -- 14. Undefeated No. 4 Georgia faced the Missouri Tigers back home in Athens, winning 53 -- 28. During that game, Georgia gained 696 total yards, the second - highest in school history. When Georgia faced their biggest rival, the Florida Gators, in the annual neutral - location game, Georgia remained undefeated and beat Florida 42 -- 7, the biggest win in the rivalry since 1982. After Florida 's loss to Georgia, they fired head coach Jim McElwain. The following week, Georgia beat the South Carolina Gamecocks 24 -- 10, clinching the SEC East and their spot in the SEC Championship. On November 11, 2017, Georgia lost to the Auburn Tigers 17 -- 40 in what would be their only loss of the regular season. Georgia wrapped up the regular season by beating the Kentucky Wildcats 42 -- 13 and the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 38 -- 7. On December 2, 2017, No. 6 Georgia joined No. 4 Auburn in the SEC Championship, the only team who beat them during the regular season. In the rematch, Georgia took the lead in the second quarter when Georgia linebacker Davin Bellamy stripped the ball from Auburn quarterback Jarrett Stidham, recovered by Roquan Smith and leading to Georgia 's drive that tied the score. Georgia took the SEC title for the first time since 2005, almost certainly securing their spot in the playoffs. Oklahoma Further information : 2017 Oklahoma Sooners football team In the 2017 preseason polls, Oklahoma was ranked No. 7 in the AP Poll and No. 8 in the Coaches Poll. Oklahoma opened the season against the University of Texas at El Paso Miners, winning 56 -- 7 and showcasing a strong offense. Next, No. 6 Oklahoma traveled to the No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes and won 31 -- 16. In Oklahoma 's first meeting with the Tulane Green Wave, No. 2 Oklahoma won 56 -- 14. They went on to play the Baylor Bears, eking out an expected blowout but still winning 44 -- 34. In Oklahoma 's big upset of the season, they lost to the Iowa State Cyclones 31 -- 38. They went on to beat the Texas Longhorns 29 -- 24 after Texas recovered from a 20 - point deficit. The Sooners also began the next game against the Kansas State Wildcats with a 14 - point deficit in the first half, but in a second - half comeback, Rodney Anderson scored a 22 - yard touchdown with seven seconds left in the game, winning 42 -- 35. Against the Texas Tech Red Raiders, Mayfield led the team to a 49 -- 27 victory. Oklahoma met the Oklahoma State Cowboys for their annual rivalry game, and quarterback Baker Mayfield completed 598 yards, winning 62 -- 52. The No. 5 Sooners beat the No. 8 Texas Christian University Horned Frogs 38 -- 20, taking 1st place in the Big 12. In the next away game against the Kansas Jayhawks, Mayfield accounted for his 127th touchdown, breaking Landry Jones 's record as completing the most touchdowns in school history, and they won the game 41 -- 3. During the game, Mayfield lost his captaincy for the following game against the West Virginia Mountaineers when he screamed profanity and grabbed his crotch, which he directed at the Kansas sideline. Mayfield 's replacement, Kyler Murray, started the game, but Mayfield returned and won 59 -- 31. On December 2, 2017, No. 2 Oklahoma joined No. 10 TCU in a rematch in the Big 12 Championship, winning 41 -- 17. The game secured Oklahoma 's spot in the College Football Playoff semifinals. Game Summary Oklahoma scored on five of six possessions in the first half, and they entered halftime leading Georgia by 14 points. The 54 -- 48 score made this the highest - scoring Rose Bowl, edging out 2017 's University of Southern California 52 -- 49 win over Penn State. First quarter Sony Michel scores Georgia 's first touchdown After winning the coin toss, Oklahoma elected to defer and kick off. Georgia was forced to punt the ball on the first drive of the game, giving Oklahoma its first possession. Oklahoma 's quarterback Baker Mayfield completed three passes, the third to Marquise Brown in the end zone, scoring the first touchdown of the day. Second quarter Sony Michel rushed for a 75 - yard touchdown. At the end of the second quarter, the Sooners employed a double reverse, and Baker Mayfield caught his first pass in college to score a 2 - yard touchdown. Georgia received its possession with only 6 seconds on the clock, and Rodrigo Blankenship scored a 55 - yard field goal. Blankenship set a Rose Bowl record for longest field goal kick. Third quarter The Sooners led 31 - 17 at halftime but the Bulldogs scored fourteen unanswered points in the third quarter. Fourth quarter The game went back and forth in the last quarter. Baker Mayfield threw the first interception of the game, as Dominick Sanders intercepted his pass. Jake Fromm completed a 4 - yard pass to Javon Wims, taking the lead for the first time in the game, at 38 -- 31. Oklahoma tied the game back up, with Dimitri Flowers scoring a touchdown with 8 : 47 left in the game. Sony Michel fumbled in the next possession, and Oklahoma 's Steven Parker recovered the fumble and returned it 46 yards to score a touchdown, putting the Sooners in the lead again. With fifty - five seconds left in the game, Nick Chubb took a direct snap and rushed for two yards for a game - tying touchdown. Oklahoma did not score on its last drive of regulation game, forcing overtime. First overtime Overtime coin toss between Oklahoma and Georgia The game went into overtime and was the first Rose Bowl in history to do so. The Sooners won the overtime coin toss and elected to play defense first. The teams traded field goals in the first overtime, sending the game into a second overtime. Second overtime Georgia 's Lorenzo Carter blocks Oklahoma kicker Austin Siebert 's field goal in 2nd overtime. Georgia 's Lorenzo Carter blocked Oklahoma kicker Austin Seibert 's 27 - yard field goal attempt, meaning Georgia would win the game with any points during its possession. When Georgia had the ball, Sony Michel took a direct snap on a second down and rushed for a 27 - yard touchdown, winning the game for the Bulldogs. Scoring Summary Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP UGA OKLA 11 : 31 6 80 2 : 06 OKLA Marquise Brown 13 - yard touchdown reception from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert kick good 0 7 8 : 27 6 75 3 : 04 UGA Sony Michel 13 - yard touchdown reception from Jake Fromm, Rodrigo Blankenship kick good 7 7 6 : 56 6 75 1 : 31 OKLA Rodney Anderson 9 - yard touchdown run, Austin Seibert kick good 7 14 14 : 12 5 69 2 : 36 OKLA Rodney Anderson 41 - yard touchdown run, Austin Seibert kick good 7 21 14 : 00 75 0 : 12 UGA Sony Michel 75 - yard touchdown run, Rodrigo Blankenship kick good 14 21 9 : 12 11 54 4 : 48 OKLA 38 - yard field goal by Austin Seibert 14 24 0 : 06 10 90 3 : 22 OKLA Baker Mayfield 2 - yard touchdown reception from CeeDee Lamb, Austin Seibert kick good 14 31 0 : 00 9 0 : 06 UGA 55 - yard field goal by Rodrigo Blankenship 17 31 12 : 25 50 0 : 11 UGA Nick Chubb 50 - yard touchdown run, Rodrigo Blankenship kick good 24 31 0 : 41 6 71 2 : 35 UGA Sony Michel 38 - yard touchdown run, Rodrigo Blankenship kick good 31 31 13 : 57 0 : 51 UGA Javon Wims 4 - yard touchdown reception from Jake Fromm, Rodrigo Blankenship kick good 38 31 8 : 47 6 88 1 : 56 OKLA Dimitri Flowers 11 - yard touchdown reception from Baker Mayfield, Austin Seibert kick good 38 38 6 : 52 OKLA Fumble recovery returned 46 yards for touchdown by Steven Parker, Austin Seibert kick good 38 45 0 : 55 7 59 2 : 27 UGA Nick Chubb 2 - yard touchdown run, Rodrigo Blankenship kick good 45 45 OT UGA 38 - yard field goal by Rodrigo Blankenship 48 45 OT 9 OKLA 33 - yard field goal by Austin Seibert 48 48 2OT 25 UGA Sony Michel 27 - yard touchdown run 54 48 `` TOP '' = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 54 48 Statistics OT 2OT Total No. 3 Bulldogs 7 10 14 14 6 54 No. 2 Sooners 14 17 0 14 0 48 Statistics UGA OKLA First downs 21 24 Plays -- yards 63 -- 527 81 -- 531 Rushes -- yards 34 -- 317 45 -- 242 Passing yards 210 289 Passing : Comp -- Att -- Int 20 -- 29 -- 0 24 -- 36 -- 1 Time of possession 27 : 02 32 : 58 Team Player Statistics UGA Passing Jake Fromm 20 / 29, 210 yds, 2 TD Rushing Sony Michel 11 car, 181 yds, 3 TD Receiving Javon Wims 6 rec, 73 yds, 1 TD OKLA Passing Baker Mayfield 23 / 35, 287 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Rodney Anderson 26 car, 201 yds, 2 TD Receiving Marquise Brown 8 rec, 114 yds, 1 TD Rose Bowl records In this game, a number of Rose Bowl records were set : 102 combined points scored by both teams is a new record set for the Rose Bowl. The previous record was 101 points set by Penn State and USC in the 2017 Rose Bowl. This matchup was the first ever Rose Bowl matchup that featured a team from the Southeastern Conference and a team from the Big 12 Conference. This game was the first ever Rose Bowl game in history to go into overtime. Georgia overcame a 17 - point deficit to win the game, the largest deficit to overcome in Rose Bowl history after breaking last year 's deficit comeback record by USC. Rodrigo Blankenship set a Rose Bowl record for longest field goal made with a 55 - yard field goal kicked in the second quarter. Pre-game activities Pre-game activities were held at the Rose Bowl parking lots and at Brookside Golf Course. The 2017 Rose Bowl Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony was held at the Rose Bowl Stadium Lot K on December 30, 2017 from 12 : 00 to 1 : 30 PM. The 2017 Class members were Mack Brown ( Texas ), Cade McNown ( UCLA ), Charles Woodson ( Michigan ) and Dr. Charles West ( Washington & Jefferson ), represented by his daughter. 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The 1942 game was played at Duke Stadium in Durham, NC, due to the attack on Pearl Harbor. The game was also the national title game for the Bowl Championship Series in 2002 and 2006. The game was a College Football Playoff semifinal in its 2015 and 2018 editions. College Football Playoff Championships Overview College Football Playoff National Championship Games 2014 -- 15 2015 -- 16 2016 -- 17 2017 -- 18 2018 -- 19 2019 -- 20 2020 -- 21 Semifinal Bowls Rose 2014 ( Jan 2015 ) 2017 ( Jan 2018 ) 2020 ( Jan 2021 ) Sugar 2014 ( Jan 2015 ) 2017 ( Jan 2018 ) 2020 ( Jan 2021 ) Orange 2015 ( Dec 2015 ) 2018 ( Dec 2018 ) Cotton 2015 ( Dec 2015 ) 2018 ( Dec 2018 ) Peach 2016 ( Dec 2016 ) 2019 ( Dec 2019 ) Fiesta 2016 ( Dec 2016 ) 2019 ( Dec 2019 ) Other List of College Football Playoff games New Year 's Six College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy NCAA Division I FBS champions Mythical national championship Plus - One system Power Five conferences Championship games for each season are played in January, while semifinal games are identified by season year, alternating between December and January Georgia Bulldogs bowl games 1942 Orange Bowl 1943 Rose Bowl 1946 Oil Bowl 1947 Sugar Bowl 1948 Gator Bowl 1949 Orange Bowl 1950 Presidential Cup 1960 Orange Bowl 1964 Sun Bowl 1966 Cotton Bowl Classic 1967 Liberty Bowl 1969 Sugar Bowl 1969 Sun Bowl 1971 Gator Bowl 1973 Peach Bowl 1974 Tangerine Bowl 1976 Cotton Bowl Classic 1977 Sugar Bowl 1978 Astro - Bluebonnet Bowl 1981 Sugar Bowl 1982 Sugar Bowl 1983 Sugar Bowl 1984 Cotton Bowl Classic 1984 Florida Citrus Bowl 1985 Sun Bowl 1986 Hall of Fame Bowl 1987 Liberty Bowl 1989 Gator Bowl 1989 Peach Bowl 1991 Independence Bowl 1993 Florida Citrus Bowl 1995 Peach Bowl 1998 Outback Bowl 1998 Peach Bowl 2000 Outback Bowl 2000 Oahu Bowl 2001 Music City Bowl 2003 Sugar Bowl 2004 Capital One Bowl 2005 Outback Bowl 2006 Sugar Bowl 2006 Chick - fil - A Bowl 2008 Sugar Bowl 2009 Capital One Bowl 2009 Independence Bowl 2010 Liberty Bowl 2012 Outback Bowl 2013 Capital One Bowl 2014 Gator Bowl 2014 Belk Bowl 2016 TaxSlayer Bowl 2016 Liberty Bowl 2018 Rose Bowl / 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship # # denotes national championship game / denotes College Football Playoff semifinal game Oklahoma Sooners bowl games 1939 Orange Bowl 1947 Gator Bowl 1949 Sugar Bowl 1950 Sugar Bowl 1951 Sugar Bowl 1954 Orange Bowl 1956 Orange Bowl 1958 Orange Bowl 1959 Orange Bowl 1963 Orange Bowl 1965 Gator Bowl 1968 Orange Bowl 1968 Astro - Bluebonnet Bowl 1970 Astro - Bluebonnet Bowl 1972 Sugar Bowl ( January ) 1972 Sugar Bowl ( December ) 1976 Orange Bowl 1976 Fiesta Bowl 1978 Orange Bowl 1979 Orange Bowl 1980 Orange Bowl 1981 Orange Bowl 1981 Sun Bowl 1983 Fiesta Bowl 1985 Orange Bowl 1986 Orange Bowl 1987 Orange Bowl 1988 Orange Bowl 1989 Florida Citrus Bowl 1991 Gator Bowl 1993 John Hancock Bowl 1994 Copper Bowl 1999 Independence Bowl 2001 Orange Bowl # 2002 Cotton Bowl Classic 2003 Rose Bowl 2004 Sugar Bowl # 2005 Orange Bowl # 2005 Holiday Bowl 2007 Fiesta Bowl 2008 Fiesta Bowl 2009 BCS National Championship Game # 2009 Sun Bowl 2011 Fiesta Bowl 2011 Insight Bowl 2013 Cotton Bowl Classic 2014 Sugar Bowl 2014 Russell Athletic Bowl 2015 Orange Bowl / 2017 Sugar Bowl 2018 Rose Bowl / Pound sign ( # ) denotes national championship game. 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Question: who played in this year's rose bowl
Answer: the Oklahoma Sooners