<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> 2 vs. 3 Seed CFP Semifinal Game </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <2016 Fiesta </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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