| 2021 Rose Bowl presented by Capital One | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| College Football Playoff Semifinal 107th Rose Bowl Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 1, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | AT&T Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Arlington, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offense: DeVonta Smith (WR, Alabama) Defense: Patrick Surtain II (CB, Alabama) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Alabama by 20[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | John O'Neill (Big Ten)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 18,373 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN and ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | ESPN: Sean McDonough (play-by-play) Todd Blackledge (analyst) Todd McShay and Allison Williams (sidelines) ESPN Radio: Joe Tessitore, Andre Ware, Holly Rowe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | (18.89 million viewers)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN Deportes ESPN Brasil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2021 Rose Bowl (branded as the College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Capital One for sponsorship reasons) was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 2021, with kickoff at 3:00 p.m. CST at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The 107th playing of the Rose Bowl Game, it was one of two College Football Playoff (CFP) semifinal games; it pitted two of the four teams selected by the College Football Playoff Selection Committee—Notre Dame from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and Alabama from the Southeastern Conference (SEC), with its winner facing the winner of the Sugar Bowl, Ohio State, at the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship. It was also one of the 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season.
It was the first playing of the Rose Bowl outside of Pasadena, California, since the 1942 game played at Duke University, in a move prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic in California.
- ^ "College football bowl betting lines released". 247Sports. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ Austro, Ben (December 23, 2020). "2020-21 bowl officiating assignments". footballzebras.com. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- ^ "CFP semis hit New Year's Day low, but top non-NFL events in year". www.sportsmediawatch.com. Sports Media Watch. January 5, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2021.