Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic · January 1, 2015

Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic

GOODYEAR COTTON BOWL CLASSIC

No. 7 Michigan State11-242

No. 4 Baylor11-241Final

Thu, Jan 1 · AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas (neutral site) · Crowd 71,464 · Indoors

Records are after this game. Rankings are the AP poll before it.

Michigan State trailed Baylor by 20 points in the 3rd quarter and won 42-41, the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, January 1, 2015.

Michigan State was No. 7 and Baylor No. 4 in the last AP poll before the bowls.

How the lead changed

Michigan State took the lead for good with 0:17 left in the 4th quarter, Michigan State 42, Baylor 41.

1st quarter, 12:27
Rushing touchdown of 2 yards
Michigan State scored. Michigan State 7, Baylor 0.
1st quarter, 5:06
Rushing touchdown of 11 yards
Michigan State scored. Michigan State 14, Baylor 7.
1st quarter, 2:32
Touchdown pass of 53 yards
Baylor scored. Baylor 14, Michigan State 14.
2nd quarter, 8:13
Rushing touchdown of 1 yard
Baylor scored. Baylor 21, Michigan State 14.
4th quarter, 0:17
Touchdown pass of 10 yards
Michigan State scored. Michigan State 42, Baylor 41.

Scores that changed who was leading, from the play-by-play record.

Michigan State finished the 2014 season 11-2, No. 7 in the last AP poll before the bowls.
Baylor finished the 2014 season 11-2, No. 4 in the last AP poll before the bowls.
Michigan State's first game of the 2015 season: W 37-24 at Western Michigan, Sep 4, 2015
about 8 months later
Baylor's first game of the 2015 season: W 56-21 at SMU, Sep 4, 2015
about 8 months later

Scores, dates and the stage: ESPN.