CFP National Championship Game ·
CFP National Championship Game
Records are after this game. Rankings are the AP poll before it.
No. 3 Clemson beat No. 1 Alabama by 4 points, the CFP National Championship Game.
It was played at a neutral site: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL.
How the lead changed
Clemson took the lead for good with 0:01 left in the 4th quarter, Clemson 35, Alabama 31.
It was Clemson's first win over Alabama since 1970 in our games data, after 3 straight losses in the series.
Big moments
- 1st quarter, 9:23Rushing touchdown of 25 yards
Alabama scored. Alabama 7, Clemson 0.
- 4th quarter, 4:38Rushing touchdown of 1 yard
Clemson scored. Clemson 28, Alabama 24.
- 4th quarter, 2:07Rushing touchdown of 30 yards
Alabama scored. Alabama 31, Clemson 28.
- 4th quarter, 0:01Touchdown pass of 2 yards
Clemson scored. Clemson 35, Alabama 31.
Scores that changed who was leading, from the play-by-play record.
What happened next
Clemson finished the 2016 season 14-1, No. 3 in the last AP poll before the bowls.
Alabama finished the 2016 season 14-1, No. 1 in the last AP poll before the bowls.
Clemson's first game of the 2017 season: W 56-3 vs Kent State, Sep 2, 2017
about 8 months laterAlabama's first game of the 2017 season: W 24-7 vs Florida State, Sep 2, 2017
about 8 months laterThe teams' next meeting after Jan 9, 2017: Alabama 24, Clemson 6, Jan 1, 2018
about 12 months later
Related pages
Scores, dates and the stage: ESPN.