CFP National Championship ·

CFP National Championship

CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP PRESENTED BY AT&T
No. 4 Alabama13-126
No. 3 Georgia13-223Final
Mon, Jan 8 · Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Ga. (neutral site) · Crowd 77,430 · Indoors

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

No. 4 Alabama beat No. 3 Georgia by 3 points in overtime, the CFP National Championship.

It was played at a neutral site: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, GA.

How the lead changed

Alabama took the lead for good in overtime, Alabama 26, Georgia 23.

Big moments

  1. 2nd quarter, 14:14
    Field goal

    Georgia scored. Georgia 3, Alabama 0.

  2. 4th quarter, 3:49
    Touchdown pass of 7 yards

    Alabama scored. Georgia 20, Alabama 20.

  3. Overtime
    Field goal

    Georgia scored. Georgia 23, Alabama 20.

  4. Overtime
    Touchdown pass of 41 yards

    Alabama scored. Alabama 26, Georgia 23.

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

What happened next

  1. Alabama finished the 2017 season 13-1, No. 4 in the last AP poll before the bowls.

  2. Georgia finished the 2017 season 13-2, No. 3 in the last AP poll before the bowls.

  3. Alabama's first game of the 2018 season: W 51-14 vs Louisville, Sep 1, 2018

    about 8 months later

  4. Georgia's first game of the 2018 season: W 45-0 vs Austin Peay, Sep 1, 2018

    about 8 months later

  5. The teams' next meeting after Jan 8, 2018: Alabama 35, Georgia 28, Dec 1, 2018

    about 11 months later

Related pages

Scores, dates and the stage: ESPN.

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