CFP National Championship ·
CFP National Championship
Records are after this game. Rankings are the AP poll before it.
No. 2 Clemson beat No. 1 Alabama by 28 points, the CFP National Championship.
It was played at a neutral site: Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, CA.
How the game turned
Q2 11:38 Clemson 21, Alabama 16
Clemson 67% to win
Etienne 1-yd TD run, Clemson goes ahead 21-16
Big moments
- 1Q1 13:20 · Clemson 7, Alabama 0Clemson's win chance rose from 48% to 69%.Terrell return TD, Clemson goes ahead 7-0
- 2Q1 10:35 · Clemson 14, Alabama 7Clemson's win chance rose from 46% to 69%.Etienne 17-yd TD run, Clemson goes ahead 14-7
- 3Q2 14:18 · Clemson 14, Alabama 16Clemson's win chance fell from 55% to 54%.Bulovas 25-yd field goal, Alabama goes ahead 16-14
- 4Q2 11:38 · Clemson 21, Alabama 16Clemson's win chance rose from 50% to 67%.Etienne 1-yd TD run, Clemson goes ahead 21-16
- 5Q2 4:38 · Clemson 28, Alabama 16Clemson's win chance rose from 64% to 83%.Lawrence 5-yd TD pass to Etienne, Clemson leads 28-16
Clemson's lowest chance to win was 46 percent. Win chance is our own calculation from the play-by-play, with each game's start set from the pregame expectation.
How the lead changed
Clemson took the lead for good with 11:38 left in the 2nd quarter, Clemson 21, Alabama 16.
What happened next
Clemson finished the 2018 season 15-0, No. 2 in the last AP poll before the bowls.
Alabama finished the 2018 season 14-1, No. 1 in the last AP poll before the bowls.
Clemson's first game of the 2019 season: W 52-14 vs Georgia Tech, Aug 29, 2019
about 8 months laterAlabama's first game of the 2019 season: W 42-3 vs Duke, Aug 31, 2019
about 8 months later
Related pages
Scores, dates and the stage: ESPN. Win chance: our curve from play-by-play; the turn is its largest one-play change that moved with the score.