Playstation Fiesta Bowl, CFP semifinal ·

Playstation Fiesta Bowl, CFP semifinal

PLAYSTATION FIESTA BOWL - CFP SEMIFINAL
No. 3 Clemson14-029
No. 2 Ohio State13-123Final
Sat, Dec 28 · State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Ariz. (neutral site) · Crowd 71,330 · IndoorsESPN

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

No. 3 Clemson beat No. 2 Ohio State by 6 points, the Playstation Fiesta Bowl, CFP semifinal.

It was played at a neutral site: State Farm Stadium, Glendale, AZ.

How the game turned

Clemson aheadOhio State aheadBiggest swingLow: 13%
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Q4 1:49 Clemson 29, Ohio State 23

Clemson 86% to win

Lawrence 34-yd TD pass to Etienne, two-point try good, Clemson goes ahead 29-23

Big moments

  1. 1Q1 12:03 · Clemson 0, Ohio State 3Haubeil 21-yd field goal, Ohio State goes ahead 3-0
  2. 2Q2 1:10 · Clemson 14, Ohio State 16Clemson's win chance rose from 29% to 43%.Lawrence 67-yd TD run, cuts it to 16-14
  3. 3Q3 7:54 · Clemson 21, Ohio State 16Clemson's win chance rose from 52% to 75%.Lawrence 53-yd TD pass to Etienne, Clemson goes ahead 21-16
  4. 4Q4 11:46 · Clemson 21, Ohio State 23Clemson's win chance fell from 78% to 49%.Fields 23-yd TD pass to Olave, Ohio State goes ahead 23-21
  5. 5Q4 1:49 · Clemson 29, Ohio State 23Clemson's win chance rose from 43% to 86%.Lawrence 34-yd TD pass to Etienne, two-point try good, Clemson goes ahead 29-23

Clemson's lowest chance to win was 13 percent. Win chance is our own calculation from the play-by-play, with each game's start set from the pregame expectation.

The biggest swing

With 1:49 left in the 4th quarter, Clemson's chance to win went from 43 percent to 86 percent when Clemson scored a touchdown.

The score went from Clemson 21, Ohio State 23 to Clemson 29, Ohio State 23.

The play: Lawrence 34-yd TD pass to Etienne, two-point try good, Clemson goes ahead 29-23.

What happened next

  1. Ohio State finished the 2019 season 13-1, No. 2 in the last AP poll before the bowls.

  2. Clemson's next game: L 25-42 vs LSU in the CFP National Championship, Jan 13

    16 days later

  3. Ohio State's first game of the 2020 season: W 52-17 vs Nebraska, Oct 24, 2020

    about 10 months later

  4. The teams' next meeting after Dec 28, 2019: Ohio State 49, Clemson 28, Jan 1, 2021

    about 12 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.

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