CFP National Championship ·
CFP National Championship
Records are after this game.
Alabama beat Ohio State by 28 points, the CFP National Championship.
It was played at a neutral site: Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL.
How the game turned
Q1 8:07 Alabama 7, Ohio State 0
Alabama 82% to win
Harris 1-yd TD run, Alabama goes ahead 7-0
Big moments
- 1Q1 8:07 · Alabama 7, Ohio State 0Alabama's win chance rose from 79% to 82%.Harris 1-yd TD run, Alabama goes ahead 7-0
- 2Q2 14:53 · Alabama 14, Ohio State 7Alabama's win chance rose from 74% to 80%.Jones 5-yd TD pass to Smith, Alabama goes ahead 14-7
- 3Q2 9:00 · Alabama 21, Ohio State 14Alabama's win chance rose from 73% to 81%.Jones 26-yd TD pass to Harris, Alabama goes ahead 21-14
Alabama was never below a 70 percent chance to win. 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
Alabama took the lead for good with 9:00 left in the 2nd quarter, Alabama 21, Ohio State 14.
What happened next
Alabama finished the 2020 season 13-0.
Ohio State finished the 2020 season 7-1.
Ohio State's first game of the 2021 season: W 45-31 at Minnesota, Sep 2, 2021
about 8 months laterAlabama's first game of the 2021 season: W 44-13 vs Miami, Sep 4, 2021
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.