CFP National Championship ·

CFP National Championship

CFP National Championship Pres. by AT&T
No. 2 Washington14-113
No. 1 Michigan15-034Final
Mon, Jan 8 · NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas (neutral site) · Crowd 72,808 · IndoorsESPN

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

No. 1 Michigan beat No. 2 Washington by 21 points, the CFP National Championship.

It was played at a neutral site: NRG Stadium, Houston, TX.

How the game turned

Michigan aheadWashington ahead
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Q1 10:14 Michigan 7, Washington 0

Michigan 75% to win

Edwards 41-yd TD run, Michigan goes ahead 7-0

Big moments

  1. 1Q1 10:14 · Michigan 7, Washington 0Michigan's win chance rose from 70% to 75%.Edwards 41-yd TD run, Michigan goes ahead 7-0

Michigan was never below a 61 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

Michigan led after every score.

What happened next

  1. Michigan finished the 2023 season 15-0, No. 1 in the last AP poll before the bowls.

  2. Washington finished the 2023 season 14-1, No. 2 in the last AP poll before the bowls.

  3. Michigan's first game of the 2024 season: W 30-10 vs Fresno State, Aug 31, 2024

    about 8 months later

  4. Washington's first game of the 2024 season: W 35-3 vs Weber State, Aug 31, 2024

    about 8 months later

  5. The teams' next meeting after Jan 8, 2024: Washington 27, Michigan 17, Oct 5, 2024

    about 9 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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