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College Football Playoff

2018 College Football Playoff National Championship

Monday, January 8, 2018 | 8 p.m. ET No. 4 Alabama vs. No. 3 Georgia Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Atlanta, Georgia
#4 Alabama
26
Final (OT)
23
#3 Georgia
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT FINAL
UA #4 Alabama (13-1) 0 0 10 10 6 26
UGA #3 Georgia (13-2) 0 13 7 0 3 23

Attendance:
77,430
Kickoff Time:
8:19 p.m. ET
End of Game:
12:09 a.m. ET
Game Duration:
3:50


STATS, NOTES, QUOTES


 

GAME PROGRAM


 

YEAR IN REVIEW


 

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - The No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs, 26-23, in an overtime College Football Playoff National Championship victory at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia.

Despite allowing an interception on the third play of the game, Georgia’s offense secured the first half, with its defense leaving the Crimson Tide scoreless.

Trailing the Bulldogs 13-0 at halftime, Alabama gave the nod to true freshman quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. Leading the team to a comeback and 20 points over two quarters to force overtime, Tagovailoa was named Offensive Player of the Game. The backup quarterback threw for three touchdowns, including the game-winning 41-yard touchdown pass to freshman wide receiver DeVonta Smith.

It was Alabama’s fifth national title in nine years and the program’s second of the playoff era. The win also marked head coach Nick Saban’s sixth career national championship.


SCORING SUMMARY

QTR TIME SCORE
(V-H)		 TEAM SCORING PLAY DRIVE
2nd 14:14 0-3 Georgia Rodrigo Blankenship 41 yd field goal 14-55 (7:40)
2nd 07:33 0-6 Georgia Rodrigo Blankenship 27 yd field goal 13-70 (5:19)
2nd 00:07 0-13 Georgia Mecole Hardman 1 yd run (Rodrigo Blankenship kick) 9-69 (1:12)
3rd 08:52 7-13 Alabama Henry Ruggs III 6 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Andy Pappanastos kick) 7-56 (1:59)
3rd 06:52 7-20 Georgia Mecole Hardman 80 yd pass from Jake Fromm (Rodrigo Blankenship kick) 4-93 (1:55)
3rd 05:15 10-20 Alabama Andy Pappanastos 43 yd field goal 6-15 (1:06)
4th 09:24 13-20 Alabama Andy Pappanastos 30 yd field goal 8-71 (2:15)
4th 03:49 20-20 Alabama Calvin Ridley 7 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Andy Pappanastos kick) 8-66 (3:21)
OT 15:00 20-23 Georgia Rodrigo Blankenship 51 yd field goal 4--9 (0:00)
OT 15:00 26-23 Alabama DeVonta Smith 41 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa 2-25 (0:00)


ALABAMA STARTERS

POS. NO. OFFENSE
LT 73 Jonah Williams
LG 71 Ross Pierschbacher
C 75 Bradley Bozeman
RG 63 J.C. Hassenauer
RT 77 Matt Womack
TE 84 Hale Hentges
QB 2 Jalen Hurts
RB 34 Damien Harris
WR 3 Calvin Ridley
WR 1 Robert Foster
WR 17 Cam Sims
POS. NO. DEFENSE
DE 9A Da’Shawn Hand
NG 94 Da’Ron Payne
DB 14 Deionte Thompson
DL 49 Isaiah Buggs
SLB 24 Terrell Lewis
MLB 30 Mack Wilson
WLB 32 Rashaan Evans
CB 28 Anthony Averett
CB 39 Levi Wallace
SS 29 Minkah Fitzpatrick
FS 15 Ronnie Harrison

ALABAMA RESERVES

2A - Tony Brown, 2B - Brian Robinson, Jr., 3A - Daniel Wright, 4 - Jerry Jeudy, 5 - Shyheim Carter, 6A - DeVonta Smith, 7 - Trevon Diggs, 8 - Josh Jacobs, 9 - Bo Scarbrough, 10 - JK Scott, 11 - Henry Ruggs III, 12 - Andy Pappanastos, 13 - Tua Tagovailoa, 16 - Jamey Mosley, 22 - Najee Harris, 25 - Xavier McKinney, 31 - Keaton Anderson, 42 - Keith Holcombe, 43 - VanDarius Cowan, 45 - Thomas Fletcher, 47 - Christian Miller, 48 - Mekhi Brown, 52 - Scott Meyer, 65 - Deonte Brown, 69 - Joshua Frazier, 70 - Alex Leatherwood, 74 - Jedrick Wills Jr., 81 - Derek Kief, 82 - Irv Smith, Jr., 92 - Quinnen Williams, 95 - Johnny Dwight, 99 - Raekwon Davis.

GEORGIA STARTERS

POS. NO. OFFENSE
LT 77 Isaiah Wynn
LG 65 Kendall Baker
C 53 Lamont Gaillard
RG 74 Ben Cleveland
RT 71 Andrew Thomas
QB 11 Jake Fromm
TB 27 Nick Chubb
WR 6W Javon Wims
WR 8 Riley Ridley
WR 5 Terry Godwin
RB 1 Sony Michel
POS. NO. DEFENSE
DT 52 Tyler Clark
NG 97 John Atkins
DE 51 David Marshall
DB 14 Malkom Parrish
LB 17 Davin Bellamy
LB 3 Roquan Smith
LB 45 Reggie Carter
S 24 Dominick Sanders
CB 20 J.R. Reed
CB 1B Deandre Baker
CB 35 Aaron Davis

GEORGIA RESERVES

1M - Malik Herring, 1T - Trey Blount, 1K - Keyon Brown, 1H - Elijah Holyfield, 2 - Jayson Stanley, 3S - Tyler Simmons, 4 - Mecole Hardman, 5R - Julian Rochester, 7S - D’Andre Swift, 7 - Lorenzo Carter, 12 - Brice Ramsey, 13 - Jonathan Ledbetter, 15 - D’Andre Walker, 16 - Ahkil Crumpton, 18 - Isaac Nauta, 19 - Jarvis Wilson, 22 - Nate McBride, 26 - Tyrique McGhee, 29 - Tim Hill, 30 - Tae Crowder, 32 - Monty Rice, 42 - Aulden Bynum, 43 - Nick Moore, 44 - Juwan Taylor, 47 - Christian Payne, 66 - Solomon Kindley, 69 - Trent Frix, 78 - Trenton Thompson, 83 - Jeb Blazevich, 84 - Walter Grant, 88 - Jackson Harris, 92 - Cameron Nizialek, 94 - Michael Barnett, 96 - DaQuan Hawkins-Muckle, 98 - Rodrigo Blankenship.


 
2018 College Football Playoff National Championship

OFFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE GAME Tua Tagovailoa
Tua Tagovailoa
Fr., QB, Alabama

DEFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE GAME Da’Ron Payne
Da’Ron Payne
Jr., DL, Alabama


TEAM STATISTICS UA UGA
First downs 20 22
Rushing 10 8
Passing 8 11
Penalty 2 3
Rushes-Yards 39-184 45-133
Passing Yards 187 232
Passes Comp-Att-Int 17-32-1 16-32-2
Total Offense
(Plays-Yards)		 71-371 77-365
Punt Returns-Yards 5-38 2-34
Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-42 3-40
Punts (Number-Avg) 6-47.5 7-42.1
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Sacks By
(Number-Yards)		 4-33 3-26
Penalties-Yards 6-41 6-65
3rd Down Conversions 3-of-14 8-of-19
4th Down Conversions 1-of-1 0-of-0
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Alabama - Najee Harris, 6-64; Jalen Hurts, 6-47; Tua Tagovailoa, 12-27; Bo Scarbrough, 4-23; Damien Harris, 6-17; Josh Jacobs, 3-8.

Georgia - Sony Michel, 14-98; Nick Chubb, 18-25; D’Andre Swift, 4-15; Mecole Hardman, 2-10; Jake Fromm, 7- -15.
Passing: Alabama - Tua Tagovailoa, 14-24-1, 166, 3 TD; Jalen Hurts, 3-8-0, 21.

Georgia - Jake Fromm, 16-32-2, 232, 1 TD.
Receiving: Alabama - Calvin Ridley, 4-32, 1 TD; Henry Ruggs III, 3-29, 1 TD; Robert Foster, 3-28; Damien Harris, 2-21; DeVonta Smith, 1-41, 1 TD; Jerry Jeudy, 1-20; Cam Sims, 1-13; Hale Hentges, 1-2; Bo Scarbrough, 1-1.

Georgia - Riley Ridley, 6-82; Terry Godwin, 4-48; Mecole Hardman, 2-80, 1 TD; D’Andre Swift, 2-7; Javon Wims, 1-16; Nick Chubb 1- -1.
Punting: Alabama - JK Scott, 6-285, 47.5.

Georgia - Cameron Nizialek, 6-275, 46.0; Brice Ramsey, 1-19, 19.0.
Returns: Alabama - Punt: Trevon Diggs, 5-38 Kickoff: Josh Jacobs, 2-42; Intercept: Tony Brown, 1-0; Raekwon Davis, 1-19.

Georgia - Punt: Mecole Hardman, 2-34; Kickoff: Mecole Hardman, 3-40; Intercept: Deandre Baker, 1-0.
Field Goals: Alabama - Andy Pappanastos, 2-4 (40 Missed, 43 Good, 30 Good, 36 Missed).

Georgia - Rodrigo Blankenship, 3-3 (41 Good, 27 Good, 51 Good).
Tackles:
(Solo-Assist-Total, Sacks-Yds, TFL-Yds)		 Alabama - Mack Wilson (7-5-12, 0, 2.0-2); Rashaan Evans (4-4-8, 0, 1.5-2); Terrell Lewis (6-1-7, 1.0-13, 1.0-13); Anthony Averett (5-1-6, 1.0-10, 2.0-18); Da’Ron Payne (3-3-6, 0, 0); Minkah Fitzpatrick (2-3-5, 0, 1.0-1); Isaiah Buggs (2-3-5, 0, 1.0-8); Raekwon Davis (2-3-5, 1.0-9, 1.0-9); Ronnie Harrison (2-2-4, 0, 1.0-3); Levi Wallace (3-0-3, 0, 0); Deionte Thompson (3-0-3, 0, 0); Quinnen Williams (0-2-2, 0, 0.5-0); Joshua Frazier (1-0-1, 0, 0); Keaton Anderson (1-0-1, 0, 0); Mekhi Brown (1-0-1, 0, 0); Cam Sims (1-0-1, 0, 0); Christian Miller (1-0-1, 1.0-1, 1.0-1); Da’Shawn Hand (0-1-1, 0, 0).

Georgia - Roquan Smith (9-4-13, 1.0-4, 2.5-5); Malkom Parrish (5-0-5, 0, 0); Reggie Carter (3-2-5, 0, 0); Tyler Clark (3-2-5, 0, 0.5-0); Lorenzo Carter (2-2-4, 0, 0); Trenton Thompson (2-1-3, 0, 0.5-1); J.R. Reed (2-1-3, 0, 0); Davin Bellamy (2-1-3, 1.5-14, 1.5-14); D’Andre Walker (2-1-3, 0, 0); Mecole Hardman (2-1-3, 0, 0); Dominick Sanders (1-2-3, 0, 0); Deandre Baker (1-2-3, 0, 0); David Marshall (1-2-3, 0, 0); Jonathan Ledbetter (0-3-3, 0.5-8, 1.0-9); John Atkins (2-0-2, 0, 0); Aaron Davis (1-1-2, 0, 0); Jake Fromm (1-0-1, 0, 0); Javon Wims (1-0-1, 0, 0); Julian Rochester (1-0-1, 0, 0); Christian Payne (1-0-1, 0, 0); Keyon Brown (1-0-1, 0, 0); Trent Frix (0-1-1, 0, 0).