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College Football Playoff

2019 College Football Playoff National Championship

Monday, January 7, 2019 | 5 p.m. PT No. 2 Clemson vs. No. 1 Alabama Levi's Stadium | Santa Clara, California
#2 Clemson
44
Final
16
#1 Alabama
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th FINAL
CU #2 Clemson (15-0) 14 17 13 0 44
UA #1 Alabama (14-1) 13 3 0 0 16

Attendance:
74,814
Kickoff Time:
5:17 p.m. PT
End of Game:
8:44 p.m. PT
Game Duration:
3:27


STATS, NOTES, QUOTES


 

GAME PROGRAM


 

YEAR IN REVIEW


 

SANTA CLARA, California - The No. 2 Clemson Tigers defeated the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide 44-16, capturing the program’s second College Football Playoff National Championship in three years.

Trevor Lawrence connected with nine receivers, completing 20-of-32 passes for 347 yards and three touchdowns. The freshman quarterback was voted the Offensive Player of the Game. Travis Etienne added a pair of touchdowns on the ground.

Defensively, the Tigers held the Tide, which had been averaging over 47 points per game, to just 16 points, including a second-half shutout. Junior cornerback Trayvon Mullen was named Defensive Player of the Game after collecting six solo tackles, including a sack, as well as an interception and a forced fumble.

Clemson finished the 2018-19 campaign with a perfect 15-0 record, becoming the first team in the modern era to accomplish the feat.


SCORING SUMMARY

QTR TIME SCORE
(V-H)		 TEAM SCORING PLAY DRIVE
1st 13:20 7-0 Clemson A.J. Terrell 44 yd interception return (Greg Huegel kick)  
1st 12:05 7-7 Alabama Jerry Jeudy 62 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick) 3-75 (1:15)
1st 10:35 14-7 Clemson Travis Etienne 17 yd run (Greg Huegel kick) 4-75 (1:30)
1st 06:23 14-13 Alabama Hale Hentges 1 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick failed) 10-75 (4:12)
2nd 14:18 14-16 Alabama Joseph Bulovas 25 yd field goal 11-45 (6:07)
2nd 11:38 21-16 Clemson Travis Etienne 1 yd run (Greg Huegel kick) 6-65 (2:40)
2nd 04:38 28-16 Clemson Travis Etienne 5 yd pass from Trevor Lawrence (Greg Huegel kick) 8-47 (3:27)
2nd 00:45 31-16 Clemson Greg Huegel 36 yd field goal 8-61 (1:19)
3rd 08:26 37-16 Clemson Justyn Ross 74 yd pass from Trevor Lawrence (Greg Huegel kick failed) 3-76 (1:21)
3rd 00:21 44-16 Clemson Tee Higgins 5 yd pass from Trevor Lawrence (Greg Huegel kick) 12-89 (5:21)


CLEMSON STARTERS

POS. NO. OFFENSE
LT 75 Mitch Hyatt
LG 74 John Simpson
C 50 Justin Falcinelli
RG 5C Gage Cervenka
RT 73 Tremayne Anchrum
TE 4W Garrett Williams
WR 5 Tee Higgins
QB 16 Trevor Lawrence
RB 9 Travis Etienne
WR 13 Hunter Renfrow
WR 3 Amari Rodgers
POS. NO. DEFENSE
DE 99 Clelin Ferrell
DT 67 Albert Huggins
DT 42 Christain Wilkins
DE 7 Austin Bryant
SLB 11 Isaiah Simmons
MLB 57 Tre Lamar
WLB 34 Kendall Joseph
CB 8 A.J. Terrell
SS 12 K’Von Wallace
FS 19 Tanner Muse
CB 1 Trayvon Mullen

CLEMSON RESERVES

1S - Baylon Spector, 1T - Trevion Thompson, 1J - Denzel Johnson, 2S - Will Swinney, 2F - Mark Fields, 3X - Xavier Thomas, 5S - Shaq Smith, 7B - Chase Brice, 8R - Justyn Ross, 10 - Derion Kendrick, 14 - Diondre Overton, 18 - T.J. Chase, 21 - Kyler McMichael, 22 - Xavier Kelly, 24 - Nola Turner, 26 - Adam Choice, 28 - Tavien Feaster, 29 - B.T. Potter, 30 - Jalen Williams, 31 - Mario Goodrich, 32 - Kyle Cote, 33 - J.D. Davis, 35 - Justin Foster, 36 - Judah Davis, 43 - Chad Smith, 44 - Nyles Pinckney, 47 - James Skalski, 48 - Will Spiers, 52 - Austin Spence, 58 - Patrick Phibbs, 59 - Jordan Williams, 62 - Cade Stewart, 65 - Matt Bockhorst, 70 - Seth Penner, 72 - Blake Vinson, 76 - Sean Pollard, 78 - Chandler Reeves, 79 - Jackson Carman, 80 - Milan Richard, 84 - Cannon Smith, 92 - Greg Huegel.

ALABAMA STARTERS

POS. NO. OFFENSE
LT 73 Jonah Williams
LG 66 Lester Cotton, Sr.
C 71 Ross Pierschbacher
RG 70 Alex Leatherwood
RT 74 Jedrick Wills Jr.
TE 82 Irv Smith, Jr.
QB 13 Tua Tagovailoa
RB 34 Damien Harris
WR 11 Henry Ruggs III
WR 6 DeVonta Smith
WR 4 Jerry Jeudy
POS. NO. DEFENSE
DE 49 Isaiah Buggs
NG 92 Quinnen Williams
DE 99 Raekwon Davis
SLB 33 Anfernee Jennings
MLB 30 Mack Wilson
WLB 32 Dylan Moses
CB 4A Saivion Smith
CB 2A Patrick Surtain II
S 15 Xavier McKinney
FS 14 Deionte Thompson
STAR 5 Shyheim Carter

ALABAMA RESERVES

1B - Chadarius Townsend, 1D - Tyrell Shavers, 1A - Mac Jones, 2 - Jalen Hurts, 8 - Josh Jacobs, 9 - Eyabi Anoma, 10 - Ale Kaho, 16 - Jamey Mosley, 17 - Jaylen Waddle, 21 - Jared Mayden, 22 - Najee Harris, 24 - Brian Robinson, Jr., 25 - Eddie Smith, 28 - Josh Jobe, 31 - Keaton Anderson, 35 - D.J. Lewis, 36 - Markail Benton, 42 - Jaylen Moody, 45 - Thomas Fletcher, 48 - Phidarian Mathis, 77 - Matt Womack, 79 - Chris Owens, 81 - Derek Kief, 84 - Hale Hentges, 87 - Miller Forristall, 89 - LaBryan Ray, 97 - Joseph Bulovas, 98 - Mike Bernier.


 
2019 College Football Playoff National Championship

OFFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE GAME Trevor Lawrence
Trevor Lawrence
Fr., QB, Clemson

DEFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE GAME Trayvon Mullin
Trayvon Mullen
Jr., CB, Clemson


TEAM STATISTICS CU UA
First downs 21 23
Rushing 7 12
Passing 12 11
Penalty 2 0
Rushes-Yards 31-135 37-148
Passing Yards 347 295
Passes Comp-Att-Int 20-32-0 22-36-2
Total Offense
(Plays-Yards)		 63-482 73-443
Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-7
Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 1-30
Punts (Number-Avg) 3-44.3 2-50.0
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0
Sacks By
(Number-Yards)		 2-15 0-0
Penalties-Yards 1-12 6-60
3rd Down Conversions 10 of 15 4 of 13
4th Down Conversions 1-of-1 3-of-6
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Clemson - Travis Etienne, 14-86, 2 TD; Trevor Lawrence, 6-27; Adam Choice, 7-12; Tavien Feaster, 3-11; Chase Brice 1- -1.

Alabama - Najee Harris, 9-59; Damien Harris, 11-57; Josh Jacobs, 11-47; Mac Jones, 1- -2; Jalen Hurts, 1- -4; Tua Tagovailoa, 4- -9.
Passing: Clemson - Trevor Lawrence, 20-32-0, 347, 3 TD.

Alabama - Tua Tagovailoa, 22-34-2, 295, 2 TD; Jalen Hurts, 0-2-0.
Receiving: Clemson - Justyn Ross, 6-153, 1 TD; Tee Higgins, 3-81, 1 TD; Amari Rodgers, 2-30; Tavien Feaster, 2-29; Trevion Thompson, 2-27; Hunter Renfrow, 2-10; Diondre Overton, 1-12; Travis Etienne, 1-5, 1 TD; T.J. Chase, 1-0.

Alabama - DeVonta Smith, 6-65; Jerry Jeudy, 5-139, 1 TD; Irv Smith, Jr., 4-43; Jaylen Waddle, 2-25; Damien Harris, 2-3; Josh Jacobs, 1-16; Henry Ruggs III, 1-3; Hale Hentges, 1-1, 1 TD.
Punting: Clemson - Will Spiers, 3-133, 44.3.

Alabama - Mike Bernier, 2-100, 50.0.
Returns: Clemson - Punt: None; Kickoff: None; Intercept: Trayvon Mullen, 1-46; A.J. Terrell, 1-44.

Alabama - Punt: Jaylen Waddle, 1-7; Kickoff: Josh Jacobs, 1-30; Intercept: None.
Field Goals: Clemson - Greg Huegel, 1-1 (36 Good).

Alabama - Joseph Bulovas, 1-1 (25 Good).
Tackles:
(Solo-Assist-Total, Sacks-Yds, TFL-Yds)		 Clemson - Isaiah Simmons (7-2-9, 0, 1.0-3); A.J. Terrell (6-2-8, 0, 0); Trayvon Mullen (6-0-6, 1.0-11, 1.0-11); Tre Lamar (1-5-6, 0, 0); K’Von Wallace (5-0-5, 0, 0); Albert Huggins (3-2-5, 0, 0); Nolan Turner (2-2-4, 0, 0); Clelin Ferrell (2-2-4, 0, 1.5-7); Christian Wilkins (1-3-4, 0.5-2, 1.0-3); Xavier Thomas (2-1-3, 0.5-2, 0.5-2); Tanner Muse (2-1-3, 0, 0); Austin Bryant (1-2-3, 0, 1.0-4); Kendall Joseph (1-2-3, 0, 0); James Skalski (2-0-2, 0, 0); Nyles Pinckney (2-0-2, 0, 1.0-2); J.D. Davis (0-2-2, 0, 0); Chad Smith (1-0-1, 0, 0).

Alabama - Xavier McKinney (6-1-7, 0, 0); Isaiah Buggs (4-2-6, 0, 0); Mack Wilson (3-3-6, 0, 0.5-2); Quinnen Williams (3-1-4, 0, 1.5-3); Anfernee Jennings (3-1-4, 0, 3.5-5); Dylan Moses (3-1-4, 0, 0); Deionte Thompson (2-1-3, 0, 0); Saivion Smith (2-0-2, 0, 0); Josh Jobe (2-0-2, 0, 0); Raekwon Davis (1-1-2, 0, 0); LaBryan Ray (1-1-2, 0, 0.5-2); Shyheim Carter (1-1-2, 0, 0); Jared Mayden (1-0-1, 0, 0); Patrick Surtain II (1-0-1, 0, 0); Jamey Mosley (0-1-1, 0, 0).