College Football Playoff National Championship Season CFP National Championship Attendance Place Rating 1/12/15 Ohio State 42, Oregon 20 85,788 North Texas 18.9 ESPN 1/11/16 Alabama 45, Clemson 40 75,765 Arizona 14.7 ESPN 1/9/17 Clemson 35, Alabama 31 74,512 Tampa Bay 14.2 ESPN 1/8/18 Alabama 26, Georgia 23 (OT) 77,430 Atlanta 15.6 ESPN Individual Awards: Offensive MVP Defensive MVP 2015 Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State Tyvis Powell, Ohio State 2016 O.J. Howard, Alabama Eddie Jackson, Jr., Alabama 2017 Deshaun Watson, Clemson Ben Boulware, Clemson <strong>2018</strong> Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama Da’Ron Payne, Alabama <strong>2018</strong> CFP National Championship Game: The No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide defeated the No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs, 26-23, in an overtime 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 their 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. Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Final #4 Alabama (13-1) 0 0 10 10 6 26 #3 Georgia (13-2) 0 13 7 0 3 23 Scoring: First Quarter: No scoring. Second Quarter: UGA - Blankenship,R. 41 yd field goal; UGA - Blankenship,R. 27 yd field goal; UGA - Hardman,Mecole 1 yd run (Blankenship,R. kick). Third Quarter: UA - Ruggs III,Henry 6 yd pass from Tagovailoa,Tua (Pappanastos,A. kick); UGA - Hardman,Mecole 80 yd pass from Fromm,Jake (Blankenship,R. kick); UA - Pappanastos,A. 43 yd field goal. Fourth Quarter: UA - Pappanastos,A. 30 yd field goal; UA - Ridley,Calvin 7 yd pass from Tagovailoa,Tua (Pappanastos,A. kick). Overtime: UGA - Blankenship,R. 51 yd field goal; UA - Smith,DeVonta 41 yd pass from Tagovailoa,Tua. Team Statistics: UA UGA First downs 20 22 Rushing 10 8 Passing 8 11 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 77-375 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 6-41 6-65 Possession Time 26:17 33:43 Individual Statistics RUSHING Alabama – Harris,Najee 6-65; Hurts,Jalen 6-54; Tagovailoa,Tua 12-47; Scarbrough,Bo 4-23; Harris,Damien 6-18; Jacobs,Josh 3-8. Georgia – Michel,Sony 14-98; Chubb,Nick 18-39; Swift,D'Andre 4-15; Hardman,Mecole 2-10, 1 TD; Fromm,Jake 7-19. PASSING Alabama – Tagovailoa,Tua 14-24-1, 166 yds, 3 TDs; Hurts,Jalen 3-8-0, 21 yds. Georgia – Fromm,Jake 16-32-2, 232 yds, 1 TD. RECEIVING Alabama – Ridley,Calvin 4-32, 1 TD; Ruggs III,Henry 3-29, 1 TD; Foster,Robert 3-28; Harris,Damien 2-21; Smith,DeVonta 1-41, 1 TD; Jeudy,Jerry 1-20; Sims,Cam 1-13; Hentges,Hale 1-2; Scarbrough,Bo 1-1. Georgia – Ridley,Riley 6-82; Godwin,Terry 4-48; Hardman,Mecole 2-80, 1 TD; Swift,D'Andre 2-7; Wims,Javon 1-16; Chubb,Nick 1-1. PUNTING Alabama – Scott,JK 6-285, 56 long. Georgia – Nizialek,C. 6-276, 51long; Ramsey,Brice 1-19, 19 long. FIELD GOALS Alabama – Pappanastos,A. 3rd, 43 yards; Pappanastos,A. 4th, 30 yards. Georgia – Blankenship,R. 2nd, 41 yards; Blankenship,R. 2nd, 27 yards; Blankenship,R. OT, 51 yards. – 186 –
College Football Playoff National Championship Photo by Getty Images Final 2017 Rankings (Selection Day December 3, 2017) 1 Clemson 12-1 2 Oklahoma 12-1 3 Georgia 12-1 4 Alabama 11-1 5 Ohio State 11-2 6 Wisconsin 12-1 7 Auburn 10-3 8 Southern California 11-2 9 Penn State 10-2 10 Miami 10-2 11 Washington 10-2 12 Central Florida 12-0 13 Stanford 9-4 14 Notre Dame 9-3 15 TCU 10-3 16 Michigan State 9-3 17 Louisiana State 9-3 18 Washington State 9-3 19 Oklahoma State 9-3 20 Memphis 10-2 21 Northwestern 9-3 22 Virginia Tech 9-3 23 Mississippi State 8-4 24 North Carolina State 8-4 25 Boise State 10-3 – 187 –
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