2019 College Football Playoff National Championship

2019 College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T
5th College Football Playoff National Championship
1234 Total
Clemson 1417130 44
Alabama 13300 16
DateJanuary 7, 2019
Season2018
StadiumLevi's Stadium
LocationSanta Clara, California
MVPOffensive: #16 QB Trevor Lawrence, Fr. Clemson
Defensive: #1 CB Trayvon Mullen, Jr. Clemson[1]
FavoriteAlabama by 5.5[2]
National anthemAndy Grammer
RefereeMike Cannon (Big Ten)
Halftime showClemson University Tiger Band
Million Dollar Band
Attendance74,814
United States TV coverage
NetworkESPN and ESPN Radio
AnnouncersChris Fowler (play-by-play)
Kirk Herbstreit (analyst)
Tom Rinaldi and Maria Taylor (sideline) (ESPN)
Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe and Ian Fitzsimmons (ESPN Radio)
Nielsen ratings14.6 (25.28 million viewers)[3][4]
International TV coverage
NetworkESPN Deportes
ESPN Deportes Radio
AnnouncersLalo Varela and Pablo Viruega (ESPN Deportes)
Kenneth Garay and Alex Pombo (ESPN Deportes Radio)
College Football Playoff National Championship
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The 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship was a college football bowl game played on January 7, 2019, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The fifth College Football Playoff National Championship, the game determined a national champion in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the 2018 season. It was the final game of the 2018-19 College Football Playoff (CFP) and, aside from any all-star games that followed, was the culminating game of the 2018–19 bowl season.[5] Sponsored by telecommunications company AT&T, the game was officially known as the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T.[2]

The Clemson Tigers defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide by a score of 44–16 to win the championship with an undefeated 15–0 record. Clemson became the first such undefeated team in the CFP era to win the title, and the first[a] to finish 15–0 in a single season since the 1897 Penn Quakers.[6][7] The 28-point loss was the largest margin of defeat for Alabama during the Nick Saban era (since 2007)[8] and since Alabama's 31-point loss in the 1998 Music City Bowl.[9]

  1. ^ Hadley, Greg (January 7, 2019). "Trevor Lawrence, Trayvon Mullen earn MVP honors as Clemson blows out Alabama". The State. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Clemson vs. Alabama – Game Summary – January 7, 2019". ESPN. January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  3. ^ Volner, Derek (January 8, 2019). "College Football Playoff National Championship Delivers Cable's Best Overnight in 12 Months". ESPN MediaZone. ESPN. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  4. ^ Volner, Derek (January 8, 2019). "CFP National Championship – Alabama vs. Clemson: 25.3 Million Fans Watched, Up from the Same Matchup Two Seasons Ago". ESPN MediaZone. ESPN. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  5. ^ "Scoring Summary (Final)" (PDF). Clemson Tigers Athletics. January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  6. ^ "Single Season Leaders and Records for Wins". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
  7. ^ "Alabama vs. Clemson score: Tigers crush Tide to reclaim throne, win 2019 national championship". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  8. ^ Fornelli, Tom (January 8, 2019). "National Championship 2019: Clemson hands Alabama its biggest loss ever under Nick Saban". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  9. ^ Potter, Charlie (January 7, 2019). "Recap: Alabama's season ends in disappointing title game loss". 247Sports. Retrieved January 8, 2019.


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