| 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 5th College Football Playoff National Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 7, 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Season | 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Levi's Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Santa Clara, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Offensive: #16 QB Trevor Lawrence, Fr. Clemson Defensive: #1 CB Trayvon Mullen, Jr. Clemson[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Alabama by 5.5[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Andy Grammer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Mike Cannon (Big Ten) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Clemson University Tiger Band Million Dollar Band | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 74,814 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| United States TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN and ESPN Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Chris 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 ratings | 14.6 (25.28 million viewers)[3][4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International TV coverage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Network | ESPN Deportes ESPN Deportes Radio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Lalo Varela and Pablo Viruega (ESPN Deportes) Kenneth Garay and Alex Pombo (ESPN Deportes Radio) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
- ^ Hadley, Greg (January 7, 2019). "Trevor Lawrence, Trayvon Mullen earn MVP honors as Clemson blows out Alabama". The State. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ^ a b "Clemson vs. Alabama – Game Summary – January 7, 2019". ESPN. January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Scoring Summary (Final)" (PDF). Clemson Tigers Athletics. January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^ "Single Season Leaders and Records for Wins". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 30, 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Fornelli, Tom (January 8, 2019). "National Championship 2019: Clemson hands Alabama its biggest loss ever under Nick Saban". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ^ Potter, Charlie (January 7, 2019). "Recap: Alabama's season ends in disappointing title game loss". 247Sports. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
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