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Playoff National Championship: Alabama vs. Clemson: Box Score

Monday Jan 11, 2016 8:30 pm - Glendale, AZ (Neutral Site)
Odds: Alabama by 6.5, Total Points: 50.5

Matchup Menu: ALA @ CLEM

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Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1) 7 7 7 24
45
Clemson Tigers (8-4) 14 0 10 16
40

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary ALA
CLEM
Alabama 7:55 6 1 Rushing TD: Derrick Henry 50 yard rush. Extra Point good by Adam Griffith. 7
0
Clemson 5:18 6 1 Passing TD: Hunter Renfrow 31 yard pass from Deshaun Watson. Extra Point good by Greg Huegel. 7
7
Clemson 0:00 6 1 Passing TD: Hunter Renfrow 11 yard pass from Deshaun Watson. Extra Point good by Greg Huegel. 7
14
2nd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary ALA
CLEM
Alabama 9:35 6 1 Rushing TD: Derrick Henry 1 yard rush. Extra Point good by Adam Griffith. 14
14
3rd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary ALA
CLEM
Alabama 12:53 6 1 Passing TD: O.J. Howard 53 yard pass from Jake Coker. Extra Point good by Adam Griffith. 21
14
Clemson 10:10 3 Field Goal: Greg Huegel kicks a 37 yard field goal. 21
17
Clemson 4:48 6 1 Rushing TD: Wayne Gallman 1 yard rush. Extra Point good by Greg Huegel. 21
24
4th Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary ALA
CLEM
Alabama 10:34 3 Field Goal: Adam Griffith kicks a 33 yard field goal. 24
24
Alabama 9:45 6 1 Passing TD: O.J. Howard 51 yard pass from Jake Coker. Extra Point good by Adam Griffith. 31
24
Alabama 7:31 6 1 Touchdown Kenyan Drake. Extra Point good by Adam Griffith. 38
24
Clemson 7:47 3 Field Goal: Greg Huegel kicks a 31 yard field goal. 38
27
Clemson 4:40 6 Passing TD: Artavis Scott 15 yard pass from Deshaun Watson. Two Point Conversion missed. 38
33
Alabama 1:07 6 1 Rushing TD: Derrick Henry 1 yard rush. Extra Point good by Adam Griffith. 45
33
Clemson 0:12 6 1 Passing TD: Jordan Leggett 24 yard pass from Deshaun Watson. Extra Point good by Greg Huegel. 45
40
ALA
CLEM
1st Downs 18
31
Passing 1st downs 11
20
Rushing 1st downs 6
9
1st downs from Penalties 1
2
3rd down efficiency 9-18
6-14
3rd down conversion % 50.0%
42.9%
4th down efficiency 0-0
0-0
4th down conversion % --
--
Total Plays 76
87
Total Yards 473
550
Net Yards Passing 335
405
Sacked-Yards lost 5-31
2-14
Gross yards passing 366
419
Completions-Attempts 16-25
30-47
Completion% 64.0%
63.8%
Net yards per pass play 11.2
8.3
Touchdowns 2
4
Interceptions 0
1
Passer Rating 203.0
160.0
Net Yards Rushing 138
145
Rushing attempts 46
38
Yards per rush 3.0
3.8
Touchdowns 3
1
ALA
CLEM
Red Zone (Made-Att) 3-3
5-5
Red Zone Success % 100.0%
100.0%
Penalties 2-21
4-27
Turnovers 0
1
Fumbles-Lost 0-0
2-0
Interceptions thrown 0
1
Punting (Punts-Yards) 7-297
6-265
Yards per Punt 42.4
44.2
Field Goals 1-2
2-3
Extra Points 6
4
Punt Returns (Returns-Yards) 1-12
2-22
Yards per return 12.0
11.0
Kickoff Returns (Returns-Yards) 5-196
3-68
Yards per return 39.2
22.7
Possession 30:31
29:29
1st Quarter 07:57
07:03
2nd Quarter 09:35
05:25
3rd Quarter 05:24
09:36
4th Quarter 07:35
07:25

Alabama Crimson Tide Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Jake Coker 16/25 335 13.4 2 0 203.0
Team 16/25 366 14.6 2 0 203.0

Alabama Crimson Tide Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
Derrick Henry 36 158 4.4 3
Kenyan Drake 1 1 1.0 0
Jake Coker 8 -20 -2.5 0
Team 46 138 3.0 3

Alabama Crimson Tide Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
Kenyan Drake 2 21 10.5 0
O.J. Howard 5 208 41.6 2
ArDarius Stewart 2 63 31.5 0
Richard Mullaney 1 29 29.0 0
Calvin Ridley 6 14 2.3 0
Team 16 366 22.9 2

Alabama Crimson Tide Fumbles

  FUM LOST
Team 0 0

Alabama Crimson Tide Interceptions

  INT YDS
Eddie Jackson 1 0
Team 1 0

Alabama Crimson Tide Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
Geno Smith 11 11 0 0 0
Reuben Foster 9 8 0 1 0
Reggie Ragland 5 4 0 0 0
Marlon Humphrey 5 3 0 1 2
Cyrus Jones 5 4 0 0 0
Da'Shawn Hand 4 3 0 2 0
Minkah Fitzpatrick 4 3 0 0 2
Rashaan Evans 3 3 2 2 0
Eddie Jackson 3 2 0 0 0
A'Shawn Robinson 3 2 0 0 0
Denzel Devall 3 2 0 0 0
Dillon Lee 3 3 0 0 0
D.J. Pettway 1 1 0 1 2
Ronnie Harrison 1 1 0 0 1
Bradley Sylve 1 0 0 0 0
Jarran Reed 1 1 0 0 0
Adam Griffith 1 1 0 0 0
Keith Holcombe 1 0 0 0 0
Dalvin Tomlinson 1 1 0 0 0
Maurice Smith 1 1 0 0 0
Team 66 54 2 7 7

Alabama Crimson Tide Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Kenyan Drake 5 196 39.2 95
Team 5 196 39.2

Alabama Crimson Tide Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Cyrus Jones 1 12 12.0 12
Team 1 12 12.0

Alabama Crimson Tide Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
Adam Griffith 1/2 50.0% 33 6 6
Team 1/2 50.0% 6 6

Alabama Crimson Tide Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
JK Scott 7 297 42.4 52
Team 7 297 42.4

Clemson Tigers Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Deshaun Watson 30/47 405 8.6 4 1 160.0
Team 30/47 419 8.9 4 1 160.0

Clemson Tigers Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
Deshaun Watson 20 73 3.6 0
Wayne Gallman 14 45 3.2 1
Artavis Scott 2 19 9.5 0
Zac Brooks 1 4 4.0 0
Ray-Ray McCloud 1 4 4.0 0
Team 38 145 3.8 1

Clemson Tigers Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
Wayne Gallman 3 61 20.3 0
Artavis Scott 4 33 8.2 1
Zac Brooks 4 39 9.8 0
Ray-Ray McCloud 1 7 7.0 0
Charone Peake 6 99 16.5 0
Hunter Renfrow 7 88 12.6 2
Jordan Leggett 5 78 15.6 1
Team 30 419 14.0 4

Clemson Tigers Fumbles

  FUM LOST
Deshaun Watson 1 0
Charone Peake 1 0
Team 2 0

Clemson Tigers Interceptions

  INT YDS
Team 0 0

Clemson Tigers Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
T.J. Green 11 6 0 0 0
B.J. Goodson 10 10 0 0 0
Kevin Dodd 7 7 3 5 0
D.J. Reader 4 3 0 0 0
Travis Blanks 4 4 0 0 0
Cordrea Tankersley 4 2 0 1 0
Shaq Lawson 4 3 2 2 0
Christian Wilkins 3 1 0 0 0
Ben Boulware 3 2 0 0 0
Dorian O'Daniel 2 1 0 0 0
Carlos Watkins 2 1 0 1 0
Austin Bryant 2 1 0 0 0
Mackensie Alexander 2 2 0 0 0
Jayron Kearse 2 2 0 0 0
Adrian Baker 1 0 0 0 1
J.D. Davis 1 1 0 0 0
Mark Fields 1 0 0 0 0
Greg Huegel 1 1 0 0 0
Van Smith 1 0 0 0 0
Scott Pagano 1 1 0 0 0
Team 66 48 5 9 1

Clemson Tigers Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Artavis Scott 2 59 29.5 43
Milan Richard 1 9 9.0 9
Team 3 68 22.7

Clemson Tigers Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Artavis Scott 2 22 11.0 13
Team 2 22 11.0

Clemson Tigers Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
Greg Huegel 2/3 66.7% 37 4 4
Team 2/3 66.7% 4 4

Clemson Tigers Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Andy Teasdall 6 265 44.2 57
Team 6 265 44.2