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nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">College football game</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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title="2017 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson Tigers</a></td> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">(11–1)</td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">(12–1)</td> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center;"><i><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a></i></td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center;"><i><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="font-size:300%; line-height:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">24</td> <td style="font-size:300%; line-height:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">6</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Nick_Saban" title="Nick Saban">Nick Saban</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Dabo_Swinney" title="Dabo Swinney">Dabo Swinney</a></b></td> </tr><tr> <td><table style="margin:0 auto; font-size:110%; border:1px solid #AAA; background:#EFEFEF;"> <tbody><tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP</a></i></td><td><i><a href="/wiki/Coaches_Poll" title="Coaches Poll">Coaches</a></i></td><td><i><a href="/wiki/2017_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings#CFP_Rankings" title="2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">CFP</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>4</i></td><td style="text-align:center;"><i>4</i></td><td style="text-align:center;"><i>4</i></td> </tr></tbody></table></td> <td><table style="margin:0 auto; font-size:110%; border:1px solid #AAA; background:#EFEFEF;"> <tbody><tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP</a></i></td><td><i><a href="/wiki/Coaches_Poll" title="Coaches Poll">Coaches</a></i></td><td><i><a href="/wiki/2017_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings#CFP_Rankings" title="2017 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">CFP</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>1</i></td><td style="text-align:center;"><i>1</i></td><td style="text-align:center;"><i>1</i></td> </tr></tbody></table></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><table align="center" style="font-size: 90%"> <tbody><tr> <th></th> <th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">1</th><th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">2</th><th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">3</th><th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">4</th> <th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">Total</th> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:right; white-space: nowrap"><b>Alabama</b></td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">10</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">14</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td> <td 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width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Sugar_Bowl" title="Sugar Bowl"> Sugar Bowl </a></th> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-right:1em"><b>  < <a href="/wiki/2017_Sugar_Bowl" title="2017 Sugar Bowl"> 2017</a></b> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-left:1em"><b><a href="/wiki/2019_Sugar_Bowl" title="2019 Sugar Bowl"> 2019</a> >  </b></td> </tr></tbody></table><table style="background:#efefef; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">1 vs. 4 Seed CFP Semifinal Game</a></th> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-right:1em"><b>  < <a href="/wiki/2016_Peach_Bowl" title="2016 Peach Bowl">2016 Peach</a></b></td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-left:1em"><b><a href="/wiki/2018_Orange_Bowl" title="2018 Orange Bowl">2018 Orange</a> >  </b></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2018 Sugar Bowl</b> was a <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a> semifinal <a href="/wiki/Bowl_game" title="Bowl game">bowl game</a> that was played on January 1, 2018 at the <a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Superdome" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercedes-Benz Superdome">Mercedes-Benz Superdome</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>. The 84th <a href="/wiki/Sugar_Bowl" title="Sugar Bowl">Sugar Bowl</a> game, it matched two of the top four teams selected by the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff#Selection_committee" title="College Football Playoff">Selection Committee</a>-<a href="/wiki/2017_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a> and <a href="/wiki/2017_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2017 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">ACC</a> to compete to face the winner of the <a href="/wiki/2018_Rose_Bowl" title="2018 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl</a> (<a href="/wiki/2017_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2017 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia</a>) in the <a href="/wiki/2018_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2018 College Football Playoff National Championship">2018 College Football Playoff National Championship</a> played on January 8, 2018, at <a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Stadium" title="Mercedes-Benz Stadium">Mercedes-Benz Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a>. It was one of the <a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_NCAA_football_bowl_games" title="2017–18 NCAA football bowl games">2017–18 bowl games</a> that concluded the <a href="/wiki/2017_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2017 FBS football season</a>. Sponsored by the <a href="/wiki/Allstate" title="Allstate">Allstate</a> insurance company, the game is officially known as the <b>Allstate Sugar Bowl</b>. </p><p>The contest was televised on <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> and <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Deportes" title="ESPN Deportes">ESPN Deportes</a>, with a radio broadcast on <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Radio" title="ESPN Radio">ESPN Radio</a> and <a href="/wiki/XM_Satellite_Radio" title="XM Satellite Radio">XM Satellite Radio</a>, with kickoff at 8:00 p.m. CT (9:00 p.m. ET). </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teams">Teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The #1-ranked <a href="/wiki/2017_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2017 Clemson Tigers football team">Clemson Tigers</a>, champions of the <a href="/wiki/2017_Atlantic_Coast_Conference_football_season" title="2017 Atlantic Coast Conference football season">Atlantic Coast Conference</a>, faced the #4-ranked <a href="/wiki/2017_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama Crimson Tide</a>, co-champions of the <a href="/wiki/2017_Southeastern_Conference_football_season" title="2017 Southeastern Conference football season">SEC</a> West Division (along with Auburn who won head-to-head over Alabama.) This was the third consecutive year in which Clemson and Alabama met in the CFPs, though the previous two meetings were in the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="College Football Playoff National Championship">CFP Championship Game</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alabama%E2%80%93Clemson_football_rivalry" title="Alabama–Clemson football rivalry">Alabama–Clemson football rivalry</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 1, 2018 – The <a href="/wiki/2018_Rose_Bowl" title="2018 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pasadena,_California" title="Pasadena, California">Pasadena</a> hosted the other semi-final game.</li></ul> <p>This was Alabama's first Sugar Bowl win of the Nick Saban era. This was also their first win in a Sugar bowl since 1993 against Miami. The Tide had lost games in the 2008–2009, 2013–2014, and 2014–2015 football/bowl seasons. This was also the first win for the Southeastern Conference in the Sugar Bowl since 2010 (Ole Miss has to vacate a win over Oklahoma State), including losses to Louisville, Oklahoma (twice) and Ohio State (twice). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game_summary">Game summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Game summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Crimson Tide immediately took a 10–3 lead at halftime. Alex Spence was the only player to score for the Clemson Tigers with just two field goals. Alabama's defense was a huge factor in the game holding the Tigers to only six points. This matchup was a rematch of the <a href="/wiki/2017_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2017 College Football Playoff National Championship">2017 College Football Playoff National Championship</a> in which the Tigers won with <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a> <a href="/wiki/Deshaun_Watson" title="Deshaun Watson">Deshaun Watson</a> leading the team as the game's MVP. The Tigers were not able to perform without Watson and with <a href="/wiki/Kelly_Bryant" title="Kelly Bryant">Kelly Bryant</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Scoring_summary">Scoring summary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Scoring summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px; font-size: 95%; margin:auto; background-color: #fff"> <div style="width: 100%; background-color: #fff"> <div style="background-color:#0E1941;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #CE0E2D, inset -2px -2px 0 #CE0E2D;; text-align:center;"><b>College Football Playoff Semifinal at the 2018 Allstate Sugar Bowl</b></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; margin-left:1em; float:right"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center;"> <th>Quarter</th> <th width="25">1</th> <th width="25">2</th> <th width="25">3</th><th width="25">4</th><th width="25">Total</th> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">No. 4 Alabama</td> <td>10</td> <td>0</td> <td>14</td><td>0</td><td><b>24</b></td> </tr><tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="text-align:left">No. 1 Clemson</td> <td>0</td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td><td>0</td><td><b>6</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <p><i>at <a href="/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Superdome" class="mw-redirect" title="Mercedes-Benz Superdome">Mercedes-Benz Superdome</a> • <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans, Louisiana</a></i> </p> <ul><li><b>Date</b>: Monday, January 1, 2018</li><li><b>Game time</b>: 8:00 p.m. <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CST</a></li><li><b>Game weather</b>: None (indoor stadium)</li><li><b>Game attendance</b>: 72,360</li><li><b>Referee</b>: <a href="/wiki/Land_Clark" title="Land Clark">Land Clark</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pac-12</a>)</li><li><b>TV announcers (<a href="/wiki/ESPN_College_Football" title="ESPN College Football">ESPN</a>)</b>: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Tessitore" title="Joe Tessitore">Joe Tessitore</a> (play-by-play), <a href="/wiki/Todd_Blackledge" title="Todd Blackledge">Todd Blackledge</a> (analyst), <a href="/wiki/Holly_Rowe" title="Holly Rowe">Holly Rowe</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Laura_Rutledge" title="Laura Rutledge">Laura Rutledge</a> (sidelines)</li><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore/_/gameId/400953413">Box score</a></li> </ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> </div> </div> <table class="wikitable collapsible" style="margin:auto; background:none; width:100%; border:none;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Scoring summary </th></tr> <tr> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; width:100%; margin:auto; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Quarter </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Time </th> <th scope="col" colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_American_football_terms#D" title="Glossary of American football terms">Drive</a> </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Team </th> <th scope="col" rowspan="2">Scoring information </th> <th scope="col" colspan="2">Score </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Play_from_scrimmage" title="Play from scrimmage">Plays</a> </th> <th scope="col">Yards </th> <th scope="col"><a href="/wiki/Time_of_possession" class="mw-redirect" title="Time of possession">TOP</a> </th> <th scope="col">BAMA </th> <th scope="col">CLEM </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">5:23 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">10 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">47 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">5:24 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">BAMA </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">24-yard field goal by Andy Pappanastos </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">0:12 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">8 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">46 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3:34 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">BAMA </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Calvin_Ridley" title="Calvin Ridley">Calvin Ridley</a> 12-yard touchdown reception from <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Hurts" title="Jalen Hurts">Jalen Hurts</a>, Andy Pappanastos kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">10 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">10:00 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">13 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">54 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">5:03 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">CLEM </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">44-yard field goal by Alex Spence </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">10 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">12:45 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">4 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">5 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2:03 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">CLEM </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">42-yard field goal by Alex Spence </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">10 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">5:40 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">7 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">27 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3:38 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">BAMA </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">Daron Payne 1-yard touchdown reception from Jalen Hurts, Andy Pappanastos kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">17 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">5:27 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row"> </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">BAMA </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">Interception returned 18 yards for touchdown by <a href="/wiki/Mack_Wilson" title="Mack Wilson">Mack Wilson</a>, Andy Pappanastos kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">24 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">6 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7" align="left" scope="row"><small>"TOP" = <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_American_football#T" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossary of American football">time of possession</a>. For other American football terms, see <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_American_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossary of American football">Glossary of American football</a>.</small> </td> <th scope="row">- </th> <th scope="row">- </th></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Statistics">Statistics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2018_Sugar_Bowl&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right;margin-left:3em;"> <tbody><tr style="text-align:center; background-color:#e6e6e6;"> <th> </th> <th width="25">1 </th> <th width="25">2 </th> <th width="25">3 </th> <th width="25">4</th> <th width="25">Total</th> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left"><b>No. 4 Crimson Tide</b> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>24</b></td> </tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td align="left">No. 1 Tigers </td> <td>0 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0</td> <td><b>6</b></td> </tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Statistics</th> <th style="background-color:#B30838;color:#FFFFFF;">BAMA</th> <th style="background-color:#F56600;color:#000000;">CLEM </th></tr> <tr> <td>First downs</td> <td>16</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Plays–yards</td> <td>66–261</td> <td>70–188 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushes–yards</td> <td>42–141</td> <td>33–64 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing yards</td> <td>120</td> <td>124 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing: Comp–Att–Int</td> <td>141</td> <td>64 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Time of possession</td> <td>32:11</td> <td>27:49 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team</th> <th>Category</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Statistics </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="background-color:#B30838;color:#FFFFFF;; 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Bowl">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Sugar_Bowl" title="1979 Sugar Bowl">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Sugar_Bowl" title="1980 Sugar Bowl">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Sugar_Bowl" title="1981 Sugar Bowl">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Sugar_Bowl" title="1982 Sugar Bowl">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Sugar_Bowl" title="1983 Sugar Bowl">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Sugar_Bowl" title="1984 Sugar Bowl">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Sugar_Bowl" title="1985 Sugar Bowl">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Sugar_Bowl" title="1986 Sugar Bowl">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Sugar_Bowl" title="1987 Sugar Bowl">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Sugar_Bowl" title="1988 Sugar Bowl">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Sugar_Bowl" title="1989 Sugar Bowl">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Sugar_Bowl" title="1990 Sugar Bowl">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Sugar_Bowl" title="1991 Sugar Bowl">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Sugar_Bowl" title="1992 Sugar Bowl">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Sugar_Bowl" title="1993 Sugar Bowl">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Sugar_Bowl" title="1994 Sugar Bowl">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Sugar_Bowl_(January)" title="1995 Sugar Bowl (January)">1995 (Jan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Sugar_Bowl_(December)" title="1995 Sugar Bowl (December)">1995 (Dec)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Sugar_Bowl" title="1997 Sugar Bowl">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Sugar_Bowl" title="1998 Sugar Bowl">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Sugar_Bowl" title="1999 Sugar Bowl">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Sugar_Bowl" title="2000 Sugar Bowl">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Sugar_Bowl" title="2001 Sugar Bowl">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Sugar_Bowl" title="2002 Sugar Bowl">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Sugar_Bowl" title="2003 Sugar Bowl">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Sugar_Bowl" title="2004 Sugar Bowl">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Sugar_Bowl" title="2005 Sugar Bowl">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Sugar_Bowl" title="2006 Sugar Bowl">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Sugar_Bowl" title="2007 Sugar Bowl">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Sugar_Bowl" title="2008 Sugar Bowl">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Sugar_Bowl" title="2009 Sugar Bowl">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Sugar_Bowl" title="2010 Sugar Bowl">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Sugar_Bowl" title="2011 Sugar Bowl">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Sugar_Bowl" title="2012 Sugar Bowl">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Sugar_Bowl" title="2013 Sugar Bowl">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Sugar_Bowl" title="2014 Sugar Bowl">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Sugar_Bowl" title="2015 Sugar Bowl">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Sugar_Bowl" title="2016 Sugar Bowl">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Sugar_Bowl" title="2017 Sugar Bowl">2017</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Sugar_Bowl" title="2019 Sugar Bowl">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Sugar_Bowl" title="2020 Sugar Bowl">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Sugar_Bowl" title="2021 Sugar Bowl">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Sugar_Bowl_(January)" title="2022 Sugar Bowl (January)">2022 (Jan)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Sugar_Bowl_(December)" title="2022 Sugar Bowl (December)">2022 (Dec)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Sugar_Bowl" title="2024 Sugar Bowl">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_Sugar_Bowl" title="2025 Sugar Bowl">2025</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#0E1941;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #CE0E2D, inset -2px -2px 0 #CE0E2D;;width:1%">Notes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>The 2006 game took place in <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta, Georgia</a> due to <a href="/wiki/Hurricane_Katrina" title="Hurricane Katrina">Hurricane Katrina</a>.</li> <li>The game was also the national title game for either the <a href="/wiki/Bowl_Coalition" title="Bowl Coalition">Bowl Coalition</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bowl_Alliance" title="Bowl Alliance">Bowl Alliance</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Bowl_Championship_Series" title="Bowl Championship Series">Bowl Championship Series</a> in 1993, 1997, 2000, and 2004.</li> <li>There was a Sugar Bowl in January and December in 1972, 1995 and 2022.</li> <li>The game was a <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a> semifinal in its 2015, 2018, 2021, and 2024 editions.</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div 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Championship">College Football Playoff National Championship</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#000000;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C9920E, inset -2px -2px 0 #C9920E;;;width:1%">Games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/2014%E2%80%9315_College_Football_Playoff" title="2014–15 College Football Playoff">2014</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/2015_Rose_Bowl" title="2015 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Sugar_Bowl" title="2015 Sugar Bowl">Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2015 College Football Playoff National Championship">National Championship</a>) </li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_College_Football_Playoff" title="2015–16 College Football Playoff">2015</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/2015_Orange_Bowl" title="2015 Orange Bowl">Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Cotton_Bowl_Classic_(December)" title="2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)">Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2016 College Football Playoff National Championship">National Championship</a>) </li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_College_Football_Playoff" title="2016–17 College Football Playoff">2016</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/2016_Peach_Bowl" title="2016 Peach Bowl">Peach Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Fiesta_Bowl_(December)" title="2016 Fiesta Bowl (December)">Fiesta Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2017 College Football Playoff National Championship">National Championship</a>) </li> <li><br /><b><a href="/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_College_Football_Playoff" title="2017–18 College Football Playoff">2017</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/2018_Rose_Bowl" title="2018 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2018 College Football Playoff National Championship">National Championship</a>) </li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_College_Football_Playoff" title="2018–19 College Football Playoff">2018</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/2018_Orange_Bowl" title="2018 Orange Bowl">Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2018 Cotton Bowl Classic">Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2019 College Football Playoff National Championship">National Championship</a>) </li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_College_Football_Playoff" title="2019–20 College Football Playoff">2019</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/2019_Peach_Bowl" title="2019 Peach Bowl">Peach Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Fiesta_Bowl_(December)" title="2019 Fiesta Bowl (December)">Fiesta Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2020 College Football Playoff National Championship">National Championship</a>) </li> <li><br /><b><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_College_Football_Playoff" title="2020–21 College Football Playoff">2020</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/2021_Rose_Bowl" title="2021 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Sugar_Bowl" title="2021 Sugar Bowl">Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2021 College Football Playoff National Championship">National Championship</a>) </li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_College_Football_Playoff" title="2021–22 College Football Playoff">2021</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/2021_Orange_Bowl_(December)" title="2021 Orange Bowl (December)">Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2021 Cotton Bowl Classic">Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2022 College Football Playoff National Championship">National Championship</a>) </li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_College_Football_Playoff" title="2022–23 College Football Playoff">2022</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/2022_Peach_Bowl" title="2022 Peach Bowl">Peach Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Fiesta_Bowl_(December)" title="2022 Fiesta Bowl (December)">Fiesta Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2023 College Football Playoff National Championship">National Championship</a>) </li> <li><br /><b><a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_College_Football_Playoff" title="2023–24 College Football Playoff">2023</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/2024_Rose_Bowl" title="2024 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Sugar_Bowl" title="2024 Sugar Bowl">Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2024 College Football Playoff National Championship">National Championship</a>) </li> <li><hr /><b><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_College_Football_Playoff" title="2024–25 College Football Playoff">2024</a></b> (<i><a href="/wiki/2024_Fiesta_Bowl_(December)" title="2024 Fiesta Bowl (December)">Fiesta Bowl</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2025_Peach_Bowl" title="2025 Peach Bowl">Peach Bowl</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2025_Rose_Bowl" title="2025 Rose Bowl">Rose Bowl</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2025_Sugar_Bowl" title="2025 Sugar Bowl">Sugar Bowl</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2025_Orange_Bowl" title="2025 Orange Bowl">Orange Bowl</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2025_Cotton_Bowl_Classic_(January)" title="2025 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)">Cotton Bowl Classic</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/2025_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2025 College Football Playoff National Championship">National Championship</a></i>) </li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#000000;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C9920E, inset -2px -2px 0 #C9920E;;;width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_College_Football_Playoff_games" title="List of College Football Playoff games">List of College Football Playoff games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship_Trophy" title="College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy">CFP National Championship Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS" title="College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS">NCAA Division I FBS champions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mythical_national_championship" title="Mythical national championship">Mythical national championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Power_Four_conferences" class="mw-redirect" title="Power Four conferences">Power Four conferences</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#000000;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C9920E, inset -2px -2px 0 #C9920E;;"><div>Championship games for each season are played in January, as well as the Rose Bowl semifinal and the Sugar Bowl semifinal</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Alabama_Crimson_Tide_bowl_games" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" 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href="/wiki/1945_Sugar_Bowl" title="1945 Sugar Bowl">1945 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Rose_Bowl" title="1946 Rose Bowl">1946 Rose Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Sugar_Bowl" title="1948 Sugar Bowl">1948 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Orange_Bowl" title="1953 Orange Bowl">1953 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1954 Cotton Bowl Classic">1954 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Liberty_Bowl" title="1959 Liberty Bowl">1959 Liberty Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Bluebonnet_Bowl" title="1960 Bluebonnet Bowl">1960 Bluebonnet Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Sugar_Bowl" title="1962 Sugar Bowl">1962 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Orange_Bowl" title="1963 Orange Bowl">1963 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Sugar_Bowl" title="1964 Sugar Bowl">1964 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Orange_Bowl" title="1965 Orange Bowl">1965 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Orange_Bowl" title="1966 Orange Bowl">1966 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Sugar_Bowl" title="1967 Sugar Bowl">1967 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1968 Cotton Bowl Classic">1968 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Gator_Bowl" title="1968 Gator Bowl">1968 Gator Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Liberty_Bowl" title="1969 Liberty Bowl">1969 Liberty Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Astro-Bluebonnet_Bowl" title="1970 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl">1970 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Orange_Bowl" title="1972 Orange Bowl">1972 Orange Bowl</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1973 Cotton Bowl Classic">1973 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Sugar_Bowl" title="1973 Sugar Bowl">1973 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Orange_Bowl" title="1975 Orange Bowl">1975 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Sugar_Bowl" title="1975 Sugar Bowl">1975 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Liberty_Bowl" title="1976 Liberty Bowl">1976 Liberty Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Sugar_Bowl" title="1978 Sugar Bowl">1978 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Sugar_Bowl" title="1979 Sugar Bowl">1979 Sugar Bowl</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Sugar_Bowl" title="1980 Sugar Bowl">1980 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1981 Cotton Bowl Classic">1981 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1982 Cotton Bowl Classic">1982 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Liberty_Bowl" title="1982 Liberty Bowl">1982 Liberty Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Sun_Bowl" title="1983 Sun Bowl">1983 Sun Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Aloha_Bowl" title="1985 Aloha Bowl">1985 Aloha Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Sun_Bowl" title="1986 Sun Bowl">1986 Sun Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Hall_of_Fame_Bowl" title="1988 Hall of Fame Bowl">1988 Hall of Fame Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Sun_Bowl" title="1988 Sun Bowl">1988 Sun Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Sugar_Bowl" title="1990 Sugar Bowl">1990 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1991 Fiesta Bowl">1991 Fiesta Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Blockbuster_Bowl" title="1991 Blockbuster Bowl">1991 Blockbuster Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Sugar_Bowl" title="1993 Sugar Bowl">1993 Sugar Bowl</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Gator_Bowl" title="1993 Gator Bowl">1993 Gator Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Florida_Citrus_Bowl" title="1995 Florida Citrus Bowl">1995 Florida Citrus Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Outback_Bowl" title="1997 Outback Bowl">1997 Outback Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Music_City_Bowl" title="1998 Music City Bowl">1998 Music City Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Orange_Bowl" title="2000 Orange Bowl">2000 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a 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