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href="/wiki/2016_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2016 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/Big_Ten_Conference" title="Big Ten Conference">Big Ten</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;">0</td> <td style="font-size:300%; line-height:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">31</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Urban_Meyer" title="Urban Meyer">Urban Meyer</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> 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<b>PlayStation Fiesta Bowl</b> for sponsorship reasons) was a <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> <a href="/wiki/Bowl_game" title="Bowl game">bowl game</a> that was played on December 31, 2016, at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Phoenix_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Phoenix Stadium">University of Phoenix Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Glendale,_Arizona" title="Glendale, Arizona">Glendale, Arizona</a>. This 46th <a href="/wiki/Fiesta_Bowl_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="Fiesta Bowl Game">Fiesta Bowl Game</a> was a <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a> semifinal with the winner of the game competing against the winner of the <a href="/wiki/2016_Peach_Bowl" title="2016 Peach Bowl">2016 Peach Bowl</a> (<a href="/wiki/2017_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a>) in the <a href="/wiki/2017_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2017 College Football Playoff National Championship">2017 College Football Playoff National Championship</a> which took place at <a href="/wiki/Raymond_James_Stadium" title="Raymond James Stadium">Raymond James Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa, Florida</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was one of the <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NCAA_football_bowl_games" title="2016–17 NCAA football bowl games">2016–17 bowl games</a> that concluded the <a href="/wiki/2016_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_season" title="2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season">2016 FBS football season</a>. </p><p>It was the second game to be called "the 2016 Fiesta Bowl", as <a href="/wiki/2016_Fiesta_Bowl_(January)" title="2016 Fiesta Bowl (January)">the previous season's game</a> was played on January 1, 2016. The <a href="/wiki/2014_Fiesta_Bowl_(December)" title="2014 Fiesta Bowl (December)">previous</a> <a href="/wiki/2014_Fiesta_Bowl_(January)" title="2014 Fiesta Bowl (January)">two</a> Fiesta Bowls were also played in the same calendar year as each other. The game's title sponsor was <a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a> via its <a href="/wiki/PlayStation" title="PlayStation">PlayStation</a> brand as part of a multi-year deal with broadcasting and marketing rightsholder ESPN, which includes branded content and making PlayStation the official video gaming and virtual reality sponsor of the College Football Playoff.<sup id="cite_ref-sbd-psfiestabowl_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sbd-psfiestabowl-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The winning team received the Molina Fiesta Bowl Trophy. </p><p>Clemson became just the second team in college football history to shut out Ohio State (11–2) in a bowl game, joining <a href="/wiki/California_Golden_Bears_football" title="California Golden Bears football">Cal</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1921_Rose_Bowl" title="1921 Rose Bowl">1921 Rose Bowl</a>. The game also marked the first time that Buckeyes head coach <a href="/wiki/Urban_Meyer" title="Urban Meyer">Urban Meyer</a> was shut out in his career, in about 193 games, and his second major loss to <a href="/wiki/Dabo_Swinney" title="Dabo Swinney">Dabo Swinney</a> in the past four seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The game also marked the second consecutive advance to the <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">CFP</a> <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="College Football Playoff National Championship">National Championship</a> game by the <a href="/wiki/Clemson_Tigers_football" title="Clemson Tigers football">Clemson football</a> program.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </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=2016_Fiesta_Bowl_(December)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On Sunday December 4, 2016, the CFP Semifinals was announced with #2 Clemson vs. #3 Ohio State playing in the Fiesta Bowl. </p><p>This was the third meeting between the schools, with Clemson having won both of the previous matchups. The most recent meeting was the <a href="/wiki/2014_Orange_Bowl_(January)" title="2014 Orange Bowl (January)">2014 Orange Bowl</a>, where the <a href="/wiki/2013_Clemson_Tigers_football_team" title="2013 Clemson Tigers football team">Tigers</a> defeated the <a href="/wiki/2013_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_football_team" title="2013 Ohio State Buckeyes football team">Buckeyes</a> by a score of 40–35.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </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=2016_Fiesta_Bowl_(December)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Game summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <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=2016_Fiesta_Bowl_(December)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Scoring summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></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">OSU </th> <th scope="col">CLEM </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">9:16 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">7 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">42 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2:36 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">CLEM </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">45-yard field goal by <a href="/wiki/Greg_Huegel" title="Greg Huegel">Greg Huegel</a> </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">0 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">1 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">2:16 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">10 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">70 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3:43 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">CLEM </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Deshaun_Watson" title="Deshaun Watson">Deshaun Watson</a> 1-yard touchdown run, <a href="/wiki/Greg_Huegel" title="Greg Huegel">Greg Huegel</a> kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">0 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">10 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">2:21 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">8 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">83 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3:44 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">CLEM </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">C.J. Fuller 30-yard touchdown reception from <a href="/wiki/Deshaun_Watson" title="Deshaun Watson">Deshaun Watson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Greg_Huegel" title="Greg Huegel">Greg Huegel</a> kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">0 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">17 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">2:06 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">5 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">40 </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"><a href="/wiki/Deshaun_Watson" title="Deshaun Watson">Deshaun Watson</a> 7-yard touchdown run, <a href="/wiki/Greg_Huegel" title="Greg Huegel">Greg Huegel</a> kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">0 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">24 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">8:51 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">7 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">0:34 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">CLEM </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Gallman" title="Wayne Gallman">Wayne Gallman</a> 7-yard touchdown run, <a href="/wiki/Greg_Huegel" title="Greg Huegel">Greg Huegel</a> kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">0 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">31 </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">0 </th> <th scope="row">31 </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=2016_Fiesta_Bowl_(December)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Statistics</th> <th style="background-color:#CE0F3D;color:white;;">Ohio State</th> <th style="background-color:#F56600;color:black;;">Clemson </th></tr> <tr> <td>First Downs</td> <td>9</td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Plays-yards</td> <td>215</td> <td>470 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Third down efficiency</td> <td>3–14</td> <td>8–17 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushes-yards</td> <td>88</td> <td>205 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing yards</td> <td>127</td> <td>265 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing: Comp-Att-Int</td> <td>19–33–2</td> <td>24–37–2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Time of Possession</td> <td>24:09</td> <td>35:51 </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="text-align:center; background-color:#CE0F3D;color:white;;"><b>Ohio State</b></td> <td>Passing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/J._T._Barrett" title="J. T. Barrett">J. T. Barrett</a></td> <td>19/33, 127 yds, 2 INT </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Samuel" title="Curtis Samuel">Curtis Samuel</a></td> <td>6 car, 67 yds </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving</td> <td>Curtis Samuel</td> <td>9 rec, 43 yds </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3" style="text-align:center; background-color:#F56600;color:black;;"><b>Clemson</b></td> <td>Passing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Deshaun_Watson" title="Deshaun Watson">Deshaun Watson</a></td> <td>23/36 yds, 259 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wayne_Gallman" title="Wayne Gallman">Wayne Gallman</a></td> <td>18 car, 85 yds, 1 TD </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Williams_(wide_receiver,_born_1994)" title="Mike Williams (wide receiver, born 1994)">Mike Williams</a></td> <td>6 rec, 96 yds </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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Bowl">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2008 Fiesta Bowl">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2009 Fiesta Bowl">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2010 Fiesta Bowl">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2011 Fiesta Bowl">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2012 Fiesta Bowl">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2013 Fiesta Bowl">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Fiesta_Bowl_(January)" title="2014 Fiesta Bowl (January)">2014 (January)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Fiesta_Bowl_(December)" title="2014 Fiesta Bowl (December)">2014 (December)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Fiesta_Bowl_(January)" title="2016 Fiesta Bowl (January)">2016 (January)</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><b>2016 (December)</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2017 Fiesta Bowl">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Fiesta_Bowl_(January)" title="2019 Fiesta Bowl (January)">2019 (January)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Fiesta_Bowl_(December)" title="2019 Fiesta Bowl (December)"><b>2019 (December)</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2021 Fiesta Bowl">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Fiesta_Bowl_(January)" title="2022 Fiesta Bowl (January)">2022 (January)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Fiesta_Bowl_(December)" title="2022 Fiesta Bowl (December)"><b>2022 (December)</b></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Fiesta_Bowl_(January)" title="2024 Fiesta Bowl (January)">2024 (January)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Fiesta_Bowl_(December)" title="2024 Fiesta Bowl (December)">2024 (December)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#D91A32;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFDE00, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFDE00;;;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 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 1996, 1999, and 2003.</li> <li>There was a Fiesta Bowl in January and December in 1997, 2014, 2016, 2019, and 2022.</li> <li>Bold indicates <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a> semifinals.</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 role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="College_Football_Playoff" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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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 class="mw-selflink selflink">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 href="/wiki/2018_Sugar_Bowl" title="2018 Sugar Bowl">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 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