2016 clemson tigers football team won the national championship game for college football, played in 2017.
2016 clemson tigers football team won the national championship game for college football, played in 2017.
who won the national championship game for college football, played in 2017?
2016 clemson tigers football team
after finishing the regular season with a record of 12–1 with a win over coastal division champion virginia tech in the 2016 acc championship game, the second-ranked tigers advanced to the 2016 college football playoff semifinal played at the fiesta bowl, where they defeated third-ranked ohio state 31–0. clemson and alabama met in the 2017 cfp national championship in college football's first ever national championship game rematch. clemson won by a score of 35 to 31, winning their first consensus national championship since 1981. clemson subsequently finished atop the rankings in both the ap poll and the coaches poll.
2016 clemson tigers football team
the fbs season begins in late august or early september and ends in january with the college football playoff national championship game. most fbs teams play 12 regular season games per year, with eight or nine of those games coming against conference opponents. as of the 2018 season, all conferences will hold a conference championship game; the big 12 reinstated its championship game in 2017, and the sun belt will hold its first championship game in 2018. between conference games, non-conference games, a conference championship game, and one bowl game, a top fbs team could play 14 games in a season. a team that plays in the national championship game could play up to 15 games, as any team playing in the national championship must first win a playoff semifinal bowl game. the hawaii rainbow warriors and teams that play at hawaii get a special exemption and are allowed to play a thirteenth regular season game in order to defray travel costs, so an fbs team that plays 13 regular season games, a conference championship game, a semifinal bowl game, and in the national championship game could theoretically play 16 games in a season.
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