the national championship game for football is at alabama crimson tide.
the national championship game for football is at alabama crimson tide.
when is the national championship game for football?
alabama crimson tide
the last four matchups between the squads had national championship implications and have greatly intensified the rivalry. the teams squared off in the 2016 college football playoff national championship in glendale, arizona, with alabama emerging with a thrilling 45–40 victory. the next year, the teams again found themselves doing battle in the 2017 college football playoff national championship in tampa, florida, with clemson emerging with a thrilling 35–31 victory and their first win over the crimson tide since 1905. once again the teams did battle in the 2018 sugar bowl in new orleans, louisiana with a trip to the 2018 college football playoff national championship game on the line. alabama won the contest by a score of 24–6. in the build-up to the 2018 sugar bowl, players and coaches from both teams referred to the series as a "respectful" rivalry. the next week, on january 8, 2018, alabama would win the national championship over georgia by a close score of 26–23, their 5th title in 9 seasons and 17th title overall. the two teams met again in the 2019 college football playoff national championship, the fourth playoff match-up in the series in as many years, and the third to be in a championship game. clemson blew out alabama 44–16 in that meeting, to win their 3rd title, and their 2nd in 3 years.
alabama–clemson football rivalry
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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