College Football Playoff History

ALL-TIME RESULTS FROM PLAYOFF SEMIFINALS AND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Year Playoff Semifinal Playoff Semifinal National Championship Game
2020 Playoff Semifinal at the Peach Bowl
No. 1 LSU 63,
No. 4 Oklahoma 28		 Playoff Semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl
No. 3 Clemson 29,
No. 2 Ohio State 23		 CFP National Championship:
New Orleans
No. 1 LSU 42,
No. 3 Clemson 25
2019 Playoff Semifinal at the Cotton Bowl Classic
No. 2 Clemson 30,
No. 3 Notre Dame 3		 Playoff Semifinal at the Orange Bowl
No. 1 Alabama 45,
No. 4 Oklahoma 34		 CFP National Championship:
Bay Area
No. 2 Clemson 44,
No. 1 Alabama 16
2018 Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game
No. 3 Georgia 54,
No. 2 Oklahoma 48 (2OT)		 Playoff Semifinal at the Sugar Bowl
No. 4 Alabama 24,
No. 1 Clemson 6		 CFP National Championship:
Atlanta
No. 4 Alabama 26,
No. 3 Georgia 23 (OT)
2017 Playoff Semifinal at the Peach Bowl
No. 1 Alabama 24,
No. 4 Washington 7		 Playoff Semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl
No. 2 Clemson 31,
No. 3 Ohio State 0		 CFP National Championship:
Tampa
No. 2 Clemson 35,
No. 1 Alabama 31
2016 Playoff Semifinal at the Orange Bowl
No. 1 Clemson 37
No. 4 Oklahoma 17		 Playoff Semifinal at the Cotton Bowl Classic
No. 2 Alabama 38,
No. 3 Michigan State 0		 CFP National Championship:
Arizona
No. 2 Alabama 45,
No. 1 Clemson 40
2015 Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game
No. 2 Oregon 59,
No. 3 Florida State 20		 Playoff Semifinal at the Sugar Bowl
No. 4 Ohio State 42,
No. 1 Alabama 35		 CFP National Championship:
North Texas
No. 4 Ohio State 42,
No. 2 Oregon 20

 
COMPOSITE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME RESULTS
Date Champion Score Opponent Site (Attendance) Players of the Game
1/13/20 #1 LSU (15-0) 42-25 #3 Clemson (14-1) Mercedes-Benz Superdome
New Orleans, LA
(76,885)		 Offensive:
Joe Burrow, LSU
Defensive:
Patrick Queen, LSU
1/7/19 #2 Clemson (15-0) 44-16 #1 Alabama (14-1) Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara, CA
(74,814)		 Offensive:
Trevor Lawrence, Clemson
Defensive:
Trayvon Mullin, Clemson
1/8/18 #4 Alabama (13-1) 26-23 (OT) #3 Georgia (13-2) Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Atlanta, GA
(77,430)		 Offensive:
Tua Tagovailoa, Alabama
Defensive:
Da'Ron Payne, Alabama
1/9/17 #2 Clemson (14-1) 35-31 #1 Alabama (14-1) Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, FL
(74,512)		 Offensive:
Deshaun Watson, Clemson
Defensive:
Ben Boulware, Clemson
1/11/16 #2 Alabama (14-1) 45-40 #1 Clemson (14-1) University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, AZ
(75,765)		 Offensive:
O.J. Howard, Alabama
Defensive:
Eddie Jackson, Alabama
1/12/15 #4 Ohio State (14-1) 42-20 #2 Oregon (13-2) AT&T Stadium
Arlington, TX
(85,689)		 Offensive:
Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State
Defensive:
Tyvis Powell, Ohio State

 
ALL-TIME COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF APPEARANCES
Team Total
Appearances		 Overall
Wins		 Overall
Losses		 Pct. Playoff
Semifinals		 National
Championship Game
Alabama 9 6 3 0.666 4-1 2-2
Clemson 9 6 3 0.666 4-1 2-2
Ohio State 4 2 2 0.500 1-2 1-0
Oklahoma 4 0 4 0.000 0-4 0-0
LSU 2 2 0 1.000 1-0 1-0
Oregon 2 1 1 0.500 1-0 0-1
Georgia 2 1 1 0.500 1-0 0-1
Notre Dame 1 0 1 0.000 0-1 0-0
Florida State 1 0 1 0.000 0-1 0-0
Michigan State 1 0 1 0.000 0-1 0-0
Washington 1 0 1 0.000 0-1 0-0

 
RECORDS BY SEED IN PLAYOFF SEMIFINALS AND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Seed Record in Playoff Semifinals Record in National Championship Game
#1 4-2 1-3
#2 4-2 3-1
#3 2-4 0-2
#4 2-4 2-0