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College Football Playoff

Playoff First Round

Saturday, December 21, 2024 | 4 p.m. ET No. 5 Seed Texas 38, No. 12 Seed Clemson 24 DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium | Austin, Texas
No. 5 seed Texas will host No. 12 seed Clemson on Saturday, December 21 at 4 p.m. ET. The game will be televised by TNT and MAX.

This will mark the Longhorns' second straight appearance in the College Football Playoff, while Clemson returns to the CFP for the first time since the 2020-21 season and seventh time overall.

The CFP First Round will also mark the first meeting between the Longhorns and Tigers.
FOLLOW THE ACTION!


NO. 12 SEED CLEMSON

NO. 5 SEED TEXAS


ABOUT THE TIGERS
2024-25 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Date Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 vs. Georgia L 34-3
Sat., Sept. 7 Appalachian State W 66-20
Sat., Sept. 21 NC State W 59-35
Sat., Sept. 28 Stanford W 40-14
Sat., Oct. 5 at Florida State W 29-13
Sat., Oct. 12 at Wake Forest W 49-14
Sat., Oct. 19 Virginia W 48-31
Sat., Nov. 2 Louisville L 33-21
Sat., Nov. 9 at Virginia Tech W 24-14
Sat., Nov. 16 at Pittsburgh W 24-20
Sat., Nov. 23 The Citadel W 51-14
Sat., Nov. 30 South Carolina L 17-14
Sat., Dec. 7 vs. SMU W 34-31
Sat., Dec. 21 at Texas L 24-38
MEDIA COVERAGE
CLEMSON IN THE POSTSEASON (27-24)
Date Bowl Opponent Score
Jan. 1, 1940 Cotton Boston College W 6-3
Jan. 1, 1949 Gator Missouri W 24-23
Jan. 1, 1951 Orange Miami W 15-14
Jan. 1, 1952 Gator Miami L 0-14
Jan. 1, 1957 Orange Colorado L 21-27
Jan. 1, 1959 Sugar LSU L 0-7
Dec. 19, 1959 Bluebonnet TCU W 23-7
Dec. 30, 1977 Gator Pittsburgh L 3-34
Dec. 29, 1978 Gator Ohio State W 17-15
Dec. 31, 1979 Peach Baylor L 18-24
Jan. 1, 1982 Orange Nebraska W 22-15
Dec. 21, 1985 Independence Minnesota L 13-20
Dec. 27, 1986 Gator Stanford W 27-21
Jan. 1, 1988 Citrus Penn State W 35-10
Jan. 2, 1989 Citrus Oklahoma W 13-6
Dec. 30, 1989 Gator West Virginia W 27-7
Jan. 1, 1991 Hall of Fame Illinois W 30-0
Jan. 1, 1992 Citrus California L 13-37
Dec. 31, 1993 Peach Kentucky W 14-13
Jan. 1, 1996 Gator Syracuse L 0-41
Dec. 28, 1996 Peach LSU L 7-10
Jan. 2, 1998 Peach Auburn L 17-21
Dec. 30, 1999 Peach Mississippi State L 7-17
Jan. 1, 2001 Gator Virginia Tech L 20-41
Dec. 31, 2001 Humanitarian Louisiana Tech W 49-24
Dec. 23, 2002 Tangerine Texas Tech L 15-55
Jan. 2, 2004 Peach Tennessee W 27-14
Dec. 27, 2005 Champs Sports Colorado W 19-10
Dec. 29, 2006 Music City Kentucky L 20-28
Dec. 31, 2007 Chick-fil-A Auburn L 20-23
Jan. 1, 2009 Gator Nebraska L 21-26
Dec. 27, 2009 Music City Kentucky W 21-13
Dec. 31, 2010 Meineke Car Care South Florida L 26-31
Jan. 4, 2011 Orange West Virginia L 33-70
Dec. 31, 2012 Chick-fil-A LSU W 25-24
Jan. 3, 2014 Orange Ohio State W 40-35
Dec. 29, 2014 Russell Athletic Oklahoma W 40-6
Dec. 31, 2015 Orange Oklahoma W 37-17
Jan. 11, 2016 CFP National Championship Alabama L 40-45
Dec. 31, 2016 Fiesta Ohio State W 31-0
Jan. 9, 2017 CFP National Championship Alabama W 35-31
Jan. 1, 2018 Sugar Alabama L 6-24
Dec. 29, 2018 Cotton Notre Dame W 30-3
Jan. 7, 2019 CFP National Championship Alabama W 44-16
Dec. 28, 2019 Fiesta Ohio State W 29-23
Jan. 13, 2020 CFP National Championship LSU L 25-42
Jan. 1, 2021 Sugar Ohio State L 28-49
Dec. 28, 2021 Cheez-It Iowa State W 20-13
Dec. 30, 2022 Orange Tennessee L 14-31
Dec. 29, 2023 Gator Kentucky W 38-35
Dec. 21, 2024 CFP First Round at Texas L 24-38
ABOUT THE LONGHORNS
2024-25 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
Date Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 Colorado State W 52-0
Sat., Sept. 7 at Michigan W 31-12
Sat., Sept. 14 UTSA W 56-7
Sat., Sept. 21 ULM W 51-3
Sat, Sep 28 Mississippi State W 35-13
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. Oklahoma W 34-3
Sat., Oct. 19 Georgia L 30-15
Sat., Oct. 26 at Vanderbilt W 27-24
Sat., Nov. 9 Florida W 49-17
Sat., Nov. 16 at Arkansas W 20-10
Sat., Nov. 23 Kentucky W 31-14
Sat., Nov. 30 at Texas A&M W 17-7
Sat., Dec. 7 vs. Georgia L 22-19
Sat., Dec. 21 Clemson W 38-24
MEDIA COVERAGE
TEXAS IN THE POSTSEASON (32-26-2)
Date Bowl Opponent Score
Jan. 1, 1943 Cotton Georgia Tech W 14-7
Jan. 1, 1944 Cotton Randolph Field T 7-7
Jan. 1, 1946 Cotton Missouri W 40-27
Jan. 1, 1948 Sugar Alabama W 27-7
Jan. 1, 1949 Orange Georgia W 41-28
Jan. 1, 1951 Cotton Tennessee L 14-20
Jan. 1, 1953 Cotton Tennessee W 16-0
Jan. 1, 1958 Sugar Mississippi L 7-39
Jan. 1, 1960 Cotton Syracuse L 14-23
Dec. 17, 1960 Bluebonnet Alabama T 3-3
Jan. 1, 1962 Cotton Mississippi W 12-7
Jan. 1, 1963 Cotton LSU L 0-13
Jan. 1, 1964 Cotton Navy W 28-6
Jan. 1, 1965 Orange Alabama W 21-17
Dec. 17, 1966 Bluebonnet Mississippi W 19-0
Jan. 1, 1969 Cotton Tennessee W 36-13
Jan. 1, 1970 Cotton Notre Dame W 21-17
Jan. 1, 1971 Cotton Notre Dame L 11-24
Jan. 1, 1972 Cotton Penn State L 6-30
Jan. 1, 1973 Cotton Alabam W 17-13
Jan. 1, 1974 Cotton Nebraska L 3-19
Dec. 30, 1974 Gator Auburn L 3-27
Dec. 27, 1975 Bluebonnet Colorado W 38-21
Jan. 1, 1978 Cotton Notre Dame L 10-38
Dec. 23, 1978 Sun Maryland W 42-0
Dec. 22, 1979 Sun Washington L 7-14
Dec. 31, 1980 Bluebonnet North Carolina L 7-16
Jan. 1, 1982 Cotton Alabama W 14-12
Dec. 25, 1982 Sun North Carolina L 10-26
Jan. 2, 1984 Cotton Georgia L 9-10
Dec. 26, 1984 Freedom Iowa L 17-55
Dec. 31, 1985 Bluebonnet Air Force L 16-24
Dec. 31, 1987 Bluebonnet Pittsburgh W 32-27
Jan. 1, 1991 Cotton Miami L 3-46
Dec. 30, 1994 Sun North Carolina W 35-31
Dec. 31, 1995 Sugar Virginia Tech L 10-28
Jan. 1, 1997 Fiesta Penn State L 15-38
Jan. 1, 1999 Cotton Mississippi State W 38-11
Jan. 1, 2000 Cotton Arkansas L 6-27
Dec. 29, 2000 Holiday Oregon L 30-35
Dec. 28, 2001 Holiday Washington W 47-43
Jan. 1, 2003 Cotton LSU W 35-20
Dec. 30, 2003 Holiday Washington State L 20-28
Jan. 1, 2005 Rose Michigan W 38-37
Jan. 4, 2006 Rose/BCS National Championship USC W 41-38
Dec. 30, 200 Alamo Iowa W 26-24
Dec. 27, 2007 Holiday Arizona State W 52-34
Jan. 5, 2009 Fiesta Ohio State W 24-21
Jan. 7, 2010 BCS National Championship Alabama L 21-37
Dec. 28, 2011 Holiday California W 21-20
Dec. 29, 2012 Alamo Oregon State W 31-27
Dec. 30, 2013 Alamo Oregon L 7-30
Dec. 29, 2014 Texas Arkansas L 7-31
Dec. 27, 2017 Texas Missouri W 33-16
Jan. 1, 2019 Sugar Georgia W 28-21
Dec. 31, 2019 Alamo Utah W 38-10
Dec. 29, 2020 Alamo Colorado W 55-23
Dec. 29, 2022 Alamo Washington L 20-27
Jan. 1, 2024 CFP Semifinal (Sugar) Washington L 31-37
Dec. 21, 2024 CFP First Round Clemson W 38-24