Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Recap

Monday, January 1, 2018 | 7:45 p.m. CT No. 4 Alabama 24, No. 1 Clemson 6 Mercedes-Benz Superdome | New Orleans, Louisiana

SCORE BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	FINAL
UA #4 Alabama (12-1)	10	0	14	0	24
CU #1 Clemson (12-2)	0	3	3	0	6

2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Allstate Sugar Bowl

GAME BOOK

Attendance:
72,360

Kickoff Time:
8:01 p.m. CT

End of Game:
11:20 p.m. CT

Game Duration:
3:19

SCORING SUMMARY

QTR	TIME	SCORE (V-H)	TEAM	SCORING PLAY	DRIVE
1st	05:23	3-0	Alabama	Andy Pappanastos 24 yd FG	10-47 (5:24)
1st	00:12	10-0	Alabama	Calvin Ridley 12 yd pass from Jalen Hurts (Andy Pappanastos kick)	8-46 (3:34)
2nd	10:00	10-3	Clemson	Alex Spencer 44 yd FG	13-54 (5:03)
3rd	12:45	10-6	Clemson	Alex Spence 42 yd FG	4- -5 (2:03)
3rd	05:40	17-6	Alabama	Da'Ron Payne 1 yd pass from Jalen Hurts (Andy Pappanastos kick)	7-27 (3:38)
3rd	05:27	24-6	Alabama	Mack Wilson 18 yd INT (Andy Pappanastos kick)

ALABAMA STARTERS

POS.	NO.	OFFENSE
WR	1	Robert Foster
QB	2	Jalen Hurts
WR	3	Calvin Ridley
RB	34	Damien Harris
RG	66	Lester Cotton
LG	71	Ross Pierschbacher
LT	73	Jonah Williams
C	75	Bradley Bozeman
RT	77	Matt Womack
TE	82	Irv Smith Jr.
TE	84	Hale Hentges

POS.	NO.	DEFENSE
DE	9A	Da'Shawn Hand
ST	14	Deionte Thompson
FS	15	Ronnie Harrison
CB	28	Anthony Averett
SS	29	Minkah Fitzpatrick
MLB	30	Mack Wilson
WLB	32	Rashaan Evans
JLB	33	Anfernee Jennings
CB	39	Levi Wallace
DE	49	Isaiah Buggs
NG	94	Da'Ron Payne

ALABAMA RESERVES

2B - Brian Robinson Jr., 2A - Tony Brown, 3A - Daniel Wright, 4 - Jerry Jeudy, 5 - Shyheim Carter, 6 - Hootie Jones, 6A - DeVonta Smith, 7 - Trevon Diggs, 8 - Josh Jacobs, 9 - Bo Scarbrough, 10 - JK Scott, 11 - Henry Ruggs III, 12 - Andy Pappanastos, 17 - Cam Sims, 22 - Najee Harris, 24 - Terrell Lewis, 25 - Xavier McKinney, 31 - Keaton Anderson, 42 - Keith Holcombe, 43 - VanDarius Cowan, 45 - Thomas Fletcher, 47 - Christian Miller, 48 - Mekhi Brown, 52 - Scott Meyer, 65 - Deonte Brown, 69 - Joshua Frazier, 74 - Jedrick Wills Jr., 81 - Derek Kief, 92 - Quinnen Williams, 99 - Raekwon Davis.

CLEMSON STARTERS

POS.	NO.	OFFENSE
QB	2	Kelly Bryant
C	5F	Justin Falcinelli
WR	8	Deon Cain
WR	13	Hunter Renfrow
WR	21	Ray-Ray McCloud
RB	28	Tavien Feaster
LG	51	Taylor Hearn
RG	55	Tyrone Crowder
LT	75	Mitch Hyatt
RT	76	Sean Pollard
TE	80	Milan Richard

POS.	NO.	DEFENSE
CB	1	Trayvon Mullen
SLB	6	Dorian O'Daniel
DE	7	Austin Bryant
SS	12	K'Von Wallace
FS	23	Van Smith
CB	31	Ryan Carter
MLB	33	J.D. Davis
WLB	34	Kendall Joseph
DT	42	Christian Wilkins
DT	90	Dexter Lawrence
DE	99	Clelin Ferrell

CLEMSON RESERVES

1T - Trevion Thompson, 1J - Denzel Johnson, 2F - Mark Fields, 2R - Darien Rencher, 3 - Amari Rodgers, 4S - Alex Spencer, 5H - Tee Higgins, 8T - A.J. Terrell, 9D - Brian Dawkins Jr., 9 - Travis Etienne, 11 - Isaiah Simmons, 14 - Diondre Overton, 16 - Will Swinney, 17 - Cornell Powell, 18 - T.J. Chase, 19 - Tanner Muse, 24 - Nolan Turner, 26 - Adam Choice, 27 - C.J. Fuller, 30 - Jalen Williams, 32 - Kyle Cote, 43 - Chad Smith, 44 - Nyles Pinckney, 45 - Chris Register, 47 - James Skalski, 48 - Will Spiers, 52 - Austin Spence, 58 - Patrick Phibbs, 64 - Pat Godfrey, 67 - Albert Huggins, 69 - Maverick Morris, 73 - Tremayne Anchrum, 84 - Cannon Smith, 87 - D.J. Greenlee.

OFFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jalen Hurts
So., QB, Alabama

DEFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Da'Ron Payne
Jr., DL, Alabama

TEAM STATISTICS	UA	CU
First downs	16	14
Rushing	9	6
Passing	5	8
Penalty	2	0
Rushes-Yards	42-141	33-64
Passing Yards	120	124
Passes Comp-Att-Int	16-24-0	18-37-2
Total Offense (Plays-Yards)	66-261	70-188
Punt Returns-Yards	3-30	0-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards	3-48	4-65
Punts (Number-Avg)	6-35.5	7-39.3
Fumbles-Lost	1-1	0-0
Sacks By (Number-Yards)	5-34	2-8
Penalties-Yards	2-10	4-29
3rd Down Conversions	8-of-17	8-of-19
4th Down Conversions	1-of-1	1-of-2

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing:	Alabama - Damien Harris, 19-77; Jalen Hurts, 11-40; Bo Scarbrough, 12-24. Clemson - Travis Etienne, 4-22; Kelly Bryant, 19-19; Adam Choice, 5-14; Tavien Feaster, 4-10.
Passing:	Alabama - Jalen Hurts, 16-24-0, 120, 2 TD. Clemson - Kelly Bryant, 18-36-2, 124; Tavien Feaster, 0-1-0, 0.
Receiving:	Alabama - Calvin Ridley, 4-39, 1 TD; Henry Ruggs III, 2-25; Bo Scarbrough, 2-16; Damien Harris, 2-4; Josh Jacobs, 2-3; Najee Harris, 1-22; Irv Smith Jr., 1-6; Hootie Jones, 1-4; Da'Ron Payne, 1-1, 1 TD. Clemson - Deon Cain, 6-75; Hunter Renfrow, 5-31; Ray-Ray McCloud, 3-1; Tavien Feaster, 2- -3; Amari Rodgers, 1-16; Milan Richard, 1-4.
Punting:	Alabama - JK Scott, 6-213, 35.5. Clemson - Will Spiers, 7-275, 39.3.
Returns:	Alabama - Punt: Trevon Diggs, 3-30; Kickoff: Henry Ruggs III, 3-48; Intercept: Mack Wilson, 1-18; Da'Ron Payne, 1-21. Clemson - Punt: None; Kickoff: Travis Etienne, 4-65; Intercept: None.
Field Goals:	Alabama - Andy Pappanastos, 1-2 (24 Good, 38 Missed). Clemson - Alex Spence, 2-2 (44 Good, 42 Good).
Tackles: (Solo-Assist-Total, Sacks-Yds, TFL-Yds)	Alabama - Rashaan Evans (5-4-9, 1-3, 1-3); Mack Wilson (4-2-6, 0, 0); Levi Wallace (6-0-6, 0, 0); Da'Shawn Hand (2-3-5, 1-13, 1-13); Anfernee Jennings (4-1-5, 1-7, 3-12); Raekwon Davis (4-1-5, 1-7, 2-10); Deionte Thompson (3-1-4, 0, 0); Minkah Fitzpatrick (3-0-3, 0, 1-3); Isaiah Buggs (2-1-3, 1-4, 1-4); Ronnie Harrison (2-0-2, 0, 0); Terrell Lewis (1-1-2, 0, 0); Anthony Averett (2-0-2, 0, 0); Da'Ron Payne (2-0-2, 0, 0); Tony Brown (1-0-1, 0, 0); Trevon Diggs (1-0-1, 0, 0); Christian Miller (0-1-1, 0, 0); Mekhi Brown (1-0-1, 0, 0); Joshua Frazier (1-0-1, 0, 0); Derek Kief (1-0-1, 0, 0); Quinnen Williams (0-1-1, 0, 0). Clemson - Kendall Joseph (7-3-10, 0, 1-2); Van Smith (6-2-8, 0, 0); J.D. Davis (7-1-8, 0, 1-6); Christian Wilkins (7-1-8, 0, 0); K'Von Wallace (4-1-5, 0, 0); Dorian O'Daniel (3-1-4, 0, 1-2); James Skalski (3-1-4, 0, 0); Clelin Ferrell (2-2-4, 1-3, 1-3); Trayvon Mullen (3-0-3, 0, 0); Austin Bryant (3-0-3, 1-5, 1-5); Ryan Carter (2-1-3, 0, 0); Tanner Muse (2-0-2, 0, 0); Denzel Johnson (1-0-1, 0, 0); Isaiah Simmons (1-0-1, 0, 0); Cornell Powell (1-0-1, 0, 0); Chad Smith (0-1-1, 0, 0); Tremayne Anchrum (1-0-1, 0, 0); Dexter Lawrence (1-0-1, 0, 0).