THIRD AND DATA

Week 16 · 2017

#4 Alabama at #1 Clemson

Mon 01/01/2018 09:00 PMCaesars SuperdomeClemson pregame41% — Pregame win probability: 41% for Clemson. Alabama favored, and won.Neutral site

Played indoors — conditions are not a factor.

#4 Alabama

24

13–1

#1 Clemson

6

12–2

Attendance

72,360

reported

CLEM5 plays, 3 yd · Punt

15:001st & 10own 35JK Scott kickoff for 65 yds , Travis Etienne return for 16 yds to the Clem 16+16
14:501st & 10own 16Tavien Feaster run for no gain to the Clem 160
14:152nd & 10own 16Kelly Bryant pass complete to Ray-Ray McCloud for 3 yds to the Clem 19+3
13:503rd & 7own 19Kelly Bryant pass incomplete to Hunter Renfrow0
13:434th & 7own 19Will Spiers punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Trevon Diggs at the Alab 460

ALA4 plays, 8 yd · Punt

13:351st & 10own 46Damien Harris run for 5 yds to the Clem 49+5
13:012nd & 5opp 49Damien Harris run for 3 yds to the Clem 46+3
12:143rd & 2opp 46Jalen Hurts pass incomplete to Cam Sims0
12:044th & 2opp 46JK Scott punt for 30 yds, downed at the Clem 160

CLEM4 plays, 3 yd · Punt

12:001st & 10own 16Travis Etienne run for 3 yds to the Clem 19+3
11:332nd & 7own 19Kelly Bryant run for no gain to the Clem 190
10:543rd & 7own 19Kelly Bryant pass incomplete to Hunter Renfrow, broken up by Da'Ron Payne0
10:474th & 7own 19Will Spiers punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Trevon Diggs at the Alab 470

ALA12 plays, 47 yd · Field goal

10:401st & 10own 47Jalen Hurts run for 19 yds to the Clem 34 for a 1ST down+19
10:221st & 10opp 34Damien Harris run for a loss of 2 yards to the Clem 36−2
9:462nd & 12opp 36Jalen Hurts pass complete to Henry Ruggs III for 10 yds to the Clem 26+10
9:083rd & 2opp 26Damien Harris run for 11 yds to the Clem 15 for a 1ST down+11
8:391st & 10opp 15Damien Harris run for 6 yds to the Clem 9+6
7:542nd & 4opp 9Bo Scarbrough run for 2 yds to the Clem 7+2
7:113rd & 2opp 7Scarbrough, Bo rush for loss of 7 yards to the CLEMSON14, PENALTY CLEMSON offside (Bryant, Austin) 4 yards to the CLEMSON3, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN ALABAMA.+4
6:441st & 0opp 3Hurts, Jalen pass incomplete to Hurts, Jalen, PENALTY ALABAMA illegal formation 5 yards to the CLEMSON8, NO PLAY.−5
6:341st & goalopp 8Bo Scarbrough run for a loss of 6 yards to the Clem 14−6
5:542nd & goalopp 14Jalen Hurts run for 8 yds to the Clem 6+8
5:273rd & goalopp 6Jalen Hurts pass incomplete to Calvin Ridley0
5:234th & goalopp 6Andy Pappanastos 24 Yd Field Goal+24

CLEM5 plays, -6 yd · Punt

5:234th & 13own 35JK Scott kickoff for 60 yds , Travis Etienne return for 19 yds to the Clem 24+19
5:121st & 10own 24Kelly Bryant run for a loss of 3 yards to the Clem 21−3
4:372nd & 13own 21Kelly Bryant pass complete to Ray-Ray McCloud for a loss of 3 yards to the Clem 18−3
3:583rd & 16own 18Kelly Bryant pass incomplete to Deon Cain0
3:464th & 16own 18Will Spiers punt for 42 yds , Trevon Diggs returns for 14 yds to the Clem 46+14

ALA8 plays, 46 yd · Touchdown

3:391st & 10opp 46Jalen Hurts run for no gain to the Clem 460
2:592nd & 10opp 46Damien Harris run for 9 yds to the Clem 37+9
2:503rd & 1opp 37Damien Harris run for 3 yds to the Clem 34 for a 1ST down+3
2:301st & 10opp 34Damien Harris run for no gain to the Clem 340
1:542nd & 10opp 34Jalen Hurts pass complete to Irv Smith Jr. for 6 yds to the Clem 28+6
1:073rd & 4opp 28Jalen Hurts pass complete to Bo Scarbrough for 15 yds to the Clem 13 for a 1ST down+15
0:451st & 10opp 13Bo Scarbrough run for 1 yd to the Clem 12+1
0:122nd & 9opp 12Calvin Ridley 12 Yd pass from Jalen Hurts (Andy Pappanastos Kick)+12

CLEM15 plays, 54 yd · Field goal

0:122nd & 9own 35JK Scott kickoff for 63 yds , Travis Etienne return for 17 yds to the Clem 19+17
0:011st & 10own 19Kelly Bryant sacked by Raekwon Davis for a loss of 7 yards to the Clem 12−7
0:00own 0End of 1st Quarter0
14:552nd & 17own 12Kelly Bryant run for 5 yds to the Clem 17+5
14:183rd & 12own 17Kelly Bryant run for 20 yds to the Clem 37 for a 1ST down+20
13:521st & 10own 37Adam Choice run for 2 yds to the Clem 39+2
13:272nd & 8own 39Kelly Bryant pass incomplete to Hunter Renfrow0
13:203rd & 8own 39Kelly Bryant pass complete to Deon Cain for 19 yds to the Alab 42 for a 1ST down+19
12:571st & 10opp 42Adam Choice run for 1 yd to the Alab 41+1
12:262nd & 9opp 41Kelly Bryant pass complete to Deon Cain for 8 yds to the Alab 33+8
11:453rd & 1opp 33Kelly Bryant run for 5 yds to the Alab 28 for a 1ST down+5
11:121st & 10opp 28Kelly Bryant sacked by Rashaan Evans for a loss of 3 yards to the Alab 31−3
10:352nd & 13opp 31Kelly Bryant run for 4 yds to the Alab 27+4
10:053rd & 9opp 27Kelly Bryant pass incomplete to Tee Higgins, broken up by Tony Brown0
10:004th & 9opp 27Alex Spence 44 Yd Field Goal+44

ALA10 plays, 41 yd · Punt

10:004th & 9own 35Alex Spence kickoff for 61 yds , Henry Ruggs III return for 11 yds to the Alab 15+11
9:491st & 10own 15Jalen Hurts pass complete to Josh Jacobs for 3 yds to the Alab 18+3
9:222nd & 7own 18Jalen Hurts pass complete to Najee Harris for 22 yds to the Alab 40 for a 1ST down+22
8:551st & 10own 40Jalen Hurts pass incomplete to Calvin Ridley, broken up by Van Smith0
8:472nd & 10own 40Jalen Hurts pass complete to Damien Harris for 9 yds to the Alab 49+9
8:093rd & 1own 49Damien Harris run for 2 yds to the Clem 49 for a 1ST down+2
7:411st & 10opp 49Jalen Hurts pass complete to Josh Jacobs for no gain to the Clem 490
7:102nd & 10opp 49Bo Scarbrough run for 4 yds to the Clem 45+4
6:313rd & 6opp 45Jalen Hurts pass complete to Bo Scarbrough for 1 yd to the Clem 44+1
5:524th & 5opp 44JK Scott punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Hunter Renfrow at the Clem 100

CLEM6 plays, 15 yd · Punt

5:441st & 10own 10Kelly Bryant pass complete to Amari Rodgers for 16 yds to the Clem 26 for a 1ST down+16
5:251st & 10own 26Tavien Feaster run for 4 yds to the Clem 30+4
4:522nd & 6own 30Kelly Bryant pass complete to Tavien Feaster for no gain to the Clem 300
4:163rd & 6own 30Kelly Bryant pass incomplete to Ray-Ray McCloud0
4:164th & 6own 30CLEMSON Penalty, False Start (Isaiah Simmons) to the Clem 25−5
4:064th & 11own 25Will Spiers punt for 37 yds , Trevon Diggs returns for 3 yds to the Alab 41+3

ALA15 plays, 39 yd · Missed FG

3:571st & 10own 41Damien Harris run for 6 yds to the Alab 47+6
3:222nd & 4own 47Harris, Damien rush for no gain to the ALABAMA47, PENALTY CLEMSON offside (Register, Chris) 5 yards to the CLEMSON48, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN ALABAMA.+5
2:571st & 10opp 48Damien Harris run for 2 yds to the Clem 46+2
2:212nd & 8opp 46Damien Harris run for 10 yds to the Clem 36 for a 1ST down+10
2:201st & 10opp 36Timeout CLEMSON, clock 02:200
2:151st & 10opp 36Jalen Hurts pass complete to Calvin Ridley for 9 yds to the Clem 27+9
1:512nd & 1opp 27Hurts, Jalen pass incomplete to Foster, Robert (Mullen, Trayvon), PENALTY ALABAMA ineligible downfield on pass (Williams, Jonah) off-setting, PENALTY CLEMSON Pass Interference (Mullen, Trayvon) off-setting, NO PLAY.0
1:442nd & 1opp 27Bo Scarbrough run for no gain to the Clem 270
1:173rd & 1opp 27Bo Scarbrough run for 6 yds to the Clem 21 for a 1ST down+6
1:071st & 10opp 21Bo Scarbrough run for 1 yd to the Clem 20+1
1:042nd & 9opp 20Timeout ALABAMA, clock 01:040
0:512nd & 9opp 20Jalen Hurts sacked by Austin Bryant for a loss of 5 yards to the Clem 25−5
0:223rd & 14opp 25Jalen Hurts run for 10 yds to the Clem 15+10
0:224th & 4opp 15ALABAMA Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the Clem 20−5
0:174th & 9opp 20Andy Pappanastos 38 yd FG MISSED+38

CLEM2 plays, -1 yd · End of period

0:121st & 10own 20TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the Clem 19−1
0:00own 0End of 2nd Quarter0

ALA2 plays, -2 yd · Turnover

15:001st & 10own 35Alex Spence kickoff for 58 yds , Henry Ruggs III return for 15 yds to the Alab 22+15
14:481st & 10own 22Jalen Hurts run for a loss of 2 yards to the Alab 20 Jalen Hurts fumbled, forced by Kendall Joseph, recovered by Clem Kendall Joseph−2

CLEM4 plays, -5 yd · Field goal

14:381st & 10opp 20Kelly Bryant run for a loss of 2 yards to the Alab 22−2
14:042nd & 12opp 22Kelly Bryant pass complete to Tavien Feaster for a loss of 3 yards to the Alab 25−3
13:193rd & 15opp 25Kelly Bryant run for no gain to the Alab 250
12:454th & 15opp 25Alex Spence 42 Yd Field Goal+42

ALA5 plays, 3 yd · Punt

12:454th & 15own 35Alex Spence kickoff for 60 yds , Henry Ruggs III return for 22 yds to the Alab 27+22
12:311st & 10own 27Jalen Hurts run for no gain to the Alab 270
11:542nd & 10own 27Bo Scarbrough run for 3 yds to the Alab 30+3
11:293rd & 7own 30Jalen Hurts pass incomplete to Bo Scarbrough0
11:174th & 7own 30JK Scott punt for 38 yds, downed at the Clem 320

CLEM6 plays, 33 yd · Turnover

11:101st & 10own 32Kelly Bryant pass complete to Deon Cain for 11 yds to the Clem 43 for a 1ST down+11
10:491st & 10own 43Kelly Bryant pass incomplete to Deon Cain, broken up by Levi Wallace0
10:432nd & 10own 43Travis Etienne run for 8 yds to the Alab 49+8
10:133rd & 2opp 49Kelly Bryant run for 6 yds to the Alab 43 for a 1ST down+6
9:451st & 10opp 43Travis Etienne run for 8 yds to the Alab 35+8
9:182nd & 2own 42Kelly Bryant pass intercepted for a 1ST down Da'Ron Payne return for 21 yds to the Clem 42 for a 1ST down CLEMSON Penalty, Personal Foul (Tremayne Anchrum) to the Clem 27 for a 1ST down−6

ALA7 plays, 27 yd · Touchdown

9:121st & 10opp 27Damien Harris run for 3 yds to the Clem 24+3
8:332nd & 7opp 24Jalen Hurts run for 1 yd to the Clem 23+1
7:453rd & 6opp 23Jalen Hurts pass complete to Calvin Ridley for 5 yds to the Clem 18+5
7:064th & 1opp 18Damien Harris run for 4 yds to the Clem 14 for a 1ST down+4
6:371st & 10opp 14Jalen Hurts pass complete to Calvin Ridley for 13 yds to the Clem 1 for a 1ST down+13
6:221st & goalopp 1Damien Harris run for no gain to the Clem 10
5:402nd & goalopp 1Da'Ron Payne 1 Yd pass from Jalen Hurts (Andy Pappanastos Kick)+1

CLEM2 plays, 0 yd · Defensive TD

5:402nd & 10own 35JK Scott kickoff for 65 yds , Travis Etienne return for 13 yds to the Clem 13+13
5:271st & 10own 13Mack Wilson 18 Yd Interception Return (Andy Pappanastos Kick)−18

CLEM8 plays, -2 yd · Punt

5:271st & 10own 35JK Scott kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
5:171st & 10own 25Kelly Bryant run for 8 yds to the Clem 33+8
4:462nd & 2own 33Kelly Bryant pass complete to Ray-Ray McCloud for 1 yd to the Clem 34+1
4:113rd & 1own 34Kelly Bryant run for 2 yds to the Clem 36 for a 1ST down+2
3:431st & 10own 36Kelly Bryant sacked by Da'Shawn Hand for a loss of 13 yards to the Clem 23−13
2:572nd & 23own 23Kelly Bryant pass complete to Milan Richard for 4 yds to the Clem 27+4
2:283rd & 19own 27Kelly Bryant sacked by Isaiah Buggs for a loss of 4 yards to the Clem 23−4
1:454th & 23own 23Will Spiers punt for 43 yds , Trevon Diggs returns for 13 yds to the Alab 47+13

ALA8 plays, 15 yd · Punt

1:381st & 10own 47Bo Scarbrough run for 6 yds to the Clem 47+6
1:232nd & 4opp 47Jalen Hurts pass incomplete to Bo Scarbrough0
1:153rd & 4opp 47Jalen Hurts run for 7 yds to the Clem 40 for a 1ST down+7
0:491st & 10opp 40Jalen Hurts pass incomplete to Robert Foster0
0:372nd & 10opp 40Jalen Hurts sacked by Clelin Ferrell for a loss of 3 yards to the Clem 43−3
0:133rd & 13opp 43Jalen Hurts run for 5 yds to the Clem 38+5
0:00goal lineEnd of 3rd Quarter0
14:534th & 8opp 38JK Scott punt for 33 yds, downed at the Clem 50

CLEM8 plays, 21 yd · Punt

14:481st & 10own 5Kelly Bryant pass complete to Deon Cain for 11 yds to the Clem 16 for a 1ST down+11
14:311st & 10own 16Kelly Bryant pass complete to Hunter Renfrow for 8 yds to the Clem 24+8
14:022nd & 2own 24Adam Choice run for 1 yd to the Clem 25+1
13:343rd & 1own 25Adam Choice run for 1 yd to the Clem 26 for a 1ST down+1
13:171st & 10own 26Kelly Bryant pass incomplete to Adam Choice0
13:132nd & 10own 26Kelly Bryant pass incomplete to Hunter Renfrow, broken up by Terrell Lewis0
13:053rd & 10own 26Kelly Bryant pass incomplete0
12:544th & 10own 26Will Spiers punt for 43 yds, downed at the Alab 310

ALA4 plays, 3 yd · Punt

12:481st & 10own 31Damien Harris run for 4 yds to the Alab 35+4
12:172nd & 6own 35Jalen Hurts pass complete to Damien Harris for a loss of 5 yards to the Alab 30−5
11:333rd & 11own 30Jalen Hurts pass complete to DeVonta Smith for 4 yds to the Alab 34+4
10:594th & 7own 34JK Scott punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Ray-Ray McCloud at the Clem 250

CLEM4 plays, -7 yd · Punt

10:551st & 10own 25Kelly Bryant pass incomplete to D.J. Greenlee0
10:452nd & 10own 25Kelly Bryant sacked by Anfernee Jennings for a loss of 7 yards to the Clem 18−7
10:033rd & 17own 18Kelly Bryant pass incomplete to Deon Cain, broken up by Mack Wilson0
9:554th & 17own 18Will Spiers punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Trevon Diggs at the Alab 410

ALA7 plays, 22 yd · Punt

9:461st & 10own 41Bo Scarbrough run for 3 yds to the Alab 44+3
9:122nd & 7own 44Bo Scarbrough run for 4 yds to the Alab 48+4
8:303rd & 3own 48Jalen Hurts pass complete to Henry Ruggs III for 15 yds to the Clem 37 for a 1ST down+15
8:071st & 10opp 37Bo Scarbrough run for no gain to the Clem 370
7:222nd & 10opp 37Jalen Hurts pass incomplete to Henry Ruggs III0
7:153rd & 10opp 37Jalen Hurts pass incomplete0
7:064th & 10opp 37JK Scott punt for 37 yds for a touchback0

CLEM20 plays, 75 yd · On downs

6:581st & 10own 20Kelly Bryant run for 4 yds to the Clem 24+4
6:312nd & 6own 24Kelly Bryant pass complete to Hunter Renfrow for 6 yds to the Clem 30 for a 1ST down+6
6:061st & 10own 30Adam Choice run for 9 yds to the Clem 39+9
5:432nd & 1own 39Kelly Bryant pass complete to Deon Cain for 19 yds to the Alab 42 for a 1ST down+19
5:281st & 10opp 42Kelly Bryant pass incomplete0
5:202nd & 10opp 42Kelly Bryant pass complete to Deon Cain for 7 yds to the Alab 35+7
4:423rd & 3opp 35Kelly Bryant pass complete to Hunter Renfrow for 5 yds to the Alab 30 for a 1ST down+5
4:161st & 10opp 30Travis Etienne run for 3 yds to the Alab 27+3
3:452nd & 7opp 27Tavien Feaster pass incomplete to Deon Cain0
3:393rd & 7opp 27Kelly Bryant pass complete to Hunter Renfrow for 9 yds to the Alab 18 for a 1ST down+9
3:211st & 10opp 18Tavien Feaster run for no gain to the Alab 180
2:472nd & 10opp 18Tavien Feaster run for 6 yds to the Alab 12+6
2:323rd & 4opp 12Kelly Bryant pass complete to Hunter Renfrow for 3 yds to the Alab 9+3
2:294th & 1opp 9Timeout CLEMSON, clock 02:290
2:224th & 1opp 9Kelly Bryant run for 3 yds to the Alab 6 for a 1ST down+3
2:001st & goalopp 6Kelly Bryant pass incomplete to Deon Cain0
1:532nd & goalopp 6Kelly Bryant run for 1 yd to the Alab 5+1
1:523rd & 0opp 5Timeout CLEMSON, clock 01:520
1:483rd & goalopp 5Kelly Bryant pass incomplete to Ray-Ray McCloud, broken up by Minkah Fitzpatrick0
1:434th & goalopp 5Kelly Bryant pass incomplete to Trevion Thompson0

ALA4 plays, 11 yd · End of period

1:311st & 10own 6Damien Harris run for 3 yds to the Alab 9+3
0:492nd & 7own 9Damien Harris run for 6 yds to the Alab 15+6
0:103rd & 1own 15Damien Harris run for 2 yds to the Alab 17 for a 1ST down+2
0:00goal lineEnd of 4th Quarter0

Field position is from the offense’s point of view, the same as the drive chart. Play descriptions are CFBD’s own.

Previous 10 meetings vs. Alabama

Clemson 1–9 vs Alabama

  • 2016 · wk 16Clemson 35 @ Alabama 31
  • 2015 · wk 16Alabama 45 @ Clemson 40
  • 2008 · wk 1Alabama 34 @ Clemson 10
  • 1975 · wk 3Clemson 0 @ Alabama 56
  • 1969 · wk 7Alabama 38 @ Clemson 13
  • 1968 · wk 7Clemson 14 @ Alabama 21
  • 1967 · wk 8Alabama 13 @ Clemson 10
  • 1966 · wk 5Clemson 0 @ Alabama 26
  • 1936 · wk 3Clemson 0 @ Alabama 32
  • 1935 · wk 8Clemson 0 @ Alabama 33

Previous 3 meetings vs. Dabo Swinney

Alabama 2–1 vs Dabo Swinney

  • 2016 · wk 16Clemson 35 @ Alabama 31
  • 2015 · wk 16Alabama 45 @ Clemson 40
  • 2008 · wk 1 (coaching change that season)Alabama 34 @ Clemson 10

† That school changed coaches during the season and the loader cannot say which games he took.

Previous 3 meetings vs. Nick Saban

Clemson 1–2 vs Nick Saban

  • 2016 · wk 16Clemson 35 @ Alabama 31
  • 2015 · wk 16Alabama 45 @ Clemson 40
  • 2008 · wk 1Alabama 34 @ Clemson 10

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