Week 1 · 2017

Alabama at 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.

Alabama

24

13–1

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 3 meetings vs. Team

Clemson 1–2 vs Alabama

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

Previous 3 meetings vs. Dabo Swinney

Alabama 2–1 vs Dabo Swinney

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

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