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2015 week 1 · postseason · Monday, January 11, 2016 at 7:30 PM CT · State Farm Stadium · 📺 ESPN · 75,765 att · 53.6°F, wind 5.8

Drive chart

Alabama Clemson bar spans the drive · tick marks the start
OWN G255025END ZONE
Q1
PUNT
9 pl · 26 yd · 4:01
0–0
PUNT
8 pl · 26 yd · 2:09
0–0
TD
3 pl · 59 yd · 0:55
7–0
TD
6 pl · 54 yd · 2:37
7–7
MISSED FG
7 pl · 34 yd · 3:01
7–7
TD
7 pl · 73 yd · 2:17
7–14
Q2
PUNT
4 pl · 22 yd · 2:29
7–14
INT
2 pl · 7 yd · 0:33
7–14
TD
7 pl · 42 yd · 2:23
14–14
PUNT
3 pl · 8 yd · 1:40
14–14
PUNT
6 pl · 20 yd · 3:30
14–14
PUNT
7 pl · 12 yd · 2:40
14–14
PUNT
3 pl · -3 yd · 1:08
14–14
MISSED FG
4 pl · 40 yd · 0:32
14–14
END OF HALF
1 pl · 12 yd · 0:05
14–14
Q3
PUNT
3 pl · 7 yd · 1:14
14–14
TD
3 pl · 64 yd · 0:53
21–14
FG
9 pl · 55 yd · 2:43
21–17
PUNT
3 pl · -1 yd · 1:44
21–17
TD
9 pl · 60 yd · 3:38
21–24
PUNT
5 pl · 20 yd · 2:04
21–24
PUNT
6 pl · 5 yd · 2:01
21–24
PUNT
3 pl · 7 yd · 0:55
21–24
Q4
PUNT
4 pl · 10 yd · 1:41
21–24
FG
8 pl · 64 yd · 2:33
24–24
TD
2 pl · 50 yd · 0:49
31–24
FG
6 pl · 61 yd · 1:58
31–27
TD
0 pl · 0 yd · 0:16
38–27
TD
8 pl · 75 yd · 2:51
38–33
TD
8 pl · 75 yd · 3:33
45–33
TD
6 pl · 68 yd · 0:55
45–40
END OF HALF
1 pl · -1 yd · 0:12
45–40
32 drives. Field position runs left to right for both teams: 0 is the offense's own goal line, 100 the one it is attacking.

Defense

1takeaways0
2three-and-outs forced3
7 of 15scoring drives allowed7 of 17
No individual defensive box score for this game — CollegeFootballData carries tackles from 2016 on, and nothing but interceptions before that. The team numbers above come from the play and drive rows, which reach back to 2016 and 2015 respectively.

Special teams

1 of 2field goals2 of 3
7punts6
42.4punt average44.2
0punts inside the 200
208return yards90
own 34average drive startown 30
Alabama
K Adam Griffith 1/2 FG · long 33 · 6/6 XP
P JK Scott 7 punts · 42.4 avg
KR Kenyan Drake 5 ret · 196 yds · long 95 · 1 TD
PR Cyrus Jones 1 ret · 12 yds · long 12
Clemson
K Greg Huegel 2/3 FG · long 37 · 4/4 XP
P Andy Teasdall 6 punts · 44.2 avg
KR Artavis Scott 2 ret · 59 yds · long 43
KR Milan Richard 1 ret · 9 yds · long 9
PR Artavis Scott 2 ret · 22 yds · long 13
K kicking, P punting, KR kick returns, PR punt returns. Average drive start counts only drives that began after a punt or a kickoff — a drive handed over by a takeaway is the defense's doing.

Series recent meetings

2018 Clemson 44 – 16 Alabama
2017 Alabama 24 – 6 Clemson
2016 Clemson 35 – 31 Alabama
2008 Alabama 34 – 10 Clemson
1975 Clemson 0 – 56 Alabama
1969 Alabama 38 – 13 Clemson
1968 Clemson 14 – 21 Alabama
1967 Alabama 13 – 10 Clemson
Last 8 meetings shown. Full all-time series sits on each team page.
No play-by-play for this game — league-wide plays start in 2016.
Data: CollegeFootballData · terminal