What better way to kick off 2021 than to sit back and enjoy four of college football’s best teams squaring off for a berth in the Jan. 11 national championship game? ESPN Honolulu will bring you both semifinal games starting at 11:00 a.m. with the Rose Bowl matchup between No. 1 Alabama against No. 4-seed Notre Dame. Immediately following that game will be the Sugar Bowl clash between No. 2 Clemson and No. 3 Ohio State.
Here are the past College Football Playoffs results. Alabama and Clemson are both making their sixth CFP appearance since the format began in 2014. This will be Ohio State’s fourth CFP appearance and Notre Dame’s second.
2014 Season:
(4) Ohio State 42, (1) Alabama 35
(2) Oregon 59, (3) Florida State 20
CHAMPIONSHIP: (4) Ohio State 42, (2) Oregon 20
2015 Season:
(1) Clemson 37, (4) Oklahoma 17
(2) Alabama 38, (3) Michigan State 0
CHAMPIONSHIP: (2) Alabama 45, (1) Clemson 40
2016 Season:
(1) Alabama 24, (4) Washington 7
(2) Clemson, (3) Ohio State 0
CHAMPIONSHIP: (2) Clemson 35, (1) Alabama 31
2017 Season:
(4) Alabama 24, (1) Clemson 6
(3) Georgia 54, (2) Oklahoma 48 (3 OTs)
CHAMPIONSHIP: (4) Alabama 26, (3) Georgia 23 (OT)
2018 Season:
(1) Alabama 45, (4) Oklahoma 34
(2) Clemson 30, (3) Notre Dame 3
CHAMPIONSHIP: (2) Clemson 44, (1) Alabama 16
2019 Season:
(1) LSU 63, (4) Oklahoma 28
(3) Clemson 29, (2) Ohio State 23
CHAMPIONSHIP: (1) LSU 42, (3) Clemson 25
2020 Season:
(1) Alabama vs (4) Notre Dame
(2) Clemson vs (3) Ohio State
CHAMPIONSHIP: ???
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