2020 CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FACT SHEET CLEMSON TIGERS LSU TIGERS 2019 Record 14-0 (8-0 ACC) 2019 Record 14-0 (8-0 SEC) Rankings No
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2020 CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME FACT SHEET CLEMSON TIGERS LSU TIGERS 2019 Record 14-0 (8-0 ACC) 2019 Record 14-0 (8-0 SEC) Rankings No. 3 CFP, No. 3 AP, No. 3 USA Today Rankings No. 1 CFP, No. 1 AP, No. 1 USA Today Location Clemson, S.C. Location Baton Rouge, La. Colors Tiger Orange & Regalia Colors Purple & Gold Enrollment 25,822 Enrollment 30,987 Head Coach Dabo Swinney (Alabama ‘93) Head Coach Ed Orgeron (Northwestern State ‘84) Overall Record at Clemson (seasons) 130-30 (12th) Overall Record at LSU (seasons) 39-9 (4th) Home Record at Clemson 73-7 Bowl Record at LSU 3-1 Away/Neutral Record at Clemson 57-23 Career Overall Record (seasons) 55-36 (8th) Bowl Record at Clemson 10-5 Career Record vs. Clemson 0-0 ACC Regular-Season Record 77-16 Offensive Coordinator Steve Ensminger Career Overall Record (seasons) 130-30 (12th) Defensive Coordinator Dave Aranda Career Record vs. LSU 1-0 Athletic Communications Primary Contact Michael Bonnette Offensive Coordinators Tony Elliott, Jeff Scott Email [email protected] Defensive Coordinator Brent Venables Athletic Communications Secondary Contact Brandon Berrio Athletic Website ClemsonTigers.com Athletic Website LSUSports.net COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION FBS STAT RANKING COMPARISON Primary Football Contact Ross Taylor (Missouri ‘10) Category Clemson LSU Cell Phone 972-741-7778 Winning Percentage 100.0 (T-1) 100.0 (T-1) Email [email protected] Scoring Offense 45.3 (4) 48.9 (1) Secondary Football Contact Brian Hennessy (Clemson ‘98) CLEMSON VS. LSU Scoring Defense 11.5 (1) 21.6 (29) Cell Phone 864-986-9046 Total Offense 538.4 (3) 564.2 (1) Email [email protected] MONDAY • JAN. 13, 2020 Total Defense 264.1 (2) 339.9 (29) Clemson Ticket Offi ce Phone 1-800-CLEMSON 8 p.m. EST Rushing Offense 246.1 (11) 167.0 (60) CFP Website CollegeFootballPlayoff.com Mercedes-Benz Superdome (72,000) Rushing Defense 112.6 (15) 118.0 (20) CFP Primary Media Contact Brett Daniels New Orleans, La. Passing Offense 292.2 (19) 397.2 (2) Cell Phone 214-437-3603 Passing Defense 151.5 (1) 221.9 (56) Email [email protected] TELEVISION - ESPN Pass Effi ciency Offense 161.8 (11) 199.4 (2) CFP Secondary Media Contact Katie Cavender Play-By-Play Announcer - Chris Fowler Pass Effi ciency Defense 96.3 (1) 111.4 (7) Cell Phone 775-750-2800 Color Commentator - Kirk Herbstreit Completion % Offense 65.3 (17) 76.3 (1) Email [email protected] Sideline Correspondents - Tom Rinaldi, Maria Taylor Interceptions By Defense 19 (3) 17 (T-5) Sacks Per Game By Defense 2.9 (T-15) 2.5 (T-40) NATIONAL RADIO - ESPN Sacks Per Game Allowed 1.1 (8) 2.1 (71) Play-By-Play Announcer - Sean McDonough Tackles For Loss Per Game By Defense 7.9 (T-7) 6.3 (T-46) 2019 CLEMSON RESULTS (14-0) Color Commentator - Todd Blackledge Tackles For Loss Per Game Allowed 4.6 (14) 4.8 (T-20) Date Opponent (Rank) W-L Score Sideline Correspondents - Ian Fitzsimmons, Holly Rowe Turnover Margin Per Game +1.1 (T-5) +0.6 (T-16) 8-29 * Georgia Tech W 52-14 Turnovers Gained 30 (T-2) 21 (T-33) 9-7 Texas A&M (12,11) W 24-10 CLEMSON RADIO - CLEMSON TIGERS NETWORK Turnovers Lost 14 (T-20) 12 (T-8) 9-14 * at Syracuse W 41-6 Play-By-Play Announcer - Don Munson Net Punting 40.3 (29) 38.1 (73) 9-21 Charlotte W 52-10 Color Commentators - Tim Bourret, Brad Scott Punt Return Offense 6.0 (90) 12.3 (20) 9-28 * at North Carolina W 21-20 Sideline Correspondent - Reggie Merriweather Punt Return Defense 7.3 (64) 16.7 (129) 10-12 * Florida State W 45-14 Kickoff Return Offense 22.0 (40) 20.8 (63) 10-19 * at Louisville W 45-10 Kickoff Return Defense 17.6 (13) 21.9 (91) 10-26 * Boston College W 59-7 First Downs By Offense 370 (3) 389 (2) 11-2 Wofford W 59-14 First Downs Allowed 189 (1) 260 (58) 11-9 * at NC State W 55-10 Third-Down Conversion % (Offense) 46.5 (17) 51.5 (4) 11-16 * Wake Forest W 52-3 Third-Down Conversion % (Defense) 31.0 (11) 30.7 (T-9) 11-30 at South Carolina W 38-3 Fourth-Down Conversion % (Offense) 50.0 (T-77) 62.5 (23) 12-7 # Virginia (22,22) W 62-17 Fourth-Down Conversion % (Defense) 40.9 (23) 48.4 (T-53) 12-28 $ Ohio State (2,2) W 29-23 Time of Possession Per Game 30:37 (47) 30:04 (64) * - ACC regular-season game; # - ACC Championship Game Fewest Penalties Per Game 5.6 (44) 5.9 (56) (Charlotte, N.C.); $ - Fiesta Bowl (Glendale, Ariz.); Note: Home Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game 44.2 (21) 58.4 (87) games in bold; opponent rankings by AP,Coaches. Note: National rankings in (parentheses). CLEMSON BOWL HISTORY (25-20) Year Bowl Site Opponent (Rank) W-L Score 2001 Humanitarian Boise, Idaho Louisiana Tech W 49-24 1939 Cotton Dallas, Texas Boston College (11,NR) W 6-3 2002 Tangerine Orlando, Fla. Texas Tech L 15-55 1948 Gator Jacksonville, Fla. Missouri W 24-23 2003 Peach Atlanta, Ga. Tennessee (6,7) W 27-14 1950 Orange Miami, Fla. Miami (Fla.) (15,16) W 15-14 2005 Champs Sports Orlando, Fla. Colorado W 19-10 1951 Gator Jacksonville, Fla. Miami (Fla.) L 0-14 2006 Music City Nashville, Tenn. Kentucky L 20-28 1956 Orange Miami, Fla. Colorado (20,18) L 21-27 2007 Chick-fi l-A Atlanta, Ga. Auburn (22,21) L 20-23 1958 Sugar New Orleans, La. Louisiana State (1,1) L 0-7 2008 Gator Jacksonville, Fla. Nebraska L 21-26 1959 Bluebonnet Houston, Texas TCU (7,8) W 23-7 2009 Music City Nashville, Tenn. Kentucky W 21-13 1977 Gator Jacksonville, Fla. Pittsburgh (10,9) L 3-34 2010 Meineke Car Care Charlotte, N.C. South Florida L 26-31 1978 Gator Jacksonville, Fla. Ohio State (20,NR) W 17-15 2011 Orange Miami Gardens, Fla. West Virginia (23,22) L 33-70 1979 Peach Atlanta, Ga. Baylor (19,19) L 18-24 2012 Chick-fi l-A Atlanta, Ga. Louisiana State (9,7) W 25-24 1981 Orange Miami, Fla. Nebraska (4,4) W 22-15 2013 Orange Miami Gardens, Fla. Ohio State (7,6) W 40-35 1985 Independence Shreveport, La. Minnesota L 13-20 2014 Russell Athletic Orlando, Fla. Oklahoma (NR,24) W 40-6 1986 Gator Jacksonville, Fla. Stanford (20,17) W 27-21 2015 Orange Miami Gardens, Fla. Oklahoma (4,3) W 37-17 1987 Citrus Orlando, Fla. Penn State (20,19) W 35-10 CFP National Championship Glendale, Ariz. Alabama (2,2) L 40-45 1988 Citrus Orlando, Fla. Oklahoma (10,11) W 13-6 2016 Fiesta Glendale, Ariz. Ohio State (2,2) W 31-0 1989 Gator Jacksonville, Fla. West Virginia (17,17) W 27-7 CFP National Championship Tampa, Fla. Alabama (1,1) W 35-31 1990 Hall of Fame Tampa, Fla. Illinois (16,17) W 30-0 2017 Sugar New Orleans, La. Alabama (4,4) L 6-24 1991 Citrus Orlando, Fla. California (14,14) L 13-37 2018 Cotton Arlington, Texas Notre Dame (3,3) W 30-3 1993 Peach Atlanta, Ga. Kentucky W 14-13 CFP National Championship Santa Clara, Calif. Alabama (1,1) W 44-16 1995 Gator Jacksonville, Fla. Syracuse L 0-41 2019 Fiesta Glendale, Ariz. Ohio State (2,2) W 29-23 1996 Peach Atlanta, Ga. Louisiana State (17,16) L 7-10 CFP National Championship New Orleans, La. Louisiana State (1,1) 1997 Peach Atlanta, Ga. Auburn (13,13) L 17-21 Note: Years are regular season, not necessarily the calendar year the game was played; rankings 1999 Peach Atlanta, Ga. Mississippi State (15,16) L 7-17 by AP,USA. 2000 Gator Jacksonville, Fla. Virginia Tech (6,5) L 20-41 @CLEMSONFB NOTES CLEMSON HEADS TO NEW ORLEANS - Clemson attempting to become the first team to win opening the season against Georgia Tech on Aug. 29, back-to-back national championships since Alabama in and the 137 elapsed days from the season opener to IN SEARCH OF SECOND STRAIGHT 2011-12. the season finale will represent the longest season in NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP - Clemson attempting to become the first team to win Clemson history. The Clemson Tigers will attempt to earn their second back-to-back national championships with a perfect record - Head Coach Dabo Swinney attempting to join College straight title and their third championship in four years since 1994-95, when Nebraska won championships with Football Hall of Famers Amos Alonzo Stagg (Chicago, on Monday, Jan. 13, when they face the LSU Tigers in the records of 13-0 and 12-0 respectively. The only other 1896 and 1899) and George Woodruff (Penn, 1892 College Football Playoff National Championship. Kickoff schools to do so in the AP Poll era were Oklahoma (1955- and 1897) as the only coaches in major college football at Mercedes-Benz Superdome is set for 8 p.m. ET. 56), Army (1944-45) and Minnesota (1940-41). history with multiple 15-win seasons to their credit. Another Clemson championship would be Clemson's - Clemson attempting to become the third team in the Swinney would become the first coach in major college fourth football title in school history, joining the 1981, NCAA's list of consensus national champions since 1950 football history to win 15 games in back-to-back seasons. 2016 and 2018 squads.