2020 College Football Playoff National Championship
The 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship was a college football bowl game that determined a national champion in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the 2019 season. It was played at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Monday, January 13, 2020, with kickoff at 8: 00 p.m. EST. The championship featured the top-seeded LSU Tigers from the Southeastern Conference defeating the third seed Clemson Tigers by a score of 42–25. The win gave LSU their fourth national championship, but their first in the College Football playoff era.
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The 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship was a college football bowl game that determined a national champion in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision for the 2019 season. It was played at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Monday, January 13, 2020, with kickoff at 8: 00 p.m. EST. The championship featured the top-seeded LSU Tigers from the Southeastern Conference defeating the third seed Clemson Tigers by a score of 42–25. The win gave LSU their fourth national championship, but their first in the College Football playoff era. The winning team’s 15–0 record equalled that of the 2018 Clemson Tigers, becoming only the second team to finish 15-0 in a single season since the 1897 Penn Quakers. Both teams play a single set back offense as their primary offensive set. On defense, Clemson plays out of the 4–3 defense, while LSU plays a 3–4 defense.
The game was the culminating game of the 2019–20 bowl season. The Tigers defeated Oklahoma, 63–28, in the CFP semifinal Peach Bowl on December 28, which was LSU’s first C Playoff semifinal appearance. Clemson defeated Virginia in the ACC Championship Game on December 7, and received a bid to the Fiesta Bowl with the release of final CFP rankings on December 8. This was Clemson’s ninth overall CFP game; they had a 6–2 record in prior CFP games, and were the defending champions, having defeated Alabama in the 2019 CFP National Championship. LSU’s most recent loss was to Texas A&M on November 24, 2018; a seven overtime contest. The LSU Tigers’ most recent national championship game appearance had been a loss to Alabama in the 2012 BCS National Championship Game.
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