College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Alabama 45, Clemson 40
When: 8:30 PM   ET ,  Monday, January 11, 2016
Where: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Attendance: 75765
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Alabama 7 7 7 24 45
Clemson 14 0 10 16 40
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 7:55
Alabama   TD  Clemson 0 - Alabama 7
Derrick Henry 50 yd. run (Adam Griffith kick)
1st Quarter - 5:18
Clemson   TD  Clemson 7 - Alabama 7
Hunter Renfrow 31 yd. pass from Deshaun Watson (Greg Huegel kick)
1st Quarter - 0:00
Clemson   TD  Clemson 14 - Alabama 7
Hunter Renfrow 11 yd. pass from Deshaun Watson (Greg Huegel kick)
2nd Quarter - 9:35
Alabama   TD  Clemson 14 - Alabama 14
Derrick Henry 1 yd. run (Adam Griffith kick)
3rd Quarter - 12:53
Alabama   TD  Clemson 14 - Alabama 21
O.J. Howard 53 yd. pass from Jake Coker (Adam Griffith kick)
3rd Quarter - 10:10
Clemson   FG  Clemson 17 - Alabama 21
Greg Huegel 37 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 4:48
Clemson   TD  Clemson 24 - Alabama 21
Wayne Gallman 1 yd. run (Greg Huegel kick)
4th Quarter - 10:34
Alabama   FG  Clemson 24 - Alabama 24
Adam Griffith 33 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 9:45
Alabama   TD  Clemson 24 - Alabama 31
O.J. Howard 51 yd. pass from Jake Coker (Adam Griffith kick)
4th Quarter - 7:47
Clemson   FG  Clemson 27 - Alabama 31
Greg Huegel 31 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 7:31
Alabama   TD  Clemson 27 - Alabama 38
Kenyan Drake 95 yd. kickoff return (Adam Griffith kick)
4th Quarter - 4:40
Clemson   TD  Clemson 33 - Alabama 38
Artavis Scott 15 yd. pass from Deshaun Watson (run failed)
4th Quarter - 1:07
Alabama   TD  Clemson 33 - Alabama 45
Derrick Henry 1 yd. run (Adam Griffith kick)
4th Quarter - 0:12
Clemson   TD  Clemson 40 - Alabama 45
Jordan Leggett 24 yd. pass from Deshaun Watson (Greg Huegel kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Alabama Clemson
W‑L 14 - 1 - 0 14 - 1 - 0
Conference 8 - 1 - 0 9 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Alabama Clemson
Score 45 40
1st Downs 18 31
3rd Down Efficiency 9-for-18
50%
6-for-14
43%
4th Down Efficiency 0-for-0
0%
0-for-0
0%
Total Yards 473 550
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 46-138 38-145
Average/Rush 3.0 3.8
Passing
Comp-Att 16-25 30-47
Passing Yards 335 405
Average/Pass Play 11.2 8.3
Penalties-Yards 2-21 4-27
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Time of Possession 30:31 29:29
PLAYER STATS
Alabama (14 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
J. Coker 16/25 335 2 0
Clemson (14 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
D. Watson 30/47 405 4 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
D. Henry 36 158 4.4 3
K. Drake 1 1 1.0 0
J. Coker 8 -20 -2.5 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
D. Watson 20 73 3.6 0
W. Gallman 14 45 3.2 1
A. Scott 2 19 9.5 0
R. McCloud 1 4 4.0 0
Z. Brooks 1 4 4.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
O. Howard 5 208 41.6 2
A. Stewart 2 63 31.5 0
R. Mullaney 1 29 29.0 0
K. Drake 2 21 10.5 0
C. Ridley 6 14 2.3 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
C. Peake 6 99 16.5 0
H. Renfrow 7 88 12.6 2
J. Leggett 5 78 15.6 1
W. Gallman 3 61 20.3 0
Z. Brooks 4 39 9.8 0
A. Scott 4 33 8.2 1
R. McCloud 1 7 7.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
E. Jackson 1 0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
R. Evans 2.0 14.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
K. Dodd 3.0 20.0
S. Lawson 2.0 11.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
R. Evans 2.0 14.0
D. Hand 2.0 6.0
R. Foster 1.0 5.0
M. Humphrey 1.0 2.0
D. Pettway 1.0 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
K. Dodd 5.0 26.0
S. Lawson 2.0 11.0
C. Tankersley 1.0 2.0
C. Watkins 1.0 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Fumbles
  NO.
C. Peake 1
D. Watson 1