College Football Playoff
Postseason tournament in American college football
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| 2025 | Championship game venues have consistently been stadiums hosting NFL teams, played either indoors or in warm-weather cities through this season. |
| 2024 | First-round playoff games were simulcast on ABC for the 2024–25 season. |
| 2024 | Significant expansion of conference representation, with Oregon joining the Big Ten and participating in the College Football Playoff. |
| 2024 | First implementation of the expanded 12-team playoff format, featuring a new first round where seeds 5-12 play in home stadiums of better-seeded teams. |
| December 21 2024 | First-round games scheduled on Saturday, December 21, coinciding with NFL late December Saturday games, resulting in audience competition between CFP and NFL broadcasts. |
| May 2024 | TNT Sports signed a five-year sublicensing agreement to broadcast two first-round and two quarterfinal games per year from 2026–27 to 2028–29. |
| March 19 2024 | ESPN secured a six-year broadcasting extension for College Football Playoff worth $1.3 billion per year, adding four new first-round playoff games to their existing rights. |
| 2023 | Notable season where Florida State, despite being undefeated (13-0), was controversially left out of the playoff, marking a significant moment in the playoff selection process. |
| 2023 | CFP Board of Managers voted to expand the playoff from four to twelve teams, with the new format set to begin in 2024 and last through at least the 2025 season. |
| 2023 | Cooper Manning's son, Arch, was recognized as the top-rated high school quarterback in the class of 2023 and joined the University of Texas football squad. |
| December 2022 | Final approval of the new 12-team playoff format to be implemented in the 2024 season, with a revised structure of five conference champions and seven at-large bids. |
| September 2 2022 | CFP Board of Managers unanimously voted to expand playoffs to 12 teams, following the announcement of USC and UCLA leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten, which dissolved the 'alliance' between conferences. |
| February 18 2022 | CFP initially rejected the playoff expansion proposal, primarily due to resistance from the Atlantic Coast Conference, which delayed implementation until at least the 2026 season. |
| 2021 | Peyton Manning was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. |
| December 31 2021 | Semifinal games played on December 31, which was observed as a holiday. |
| November 23 2021 | Cincinnati became the first Group of Five team ranked fourth in the CFP rankings. |
| June 2021 | College Football Playoff (CFP) announced it would begin studying expansion to a 12-team playoff format. |
| 2020 | Unique playoff season during the COVID-19 pandemic, with limited games and unconventional team selections, including Ohio State playing only 6 games and being selected for the playoff. |
| 2019 | Urban Meyer revealed he intentionally ran up the score against Wisconsin in the Big Ten Championship Game to help Ohio State be chosen for the playoff, admitting to leaving starters in despite a 45-0 lead. |
| 2017 | ACC implemented a requirement for teams to play at least one Power Five school in non-league games, which could include Notre Dame, other ACC schools, or BYU. |
| 2016 | FBS conferences were allowed to stage football championship games even without 12 members. |
| 2016 | SEC mandated that all member teams must play a Power Five conference opponent (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12, or Notre Dame) in their non-conference schedule. |
| 2016 |
2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Seven members of the 2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (Ryan Kelly, Reggie Ragland, Derrick Henry, A'Shawn Robinson, Jarran Reed, Cyrus Jones, and Kenyan Drake) were invited to participate in the NFL Scouting Combine.
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2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Multiple players from the 2015 team were drafted in the NFL Draft, including Ryan Kelly (1st round, 18th pick to Indianapolis Colts), Reggie Ragland (2nd round, 41st pick to Buffalo Bills), Derrick Henry (2nd round, 45th pick to Tennessee Titans), A'Shawn Robinson (2nd round, 46th pick to Detroit Lions), Jarran Reed (2nd round, 49th pick to Seattle Seahawks), Cyrus Jones (2nd round, 60th pick to New England Patriots), and Kenyan Drake (3rd round, 73rd pick to Miami Dolphins).
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| December 30 2016 | Orange Bowl played in primetime on December 30, shifting away from New Year's Eve scheduling. |
| July 28 2016 | CFP Commissioner Bill Hancock announced revisions to playoff game scheduling, allowing more flexibility in game dates outside of Rose and Sugar Bowl traditional dates. |
| January 11 2016 |
2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Alabama advances to the College Football Playoff National Championship Game against No. 1 Clemson Tigers at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
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2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
1 Clemson lost to 2 Alabama by a score of 40–45, at University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale.
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2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Alabama defeated Clemson in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game, winning their 10th Associated Press national title and finishing the season with a 14-1 record.
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| 2015 | The American Athletic Conference enlisted Navy to bring its membership to 12 teams, allowing it to stage a conference championship game under NCAA rules. |
| 2015 | SEC decided to count games against Independent teams BYU and Army toward its Power Five non-conference scheduling requirement. |
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2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Derrick Henry scored a 1-yard touchdown run, marking his 11th consecutive game scoring a ground touchdown.
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2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Quarterback Jake Coker completed 18 of 26 passes for 204 yards and two touchdowns without an interception during the SEC Championship Game.
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2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Alabama defense sacked Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott nine times, the most sacks by an Alabama defense since 1998.
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2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Alabama Crimson Tide football team received multiple preseason All-SEC team honors, with players recognized across offense, defense, and special teams. Notable selections included Cam Robinson and Ryan Kelly on First-Team Offense, Derrick Henry on Second-Team Offense, and A'Shawn Robinson, Reggie Ragland, and Cyrus Jones on First-Team Defense.
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2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Senior quarterback Jake Coker threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Robert Foster, opening the team's scoring against Middle Tennessee.
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2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Alabama Crimson Tide shut out the ULM Warhawks 34-0 at Bryant-Denny Stadium with 101,323 fans in attendance.
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2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Alabama played against Western Division opponents Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and Texas A&M during the season.
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2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Derrick Henry broke the SEC rushing record, accumulating 2,219 yards on 395 carries, surpassing Herschel Walker's 1981 record of 1,891 yards on 381 carries.
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2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Derrick Henry scored a three-yard touchdown run late in the first quarter.
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2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Alabama Crimson Tide football team began their season with seven returning offensive starters, five returning defensive starters, and five returning special teams starters from their 2014 lineup.
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2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Sophomore quarterback Cooper Bateman recorded his first career touchdown pass, a 14-yard shovel pass to Kenyan Drake.
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2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Alabama Crimson Tide defeated Middle Tennessee 37-10 in a home game at Bryant-Denny Stadium, forcing four turnovers and showcasing strong offensive and defensive performance.
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2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Nick Saban entered his 9th season as Alabama Crimson Tide head coach, having previously led the team to national championships in 2009, 2011, and 2012 with an impressive overall record of 86 wins and 17 losses.
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2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Jake Coker threw an 81-yard touchdown pass to Calvin Ridley, which turned the game in Alabama's favor against Arkansas.
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2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Alabama broke a 32-game touchdown scoring streak by Dak Prescott, ending the longest such streak in the Football Bowl Subdivision.
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2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Derrick Henry ties Trent Richardson's school record of 21 rushing touchdowns in a season, positioning himself among Alabama's top career rushing touchdown scorers.
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2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Alabama played non-conference games against Wisconsin (Big Ten), Middle Tennessee (Conference USA), Louisiana–Monroe (Sun Belt), and Charleston Southern (FCS Big South Conference).
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2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Linebacker Reggie Ragland recorded eight tackles, one quarterback sack, broke up a pass, had two quarterback hurries, and forced a fumble in the game against Arkansas.
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2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
Derrick Henry set a new SEC rushing touchdown record with 28 TDs, breaking the previous record of 23 held by Tim Tebow (2007) and Tre Mason (2013).
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