<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> 2018 Allstate Sugar Bowl </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> College Football Playoff Semifinal at the 84th Sugar Bowl </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 2018 Sugar Bowl trophy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Alabama Crimson Tide </Td> <Td> Clemson Tigers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> (11--1) </Td> <Td> (12--1) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> SEC </Td> <Td> ACC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Head coach: Nick Saban </Td> <Td> Head coach: Dabo Swinney </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> AP </Td> <Td> Coaches </Td> <Td> CFP </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> <Td> <Table> <Tr> <Td> AP </Td> <Td> Coaches </Td> <Td> CFP </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> Total </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alabama </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Clemson </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> January 1, 2018 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Season </Th> <Td> 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Stadium </Th> <Td> Mercedes - Benz Superdome </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> New Orleans, Louisiana, US </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> MVP </Th> <Td> <P> Jalen Hurts, QB </P> Da'Ron Payne, DT </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Favorite </Th> <Td> Alabama by 3.5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Referee </Th> <Td> Land Clark (Pac - 12) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Halftime show </Th> <Td> Bands from Participating Schools </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Attendance </Th> <Td> 72,360 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> United States TV coverage </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Network </Th> <Td> ESPN, ESPN Deportes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Announcers </Th> <Td> Joe Tessitore, Todd Blackledge, Holly Rowe, and Laura Rutledge (ESPN) Bill Rosinski, David Norrie and Ian Fitzsimmons (ESPN Radio) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Sugar Bowl </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <2017 </Td> <Td> 2019> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> 1 vs. 4 Seed CFP Semifinal Game </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <2016 Peach </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> 2018 Allstate Sugar Bowl </Th> </Tr>

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