2022 College Football Playoff National Championship information
College football national championship game
This article is about the FBS (Division I-A) championship game. For the FCS (Division I-AA) championship game, see 2022 NCAA Division I Football Championship Game.
College football game
2022 College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T
8th College Football Playoff National Championship
Georgia Bulldogs
Alabama Crimson Tide
(13–1)
(13–1)
SEC
SEC
33
18
Head coach: Kirby Smart
Head coach: Nick Saban
AP
Coaches
CFP
3
3
3
AP
Coaches
CFP
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
Total
Georgia
0
6
7
20
33
Alabama
3
6
0
9
18
Date
January 10, 2022
Season
2021
Stadium
Lucas Oil Stadium
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana
MVP
Offense: #13 QB Stetson Bennett, Sr. Georgia Defense: #16 S Lewis Cine, Sr. Georgia
Favorite
Georgia by 2.5
National anthem
Natalie Grant[1]
Referee
Duane Heydt (ACC)[2]
Halftime show
see Broadcasting
Attendance
68,311
United States TV coverage
Network
ESPN
Announcers
ESPN: Chris Fowler (play-by-play) Kirk Herbstreit (analyst) Holly Rowe and Molly McGrath (sidelines)
Nielsen ratings
12.1 (22.6 million viewers)
International TV coverage
Network
ESPN Deportes ESPN Brasil
Announcers
ESPN Deportes: Eduardo Varela (play-by-play), Pablo Viruega (analyst) and Rebeca Landa (sidelines) ESPN Brasil: Matheus Pinheiro (play-by-play), Antony Curti (analyst) and Weinny Eirado (analyst)[3]
College Football Playoff National Championship
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The 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship was a college football bowl game played on January 10, 2022, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The eighth College Football Playoff National Championship, the game determined the national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for the 2021 season. It was the final game of the 2021–22 College Football Playoff (CFP) and, aside from the all star games following after, was the cumulating game of the 2021–22 bowl season. The game featured the No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide (defending national champions and winners of the Cotton Bowl) and the No. 3 Georgia Bulldogs (winners of the Orange Bowl), both of whom represented the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The game began at 8:16 p.m. EST and was broadcast by ESPN. Sponsored by telecommunications company AT&T, the game was officially known as the 2022 College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T. Georgia entered the game seeking its third national championship, while Alabama entered seeking its 19th.
The game started slow offensively, as a field goal on Alabama's opening drive proved to be the only points of the first quarter. After Georgia scored a field goal of their own to tie the game early in the second quarter, the Crimson Tide kicked two more field goals to extend their lead to six points. A Georgia field goal with just over three minutes in the first half narrowed the deficit to three points, and the game went to halftime with Alabama leading 9–6. Looking to reinstate their six-point lead early in the third, Alabama's 48-yard field goal attempt was blocked and Georgia drove down the field to take their first lead by scoring the game's first touchdown. Alabama responded, scoring nine unanswered points with the help of a recovered fumble, to retake the lead by five points. These would be their final points of the contest; Georgia scored two touchdowns to take an eight-point lead and Kelee Ringo capped the win with a 79-yard interception return. The game ended with Georgia defeating Alabama by a score of 33–18 and winning their third national championship in school history, the first since 1980.
^"Natalie Grant Performs National Anthem At College Football Championship Game". 95.5 The Fish. December 30, 2021. Archived from the original on April 13, 2022. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
^"2021–22 bowl officiating assignments". Football Zebras. December 6, 2021. Archived from the original on January 30, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
^@weinnyeirado (January 10, 2022). "ESPALHA AÍ! Alerta de jogaço: hoje tem a grande final do College Football entre Alabama e Georgia! Transmissão comigo, @42mathias_ e @CurtiAntony na ESPN logo após o @ESPNLeague_br! E no Star+, além da nossa transmissão, +5 opções multicâmeras exclusivas do jogo!" (Tweet) (in Portuguese) – via Twitter.
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