No. 1 Clemson and No. 2 Alabama will play in the Jan. 11 College Football Playoff National Championship at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona (8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN). How do they match up? Here's a look at the similarities and differences between the Crimson Tide and Tigers: LOCATION Tuscaloosa, Alabama Clemson, South Carolina
FOUNDED 1831 1889
FIRST YEAR OF FOOTBALL 1892 1896
COLORS Crimson and White Clemson Orange and Regalia
ALL-TIME RECORD 848-309-41 683-448-44
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN POLL ERA (Since 1936) 10 1
MOST RECENT NATIONAL TITLE 2012 1981
NO. 1 SONG AT TIME OF LAST TITLE "I'm Sexy And I Know It," LMFAO "Physical," Olivia Newton-John
CURRENT WINNING STREAK 11 17
HEAD COACH Nick Saban Dabo Swinney
HEAD COACH SALARY $7.1 million $3.3 million
DON'T MENTION Ole Miss "Clemsoning"
NIGHTMARE SCENARIO Saban leaves for the NFL Swinney leaves for Alabama
ENROLLMENT 37,100 21,957
CITY POPULATION (2014 Census estimate) 96,122 15,072
STADIUM CAPACITY 101,821 81,500
MOST RECENT FOOTBALL GRADUATION RATE 86 percent 84 percent
NUMBER OF TIMES ON NCAA PROBATION 3 3
SEASON'S SNACK STORYLINE Talk to the Coke bottle (Watch) Pizza party (Watch)
CITY BEST KNOWN FOR ITS... Football Lake
BEST PREGAME TRADITION Walk of Champions Running down the hill
BEST POSTGAME TRADITION Singing "Rammer Jammer" Dabo dancing
BEST POSTGAME SPOT Dreamland The Esso Club
CAMPUS LANDMARK Denny Chimes "Old Green Tom"
MOST FAMOUS FOOTBALL LANDMARK Bear Bryant statue Howard's Rock
MOST FAMOUS ALUMNUS (Hollywood) Jim Nabors, "The Andy Griffith Show" Nancy O'Dell, "Entertainment Tonight"
MOST FAMOUS ALUMNUS (vocals) Mel Allen, New York Yankees Lee Brice
MOST FAMOUS ALUMNUS (literary) Winston Groom, "Forrest Gump" James Dickey, "Deliverance" (Attended for one year, played football, before serving in WWII)
GREATEST COACH Paul "Bear" Bryant Danny Ford
GREATEST PLAYER John Hannah Terry Kinard
HEISMAN TROPHY WINNERS 2 0
COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMERS 23 6
BOWL APPEARANCES 62 38
BOWL RECORD 35-24-3 20-18
APPEARANCES IN AP POLL 742 386
SENIOR CLASS FOUR-YEAR RECORD 49-6 46-7
NFL FIRST-ROUND DRAFT PICKS (Common draft era, since 1967) 42 23
BEST NFL PROSPECT DT A'Shawn Robinson DE Shaq Lawson
MOST IMPORTANT PLAYER RB Derrick Henry QB Deshaun Watson
BEST FRESHMAN WR Calvin Ridley OT Mitch Hyatt
BEST NICKNAME "El Tractorcito" (Henry) "Wayne Train" (RB Wayne Gallman)
POINTS PER GAME 34.1 38.5
POINTS ALLOWED PER GAME 14.4 20.2
RUSHING YARDS PER GAME 204.4 228.6
PASSING YARDS PER GAME 219.4 283.4
SCORING DEFENSE RANKING 1 16
SCORING OFFENSE RANKING 33 16
PLAY THEY'LL NEVER FORGET Henry's TD run vs. Tennessee Goal-line stand vs. Notre Dame
UGLIEST GAME 43-37 loss to Ole Miss 20-17 win at Louisville
MOST IMPRESSIVE GAME 38-0 over Michigan State 37-17 over Oklahoma
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