December 31, 2016 Postseason Neutral site Belt defended

Alabama defends the belt, 24–7, at a neutral site over Washington.

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Recap

Alabama's defense dominated Washington from the start in this New Year's Eve clash, forcing three turnovers to maintain control of the college football belt. Washington struck first with a Jake Browning touchdown pass to Dante Pettis in the first quarter, but Alabama answered immediately with Bo Scarbrough's 18-yard rushing touchdown. The turning point came in the second quarter when Ryan Anderson returned an interception for a touchdown, extending Alabama's lead to 17-7. Alabama put the game away in the fourth quarter when Scarbrough broke free for a dominant 68-yard touchdown run, capping a performance where Alabama rushed for 269 yards while holding Washington to just 44 rushing yards and forcing the Huskies into critical mistakes.

Dante Pettis 16-yard TD reception in Q1 gave Washington an early 7-0 lead but Alabama quickly responded
Ryan Anderson's pick-six in Q2 proved decisive, swinging momentum and extending Alabama's lead to 17-7
Bo Scarbrough's 68-yard TD run in Q4 sealed the victory and showcased Alabama's dominant ground game throughout the night

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

AlabamaWashington

Total yards326194

Rushing yards26944

Passing yards57150

First downs1614

3rd down conv.4/146/17

Turnovers03

Penalties–yards10–662–10

Time of possession30:4529:15

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 11:53	Alabama	+49 yd	JK Scott punt for 49 yds , Dante Pettis returns for a loss of 1 yard to the Wash 36
Q1 10:30	Washington	+20 yd	Jake Browning pass complete to Myles Gaskin for 20 yds to the Alab 27 for a 1ST down
Q1 8:01	Washington	+16 yd	Jake Browning pass complete to Dante Pettis for 16 yds for a TD, (Cameron Van Winkle KICK)
Q1 8:01	Washington	+20 yd	Tristan Vizcaino kickoff for 63 yds , ArDarius Stewart return for 20 yds to the Alab 22
Q1 5:01	Alabama	+18 yd	Bo Scarbrough run for 18 yds for a TD, (Adam Griffith KICK)
Q1 2:22	Washington	+6 yd	Jake Browning pass complete to John Ross for 6 yds John Ross fumbled, forced by Anthony Averett, recovered by Alab Jonathan Allen , return for 10 yds to the Wash 40
Q2 14:55	Alabama	+41 yd	Adam Griffith 41 yd FG GOOD
Q2 1:13	Washington	-26 yd	Jake Browning pass intercepted for a TD Ryan Anderson return for 26 yds for a TD, (Adam Griffith KICK)
Q3 15:00	Washington	+25 yd	Tristan Vizcaino kickoff for 65 yds , ArDarius Stewart return for 25 yds to the Alab 25
Q3 14:50	Alabama	+33 yd	Jalen Hurts run for 33 yds to the Wash 42 for a 1ST down
Q3 7:30	Alabama	-2 yd	Jalen Hurts run for a loss of 2 yards to the Alab 38 Jalen Hurts fumbled, forced by Elijah Qualls, recovered by Alab Jonah Williams
Q3 5:00	Washington	-7 yd	TEAM run for a loss of 7 yards to the Wash 6 TEAM fumbled, recovered by Wash Jake Browning
Q3 4:31	Washington	+42 yd	Tristan Vizcaino punt for 42 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Wash 48 ALABAMA Penalty, Running Into Kicker ( Yards) declined
Q4 11:56	Alabama	+68 yd	Bo Scarbrough run for 68 yds for a TD, (Adam Griffith KICK)
Q4 0:24	Washington	-28 yd	Jake Browning pass intercepted Minkah Fitzpatrick return for 28 yds to the Alab 28
Q1 12:20	Clemson	+20 yd	Deshaun Watson pass complete to Jordan Leggett for 5 yds to the Clem 35 for a 1ST down ALABAMA Penalty, Personal Foul (Reuben Foster) to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Q1 9:23	Alabama	+25 yd	Bo Scarbrough 25 Yd Run (Adam Griffith Kick)
Q1 10:21	Alabama	+20 yd	Jalen Hurts run for 20 yds to the Clem 39 for a 1ST down
Q1 9:23	Alabama	+34 yd	Adam Griffith kickoff for 55 yds , Artavis Scott return for 34 yds to the CLEMSON 44 CLEMSON Penalty, Personal Foul (Grant Radakovich) to the Clem 29
Q1 2:30	Alabama	+25 yd	JK Scott punt blocked by Tanner Muse, downed at CLEMSON 37
Q1 1:50	Clemson	+2 yd	Deshaun Watson run for a loss of 5 yards to the Clem 37 Deshaun Watson fumbled, recovered by Alab Ryan Anderson , return for 2 yds to the Clem 35
Q2 10:42	Alabama	+37 yd	Bo Scarbrough 37 Yd Run (Adam Griffith Kick)
Q2 12:06	Alabama	+25 yd	ArDarius Stewart run for 25 yds to the Clem 49 for a 1ST down
Q2 7:17	Clemson	+43 yd	Deshaun Watson pass complete to Deon Cain for 43 yds to the Alab 39 for a 1ST down
Q2 6:54	Clemson	+26 yd	Deshaun Watson pass complete to Jordan Leggett for 26 yds to the Alab 13 for a 1ST down
Q2 6:09	Clemson	+8 yd	Deshaun Watson 8 Yd Run (Greg Huegel Kick)
Q2 4:17	Clemson	+20 yd	Deshaun Watson pass complete to Mike Williams for 20 yds to the Clem 45 for a 1ST down
Q3 13:54	Clemson	+12 yd	Wayne Gallman run for a loss of 4 yards to the Clem 34 Wayne Gallman fumbled, forced by Ryan Anderson, recovered by Alab Ryan Anderson at the Clem 28, return for 12 yds to the Clem 16
Q3 15:00	Alabama	+25 yd	Adam Griffith kickoff for 63 yds , C.J. Fuller return for 25 yds to the Clem 27
Q3 12:25	Alabama	+27 yd	Adam Griffith 27 Yd Field Goal
Q3 7:10	Clemson	+24 yd	Hunter Renfrow 24 Yd pass from Deshaun Watson (Greg Huegel Kick)
Q3 7:10	Clemson	+30 yd	Greg Huegel kickoff for 63 yds , ArDarius Stewart return for 30 yds to the Alab 32
Q3 1:53	Alabama	+68 yd	O.J. Howard 68 Yd pass from Jalen Hurts (Adam Griffith Kick)
Q4 14:00	Clemson	+4 yd	Mike Williams 4 Yd pass from Deshaun Watson (Greg Huegel Kick)
Q3 1:53	Alabama	+24 yd	Adam Griffith kickoff for 61 yds , Artavis Scott return for 24 yds to the Clem 28
Q4 4:38	Clemson	+1 yd	Wayne Gallman 1 Yd Run (Greg Huegel Kick)
Q4 5:32	Clemson	+41 yd	Deshaun Watson pass complete to Mike Williams for 26 yds to the ALABAMA 31 for a 1ST down ALABAMA Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (Da'Ron Payne) to the Alab 16 for a 1ST down
Q4 2:41	Alabama	+24 yd	ArDarius Stewart pass complete to O.J. Howard for 24 yds to the Clem 30 for a 1ST down
Q4 2:07	Alabama	+30 yd	Jalen Hurts 30 Yd Run (Adam Griffith Kick)
Q4 2:07	Alabama	+20 yd	Adam Griffith kickoff for 53 yds , C.J. Fuller return for 20 yds to the Clem 32
Q4 1:56	Clemson	+24 yd	Deshaun Watson pass complete to Mike Williams for 24 yds to the Alab 39 for a 1ST down
Q4 0:01	Clemson	+2 yd	Hunter Renfrow 2 Yd pass from Deshaun Watson (Greg Huegel Kick)

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Jalen HurtsAlabama	7/14	57	4.1	0	0	14.2
Jake BrowningWashington	20/38	150	3.9	1	2	14.2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Bo ScarbroughAlabama	19	180	9.5	2	68
Jalen HurtsAlabama	19	50	2.6	0	33
Damien HarrisAlabama	9	30	3.3	0	8
ArDarius StewartAlabama	2	10	5.0	0	9
TeamAlabama	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Myles GaskinWashington	10	34	3.4	0	10
Chico McClatcherWashington	1	16	16.0	0	16
Lavon ColemanWashington	7	16	2.3	0	5
K.J. Carta-SamuelsWashington	1	3	3.0	0	3
Jomon DotsonWashington	1	3	3.0	0	3
TeamWashington	1	-7	-7.0	0	0
Jake BrowningWashington	8	-21	-2.6	0	13

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
O.J. HowardAlabama	4	44	11.0	0	16
Gehrig DieterAlabama	1	10	10.0	0	10
Calvin RidleyAlabama	1	6	6.0	0	6
Josh JacobsAlabama	1	-3	-3.0	0	-3
Myles GaskinWashington	5	40	8.0	0	20
John RossWashington	5	28	5.6	0	9
Aaron FullerWashington	2	27	13.5	0	16
Dante PettisWashington	3	26	8.7	1	16
Andre BaccelliaWashington	1	15	15.0	0	15
Quinten PoundsWashington	1	12	12.0	0	12
Drew SampleWashington	1	8	8.0	0	8
Chico McClatcherWashington	2	-6	-3.0	0	1

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	TD
Reuben FosterAlabama	9	3	0	0	0	0
Anthony AverettAlabama	8	6	1	1	0	0
Rashaan EvansAlabama	7	4	1	1	0	0
Ronnie HarrisonAlabama	6	5	0	0	0	0
Minkah FitzpatrickAlabama	6	4	0	0	0	0
Jonathan AllenAlabama	6	2	1	2	0	0
Tony BrownAlabama	5	4	0.5	1.5	0	0
Dalvin TomlinsonAlabama	4	0	0	0	0	0
Da'Ron PayneAlabama	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan AndersonAlabama	3	1	0	0	0	1
Tim WilliamsAlabama	2	1	0.5	0.5	0	0
Keaton AndersonAlabama	2	1	0	0	0	0
Joshua FrazierAlabama	1	1	1	1	0	0
Da'Shawn HandAlabama	1	1	0	0	0	0
Keith HolcombeAlabama	1	0	0	0	0	0
Christian MillerAlabama	1	0	0	0	0	0
Anfernee JenningsAlabama	1	0	0	0	0	0
Marlon HumphreyAlabama	0	0	0	0	1	0
Kevin KingWashington	9	4	0	1	0	0
JoJo McIntoshWashington	8	4	0	2	0	0
Taylor RappWashington	7	2	0	0	0	0
Keishawn BierriaWashington	7	1	0	1	0	0
Budda BakerWashington	6	3	1	1	1	0
Elijah QuallsWashington	6	2	0	0	0	0
DJ BeaversWashington	5	3	0	0	0	0
Ben Burr-KirvenWashington	5	0	0	0	0	0
Vita VeaWashington	4	2	1	1	0	0
Psalm WoochingWashington	3	2	0	0	0	0
Greg GainesWashington	3	2	0	0	0	0
Jaylen JohnsonWashington	3	2	0	1.5	0	0
Benning Potoa'eWashington	3	2	0	0	0	0
Tevis BartlettWashington	2	2	1	1	0	0
Sidney JonesWashington	2	1	0	0	0	0
Damion TurpinWashington	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kaleb McGaryWashington	1	1	0	0	0	0
Trey AdamsWashington	1	1	0	0	0	0
Lavon ColemanWashington	1	0	0	0	0	0
Andre BaccelliaWashington	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Ezekiel TurnerWashington	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jonathan AllenAlabama	0	0	1
Jalen HurtsAlabama	1	0	0
John RossWashington	1	1	0
TeamWashington	1	0	0

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Ryan AndersonAlabama	1	26	1
Minkah FitzpatrickAlabama	1	28	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
ArDarius StewartAlabama	2	45	22.5	25	0
John RossWashington	3	47	15.7	18	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Adam GriffithAlabama	1/1	100.0	41	3/3	6
Cameron Van WinkleWashington	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Trevon DiggsAlabama	1	3	3.0	3	0
Dante PettisWashington	2	5	2.5	6	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
JK ScottAlabama	8	367	45.9	55
Tristan VizcainoWashington	8	373	46.6	65
Jake BrowningWashington	1	50	50.0	50

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back.

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