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
DE Shaq Lawson
MOST IMPORTANT PLAYER
BEST FRESHMAN
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