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The eyes of the entire college football world will be on Clemson and Alabama during Monday night’s national championship game in Arizona.
Both are storied programs, but nobody matches Alabama’s rich football pedigree that includes a staggering 15 national championships, 28 conference titles (including 24 SEC crowns) and 115 first-team All-Americans since the program’s inception in 1892. Seven former Crimson Tide players went to reach the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, the most recent being the late Derrick Thomas in 2009.
The Tigers have just one national championship to their credit, which it won in 1981.
Here’s a look at how the two schools stack up against one another.
| CATEGORY | CLEMSON | ALABAMA |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Clemson, S.C. | Tuscaloosa, Ala. |
| Student enrollment | 21,957 | 37,100 |
| Year founded | 1889 | 1831 |
| City population | 15,072 | 96,122 |
| Nickname | Tigertown | T-Town |
| National championships | 1 | 15 |
| Overall wins | 689 | 850 |
| Current players in the NFL | 34 | 42 |
| Pro Football Hall of Famers | 0 | 7 |
Notable alumni
Clemson: South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, Entertainment Tonight co-host Nancy Humphries O’Dell, Late U.S. Senator Strom Thurmond; former NFL player William “The Refrigerator” Perry, current NFL running back C.J. Spiller.
Alabama: Former NFL quarterback Joe Namath, actress Sela Ward, former U.S. Congressman Joe Scarborough, former Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions, former NFL quarterback Ken Stabler, current NFL wide receiver Julio Jones … and current Clemson coach Dabo Swinney.
John Hollis is a contributing writer for Saturday Down South. He covers Georgia and Florida.
