LSU and Joe Burrow Complete Historic Season With National Championship
LSU and Joe Burrow Complete Historic Season With National Championship

LSU and Joe Burrow Complete Historic Season With National Championship LSU defeated Clemson 42-25 to win the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday night.

Heisman Trophy winner Joe Burrow was 31-of-49 for 463 yards and scored six total touchdowns.

The numbers set new national championship game records for passing yards and touchdowns.

Burrow also set a new single-season NCAA record with 60 touchdown passes.

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1 LSU trailed No.

3 Clemson 17-7 in the second quarter but finished with three straight touchdowns to take a 28-17 lead into the locker room at halftime.

Clemson cut the lead to 28-25 in the third quarter, but LSU finished the game on a 14-0 run.

Clemson carried a 29-game winning streak into the championship game, and the loss marked sophomore quarterback Trevor Lawrence's first loss as a starter.