College Football Title Game Stadium, Hotel and Practice Info
Monday night, the Alabama Crimson Tide and Clemson Tigers take the field in the 2019 CFP National Championship Presented by AT&T. The contest is taking place at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Alabama is seeking its second consecutive national title and sixth in the last 10 seasons, with Clemson playing for its second national crown in the last three years. The games kicks off at 8:00 Eastern/5:00 Pacific on ESPN.
Below is a detailed breakdown of each program’s Bay Area logistical operation, leading up to Monday’s college football finale.
Stadium
Four-year-old Levi’s Stadium is located in the south Bay Area city of Santa Clara, 43 miles south of downtown San Francisco and eight miles north of downtown San Jose. The venue and surrounding grounds serve as the game day, practice and corporate headquarters for the San Francisco 49ers. The stadium seats 68,500 for 49ers games, with the capability to expand to 75,000 for other events.
Alabama Hotel & Practice Site
The SEC champs are getting their rest at the Santa Clara Marriott, located at 2700 Mission College Blvd, 1 mile south of Levi’s Stadium.
Nick Saban prepared his team at the Stanford University football facility, 12 miles up the 101 freeway in Palo Alto.
Clemson Tigers Hotel & Practice Site
The ACC champs are based at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara, located at 5101 Great America Pkwy, 0.5 miles west of Levi’s Stadium.
Dabo Swinney and company conducted practice at the San Jose State football complex. The SJSU football facilities sit separate from the main university campus, 11 miles southeast of the Hyatt.
Media Headquarters
The visiting throng of media members are working out of the San Jose Marriott, located in downtown San Jose, eight miles southwest of Levi’s Stadium.