Food manufacturing company Kellogg's was the title sponsor of the game, through its Cheez-It brand.

[4] Clemson completed their regular season with a 9–3 overall record, 6–2 in ACC games.

Clemson played three ranked teams during the regular season, losing to Georgia and Pittsburgh while defeating Wake Forest.

Iowa State completed their regular season with an overall 7–5 record, 5–4 in Big 12 games.

at Camping World Stadium • Orlando, Florida # denotes national championship game; † denotes College Football Playoff semifinal game