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Texas was leading the all-time series with Alabama by a 7—0—1 count 2—0 in Austin, 2—0 in Dallas, 1—0 in Miami, 1—0 in New Orleans, 1—0 in Tuscaloosa, 0—0—1 in Houston. Alabama won the coin toss and elected to receive the kickoff. The Longhorns forced a three-and-out. Alabama attempted a fake punt, but P.

Fitzgerald was intercepted by Blake Gideon at the Alabama Texas drove to the Alabama 11, but on 1st down, Colt McCoy Heisman trophy runner-up and Heisman Trophy finalist was hit on QB option run by sophomore defensive lineman Marcell Dareus , pinching a nerve in McCoy's throwing shoulder and leaving him unable to throw the ball accurately. McCoy was replaced by true freshman Garrett Gilbert and would be ruled out for the remainder of the game.

Texas reached the 1-yard line, but was held to an yard field goal for an early 3—0 lead. Julio Jones muffed the following kick-off a surprise short one , with Texas recovering at the Alabama Texas was unable to get a first down, but chalked up a yard field goal, giving Texas a 6—0 lead. On the other hand, Alabama started working their offense. Alabama's offensive line was able to create holes in the Texas defense.

Behind Alabama's offensive line, Alabama running back Mark Ingram Heisman trophy winner moved almost at will against a Texas defense. The power offense resulted in Alabama taking a lead it would never relinquish on the first play of the second quarter. Mark Ingram scampered into the end zone for a touchdown behind the block of pound defensive lineman Terrence Cody , who was routinely used by Alabama as a blocker when Alabama was close to the goal-line.

This touchdown would give Alabama a lead it would not relinquish for the rest of the game. Alabama took control of the game midway through the second quarter and Alabama's offensive line allowed freshman running back Trent Richardson to shoot straight down the middle of the field for a yard touchdown run. McElroy was sacked four times by the Texas defense in the first half, but with Ingram and Richardson both gaining yards steadily on the ground, Alabama rarely needed to pass.

The last few minutes of the first half were dominated by the Alabama defense. Javier Arenas intercepted Gilbert to end one drive and Alabama's Leigh Tiffin added a field goal off the interception.

After the ensuing kickoff, Dareus intercepted Gilbert with 12 seconds left in the half on a bobbled "shovel pass" and the pounder returned the interception for a touchdown, with the point after giving Alabama a commanding 24—6 lead going into halftime. In the second half, the Texas combination of Gilbert and Shipley, and a Longhorns defense that shut down Alabama in the second half cut the Crimson Tide's lead to with six minutes to play in the game.

However, the Crimson Tide's first sack by Eryk Anders led to a fumble recovery by Courtney Upshaw at the Texas three-yard line that tipped the momentum back to the Crimson Tide. After the recovery, Alabama's Mark Ingram added his second touchdown of the night and enabled Saban's team to extend its lead to 31— Alabama's defense intercepted Gilbert twice in the ensuing drives and the Crimson Tide's offense added another touchdown from Trent Richardson for a final score of 37—21 Tiffin's extra point attempt was no good.

Besides McCoy being taken out of the game, the two most pivotal plays of the game came at the ends of the halves. With 15 seconds to go until halftime and Alabama leading 17—6, Texas quarterback Garrett Gilbert tossed a shovel pass into a crowd of Texas and Alabama linemen which bounced off the hands of Texas running back D.

Alabama defensive lineman Marcell Dareus, the same player who had knocked McCoy out of the game, gathered it in and powered 28 yards for a touchdown to give Alabama a 24—6 lead at halftime. The other pivotal play was late in the fourth quarter. Texas had closed the Alabama lead to 24—21 on the strength of two touchdown passes caught by senior wide receiver Jordan Shipley and a No. Texas had the ball deep in their own side of the field with left to play. Alabama defender Eryk Anders made his team's first sack, tackling Gilbert hard enough to force a fumble, which was recovered by Courtney Upshaw at the Texas three-yard line.

On the following drive, with to go in the 4th quarter, Alabama's Mark Ingram scored a touchdown to extend the Crimson Tide's lead to 31— On the second play of Texas' next possession, Alabama defensive back Javier Arenas grabbed his sixth interception of the season, electing to down the ball rather than return it. Alabama's true freshman running back, Trent Richardson , gained 27 yards in three plays to score, building Alabama's lead to 37—21 with 47 seconds to play after a missed extra point attempt.

Texas' final drive also ended with an interception which bounced off of several players before ending up in the grasp of Alabama reserve defensive back Tyrone King, a senior who saw little playing time in his career. Alabama QB Greg McElroy would take a knee to drain the last off the clock, handing Alabama its first BCS championship, eighth national title since , [11] and first ever win over Texas.

Coming into the game, Texas had the top rated rushing defense in college football. However, Alabama's Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram rushed 22 times for yards and two touchdowns, while back-up running back true freshman Trent Richardson contributed an additional yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries.

Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy was 6-for for 58 yards and no touchdowns, taking five sacks in the process. It was later revealed that McElroy was playing with broken ribs. Texas' freshman quarterback, Garrett Gilbert, passed for yards and two touchdowns, but also lost a fumble and threw four interceptions, two of which bounced off Texas receivers.

The team's head coach is Nick Saban, who has led the Tide to six national championships over his tenure. Since beginning play in , the program claims 18 national championships, including 13 wire-service national titles in the poll-era, and five other titles before the poll-era. From to , the team was led by Hall of Fame coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, who won six national titles with the program.

Despite numerous national and conference championships, it was not until that an Alabama player received a Heisman Trophy, when running back Mark Ingram became the university's first winner. In , Derrick Henry became the university's second Heisman winner. In , DeVonta Smith became the third winner of the award. The team was led by head coach Nick Saban, in his second year, and played their home games at Bryant—Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

The Gators were classified as the home team. Before this game was played, the designated "home team", chosen on an alternating basis, was 10—6 in SEC Championship Games.

Before this game, Alabama had represented the SEC West five times in the conference championship game with a 2—3 record. The team was coached by Mack Brown. Gregory Vincent McElroy, Jr. He was the starting quarterback for the Crimson Tide football team.

The team was led by head coach Nick Saban, in his third year, and played their home games at Bryant—Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They finished the season undefeated with a record of 14—0 and as national champions. He played college football for the University of Alabama, and was drafted by the Saints in the first round of the NFL Draft, playing with them for eight seasons before stints with the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans.

In , he was traded back to New Orleans. The team was led by head coach Nick Saban, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Bryant—Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

The game was part of the — Bowl Championship Series and a rematch of regular season foes. Alabama beat LSU 21—0 to win their 14th national championship, marking the first shutout in a national championship game since the Orange Bowl and the first ever shutout in a BCS bowl game. The game had the third-lowest TV rating, Marcell Dareus is a former American football defensive tackle.

Dareus has also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Capital One Bowl was the sixty-fifth edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The team was led by head coach Nick Saban, in his fifth year, and played their home games at Bryant—Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Texas wore its white jerseys and was situated on the east sideline, and Alabama wore its crimson jerseys and used the west bench at the Rose Bowl stadium. The two teams that played in this game had won a combined 16 poll-era national championships. Texas had won four, most recently in , and Alabama had won 12, most recently in Texas was leading the all-time series with Alabama by a count in Austin, in Dallas, in Miami, in New Orleans, in Tuscaloosa, in Houston.

Alabama won the coin toss and elected to receive the kickoff. On their first drive, Alabama was not able to earn a first down, and quarterback Greg McElroy was sacked for a loss. Alabama subsequently attempted a fake punt, but the pass was intercepted by Longhorn Blake Gideon. Texas' next four plays yielded 24 yards via a combination of passing and running plays, putting Texas in position to score the game's first touchdown. On a planned QB run play, McCoy was hit by sophomore Alabama defensive lineman Marcell Dareus , pinching a nerve in McCoy's throwing shoulder and leaving him unable to throw the ball accurately.

McCoy was replaced by true freshman Garrett Gilbert , who was ineffective in the first half. However, in the second half, senior wide receiver Jordan Shipley helped QB Gilbert's cause by scoring two touchdowns against Alabama. With McCoy out of the game and Texas' hopes dwindling, Alabama attacked Texas from both sides of the ball. While Gilbert was able to lead Texas to a field goal on his first drive and another on his second drive after a recovered short kick-off, but not a designed onside kick , Texas did not score any more points in the first half.

Several of Gilbert's passes were off-target, and several others were dropped by Texas receivers. On the other hand, Alabama started working their offense. Alabama's offensive line was able to create holes in the Texas defense.

Behind Alabama's offensive line, Alabama running back Mark Ingram moved almost at will against a Texas defense. The power offense resulted in Alabama taking a lead it would never relinquish on the first play of the second quarter.

Mark Ingram scampered into the end zone for a touchdown behind the block of pound defensive lineman Terrance Cody , who was routinely used by Alabama as a blocker when Alabama was close to the goal-line. Alabama took control of the game mid-way through the second quarter and Alabama's offensive line allowed freshman running back Trent Richardson to shoot straight down the middle of the field for a yard touchdown run.

McElroy was be sacked 4 times by the Texas defense in the first half, but with Ingram and Richardson both gaining yards steadily on the ground, Alabama rarely needed to pass. The last few minutes of the first half were dominated by the Alabama defense.

Javier Arenas intercepted Gilbert to end one drive and Alabama's Leigh Tiffin added a field goal off the interception. After the ensuing kickoff, Dareus intercepted Gilbert with 12 seconds left in the half on a bobbled "shovel pass" and the pounder returned the interception for a touchdown, with the point after giving Alabama a lead going into halftime.

In the second half, the Texas combination of Gilbert and Shipley, and a Longhorns defense that shut down Alabama in the second half brought the Longhorns within 3 points of Alabama with six minutes to play in the game.

However, the Crimson Tide's first sack by Erik Anders led to a fumble recovery by Courtney Upshaw at the Texas 3-yard line that tipped the momentum back to the Crimson Tide. After the recovery, Alabama's Mark Ingram added his 2nd touchdown of the night and enabled Saban's team to extend its lead to 31— Alabama's defense intercepted Gilbert twice in the ensuing drives and the Crimson Tide's offense added another touchdown from Trent Richardson for a final score of Besides McCoy being taken out of the game, the two most pivotal plays of the game came at the ends of the halves.

With only 15 seconds to go until halftime and Alabama leading 17—6, Texas quarterback Garrett Gilbert tossed a shovel pass into a crowd of Texas and Alabama linemen which bounced off the hands of Texas running back DJ Monroe. Alabama defensive lineman Marcell Dareus, the same player who had knocked McCoy out of the game, gathered it in and powered 28 yards for a touchdown to give Alabama a lead at halftime. The other pivotal play was late in the 4th quarter.

Texas had closed the Alabama lead to on the strength of two touchdown passes caught by senior wide receiver Jordan Shipley and a 2 ranked defense that had held Alabama scoreless in the second half. Texas had the ball deep in their own side of the field with left to play.

Alabama defender Eryk Anders made his team's first sack, tackling Gilbert hard enough to force a fumble, which was recovered by Courtney Upshaw at the Texas 3-yard line. On the following drive, with to go in the 4th quarter, Alabama's Mark Ingram scored a touchdown to extend the Crimson Tide's lead to 31— After the ensuing kickoff, Texas' QB showed his inexperience against a great Alabama defense.

On the second play of that drive, defensive back Javier Arenas grabbed his 6th interception of the season, electing to down the ball rather than return it.

Alabama's true freshman running back, Trent Richardson , gained 27 yards in 3 plays to score, building Alabama's lead to with 47 seconds to play. Texas' final drive also ended with an interception which bounced off of several players before ending up in the grasp of Alabama reserve defensive back Tyrone King, a senior who saw little playing time in his career. Alabama QB Greg McElroy would take a knee to drain the last off the clock, handing Alabama its first BCS championship, 8th national title since , [10] and first ever win over Texas.