Notre Dame vs Alabama, DISCOVER BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP · 2012

1412–1VSFINAL4213–1
Mon, Jan 7, 2013Hard Rock StadiumMiami Gardens, FL

HOW IT WENT

DISCOVER BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP · 2012
FINALQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Notre Dame007714
Alabama14147742

PLAY-BY-PLAY

160 plays
Q4Notre Dame2 plays · 1 yds · 1:07 · End of Half14–42
  1. 0:002nd & 10 at ND 20Cierre Wood rush for 1 yard to the NDame 21.
  2. 0:341st & 10 at ND 20Cierre Wood rush for no gain to the NDame 20.
Q4Alabama5 plays · 19 yds · 3:12 · Punt14–42
  1. 1:074th & 2 at ND 49Cody Mandell punt for 49 yards for a touchback.
  2. 1:213rd & 2 at ND 49Kenyan Drake rush for no gain to the NDame 49.
  3. 2:232nd & 4 at ALA 49Kenyan Drake rush for 2 yards to the NDame 49.
  4. 2:541st & 10 at ALA 43Kenyan Drake rush for 6 yards to the Alab 49.
  5. 3:342nd & 2 at ALA 40T.J. Yeldon rush for 3 yards to the Alab 43 for a 1ST down.
  6. 4:021st & 10 at ALA 32T.J. Yeldon rush for 8 yards to the Alab 40.
Q4Notre Dame3 plays · -7 yds · 1:35 · Punt14–42
  1. 4:194th & 17 at ND 30Ben Turk punt for 38 yards, fair catch by Christion Jones at the Alab 32.
  2. 4:273rd & 17 at ND 30Everett Golson pass incomplete.
  3. 4:542nd & 21 at ND 26Theo Riddick rush for 4 yards to the NDame 30.
  4. 5:121st & 10 at ND 37Everett Golson sacked by D.J. Pettway for a loss of 11 yards to the NDame 26.
Q4Alabama3 plays · 3 yds · 1:57 · Punt14–42
  1. 5:544th & 7 at ALA 28Cody Mandell punt for 41 yards, returned by Davonte' Neal for 6 yards to the NDame 37.
  2. 6:043rd & 7 at ALA 28AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Christion Jones.
  3. 6:232nd & 11 at ALA 24T.J. Yeldon rush for 4 yards to the Alab 28.
  4. 6:542nd & 6 at ALA 29ALABAMA penalty 5 yard Delay of Game on AJ McCarron accepted.
  5. 7:321st & 10 at ALA 25T.J. Yeldon rush for 4 yards to the Alab 29.
Q4Notre Dame10 plays · 75 yds · 3:36 · Passing Touchdown14–42
  1. 7:51Kyle Brindza kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback.
  2. 7:51Kyle Brindza extra point GOOD.
  3. 7:511st & Goal at ALA 6Everett Golson pass complete to Theo Riddick for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
  4. 8:202nd & 9 at ALA 16Everett Golson pass complete to TJ Jones for 10 yards to the Alab 6 for a 1ST down.
  5. 8:281st & 10 at ALA 17Theo Riddick rush for 1 yard to the Alab 16.
  6. 9:322nd & 12 at ALA 45Everett Golson pass complete to DaVaris Daniels for 28 yards to the Alab 17 for a 1ST down.
  7. 9:451st & 10 at ALA 43Everett Golson pass complete to Cierre Wood for a loss of 2 yards to the Alab 45.
  8. 10:093rd & 1 at ND 44Everett Golson pass complete to Tyler Eifert for 13 yards to the Alab 43 for a 1ST down.
  9. 10:462nd & 10 at ND 35Everett Golson pass complete to TJ Jones for 9 yards to the NDame 44.
  10. 11:011st & 10 at ND 35Everett Golson pass incomplete.
  11. 11:122nd & 10 at ND 25Everett Golson pass complete to DaVaris Daniels for 10 yards to the NDame 35 for a 1ST down.
  12. 11:221st & 10 at ND 25Everett Golson pass incomplete to Tyler Eifert.
Q3Alabama14 plays · 86 yds · 7:41 · Passing Touchdown7–35
  1. 13:123rd & 8 at ND 47AJ McCarron pass complete to Michael Williams for 8 yards to the NDame 39 for a 1ST down.
  2. 13:562nd & 13 at ALA 48AJ McCarron pass complete to Kelly Johnson for 5 yards to the NDame 47.
  3. 11:27Cade Foster kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback.
  4. 11:27Jeremy Shelley extra point GOOD.
  5. 11:271st & 10 at ND 19AJ McCarron pass complete to Amari Cooper for 19 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
  6. 11:443rd & 3 at ND 32Eddie Lacy rush for 13 yards to the NDame 19 for a 1ST down.
  7. 12:122nd & 10 at ND 39AJ McCarron pass complete to Marvin Shinn for 7 yards to the NDame 32.
  8. 12:571st & 10 at ND 39AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Amari Cooper.
  9. 14:451st & 10 at ND 49Eddie Lacy rush for a loss of 3 yards to the Alab 48.
  10. 0:002nd & 6 at ALA 41AJ McCarron pass complete to Amari Cooper for 10 yards to the NDame 49 for a 1ST down.
  11. 0:321st & 10 at ALA 37Eddie Lacy rush for 4 yards to the Alab 41.
  12. 1:102nd & 4 at ALA 31Eddie Lacy rush for 6 yards to the Alab 37 for a 1ST down.
  13. 1:541st & 10 at ALA 25T.J. Yeldon rush for 6 yards to the Alab 31.
  14. 2:122nd & 9 at ALA 15T.J. Yeldon rush for 10 yards to the Alab 25 for a 1ST down.
  15. 3:222nd & 2 at ALA 22T.J. Yeldon rush for 3 yards to the Alab 15, ALABAMA penalty 10 yard Holding on Kevin Norwood accepted.
  16. 3:441st & 10 at ALA 14T.J. Yeldon rush for 8 yards to the Alab 22.
Q3Notre Dame9 plays · 85 yds · 3:26 · Rushing Touchdown7–35
  1. 4:08Kyle Brindza kickoff for 65 yards returned by Christion Jones for 14 yards to the Alab 14.
  2. 4:08Kyle Brindza extra point GOOD.
  3. 4:082nd & Goal at ALA 2Everett Golson rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
  4. 4:241st & Goal at ALA 3Theo Riddick rush for 1 yard to the Alab 2.
  5. 4:542nd & 10 at ALA 17Everett Golson pass complete to TJ Jones for 14 yards to the Alab 3 for a 1ST down.
  6. 5:151st & 10 at ALA 17Everett Golson pass incomplete to Tyler Eifert.
  7. 5:201st & 10 at ALA 32ALABAMA penalty 15 yard Roughing Passer on Geno Smith accepted.
  8. 5:233rd & 16 at ND 37Everett Golson pass complete to TJ Jones for 31 yards to the Alab 32 for a 1ST down.
  9. 6:102nd & 10 at ND 43Cierre Wood rush for a loss of 6 yards to the NDame 37.
  10. 6:361st & 10 at ND 43Everett Golson pass incomplete to Theo Riddick.
  11. 6:591st & 10 at ND 27Everett Golson pass complete to Tyler Eifert for 16 yards to the NDame 43 for a 1ST down.
  12. 7:151st & 10 at ND 15Everett Golson pass complete to DaVaris Daniels for 12 yards to the NDame 27 for a 1ST down.
Q3Alabama10 plays · 97 yds · 5:37 · Passing Touchdown0–35
  1. 7:34Cade Foster kickoff for 64 yards returned by George Atkinson III for 14 yards to the NDame 15.
  2. 7:34Jeremy Shelley extra point GOOD.
  3. 7:341st & 10 at ND 34AJ McCarron pass complete to Amari Cooper for 34 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
  4. 8:303rd & 2 at ND 38Eddie Lacy rush for 1 yard to the NDame 37.
  5. 9:232nd & 5 at ND 41T.J. Yeldon rush for 3 yards to the NDame 38.
  6. 7:454th & 1 at ND 37Eddie Lacy rush for 3 yards to the NDame 34 for a 1ST down.
  7. 10:021st & 10 at ND 46T.J. Yeldon rush for 5 yards to the NDame 41.
  8. 10:342nd & 4 at ALA 41AJ McCarron pass complete to Christion Jones for 13 yards to the NDame 46 for a 1ST down.
  9. 11:221st & 10 at ALA 35T.J. Yeldon rush for 6 yards to the Alab 41.
  10. 11:441st & 10 at ALA 23AJ McCarron pass complete to Kevin Norwood for 12 yards to the Alab 35 for a 1ST down.
  11. 12:232nd & 7 at ALA 6Eddie Lacy rush for 17 yards to the Alab 23 for a 1ST down.
  12. 12:581st & 10 at ALA 3Eddie Lacy rush for 3 yards to the Alab 6.
Q3Notre Dame6 plays · 39 yds · 1:49 · Interception0–28
  1. 13:112nd & 10 at ALA 36Everett Golson pass intercepted by Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix at the Alab 3, returned for no gain to the Alab 3.
  2. 13:171st & 10 at ALA 36Everett Golson pass incomplete to Robby Toma.
  3. 13:352nd & 1 at ALA 39Theo Riddick rush for 3 yards to the Alab 36 for a 1ST down.
  4. 14:011st & 10 at ALA 48Everett Golson pass complete to TJ Jones for 9 yards to the Alab 39.
  5. 14:222nd & 4 at ND 31Everett Golson pass complete to DaVaris Daniels for 21 yards to the Alab 48 for a 1ST down.
  6. 14:451st & 10 at ND 25Theo Riddick rush for 6 yards to the NDame 31.
Q2Notre Dame2 plays · 6 yds · 0:31 · End of Half0–28
  1. 15:00Cade Foster kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback.
  2. 0:002nd & 10 at ND 19Everett Golson pass complete to Tyler Eifert for 6 yards to the NDame 25.
  3. 0:211st & 10 at ND 19Everett Golson pass incomplete to DaVaris Daniels, broken up by Dee Milliner.
Q2Alabama9 plays · 71 yds · 3:12 · Passing Touchdown0–28
  1. 0:31Cade Foster kickoff for 61 yards returned by George Atkinson III for 15 yards to the NDame 19.
  2. 0:31Jeremy Shelley extra point GOOD.
  3. 0:311st & 10 at ND 11AJ McCarron pass complete to Eddie Lacy for 11 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
  4. 0:393rd & 6 at ND 38AJ McCarron pass complete to Christion Jones for 27 yards to the NDame 11 for a 1ST down.
  5. 0:463rd & 6 at ND 38Timeout ALABAMA, clock 0:46.
  6. 0:462nd & 10 at ND 42Eddie Lacy rush for 4 yards to the NDame 38.
  7. 1:061st & 10 at ND 42AJ McCarron pass complete to T.J. Yeldon for no gain to the NDame 42.
  8. 1:343rd & 3 at ALA 48T.J. Yeldon rush for 10 yards to the NDame 42 for a 1ST down.
  9. 2:122nd & 10 at ALA 41T.J. Yeldon rush for 7 yards to the Alab 48.
  10. 2:291st & 10 at ALA 41AJ McCarron pass incomplete to T.J. Yeldon.
  11. 2:442nd & 8 at ALA 31T.J. Yeldon rush for 10 yards to the Alab 41 for a 1ST down.
  12. 3:221st & 10 at ALA 29T.J. Yeldon rush for 2 yards to the Alab 31.
Q2Notre Dame6 plays · 30 yds · 3:08 · Punt0–21
  1. 3:434th & 8 at ND 34Ben Turk punt for 37 yards, fair catch by Christion Jones at the Alab 29.
  2. 4:043rd & 3 at ND 39Everett Golson sacked by Adrian Hubbard for a loss of 5 yards to the NDame 34.
  3. 4:582nd & 10 at ND 32Everett Golson pass complete to Tyler Eifert for 7 yards to the NDame 39.
  4. 5:141st & 10 at ND 32Everett Golson pass incomplete to DaVaris Daniels, broken up by Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix.
  5. 5:562nd & 6 at ND 19Everett Golson pass complete to DaVaris Daniels for 13 yards to the NDame 32 for a 1ST down.
  6. 6:181st & 10 at ND 15Theo Riddick rush for 4 yards to the NDame 19.
  7. 6:451st & 10 at ND 4Everett Golson pass complete to Tyler Eifert for 11 yards to the NDame 15 for a 1ST down.
Q2Alabama6 plays · 28 yds · 2:12 · Punt0–21
  1. 6:514th & 10 at ALA 41Cody Mandell punt for 55 yards, returned by Davonte' Neal for no gain to the NDame 4.
  2. 7:033rd & 10 at ALA 41AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Amari Cooper.
  3. 7:102nd & 10 at ALA 41AJ McCarron pass incomplete.
  4. 7:151st & 10 at ALA 41AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Eddie Lacy.
  5. 7:442nd & 5 at ALA 35AJ McCarron pass complete to Michael Williams for 6 yards to the Alab 41 for a 1ST down.
  6. 8:221st & 10 at ALA 30Eddie Lacy rush for 5 yards to the Alab 35.
  7. 8:431st & 10 at ALA 13Eddie Lacy rush for 17 yards to the Alab 30 for a 1ST down.
Q2Notre Dame4 plays · 29 yds · 2:07 · Punt0–21
  1. 9:034th & 1 at ND 37Ben Turk punt for 50 yards, fair catch by Christion Jones at the Alab 13.
  2. 9:293rd & 3 at ND 35Everett Golson rush for 2 yards to the NDame 37.
  3. 9:512nd & 12 at ND 26Everett Golson pass complete to TJ Jones for 9 yards to the NDame 35.
  4. 10:391st & 10 at ND 28Theo Riddick rush for a loss of 2 yards to the NDame 26.
  5. 10:541st & 10 at ND 8Theo Riddick rush for 20 yards to the NDame 28 for a 1ST down.
Q2Alabama3 plays · -3 yds · 2:10 · Fumble0–21
  1. 11:104th & 13 at ALA 36Cody Mandell punt for 52 yards, returned by Davonte' Neal for a loss of 4 yards, fumbled, recovered by NDame at the NDame 8.
  2. 11:443rd & 22 at ALA 27AJ McCarron rush for 9 yards to the Alab 36.
  3. 12:273rd & 12 at ALA 37ALABAMA penalty 10 yard Holding on Cyrus Kouandjio accepted.
  4. 12:552nd & 10 at ALA 39Eddie Lacy rush for a loss of 2 yards to the Alab 37.
  5. 13:151st & 10 at ALA 39AJ McCarron pass incomplete.
Q2Notre Dame5 plays · 36 yds · 1:36 · Turnover on Downs0–21
  1. 13:204th & 5 at ALA 39Everett Golson pass incomplete to TJ Jones, broken up by Deion Belue.
  2. 13:453rd & 10 at ALA 44Everett Golson rush for 5 yards to the Alab 39.
  3. 14:042nd & 10 at ALA 44Theo Riddick rush for no gain to the Alab 44.
  4. 14:221st & 10 at ALA 44Everett Golson pass incomplete to DaVaris Daniels.
  5. 14:231st & 10 at ND 25Everett Golson pass complete to DaVaris Daniels for 31 yards to the Alab 44 for a 1ST down.
Q1Alabama8 plays · 80 yds · 4:26 · Rushing Touchdown0–21
  1. 14:56Cade Foster kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback.
  2. 14:56Jeremy Shelley extra point GOOD.
  3. 14:562nd & Goal at ND 1T.J. Yeldon rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
  4. 0:001st & Goal at ND 6T.J. Yeldon rush for 5 yards to the NDame 1.
  5. 0:543rd & 6 at ND 33AJ McCarron pass complete to Amari Cooper for 27 yards to the NDame 6 for a 1ST down.
  6. 1:452nd & 12 at ND 39T.J. Yeldon rush for 6 yards to the NDame 33.
  7. 2:341st & 10 at ND 37T.J. Yeldon rush for a loss of 2 yards to the NDame 39.
  8. 2:591st & 10 at ND 48AJ McCarron pass complete to Amari Cooper for 11 yards to the NDame 37 for a 1ST down.
  9. 3:452nd & 3 at ALA 27AJ McCarron pass complete to Kevin Norwood for 25 yards to the NDame 48 for a 1ST down.
  10. 4:021st & 10 at ALA 20T.J. Yeldon rush for 7 yards to the Alab 27.
Q1Notre Dame5 plays · 15 yds · 1:52 · Punt0–14
  1. 4:224th & 10 at ND 35Ben Turk punt for 46 yards, returned by Christion Jones for 1 yard to the Alab 20.
  2. 4:313rd & 10 at ND 35Everett Golson pass incomplete.
  3. 4:382nd & 10 at ND 35Everett Golson pass incomplete to TJ Jones.
  4. 5:211st & 10 at ND 35Theo Riddick rush for no gain to the NDame 35.
  5. 5:342nd & 2 at ND 28Cierre Wood rush for 7 yards to the NDame 35 for a 1ST down.
  6. 5:551st & 10 at ND 20Everett Golson pass complete to Tyler Eifert for 8 yards to the NDame 28.
Q1Alabama10 plays · 61 yds · 4:49 · Passing Touchdown0–14
  1. 6:14Cade Foster kickoff for 63 yards returned by George Atkinson III for 18 yards to the NDame 20.
  2. 6:14Jeremy Shelley extra point GOOD.
  3. 6:141st & Goal at ND 3AJ McCarron pass complete to Michael Williams for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
  4. 6:213rd & 1 at ND 23Eddie Lacy rush for 20 yards to the NDame 3 for a 1ST down.
  5. 7:102nd & 5 at ND 27AJ McCarron pass complete to Amari Cooper for 4 yards to the NDame 23.
  6. 7:511st & 10 at ND 32Eddie Lacy rush for 5 yards to the NDame 27.
  7. 8:453rd & 5 at ND 39AJ McCarron pass complete to Marvin Shinn for 7 yards to the NDame 32 for a 1ST down.
  8. 9:022nd & 10 at ND 44Eddie Lacy rush for 5 yards to the NDame 39.
  9. 9:141st & 10 at ND 44AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Marvin Shinn.
  10. 9:443rd & 1 at ALA 48Eddie Lacy rush for 8 yards to the NDame 44 for a 1ST down.
  11. 10:042nd & 7 at ALA 42AJ McCarron pass complete to Eddie Lacy for 6 yards to the Alab 48.
  12. 10:341st & 10 at ALA 39Eddie Lacy rush for 3 yards to the Alab 42.
Q1Notre Dame3 plays · 8 yds · 1:00 · Punt0–7
  1. 11:034th & 2 at ND 33Ben Turk punt for 43 yards, fair catch by Christion Jones at the Alab 39, NOTRE DAME penalty 15 yard Kick Catching Interference on Matthias Farley accepted.
  2. 11:144th & 2 at ND 33Timeout NOTRE DAME, clock 11:14.
  3. 11:143rd & 2 at ND 33Everett Golson pass incomplete to Tyler Eifert.
  4. 11:212nd & 2 at ND 33Everett Golson pass incomplete to Tyler Eifert.
  5. 11:321st & 10 at ND 25Everett Golson pass complete to TJ Jones for 8 yards to the NDame 33.
Q1Alabama5 plays · 82 yds · 2:57 · Rushing Touchdown0–7
  1. 12:03Cade Foster kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback.
  2. 12:03Jeremy Shelley extra point GOOD.
  3. 12:032nd & 3 at ND 20Eddie Lacy rush for 20 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
  4. 12:341st & 5 at ND 22T.J. Yeldon rush for 2 yards to the NDame 20.
  5. 13:131st & 10 at ND 27NOTRE DAME penalty 5 yard Offside on Louis Nix III accepted.
  6. 13:131st & 10 at ALA 48Eddie Lacy rush for 10 yards to the NDame 27, NOTRE DAME penalty 15 yard Face Mask on Dan Fox accepted for a 1ST down.
  7. 14:122nd & 9 at ALA 19AJ McCarron pass complete to Kevin Norwood for 29 yards to the Alab 48 for a 1ST down.
  8. 14:451st & 10 at ALA 18Eddie Lacy rush for 1 yard to the Alab 19.

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