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2011 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

2011 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Alabama Crimson Tide logo
Consensus national champion
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Western Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 1
AP No. 1
2011 record 12–1 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach Nick Saban (5th year)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Kirby Smart (4th as coordinator, 5th overall year)
Base defense 3–4
MVP Trent Richardson
Captain Mark Barron
Dont'a Hightower
Trent Richardson
Home stadium Bryant–Denny Stadium
(Capacity: 101,821)
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
#19 Georgia x   7 – 1         10 – 4  
#9 South Carolina   6 – 2         11 – 2  
Florida   3 – 5         7 – 6  
Vanderbilt   2 – 6         6 – 7  
Kentucky   2 – 6         5 – 7  
Tennessee   1 – 7         5 – 7  
Western Division
#2 LSU x$   8 – 0         13 – 1  
#1 Alabama  %#   7 – 1         12 – 1  
#5 Arkansas   6 – 2         11 – 2  
Auburn   4 – 4         8 – 5  
Mississippi State   2 – 6         7 – 6  
Ole Miss   0 – 8         2 – 10  
Championship: LSU 42, Georgia 10
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
Kent State 0 0 7 0 7
• #2 Alabama 21 3 14 10 48
  • Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Game start: 11:23 a.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:28
  • Game attendance: 101,821
  • Game weather: 96°, partly cloudy, winds ESE 9 mph
  • Referee: Matt Moore
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), Cara Capuano (sideline)
  • Sources:
1 2 3 4 Total
• #3 Alabama 7 10 3 7 27
#23 Penn State 3 0 0 8 11
  • Location: University Park, Pennsylvania
  • Game start: 3:37 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:20
  • Game attendance: 107,846
  • Game weather: 77°, partly sunny, winds N 5–10 mph
  • Referee: Matt Austin
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color), Holly Rowe (sideline)
  • Sources:
1 2 3 4 Total
North Texas 0 0 0 0 0
• #2 Alabama 10 10 7 14 41
  • Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Game start: 6:38 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:10
  • Game attendance: 101,821
  • Game weather: 80°, partly cloudy, winds ENE 4 mph
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • TV announcers (Fox Sports South): Bob Rathbun (play-by-play), Tim Couch (color), Kristina Akra (sideline)
  • Sources:
1 2 3 4 Total
#14 Arkansas 7 0 7 0 14
• #3 Alabama 7 10 21 0 38
  • Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Game start: 2:40 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:04
  • Game attendance: 101,821
  • Game weather: 80°, sunny, winds NNE 3 mph
  • Referee: Hubert Owens
  • TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)
  • Sources:

The 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 117th overall and 78th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and its 20th within the SEC Western Division. 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. They finished the season with a record of twelve wins and one loss (12–1 overall, 7–1 in the SEC) and as consensus national champions.

After the completion of the 2010 season, the Crimson Tide signed a highly rated recruiting class in February 2011 and completed spring practice the following April. With seventeen returning starters from the previous season, Alabama entered their 2011 campaign ranked as the number two team in the nation and as a favorite to win the Western Division and compete for the SEC championship. However, Alabama lost to the LSU Tigers in their regular season matchup, and as a result did not qualify for the 2011 SEC Championship Game. Despite not winning their conference championship, when the final Bowl Championship Series rankings were released, Alabama had the number two ranking to qualify for the 2012 BCS National Championship Game. In the rematch against LSU, the Crimson Tide defeated the Tigers 21–0 to capture their second BCS Championship in three years.


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