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2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Alabama Crimson Tide logo
Consensus national champion
SEC champion
SEC West Division champion
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Western Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 1
AP No. 1
2012 record 13–1 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach Nick Saban (6th year)
Offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier (1st year)
Offensive scheme Multiple, Pro Style
Defensive coordinator Kirby Smart (5th as coordinator, 6th overall year)
Base defense 3–4
MVP C. J. Mosley
Captain Barrett Jones
Damion Square
Chance Warmack
Home stadium Bryant–Denny Stadium
(Capacity: 101,821)
Seasons
« 2011 2013 »
2012 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
#5т Georgia xy   7 – 1         12 – 2  
#9 Florida x%   7 – 1         11 – 2  
#8 South Carolina   6 – 2         11 – 2  
#23 Vanderbilt   5 – 3         9 – 4  
Missouri   2 – 6         5 – 7  
Tennessee   1 – 7         5 – 7  
Kentucky   0 – 8         2 – 10  
Western Division
#1 Alabama x$#   7 – 1         13 – 1  
#14 LSU   6 – 2         10 – 3  
#5т Texas A&M   6 – 2         11 – 2  
Mississippi State   4 – 4         8 – 5  
Ole Miss   3 – 5         7 – 6  
Arkansas   2 – 6         4 – 8  
Auburn   0 – 8         3 – 9  
Championship: Alabama 32, Georgia 28
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
A-Day
1 2 3 4 Total
• White 0 3 14 7 24
Crimson 0 9 6 0 15
  • Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Game start: 2:05 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:02
  • Game attendance: 78,526
  • Game weather: 80 °F, Clear, Winds SSE 14
  • Referee: Thomas Ritter
  • TV announcers (CSS): Chris Stewart (play-by-play), Tyler Watts (color), Tom Roberts (sideline)
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Cowboys Classic
1 2 3 4 Total
#8 Michigan 0 7 7 0 14
• #2 Alabama 21 10 3 7 41
  • Location: Arlington, Texas
  • Game start: 7:12 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:14
  • Game attendance: 90,413
  • Game weather: Indoors
  • Referee: Reggie Smith
  • TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Heather Cox (sideline)
  • Sources:
1 2 3 4 Total
WKU 0 0 0 0 0
• #1 Alabama 14 7 7 7 35
  • Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Game start: 2:44 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:51
  • Game attendance: 101,821
  • Game weather: 80°F, mostly cloudy, winds NNW 10 mph
  • Referee: Matt Austin
  • TV announcers (SEC Network): Mike Morgan (play-by-play), Chris Doering (color), Jill Montgomery (sideline)
  • Sources:
1 2 3 4 Total
• #1 Alabama 7 17 14 14 52
Arkansas 0 0 0 0 0
  • Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas
  • Game start: 2:39 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:08
  • Game attendance: 74,617
  • Game weather: 69°F, Overcast, winds WSW 3mph
  • Referee: Matt Moore
  • TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)
  • Sources:
1 2 3 4 Total
Florida Atlantic 0 0 0 7 7
• #1 Alabama 14 16 3 7 40
  • Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Game start: 4:07 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:40
  • Game attendance: 101,821
  • Game weather: 86°F, Mostly sunny, Winds WNW 10 mph
  • Referee: Ken Williamson
  • TV announcers (PPV): Chris Stewart (play-by-play), Tyler Watts (color), Tom Roberts (sideline)
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The 2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2012 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football season. It marked the Crimson Tide's 118th overall season of playing college football, 79th as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and 21st within the SEC Western Division. The team was led by head coach Nick Saban, in his sixth year, and played its home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It finished the season with a record of 13 wins and 1 loss (13–1 overall, 7–1 in the SEC), as SEC champion and as consensus national champion after it defeated Notre Dame in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) National Championship Game.

After they captured the 2011 national championship, the Crimson Tide signed a highly rated recruiting class in February 2012 and completed spring practice the following April. With twelve returning starters from the previous season, Alabama entered the 2012 season as the defending national champions, ranked as the number two team in the nation and as a favorite to win the Western Division and compete for both the SEC and national championships. The Crimson Tide opened the season with nine consecutive victories that included one over Michigan at a neutral site and a come-from-behind victory on the road at Louisiana State University (LSU). In their tenth game, Alabama was upset by Texas A&M, and dropped to the number four position in the rankings. However, after a series of upsets and victories in their final three games that included winning the SEC Championship over Georgia, Alabama qualified for the 2013 BCS National Championship Game against Notre Dame, where they won 42–14 and captured the 2012 national championship.


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