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style="width:50%; text-align:center;"><i><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">SEC</a></i></td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center;"><i><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">Independent</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="font-size:300%; line-height:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">42</td> <td style="font-size:300%; line-height:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">14</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Nick_Saban" title="Nick Saban">Nick Saban</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Brian_Kelly_(American_football_coach)" title="Brian Kelly (American football coach)">Brian Kelly</a></b></td> </tr><tr> <td><table style="margin:0 auto; font-size:110%; border:1px solid #AAA; background:#EFEFEF;"> <tbody><tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP</a></i></td><td><i><a href="/wiki/Coaches_Poll" title="Coaches Poll">Coaches</a></i></td><td><i><a href="/wiki/2012_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings#BCS_rankings" title="2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">BCS</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>2</i></td><td style="text-align:center;"><i>2</i></td><td style="text-align:center;"><i>2</i></td> </tr></tbody></table></td> <td><table style="margin:0 auto; font-size:110%; border:1px solid #AAA; background:#EFEFEF;"> <tbody><tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP</a></i></td><td><i><a href="/wiki/Coaches_Poll" title="Coaches Poll">Coaches</a></i></td><td><i><a href="/wiki/2012_NCAA_Division_I_FBS_football_rankings#BCS_rankings" title="2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings">BCS</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>1</i></td><td style="text-align:center;"><i>1</i></td><td style="text-align:center;"><i>1</i></td> </tr></tbody></table></td> 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class="infobox-label">MVP</th><td class="infobox-data">Offense: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Lacy" title="Eddie Lacy">Eddie Lacy</a> (RB, Alabama)<br />Defense: <a href="/wiki/C._J._Mosley_(linebacker)" title="C. J. Mosley (linebacker)">C. J. Mosley</a> (LB, Alabama)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Spread_betting" title="Spread betting">Favorite</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Alabama by 10<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner" title="The Star-Spangled Banner">National anthem</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Zac_Brown_Band" title="Zac Brown Band">Zac Brown Band</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Official_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Official (American football)">Referee</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Land_Clark" title="Land Clark">Land Clark</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pac-12_Conference" title="Pac-12 Conference">Pac-12</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Halftime_show" title="Halftime show">Halftime show</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Band_of_the_Fighting_Irish" title="Band of the Fighting Irish">Band of the Fighting Irish</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Million_Dollar_Band_(marching_band)" title="Million Dollar Band (marching band)">Million Dollar Band</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Attendance</th><td class="infobox-data">80,120<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">United States TV coverage</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Television_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Television network">Network</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/ESPN_College_Football" title="ESPN College Football">ESPN</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Sports_commentator" title="Sports commentator">Announcers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Brent_Musburger" title="Brent Musburger">Brent Musburger</a> (play-by-play)<br /><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Herbstreit" title="Kirk Herbstreit">Kirk Herbstreit</a> (analyst)<br /><a href="/wiki/Heather_Cox" title="Heather Cox">Heather Cox</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tom_Rinaldi" title="Tom Rinaldi">Tom Rinaldi</a> (sideline)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Nielsen_ratings" class="mw-redirect" title="Nielsen ratings">Nielsen ratings</a></th><td class="infobox-data">17.5 (26.4 million viewers)<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#efefef;">International TV coverage</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Television_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Television network">Network</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/ESPN_Deportes" title="ESPN Deportes">ESPN Deportes</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Sports_commentator" title="Sports commentator">Announcers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Eduardo_Varela" title="Eduardo Varela">Eduardo Varela</a> and Pablo Viruega</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint"><table style="background:#efefef; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="BCS National Championship Game"> BCS National Championship Game </a></th> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-right:1em"><b>  < <a href="/wiki/2012_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2012 BCS National Championship Game"> 2012</a></b> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-left:1em"><b><a href="/wiki/2014_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2014 BCS National Championship Game"> 2014</a> >  </b></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2013 BCS National Championship Game</b> (branded as the <b>2013 <a href="/wiki/Discover_Card" title="Discover Card">Discover</a> BCS National Championship Game</b> for sponsorship reasons) was a postseason <a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">college football</a> <a href="/wiki/Bowl_game" title="Bowl game">bowl game</a> that took place on Monday, January 7, 2013, at <a href="/wiki/Sun_Life_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Sun Life Stadium">Sun Life Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Miami_Gardens,_Florida" title="Miami Gardens, Florida">Miami Gardens, Florida</a>. It featured the No. 1 ranked <a href="/wiki/2012_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2012 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame Fighting Irish</a> and No. 2 <a href="/wiki/2012_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama Crimson Tide</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a rematch of the <a href="/wiki/1973_Sugar_Bowl" title="1973 Sugar Bowl">1973 Sugar Bowl</a>, Alabama routed the Fighting Irish by a 42–14 score to repeat as national champions and took home the <a href="/wiki/AFCA_National_Championship_Trophy" class="mw-redirect" title="AFCA National Championship Trophy">Championship Trophy</a>. </p><p>Alabama was the defending champion and represented the <a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Conference" title="Southeastern Conference">Southeastern Conference</a>, which had participated in and emerged victorious from every standalone BCS Championship Game (since the format was introduced in the 2006–2007 season). Notre Dame did not belong to a conference and was the first <a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_independent_schools" title="NCAA Division I FBS independent schools">independent</a> team to play in the National Championship game since the start of the BCS. </p><p>The National Championship game between Alabama and Notre Dame was anticipated as an historical matchup with a rich tradition<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in college football. Going into the holiday season after Alabama was assured a spot in the National Championship after beating Georgia in the <a href="/wiki/2012_SEC_Championship_Game" title="2012 SEC Championship Game">SEC Championship</a>, sportscasters from both sides weighed in on who was most likely to win. Despite the historical record of, at the time, 5–1 in favor of Notre Dame<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> many sports betting centers had Alabama as a heavy favorite<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with point spreads favoring Alabama as high as ten points over Notre Dame. Many prominent sports writers predicted Notre Dame to win based on several factors including strong overall defense,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> an inconsistent Alabama team (often cited as being "exposed" against LSU and Texas A&M), and various intangibles such as destiny and generalized fatigue from the dominant performances of the Southeastern Conference.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the aftermath of an Alabama 42 to 14 victory (with the score being 35 to 0 at one point in the game), the BCS National Championship game was considered by <i>Sports Illustrated'</i>s Michael Rosenberg to have failed to live up to its hype<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> despite dominating television ratings.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mark Schlabach of ESPN expressed the wish that a playoff system had been in place wherein Oregon or Florida would have played against Alabama.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tom Coyne of <i>Associated Press</i> concluded that Alabama was more talented and physical with better preparation and execution of its game plan than Notre Dame.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Specifically, inconsistent tackling, blown coverages, and porous defense were cited by Aaron Ellis of <i>Forbes.com</i> as major detriments to Notre Dame's efforts.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With the win, Alabama won their second straight BCS championship, their third championship in four years, and their ninth AP championship overall.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Alabama was the last team to become back-to-back champions until the <a href="/wiki/2022_Georgia_Bulldogs_football_team" title="2022 Georgia Bulldogs football team">Georgia Bulldogs</a> in 2021 and 2022. </p><p>On November 22, 2016, Notre Dame was forced to vacate all games from the <a href="/wiki/2012_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2012 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2012</a> season, including this game, as a former student athletic trainer was revealed to have committed academic fraud by doing substantial course work for two players and impermissibly helping six others, rendering some of the players ineligible.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Point_spread">Point spread</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2013_BCS_National_Championship_Game&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Point spread"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While Notre Dame came into the game undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the country, as of January 3, 2013, the point spread on the game according to leading Las Vegas casinos projected Alabama to win by between 9.5 and 10 points. Two billion dollars were expected to be wagered on the game.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teams">Teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2013_BCS_National_Championship_Game&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It was the seventh meeting between Alabama and Notre Dame, but the teams' first since <a href="/wiki/1987_NCAA_Division_I-A_football_season" title="1987 NCAA Division I-A football season">1987</a>. Heading into the game, Notre Dame led the series 5-1-0, which included two bowl victories. The two teams first met in the <a href="/wiki/1973_Sugar_Bowl" title="1973 Sugar Bowl">1973 Sugar Bowl</a>, with the Irish defeating the Crimson Tide, 24–23. Following the game, <a href="/wiki/1973_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="1973 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">Notre Dame</a> was voted national champions by the <a href="/wiki/Associated_Press" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a> while <a href="/wiki/1973_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="1973 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">Alabama</a> had been declared the champion by <a href="/wiki/United_Press_International" title="United Press International">UPI</a> in a poll taken prior to this Sugar Bowl contest, the last time the final U.P.I./Coaches poll was announced before the bowl games.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alabama">Alabama</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2013_BCS_National_Championship_Game&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Alabama"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2012_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team" title="2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football team">2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football team</a></div> <p>During the regular season, Alabama led the nation in total defense, giving up 246.00 yards per game, and in rushing defense by allowing 79.77 yards per game.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team also led the SEC in scoring defense (10.7 points per game) and rushing defense (79.9 yards per game), was second in scoring offense (38.5 points per game) and rushing offense (224.62 yards per game). Key players for the Crimson Tide were quarterback <a href="/wiki/A._J._McCarron" title="A. J. McCarron">A. J. McCarron</a>, who led the nation in passing efficiency with a 173.08 rating; cornerback <a href="/wiki/Dee_Milliner" title="Dee Milliner">Dee Milliner</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Nagurski_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Nagurski Award">Nagurski Award</a> finalist; linebacker <a href="/wiki/C._J._Mosley_(linebacker)" title="C. J. Mosley (linebacker)">C.J. Mosley</a>, a finalist in the <a href="/wiki/Butkus_Award" title="Butkus Award">Butkus Award</a>; and center <a href="/wiki/Barrett_Jones" title="Barrett Jones">Barrett Jones</a>, the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_Foundation" title="National Football Foundation">National Football Foundation</a> Scholar-Athlete/<a href="/wiki/William_V._Campbell_Trophy" title="William V. Campbell Trophy">William V. Campbell Trophy</a> recipient and the <a href="/wiki/Rimington_Trophy" title="Rimington Trophy">Rimington Trophy</a> winner. McCarron gained 5,655 yards for Alabama, which include 5,692 passing yards and losing 37 rushing yards. Alabama averaged 224.6 rushing yards per game without allowing a sack all season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notre_Dame">Notre Dame</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2013_BCS_National_Championship_Game&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Notre Dame"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2012_Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish_football_team" title="2012 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team">2012 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team</a></div> <p>During the regular season, Notre Dame was the national leader in scoring defense (10.3 points per game) and sixth in total defense (286.83 yards per game).<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Key players for the Fighting Irish were freshman quarterback <a href="/wiki/Everett_Golson" title="Everett Golson">Everett Golson</a>, who passed for 2,135 yards for 11 touchdowns and rushed for 305 yards for five touchdowns; senior linebacker and Heisman trophy finalist <a href="/wiki/Manti_Te%27o" title="Manti Te'o">Manti Te'o</a>, who had 103 tackles and seven interceptions, his third-straight 100-plus tackle season for a career 427 tackles; defensive end <a href="/wiki/Stephon_Tuitt" title="Stephon Tuitt">Stephon Tuitt</a>, who ranked seventh with others in sacks/game (1.00) and needed two sacks to become the school's single-season record holder; guard Mike Golic Jr., who helped the team averaging more than 200 yards per game in both passing and rushing; and tight end <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Eifert" title="Tyler Eifert">Tyler Eifert</a>, the John Mackey Award winner who caught 44 passes for 624 yards and four touchdowns. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Starting_lineups">Starting lineups</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2013_BCS_National_Championship_Game&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Starting lineups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>† = 2012 All-American </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color:#B30838;color:#FFFFFF;;">Alabama</th> <th colspan="2">Position</th> <th style="background-color:#0C2340;color:#C99700;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C99700, inset -2px -2px 0 #C99700;;">Notre Dame </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center"><b>Offense</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Amari_Cooper" title="Amari Cooper">Amari Cooper</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center">WR</td> <td><a href="/wiki/T.J._Jones" class="mw-redirect" title="T.J. Jones">T.J. Jones</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cyrus_Kouandjio" title="Cyrus Kouandjio">Cyrus Kouandjio</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center">LT</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Zack_Martin" title="Zack Martin">Zack Martin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>†<a href="/wiki/Chance_Warmack" title="Chance Warmack">Chance Warmack</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center">LG</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Watt" title="Chris Watt">Chris Watt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>†<a href="/wiki/Barrett_Jones" title="Barrett Jones">Barrett Jones</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center">C</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Braxston_Cave" title="Braxston Cave">Braxston Cave</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Steen_(American_football)" title="Anthony Steen (American football)">Anthony Steen</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center">RG</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Golic_Jr." title="Mike Golic Jr.">Mike Golic Jr.</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/D._J._Fluker" title="D. J. Fluker">D. J. Fluker</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center">RT</td> <td>Christian Lombard </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Williams_(tight_end)" title="Michael Williams (tight end)">Michael Williams</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center">TE</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tyler_Eifert" title="Tyler Eifert">Tyler Eifert</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Norwood" title="Kevin Norwood">Kevin Norwood</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center">WR</td> <td>John Goodman </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/A._J._McCarron" title="A. J. McCarron">A. J. McCarron</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center">QB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Everett_Golson" title="Everett Golson">Everett Golson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Lacy" title="Eddie Lacy">Eddie Lacy</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center">RB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Theo_Riddick" title="Theo Riddick">Theo Riddick</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center"><b>Defense</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ed_Stinson" title="Ed Stinson">Ed Stinson</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center">DE</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kapron_Lewis-Moore" title="Kapron Lewis-Moore">Kapron Lewis-Moore</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jesse_Williams_(American_football)" title="Jesse Williams (American football)">Jesse Williams</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center">NT</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louis_Nix_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Louis Nix III">Louis Nix III</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Damion_Square" title="Damion Square">Damion Square</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center">DE</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stephon_Tuitt" title="Stephon Tuitt">Stephon Tuitt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Hubbard" title="Adrian Hubbard">Adrian Hubbard</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center">OLB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prince_Shembo" title="Prince Shembo">Prince Shembo</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Trey_DePriest" title="Trey DePriest">Trey DePriest</a></td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center">ILB</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dan_Fox_(American_football)" title="Dan Fox (American football)">Dan Fox</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>†<a href="/wiki/C._J._Mosley_(linebacker)" title="C. J. Mosley (linebacker)">C.J. 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J. McCarron, Jeremy Shelley kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">14 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">14:56 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">8 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">80 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">4:26 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">BAMA </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">TJ Yeldon 1-yard touchdown run, Jeremy Shelley kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">21 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">2 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">0:31 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">9 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">71 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3:12 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">BAMA </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">Eddie Lacy 11-yard touchdown reception from A. J. McCarron, Jeremy Shelley kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">28 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">7:34 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">10 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">97 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">5:37 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">BAMA </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">Amari Cooper 34-yard touchdown reception from A. J. McCarron, Jeremy Shelley kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">35 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">4:08 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">9 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">85 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3:26 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">ND </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">Everett Golson 2-yard touchdown run, <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Brindza" title="Kyle Brindza">Kyle Brindza</a> kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">35 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">11:27 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">14 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">86 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">7:41 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">BAMA </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">Amari Cooper 19-yard touchdown reception from A. J. McCarron, Jeremy Shelley kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">42 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">4 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">7:51 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">10 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">75 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">3:36 </td> <td style="text-align:right;" scope="row">ND </td> <td style="text-align:left;" scope="row">Theo Riddick 6-yard touchdown reception from Everett Golson, Kyle Brindza kick good </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">42 </td> <td style="text-align:auto;" scope="row">14 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="7" align="left" scope="row"><small>"TOP" = <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_American_football#T" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossary of American football">time of possession</a>. For other American football terms, see <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_American_football" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossary of American football">Glossary of American football</a>.</small> </td> <th scope="row">42 </th> <th scope="row">14 </th></tr></tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Statistics">Statistics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2013_BCS_National_Championship_Game&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Statistics</th> <th>BAMA</th> <th>ND </th></tr> <tr> <td>First Downs</td> <td>28</td> <td>16 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Total offense, plays–yards</td> <td>73–529</td> <td>55–302 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushes-yards (net)</td> <td>45–265</td> <td>19–32 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing yards (net)</td> 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1)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_Sugar_Bowl" title="2013 Sugar Bowl">Sugar</a> (Jan. 2)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2013_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2013 Fiesta Bowl">Fiesta</a> (Jan. 3)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">BCS National Championship</a> (Jan. 7)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#009CDE;color:#000000;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;"><div> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><b>All-Star Games:</b> <a href="/wiki/2013_East%E2%80%93West_Shrine_Game" title="2013 East–West Shrine Game"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">East–West Shrine Game</span></a> (Jan. 19)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/NFLPA_Collegiate_Bowl" title="NFLPA Collegiate Bowl"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">NFLPA Collegiate Bowl</span></a> (Jan. 19)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a 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title="1927 Rose Bowl">1927 Rose Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Rose_Bowl" title="1931 Rose Bowl">1931 Rose Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Rose_Bowl" title="1935 Rose Bowl">1935 Rose Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Rose_Bowl" title="1938 Rose Bowl">1938 Rose Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1942 Cotton Bowl Classic">1942 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Orange_Bowl" title="1943 Orange Bowl">1943 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Sugar_Bowl" title="1945 Sugar Bowl">1945 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Rose_Bowl" title="1946 Rose Bowl">1946 Rose Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Sugar_Bowl" title="1948 Sugar Bowl">1948 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Orange_Bowl" title="1953 Orange Bowl">1953 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1954 Cotton Bowl Classic">1954 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Liberty_Bowl" title="1959 Liberty Bowl">1959 Liberty Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Bluebonnet_Bowl" title="1960 Bluebonnet Bowl">1960 Bluebonnet Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Sugar_Bowl" title="1962 Sugar Bowl">1962 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Orange_Bowl" title="1963 Orange Bowl">1963 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Sugar_Bowl" title="1964 Sugar Bowl">1964 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Orange_Bowl" title="1965 Orange Bowl">1965 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Orange_Bowl" title="1966 Orange Bowl">1966 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Sugar_Bowl" title="1967 Sugar Bowl">1967 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1968 Cotton Bowl Classic">1968 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Gator_Bowl" title="1968 Gator Bowl">1968 Gator Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Liberty_Bowl" title="1969 Liberty Bowl">1969 Liberty Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Astro-Bluebonnet_Bowl" title="1970 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl">1970 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Orange_Bowl" title="1972 Orange Bowl">1972 Orange Bowl</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1973 Cotton Bowl Classic">1973 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Sugar_Bowl" title="1973 Sugar Bowl">1973 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Orange_Bowl" title="1975 Orange Bowl">1975 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Sugar_Bowl" title="1975 Sugar Bowl">1975 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Liberty_Bowl" title="1976 Liberty Bowl">1976 Liberty Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Sugar_Bowl" title="1978 Sugar Bowl">1978 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Sugar_Bowl" title="1979 Sugar Bowl">1979 Sugar Bowl</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Sugar_Bowl" title="1980 Sugar Bowl">1980 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1981 Cotton Bowl Classic">1981 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1982 Cotton Bowl Classic">1982 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Liberty_Bowl" title="1982 Liberty Bowl">1982 Liberty Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Sun_Bowl" title="1983 Sun Bowl">1983 Sun Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Aloha_Bowl" title="1985 Aloha Bowl">1985 Aloha Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Sun_Bowl" title="1986 Sun Bowl">1986 Sun Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Hall_of_Fame_Bowl" title="1988 Hall of Fame Bowl">1988 Hall of Fame Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Sun_Bowl" title="1988 Sun Bowl">1988 Sun Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Sugar_Bowl" title="1990 Sugar Bowl">1990 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1991 Fiesta Bowl">1991 Fiesta Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Blockbuster_Bowl" title="1991 Blockbuster Bowl">1991 Blockbuster Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Sugar_Bowl" title="1993 Sugar Bowl">1993 Sugar Bowl</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Gator_Bowl" title="1993 Gator Bowl">1993 Gator Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Florida_Citrus_Bowl" title="1995 Florida Citrus Bowl">1995 Florida Citrus Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Outback_Bowl" title="1997 Outback Bowl">1997 Outback Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Music_City_Bowl" title="1998 Music City Bowl">1998 Music City Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Orange_Bowl" title="2000 Orange Bowl">2000 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Independence_Bowl" title="2001 Independence Bowl">2001 Independence Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Music_City_Bowl" title="2004 Music City Bowl">2004 Music City Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2006 Cotton Bowl Classic">2006 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Independence_Bowl" title="2006 Independence Bowl">2006 Independence Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Independence_Bowl" title="2007 Independence Bowl">2007 Independence Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Sugar_Bowl" title="2009 Sugar Bowl">2009 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2010 BCS National Championship Game">2010 BCS National Championship Game</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Capital_One_Bowl" title="2011 Capital One Bowl">2011 Capital One Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_BCS_National_Championship_Game" title="2012 BCS National Championship Game">2012 BCS National Championship Game</a> #</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2013 BCS National Championship Game</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Sugar_Bowl" title="2014 Sugar Bowl">2014 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Sugar_Bowl" title="2015 Sugar Bowl">2015 Sugar Bowl</a> †</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Cotton_Bowl_Classic_(December)" title="2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)">2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (Dec)</a> †</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2016 College Football Playoff National Championship">2016 College Football Playoff National Championship</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Peach_Bowl" title="2016 Peach Bowl">2016 Peach Bowl</a> †</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2017 College Football Playoff National Championship">2017 College Football Playoff National Championship</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Sugar_Bowl" title="2018 Sugar Bowl">2018 Sugar Bowl</a> †</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2018 College Football Playoff National Championship">2018 College Football Playoff National Championship</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Orange_Bowl" title="2018 Orange Bowl">2018 Orange Bowl</a> †</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2019 College Football Playoff National Championship">2019 College Football Playoff National Championship</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Citrus_Bowl" title="2020 Citrus Bowl">2020 Citrus Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Rose_Bowl" title="2021 Rose Bowl">2021 Rose Bowl</a> †</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2021 College Football Playoff National Championship">2021 College Football Playoff National Championship</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2021 Cotton Bowl Classic">2021 Cotton Bowl Classic</a> †</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="2022 College Football Playoff National Championship">2022 College Football Playoff National Championship</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Sugar_Bowl_(December)" title="2022 Sugar Bowl (December)">2022 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Rose_Bowl" title="2024 Rose Bowl">2024 Rose Bowl</a> †</li></ul> <p><i># denotes national championship game; † denotes <a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">College Football Playoff</a> semifinal game</i> </p> 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title="1983 Liberty Bowl">1983 Liberty Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Aloha_Bowl" title="1984 Aloha Bowl">1984 Aloha Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1988 Cotton Bowl Classic">1988 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1989 Fiesta Bowl">1989 Fiesta Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Orange_Bowl" title="1990 Orange Bowl">1990 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Orange_Bowl" title="1991 Orange Bowl">1991 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Sugar_Bowl" title="1992 Sugar Bowl">1992 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1993 Cotton Bowl Classic">1993 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1994 Cotton Bowl Classic">1994 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Fiesta_Bowl" title="1995 Fiesta Bowl">1995 Fiesta Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Orange_Bowl_(January)" title="1996 Orange Bowl (January)">1996 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Independence_Bowl" title="1997 Independence Bowl">1997 Independence Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Gator_Bowl" title="1999 Gator Bowl">1999 Gator Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2001 Fiesta Bowl">2001 Fiesta Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Gator_Bowl" title="2003 Gator Bowl">2003 Gator Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Insight_Bowl" title="2004 Insight Bowl">2004 Insight Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Fiesta_Bowl" title="2006 Fiesta Bowl">2006 Fiesta Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Sugar_Bowl" title="2007 Sugar Bowl">2007 Sugar Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Hawaii_Bowl" title="2008 Hawaii Bowl">2008 Hawaii Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Sun_Bowl" title="2010 Sun Bowl">2010 Sun Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Champs_Sports_Bowl" title="2011 Champs Sports Bowl">2011 Champs Sports Bowl</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2013 BCS National Championship Game</a> #</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Pinstripe_Bowl" title="2013 Pinstripe Bowl">2013 Pinstripe Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Music_City_Bowl" title="2014 Music City Bowl">2014 Music City Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Fiesta_Bowl_(January)" title="2016 Fiesta Bowl (January)">2016 Fiesta Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Citrus_Bowl" title="2018 Citrus Bowl">2018 Citrus Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2018 Cotton Bowl Classic">2018 Cotton Bowl Classic</a> †</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Camping_World_Bowl" title="2019 Camping World Bowl">2019 Camping World Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Rose_Bowl" title="2021 Rose Bowl">2021 Rose Bowl</a> †</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Fiesta_Bowl_(January)" title="2022 Fiesta Bowl (January)">2022 Fiesta Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Gator_Bowl" title="2022 Gator Bowl">2022 Gator Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Sun_Bowl" title="2023 Sun Bowl">2023 Sun Bowl</a></li></ul> <p><i># denotes 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