After the recovery, Alabama's Mark Ingram added his 2nd touchdown of the night and enabled Saban's team to extend its lead to 31–21. ABC televised the game, as well as the Rose Bowl; Fox televised the remainder of the BCS. 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. Jackson was inducted into the Rose Bowl Game's Hall of Famein 1999. The 2006 Rose Bowl Game, played on January 4, 2006 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, was an American college football bowl game that served as the BCS National Championship Game for the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Limited edition of 2,011 pieces, complete with a Certificate of Authenticity. The 2011 Tostitos BCS National Championship Game was the final college football game to determine the national champion of the 2010 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) season. Approx. It was hosted by the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association at the … Since 2008, Saban's teams have spent all or part of each season ranked No. The game was broadcast live on ESPN at 8:30 PM EST. There's plenty to talk about on the day after Alabama's win over Texas in the 2010 BCS National Championship game, and football fans on al.com have kept their comments pouring in. Show. 2 Texas Longhorns TEX. 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. After the ensuing kickoff, Texas' QB showed his inexperience against a great Alabama defense. No. Posts; Latest Activity; Photos . Up for sale - 2010 BCS National Championship Pasadena ~ Texas Vs. Alabama Football. 1 Ohio 41-14. Texas had participated in three previous BCS Bowl games and was only one of two teams who were undefeated and had played in at least three BCS Bowls. 7 Wisconsin from playing in the National Championship Game are LSU and Stanford who are currently ranked No. 2010 BCS National Championship now on Blu Ray.Two of college football's most historic programs will take the field at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on January 7th to decide the BCS National Championship. 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). Raymond Anthony "A. 1/8/2010 Associated Press Jan 7, 2010; Pasadena, CA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban holds the Coaches Trophy as he celebrates defeating the Texas Longhorns 37-21 in the 2010 BCS national championship game a… Texas won the game by a final score of 17–13. The match-up was the final BCS game to air on broadcast television, with cable network ESPN taking over all Bowl Championship Series telecasts starting in 2011. 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. The Bowl Championship Series (BCS) began in 1999 and gave way to the College Football Playoff after the 2013 title game. 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. Texas was unable to get a first down, but chalked up a 42-yard field goal, giving Texas a 6–0 lead. The team was coached by Mack Brown. Texas had the ball deep in their own side of the field with 3:04 left to play. As everyone watching college football knows, the BCS National Championship will feature some combination of Florida, Alabama, and Texas. Keith Jackson, long-time ABC Sports college football play-by-play announcer, performed the coin toss. Michael McCorkle "Mac" Jones is an American football quarterback who most recently played for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Tom Rinaldi (Alabama sideline)Lisa Salters (Texas sideline)[3], 50-yard line action for the national championship in Pasadena CA, January 7, 2010. The 2010 Citi BCS National Championship Game was the finale of the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and was played between the Texas Longhorns and the Alabama Crimson Tide. Learn how and when to remove this template message, Alabama wins 2010 American football college title, http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-football/history/championship/bcs/, Big East officials will call national championship game, "2010 Citi BCS National Championship Game FAQs", "Texas and Alabama bring history, tradition to BCS title game", "Rose Bowl Hall of Fame ~ Tournament of Roses", "Texas Longhorns vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Box Score", 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship, 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship, 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship, 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship, 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship. It was the 12th BCS national championship game, and the second consecutive year the champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) was matched against the champion of the Big 12 Conference. 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). McCoy was replaced by true freshman Garrett Gilbert and would be ruled out for the remainder of the game. Filter. 50-yard line action for the national championship in Pasadena California, January 7, 2010. ... 01-07-2010, 08:58 PM. They had previously hosted BCS Championship games in the 2006 and 2002 Rose Bowls, and pre-BCS No. Behind Alabama's offensive line, Alabama running back Mark Ingram moved almost at will against a Texas defense. 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). Keith Jackson, the now-retired, legendary, long-time ABC Sports college football play-by-play announcer, performed the coin toss. The 2007 BCS National Championship Game was the first to go under that official title, as No. After the ensuing kickoff, Dareus intercepted Gilbert with 12 seconds left in the half on a bobbled "shovel pass" and the 300-pounder returned the interception for a touchdown, with the point after giving Alabama a commanding 24–6 lead going into halftime. 2 match-ups in the 1969 and 1963 Rose Bowls. Their overall official record under Saban is 165-23 (.878), 19 bowl game appearances with 14 victories, 8 SEC West titles, 7 SEC championships, and 6 national championships. [3], The two teams that played in this game had won a combined 16 poll-era national championships. It was the 81st Sugar Bowl, and a semifinal game in the College Football Playoff. 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 2012 Allstate BCS National Championship Game was a postseason college football bowl game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the LSU Tigers, and determined the national champion of the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season on Monday, January 9, 2012, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. 1 versus No. After watching the replay so many times, didn't Dareus spear Colt McCoy with his helmet? However, this was the first time the Tournament of Roses hosted the game as a separate event from the Rose Bowl Game. Alabama QB Greg McElroy would take a knee to drain the last 0:36 off the clock, handing Alabama its first BCS championship, 8th national title since 1960,[10] and first ever win over Texas. BCS Championship - Texas vs Alabama Box Score, January 7, 2010 Alabama won the coin toss and elected to receive the kickoff. Javier Arenas intercepted Gilbert to end one drive and Alabama's Leigh Tiffin added a field goal off the interception. [8], Audra McDonald performed America the Beautiful prior to the teams taking the field, while Flea, Josh Groban performed the Star-Spangled Banner. The 2009 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Julio Jones muffed the following kick-off (a surprise short one), with Texas recovering at the Alabama 30. 1 versus No. The match-up was the final BCS game to air on broadcast television, with cable network ESPN taking over all Bowl Championship Series telecasts starting in 2011. Besides McCoy being taken out of the game, the two most pivotal plays of the game came at the ends of the halves. Texas reached the 1-yard line, but was held to an 18-yard field goal for an early 3–0 lead. The match-up was the third game in which the Tournament of Roses hosted the BCS National Championship game in Pasadena, and the fifth time, overall, that it has hosted a No. 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. The 2011 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 2008 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Marcell Dareus is an American football defensive tackle who is a free agent. The 2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 2012 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) football season. That's it, no questions asked. United States Air Force Academy parachute jumpers, Wings of Blue, dropped in before the National Anthem and 4 F-18 Super Hornets flew over at the conclusion. 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. 4.0 out of 5 stars 2010 BCS Championship-Texas vs. Alabama Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2010 The only reason I didn't give this a five-star rating is that it's not in high-definition: the aspect ratio is 4:3 or "fullscreen" rather than the 16:9 ratio used by HD. The post-season began with the New Orleans Bowl on December 14, 2004, and concluded on January 29, 2005, with the season-ending Senior Bowl. It was the Crimson Tide's 114th overall season, 75th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and its 17th within the SEC Western Division. It was hosted by the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, January 7, 2010. It was hosted by the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, January 7, 2010. However, Alabama's Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram rushed 22 times for 116 yards and two touchdowns, while back-up running back true freshman Trent Richardson contributed an additional 109 yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries. Ohio State 31, Miami 24 2OT (2003 Fiesta Bowl) 7 of 8. [4]. Prior to the game, Texas led the all-time series with a 7-0-1 record, with the first meeting in 1902.[5]. The game was the ninth meeting of Texas and Alabama, though the first since the 1982 Cotton Bowl Classic. 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. 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. Alabama had played in two previous BCS Bowl games, 2009 Sugar Bowl and 2000 Orange Bowl losing both. It was sponsored by the Allstate insurance company and was officially known as the Allstate Sugar Bowl. Although he did not find success as a starter in the NFL, he has served as an adequate backup for many years. It was later revealed that McElroy was playing with broken ribs. It was hosted by the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, January 7, 2010. Texas' freshman quarterback, Garrett Gilbert, passed for 186 yards and two touchdowns, but also lost a fumble and threw four interceptions, two of which bounced off Texas receivers. Mark Ingram scampered into the end zone for a touchdown behind the block of 360-pound defensive lineman Terrance Cody, who was routinely used by Alabama as a blocker when Alabama was close to the goal-line. 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. He has also been a member of the San Francisco 49ers and the Washington Redskins. Several of Gilbert's passes were off-target, and several others were dropped by Texas receivers. Keith Jackson, the now-retired, legendary, long-time ABC Sports college football play-by-play announcer, performed the coin toss. All Time Today Last Week Last Month. The 2010 Citi BCS National Championship Game was the finale of the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and was played between the Texas Longhorns and the Alabama Crimson Tide. Alabama captures first national title since 1992 Alabama is on top of college football again, thanks to its big-play defense and punishing ground game. This championship game pitted the top two teams in the country according to its computer rankings. Alabama wins 2010 American football college title, Big East officials will call national championship game, 2010 Citi BCS National Championship Game FAQs, "Texas and Alabama bring history, tradition to BCS title game", http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/bowls09/columns/story?columnist=maisel_ivan&id=4720656, http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-rose-bowl-espn13-2009jun13,0,1578680.story, "Texas Longhorns vs. Alabama Crimson Tide Box Score", http://web.archive.org/web/20100112134126/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=300070333, https://americanfootballdatabase.fandom.com/wiki/2010_BCS_National_Championship_Game?oldid=67303. 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. The Tide plays its home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. 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. 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. 2010 BCS National Championship Game - Texas vs. Alabama. It was the 12th BCS National Championship Game, and the second consecutive year the champion of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) was matched against the champion of the Big 12 Conference. 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 game was the ninth meeting of Texas and Alabama, though the first since the 1982 Cotton Bowl Classic. McCarron is one of only seven quarterbacks in history to win back-to-back titles in some form and the first FBS quarterback to win back-to-back consecutive titles since USC's Matt Leinart in 2003 and 2004. Price Match Guarantee. He was drafted by the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL) in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft after playing college football at Alabama. Chuck Dunlap, Editor, 2009 SEC Football Media Guide, Southeastern Conference, 2009, page 8, List of Pittsburgh Steelers starting quarterbacks, List of Washington Redskins starting quarterbacks. He played college football at Alabama and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills third overall in the 2011 NFL Draft. On their first drive, Alabama was not able to earn a first down, and quarterback Greg McElroy was sacked for a loss. The 2010 Citi BCS National Championship Game was the finale of the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and was played between the Texas Longhorns and the Alabama Crimson Tide.It was hosted by the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California, January 7, 2010.It was the 12th BCS National Championship Game, and the second consecutive year … 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. 21. The last few minutes of the first half were dominated by the Alabama defense. [10] After the ensuing kickoff, Texas tried to mount a comeback drive, but Gilbert threw an arid pass that was deflected off of two Texas players and ultimately intercepted by Alabama FS Tyrone King, effectively sealing the win and the national championship for the Crimson Tide. During his high school career, McElroy won several awards including being named an EA Sports All-American and winning a Texas 5A state championship for Southlake Carroll. Maybe if two of those teams lose and the BCS decides to get inventive, USC can wiggle its way in. They finished the season with a record of twelve wins and one loss and as consensus national champions. Daniel "Colt" McCoy is an American football quarterback for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). Alabama's true freshman running back, Trent Richardson, gained 27 yards in 3 plays to score, building Alabama's lead to 37-21 with 47 seconds to play. As a junior, he led the Crimson Tide to an undefeated 14–0 season, which included the 2009 SEC Championship and BCS National Championship. Pound sign (#) denotes national championship game. Jackson was inducted into the Rose Bowl Game's Hall of Fame in 1999. [4], The two programs that played in this game had won a combined eleven poll-era national championships. The phrase "Game of the Century" is a superlative that was applied to several college football contests played in the 20th century, the first full century of college football in the United States. [9], 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 Longhorns have been given 6/1(+600) odds to capture the BCS National Championship this season by vegas oddsmakers. The network's contract with the BCS excluded any event in the series that was held at the Rose Bowl stadium, such as the Rose Bowl Game and the 2010 BCS National Championship Game, as ABC already had a separate arrangement with the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Association to serve as the broadcaster for the games. Audra McDonald performed America the Beautiful prior to the teams taking the field, while Flea, Josh Groban performed the Star-Spangled Banner. 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.