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2010 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

2010 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Alabama Crimson Tide logo
Capital One Bowl champion
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Western Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 11
AP No. 10
2010 record 10–3 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach Nick Saban (4th year)
Offensive coordinator Jim McElwain (3rd year)
Offensive scheme Multiple, Pro Style
Defensive coordinator Kirby Smart (3rd as coordinator, 4th overall year)
Base defense 3–4
MVP Julio Jones
Captain Greg McElroy
Dont'a Hightower
Mark Barron
Home stadium Bryant–Denny Stadium
(Capacity: 101,821)
Seasons
« 2009 2011 »
2010 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Eastern Division
#22 South Carolina x   5 – 3         9 – 5  
Florida   4 – 4         8 – 5  
Georgia   3 – 5         6 – 7  
Tennessee   3 – 5         6 – 7  
Kentucky   2 – 6         6 – 7  
Vanderbilt   1 – 7         2 – 10  
Western Division
#1 Auburn x$#   8 – 0         14 – 0  
#12 Arkansas  %   6 – 2         10 – 3  
#8 LSU   6 – 2         11 – 2  
#10 Alabama   5 – 3         10 – 3  
#15 Mississippi State   4 – 4         9 – 4  
Ole Miss   1 – 7         4 – 8  
Championship: Auburn 56, South Carolina 17
  • # – 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
San Jose State 3 0 0 0 3
• #1 Alabama 14 17 10 7 48
  • Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Game start: 6:08 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:50
  • Game attendance: 101,821
  • Game weather: 81 °F, Sunny
  • Referee: Penn Wagers
  • TV announcers (CTSN): Chris Stewart (play-by-play), Tyler Watts (color), Barry Krauss (sideline)
Sources:
1 2 3 4 Total
#18 Penn State 0 0 0 3 3
• #1 Alabama 7 10 0 7 24
Sources:
1 2 3 4 Total
• #1 Alabama 28 17 10 7 62
Duke 3 10 0 0 13
  • Location: Durham, North Carolina
  • Game start: 2:36 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:26
  • Game attendance: 39,042
  • Game weather: 83 °F, Sunny
  • Referee: Matt Austin
  • TV announcers (ABC): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Ray Bentley (color), Jenn Brown (sideline)
Sources:
1 2 3 4 Total
• #1 Alabama 7 0 7 10 24
#10 Arkansas 10 7 3 0 20
  • Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas
  • Game start: 2:38 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:22
  • Game attendance: 76,808 (stadium attendance record)
  • Game weather: 74 °F, partly cloudy
  • Referee: Matt Moore
  • TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)
Sources:
1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Florida 0 3 3 0 6
• #1 Alabama 3 21 7 0 31
  • Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Game start: 7:10 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:59
  • Game attendance: 101,821
  • Game weather: 71 °F, Clear
  • Referee: Tom Ritter
  • TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)
Sources:
1 2 3 4 Total
#1 Alabama 3 6 5 7 21
• #19 South Carolina 14 7 7 7 35
  • Location: Columbia, South Carolina
  • Game start: 2:30 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:25
  • Game attendance: 82,993
  • Game weather: 84 °F, Sunny
  • Referee: Matt Moore
  • TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Tracy Wolfson (sideline)
Sources:
1 2 3 4 Total
Ole Miss 0 3 7 0 10
• #8 Alabama 10 6 7 0 23
  • Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Game start: 8:15 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:18
  • Game attendance: 101,821
  • Game weather: 62 °F, Clear
  • Referee: Matt Austin
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (color), Holly Rowe (sideline)
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The 2010 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 116th overall season, 77th as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and its 19th within the SEC Western Division. 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. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and three losses (10–3, 5–3 in the SEC) and defeated Michigan State 49–7 in the Capital One Bowl.

Alabama entered the season as defending national champions, and began the 2010 season as the preseason number one team in both the AP and Coaches' Polls. Favored to win a second consecutive SEC championship and be in contention for the national championship, the Crimson Tide opened the season with five consecutive victories over San Jose State, Penn State, Duke, Arkansas and Florida. However, Alabama completed the regular season with only nine victories and losses to South Carolina, LSU and Auburn and finished fourth in the Western Division. After the regular season, the Crimson Tide accepted an invitation to compete in the Capital One Bowl in Orlando. Against Big Ten co-champions Michigan State, Alabama won by a final score of 49–7 and captured both a third straight ten win season and top ten finish.


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