Alabama vs LSU (Jan. 9, 2012)
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#2 Alabama vs #1 LSU (Jan. 9, 2012 at New Orleans, La.)

Alabama (12-1,7-1) vs. LSU (13-1,8-0)

Date: Jan. 9, 2012 • Site: New Orleans, La.  • Stadium: Superdome  •  Attendance: 78237

Score by Quarters  1  2  3  4  Score 
Alabama   3  6  6  6  21 
LSU   0  0  0  0  0 

SCORING SUMMARY   UA -LSU  
1st  05:00  UA   Jeremy Shelley 23 yd field goal 
         5 plays, 20 yards, TOP 1:54  3 - 0 
2nd  04:18  UA   Jeremy Shelley 34 yd field goal 
         11 plays, 58 yards, TOP 6:12  6 - 0 
  00:00  UA   Jeremy Shelley 41 yd field goal 
         9 plays, 52 yards, TOP 1:59  9 - 0 
3rd  12:49  UA   Jeremy Shelley 35 yd field goal 
         6 plays, 50 yards, TOP 2:11  12 - 0 
  00:22  UA   Jeremy Shelley 44 yd field goal 
         6 plays, 20 yards, TOP 3:01  15 - 0 
4th  04:36  UA   T. Richardson 34 yd run (Jeremy Shelley kick failed) 
         4 plays, 50 yards, TOP 1:39  21 - 0 

Kickoff time: 7:30 PM  • End of Game: 10:31  • Total elapsed time: 3:01
Referee: Scott Novak  •  Umpire: Michael Cooper  •  Linesman: George Gusman  •  Line judge: David Oliver  •  Back judge: Brad Van Vark  •  Field judge: Scott Gaines  •  Side judge: Gene Semko  •  Scorer: Gayle Letulle  • 
Temperature: Indoors  • Wind: N/A  • Weather: Indoors

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#2 Alabama vs #1 LSU (Jan. 9, 2012 at New Orleans, La.)

 Team Totals  UA  LSU 
FIRST DOWNS  21  5 
   Rushing  9  4 
   Passing  12  1 
   Penalty  0  0 
NET YARDS RUSHING  150  39 
   Rushing Attempts  35  27 
   Average Per Rush  4.3  1.4 
   Rushing Touchdowns  1  0 
   Yards Gained Rushing  165  79 
   Yards Lost Rushing  15  40 
NET YARDS PASSING  234  53 
   Completions-Attempts-Int  23-34-0  11-17-1 
   Average Per Attempt  6.9  3.1 
   Average Per Completion  10.2  4.8 
   Passing Touchdowns  0  0 
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS  384  92 
   Total offense plays  69  44 
   Average Gain Per Play  5.6  2.1 
Fumbles: Number-Lost  0-0  3-1 
Penalties: Number-Yards  1-5  5-35 
PUNTS-YARDS  3-133  9-411 
   Average Yards Per Punt  44.3  45.7 
   Net Yards Per Punt  37.3  38.2 
   Inside 20  0  4 
   50+ Yards  1  2 
   Touchbacks  1  0 
   Fair catch  0  3 
KICKOFFS-YARDS  6-400  1-70 
   Average Yards Per Kickoff  66.7  70.0 
   Net Yards Per Kickoff  45.8  38.0 
   Touchbacks  0  0 
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD  3-67-0  1-1-0 
   Average Per Return  22.3  1.0 
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD  1-32-0  6-125-0 
   Average Per Return  32.0  20.8 
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD  1-1-0  0-0-0 
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD  1-0-0  0-0-0 
Miscellaneous Yards  0  0 
Possession Time  35:26  24:34 
   1st Quarter  8:34  6:26 
   2nd Quarter  11:14  3:46 
   3rd Quarter  8:49  6:11 
   4th Quarter  6:49  8:11 
Third-Down Conversions  3 of 14  2 of 12 
Fourth-Down Conversions  2 of 2  0 of 1 
Red-Zone Scores-Chances  3-3  0-0 
   Touchdowns  0-3  0-0 
   Field goals  3-3  0-0 
Sacks By: Number-Yards  4-26  2-9 
PAT Kicks  0-1  0-0 
Field Goals  5-7  0-0 

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#2 Alabama vs #1 LSU (Jan. 9, 2012 at New Orleans, La.)

Alabama
  
LSU
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
T. Richardson   20  100  4  96  1  34  4.8 
Eddie Lacy   11  45  2  43  0  11  3.9 
AJ McCarron   4  20  9  11  0  13  2.8 
Totals...  35  165  15  150  1  34  4.3 
  
  
  
RUSHING  No.  Gain  Loss  Net  TD  Lg  Avg. 
Kenny Hilliard   5  16  0  16  0  7  3.2 
Jo. Jefferson   14  51  36  15  0  18  1.1 
Spencer Ware   3  7  0  7  0  5  2.3 
Michael Ford   4  5  4  1  0  3  0.2 
J.C. Copeland   1  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Totals...  27  79  40  39  0  18  1.4 
 
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
AJ McCarron   23-34-0  234  0  26  2 
Totals...  23-34-0  234  0  26  2 
  
PASSING  Cmp-Att-Int  Yds  TD  Long  Sack 
Jo. Jefferson   11-17-1  53  0  19  4 
Totals...  11-17-1  53  0  19  4 
 
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Brad Smelley   7  39  0  15 
Darius Hanks   5  58  0  19 
Kevin Norwood   4  78  0  26 
Chris Underwood  2  12  0  8 
T. Richardson   2  11  0  6 
M. Williams   2  10  0  6 
Kenny Bell   1  26  0  26 
Totals...  23  234  0  26 
  
RECEIVING  No.  Yds  TD  Lg 
Odell Beckham   5  38  0  19 
Rueben Randle   3  13  0  8 
De. Peterson   1  7  0  7 
Spencer Ware   1  -2  0  0 
Alfred Blue   1  -3  0  0 
Totals...  11  53  0  19 
  
  
 
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Cody Mandell   3  133  44.3  52  0  1 
Totals...  3  133  44.3  52  0  1 
  
PUNTING  No.  Yds  Avg  Long  In20  TB 
Brad Wing   9  411  45.7  59  4  0 
Totals...  9  411  45.7  59  4  0 
 
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Marquis Maze   2  52  49  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Christion Jones  1  15  15  1  32  32  0  0  0 
C.J. Mosley   0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1 
Totals...  3  67  49  1  32  32  1  1  1 
  
   Punts  Kickoffs  Intercept 
ALL RETURNS  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg  No  Yds  Lg 
Tyrann Mathieu   1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0 
Ron Brooks   0  0  0  1  16  16  0  0  0 
Mo. Claiborne   0  0  0  5  109  26  0  0  0 
Totals...  1  1  1  6  125  26  0  0  0 
 
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
T. Richardson   96  11  0  0  0  107 
Kevin Norwood   0  78  0  0  0  78 
Darius Hanks   0  58  0  0  0  58 
Marquis Maze   0  0  0  52  0  52 
Christion Jones  0  0  32  15  0  47 
Eddie Lacy   43  0  0  0  0  43 
Brad Smelley   0  39  0  0  0  39 
Kenny Bell   0  26  0  0  0  26 
Chris Underwood  0  12  0  0  0  12 
AJ McCarron   11  0  0  0  0  11 
M. Williams   0  10  0  0  0  10 
C.J. Mosley   0  0  0  0  1  1 
Totals...  150  234  32  67  1  484 
  
ALL PURPOSE  Rush  Rcv  KR  PR  IR  Total 
Mo. Claiborne   0  0  109  0  0  109 
Odell Beckham   0  38  0  0  0  38 
Kenny Hilliard   16  0  0  0  0  16 
Ron Brooks   0  0  16  0  0  16 
Jo. Jefferson   15  0  0  0  0  15 
Rueben Randle   0  13  0  0  0  13 
De. Peterson   0  7  0  0  0  7 
Spencer Ware   7  -2  0  0  0  5 
Tyrann Mathieu   0  0  0  1  0  1 
Michael Ford   1  0  0  0  0  1 
Alfred Blue   0  -3  0  0  0  -3 
Totals...  39  53  125  1  0  218 
  
 
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
Jeremy Shelley  1st  05:00  23 yards  Good 
Jeremy Shelley  2nd  11:57  42 yards  Blocked 
Jeremy Shelley  2nd  04:18  34 yards  Good 
Jeremy Shelley  2nd  00:00  41 yards  Good 
Jeremy Shelley  3rd  12:49  35 yards  Good 
Jeremy Shelley  3rd  05:38  41 yards  Missed 
Jeremy Shelley  3rd  00:22  44 yards  Good 
  
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
Cade Foster   6  400  0  0  66.7 
  
KICKOFFS  No.  Yds  TB  OB  Avg. 
James Hairston   1  70  0  0  70.0 
 
FUMBLES: Alabama-None. LSU-Jo. Jefferson 3-1.

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#2 Alabama vs #1 LSU (Jan. 9, 2012 at New Orleans, La.)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
UA   1st  A10  13:04  Punt  A46  08:59     Punt  7-36  4:05    
UA   1st  L26  06:54  Punt  L06  05:00  *  FIELD GOAL  5-20  1:54  # 
UA   1st  A11  02:35  Punt  L25  11:57     Missed FG  13-64  5:38    
UA   2nd  A25  10:30  Punt  L17  04:18  *  FIELD GOAL  11-58  6:12  # 
UA   2nd  A24  01:59  Punt  L24  15:00  *  FIELD GOAL  9-52  1:59    
UA   3rd  A32  15:00  Kickoff  L18  12:49  *  FIELD GOAL  6-50  2:11  # 
UA   3rd  A25  10:04  Punt  L48  07:48     Punt  4-27  2:16    
UA   3rd  L27  06:59  Interception  L23  05:38     Missed FG  4-4  1:21    
UA   3rd  L47  03:23  Punt  L27  00:22  *  FIELD GOAL  6-20  3:01    
UA   4th  A17  12:07  Punt  A14  09:44     Punt  3--3  2:23    
UA   4th  A50  06:15  Fumble  L00  04:36  *  TOUCHDOWN  4-50  1:39    
UA   4th  A49  02:47  Punt  L40  00:00     End of half  4-11  2:47    
  
LSU   1st  L28  15:00  Kickoff  L34  13:04     Punt  3-6  1:56    
LSU   1st  L21  08:59  Punt  L21  06:54     Punt  3-0  2:05    
LSU   1st  L27  05:00  Kickoff  L44  02:35     Punt  5-17  2:25    
LSU   2nd  L25  11:57  Missed FG  L28  10:30     Punt  3-3  1:27    
LSU   2nd  L21  04:18  Kickoff  L28  01:59     Punt  3-7  2:19    
LSU   3rd  L24  12:49  Kickoff  L47  10:04     Punt  5-23  2:45    
LSU   3rd  L20  07:48  Punt  L19  06:59     Interception  2--1  0:49    
LSU   3rd  L24  05:38  Missed FG  L18  03:23     Punt  3--6  2:15    
LSU   3rd  L22  00:22  Kickoff  L39  12:07     Punt  6-17  3:15    
LSU   4th  L35  09:44  Punt  L50  06:15     Fumble  8-15  3:29    
LSU   4th  L23  04:36  Kickoff  L24  02:47     Punt  3-1  1:49    

   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
Alabama   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   08:34   11:14   08:49   06:49      19:48   15:38      35:26  
3rd Down Conversions   1/3   2/5   0/4   0/2      3/8   0/6      3/14  
Average field position  A31   A24   A45   A38      A28   A42      A36  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   1/1   0/0   1/1      1/1   1/1      2/2  
  
   1st  2nd  3rd  4th     1st  2nd       
LSU   Qtr  Qtr  Qtr  Qtr     Half  Half     Total 
Time of possession   06:26   03:46   06:11   08:11      10:12   14:22      24:34  
3rd Down Conversions   0/3   0/2   0/2   2/5      0/5   2/7      2/12  
Average field position  L25   L23   L22   L29      L24   L24      L24  
4th Down Conversions   0/0   0/0   0/0   0/1      0/0   0/1      0/1  
Drive Chart (By Quarter)

   Drive Started  Drive Ended  Consumed    
Team  Qtr  Spot  Time  Obtained  Spot  Time     How Lost  Pl-Yds  TOP  RZ 
LSU   1st  L28  15:00  Kickoff  L34  13:04     Punt  3-6  1:56    
UA   1st  A10  13:04  Punt  A46  08:59     Punt  7-36  4:05    
LSU   1st  L21  08:59  Punt  L21  06:54     Punt  3-0  2:05    
UA   1st  L26  06:54  Punt  L06  05:00  *  FIELD GOAL  5-20  1:54  # 
LSU   1st  L27  05:00  Kickoff  L44  02:35     Punt  5-17  2:25    
UA   1st  A11  02:35  Punt  L25  11:57     Missed FG  13-64  5:38    
LSU   2nd  L25  11:57  Missed FG  L28  10:30     Punt  3-3  1:27    
  
UA   2nd  A25  10:30  Punt  L17  04:18  *  FIELD GOAL  11-58  6:12  # 
LSU   2nd  L21  04:18  Kickoff  L28  01:59     Punt  3-7  2:19    
UA   2nd  A24  01:59  Punt  L24  15:00  *  FIELD GOAL  9-52  1:59    
UA   3rd  A32  15:00  Kickoff  L18  12:49  *  FIELD GOAL  6-50  2:11  # 
  
LSU   3rd  L24  12:49  Kickoff  L47  10:04     Punt  5-23  2:45    
UA   3rd  A25  10:04  Punt  L48  07:48     Punt  4-27  2:16    
LSU   3rd  L20  07:48  Punt  L19  06:59     Interception  2--1  0:49    
UA   3rd  L27  06:59  Interception  L23  05:38     Missed FG  4-4  1:21    
LSU   3rd  L24  05:38  Missed FG  L18  03:23     Punt  3--6  2:15    
UA   3rd  L47  03:23  Punt  L27  00:22  *  FIELD GOAL  6-20  3:01    
LSU   3rd  L22  00:22  Kickoff  L39  12:07     Punt  6-17  3:15    
UA   4th  A17  12:07  Punt  A14  09:44     Punt  3--3  2:23    
  
LSU   4th  L35  09:44  Punt  L50  06:15     Fumble  8-15  3:29    
UA   4th  A50  06:15  Fumble  L00  04:36  *  TOUCHDOWN  4-50  1:39    
LSU   4th  L23  04:36  Kickoff  L24  02:47     Punt  3-1  1:49    
UA   4th  A49  02:47  Punt  L40  00:00     End of half  4-11  2:47    

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#2 Alabama vs #1 LSU (Jan. 9, 2012 at New Orleans, La.)

##  Alabama   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
41  Courtney Upshaw  6  1  7  1.0/5   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/5   . 
5   Jerrell Harris   5  2  7  1.0/1   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
24  DeQuan Menzie   4  .  4  1.0/3   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
30  Dont'a Hightower  3  1  4  1.5/11   1  .   .   .  .  1.0/10   . 
35  Nico Johnson   2  2  4  1.0/2   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
21  Dre Kirkpatrick  1  3  4  2.0/3   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
58  Nick Gentry   3  .  3  1.0/9   .  1-0   .   .  .  1.0/9   . 
37  Robert Lester   1  2  3  0.5/0   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
33  Trey Depriest   2  .  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
92  Damion Square   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
49  Ed Stinson   1  1  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
4A  Mark Barron   1  1  2  1.0/2   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/2   . 
54  Jesse Williams   .  2  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
20  J. Williams   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
28  D. Milliner   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
81  Hardie Buck   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
32  C.J. Mosley   1  .  1  1.0/3   .  .   1-1   .  .  .   . 
99  Josh Chapman   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
47  Xzavier Dickson  1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
90  Jeremy Shelley   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
3A  Vinnie Sunseri   .  .  .  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
##  LSU   Solo  Ast  Total  TFL/Yds  FF  FR-Yds  Int-Yds  BrUp  Blkd  Sack/Yds  QBH 
1   Eric Reid   9  2  11  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
90  Mi. Brockers   3  4  7  0.5/0   .  .   .   .  1  .   . 
7   Tyrann Mathieu   6  .  6  1.0/1   .  .   .   2  .  .   . 
22  Ryan Baker   4  2  6  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
93  Bennie Logan   1  5  6  1.5/3   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/2   . 
17  Mo. Claiborne   4  1  5  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
46  Kevin Minter   3  2  5  1.0/7   .  .   .   .  .  1.0/7   . 
99  Sam Montgomery   2  3  5  0.5/0   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
49  Bark. Mingo   2  3  5  1.5/2   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
18  Brandon Taylor   4  .  4  1.0/2   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
58  Tahj Jones   1  2  3  1.0/2   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
24  Tharold Simon   2  .  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
9   Jo. Jefferson   2  .  2  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
37  Karnell Hatcher  1  .  1  .   .  .   .   1  .  .   . 
10  Russell Shepard  1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
13  Ron Brooks   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
38  Brad Wing   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
44  J.C. Copeland   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
52  Luke Muncie   1  .  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
94  Kendrick Adams   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 
89  Lavar Edwards   .  1  1  .   .  .   .   .  .  .   . 

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#2 Alabama vs #1 LSU (Jan. 9, 2012 at New Orleans, La.)

Alabama  
Pos  ##  Offense 
LT   75  Barrett Jones  
LG   65  Chance Warmack  
C   73  William Vlachos 
RG   52  A. McCullough  
RT   76  D.J. Fluker  
TE   89  M. Williams  
TE   17  Brad Smelley  
QB   10  AJ McCarron  
RB   3   T. Richardson  
WR   4   Marquis Maze  
WR   11  Brandon Gibson  
  
Alabama  
Pos  ##  Defense 
DE   54  Jesse Williams  
NG   99  Josh Chapman  
DE   92  Damion Square  
SLB   5   Jerrell Harris  
MLB   30  D. Hightower  
WLB   35  Nico Johnson  
JACK  41  Courtney Upshaw 
CB   24  DeQuan Menzie  
CB   21  Dre Kirkpatrick 
SS   37  Robert Lester  
FS   4   Marquis Maze  
  
LSU  
Pos  ##  Offense 
LT   76  Chris Faulk  
LG   60  Will Blackwell  
C   64  P.J. Lonergan  
RG   74  Josh Williford  
RT   72  Alex Hurst  
QB   9   Jo. Jefferson  
RB   42  Michael Ford  
TE   82  James Wright  
WR   2   Rueben Randle  
WR   33  Odell Beckham  
WR   19  De. Peterson  
  
LSU  
Pos  ##  Defense 
DE   94  Kendrick Adams  
LT   90  Mi. Brockers  
RT   93  Bennie Logan  
DE   49  Bark. Mingo  
SLB   23  S. Francois  
MLB   46  Kevin Minter  
WLB   22  Ryan Baker  
CB   17  Mo. Claiborne  
CB   7   Tyrann Mathieu  
SS   18  Brandon Taylor  
FS   1   Eric Reid  

Alabama: 2A-DeAndrew White, 2F-Cody Mandell, 3A-Vinnie Sunseri, 4A-Mark Barron, 4B-Adrian Hubbard, 5C-Carson Tinker, 6A-H. Clinton-Dix, 7-Kenny Bell, 9A-Quinton Dial, 15-Darius Hanks, 20-J. Williams, 22-Christion Jones, 28-D. Milliner, 32-C.J. Mosley, 33-Trey Depriest, 36-Chris Jordan, 42-Eddie Lacy, 43-Cade Foster, 45-Jalston Fowler, 47-Xzavier Dickson, 49-Ed Stinson, 58-Nick Gentry, 61-Anthony Steen, 81-Hardie Buck, 83-Kevin Norwood, 86-U. Billingsley, 87-Chris Underwood, 90-Jeremy Shelley, 91-Alex Watkins.

LSU: 3H-James Hairston, 4-Alfred Blue, 6-Craig Loston, 9F-Ego Ferguson, 10-Russell Shepard, 11-Spencer Ware, 13-Ron Brooks, 24-Tharold Simon, 27-Kenny Hilliard, 35-James Stampley, 37-Karnell Hatcher, 38-Brad Wing, 39-Josh Johns, 40-R. Duplessis, 44-J.C. Copeland, 50-Joey Crappell, 52-Luke Muncie, 56-Anthony Johnson, 57-Lamin Barrow, 58-Tahj Jones, 77-Josh Downs, 80-Jarvis Landry, 83-Mitch Joseph, 85-Alex Russian, 86-Kadron Boone, 88-Chase Clement, 89-Lavar Edwards, 99-Sam Montgomery.

  Box Score  
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#2 Alabama vs #1 LSU (Jan. 9, 2012 at New Orleans, La.) 

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Alabama.............  3  6  6  6  - 21       Record: (12-1,7-1)
LSU.................  0  0  0  0  -  0       Record: (13-1,8-0)



Scoring Summary:
1st 05:00 UA - Jeremy Shelley 23 yd field goal, 5-20 1:54, UA 3 - LSU 0
2nd 04:18 UA - Jeremy Shelley 34 yd field goal, 11-58 6:12, UA 6 - LSU 0
    00:00 UA - Jeremy Shelley 41 yd field goal, 9-52 1:59, UA 9 - LSU 0
3rd 12:49 UA - Jeremy Shelley 35 yd field goal, 6-50 2:11, UA 12 - LSU 0
    00:22 UA - Jeremy Shelley 44 yd field goal, 6-20 3:01, UA 15 - LSU 0
4th 04:36 UA - T. Richardson 34 yd run (Jeremy Shelley kick failed), 4-50 1:39, UA 21 - LSU 0



                                     UA      LSU
FIRST DOWNS...................       21        5
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............   35-150    27-39
PASSING YDS (NET).............      234       53
Passes Att-Comp-Int...........  34-23-0  17-11-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS.....   69-384    44-92
Fumble Returns-Yards..........      1-0      0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............     3-67      1-1
Kickoff Returns-Yards.........     1-32    6-125
Interception Returns-Yards....      1-1      0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............   3-44.3   9-45.7
Fumbles-Lost..................      0-0      3-1
Penalties-Yards...............      1-5     5-35
Possession Time...............    35:26    24:34
Third-Down Conversions........  3 of 14  2 of 12
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   2 of 2   0 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      3-3      0-0
Sacks By: Number-Yards........     4-26      2-9


RUSHING: Alabama-T. Richardson 20-96; Eddie Lacy 11-43; AJ McCarron 4-11.
LSU-Kenny Hilliard 5-16; Jo. Jefferson 14-15; Spencer Ware 3-7; Michael Ford
4-1; J.C. Copeland 1-0.

PASSING: Alabama-AJ McCarron 23-34-0-234. LSU-Jo. Jefferson 11-17-1-53.

RECEIVING: Alabama-Brad Smelley 7-39; Darius Hanks 5-58; Kevin Norwood
4-78; Chris Underwood 2-12; T. Richardson 2-11; M. Williams 2-10; Kenny Bell
1-26. LSU-Odell Beckham 5-38; Rueben Randle 3-13; De. Peterson 1-7; Spencer Ware
1-minus 2; Alfred Blue 1-minus 3.

INTERCEPTIONS: Alabama-C.J. Mosley 1-1. LSU-None.

FUMBLES: Alabama-None. LSU-Jo. Jefferson 3-1.

Stadium: Superdome             Attendance: 78237
Kickoff time: 7:30 PM   End of Game: 10:31     Total elapsed time: 3:01
Officials: Referee: Scott Novak; Umpire: Michael Cooper; Linesman: George Gusman;
Line judge: David Oliver; Back judge: Brad Van Vark; Field judge: Scott Gaines;
Side judge: Gene Semko; Scorer: Gayle Letulle;
Temperature: Indoors   Wind: N/A       Weather: Indoors



            #2 Alabama vs #1 LSU (Jan. 9, 2012 at New Orleans, La.)

SACKS (UA-A): Alabama-Courtney Upshaw 1-0; Mark Barron 1-0; Nick Gentry
1-0; Dont'a Hightower 1-0. LSU-Bennie Logan 1-0; Kevin Minter 1-0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Alabama-Courtney Upshaw 6-1; Jerrell Harris 5-2; DeQuan
Menzie 4-0; Dont'a Hightower 3-1; Nico Johnson 2-2; Dre Kirkpatrick 1-3; Nick
Gentry 3-0; Robert Lester 1-2; Trey Depriest 2-0; Ed Stinson 1-1; Damion Square
1-1; Mark Barron 1-1; Jesse Williams 0-2; J. Williams 1-0; D. Milliner 1-0;
Xzavier Dickson 1-0; Hardie Buck 1-0; Jeremy Shelley 1-0; Josh Chapman 1-0; C.J.
Mosley 1-0. LSU-Eric Reid 9-2; Mi. Brockers 3-4; Tyrann Mathieu 6-0; Ryan Baker
4-2; Bennie Logan 1-5; Mo. Claiborne 4-1; Kevin Minter 3-2; Bark. Mingo 2-3; Sam
Montgomery 2-3; Brandon Taylor 4-0; Tahj Jones 1-2; Tharold Simon 2-0; Jo.
Jefferson 2-0; Russell Shepard 1-0; Brad Wing 1-0; Luke Muncie 1-0; Karnell
Hatcher 1-0; Ron Brooks 1-0; J.C. Copeland 1-0; Lavar Edwards 0-1; Kendrick
Adams 0-1.


Game Starters:
Alabama

POS  ## OFFENSE
LT   75 Barrett Jones
LG   65 Chance Warmack
C    73 William Vlachos
RG   52 A. McCullough
RT   76 D.J. Fluker
TE   89 M. Williams
TE   17 Brad Smelley
QB   10 AJ McCarron
RB   3  T. Richardson
WR   4  Marquis Maze
WR   11 Brandon Gibson

POS  ## DEFENSE
DE   54 Jesse Williams
NG   99 Josh Chapman
DE   92 Damion Square
SLB  5  Jerrell Harris
MLB  30 D. Hightower
WLB  35 Nico Johnson
JACK 41 Courtney Upshaw
CB   24 DeQuan Menzie
CB   21 Dre Kirkpatrick
SS   37 Robert Lester
FS   4  Marquis Maze

LSU

POS  ## OFFENSE
LT   76 Chris Faulk
LG   60 Will Blackwell
C    64 P.J. Lonergan
RG   74 Josh Williford
RT   72 Alex Hurst
QB   9  Jo. Jefferson
RB   42 Michael Ford
TE   82 James Wright
WR   2  Rueben Randle
WR   33 Odell Beckham
WR   19 De. Peterson

POS  ## DEFENSE
DE   94 Kendrick Adams
LT   90 Mi. Brockers
RT   93 Bennie Logan
DE   49 Bark. Mingo
SLB  23 S. Francois
MLB  46 Kevin Minter
WLB  22 Ryan Baker
CB   17 Mo. Claiborne
CB   7  Tyrann Mathieu
SS   18 Brandon Taylor
FS   1  Eric Reid


Player participation:


Alabama: 2F-Cody Mandell, 2A-DeAndrew White, 3A-Vinnie Sunseri, 4A-Mark Barron, 4B-Adrian Hubbard, 5C-Carson Tinker,
6A-H. Clinton-Dix, 7-Kenny Bell, 9A-Quinton Dial, 15-Darius Hanks, 20-J. Williams, 22-Christion Jones, 28-D. Milliner,
32-C.J. Mosley, 33-Trey Depriest, 36-Chris Jordan, 42-Eddie Lacy, 43-Cade Foster, 45-Jalston Fowler, 47-Xzavier Dickson,
49-Ed Stinson, 58-Nick Gentry, 61-Anthony Steen, 81-Hardie Buck, 83-Kevin Norwood, 86-U. Billingsley, 87-Chris Underwood,
90-Jeremy Shelley, 91-Alex Watkins.

LSU: 3H-James Hairston, 4-Alfred Blue, 6-Craig Loston, 9F-Ego Ferguson, 10-Russell Shepard, 11-Spencer Ware, 13-Ron Brooks,
24-Tharold Simon, 27-Kenny Hilliard, 35-James Stampley, 37-Karnell Hatcher, 38-Brad Wing, 39-Josh Johns, 40-R. Duplessis,
44-J.C. Copeland, 50-Joey Crappell, 52-Luke Muncie, 56-Anthony Johnson, 57-Lamin Barrow, 58-Tahj Jones, 77-Josh Downs,
80-Jarvis Landry, 83-Mitch Joseph, 85-Alex Russian, 86-Kadron Boone, 88-Chase Clement, 89-Lavar Edwards, 99-Sam Montgomery.

  Play-by-Play Summary  
Play-by-Play Summary
The Automated ScoreBook
#2 Alabama vs #1 LSU (Jan. 9, 2012 at New Orleans, La.)

1st Quarter

Alabama wins the toss and defers; LSU will receive to start the game;
Alabama will kick off and defend the North goal.
Ua 1-10at Ua30Start of 1st quarter, clock 15:00, UA ball on UA30.
Cade Foster kickoff 68 yards to the LSU2, Mo. Claiborne return 26 yards to the LSU28 (Trey Depriest).
Lsu 1-10at Lsu28Michael Ford rush over right guard for 2 yards to the LSU30 (Damion Square;Jesse Williams).
Lsu 2-8at Lsu30Jo. Jefferson sideline pass complete to Rueben Randle for 6 yards to the LSU36 (Courtney Upshaw).
Lsu 3-2at Lsu36Jo. Jefferson rush for loss of 2 yards to the LSU34, fumble by Jo. Jefferson recovered by LSU Jo. Jefferson at LSU34, Jo. Jefferson for no gain to the LSU34 (Nico Johnson).
Lsu 4-4at Lsu34Brad Wing punt 59 yards to the UA7, Marquis Maze return 3 yards to the UA10 (Tyrann Mathieu).
Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, TOP 01:56
Ua 1-10at Ua10ALABAMA drive start at 13:04.
Ua 1-10at Ua10AJ McCarron pass complete to Brad Smelley for 15 yards to the UA25, 1ST DOWN UA (Eric Reid).
Ua 1-10at Ua25AJ McCarron pass complete to Brad Smelley for 4 yards to the UA29 (Brandon Taylor).
Ua 2-6at Ua29[GUN], T. Richardson rush over left guard for 2 yards to the UA31 (Bennie Logan;Mi. Brockers).
Ua 3-4at Ua31[GUN], AJ McCarron pass complete to M. Williams for 6 yards to the UA37, 1ST DOWN UA (Kevin Minter;Lavar Edwards).
Ua 1-10at Ua37[GUN], AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Marquis Maze.
Ua 2-10at Ua37T. Richardson rush over left guard for 5 yards to the UA42 (Sam Montgomery).
Ua 3-5at Ua42T. Richardson rush over left tackle for 4 yards to the UA46 (Sam Montgomery).
Ua 4-1at Ua46Cody Mandell punt 33 yards to the LSU21, out-of-bounds.
Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, TOP 04:05
Lsu 1-10at Lsu21LSU drive start at 08:59.
Lsu 1-10at Lsu21[GUN], PENALTY LSU false start (Alex Hurst) 5 yards to the LSU16, NO PLAY.
Lsu 1-15at Lsu16[GUN], Kenny Hilliard rush over right guard for 3 yards to the LSU19 (Courtney Upshaw).
Lsu 2-12at Lsu19[GUN], Jo. Jefferson rush over left end for 2 yards to the LSU21 (Courtney Upshaw).
Lsu 3-10at Lsu21[GUN], Spencer Ware rush over left end for no gain to the LSU21 (Courtney Upshaw).
Lsu 4-10at Lsu21Brad Wing punt 54 yards to the UA25, Marquis Maze return 49 yards to the LSU26, out-of-bounds (Brad Wing).
Drive: 3 plays, 0 yards, TOP 02:05
Ua 1-10at Lsu26ALABAMA drive start at 06:54.
Ua 1-10at Lsu26AJ McCarron pass complete to Darius Hanks for 16 yards to the LSU10, 1ST DOWN UA, out-of-bounds (Karnell Hatcher).
Ua 1-Gat Lsu10T. Richardson rush over right guard for no gain to the LSU10 (Ryan Baker).
Ua 2-Gat Lsu10[GUN], AJ McCarron pass incomplete to M. Williams.
Ua 3-Gat Lsu10[GUN], AJ McCarron pass complete to Brad Smelley for 4 yards to the LSU6, out-of-bounds (Ryan Baker).
Ua 4-Gat Lsu06Jeremy Shelley field goal attempt from 23 GOOD, clock 05:00.
Alabama 3, LSU 0
Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, TOP 01:54
Cade Foster kickoff 62 yards to the LSU8, Mo. Claiborne return 19 yards to the LSU27 (Xzavier Dickson).
Lsu 1-10at Lsu27LSU drive start at 05:00.
Lsu 1-10at Lsu27Jo. Jefferson pass complete to Odell Beckham for 8 yards to the LSU35 (Dre Kirkpatrick;Robert Lester).
Lsu 2-2at Lsu35Jo. Jefferson rush over left guard for 6 yards to the LSU41, 1ST DOWN LSU (Jerrell Harris).
Lsu 1-10at Lsu41Jo. Jefferson rush over right end for loss of 1 yard to the LSU40 (Dre Kirkpatrick).
Lsu 2-11at Lsu40[GUN], Jo. Jefferson pass complete to Odell Beckham for 7 yards to the LSU47 (DeQuan Menzie).
Lsu 3-4at Lsu47[GUN], Jo. Jefferson pass complete to Alfred Blue for loss of 3 yards to the LSU44 (C.J. Mosley).
Lsu 4-7at Lsu44Brad Wing punt 45 yards to the UA11, fair catch by Christion Jones.
Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, TOP 02:25
Ua 1-10at Ua11ALABAMA drive start at 02:35.
Ua 1-10at Ua11[GUN], AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Darius Hanks (Tyrann Mathieu).
Ua 2-10at Ua11Eddie Lacy rush over left end for no gain to the UA11 (Tyrann Mathieu;Kevin Minter), PENALTY LSU Encroachment (Kendrick Adams) 5 yards to the UA16, NO PLAY.
Ua 2-5at Ua16[GUN], AJ McCarron pass complete to Brad Smelley for 9 yards to the UA25, 1ST DOWN UA (Ryan Baker).
Ua 1-10at Ua25[GUN], AJ McCarron pass complete to Chris Underwood for 8 yards to the UA33 (Mo. Claiborne).
Ua 2-2at Ua33Eddie Lacy rush over right guard for 3 yards to the UA36, 1ST DOWN UA (Kevin Minter).
Ua 1-10at Ua36AJ McCarron pass complete to Kevin Norwood for 26 yards to the LSU38, 1ST DOWN UA (Tyrann Mathieu).
Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, TOP 07:05
Alabama 3, LSU 0
2nd Quarter

Ua 1-10at Lsu38Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
Ua 1-10at Lsu38AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Brad Smelley.
Ua 2-10at Lsu38AJ McCarron rush UM for 7 yards to the LSU31 (Mo. Claiborne).
Ua 3-3at Lsu31Eddie Lacy rush over right tackle for loss of 1 yard to the LSU32 (Tyrann Mathieu).
Ua 4-4at Lsu32[FG], AJ McCarron pass complete to Chris Underwood for 4 yards to the LSU28, 1ST DOWN UA (Bark. Mingo;Bennie Logan).
Previous play was under review for spot and was upheld.
Ua 1-10at Lsu28AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Darius Hanks.
Ua 2-10at Lsu28T. Richardson rush over left end for 3 yards to the LSU25 (Tyrann Mathieu).
Ua 3-7at Lsu25[GUN], AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Kevin Norwood (Tyrann Mathieu).
Ua 4-7at Lsu25Jeremy Shelley field goal attempt from 42 BLOCKED, recovered by UA TEAM at LSU25 spot at LSU25, clock 11:57 (blocked by Mi. Brockers).
Drive: 13 plays, 64 yards, TOP 07:05
Lsu 1-10at Lsu25PENALTY LSU false start (Alex Hurst) 5 yards to the LSU20.
Lsu 1-15at Lsu20Jo. Jefferson pass complete to Odell Beckham for no gain to the LSU20 (DeQuan Menzie).
Lsu 2-15at Lsu20Jo. Jefferson pass complete to Rueben Randle for 8 yards to the LSU28 (Jerrell Harris;Nico Johnson).
Lsu 3-7at Lsu28[GUN], Jo. Jefferson pass incomplete to Spencer Ware.
Lsu 4-7at Lsu28Brad Wing punt 47 yards to the UA25, downed.
Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 00:00
Ua 1-10at Ua25ALABAMA drive start at 10:30.
Ua 1-10at Ua25[GUN], AJ McCarron pass complete to T. Richardson for 5 yards to the UA30 (Mo. Claiborne).
Ua 2-5at Ua30T. Richardson rush over right guard for loss of 1 yard to the UA29 (Bark. Mingo).
Ua 3-6at Ua29[GUN], AJ McCarron pass complete to Darius Hanks for 9 yards to the UA38, 1ST DOWN UA (Eric Reid).
Ua 1-10at Ua38T. Richardson rush over right tackle for 5 yards to the UA43 (Kendrick Adams;Mo. Claiborne).
Ua 2-5at Ua43[GUN], T. Richardson rush over left guard for 7 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN UA (Eric Reid).
Ua 1-10at Ua50[GUN], AJ McCarron pass complete to Brad Smelley for 5 yards to the LSU45, out-of-bounds (Ryan Baker).
Ua 2-5at Lsu45T. Richardson rush over left end for 20 yards to the LSU25, 1ST DOWN UA (Eric Reid).
Ua 1-10at Lsu25[GUN], AJ McCarron pass incomplete to M. Williams (Karnell Hatcher).
Ua 2-10at Lsu25[GUN], Eddie Lacy rush over left guard for 9 yards to the LSU16 (Mo. Claiborne).
Ua 3-1at Lsu16Eddie Lacy rush over right tackle for loss of 1 yard to the LSU17 (Bark. Mingo;Mi. Brockers).
Ua 4-2at Lsu17Jeremy Shelley field goal attempt from 34 GOOD, clock 04:18.
Alabama 6, LSU 0
Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, TOP 06:12
Cade Foster kickoff 67 yards to the LSU3, Mo. Claiborne return 18 yards to the LSU21 (Hardie Buck).
Lsu 1-10at Lsu21LSU drive start at 04:18.
Lsu 1-10at Lsu21Kenny Hilliard rush over left end for 2 yards to the LSU23 (Ed Stinson;Nico Johnson).
Lsu 2-8at Lsu23Jo. Jefferson rush over right end for 3 yards to the LSU26 (Ed Stinson).
Lsu 3-5at Lsu26[GUN], timeout LSU, clock 02:44.
Lsu 3-5at Lsu26[GUN], Jo. Jefferson rush UM for loss of 7 yards to the LSU19, fumble by Jo. Jefferson recovered by LSU Jo. Jefferson at LSU19, Jo. Jefferson for 9 yards to the LSU28 (Courtney Upshaw).
Lsu 4-3at Lsu28Brad Wing punt 48 yards to the UA24, fair catch by Christion Jones.
Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 02:19
Ua 1-10at Ua24ALABAMA drive start at 01:59.
Ua 1-10at Ua24[GUN], AJ McCarron pass complete to T. Richardson for 6 yards to the UA30 (Kevin Minter;Bennie Logan).
Ua 2-4at Ua30[GUN], T. Richardson rush over right guard for 2 yards to the UA32 (Mi. Brockers).
Ua 3-2at Ua32T. Richardson rush over left guard for 5 yards to the UA37, 1ST DOWN UA (Mi. Brockers).
Ua 1-10at Ua37[GUN], AJ McCarron pass complete to Brad Smelley for loss of 2 yards to the UA35 (Brandon Taylor).
Ua 2-12at Ua35Timeout Alabama, clock 00:37.
Ua 2-12at Ua35[GUN], AJ McCarron pass complete to Kevin Norwood for 20 yards to the LSU45, 1ST DOWN UA (Tharold Simon).
Ua 1-10at Lsu45[GUN], AJ McCarron pass complete to M. Williams for 4 yards to the LSU41 (Tharold Simon).
Ua 2-6at Lsu41Timeout Alabama, clock 00:21.
Ua 2-6at Lsu41[GUN], AJ McCarron pass complete to Kevin Norwood for 8 yards to the LSU33, 1ST DOWN UA, out-of-bounds.
Ua 1-10at Lsu33[GUN], AJ McCarron pass complete to Darius Hanks for 9 yards to the LSU24 (Tyrann Mathieu).
Ua 2-1at Lsu24Timeout Alabama, clock 00:04.
Ua 2-1at Lsu24Jeremy Shelley field goal attempt from 41 GOOD, clock 00:00.
Alabama 9, LSU 0
Ua 1-Gat Ua30End of half, clock 00:00.
Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, TOP 01:59
Alabama 9, LSU 0
3rd Quarter

Ua 1-Gat Ua30Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, LSU ball on LSU30.
Alabama will receive to start the second half; LSU will kick off and
defend the North goal.
Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, TOP 01:59
James Hairston kickoff 70 yards to the UA0, Christion Jones return 32 yards to the UA32 (Russell Shepard).
Ua 1-10at Ua32ALABAMA drive start at 15:00.
Ua 1-10at Ua32[GUN], AJ McCarron pass complete to Darius Hanks for 19 yards to the LSU49, 1ST DOWN UA, out-of-bounds (Tyrann Mathieu).
Ua 1-10at Lsu49[GUN], AJ McCarron pass complete to Kenny Bell for 26 yards to the LSU23, 1ST DOWN UA, out-of-bounds (Eric Reid).
Ua 1-10at Lsu23[GUN], T. Richardson rush over right end for no gain to the LSU23 (Eric Reid;Sam Montgomery).
Ua 2-10at Lsu23[GUN], AJ McCarron pass complete to Darius Hanks for 5 yards to the LSU18 (Kevin Minter).
Ua 3-5at Lsu18[GUN], AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Kevin Norwood.
Ua 4-5at Lsu18Jeremy Shelley field goal attempt from 35 GOOD, clock 12:49.
Alabama 12, LSU 0
Drive: 6 plays, 50 yards, TOP 02:11
Cade Foster kickoff 70 yards to the LSU0, Mo. Claiborne return 24 yards to the LSU24 (Nico Johnson).
Lsu 1-10at Lsu24LSU drive start at 12:49.
Lsu 1-10at Lsu24Jo. Jefferson pass incomplete to Odell Beckham.
Lsu 2-10at Lsu24Jo. Jefferson pass complete to Odell Beckham for 19 yards to the LSU43, 1ST DOWN LSU, out-of-bounds (Robert Lester).
Lsu 1-10at Lsu43Spencer Ware rush over left guard for 2 yards to the LSU45 (Nick Gentry).
Lsu 2-8at Lsu45[GUN], Jo. Jefferson sacked for loss of 5 yards to the LSU40 (Courtney Upshaw).
Lsu 3-13at Lsu40[GUN], Jo. Jefferson rush over right end for 7 yards to the LSU47, out-of-bounds (DeQuan Menzie).
Lsu 4-6at Lsu47Brad Wing punt 43 yards to the UA10, fair catch by Christion Jones, PENALTY LSU personal foul (Ron Brooks) 15 yards to the UA25, 1st and 10, UA ball on UA25.
Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, TOP 02:45
Ua 1-10at Ua25ALABAMA drive start at 10:04.
Ua 1-10at Ua25[GUN], AJ McCarron pass complete to Kevin Norwood for 24 yards to the UA49, 1ST DOWN UA (Brandon Taylor).
Ua 1-10at Ua49AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Darius Hanks.
Ua 2-10at Ua49[GUN], T. Richardson rush over right end for loss of 1 yard to the UA48 (Bennie Logan;Sam Montgomery).
Ua 3-11at Ua48[GUN], AJ McCarron pass complete to Brad Smelley for 4 yards to the LSU48 (Ron Brooks).
Ua 4-7at Lsu48Cody Mandell punt 48 yards to the LSU0, touchback.
Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, TOP 02:16
Lsu 1-10at Lsu20LSU drive start at 07:48.
Lsu 1-10at Lsu20Michael Ford rush over right end for loss of 1 yard to the LSU19 (Jerrell Harris).
Lsu 2-11at Lsu19Jo. Jefferson pass intercepted by C.J. Mosley at the LSU28, C.J. Mosley return 1 yards to the LSU27 (Jo. Jefferson).
Drive: 2 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 00:49
Ua 1-10at Lsu27ALABAMA drive start at 06:59.
Ua 1-10at Lsu27T. Richardson rush over right guard for loss of 2 yards to the LSU29 (Tahj Jones).
Ua 2-12at Lsu29T. Richardson rush over left end for 6 yards to the LSU23, out-of-bounds (Brandon Taylor).
Ua 3-6at Lsu23[GUN], AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Kenny Bell.
Ua 4-6at Lsu23Jeremy Shelley field goal attempt from 41 MISSED - wide right, spot at LSU24, clock 05:38.
Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, TOP 01:21
Lsu 1-10at Lsu24LSU drive start at 05:38.
Lsu 1-10at Lsu24Jo. Jefferson pass complete to Odell Beckham for 4 yards to the LSU28 (Jerrell Harris).
Lsu 2-6at Lsu28[GUN], Jo. Jefferson pass complete to Rueben Randle for loss of 1 yard to the LSU27 (Dre Kirkpatrick;Robert Lester).
Lsu 3-7at Lsu27[GUN], Jo. Jefferson sacked for loss of 9 yards to the LSU18 (Nick Gentry).
Lsu 4-16at Lsu18Brad Wing punt 44 yards to the UA38, Christion Jones return 15 yards to the LSU47 (Luke Muncie).
Drive: 3 plays, minus 6 yards, TOP 02:15
Ua 1-10at Lsu47ALABAMA drive start at 03:23.
Ua 1-10at Lsu47Eddie Lacy rush over left guard for 11 yards to the LSU36, 1ST DOWN UA (Eric Reid).
Ua 1-10at Lsu36Eddie Lacy rush over left guard for 11 yards to the LSU25, 1ST DOWN UA (Ryan Baker;Tahj Jones).
Ua 1-10at Lsu25[GUN], Eddie Lacy rush over left end for no gain to the LSU25 (Eric Reid;Bark. Mingo).
Ua 2-10at Lsu25AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Brandon Gibson (Eric Reid).
Ua 3-10at Lsu25Timeout Alabama, clock 01:15.
Ua 3-10at Lsu25[GUN], AJ McCarron sacked for loss of 2 yards to the LSU27 (Bennie Logan).
Ua 4-12at Lsu27Jeremy Shelley field goal attempt from 44 GOOD, clock 00:22.
Alabama 15, LSU 0
Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, TOP 03:01
Cade Foster kickoff 70 yards to the LSU0, Mo. Claiborne return 22 yards to the LSU22 (D. Milliner).
Lsu 1-10at Lsu22LSU drive start at 00:22.
Lsu 1-10at Lsu22Jo. Jefferson pass complete to De. Peterson for 7 yards to the LSU29 (D. Hightower).
Drive: 1 plays, 7 yards, TOP 03:15
Alabama 15, LSU 0
4th Quarter

Lsu 2-3at Lsu29Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
Lsu 2-3at Lsu29Kenny Hilliard rush over right tackle for 2 yards to the LSU31 (Josh Chapman).
Lsu 3-1at Lsu31Kenny Hilliard rush over right guard for 2 yards to the LSU33, 1ST DOWN LSU (D. Hightower).
Lsu 1-10at Lsu33[GUN], Michael Ford rush over left guard for 3 yards to the LSU36 (Damion Square).
Lsu 2-7at Lsu36[RUN], Jo. Jefferson rush over right end for 3 yards to the LSU39, out-of-bounds (Jerrell Harris).
Lsu 3-4at Lsu39J.C. Copeland rush over right tackle for no gain to the LSU39 (Nick Gentry).
Lsu 4-4at Lsu39Brad Wing punt 44 yards to the UA17, out-of-bounds.
Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, TOP 03:15
Ua 1-10at Ua17ALABAMA drive start at 12:07.
Ua 1-10at Ua17T. Richardson rush over left guard for 3 yards to the UA20 (Ryan Baker;Bennie Logan).
Ua 2-7at Ua20T. Richardson rush over left end for 1 yard to the UA21 (Bark. Mingo).
Ua 3-6at Ua21[GUN], AJ McCarron sacked for loss of 7 yards to the UA14 (Kevin Minter).
Ua 4-13at Ua14Cody Mandell punt 52 yards to the LSU34, Tyrann Mathieu return 1 yards to the LSU35 (Jerrell Harris).
Drive: 3 plays, minus 3 yards, TOP 02:23
Lsu 1-10at Lsu35LSU drive start at 09:44.
Lsu 1-10at Lsu35Spencer Ware rush over right tackle for 5 yards to the LSU40 (Jeremy Shelley).
Lsu 2-5at Lsu40[GUN], Jo. Jefferson rush UM for 3 yards to the LSU43 (Trey Depriest).
Lsu 3-2at Lsu43Kenny Hilliard rush over left guard for 7 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN LSU (Courtney Upshaw;Jesse Williams).
Lsu 1-10at Lsu50Jo. Jefferson rush over left guard for 18 yards to the UA32, 1ST DOWN LSU (Jerrell Harris;Mark Barron).
Lsu 1-10at Ua32Michael Ford rush over left end for loss of 3 yards to the UA35, out-of-bounds (DeQuan Menzie).
Lsu 2-13at Ua35PENALTY LSU false start (Chris Faulk) 5 yards to the UA40.
Lsu 2-18at Ua40[GUN], Jo. Jefferson pass incomplete to Spencer Ware.
Lsu 3-18at Ua40[GUN], Jo. Jefferson pass incomplete to Jarvis Landry (Vinnie Sunseri).
Lsu 4-18at Ua40[GUN], Jo. Jefferson sacked for loss of 10 yards to the 50 yardline (D. Hightower), fumble by Jo. Jefferson recovered by UA Nick Gentry at 50 yardline, Nick Gentry for no gain to the 50 yardline (Jo. Jefferson).
Drive: 8 plays, 15 yards, TOP 03:29
Ua 1-10at Ua50ALABAMA drive start at 06:15.
Ua 1-10at Ua50T. Richardson rush over left guard for 2 yards to the LSU48 (Mi. Brockers;Tahj Jones).
Ua 2-8at Lsu48Timeout LSU, clock 06:10.
Ua 2-8at Lsu48AJ McCarron rush over left end for 13 yards to the LSU35, 1ST DOWN UA (Eric Reid).
Ua 1-10at Lsu35T. Richardson rush over left end for 1 yard to the LSU34 (Eric Reid).
Ua 2-9at Lsu34T. Richardson rush over left end for 34 yards to the LSU0, 1ST DOWN UA, TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:36.
Jeremy Shelley kick attempt failed.
Alabama 21, LSU 0
Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, TOP 01:39
Cade Foster kickoff 63 yards to the LSU7, Ron Brooks return 16 yards to the LSU23 (J. Williams).
Lsu 1-10at Lsu23LSU drive start at 04:36.
Lsu 1-10at Lsu23[GUN], Jo. Jefferson pass incomplete to De. Peterson.
Lsu 2-10at Lsu23[GUN], Jo. Jefferson pass complete to Spencer Ware for loss of 2 yards to the LSU21 (D. Hightower;Dre Kirkpatrick).
Lsu 3-12at Lsu21[GUN], Jo. Jefferson sacked for loss of 2 yards to the LSU19 (Mark Barron).
Lsu 4-14at Lsu19Brad Wing punt 35 yards to the UA46, out-of-bounds, PENALTY UA offside defense 5 yards to the LSU24, NO PLAY.
Lsu 4-9at Lsu24Brad Wing punt 27 yards to the UA49, out-of-bounds.
Drive: 3 plays, 1 yards, TOP 01:49
Ua 1-10at Ua49ALABAMA drive start at 02:47.
Ua 1-10at Ua49Eddie Lacy rush over right end for 4 yards to the LSU47 (Eric Reid).
Ua 2-6at Lsu47Eddie Lacy rush over right guard for 1 yard to the LSU46 (Mi. Brockers).
Ua 3-5at Lsu46Eddie Lacy rush over left end for 3 yards to the LSU43 (Sam Montgomery;Mi. Brockers).
Ua 4-2at Lsu43Eddie Lacy rush over right guard for 3 yards to the LSU40, 1ST DOWN UA (J.C. Copeland).
Ua 1-10at Lsu40End of game, clock 00:00.
Drive: 4 plays, 11 yards, TOP 02:47
FINAL SCORE
Alabama 21, LSU 0
  Play Breakdown Summary  
Play Breakdown Summary (Final)
The Automated ScoreBook
#2 Alabama vs #1 LSU (Jan. 9, 2012 at New Orleans, La.) 




Alabama                                LSU

Down               RUN PASS  Total     Down               RUN PASS  Total

OVERALL..........   33   36     69     OVERALL..........   23   21     44
1ST DOWN.........   11   20     31     1ST DOWN.........   10    6     16
2ND DOWN-SHORT...    1    0      1     2ND DOWN-SHORT...    2    0      2
2ND DOWN-MIDDLE..    6    2      8     2ND DOWN-MIDDLE..    1    1      2
2ND DOWN-LONG....    9    4     13     2ND DOWN-LONG....    3    8     11
3RD DOWN-SHORT...    2    0      2     3RD DOWN-SHORT...    3    0      3
3RD DOWN-MIDDLE..    1    1      2     3RD DOWN-MIDDLE..    1    1      2
3RD DOWN-LONG....    2    8     10     3RD DOWN-LONG....    3    4      7
4TH DOWN.........    1    1      2     4TH DOWN.........    0    1      1

Alabama                                LSU

Formation        RUN PASS  Total       Formation        RUN PASS  Total

GUN............    7   27     34       ...............   15    9     24
...............   26    8     34       GUN............    7   12     19
FG.............    0    1      1       RUN............    1    0      1




Alabama (Sorted by Play type)

1ST DOWN RUN  (11 RUN, 20 PASS)                                  1ST DOWN PASS
1-10 L35 #3    1 [    ] over left end                            1-10 L26 #10 to #15    16 [     ]
1-10 L25 #42   0 [GUN ] over left end                            1-10 L28 #10 to #15     - [     ]
1-10 A50 #3    2 [    ] over left guard                          1-10 A49 #10 to #15     - [     ]
1-10 A17 #3    3 [    ] over left guard                          1-10 A25 #10 to #17     4 [     ]
1-10 L47 #42  11 [    ] over left guard                          1-10 L38 #10 to #17     - [     ]
1-10 L36 #42  11 [    ] over left guard                          1-10 A10 #10 to #17    15 [     ]
1-10 A49 #42   4 [    ] over right end                           1-10 A36 #10 to #83    26 [     ]
1-10 L23 #3    0 [GUN ] over right end                           1-10 A32 #10 to #15    19 [GUN  ]
1-10 L10 #3    0 [    ] over right guard                         1-10 L33 #10 to #15     9 [GUN  ]
1-10 L27 #3   -2 [    ] over right guard                         1-10 A11 #10 to #15     - [GUN  ]
1-10 A38 #3    5 [    ] over right tackle                        1-10 A37 #10 to #17    -2 [GUN  ]
                                                                 1-10 A50 #10 to #17     5 [GUN  ]
                                                                 1-10 A25 #10 to #3      5 [GUN  ]
                                                                 1-10 A24 #10 to #3      6 [GUN  ]
                                                                 1-10 A37 #10 to #4      - [GUN  ]
                                                                 1-10 L49 #10 to #7     26 [GUN  ]
                                                                 1-10 A25 #10 to #83    24 [GUN  ]
                                                                 1-10 A25 #10 to #87     8 [GUN  ]
                                                                 1-10 L25 #10 to #89     - [GUN  ]
                                                                 1-10 L45 #10 to #89     4 [GUN  ]

2ND-SHORT RUN  (1 RUN, 0 PASS)                                   2ND-SHORT PASS
2-2  A33 #42   3 [    ] over right guard

2ND-MIDDLE RUN  (6 RUN, 2 PASS)                                  2ND-MIDDLE PASS
2-5  L45 #3   20 [    ] over left end                            2-5  A16 #10 to #17     9 [GUN  ]
2-5  A43 #3    7 [GUN ] over left guard                          2-6  L41 #10 to #83     8 [GUN  ]
2-6  A29 #3    2 [GUN ] over left guard
2-5  A30 #3   -1 [    ] over right guard
2-6  L47 #42   1 [    ] over right guard
2-4  A30 #3    2 [GUN ] over right guard

2ND-LONG RUN  (9 RUN, 4 PASS)                                    2ND-LONG PASS
2-8  L48 #10  13 [    ] over left end                            2-10 L25 #10 to #11     - [     ]
2-9  L34 #3   34 [    ] over left end                            2-10 L23 #10 to #15     5 [GUN  ]
2-10 L28 #3    3 [    ] over left end                            2-12 A35 #10 to #83    20 [GUN  ]
2-7  A20 #3    1 [    ] over left end                            2-10 L10 #10 to #89     - [GUN  ]
2-12 L29 #3    6 [    ] over left end
2-10 A37 #3    5 [    ] over left guard
2-10 L25 #42   9 [GUN ] over left guard
2-10 A49 #3   -1 [GUN ] over right end
2-10 L38 #10   7 [    ] UM

3RD-SHORT RUN  (2 RUN, 0 PASS)                                   3RD-SHORT PASS
3-2  A32 #3    5 [    ] over left guard
3-1  L16 #42  -1 [    ] over right tackle

3RD-MIDDLE RUN  (1 RUN, 1 PASS)                                  3RD-MIDDLE PASS
3-3  L31 #42  -1 [    ] over right tackle                        3-4  A31 #10 to #89     6 [GUN  ]

3RD-LONG RUN  (2 RUN, 8 PASS)                                    3RD-LONG PASS
3-5  L46 #42   3 [    ] over left end                            3-6  A29 #10 to #15     9 [GUN  ]
3-5  A42 #3    4 [    ] over left tackle                         3-11 A48 #10 to #17     4 [GUN  ]
                                                                 3-10 L10 #10 to #17     4 [GUN  ]
                                                                 3-6  L23 #10 to #7      - [GUN  ]
                                                                 3-5  L18 #10 to #83     - [GUN  ]
                                                                 3-7  L25 #10 to #83     - [GUN  ]
                                                                 3-10 L25 #10 to #    SACK [GUN  ]
                                                                 3-6  A21 #10 to #    SACK [GUN  ]

4TH DOWN RUN  (1 RUN, 1 PASS)                                    4TH DOWN PASS
4-2  L43 #42   3 [    ] over right guard                         4-4  L32 #10 to #87     4 [FG   ]


LSU (Sorted by Play type)

1ST DOWN RUN  (10 RUN, 6 PASS)                                   1ST DOWN PASS
1-10 L21 #27   2 [    ] over left end                            1-10 L22 #9  to #19     7 [     ]
1-10 A32 #42  -3 [    ] over left end                            1-10 L27 #9  to #33     8 [     ]
1-10 L43 #11   2 [    ] over left guard                          1-10 L24 #9  to #33     - [     ]
1-10 L50 #9   18 [    ] over left guard                          1-15 L20 #9  to #33     0 [     ]
1-10 L33 #42   3 [GUN ] over left guard                          1-10 L24 #9  to #33     4 [     ]
1-10 L20 #42  -1 [    ] over right end                           1-10 L23 #9  to #19     - [GUN  ]
1-10 L41 #9   -1 [    ] over right end
1-10 L28 #42   2 [    ] over right guard
1-15 L16 #27   3 [GUN ] over right guard
1-10 L35 #11   5 [    ] over right tackle

2ND-SHORT RUN  (2 RUN, 0 PASS)                                   2ND-SHORT PASS
2-2  L35 #9    6 [    ] over left guard
2-3  L29 #27   2 [    ] over right tackle

2ND-MIDDLE RUN  (1 RUN, 1 PASS)                                  2ND-MIDDLE PASS
2-5  L40 #9    3 [GUN ] UM                                       2-6  L28 #9  to #2     -1 [GUN  ]

2ND-LONG RUN  (3 RUN, 8 PASS)                                    2ND-LONG PASS
2-12 L19 #9    2 [GUN ] over left end                            2-15 L20 #9  to #2      8 [     ]
2-8  L23 #9    3 [    ] over right end                           2-11 L19 #9  to #32   INT [     ]
2-7  L36 #9    3 [RUN ] over right end                           2-10 L24 #9  to #33    19 [     ]
                                                                 2-18 A40 #9  to #11     - [GUN  ]
                                                                 2-10 L23 #9  to #11    -2 [GUN  ]
                                                                 2-11 L40 #9  to #33     7 [GUN  ]
                                                                 2-8  L45 #9  to #    SACK [GUN  ]
                                                                 2-8  L30 #9  to #2      6 [     ] SI

3RD-SHORT RUN  (3 RUN, 0 PASS)                                   3RD-SHORT PASS
3-2  L36 #9   -2 [    ]
3-2  L43 #27   7 [    ] over left guard
3-1  L31 #27   2 [    ] over right guard

3RD-MIDDLE RUN  (1 RUN, 1 PASS)                                  3RD-MIDDLE PASS
3-4  L39 #44   0 [    ] over right tackle                        3-4  L47 #9  to #4     -3 [GUN  ]

3RD-LONG RUN  (3 RUN, 4 PASS)                                    3RD-LONG PASS
3-10 L21 #11   0 [GUN ] over left end                            3-7  L28 #9  to #11     - [GUN  ]
3-13 L40 #9    7 [GUN ] over right end                           3-18 A40 #9  to #80     - [GUN  ]
3-5  L26 #9   -7 [GUN ] UM                                       3-7  L27 #9  to #    SACK [GUN  ]
                                                                 3-12 L21 #9  to #    SACK [GUN  ]

4TH DOWN RUN  (0 RUN, 1 PASS)                                    4TH DOWN PASS
                                                                 4-18 A40 #9  to #       - [GUN  ]