2011 LSU Tigers football team

2011 LSU Tigers football
National champion (Anderson & Hester) SEC champion SEC Western Division champion
SEC Championship Game, W 42–10 vs. Georgia
BCS National Championship Game, L 0–21 vs. Alabama
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	13–1 (8–0 SEC)
Head coach	Les Miles (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Studrawa (1st as coordinator, 5th overall season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	John Chavis (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
MVP	Tyrann Mathieu
Captain	Will Blackwell Morris Claiborne Jordan Jefferson Brandon Taylor
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons ←  2010 2012  →

2011 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
No. 19 Georgia x		7	–	1					10	–	4
No. 9 South Carolina		6	–	2					11	–	2
Florida		3	–	5					7	–	6
Vanderbilt		2	–	6					6	–	7
Kentucky		2	–	6					5	–	7
Tennessee		1	–	7					5	–	7
Western Division
No. 2 LSU x$		8	–	0					13	–	1
No. 1 Alabama  %#		7	–	1					12	–	1
No. 5 Arkansas		6	–	2					11	–	2
Auburn		4	–	4					8	–	5
Mississippi State		2	–	6					7	–	6
Ole Miss*		0	–	8					2	–	10
Championship: LSU 42, Georgia 10
# – BCS National Champion $ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions * Ole Miss vacated all wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tigers were led by seventh-year head coach Les Miles and played their home games at Tiger Stadium. They were a member of the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 13–1, 8–0 in SEC play to be Western Division champions. They represented the division in the SEC Championship Game where they defeated Eastern Division champion Georgia 42–10 be crowned SEC champions. They finished the season ranked #1 in the final BCS poll to earn a spot in the BCS National Championship Game vs #2 Alabama. The Tigers, who had defeated Alabama 9–6 in the regular season, lost to the Crimson Tide 21–0. It was the first time a team was ever shut out in a BCS game.

Personnel

Roster

2011 LSU Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 4 Alfred Blue So WR 33 Odell Beckham Jr. Fr WR 80 Jarvis Landry Fr QB 8 Zach Mettenberger So TE 81 Jake Franklin So	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 7 Tyrann Mathieu So CB 17 Morris Claiborne Jr DT 90 Michael Brockers So DT 97 Dennis Johnson  Sr DE 49 Barkevious Mingo So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class LS 50 Joey Crappell Sr P 38 Brad Wing RFr	Head coach Les Miles Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at LSU	Alma Mater
Les Miles	Head Coach	7	Michigan (1976)
John Chavis	Defensive Coordinator	3	Tennessee (1979)
Greg Studrawa	Offensive coordinator	5	Bowling Green (1987)
Steve Kragthorpe	Quarterbacks	1	West Texas State (1988)
Frank Wilson	Running backs, Recruiting Coordinator	2	Nicholls State (1997)
Ron Cooper	Defensive backs	3	Jacksonville State (1983)
Steve Ensminger	Tight ends	2	LSU (1982)
Billy Gonzales	Wide Receivers, Passing Game Coordinator	2	Colorado State (1994)
Brick Haley	Defensive Line	3	Alabama A&M (1989)
Thomas McGaughey	Special teams	1	Houston (1995)
Reference: [1]

Depth chart

Defense FS Eric Reid Craig Loston Sam Gibson WLB MLB SLB ⋅ Kevin Minter ⋅ Lamin Barrow Karnell Hatcher ⋅ Luke Muncie DJ Welter ⋅ SS Brandon Taylor Derrick Bryant Robert Smith III CB Morris Claiborne Ron Brooks David Jenkins DE DT DT DE Ken Adams Bennie Logan Michael Brockers Sam Montgomery Barkevious Mingo Josh Downs Anthony Johnson Lavar Edwards Jermauria Rasco Ego Ferguson Dennis Johnson Chancey Aghayere CB Tyrann Mathieu Tharold Simon Jeff Lang Offense WR Rueben Randle James Wright Jarvis Landry WR Russell Shepard Jarvis Landry Jarrett Fobbs LT LG C RG RT Chris Faulk T-Bob Hebert P.J. Lonergan Will Blackwell Alex Hurst Greg Shaw La'el Collins T-Bob Hebert Josh Williford Greg Shaw La'el Collins Matt Branch Will Blackwell ⋅ ⋅ TE DeAngelo Peterson Chase Clement Mitch Joseph WR Odell Beckham Jr. Kadron Boone Jarvis Landry QB Jarrett Lee Jordan Jefferson Zach Mettenberger RB Spencer Ware Michael Ford Alfred Blue Special teams PK Drew Alleman PK James Hairston P Brad Wing P DJ Howard KR Morris Claiborne PR Tyrann Mathieu LS Austin Kinchen H Brad Wing

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 3 Oregon *	No. 4	Cowboys Stadium Arlington, TX (Cowboys Classic, College GameDay )	ABC	W 40–27	87,711	[2]
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Northwestern State *	No. 2	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	PPV	W 49–3	92,405	[3]
September 15	7:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Mississippi State	No. 3	Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS (rivalry)	ESPN	W 19–6	56,924	[4]
September 24	7:00 p.m.	at No. 16 West Virginia *	No. 2	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (College GameDay)	ABC	W 47–21	62,056	[5]
October 1	11:21 a.m.	Kentucky	No. 1	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	SECN	W 35–7	92,660	[6]
October 8	2:30 p.m.	No. 17 Florida	No. 1	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	CBS	W 41–11	93,022	[7]
October 15	2:30 p.m.	at Tennessee	No. 1	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	CBS	W 38–7	101,822	[8]
October 22	2:30 p.m.	No. 19 Auburn	No. 1	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	CBS	W 45–10	93,098	[9]
November 5	7:00 p.m.	at No. 2 Alabama	No. 1	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry, College GameDay)	CBS	W 9–6 OT	101,823	[10]
November 12	6:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky *	No. 1	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNU	W 42–9	92,917	[11]
November 19	6:00 p.m.	at Ole Miss	No. 1	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Magnolia Bowl)	ESPN	W 52–3	59,877	[12]
November 25	1:30 p.m.	No. 3 Arkansas	No. 1	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	CBS	W 41–17	93,108	[13]
December 3	3:00 p.m.	vs. No. 12 Georgia	No. 1	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game, College GameDay)	CBS	W 42–10	74,515	[14]
January 9, 2012	7:30 p.m.	vs. No. 2 Alabama	No. 1	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (BCS National Championship Game, College GameDay)	ESPN	L 0–21	78,237	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Oregon

See also: 2011 Oregon Ducks football team

This is only the 4th meeting of these two teams. The win expanded LSU's lead in the series to 3–1–0. ^[16]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Ducks	6	7	0	14	27
#4 Tigers	3	13	14	10	40

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Oregon LSU 1 11:14 6 12 2:35 LSU 44-yard field goal by Drew Alleman 0 3 1 3:55 12 39 4:14 Oregon 29-yard field goal by Rob Beard 3 3 1 0:42 4 7 0:30 Oregon 30-yard field goal by Rob Beard 6 3 2 14:43 LSU Fumble recovery returned 3 yards for touchdown by Tyrann Mathieu, Drew Alleman kick no good 6 9 2 5:16 19 79 7:41 Oregon LaMichael James 3-yard touchdown run, Rob Beard kick good 13 9 2 0:44 12 75 4:26 LSU Rueben Randle 10-yard touchdown reception from Jarrett Lee, Drew Alleman kick good 13 16 3 6:23 5 24 1:55 LSU Michael Ford 5-yard touchdown run, Drew Alleman kick good 13 23 3 3:03 6 41 3:12 LSU Spencer Ware 1-yard touchdown run, Drew Alleman kick good 13 30 4 14:07 8 33 3:25 LSU 32-yard field goal by Drew Alleman 13 33 4 9:14 13 68 4:47 Oregon Josh Huff 8-yard touchdown reception from Darron Thomas, Rob Beard kick good 20 33 4 2:52 5 41 2:56 LSU Michael Ford 16-yard touchdown run, Drew Alleman kick good 20 40 4 0:13 11 70 2:33 Oregon Darron Thomas 4-yard touchdown run, Rob Beard kick good 27 40 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 27 40

Northwestern State

See also: 2011 Northwestern State Demons football team

The "series" began in 1911. The win expanded LSU's lead in the series to 11–0–0. ^[17]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demons	0	3	0	0	3
#2 Tigers	7	21	14	7	49

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Northwestern State LSU 1 8:03 6 67 2:54 LSU Deangelo Peterson 9-yard touchdown reception from Jarrett Lee, Drew Alleman kick good 0 7 2 14:00 6 12 2:25 Northwestern State 44-yard field goal by John Shaughnessy 3 7 2 9:50 8 63 4:06 LSU Spencer Ware 1-yard touchdown run, Drew Alleman kick good 3 14 2 8:33 2 15 0:30 LSU Spencer Ware 6-yard touchdown run, Drew Alleman kick good 3 21 2 0:20 5 52 0:30 LSU Michael Ford 3-yard touchdown run, Drew Alleman kick good 3 28 3 12:39 6 59 2:18 LSU Michael Ford 7-yard touchdown run, Drew Alleman kick good 3 35 3 2:36 10 57 3:57 LSU Alfred Blue 4-yard touchdown run, Drew Alleman kick good 3 42 4 7:36 15 68 8:13 LSU Kadron Boone 19-yard touchdown reception from Zach Mettenberger, Drew Alleman kick good 3 49 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 3 49

Mississippi State

See also: 2011 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

The series began in 1896 and LSU has played the Bulldogs more often than any other opponent. The win expanded LSU's lead in the series to 69–33–3. ^[18]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Tigers	3	3	3	10	19
#25 Bulldogs	3	0	3	0	6

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP LSU Mississippi State 1 5:42 16 77 7:28 LSU 21-yard field goal by Drew Alleman 3 0 1 0:04 14 57 5:33 Mississippi State 26-yard field goal by Derek DePasquale 3 3 2 1:18 10 70 4:35 LSU 42-yard field goal by Drew Alleman 6 3 3 5:26 7 25 2:54 Mississippi State 42-yard field goal by Derek DePasquale 6 6 3 1:46 9 49 5:20 LSU 41-yard field goal by Drew Alleman 9 6 4 11:56 7 80 3:04 LSU Rueben Randle 19-yard touchdown reception from Jarrett Lee, Drew Alleman kick good 16 6 4 2:53 4 7 2:09 LSU 29-yard field goal by Drew Alleman 19 6 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 19 6

West Virginia

See also: 2011 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Tigers	13	14	7	13	47
#16 Mountaineers	0	7	14	0	21

West Virginia on offense in the first half.

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Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP LSU West Virginia 1 10:05 8 58 3:22 LSU Rueben Randle 11-yard touchdown reception from Jarrett Lee, Drew Alleman kick good 7 0 1 1:49 7 50 2:42 LSU Michael Ford 22-yard touchdown run, 2-point run failed 13 0 2 12:30 12 73 4:14 West Virginia Stedman Bailey 20-yard touchdown reception from Geno Smith, Tyler Bitancurt kick good 13 7 2 6:57 3 61 1:29 LSU Odell Beckham 52-yard touchdown reception from Jarrett Lee, Drew Alleman kick good 20 7 2 0:27 2 1 0:11 LSU Chase Clement 1-yard touchdown reception from Jarrett Lee, Drew Alleman kick good 27 7 3 8:40 6 80 2:13 West Virginia Tyler Urban 12-yard touchdown reception from Geno Smith, Tyler Bitancurt kick good 27 14 3 1:16 5 90 1:23 West Virginia Dustin Garrison 1-yard touchdown run, Tyler Bitancurt kick good 27 21 3 1:00 LSU Kickoff returned 99 yards for touchdown by Morris Claiborne, 2-point pass failed 34 21 4 9:55 9 57 4:17 LSU Michael Ford 15-yard touchdown run, 2-point pass failed 40 21 4 3:03 8 55 4:56 LSU Alfred Blue 18-yard touchdown run, Drew Alleman kick good 47 21 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 47 21

Kentucky

See also: 2011 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The series began in 1949. The win expanded LSU's lead in the series to 39–16–1. ^[20]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	0	7	7
#1 Tigers	7	7	14	7	35

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP LSU Kentucky 1 7:06 12 68 5:37 LSU Jordan Jefferson 1-yard touchdown run, Drew Alleman kick good 7 0 2 11:14 4 64 0:43 LSU Odell Beckham 51-yard touchdown reception from Jarrett Lee, Drew Alleman kick good 14 0 3 8:07 10 68 5:12 LSU Alfred Blue 1-yard touchdown run, Drew Alleman kick good 21 0 3 4:30 LSU Fumble recovery returned 23 yards for touchdown by Tyrann Mathieu, Drew Alleman kick good 28 0 4 10:39 6 47 2:16 LSU Terrence Magee 1-yard touchdown run, Drew Alleman kick good 35 0 4 4:22 12 70 6:09 Kentucky Matt Roark 4-yard touchdown reception from Morgan Newton, Craig McIntosh kick good 35 7 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 35 7

Florida

See also: 2011 Florida Gators football team

The series began in 1937. LSU currently trails in the series, but with the win makes it 25–30–3. ^[21]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Gators	0	3	8	0	11
#1 Tigers	14	10	3	14	41

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Florida LSU 1 11:55 2 50 0:44 LSU Rueben Randle 46-yard touchdown reception from Jarrett Lee, Drew Alleman kick good 0 7 1 6:40 8 57 3:26 LSU Spencer Ware 2-yard touchdown run, Drew Alleman kick good 0 14 2 13:22 8 29 3:48 LSU 35-yard field goal by Drew Alleman 0 17 2 6:50 2 45 0:43 LSU Spencer Ware 8-yard touchdown run, Drew Alleman kick good 0 24 2 0:08 14 59 6:42 Florida 34-yard field goal by Caleb Sturgis 3 24 3 4:40 10 51 5:06 LSU 23-yard field goal by Drew Alleman 3 27 3 0:40 1 65 0:09 Florida Andre Debose 65-yard touchdown reception from Jacoby Brissett, 2-point run good 11 27 4 12:20 6 81 3:16 LSU Mitch Joseph 2-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Jefferson, Drew Alleman kick good 11 34 4 1:27 11 76 6:39 LSU Alfred Blue 2-yard touchdown run, Drew Alleman kick good 11 41 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 11 41

Tennessee

See also: 2011 Tennessee Volunteers football team

The series began in 1925. LSU currently trails in the series, but with the win makes it 9–20–3. This was also the largest margin of victory by either team in the series. ^[22]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#1 Tigers	0	17	7	14	38
Volunteers	0	7	0	0	7

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP LSU Tennessee 2 14:56 2 5 0:13 LSU Rueben Randle 5-yard touchdown reception from Jarrett Lee, Drew Alleman kick good 7 0 2 10:01 7 36 4:06 LSU Spencer Ware 13-yard touchdown reception from Jarrett Lee, Drew Alleman kick good 14 0 2 2:24 10 80 4:30 Tennessee Tauren Poole 2-yard touchdown run, Michael Parlady kick good 14 7 2 0:15 6 65 2:01 LSU 18-yard field goal by Drew Alleman 17 7 3 7:53 12 66 7:01 LSU Spencer Ware 1-yard touchdown run, Drew Alleman kick good 24 7 4 8:55 16 99 8:44 LSU Jordan Jefferson 3-yard touchdown run, Drew Alleman kick good 31 7 4 1:35 10 65 6:08 LSU Russell Shepard 14-yard touchdown reception from Jarrett Lee, Drew Alleman kick good 38 7 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 38 7

Auburn

See also: 2011 Auburn Tigers football team

The series began in 1901. The win expanded LSU's lead in the series to 25–20–1. This was also the largest margin of victory by either team in the series. ^[23]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Auburn Tigers	3	0	0	7	10
#1 LSU Tigers	7	14	21	3	45

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Auburn LSU 1 11:13 8 76 3:47 LSU Kenny Hilliard 9-yard touchdown run, Drew Alleman kick good 0 7 1 1:26 9 41 3:35 Auburn 42-yard field goal by Cody Parkey 3 7 2 5:00 3 60 1:57 LSU Rueben Randle 42-yard touchdown reception from Jordan Jefferson, Drew Alleman kick good 3 14 2 0:40 8 86 2:26 LSU Rueben Randle 46-yard touchdown reception from Jarrett Lee, Drew Alleman kick good 3 21 3 9:51 6 74 3:19 LSU Russell Shepard 10-yard touchdown reception from Jarrett Lee, Drew Alleman kick good 3 28 3 8:12 4 22 1:30 LSU Kenny Hilliard 1-yard touchdown run, Drew Alleman kick good 3 35 3 7:27 LSU Interception returned 28 yards for touchdown by Ron Brooks, Drew Alleman kick good 3 42 4 13:56 11 50 4:57 LSU 36-yard field goal by Drew Alleman 3 45 4 2:22 10 86 5:11 Auburn Onterio McCalebb 2-yard touchdown run, Cody Parkey kick good 10 45 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 10 45

Alabama

See also: 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide football team and 2011 LSU vs. Alabama football game

The series began in 1895. LSU still trails in the series, but with the win makes it 25–45–5.

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
#1 Tigers	0	3	0	3	3	9
#2 Crimson Tide	0	3	3	0	0	6

The Alabama offense lines up against the LSU defense.

Western Kentucky

See also: 2011 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

This was the first meeting between the two teams. At halftime, soccer player Mo Isom was named Homecoming Queen ^[24] at halftime in Tiger Stadium. Isom was the first athlete in LSU history to be recognized as Homecoming Queen. ^[25]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	7	0	2	0	9
#1 Tigers	7	7	14	14	42

Ole Miss

See also: 2011 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The series began in 1894. In this, the 100th meeting between the two teams, the win extended LSU's lead in the series to 57–39–4. This was also the largest margin of victory by either team in the series and Mississippi's worst loss at home ever – after a 47–0 loss to Kentucky in 1949.

#1 LSU at Ole Miss

1 2 3 4 Total •LSU 21 14 14 3 52 Ole Miss 0 3 0 0 3 Date: November 19 Location: Vaught–Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, MS Game start: 7:00 p.m. EST Television network: ESPN

Scoring summary 1 14:32 LSU Ron Brooks 46-yard interception return (Drew Alleman kick) LSU 7–0 1 6:45 LSU Kenny Hillard 1-yard run (Drew Alleman kick) LSU 14–0 1 5:11 LSU Russell Shepard 22-yard pass from Jordan Jefferson (Drew Alleman kick) LSU 21–0 2 12:42 LSU Kevin Minter 0-yard fumble return (Drew Alleman kick) LSU 28–0 2 3:01 LSU Spencer Ware 35-yard run (Drew Alleman kick) LSU 35–0 2 1:03 MISS Byron Rose 39-yard field goal LSU 35–3 3 12:35 LSU Michael Ford 19-yard run (Drew Alleman kick) LSU 42–3 3 0:54 LSU James Stampley 1-yard run (Drew Alleman kick) LSU 49–3 4 9:30 LSU Drew Alleman 29-yard field goal LSU 52–3

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Arkansas

#3 Arkansas at #1 LSU

1 2 3 4 Total Arkansas 0 14 3 0 17 •LSU 0 21 3 17 41 Date: November 25 Location: Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA Game start: 2:30 p.m. EST TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist & Gary Danielson

Scoring summary 2 14:54 ARK Jarius Wright 13-yard pass from Tyler Wilson (Zach Hocker kick) ARK 7–0 2 12:11 ARK Alonzo Highsmith 47-yard fumble return (Zach Hocker kick) ARK 14–0 2 5:15 LSU Kenny Hillard 6-yard run (Drew Alleman kick) ARK 14–7 2 3:24 LSU Tyrann Mathieu 92-yard punt return (Drew Alleman kick) Tied 14–14 2 0:59 LSU Russell Shepard 9-yard pass from Jordan Jefferson (Drew Alleman kick) LSU 21–14 3 7:42 ARK Zach Hocker 29-yard field goal LSU 21–17 3 2:14 LSU Drew Alleman 21-yard field goal LSU 24–17 4 11:04 LSU Spencer Ware 7-yard run (Drew Alleman kick) LSU 31–17 4 10:09 LSU Jordan Jefferson 48-yard run (Drew Alleman kick) LSU 38–17 4 5:08 LSU Drew Alleman 37-yard field goal LSU 41–17

See also: 2011 Arkansas Razorbacks football team

The series began in 1901. With the win, LSU extends their lead in the series to 35–20–2 as well as winning the SEC West Division and thus their spot in the conference championship game against Georgia. This was the 2nd largest audience in Tiger Stadium history, behind the 2009 game against Florida which featured 93,129 fans.

Georgia (SEC Championship Game)

See also: 2011 Georgia Bulldogs football team and 2011 SEC Championship Game

This series began in 1901. The last time these two teams played, #13 Georgia won over #3 LSU in 2005 34–15. #8 Georgia went on to lose the Sugar Bowl to #13 West Virginia 35–38. With the win in this game, LSU extended their lead in the series to 16–12–1 as well as winning the SEC and thus their spot in the national championship game against Alabama.

	1	2	3	4	Total
#12 Bulldogs	10	0	0	0	10
#1 Tigers	0	7	21	14	42

Alabama (National Championship Game)

See also: 2012 BCS National Championship Game and 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

For the first time in the BCS-era, the two teams in the national championship game are from the same conference and division.

	1	2	3	4	Total
#2 Crimson Tide	3	6	6	6	21
#1 Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

Rankings

See also: 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	4 (1)	2 (17)	3 (17)	2 (14)	1 (42)	1 (40)	1 (40)	1 (41)	1 (49)	1 (47)	1 (59)	1 (60)	1 (60)	1 (60)	1 (60)	2 (1)
Coaches	4 (2)	3 (7)	3 (7)	3 (5)	2т (20)	2 (21)	2 (15)	2 (15)	1 (41)	1 (41)	1 (59)	1 (59)	1 (60)	1 (59)	1 (59)	2
Harris	Not released						1 (71)	1 (74)	1 (94)	1 (93)	1 (112)	1 (115)	1 (115)	1 (115)	1 (115)	Not released
BCS	Not released							1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	Not released

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