Week 1 · 2012
Notre Dame at Alabama
Mon 01/07/2013 08:30 PMHard Rock StadiumNeutral site
Notre Dame
14
12–1
Alabama
42
13–1
Attendance
80,120
reported
ALA8 plays, 82 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 14:45 | 1st & 10 | own 18 | Eddie Lacy rush for 1 yard to the Alab 19. | +1 |
| 14:12 | 2nd & 9 | own 19 | AJ McCarron pass complete to Kevin Norwood for 29 yards to the Alab 48 for a 1ST down. | +29 |
| 13:13 | 1st & 10 | own 48 | Eddie Lacy rush for 10 yards to the NDame 27, NOTRE DAME penalty 15 yard Face Mask on Dan Fox accepted for a 1ST down. | +10 |
| 13:13 | 1st & 10 | opp 27 | NOTRE DAME penalty 5 yard Offside on Louis Nix III accepted. | 0 |
| 12:34 | 1st & 5 | opp 22 | T.J. Yeldon rush for 2 yards to the NDame 20. | +2 |
| 12:03 | 2nd & 3 | opp 20 | Eddie Lacy rush for 20 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | +20 |
| 12:03 | opp 3 | Jeremy Shelley extra point GOOD. | 0 | |
| 12:03 | own 35 | Cade Foster kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback. | 0 | |
ND5 plays, 8 yd · Punt | ||||
| 11:32 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Everett Golson pass complete to TJ Jones for 8 yards to the NDame 33. | +8 |
| 11:21 | 2nd & 2 | own 33 | Everett Golson pass incomplete to Tyler Eifert. | 0 |
| 11:14 | 3rd & 2 | own 33 | Everett Golson pass incomplete to Tyler Eifert. | 0 |
| 11:14 | 4th & 2 | own 33 | Timeout NOTRE DAME, clock 11:14. | 0 |
| 11:03 | 4th & 2 | own 33 | Ben Turk punt for 43 yards, fair catch by Christion Jones at the Alab 39, NOTRE DAME penalty 15 yard Kick Catching Interference on Matthias Farley accepted. | 0 |
ALA12 plays, 61 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 10:34 | 1st & 10 | own 39 | Eddie Lacy rush for 3 yards to the Alab 42. | +3 |
| 10:04 | 2nd & 7 | own 42 | AJ McCarron pass complete to Eddie Lacy for 6 yards to the Alab 48. | +6 |
| 9:44 | 3rd & 1 | own 48 | Eddie Lacy rush for 8 yards to the NDame 44 for a 1ST down. | +8 |
| 9:14 | 1st & 10 | opp 44 | AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Marvin Shinn. | 0 |
| 9:02 | 2nd & 10 | opp 44 | Eddie Lacy rush for 5 yards to the NDame 39. | +5 |
| 8:45 | 3rd & 5 | opp 39 | AJ McCarron pass complete to Marvin Shinn for 7 yards to the NDame 32 for a 1ST down. | +7 |
| 7:51 | 1st & 10 | opp 32 | Eddie Lacy rush for 5 yards to the NDame 27. | +5 |
| 7:10 | 2nd & 5 | opp 27 | AJ McCarron pass complete to Amari Cooper for 4 yards to the NDame 23. | +4 |
| 6:21 | 3rd & 1 | opp 23 | Eddie Lacy rush for 20 yards to the NDame 3 for a 1ST down. | +20 |
| 6:14 | 1st & goal | opp 3 | AJ McCarron pass complete to Michael Williams for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | +3 |
| 6:14 | opp 3 | Jeremy Shelley extra point GOOD. | 0 | |
| 6:14 | own 35 | Cade Foster kickoff for 63 yards returned by George Atkinson III for 18 yards to the NDame 20. | +18 | |
ND6 plays, 15 yd · Punt | ||||
| 5:55 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Everett Golson pass complete to Tyler Eifert for 8 yards to the NDame 28. | +8 |
| 5:34 | 2nd & 2 | own 28 | Cierre Wood rush for 7 yards to the NDame 35 for a 1ST down. | +7 |
| 5:21 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Theo Riddick rush for no gain to the NDame 35. | 0 |
| 4:38 | 2nd & 10 | own 35 | Everett Golson pass incomplete to TJ Jones. | 0 |
| 4:31 | 3rd & 10 | own 35 | Everett Golson pass incomplete. | 0 |
| 4:22 | 4th & 10 | own 35 | Ben Turk punt for 46 yards, returned by Christion Jones for 1 yard to the Alab 20. | +1 |
ALA10 plays, 80 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 4:02 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | T.J. Yeldon rush for 7 yards to the Alab 27. | +7 |
| 3:45 | 2nd & 3 | own 27 | AJ McCarron pass complete to Kevin Norwood for 25 yards to the NDame 48 for a 1ST down. | +25 |
| 2:59 | 1st & 10 | opp 48 | AJ McCarron pass complete to Amari Cooper for 11 yards to the NDame 37 for a 1ST down. | +11 |
| 2:34 | 1st & 10 | opp 37 | T.J. Yeldon rush for a loss of 2 yards to the NDame 39. | −2 |
| 1:45 | 2nd & 12 | opp 39 | T.J. Yeldon rush for 6 yards to the NDame 33. | +6 |
| 0:54 | 3rd & 6 | opp 33 | AJ McCarron pass complete to Amari Cooper for 27 yards to the NDame 6 for a 1ST down. | +27 |
| 0:00 | 1st & goal | opp 6 | T.J. Yeldon rush for 5 yards to the NDame 1. | +5 |
| 14:56 | 2nd & goal | opp 1 | T.J. Yeldon rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. | +1 |
| 14:56 | opp 3 | Jeremy Shelley extra point GOOD. | 0 | |
| 14:56 | own 35 | Cade Foster kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback. | 0 | |
ND5 plays, 36 yd · On downs | ||||
| 14:23 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Everett Golson pass complete to DaVaris Daniels for 31 yards to the Alab 44 for a 1ST down. | +31 |
| 14:22 | 1st & 10 | opp 44 | Everett Golson pass incomplete to DaVaris Daniels. | 0 |
| 14:04 | 2nd & 10 | opp 44 | Theo Riddick rush for no gain to the Alab 44. | 0 |
| 13:45 | 3rd & 10 | opp 44 | Everett Golson rush for 5 yards to the Alab 39. | +5 |
| 13:20 | 4th & 5 | opp 39 | Everett Golson pass incomplete to TJ Jones, broken up by Deion Belue. | 0 |
ALA5 plays, -3 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 13:15 | 1st & 10 | own 39 | AJ McCarron pass incomplete. | 0 |
| 12:55 | 2nd & 10 | own 39 | Eddie Lacy rush for a loss of 2 yards to the Alab 37. | −2 |
| 12:27 | 3rd & 12 | own 37 | ALABAMA penalty 10 yard Holding on Cyrus Kouandjio accepted. | 0 |
| 11:44 | 3rd & 22 | own 27 | AJ McCarron rush for 9 yards to the Alab 36. | +9 |
| 11:10 | 4th & 13 | own 36 | Cody Mandell punt for 52 yards, returned by Davonte' Neal for a loss of 4 yards, fumbled, recovered by NDame at the NDame 8. | −4 |
ND5 plays, 29 yd · Punt | ||||
| 10:54 | 1st & 10 | own 8 | Theo Riddick rush for 20 yards to the NDame 28 for a 1ST down. | +20 |
| 10:39 | 1st & 10 | own 28 | Theo Riddick rush for a loss of 2 yards to the NDame 26. | −2 |
| 9:51 | 2nd & 12 | own 26 | Everett Golson pass complete to TJ Jones for 9 yards to the NDame 35. | +9 |
| 9:29 | 3rd & 3 | own 35 | Everett Golson rush for 2 yards to the NDame 37. | +2 |
| 9:03 | 4th & 1 | own 37 | Ben Turk punt for 50 yards, fair catch by Christion Jones at the Alab 13. | 0 |
ALA7 plays, 28 yd · Punt | ||||
| 8:43 | 1st & 10 | own 13 | Eddie Lacy rush for 17 yards to the Alab 30 for a 1ST down. | +17 |
| 8:22 | 1st & 10 | own 30 | Eddie Lacy rush for 5 yards to the Alab 35. | +5 |
| 7:44 | 2nd & 5 | own 35 | AJ McCarron pass complete to Michael Williams for 6 yards to the Alab 41 for a 1ST down. | +6 |
| 7:15 | 1st & 10 | own 41 | AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Eddie Lacy. | 0 |
| 7:10 | 2nd & 10 | own 41 | AJ McCarron pass incomplete. | 0 |
| 7:03 | 3rd & 10 | own 41 | AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Amari Cooper. | 0 |
| 6:51 | 4th & 10 | own 41 | Cody Mandell punt for 55 yards, returned by Davonte' Neal for no gain to the NDame 4. | 0 |
ND7 plays, 30 yd · Punt | ||||
| 6:45 | 1st & 10 | own 4 | Everett Golson pass complete to Tyler Eifert for 11 yards to the NDame 15 for a 1ST down. | +11 |
| 6:18 | 1st & 10 | own 15 | Theo Riddick rush for 4 yards to the NDame 19. | +4 |
| 5:56 | 2nd & 6 | own 19 | Everett Golson pass complete to DaVaris Daniels for 13 yards to the NDame 32 for a 1ST down. | +13 |
| 5:14 | 1st & 10 | own 32 | Everett Golson pass incomplete to DaVaris Daniels, broken up by Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix. | 0 |
| 4:58 | 2nd & 10 | own 32 | Everett Golson pass complete to Tyler Eifert for 7 yards to the NDame 39. | +7 |
| 4:04 | 3rd & 3 | own 39 | Everett Golson sacked by Adrian Hubbard for a loss of 5 yards to the NDame 34. | 0 |
| 3:43 | 4th & 8 | own 34 | Ben Turk punt for 37 yards, fair catch by Christion Jones at the Alab 29. | 0 |
ALA12 plays, 71 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 3:22 | 1st & 10 | own 29 | T.J. Yeldon rush for 2 yards to the Alab 31. | +2 |
| 2:44 | 2nd & 8 | own 31 | T.J. Yeldon rush for 10 yards to the Alab 41 for a 1ST down. | +10 |
| 2:29 | 1st & 10 | own 41 | AJ McCarron pass incomplete to T.J. Yeldon. | 0 |
| 2:12 | 2nd & 10 | own 41 | T.J. Yeldon rush for 7 yards to the Alab 48. | +7 |
| 1:34 | 3rd & 3 | own 48 | T.J. Yeldon rush for 10 yards to the NDame 42 for a 1ST down. | +10 |
| 1:06 | 1st & 10 | opp 42 | AJ McCarron pass complete to T.J. Yeldon for no gain to the NDame 42. | 0 |
| 0:46 | 2nd & 10 | opp 42 | Eddie Lacy rush for 4 yards to the NDame 38. | +4 |
| 0:46 | 3rd & 6 | opp 38 | Timeout ALABAMA, clock 0:46. | 0 |
| 0:39 | 3rd & 6 | opp 38 | AJ McCarron pass complete to Christion Jones for 27 yards to the NDame 11 for a 1ST down. | +27 |
| 0:31 | 1st & 10 | opp 11 | AJ McCarron pass complete to Eddie Lacy for 11 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | +11 |
| 0:31 | opp 3 | Jeremy Shelley extra point GOOD. | 0 | |
| 0:31 | own 35 | Cade Foster kickoff for 61 yards returned by George Atkinson III for 15 yards to the NDame 19. | +15 | |
ND3 plays, 6 yd · End of period | ||||
| 0:21 | 1st & 10 | own 19 | Everett Golson pass incomplete to DaVaris Daniels, broken up by Dee Milliner. | 0 |
| 0:00 | 2nd & 10 | own 19 | Everett Golson pass complete to Tyler Eifert for 6 yards to the NDame 25. | +6 |
| 15:00 | own 35 | Cade Foster kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback. | 0 | |
ND6 plays, 39 yd · Turnover | ||||
| 14:45 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Theo Riddick rush for 6 yards to the NDame 31. | +6 |
| 14:22 | 2nd & 4 | own 31 | Everett Golson pass complete to DaVaris Daniels for 21 yards to the Alab 48 for a 1ST down. | +21 |
| 14:01 | 1st & 10 | opp 48 | Everett Golson pass complete to TJ Jones for 9 yards to the Alab 39. | +9 |
| 13:35 | 2nd & 1 | opp 39 | Theo Riddick rush for 3 yards to the Alab 36 for a 1ST down. | +3 |
| 13:17 | 1st & 10 | opp 36 | Everett Golson pass incomplete to Robby Toma. | 0 |
| 13:11 | 2nd & 10 | opp 36 | Everett Golson pass intercepted by Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix at the Alab 3, returned for no gain to the Alab 3. | 0 |
ALA12 plays, 97 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 12:58 | 1st & 10 | own 3 | Eddie Lacy rush for 3 yards to the Alab 6. | +3 |
| 12:23 | 2nd & 7 | own 6 | Eddie Lacy rush for 17 yards to the Alab 23 for a 1ST down. | +17 |
| 11:44 | 1st & 10 | own 23 | AJ McCarron pass complete to Kevin Norwood for 12 yards to the Alab 35 for a 1ST down. | +12 |
| 11:22 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | T.J. Yeldon rush for 6 yards to the Alab 41. | +6 |
| 10:34 | 2nd & 4 | own 41 | AJ McCarron pass complete to Christion Jones for 13 yards to the NDame 46 for a 1ST down. | +13 |
| 10:02 | 1st & 10 | opp 46 | T.J. Yeldon rush for 5 yards to the NDame 41. | +5 |
| 9:23 | 2nd & 5 | opp 41 | T.J. Yeldon rush for 3 yards to the NDame 38. | +3 |
| 8:30 | 3rd & 2 | opp 38 | Eddie Lacy rush for 1 yard to the NDame 37. | +1 |
| 7:45 | 4th & 1 | opp 37 | Eddie Lacy rush for 3 yards to the NDame 34 for a 1ST down. | +3 |
| 7:34 | 1st & 10 | opp 34 | AJ McCarron pass complete to Amari Cooper for 34 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | +34 |
| 7:34 | opp 3 | Jeremy Shelley extra point GOOD. | 0 | |
| 7:34 | own 35 | Cade Foster kickoff for 64 yards returned by George Atkinson III for 14 yards to the NDame 15. | +14 | |
ND12 plays, 85 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 7:15 | 1st & 10 | own 15 | Everett Golson pass complete to DaVaris Daniels for 12 yards to the NDame 27 for a 1ST down. | +12 |
| 6:59 | 1st & 10 | own 27 | Everett Golson pass complete to Tyler Eifert for 16 yards to the NDame 43 for a 1ST down. | +16 |
| 6:36 | 1st & 10 | own 43 | Everett Golson pass incomplete to Theo Riddick. | 0 |
| 6:10 | 2nd & 10 | own 43 | Cierre Wood rush for a loss of 6 yards to the NDame 37. | −6 |
| 5:23 | 3rd & 16 | own 37 | Everett Golson pass complete to TJ Jones for 31 yards to the Alab 32 for a 1ST down. | +31 |
| 5:20 | 1st & 10 | opp 32 | ALABAMA penalty 15 yard Roughing Passer on Geno Smith accepted. | 0 |
| 5:15 | 1st & 10 | opp 17 | Everett Golson pass incomplete to Tyler Eifert. | 0 |
| 4:54 | 2nd & 10 | opp 17 | Everett Golson pass complete to TJ Jones for 14 yards to the Alab 3 for a 1ST down. | +14 |
| 4:24 | 1st & goal | opp 3 | Theo Riddick rush for 1 yard to the Alab 2. | +1 |
| 4:08 | 2nd & goal | opp 2 | Everett Golson rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | +2 |
| 4:08 | opp 3 | Kyle Brindza extra point GOOD. | 0 | |
| 4:08 | own 35 | Kyle Brindza kickoff for 65 yards returned by Christion Jones for 14 yards to the Alab 14. | +14 | |
ALA16 plays, 86 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 3:44 | 1st & 10 | own 14 | T.J. Yeldon rush for 8 yards to the Alab 22. | +8 |
| 3:22 | 2nd & 2 | own 22 | T.J. Yeldon rush for 3 yards to the Alab 15, ALABAMA penalty 10 yard Holding on Kevin Norwood accepted. | +3 |
| 2:12 | 2nd & 9 | own 15 | T.J. Yeldon rush for 10 yards to the Alab 25 for a 1ST down. | +10 |
| 1:54 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | T.J. Yeldon rush for 6 yards to the Alab 31. | +6 |
| 1:10 | 2nd & 4 | own 31 | Eddie Lacy rush for 6 yards to the Alab 37 for a 1ST down. | +6 |
| 0:32 | 1st & 10 | own 37 | Eddie Lacy rush for 4 yards to the Alab 41. | +4 |
| 0:00 | 2nd & 6 | own 41 | AJ McCarron pass complete to Amari Cooper for 10 yards to the NDame 49 for a 1ST down. | +10 |
| 14:45 | 1st & 10 | opp 49 | Eddie Lacy rush for a loss of 3 yards to the Alab 48. | −3 |
| 13:56 | 2nd & 13 | own 48 | AJ McCarron pass complete to Kelly Johnson for 5 yards to the NDame 47. | +5 |
| 13:12 | 3rd & 8 | opp 47 | AJ McCarron pass complete to Michael Williams for 8 yards to the NDame 39 for a 1ST down. | +8 |
| 12:57 | 1st & 10 | opp 39 | AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Amari Cooper. | 0 |
| 12:12 | 2nd & 10 | opp 39 | AJ McCarron pass complete to Marvin Shinn for 7 yards to the NDame 32. | +7 |
| 11:44 | 3rd & 3 | opp 32 | Eddie Lacy rush for 13 yards to the NDame 19 for a 1ST down. | +13 |
| 11:27 | 1st & 10 | opp 19 | AJ McCarron pass complete to Amari Cooper for 19 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | +19 |
| 11:27 | opp 3 | Jeremy Shelley extra point GOOD. | 0 | |
| 11:27 | own 35 | Cade Foster kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback. | 0 | |
ND12 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown | ||||
| 11:22 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | Everett Golson pass incomplete to Tyler Eifert. | 0 |
| 11:12 | 2nd & 10 | own 25 | Everett Golson pass complete to DaVaris Daniels for 10 yards to the NDame 35 for a 1ST down. | +10 |
| 11:01 | 1st & 10 | own 35 | Everett Golson pass incomplete. | 0 |
| 10:46 | 2nd & 10 | own 35 | Everett Golson pass complete to TJ Jones for 9 yards to the NDame 44. | +9 |
| 10:09 | 3rd & 1 | own 44 | Everett Golson pass complete to Tyler Eifert for 13 yards to the Alab 43 for a 1ST down. | +13 |
| 9:45 | 1st & 10 | opp 43 | Everett Golson pass complete to Cierre Wood for a loss of 2 yards to the Alab 45. | −2 |
| 9:32 | 2nd & 12 | opp 45 | Everett Golson pass complete to DaVaris Daniels for 28 yards to the Alab 17 for a 1ST down. | +28 |
| 8:28 | 1st & 10 | opp 17 | Theo Riddick rush for 1 yard to the Alab 16. | +1 |
| 8:20 | 2nd & 9 | opp 16 | Everett Golson pass complete to TJ Jones for 10 yards to the Alab 6 for a 1ST down. | +10 |
| 7:51 | 1st & goal | opp 6 | Everett Golson pass complete to Theo Riddick for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | +6 |
| 7:51 | opp 3 | Kyle Brindza extra point GOOD. | 0 | |
| 7:51 | own 35 | Kyle Brindza kickoff for 65 yards for a touchback. | 0 | |
ALA5 plays, 3 yd · Punt | ||||
| 7:32 | 1st & 10 | own 25 | T.J. Yeldon rush for 4 yards to the Alab 29. | +4 |
| 6:54 | 2nd & 6 | own 29 | ALABAMA penalty 5 yard Delay of Game on AJ McCarron accepted. | 0 |
| 6:23 | 2nd & 11 | own 24 | T.J. Yeldon rush for 4 yards to the Alab 28. | +4 |
| 6:04 | 3rd & 7 | own 28 | AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Christion Jones. | 0 |
| 5:54 | 4th & 7 | own 28 | Cody Mandell punt for 41 yards, returned by Davonte' Neal for 6 yards to the NDame 37. | +6 |
ND4 plays, -7 yd · Punt | ||||
| 5:12 | 1st & 10 | own 37 | Everett Golson sacked by D.J. Pettway for a loss of 11 yards to the NDame 26. | 0 |
| 4:54 | 2nd & 21 | own 26 | Theo Riddick rush for 4 yards to the NDame 30. | +4 |
| 4:27 | 3rd & 17 | own 30 | Everett Golson pass incomplete. | 0 |
| 4:19 | 4th & 17 | own 30 | Ben Turk punt for 38 yards, fair catch by Christion Jones at the Alab 32. | 0 |
ALA6 plays, 19 yd · Punt | ||||
| 4:02 | 1st & 10 | own 32 | T.J. Yeldon rush for 8 yards to the Alab 40. | +8 |
| 3:34 | 2nd & 2 | own 40 | T.J. Yeldon rush for 3 yards to the Alab 43 for a 1ST down. | +3 |
| 2:54 | 1st & 10 | own 43 | Kenyan Drake rush for 6 yards to the Alab 49. | +6 |
| 2:23 | 2nd & 4 | own 49 | Kenyan Drake rush for 2 yards to the NDame 49. | +2 |
| 1:21 | 3rd & 2 | opp 49 | Kenyan Drake rush for no gain to the NDame 49. | 0 |
| 1:07 | 4th & 2 | opp 49 | Cody Mandell punt for 49 yards for a touchback. | 0 |
ND2 plays, 1 yd · End of period | ||||
| 0:34 | 1st & 10 | own 20 | Cierre Wood rush for no gain to the NDame 20. | 0 |
| 0:00 | 2nd & 10 | own 20 | Cierre Wood rush for 1 yard to the NDame 21. | +1 |
Field position is from the offense’s point of view, the same as the drive chart. Play descriptions are CFBD’s own.
Previous 3 meetings vs. Team
Alabama 1–2 vs Notre Dame
- 1987 · wk 12Alabama 6 @ Notre Dame 37
- 1986 · wk 6Notre Dame 10 @ Alabama 28
- 1980 · wk 12Notre Dame 7 @ Alabama 0
Previous 3 meetings vs. Nick Saban
Notre Dame 0–3 vs Nick Saban
- 1999 · wk 4Michigan State 23 @ Notre Dame 13
- 1998 · wk 3Notre Dame 23 @ Michigan State 45
- 1997 · wk 5Michigan State 23 @ Notre Dame 7
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