Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Alabama Crimson Tide - Box Score - January 07, 2013 - ESPN

Scores

DISCOVER BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Final

(1) Notre Dame 14

(12-1)

(2) Alabama 42

(13-1, 7-1 SEC)

Alerts

Coverage: ESPN/ESPN 3D

8:30 PM ET, January 7, 2013

Sun Life Stadium, MIAMI, FL

		1	2	3	4	T
#1	ND	0	0	7	7	14
#2	ALA	14	14	7	7	42

Top Performers

Passing: A. McCarron (ALA) - 264 YDS, 4 TD

Rushing: E. Lacy (ALA) - 20 CAR, 140 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: A. Cooper (ALA) - 6 REC, 105 YDS, 2 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				ND	ALA
	TD	12:03	Eddie Lacy 20 Yd Run (Jeremy Shelley Kick)	0	7
	TD	06:14	Michael Williams 3 Yd Pass From AJ McCarron (Jeremy Shelley Kick)	0	14
SECOND QUARTER				ND	ALA
	TD	14:56	T.J. Yeldon 1 Yd Run (Jeremy Shelley Kick)	0	21
	TD	00:31	Eddie Lacy 11 Yd Pass From AJ McCarron (Jeremy Shelley Kick)	0	28
THIRD QUARTER				ND	ALA
	TD	07:34	Amari Cooper 34 Yd Pass From AJ McCarron (Jeremy Shelley Kick)	0	35
	TD	04:08	Everett Golson 2 Yd Run (Kyle Brindza Kick)	7	35
FOURTH QUARTER				ND	ALA
	TD	11:27	Amari Cooper 19 Yd Pass From AJ McCarron (Jeremy Shelley Kick)	7	42
	TD	07:51	Theo Riddick 6 Yd Pass From Everett Golson (Kyle Brindza Kick)	14	42

Team Stat Comparison

	ND	ALA
1st Downs	16	28
3rd down efficiency	2-8	8-13
4th down efficiency	0-1	1-1
Total Yards	302	529
Passing	270	264
Comp-Att	21-36	20-28
Yards per pass	7.5	9.4
Rushing	32	265
Rushing Attempts	19	45
Yards per rush	1.7	5.9
Penalties	3-35	4-40
Turnovers	1	0
Fumbles lost	0	0
Interceptions thrown	1	0
Possession	21:47	38:13

Notre Dame Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
E. Golson	21/36	270	7.5	1	1
Team	21/36	270	7.5	1	1

Alabama Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
A. McCarron	20/28	264	9.4	4	0
Team	20/28	264	9.4	4	0

Notre Dame Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
T. Riddick	10	37	3.7	0	20
C. Wood	4	2	0.5	0	7
E. Golson	5	-7	-1.4	1	5
Team	19	32	1.7	1	20

Alabama Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
E. Lacy	20	140	7.0	1	20
T. Yeldon	21	108	5.1	1	10
A. McCarron	1	9	9.0	0	9
K. Drake	3	8	2.7	0	6
Team	45	265	5.9	2	20

Notre Dame Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
D. Daniels	6	115	19.2	0	31
T. Jones	7	90	12.9	0	31
T. Eifert	6	61	10.2	0	16
T. Riddick	1	6	6.0	1	6
C. Wood	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Team	21	270	12.9	1	31

Alabama Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
A. Cooper	6	105	17.5	2	34
K. Norwood	3	66	22.0	0	29
C. Jones	2	40	20.0	0	27
M. Williams	3	17	5.7	1	8
E. Lacy	2	17	8.5	1	11
M. Shinn	2	14	7.0	0	7
K. Johnson	1	5	5.0	0	5
T. Yeldon	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	20	264	13.2	4	34

Notre Dame Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
Team	0	0	0

Alabama Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
H. Clinton-Dix	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Notre Dame Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
G. Atkinson III	3	47	15.7	18
Team	3	47	15.7	18

Alabama Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
C. Jones	2	31	15.5	17
Team	2	31	15.5	17

Notre Dame Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
D. Neal	3	2	0.7	6
Team	3	2	0.7	6

Alabama Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
C. Jones	1	1	1.0	1
Team	1	1	1.0	1

Notre Dame Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
K. Brindza	0/0	0.0	--	2/2	2
Team	0/0	0.0	--	2/2	2

Alabama Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
J. Shelley	0/0	0.0	--	6/6	6
Team	0/0	0.0	--	6/6	6

Notre Dame Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
B. Turk	5	214	42.8	0	1	50
Team	5	214	42.8	0	1	50

Alabama Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
C. Mandell	4	197	49.3	1	2	55
Team	4	197	49.3	1	2	55

ATTENDANCE: 80,120