NCAA Bowl Game Matchup -- BCS National Championship Game
| (2) Alabama Crimson Tide (12-1) vs. (1) Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-0) |
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| Date: |
Monday, January 7th |
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| Kickoff: |
8:30 p.m. (et) |
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| Site: |
Sun Life Stadium (76,100) -- Miami Gardens, Florida |
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| Surface: |
Grass (PAT) |
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| Annual: |
7th |
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| Projected Payout Per Team: |
$18,000,000 |
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| Television: |
ESPN |
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| Announcers: |
Brent Musburger, Kirk Herbstreit, Heather Cox and Tom Rinaldi |
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| Home Record: |
Alabama 6-1; Notre Dame 7-0 |
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| Away Record: |
Alabama 4-0; Notre Dame 4-0 |
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| Neutral Record: |
Alabama 2-0; Notre Dame 1-0 |
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| Current Win/Loss Streak: |
Alabama 3W; Notre Dame 12W |
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| Las Vegas Line: |
Alabama 10.5 (Total, 41.5) |
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| All-Time Series: |
Notre Dame (5-1) |
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| Last Meeting: |
November 14, 1987 (Notre Dame, 37-6 at Notre Dame) |
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| Series Streak: |
Notre Dame has won five of the six meetings. |
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| Versus Opposing Conference: |
Alabama vs. Independents (3-5) |
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| Versus Opposing Conference: |
Notre Dame vs. SEC (26-17) |
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| Bowl Records: |
Alabama (34-22-3 -- 2-0 in BCS National Championship) |
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Notre Dame (15-16) |
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| 2012 National Rankings: |
Alabama - 2nd |
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Notre Dame - 1st |
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| Coaches: |
Alabama - Nick Saban (62-13 at Alabama) |
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(Career Record, 153-55-1) |
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Notre Dame - Brian Kelly (28-10 at Notre Dame) |
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(Career Record, 199-66-2) |
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| Season Schedule/Results |
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| Alabama Crimson Tide |
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| Sep 1 - W vs. Michigan, 41-14 (at Arlington, TX) |
| Sep 8 - W vs. Western Ky, 35-0 |
| Sep 15 - W at Arkansas, 52-0 |
| Sep 22 - W vs. Fla Atlantic, 40-7 |
| Sep 29 - W vs. Ole Miss, 33-14 |
| Oct 6 - Open |
| Oct 13 - W at Missouri, 42-10 |
| Oct 20 - W at Tennessee, 44-13 |
| Oct 27 - W vs. Miss State, 38-7 |
| Nov 3 - W at LSU, 21-17 |
| Nov 10 - L vs. Texas A&M, 24-29 |
| Nov 17 - W vs. Western Carolina, 49-0 |
| Nov 24 - W vs. Auburn, 49-0 |
| Dec 1 - W vs. Georgia, 32-28 (SEC Championship) |
| Dec 8 - Open |
| Jan 7 - vs. Notre Dame, 8:30 PM (BCS National Championship) |
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| Notre Dame Fighting Irish |
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| Sep 1 - W vs. Navy, 50-10 (at Dublin, Ireland) |
| Sep 8 - W vs. Purdue, 20-17 |
| Sep 15 - W at Michigan State, 20-3 |
| Sep 22 - W vs. Michigan, 13-6 |
| Sep 29 - Open |
| Oct 6 - W vs. Miami-Florida, 41-3 |
| Oct 13 - W vs. Stanford, 20-13 OT |
| Oct 20 - W vs. BYU, 17-14 |
| Oct 27 - W at Oklahoma, 30-13 |
| Nov 3 - W vs. Pittsburgh, 29-26 3OT |
| Nov 10 - W at Boston College, 21-6 |
| Nov 17 - W vs. Wake Forest, 38-0 |
| Nov 24 - W at USC, 22-13 |
| Dec 1 - Open |
| Dec 8 - Open |
| Jan 7 - vs. Alabama, 8:30 PM (BCS National Championship) |
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