2010 bcs national championship bowl game

Alabama QB Greg McElroy would take a knee to drain the last off the clock, handing Alabama its first BCS championship, 8th national title since , [10] and first ever win over Texas. Coming into the game, Texas had the top rated rushing defense in college football. However, Alabama's Heisman Trophy winner Mark Ingram rushed 22 times for yards and two touchdowns, while back-up running back true freshman Trent Richardson contributed an additional yards and two touchdowns on 19 carries.

Alabama quarterback Greg McElroy was 6-for for 58 yards and no touchdowns, taking five sacks in the process. Texas' freshman quarterback, Garrett Gilbert, passed for yards and two touchdowns, but also lost a fumble and threw four interceptions, two of which bounced off Texas receivers. American Football Database Explore. Recent blog posts Forum. Explore Wikis Community Central.

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Head coach: Nick Saban. University of Texas. University of Alabama. Pasadena, California. National anthem. Announcers :. Hunter Lawrence 18—yard field goal. Not to be, though, and when Dareus picked off backup quarterback Garrett Gilbert 's shovel pass and returned it 28 yards for a score right before halftime, the Tide was rolling with a lead that looked like it would get bigger.

Gilbert, the highly recruited freshman who had only thrown 26 college passes, grew up in a hurry. He led the No. Texas got the ball back on its 7-yard line with about 3 minutes left, still trailing by three. Gilbert had a chance to complete the comeback and go down as one of the most out-of-nowhere success stories in college football history.

Instead, another unlikely star, Alabama linebacker Eryk Anders, got a blindside sack and stripped the ball. Teammate Courtney Upshaw recovered. Three plays later, Ingram scored from the 1 to give 'Bama some breathing room.

A few minutes after that, Trent Richardson scored to make a close game look more lopsided than it really was. There was no doubt in our huddle. We knew what we can do. Richardson ran for yards and two touchdowns, and combined with Ingram's effort, the Tide won despite a modest 6-for passing night from Greg McElroy.

Talk about getting it done on the ground: Dating to Bryant's last title, in , Alabama has thrown the ball a grand total of 32 times in its last three bowl games that led to national championships.

Ingram became the first running back to win the Heisman and the national title in the same season since Tony Dorsett in Ingram was Alabama's first Heisman Trophy winner. Before this year, the Tide used to point to all its championships and say winning those were better than winning Heismans Remember that, Auburn? We were like, 'Why are we doing this? This Month in Sports Reference Find out when we add a feature or make a change. Do you have a sports website? Or write about sports?

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