Saturday, 09/11/10
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (18) Penn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| (1) Alabama | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 101,821 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Penn State - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Penn State kicks off. Richardson returns 30 yards to the Ala28. | |
| Alabama - 14:50 | ||
| 14:50 | Alabama penalized -10 yards. | |
| 1-10, Ala9 | 14:50 | Richardson rush middle for 6 yards to the Ala15. |
| 2-4, Ala15 | 14:20 | Richardson rush left for 5 yards to the Ala20. |
| 1-10, Ala20 | 13:54 | McElroy incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Ala20 | 13:44 | Richardson rush right for 9 yards to the Ala29. |
| 3-1, Ala29 | 13:15 | McElroy incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-1, Ala29 | 12:56 | Mandell punts. No return. Ball on PSU33. |
| Penn State - 12:47 | ||
| 1-10, PSU33 | 12:47 | Royster rush right for 0 yards to the PSU33. |
| 2-10, PSU34 | 12:16 | Bolden incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-10, PSU34 | 12:04 | Bolden pass completion to the middle to Royster for -3 yards to the PSU31. |
| 4-13, PSU31 | 11:23 | Fera punts. No return. Ball on Ala32. |
| Alabama - 11:13 | ||
| 1-10, Ala32 | 11:13 | McElroy pass completion to the middle to Jones for 21 yards to the PSU47. |
| 1-10, PSU47 | 10:50 | McElroy sacked by Still for a 1 yard loss to the PSU48. |
| 2-11, PSU48 | 10:20 | McElroy pass completion to the middle to Hanks for 14 yards to the PSU34. |
| 1-10, PSU34 | 10:02 | McElroy pass completion to the middle to Maze for 8 yards to the PSU26. |
| 2-2, PSU26 | 9:19 | Alabama penalized -10 yards. |
| 2-12, PSU36 | 8:56 | McElroy pass completion to the middle to Norwood for 36 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:56 | Shelley PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:35 | Alabama kicks off. Green returns 19 yards to the PSU24. | |
| Penn State - 8:27 | ||
| 1-10, PSU24 | 8:27 | Smith rush right for 7 yards to the PSU31. |
| 2-3, PSU31 | 8:08 | Royster rush middle for 2 yards to the PSU33. |
| 2-3, PSU33 | 6:57 | Penn State time out. |
| 3-1, PSU34 | 6:57 | Royster rush middle for 2 yards to the PSU36. |
| 1-10, PSU36 | 6:57 | Bolden incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, PSU35 | 6:27 | Bolden pass completion to the left to Smith for 10 yards to the PSU45. |
| 1-10, PSU45 | 6:00 | Green rush middle for 2 yards to the PSU47. |
| 2-8, PSU47 | 5:22 | Bolden pass completion to the left to Moye for 31 yards to the Ala22. |
| 1-10, Ala22 | 4:57 | Bolden pass completion to the right to Powell for 2 yards to the Ala20. |
| 2-8, Ala20 | 4:25 | Bolden incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-8, Ala20 | 4:07 | Bolden pass to the left intercepted by Lowery and returned 0 yards. |
| Alabama - 3:59 | ||
| 1-10, Ala4 | 3:59 | Richardson rush middle for 11 yards to the Ala15. |
| 1-10, Ala14 | 3:33 | Richardson rush middle for 16 yards to the Ala30. |
| 1-10, Ala30 | 3:11 | Richardson rush left for 33 yards to the PSU37. |
| 1-10, PSU37 | 2:26 | McElroy incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, PSU37 | 2:21 | Lacy rush right for 7 yards to the PSU30. |
| 3-3, PSU30 | 1:38 | Richardson rush middle for 4 yards to the PSU26. |
| 1-10, PSU26 | 1:09 | Richardson rush middle for 9 yards to the PSU17. |
| 2-1, PSU17 | 0:40 | McElroy pass completion to the right to Jones for 8 yards to the PSU9. |
| 1-9, PSU9 | 0:15 | Alabama penalized -5 yards. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alabama - 15:00 | ||
| 1-14, PSU14 | 15:00 | McElroy pass completion to the right to Dial for 14 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 15:00 | Shelley PAT - GOOD. | |
| 14:55 | Alabama kicks off. Powell returns 22 yards to the PSU23. | |
| Penn State - 14:48 | ||
| 1-10, PSU23 | 14:48 | Bolden rush middle for 5 yards to the PSU28. |
| 2-5, PSU28 | 14:30 | Royster rush middle for 4 yards to the PSU32. |
| 3-1, PSU32 | 13:52 | Green rush middle for 4 yards to the PSU36. |
| 1-10, PSU36 | 13:06 | Bolden pass completion to the right to Moye for 20 yards to the Ala44. |
| 1-10, Ala44 | 12:37 | Kersey rush right for 24 yards to the Ala20. |
| 1-10, Ala20 | 12:03 | Alabama time out. |
| 1-10, Ala20 | 12:03 | Green rush right for 4 yards to the Ala16. |
| 2-6, Ala16 | 11:49 | Bolden pass completion to the left to Powell for 4 yards to the Ala12. |
| 2-6, Ala16 | 11:49 | Powell fumbles, Lester of Alabama recovers and returns 74 yards to the PSU16. |
| Alabama - 11:49 | ||
| 2-6, PSU16 | 11:49 | Lester fumbles, Kirkpatrick of Alabama recovers and returns 0 yards to the PSU2. |
| 2-6, PSU16 | 11:49 | Kirkpatrick fumbles, Brackett of Penn State recovers and returns 0 yards to the PSU2. |
| Penn State - 11:00 | ||
| 1-10, PSU2 | 11:00 | Zordich rush middle for 3 yards to the PSU5. |
| 2-7, PSU5 | 10:21 | Royster rush left for 8 yards to the PSU13. |
| 1-10, PSU13 | 9:50 | Green rush middle for 1 yard to the PSU14. |
| 2-9, PSU14 | 9:25 | Bolden incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-9, PSU14 | 9:01 | Penn State time out. |
| 3-9, PSU14 | 9:01 | Bolden incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-9, PSU14 | 8:56 | Fera punts. No return. Ball on Ala40. |
| Alabama - 8:47 | ||
| 1-10, Ala40 | 8:47 | McElroy pass completion to the left to Jones for 11 yards to the PSU49. |
| 1-10, PSU49 | 8:18 | Maze rush left for 7 yards to the PSU42. |
| 2-3, PSU42 | 7:56 | Richardson rush middle for 2 yards to the PSU40. |
| 3-1, PSU40 | 7:08 | Richardson rush middle for 2 yards to the PSU38. |
| 1-10, PSU38 | 6:54 | McElroy incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, PSU38 | 6:22 | McElroy pass completion to the middle to Richardson for 29 yards to the PSU9. |
| 1-9, PSU9 | 6:10 | Richardson rush middle for 2 yards to the PSU7. |
| 2-7, PSU7 | 5:39 | Richardson rush left for -2 yards to the PSU9. |
| 3-9, PSU9 | 4:56 | Alabama penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-14, PSU14 | 4:24 | McElroy incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-14, PSU14 | 4:00 | Shelley 31 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 3:54 | Alabama kicks off. Green returns 27 yards to the PSU31. | |
| Penn State - 3:47 | ||
| 1-10, PSU31 | 3:47 | Smith rush middle for 1 yard to the PSU32. |
| 2-9, PSU32 | 3:21 | Bolden rush middle for 0 yards to the PSU32. |
| 3-9, PSU32 | 2:42 | Bolden incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-9, PSU32 | 2:18 | Fera punts. No return. Ball on Ala32. |
| Alabama - 2:07 | ||
| 1-10, Ala32 | 2:07 | Richardson rush left for 5 yards to the Ala37. |
| 2-5, Ala40 | 1:45 | McElroy pass completion to the middle to Hanks for 31 yards to the PSU29. |
| 1-10, PSU28 | 1:33 | McElroy incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, PSU28 | 1:28 | McElroy sacked by Massaro for a 9 yard loss to the PSU37. |
| 3-19, PSU37 | 0:58 | McElroy rush right for 10 yards to the PSU27. |
| 4-9, PSU27 | 0:38 | 44 yard field goal attempt by Foster is NO GOOD. |
| Penn State - 0:33 | ||
| 1-10, PSU27 | 0:33 | Bolden pass completion to the left to Royster for -2 yards to the PSU25. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alabama - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Alabama kicks off. Green returns 30 yards to the PSU30. | |
| Penn State - 14:52 | ||
| 1-10, PSU30 | 14:52 | Royster rush right for 11 yards to the PSU41. |
| 1-10, PSU41 | 14:28 | Bolden pass completion to the left to Smith for 6 yards to the PSU47. |
| 2-4, PSU47 | 13:56 | Royster rush middle for 2 yards to the PSU49. |
| 3-2, PSU49 | 13:30 | Royster rush middle for 1 yard to the Ala50. |
| 4-1, Ala50 | 13:05 | Bolden rush middle for 1 yard to the Ala49. |
| 1-10, Ala49 | 12:40 | Bolden rush middle for -1 yards to the Ala50. |
| 2-11, Ala50 | 11:50 | Bolden pass completion to the right to Green for 2 yards to the Ala48. |
| 3-9, Ala47 | 11:18 | Bolden pass completion to the right to Brown for 19 yards to the Ala28. |
| 1-10, Ala28 | 10:35 | Green rush middle for 2 yards to the Ala26. |
| 2-8, Ala26 | 10:06 | Bolden incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-8, Ala26 | 9:52 | Bolden pass to the middle intercepted by Lester and returned 0 yards. |
| Alabama - 9:45 | ||
| 1-10, Ala12 | 9:45 | Richardson rush middle for 11 yards to the Ala23. |
| 1-10, Ala24 | 9:20 | McElroy incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Ala24 | 9:10 | McElroy incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-10, Ala24 | 9:05 | McElroy pass completion to the left to Hanks for 7 yards to the Ala31. |
| 4-3, Ala31 | 8:45 | Mandell punts. No return. Ball on PSU25. |
| Penn State - 8:10 | ||
| 1-10, PSU25 | 8:10 | Royster rush middle for 2 yards to the PSU27. |
| 2-8, PSU27 | 7:40 | Bolden pass completion to the middle to Brackett for 17 yards to the PSU44. |
| 1-10, PSU44 | 7:10 | Penn State penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, PSU39 | 6:59 | Bolden incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-15, PSU39 | 6:28 | Bolden rush middle for 3 yards to the PSU42. |
| 3-12, PSU42 | 5:49 | Bolden incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-12, PSU42 | 5:42 | Fera punts. No return. Ball on Ala30. |
| Alabama - 5:34 | ||
| 1-10, Ala30 | 5:34 | McElroy pass completion to the left to Jones for 9 yards to the Ala39. |
| 2-1, Ala38 | 5:05 | Richardson rush left for 8 yards to the Ala46. |
| 1-10, Ala46 | 4:30 | Richardson rush left for 4 yards to the PSU50. |
| 2-6, PSU50 | 4:00 | McElroy pass completion to the left to Dial for 4 yards to the PSU46. |
| 3-2, PSU46 | 3:24 | McElroy pass completion to the middle to Richardson for 9 yards to the PSU37. |
| 1-10, PSU37 | 2:49 | Richardson rush left for 1 yard to the PSU36. |
| 2-9, PSU36 | 2:18 | McElroy pass completion to the left to Richardson for 3 yards to the PSU33. |
| 3-6, PSU33 | 1:47 | McElroy pass completion to the left to Richardson for 4 yards to the PSU29. |
| 3-6, PSU29 | 0:45 | Alabama time out. |
| 4-1, PSU28 | 0:45 | McElroy rush middle for 2 yards to the PSU26. |
| 1-10, PSU26 | 0:25 | McElroy pass completion to the middle to Maze for 21 yards to the PSU5. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alabama - 15:00 | ||
| 1-5, PSU5 | 15:00 | Richardson rush left for 5 yards to the PSU0. |
| 2-1, PSU1 | 14:22 | Richardson rush middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 14:22 | Shelley PAT - GOOD. | |
| 14:10 | Alabama kicks off. Green returns 23 yards to the PSU29. | |
| Penn State - 14:03 | ||
| 1-10, PSU29 | 14:03 | Bolden incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, PSU29 | 13:56 | Redd rush left for 7 yards to the PSU36. |
| 3-3, PSU36 | 13:32 | Redd rush left for 5 yards to the PSU41. |
| 1-10, PSU41 | 13:07 | Bolden pass completion to the middle to Smith for 17 yards to the Ala42. |
| 1-10, Ala42 | 12:12 | Bolden incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Ala42 | 12:01 | Bolden rush middle for 3 yards to the Ala39. |
| 3-7, Ala39 | 11:28 | Bolden incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-6, Ala38 | 11:11 | Bolden pass completion to the middle to Moye for 18 yards to the Ala20. |
| 1-10, Ala20 | 10:49 | Bolden incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Ala20 | 10:38 | Redd rush middle for 1 yard to the Ala19. |
| 2-10, Ala19 | 9:59 | Penn State time out. |
| 3-9, Ala19 | 9:59 | Bolden incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-9, Ala19 | 9:52 | Wagner 36 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 9:47 | Penn State kicks off. No return. Ball on PSU42. | |
| Alabama - 9:47 | ||
| 1-10, PSU42 | 9:47 | Richardson rush middle for 0 yards to the PSU42. |
| 2-10, PSU42 | 9:10 | Richardson rush right for 3 yards to the PSU39. |
| 3-7, PSU39 | 8:20 | McElroy rush left for 6 yards to the PSU33. |
| 3-7, PSU33 | 7:37 | Alabama time out. |
| 4-1, PSU33 | 7:37 | Mandell punts. No return. Ball on PSU9. |
| Penn State - 7:28 | ||
| 1-10, PSU9 | 7:28 | Redd rush middle for 10 yards to the PSU19. |
| 1-10, PSU19 | 7:02 | Redd rush left for 3 yards to the PSU22. |
| 2-8, PSU22 | 6:23 | Newsome rush right for 4 yards to the PSU26. |
| 3-4, PSU26 | 6:00 | Newsome rush left for 5 yards to the PSU31. |
| 1-10, PSU31 | 5:00 | Newsome pass completion to the right to Smith for 12 yards to the PSU43. |
| 1-10, PSU43 | 4:08 | Brown pass to the right intercepted by Barron and returned 2 yards. |
| Alabama - 3:47 | ||
| 1-10, Ala25 | 3:47 | Richardson rush right for 9 yards to the Ala34. |
| 2-1, Ala34 | 3:23 | Lacy rush left for 5 yards to the Ala39. |
| 1-10, Ala39 | 2:28 | Lacy rush left for 3 yards to the Ala42. |
| 2-7, Ala42 | 1:42 | Lacy rush left for 3 yards to the Ala45. |
| 3-4, Ala45 | 1:05 | Lacy rush middle for 2 yards to the Ala47. |
| 4-2, Ala47 | 0:25 | Lacy rush right for 1 yard to the Ala48. |










