Sunday, 11/13/11
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (4) Alabama | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
| Mississippi State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 57,871 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi State - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Mississippi State kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Ala20. | |
| Alabama - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, Ala20 | 15:00 | McCarron pass completion to the right to Hanks for 2 yards to the Ala22. |
| 2-8, Ala22 | 14:23 | Richardson rush right for -1 yard to the Ala21. |
| 3-9, Ala21 | 13:40 | McCarron incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-9, Ala21 | 13:35 | Mandell punts. No return. Ball on MissSt49. |
| Mississippi State - 13:21 | ||
| 1-10, MissSt49 | 13:21 | Ballard rush right for 3 yards to the Ala48. |
| 2-7, Ala48 | 12:50 | Relf sacked by Upshaw for -7 yards to the MissSt45. |
| 3-14, MissSt45 | 12:20 | Mississippi State penalized -4 yards. |
| 3-18, MissSt41 | 12:04 | Ballard rush middle for 5 yards to the MissSt46. |
| 4-13, MissSt46 | 11:24 | Swedenburg punts. No return. Ball on Ala21. |
| Alabama - 11:17 | ||
| 1-10, Ala21 | 11:17 | Richardson rush right for 5 yards to the Ala26. |
| 2-5, Ala26 | 10:41 | Richardson rush middle for 1 yard to the Ala27. |
| 3-4, Ala27 | 10:01 | Richardson rush middle for -2 yards to the Ala25. |
| 4-6, Ala25 | 9:22 | Mandell punts. No return. Ball on MissSt33. |
| Mississippi State - 9:09 | ||
| 1-10, MissSt33 | 9:09 | Ballard rush right for 4 yards to the MissSt37. |
| 2-6, MissSt37 | 8:45 | Ballard rush for 1 yard to the MissSt38. |
| 3-5, MissSt38 | 8:16 | Russell rush middle for -1 yard to the MissSt37. |
| 4-6, MissSt37 | 7:39 | Swedenburg punts. Maze returns 17 yards to the Ala42. |
| Alabama - 7:28 | ||
| 1-10, Ala42 | 7:28 | McCarron pass completion to the left to White for 9 yards to the MissSt49. |
| 2-1, MissSt49 | 6:55 | Richardson rush for 4 yards to the MissSt45. |
| 1-10, MissSt45 | 6:23 | Richardson rush right for 5 yards to the MissSt40. |
| 2-5, MissSt40 | 5:44 | McCarron pass completion to the right to Maze for 6 yards to the MissSt34. |
| 1-10, MissSt34 | 5:11 | Lacy rush middle for 2 yards to the MissSt32. |
| 2-8, MissSt32 | 4:31 | McCarron incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-8, MissSt32 | 4:26 | McCarron incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-8, MissSt32 | 4:21 | 49 yard field goal attempt by Foster is NO GOOD. |
| Mississippi State - 4:15 | ||
| 1-10, MissSt32 | 4:15 | Russell incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, MissSt32 | 4:08 | Russell pass completion to the left to Clark for 7 yards to the MissSt39. |
| 3-3, MissSt39 | 3:23 | Russell pass completion to the middle to Johnson for 9 yards to the MissSt48. |
| 1-10, MissSt48 | 2:56 | Perkins rush left for -2 yards to the MissSt46. |
| 2-12, MissSt46 | 2:28 | Perkins rush left for 3 yards to the MissSt49. |
| 3-9, MissSt49 | 1:52 | Russell sacked by Hightower for -7 yards to the MissSt42. |
| 4-17, MissSt42 | 1:08 | Swedenburg rush middle for -11 yards to the MissSt31. Swedenburg fumbles, Swedenburg of Mississippi State recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Alabama - 1:02 | ||
| 1-10, MissSt31 | 1:02 | McCarron pass completion to the left to Bell for 16 yards to the MissSt15. |
| 1-10, MissSt15 | 0:34 | Richardson rush right for 1 yard to the MissSt14. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alabama - 15:00 | ||
| 2-9, MissSt14 | 15:00 | McCarron incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-9, MissSt14 | 14:56 | McCarron incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-9, MissSt14 | 14:50 | 31 yard field goal attempt by Shelley is NO GOOD. |
| Mississippi State - 14:45 | ||
| 1-10, MissSt20 | 14:45 | Relf incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, MissSt20 | 14:40 | Ballard rush middle for 3 yards to the MissSt23. |
| 3-7, MissSt23 | 14:15 | Relf rush for 3 yards to the MissSt26. |
| 4-4, MissSt26 | 13:29 | Swedenburg punts. Maze returns 2 yards to the Ala33. Mississippi State penalized 15 yards. |
| Alabama - 13:19 | ||
| 1-10, Ala48 | 13:19 | McCarron pass completion to the right to Norwood for 22 yards to the MissSt30. |
| 1-10, MissSt30 | 12:40 | Richardson rush right for 15 yards to the MissSt15. |
| 1-10, MissSt15 | 11:59 | Lacy rush middle for 6 yards to the MissSt9. |
| 2-4, MissSt9 | 11:15 | Alabama penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-9, MissSt14 | 10:53 | Lacy rush left for 0 yards. |
| 3-9, MissSt14 | 10:09 | Mississippi State penalized 12 yards. |
| 1-2, MissSt2 | 10:04 | Lacy rush for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 9:59 | Shelley PAT - GOOD. | |
| 9:59 | Alabama kicks off. Perkins returns 22 yards to the MissSt25. Alabama penalized 5 yards. | |
| Mississippi State - 9:51 | ||
| 1-10, MissSt30 | 9:51 | Russell incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, MissSt30 | 9:46 | Russell rush for 5 yards to the MissSt35. |
| 3-5, MissSt35 | 9:10 | Mississippi State penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-10, MissSt30 | 8:48 | Russell incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-10, MissSt30 | 8:42 | Swedenburg punts. No return. Ball on Ala38. |
| Alabama - 8:35 | ||
| 1-10, Ala38 | 8:35 | McCarron pass completion to the left to Williams for 16 yards to the MissSt46. |
| 1-10, MissSt46 | 8:07 | McCarron incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, MissSt46 | 8:02 | Richardson rush for 0 yards. |
| 3-10, MissSt46 | 7:17 | McCarron incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-10, MissSt46 | 7:12 | Mandell punts. No return. Ball on MissSt14. |
| Mississippi State - 7:03 | ||
| 1-10, MissSt14 | 7:03 | Russell pass completion to the left to Bumphis for 11 yards to the MissSt25. |
| 1-10, MissSt25 | 6:48 | Favre pass completion to the middle to Bumphis for 5 yards to the MissSt30. |
| 2-5, MissSt30 | 6:29 | Alabama penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-10, MissSt35 | 6:24 | Russell pass completion to the right to Smith for 5 yards to the MissSt40. |
| 2-5, MissSt40 | 5:52 | Perkins rush right for 3 yards to the MissSt43. |
| 3-2, MissSt43 | 5:25 | Russell pass completion to the right to Smith for 16 yards to the Ala41. |
| 1-10, Ala41 | 4:55 | Russell pass completion to the middle to Ballard for 7 yards to the Ala34. |
| 2-3, Ala34 | 4:26 | Ballard rush middle for 5 yards to the Ala29. |
| 1-10, Ala29 | 4:04 | Russell pass completion to the right to Smith for 4 yards to the Ala25. |
| 2-6, Ala25 | 3:35 | Relf rush middle for 1 yard to the Ala24. |
| 3-5, Ala24 | 3:01 | Relf incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-5, Ala24 | 2:56 | 41 yard field goal attempt by DePasquale is NO GOOD. |
| Alabama - 2:50 | ||
| 1-10, Ala24 | 2:50 | McCarron pass completion to the right to White for 6 yards to the Ala30. |
| 2-4, Ala30 | 2:22 | McCarron pass to the right intercepted by Lawrence and returned 31 yards. |
| Mississippi State - 2:15 | ||
| 1-4, Ala4 | 2:15 | Russell incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-4, Ala4 | 2:08 | Ballard rush left for -3 yards to the Ala7. |
| Ala7 | 1:43 | Alabama time out. |
| 3-7, Ala7 | 1:43 | Mississippi State penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-12, Ala12 | 1:43 | Russell incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-12, Ala12 | 1:38 | 29 yard field goal attempt by Egan is NO GOOD. |
| Alabama - 1:33 | ||
| 1-10, Ala20 | 1:33 | Richardson rush middle for 9 yards to the Ala29. |
| 2-1, Ala29 | 0:59 | Richardson rush middle for 2 yards to the Ala31. |
| 1-10, Ala31 | 0:45 | Richardson rush middle for -1 yard to the Ala30. |
| 2-11, Ala30 | 0:05 | Richardson rush left for 1 yard to the Ala31. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alabama - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Alabama kicks off. Perkins returns 13 yards to the MissSt29. | |
| Mississippi State - 14:54 | ||
| 1-10, MissSt29 | 14:54 | Russell incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, MissSt29 | 14:48 | Russell incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-10, MissSt29 | 14:41 | Russell pass completion to the middle to Green for 15 yards to the MissSt44. |
| 1-10, MissSt44 | 14:14 | Perkins rush right for 2 yards to the MissSt46. |
| 2-8, MissSt46 | 13:36 | Russell rush middle for 3 yards to the MissSt49. |
| 3-5, MissSt49 | 12:58 | Russell incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-5, MissSt49 | 12:53 | Swedenburg punts. Touchback. Ball on Ala20. |
| Alabama - 12:44 | ||
| 1-10, Ala20 | 12:44 | McCarron pass completion to the left to Norwood for 38 yards to the MissSt42. |
| 1-10, MissSt42 | 12:14 | McCarron pass completion to the right to White for 8 yards to the MissSt34. |
| 2-2, MissSt34 | 11:34 | Richardson rush right for 7 yards to the MissSt27. |
| 1-10, MissSt27 | 10:50 | Alabama penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, MissSt32 | 10:20 | McCarron pass completion to the left to Richardson for 19 yards to the MissSt13. |
| 1-10, MissSt13 | 9:42 | Richardson rush right for 8 yards to the MissSt5. |
| 2-2, MissSt5 | 9:03 | Richardson rush right for -1 yard to the MissSt6. |
| 3-3, MissSt6 | 8:17 | Richardson rush right for -1 yard to the MissSt7. |
| 4-4, MissSt7 | 7:37 | Shelley 24 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 7:32 | Alabama kicks off. Lewis returns 12 yards to the MissSt33. | |
| Mississippi State - 7:25 | ||
| 1-10, MissSt33 | 7:25 | Perkins rush left for 3 yards to the MissSt36. Alabama penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, Ala49 | 7:07 | Russell sacked by Mosley for -8 yards to the MissSt43. |
| 2-18, MissSt43 | 6:33 | Russell incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-18, MissSt43 | 6:26 | Russell incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-18, MissSt43 | 6:20 | Swedenburg punts. Touchback. Ball on Ala20. |
| Alabama - 6:10 | ||
| 1-10, Ala20 | 6:10 | McCarron incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Ala20 | 6:02 | Lacy rush left for 21 yards to the Ala41. |
| 1-10, Ala41 | 5:27 | McCarron pass completion to the left to Maze for 2 yards to the Ala43. |
| 2-8, Ala43 | 4:39 | Lacy rush left for 3 yards to the Ala46. |
| 3-5, Ala46 | 3:59 | Lacy rush left for 4 yards to the 50. |
| 4-1, 50 | 3:19 | McCarron rush middle for 0 yards. |
| Mississippi State - 3:14 | ||
| 1-10, 50 | 3:14 | Ballard rush left for 1 yard to the Ala49. |
| 2-9, Ala49 | 2:53 | Favre pass completion to the left to Heavens for 4 yards to the Ala45. |
| 3-5, Ala45 | 2:39 | Favre rush left for -2 yards to the Ala47. |
| 4-7, Ala47 | 2:03 | Favre incomplete pass to the middle. |
| Alabama - 1:57 | ||
| 1-10, Ala47 | 1:57 | McCarron pass completion to the left to Maze for 13 yards to the MissSt40. |
| 1-10, MissSt40 | 1:23 | Richardson rush left for 2 yards to the MissSt38. |
| 2-8, MissSt38 | 0:42 | McCarron pass completion to the middle to Richardson for 7 yards to the MissSt31. |
| 3-1, MissSt31 | 0:03 | Richardson rush middle for 2 yards to the MissSt29. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alabama - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, MissSt29 | 15:00 | Richardson rush for 26 yards to the MissSt3. |
| 1-3, MissSt3 | 14:27 | Richardson rush left for 1 yard to the MissSt2. |
| 2-2, MissSt2 | 13:45 | Richardson rush left for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 13:39 | Shelley PAT - GOOD. | |
| 13:39 | Alabama kicks off. Perkins returns 69 yards to the Ala21. | |
| Mississippi State - 13:24 | ||
| 1-10, Ala21 | 13:24 | Russell rush for 13 yards to the Ala8. |
| 1-8, Ala8 | 12:59 | Ballard rush left for 1 yard to the Ala7. |
| 2-7, Ala7 | 12:24 | Mississippi State penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-12, Ala12 | 12:08 | Russell pass completion to the middle to Smith for 12 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 12:03 | DePasquale PAT - GOOD. | |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State kicks off. Maze returns 24 yards to the Ala33. | |
| Alabama - 11:54 | ||
| 1-10, Ala33 | 11:54 | McCarron incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Ala33 | 11:46 | Lacy rush left for 21 yards to the MissSt46. |
| 1-10, MissSt46 | 11:09 | Lacy rush for 3 yards to the MissSt43. Lacy fumbles, Alabama recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 2-7, MissSt43 | 10:39 | Richardson rush middle for -2 yards to the MissSt45. |
| 3-9, MissSt45 | 9:53 | McCarron pass completion to the right to Maze for 1 yard to the MissSt44. |
| 4-8, MissSt44 | 9:13 | Mandell punts. Touchback. Ball on MissSt20. |
| Mississippi State - 9:04 | ||
| 1-10, MissSt20 | 9:04 | Russell pass completion to the right to Green for 7 yards to the MissSt27. |
| 2-3, MissSt27 | 8:40 | Russell incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-3, MissSt27 | 8:32 | Russell rush middle for 2 yards to the MissSt29. |
| 4-1, MissSt29 | 8:06 | Russell rush middle for 2 yards to the MissSt31. |
| 1-10, MissSt31 | 7:46 | Russell sacked by Dial for -5 yards to the MissSt26. |
| 2-15, MissSt26 | 7:12 | Russell pass completion to the right to Smith for 4 yards to the MissSt30. |
| 3-11, MissSt30 | 6:40 | Russell incomplete pass to the right. |
| MissSt30 | 6:32 | Alabama time out. |
| 4-11, MissSt30 | 6:32 | Swedenburg punts. No return. Ball on Ala27. |
| Alabama - 6:26 | ||
| 1-10, Ala27 | 6:26 | Alabama penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, Ala22 | 6:26 | Richardson rush middle for 6 yards to the Ala28. |
| 2-9, Ala28 | 5:38 | Richardson rush for 16 yards to the Ala44. |
| 1-10, Ala44 | 5:00 | Richardson rush middle for 6 yards to the 50. |
| 2-4, 50 | 4:16 | Richardson rush middle for 4 yards to the MissSt46. |
| 1-10, MissSt46 | 3:48 | Richardson rush middle for 4 yards to the MissSt42. |
| 2-6, MissSt42 | 3:05 | Richardson rush left for 4 yards to the MissSt38. |
| 3-2, MissSt38 | 2:17 | Richardson rush middle for 1 yard to the MissSt37. |
| MissSt37 | 2:05 | Mississippi State time out. |
| 4-1, MissSt37 | 2:05 | Richardson rush middle for 2 yards to the MissSt35. |
| 1-10, MissSt35 | 1:39 | Richardson rush right for 0 yards. |
| MissSt35 | 1:32 | Mississippi State time out. |
| 2-10, MissSt35 | 1:32 | Lacy rush right for 3 yards to the MissSt32. |
| MissSt32 | 1:27 | Mississippi State time out. |
| 3-7, MissSt32 | 1:27 | Lacy rush for 32 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 1:18 | Shelley PAT - GOOD. | |
| 1:18 | Alabama kicks off. Perkins returns 22 yards to the MissSt30. | |
| Mississippi State - 1:12 | ||
| 1-10, MissSt30 | 1:12 | Russell sacked by Gentry for -6 yards to the MissSt24. |
| 2-16, MissSt24 | 0:40 | Russell pass completion to the left to Ballard for 7 yards to the MissSt31. |
| 3-9, MissSt31 | 0:13 | Russell pass completion to the middle to Clark for 6 yards to the MissSt37. |
