Head Coach: Brian Kelly, third season (28-10)
Consensus National Championships:
11 (1924, '29, '30, '43, '46, '47, '49, '66, '73, '77, '88)
Heisman Trophy Winners:
7 (Angelo Bertelli 1943, John Lujack 1947, Leon Hart 1949, John Lattner 1953, Paul Hornung 1956, John Huarte 1964, Tim Brown 1987)
2012 All-Americans: 7 (LB Manti Te'o, TE Tyler Eifert, DE Stephon Tuitt, C Braxston Cave, LT Zack Martin, NG Louis Nix III)
2012 Record: 12-0
Last Game: (W) at USC 22-13
Official Site: UND.com
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Consensus National Championships:
11 (1924, '29, '30, '43, '46, '47, '49, '66, '73, '77, '88)
Heisman Trophy Winners:
7 (Angelo Bertelli 1943, John Lujack 1947, Leon Hart 1949, John Lattner 1953, Paul Hornung 1956, John Huarte 1964, Tim Brown 1987)
2012 All-Americans: 7 (LB Manti Te'o, TE Tyler Eifert, DE Stephon Tuitt, C Braxston Cave, LT Zack Martin, NG Louis Nix III)
2012 Record: 12-0
Last Game: (W) at USC 22-13
Official Site: UND.com
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Head Coach: Nick Saban, sixth season (67-13)
Consensus National Championships:
10 (1925, '26, '61, '64, '65, '78, '79, '92, 2009, '11)
Heisman Trophy Winners: 1 (Mark Ingram 2009)
2012 All-Americans: 6 (CB Dee Milliner, LG Chance Warmack, C Barrett Jones, LB C.J. Mosley, RT D.J. Fluker, QB AJ McCarron)
2012 Record: 12-1, 7-1 (SEC Champion)
Last Game:
(W) vs. #3 Georgia 32-28 (SEC Championship)
Official Site: RollTide.com
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Consensus National Championships:
10 (1925, '26, '61, '64, '65, '78, '79, '92, 2009, '11)
Heisman Trophy Winners: 1 (Mark Ingram 2009)
2012 All-Americans: 6 (CB Dee Milliner, LG Chance Warmack, C Barrett Jones, LB C.J. Mosley, RT D.J. Fluker, QB AJ McCarron)
2012 Record: 12-1, 7-1 (SEC Champion)
Last Game:
(W) vs. #3 Georgia 32-28 (SEC Championship)
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Brian Kelly
Alma Mater: Assumption '83 (Linebacker)Record at ND (3 years): 28-10 (.737)
Career Record (22 years): 199-67-2 (.746)
National Championships:
2 (Grand Valley State '02 & '03, Division II)
Record in FBS (9 years): 80-32 (.714)
Postseason Record: 14-6 (.700)
Bowl Record: 3-2 (.600)
Coaching History: Assumption (Def. Coord. '83-86), Grand Valley State (DBs '87-88, Def. Coord. '89-90, Head Coach '91-03), Central Michigan (Head Coach '04-06), Cincinnati (Head Coach '07-09), Notre Dame (Head Coach '10-present)
Nick Saban
Alma Mater: Kent State '73 (Defensive Back)Record at UA (6 years): 67-13 (.838)
Career Record (19 years): 168-72-1 (.699)
National Championships: 3 (LSU '03; Alabama '09 & '11)
Record in FBS (17 years): 153-55-1 (.734)
Postseason/Bowl Record: 7-6 (.538)
Coaching History: Kent State (GA '73-74, LBs '75-76), Syracuse (OLBs '77), West Virginia (DBs '78-79), Ohio State (DBs '80-81), Navy (DBs '82), Michigan State (Def. Coord. '83-87), Houston Oilers (DBs '88-89), Toledo (Head Coach '90), Cleveland Browns (Def. Coord. '91-94), Michigan State (Head Coach '95-99), LSU (Head Coach '00-04), Miami Dolphins (Head Coach '05-06), Alabama ('07-present)
| Everett Golson - 2,135 | Passing Yards | AJ McCarron - 2,669 |
| Everett Golson - 194.1 | Passing Yards/Game | AJ McCarron - 205.3 |
| Everett Golson - 7.6 | Passing Yards/Attempt | AJ McCarron - 9.3 |
| Everett Golson - 58.9% | Completion Percentage | AJ McCarron - 66.8% |
| Everett Golson - 11 | Passing Touchdowns | AJ McCarron - 26 |
| Everett Golson - 5 | Passing Interceptions | AJ McCarron - 3 |
| Everett Golson - 11 | Passing Touchdownss | AJ McCarron - 26 |
| Everett Golson - 131.8 | Passing Efficiency | AJ McCarron - 173.1 |
| Theo Riddick - 904 | Rushing Yards | Eddie Lacy - 1,182 |
| Cierre Wood - 74.0 | Rushing Yards/Game | Eddie Lacy - 90.9 |
| George Atkinson III - 7.1 | Rushing Yards/Attempt | Kenyan Drake - 7.0 |
| Riddick, Atkinson, Golson - 5 | Rushing Touchdowns | Eddie Lacy - 16 |
| Tyler Eifert - 44 | Receptions | Amari Cooper - 53 |
| Tyler Eifert - 3.7 | Receptions/Game | Amari Cooper - 4.1 |
| Tyler Eifert - 624 | Receiving Yards | Amari Cooper - 895 |
| Tyler Eifert - 52.0 | Receiving Yards/Game | Amari Cooper - 68.8 |
| John Goodman - 22.7 | Receiving Yards/Reception | Kenny Bell - 25.4 |
| Tyler Eifert, TJ Jones - 4 | Receiving Touchdowns | Amari Cooper - 9 |
| Theo Riddick - 1,244 | Yards from Scrimmage | Eddie Lacy - 1,354 |
| Davaris Daniels - 15.0 | Yards/Play from Scrimmage | Kenny Bell - 25.4 |
| Theo Riddick - 6 | Touchdowns from Scrimmage | Eddie Lacy - 17 |
| Everett Golson - 2,440 | Total Yards | AJ McCarron - 2,664 |
| Everett Golson - 6.6 | Total Yards/Play | AJ McCarron - 8.0 |
| Everett Golson - 203.3 | Total Yards/Game | AJ McCarron - 204.9 |
| Everett Golson - 16 | Total Touchdowns | AJ McCarron - 27 |
| Kyle Brindza - 26-27 (.963) | Extra Points | Jeremy Shelley - 63-63 (1.000) |
| Kyle Brindza - 23-31 (.741) | Field Goals | Jeremy Shelley - 11-11 (1.000) |
| Kyle Brindza - 62.5 | Kickoff Average | Cade Foster - 63.4 |
| Kyle Brindza - 25-68 (.368) | Kickoff Touchbacks | Cade Foster - 42-92 (.456) |
| George Atkinson III - 20.7 | Kickoff Returns | Christion Jones - 30.3, 1 TD |
| Ben Turk - 40.6 | Punting Average | Cody Mandell - 43.8 |
| Davonte' Neal - 2.4 | Punt Returns | Dee Hart - 12.5 |
| Manti Te'o - 103 | Total Tackles | C.J. Mosley - 99 |
| Manti Te'o - 52 | Solo Tackles | C.J. Mosley - 61 |
| Manti Te'o - 51 | Assisted Tackles | C.J. Mosley - 38 |
| Stephon Tuitt - 13 (93 yds.) | Tackles for Loss | Adrian Hubbard - 10 (49 yds.) |
| Stephon Tuitt - 12 (89 yds.) | Sacks | Adrian Hubbard - 6 (39 yds.) |
| Manti Te'o - 7 (35 yds.) | Interceptions | Lester, Clinton-Dix - 4 |
| Louis Nix III - 5 | Passes Broken Up | Dee Milliner - 18 |
| Manti Te'o - 11 | Passes Defensed | Dee Milliner - 20 |
| Prince Shembo - 12 | Quarterback Hurries | Damion Square - 9 |
| Manti Te'o - 2 (8 yds.) | Fumble Recoveries | Vinnie Sunseri - 2 (7 yds.) |
| Stephone Tuitt - 3 | Fumbles Forced | Adrian Hubbard - 3 |
| Stephon Tuitt - 1 | Blocked Kicks | Collins, Milliner, Williams - 1 |
| .606 (18th in FBS) | Opponent Winning Percentage | .550 (54th in FBS) |
| 202.5 (29th in FBS) | Rushing Offense | 224.6 (19th in FBS) |
| 4.2 (13th in FBS) | Rushing Yards/Play | 5.0 (3rd in FBS) |
| 1.8 (53rd in FBS) | Rushing Touchdowns/Game | 2.7 (14th in FBS) |
| 218.8 (74th in FBS) | Passing Offense | 214.5 (78th in FBS) |
| 7.6 (26th in FBS) | Passing Yards/Play | 8.9 (3rd in FBS) |
| 129.08 (74th in FBS) | Pass Efficiency | 172.1 (2nd in FBS) |
| .582 (79th in FBS) | Pass Completion Percentage | .663 (17th in FBS) |
| 1.1 (102nd in FBS) | Passing Touchdowns/Game | 2.1 (33rd in FBS) |
| 421.3 (48th in FBS) | Total Offense | 439.1 (38th in FBS) |
| 6.1 (19th in FBS) | Yards/Play | 6.9 (3rd in FBS) |
| 22.1 (45th in FBS) | First Downs/Game | 21.2 (57th in FBS) |
| 26.8 (73rd in FBS) | Scoring Offense | 38.5 (13th in FBS) |
| 92.4 (4th in FBS) | Rushing Defense | 79.8 (1st in FBS) |
| 4.2 (9th in FBS) | Rushing Yards Allowed/Attempt | 3.2 (1st in FBS) |
| 0.2 (1st in FBS) | Rushing Touchdowns Allowed/Game | 0.7 (9th in FBS) |
| 105.5 (11th in FBS) | Pass Efficiency Defense | 101.6 (6th in FBS) |
| 194.4 (21st in FBS) | Pass Defense | 166.2 (2nd in FBS) |
| 6.1 (9th in FBS) | Passing Yards Allowed/Attempt | 5.8 (4th in FBS) |
| .594 (59th in FBS) | Opponent Passing Completion Percentage | .543 (13th in FBS) |
| 0.6 (5th in FBS) | Passing Touchdowns Allowed/Game | 0.5 (2nd in FBS) |
| 16.1 (6th in FBS) | First Downs Allowed/Game | 13.5 (1st in FBS) |
| 286.8 (5th in FBS) | Total Defense | 246.0 (1st in FBS) |
| 4.7 (8th in FBS) | Yards Allowed/Play | 3.9 (1st in FBS) |
| 10.3 (1st in FBS) | Scoring Defense | 10.7 (2nd in FBS) |
| 2.83 (15th in FBS) | Sacks | 2.54 (27th in FBS) |
| 1.33 (28th in FBS) | Sacks Allowed | 1.77 (T-52nd in FBS) |
| 5.58 (67th in FBS) | Tackles for Loss | 6.23 (42nd in FBS) |
| 1.2 (109th in FBS) | Turnovers/Game | 1.2 (112th in FBS) |
| 1.9 (48th in FBS) | Turnovers Forced/Game | 2.2 (26th in FBS) |
| +0.75 (22nd in FBS) | Turnover Margin | +1.00 (13th in FBS) |
| .939 (99th in FBS) | Extra Point Percentage | 1.000 (T-1st in FBS) |
| 2.0 (2nd in FBS) | Field Goals/Game | 1.2 (52nd in FBS) |
| .750 (T-45th in FBS) | Field Goal Percentage | .750 (T-45th in FBS) |
| 38.2 (39th in FBS) | Net Punting | 39.2 (23rd in FBS) |
| 2.4 (115th in FBS) | Punt Returns | 10.2 (41st in FBS) |
| 20.0 (82nd in FBS) | Kickoff Returns | 24.8 (12th in FBS) |
| 5.7 (71st in FBS) | Penalties/Game | 3.8 (120th in FBS) |
| 42.9 (94th in FBS) | Penalty Yards/Game | 32.8 (118th in FBS) |
