 The 2010 Alabama Crimson Tide football team ( variously " Alabama " , " <unk> " , " <unk> " or " The Tide " ) represented the University of Alabama in the 2010 NCAA Division I <unk> football season . It was the Crimson Tide 's 116th overall season , 77th as a member of the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) and its 19th within the SEC Western Division . The team was led by head coach Nick Saban , in his fourth year , and played their home games at Bryant – Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa , Alabama . They finished the season with a record of ten wins and three losses ( 10 – 3 , 5 – 3 in the SEC ) and defeated Michigan State 49 – 7 in the Capital One Bowl . 
