▁year ▁ 1 2 – 1 . ▁Alabama ▁held ▁L SU ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁few est ▁total ▁yard age ▁ever ▁allowed ▁in ▁a ▁B CS ▁National ▁Championship ▁Game . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁a ▁B CS ▁bow l ▁game ▁that ▁the ▁oppon ent ▁was ▁held ▁sc or eless . ▁In ▁winning ▁Alabama ' s ▁second ▁national ▁championship ▁in ▁three ▁years , ▁S aban ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁coach ▁to ▁win ▁three ▁B CS ▁titles . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁T ide ▁was ▁again ▁ranked ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁in ▁pr ese ason ▁pol ls ▁and ▁rose ▁to ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁following ▁their ▁first ▁win ▁over ▁Michigan ▁in ▁the ▁Cow bo ys ▁Classic . ▁Despite ▁a ▁late ▁season ▁loss ▁to ▁SE C ▁new com er ▁Texas ▁A & M , ▁Alabama ▁won ▁the ▁SE C ▁West ▁and ▁defeated ▁Georgia ▁in ▁the ▁SE C ▁Championship ▁Game ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁ber th ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁B CS ▁National ▁Championship ▁Game . ▁The ▁T ide ▁then ▁beat ▁the ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁Fight ing ▁Irish ▁ 4 2 – 1 4 ▁to ▁finish ▁the ▁season ▁ 1 3 – 1 ▁and ▁win ▁its ▁second ▁consecutive ▁B CS ▁title ▁and ▁its ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁four ▁seasons . ▁The ▁T ide ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁to ▁win ▁back ▁to ▁back ▁B CS ▁champion ships ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁to ▁win ▁three ▁national ▁champion ships ▁in ▁four ▁seasons ▁since ▁the ▁Neb r aska ▁Corn