▁but ▁losses ▁to ▁South ▁Carolina , ▁L SU , ▁and ▁A ub urn ▁( the ▁event ual ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁National ▁Champion ) ▁gave ▁S aban ' s ▁T ide ▁a ▁regular ▁season ▁record ▁of ▁ 9 – 3 . ▁Alabama ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Capital ▁One ▁Bowl ▁where ▁they ▁domin ated ▁Big ▁ 1 0 ▁Co - Ch ampion ▁Michigan ▁State ▁ 4 9 – 7 ▁to ▁finish ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 0 – 3 ▁record . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁season ▁the ▁T ide ▁was ▁ranked ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁B CS ▁Pol l ▁behind ▁division ▁rival ▁L SU . ▁The ▁T ide ▁suffered ▁their ▁only ▁loss ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁ 9 – 6 ▁in ▁over time ▁to ▁the ▁L SU ▁Tig ers ▁on ▁November ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁in ▁T us cal o osa . ▁Alabama ▁finished ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁ 1 1 - 1 ▁and ▁ranked ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁in ▁the ▁B CS ▁poll , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁Alabama ▁playing ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁L SU ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁B CS ▁National ▁Championship ▁Game ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁Louisiana . ▁It ▁was ▁Alabama ' s ▁second ▁B CS ▁National ▁Championship ▁Game ▁appearance ▁in ▁three ▁years . ▁Alabama ▁won ▁the ▁game ▁ 2 1 – 0 ▁behind ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁dominant ▁def ensive ▁performances ▁in ▁bow l ▁history ▁to ▁finish ▁the