Coach Nick Saban's Alabama Crimson Tide opened the 2010 season as Belt champions, defending National Champions, & ranked #1 with a roster which featured a wealth of talented players including 2009 Heisman Trophy winning RB Mark Ingram.  Coach Mike MacIntyre was making his coaching debut & his San Jose State Spartans would gain the experience of facing a top-ranked opponent but, even though Ingram was unable to play due to a knee injury, it was clear from the outset an upset on the Crimson Tide's home field would be unlikely.  Alabama successfully retained The Belt with a 48-3 rout of the Spartans as Crimson Tide's RB Eddie Lacy rushed for 111 yards with 2 touchdowns & Alabama outgained San Jose State 591-175.  The Crimson Tide opened the season with an 8-play, 71-yard touchdown drive with RB Trent Richardson scoring on a 4-yard run for a 7-0 lead.  The Spartans got their only points of the game on the next drive as PK Harrison Waid kicked a 31-yard field goal.  The San Jose State drive was highlighted by a 32-yard run from RB Brandon Rutley with another 15 yards tacked on for a facemask penalty by Alabama's All-SEC S Mark Barron.  The Crimson Tide dominated the rest of the game offensively starting with a 48-yard touchdown pass from QB Greg McElroy to WR Marquis Maze for a 14-3 lead after the 1^st quarter.  Richardson's second touchdown of the game came on a 39-yard run early in the 2^nd quarter before Alabama started to use their bench liberally.  Back-up QB A.J. McCarron threw a 29-yard touchdown pass which WR Julio Jones made with a spectacular one-handed catch for a 28-3 Crimson Tide advantage & PK Cade Foster kicked a 41-yard field goal for Alabama as time expired in the first half with the Crimson Tide leading 31-3.  Lacy's 37-yard touchdown run highlighted the 3^rd quarter & Foster connected from 24 yards giving Alabama a 41-3 lead entering the final period.  Lacy's second score came early in the 4^th quarter on a 10-yard run to complete the scoring.  McElroy finished his day early completing 13 of 15 pass attempts for 218 yards with a touchdown while Spartans' QB Jordan LaSecla threw for just 85 yards with an interception in the loss.  San Jose State finished the season 1-12 while the Crimson Tide finished 10-3, ranked 10^th nationally.  The Spartans have not played for The Belt again.