Alabama vs Virginia Tech (Sep 5, 2009)
Scoring Summary
Scoring Summary (3rd quarter)
2009 Alabama Crimson Tide Football
#5 Alabama vs #7 Virginia Tech (Sep 5, 2009 at Atlanta, Georgia)
Alabama (1-0) vs. Virginia Tech (0-1)
Date: Sep 5, 2009 Site: Atlanta, Georgia Stadium: Georgia Dome
Attendance: 74954
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
----------------- -- -- -- -- -----
Alabama............. 9 7 0 18 - 34
Virginia Tech....... 7 10 0 7 - 24
Scoring Summary:
1st 09:56 UA - Leigh Tiffin 49 yd field goal
6 plays, 26 yards, TOP 3:10, UA 3 - VT 0
06:47 UA - Leigh Tiffin 34 yd field goal
7 plays, 30 yards, TOP 1:59, UA 6 - VT 0
06:35 VT - Roberts, D 98 yd kickoff return (Waldron, M kick)
UA 6 - VT 7
03:05 UA - Leigh Tiffin 32 yd field goal
4 plays, 2 yards, TOP 0:39, UA 9 - VT 7
2nd 08:39 VT - Waldron, M 28 yd field goal
4 plays, 3 yards, TOP 2:00, UA 9 - VT 10
03:09 UA - Roy Upchurch 19 yd run (Leigh Tiffin kick)
11 plays, 76 yards, TOP 5:24, UA 16 - VT 10
01:02 VT - Williams, R 1 yd run (Waldron, M kick)
7 plays, 51 yards, TOP 2:01, UA 16 - VT 17
4th 12:23 UA - Mark Ingram 6 yd run (Colin Peek pass from Greg McElroy)
2 plays, 54 yards, TOP 0:37, UA 24 - VT 17
10:29 UA - Leigh Tiffin 20 yd field goal
5 plays, 17 yards, TOP 1:45, UA 27 - VT 17
09:22 VT - Williams, R 32 yd run (Waldron, M kick)
2 plays, 37 yards, TOP 1:00, UA 27 - VT 24
06:35 UA - Mark Ingram 18 yd pass from Greg McElroy (Leigh Tiffin kick)
5 plays, 74 yards, TOP 2:40, UA 34 - VT 24
Kickoff time: 8:10 PM End of Game: 11:48 Total elapsed time: 3:38
Officials: Referee: M.Austin; Umpire: W.Hackett Jr.; Linesman: G.Morris III;
Line judge: M.Haddock; Back judge: S.Patrick; Field judge: G.Thomas;
Side judge: R.A.Potts; Scorer: G.Campbell;
Temperature: 72 deg Wind: N/A Weather: Indoors
Team Statistics
Team Statistics (3rd quarter)
2009 Alabama Crimson Tide Football
#5 Alabama vs #7 Virginia Tech (Sep 5, 2009 at Atlanta, Georgia)
UA VT
FIRST DOWNS................... 22 11
Rushing..................... 9 4
Passing..................... 11 4
Penalty..................... 2 3
NET YARDS RUSHING............. 268 64
Rushing Attempts............ 49 31
Average Per Rush............ 5.5 2.1
Rushing Touchdowns.......... 2 2
Yards Gained Rushing........ 293 121
Yards Lost Rushing.......... 25 57
NET YARDS PASSING............. 230 91
Completions-Attempts-Int.... 15-30-1 9-20-0
Average Per Attempt......... 7.7 4.6
Average Per Completion...... 15.3 10.1
Passing Touchdowns.......... 1 0
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS........... 498 155
Total offense plays......... 79 51
Average Gain Per Play....... 6.3 3.0
Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 2-1 5-2
Penalties: Number-Yards....... 10-83 6-45
PUNTS-YARDS................... 5-224 8-365
Average Yards Per Punt...... 44.8 45.6
Net Yards Per Punt.......... 38.6 38.8
Inside 20................... 3 2
50+ Yards................... 1 1
Touchbacks.................. 1 1
Fair catch.................. 1 3
KICKOFFS-YARDS................ 8-517 5-333
Average Yards Per Kickoff... 64.6 66.6
Net Yards Per Kickoff....... 34.2 46.8
Touchbacks.................. 0 0
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD. 3-35-0 2-11-0
Average Per Return.......... 11.7 5.5
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 5-99-0 8-243-1
Average Per Return.......... 19.8 30.4
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD.. 0-0-0 1-6-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD. 0-0-0 1-2-0
Miscellaneous Yards........... 0 0
Possession Time............... 36:32 22:19
1st Quarter................. 8:34 5:52
2nd Quarter................. 8:44 5:58
3rd Quarter................. 9:34 5:20
4th Quarter................. 9:40 5:09
Third-Down Conversions........ 6 of 17 2 of 12
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 0 of 0 0 of 1
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 5-38 2-5
PAT Kicks..................... 2-2 3-3
Field Goals................... 4-5 1-1
Individual Statistics
Individual Statistics (3rd quarter)
2009 Alabama Crimson Tide Football
#5 Alabama vs #7 Virginia Tech (Sep 5, 2009 at Atlanta, Georgia)
Alabama
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
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Mark Ingram 26 156 6 150 1 39 5.8
Roy Upchurch 7 92 2 90 1 34 12.9
Greg McElroy 8 33 5 28 0 9 3.5
T. Richardson 3 10 0 10 0 6 3.3
Terry Grant 2 2 0 2 0 2 1.0
Julio Jones 1 0 1 -1 0 0 -1.0
Marquis Maze 1 0 1 -1 0 0 -1.0
Team 1 0 10 -10 0 0 -10.0
Totals... 49 293 25 268 2 39 5.5
Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack
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Greg McElroy 30-15-1 230 1 48 2
Totals... 30-15-1 230 1 48 2
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
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Julio Jones 4 46 0 16
Darius Hanks 3 55 0 35
Colin Peek 3 37 0 19
Mark Ingram 3 35 1 18
Marquis Maze 2 57 0 48
Totals... 15 230 1 48
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
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P.J. Fitzgerald 5 224 44.8 53 3 1
Totals... 5 224 44.8 53 3 1
Punts Kickoffs Intercept
All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
--------------------------------------------------
Javier Arenas 3 35 15 3 55 22 0 0 0
Terry Grant 0 0 0 2 44 29 0 0 0
Totals... 3 35 15 5 99 29 0 0 0
Field goal attempts
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Leigh Tiffin 1st 09:56 49 yds - Good
Leigh Tiffin 1st 06:47 34 yds - Good
Leigh Tiffin 1st 03:05 32 yds - Good
Leigh Tiffin 2nd 00:02 36 yds - Missed
Leigh Tiffin 4th 10:29 20 yds - Good
Kickoffs No. Yds TB OB Avg
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Leigh Tiffin 8 517 0 0 64.6
Virginia Tech
Rushing No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg
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Williams, R 13 71 0 71 2 32 5.5
Oglesby, J 6 19 3 16 0 7 2.7
Coale, D 1 5 0 5 0 5 5.0
Team 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0
Taylor, T 10 26 52 -26 0 16 -2.6
Totals... 31 121 57 64 2 32 2.1
Passing Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack
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Taylor, T 20-9-0 91 0 43 5
Totals... 20-9-0 91 0 43 5
Receiving No. Yds TD Long
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Boykin, J 3 19 0 10
Williams, R 2 42 0 43
Coale, D 2 16 0 12
Oglesby, J 2 14 0 13
Totals... 9 91 0 43
Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB
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Bowden, B 8 365 45.6 57 2 1
Totals... 8 365 45.6 57 2 1
Punts Kickoffs Intercept
All Returns No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
--------------------------------------------------
Williams, R 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hosley, J 1 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hopkins, A 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 6
Wilson, D 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0
Morgan, D 0 0 0 3 45 21 0 0 0
Roberts, D 0 0 0 4 195 98 0 0 0
Totals... 2 11 11 8 243 98 1 6 6
Field goal attempts
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Waldron, M 2nd 08:39 28 yds - Good
Kickoffs No. Yds TB OB Avg
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Myer, J 5 333 0 0 66.6
FUMBLES: Alabama-Team 1-0; Roy Upchurch 1-1. Virginia Tech-Morgan, D 2-1; Williams, R 1-1;
Oglesby, J 1-0; Taylor, T 1-0.
Drive Chart
Drive Chart (3rd quarter)
2009 Alabama Crimson Tide Football
#5 Alabama vs #7 Virginia Tech (Sep 5, 2009 at Atlanta, Georgia)
Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP
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UA 1st A42 13:06 Punt V32 09:56 *FIELD GOAL 6-26 3:10
UA 1st V46 08:46 Punt V16 06:47 *FIELD GOAL 7-30 1:59#
UA 1st A15 06:30 Kickoff A43 03:44 Punt 5-28 2:46
UA 1st V16 03:44 Fumble V14 03:05 *FIELD GOAL 4-2 0:39#
UA 2nd A20 14:03 Punt A16 12:30 Punt 3--4 1:33
UA 2nd A12 11:32 Punt A14 10:39 Interception 3-2 0:53
UA 2nd A24 08:33 Kickoff V00 03:09 *TOUCHDOWN 11-76 5:24#
UA 2nd A22 00:56 Kickoff V18 00:02 Missed FG 6-60 0:54#
UA 3rd A29 14:54 Kickoff A50 10:08 Punt 9-21 4:46
UA 3rd A34 08:17 Punt V09 04:53 Fumble 6-57 3:24
UA 3rd A11 01:24 Punt A38 14:46 Punt 4-27 1:38
UA 4th A46 12:51 Punt V00 12:14 *TOUCHDOWN 2-54 0:37#
UA 4th V20 12:14 Fumble V03 10:29 *FIELD GOAL 5-17 1:45#
UA 4th A26 09:15 Kickoff V00 06:35 *TOUCHDOWN 5-74 2:40#
UA 4th A46 05:04 Punt V39 02:52 Punt 5-15 2:12
UA 4th V19 02:12 Downs V14 00:00 End of half 3-5 2:12#
VT 1st V18 14:55 Kickoff V27 13:06 Punt 3-9 1:49
VT 1st V21 09:49 Kickoff V15 08:46 Punt 3--6 1:03
VT 1st A00 06:35 Kickoff A00 06:35 *TOUCHDOWN 0-0 0:00
VT 1st V16 00:00 Punt V16 03:44 Fumble 0-0 0:00
VT 1st V25 03:00 Kickoff A49 14:03 Punt 8-26 3:57
VT 2nd V42 12:30 Punt V47 11:32 Punt 3-5 0:58
VT 2nd A14 10:39 Interception A11 08:39 *FIELD GOAL 4-3 2:00#
VT 2nd V49 03:03 Kickoff A00 01:02 *TOUCHDOWN 7-51 2:01#
VT 2nd V20 00:02 Missed FG V18 00:00 End of half 1--2 0:02
VT 3rd V04 10:08 Punt V09 08:17 Punt 3-5 1:51
VT 3rd V11 04:53 Fumble V40 01:24 Punt 6-29 3:29
VT 4th V18 14:46 Punt V29 12:51 Punt 5-11 1:55
VT 4th V21 12:23 Kickoff V21 12:14 Fumble 0-0 0:09
VT 4th A37 10:22 Kickoff A00 09:22 *TOUCHDOWN 2-37 1:00
VT 4th V19 06:29 Kickoff V07 05:04 Punt 3--12 1:25
VT 4th V20 02:52 Punt V19 02:12 Downs 4--1 0:40
UA 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd
Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total
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Time of possession 08:34 08:44 09:34 09:40 17:18 19:14 36:32
3rd Down Conversions 1/5 2/4 3/4 0/4 3/9 3/8 6/17
Avg Field Position A48 A19 A24 V45 A34 A44 A39
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/0
VT 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd
Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half Total
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Time of possession 05:52 05:58 05:20 05:09 11:50 10:29 22:19
3rd Down Conversions 1/3 1/4 0/2 0/3 2/7 0/5 2/12
Avg Field Position V21 V49 V07 V28 V37 V22 V29
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/0 0/0 0/1 0/0 0/1 0/1
Drive Chart (By Quarter)
Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed
Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP
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VT 1st V18 14:55 Kickoff V27 13:06 Punt 3-9 1:49
UA 1st A42 13:06 Punt V32 09:56 *FIELD GOAL 6-26 3:10
VT 1st V21 09:49 Kickoff V15 08:46 Punt 3--6 1:03
UA 1st V46 08:46 Punt V16 06:47 *FIELD GOAL 7-30 1:59#
VT 1st A00 06:35 Kickoff A00 06:35 *TOUCHDOWN 0-0 0:00
UA 1st A15 06:30 Kickoff A43 03:44 Punt 5-28 2:46
VT 1st V16 00:00 Punt V16 03:44 Fumble 0-0 0:00
UA 1st V16 03:44 Fumble V14 03:05 *FIELD GOAL 4-2 0:39#
VT 1st V25 03:00 Kickoff A49 14:03 Punt 8-26 3:57
UA 2nd A20 14:03 Punt A16 12:30 Punt 3--4 1:33
VT 2nd V42 12:30 Punt V47 11:32 Punt 3-5 0:58
UA 2nd A12 11:32 Punt A14 10:39 Interception 3-2 0:53
VT 2nd A14 10:39 Interception A11 08:39 *FIELD GOAL 4-3 2:00#
UA 2nd A24 08:33 Kickoff V00 03:09 *TOUCHDOWN 11-76 5:24#
VT 2nd V49 03:03 Kickoff A00 01:02 *TOUCHDOWN 7-51 2:01#
UA 2nd A22 00:56 Kickoff V18 00:02 Missed FG 6-60 0:54#
VT 2nd V20 00:02 Missed FG V18 00:00 End of half 1--2 0:02
UA 3rd A29 14:54 Kickoff A50 10:08 Punt 9-21 4:46
VT 3rd V04 10:08 Punt V09 08:17 Punt 3-5 1:51
UA 3rd A34 08:17 Punt V09 04:53 Fumble 6-57 3:24
VT 3rd V11 04:53 Fumble V40 01:24 Punt 6-29 3:29
UA 3rd A11 01:24 Punt A38 14:46 Punt 4-27 1:38
VT 4th V18 14:46 Punt V29 12:51 Punt 5-11 1:55
UA 4th A46 12:51 Punt V00 12:14 *TOUCHDOWN 2-54 0:37#
VT 4th V21 12:23 Kickoff V21 12:14 Fumble 0-0 0:09
UA 4th V20 12:14 Fumble V03 10:29 *FIELD GOAL 5-17 1:45#
VT 4th A37 10:22 Kickoff A00 09:22 *TOUCHDOWN 2-37 1:00
UA 4th A26 09:15 Kickoff V00 06:35 *TOUCHDOWN 5-74 2:40#
VT 4th V19 06:29 Kickoff V07 05:04 Punt 3--12 1:25
UA 4th A46 05:04 Punt V39 02:52 Punt 5-15 2:12
VT 4th V20 02:52 Punt V19 02:12 Downs 4--1 0:40
UA 4th V19 02:12 Downs V14 00:00 End of half 3-5 2:12#
Defensive Statistics
Defensive Statistics (3rd quarter)
2009 Alabama Crimson Tide Football
#5 Alabama vs #7 Virginia Tech (Sep 5, 2009 at Atlanta, Georgia)
Alabama
## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
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32 Eryk Anders 3 5 8 2.0/3 1 . . . . . .
27 Justin Woodall 1 6 7 0.5/1 . . . . . . .
30 Dont'a Hightower 2 4 6 1.0/1 . . . 1 . . .
25 Rolando McClain 4 1 5 2.0/19 . . . . . 2.0/19 .
28 Javier Arenas 3 2 5 1.0/10 . . . . . 1.0/10 .
24 Marquis Johnson 3 . 3 . . . . 1 . . .
20 Tyrone King 1 2 3 . . . . . . . .
1H Josh Chapman 1 2 3 1.0/1 . . . . . 0.5/1 .
57 Marcell Dareus 1 1 2 1.5/8 . . . . . 1.5/8 .
18 Rod Woodson 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .
4A Mark Barron 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .
84 Colin Peek 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
95 Brandon Deaderick 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
1F Lorenzo Washington 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
8A Chris Rogers 1 . 1 . 1 1-0 . . . . .
62 Terrence Cody 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
97 P.J. Fitzgerald 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
3A T. Richardson 1 . 1 . . . . . . . .
41 Courtney Upshaw . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
50 Brian Selman . . . . . 1-0 . . . . .
3 Kareem Jackson . . . . . . . 1 . . .
Virginia Tech
## Player Solo Ast Tot TFL/Yds FF FR-Yd Intc BrUp Blkd Sack/Yds QH
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36 Johnson, J 9 4 13 1.0/3 . . . 1 . . .
52 Rivers, B 4 7 11 1.0/2 . . . . . . .
22 Virgil, S 7 2 9 3.0/4 . 1-2 . . . . .
26 Grimm, C 5 3 8 0.5/0 1 . . 1 . . .
6 Worilds, J 2 3 5 1.0/4 . . . . . 1.0/4 .
17 Chancellor, K 3 1 4 . . . . . . . .
24 Porch, D 2 2 4 . . . . 1 . . .
28 Tweedy, A 2 2 4 . . . . . . . .
47 Brown, N 2 2 4 . . . . . . . .
98 Hopkins, A 1 3 4 1.0/2 . . 1-6 . . 0.5/1 .
21 Carmichael, R 1 2 3 . . . . . . . .
95 Thompson, C 2 . 2 . . . . . . . .
91 Graves, J 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .
44 Luckett, Z 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .
41 Martin, C 1 1 2 . . . . . . . .
82 Friday, S . 1 1 0.5/0 . . . 1 . 0.5/0 .
23 Reidy, M . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
15 Whitley, E . 1 1 . . . . . . . .
2 Morgan, D . 1 1 . . . . 1 . . .
Participation Report
Participation Report (3rd quarter)
2009 Alabama Crimson Tide Football
#5 Alabama vs #7 Virginia Tech (Sep 5, 2009 at Atlanta, Georgia)
Alabama Virginia Tech
POS ## OFFENSE POS ## OFFENSE
LT 77 James Carpenter QB 5 Taylor, T
LG 78 Mike Johnson TB 34 Williams, R
C 73 William Vlachos OT 62 DeChristopher
RG 75 Barrett Jones OG 70 Render, S
RT 79 Drew Davis C 60 Warren, B
TE 84 Colin Peek OG 68 Brooks, J
WR 8 Julio Jones OT 77 Wang, E
WR 4 Marquis Maze TE 8 Boone, G
QB 12 Greg McElroy WR 11 Roberts, D
RB 22 Mark Ingram WR 19 Coale, D
HB 17 Brad Smelley WR 29 Boyce, X
POS ## DEFENSE POS ## DEFENSE
DE 1F L. Washington DE 6 Worilds, J
NG 62 Terrence Cody DT 95 Thompson, C
DE 1F L. Washington DT 91 Graves, J
SAM 13 Cory Reamer DE 47 Brown, N
MIKE 25 Rolando McClain LB 26 Grimm, C
WILL 30 D. Hightower LB 36 Johnson, J
JACK 32 Eryk Anders LB 52 Rivers, B
LC 28 Javier Arenas CB 21 Carmichael, R
RC 3 Kareem Jackson CB 22 Virgil, S
SS 4A Mark Barron ROV 24 Porch, D
FS 27 Justin Woodall FS 17 Chancellor, K
Alabama: 1H-Josh Chapman, 3A-T. Richardson, 5-Roy Upchurch, 6-Demetrius Goode, 8A-Chris Rogers, 15-Darius Hanks, 18-Rod Woodson,
20-Tyrone King, 23-Robby Green, 24-Marquis Johnson, 26-Ali Sharrief, 29-Terry Grant, 36-Chris Jordan, 40-Baron Huber,
41-Courtney Upshaw, 50-Brian Selman, 57-Marcell Dareus, 66-Brian Motley, 68-Taylor Pharr, 80-Mike McCoy, 82-Earl Alexander,
85-Preston Dial, 89-M. Williams, 92-Damion Square, 95-B. Deaderick, 96-Luther Davis, 97-P J. Fitzgerald, 99-Leigh Tiffin.
Virginia Tech: 2-Morgan, D, 4-Wilson, D, 7-Davis, M, 9-Hill, C, 15-Whitley, E, 18-Wheeler, S, 20-Hosley, J, 23-Reidy, M,
25-Oglesby, J, 28-Tweedy, A, 31-Younger, K, 33-Drager, C, 38-Odom, Q, 41-Martin, C, 44-Luckett, Z, 48-Myer, J, 49-Waldron, M,
50-Carroll, C, 56-Taylor, D, 75-Nosal, G, 81-Boykin, J, 82-Friday, S, 88-Smith, A, 90-Coles, DJ, 94-Muncey, M, 97-Bowden, B,
98-Hopkins, A.
Box Score
Box Score (3rd quarter)
#5 Alabama vs #7 Virginia Tech (Sep 5, 2009 at Atlanta, Georgia)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
----------------- -- -- -- -- -----
Alabama............. 9 7 0 18 - 34 Record: (1-0)
Virginia Tech....... 7 10 0 7 - 24 Record: (0-1)
Scoring Summary:
1st 09:56 UA - Leigh Tiffin 49 yd field goal, 6-26 3:10, UA 3 - VT 0
06:47 UA - Leigh Tiffin 34 yd field goal, 7-30 1:59, UA 6 - VT 0
06:35 VT - Roberts, D 98 yd kickoff return (Waldron, M kick), , UA 6 - VT 7
03:05 UA - Leigh Tiffin 32 yd field goal, 4-2 0:39, UA 9 - VT 7
2nd 08:39 VT - Waldron, M 28 yd field goal, 4-3 2:00, UA 9 - VT 10
03:09 UA - Roy Upchurch 19 yd run (Leigh Tiffin kick), 11-76 5:24, UA 16 - VT 10
01:02 VT - Williams, R 1 yd run (Waldron, M kick), 7-51 2:01, UA 16 - VT 17
4th 12:23 UA - Mark Ingram 6 yd run (Colin Peek pass from Greg McElroy), 2-54 0:37, UA 24 - VT 17
10:29 UA - Leigh Tiffin 20 yd field goal, 5-17 1:45, UA 27 - VT 17
09:22 VT - Williams, R 32 yd run (Waldron, M kick), 2-37 1:00, UA 27 - VT 24
06:35 UA - Mark Ingram 18 yd pass from Greg McElroy (Leigh Tiffin kick), 5-74 2:40, UA 34 - VT 24
UA VT
FIRST DOWNS................... 22 11
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 49-268 31-64
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 230 91
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 30-15-1 20-9-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 79-498 51-155
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 1-2
Punt Returns-Yards............ 3-35 2-11
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 5-99 8-243
Interception Returns-Yards.... 0-0 1-6
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 5-44.8 8-45.6
Fumbles-Lost.................. 2-1 5-2
Penalties-Yards............... 10-83 6-45
Possession Time............... 36:32 22:19
Third-Down Conversions........ 6 of 17 2 of 12
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 0 of 0 0 of 1
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 5-38 2-5
RUSHING: Alabama-Mark Ingram 26-150; Roy Upchurch 7-90; Greg McElroy
8-28; T. Richardson 3-10; Terry Grant 2-2; Marquis Maze 1-minus 1; Julio Jones
1-minus 1; Team 1-minus 10. Virginia Tech-Williams, R 13-71; Oglesby, J 6-16;
Coale, D 1-5; Team 1-minus 2; Taylor, T 10-minus 26.
PASSING: Alabama-Greg McElroy 15-30-1-230. Virginia Tech-Taylor, T
9-20-0-91.
RECEIVING: Alabama-Julio Jones 4-46; Darius Hanks 3-55; Colin Peek 3-37;
Mark Ingram 3-35; Marquis Maze 2-57. Virginia Tech-Boykin, J 3-19; Williams, R
2-42; Coale, D 2-16; Oglesby, J 2-14.
INTERCEPTIONS: Alabama-None. Virginia Tech-Hopkins, A 1-6.
FUMBLES: Alabama-Team 1-0; Roy Upchurch 1-1. Virginia Tech-Morgan, D 2-1;
Taylor, T 1-0; Williams, R 1-1; Oglesby, J 1-0.
Stadium: Georgia Dome Attendance: 74954
Kickoff time: 8:10 PM End of Game: 11:48 Total elapsed time: 3:38
Officials: Referee: M.Austin; Umpire: W.Hackett Jr.; Linesman: G.Morris III;
Line judge: M.Haddock; Back judge: S.Patrick; Field judge: G.Thomas;
Side judge: R.A.Potts; Scorer: G.Campbell;
Temperature: 72 deg Wind: N/A Weather: Indoors
#5 Alabama vs #7 Virginia Tech (Sep 5, 2009 at Atlanta, Georgia)
SACKS (UA-A): Alabama-Rolando McClain 2-0; Marcell Dareus 1-1; Javier
Arenas 1-0; Josh Chapman 0-1. Virginia Tech-Hopkins, A 0-1; Worilds, J 1-0;
Friday, S 0-1.
TACKLES (UA-A): Alabama-Eryk Anders 3-5; Justin Woodall 1-6; Dont'a
Hightower 2-4; Rolando McClain 4-1; Javier Arenas 3-2; Marquis Johnson 3-0; Josh
Chapman 1-2; Tyrone King 1-2; Rod Woodson 1-1; Mark Barron 1-1; Marcell Dareus
1-1; Lorenzo Washington 1-0; Colin Peek 1-0; P.J. Fitzgerald 1-0; Chris Rogers
1-0; Brandon Deaderick 1-0; Terrence Cody 1-0; T. Richardson 1-0; Courtney
Upshaw 0-1. Virginia Tech-Johnson, J 9-4; Rivers, B 4-7; Virgil, S 7-2; Grimm, C
5-3; Worilds, J 2-3; Chancellor, K 3-1; Porch, D 2-2; Brown, N 2-2; Tweedy, A
2-2; Hopkins, A 1-3; Carmichael, R 1-2; Thompson, C 2-0; Graves, J 1-1; Luckett,
Z 1-1; Martin, C 1-1; Reidy, M 0-1; Whitley, E 0-1; Friday, S 0-1; Morgan, D
0-1.
Game Starters:
Alabama
POS ## OFFENSE
LT 77 James Carpenter
LG 78 Mike Johnson
C 73 William Vlachos
RG 75 Barrett Jones
RT 79 Drew Davis
TE 84 Colin Peek
WR 8 Julio Jones
WR 4 Marquis Maze
QB 12 Greg McElroy
RB 22 Mark Ingram
HB 17 Brad Smelley
POS ## DEFENSE
DE 1F L. Washington
NG 62 Terrence Cody
DE 1F L. Washington
SAM 13 Cory Reamer
MIKE 25 Rolando McClain
WILL 30 D. Hightower
JACK 32 Eryk Anders
LC 28 Javier Arenas
RC 3 Kareem Jackson
SS 4A Mark Barron
FS 27 Justin Woodall
Virginia Tech
POS ## OFFENSE
QB 5 Taylor, T
TB 34 Williams, R
OT 62 DeChristopher
OG 70 Render, S
C 60 Warren, B
OG 68 Brooks, J
OT 77 Wang, E
TE 8 Boone, G
WR 11 Roberts, D
WR 19 Coale, D
WR 29 Boyce, X
POS ## DEFENSE
DE 6 Worilds, J
DT 95 Thompson, C
DT 91 Graves, J
DE 47 Brown, N
LB 26 Grimm, C
LB 36 Johnson, J
LB 52 Rivers, B
CB 21 Carmichael, R
CB 22 Virgil, S
ROV 24 Porch, D
FS 17 Chancellor, K
Player participation:
Alabama: 1H-Josh Chapman, 3A-T. Richardson, 5-Roy Upchurch, 6-Demetrius Goode, 8A-Chris Rogers, 15-Darius Hanks, 18-Rod Woodson,
20-Tyrone King, 23-Robby Green, 24-Marquis Johnson, 26-Ali Sharrief, 29-Terry Grant, 36-Chris Jordan, 40-Baron Huber,
41-Courtney Upshaw, 50-Brian Selman, 57-Marcell Dareus, 66-Brian Motley, 68-Taylor Pharr, 80-Mike McCoy, 82-Earl Alexander,
85-Preston Dial, 89-M. Williams, 92-Damion Square, 95-B. Deaderick, 96-Luther Davis, 97-P J. Fitzgerald, 99-Leigh Tiffin.
Virginia Tech: 2-Morgan, D, 4-Wilson, D, 7-Davis, M, 9-Hill, C, 15-Whitley, E, 18-Wheeler, S, 20-Hosley, J, 23-Reidy, M,
25-Oglesby, J, 28-Tweedy, A, 31-Younger, K, 33-Drager, C, 38-Odom, Q, 41-Martin, C, 44-Luckett, Z, 48-Myer, J, 49-Waldron, M,
50-Carroll, C, 56-Taylor, D, 75-Nosal, G, 81-Boykin, J, 82-Friday, S, 88-Smith, A, 90-Coles, DJ, 94-Muncey, M, 97-Bowden, B,
98-Hopkins, A.
Play-by-Play Summary
Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter)
2009 Alabama Crimson Tide Football
#5 Alabama vs #7 Virginia Tech (Sep 5, 2009 at Atlanta, Georgia)
VT Captains: #77 E.Wang, #8 G.Boone, #17 K.Chancellor, #26 C.Grimm
Alabama Captains: #28 J.Arenas, #78 M.Johnson, #25 R.McClain
Alabama wins the toss, defers. VT will receive, attack the west goal.
A 1-10 A30 UA ball on UA30.
A 1-10 A30 Start of 1st quarter, clock 15:00.
Leigh Tiffin kickoff 61 yards to the VT9, Morgan, D return 9 yards to the
VT18 (Rod Woodson), fumble by Morgan, D recovered by VT Morgan, D at VT18.
V 1-10 V18 VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 14:55.
V 1-10 V18 Williams, R rush for 3 yards to the VT21 (Javier Arenas).
V 2-7 V21 Coale, D rush for 5 yards to the VT26, out-of-bounds (Justin Woodall).
V 3-2 V26 Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 14:02.
V 3-2 V26 Taylor, T pass complete to Oglesby, J for 1 yard to the VT27 (Rolando
McClain).
V 4-1 V27 Bowden, B punt 37 yards to the UA36, Javier Arenas return 6 yards to the
UA42, out-of-bounds (Grimm, C).
--------------- 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:49 ---------------
A 1-10 A42 ALABAMA drive start at 13:06.
A 1-10 A42 Mark Ingram rush for 3 yards to the UA45 (Porch, D).
A 2-7 A45 Greg McElroy pass complete to Julio Jones for 14 yards to the VT41, 1ST
DOWN UA, out-of-bounds (Virgil, S).
A 1-10 V41 Greg McElroy rush for 1 yard to the VT40 (Brown, N).
A 2-9 V40 Greg McElroy rush for 8 yards to the VT32 (Johnson, J;Rivers, B).
A 3-1 V32 Timeout Alabama, clock 10:43.
A 3-1 V32 Mark Ingram rush for no gain to the VT32 (Brown, N;Virgil, S).
A 4-1 V32 Leigh Tiffin field goal attempt from 49 GOOD, clock 09:56.
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ALABAMA 3, VIRGINIA TECH 0
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--------------- 6 plays, 26 yards, TOP 03:10 ---------------
Leigh Tiffin kickoff 70 yards to the VT0, Roberts, D return 21 yards to the
VT21 (Tyrone King;Courtney Upshaw).
V 1-10 V21 VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 09:49.
V 1-10 V21 Taylor, T pass incomplete to Younger, K.
V 2-10 V21 Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 09:40.
V 2-10 V21 Taylor, T pass complete to Coale, D for 4 yards to the VT25 (Marquis
Johnson).
V 3-6 V25 Taylor, T sacked for loss of 10 yards to the VT15 (Javier Arenas),
PENALTY VT intentional grounding (Taylor, T) 0 yards to the VT15.
V 4-16 V15 4th and 16.
V 4-16 V15 Bowden, B punt 46 yards to the UA39, Javier Arenas return 15 yards to
the VT46 (Luckett, Z).
--------------- 3 plays, minus 6 yards, TOP 01:03 ---------------
A 1-10 V46 ALABAMA drive start at 08:46.
A 1-10 V46 Greg McElroy pass incomplete to Julio Jones.
A 2-10 V46 Greg McElroy pass complete to Mark Ingram for 2 yards to the VT44 (Johnson,
J), PENALTY UA holding (James Carpenter) 10 yards to the UA44, NO
PLAY.
A 2-20 A44 Mark Ingram rush for 4 yards to the UA48 (Johnson, J).
A 3-16 A48 Greg McElroy pass complete to Darius Hanks for 35 yards to the VT17, 1ST
DOWN UA.
A 1-10 V17 Mark Ingram rush for 1 yard to the VT16 (Worilds, J;Johnson, J).
A 2-9 V16 Greg McElroy pass incomplete to Marquis Maze.
A 3-9 V16 Greg McElroy pass incomplete to Julio Jones (Johnson, J).
A 4-9 V16 Leigh Tiffin field goal attempt from 34 GOOD, clock 06:47.
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ALABAMA 6, VIRGINIA TECH 0
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--------------- 7 plays, 30 yards, TOP 02:11 ---------------
Leigh Tiffin kickoff 68 yards to the VT2, Roberts, D return 98 yards to the
UA0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:35.
Waldron, M kick attempt good.
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ALABAMA 6, VIRGINIA TECH 7
==========================
Myer, J kickoff 70 yards to the UA0, Terry Grant return 15 yards to the
UA15 (Luckett, Z;Reidy, M).
A 1-10 A15 ALABAMA drive start at 06:30.
A 1-10 A15 Julio Jones rush for loss of 1 yard to the UA14 (Virgil, S).
A 2-11 A14 Greg McElroy rush for 5 yards to the UA19, out-of-bounds (Johnson, J),
PENALTY VT personal foul (Johnson, J) 15 yards to the UA34, 1ST DOWN
UA.
A 1-10 A34 1st and 10.
A 1-10 A34 Terry Grant rush for no gain to the UA34 (Thompson, C).
A 2-10 A34 Greg McElroy pass incomplete to Julio Jones (Porch, D).
A 3-10 A34 Greg McElroy rush for 9 yards to the UA43 (Chancellor, K;Worilds, J).
A 4-1 A43 Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 03:55.
A 4-1 A43 P.J. Fitzgerald punt 41 yards to the VT16, Williams, R return 0 yards to the
VT16, fumble by Williams, R recovered by UA Brian Selman at VT16.
--------------- 5 plays, 28 yards, TOP 02:46 ---------------
A 1-10 V16 ALABAMA drive start at 03:44.
A 1-10 V16 Terry Grant rush for 2 yards to the VT14, out-of-bounds (Worilds, J).
A 2-8 V14 Greg McElroy pass incomplete to Darius Hanks.
A 3-8 V14 Greg McElroy pass incomplete to Darius Hanks.
A 4-8 V14 Leigh Tiffin field goal attempt from 32 GOOD, clock 03:05.
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ALABAMA 9, VIRGINIA TECH 7
==========================
--------------- 4 plays, 2 yards, TOP 00:39 ---------------
Leigh Tiffin kickoff 60 yards to the VT10, Morgan, D return 15 yards to the
VT25 (Rod Woodson;Tyrone King).
V 1-10 V25 VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 03:00.
V 1-10 V25 Taylor, T pass complete to Coale, D for 12 yards to the VT37, 1ST
DOWN VT, out-of-bounds (Javier Arenas;Justin Woodall).
V 1-10 V37 Williams, R rush for 3 yards to the VT40 (Eryk Anders).
V 2-7 V40 Oglesby, J rush for 6 yards to the VT46 (Mark Barron).
V 3-1 V46 Oglesby, J rush for 2 yards to the VT48, 1ST DOWN VT (Terrence
Cody).
V 1-10 V48 Taylor, T pass complete to Oglesby, J for 13 yards to the UA39, 1ST
DOWN VT.
V 1-10 A39 Oglesby, J rush for loss of 2 yards to the UA41 (Justin Woodall;Eryk
Anders).
====END OF 1st QUARTER====
ALABAMA 9, VIRGINIA TECH 7
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Play-by-Play Summary (2nd quarter)
V 2-12 A41 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
V 2-12 A41 Taylor, T pass incomplete to Wilson, D.
V 3-12 A41 Taylor, T sacked for loss of 8 yards to the UA49 (Rolando McClain).
V 4-20 A49 Bowden, B punt 49 yards to the UA0, touchback.
--------------- 8 plays, 26 yards, TOP 03:57 ---------------
A 1-10 A20 ALABAMA drive start at 14:03.
A 1-10 A20 Mark Ingram rush for 6 yards to the UA26 (Rivers, B).
A 2-4 A26 Team rush for loss of 10 yards to the UA16, fumble by Team recovered by UA
Mark Ingram at UA16.
A 3-14 A16 Greg McElroy pass incomplete to Marquis Maze.
A 4-14 A16 P.J. Fitzgerald punt 53 yards to the VT31, Hosley, J return 11 yards to the
VT42 (P.J. Fitzgerald).
--------------- 3 plays, minus 4 yards, TOP 01:33 ---------------
V 1-10 V42 VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 12:30.
V 1-10 V42 Taylor, T pass incomplete to Roberts, D.
V 2-10 V42 Williams, R rush for 5 yards to the VT47 (Josh Chapman).
V 3-5 V47 Taylor, T pass incomplete to Roberts, D.
V 4-5 V47 Bowden, B punt 41 yards to the UA12, fair catch by Javier Arenas.
--------------- 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 00:58 ---------------
A 1-10 A12 ALABAMA drive start at 11:32.
A 1-10 A12 PENALTY UA false start (Mike Johnson) 5 yards to the UA7.
A 1-15 A07 Greg McElroy pass incomplete to Julio Jones (Morgan, D).
A 2-15 A07 Greg McElroy rush for 7 yards to the UA14 (Johnson, J).
A 3-8 A14 Greg McElroy pass intercepted by Hopkins, A at the UA20, Hopkins, A return 6
yards to the UA14 (Colin Peek).
--------------- 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 00:53 ---------------
V 1-10 A14 VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 10:39.
V 1-10 A14 Williams, R rush for 3 yards to the UA11 (D. Hightower).
V 2-7 A11 Williams, R rush for 2 yards to the UA9 (L. Washington).
V 3-5 A09 Taylor, T sacked for loss of 2 yards to the UA11 (Marcell Dareus;Josh
Chapman).
V 4-7 A11 Waldron, M field goal attempt from 28 GOOD, clock 08:39.
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ALABAMA 9, VIRGINIA TECH 10
===========================
--------------- 4 plays, 3 yards, TOP 02:00 ---------------
Myer, J kickoff 63 yards to the UA7, Javier Arenas return 17 yards to
the UA24 (Tweedy, A;Grimm, C).
A 1-10 A24 ALABAMA drive start at 08:33.
A 1-10 A24 Greg McElroy pass incomplete to Brad Smelley (Grimm, C).
A 2-10 A24 Greg McElroy pass complete to Marquis Maze for 9 yards to the UA33 (Johnson,
J).
A 3-1 A33 Mark Ingram rush for 4 yards to the UA37, 1ST DOWN UA (Porch, D).
A 1-10 A37 Mark Ingram rush for 14 yards to the VT49, 1ST DOWN UA (Carmichael,
R).
A 1-10 V49 Mark Ingram rush for 1 yard to the VT48 (Johnson, J;Virgil, S).
A 2-9 V48 Greg McElroy sacked for loss of 4 yards to the UA48 (Worilds, J).
A 3-13 A48 Greg McElroy pass complete to Julio Jones for 16 yards to the VT36, 1ST
DOWN UA, out-of-bounds.
Previous play is under review.
Ruling on the field is confirmed. 1st down Alabama.
A 1-10 V36 Mark Ingram rush for 1 yard to the VT35 (Graves, J).
A 2-9 V35 Greg McElroy pass complete to Julio Jones for 10 yards to the VT25, 1ST
DOWN UA (Rivers, B;Grimm, C).
A 1-10 V25 Mark Ingram rush for 6 yards to the VT19 (Hopkins, A).
A 2-4 V19 Roy Upchurch rush for 19 yards to the VT0, 1ST DOWN UA, TOUCHDOWN,
clock 03:09.
Leigh Tiffin kick attempt good.
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ALABAMA 16, VIRGINIA TECH 10
============================
--------------- 11 plays, 76 yards, TOP 05:24 ---------------
Leigh Tiffin kickoff 65 yards to the VT5, Roberts, D return 29 yards to the
VT34 (Tyrone King), PENALTY UA personal foul (Tyrone King) 15 yards to
the VT49, 1st and 10, VT ball on VT49.
V 1-10 V49 VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 03:03.
V 1-10 V49 Taylor, T pass incomplete to Boone, G (D. Hightower).
V 2-10 V49 Taylor, T pass incomplete to Boyce, X.
V 3-10 V49 Taylor, T pass incomplete to Boyce, X (Marquis Johnson), PENALTY UA
pass interference (Marquis Johnson) 3 yards to the UA48, 1ST DOWN
VT, NO PLAY.
V 1-10 A48 Taylor, T pass complete to Williams, R for 43 yards to the UA5, 1ST
DOWN VT (Marquis Johnson).
V 1-G A05 Timeout Alabama, clock 02:32.
V 1-G A05 Taylor, T rush for loss of 14 yards to the UA19, fumble by Taylor, T
recovered by VT Taylor, T at UA19, PENALTY UA personal foul (Rolando
McClain) 10 yards to the UA9, 1ST DOWN VT, PENALTY UA
unsportsmanlike conduct (Rolando McClain) 5 yards to the UA4, 1ST DOWN
VT.
V 1-G A04 1st and 4.
V 1-G A04 Williams, R rush for 3 yards to the UA1 (Justin Woodall;Rolando
McClain).
V 2-G A01 Taylor, T rush for no gain to the UA1 (B. Deaderick).
V 3-G A01 Williams, R rush for 1 yard to the UA0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:02.
Waldron, M kick attempt good.
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ALABAMA 16, VIRGINIA TECH 17
============================
--------------- 7 plays, 51 yards, TOP 02:01 ---------------
Myer, J kickoff 70 yards to the UA0, Javier Arenas return 22 yards to
the UA22 (Grimm, C).
A 1-10 A22 ALABAMA drive start at 00:56.
A 1-10 A22 Roy Upchurch rush for 34 yards to the VT44, 1ST DOWN UA (Grimm, C).
A 1-10 V44 Greg McElroy pass complete to Colin Peek for 10 yards to the VT34, 1ST
DOWN UA (Porch, D;Graves, J).
A 1-10 V34 Mark Ingram rush for 16 yards to the VT18, 1ST DOWN UA (Martin,
C;Brown, N).
A 1-10 V18 Greg McElroy pass incomplete to Colin Peek.
A 2-10 V18 Greg McElroy pass incomplete to Julio Jones.
A 3-10 V18 Leigh Tiffin field goal attempt from 36 MISSED - wide left, spot at VT20,
clock 00:02.
--------------- 6 plays, 60 yards, TOP 00:54 ---------------
V 1-10 V20 VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 00:02.
V 1-10 V20 Team rush for loss of 2 yards to the VT18.
V 2-12 V18 End of half, clock 00:00.
=====END OF 2nd QUARTER=====
ALABAMA 16, VIRGINIA TECH 17
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Play-by-Play Summary (3rd quarter)
Alabama will receive to start the 3rd qtr, attacking the east goal.
V 2-12 V18 Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, VT ball on VT30.
--------------- 1 plays, minus 2 yards, TOP 00:02 ---------------
Myer, J kickoff 70 yards to the UA0, Terry Grant return 29 yards to the
UA29 (Tweedy, A).
A 1-10 A29 ALABAMA drive start at 14:54.
A 1-10 A29 Greg McElroy pass complete to Mark Ingram for 5 yards to the UA34 (Johnson,
J).
A 2-5 A34 Mark Ingram rush for no gain to the UA34 (Thompson, C).
A 3-5 A34 Greg McElroy pass complete to Darius Hanks for 7 yards to the UA41, 1ST
DOWN UA.
A 1-10 A41 Mark Ingram rush for no gain to the UA41 (Morgan, D;Rivers, B).
A 2-10 A41 Greg McElroy rush for 3 yards to the UA44, out-of-bounds.
A 3-7 A44 Greg McElroy pass complete to Colin Peek for 8 yards to the VT48, 1ST
DOWN UA (Rivers, B).
A 1-10 V48 Marquis Maze rush for loss of 1 yard to the VT49 (Virgil, S).
A 2-11 V49 Greg McElroy pass incomplete to Darius Hanks (Friday, S).
A 3-11 V49 Greg McElroy sacked for loss of 1 yard to the 50 yardline (Hopkins,
A;Friday, S).
A 4-12 A50 P.J. Fitzgerald punt 47 yards to the VT3, downed.
--------------- 9 plays, 21 yards, TOP 04:46 ---------------
V 1-10 V03 VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 10:08.
V 1-10 V03 VT ball on VT4.
V 1-10 V04 Williams, R rush for 3 yards to the VT7 (Eryk Anders).
V 2-7 V07 Williams, R rush for 5 yards to the VT12 (D. Hightower;Rolando McClain),
PENALTY VT personal foul declined, PENALTY VT holding
(DeChristopher) 3 yards to the VT4, NO PLAY.
V 2-10 V04 Williams, R rush for 5 yards to the VT9 (D. Hightower;Justin Woodall).
V 3-5 V09 Taylor, T pass incomplete to Boyce, X (Marquis Johnson).
V 4-5 V09 Bowden, B punt 57 yards to the UA34, downed.
--------------- 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:51 ---------------
A 1-10 A34 ALABAMA drive start at 08:17.
A 1-10 A34 Mark Ingram rush for loss of 2 yards to the UA32 (Virgil, S).
A 2-12 A32 Greg McElroy pass complete to Julio Jones for 6 yards to the UA38,
out-of-bounds (Virgil, S).
A 3-6 A38 Greg McElroy pass incomplete to Julio Jones, PENALTY VT pass interference
(Chancellor, K) 12 yards to the 50 yardline, 1ST DOWN UA, NO
PLAY.
A 1-10 A50 Roy Upchurch rush for loss of 2 yards to the UA48 (Rivers, B).
A 2-12 A48 Roy Upchurch rush for 2 yards to the 50 yardline (Johnson, J).
A 3-10 A50 Greg McElroy pass complete to Darius Hanks for 13 yards to the VT37, 1ST
DOWN UA.
A 1-10 V37 PENALTY UA false start (Barrett Jones) 5 yards to the VT42.
A 1-15 V42 Roy Upchurch rush for 33 yards to the VT9, fumble forced by Grimm, C, fumble
by Roy Upchurch recovered by VT Virgil, S at VT9, Virgil, S for 2 yards to
the VT11.
--------------- 6 plays, 57 yards, TOP 03:24 ---------------
V 1-10 V11 VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 04:53, VT ball on VT11.
V 1-10 V11 Taylor, T rush for 16 yards to the VT27, 1ST DOWN VT,
out-of-bounds.
V 1-10 V27 Oglesby, J rush for 7 yards to the VT34 (Justin Woodall;Eryk Anders).
V 2-3 V34 Oglesby, J rush for 4 yards to the VT38, 1ST DOWN VT (Javier
Arenas;D. Hightower).
V 1-10 V38 Oglesby, J rush for loss of 1 yard to the VT37, fumble forced by Eryk
Anders, fumble by Oglesby, J recovered by VT Oglesby, J at VT37 (Eryk
Anders;Josh Chapman).
V 2-11 V37 Taylor, T pass complete to Williams, R for loss of 1 yard to the VT36
(D. Hightower).
V 3-12 V36 Taylor, T pass complete to Boykin, J for 4 yards to the VT40 (D.
Hightower;Justin Woodall).
V 4-8 V40 Bowden, B punt 49 yards to the UA11, fair catch by Javier Arenas.
--------------- 6 plays, 29 yards, TOP 03:29 ---------------
A 1-10 A11 ALABAMA drive start at 01:24.
A 1-10 A11 Mark Ingram rush for 18 yards to the UA29, 1ST DOWN UA (Grimm, C).
A 1-10 A29 Mark Ingram rush for loss of 3 yards to the UA26 (Johnson, J).
A 2-13 A26 Greg McElroy pass complete to Mark Ingram for 12 yards to the UA38 (Johnson,
J).
=====END OF 3rd QUARTER=====
ALABAMA 16, VIRGINIA TECH 17
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Play-by-Play Summary (4th quarter)
A 3-1 A38 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
A 3-1 A38 Greg McElroy pass incomplete to Julio Jones, dropped pass.
A 4-1 A38 P.J. Fitzgerald punt 44 yards to the VT18, fair catch by Hosley, J.
--------------- 4 plays, 27 yards, TOP 01:38 ---------------
V 1-10 V18 VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 14:46.
V 1-10 V18 Taylor, T pass complete to Boykin, J for 10 yards to the VT28, 1ST
DOWN VT (Javier Arenas).
V 1-10 V28 Williams, R rush for 8 yards to the VT36 (Eryk Anders;Mark Barron).
V 2-2 V36 Williams, R rush for 1 yard to the VT37 (Marquis Johnson).
V 3-1 V37 Timeout Alabama, clock 13:24.
V 3-1 V37 Williams, R rush for 2 yards to the VT39 (Eryk Anders;D. Hightower),
PENALTY VT holding (Nosal, G) 10 yards to the VT29.
V 3-9 V29 3rd and 9.
V 3-9 V29 Taylor, T pass incomplete to Boykin, J.
V 4-9 V29 Bowden, B punt 39 yards to the UA32, Javier Arenas return 14 yards to
the UA46 (Tweedy, A).
--------------- 5 plays, 11 yards, TOP 01:55 ---------------
A 1-10 A46 ALABAMA drive start at 12:51.
A 1-10 A46 Greg McElroy pass complete to Marquis Maze for 48 yards to the VT6, 1ST
DOWN UA.
A 1-G V06 Mark Ingram rush for 6 yards to the VT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:23.
Greg McElroy pass attempt to Colin Peek good.
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ALABAMA 24, VIRGINIA TECH 17
============================
--------------- 2 plays, 54 yards, TOP 00:37 ---------------
Leigh Tiffin kickoff 70 yards to the VT0, Morgan, D return 21 yards to the
VT21, fumble forced by Chris Rogers, fumble by Morgan, D recovered by UA
Chris Rogers at VT21.
A 1-10 V21 ALABAMA drive start at 12:14.
A 1-10 V21 UA ball on VT20.
A 1-10 V20 Mark Ingram rush for 16 yards to the VT4, 1ST DOWN UA (Rivers,
B;Carmichael, R).
A 1-G V04 Mark Ingram rush for 1 yard to the VT3 (Brown, N).
A 2-G V03 Mark Ingram rush for no gain to the VT3 (Rivers, B).
A 3-G V03 Timeout Alabama, clock 10:35.
A 3-G V03 Greg McElroy pass incomplete to Colin Peek.
A 4-G V03 Leigh Tiffin field goal attempt from 20 GOOD, clock 10:29.
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ALABAMA 27, VIRGINIA TECH 17
============================
--------------- 5 plays, 17 yards, TOP 01:45 ---------------
Leigh Tiffin kickoff 69 yards to the VT1, Roberts, D return 47 yards to the
VT48, out-of-bounds, PENALTY UA personal foul (Chris Jordan) 15 yards to
the UA37, 1st and 10, VT ball on UA37.
V 1-10 A37 VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 10:22.
V 1-10 A37 Taylor, T pass complete to Boykin, J for 5 yards to the UA32 (Rolando
McClain).
V 2-5 A32 Williams, R rush for 32 yards to the UA0, 1ST DOWN VT, TOUCHDOWN,
clock 09:22.
Previous play is under review.
Review shows the runner crossed the plane of the goalline. Touchdown.
Waldron, M kick attempt good.
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ALABAMA 27, VIRGINIA TECH 24
============================
--------------- 2 plays, 37 yards, TOP 01:00 ---------------
Myer, J kickoff 60 yards to the UA10, Javier Arenas return 16 yards to
the UA26 (Whitley, E;Tweedy, A).
A 1-10 A26 ALABAMA drive start at 09:15.
A 1-10 A26 Mark Ingram rush for 39 yards to the VT35, 1ST DOWN UA (Chancellor,
K).
A 1-10 V35 Terry Grant rush for 2 yards to the VT33 (Rivers, B), PENALTY UA holding
(James Carpenter) 10 yards to the VT45, NO PLAY.
A 1-20 V45 Mark Ingram rush for 9 yards to the VT36 (Porch, D;Rivers, B).
A 2-11 V36 Greg McElroy pass complete to Colin Peek for 19 yards to the VT17, 1ST
DOWN UA (Chancellor, K).
A 1-10 V17 Mark Ingram rush for loss of 1 yard to the VT18 (Hopkins, A;Grimm, C).
A 2-11 V18 Greg McElroy pass complete to Mark Ingram for 18 yards to the VT0, 1ST
DOWN UA, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:35.
Leigh Tiffin kick attempt good.
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ALABAMA 34, VIRGINIA TECH 24
============================
--------------- 5 plays, 74 yards, TOP 02:40 ---------------
Leigh Tiffin kickoff 54 yards to the VT16, Wilson, D return 3 yards to the
VT19 (T. Richardson).
V 1-10 V19 VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 06:29.
V 1-10 V19 PENALTY VT false start (Nosal, G) 5 yards to the VT14.
V 1-15 V14 Taylor, T pass incomplete to Roberts, D.
V 2-15 V14 Taylor, T rush for 4 yards to the VT18, out-of-bounds.
V 3-11 V18 Taylor, T sacked for loss of 11 yards to the VT7 (Rolando McClain).
V 4-22 V07 Bowden, B punt 47 yards to the UA46, fair catch by Javier Arenas.
--------------- 3 plays, minus 12 yards, TOP 01:25 ---------------
A 1-10 A46 ALABAMA drive start at 05:04.
A 1-10 A46 Mark Ingram rush for 9 yards to the VT45 (Martin, C).
A 2-1 V45 Mark Ingram rush for 2 yards to the VT43, 1ST DOWN UA (Chancellor,
K).
A 1-10 V43 Mark Ingram rush for no gain to the VT43 (Rivers, B;Worilds, J).
A 2-10 V43 Roy Upchurch rush for 2 yards to the VT41 (Johnson, J;Rivers, B).
A 3-8 V41 Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 03:06.
A 3-8 V41 Roy Upchurch rush for 2 yards to the VT39 (Virgil, S).
A 4-6 V39 Timeout Virginia Tech, clock 02:59.
A 4-6 V39 P.J. Fitzgerald punt 39 yards to the VT0, touchback.
--------------- 5 plays, 15 yards, TOP 02:12 ---------------
V 1-10 V20 VIRGINIA TECH drive start at 02:52.
V 1-10 V20 Taylor, T rush for 6 yards to the VT26, out-of-bounds.
V 2-4 V26 Taylor, T pass incomplete.
V 3-4 V26 Taylor, T pass incomplete to Roberts, D (Kareem Jackson).
V 4-4 V26 Taylor, T sacked for loss of 7 yards to the VT19 (Marcell Dareus).
--------------- 4 plays, minus 1 yards, TOP 00:40 ---------------
A 1-10 V19 ALABAMA drive start at 02:12.
A 1-10 V19 PENALTY UA delay of game 5 yards to the VT24.
A 1-15 V24 T. Richardson rush for 6 yards to the VT18 (Hopkins, A;Carmichael, R).
A 2-9 V18 T. Richardson rush for 3 yards to the VT15 (Johnson, J).
A 3-6 V15 T. Richardson rush for 1 yard to the VT14 (Virgil, S).
A 4-5 V14 End of game, clock 00:00.
--------------- 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 02:12 ---------------
=========FINAL SCORE========
ALABAMA 34, VIRGINIA TECH 24
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