vs
Saturday, November 4, 2006
11:30 · Lincoln Financial
Tuscaloosa · Bryant-Denny Stadium
Attendance: 92,138
Kickoff time: 11:34 am  End of Game: 2:49 pm   Total elapsed time: 3:15
Officials: Referee: Rocky GOODE; Umpire: Doug LINEBARGER; Linesman: Randall KIZER;
Line judge: Allama MATTHEWS; Back judge: Dale KENEIPP; Field judge: Richard ROOKER;
Side judge: Chris CONLEY; Scorer: Buddy JONES;
Temperature: 58 deg F  Wind: ESE @11   Weather: Clear and Sunny
 
1
2
3
4
Final
Mississippi State Bulldogs
7
17
0
0
24
Alabama Crimson Tide
3
7
6
0
16
 
Scoring:
1st Quarter
Alabama - 09:52 - J. Christensen 19 yd field goal<
12 plays, 58 yards, TOP 5:08, MSU 0 - ALABAMA 3
Mississippi State - 06:34 - Tony Burks 25 yd pass from Michael Henig (Adam Carlson kick)
9 plays, 70 yards, TOP 3:18, MSU 7 - ALABAMA 3
2nd Quarter
Mississippi State - 14:14 - Adam Carlson 39 yd field goal
8 plays, 48 yards, TOP 3:04, MSU 10 - ALABAMA 3
Alabama - 11:30 - Jeffrey Dukes 24 yd interceptionn return (J. Christensen kick)
MSU 10 - ALABAMA 10
Mississippi State -08:04 - Jamayel Smith 13 yd pass from Michael Henig (Adam Carlson kick)
7 plays, 78 yards, TOP 3:26, MSU 17 - ALABAMA 10
Mississippi State - 02:51 - Quinton Culberson 51 yd interception return (Adam Carlson kick)
MSU 24 - ALABAMA 10
3rd Quarter
Alabama - 07:17 - J. Christensen 26 yd field goal<
9 plays, 47 yards, TOP 3:37, MSU 24 - ALABAMA 13
Alabama - 01:47 - J. Christensen 31 yd field goal<
6 plays, 19 yards, TOP 3:09, MSU 24 - ALABAMA 16
 
 
Mississippi State
Alabama
First downs
13
17
Rushing
6
3
Passing
7
12
Penalty
0
2
NET YARDS RUSHING
131
101
Rushing Attempts
38
26
Average Per Rush
3.4
3.9
Yards Gained Rushing
158
116
Yards Lost Rushing
27
15
NET YARDS PASSING
143
187
Completions-Attempts-Int
9-23-1
19-39-2
Average Per Attempt
6.2
4.8
Average Per Completion
15.9
9.8
TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS
274
288
Total offense plays
61
65
Average Gain Per Play
4.5
4.4
Fumbles: Number-Lost
1-1
0-0
Penalties: Number-Yards
5-58
6-45
Number of Punts- Yards
5-178
6-210
Average Yards Per Punt
35.6
35.0
Net Yards Per Punt
35.0
31.0
Inside 20
0
3
50+ Yards
0
0
Touchbacks
0
0
Fair catch
0
3
Kickoffs-yards
5-255
5-290
Average Yards Per Kickoff
51.0
58.0
Net Yards Per Kickoff
36.8
41.0
Touchbacks
0
0
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD
2-24-0
4-3-0
Average Per Return
12.0
0.8
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD
5-85-0
5-71-0
Average Per Return
17.0
14.2
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD
2-67-1
1-24-1
Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD
0-0-0
0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards
0
0
Possession Time
30:37
29:23
1st Quarter
5:36
9:24
2nd Quarter
7:36
7:24
3rd Quarter
7:13
7:47
4th Quarter
10:12
4:48
Third-Down Conversions
7 of 16
4 of 14
Fourth-Down Conversions
0 of 0
0 of 0
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
2-3
3-4
Sacks By: Number-Yards
1-10
2-14
PAT Kicks
3-3
1-1
Field Goals
1-2
3-3
 
Alabama Individual Statistics ---Passing
 
Att. 
Comp.
Yards
Long
Int.
Sack
TD
John Parker Wilson
39
19
187
21
2
.
0
Alabama Totals
39
19
187
21
2
1
0
Mississippi State Totals
23
9
143
41
1
2
2
 
Alabama Individual Statistics ---Rushing
 
Att.
Gain
Loss
Net
Long
Avg.
TD
Kenneth Darby
13
56
2
54
13
4.2
0
John Parker Wilson
7
26
10
16
9
2.3
0
Le'Ron McClain
1
15
0
15
15
15.0
0
Tim Castille
2
11
1
10
11
5.0
0
D.J. Hall
1
7
0
7
7
7.0
0
Jimmy Johns
1
1
0
1
1
1.0
0
Keith Brown
1
0
2
-2
0
-2.0
0
Alabama Totals
26
116
15
101
15
3.9
0
Mississippi State Totals
38
158
27
131
30
3.4
0
 
Alabama Individual Statistics ---Receiving
 
Receptions
Yards
Long
TD
D.J. Hall
10
125
21
0
Tim Castille
4
16
13
0
Le'Ron McClain
1
19
19
0
Will Oakley
1
11
11
0
Travis McCall
1
9
9
0
Nikita Stover
1
7
7
0
Kenneth Darby
1
0
0
0
Alabama Totals
19
187
21
0
Mississippi State Totals
9
143
41
2
 
Alabama Individual Statistics ---Fumbles
 
#
Lost
Alabama Totals
0
0
Mississippi State Totals
1
1
 
Alabama Individual Statistics ---Punting
 
Punts
Yards
Avg.
Long
In20
TB
P.J. Fitzgerald
6
210
35.0
45
3
0
Alabama Totals
6
210
35.0
45
3
0
Mississippi State Totals
5
178
35.6
47
0
0
 
Alabama Individual Statistics ---Field Goals
 
Att.
Made
Long
Jamie Christensen
3
3
31
Alabama Totals
3
3
31
Mississippi State Totals
2
1
39
 
Alabama Individual Statistics ---Kickoff Returns
 
Returns
Yards
Long
TDs
D.J. Hall
2
29
20
0
Javier Arenas
3
42
24
0
Alabama Totals
5
71
24
0
Mississippi State Totals
5
85
21
0
 
Alabama Individual Statistics ---Punt Returns
 
Returns
Yards
Long
TDs
Javier Arenas
4
3
3
0
Alabama Totals
4
3
3
0
Mississippi State Totals
2
24
14
0
 
Alabama Individual Statistics ---Kickoffs
 
KOs
Yards
Avg.
OB
TB
Jamie Christensen
5
290
58.0
0
0
Alabama Totals
5
290
58.0
0
0
Mississippi State Totals
5
255
51.0
0
0
 
Alabama Individual Statistics ---Interceptions
 
Returns
Yards
Long
TDs
Jeffrey Dukes
1
24
24
1
Alabama Totals
1
24
24
1
Mississippi State Totals
2
67
51
1
 
Alabama Individual Statistics ---Fumble Recoveries
 
#
Yards
Long
TDs
Zach Schreiber
1
0
0
0
Alabama Totals
1
0
0
0
Mississippi State Totals
0
0
0
0
 
 
Alabama Individual Statistics ---Defensive
 
T.
A.T.
ForLoss
QBH.
Sacks
P.Defl.
Int.
F.F.
F.R.
Blkd
Prince Hall
6
7
1.0/2
0
0.0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Juwan Simpson
5
2
2.0/7
2
0.0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Terrence Jones
1
5
0.0/0
1
0.0/0
1
0
0
0
0
Simeon Castille
3
2
1.0/5
1
1.0/5
0
0
0
0
0
Jeffrey Dukes
4
0
0.0/0
0
0.0/0
0
1
0
0
0
Wallace Gilberry
3
1
1.0/9
0
1.0/9
0
0
1
0
0
Bryan Kilpatrick
2
1
0.0/0
0
0.0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Jeremy Clark
1
2
0.0/0
0
0.0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Bobby Greenwood
1
2
0.0/0
0
0.0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Marcus Carter
0
3
0.0/0
0
0.0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Tim Castille
2
0
0.0/0
0
0.0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Eric Gray
1
1
0.0/0
0
0.0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Darren Mustin
1
0
0.0/0
0
0.0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Andre Smith
1
0
0.0/0
0
0.0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Chris Harris
0
1
0.0/0
0
0.0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Brandon Deaderick
0
1
0.0/0
0
0.0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Chris Rogers
0
1
0.0/0
0
0.0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Demarcus Waldrop
0
1
0.0/0
0
0.0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Dominic Lee
0
1
0.0/0
1
0.0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Matt Collins
0
1
0.0/0
0
0.0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Ramzee Robinson
0
1
0.0/0
0
0.0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Rashad Johnson
0
1
0.0/0
0
0.0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Zach Schreiber
0
0
0.0/0
0
0.0/0
0
0
0
1
0
 
Player participation:
Mississippi State - 1-Keith Fitzhugh, 8A-Ben Shelton, 9-Keon Humphries, 11-Will Prosser, 13-Anthony Johnson, 15-Marcus Evans, 18-M. Washington, 19-Anthony Summers, 22-Jamar Chaney, 26-Derek Ambrose, 32-Carlton Rice, 33-Justin Williams, 35-Brandon Hart, 37-Adam Carlson, 38-Brooks Crabtree, 39-Tim Bailey, 43-Blake McAdams, 44-Brad Horton, 45-Tay Bowser, 48-Dezmond Sherrod, 51-Avery Hannibal, 56-A Littlejohn, 60-JD Hamilton, 62-Russell Cook, 78-Michael Gates, 82-Jason Husband, 83-Joey Sanders, 86-Lance Long, 90-Antonio Johnson, 92-Charles Burns, 99-Quinton Wesley.

Alabama Crimson Tide -  1-Ramzee Robinson, 1A-P.J. Fitzgerald, 2-Simeon Castille, 3-Jeffrey Dukes,  3A-Forress Rayford, 6-Marcel Stamps, 8-Chris Rogers, 9-Nikita Stover, 10-Jimmy Johns,
 11-Matt Caddell, 16-Lionel Mitchell, 19-Tim Castille, 20-Marcus Carter, 24-Marquis Johnson, 26-Ali Sharrief, 27-Justin Woodall, 28-Javier Arenas, 30-Patrick Hanrahan,30-Bryan Kilpatrick, 32-Eryk Anders, 36-Eric Gray, 43-Sam Burnthall, 44-Demarcus Waldrop, 46-Zach Schreiber, 51-Luke Spaulding, 56-Matt Collins, 57-Darren Mustin, 58-Kyle Tatum, 67-J.P. Adams, 70-Evan Cardwell, 76-Marlon Davis, 78-Mike Johnson, 81-Keith Brown, 86-Jamie Christensen, 88-Nick Walker, 89-Charles Hoke, 91-Chris Harris, 93-Bobby Greenwood, 95-,95-Brandon Deaderick, 97-Lorenzo Washington.
 
Play-by-Play Summary
Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter)
Mississippi State vs ALABAMA (Nov  4, 2006 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)

               MSU wins the toss and will defer.  Alabama will receive and defend
               the north goal.
  M 1-10 M35   MS ball on MS35.

               Adam Carlson kickoff 49 yards to the ALABAMA16, Javier Arenas return 24
               yards to the ALABAMA40, out-of-bounds (Aubrey Bell).
      A 1-10 A40   DJ Hall rush reverse for 7 yards to the ALABAMA47 (David Heard).
      A 2-3  A47   Wilson RF pass incomplete to Travis McCall, QB hurry by D Robinson.
      A 3-3  A47   Wilson LF pass complete to Tim Castille for 3 yards to the 50 yardline,
                   1ST DOWN ALABAMA (Anthony Johnson).
      A 1-10 A50   Kenneth Darby rush over left guard for 4 yards to the MS46 (Titus
                   Brown;Keith Fitzhugh).
      A 2-6  M46   Wilson slant pass complete to Will Oakley for 11 yards to the MS35,
                   1ST DOWN ALABAMA (Q Culberson).
      A 1-10 M35   Tim Castille rush up middle for 11 yards to the MS24, 1ST DOWN
                   ALABAMA (Jamon Hughes;Q Culberson).
      A 1-10 M24   Wilson LF pass incomplete to Travis McCall.
      A 2-10 M24   PENALTY ALABAMA false start (B.J. Stabler) 5 yards to the MS29.
      A 2-15 M29   Wilson post pass complete to DJ Hall for 21 yards to the MS8, 1ST
                   DOWN ALABAMA (Keith Fitzhugh).
      A 1-G  M08   Kenneth Darby rush over right guard for 7 yards to the MS1 (Jeramie
                   Johnson).
      A 2-G  M01   Tim Castille rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the MS2 (Gabe O'Neal).
      A 3-G  M02   Timeout ALABAMA, clock 10:03.
      A 3-G  M02   Wilson flag pass incomplete to DJ Hall.
      A 4-G  M02   J. Christensen field goal attempt from 19 GOOD, clock 09:52.

                                 ==============================
                                 MISSISSIPPI STATE 0, ALABAMA 3
                                 ==============================

--------------- 12 plays, 58 yards, TOP 05:08 ---------------

                   J. Christensen kickoff 56 yards to the MS9, Derek Pegues return 21 yards
                   to the MS30 (B. Kilpatrick).
  M 1-10 M30   MISSISSIPPI STATE drive start at 09:52 (1st).
  M 1-10 M30   Michael Henig LF pass complete to Aubrey Bell for 1 yard to the MS31.
  M 2-9  M31   Anthony Dixon rush over left end for 21 yards to the ALABAMA48, 1ST DOWN
               MS, out-of-bounds (Jeffrey Dukes).
  M 1-10 A48   Michael Henig deep pass incomplete to Jamayel Smith.
  M 2-10 A48   Anthony Dixon rush over right tackle for 9 yards to the ALABAMA39 (Simeon
               Castille).
  M 3-1  A39   Anthony Dixon rush over right tackle for 5 yards to the ALABAMA34, 1ST
               DOWN MS (Rashad Johnson;Prince Hall).
  M 1-10 A34   Michael Henig sideline pass incomplete to Tony Burks (Terrence Jones).
  M 2-10 A34   Timeout Mississippi State, clock 07:49.
  M 2-10 A34   Michael Henig crossing pass complete to Aubrey Bell for 15 yards to the
               ALABAMA19, 1ST DOWN MS (Juwan Simpson;Terrence Jones).
  M 1-10 A19   Anthony Dixon rush up middle for loss of 6 yards to the ALABAMA25 (Juwan
               Simpson).
  M 2-16 A25   Michael Henig crossing pass complete to Tony Burks for 25 yards to the
               ALABAMA0, 1ST DOWN MS, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:34.
               Adam Carlson kick attempt good.

                                 ==============================
                                 MISSISSIPPI STATE 7, ALABAMA 3
                                 ==============================

--------------- 9 plays, 70 yards, TOP 03:18 ---------------

               Adam Carlson kickoff 61 yards to the ALABAMA4, Javier Arenas return 5 yards
               to the ALABAMA9 (Jeramie Johnson;De'Mon Glanton).
      A 1-10 A09   ALABAMA drive start at 06:34 (1st).
      A 1-10 A09   Kenneth Darby rush up middle for 8 yards to the ALABAMA17 (Michael
                   Heard).
      A 2-2  A17   Wilson sideline pass complete to DJ Hall for 9 yards to the ALABAMA26,
                   1ST DOWN ALABAMA (Derek Pegues).
      A 1-10 A26   Wilson crossing pass complete to Kenneth Darby for no gain to the
                   ALABAMA26 (Gabe O'Neal).
      A 2-10 A26   Wilson rush up middle for 7 yards to the ALABAMA33 (Gabe O'Neal).
      A 3-3  A33   Wilson middle pass complete to Tim Castille for 7 yards to the
                   ALABAMA40, 1ST DOWN ALABAMA (Derek Pegues).
      A 1-10 A40   Wilson LF pass incomplete to Kenneth Darby, QB hurry by Avery Hannibal.
      A 2-10 A40   Kenneth Darby rush draw play for 3 yards to the ALABAMA43 (Q
                   Culberson;Gabe O'Neal).
      A 3-7  A43   Wilson sideline pass incomplete, QB hurry by D Robinson.
      A 4-7  A43   P.J. Fitzgerald punt 28 yards to the MS29, downed.
--------------- 8 plays, 34 yards, TOP 04:16 ---------------

  M 1-10 M29   MISSISSIPPI STATE drive start at 02:18 (1st).
  M 1-10 M29   MS ball on MS30.
  M 1-10 M30   Anthony Dixon rush over left guard for 30 yards to the ALABAMA40, 1ST
               DOWN MS (Simeon Castille).
  M 1-10 A40   Michael Henig LF pass incomplete to Eric Butler, dropped pass.
  M 2-10 A40   Michael Henig slant pass incomplete to Aubrey Bell.
  M 3-10 A40   QB hurry by Terrence Jones.
  M 3-10 A40   Michael Henig crossing pass complete to Eric Butler for 14 yards to the
               ALABAMA26, 1ST DOWN MS (Jeffrey Dukes).
  M 1-10 A26   Anthony Dixon rush up middle for 3 yards to the ALABAMA23 (Jeremy Clark).
  M 2-7  A23   Anthony Dixon rush over right tackle for no gain to the ALABAMA23.

                                 ======END OF 1st QUARTER======
                                 MISSISSIPPI STATE 7, ALABAMA 3
                                 ==============================

Play-by-Play Summary (2nd quarter)

  M 3-7  A23   Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.
  M 3-7  A23   Justin Williams rush over left guard for 1 yard to the ALABAMA22 (Bobby
               Greenwood).
  M 4-6  A22   Adam Carlson field goal attempt from 39 GOOD, clock 14:14.

                                ===============================
                                MISSISSIPPI STATE 10, ALABAMA 3
                                ===============================

--------------- 8 plays, 48 yards, TOP 03:04 ---------------

               Adam Carlson kickoff 43 yards to the ALABAMA22, Javier Arenas return 13
               yards to the ALABAMA35 (De'Mon Glanton;M. Washington).
      A 1-10 A35   ALABAMA drive start at 14:14 (2nd).
      A 1-10 A35   Wilson sideline pass incomplete to DJ Hall.
      A 2-10 A35   Wilson screen pass incomplete to DJ Hall (David Heard).
      A 3-10 A35   Wilson rush over right end for 9 yards to the ALABAMA44, out-of-bounds
                   (De'Mon Glanton).
      A 4-1  A44   P.J. Fitzgerald punt 45 yards to the MS11, fair catch by Derek Pegues.
--------------- 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 01:00 ---------------

  M 1-10 M11   MISSISSIPPI STATE drive start at 13:14 (2nd).
  M 1-10 M11   MS ball on MS12.
  M 1-10 M12   Anthony Dixon rush over right guard for 3 yards to the MS15 (Prince Hall).
  M 2-7  M15   Anthony Dixon rush over right end for loss of 1 yard to the MS14 (Juwan
               Simpson).
  M 3-8  M14   Michael Henig sideline pass intercepted by Jeffrey Dukes at the MS24,
               Jeffrey Dukes return 24 yards to the MS0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:30.
                   MSU OL #75 Craig Jenkins shaken up on the play.
--------------- 3 plays, 2 yards, TOP 01:44 ---------------

                   J. Christensen kick attempt good.

                                ================================
                                MISSISSIPPI STATE 10, ALABAMA 10
                                ================================
 

                   J. Christensen kickoff 58 yards to the MS7, Derek Pegues return 15 yards
                   to the MS22 (Eric Gray).
  M 1-10 M22   MISSISSIPPI STATE drive start at 11:30 (2nd).
  M 1-10 M22   Justin Williams rush over left guard for 2 yards to the MS24 (Marcus
               Carter;D. Waldrop).
  M 2-8  M24   Michael Henig crossing pass complete to Eric Butler for 16 yards to the
               MS40, 1ST DOWN MS.
  M 1-10 M40   Justin Williams rush over left tackle for 4 yards to the MS44 (Matt
               Collins;Dominic Lee).
  M 2-6  M44   Michael Henig crossing pass incomplete to Eric Butler, QB hurry by Simeon
               Castille.
  M 3-6  M44   Michael Henig deep pass complete to Jamayel Smith for 41 yards to the
               ALABAMA15, 1ST DOWN MS (Jeffrey Dukes).
  M 1-10 A15   Justin Williams rush draw play for 2 yards to the ALABAMA13 (Juwan
               Simpson;Chris Harris).
  M 2-8  A13   Michael Henig flag pass complete to Jamayel Smith for 13 yards to the
               ALABAMA0, 1ST DOWN MS, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:04.
               Adam Carlson kick attempt good.

                                ================================
                                MISSISSIPPI STATE 17, ALABAMA 10
                                ================================

--------------- 7 plays, 78 yards, TOP 03:26 ---------------

               Adam Carlson kickoff 51 yards to the ALABAMA14, DJ Hall return 20 yards to
               the ALABAMA34 (Aubrey Bell).
      A 1-10 A34   ALABAMA drive start at 08:04 (2nd).
      A 1-10 A34   Kenneth Darby rush over left tackle for loss of 2 yards to the ALABAMA32
                   (Jamar Chaney).
      A 2-12 A32   Wilson RF pass complete to Le'Ron McClain for 19 yards to the MS49,
                   1ST DOWN ALABAMA (Jamar Chaney).
      A 1-10 M49   Kenneth Darby rush over left tackle for 1 yard to the MS48 (Q
                   Culberson;Jamar Chaney).
      A 2-9  M48   Wilson RF pass incomplete to Kenneth Darby, QB hurry by Titus Brown.
      A 3-9  M48   Wilson sideline pass incomplete to Matt Caddell.
      A 4-9  M48   P.J. Fitzgerald punt 35 yards to the MS13, fair catch by Derek Pegues.
--------------- 5 plays, 18 yards, TOP 02:39 ---------------

  M 1-10 M13   MISSISSIPPI STATE drive start at 05:25 (2nd).
  M 1-10 M13   Anthony Dixon rush over left guard for 7 yards to the MS20 (Terrence
               Jones;W. Gilberry).
  M 2-3  M20   Anthony Dixon rush over right tackle for loss of 2 yards to the MS18 (Prince
               Hall).
  M 3-5  M18   Michael Henig LF pass incomplete to Aubrey Bell.
  M 4-5  M18   Blake McAdams punt 40 yards to the ALABAMA42, Javier Arenas return 3 yards
               to the ALABAMA45 (Tim Bailey).
--------------- 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:40 ---------------

      A 1-10 A45   ALABAMA drive start at 03:45 (2nd).
      A 1-10 A45   Kenneth Darby rush up middle for 2 yards to the ALABAMA47 (Q Culberson).
      A 2-8  A47   Wilson crossing pass intercepted by Q Culberson at the MS49, Q Culberson
                   return 51 yards to the ALABAMA0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:51.
--------------- 2 plays, 2 yards, TOP 00:54 ---------------