vs
Saturday, September 3, 2005
Tuscaloosa · Bryant-Denny Stadium
Attendance: 81,018
Kickoff time: 6:12 PM   End of Game: 9:13 PM   Total elapsed time: 3:01
Officials: Referee: Terry BROWN; Umpire: James ALLISON; Linesman: Ron LEATHERWOOD;
Line judge: Michael SHIREY; Back judge: Stan MURRAY; Field judge: M. WILLIAMS;
Side judge: Don SHANKS; Scorer: Buddy Jones;
Temperature: 85 deg F  Wind: NNE @ 7   Weather: 44% RH, Clear skies
 
1
2
3
4
Final
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
0
7
0
0
7
Alabama Crimson Tide
2
7
14
3
26
 
Scoring:
1st Quarter
Alabama - 03:49 - TEAM safety 
MT 0 - ALABAMA 2
2nd Quarter
Alabama - 09:05 - Tim Castille 1 yd run (Ryan Saxbyy kick) 
10 plays, 51 yards, TOP 4:30, MT 0 - ALABAMA 9
Middle Tennessee -06:06 - Nick McAfee 14 yd pass from Clint Marks (Colby Smith kick) 
9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:59, MT 7 - ALABAMA 9
3rd Quarter
Alabama - 10:34 - Tyrone Prothro 13 yd pass from Brrodie Croyle (Ryan Saxby kick) 
6 plays, 68 yards, TOP 2:48, MT 7 - ALABAMA 16
Alabama - 02:53  - Tim Castille 1 yd run (Ryann Saxby kick) 
6 plays, 59 yards, TOP 2:55, MT 7 - ALABAMA 23
4th Quarter
Alabama - 12:10 - Ryan Saxby 32 yd field goal 
7 plays, 62 yards, TOP 2:34, MT 7 - ALABAMA 26
 
 
Middle Tennessee
Alabama
First downs
9
20
Rushing
3
9
Passing
6
10
Penalty
0
1
NET YARDS RUSHING
34
133
Rushing Attempts
25
37
Average Per Rush
1.4
3.6
Yards Gained Rushing
66
161
Yards Lost Rushing
32
28
NET YARDS PASSING
123
212
Completions-Attempts-Int
13-20-0
17-25-1
Average Per Attempt
6.2
8.5
Average Per Completion
9.5
12.5
TOTAL OFFENSIVE YARDS
157
345
Total offense plays
45
62
Average Gain Per Play
3.5
5.6
Fumbles: Number-Lost
1-1
2-0
Penalties: Number-Yards
8-70
7-50
Number of Punts- Yards
8-340
3-108
Average Yards Per Punt
42.5
36.0
Net Yards Per Punt
37.6
32.3
Inside 20
1
1
50+ Yards
0
0
Touchbacks
0
0
Fair catch
3
1
Kickoffs-yards
3-174
5-513
Average Yards Per Kickoff
58.0
62.6
Net Yards Per Kickoff
38.3
51.4
Touchbacks
0
2
Punt Returns: Number-Yards-TD
1-11-0
3-39-0
Average Per Return
11.0
13.0
Kickoff Returns: Number-Yards-TD
3-56-0
3-59-0
Average Per Return
18.7
19.7
Interceptions: Number-Yards-TD
1-0-0
0-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yards-TD
0-0-0
0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards
0
0
Possession Time
26:54
33:06
1st Quarter
8:15
6:45
2nd Quarter
7:21
7:39
3rd Quarter
7:28
7:32
4th Quarter
3:50
11:10
Third-Down Conversions
3 of 12
4 of 11
Fourth-Down Conversions
0 of 0
0 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
1-1
4-5
Sacks By: Number-Yards
1-9
5-25
PAT Kicks
1-1
3-3
Field Goals
0-0
1-2
 
Alabama Individual Statistics ---Passing
 
Att. 
Comp.
Yards
Long
Int.
Sack
TD
Brodie Croyle
24
16
210
40
1
0
1
John Parker Wilson
1
1
2
2
0
1
0
Alabama Totals
25
17
212
40
1
1
1
Middle Tennessee Totals
20
13
123
23
0
5
1
 
Alabama Individual Statistics ---Rushing
 
Att.
Gain
Loss
Net
Long
Avg.
TD
Kenneth Darby
17
95
5
90
23
5.3
0
Jimmy Johns
5
35
0
35
23
7.0
0
Glen Coffee
7
22
11
11
8
1.6
0
Tim Castille
5
7
0
7
3
1.4
2
Brodie Croyle
1
2
0
2
2
2.0
0
TEAM
1
0
3
-3
0
-3.0
0
John Parker Wilson
1
0
9
-9
0
-9.0
0
Alabama Totals
37
161
28
133
23
3.6
2
Middle Tennessee Totals
25
66
32
34
10
1.4
0
 
Alabama Individual Statistics ---Receiving
 
Receptions
Yards
Long
TD
Keith Brown
5
84
40
0
Matt Caddell
3
50
24
0
Ezekial Knight
2
21
15
0
Kenneth Darby
2
17
11
0
Tim Castille
2
13
11
0
Tyrone Prothro
1
13
13
1
Glen Coffee
1
8
8
0
D.J. Hall 
1
6
6
0
Alabama Totals
17
212
40
1
Middle Tennessee Totals
13
123
23
1
 
Alabama Individual Statistics ---Punting
 
Punts
Yards
Avg.
Long
In20
Jeffrey Aul
3
108
36.0
44
1
Alabama Totals
3
108
36.0
44
1
Middle Tennessee Totals
8
340
42.5
49
1
 
Alabama Individual Statistics ---Field Goals
 
Att.
Made
Long
Ryan Saxby
2
1
32
Alabama Totals
2
1
32
Middle Tennessee Totals
0
0
0
 
Alabama Individual Statistics ---Kick Returns
 
Returns
Yards
Long
TDs
Tyrone Prothro
3
59
22
0
Alabama Totals
3
59
22
0
Middle Tennessee Totals
3
56
22
0
 
Alabama Individual Statistics ---Punt Returns
 
Returns
Yards
Long
TDs
Tyrone Prothro
3
39
17
0
Alabama Totals
3
39
17
0
Middle Tennessee Totals
1
11
11
0
 
Alabama Individual Statistics ---Interceptions
 
Returns
Yards
Long
TDs
Alabama Totals
0
0
0
0
Middle Tennessee Totals
1
0
0
0
 
 
Alabama Individual Statistics ---Defensive
 
T.
A.T.
ForLoss
QBH.
Sacks
P.Defl.
Int.
F.F.
F.R.
Blkd
Juwan Simpson
2
5
0/0
0
0/0
0
0
0
0
0
DeMeco Ryans
3
3
2.0/2
0
0/0
1
0
0
0
0
Roman Harper
1
4
0/0
0
0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Mark Anderson
3
1
2.0/12
0
1.0/7
0
0
0
0
0
Terrence Jones
2
2
1.0/3
1
1.0/3
1
0
0
0
0
Anthony Madison
3
0
0/0
0
0/0
1
0
0
0
0
Simeon Castille
2
1
0/0
0
0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Jeffrey Dukes
2
0
0/0
0
0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Demarcus Waldrop
2
0
0/0
0
0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Rudy Griffin
1
1
0/0
0
0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Charlie Peprah
1
1
1.0/4
0
0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Justin Britt
0
2
0.5/3
0
0.5/3
0
0
0
0
0
Chris Harris
0
2
0.5/1
0
0.5/1
0
0
0
0
0
Wallace Gilberry
0
2
0.5/3
1
0.5/3
0
0
0
0
0
J.P. Adams
0
2
0/0
0
0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Dominic Lee
1
0
0/0
0
0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Jeremy Clark
1
0
1.0/7
0
1.0/7
0
0
0
0
0
Matt Collins
1
0
0/0
0
0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Ezekial Knight
0
1
0/0
0
0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Keith Saunders
0
1
0.5/1
0
0.5/1
0
0
0
0
0
Bobby Greenwood
0
1
0/0
1
0/0
0
0
0
0
0
Chris Keys
0
1
0/0
0
0/0
0
0
0
1
0
 
Player participation:
Middle Tennessee: 1-Justin Rainey, 3-Chris Henry, 4-Pierre Ingram, 5-Damon Nickson, 6-Roy Polite, 7-Alex Suber, 11-C. Dunleavy, 13-Taron Henry, 16-Josh Harris, 18-Ronald Steed, 19-Tavares Jones, 21-DeMarcus Green, 27-Reggie Doucet, 29-Lonnie Clemons, 32-Dana Stewart, 36-John Crawford, 37-Anthony Glover, 39-Marcus Brandon, 43-Erik Walden, 44-Brandon Perry, 46-Colby Smith, 47-Walt Bell, 49-Paul Wheeler, 51-Kyle Ringley, 54-F. Dunbar, 58-Jason Elam, 80-Clint Corder, 87-Bobby Williams, 89-L. Yarbrough, 96-Bobby Payne, 97-Trevor Jenkins. 

Alabama Crimson Tide: 1A-Jeffrey Aul, 1-Ramzee Robinson, 3-Jeffrey Dukes, 3A-Theo Townsend, 4-Tyrone Prothro, 6-Marcel Stamps, 8-Freddie Roach, 10-Jimmy Johns, 13-Cory Reamer, 14-John Parker Wilson, 16-Lionel Mitchell, 17-Victor Horn, 19-Tim Castille, 30-Bryan Kilpatrick, 32-Chris Keys, 37-Matt Miller, 38-Glen Coffee, 43-Ryan Saxby, 44-Demarcus Waldrop, 45-Juke King, 49-Rashad Johnson, 52-Taylor Britt, 56-Matt Collins, 67-J.P. Adams, 73-Justin Moon, 75-Cody Davis, 76-Marlon Davis, 81-Keith Brown, 83-Travis McCall, 84-Ezekial Knight , 89-Charles Hoke, 91-Chris Harris, 93-Bobby Greenwood, 94-Keith Saunders, 95-Drew Lane, 96-Dominic Lee, 99-Jeremy Clark.
 
Play-by-Play Summary
Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter) 
2005 Alabama Crimson Tide 
Middle Tennessee vs Alabama Crimson Tide (Sep 03, 2005 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama) 

MTSU wins the toss and will defer.  Alabama will receive and defend the South goal. 
  
M 1-10 M35   MT ball on MT35. 

               Paul Wheeler kickoff 60 yards to the ALABAMA5, Tyrone Prothro return 22 
               yards to the ALABAMA27, fumble forced by Marcus Brandon, fumble by Tyrone 
               Prothro recovered by ALABAMA Ezekial Knight at ALABAMA27. 
      A 1-10 A27   Brodie Croyle slant pass complete to Matt Caddell for 19 yards to the 
                   ALABAMA46, 1ST DOWN ALABAMA (Keon Raymond). 
      A 1-10 A46   Kenneth Darby rush up middle for 3 yards to the ALABAMA49 (Quinton 
                   Staton;J. Littlejohn). 
      A 2-7  A49   Brodie Croyle sideline pass incomplete to DJ Hall (B. Robinson). 
      A 3-7  A49   Brodie Croyle middle pass incomplete to Tim Castille. 
      A 4-7  A49   Jeff Aul punt 36 yards to the MT15, Chris Henry return 11 yards to the 
                   MT26 (Juwan Simpson). 
--------------- 4 plays, 22 yards, TOP 01:41 --------------- 

  M 1-10 M26   MIDDLE TENNESSEE drive start at 13:19 (1st). 
  M 1-10 M26   Eugene Gross rush over right guard for 3 yards to the MT29 (Terrence 
               Jones;Simeon Castille). 
  M 2-7  M29   Clint Marks crossing pass complete to Taron Henry for 8 yards to the MT37, 
               1ST DOWN MT (Simeon Castille). 
  M 1-10 M37   Eugene Gross rush over left end for no gain to the MT37 (Jeffrey Dukes;W. 
               Gilberry), PENALTY MT holding (S. Chicola) 10 yards to the MT27, NO 
               PLAY. 
  M 1-20 M27   Clint Marks middle pass complete to Eugene Gross for 3 yards to the MT30 
               (Juwan Simpson;Terrence Jones). 
  M 2-17 M30   Eugene Gross rush over left end for 4 yards to the MT34 (Roman Harper;DeMeco 
               Ryans). 
  M 3-13 M34   Clint Marks crossing pass complete to C. Saintil for 10 yards to the MT44 
               (Anthony Madison). 
  M 4-3  M44   Colby Smith punt 47 yards to the ALABAMA9, Tyrone Prothro return 17 yards to 
               the ALABAMA26 (Roy Polite). 
--------------- 5 plays, 18 yards, TOP 04:31 --------------- 

      A 1-10 A26   ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE drive start at 08:48 (1st). 
      A 1-10 A26   Brodie Croyle RF pass complete to Keith Brown for 13 yards to the 
                   ALABAMA39, 1ST DOWN ALABAMA (B. Robinson). 
      A 1-10 A39   Kenneth Darby rush over right end for loss of 1 yard to the ALABAMA38, 
                   out-of-bounds (J. Bonner;B. Robinson). 
      A 2-11 A38   Brodie Croyle LF pass complete to Keith Brown for 8 yards to the 
                   ALABAMA46 (Keon Raymond). 
      A 3-3  A46   Brodie Croyle rush over left guard for 2 yards to the ALABAMA48 (Quinton 
                   Staton;Sean Mosley). 
      A 4-1  A48   Jeff Aul punt 44 yards to the MT8, fair catch by Chris Henry. 
--------------- 4 plays, 22 yards, TOP 02:58 --------------- 

  M 1-10 M08   MIDDLE TENNESSEE drive start at 05:50 (1st). 
  M 1-10 M08   MT ball on MT9. 
  M 1-10 M09   Eugene Gross rush over left guard for loss of 1 yard to the MT8 (DeMeco 
               Ryans). 
  M 2-11 M08   Eugene Gross rush over left guard for 5 yards to the MT13 (DeMeco 
               Ryans;Charlie Peprah). 
  M 3-6  M13   Clint Marks sideline pass complete to C. Saintil for 16 yards to the MT29, 
               out-of-bounds (Roman Harper), PENALTY MT holding (G. Franklin) 6 yards to 
               the MT7, NO PLAY. 
  M 3-12 M07   Clint Marks sacked for loss of 7 yards to the MT0 (Mark Anderson), TEAM 
               safety, clock 03:49. 

                           ========================================== 
                           MIDDLE TENNESSEE 0, ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 2 
                           ========================================== 

--------------- 3 plays, minus 9 yards, TOP 02:01 --------------- 

               Paul Wheeler kickoff 58 yards to the ALABAMA22, Tyrone Prothro return 16 
               yards to the ALABAMA38 (Tavares Jones;Jason Elam), PENALTY ALABAMA 
               holding (Ezekial Knight) 10 yards to the ALABAMA28, 1st and 10, ALABAMA 
               ball on ALABAMA28. 
      A 1-10 A28   ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE drive start at 03:49 (1st). 
      A 1-10 A28   Kenneth Darby rush up middle for 3 yards to the ALABAMA31 (J. Bonner). 
      A 2-7  A31   Brodie Croyle LF pass complete to Kenneth Darby for 6 yards to the 
                   ALABAMA37 (Trevor Jenkins;J. Bonner). 
      A 3-1  A37   Tim Castille rush up middle for 3 yards to the ALABAMA40, 1ST DOWN 
                   ALABAMA (J. Weaver;J. Harris). 
      A 1-10 A40   Brodie Croyle deep pass intercepted by B. Robinson at the MT2, B. 
                   Robinson return 0 yards to the MT2. 
--------------- 4 plays, 12 yards, TOP 02:06 --------------- 

  M 1-10 M02   MIDDLE TENNESSEE drive start at 01:43 (1st). 
  M 1-10 M02   Eugene Gross rush over left tackle for 7 yards to the MT9 (Justin 
               Britt;Roman Harper). 
  M 2-3  M09   Eugene Gross rush up middle for 1 yard to the MT10 (Terrence Jones). 
  M 3-2  M10   Clint Marks LF pass complete to C. Saintil for 11 yards to the MT21, 1ST 
               DOWN MT (Jeffrey Dukes). 

                           ============END OF 1st QUARTER============ 
                           MIDDLE TENNESSEE 0, ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 2 
                           ========================================== 

Play-by-Play Summary (2nd quarter) 

  M 1-10 M21   Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00. 
  M 1-10 M21   Clint Marks middle pass incomplete (Terrence Jones), QB hurry by Terrence 
               Jones. 
  M 2-10 M21   Alex Suber rush over right tackle for 5 yards to the MT26 (D. Waldrop). 
  M 3-5  M26   Clint Marks sacked for loss of 7 yards to the MT19 (Jeremy Clark), 
               PENALTY MT illegal formation declined. 
  M 4-12 M19   Colby Smith punt 33 yards to the ALABAMA48, downed, PENALTY MT illegal 
               formation declined. 
--------------- 6 plays, 17 yards, TOP 03:08 --------------- 

      A 1-10 A48   ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE drive start at 13:35 (2nd). 
      A 1-10 A48   ALABAMA ball on ALABAMA49. 
      A 1-10 A49   Brodie Croyle RF pass complete to Ezekial Knight for 15 yards to the 
                   MT36, 1ST DOWN ALABAMA, out-of-bounds (Justin Rainey). 
      A 1-10 M36   Glen Coffee rush up middle for 3 yards to the MT33 (Quinton Staton;J.K. 
                   Sabb). 
      A 2-7  M33   Glen Coffee rush draw play for 8 yards to the MT25, 1ST DOWN 
                   ALABAMA (J. Harris). 
      A 1-10 M25   Brodie Croyle flag pass incomplete to Tyrone Prothro. 
      A 2-10 M25   Kenneth Darby rush draw play for 7 yards to the MT18 (Erik Walden;J. 
                   Bonner). 
      A 3-3  M18   Brodie Croyle crossing pass complete to Ezekial Knight for 6 yards to 
                   the MT12, 1ST DOWN ALABAMA (Marcus Brandon;Quinton Staton). 
      A 1-10 M12   Brodie Croyle RF pass complete to DJ Hall for 6 yards to the MT6 (B. 
                   Robinson). 
      A 2-4  M06   Kenneth Darby rush over left guard for 4 yards to the MT2, 1ST DOWN 
                   ALABAMA (J. Harris;J. Bonner). 
      A 1-G  M02   Tim Castille rush up middle for 1 yard to the MT1 (J. Weaver;J. 
                   Littlejohn). 
      A 2-G  M01   Tim Castille rush up middle for 1 yard to the MT0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 
                   09:05. 
                   Ryan Saxby kick attempt good. 

                           ========================================== 
                           MIDDLE TENNESSEE 0, ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 9 
                           ========================================== 

--------------- 10 plays, 51 yards, TOP 04:30 --------------- 

                   Ryan Saxby kickoff 65 yards to the MT0, touchback. 
  M 1-10 M20   MIDDLE TENNESSEE drive start at 09:05 (2nd). 
  M 1-10 M20   Clint Marks crossing pass complete to C. Saintil for 23 yards to the MT43, 
               1ST DOWN MT, out-of-bounds (Juwan Simpson). 
  M 1-10 M43   PENALTY MT false start (G. Franklin) 5 yards to the MT38. 
  M 1-15 M38   Clint Marks screen pass complete to Alex Suber for 13 yards to the 
               ALABAMA49, out-of-bounds (Jeffrey Dukes). 
  M 2-2  A49   Alex Suber rush draw play for 6 yards to the ALABAMA43, 1ST DOWN MT 
               (Anthony Madison). 
  M 1-10 A43   Alex Suber rush over left guard for 2 yards to the ALABAMA41 (Roman 
               Harper;Juwan Simpson). 
  M 2-8  A41   Clint Marks LF pass incomplete to C. Saintil (Anthony Madison). 
  M 3-8  A41   Timeout Middle Tennessee, clock 07:06. 
  M 3-8  A41   Clint Marks slant pass complete to Bobby Williams for 14 yards to the 
               ALABAMA27, 1ST DOWN MT (Simeon Castille). 
  M 1-10 A27   Alex Suber rush over left end for 3 yards to the ALABAMA24, out-of-bounds 
               (Roman Harper;Juwan Simpson). 
  M 2-7  A24   Eugene Gross rush over left tackle for 10 yards to the ALABAMA14, 1ST 
               DOWN MT (Mark Anderson). 
  M 1-10 A14   Clint Marks flag pass complete to Nick McAfee for 14 yards to the ALABAMA0, 
               1ST DOWN MT, TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:06. 
               Colby Smith kick attempt good. 

                           ========================================== 
                           MIDDLE TENNESSEE 7, ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 9 
                           ========================================== 

--------------- 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:59 --------------- 

               Paul Wheeler kickoff 56 yards to the ALABAMA9, Tyrone Prothro return 21 
               yards to the ALABAMA30 (Ronald Steed;Marcus Brandon), PENALTY MT face 
               mask 15 yards to the ALABAMA45, 1st and 10, ALABAMA ball on ALABAMA45. 
      A 1-10 A45   ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE drive start at 06:06 (2nd). 
      A 1-10 A45   Kenneth Darby rush up middle for no gain to the ALABAMA45 (J. 
                   Littlejohn;J. Bonner). 
      A 2-10 A45   Brodie Croyle sideline pass complete to Keith Brown for 15 yards to the 
                   MT40, 1ST DOWN ALABAMA, out-of-bounds (B. Robinson). 
      A 1-10 M40   Brodie Croyle post pass incomplete to Tyrone Prothro, dropped pass. 
      A 2-10 M40   Kenneth Darby rush over left guard for no gain to the MT40 (Quinton 
                   Staton). 
      A 3-10 M40   PENALTY ALABAMA false start (Kyle Tatum) 5 yards to the MT45. 
      A 3-15 M45   Brodie Croyle LF pass complete to Tim Castille for 11 yards to the MT34 
                   (Justin Rainey). 
      A 4-4  M34   Timeout Middle Tennessee, clock 03:38. 
      A 4-4  M34   Brodie Croyle LF pass incomplete to Ezekial Knight (Keon Raymond). 
--------------- 6 plays, 21 yards, TOP 02:33 --------------- 

  M 1-10 M34   MIDDLE TENNESSEE drive start at 03:33 (2nd). 
  M 1-10 M34   MT ball on MT35. 
  M 1-10 M35   Eugene Gross rush over left tackle for 10 yards to the MT45, 1ST DOWN 
               MT (Roman Harper). 
  M 1-10 M45   Eugene Gross rush over left end for loss of 5 yards to the MT40 (Mark 
               Anderson). 
  M 2-15 M40   PENALTY MT false start (Willie Hall) 4 yards to the MT36. 
  M 2-19 M36   Timeout Middle Tennessee, clock 01:45. 
  M 2-19 M36   Eugene Gross rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the MT35 (DeMeco Ryans). 
  M 3-20 M35   Clint Marks slant pass complete to C. Saintil for 4 yards to the MT39 (Juwan 
               Simpson;Rudy Griffin). 
  M 4-16 M39   Timeout Alabama Crimson Tide, clock 00:50. 
  M 4-16 M39   Colby Smith punt 42 yards to the ALABAMA19, Tyrone Prothro return 7 yards to 
               the ALABAMA26 (Ronald Steed). 
--------------- 4 plays, 4 yards, TOP 02:57 --------------- 

      A 1-10 A26   ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE drive start at 00:36 (2nd). 
      A 1-10 A26   Tim Castille rush draw play for 1 yard to the ALABAMA27 (J. Bonner). 
      A 2-9  A27   End of 1st half, clock 00:00. 

                           ============END OF 2nd QUARTER============ 
                           MIDDLE TENNESSEE 7, ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 9 
                           ========================================== 

Play-by-Play Summary (3rd quarter) 

      A 2-9  A27   Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, ALABAMA ball on ALABAMA35. 
--------------- 1 plays, 1 yards, TOP 00:36 --------------- 

                   Ryan Saxby kickoff 61 yards to the MT4, C. Saintil return 18 yards to 
                   the MT22 (Chris Keys;Ezekial Knight). 
  M 1-10 M22   MIDDLE TENNESSEE drive start at 15:00 (3rd). 
  M 1-10 M22   PENALTY ALABAMA offside defense (Rudy Griffin) 5 yards to the MT27. 
  M 1-5  M27   Eugene Gross rush over right tackle for 2 yards to the MT29 (Rudy Griffin). 
  M 2-3  M29   Clint Marks sideline pass incomplete to Bobby Williams, QB hurry by W. 
               Gilberry. 
  M 3-3  M29   Clint Marks screen pass complete to Chris Henry for loss of 4 yards to the 
               MT25 (Charlie Peprah). 
  M 4-7  M25   Colby Smith punt 48 yards to the ALABAMA27, Tyrone Prothro return 15 yards 
               to the ALABAMA42, PENALTY ALABAMA illegal block (Jeffrey Dukes) 10 yards 
               to the ALABAMA32, 1st and 10, ALABAMA ball on ALABAMA32. 
--------------- 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 01:48 --------------- 

      A 1-10 A32   ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE drive start at 13:12 (3rd). 
      A 1-10 A32   Kenneth Darby rush over right tackle for 8 yards to the ALABAMA40 (B. 
                   Robinson). 
      A 2-2  A40   Kenneth Darby rush over right tackle for 23 yards to the MT37, 1ST 
                   DOWN ALABAMA (J. Harris). 
      A 1-10 M37   Kenneth Darby rush over left end for 18 yards to the MT19, 1ST DOWN 
                   ALABAMA, out-of-bounds (J. Weaver;Roy Polite). 
      A 1-10 M19   Kenneth Darby rush over left end for 6 yards to the MT13 (Marcus 
                   Brandon). 
      A 2-4  M13   Kenneth Darby rush over left tackle for no gain to the MT13 (Justin 
                   Rainey). 
      A 3-4  M13   Brodie Croyle flag pass complete to Tyrone Prothro for 13 yards to the 
                   MT0, 1ST DOWN ALABAMA, TOUCHDOWN, clock 10:34. 
                   Ryan Saxby kick attempt good. 

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                          MIDDLE TENNESSEE 7, ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 16 
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--------------- 6 plays, 68 yards, TOP 02:48 --------------- 

                   Ryan Saxby kickoff 61 yards to the MT4, C. Saintil return 17 yards to 
                   the MT21, fumble by C. Saintil recovered by ALABAMA Chris Keys at MT20. 
      A 1-10 M20   ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE drive start at 10:24 (3rd). 
      A 1-10 M20   ALABAMA ball on MT19. 
      A 1-10 M19   Kenneth Darby rush over left guard for loss of 4 yards to the MT23 (J.K. 
                   Sabb). 
      A 2-14 M23   Kenneth Darby rush draw play for no gain to the MT23 (Quinton 
                   Staton;Dennis Burke). 
      A 3-14 M23   Brodie Croyle flag pass incomplete to Tyrone Prothro. 
      A 4-14 M23   Ryan Saxby field goal attempt from 40 GOOD, clock 08:41, PENALTY 
                   ALABAMA illegal formation 5 yards to the MT28, NO PLAY. 
      A 4-19 M28   Ryan Saxby field goal attempt from 45 MISSED - wide left, spot at MT28, 
                   clock 08:35. 
--------------- 4 plays, minus 9 yards, TOP 01:49 --------------- 

  M 1-10 M28   Clint Marks sacked for loss of 3 yards to the MT25 (Terrence Jones). 
  M 2-13 M25   Clint Marks RF pass complete to Chris Henry for 7 yards to the MT32 (Roman 
               Harper), PENALTY MT holding (Brandon Nix) 10 yards to the MT15, NO 
               PLAY. 
  M 2-23 M15   Clint Marks screen pass complete to Alex Suber for 5 yards to the MT20 
               (Anthony Madison). 
  M 3-18 M20   Clint Marks sacked for loss of 2 yards to the MT18 (Keith Saunders;Chris 
               Harris). 
  M 4-20 M18   Colby Smith punt 42 yards to the ALABAMA40, fair catch by Tyrone Prothro. 
--------------- 3 plays, minus 10 yards, TOP 02:47 --------------- 

      A 1-10 A40   ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE drive start at 05:48 (3rd). 
      A 1-10 A40   ALABAMA ball on ALABAMA41. 
      A 1-10 A41   Brodie Croyle middle pass complete to Kenneth Darby for 11 yards to the 
                   MT48, 1ST DOWN ALABAMA (J.K. Sabb). 
      A 1-10 M48   Brodie Croyle slant pass complete to Matt Caddell for 24 yards to the 
                   MT24, 1ST DOWN ALABAMA (B. Robinson). 
      A 1-10 M24   Kenneth Darby rush up middle for 11 yards to the MT13, 1ST DOWN 
                   ALABAMA (J.K. Sabb). 
      A 1-10 M13   Kenneth Darby rush over left guard for 9 yards to the MT4 (J. Weaver;J. 
                   Bonner). 
      A 2-1  M04   Kenneth Darby rush up middle for 3 yards to the MT1, 1ST DOWN 
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