| 06 January 2010
So let's do that.
OPPONENT – Virginia Tech (ACC)
Record – 10-3, 37-14 win over
Schedule Strength – 12th
Average Score – 31.9-15.6
Stats and national ranking
Total Offense – 392.1, 50th
Rushing – 208.2, 14th
Passing Efficiency – 150.2, 12th
Total Defense – 295.5, 12th
Rushing Defense – 128.4, 40th
Pass Efficiency Defense – 99.2, 8th
SUMMARY –
Opponent Stats – 64 rushing, 91 passing, 11 first downs, 2 turnovers
Score by quarters – 9-7, 16-17, 16-17, 34-24
Over when – Marcell Dareus sacked Tyrod Taylor at the Tech 19 on 4th and 4 with 2:12 left and the Tide leading 34-24.
IMPRESSIVE – 498-155 in yardage at a neutral site vs a team that may finish in the Top 10; fourth-quarter domination.
UNIMPRESSIVE – Red-zone and special teams failures allowing the Hokies to stick around anyway.
OVERALL – Bama’s powerful performance sent a signal that the 2008 defense was back but the offense might have a few more horses under the hood.
OPPONENT –
Record – 3-9
Schedule Strength – 61st
Average Score – 22.9-35.3
Stats and national ranking
Total Offense – 320.9, 100th
Rushing – 104.3, 107th
Passing Efficiency – 108.9, 108th
Total Defense – 491.6, 119th
Rushing Defense – 232.8, 116th
Pass Efficiency Defense – 142.8, 104th
SUMMARY –
Opponent Stats – 1 rushing, 213 passing, 13 first downs, 1 turnover
Score by quarters – 10-7, 20-14, 26-14, 40-14
Over when – Trent Richardson’s 35-yard TD jaunt on the first play of the fourth quarter made it 33-14.
IMPRESSIVE – 516 yards of offense with no turnovers.
UNIMPRESSIVE – Midway through the third quarter, FIU trailed by six and had the ball.
OVERALL – A flat performance the week after the big Tech game, against what is by any measure one of the worst teams in Division IA. Possibly
OPPONENT –
Record – 2-10
Schedule Strength – 105th
Average Score – 26.6-35.6
Stats and national ranking
Total Offense – 408.7, 37th
Rushing – 185.3, 28th
Passing Efficiency – 128.5, 60th
Total Defense – 412.3, 97th
Rushing Defense – 195.6, 104th
Pass Efficiency Defense – 128.5, 60th
SUMMARY –
Opponent Stats – 61 rushing, 126 passing, 7 first downs, no turnovers
Score by quarters – 14-0, 30-0, 44-7, 53-7
Over when – Lee Tiffin’s first-half-ending 35-yarder made it 30-0.
IMPRESSIVE – Seven first downs surrendered; 258 rushing yards from the three-headed tailback.
UNIMPRESSIVE – No turnovers forced, second-string offense unimpressive.
OVERALL – More like it. Nothing to get excited about, but nothing to complain about either.
OPPONENT –
Record – 8-5, 20-17 win over
Schedule Strength – 4th
Average Score – 36.0-25.1
Stats and national ranking
Total Offense – 408.7, 37th
Rushing – 131.8, 81st
Passing Efficiency – 149.8, 13th
Total Defense – 401.2, 89th
Rushing Defense – 152.7, 73rd
Pass Efficiency Defense – 137.9, 92nd
SUMMARY –
Opponent Stats – 63 rushing, 191 passing, 14 first downs, 1 turnover
Score by quarters – 0-0, 14-0, 28-7, 35-7
Over when – Greg McElroy connected with Mark Ingram for a 14-yard TD to give Bama a 28-7 lead with 5:53 left in the third quarter.
IMPRESSIVE – Future first-round draft pick Ryan Mallet: 12-35, 160 yards, 1 pick, 1 TD, 3 sacks; Greg McElroy: 17-24, 291 yards, 3 TDs, 0 picks, 1 sack; Trent Richardson’s amazing 52-yard TD run.
UNIMPRESSIVE – It took
OVERALL – The impressive shutdown of Mallet was one of
OPPONENT –
Record – 7-6, 21-13 loss to Clemson in Music City Bowl
Schedule Strength – 62nd
Average Score – 26.1-22.7
Stats and national ranking
Total Offense – 331.5, 92nd
Rushing – 191.2, 22nd
Passing Efficiency – 108.6, 109th
Total Defense – 359.7, 54th
Rushing Defense – 182.9, 100th
Pass Efficiency Defense – 113.1, 27th
SUMMARY –
Opponent Stats – 133 rushing, 168 passing, 20 first downs, four turnovers
Score by quarters – 7-6, 21-6, 38-13, 38-20
Over when – McElroy’s 7-yard TD pass to Darius Hanks with 3:45 left in the 3rd made it 38-13.
IMPRESSIVE – 25-point third-quarter lead over a bowl-bound SEC team; no turnovers for 14 straight quarters.
UNIMPRESSIVE – Out-first-downed by an average team with an average offense and an average defense that played an average schedule;
OVERALL – Alabama was a little flat for the home game against a lower-tier SEC team the week before the big road trip to Oxford, but was just way too powerful for the ‘Cats to ever really get in the game.
Alabama(R) 22, Ole Miss 3
OPPONENT –
Record – 9-4, 21-7 Cotton Bowl win over Oklahoma St.
Schedule Strength – 49th
Average Score – 29.5-17.7
Stats and national ranking
Total Offense – 402.4, 44th
Rushing – 183.6, 32nd
Passing Efficiency – 125.9, 71st
Total Defense – 314.7, 21st
Rushing Defense – 140.3, 58th
Pass Efficiency Defense – 101.5. 11th
SUMMARY –
Opponent Stats – 57 rushing, 140 passing, 12 first downs, five turnovers
Score by quarters – 3-0, 16-0, 19-3, 22-3
Over when – Jevan Snead found Rolando McClain for his fourth interception with 13:02 left in the 4th quarter and Bama leading 19-3.
IMPRESSIVE – Jevan Snead 11-34, 140 yards, 4 picks; Dexter McCluster 37 yards rushing and receiving.
UNIMPRESSIVE – Greg McElroy 15-34 for 140 yards, no picks, no TDs.
OVERALL –
OPPONENT –
Record – 7-6, 20-7 Papajohns.com Bowl loss to
Schedule Strength – 15th
Average Score -
Stats and national ranking
Total Offense – 347.4, 82nd
Rushing – 121.2, 91st
Passing Efficiency – 120.6, 86th
Total Defense – 300.7, 15th
Rushing Defense – 137.7, 52nd
Pass Efficiency Defense – 113.0, 26th
SUMMARY –
Opponent Stats – 64 rushing, 214 passing, 19 first downs, two turnovers
Score by quarters – 10-, 13-6, 13-6, 20-6
Over when – Mark Ingram ended a 6-play, 68-yard, all-wildcat, all-Mark Ingram drive with a 4-yard TD run with 4:54 left to make it 20-6.
IMPRESSIVE – Ingram won the Heisman with his 24 carries for 246 yards and two receptions for 23 yards. 26 plays, 269 yards for #22. Meanwhile, the defense outscored
UNIMPRESSIVE – The non-Ingram offense: 32 plays, 87 yards, four turnovers.
OVERALL – McElroy had easily his worst game of the year, but
OPPONENT –
Record – 7-6, 37-14 loss to Virginia Tech in Chick-Fil-A Bowl
Schedule Strength – 38th
Average Score – 27.3-22.2
Stats and national ranking
Total Offense – 383.5, 60th
Rushing – 157.2, 54th
Passing Efficiency – 135.8, 39th
Total Defense – 318.8, 22nd
Rushing Defense – 149.5, 65th
Pass Efficiency Defense – 102.1, 12th
SUMMARY –
Opponent Stats – 74 rushing, 265 passing, 20 first downs, 1 turnover
Score by quarters – 3-0, 9-3, 9-3, 12-10
Over when – The ball hit Terrence Cody’s armpit.
IMPRESSIVE – Getting it done when it counted against a bowl-bound SEC team with an on-fire quarterback.
UNIMPRESSIVE – Late-game collapse; getting out-gained by a 7-6 team.
OVERALL – A conservative offensive gameplan and timely defensive stops worked for 56 minutes and 30 seconds, but with a 12-3 lead and a first down with 3:30 left, Mark Ingram lost the only fumble of his career. The wheels promptly came completely off, right up til Cody’s game-winning block saved Bama’s perfect season.
OPPONENT – LSU, SEC
Record – 9-4, 19-17 loss to
Schedule Strength – 23rd
Average Score – 24.9-16.2
Stats and national ranking
Total Offense – 304.5, 112th
Rushing – 122.8, 90th
Passing Efficiency – 131.9, 49th
Total Defense – 327.6, 27th
Rushing Defense – 133.4, 46th
Pass Efficiency Defense – 108.5, 19th
SUMMARY –
Opponent Stats – 95 rushing, 133 passing, 13 first downs, 1 turnover.
Score by quarters – 0-0, 3-7, 10-15, 24-15
Over when – Robby Green picked off Jarrett Lee’s pass with 2:01 left and the Tide leading 24-15.
IMPRESSIVE – A 14-0 fourth-quarter blitz against a team with an elite talent level.
UNIMPRESSIVE – Inability to convert yards into points before the fourth quarter.
OVERALL – The faux controversy over Peterson’s so-called fourth-quarter interception didn’t change the fact that the Tide recorded a nine-point win over a program with two recent national championships, but the Tide D was a bit more porous than expected against the stagnant
OPPONENT –
Record – 5-7
Schedule Strength – 1st
Average Score – 25.6-26.8
Stats and national ranking
Total Offense – 371.9, 65th
Rushing – 227.6, 9th
Passing Efficiency – 110.6, 105th
Total Defense – 366.0, 58th
Rushing Defense – 146.0, 62nd
Pass Efficiency Defense – 130.8, 66th
SUMMARY –
Opponent Stats – 114 rushing, 99 passing, 11 first downs, three turnovers
Score by quarters – 0-0, 14-0, 17-3, 31-3
Over when – Greg McElroy found Julio Jones for a 48-yard score to make it 24-3 with 10:18 left.
IMPRESSIVE –
UNIMPRESSIVE – Awful kickoff return D, but it still wasn’t enough to keep the Bulldogs in the game.
OVERALL – You could say that the last few games before this one were not
OPPONENT –
Record – 6-5
Schedule Strength - FCS
Average Score – 21.5-25.7
Stats and national ranking
Total Offense – 301.8, FCS
Rushing – 85.0, FCS
Passing Efficiency – (?), FCS
Total Defense – 307.7, FCS
Rushing Defense – 148.8, FCS
Pass Efficiency Defense – (?), FCS
SUMMARY –
Opponent Stats – 48 rushing, 36 passing, 5 first downs, three turnovers
Score by quarters – 21-0, 35-0, 38-0, 45-0
Over when –
IMPRESSIVE – 35 point in the first 20:07; UTC had almost as many turnovers as first downs;
UNIMPRESSIVE – Second-string offense with 10 points in 40 minutes against an FCS team.
OVERALL – A beatdown against an FCS team. Draw your own conclusions, because I don’t really come up with any.
OPPONENT –
Record – 8-5, 38-35 win over Northwestern in Outback Bowl
Schedule Strength – 21st
Average Score – 33.3-27.5
Stats and national ranking
Total Offense – 431.2, 18th
Rushing – 212.0, 13th
Passing Efficiency – 143.6, 23rd
Total Defense – 374.4, 68th
Rushing Defense – 146.4, 78th
Pass Efficiency Defense – 115.0, 31st
SUMMARY –
Opponent Stats – 151 rushing, 181 passing, 15 first downs, 2 turnovers
Score by quarters – 0-14, 14-14, 20-21, 26-21
Over when – The clock ran out with
IMPRESSIVE – Shrugging off an early 14-0 deficit in a rabid road venue to stage a methodical comeback that never looked like it would fail; getting it done in the clutch when the comeback almost took too long to finish.
UNIMPRESSIVE – Shades of the Sugar Bowl in the first quarter; Mark Ingram’s 16 carries for 30 yards and one injury; stagnant offense against a mediocre D.
OVERALL – You could look at this game and wonder how a team that eked past
OPPONENT –
Record – 12-1, 51-24 win over
Schedule Strength – 5th
Average Score – 35.9-12.4
Stats and national ranking
Total Offense – 457.9, 9th
Rushing – 221.8, 10th
Passing Efficiency – 167.3, 1st
Total Defense – 252.6, 4th
Rushing Defense – 99.8, 12th
Pass Efficiency Defense – 96.1, 6th
SUMMARY –
Opponent Stats – 88 rushing, 247 passing, 13 first downs, one turnover
Score by quarters – 9-3, 19-13, 26-13, 32-13
Over when – Tim Tebow failed to arch a potential TD pass over Javier Arenas, giving the Tide the ball and a 32-13 lead with 11:51 left and Gator fans flocked to the exits.
IMPRESSIVE – Everything, but especially the 490 yards of total offense – a total that would’ve been much higher if
UNIMPRESSIVE – Some defensive letdowns in the second quarter maybe? Hard to think of anything, to tell the truth.
OVERALL – To say that
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