Quickie Statistics (Final)
Middle Tennessee vs Alabama Crimson Tide (Sep 3, 2005 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
MT ALABAMA
Score......................... 7 26
FIRST DOWNS................... 9 20RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 25-34 37-133PASSING YDS (NET)............. 123 212
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 20-13-0 25-17-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 45-157 62-345
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............ 1-11 3-39
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 3-56 3-59
Interception Returns-Yards.... 1-0 0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 8-42.5 3-36.0
Fumbles-Lost.................. 1-1 2-0
Penalties-Yards............... 8-70 7-50
Possession Time............... 26:54 33:06
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
Middle Tennessee Alabama Crimson Tide
Rushing No Yds TD Lg Avg Rushing No Yds TD Lg Avg
Eugene Gross 12 37 0 10 3.1 Kenneth Darby 17 90 0 23 5.3
Alex Suber 7 22 0 6 3.1 Jimmy Johns 5 35 0 23 7.0
Clint Marks 6 -25 0 0 -4.2 Glen Coffee 7 11 0 8 1.6
Tim Castille 5 7 2 3 1.4
Passing AttCmpInt Yds TD Lng Passing AttCmpInt Yds TD Lng
Clint Marks 18-12-0 117 1 23 Brodie Croyle 24-16-1 210 1 40
Josh Harris 2-1-0 6 0 6 JP Wilson 1-1-0 2 0 2
Receiving No. Yds TD Long Receiving No. Yds TD Long
C. Saintil 5 64 0 23 Keith Brown 5 84 0 40
Alex Suber 2 18 0 13 Matt Caddell 3 50 0 24
Bobby Williams 1 14 0 14 Ezekial Knight 2 21 0 15
Nick McAfee 1 14 1 14 Kenneth Darby 2 17 0 11
Punting No. Avg Long I20 Punting No. Avg Long I20
Colby Smith 8 42.5 49 1 Jeff Aul 3 36.0 44 1
Punt returns No. Yds TD Long Punt returns No. Yds TD Long
Chris Henry 1 11 0 11 Tyrone Prothro 3 39 0 17
Kick returns No. Yds TD Long Kick returns No. Yds TD Long
C. Saintil 2 34 0 18 Tyrone Prothro 3 59 0 22
Chris Henry 1 22 0 22
Team Qtr Time Scoring play Conversion Plays-Yards TOP MT - ALABAMA
---- --- ---- ------------ ---------- ----------- --- -----------------
ALABAMA 1st 03:49 TEAM safety 0 - 2
ALABAMA 2nd 09:05 Tim Castille 1 yd run Ryan Saxby kick 10-51 4:30 0 - 9
MT 2nd 06:06 Nick McAfee 14 yd pass from Clint Marks Colby Smith kick 9-80 2:59 7 - 9
ALABAMA 3rd 10:34 Tyrone Prothro 13 yd pass from Brodie Croyle Ryan Saxby kick 6-68 2:48 7 - 16
ALABAMA 3rd 02:53 Tim Castille 1 yd run Ryan Saxby kick 6-59 2:55 7 - 23
ALABAMA 4th 12:10 Ryan Saxby 32 yd field goal 7-62 2:34 7 - 26
Participation Report
Participation Report (Final)
2005 Alabama Crimson Tide
Middle Tennessee vs Alabama Crimson Tide (Sep 3, 2005 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
Middle Tennessee Alabama Crimson Tide
POS ## OFFENSE POS ## OFFENSE
LT 60 Willie Hall LT 72 Chris Capps
LG 79 Brandon Nix LG 59 A. Caldwell
C 57 Marcus Gates C 74 JB Closner
RG 75 Brian Smith RG 63 Mark Sanders
RT 73 G. Franklin RT 58 Kyle Tatum
TE 85 S. Chicola TE 88 Nick Walker
QB 17 Clint Marks QB 12 Brodie Croyle
FB 31 Nick McAfee FB 33 Le'Ron McClain
TB 20 Eugene Gross RB 34 Kenneth Darby
WR 15 C. Saintil WR 11 Matt Caddell
FB 38 Hunter Birtsch WR 22 DJ Hall
POS ## DEFENSE POS ## DEFENSE
LDE 94 D. Scandrett LDE 92 W. Gilberry
NG 92 J. Littlejohn LDT 90 Rudy Griffin
DT 91 Quinton Staton RDT 50 Justin Britt
RDE 45 Sean Mosley RDE 47 Mark Anderson
SAM 33 J. Bonner WLB 42 Juwan Simpson
MIKE 25 J.K. Sabb MLB 35 DeMeco Ryans
WILL 40 Dennis Burke SLB 55 Terrence Jones
LC 24 B. Robinson RCB 9 Anthony Madison
LS 30 J. Weaver FS 41 Roman Harper
RS 8 J. Harris SS 26 Charlie Peprah
RC 2 Keon Raymond LCB 2 Simeon Castille
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-Jeff Aul, 1-Ramzee Robinson, 3-Jeffrey Dukes, 4-Tyrone Prothro, 6-Marcel Stamps, 8-Freddie Roach,
10-Jimmy Johns, 13-Cory Reamer, 14-JP Wilson, 16-Lionel Mitchell, 17-Victor Horn, 19-Tim Castille, 30-B. Kilpatrick,
32-Chris Keys, 37-Matt Miller, 38-Glen Coffee, 40-Theo Townsend, 43-Ryan Saxby, 44-D. 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 3, 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 right flat 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 left flat 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.
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MIDDLE TENNESSEE 0, ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 2
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--------------- 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 left flat 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, 2 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 left flat 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
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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 right flat 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 right flat 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.
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MIDDLE TENNESSEE 0, ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 9
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--------------- 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 left flat 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.
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MIDDLE TENNESSEE 7, ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 9
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--------------- 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 left flat 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 left flat pass incomplete to Ezekial Knight (Keon
Raymond).
--------------- 6 plays, 36 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
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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, 58 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 right flat 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
ALABAMA (Erik Walden).
A 1-G M01 Tim Castille rush over left tackle for 1 yard to the MT0, TOUCHDOWN,
clock 02:53.
Ryan Saxby kick attempt good.
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MIDDLE TENNESSEE 7, ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 23
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--------------- 6 plays, 59 yards, TOP 02:55 ---------------
Ryan Saxby kickoff 65 yards to the MT0, touchback.
M 1-10 M20 MIDDLE TENNESSEE drive start at 02:53 (3rd).
M 1-10 M20 Eugene Gross rush draw play for 2 yards to the MT22 (Matt Collins).
M 2-8 M22 Clint Marks rush over left end for 3 yards to the MT25 (Mark Anderson),
PENALTY MT illegal formation 5 yards to the MT17, NO PLAY.
M 2-13 M17 Clint Marks rush up middle for no gain to the MT17 (Mark Anderson;W.
Gilberry).
M 3-13 M17 Clint Marks crossing pass complete to C. Saintil for 16 yards to the MT33,
1ST DOWN MT (Dominic Lee).
M 1-10 M33 Clint Marks slant pass incomplete to Bobby Williams, QB hurry by Bobby
Greenwood.
M 2-10 M33 Clint Marks sacked for loss of 6 yards to the MT27 (Justin Britt;W.
Gilberry), PENALTY MT illegal formation declined.
============END OF 3rd QUARTER=============
MIDDLE TENNESSEE 7, ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 23
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Play-by-Play Summary (4th quarter)
M 3-16 M27 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.
M 3-16 M27 Clint Marks sideline pass incomplete to Chris Henry.
M 4-16 M27 Colby Smith punt 49 yards to the ALABAMA24, out-of-bounds.
--------------- 6 plays, 7 yards, TOP 03:09 ---------------
A 1-10 A24 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE drive start at 14:44 (4th).
A 1-10 A24 Brodie Croyle slant pass complete to Keith Brown for 40 yards to the
MT36, 1ST DOWN ALABAMA (B. Robinson).
A 1-10 M36 Brodie Croyle left flat pass complete to Glen Coffee for 8 yards to the
MT28, out-of-bounds (J.K. Sabb;Keon Raymond).
A 2-2 M28 Brodie Croyle right flat pass complete to Keith Brown for 8 yards to the
MT20, 1ST DOWN ALABAMA (B. Robinson).
A 1-10 M20 Brodie Croyle slant pass complete to Matt Caddell for 7 yards to the
MT13 (B. Robinson).
A 2-3 M13 Glen Coffee rush over left guard for loss of 1 yard to the MT14 (J.
Littlejohn;D. Scandrett).
A 3-4 M14 Timeout Alabama Crimson Tide, clock 12:19.
A 3-4 M14 Brodie Croyle crossing pass incomplete to Tyrone Prothro (J.K. Sabb).
A 4-4 M14 Ryan Saxby field goal attempt from 32 GOOD, clock 12:10.
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MIDDLE TENNESSEE 7, ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 26
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--------------- 7 plays, 62 yards, TOP 02:34 ---------------
Ryan Saxby kickoff 61 yards to the MT4, Chris Henry return 22 yards to
the MT26 (D. Waldrop).
M 1-10 M26 MIDDLE TENNESSEE drive start at 12:10 (4th).
M 1-10 M26 Alex Suber rush over right guard for 2 yards to the MT28 (DeMeco Ryans;J.P.
Adams).
M 2-8 M28 Alex Suber rush over right end for 3 yards to the MT31, out-of-bounds (Bobby
Greenwood;J.P. Adams).
M 3-5 M31 Clint Marks crossing pass incomplete to Bobby Williams (DeMeco Ryans).
M 4-5 M31 Colby Smith punt 31 yards to the ALABAMA38, fair catch by Tyrone Prothro.
--------------- 3 plays, 5 yards, TOP 01:57 ---------------
A 1-10 A38 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE drive start at 10:13 (4th).
A 1-10 A38 Jimmy Johns rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the ALABAMA41 (J.
Bonner;J.K. Sabb).
A 2-7 A41 Jimmy Johns rush over right end for no gain to the ALABAMA41, PENALTY
ALABAMA holding (Marlon Davis) 10 yards to the ALABAMA31, NO PLAY.
A 2-17 A31 Jimmy Johns rush up middle for 23 yards to the MT46, 1ST DOWN
ALABAMA (Keon Raymond).
A 1-10 M46 Glen Coffee rush over left end for loss of 10 yards to the ALABAMA44
(Dennis Burke).
A 2-20 A44 JP Wilson screen pass complete to Tim Castille for 2 yards to the
ALABAMA46 (Keon Raymond;Quinton Staton).
A 3-18 A46 PENALTY ALABAMA false start (Cody Davis) 5 yards to the
ALABAMA41.
A 3-23 A41 JP Wilson sacked for loss of 9 yards to the ALABAMA32 (Erik Walden),
fumble by JP Wilson recovered by ALABAMA Justin Moon at ALABAMA32.
A 4-32 A32 Jeff Aul punt 28 yards to the MT40, downed.
--------------- 5 plays, minus 6 yards, TOP 04:14 ---------------
M 1-10 M40 MIDDLE TENNESSEE drive start at 05:59 (4th).
M 1-10 M40 Alex Suber rush up middle for 1 yard to the MT41 (Chris Harris;Juwan
Simpson).
M 2-9 M41 Josh Harris sideline pass incomplete to Pierre Ingram.
M 3-9 M41 Josh Harris crossing pass complete to L. Yarbrough for 6 yards to the MT47
(DeMeco Ryans).
M 4-3 M47 Colby Smith punt 48 yards to the ALABAMA5, fair catch by DJ Hall.
--------------- 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 01:37 ---------------
A 1-10 A05 ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE drive start at 04:22 (4th).
A 1-10 A05 ALABAMA ball on ALABAMA6.
A 1-10 A06 Glen Coffee rush over right guard for 3 yards to the ALABAMA9 (Marcus
Brandon;Quinton Staton).
A 2-7 A09 Glen Coffee rush up middle for 4 yards to the ALABAMA13 (Trevor
Jenkins).
A 3-3 A13 Glen Coffee rush over right end for 4 yards to the ALABAMA17, 1ST
DOWN ALABAMA (J. Weaver;D. Scandrett).
A 1-10 A17 Jimmy Johns rush up middle for 2 yards to the ALABAMA19 (D.
Scandrett;Justin Rainey).
A 2-8 A19 Jimmy Johns rush over left guard for 4 yards to the ALABAMA23 (J.K.
Sabb).
A 3-4 A23 Jimmy Johns rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the ALABAMA26 (Erik
Walden;Justin Rainey).
A 4-1 A26 Jeff Aul punt 32 yards to the MT42, fair catch by Chris Henry,
PENALTY MT roughing the kicker (Damon Nickson) 15 yards to the ALABAMA41,
1ST DOWN ALABAMA, NO PLAY.
A 1-10 A41 TEAM rush takes knee for loss of 3 yards to the ALABAMA38.
A 2-13 A38 End of 2nd half, clock 00:00.
--------------- 7 plays, 32 yards, TOP 04:22 ---------------
================FINAL SCORE================
MIDDLE TENNESSEE 7, ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE 26
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Box Score (Final)
Middle Tennessee vs Alabama Crimson Tide (Sep 3, 2005 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
----------------- -- -- -- -- -----
Middle Tennessee.... 0 7 0 0 - 7 Record: (0-1)
Alabama Crimson Tide 2 7 14 3 - 26 Record: (1-0)
Scoring Summary:
1st 03:49 ALABAMA - TEAM safety, , MT 0 - ALABAMA 2
2nd 09:05 ALABAMA - Tim Castille 1 yd run (Ryan Saxby kick), 10-51 4:30, MT 0 - ALABAMA 9
06:06 MT - Nick McAfee 14 yd pass from Clint Marks (Colby Smith kick), 9-80 2:59, MT 7 - ALABAMA 9
3rd 10:34 ALABAMA - Tyrone Prothro 13 yd pass from Brodie Croyle (Ryan Saxby kick), 6-68 2:48, MT 7 - ALABAMA 16
02:53 ALABAMA - Tim Castille 1 yd run (Ryan Saxby kick), 6-59 2:55, MT 7 - ALABAMA 23
4th 12:10 ALABAMA - Ryan Saxby 32 yd field goal, 7-62 2:34, MT 7 - ALABAMA 26
MT ALABAMA
FIRST DOWNS................... 9 20
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 25-34 37-133
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 123 212
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 20-13-0 25-17-1
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 45-157 62-345
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............ 1-11 3-39
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 3-56 3-59
Interception Returns-Yards.... 1-0 0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 8-42.5 3-36.0
Fumbles-Lost.................. 1-1 2-0
Penalties-Yards............... 8-70 7-50
Possession Time............... 26:54 33:06
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
RUSHING: Middle Tennessee-Eugene Gross 12-37; Alex Suber 7-22; Clint
Marks 6-minus 25. Alabama Crimson Tide-Kenneth Darby 17-90; Jimmy Johns
5-35; Glen Coffee 7-11; Tim Castille 5-7; Brodie Croyle 1-2; TEAM 1-minus 3;
JP Wilson 1-minus 9.
PASSING: Middle Tennessee-Clint Marks 12-18-0-117; Josh Harris
1-2-0-6. Alabama Crimson Tide-Brodie Croyle 16-24-1-210; JP Wilson 1-1-0-2.
RECEIVING: Middle Tennessee-C. Saintil 5-64; Alex Suber 2-18; Bobby
Williams 1-14; Nick McAfee 1-14; Taron Henry 1-8; L. Yarbrough 1-6; Eugene
Gross 1-3; Chris Henry 1-minus 4. Alabama Crimson Tide-Keith Brown 5-84;
Matt Caddell 3-50; Ezekial Knight 2-21; Kenneth Darby 2-17; Tim Castille
2-13; Tyrone Prothro 1-13; Glen Coffee 1-8; DJ Hall 1-6.
INTERCEPTIONS: Middle Tennessee-B. Robinson 1-0. Alabama Crimson
Tide-None.
FUMBLES: Middle Tennessee-C. Saintil 1-1. Alabama Crimson Tide-Tyrone
Prothro 1-0; JP Wilson 1-0.
Stadium: Bryant-Denny Stadium Attendance: 81018
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
