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The Crimson Tide vs. The Florida International

Golden Panthers

Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Ala.Saturday, September 12, 2009 • 6:07 p.m.

FINAL BOOK

Scoring Summary (Final)2009 Alabama Crimson Tide Football

Fla. International vs Alabama (Sep 12, 2009 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)

Fla. International (0-1) vs. Alabama (2-0)Date: Sep 12, 2009 • Site: Tuscaloosa, Alabama • Stadium: Bryant-Denny StadiumAttendance: 92012

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 TotalFla. International 7 7 0 0 14Alabama 10 10 6 14 40

Qtr Time Scoring Play V-H1st 09:02 UA - Leigh Tiffin 23 yd field goal, 13-55 5:58 0 - 3

03:25 UA - Mike McCoy 24 yd pass from Greg McElroy (Leigh Tiffin kick), 7-80 3:20 0 - 1003:07 FIU - T.Y. Hilton 96 yd kickoff return (Dustin Rivest kick) 7 - 10

2nd 14:55 UA - Leigh Tiffin 29 yd field goal, 7-50 3:12 7 - 1310:29 FIU - Greg Ellingson 9 yd pass from Paul McCall (Dustin Rivest kick), 8-60 4:26 14 - 1308:20 UA - Mark Ingram 2 yd run (Leigh Tiffin kick), 5-69 2:09 14 - 20

3rd 03:14 UA - T. Richardson 9 yd run (Greg McElroy pass failed), 7-50 2:11 14 - 264th 14:53 UA - T. Richardson 35 yd run (Leigh Tiffin kick), 2-40 0:18 14 - 33

08:21 UA - Terry Grant 42 yd run (Leigh Tiffin kick), 3-54 1:35 14 - 40

Kickoff time: 6:07 PM • End of Game: 9:17 PM • Total elapsed time: 3:10Officials: Referee: Penn WAGERS; Umpire: Rick LOWE; Linesman: Allama MATTHEWS;Line judge: Paul PETRISKO; Back judge: Stan MURRAY; Field judge: Brad FREEMAN;Side judge: Richard ROOKER; Scorer: Buddy JONES;Temperature: 78 • Wind: ENE 5 • Weather: Partly Cloudy

Participation Report (Final)2009 Alabama Crimson Tide Football


Fla. International

Pos ## OFFENSELT 58 Andy LeavineLG 64 Luis AbrilC 76 Brad SeriniRG 70 Mar CarraballoRT 50 Joe AlajajianWR 2 Junior MertileWR 82 Greg EllingsonWR 80 Jason FriersonQB 12 Paul McCallWR 5 Wayne TimesWR 4 T.Y. Hilton

Alabama

Pos ## OFFENSELT 77 James CarpenterLG 78 Mike JohnsonC 73 William VlachosRG 75 Barrett JonesRT 79 Drew DavisTE 84 Colin PeekWR 8 Julio JonesWR 15 Darius HanksQB 12 Greg McElroyRB 5 Roy UpchurchTE 85 Preston Dial

Pos ## DEFENSEDE 91 Armond WillisDT 92 Jonas MurrellDT 95 Justin WestDE 59 Cody PellicerLB 44 Scott BryantLB 13 Toronto SmithLB 34 Winston FraserFS 11 Ashlyn ParkerSS 6 J WeatherspoonLC 7 Anthony GaitorRC 29 Dez Johnson

Pos ## DEFENSEDE 1F Lorenzo WashingtonNG 62 Terrence CodyDE 57 Marcell DareusNICK 23 Robby GreenMLB 25 Rolando McClainWLB 30 Dont'a HightowerJACK 32 Eryk AndersLC 28 Javier ArenasRC 3 Kareem JacksonSS 4A Mark BarronFS 27 Justin Woodall

Fla. International: 1-Marquis Rolle, 3-Larvez Mars, 14-Wayne Younger, 15-Colt Anderson, 18-Kreg Brown,20-O'Darr D'Haiti, 21-Chuck Grace, 25-Jonath Cyprien, 26-Darria Mallary, 27-John Ellis, 28-Darriet Perry,30-Jon Faucher, 31-Jarvis Wilson, 32-Carlos Munera, 39-Peter Riley, 40-Dustin Rivest, 46-Michael Davies,47-George Palmer, 48-Kasey Smith, 49-Tyler Clawson, 51-Ula Matavao, 55-Kambriel Willis, 65-M. MacCluagage,75-Andre Pound, 83-Ariel Martinez, 86-Joey Harris, 89-Rockey Vann, 94-James Jones, 97-Toure Williams,99-Thatc Starling.

Alabama: 1H-Josh Chapman, 2-Star Jackson, 3A-T. Richardson, 4-Marquis Maze, 6-Demetrius Goode, 8A-Chris Rogers,13-Cory Reamer, 16-Thomas Darrah, 17-Brad Smelley, 18-Rod Woodson, 20-Tyrone King, 21-Dre Kirkpatrick,22-Mark Ingram, 24-Marquis Johnson, 26-Ali Sharrief, 29-Terry Grant, 35-Nico Johnson, 36-Chris Jordan,40-Baron Huber, 41-Courtney Upshaw, 50-Brian Selman, 52-Alfred McCullough, 58-Nick Gentry, 64-Kerry Murphy,65-Chance Warmack, 66-Brian Motley, 67-John Michael Boswell, 68-Taylor Pharr, 72-Tyler Love, 74-David Ross,80-Mike McCoy, 82-Earl Alexander, 88-Michael Bowman, 89-Michael Williams, 92-Damion Square,95-Brandon Deaderick, 96-Luther Davis, 97-P J. Fitzgerald, 99-Leigh Tiffin.

Team Statistics (Final)2009 Alabama Crimson Tide Football


FIU UAFIRST DOWNS 13 26 R u s h i n g 4 14 P a s s i n g 7 12 P e n a l t y 2 0NET YARDS RUSHING 1 275 Rushing Attempts 26 42 Average Per Rush 0.0 6.5 Rushing Touchdowns 0 4 Yards Gained Rushing 56 295 Yards Lost Rushing 55 20NET YARDS PASSING 213 241 C o m p l e t i o n s - A t t e m p t s - I n t 18-38-1 18-24-0 Average Per Attempt 5.6 10.0 Average Per Completion 11.8 13.4 Passing Touchdowns 1 1TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 214 516 Total offense plays 64 66 Average Gain Per Play 3.3 7.8Fumbles: Number-Lost 2-0 1-0Penalties: Number-Yards 8-54 7-65PUNTS-YARDS 8-379 3-129 Average Yards Per Punt 47.4 43.0 Net Yards Per Punt 29.8 42.0 Inside 20 2 0 50+ Yards 3 0 T o u c h b a c k s 2 0 Fair catch 2 1KICKOFFS-YARDS 3-132 8-442 Average Yards Per Kickoff 44.0 55.2 Net Yards Per Kickoff 34.0 32.1 T o u c h b a c k s 0 0Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD 1-3-0 4-101-0 Average Per Return 3.0 25.2Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 7-185-1 2-30-0 Average Per Return 26.4 15.0Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-17-0Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0Miscellaneous Yards 0 0Possession Time 28:22 31:38 1st Quarter 2 : 3 5 12:25 2nd Quarter 9 : 3 7 5 : 2 3 3rd Quarter 7 : 1 5 7 : 4 5 4th Quarter 8 : 5 5 6 : 0 5Third-Down Conversions 7 of 17 3 of 10Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 4-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-15 5-38PAT Kicks 2-2 4-4Field Goals 0-0 2-3

Individual Statistics (Final)2009 Alabama Crimson Tide Football


Fla. International Alabama

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgDarria Mallary 3 13 0 13 0 7 4.3Wayne Younger 2 12 0 12 0 8 6.0Darriet Perry 9 13 8 5 0 6 0.6T.Y. Hilton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Paul McCall 11 18 47 -29 0 8 -2.6Totals 26 56 55 1 0 8 0.0

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgT. Richardson 15 119 1 118 2 35 7.9Terry Grant 6 72 3 69 1 42 11.5Mark Ingram 10 57 1 56 1 16 5.6Demetrius Goode 4 24 0 24 0 14 6.0Roy Upchurch 4 17 0 17 0 9 4.2Julio Jones 1 5 0 5 0 5 5.0Greg McElroy 2 1 15 -14 0 0 -7.0Totals 42 295 20 275 4 42 6.5

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackPaul McCall 16-32-0 189 1 46 5Wayne Younger 2-6-1 24 0 23 0Totals 18-38-1 213 1 46 5

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackGreg McElroy 18-24-0 241 1 35 1Totals 18-24-0 241 1 35 1

Receiving No. Yards TD LongGreg Ellingson 5 92 1 46T.Y. Hilton 5 40 0 25Darriet Perry 3 14 0 13Jason Frierson 2 22 0 16Colt Anderson 1 23 0 23Marquis Rolle 1 16 0 16Jon Faucher 1 6 0 6Totals 18 213 1 46

Receiving No. Yards TD LongMike McCoy 5 100 1 35Mark Ingram 4 47 0 31T. Richardson 2 23 0 12Earl Alexander 2 20 0 11Preston Dial 1 19 0 19Colin Peek 1 13 0 13Darius Hanks 1 11 0 11Julio Jones 1 9 0 9Brad Smelley 1 -1 0 0Totals 18 241 1 35

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBCarlos Munera 8 379 47.4 54 2 2Totals 8 379 47.4 54 2 2

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBP J. Fitzgerald 3 129 43.0 45 0 0Totals 3 129 43.0 45 0 0

Punt Kickoff InterceptReturns No Yds Lg No Yds Lg No Yds LgT.Y. Hilton 1 3 3 2 120 96 0 0 0Kreg Brown 0 0 0 1 11 11 0 0 0Junior Mertile 0 0 0 4 54 23 0 0 0Totals 1 3 3 7 185 96 0 0 0

Punt Kickoff InterceptReturns No Yds Lg No Yds Lg No Yds LgJavier Arenas 4 101 46 1 25 25 0 0 0Mark Barron 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 17Damion Square 0 0 0 1 5 5 0 0 0Totals 4 101 46 2 30 25 1 17 17

Field goals Qtr Time Dist Result Field goals Qtr Time Dist ResultLeigh Tiffin 1st 09:02 23 yards GoodLeigh Tiffin 2nd 14:55 29 yards GoodLeigh Tiffin 3rd 07:00 39 yards Missed

Kickoffs No. Yards Avg TB OBDustin Rivest 3 132 44.0 0 0

Kickoffs No. Yards Avg TB OBLeigh Tiffin 8 442 55.2 0 1

All-purpose Run Rcv KR PR IR TotalT.Y. Hilton 0 40 120 3 0 163Greg Ellingson 0 92 0 0 0 92Junior Mertile 0 0 54 0 0 54Colt Anderson 0 23 0 0 0 23

All-purpose Run Rcv KR PR IR TotalT. Richardson 118 23 0 0 0 141Javier Arenas 0 0 25 101 0 126Mark Ingram 56 47 0 0 0 103Mike McCoy 0 100 0 0 0 100

FUMBLES: Fla. International-Junior Mertile 1-0; Paul McCall 1-0. Alabama-Greg McElroy 1-0.

Defensive Statistics (Final)2009 Alabama Crimson Tide Football


# Fla. International Solo Ast Total Sacks-Yds TFL-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blks QBH44 Scott Bryant 3 6 9 - - - - - - - -7 Anthony Gaitor 7 0 7 - 1.0-3 - - - - - -29 Dez Johnson 4 3 7 - - - - - - - -34 Winston Fraser 4 3 7 - - - - - - - -11 Ashlyn Parker 4 3 7 - 1.0-1 - - - - - -13 Toronto Smith 3 2 5 1.0-15 2.0-16 - - - 1 - -25 Jonath Cyprien 4 0 4 - - - - - - - -99 Thatc Starling 3 0 3 - - - - - - - -49 Tyler Clawson 2 1 3 - - - - - - - -97 Toure Williams 1 2 3 - - - - - - - -95 Justin West 1 2 3 - 0.5-1 - - - - - -21 Chuck Grace 1 2 3 - 0.5-0 - - - - - -39 Peter Riley 0 3 3 - - - - - - - -91 Armond Willis 0 3 3 - - - - - - - -31 Jarvis Wilson 2 0 2 - - - - - - - -20 O'Darr D'Haiti 2 0 2 - - - - - - - -6 J Weatherspoon 1 1 2 - - - - - - - -92 Jonas Murrell 0 2 2 - - - - - - - -18 Kreg Brown 0 2 2 - - - - - - - -28 Darriet Perry 1 0 1 - - - - - - - -47 George Palmer 0 1 1 - - - - - - - -55 Kambriel Willis 0 0 0 - - - - - - - 1

Totals 43 36 79 1.0-15 5.0-21 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1

# Alabama Solo Ast Total Sacks-Yds TFL-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds BrUp Blks QBH25 Rolando McClain 6 4 10 - 1.5-3 - - - - - 130 Dont'a Hightower 3 3 6 1.0-4 2.5-5 - - - - - 24A Mark Barron 2 4 6 0.5-2 0.5-2 - - 1-17 - - -28 Javier Arenas 4 1 5 - - - - - - - -24 Marquis Johnson 4 0 4 - - - - - 2 - -57 Marcell Dareus 3 1 4 2.0-17 2.0-17 - - - - - -62 Terrence Cody 2 1 3 - 2.5-5 - - - - - -3 Kareem Jackson 2 1 3 - - - - - 2 - -32 Eryk Anders 1 2 3 0.5-1 0.5-1 - - - - - 223 Robby Green 2 0 2 - - - - - 1 - -26 Ali Sharrief 2 0 2 - - - - - - - -1F Lorenzo Washington 1 1 2 1.0-14 1.0-14 - - - 1 - 220 Tyrone King 1 1 2 - - - - - - - -64 Kerry Murphy 0 2 2 - - - - - - - -96 Luther Davis 0 2 2 - - - - - - - -36 Chris Jordan 1 0 1 - - - - - - - -41 Courtney Upshaw 0 1 1 - - - - - - - 158 Nick Gentry 0 1 1 - - - - - - - -50 Brian Selman 0 1 1 - - - - - - - -92 Damion Square 0 1 1 - 0.5-1 - - - - - 113 Cory Reamer 0 1 1 - - - - - - - -

Totals 34 28 62 5.0-38 11.0-48 0 0-0 1-17 6 0 9

Drive Chart (By Team) (Final)2009 Alabama Crimson Tide Football


Drive Started Drive Ended ConsumedTeam Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How lost Pl - Yds TOPFIU 1st F14 09:02 K i c k o f f F49 06:45 P u n t 6 - 35 2:17FIU A00 03:07 K i c k o f f A00 03:07 *TOUCHDOWN 0 - 0 0:00FIU 2nd F40 14:55 K i c k o f f A00 10:29 *TOUCHDOWN 8 - 60 4:26 .FIU F23 08:20 K i c k o f f F47 05:17 P u n t 8 - 24 3:03FIU F46 02:59 P u n t F46 00:51 P u n t 6 - 0 2:08FIU 3rd F41 15:00 K i c k o f f F36 13:29 P u n t 3 - (5) 1:31FIU F25 11:25 P u n t F32 09:24 P u n t 5 - 7 2:01FIU F22 07:00 Missed FG F22 05:25 P u n t 3 - 0 1:35FIU F37 03:14 K i c k o f f F40 01:38 P u n t 3 - 3 1:36FIU F37 00:43 P u n t F32 00:11 P u n t 3 - (5) 0:32FIU 4th F24 14:53 K i c k o f f A45 09:56 D o w n s 9 - 31 4:57FIU F29 08:21 K i c k o f f A17 04:23 I n t e r c e p t i o n 10 - 54 3:58 .

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2ndFla. International Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half TotalTime of possession 02:35 09:37 07:15 08:55 12:12 16:10 28:223rd down conversions 1-2 4-6 0-4 2-5 5-8 2-9 7-17Average field position A43 F36 F32 F26 F44 F30 F364th down conversions 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-3 0-0 1-3 1-3

Drive Started Drive Ended ConsumedTeam Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How lost Pl - Yds TOPUA 1st A39 15:00 K i c k o f f F06 09:02 *FIELD GOAL 13 - 55 5:58 .UA A20 06:45 P u n t F00 03:25 *TOUCHDOWN 7 - 80 3:20UA A38 03:07 K i c k o f f F12 14:55 *FIELD GOAL 7 - 50 3:12 .UA 2nd A31 10:29 K i c k o f f F00 08:20 *TOUCHDOWN 5 - 69 2:09 .UA A20 05:17 P u n t A13 02:59 P u n t 3 - (7) 2:18UA A11 00:51 P u n t A28 00:00 End of half 2 - 17 0:51UA 3rd A22 13:29 P u n t A30 11:25 P u n t 3 - 8 2:04UA F42 09:24 P u n t F22 07:00 Missed FG 6 - 20 2:24UA A50 05:25 P u n t F00 03:14 *TOUCHDOWN 7 - 50 2:11 .UA A17 01:38 P u n t A23 00:43 P u n t 3 - 6 0:55UA F40 00:11 P u n t F00 14:53 *TOUCHDOWN 2 - 40 0:18UA 4th A46 09:56 D o w n s F00 08:21 *TOUCHDOWN 3 - 54 1:35UA A31 04:23 I n t e r c e p t i o n F15 00:00 End of half 8 - 54 4:23

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2ndAlabama Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr Half Half TotalTime of possession 12:25 05:23 07:45 06:05 17:48 13:50 31:383rd down conversions 2-4 0-1 1-4 0-1 2-5 1-5 3-10Average field position A32 A20 A41 A38 A26 A40 A344th down conversions 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 1-1

Drive Chart (By Quarter) (Final)2009 Alabama Crimson Tide Football


Drive Started Drive Ended ConsumedTeam Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How lost Pl - Yds TOPUA 1st A39 15:00 K i c k o f f F06 09:02 *FIELD GOAL 13 - 55 5:58 .FIU F14 09:02 K i c k o f f F49 06:45 P u n t 6 - 35 2:17UA A20 06:45 P u n t F00 03:25 *TOUCHDOWN 7 - 80 3:20FIU A00 03:07 K i c k o f f A00 03:07 *TOUCHDOWN 0 - 0 0:00UA A38 03:07 K i c k o f f F12 14:55 *FIELD GOAL 7 - 50 3:12 .FIU 2nd F40 14:55 K i c k o f f A00 10:29 *TOUCHDOWN 8 - 60 4:26 .UA A31 10:29 K i c k o f f F00 08:20 *TOUCHDOWN 5 - 69 2:09 .FIU F23 08:20 K i c k o f f F47 05:17 P u n t 8 - 24 3:03UA A20 05:17 P u n t A13 02:59 P u n t 3 - (7) 2:18FIU F46 02:59 P u n t F46 00:51 P u n t 6 - 0 2:08UA A11 00:51 P u n t A28 00:00 End of half 2 - 17 0:51FIU 3rd F41 15:00 K i c k o f f F36 13:29 P u n t 3 - (5) 1:31UA A22 13:29 P u n t A30 11:25 P u n t 3 - 8 2:04FIU F25 11:25 P u n t F32 09:24 P u n t 5 - 7 2:01UA F42 09:24 P u n t F22 07:00 Missed FG 6 - 20 2:24FIU F22 07:00 Missed FG F22 05:25 P u n t 3 - 0 1:35UA A50 05:25 P u n t F00 03:14 *TOUCHDOWN 7 - 50 2:11 .FIU F37 03:14 K i c k o f f F40 01:38 P u n t 3 - 3 1:36UA A17 01:38 P u n t A23 00:43 P u n t 3 - 6 0:55FIU F37 00:43 P u n t F32 00:11 P u n t 3 - (5) 0:32UA F40 00:11 P u n t F00 14:53 *TOUCHDOWN 2 - 40 0:18FIU 4th F24 14:53 K i c k o f f A45 09:56 D o w n s 9 - 31 4:57UA A46 09:56 D o w n s F00 08:21 *TOUCHDOWN 3 - 54 1:35FIU F29 08:21 K i c k o f f A17 04:23 I n t e r c e p t i o n 10 - 54 3:58 .UA A31 04:23 I n t e r c e p t i o n F15 00:00 End of half 8 - 54 4:23

Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter)Fla. International vs Alabama (Sep 12, 2009 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)

Alabama won the toss and will receive. FIU will defend the North goal1-10 FIU 30 FIU ball on FIU30.

Dustin Rivest kickoff 36 yards to the UA34, Damion Square return 5 yards to the UA39(Jonath Cyprien).

1-10 UA 39 Roy Upchurch rush over right tackle for no gain to the UA39 (Ashlyn Parker;Dez Johnson).2-10 UA 39 Greg McElroy slant pass complete to Julio Jones for 9 yards to the UA48 (Toronto

Smith;Ashlyn Parker).3-1 UA 48 R1Roy Upchurch rush over left tackle for 1 yard to the UA49, 1ST DOWN UA (Justin West).1-10 UA 49 Roy Upchurch rush over left end for 9 yards to the FIU42 (Winston Fraser).2-1 FIU 42 R2Julio Jones rush reverse for 5 yards to the FIU37, 1ST DOWN UA, out-of-bounds (Winston

Fraser;Dez Johnson).1-10 FIU 37 Roy Upchurch rush over right tackle for 7 yards to the FIU30 (J Weatherspoon;Dez Johnson).2-3 FIU 30 P3Greg McElroy LF pass complete to Earl Alexander for 11 yards to the FIU19, 1ST DOWN UA

(Anthony Gaitor).1-10 FIU 19 T. Richardson rush over right tackle for 8 yards to the FIU11 (J Weatherspoon).2-2 FIU 11 R4T. Richardson rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the FIU8, 1ST DOWN UA (Scott

Bryant;Peter Riley).1-G FIU 08 T. Richardson rush over right tackle for 3 yards to the FIU5 (Scott Bryant;Jonas Murrell).2-G FIU 05 T. Richardson rush over right tackle for loss of 1 yard to the FIU6 (Toronto Smith).3-G FIU 06 Greg McElroy slant pass incomplete to Julio Jones, dropped pass.4-G FIU 06 Leigh Tiffin field goal attempt from 23 GOOD, clock 09:02.

Alabama 3, Fla. International 013 plays, 55 yards, 5:58

Leigh Tiffin kickoff 69 yards to the FIU1, Junior Mertile return 13 yards to the FIU14(Robby Green).

FLA. INTERNATIONAL drive start at 09:02.1-10 FIU 14 Paul McCall rush up middle for loss of 9 yards to the FIU5, fumble by Paul McCall

recovered by FIU Paul McCall at FIU5.2-19 FIU 05 Darriet Perry rush draw play for loss of 2 yards to the FIU3 (Terrence Cody).3-21 FIU 03 P1Paul McCall sideline pass complete to Greg Ellingson for 46 yards to the FIU49, 1ST DOWN

FIU (Robby Green).1-10 FIU 49 Timeout Alabama, clock 07:14.1-10 FIU 49 Paul McCall sideline pass incomplete to Darria Mallary.2-10 FIU 49 Paul McCall crossing pass incomplete to T.Y. Hilton, QB hurry by Eryk Anders.3-10 FIU 49 Paul McCall sideline pass incomplete to Greg Ellingson.4-10 FIU 49 Carlos Munera punt 51 yards to the UA0, touchback.

6 plays, 35 yards, 2:17ALABAMA drive start at 06:45.

1-10 UA 20 P5Greg McElroy crossing pass complete to Colin Peek for 13 yards to the UA33, 1ST DOWN UA(Ashlyn Parker).

1-10 UA 33 T. Richardson rush over right guard for 2 yards to the UA35 (Armond Willis;Justin West).2-8 UA 35 Greg McElroy slant pass complete to Mike McCoy for 7 yards to the UA42 (Anthony Gaitor).3-1 UA 42 R6Greg McElroy rush over right guard for no gain to the UA42, fumble by Greg McElroy

recovered by UA Greg McElroy at UA42, Greg McElroy for 1 yard to the UA43, 1ST DOWN UA(Tyler Clawson).

1-10 UA 43 P7Greg McElroy slant pass complete to Mike McCoy for 14 yards to the FIU43, 1ST DOWN UA(Dez Johnson).

1-10 FIU 43 P8Greg McElroy crossing pass complete to Preston Dial for 19 yards to the FIU24, 1ST DOWNUA (Scott Bryant).

1-10 FIU 24 P9Greg McElroy crossing pass complete to Mike McCoy for 24 yards to the FIU0, 1ST DOWN UA,TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:25.

FIU Toronto Smith and Dezariah Johnson shaken up on the previous play.1-G FIU 03 Leigh Tiffin kick attempt good.


Leigh Tiffin kickoff 66 yards to the FIU4, T.Y. Hilton return 96 yards to the UA0,TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:07.

1-G UA 03 Dustin Rivest kick attempt good.Alabama 10, Fla. International 7

0 plays, 0 yards, 0:18Dustin Rivest kickoff 32 yards to the UA38, fair catch by Damion Square.

ALABAMA drive start at 03:07.1-10 UA 38 P10Greg McElroy crossing pass complete to Mike McCoy for 20 yards to the FIU42, 1ST DOWN UA

(Ashlyn Parker).1-10 FIU 42 Terry Grant rush over right end for loss of 3 yards to the FIU45 (Anthony Gaitor).2-13 FIU 45 P11Greg McElroy middle pass complete to Mark Ingram for 31 yards to the FIU14, 1ST DOWN UA,

out-of-bounds (Ashlyn Parker).1-10 FIU 14 Mark Ingram rush over right end for 4 yards to the FIU10 (Winston Fraser).2-6 FIU 10 Timeout Fla. International, clock 01:01.

Play-by-Play Summary (1st quarter)Fla. International vs Alabama (Sep 12, 2009 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)

2-6 FIU 10 PENALTY UA false start (Barrett Jones) 5 yards to the FIU15.2-11 FIU 15 Greg McElroy LF pass complete to Mike McCoy for 8 yards to the FIU7 (Anthony Gaitor),

PENALTY UA holding (Drew Davis) 10 yards to the FIU25, NO PLAY.2-21 FIU 25 T. Richardson rush over right end for 6 yards to the FIU19, out-of-bounds (Anthony

Gaitor).3-15 FIU 19 Greg McElroy middle pass complete to Mark Ingram for 7 yards to the FIU12 (Armond

Willis;Scott Bryant).END OF 1st QUARTER: Alabama 10, Fla. International 7

Time 1st Downs ConversionsQuarter Summary Score Poss R P X T 3rd 4th Rushing Passing Penalties

Fla. International 7 02:17 0 1 0 1 1-2 0-0 2-(-11) 1-4-0-46 0-0Alabama 10 12:43 4 7 0 11 2-3 0-0 14-45 10-11-0-155 2-15

Quickie Statistics (1st quarter)Fla. International vs Alabama (Sep 12, 2009 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)

FIU UAScore 7 10FIRST DOWNS 1 11RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 2--11 14-45PASSING YDS (NET) 46 155Passes Att-Comp-Int 4-1-0 11-10-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 6-35 25-200Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-109 1-5Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 1-51.0 0-0.0Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 0-0 2-15Possession Time 02:17 12:43Third-Down Conversions 1 of 2 2 of 4Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0

Fla. International AlabamaRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgDarriet Perry 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0Paul McCall 1 0 9 -9 0 0 -9.0

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgT. Richardson 6 22 1 21 0 8 3.5Roy Upchurch 4 17 0 17 0 9 4.2Julio Jones 1 5 0 5 0 5 5.0Mark Ingram 1 4 0 4 0 4 4.0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackPaul McCall 1-4-0 46 0 46 0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackGreg McElroy 10-11-0 155 1 31 0

Receiving No. Yards TD LongGreg Ellingson 1 46 0 46

Receiving No. Yards TD LongMike McCoy 4 65 1 24Mark Ingram 2 38 0 31Preston Dial 1 19 0 19Colin Peek 1 13 0 13

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBCarlos Munera 1 51 51.0 51 0 1

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongJunior Mertile 1 13 0 13T.Y. Hilton 1 96 1 96

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongDamion Square 1 5 0 5

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLAshlyn Parker 3-2 5 0.0 0.0Anthony Gaitor 4-0 4 0.0 1.0Scott Bryant 1-3 4 0.0 0.0Dez Johnson 1-3 4 0.0 0.0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLRobby Green 2-0 2 0.0 0.0Terrence Cody 1-0 1 0.0 1.0



Quickie Statistics (1st quarter only)Fla. International vs Alabama (Sep 12, 2009 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)


Fla. International AlabamaRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgDarriet Perry 1 0 2 -2 0 0 -2.0Paul McCall 1 0 9 -9 0 0 -9.0

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgT. Richardson 6 22 1 21 0 8 3.5Roy Upchurch 4 17 0 17 0 9 4.2Julio Jones 1 5 0 5 0 5 5.0Mark Ingram 1 4 0 4 0 4 4.0



Receiving No. Yards TD LongGreg Ellingson 1 46 0 46

Receiving No. Yards TD LongMike McCoy 4 65 1 24Mark Ingram 2 38 0 31Preston Dial 1 19 0 19Colin Peek 1 13 0 13


Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB



Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongDamion Square 1 5 0 5

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLAshlyn Parker 3-2 5 0.0 0.0Anthony Gaitor 4-0 4 0.0 1.0Scott Bryant 1-3 4 0.0 0.0Dez Johnson 1-3 4 0.0 0.0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLRobby Green 2-0 2 0.0 0.0Terrence Cody 1-0 1 0.0 1.0



Play-by-Play Summary (2nd quarter)Fla. International vs Alabama (Sep 12, 2009 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)

4-8 FIU 12 Start of 2nd quarter, clock 15:00.4-8 FIU 12 Leigh Tiffin field goal attempt from 29 GOOD, clock 14:55.


Leigh Tiffin kickoff 35 yards to the FIU35, out-of-bounds, FIU ball on FIU40.FLA. INTERNATIONAL drive start at 14:55.

1-10 FIU 40 Timeout Fla. International, clock 14:55.1-10 FIU 40 P2Paul McCall crossing pass complete to Jason Frierson for 16 yards to the UA44, 1ST DOWN

FIU (Mark Barron).1-10 UA 44 Darriet Perry rush over left guard for loss of 1 yard to the UA45 (Marcell Dareus),

PENALTY FIU clipping 15 yards to the FIU41, NO PLAY.1-25 FIU 41 Paul McCall LF pass complete to T.Y. Hilton for 8 yards to the FIU49 (Marcell Dareus).2-17 FIU 49 X3Paul McCall sideline pass incomplete to Greg Ellingson, PENALTY UA pass interference

(Kareem Jackson) 15 yards to the UA36, 1ST DOWN FIU, NO PLAY.1-10 UA 36 Darriet Perry rush over right tackle for 6 yards to the UA30 (Rolando McClain).2-4 UA 30 Paul McCall RF pass complete to Darriet Perry for loss of 1 yard to the UA31,

out-of-bounds (Rolando McClain).3-5 UA 31 P4Paul McCall crossing pass complete to T.Y. Hilton for 25 yards to the UA6, 1ST DOWN FIU

(Javier Arenas).1-G UA 06 Darriet Perry rush over left guard for no gain to the UA6 (Eryk Anders).2-G UA 06 Paul McCall sacked for loss of 3 yards to the UA9 (Mark Barron;Eryk Anders).3-G UA 09 Paul McCall slant pass complete to Greg Ellingson for 9 yards to the UA0, TOUCHDOWN,

clock 10:29.1-G UA 03 Dustin Rivest kick attempt good.

Fla. International 14, Alabama 138 plays, 60 yards, 4:26

Dustin Rivest kickoff 64 yards to the UA6, Javier Arenas return 25 yards to the UA31(Jarvis Wilson).

ALABAMA drive start at 10:29.1-10 UA 31 PENALTY FIU offside 5 yards to the UA36.

The offside penalty was on the kickoff.1-5 UA 36 P12Greg McElroy deep pass complete to Mike McCoy for 35 yards to the FIU29, 1ST DOWN UA.1-10 FIU 29 R13Mark Ingram rush over left tackle for 16 yards to the FIU13, 1ST DOWN UA (Scott

Bryant;Ashlyn Parker).1-10 FIU 13 Mark Ingram rush over right tackle for 2 yards to the FIU11 (Winston Fraser;Scott Bryant).2-8 FIU 11 P14Greg McElroy slant pass complete to Earl Alexander for 9 yards to the FIU2, 1ST DOWN UA

(Anthony Gaitor).1-G FIU 02 Mark Ingram rush over left guard for 2 yards to the FIU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:20.1-G FIU 03 PENALTY UA false start (Marcell Dareus) 5 yards to the FIU8.1-G FIU 08 PENALTY FIU illegal participation 4 yards to the FIU4.1-G FIU 04 Timeout Alabama, clock 08:20.1-G FIU 04 Leigh Tiffin kick attempt good.


Leigh Tiffin kickoff 50 yards to the FIU20, Junior Mertile return 3 yards to the FIU23,fumble by Junior Mertile recovered by FIU TEAM at FIU23.

FLA. INTERNATIONAL drive start at 08:20.1-10 FIU 23 Paul McCall slant pass complete to Greg Ellingson for 9 yards to the FIU32 (Marquis

Johnson).2-1 FIU 32 R5Darria Mallary rush up middle for 7 yards to the FIU39, 1ST DOWN FIU (Mark Barron;Luther

Davis).1-10 FIU 39 Paul McCall sideline pass incomplete to Darria Mallary.2-10 FIU 39 Paul McCall sideline pass incomplete to Greg Ellingson (Marquis Johnson).3-10 FIU 39 P6Paul McCall crossing pass complete to Marquis Rolle for 16 yards to the UA45, 1ST DOWN

FIU, out-of-bounds (Rolando McClain).1-10 UA 45 Darria Mallary rush draw play for 3 yards to the UA42 (Rolando McClain).2-7 UA 42 Paul McCall middle pass incomplete, QB hurry by Eryk Anders.3-7 UA 42 Paul McCall sacked for loss of 11 yards to the FIU47 (Marcell Dareus).4-18 FIU 47 Carlos Munera punt 53 yards to the UA0, touchback.


1-10 UA 20 Greg McElroy sacked for loss of 15 yards to the UA5 (Toronto Smith).2-25 UA 05 Mark Ingram rush over right tackle for 5 yards to the UA10 (Winston Fraser).3-20 UA 10 Greg McElroy screen pass complete to Mark Ingram for 3 yards to the UA13 (Anthony Gaitor).4-17 UA 13 P J. Fitzgerald punt 44 yards to the FIU43, T.Y. Hilton return 3 yards to the FIU46

(Brian Selman;Rolando McClain).3 plays, minus 7 yards, 2:18

FLA. INTERNATIONAL drive start at 02:59.1-10 FIU 46 Paul McCall crossing pass complete to T.Y. Hilton for 7 yards to the UA47 (Kareem

Play-by-Play Summary (2nd quarter)Fla. International vs Alabama (Sep 12, 2009 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)

Jackson).2-3 UA 47 Paul McCall sideline pass incomplete to Greg Ellingson, QB hurry by D. Hightower.3-3 UA 47 R7Paul McCall rush quarterback draw for 3 yards to the UA44, 1ST DOWN FIU (D. Hightower).1-10 UA 44 Paul McCall LF pass incomplete to T.Y. Hilton.2-10 UA 44 Darriet Perry rush draw play for 4 yards to the UA40 (D. Hightower;Rolando McClain).3-6 UA 40 Paul McCall sacked for loss of 14 yards to the FIU46 (L. Washington), PENALTY FIU

intentional grounding (Paul McCall) 0 yards to the FIU46.4-20 FIU 46 4th and 20.4-20 FIU 46 Carlos Munera punt 43 yards to the UA11, fair catch by Javier Arenas.


1-10 UA 11 Mark Ingram rush over right tackle for 4 yards to the UA15 (Scott Bryant;Kreg Brown).2-6 UA 15 R15Mark Ingram rush over right tackle for 13 yards to the UA28, 1ST DOWN UA (Anthony Gaitor).

End of half, clock 00:00.2 plays, 17 yards, 0:51

END OF 2nd QUARTER: Alabama 20, Fla. International 14



Quickie Statistics (Halftime)Fla. International vs Alabama (Sep 12, 2009 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)


Fla. International AlabamaRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgDarria Mallary 2 10 0 10 0 7 5.0Darriet Perry 4 10 2 8 0 6 2.0Paul McCall 5 3 37 -34 0 3 -6.8

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgMark Ingram 7 46 0 46 1 16 6.6T. Richardson 6 22 1 21 0 8 3.5Roy Upchurch 4 17 0 17 0 9 4.2Julio Jones 1 5 0 5 0 5 5.0



Receiving No. Yards TD LongGreg Ellingson 3 64 1 46T.Y. Hilton 3 40 0 25Marquis Rolle 1 16 0 16Jason Frierson 1 16 0 16

Receiving No. Yards TD LongMike McCoy 5 100 1 35Mark Ingram 3 41 0 31Earl Alexander 2 20 0 11Preston Dial 1 19 0 19


Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TBP J. Fitzgerald 1 44 44.0 44 0 0

Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongT.Y. Hilton 1 3 0 3

Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long


Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongJavier Arenas 1 25 0 25Damion Square 1 5 0 5

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLAnthony Gaitor 7-0 7 0.0 1.0Scott Bryant 1-6 7 0.0 0.0Ashlyn Parker 3-3 6 0.0 0.0Winston Fraser 3-2 5 0.0 0.0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLRolando McClain 4-2 6 0.0 1.0Mark Barron 1-2 3 0.5 1.0Marcell Dareus 2-0 2 1.0 1.0Robby Green 2-0 2 0.0 0.0




Quickie Statistics (2nd quarter only)Fla. International vs Alabama (Sep 12, 2009 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)


Fla. International AlabamaRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgDarria Mallary 2 10 0 10 0 7 5.0Darriet Perry 3 10 0 10 0 6 3.3Paul McCall 4 3 28 -25 0 3 -6.2

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgMark Ingram 6 42 0 42 1 16 7.0Greg McElroy 1 0 15 -15 0 0-15.0



Receiving No. Yards TD LongT.Y. Hilton 3 40 0 25Greg Ellingson 2 18 1 9Marquis Rolle 1 16 0 16Jason Frierson 1 16 0 16

Receiving No. Yards TD LongMike McCoy 1 35 0 35Earl Alexander 1 9 0 9Mark Ingram 1 3 0 3




Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongJunior Mertile 1 3 0 3

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongJavier Arenas 1 25 0 25

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLAnthony Gaitor 3-0 3 0.0 0.0Scott Bryant 0-3 3 0.0 0.0Winston Fraser 1-1 2 0.0 0.0Toronto Smith 1-0 1 1.0 1.0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLRolando McClain 4-2 6 0.0 1.0Mark Barron 1-2 3 0.5 1.0Marcell Dareus 2-0 2 1.0 1.0Dont'a Hightower 1-1 2 0.0 0.0




Play-by-Play Summary (3rd quarter)Fla. International vs Alabama (Sep 12, 2009 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)

Start of 3rd quarter, clock 15:00, UA ball on UA30.Leigh Tiffin kickoff 40 yards to the FIU30, Kreg Brown return 11 yards to the FIU41(Chris Jordan).

FLA. INTERNATIONAL drive start at 15:00.1-10 FIU 41 Paul McCall middle pass incomplete to Jason Frierson, QB hurry by D. Hightower.2-10 FIU 41 Darriet Perry rush over right end for loss of 1 yard to the FIU40 (Terrence Cody).3-11 FIU 40 Paul McCall sacked for loss of 4 yards to the FIU36 (D. Hightower).4-15 FIU 36 Carlos Munera punt 48 yards to the UA16, Javier Arenas return 6 yards to the UA22 (Jarvis

Wilson).3 plays, minus 5 yards, 1:31

ALABAMA drive start at 13:29.1-10 UA 22 Mark Ingram rush over right end for 3 yards to the UA25 (Armond Willis;Toronto Smith).2-7 UA 25 Greg McElroy LF pass complete to Mark Ingram for 6 yards to the UA31 (Dez Johnson).3-1 UA 31 Greg McElroy RF pass complete to Brad Smelley for loss of 1 yard to the UA30 (Ashlyn

Parker).4-2 UA 30 P J. Fitzgerald punt 45 yards to the FIU25, fair catch by T.Y. Hilton.

3 plays, 8 yards, 2:04FLA. INTERNATIONAL drive start at 11:25.

1-10 FIU 25 Darriet Perry rush draw play for loss of 4 yards to the FIU21 (Rolando McClain;TerrenceCody).

2-14 FIU 21 P8Paul McCall sideline pass complete to Greg Ellingson for 21 yards to the FIU42, 1ST DOWNFIU (Kareem Jackson).

1-10 FIU 42 Paul McCall sideline pass incomplete to Greg Ellingson.2-10 FIU 42 Paul McCall rush over left end for 5 yards to the FIU47 (Marcell Dareus;Mark Barron).3-5 FIU 47 Paul McCall middle pass incomplete (L. Washington), PENALTY FIU holding declined, PENALTY

FIU unsportsmanlike conduct (Andy Leavine) 15 yards to the FIU32.3-20 FIU 32 4th and 20.4-20 FIU 32 Carlos Munera punt 39 yards to the UA29, Javier Arenas return 29 yards to the FIU42

(Scott Bryant).5 plays, 7 yards, 2:01

ALABAMA drive start at 09:24.1-10 FIU 42 PENALTY UA false start (Barrett Jones) 5 yards to the FIU47.1-15 FIU 47 T. Richardson rush up middle for 6 yards to the FIU41 (Scott Bryant).2-9 FIU 41 P16Greg McElroy RF pass complete to T. Richardson for 12 yards to the FIU29, 1ST DOWN UA

(Thatc Starling).FIU Ashlyn Parker shaken up on the play.

1-10 FIU 29 Greg McElroy flag pass incomplete to Marquis Maze.2-10 FIU 29 Mark Ingram rush over left tackle for 8 yards to the FIU21 (Chuck Grace;Peter Riley).3-2 FIU 21 Mark Ingram rush up middle for loss of 1 yard to the FIU22 (Justin West;Chuck Grace).4-3 FIU 22 Leigh Tiffin field goal attempt from 39 MISSED - wide left, spot at FIU22, clock 07:00.


1-10 FIU 22 Paul McCall LF pass complete to Jon Faucher for 6 yards to the FIU28 (Javier Arenas).2-4 FIU 28 Paul McCall sideline pass incomplete to Greg Ellingson (Marquis Johnson).3-4 FIU 28 Paul McCall sacked for loss of 6 yards to the FIU22 (Marcell Dareus).4-10 FIU 22 Carlos Munera punt 48 yards to the UA30, Javier Arenas return 20 yards to the 50 yardline

(Jonath Cyprien).3 plays, 0 yards, 1:35

ALABAMA drive start at 05:25.1-10 UA 50 T. Richardson rush over left tackle for 6 yards to the FIU44 (Tyler Clawson).2-4 FIU 44 Greg McElroy slant pass incomplete to Mike McCoy.3-4 FIU 44 P17Greg McElroy LF pass complete to Darius Hanks for 11 yards to the FIU33, 1ST DOWN UA,

out-of-bounds (Dez Johnson).1-10 FIU 33 Greg McElroy flag pass incomplete to Marquis Maze.2-10 FIU 33 P18Greg McElroy middle pass complete to T. Richardson for 11 yards to the FIU22, 1ST DOWN UA

(Peter Riley;Toure Williams).FIU Ashlyn Parker shaken up on the play.

1-10 FIU 22 R19T. Richardson rush over right tackle for 13 yards to the FIU9, 1ST DOWN UA (Chuck Grace).1-G FIU 09 T. Richardson rush over left tackle for 9 yards to the FIU0, TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:14.1-G FIU 03 Greg McElroy pass attempt failed.


Leigh Tiffin kickoff 48 yards to the FIU22, Junior Mertile return 15 yards to the FIU37(Ali Sharrief).

FLA. INTERNATIONAL drive start at 03:14.1-10 FIU 37 T.Y. Hilton rush over right end for no gain to the FIU37, out-of-bounds (Marquis Johnson).2-10 FIU 37 Darria Mallary rush draw play for 3 yards to the FIU40 (Eryk Anders;Nick Gentry).3-7 FIU 40 Paul McCall rush over right tackle for no gain to the FIU40 (D. Hightower;L. Washington).4-7 FIU 40 Carlos Munera punt 43 yards to the UA17, fair catch by Javier Arenas.

Play-by-Play Summary (3rd quarter)Fla. International vs Alabama (Sep 12, 2009 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)


1-10 UA 17 T. Richardson rush over right end for 1 yard to the UA18 (Thatc Starling).2-9 UA 18 Greg McElroy middle pass incomplete to Colin Peek (Toronto Smith).3-9 UA 18 Greg McElroy middle pass incomplete to Mark Ingram, QB hurry by Kambriel Willis.4-9 UA 18 PENALTY FIU offside defense (Kambriel Willis) 5 yards to the UA23.4-4 UA 23 P J. Fitzgerald punt 40 yards to the FIU37, downed.


1-10 FIU 37 Paul McCall crossing pass incomplete to Jon Faucher (Kareem Jackson), QB hurry by RolandoMcClain.

2-10 FIU 37 Paul McCall sideline pass incomplete, QB hurry by Damion Square, QB hurry by L.Washington.

3-10 FIU 37 PENALTY FIU delay of game (Paul McCall) 5 yards to the FIU32.3-15 FIU 32 Paul McCall sideline pass incomplete to Greg Ellingson (Kareem Jackson).4-15 FIU 32 Carlos Munera punt 54 yards to the UA14, Javier Arenas return 46 yards to the FIU40

(O'Darr D'Haiti).3 plays, minus 5 yards, 0:32

ALABAMA drive start at 00:11.1-10 FIU 40 T. Richardson rush up middle for 5 yards to the FIU35 (Tyler Clawson;Toure Williams).

END OF 3rd QUARTER: Alabama 26, Fla. International 14



Quickie Statistics (3rd quarter)Fla. International vs Alabama (Sep 12, 2009 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)


Fla. International AlabamaRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgDarria Mallary 3 13 0 13 0 7 4.3Darriet Perry 6 10 7 3 0 6 0.5T.Y. Hilton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Paul McCall 9 8 47 -39 0 5 -4.3

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgT. Richardson 12 62 1 61 1 13 5.1Mark Ingram 10 57 1 56 1 16 5.6Roy Upchurch 4 17 0 17 0 9 4.2Julio Jones 1 5 0 5 0 5 5.0



Receiving No. Yards TD LongGreg Ellingson 4 85 1 46T.Y. Hilton 3 40 0 25Jason Frierson 1 16 0 16Marquis Rolle 1 16 0 16

Receiving No. Yards TD LongMike McCoy 5 100 1 35Mark Ingram 4 47 0 31T. Richardson 2 23 0 12Earl Alexander 2 20 0 11




Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongJavier Arenas 4 101 0 46

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongJunior Mertile 3 31 0 15Kreg Brown 1 11 0 11

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongJavier Arenas 1 25 0 25Damion Square 1 5 0 5

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLScott Bryant 3-6 9 0.0 0.0Anthony Gaitor 7-0 7 0.0 1.0Ashlyn Parker 4-3 7 0.0 1.0Dez Johnson 3-3 6 0.0 0.0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLRolando McClain 4-3 7 0.0 2.0Marcell Dareus 3-1 4 2.0 2.0Dont'a Hightower 2-2 4 1.0 1.0Mark Barron 1-3 4 0.5 1.0




3rd 03:14 UA - T. Richardson 9 yd run (Greg McElroy pass failed), 7-50 2:11 14 - 26

Quickie Statistics (3rd quarter only)Fla. International vs Alabama (Sep 12, 2009 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)


Fla. International AlabamaRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgDarria Mallary 1 3 0 3 0 3 3.0T.Y. Hilton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0Darriet Perry 2 0 5 -5 0 0 -2.5Paul McCall 4 5 10 -5 0 5 -1.2

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgT. Richardson 6 40 0 40 1 13 6.7Mark Ingram 3 11 1 10 0 8 3.3



Receiving No. Yards TD LongGreg Ellingson 1 21 0 21Jon Faucher 1 6 0 6

Receiving No. Yards TD LongT. Richardson 2 23 0 12Darius Hanks 1 11 0 11Mark Ingram 1 6 0 6Brad Smelley 1 -1 0 0



Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongJavier Arenas 4 101 0 46

Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongKreg Brown 1 11 0 11Junior Mertile 1 15 0 15

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLChuck Grace 1-2 3 0.0 1.0Thatc Starling 2-0 2 0.0 0.0Scott Bryant 2-0 2 0.0 0.0Dez Johnson 2-0 2 0.0 0.0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLTerrence Cody 1-1 2 0.0 2.0Marcell Dareus 1-1 2 1.0 1.0Dont'a Hightower 1-1 2 1.0 1.0Ali Sharrief 1-0 1 0.0 0.0




3rd 03:14 UA - T. Richardson 9 yd run (Greg McElroy pass failed), 7-50 2:11 0 - 6

Play-by-Play Summary (4th quarter)Fla. International vs Alabama (Sep 12, 2009 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)

2-5 FIU 35 Start of 4th quarter, clock 15:00.2-5 FIU 35 R20T. Richardson rush over left tackle for 35 yards to the FIU0, 1ST DOWN UA, TOUCHDOWN,

clock 14:53.1-G FIU 03 Leigh Tiffin kick attempt good.


Leigh Tiffin kickoff 69 yards to the FIU1, Junior Mertile return 23 yards to the FIU24(Marquis Johnson).

FLA. INTERNATIONAL drive start at 14:53.1-10 FIU 24 P9Paul McCall screen pass complete to Darriet Perry for 13 yards to the FIU37, 1ST DOWN FIU

(Rolando McClain;Mark Barron).1-10 FIU 37 Paul McCall screen pass complete to T.Y. Hilton for loss of 1 yard to the FIU36 (Damion

Square;D. Hightower).2-11 FIU 36 Paul McCall RF pass complete to Greg Ellingson for 7 yards to the FIU43 (Javier Arenas).3-4 FIU 43 Paul McCall RF pass complete to Darriet Perry for 2 yards to the FIU45 (Marquis Johnson).4-2 FIU 45 R10Paul McCall rush over right end for 2 yards to the FIU47, 1ST DOWN FIU (Rolando McClain).1-10 FIU 47 Paul McCall LF pass complete to Jason Frierson for 6 yards to the UA47 (Javier Arenas).2-4 UA 47 PENALTY FIU false start (Andy Leavine) 5 yards to the FIU48.2-9 FIU 48 Paul McCall rush over left end for 8 yards to the UA44 (Courtney Upshaw;Kareem Jackson).3-1 UA 44 Darriet Perry rush over left end for loss of 1 yard to the UA45 (D. Hightower).4-2 UA 45 Paul McCall middle pass incomplete, QB hurry by L. Washington.


1-10 UA 45 UA ball on UA46.1-10 UA 46 T. Richardson rush over right end for 2 yards to the UA48 (Dez Johnson;Scott Bryant),

PENALTY UA holding (William Vlachos) 10 yards to the UA36, NO PLAY.1-20 UA 36 T. Richardson rush over right end for 10 yards to the UA46, out-of-bounds (Toronto Smith).2-10 UA 46 R21T. Richardson rush over left tackle for 12 yards to the FIU42, 1ST DOWN UA (Dez Johnson).1-10 FIU 42 R22Terry Grant rush over left tackle for 42 yards to the FIU0, 1ST DOWN UA, TOUCHDOWN, clock

08:21.1-G FIU 03 Leigh Tiffin kick attempt good.


Leigh Tiffin kickoff 65 yards to the FIU5, T.Y. Hilton return 24 yards to the FIU29(Tyrone King).

FLA. INTERNATIONAL drive start at 08:21.1-10 FIU 29 Darriet Perry rush over left tackle for 1 yard to the FIU30 (Javier Arenas;Kerry Murphy).2-9 FIU 30 Wayne Younger rush up middle for 8 yards to the FIU38, out-of-bounds (Mark Barron).3-1 FIU 38 R11Darriet Perry rush over right guard for 2 yards to the FIU40, 1ST DOWN FIU (Rolando

McClain).1-10 FIU 40 Wayne Younger sideline pass incomplete to Greg Ellingson, QB hurry by Courtney Upshaw.

UA Damion Square shaken up on the play.2-10 FIU 40 Wayne Younger screen pass complete to T.Y. Hilton for 1 yard to the FIU41 (Tyrone

King;Cory Reamer).3-9 FIU 41 P12Wayne Younger slant pass complete to Colt Anderson for 23 yards to the UA36, 1ST DOWN FIU

(Ali Sharrief).1-10 UA 36 X13TEAM rush up middle for loss of 13 yards to the UA49 (Ali Sharrief), PENALTY UA face mask

15 yards to the UA21, 1ST DOWN FIU, NO PLAY.1-10 UA 21 Wayne Younger flag pass incomplete to T.Y. Hilton (Robby Green).2-10 UA 21 Wayne Younger rush over left end for 4 yards to the UA17 (Luther Davis;Kerry Murphy).3-6 UA 17 Wayne Younger flag pass incomplete to Marquis Rolle.4-6 UA 17 Wayne Younger crossing pass intercepted by Mark Barron at the UA14, Mark Barron return 17

yards to the UA31 (Darriet Perry).10 plays, 54 yards, 3:58

ALABAMA drive start at 04:23.1-10 UA 31 R23Terry Grant rush over right tackle for 16 yards to the UA47, 1ST DOWN UA, out-of-bounds

(Toure Williams).1-10 UA 47 Terry Grant rush over left end for 6 yards to the FIU47, out-of-bounds (George

Palmer;Kreg Brown).2-4 FIU 47 Demetrius Goode rush over right tackle for no gain to the FIU47 (Jonath Cyprien).3-4 FIU 47 Terry Grant rush over right end for 3 yards to the FIU44 (Winston Fraser;Jonas Murrell).4-1 FIU 44 R24Terry Grant rush up middle for 5 yards to the FIU39, 1ST DOWN UA (O'Darr D'Haiti).1-10 FIU 39 R25Demetrius Goode rush over right end for 14 yards to the FIU25, 1ST DOWN UA (Jonath

Cyprien).1-10 FIU 25 Demetrius Goode rush over left guard for 5 yards to the FIU20 (Winston Fraser).2-5 FIU 20 R26Demetrius Goode rush over right guard for 5 yards to the FIU15, 1ST DOWN UA (Thatc

Starling).End of game, clock 00:00.

8 plays, 54 yards, 4:23

Play-by-Play Summary (4th quarter)Fla. International vs Alabama (Sep 12, 2009 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)

FINAL SCORE: Alabama 40, Fla. International 14


Fla. International 0 08:55 2 2 1 5 2-5 1-3 7-24 7-12-1-51 1-5Alabama 14 06:05 7 0 0 7 0-1 1-1 12-153 0-0-0-0 2-25

Quickie Statistics (Final)Fla. International vs Alabama (Sep 12, 2009 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)

FIU UAScore 14 40FIRST DOWNS 13 26RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 26-1 42-275PASSING YDS (NET) 213 241Passes Att-Comp-Int 38-18-1 24-18-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-214 66-516Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-3 4-101Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-185 2-30Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-17Punts (Number-Avg) 8-47.4 3-43.0Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0Penalties-Yards 8-54 7-65Possession Time 28:22 31:38Third-Down Conversions 7 of 17 3 of 10Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 1 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 4-4

Fla. International AlabamaRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgDarria Mallary 3 13 0 13 0 7 4.3Wayne Younger 2 12 0 12 0 8 6.0Darriet Perry 9 13 8 5 0 6 0.6T.Y. Hilton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgT. Richardson 15 119 1 118 2 35 7.9Terry Grant 6 72 3 69 1 42 11.5Mark Ingram 10 57 1 56 1 16 5.6Demetrius Goode 4 24 0 24 0 14 6.0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackPaul McCall 16-32-0 189 1 46 5Wayne Younger 2-6-1 24 0 23 0


Receiving No. Yards TD LongGreg Ellingson 5 92 1 46T.Y. Hilton 5 40 0 25Darriet Perry 3 14 0 13Jason Frierson 2 22 0 16

Receiving No. Yards TD LongMike McCoy 5 100 1 35Mark Ingram 4 47 0 31T. Richardson 2 23 0 12Earl Alexander 2 20 0 11




Punt Returns No. Yards TD LongJavier Arenas 4 101 0 46


Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongDamion Square 1 5 0 5Javier Arenas 1 25 0 25

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLScott Bryant 3-6 9 0.0 0.0Anthony Gaitor 7-0 7 0.0 1.0Dez Johnson 4-3 7 0.0 0.0Winston Fraser 4-3 7 0.0 0.0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLRolando McClain 6-4 10 0.0 1.5Dont'a Hightower 3-3 6 1.0 2.5Mark Barron 2-4 6 0.5 0.5Javier Arenas 4-1 5 0.0 0.0






Quickie Statistics (4th quarter only)Fla. International vs Alabama (Sep 12, 2009 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)

FIU UAScore 0 14FIRST DOWNS 5 7RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 7-24 12-153PASSING YDS (NET) 51 0Passes Att-Comp-Int 12-7-1 0-0-0TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 19-75 12-153Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-47 0-0Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-17Punts (Number-Avg) 0-0.0 0-0.0Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Penalties-Yards 1-5 2-25Possession Time 08:55 06:05Third-Down Conversions 2 of 5 0 of 1Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 1 of 1

Fla. International AlabamaRushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgWayne Younger 2 12 0 12 0 8 6.0Paul McCall 2 10 0 10 0 8 5.0Darriet Perry 3 3 1 2 0 2 0.7

Rushing No. Gain Loss Net TD Lg AvgTerry Grant 5 72 0 72 1 42 14.4T. Richardson 3 57 0 57 1 35 19.0Demetrius Goode 4 24 0 24 0 14 6.0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long SackPaul McCall 5-6-0 27 0 13 0Wayne Younger 2-6-1 24 0 23 0

Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack

Receiving No. Yards TD LongDarriet Perry 2 15 0 13T.Y. Hilton 2 0 0 1Colt Anderson 1 23 0 23Greg Ellingson 1 7 0 7

Receiving No. Yards TD Long

Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB Punting No. Yds Avg Long In20 TB


Kick Returns No. Yards TD LongT.Y. Hilton 1 24 0 24Junior Mertile 1 23 0 23

Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLJonath Cyprien 2-0 2 0.0 0.0Winston Fraser 1-1 2 0.0 0.0O'Darr D'Haiti 1-0 1 0.0 0.0Toure Williams 1-0 1 0.0 0.0

Tackles UA-A Total Sacks TFLRolando McClain 2-1 3 0.0 0.0Javier Arenas 2-1 3 0.0 0.0Marquis Johnson 2-0 2 0.0 0.0Tyrone King 1-1 2 0.0 0.0






McELROY SETS SCHOOL RECORD FOR CONSECUTIVE COMPLETIONSJunior quarterback Greg McElroy set a new Alabama school record for consecutive completions against FIU by completing 14 straight passes. That hot streak beat the old mark of 12 held by John Parker Wilson, who completed 12 consecutive passes over a two-game span in 2008 (at Tennessee and vs. Arkansas State), and Andrew Zow, who completed 12 straight vs. Mississippi on Oct. 14, 2000.

McELROY ALMOST FLAWLESS IN HOME DEBUTIn his first home game as the starting quarterback, Alabama junior quarterback Greg McElroy produced an extremely accurate single-game passing performances against FIU, completing 16 of his first 18 attempts (including 11 of 12 to start the game). He ended the game with an impressive 18-for-24 (75 percent) passing performance for 241 yards and 1 touchdown.

LEIGH TIFFIN TIES HIS FATHER ON ALABAMA’S CAREER FIELD GOALS LISTSenior placekicker Leigh Tiffin converted two field goal attempts against FIU, making good on attempts from 23 and 29 yards. The two field goals gives Tiffin 59 in his Alabama career, ranking him tied for third place in Crimson Tide history behind Philip Doyle (78 from 1987-90), Michael Proctor (65 from 1992-95). He is now tied with his father, Van Tiffin (59 from 1983-86) on the Alabama career field goals list.

TRENT RICHARDSON HAS IMPRESSIVE HOME DEBUTTrue freshman running back Trent Richardson enjoyed an impres-sive debut in his first action with the Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium, rushing for 118 yards and 2 touchdowns on 15 carries against FIU. Richardson scored on runs of 9 and 35 yards in the sec-ond half to extend the Alabama lead from a 20-14 edge to 33-14 early in the fourth quarter.

McCOY HAS CAREER NIGHT DUE TO BIG FIRST HALFSenior wide receiver Mike McCoy produced a huge game against FIU with 5 catches for 100 yards and 1 touchdown – all in the first half. McCoy’s yardage eclipsed his previous career high of 47 yards vs. Georgia in 2007. His career-high for catches in a game is 6 vs. Georgia in 2007.

DEFENSE STRONG AGAINST THE RUNThe Alabama defense was strong against the run against FIU, holding the Golden Panthers to 1 yard rushing on 26 attempts. FIU finished the night with 214 total yards of offense to Alabama’s 516 yards.

TIDE SCORES ON OPENING DRIVEAlabama took the opening kickoff and marched to a field goal for a 3-0 lead on a 23-yard field goal by Leigh Tiffin with 9:02 left in the first quarter. Alabama has now scored a field goal on its opening pos-session in both games of the 2009 season, having marched to a Tiffin field goal to start the scoring last week in a 34-24 win over Virginia Tech. In the Nick Saban Era, Alabama has scored on its opening pos-session in 17 of 29 games. Over those 29 games, the Crimson Tide has started games by scoring nine touchdowns and has kicked eight field goals. Alabama scored on its first possession in nine of its 13 games in 2007 and six of its 14 games last season.

FAST-STARTING TIDEAlabama has scored on six of its seven first quarter possessions this season, resulting in five field goals and one touchdown. The Crimson Tide has run 49 first quarter plays this season and totaled 271 yards against Virginia Tech and Florida International. Alabama scored on three of four possessions against Virginia Tech in the season opener and scored on all three first quarter drives against FIU. Greg McElroy completed 10 of 11 passes for 155 yards and one touchdown in the first period against FIU. Wide Receiver Mike McCoy caught four passes for 65 yards and one touchdown in the first quarter against FIU; including a 24-yard touchdown reception that gave the Tide a 10-0 lead.

FIRST-TIME STARTERSSenior running back Roy Upchurch played in the 30th game of his Alabama career, but made the first start for the Crimson Tide against FIU. Sophomore H-Back Preston Dial made his first start for Alabama against FIU. On defense, sophomore free safety Robby Green made his first career start as the Tide employed five defensive backs on the first play of scrimmage against FIU.

ALABAMA 19-1 UNDER SABAN WHEN LEADING AT THE HALFAlabama led FIU at halftime, 20-14. With the victory over FIU, Alabama improved to 19-1 when leading at halftime under head coach Nick Saban, including a 13-game winning streak. The only loss came against LSU during the 2007 season when UA held a 20-17 halftime lead before losing, 41-34, on Nov. 3, 2007, at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Crimson Tide is 1-5 under Saban when trailing at halftime and 1-2 when tied at halftime. The lone win when trailing at the half came in the 34-24 win over No. 7 Virginia Tech last week in Atlanta. Alabama’s lone win when tied at halftime came last year at LSU.

TONIGHT’S CAPTAINSAlabama’s game captains against Florida International were sopho-more linebacker Dont’a Hightower, junior quarterback Greg McElroy, and offensive lineman Mike Johnson. Alabama won the coin toss and elected to receive. FIU chose to defend the north end zone.

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•Alabama Postgame Notes



•FIU Post Game Notes

FIU Captains:91 - Armond Willis, 32 - Carlos Munera, 27 - John Ellis, 44- Scott Bryant

T.Y. HiltonT.Y. Hilton’s first quarter kickoff return for touchdown (96 yards) was his first touch of the game. For the second consecutive year Hilton scored on his first touch of the year. Last season he scored on a 74-yard punt return in the season opener at Kansas (8/30/08).

Hilton’s 96 yard return is the longest of his career, and the third-longest in FIU history (99 yards by Greg Moss in 2003 & 98 yards by Lionell Singleton in 2006).

With a reception in the second quarter, T.Y. Hilton has now caught a pass in 12 consecutive games after not having a reception in his collegiate debut.

Hilton now has 961 kickoff return yards in his career, good for second on FIU’s all-time list (Lionell Singleton - 1,613). He passed Greg Moss, who had 878.

FIUFIU has now returned one kickoff for touchdown in five consecu-tive seasons. The last time FIU returned a kickoff for a TD was against Louisiana-Lafayette on November 1, 2008

Career FirstsJonathan Cyprien’s tackle on the opening kickoff was the first of his career.

Winston Fraser’s first quarter tackle of Roy Upchurch was the first of his career.

Darrian Mallary’s second quarter carry was the first of his career.



•Alabama Postgame Quotes

Alabama Head Coach Nick SabanOpening Statement:I think we did a good job the entire game offensively and I think we controlled the line of scrimmage and ran the ball effectively. Greg [McElroy] did a very good job of taking what they gave him. He was accurate and made good decisions. 18 of 24 is pretty good and 13 in a row or whatever he did at one point is outstanding.There were some guys that stepped up today. Mike McCoy had 100 yards plus day after Julio went down. Most of what he caught was what we had planned to go to No. 8, but he did an outstanding job. Trent Richardson got more of an opportunity in this game like we knew he would. Mark [Ingram] had been sick all week, but Mark played well as well. Roy [Upchurch] got an ankle sprain early in the game and couldn’t continue to play, so Trent did a great job. I think, defensively, we played a lot better in the second half. Special teams did a good job in the game except for the kickoff coverage and we need to continue to work on that to get that fixed. Two weeks in a row where you give up a kickoff return for a touchdown and then we do the alternative kicks and give up field position so that’s something that we need to improve on. I really wasn’t happy with the energy and enthusiasm our team came out and played with in the first half. The focus in games like this is to improve. FIU’s players played well in the game, they played hard. I have a tremendous amount of respect for the compet-itive spirit that they have. Mario’s building a good program there and they really play like a true bunch of great competitive young people and I have a lot of respect for that. They played hard in the game today and they took it right to us. I don’t think our guys came out with the kind of energy, enthu-siasm and intensity that we need to set the tone and we allowed them to stay in the game with some mistakes that we made and some things that we didn’t do correctly. Giving up a big play on third and long when they’ve got the ball on the two yard line which changes field position. We got a pass interference which was a big play on what I think was second and long. There’s a lot of things that we need to correct, there’s a lot of things that we can correct and get better. We got to play a lot of players out there today. I do think that Damion Square got a knee injury that is probably pretty serious. We don’t know yet until they do a MRI, but we’re pretty sure that he probably has a knee injury that is going to require surgery.

Lorenzo WashingtonOn FIU’s offensive line:“FIU played hard all night. They have a good team. Their offen-sive line made it tough for us against them with their blocks. We just had to get out there and do what we do.”

Earl AlexanderOn Corey Reamer and Mike McCoy contributing:“Those guys are seniors and they did their job. We look to them as leaders on the team. They went in there and handled their busi-ness.”

On Mike McCoy:“He just found a way to get in there and had the opportunity to make some great plays. When they called his number, he was ready and did a great job.”

Mike JohnsonOn still putting up offensive numbers without Mark Ingram, Roy Upchurch, Julio Jones, etc.:“I think we put up just over 200 yards last time against FIU so it’s huge for us to come out and put up big numbers. We’d like for that to transfer more onto the scoreboard. It was a struggle get-ting points actually on the scoreboard tonight, but the yardage was there and we just grinded it out. Everybody did a good job. Trent [Richardson] ran like he was possessed and we got it in the end zone right there at the end and were able to come out with a big win.”

Colin PeekOn Trent Richardson:“Trent is a magnificent player. I’ve been waiting for him to have a huge breakout day. Trent has so much talent, he’s a true freshman and just for him to step in like that and play so well. You hope for that to happen but when it does happen, it’s just a great thing for him and his family. I know he was battling some nicks and bruises and he was just hurdling people, pounding people. I was just proud to have him as my running back, especially when you have some-body explosive like that. It makes blocking a lot more fun because then if you block your man, then he hits the hole and houses it. He’s just such a phenomenal player.”

Greg McElroyOn FIU’s pressure:“I got sacked once actually on play action, they blitzed from the back and there was just a little miscommunication so there was a little disappointed but what can you do? It’s a part of the game, we kept the momentum going.”

On difference between his game in week one and week two:“I think I just felt the need not to pass, I settled into my game last week in the second half and just threw completions. The fact that that kind of carried over to this week, it allowed me to be more successful in the passing game and be more efficient. The fact that we did that, set those records, is amazing.”



•FIU Postgame Quotes

Florida International Head Coach Mario CristobalOpening Statement:“It was a real, real hard fought game and real good effort by our guys, particularly in the first half, but we have to hold up in protec-tion a little more in the second half. Obviously, we’re never satis-fied with a defeat, but give credit to Alabama. The Crimson Tide really plays good football, and they played good football again tonight when they had to win the football game.”

On how much depth was a factor in the game:“Well I think that’s the difference in our program, one that’s growing, versus one that’s been established for a long, long time. You’ve got your second and third teams going in there and rotat-ing. What happens with us being a young program, you have something happen like to Ashlyn Parker. It’s play 75, 80 or 85 and now you have a foot get stuck in the ground and you hurt a knee. I think that’s when it takes its toll, in the second half. Again, give credit to them. They were able to roll them in and roll them out, but it did take its toll on us in the second half.”

On whether or not he was surprised by how much Greg McElroy threw the ball in the first half:“Not really. I think he’s a real good football player. He really is. I know he didn’t get a chance to throw it much against Virginia Tech last week, but he’s an accurate passer, he’s got great feet, he’s very mobile and has a great understanding for the game. We were impressed with him on film and I thought their offensive line did a great job giving him time. I thought their offensive coordinator did a great job mixing up the play action, the quick game and some other stuff to mix up our defensive line and keep us off of him. Of course his wide receivers are good football players and big guys that can run, and they find a way to catch the football.”

QB Paul McCallOn how the team competed tonight:“It’s nice to put up points against a defense like that. We hung with them for three quarters of the game, but that’s not going to do it. You don’t get too many chances to play the fourth-ranked team in the nation and get shots like we got tonight. They are a good team and they showed why they are ranked No. 4 in the country by the way they were able to finish tonight.”

On why Alabama was able to get more pressure on him in the second half:“That’s my fault. My eyes came down from the coverage and I was looking at things I didn’t need to be looking at. That’s inexcusable and it hurt the team tonight. I need to be able to get the ball in the hands’ of my receivers quicker. They also made some second half adjustments. They stopped blitzing and relied on getting pressure with a four man front. Kudos to them for making the adjustments, but we need to be able to come back and counterpunch. That starts with me. I need to do a better job of seeing where guys are going to be and putting it in their hands.”

WR Greg EllingsonOn why Alabama was able to pull away in the second half:“I think it was a lack of execution on our part. When they had a chance to execute and make a big play, they did. You have to give them credit for that. When we had the chance, we didn’t, includ-ing myself. I had the chance to make a catch on third down and didn’t.”

On how he was able to get open consistently:“I think it is just the scheme of all the plays. On some routes T.Y (Hilton) is going to be open, and on others I am. It’s also due to good placement by Paul (McCall).”

On what the team can take away from tonight’s game:“We know we can hang with the big dogs. Tonight they just exe-cuted better than we did.”

McELROY SETS SCHOOL RECORD FOR CONSECUTIVE COMPLETIONSJunior quarterback Greg McElroy set a new Alabama school record for consecutive completions against FIU by completing 14 straight passes. That hot streak beat the old mark of 12 held by John Parker Wilson, who completed 12 consecutive passes over a two-game span in 2008 (at Tennessee and vs. Arkansas State), and Andrew Zow, who completed 12 straight vs. Mississippi on Oct. 14, 2000.

McELROY ALMOST FLAWLESS IN HOME DEBUTIn his first home game as the starting quarterback, Alabama junior quarterback Greg McElroy produced an extremely accurate single-game passing performances against FIU, completing 16 of his first 18 attempts (including 11 of 12 to start the game). He ended the game with an impressive 18-for-24 (75 percent) passing performance for 241 yards and 1 touchdown.

LEIGH TIFFIN TIES HIS FATHER ON ALABAMA’S CAREER FIELD GOALS LISTSenior placekicker Leigh Tiffin converted two field goal attempts against FIU, making good on attempts from 23 and 29 yards. The two field goals gives Tiffin 59 in his Alabama career, ranking him tied for third place in Crimson Tide history behind Philip Doyle (78 from 1987-90), Michael Proctor (65 from 1992-95). He is now tied with his father, Van Tiffin (59 from 1983-86) on the Alabama career field goals list.

TRENT RICHARDSON HAS IMPRESSIVE HOME DEBUTTrue freshman running back Trent Richardson enjoyed an impres-sive debut in his first action with the Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium, rushing for 118 yards and 2 touchdowns on 15 carries against FIU. Richardson scored on runs of 9 and 35 yards in the sec-ond half to extend the Alabama lead from a 20-14 edge to 33-14 early in the fourth quarter.

McCOY HAS CAREER NIGHT DUE TO BIG FIRST HALFSenior wide receiver Mike McCoy produced a huge game against FIU with 5 catches for 100 yards and 1 touchdown – all in the first half. McCoy’s yardage eclipsed his previous career high of 47 yards vs. Georgia in 2007. His career-high for catches in a game is 6 vs. Georgia in 2007.

DEFENSE STRONG AGAINST THE RUNThe Alabama defense was strong against the run against FIU, holding the Golden Panthers to 1 yard rushing on 26 attempts. FIU finished the night with 214 total yards of offense to Alabama’s 516 yards.

TIDE SCORES ON OPENING DRIVEAlabama took the opening kickoff and marched to a field goal for a 3-0 lead on a 23-yard field goal by Leigh Tiffin with 9:02 left in the first quarter. Alabama has now scored a field goal on its opening pos-session in both games of the 2009 season, having marched to a Tiffin field goal to start the scoring last week in a 34-24 win over Virginia Tech. In the Nick Saban Era, Alabama has scored on its opening pos-session in 17 of 29 games. Over those 29 games, the Crimson Tide has started games by scoring nine touchdowns and has kicked eight field goals. Alabama scored on its first possession in nine of its 13 games in 2007 and six of its 14 games last season.

FAST-STARTING TIDEAlabama has scored on six of its seven first quarter possessions this season, resulting in five field goals and one touchdown. The Crimson Tide has run 49 first quarter plays this season and totaled 271 yards against Virginia Tech and Florida International. Alabama scored on three of four possessions against Virginia Tech in the season opener and scored on all three first quarter drives against FIU. Greg McElroy completed 10 of 11 passes for 155 yards and one touchdown in the first period against FIU. Wide Receiver Mike McCoy caught four passes for 65 yards and one touchdown in the first quarter against FIU; including a 24-yard touchdown reception that gave the Tide a 10-0 lead.

FIRST-TIME STARTERSSenior running back Roy Upchurch played in the 30th game of his Alabama career, but made the first start for the Crimson Tide against FIU. Sophomore H-Back Preston Dial made his first start for Alabama against FIU. On defense, sophomore free safety Robby Green made his first career start as the Tide employed five defensive backs on the first play of scrimmage against FIU.

ALABAMA 19-1 UNDER SABAN WHEN LEADING AT THE HALFAlabama led FIU at halftime, 20-14. With the victory over FIU, Alabama improved to 19-1 when leading at halftime under head coach Nick Saban, including a 13-game winning streak. The only loss came against LSU during the 2007 season when UA held a 20-17 halftime lead before losing, 41-34, on Nov. 3, 2007, at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Crimson Tide is 1-5 under Saban when trailing at halftime and 1-2 when tied at halftime. The lone win when trailing at the half came in the 34-24 win over No. 7 Virginia Tech last week in Atlanta. Alabama’s lone win when tied at halftime came last year at LSU.

TONIGHT’S CAPTAINSAlabama’s game captains against Florida International were sopho-more linebacker Dont’a Hightower, junior quarterback Greg McElroy, and offensive lineman Mike Johnson. Alabama won the coin toss and elected to receive. FIU chose to defend the north end zone.



•Alabama Postgame Notes



•FIU Post Game Notes

FIU Captains:91 - Armond Willis, 32 - Carlos Munera, 27 - John Ellis, 44- Scott Bryant

T.Y. HiltonT.Y. Hilton’s first quarter kickoff return for touchdown (96 yards) was his first touch of the game. For the second consecutive year Hilton scored on his first touch of the year. Last season he scored on a 74-yard punt return in the season opener at Kansas (8/30/08).

Hilton’s 96 yard return is the longest of his career, and the third-longest in FIU history (99 yards by Greg Moss in 2003 & 98 yards by Lionell Singleton in 2006).

With a reception in the second quarter, T.Y. Hilton has now caught a pass in 12 consecutive games after not having a reception in his collegiate debut.

Hilton now has 961 kickoff return yards in his career, good for second on FIU’s all-time list (Lionell Singleton - 1,613). He passed Greg Moss, who had 878.

FIUFIU has now returned one kickoff for touchdown in five consecu-tive seasons. The last time FIU returned a kickoff for a TD was against Louisiana-Lafayette on November 1, 2008

Career FirstsJonathan Cyprien’s tackle on the opening kickoff was the first of his career.

Winston Fraser’s first quarter tackle of Roy Upchurch was the first of his career.

Darrian Mallary’s second quarter carry was the first of his career.



•Alabama Postgame Quotes

Alabama Head Coach Nick SabanOpening Statement:I think we did a good job the entire game offensively and I think we controlled the line of scrimmage and ran the ball effectively. Greg [McElroy] did a very good job of taking what they gave him. He was accurate and made good decisions. 18 of 24 is pretty good and 13 in a row or whatever he did at one point is outstanding.There were some guys that stepped up today. Mike McCoy had 100 yards plus day after Julio went down. Most of what he caught was what we had planned to go to No. 8, but he did an outstanding job. Trent Richardson got more of an opportunity in this game like we knew he would. Mark [Ingram] had been sick all week, but Mark played well as well. Roy [Upchurch] got an ankle sprain early in the game and couldn’t continue to play, so Trent did a great job. I think, defensively, we played a lot better in the second half. Special teams did a good job in the game except for the kickoff coverage and we need to continue to work on that to get that fixed. Two weeks in a row where you give up a kickoff return for a touchdown and then we do the alternative kicks and give up field position so that’s something that we need to improve on. I really wasn’t happy with the energy and enthusiasm our team came out and played with in the first half. The focus in games like this is to improve. FIU’s players played well in the game, they played hard. I have a tremendous amount of respect for the compet-itive spirit that they have. Mario’s building a good program there and they really play like a true bunch of great competitive young people and I have a lot of respect for that. They played hard in the game today and they took it right to us. I don’t think our guys came out with the kind of energy, enthu-siasm and intensity that we need to set the tone and we allowed them to stay in the game with some mistakes that we made and some things that we didn’t do correctly. Giving up a big play on third and long when they’ve got the ball on the two yard line which changes field position. We got a pass interference which was a big play on what I think was second and long. There’s a lot of things that we need to correct, there’s a lot of things that we can correct and get better. We got to play a lot of players out there today. I do think that Damion Square got a knee injury that is probably pretty serious. We don’t know yet until they do a MRI, but we’re pretty sure that he probably has a knee injury that is going to require surgery.

Lorenzo WashingtonOn FIU’s offensive line:“FIU played hard all night. They have a good team. Their offen-sive line made it tough for us against them with their blocks. We just had to get out there and do what we do.”

Earl AlexanderOn Corey Reamer and Mike McCoy contributing:“Those guys are seniors and they did their job. We look to them as leaders on the team. They went in there and handled their busi-ness.”

On Mike McCoy:“He just found a way to get in there and had the opportunity to make some great plays. When they called his number, he was ready and did a great job.”

Mike JohnsonOn still putting up offensive numbers without Mark Ingram, Roy Upchurch, Julio Jones, etc.:“I think we put up just over 200 yards last time against FIU so it’s huge for us to come out and put up big numbers. We’d like for that to transfer more onto the scoreboard. It was a struggle get-ting points actually on the scoreboard tonight, but the yardage was there and we just grinded it out. Everybody did a good job. Trent [Richardson] ran like he was possessed and we got it in the end zone right there at the end and were able to come out with a big win.”

Colin PeekOn Trent Richardson:“Trent is a magnificent player. I’ve been waiting for him to have a huge breakout day. Trent has so much talent, he’s a true freshman and just for him to step in like that and play so well. You hope for that to happen but when it does happen, it’s just a great thing for him and his family. I know he was battling some nicks and bruises and he was just hurdling people, pounding people. I was just proud to have him as my running back, especially when you have some-body explosive like that. It makes blocking a lot more fun because then if you block your man, then he hits the hole and houses it. He’s just such a phenomenal player.”

Greg McElroyOn FIU’s pressure:“I got sacked once actually on play action, they blitzed from the back and there was just a little miscommunication so there was a little disappointed but what can you do? It’s a part of the game, we kept the momentum going.”

On difference between his game in week one and week two:“I think I just felt the need not to pass, I settled into my game last week in the second half and just threw completions. The fact that that kind of carried over to this week, it allowed me to be more successful in the passing game and be more efficient. The fact that we did that, set those records, is amazing.”



•FIU Postgame Quotes

Florida International Head Coach Mario CristobalOpening Statement:“It was a real, real hard fought game and real good effort by our guys, particularly in the first half, but we have to hold up in protec-tion a little more in the second half. Obviously, we’re never satis-fied with a defeat, but give credit to Alabama. The Crimson Tide really plays good football, and they played good football again tonight when they had to win the football game.”

On how much depth was a factor in the game:“Well I think that’s the difference in our program, one that’s growing, versus one that’s been established for a long, long time. You’ve got your second and third teams going in there and rotat-ing. What happens with us being a young program, you have something happen like to Ashlyn Parker. It’s play 75, 80 or 85 and now you have a foot get stuck in the ground and you hurt a knee. I think that’s when it takes its toll, in the second half. Again, give credit to them. They were able to roll them in and roll them out, but it did take its toll on us in the second half.”

On whether or not he was surprised by how much Greg McElroy threw the ball in the first half:“Not really. I think he’s a real good football player. He really is. I know he didn’t get a chance to throw it much against Virginia Tech last week, but he’s an accurate passer, he’s got great feet, he’s very mobile and has a great understanding for the game. We were impressed with him on film and I thought their offensive line did a great job giving him time. I thought their offensive coordinator did a great job mixing up the play action, the quick game and some other stuff to mix up our defensive line and keep us off of him. Of course his wide receivers are good football players and big guys that can run, and they find a way to catch the football.”

QB Paul McCallOn how the team competed tonight:“It’s nice to put up points against a defense like that. We hung with them for three quarters of the game, but that’s not going to do it. You don’t get too many chances to play the fourth-ranked team in the nation and get shots like we got tonight. They are a good team and they showed why they are ranked No. 4 in the country by the way they were able to finish tonight.”

On why Alabama was able to get more pressure on him in the second half:“That’s my fault. My eyes came down from the coverage and I was looking at things I didn’t need to be looking at. That’s inexcusable and it hurt the team tonight. I need to be able to get the ball in the hands’ of my receivers quicker. They also made some second half adjustments. They stopped blitzing and relied on getting pressure with a four man front. Kudos to them for making the adjustments, but we need to be able to come back and counterpunch. That starts with me. I need to do a better job of seeing where guys are going to be and putting it in their hands.”

WR Greg EllingsonOn why Alabama was able to pull away in the second half:“I think it was a lack of execution on our part. When they had a chance to execute and make a big play, they did. You have to give them credit for that. When we had the chance, we didn’t, includ-ing myself. I had the chance to make a catch on third down and didn’t.”

On how he was able to get open consistently:“I think it is just the scheme of all the plays. On some routes T.Y (Hilton) is going to be open, and on others I am. It’s also due to good placement by Paul (McCall).”

On what the team can take away from tonight’s game:“We know we can hang with the big dogs. Tonight they just exe-cuted better than we did.”

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