Sunday, 09/06/09
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (5) Alabama | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 34 |
| (7) Virginia Tech | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 74,954 |
Scoring Summary
| Ala - VaTech | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 9:56 | Ala | FG | Leigh Tiffin 49 yd FG | 3 - 0 |
| 6:47 | Ala | FG | Leigh Tiffin 34 yd FG | 6 - 0 | |
| 6:35 | VaTech | TD | Dyrell Roberts 98 yd kick return (Matt Waldron kick) | 6 - 7 | |
| 3:05 | Ala | FG | Leigh Tiffin 32 yd FG | 9 - 7 | |
| 2nd Quarter | 8:39 | VaTech | FG | Matt Waldron 28 yd FG | 9 - 10 |
| 3:09 | Ala | TD | Roy Upchurch 19 yd run (Leigh Tiffin kick) | 16 - 10 | |
| 1:02 | VaTech | TD | Ryan Williams 1 yd run (Matt Waldron kick) | 16 - 17 | |
| 3rd Quarter | NONE | ||||
| 4th Quarter | 12:23 | Ala | TD | Mark Ingram 6 yd run (Colin Peek 2pt pass from Greg McElroy) | 24 - 17 |
| 10:29 | Ala | FG | Leigh Tiffin 20 yd FG | 27 - 17 | |
| 9:22 | VaTech | TD | Ryan Williams 32 yd run (Matt Waldron kick) | 27 - 24 | |
| 6:35 | Ala | TD | Mark Ingram 18 yd pass from Greg McElroy (Leigh Tiffin kick) | 34 - 24 | |
Team Statistics
| Ala | VaTech | |
|---|---|---|
| First Downs | 22 | 11 |
| Passing | 11 | 4 |
| Rushing | 9 | 4 |
| Penalty | 2 | 3 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 6-17 | 2-12 |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Net Yards | 498 | 155 |
| Total Plays | 79 | 51 |
| Average Gain Per Play | 6.3 | 3.0 |
| Net Yards Rushing | 268 | 64 |
| Rushes | 49 | 31 |
| Average Per Rush | 5.5 | 2.1 |
| Net Yards Passing | 230 | 91 |
| Completions - Attempts | 15-30 | 9-20 |
| Yards Per Pass Play | 7.7 | 4.6 |
| Times Sacked | 2 | 5 |
| Yards Lost to Sacks | -5 | -38 |
| Had Intercepted | 1 | 0 |
| Punts | 5 | 8 |
| Average Punt | 44.8 | 45.6 |
| Penalties | 10 | 6 |
| Penalty Yards | 83 | 45 |
| Fumbles | 2 | 5 |
| Fumbles Lost | 1 | 2 |
Passing
| Alabama | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. McElroy | 15 | 30 | 230 | 50.0 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Virginia Tech | Comp | Att | Yds | Pct | Y/A | Sack | YdsL | TD | Int |
| T. Taylor | 9 | 20 | 91 | 45.0 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Alabama | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Ingram | 26 | 150 | 5.8 | 39 | 1 |
| G. McElroy | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 9 | 0 |
| R. Upchurch | 7 | 90 | 12.9 | 34 | 1 |
| T. Richardson | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 6 | 0 |
| T. Grant | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| M. Maze | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Jones | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia Tech | Rush | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| R. Williams | 13 | 71 | 5.5 | 32 | 2 |
| T. Taylor | 10 | -26 | -2.6 | 16 | 0 |
| J. Oglesby | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| D. Coale | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Alabama | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Jones | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 16 | 0 |
| D. Hanks | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 35 | 0 |
| C. Peek | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 19 | 0 |
| M. Ingram | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 18 | 1 |
| M. Maze | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 48 | 0 |
| Virginia Tech | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| J. Boykin | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 |
| R. Williams | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 43 | 0 |
| D. Coale | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| J. Oglesby | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
Kicking
| Alabama | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Tiffin | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 49 | 14 |
| Virginia Tech | XPM | XPA | Pct | FGM | FGA | Pct | Lng | Pts |
| M. Waldron | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 28 | 6 |
Punting
| Alabama | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Fitzgerald | 5 | 44.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia Tech | Punt | Avg | Blk | In20 | TB |
| B. Bowden | 8 | 45.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick/Punt Returns
| Alabama | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Arenas | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 15 | 0 |
| T. Grant | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Virginia Tech | KR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PR | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD |
| D. Roberts | 4 | 195 | 48.8 | 98 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Morgan | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Wilson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Hosley | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| R. Williams | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| Alabama | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Virginia Tech | Tack | Ast | Sack | Yds | FFum | FumR | PD | Int | Yds | Int'TD |
| A. Hopkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |










