Alabama @ Virginia Tech | Sunday, 09/06/09 | College Football | Scores | BCS Standings | Rankings | Player Stats

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(5) Alabama 34, (7) Virginia Tech 24 (F)

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

Play-by-Play

1st Quarter
Alabama - 15:00
	15:00	Alabama kicks off. Morgan returns 6 yards to the VaTech18.
Virginia Tech - 14:55
1-10, VaTech18	14:55	Williams rush right for 3 yards to the VaTech21.
2-7, VaTech21	14:15	Coale rush left for 5 yards to the VaTech26.
2-7, VaTech26	14:02	Virginia Tech time out.
3-2, VaTech26	14:02	Taylor pass completion to the middle to Oglesby for 1 yard to the VaTech27.
4-1, VaTech27	13:12	Bowden punts. Arenas returns 5 yards to the Ala42.
Alabama - 13:06
1-10, Ala42	13:06	Ingram rush middle for 3 yards to the Ala45.
2-7, Ala45	12:26	McElroy pass completion to the right to Jones for 14 yards to the VaTech41.
1-10, VaTech41	12:06	McElroy rush middle for 1 yard to the VaTech40.
2-9, VaTech40	11:36	McElroy rush middle for 8 yards to the VaTech32.
2-9, VaTech32	10:43	Alabama time out.
3-1, VaTech32	10:43	Ingram rush middle for 0 yards to the VaTech32.
4-1, VaTech32	10:03	Tiffin 49 yard FIELD GOAL.
	9:56	Alabama kicks off. Roberts returns 21 yards to the VaTech21.
Virginia Tech - 9:49
1-10, VaTech21	9:49	Taylor incomplete pass to the right.
1-10, VaTech21	9:40	Virginia Tech time out.
2-10, VaTech21	9:40	Taylor pass completion to the right to Coale for 4 yards to the VaTech25.
3-6, VaTech25	9:10	Taylor rush left for -10 yards to the VaTech15.
3-6, VaTech25	8:58	Virginia Tech penalized -10 yards.
4-16, VaTech15	8:58	Bowden punts. Arenas returns 15 yards to the VaTech46.
Alabama - 8:49
1-10, VaTech46	8:49	McElroy incomplete pass to the left.
2-10, VaTech46	8:31	Alabama penalized -10 yards.
2-20, Ala44	8:21	Ingram rush middle for 4 yards to the Ala48.
3-16, Ala48	7:41	McElroy pass completion to the middle to Hanks for 35 yards to the VaTech17.
1-10, VaTech17	7:31	Ingram rush right for 1 yard to the VaTech16.
2-9, VaTech16	7:01	McElroy incomplete pass to the right.
3-9, VaTech16	6:54	McElroy incomplete pass to the right.
4-9, VaTech16	6:51	Tiffin 34 yard FIELD GOAL.
	6:47	Alabama kicks off. Roberts returns 98 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Virginia Tech - 6:47
	6:47	Waldron PAT - GOOD.
	6:35	Virginia Tech kicks off. Grant returns 15 yards to the Ala15.
Alabama - 6:29
1-10, Ala15	6:29	Jones rush left for -1 yards to the Ala14.
2-11, Ala14	5:49	McElroy rush left for 5 yards to the Ala19.
2-11, Ala14	5:49	Virginia Tech penalized 15 yards.
1-10, Ala34	5:29	Grant rush left for 0 yards to the Ala34.
2-10, Ala34	4:49	McElroy incomplete pass to the left.
3-10, Ala34	4:40	McElroy rush right for 9 yards to the Ala43.
3-10, Ala43	3:55	Virginia Tech time out.
4-1, Ala43	3:55	Fitzgerald punts. No return. Ball on VaTech16.
Virginia Tech - 3:55
4-1, Ala43	3:55	Williams fumbles, Selman of Alabama recovers and returns 0 yards to the VaTech16.
Alabama - 3:44
1-10, VaTech16	3:44	Grant rush right for 2 yards to the VaTech14.
2-8, VaTech14	3:24	McElroy incomplete pass to the right.
3-9, VaTech15	3:15	McElroy incomplete pass to the middle.
4-9, VaTech15	3:08	Tiffin 32 yard FIELD GOAL.
	3:05	Alabama kicks off. Morgan returns 15 yards to the VaTech25.
Virginia Tech - 2:59
1-10, VaTech25	2:59	Taylor pass completion to the right to Coale for 12 yards to the VaTech37.
1-10, VaTech37	2:39	Williams rush left for 3 yards to the VaTech40.
2-7, VaTech40	1:49	Oglesby rush right for 6 yards to the VaTech46.
3-1, VaTech46	1:19	Oglesby rush middle for 2 yards to the VaTech48.
1-10, VaTech48	0:49	Taylor pass completion to the right to Oglesby for 13 yards to the Ala39.
1-10, Ala39	0:19	Oglesby rush left for -2 yards to the Ala41.

2nd Quarter
Virginia Tech - 15:00
2-12, Ala41	15:00	Taylor incomplete pass to the middle.
3-12, Ala41	14:46	Taylor sacked by McClain for a 8 yard loss to the Ala49.
4-20, Ala49	14:36	Bowden punts. Touchback. Ball on Ala20.
Alabama - 14:03
1-10, Ala20	14:03	Ingram rush middle for 6 yards to the Ala26.
2-4, Ala26	13:33	Rush middle for -10 yards to the Ala16.
3-14, Ala16	12:53	McElroy incomplete pass to the right.
4-14, Ala16	12:44	Fitzgerald punts. Lewis returns 11 yards to the VaTech42.
Virginia Tech - 12:30
1-10, VaTech42	12:30	Taylor incomplete pass to the left.
2-10, VaTech42	12:22	Williams rush right for 5 yards to the VaTech47.
3-5, VaTech47	11:42	Taylor incomplete pass to the left.
4-5, VaTech47	11:39	Bowden punts. No return. Ball on Ala12.
Alabama - 11:32
1-10, VaTech12	11:32	Alabama penalized -5 yards.
1-15, Ala7	11:32	McElroy incomplete pass to the left.
2-15, Ala7	11:27	McElroy rush middle for 7 yards to the Ala14.
3-8, Ala14	10:47	McElroy pass to the middle intercepted by Hopkins and returned 6 yards.
Virginia Tech - 10:39
1-10, Ala14	10:39	Williams rush middle for 3 yards to the Ala11.
2-7, Ala11	9:59	Williams rush left for 2 yards to the Ala9.
3-5, Ala9	9:29	Taylor rush right for -2 yards to the Ala11.
4-7, Ala11	8:39	Waldron 28 yard FIELD GOAL.
	8:39	Virginia Tech kicks off. Arenas returns 15 yards to the Ala23.
Alabama - 8:33
1-10, Ala23	8:33	McElroy incomplete pass to the right.
2-10, Ala23	8:28	McElroy pass completion to the left to Maze for 9 yards to the Ala32.
3-1, Ala33	7:48	Ingram rush left for 3 yards to the Ala36.
1-10, Ala36	7:18	Ingram rush left for 14 yards to the VaTech50.
1-10, VaTech50	7:18	Ingram rush middle for 2 yards to the VaTech48.
2-8, VaTech48	7:18	McElroy sacked by Worilds for a 4 yard loss to the Ala48.
3-12, Ala48	5:38	McElroy pass completion to the right to Jones for 16 yards to the VaTech36.
1-10, VaTech36	5:01	Ingram rush middle for 1 yard to the VaTech35.
2-9, VaTech35	4:21	McElroy pass completion to the middle to Jones for 10 yards to the VaTech25.
1-10, VaTech25	4:01	Ingram rush middle for 6 yards to the VaTech19.
2-4, VaTech19	3:21	Upchurch rush left for 19 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
	3:21	Tiffin PAT - GOOD.
	3:09	Alabama kicks off. Roberts returns 28 yards to the VaTech34.
Virginia Tech - 3:04
	3:04	Alabama penalized 15 yards.
1-10, VaTech49	3:04	Taylor incomplete pass to the middle.
2-10, VaTech49	3:00	Taylor incomplete pass to the right.
3-10, VaTech49	2:56	Alabama penalized 3 yards.
1-10, Ala48	2:46	Taylor pass completion to the right to Williams for 43 yards to the Ala5.
1-10, Ala5	2:32	Alabama time out.
1-5, Ala5	2:32	Taylor rush middle for -14 yards to the Ala19.
1-5, Ala5	2:32	Alabama penalized 15 yards.
1-4, Ala4	2:12	Williams rush middle for 3 yards to the Ala1.
2-1, Ala1	1:32	Taylor rush middle for 0 yards to the Ala1.
3-1, Ala1	1:02	Williams rush middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
	1:02	Waldron PAT - GOOD.
	1:02	Virginia Tech kicks off. Arenas returns 22 yards to the Ala22.
Alabama - 0:56
1-10, Ala22	0:56	Upchurch rush middle for 34 yards to the VaTech44.
1-10, VaTech44	0:36	McElroy pass completion to the middle to Peek for 10 yards to the VaTech34.
1-10, VaTech34	0:35	Ingram rush middle for 16 yards to the VaTech18.
1-10, VaTech18	0:15	McElroy incomplete pass to the middle.
2-10, VaTech18	0:13	McElroy incomplete pass to the left.
3-10, VaTech18	0:06	36 yard field goal attempt by Tiffin is NO GOOD.
Virginia Tech - 0:02
1-10, VaTech26	0:02	Rush middle for -3 yards to the VaTech23.

3rd Quarter
Virginia Tech - 15:00
	15:00	Virginia Tech kicks off. Grant returns 32 yards to the Ala29.
Alabama - 14:54
1-10, Ala29	14:54	McElroy pass completion to the middle to Ingram for 5 yards to the Ala34.
2-5, Ala34	14:04	Ingram rush middle for 0 yards to the Ala34.
3-5, Ala34	13:44	McElroy pass completion to the middle to Hanks for 7 yards to the Ala41.
1-10, Ala41	13:14	Ingram rush right for 0 yards to the Ala41.
2-10, Ala41	12:44	McElroy rush right for 3 yards to the Ala44.
3-7, Ala44	12:14	McElroy pass completion to the middle to Peek for 8 yards to the VaTech48.
1-10, VaTech48	11:44	Maze rush left for -1 yards to the VaTech49.
2-11, VaTech49	11:04	McElroy incomplete pass to the right.
3-11, VaTech49	11:01	McElroy sacked by Friday for a 1 yard loss to the VaTech50.
4-12, VaTech50	10:11	Fitzgerald punts. No return. Ball on VaTech4.
Virginia Tech - 10:08
1-10, VaTech4	10:08	Williams rush left for 3 yards to the VaTech7.
2-7, VaTech7	9:19	Virginia Tech penalized -3 yards.
2-10, VaTech4	9:09	Williams rush middle for 5 yards to the VaTech9.
3-5, VaTech9	8:39	Taylor incomplete pass to the right.
4-5, VaTech9	8:33	Bowden punts. No return. Ball on Ala34.
Alabama - 8:17
1-10, Ala34	8:17	Ingram rush right for -2 yards to the Ala32.
2-12, Ala32	7:57	McElroy pass completion to the right to Jones for 6 yards to the Ala38.
3-6, Ala38	7:08	Virginia Tech penalized 12 yards.
1-10, VaTech50	6:58	Upchurch rush middle for -2 yards to the Ala48.
2-12, Ala48	6:18	Upchurch rush middle for 2 yards to the VaTech50.
3-10, VaTech50	5:48	McElroy pass completion to the middle to Hanks for 13 yards to the VaTech37.
1-10, VaTech37	5:19	Alabama penalized -5 yards.
1-15, VaTech42	5:09	Upchurch rush middle for 33 yards to the VaTech9.
1-15, VaTech42	5:09	Upchurch fumbles, Virgil of Virginia Tech recovers and returns 0 yards to the VaTech11.
Virginia Tech - 4:49
1-10, VaTech11	4:49	Taylor rush left for 16 yards to the VaTech27.
1-10, VaTech27	4:29	Oglesby rush middle for 7 yards to the VaTech34.
2-3, VaTech34	3:49	Oglesby rush right for 3 yards to the VaTech37.
1-10, VaTech37	3:29	Oglesby rush middle for 0 yards to the VaTech37.
2-10, VaTech37	3:19	Taylor pass completion to the middle to Williams for -1 yards to the VaTech36.
3-11, VaTech36	2:09	Taylor pass completion to the middle to Boykin for 4 yards to the VaTech40.
4-7, VaTech40	1:29	Bowden punts. No return. Ball on Ala11.
Alabama - 1:24
1-10, Ala11	1:24	Ingram rush middle for 18 yards to the Ala29.
1-10, Ala29	0:54	Ingram rush right for -3 yards to the Ala26.
2-13, Ala26	0:24	McElroy pass completion to the right to Ingram for 12 yards to the Ala38.

4th Quarter
Alabama - 15:00
3-1, Ala38	15:00	McElroy incomplete pass to the right.
4-1, Ala38	14:54	Fitzgerald punts. No return. Ball on VaTech18.
Virginia Tech - 14:46
1-10, VaTech18	14:46	Taylor pass completion to the right to Boykin for 10 yards to the VaTech28.
1-10, VaTech28	14:06	Williams rush middle for 8 yards to the VaTech36.
2-2, VaTech37	13:36	Williams rush right for 1 yard to the VaTech38.
2-2, VaTech38	13:24	Alabama time out.
3-1, VaTech38	13:17	Williams rush middle for 2 yards to the VaTech40.
1-10, VaTech40	13:17	Virginia Tech penalized -9 yards.
3-10, VaTech29	13:17	Taylor incomplete pass to the middle.
4-10, VaTech29	13:08	Bowden punts. Arenas returns 4 yards to the Ala46.
Alabama - 12:57
1-10, Ala46	12:57	McElroy pass completion to the middle to Maze for 48 yards to the VaTech6.
1-6, VaTech6	12:27	Ingram rush middle for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
	12:27	McElroy two point passto Peek is GOOD.
	12:23	Alabama kicks off. Morgan returns 18 yards to the VaTech20.
Virginia Tech - 12:09
	12:09	Morgan fumbles, Rogers of Alabama recovers and returns 0 yards to the VaTech20.
Alabama - 12:05
1-10, VaTech20	12:05	Ingram rush middle for 16 yards to the VaTech4.
1-4, VaTech4	11:45	Ingram rush middle for 1 yard to the VaTech3.
2-3, VaTech3	10:45	Ingram rush middle for 0 yards to the VaTech3.
2-3, VaTech3	10:35	Alabama time out.
3-3, VaTech3	10:35	McElroy incomplete pass to the middle.
4-3, VaTech3	10:31	Tiffin 20 yard FIELD GOAL.
	10:31	Alabama kicks off. Roberts returns 46 yards to the VaTech48.
Virginia Tech - 10:22
	10:22	Alabama penalized 15 yards.
1-10, Ala37	10:22	Taylor pass completion to the middle to Boykin for 5 yards to the Ala32.
2-5, Ala32	9:32	Williams rush right for 32 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
	9:22	Waldron PAT - GOOD.
	9:22	Virginia Tech kicks off. Arenas returns 16 yards to the Ala26.
Alabama - 9:16
1-10, Ala26	9:16	Ingram rush left for 39 yards to the VaTech35.
1-10, VaTech35	8:42	Alabama penalized -10 yards.
1-20, VaTech45	8:42	Ingram rush middle for 9 yards to the VaTech36.
2-11, VaTech36	7:42	McElroy pass completion to the middle to Peek for 19 yards to the VaTech17.
1-10, VaTech17	7:42	Ingram rush middle for -1 yards to the VaTech18.
2-11, VaTech18	6:42	McElroy pass completion to the right to Ingram for 18 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
	6:42	Tiffin PAT - GOOD.
	6:35	Alabama kicks off. Wilson returns 2 yards to the VaTech19.
Virginia Tech - 6:30
1-10, Ala19	6:30	Virginia Tech penalized -5 yards.
1-15, VaTech14	6:30	Taylor incomplete pass to the middle.
2-15, VaTech14	6:24	Taylor rush left for 4 yards to the VaTech18.
3-11, VaTech18	5:54	Taylor sacked by McClain for a 12 yard loss to the VaTech6.
4-23, VaTech6	5:04	Bowden punts. No return. Ball on Ala46.
Alabama - 5:04
1-10, Ala46	5:04	Ingram rush middle for 9 yards to the VaTech45.
2-1, VaTech45	4:24	Ingram rush middle for 2 yards to the VaTech43.
1-10, VaTech43	4:04	Ingram rush right for 0 yards to the VaTech43.
2-10, VaTech43	3:14	Upchurch rush middle for 2 yards to the VaTech41.
2-10, VaTech41	3:06	Virginia Tech time out.
3-8, VaTech41	3:06	Upchurch rush right for 2 yards to the VaTech39.
3-8, VaTech39	2:59	Virginia Tech time out.
4-6, VaTech39	2:59	Fitzgerald punts. Touchback. Ball on VaTech20.
Virginia Tech - 2:52
1-10, VaTech20	2:52	Taylor rush right for 6 yards to the VaTech26.
2-4, VaTech26	2:25	Taylor incomplete pass to the right.
3-4, VaTech26	2:23	Taylor incomplete pass to the left.
4-4, VaTech26	2:17	Taylor sacked by Dareus for a 6 yard loss to the VaTech20.
Alabama - 2:12
4-4, Ala26	2:12	Alabama penalized -5 yards.
1-15, VaTech24	2:12	Richardson rush middle for 6 yards to the VaTech18.
2-9, VaTech18	1:12	Richardson rush middle for 3 yards to the VaTech15.
3-6, VaTech15	0:52	Richardson rush left for 1 yard to the VaTech14.
3-6, VaTech14	0:38	Virginia Tech time out.