Saturday, 09/03/11
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent State | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| (2) Alabama | 21 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 48 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 101,821 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Alabama - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Alabama kicks off. Adeyemi returns 12 yards to the KentSt11. | |
| Kent State - 14:54 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt11 | 14:54 | Terry rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, KentSt11 | 14:40 | Keith incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-10, KentSt11 | 14:29 | Keith incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-10, KentSt11 | 14:15 | Rinehart punts. Maze returns 27 yards to the KentSt36. |
| Alabama - 13:51 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt36 | 13:51 | Richardson rush middle for 2 yards to the KentSt34. |
| 2-8, KentSt34 | 13:40 | McCarron pass completion to the middle to White for 7 yards to the KentSt27. |
| 3-1, KentSt27 | 13:10 | Richardson rush middle for 1 yard to the KentSt26. |
| 1-10, KentSt26 | 12:40 | McCarron pass completion to the right to Maze for 9 yards to the KentSt17. |
| 2-1, KentSt17 | 12:15 | Richardson rush for 5 yards to the KentSt12. |
| 1-10, KentSt12 | 11:45 | McCarron pass completion to the right to White for 11 yards to the KentSt1. |
| 1-1, KentSt1 | 11:10 | Richardson rush right for 0 yards. |
| 2-1, KentSt1 | 10:40 | Richardson rush right for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 10:22 | Shelley PAT - GOOD. | |
| 10:22 | Alabama kicks off. Adeyemi returns 25 yards to the KentSt27. | |
| Kent State - 10:15 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt27 | 10:15 | Keith incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, KentSt27 | 10:10 | Adeyemi rush for 2 yards to the KentSt29. |
| 3-8, KentSt29 | 10:00 | Keith incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-8, KentSt29 | 9:24 | Rinehart punts. Maze returns 0 yards. |
| Alabama - 9:14 | ||
| 1-10, Ala26 | 9:14 | McCarron incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Ala26 | 9:10 | McCarron pass completion to the left to Lacy for 48 yards to the KentSt26. |
| 1-10, KentSt26 | 8:35 | Lacy rush for 2 yards to the KentSt24. |
| 2-8, KentSt24 | 8:14 | McCarron pass completion to the left to Maze for 24 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:03 | Shelley PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:03 | Alabama kicks off. Adeyemi returns 19 yards to the KentSt31. | |
| Kent State - 7:57 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt31 | 7:57 | Terry rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-10, KentSt31 | 7:40 | Keith pass completion to the middle to Kirkland for 4 yards to the KentSt35. |
| 3-6, KentSt35 | 7:05 | Keith incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-6, KentSt35 | 6:33 | Rinehart punts. Maze returns 8 yards to the Ala20. |
| Alabama - 6:33 | ||
| 1-10, Ala20 | 6:33 | McCarron pass completion to the middle to Norwood for 5 yards to the Ala25. |
| 2-5, Ala25 | 6:00 | McCarron pass completion to the left to Maze for 9 yards to the Ala34. |
| 1-10, Ala34 | 5:33 | Richardson rush for -5 yards to the Ala29. |
| 2-15, Ala29 | 5:10 | Richardson rush middle for 5 yards to the Ala34. |
| 3-10, Ala34 | 4:40 | McCarron incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-10, Ala34 | 4:00 | Mandell punts. No return. Ball on KentSt21. |
| Kent State - 3:44 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt21 | 3:44 | Keith sacked by Upshaw and Menzie for -8 yards to the KentSt13. |
| 2-18, KentSt13 | 3:00 | Meray rush middle for 2 yards to the KentSt15. |
| 3-16, KentSt15 | 2:30 | Keith sacked by Hightower for -7 yards to the KentSt8. |
| 4-23, KentSt8 | 2:00 | Rinehart punts. Maze returns 15 yards to the KentSt34. |
| Alabama - 1:24 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt34 | 1:24 | Lacy rush middle for 20 yards to the KentSt14. |
| 1-10, KentSt14 | 0:40 | Sims pass completion to the right to White for 10 yards to the KentSt4. Alabama penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-9, KentSt9 | 0:40 | Sims incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-9, KentSt9 | 0:35 | Richardson rush middle for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:32 | Shelley PAT - GOOD. | |
| 0:32 | Alabama kicks off. Adeyemi returns 22 yards to the KentSt27. | |
| Kent State - 0:20 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt27 | 0:20 | Keith pass completion to the left to Erjavec for 5 yards to the KentSt32. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kent State - 15:00 | ||
| 2-5, KentSt32 | 15:00 | Keith incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-5, KentSt32 | 14:55 | Keith incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-5, KentSt32 | 14:49 | Rinehart punts. No return. Ball on Ala27. |
| Alabama - 14:43 | ||
| 1-10, Ala27 | 14:43 | Sims sacked by Nix for -9 yards to the Ala18. |
| 2-19, Ala18 | 14:27 | Sims incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-19, Ala18 | 13:52 | Sims incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-19, Ala18 | 13:47 | Mandell punts. Adeyemi returns 5 yards to the KentSt40. |
| Kent State - 13:36 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt40 | 13:36 | Terry rush right for 3 yards to the KentSt43. |
| 2-7, KentSt43 | 13:20 | Keith pass completion to the right to Goode for 1 yard to the KentSt44. |
| 3-6, KentSt44 | 12:40 | Kent State penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-11, KentSt39 | 12:03 | Keith pass completion to the left to Goode for 7 yards to the KentSt46. |
| 4-4, KentSt46 | 11:25 | Rinehart punts. Maze returns 11 yards to the Ala24. |
| Alabama - 10:48 | ||
| 1-10, Ala24 | 10:48 | Lacy rush middle for 6 yards to the Ala30. |
| 2-4, Ala30 | 10:20 | Sims sacked by Fackler for -3 yards to the Ala27. Sims fumbles, Fluker of Alabama recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| 3-7, Ala27 | 9:45 | Sims pass completion to the middle to Maze for 16 yards to the Ala43. |
| 1-10, Ala43 | 9:20 | Sims incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Ala43 | 9:03 | Lacy rush right for -4 yards to the Ala39. |
| 3-14, Ala39 | 8:50 | Sims pass completion to the left to Maze for 7 yards to the Ala46. |
| 4-7, Ala46 | 8:10 | Mandell punts. No return. Ball on KentSt19. |
| Kent State - 7:33 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt19 | 7:33 | Keith incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, KentSt19 | 7:29 | Keith pass completion to the left to Goode for 7 yards to the KentSt26. |
| 3-3, KentSt26 | 7:15 | Keith pass completion to the left to Hurdle for 7 yards to the KentSt33. |
| 1-10, KentSt33 | 6:40 | Keith incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, KentSt33 | 6:21 | Keith rush for 0 yards. |
| 3-10, KentSt33 | 6:10 | Terry rush left for 2 yards to the KentSt35. |
| 4-8, KentSt35 | 5:15 | Rinehart punts. Maze returns 23 yards to the Ala48. |
| Alabama - 4:38 | ||
| 1-10, Ala48 | 4:38 | McCarron incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Ala48 | 4:31 | McCarron incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-10, Ala48 | 4:20 | McCarron pass to the middle intercepted by Pleasant. No return. |
| Kent State - 4:19 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt31 | 4:19 | Meray rush middle for -1 yard to the KentSt30. |
| 2-11, KentSt30 | 3:33 | Kent State penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-16, KentSt25 | 3:33 | Keith incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-16, KentSt25 | 3:26 | Keith pass completion to the left to Meray for -5 yards to the KentSt20. |
| 4-21, KentSt20 | 3:10 | Rinehart punts. Maze returns 8 yards to the Ala49. |
| Alabama - 2:32 | ||
| 1-10, Ala49 | 2:32 | McCarron pass completion to the left to Maze for 6 yards to the KentSt45. |
| 2-4, KentSt45 | 2:25 | Richardson rush middle for 11 yards to the KentSt34. |
| 1-10, KentSt34 | 2:03 | McCarron pass completion to the left to White for 16 yards to the KentSt18. |
| 1-10, KentSt18 | 1:50 | McCarron incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, KentSt18 | 1:50 | McCarron incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-10, KentSt18 | 1:44 | McCarron incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-10, KentSt18 | 1:38 | Shelley 36 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 1:35 | Alabama kicks off. Adeyemi returns 25 yards to the KentSt34. | |
| Kent State - 1:29 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt34 | 1:29 | Hollomon rush middle for 2 yards to the KentSt36. |
| 2-8, KentSt36 | 0:59 | Keith pass completion to the left to Kirkland for 2 yards to the KentSt38. |
| KentSt38 | 0:47 | Kent State time out. |
| 3-6, KentSt38 | 0:47 | Keith incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-6, KentSt38 | 0:42 | Rinehart punts. Maze returns 0 yards. Maze fumbles, Maze of Alabama recovers and returns 0 yards. |
| Alabama - 0:31 | ||
| 1-10, Ala15 | 0:31 | Lacy rush right for 23 yards to the Ala38. |
| Ala38 | 0:17 | Kent State time out. |
| 1-10, Ala38 | 0:17 | McCarron pass completion to the middle to Maze for 26 yards to the KentSt36. |
| KentSt36 | 0:03 | Alabama time out. |
| 1-10, KentSt36 | 0:03 | 53 yard field goal attempt by Foster is NO GOOD. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kent State - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Kent State kicks off. Maze returns 38 yards to the Ala43. | |
| Alabama - 14:54 | ||
| 1-10, Ala43 | 14:54 | Richardson rush for 3 yards to the Ala46. |
| 2-7, Ala46 | 14:40 | Sims pass completion to the left to Gibson for 18 yards to the KentSt36. |
| 1-10, KentSt36 | 14:12 | Richardson rush middle for 7 yards to the KentSt29. |
| 2-3, KentSt29 | 13:30 | Sims incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-3, KentSt29 | 13:11 | Sims pass to the right intercepted by Saulter. No return. |
| Kent State - 13:05 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt25 | 13:05 | Terry rush middle for 4 yards to the KentSt29. |
| 2-6, KentSt29 | 12:45 | Keith incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-6, KentSt29 | 12:19 | Keith pass completion to the left to Hurdle for 8 yards to the KentSt37. |
| 1-10, KentSt37 | 12:12 | Durham rush middle for 1 yard to the KentSt38. |
| 2-9, KentSt38 | 11:45 | Keith incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-9, KentSt38 | 11:15 | Keith incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-9, KentSt38 | 11:09 | Rinehart punts. White returns 11 yards to the Ala29. |
| Alabama - 10:58 | ||
| 1-10, Ala29 | 10:58 | Richardson rush left for -2 yards to the Ala27. |
| 2-12, Ala27 | 10:45 | Sims pass completion to the right to Smelley for 8 yards to the Ala35. |
| 3-4, Ala35 | 10:00 | Sims pass to the right intercepted by Wolfe and returned 37 yards. |
| Kent State - 9:24 | ||
| 1-3, Ala3 | 9:24 | Keith incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-3, Ala3 | 9:18 | Keith pass completion to the middle to Thompson for 3 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 9:13 | Cortez PAT - GOOD. | |
| 9:13 | Kent State kicks off. White returns 24 yards to the Ala24. | |
| Alabama - 9:06 | ||
| 1-10, Ala24 | 9:06 | McCarron pass completion to the right to Lacy for 11 yards to the Ala35. |
| 1-10, Ala35 | 8:40 | Lacy rush right for 1 yard to the Ala36. |
| 2-9, Ala36 | 8:10 | McCarron pass completion to the left to Maze for 21 yards to the KentSt43. |
| 1-10, KentSt43 | 7:11 | Lacy rush for 9 yards to the KentSt34. |
| 2-1, KentSt34 | 6:50 | McCarron pass completion to the left to Lacy for 17 yards to the KentSt17. |
| 1-10, KentSt17 | 6:40 | McCarron pass completion to the middle to Richardson for 16 yards to the KentSt1. |
| 1-1, KentSt1 | 6:15 | McCarron rush middle for 0 yards. |
| 2-1, KentSt1 | 5:40 | Richardson rush left for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 5:16 | Shelley PAT - GOOD. | |
| 5:16 | Alabama kicks off. Adeyemi returns 18 yards to the KentSt25. | |
| Kent State - 5:09 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt25 | 5:09 | Keith incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, KentSt25 | 5:03 | Keith incomplete pass to the right. |
| KentSt25 | 5:01 | Kent State time out. |
| 3-10, KentSt25 | 5:01 | Keith sacked by Mosley for -7 yards to the KentSt18. |
| 4-17, KentSt18 | 4:40 | Rush middle for -17 yards to the KentSt1. |
| Alabama - 4:08 | ||
| 1-1, KentSt1 | 4:08 | Lacy rush right for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 4:04 | Shelley PAT - GOOD. | |
| 4:04 | Alabama kicks off. Adeyemi returns 15 yards to the KentSt19. | |
| Kent State - 3:57 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt19 | 3:57 | Terry rush middle for 3 yards to the KentSt22. |
| 2-7, KentSt22 | 3:43 | Keith sacked by Dial for -9 yards to the KentSt13. |
| 3-16, KentSt13 | 3:08 | Keith incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-16, KentSt13 | 2:29 | Rinehart punts. White returns 20 yards to the KentSt30. White fumbles, Tiggle of Kent State recovers and returns 5 yards to the KentSt31. |
| 1-10, KentSt31 | 2:13 | Keith incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, KentSt31 | 2:07 | Keith incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-10, KentSt31 | 1:59 | Keith incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-10, KentSt31 | 1:53 | Rinehart punts. Jones returns 18 yards to the Ala42. |
| Alabama - 1:42 | ||
| 1-10, Ala42 | 1:42 | McCarron pass to the middle intercepted by Green and returned 19 yards. |
| Kent State - 0:50 | ||
| 1-10, Ala43 | 0:50 | Hollomon rush middle for 4 yards to the Ala39. Kent State penalized -10 yards. |
| 2-16, Ala49 | 0:43 | Keith pass completion to the middle to Kirkland for 6 yards to the Ala43. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kent State - 15:00 | ||
| 3-10, Ala43 | 15:00 | Keith pass completion to the middle to Thompson for 6 yards to the Ala37. |
| 4-4, Ala37 | 14:45 | Keith incomplete pass to the right. |
| Alabama - 14:15 | ||
| 1-10, Ala37 | 14:15 | Fowler rush for 14 yards to the KentSt49. |
| 1-10, KentSt49 | 14:00 | Fowler rush for 49 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 13:27 | Shelley PAT - GOOD. | |
| 13:27 | Alabama kicks off. Kirkland returns 20 yards to the KentSt28. | |
| Kent State - 13:22 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt28 | 13:22 | Terry rush left for 1 yard to the KentSt29. |
| 2-9, KentSt29 | 13:09 | Keith pass completion to the right to Hurdle for 9 yards to the KentSt38. |
| 1-10, KentSt38 | 12:31 | Terry rush middle for 2 yards to the KentSt40. |
| 2-8, KentSt40 | 11:50 | Keith pass completion to the right to Thompson for 7 yards to the KentSt47. |
| 3-1, KentSt47 | 11:15 | Keith pass completion to the middle to Thompson for 3 yards to the 50. |
| 1-10, 50 | 10:45 | Keith pass completion to the middle to Kirkland for 4 yards to the Ala46. |
| 2-6, Ala46 | 10:20 | Terry rush left for 2 yards to the Ala44. |
| 3-4, Ala44 | 10:20 | Keith incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-4, Ala44 | 10:08 | Keith incomplete pass to the right. |
| Alabama - 10:03 | ||
| 1-10, Ala44 | 10:03 | Kent State penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, KentSt42 | 10:03 | Fowler rush left for 6 yards to the KentSt36. |
| 2-4, KentSt36 | 9:40 | Sims pass completion to the left to Vogler for 6 yards to the KentSt30. |
| 1-10, KentSt30 | 9:00 | Fowler rush right for 2 yards to the KentSt28. |
| 2-8, KentSt28 | 8:45 | Alabama penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-13, KentSt33 | 8:17 | Sims rush for 15 yards to the KentSt18. |
| 1-10, KentSt18 | 7:45 | Sims rush middle for -3 yards to the KentSt21. |
| 2-13, KentSt21 | 7:05 | Sims rush for -2 yards to the KentSt23. |
| 3-15, KentSt23 | 6:43 | Sims pass completion to the middle to Jones for 7 yards to the KentSt16. |
| 4-8, KentSt16 | 5:59 | Shelley 33 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 5:27 | Alabama kicks off. Kirkland returns 13 yards to the KentSt21. | |
| Kent State - 5:19 | ||
| 1-10, KentSt21 | 5:19 | Keith pass completion to the middle to Durham for 7 yards to the KentSt28. |
| 2-3, KentSt28 | 5:05 | Keith incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-3, KentSt28 | 4:33 | Keith pass completion to the left to Adeyemi for 2 yards to the KentSt30. |
| KentSt29 | 3:48 | Kent State time out. |
| 4-1, KentSt30 | 3:48 | Durham rush left for 6 yards to the KentSt36. |
| 1-10, KentSt36 | 3:40 | Terry rush middle for 6 yards to the KentSt42. |
| 2-4, KentSt42 | 3:22 | Keith incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-4, KentSt42 | 3:05 | Keith pass completion to the right to Erjavec for 13 yards to the Ala45. |
| 1-10, Ala45 | 2:56 | Keith pass completion to the middle to Erjavec for 3 yards to the Ala42. |
| 2-7, Ala42 | 2:25 | Keith pass to the middle intercepted by Jones. No return. |
| Alabama - 2:13 | ||
| 1-10, Ala24 | 2:13 | Sims rush for 5 yards to the Ala29. |
| 2-5, Ala29 | 2:00 | Sims rush right for 6 yards to the Ala35. |
| 1-10, Ala35 | 1:18 | Sims rush middle for 5 yards to the Ala40. |
| 2-5, Ala40 | 0:40 | Sims rush middle for 5 yards to the Ala45. |










