They have over 81,000 fans here today.
They start on their 16.
We force a 3 and out and start around midfield.
Douglas starts us off with an 8 yard run.
Liske runs for 1.
We play action pass on 3rd, but Williams overthrows Howard who was open deep. We punt to their 23.
We force another 3 and out.
We start on our 38.
Buzz overthrows Jones on the out.
Douglas runs for 1.
Buzz throws to Franklin for 3. We punt the ball to their 20.
We force a 3 and out.
Buzz with a 29 yard pass to Jones to start the drive. A penalty gets us inside the 20.
We are stopped on 3rd and 5. We settle for a 26 yard FG. 3-0.
They start on their 23. Terry Betters with a holding call gets them their first 1st down.
A good run by Ryan Mills gets them another first when he converts a 3rd and 6 and brings them across midfield.
OLB Jeff Williams with a few good tackles for us on this drive.
Ultimately stopping them outside the 40. They have to punt.
We start on our 19.
Buzz overthrows the HB on the screen.
Buzz underthrows Kelley on 2nd down.
We are stopped for a short gain on 3rd dow and we have to punt.
They start on their 47 after a short punt.
End of 1: We lead 3-0.
We force a 3 and out and get the punt o our 14.
Buzz throws a nice pass to Jones for 6.
Sammy Dominguez runs for 13.
Douglas with an 11 yard run.
Kelley with 10 yards on the reverse to cross midfield.
Douglas runs up the middle for 3.
Dominguez with a 12 yard run on the pitch!
Buzz overthrows it on the next 2 plays.
3rd and 10 on their 31: Buzz throws it behind his receiver on the out.
Our long FG attempt is blocked.
We force a 3 and out. The defense is looking great so far.
We fumble on our next drive and give them a short field. They run it a few times, but we stop them short of a TD. They settle for a FG. 3-3 game.
We go 3 and out on our next drive.
We at least punt it great to their 8.
Bob Baker their WR makes 2 great catches on this drive to move the ball across midfield.
They hit a long pass to Johnny Webster to get inside the 5.
Luzar hits Peyton Burns for a 2 yard TD. 10-3 with 1 minute left in the half.
We go 3 and out and punt it.
Halftime: 10-3 Alabama leads. Buzz's stats: 5 of 14 for 20 yards 0 TD 0 INT
Buzz hits Kelley on a quick out to start the 2nd half. Kelley jukes his man and runs it for 41 yards!
Next play Buzz throws a bullet to Franklin who is only a few yards away, it hits his chest, bounces into the air and the SS intercepts it!
Brad Adams with a key sack to stop them at midfield.
They punt to our 16.
Lawrence Armstrong with a 12 yard run to start our drive!
Buzz throws over the middle, but Howard traps it.
Buzz overthrows Kelley across the middle.
Keith comes in for a play and hits Jones in stride down the sideline for a 72 yard TD!!! 10-10.
They drive to about midfield before we stop them. They pin us inside our 5.
Buzz hits Howard on a slant for 13.
Buzz misses a wide open Franklin on a deep pass.
A defensive holding call gives us another 10 and a 1st down.
Douglas with a nice shifty run for 8 yards.
Buzz scrambles but underthrows Franklin.
3rd and 2: Buzz throws a quick hook to Howard for 10.
Buzz throws into coverage, and we are lucky it wasn't picked.
2nd and 10: Armstrong runs for no gain.
3rd and 10: Buzz is sacked by MLB Eddie Langer ending the drive.
We punt it out of bounds inside their 10.
We exchange failed drives.
End of 3: 10-10 game with us driving into their territory.
We have a great drive which ends on a 3rd and 14 when Buzz hits Jones across the middle in stride and he makes it a 23 yard TD!!! 17-10.
They start on their 20.
They have a good balanced drive that we stop aroud midfield. We start on our 4.
They force a 3 ad out. We punt it long, but an 18 yard return starts them on our 47.
They drive inside our 30, before DT Sam Mitchell comes up with a huge sack. However, on 3rd and 14, Ryan Mills runs it for 38 yards and ends up inside our 5.
We stop them on the next 3 runs on the 1 yard line. They kick a 19 yard FG. 17-13 we lead with 5 minutes left.
Betters retruns it to our 21.
Williams overthrows the screen.
Williams (Buzz) overthrows Jones on the out.
A holding call against T Randy Williams negates a 12 yard pass on 3rd and 10.
Buzz scrambles on 3rd and 20, throws it deep downfield. He was across the line and we lose 5 yards.
We punt it to their 46, they return it to our 46.
6 yard pass on 1st and 10.
2nd and 4: We defend the pass.
3rd and 4: We defend the pass.
4th and 4: We knock down the pass!!!
2:20 left.
We run it for 8.
Seau runs it for 2.
Douglas runs it for 3, but a penalty negates that.
Douglas runs for 8, the O line is creating huge holes!
Offsides against their DT gives us 2nd and 3.
Armstrong runs it for 12 as he ran over two guys.
We take a knee ending the game!
Game over. 17-13 win.
Pros: The run game was solid. The defense was very good.
Cons: The passing game was a wreck.