Year 2 - Weeks 6 & 7
@ #14 Tennessee
Turnovers, turnovers, and more turnovers. Quarterback Jeremy Riggs threw three more interceptions and was benched. Two were bad passes and the third was a bad decision (well, the DB ran the route and had his back turned when the ball got there but yall know how that goes), and Alaska's defense had no real chance. Tennessee ran all over the Warriors and won 66-34.
One piece of HUGE news that came out of this is that Raymond Breedlove will start the next game against Minnesota. He is a 69 overall versus Riggs' 74 overall, but he has a more accurate arm and less speed. However, as we saw with his 71 yard rush at the end of the game, he has enough speed to make some things happen.
| Alaska Warriors at Tennessee Volunteers |
| Oct 11, 2014 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Alaska Warriors (2-3) | 7 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 34 |
| #14 Tennessee Volunteers (4-2) | 14 | 28 | 10 | 14 | 66 |
| Team Stats Comparison |
| ASK | TENN |
| Total Offense | 597 | 621 |
| Rushing Yards | 262 | 242 |
| Passing Yards | 335 | 379 |
| First Downs | 31 | 25 |
| Punt Return Yards | 35 | 82 |
| Kick Return Yards | 171 | 139 |
| Total Yards | 803 | 842 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 2 |
| 3rd Down Conversion | 9-15 | 7-12 |
| 4th Down Conversion | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2-Point Conversion | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 5-4-0 | 6-5-1 |
| Penalties | 5-39 | 5-49 |
| Possession Time | 22:32 | 13:28 |
| Alaska Warriors | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | J. Riggs | 18/36 | 208 | 0 | 3 | | R. Breedlove | 9/15 | 127 | 1 | 1 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | Q. Outlaw | 19 | 81 | 4.2 | 1 | | O. Harris | 12 | 56 | 4.6 | 2 | | J. Riggs | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 0 | | R. Breedlove | 3 | 80 | 26.6 | 0 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | A. Ryan | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 0 | | J. Martinez | 5 | 75 | 15.0 | 0 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | G. Davis | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | R. Inman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | Tennessee Volunteers | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | C. Rutledge | 29/46 | 379 | 5 | 1 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | P. Rucker | 18 | 144 | 8.0 | 1 | | M. Haynes | 7 | 97 | 13.8 | 3 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | C. Vinson | 10 | 124 | 12.4 | 1 | | M. Hampton | 8 | 108 | 13.5 | 1 | | J. Bailey | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 1 | | D. Huggins | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 1 | | C. Smith | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 1 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | J. Parham | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | M. Carter | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | | D. Harkins | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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vs. Minnesota
This game started all Alaska, and the Warriors were able to hang on at the end to secure a victory! The action started with Alaska getting the ball and returning the kick 58 yards. That set up an opening-drive touchdown. Runningback Josh Roberson returned today from his injury as well and played well.
At half, Alaska was up 35-17. To open the third, Minnesota was driving. Their quarterback stepped back to pass to the end zone, but Raishaun Leierer picked off the pass to slow Minnesota's momentum. They would also muff a punt later in the game that would set up an Alaska touchdown. The final score was 44-38, but that included a last minute touchdown by Minnesota to make the game look closer than it was.
| Minnesota Golden Gophers at Alaska Warriors |
| Oct 18, 2014 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-4) | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Alaska Warriors (2-4) | 14 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 44 |
| Team Stats Comparison |
| MINN | ASK |
| Total Offense | 427 | 425 |
| Rushing Yards | 122 | 150 |
| Passing Yards | 305 | 275 |
| First Downs | 20 | 19 |
| Punt Return Yards | 15 | 23 |
| Kick Return Yards | 197 | 161 |
| Total Yards | 639 | 609 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Conversion | 4-9 | 10-16 |
| 4th Down Conversion | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| 2-Point Conversion | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 5-4-0 | 6-5-1 |
| Penalties | 2-15 | 4-50 |
| Possession Time | 12:49 | 23:11 |
| Scoring Summary |
| FIRST QUARTER SCORING | MINN | ASK |
| 7:48 | (ASK) TD Alaska: R. Breedlove 5-yard run | 0 | 7 |
| 7:16 | (MINN) TD Minn: C. Graham 54-yard run | 7 | 7 |
| 5:12 | (ASK) TD Alaska: J. Roberson 41-yard reception | 7 | 14 |
| 1:06 | (MINN) FG Minn: J. Moody 43 yards | 10 | 14 |
| SECOND QUARTER SCORING | MINN | ASK |
| 8:24 | (ASK) TD Alaska: J. Roberson 2-yard run | 10 | 21 |
| 6:06 | (MINN) TD Minn: C. Graham 5-yard run | 17 | 21 |
| 1:20 | (ASK) TD Alaska: R. Breedlove 5-yard run | 17 | 28 |
| 0:22 | (ASK) TD Alaska: J. Roberson 2-yard run | 17 | 35 |
| THIRD QUARTER SCORING | MINN | ASK |
| 6:16 | (MINN) TD Minn: C. Graham 6-yard reception | 24 | 35 |
| FOURTH QUARTER SCORING | MINN | ASK |
| 5:48 | (ASK) FG Alaska: N. Franklin 22 yards | 24 | 38 |
| 4:35 | (MINN) TD Minn: D. Rogers | 31 | 38 |
| 1:43 | (ASK) TD Alaska: Q. Outlaw 2-yard run (2-pt failed) | 31 | 44 |
| 0:46 | (MINN) TD. Minn: C. Graham 3-yard run | 38 | 44 |
| Minnesota Golden Gophers | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | K. Williams | 26/37 | 305 | 1 | 1 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | C. Graham | 13 | 117 | 9.0 | 3 | | K. Williams | 8 | -3 | -0.3 | 0 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | J. Robertson | 8 | 108 | 13.5 | 0 |
| | Alaska Warriors | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | R. Breedlove | 19/29 | 275 | 1 | 0 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | J. Roberson | 22 | 81 | 3.6 | 2 | | R. Breedlove | 10 | 21 | 2.1 | 2 | | Q. Outlaw | 8 | 39 | 4.8 | 1 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | J. Roberson | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 1 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | D. Heinz | 10 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | | R. Leierer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | S. Bullock | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | | KICK RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | S. Ware | 3 | 104 | 34.6 | 0 | | M. Walker | 1 | 41 | 41.0 | 0 |
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"Breedlove played well today. He will start next week against A&M and we'll go from there," Coach Hardaway said after the game. He also indicated that he wants to do a better job of running the ball and not relying so much on the pass.
"Our issue is we just don't move the ball consistently enough on the ground. Some is scheme, some is execution, and some of it honestly is just us getting away from it. We can't expect our quarterbacks to go out and throw the ball 40 times every single game. We aren't putting them in the best position to be successful and that often leads to picks. There's a lot to work on but I'm encouraged by what we saw this week."
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