Western Carolina vs Alabama (Sep 1, 2007)
Scoring Summary
Scoring Summary (Final)
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Western Carolina vs Alabama (Sep 1, 2007 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
Western Carolina (0-1) vs. Alabama (1-0)
Date: Sep 1, 2007 Site: Tuscaloosa, Alabama Stadium: Bryant-Denny Stadium
Attendance: 92138
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score
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Western Carolina.... 0 3 0 3 - 6
Alabama............. 14 10 14 14 - 52
Scoring Summary:
1st 14:38 ALA - Terry Grant 47 yd run (Leigh Tiffin kick)
1 play, 47 yards, TOP 0:22, WCU 0 - ALA 7
01:58 ALA - Terry Grant 1 yd run (Leigh Tiffin kick)
10 plays, 94 yards, TOP 3:51, WCU 0 - ALA 14
2nd 13:40 WCU - Jonathan Parsons 34 yd field goal
12 plays, 51 yards, TOP 3:18, WCU 3 - ALA 14
12:20 ALA - Terry Grant 21 yd run (Leigh Tiffin kick)
3 plays, 36 yards, TOP 1:20, WCU 3 - ALA 21
00:05 ALA - Leigh Tiffin 21 yd field goal
17 plays, 69 yards, TOP 5:09, WCU 3 - ALA 24
3rd 10:29 ALA - Glen Coffee 1 yd run (Leigh Tiffin kick)
10 plays, 73 yards, TOP 3:09, WCU 3 - ALA 31
00:37 ALA - Nick Walker 1 yd pass from Greg McElroy (Leigh Tiffin kick)
10 plays, 60 yards, TOP 4:15, WCU 3 - ALA 38
4th 13:18 WCU - Jonathan Parsons 29 yd field goal
8 plays, 72 yards, TOP 2:19, WCU 6 - ALA 38
11:05 ALA - Jimmy Johns 1 yd run (Leigh Tiffin kick)
5 plays, 86 yards, TOP 2:13, WCU 6 - ALA 45
03:23 ALA - Roy Upchurch 25 yd run (Leigh Tiffin kick)
3 plays, 38 yards, TOP 1:05, WCU 6 - ALA 52
Kickoff time: 6:07 PM End of Game: 9:24 PM Total elapsed time: 3:17
Officials: Referee: Matt AUSTIN; Umpire: Wally HOUGH; Linesman: Allama MATTHEWS;
Line judge: Mickey HADDOCK; Back judge: Steven PATRICK; Field judge: C. SHOWALTER;
Side judge: Bobby MOREAU; Scorer: Buddy JONES;
Temperature: 89 deg F Wind: ENE @ 5 Weather: 55%rh; Partly Cloudy
Head coach Nick Saban's first game at Alabama ... UA head
coaches are 21-6 in their debuts ... Rolando McClain and
Kareem Jackson become the eighth and ninth true freshmen to
start a season opener at Alabama.
Team Statistics
Team Statistics (Final)
The Automated ScoreBook
Western Carolina vs Alabama (Sep 1, 2007 at Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
WCU ALA
FIRST DOWNS................... 15 35
Rushing..................... 7 16
Passing..................... 7 17
Penalty..................... 1 2
NET YARDS RUSHING............. 76 313
Rushing Attempts............ 39 44
Average Per Rush............ 1.9 7.1
Rushing Touchdowns.......... 0 6
Yards Gained Rushing........ 120 320
Yards Lost Rushing.......... 44 7
NET YARDS PASSING............. 171 262
Completions-Attempts-Int.... 14-27-0 25-34-0
Average Per Attempt......... 6.3 7.7
Average Per Completion...... 12.2 10.5
Passing Touchdowns.......... 0 1
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS........... 247 575
Total offense plays......... 66 78
Average Gain Per Play....... 3.7 7.4
Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 5-2 0-0
Penalties: Number-Yards....... 6-65 5-42
PUNTS-YARDS................... 6-237 1-40
Average Yards Per Punt...... 39.5 40.0
Net Yards Per Punt.......... 33.5 20.0
Inside 20................... 1 0
50+ Yards................... 0 0
Touchbacks.................. 0 1
Fair catch.................. 0 0
KICKOFFS-YARDS................ 3-161 9-519
Average Yards Per Kickoff... 53.7 57.7
Net Yards Per Kickoff....... 23.0 42.4
Touchbacks.................. 0 1
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD. 0-0-0 3-36-0
Average Per Return.......... 0.0 12.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 8-117-0 3-92-0
Average Per Return.......... 14.6 30.7
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD.. 0-0-0 0-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD. 0-0-0 0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards........... 0 0
Possession Time............... 31:49 28:11
1st Quarter................. 7:43 7:17
2nd Quarter................. 7:29 7:31
3rd Quarter................. 7:36 7:24
4th Quarter................. 9:01 5:59
Third-Down Conversions........ 7 of 17 6 of 10
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 1 0 of 0
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 2-2 5-6
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 1-2 2-22
PAT Kicks..................... 0-0 7-7
Field Goals................... 2-