Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers - Box Score - December 31, 2004 - ESPN

Scores

MUSIC CITY BOWL

Final

Alabama 16

(6-6, 3-5 SEC)

Minnesota 20

(7-5, 3-5 Big Ten)

Alerts

12:00 PM ET, December 31, 2004

The Metrodome, MINNEAPOLIS, MN

	1	2	3	4	T
ALA	7	7	0	2	16
MINN	7	10	3	0	20

Top Performers

Passing: S. Pennington (ALA) - 243 YDS, 1 TD

Rushing: M. Barber III (MINN) - 37 CAR, 187 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: T. Prothro (ALA) - 4 REC, 82 YDS

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				ALA	MINN
	TD	14:12	LE'RON MCCLAIN 2 YD PASS FROM SPENCER PENNINGTON (BRIAN BOSTICK KICK) Drive info: 1 plays, 2 yards.	7	0
	TD	4:21	KEITH LIPKA 1 YD DEFENSIVE FUMBLE RETURN (RHYS LLOYD KICK)	7	7
SECOND QUARTER				ALA	MINN
	TD	14:57	MARION BARBER III 5 YD RUN (RHYS LLOYD KICK) Drive info: 9 plays, 53 yards.	7	14
	FG	8:07	RHYS LLOYD 27 YD FG Drive info: 13 plays, 59 yards.	7	17
	TD	2:57	LE'RON MCCLAIN 1 YD RUN (BRIAN BOSTICK KICK) Drive info: 10 plays, 73 yards.	14	17
THIRD QUARTER				ALA	MINN
	FG	10:16	RHYS LLOYD 24 YD FG Drive info: 11 plays, 68 yards.	14	20
FOURTH QUARTER				ALA	MINN
	S	3:11	TEAM SAFETY	16	20

Team Stat Comparison

	ALA	MINN
1st Downs	13	23
3rd down efficiency	0-11	8-18
4th down efficiency	0-2	1-2
Total Yards	264	351
Passing	243	75
Comp-Att	22-36	5-13
Yards per pass	6.2	5.8
Rushing	21	276
Rushing Attempts	21	72
Yards per rush	1.0	3.8
Penalties	4-35	11-84
Turnovers	2	3
Fumbles lost	2	1
Interceptions thrown	0	2
Possession	22:06	37:54

Alabama Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Spencer Pennington	22/36	243	6.8	1	0
Team	22/36	243	6.2	--	--

Minnesota Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
Bryan Cupito	5/12	75	6.3	0	1
Marion Barber III	0/1	0	0.0	0	1
Team	5/13	75	5.8	--	--

Alabama Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
Keith Brown	1	17	17.0	0	17
Aaron Johns	6	15	2.5	0	7
Le'Ron McClain	6	7	1.2	1	3
Kenneth Darby	1	1	1.0	0	1
Tyrone Prothro	3	-3	-1.0	0	4
Spencer Pennington	4	-16	-4.0	0	1
Team	21	21	1.0	--	--

Minnesota Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
Marion Barber III	37	187	5.1	1	25
Laurence Maroney	29	105	3.6	0	14
Justin Valentine	2	10	5.0	0	7
Jakari Wallace	1	-9	-9.0	0	-9
Rhys Lloyd	1	-15	-15.0	0	-15
Team	72	276	3.8	--	--

Alabama Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
D.J. Hall	5	51	10.2	0	23
Tyrone Prothro	4	82	20.5	0	25
Keith Brown	3	56	18.7	0	40
Matt Caddell	3	21	7.0	0	15
Ezekial Knight	2	10	5.0	0	8
Le'Ron McClain	2	9	4.5	1	7
Kenneth Darby	2	9	4.5	0	9
Aaron Johns	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	22	243	6.2	--	--

Minnesota Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
Jared Ellerson	3	51	17.0	0	32
Jakari Wallace	2	24	12.0	0	12
Team	5	75	5.8	--	--

Alabama Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
Anthony Madison	1	2	0
Roman Harper	1	0	0
Team	2	2	--

Minnesota Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
No Interceptions
Team	0	0	--

Alabama Kickoff Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Tyrone Prothro	4	74	18.5	25	0
Trent Davidson	1	2	2.0	2	0
Team	5	76	15.2	--	--

Minnesota Kickoff Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Gary Russell	1	14	14.0	18	0
Team	1	14	14.0	--	--

Alabama Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Tyrone Prothro	2	10	5.0	5	0
Team	2	10	5.0	--	--

Minnesota Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Marion Barber III	4	10	2.5	7	0
Team	4	10	2.5	--	--

Alabama Punting
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Bo Freelend	5	205	41.0	47
Jeremy Schatz	2	55	27.5	30
Team	7	260	37.1	--

Minnesota Punting
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
Rhys Lloyd	4	151	37.8	43
Team	4	151	37.8	--