Coverage: ESPN
7:00 PM ET, September 11, 2010
Bryant-Denny Stadium, TUSCALOOSA, AL
Top Performers
Passing: G. McElroy (ALA) - 229 YDS, 2 TD
Rushing: T. Richardson (ALA) - 22 CAR, 144 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: D. Moye (PSU) - 3 REC, 69 YDS
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | PSU | ALA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 08:35 | Kevin Norwood 36 Yd Pass From Greg McElroy (Jeremy Shelley Kick) | 0 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | PSU | ALA | |||
![]() | TD | 14:55 | Preston Dial 14 Yd Pass From Greg McElroy (Jeremy Shelley Kick) | 0 | 14 |
![]() | FG | 03:54 | Jeremy Shelley 31 Yd | 0 | 17 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | PSU | ALA | |||
![]() | TD | 14:10 | Trent Richardson 1 Yd Run (Jeremy Shelley Kick) | 0 | 24 |
![]() | FG | 09:47 | Collin Wagner 36 Yd | 3 | 24 |
Team Stat Comparison
| PSU | ALA | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 17 | 19 |
3rd down efficiency | 5-14 | 3-10 |
4th down efficiency | 2-2 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 283 | 409 |
| Passing | 156 | 229 |
Comp-Att | 14-31 | 16-24 |
Yards per pass | 5.0 | 9.5 |
| Rushing | 127 | 180 |
Rushing Attempts | 31 | 34 |
Yards per rush | 4.1 | 5.3 |
| Penalties | 1-5 | 5-33 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 3 | 0 |
| Possession | 30:33 | 29:27 |
| Penn State Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| R. Bolden | 13/29 | 144 | 5.0 | 0 | 2 |
| K. Newsome | 1/1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Brown | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 14/31 | 156 | 5.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Alabama Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| G. McElroy | 16/24 | 229 | 9.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 16/24 | 229 | 9.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Penn State Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| E. Royster | 9 | 32 | 3.6 | 0 | 11 |
| S. Redd | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 11 |
| S. Kersey | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
| S. Green | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 4 |
| R. Bolden | 6 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
| K. Newsome | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| D. Smith | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 7 |
| M. Zordich | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 31 | 127 | 4.1 | 0 | 24 |
| Alabama Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| T. Richardson | 22 | 144 | 6.5 | 1 | 33 |
| E. Lacy | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
| G. McElroy | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | 10 |
| M. Maze | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 34 | 180 | 5.3 | 1 | 33 |
| Penn State Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Moye | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 | 31 |
| D. Smith | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 0 | 17 |
| J. Brown | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | 20 |
| B. Brackett | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| C. Powell | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 4 |
| E. Royster | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 14 | 156 | 11.1 | 0 | 31 |
| Alabama Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Hanks | 3 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 31 |
| J. Jones | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 0 | 21 |
| T. Richardson | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 29 |
| K. Norwood | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 1 | 36 |
| M. Maze | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 0 | 20 |
| P. Dial | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 1 | 14 |
| Team | 16 | 229 | 14.3 | 2 | 36 |
| Alabama Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| M. Barron | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| D. Kirkpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Lester | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Alabama Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| T. Richardson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 |
| Team | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 |
| Penn State Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| C. Wagner | 1/1 | 100.0 | 36 | 0/0 | 3 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 36 | 0/0 | 3 |
| Alabama Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Shelley | 1/1 | 100.0 | 31 | 3/3 | 6 |
| C. Foster | 0/1 | 0.0 | -- | 0/0 | 0 |
| Team | 1/2 | 50.0 | 31 | 3/3 | 6 |
| Penn State Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| A. Fera | 4 | 145 | 36.3 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Team | 4 | 145 | 36.3 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Alabama Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| C. Mandell | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
| Team | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 0 | 1 | 44 |
ATTENDANCE: 101,821







