Alabama cruises past Florida Atlantic with over 500 yards of off - ABC 33/40 - Birmingham News, Weather, Sports
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Alabama rolled up 503 yards of total offense on their way to a 40-7 victory over Florida Atlantic on Saturday.
AJ McCarron roared out of the tunnel with an electrifying first-half performance that began when he connected on a 85-yard touchdown pass to Kenny Bell on the fourth timed play of the game. He finished the half with 198 yards passing and three touchdowns.
He played only one series in the second half.
Seven different receivers recorded a catch and three grabbed a team-high four receptions each. Bell led the team in receiving yards in the game with his one catch.
Running back Eddie Lacy didn't record a carry in the second half but finished the game with 106 yards on 15 carries. Freshman T.J. Yeldon carried the ball 10 times for 63 yards.
Kicker Cade Foster continues to impress, and today he redeemed a 52-yard miss at Arkansas. In the second quarter, Foster made a 52-yarder, eclipsing his previous long of 51 yards. He added a 46-yard field goal in the third quarter. He is now 4-of-6 on the year with makes from 46, 51, 51 and 52 yards.
The defense held Florida Atlantic to 110 total yard of offense with 75 of those yards coming on the Owls final 15-play drive which ended with quarterback Graham Wilbert throwing a 6-yard touchdown to Alex Deleon.
Before the score, FAU's longest drive was 13 yards on five plays.
| FIRST QUARTER | FAU | ALA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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TD | 13:18 | Kenny Bell 85 Yd Pass From AJ McCarron (Jeremy Shelley Kick) | 0 | 7 |
|
TD | 06:12 | DeAndrew White 4 Yd Pass From AJ McCarron (Jeremy Shelley Kick) | 0 | 14 |
| SECOND QUARTER | FAU | ALA | |||
|
FG | 14:49 | Cade Foster 52 Yd | 0 | 17 |
|
FG | 11:15 | Jeremy Shelley 26 Yd | 0 | 20 |
|
FG | 06:06 | Jeremy Shelley 30 Yd | 0 | 23 |
|
TD | 00:08 | Christion Jones 4 Yd Pass From AJ McCarron (Jeremy Shelley Kick) | 0 | 30 |
| THIRD QUARTER | FAU | ALA | |||
|
FG | 08:26 | Cade Foster 46 Yd | 0 | 33 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | FAU | ALA | |||
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TD | 11:13 | Kenyan Drake 8 Yd Run (Jeremy Shelley Kick) | 0 | 40 |
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TD | 02:49 | Alex Deleon 6 Yd Pass From Graham Wilbert (Mitch Anderson Kick) | 7 | 40 |
| FAU | ALA | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 6 | 25 |
|
3rd down efficiency
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1-12 | 7-14 |
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4th down efficiency
|
2-2 | 2-2 |
| Total Yards | 110 | 503 |
| Passing | 34 | 247 |
|
Comp-Att
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7-13 | 16-26 |
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Yards per pass
|
2.1 | 8.8 |
| Rushing | 76 | 256 |
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Rushing Attempts
|
32 | 47 |
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Yards per rush
|
2.4 | 5.4 |
| Penalties | 4-30 | 3-21 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
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Fumbles lost
|
0 | 1 |
|
Interceptions thrown
|
0 | 0 |
| Possession | 26:47 | 33:13 |
| Florida Atlantic Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| G. Wilbert | 7/13 | 34 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 7/13 | 34 | 2.6 | 1 | 0 |
| Alabama Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| A. McCarron | 15/25 | 212 | 8.5 | 3 | 0 |
| B. Sims | 1/1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 16/26 | 247 | 9.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Florida Atlantic Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Wallace | 12 | 47 | 3.9 | 0 | 20 |
| D. Fortner | 14 | 39 | 2.8 | 0 | 6 |
| T. Jones | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| G. Wilbert | 5 | -13 | -2.6 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 32 | 76 | 2.4 | 0 | 20 |
| Florida Atlantic Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Deleon | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 1 | 10 |
| N. Dorvilus | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
| B. Hankerson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 7 | 52 | 7.4 | 1 | 10 |
| Alabama Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| C. Jones | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 |
| Team | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 15 |
| Florida Atlantic Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| M. Anderson | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 1/1 | 1 |
| V. Zaccario | 0/1 | 0.0 | -- | 0/0 | 0 |
| S. Kelley | 0/1 | 0.0 | -- | 0/0 | 0 |
| Team | 0/1 | 0.0 | -- | 1/1 | 1 |
| Alabama Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| J. Shelley | 2/2 | 100.0 | 30 | 4/4 | 10 |
| C. Foster | 2/2 | 100.0 | 52 | 0/0 | 6 |
| Team | 4/4 | 100.0 | 52 | 4/4 | 16 |
| Florida Atlantic Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| S. Kelley | 8 | 395 | 49.4 | 0 | 2 | 57 |
| Team | 8 | 395 | 49.4 | 0 | 2 | 57 |
| Alabama Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| C. Mandell | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
| Team | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 0 | 1 | 29 |
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