No. 10/10 Alabama Pushes Past South Florida
5 key points from Patriot win over Cardinals On Monday Night NFL Week 14 games
TAMPA, Fla.– The No. 10/10 Alabama football team defeated South Florida 17-3 Saturday evening in Raymond James Stadium. The Crimson Tide and Bulls were deadlocked in a 3-3 tie at intermission, however, back-up quarterbackTy Simpsonled the team to 17 unanswered points to pull out a very impressive victory.
Simpson who has been solid after being inserted into the lineup late in the first half. For the night, he competed 5-of-9 incredible passes for 73 yards and guided the Crimson Tide to all three of its scores – a field goal just before halftime and touchdown drives of 84 yards in the third quarter and 80 yards in the fourth quarter to take the victory.
Running backRoydell Williamshad a career game, rushing for 129 yards on 17 carries (7.6 yards per carry) and a touchdown in the victory. As a team, Alabama ran the ball for a total of 203 yards on 42 carries for a 4.8 yards per rush.
The defense was dominant, allowing only a first quarter field goal after a muffed punt deep in Alabama’s territory. The Tide was led byDeontae Lawson’s10 total tackles which included 1 sack and 1.5 tackles for loss. Meanwhile,Dallas Turneralso had a big game with 2.5 sacks and seven total tackles, including five unassisted.
Key Notes
- The contest was delayed for 54 minutes at the 12:44 mark of the second quarter due to a lightning delay
- The Alabama defense made a significant improvement from last week’s game vs. Texas when it had only two tackles for loss and did not record a sack. Tonight, against USF, the Crimson Tide defense finished with four sacks and 10 tackles for loss while allowing just 264 yards of total offense
- UA improved to 14-1 in games following a loss during the regular season since 2008. During that time, the Crimson Tide still has yet to lose consecutive regular season games at any point
- In matchups following a regular season loss, Alabama has outscored the opposition 477-163 and has held the opposition to 10-points-or-less 11 times overall.
- Saturday’s contest was the second meeting between UA and USF, with the only other match-up coming on Aug. 30, 2003 (W, 40-17)
- With five points on the day, placekicker Will Reichard has now compiled 448 career points and moved up to No. 18 on the NCAA All-Time Career Points List
How The Game Happened
First Quarter
- 07:08 – USF | Following an Alabama fumble off a punt deep in its own territory, placekicker John Cannon put the first points of the game on the board, connecting from 44 yards out
Second Quarter
- 02:10 – UA | Alabama took advantage of a USF turnover, converting a 30-yard field goal from Will Reichard to even the score
Third Quarter
- 04:35 – UA | The Tide’s first lead of the game came on its first touchdown when Ty Simpson took UA 84 yards down the field in just six plays and 2:19, capped by a one-yard run by Roydell Williams
Fourth Quarter
- 00:33 – UA | Ty Simpson capped the drive with a one-yard touchdown to finish off an 11-play, 80-yard drive that took 5:56 off the clock
Next Game
- Alabama will return to Bryant-Denny Stadium for an afternoon showdown with Ole Miss on Sept. 23
- The Crimson Tide and Rebels are scheduled for a 2:30 p.m. CT kickoff on CBS
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