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Week 1: Vanderbilt Commodores at Alabama Crimson Tide

September 02, 1934
76°
Bryant-Denny Stadium (Tuscaloosa, AL) Attendance: 79,444 (79%)
Commodores 6 7 0 0 - 13
Crimson Tide 0 3 3 0 - 6

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Commodores: 4-1-ALA 13 (9:24) 4-Michael Burger 31 yard field goal is GOOD. VAN 54-Burl Ketcham was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. ALA 0 VAN 3
(Qtr 1) Commodores: 4-4-ALA 4 (0:02) 4-Michael Burger 21 yard field goal is GOOD. ALA 0 VAN 6
(Qtr 2) Crimson Tide: 4-1-VAN 33 (5:09) 2-James Sewell 51 yard field goal is GOOD. ALA 3 VAN 6
(Qtr 2) Commodores: 1-3-ALA 3 (1:14) 11-James Starnes pass complete to 17-Ronald Lane to ALA 0 for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 4-Michael Burger. ALA 3 VAN 13
(Qtr 3) Crimson Tide: 4-19-VAN 29 (6:31) 2-James Sewell 47 yard field goal is GOOD. ALA 6 VAN 13

Team Statistics

Crimson Tide Commodores
First Downs 10 12
- Rushing 5 6
- Passing 5 6
- Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 190 227
- Offensive Plays 57 52
- Yards Per Play 3.33 4.37
Net Rushing Yards 74 114
- Rushing Attempts 30 25
- Yards Per Rush 2.47 4.56
Net Passing Yards 116 113
- Att/Comp/Int 26 / 16 / 0 24 / 18 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 125 137
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 9 3 / 24
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.30 4.19
- Yards Per Completion 7.81 7.61
Fumbles/Lost 1 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 6 / 16 3 / 12
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.3 7.0
4th Down Conversions 1 / 1 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 2 / 20 1 / 5
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 25 3 / 13
Kick Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 54
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 25
Time of Possession 31:16 28:43

Drive Charts

Alabama Crimson Tide

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 9:21 1:59 OWN 25 3 8 Punt
1 0:00 2:11 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
2 10:34 5:29 OWN 30 8 37 Field Goal
2 1:10 1:10 OWN 25 2 0 Half
3 15:00 2:06 OWN 25 3 5 Punt
3 10:47 4:20 OWN 38 8 33 Field Goal
3 4:04 1:31 OWN 14 3 8 Punt
3 0:21 1:07 OWN 6 3 -2 Punt
4 13:57 8:17 OWN 3 12 41 Punt
4 3:28 1:51 OWN 42 6 4 Punt
4 1:15 1:15 OPP 49 6 42 Game

Vanderbilt Commodores

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 5:39 OWN 31 9 56 Field Goal
1 7:21 7:21 OWN 29 12 68 Field Goal
2 12:49 2:15 OWN 21 3 9 Punt
2 5:05 3:55 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
3 12:54 2:07 OWN 17 3 3 Punt
3 6:27 2:23 OWN 29 3 1 Punt
3 2:33 2:12 OWN 32 3 10 Punt
4 14:14 0:17 OPP 49 3 0 Punt
4 5:40 2:12 OWN 9 3 4 Punt
4 1:37 0:22 OWN 7 3 -2 Punt

Rushing Stats

Alabama Crimson Tide

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Glenn Diaz 9 37 4.11 16 2 0
Michael Frazee 16 20 1.25 6 0 0
Trevor Harward 1 13 13.00 13 1 0
David Walker 4 4 1.00 2 0 0

Vanderbilt Commodores

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Willie Thorp 17 58 3.41 21 1 0
James Starnes 2 30 15.00 16 2 0
Harry Weir 6 26 4.33 10 1 0

Passing Stats

Alabama Crimson Tide

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Matthew Malone 26 16 125 1 / 9 0 28 0 73.40

Vanderbilt Commodores

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
James Starnes 24 18 137 3 / 24 1 34 0 102.26

Receiving Stats

Alabama Crimson Tide

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Glenn Diaz 1 28 28.00 28 0
Michael Frazee 4 27 6.75 12 0
David Walker 3 20 6.67 8 0
Ian Rodgers 2 16 8.00 10 0
Richard Crippen 2 11 5.50 8 0
Christopher Wescott 1 11 11.00 11 0
Johnny Oneil 2 8 4.00 5 0
Robert Mitchell 1 4 4.00 4 0

Vanderbilt Commodores

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
David Rice 3 46 15.33 34 0
Donald Harrison 4 30 7.50 12 0
Ronald Lane 6 28 4.67 6 1
Jody Jordan 1 9 9.00 9 0
Andrew Jones 1 9 9.00 9 0
Juan Jester 1 7 7.00 7 0
Willie Thorp 1 5 5.00 5 0
Harry Weir 1 3 3.00 3 0

Blocking Stats

Alabama Crimson Tide

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
William Resto 36 30 1 2
Thomas Patten 35 38 0 3
Warren Purdy 3 1 0 0
Robert Landis 0 1 0 0
Dallas Webster 0 1 0 0
Erin Hale 2 3 0 0
Glenn Diaz 3 3 0 0
Ian Rodgers 0 7 0 1
Kenneth Espinoza 0 3 0 1
Paul McGee 0 1 0 0
Chester Huffman 0 1 0 0
Enrique Daly 0 3 0 0
Manuel Hood 0 2 0 2
John Wilbanks 8 9 0 1
Arthur Jackson 8 0 0 0
Ted Champine 31 27 0 4
Donald Brown 0 17 0 0
Johnny Oneil 4 24 0 2
Trevor Harward 1 8 0 0
William Baker 9 1 0 1
Christopher Wescott 0 14 0 0
Richard Crippen 0 10 0 1
Timothy Caron 36 34 0 3
James Stec 30 33 0 1
David Walker 15 16 0 0
Michael Frazee 6 5 0 0
Jerry Wallace 0 2 0 0

Vanderbilt Commodores

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Andrew Robinson 39 26 2 2
Howard Guidry 27 26 1 3
David Rice 1 20 0 0
Rudy Moss 0 1 0 0
Jody Jordan 0 1 0 0
James Meyer 0 3 0 0
Terry Herring 12 1 0 0
Miguel Pearson 3 0 0 0
Loren Maynes 3 0 0 0
Cecil Chang 11 3 0 0
Donald Harrison 0 10 0 0
Andrew Jones 0 6 0 0
Juan Jester 16 19 0 2
Anthony Everett 0 9 0 0
Joe Williams 0 1 0 0
Willie Thorp 8 4 0 0
Jason Ingram 38 33 0 3
Mike Brouillard 28 25 0 1
Harry Miguel 0 13 0 0
Ronald Lane 0 7 0 0
Burl Ketcham 39 28 0 1
Alan Villareal 0 2 0 0
Charles Dubose 0 3 0 0
Kurt Harrison 0 3 0 0
Marcus Southwood 0 3 0 0
Douglas Peters 5 3 0 1
Richard Hughes 3 3 0 0
Noel Bell 10 3 0 0
Louie McCormick 1 2 0 1

Interception Stats

Alabama Crimson Tide

Vanderbilt Commodores

Fumble Stats

Alabama Crimson Tide

Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Richard Crippen 1 1 0 0

Vanderbilt Commodores

Punting

Alabama Crimson Tide

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Justin Widman 7 337 48.14 46.86 54 3

Vanderbilt Commodores

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
William Childs 7 346 49.43 46.43 54 2

Kicking

Alabama Crimson Tide

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
James Sewell 2 / 2 2 / 2 1 / 1 51 0 / 0

Vanderbilt Commodores

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Michael Burger 2 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 31 1 / 1

Punt Return

Alabama Crimson Tide

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Richard Crippen 3 25 8.3 10 0

Vanderbilt Commodores

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Anthony Everett 3 13 4.3 7 0

Kick Return

Alabama Crimson Tide

Vanderbilt Commodores

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Anthony Everett 2 54 27.0 0

Defensive Stats