Regular Season Week 1: Razorbacks at Crimson Tide
September 08, 1940 79° Bryant-Denny Stadium
Attendance: 68,036 (68%)
Razorbacks 7 10 3 5 - 25
Crimson Tide 7 0 0 3 - 10
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Crimson Tide: 2-11-ALA 20 (11:44) 16-Wesley Briley pass complete to 86-Ralph Day for 80 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-James Sewell. ALA 7 ARK 0
(Qtr 1) Razorbacks: 3-2-ALA 3 (6:24) 26-Gregory Ellis ran to ALA 0 for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Barry Miller. ALA 7 ARK 7
(Qtr 2) Razorbacks: 2-11-ARK 48 (7:12) 18-William Mendoza pass complete to 5-Robert Benson for 52 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 9-Barry Miller. ALA 7 ARK 14
(Qtr 2) Razorbacks: 1-10-ALA 32 (0:05) 9-Barry Miller 50 yard field goal is GOOD. ALA 7 ARK 17
(Qtr 3) Razorbacks: 4-3-ALA 9 (8:56) 9-Barry Miller 27 yard field goal is GOOD. ALA 7 ARK 20
(Qtr 4) Razorbacks: 4-3-ALA 20 (12:48) 9-Barry Miller 38 yard field goal is GOOD. ALA 7 ARK 23
(Qtr 4) Crimson Tide: 4-9-ARK 37 (8:35) 2-James Sewell 54 yard field goal is GOOD. ALA 10 ARK 23
(Qtr 4) Razorbacks: 2-18-ALA 2 (4:33) 16-Wesley Briley sacked at ALA -7 for -10 yards (68-Levi Gaddy). Sack allowed by 70-Kevin Smith. SAFETY! (68-Levi Gaddy) ALA 10 ARK 25
Team Statistics
Crimson Tide Razorbacks
First Downs 9 17
- Rushing 3 6
- Passing 5 10
- Penalty 1 1
Total Net Yards 159 378
- Offensive Plays 48 66
- Yards Per Play 3.31 5.73
Net Rushing Yards 46 123
- Rushing Attempts 20 32
- Yards Per Rush 2.30 3.84
Net Passing Yards 113 255
- Att/Comp/Int 22 / 15 / 0 34 / 26 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 164 255
- Sacks/Yards Lost 6 / 51 0 / 0
- Yards Per Pass Play 4.04 7.50
- Yards Per Completion 10.93 9.81
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 1 / 10 5 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 11.1 4.7
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 1 / 15 2 / 13
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 4 / 37
Kick Returns/Yards 1 / 35 2 / 64
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 0 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 0 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 21 OWN 26
Time of Possession 25:07 34:53
Drive Charts
Crimson Tide
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 12:27 0:54 OWN 13 2 87 Touchdown
1 6:21 2:08 OWN 25 3 9 Punt
1 2:41 2:19 OWN 22 3 2 Punt
2 13:25 3:24 OWN 32 5 12 Punt
2 7:01 4:57 OWN 25 9 27 Punt
2 0:01 0:01 OWN 25 1 -1 Half
3 15:00 1:44 OWN 25 3 -11 Punt
3 8:53 1:30 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
3 3:15 2:07 OWN 8 3 3 Punt
4 12:45 4:14 OWN 25 9 38 Field Goal
4 4:58 0:29 OWN 10 2 -20 Safety
4 2:13 1:20 OWN 23 5 19 Punt
Razorbacks
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 2:33 OWN 25 5 18 Punt
1 11:32 5:11 OWN 25 11 75 Touchdown
1 4:13 1:32 OWN 24 3 4 Punt
1 0:22 1:58 OWN 15 3 7 Punt
2 10:00 2:59 OWN 17 5 83 Touchdown
2 2:05 2:03 OWN 8 6 60 Field Goal
3 13:16 4:23 OWN 25 10 66 Field Goal
3 7:23 4:08 OWN 39 6 15 Punt
3 1:08 3:24 OWN 48 6 32 Field Goal
4 8:30 3:32 OWN 26 5 22 Punt
4 4:29 2:17 OWN 38 3 -6 Punt
4 0:53 0:53 OWN 22 3 10 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Crimson Tide
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#83 John Martinez 2 29 14.50 16 2 0
#81 Todd Wang 1 7 7.00 7 0 0
#24 Darin Gardner 15 6 0.40 8 0 0
#81 Jamaal Darnell 1 3 3.00 3 0 0
#58 Brian Martin 1 1 1.00 1 0 0
Razorbacks
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#26 Gregory Ellis 14 53 3.79 10 2 1
#5 Robert Benson 11 51 4.64 12 2 0
#41 William Broman 1 11 11.00 11 1 0
#44 Philip Feldman 5 9 1.80 7 0 0
#42 Elmer Deane 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0
Passing Stats
Crimson Tide
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#16 Wesley Briley 22 15 164 6 / 51 1 80 0 105.11
Razorbacks
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#18 William Mendoza 34 26 255 0 / 0 1 52 0 106.86
Receiving Stats
Crimson Tide
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Ralph Day 4 106 26.50 80 1
#81 Jamaal Darnell 2 28 14.00 16 0
#83 John Martinez 1 13 13.00 13 0
#80 Fred Bair 1 9 9.00 9 0
#24 Darin Gardner 7 8 1.14 4 0
Razorbacks
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#5 Robert Benson 3 83 27.67 52 1
#86 Tom Mendez 4 43 10.75 23 0
#89 Keith Alexander 5 35 7.00 10 0
#26 Gregory Ellis 6 34 5.67 13 0
#44 Philip Feldman 3 20 6.67 12 0
#87 William Gomez 3 16 5.33 11 0
#11 Lowell Hamilton 1 12 12.00 12 0
#41 William Broman 1 12 12.00 12 0
Blocking Stats
Crimson Tide
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#70 Kevin Smith 26 21 3 3
#62 Walter Layfield 37 24 2 3
#62 Mark McCoin 26 16 1 4
#58 Brian Martin 37 22 0 0
#86 Ralph Day 1 10 0 0
#81 Todd Wang 0 8 0 0
#78 Keith Miller 27 24 0 0
#83 John Martinez 1 17 0 1
#80 Fred Bair 0 5 0 0
#24 Darin Gardner 7 3 0 0
#81 Jamaal Darnell 7 9 0 1
#71 John Allen 1 1 0 0
#55 David Vandeusen 1 1 0 0
#79 Steven Green 23 14 0 0
#59 Kirk Galindo 10 2 0 0
#68 John Stewart 10 0 0 0
#56 Nathaniel Scarbrough 2 1 0 0
#94 Matthew Peterson 2 0 0 0
#63 Shane Castro 6 1 0 0
#65 Tony Mayer 3 2 0 0
#69 Davis Russell 6 1 0 0
#45 James Blue 0 1 0 0
#33 Corey Plowman 0 1 0 0
#57 David Currie 0 1 0 0
#32 Joshua Cole 0 1 0 0
#96 William Durso 0 1 0 0
#87 Matthew Hammon 3 1 0 0
Razorbacks
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#44 Philip Feldman 26 14 0 1
#66 Melvin Kennedy 15 24 0 3
#62 Larry Dennis 22 22 0 1
#78 Jose Detrick 44 41 0 1
#71 Rodney Williamson 44 35 0 1
#60 Wallace Conner 35 13 0 1
#89 Keith Alexander 15 34 0 1
#26 Gregory Ellis 4 6 0 0
#86 Tom Mendez 0 26 0 2
#55 Dwayne Sandford 27 23 0 0
#51 Tyrone Johnson 31 33 0 0
#87 William Gomez 0 22 0 0
#11 Lowell Hamilton 0 16 0 0
#41 William Broman 1 2 0 0
#67 Lucas Garcia 7 1 0 0
#85 Eric Alexander 4 7 0 1
#56 John Hammond 3 3 0 0
#39 Richard Haskell 0 4 0 1
#91 Dan Hughes 0 1 0 0
#31 Leroy Robinson 0 6 0 2
#20 Robert Trotman 0 3 0 0
#69 Timothy Zachary 0 2 0 0
#15 Joseph Nicolas 0 6 0 1
#5 Robert Benson 6 2 0 0
#42 Elmer Deane 1 4 0 0
#57 John Corbin 0 4 0 0
#28 Ryan Mitchell 0 2 0 0
#75 Cory Crowley 0 2 0 1
#94 Landon Bradshaw 0 2 0 0
#68 Levi Gaddy 0 2 0 0
#93 Sean Polk 0 2 0 0
#35 Harvey Seymour 0 1 0 0
#22 Ahmad Caroll 0 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Crimson Tide
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Razorbacks
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Crimson Tide
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
Razorbacks
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#87 William Gomez 1 1 0 0
Punting
Crimson Tide
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Michael Bernard 8 393 49.13 45.13 61 2
Razorbacks
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#6 James Flynn 6 266 44.33 44.33 50 3
Kicking
Crimson Tide
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 James Sewell 1 / 1 1 / 1 1 / 1 54 1 / 1
Razorbacks
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#9 Barry Miller 3 / 3 1 / 1 1 / 1 50 2 / 2
Punt Return
Crimson Tide
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Razorbacks
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#87 William Gomez 4 37 9.3 11 0
Kick Return
Crimson Tide
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#24 Darin Gardner 1 35 35.0 0
Razorbacks
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#11 Lowell Hamilton 2 64 32.0 0
Defensive Stats
Crimson Tide
Name Tackles Sacks
#33 Corey Plowman 9 0
#57 David Currie 9 0
#56 Nathaniel Scarbrough 9 0
#45 James Blue 5 0
#49 Peter Joyce 5 0
#28 Donn Tucker 4 0
#32 Joshua Cole 4 0
#91 Timothy Wheeler 4 0
#90 Michael Fields 3 0
#71 John Allen 2 0
#94 Matthew Peterson 1 0
#69 Davis Russell 1 0
#55 David Vandeusen 1 0
#54 Sandy Schuster 1 0
#68 John Stewart 1 0
#62 Walter Layfield 1 0
#52 Jay Bennet 1 0
Razorbacks
Name Tackles Sacks
#95 Jeremy Roland 8 0
#35 Harvey Seymour 6 0
#56 John Hammond 4 0
#91 Dan Hughes 3 2
#32 Thomas Nelson 3 0
#20 Robert Trotman 3 0
#90 Scott Robinson 2 0
#28 Ryan Mitchell 2 0
#69 Timothy Zachary 2 2
#39 Richard Haskell 2 0
#68 Levi Gaddy 2 2
#94 Landon Bradshaw 1 0
#31 Leroy Robinson 1 0
#75 Cory Crowley 1 0
#9 Barry Miller 1 0