Regular Season Week 4: Boilermakers at Crimson Tide
September 29, 1940 75° Bryant-Denny Stadium
Attendance: 73,402 (73%)
Boilermakers 3 14 6 0 - 23
Crimson Tide 0 3 0 7 - 10
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Boilermakers: 4-3-ALA 5 (5:11) 8-David Waid 22 yard field goal is GOOD. ALA 0 PUR 3
(Qtr 2) Boilermakers: 1-8-ALA 8 (14:58) 3-Roderick Willis pass complete to 89-Ben Ortega for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-David Waid. ALA 0 PUR 10
(Qtr 2) Boilermakers: 3-4-ALA 4 (7:12) 23-Christopher Ball ran for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 8-David Waid. ALA 0 PUR 17
(Qtr 2) Crimson Tide: 1-10-PUR 30 (0:04) 2-James Sewell 47 yard field goal is GOOD. ALA 3 PUR 17
(Qtr 3) Boilermakers: 4-12-ALA 21 (11:28) 8-David Waid 38 yard field goal is GOOD. ALA 3 PUR 20
(Qtr 3) Boilermakers: 4-6-ALA 28 (4:31) 8-David Waid 45 yard field goal is GOOD. ALA 3 PUR 23
(Qtr 4) Crimson Tide: 1-10-ALA 18 (8:47) 16-Wesley Briley pass complete to 86-Ralph Day for 82 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 2-James Sewell. ALA 10 PUR 23
Team Statistics
Crimson Tide Boilermakers
First Downs 8 19
- Rushing 0 7
- Passing 8 8
- Penalty 0 4
Total Net Yards 232 312
- Offensive Plays 45 73
- Yards Per Play 5.16 4.27
Net Rushing Yards 13 121
- Rushing Attempts 8 40
- Yards Per Rush 1.63 3.03
Net Passing Yards 219 191
- Att/Comp/Int 33 / 22 / 0 31 / 26 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 252 205
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 33 2 / 14
- Yards Per Pass Play 5.92 5.79
- Yards Per Completion 11.45 7.88
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 1 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 1 / 11 7 / 16
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 10.9 5.6
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 7 / 75 1 / 10
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 4 / 25
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 105 0 / 0
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 0 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 0 2 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 27
Time of Possession 20:00 40:00
Drive Charts
Crimson Tide
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:35 OWN 27 3 3 Punt
1 11:21 1:25 OWN 31 3 4 Punt
1 5:09 2:01 OWN 25 3 -2 Punt
2 14:55 1:41 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
2 7:09 3:02 OWN 25 6 30 Punt
2 1:09 1:08 OWN 37 4 33 Field Goal
3 11:24 1:30 OWN 28 3 -10 Punt
3 4:27 1:35 OWN 26 3 5 Punt
3 0:43 2:10 OWN 8 6 25 Punt
4 8:46 0:11 OWN 18 1 82 Touchdown
4 7:47 1:38 OWN 39 3 9 Punt
4 3:54 2:04 OWN 24 7 36 Missed FG
Boilermakers
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:25 2:04 OWN 25 3 0 Punt
1 9:56 4:47 OWN 23 9 72 Field Goal
1 3:08 3:13 OWN 41 7 59 Touchdown
2 13:14 6:06 OWN 24 10 76 Touchdown
2 4:06 2:58 OWN 5 6 14 Punt
3 15:00 3:36 OWN 25 8 54 Field Goal
3 9:54 5:27 OWN 38 8 34 Field Goal
3 2:52 2:09 OWN 30 4 18 Punt
4 13:33 4:47 OWN 27 7 19 Punt
4 8:35 0:48 OWN 25 3 -9 Punt
4 6:09 2:15 OWN 20 3 8 Punt
4 1:50 1:50 OWN 47 5 17 Game
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Crimson Tide
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#24 Darin Gardner 6 16 2.67 7 0 0
#34 Michael Buchanan 1 -1 -1.00 -1 0 0
#27 Daniel Hansen 1 -2 -2.00 -2 0 0
Boilermakers
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#48 Ken Bautista 19 55 2.89 10 1 0
#23 Christopher Ball 14 32 2.29 8 0 1
#27 Jerry Smith 4 26 6.50 10 1 0
#38 John Lavery 1 8 8.00 8 0 0
#3 Roderick Willis 2 0 0.00 0 0 0
Passing Stats
Crimson Tide
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#16 Wesley Briley 33 22 252 4 / 33 1 82 0 99.56
Boilermakers
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#3 Roderick Willis 31 26 205 2 / 14 1 44 0 104.97
Receiving Stats
Crimson Tide
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#86 Ralph Day 3 99 33.00 82 1
#83 John Martinez 5 59 11.80 15 0
#81 Jamaal Darnell 2 28 14.00 16 0
#24 Darin Gardner 4 25 6.25 12 0
#27 Daniel Hansen 3 20 6.67 10 0
#81 Todd Wang 3 12 4.00 6 0
#34 Michael Buchanan 2 9 4.50 11 0
Boilermakers
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#27 Jerry Smith 2 55 27.50 44 0
#87 Eddie Rizzo 7 44 6.29 15 0
#23 Christopher Ball 7 38 5.43 13 0
#89 Ben Ortega 3 26 8.67 12 1
#81 Pasquale Baier 3 25 8.33 13 0
#16 Heath Higham 3 14 4.67 10 0
#48 Ken Bautista 1 3 3.00 3 0
Blocking Stats
Crimson Tide
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#79 Steven Green 35 13 1 3
#58 Brian Martin 48 21 1 2
#62 Walter Layfield 40 17 1 2
#65 Tony Mayer 38 12 1 2
#55 David Vandeusen 0 1 0 0
#69 Davis Russell 6 3 0 0
#45 James Blue 0 3 0 0
#59 Kirk Galindo 12 4 0 0
#33 Corey Plowman 0 3 0 0
#56 Nathaniel Scarbrough 2 3 0 0
#57 David Currie 1 3 0 0
#94 Matthew Peterson 4 4 0 0
#32 Joshua Cole 0 3 0 1
#96 William Durso 0 3 0 1
#27 Daniel Hansen 12 4 0 1
#81 Todd Wang 0 4 0 1
#81 Jamaal Darnell 0 7 0 0
#78 Keith Miller 33 14 0 1
#83 John Martinez 2 9 0 0
#34 Michael Buchanan 7 3 0 0
#68 John Stewart 14 0 0 0
#62 Mark McCoin 35 9 0 0
#80 Fred Bair 0 4 0 0
#86 Ralph Day 0 6 0 0
#24 Darin Gardner 8 2 0 1
#63 Shane Castro 4 0 0 0
#87 Matthew Hammon 0 2 0 0
#90 Michael Fields 0 3 0 0
Boilermakers
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#69 Jeffrey Burris 43 44 1 1
#16 Heath Higham 0 21 0 0
#73 Jeffrey Fouts 44 41 0 2
#81 Pasquale Baier 13 32 0 3
#89 Ben Ortega 0 22 0 0
#51 Harry Campbell 43 42 0 5
#74 Raymond Passarelli 31 38 0 3
#71 Randy Ochoa 32 44 0 1
#27 Jerry Smith 23 20 0 2
#23 Christopher Ball 6 2 0 0
#38 John Lavery 14 10 0 0
#76 Steven Young 12 0 0 0
#75 Troy Green 11 2 0 0
#47 Ralph Lightfoot 4 4 0 0
#87 Eddie Rizzo 0 16 0 2
#48 Ken Bautista 3 6 0 0
#77 Daniel Aragon 7 1 0 0
#98 Keith Pace 0 2 0 0
#30 Ronald Cooper 0 2 0 0
#32 Walter Collins 0 3 0 0
#1 Richard Kintzel 0 3 0 0
#2 John Shoulders 0 4 0 1
#21 Anthony Turnipseed 0 2 0 0
#69 William Conn 0 1 0 0
#10 Frank Pope 0 1 0 0
#94 Randy Carter 0 2 0 0
Interception Stats
Crimson Tide
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Boilermakers
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Crimson Tide
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#58 Brian Martin 0 0 1 0
Boilermakers
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#23 Christopher Ball 1 0 0 0
#2 John Shoulders 0 1 0 0
Punting
Crimson Tide
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Michael Bernard 9 411 45.67 40.78 55 1
Boilermakers
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#6 Jon Bradley 6 260 43.33 43.33 48 2
Kicking
Crimson Tide
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#2 James Sewell 1 / 2 1 / 2 0 / 1 47 1 / 1
Boilermakers
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#8 David Waid 3 / 3 1 / 1 0 / 0 45 2 / 2
Punt Return
Crimson Tide
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Boilermakers
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#23 Christopher Ball 3 24 8.0 12 0
#16 Heath Higham 1 1 1.0 1 0
Kick Return
Crimson Tide
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#24 Darin Gardner 3 105 35.0 0
Boilermakers
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Defensive Stats
Crimson Tide
Name Tackles Sacks
#56 Nathaniel Scarbrough 12 0
#33 Corey Plowman 11 1
#57 David Currie 8 0
#32 Joshua Cole 7 0
#45 James Blue 5 0
#90 Michael Fields 5 1
#91 Timothy Wheeler 5 0
#37 William Smith 4 0
#69 Davis Russell 3 0
#28 Donn Tucker 1 0
#58 Brian Martin 1 0
#68 John Stewart 1 0
#48 Richard Boone 1 0
#52 Jay Bennet 1 0
#62 Homer Grass 1 0
Boilermakers
Name Tackles Sacks
#32 Walter Collins 7 0
#98 Keith Pace 5 0
#55 George Higginbotham 4 0
#4 Andrew Shaw 4 0
#21 Anthony Turnipseed 3 0
#69 William Conn 2 1
#60 Jonathan Rosario 2 1
#94 Randy Carter 2 0
#53 Jose Dyer 2 2
#47 Ralph Lightfoot 1 0
#1 Richard Kintzel 1 0
#52 Ken Perry 1 0
#2 John Shoulders 1 0
#8 David Waid 1 0