Regular Season Week 8: Commodores at Crimson Tide
October 27, 1940 55° Bryant-Denny Stadium
Attendance: 72,589 (73%)
Commodores 3 10 0 0 - 13
Crimson Tide 7 3 3 3 - 16
Scoring Summary
(Qtr 1) Commodores: 4-1-ALA 1 (8:46) 7-Javier Lichtenstein 18 yard field goal is GOOD. ALA 0 VAN 3
(Qtr 1) Crimson Tide: (8:44) 7-Javier Lichtenstein kicks 62 yards from VAN 35 to ALA 3. 24-Darin Gardner for 97yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Sylvester Osborn. VAN 72-Joseph Pollard was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. ALA 7 VAN 3
(Qtr 2) Crimson Tide: 4-11-VAN 34 (12:14) 7-Sylvester Osborn 52 yard field goal is GOOD. ALA 10 VAN 3
(Qtr 2) Commodores: 2-5-ALA 17 (6:20) 3-Brandon Cobb pass complete to 45-Willie Thorp to ALA 0 for 17 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 7-Javier Lichtenstein. ALA 10 VAN 10
(Qtr 2) Commodores: 1-10-ALA 16 (0:05) 7-Javier Lichtenstein 33 yard field goal is GOOD. ALA 10 VAN 13
(Qtr 3) Crimson Tide: 4-7-VAN 34 (10:19) 7-Sylvester Osborn 52 yard field goal is GOOD. ALA 13 VAN 13
(Qtr 4) Crimson Tide: 1-10-VAN 15 (0:03) 7-Sylvester Osborn 33 yard field goal is GOOD. VAN 55-Jay Elson was injured on the play. ALA 16 VAN 13
Team Statistics
Crimson Tide Commodores
First Downs 9 28
- Rushing 3 2
- Passing 6 24
- Penalty 0 2
Total Net Yards 135 468
- Offensive Plays 43 81
- Yards Per Play 3.14 5.78
Net Rushing Yards 25 87
- Rushing Attempts 8 26
- Yards Per Rush 3.13 3.35
Net Passing Yards 110 381
- Att/Comp/Int 31 / 18 / 0 54 / 43 / 2
- Gross Passing Yards 140 391
- Sacks/Yards Lost 4 / 30 1 / 10
- Yards Per Pass Play 3.14 6.93
- Yards Per Completion 7.78 9.09
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 2 / 2
3rd Down Conversions 1 / 10 8 / 14
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 7.3 5.1
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Penalties/Yards 4 / 22 1 / 10
Punt Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / 13
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 146 1 / 35
Int Returns/Yards 2 / 23 0 / 0
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 1 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 0 / 1 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 41 OWN 23
Time of Possession 20:45 38:59
Drive Charts
Crimson Tide
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 8:28 0:16 OPP 33 2 0 Fumble
1 8:12 0:21 OPP 44 3 -5 Punt
1 1:45 1:33 OWN 30 5 18 Punt
2 14:13 2:02 OPP 33 3 -1 Field Goal
2 6:13 2:13 OWN 25 4 20 Punt
3 15:00 4:46 OWN 32 10 35 Field Goal
3 8:23 1:25 OWN 44 3 2 Punt
4 13:35 1:41 OWN 34 3 -4 Punt
4 9:02 2:08 OWN 10 3 -6 Punt
4 5:37 3:15 OWN 45 5 25 Missed FG
4 1:05 1:05 OWN 39 4 45 Field Goal
Commodores
Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 6:17 OWN 25 10 74 Field Goal
1 7:51 6:06 OWN 5 12 72 Missed FG
1 0:13 1:00 OWN 11 3 22 Fumble
2 12:10 5:58 OWN 25 10 75 Touchdown
2 3:59 3:58 OWN 10 12 74 Field Goal
3 10:14 1:51 OWN 25 4 21 Interception
3 6:58 8:23 OWN 11 12 62 Missed FG
4 11:55 2:53 OWN 28 4 15 Punt
4 6:54 1:16 OPP 48 3 9 Missed FG
4 2:22 1:17 OWN 37 9 38 Interception
Player Stats
Rushing Stats
Crimson Tide
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#24 Darin Gardner 6 19 3.17 8 0 0
#34 Michael Buchanan 1 4 4.00 4 0 0
#16 Wesley Briley 1 2 2.00 2 0 0
Commodores
Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
#45 Willie Thorp 17 51 3.00 10 1 0
#24 Alexander Montgomery 9 36 4.00 10 2 0
Passing Stats
Crimson Tide
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#16 Wesley Briley 31 18 140 4 / 30 0 32 0 69.29
Commodores
Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
#3 Brandon Cobb 54 43 391 1 / 10 1 32 2 87.58
Receiving Stats
Crimson Tide
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#24 Darin Gardner 7 38 5.43 18 0
#86 Ralph Day 2 35 17.50 32 0
#81 Todd Wang 4 30 7.50 11 0
#83 John Martinez 2 26 13.00 16 0
#34 Michael Buchanan 3 11 3.67 7 0
Commodores
Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
#82 Ismael Nealy 12 97 8.08 17 0
#45 Willie Thorp 8 68 8.50 18 1
#16 Henry Rhodes 4 62 15.50 32 0
#24 Alexander Montgomery 8 57 7.13 15 0
#85 Robert Lasalle 4 44 11.00 18 0
#80 Gerald Usry 5 42 8.40 11 0
#10 William Wilson 1 15 15.00 15 0
#83 Amado Burrell 1 6 6.00 6 0
Blocking Stats
Crimson Tide
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#58 Brian Martin 47 16 1 1
#62 Walter Layfield 47 17 1 1
#70 Kevin Smith 27 10 1 1
#55 David Vandeusen 0 3 0 0
#69 Davis Russell 3 6 0 0
#45 James Blue 0 5 0 0
#59 Kirk Galindo 11 2 0 0
#33 Corey Plowman 0 2 0 0
#56 Nathaniel Scarbrough 5 6 0 0
#57 David Currie 0 5 0 2
#94 Matthew Peterson 8 3 0 1
#32 Joshua Cole 0 4 0 0
#96 William Durso 0 3 0 0
#79 Steven Green 26 5 0 0
#68 John Stewart 11 0 0 0
#62 Mark McCoin 31 13 0 2
#63 Shane Castro 8 0 0 0
#62 Homer Grass 0 3 0 0
#91 Timothy Wheeler 0 2 0 0
#34 Michael Buchanan 13 7 0 1
#78 Keith Miller 36 13 0 0
#83 John Martinez 8 7 0 0
#86 Ralph Day 1 11 0 0
#24 Darin Gardner 10 1 0 0
#28 Donn Tucker 0 1 0 0
#52 Jay Bennet 0 2 0 0
#80 Fred Bair 0 1 0 0
#81 Todd Wang 0 2 0 0
#65 Tony Mayer 9 3 0 1
#90 Michael Fields 0 2 0 0
#81 Jamaal Darnell 0 4 0 0
#87 Matthew Hammon 0 1 0 0
#37 William Smith 0 1 0 0
Commodores
Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
#68 Michael Messina 61 47 1 2
#24 Alexander Montgomery 11 15 0 1
#76 Jason Herzberg 57 40 0 0
#78 Ollie Wade 61 49 0 3
#45 Willie Thorp 11 15 0 1
#61 Brandon Warren 62 38 0 1
#75 Alexander Guercio 55 45 0 1
#85 Mathew Ewing 8 16 0 0
#16 Henry Rhodes 0 15 0 1
#80 Gerald Usry 9 33 0 0
#85 Robert Lasalle 0 9 0 1
#82 Ismael Nealy 0 13 0 3
#53 Owen Inman 6 11 0 0
#57 Howard Marion 11 1 0 0
#67 Robert Martinez 6 0 0 0
#53 George Breed 6 1 0 0
#92 Donald Sipes 0 2 0 0
#54 Chester Huffman 0 1 0 0
#57 Eric Luevano 0 1 0 0
#62 Perry Corbin 1 1 0 0
#71 Gregory Damron 0 1 0 0
#99 Tyree Brown 0 3 0 0
#20 Ariel Skelley 0 2 0 0
#55 Jay Elson 0 3 0 0
#10 William Wilson 0 5 0 0
#72 Joseph Pollard 3 1 0 0
Interception Stats
Crimson Tide
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
#91 Timothy Wheeler 1 23 23.00 0
#57 David Currie 1 0 0.00 0
Commodores
Name Int Yds Avg TDs
Fumble Stats
Crimson Tide
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#45 James Blue 0 0 1 0
#33 Corey Plowman 0 1 0 0
#57 David Currie 0 0 1 0
#32 Joshua Cole 0 1 0 0
Commodores
Name Fumb Recov Force TDs
#24 Alexander Montgomery 1 0 0 0
#45 Willie Thorp 1 0 0 0
Punting
Crimson Tide
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#11 Michael Bernard 6 273 45.50 43.67 51 4
Commodores
Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In20
#12 Robert Vega 1 47 47.00 47.00 47 1
Kicking
Crimson Tide
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Sylvester Osborn 3 / 4 2 / 3 2 / 2 52 1 / 1
Commodores
Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
#7 Javier Lichtenstein 2 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 0 33 1 / 1
Punt Return
Crimson Tide
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Commodores
Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
#45 Willie Thorp 2 13 6.5 7 0
Kick Return
Crimson Tide
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#24 Darin Gardner 2 121 60.5 1
#81 Todd Wang 1 25 25.0 0
Commodores
Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
#45 Willie Thorp 1 35 35.0 0
Defensive Stats
Crimson Tide
Name Tackles Sacks
#37 William Smith 11 0
#33 Corey Plowman 9 0
#91 Timothy Wheeler 7 0
#56 Nathaniel Scarbrough 7 0
#28 Donn Tucker 7 0
#57 David Currie 6 0
#45 James Blue 5 0
#32 Joshua Cole 5 0
#90 Michael Fields 5 0
#69 Davis Russell 3 1
#48 Richard Boone 2 0
#9 Richard Conklin 1 0
#62 Homer Grass 1 0
#94 Matthew Peterson 1 0
Commodores
Name Tackles Sacks
#48 John Peterson 5 0
#28 Stan Shulman 4 0
#20 Ariel Skelley 3 1
#55 Jay Elson 3 0
#57 Eric Luevano 2 0
#71 Gregory Damron 2 0
#92 Donald Sipes 2 0
#22 Paul Temple 2 0
#62 Perry Corbin 2 2
#82 Ismael Nealy 1 0
#45 Willie Thorp 1 0
#54 Chester Huffman 1 1
#10 William Wilson 1 0
#26 Dwayne Greenman 1 0
#93 Ryan Turner 1 0
#80 Gerald Usry 1 0
#72 Joseph Pollard 1 0
#99 Tyree Brown 1 0