Alabama vs. Minnesota

Friday, December 31, 2004, Music City Bowl Share

Minnesota beat Alabama 20–⁠16. It was their only meeting on record.

Neutral siteAlabama6–⁠6 in 2004

Neutral siteMinnesota7–⁠5 in 2004

FinalTV: ESPNAttendance 66,089Payout $1,110,125 per team (Wikipedia)Referee: Jack Cramer (Big East)The game on Wikipedia

Scoring by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Alabama	7	7	0	2	16
Minnesota	7	10	3	0	20

PassingSpencer Pennington22 of 36, 243 yards, 1 TDAlabama
RushingMarion Barber37 carries, 187 yards, 1 TDMinnesota3rd-best rushing day of the bowls and playoff
ReceivingTyrone Prothro4 catches, 82 yardsAlabama
DefenseAnthony Madison1 INTAlabama

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AlabamaMinnesota

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
Spencer Pennington	22/36	243	1	0

Rushing	Car	Yds	TD	Long
Keith Brown	1	17	0	17
Aaron Johns	6	15	0	7
Le’Ron McClain	6	7	1	3
Kenneth Darby	1	1	0	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Long
Tyrone Prothro	4	82	25
Keith Brown	3	56	40
D.J. Hall	5	51	23
Matt Caddell	3	21	15

Interceptions	Int	Yds	TD
Anthony Madison	1	2	0
Roman Harper	1	0	0

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
Bryan Cupito	5/12	75	0	1
Marion Barber III	0/1	0	0	1

Rushing	Car	Yds	TD	Long
Marion Barber III	37	187	1	25
Laurence Maroney	29	105	0	14
Justin Valentine	2	10	0	7

Receiving	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Jared Ellerson	3	51	0	32
Jakari Wallace	2	24	0	12

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Our ratings going in

Alabama 51% to win. Minnesota won as Elo’s underdog.

Minnesota leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.