Alabama at Florida

Saturday, October 1, 2011 Share

No. 3 Alabama beat No. 12 Florida 38–⁠10. It was their 38th meeting; after it, Alabama led the series 24–⁠14 as played.

Away3Alabama12–⁠1 in 2011

Home12Florida7–⁠6 in 2011

Final at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, GainesvilleTV: CBSAttendance 90,888

At kickoff: 67°F, clear, wind 3 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Gainesville Regional Airport (KGNV), 8 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Alabama	10	14	0	14	38
Florida	10	0	0	0	10

Standouts

RushingTrent Richardson29 carries, 181 yards, 2 TDAlabama
ReceivingAndre Debose2 catches, 90 yards, 1 TDFlorida
DefenseCourtney Upshaw1 INTAlabama

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Player stats

AlabamaFlorida

Alabama

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
A.J. McCarron	12/25	140	0	0

Rushing	Car	Yds	TD	Long
Trent Richardson	29	181	2	36
Eddie Lacy	5	32	1	20
Jalston Fowler	5	19	0	7
A.J. McCarron	1	1	1	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Long
Marquis Maze	2	36	18
Michael Williams	3	32	22
Trent Richardson	2	27	22
Darius Hanks	2	19	13

Interceptions	Int	Yds	TD
Courtney Upshaw	1	45	1

Florida

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
John Brantley	11/16	190	1	1
Jeff Driskel	2/6	14	0	0
Trey Burton	1/1	3	0	0

Rushing	Car	Yds	Long
Jeff Driskel	6	18	31
Chris Rainey	11	4	7
Jeff Demps	3	4	2
Mike Gillislee	3	4	3

Receiving	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
Andre Debose	2	90	1	65
Deonte Thompson	2	43	0	30
Chris Rainey	3	32	0	25
Jordan Reed	5	31	0	10

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

Team stats

Alabama		Florida
366	Total yards	222
140	Passing yards	240
226	Rushing yards	15
5.6	Yards per pass	9.0
5.3	Yards per rush	0.5
22	First downs	9
7–⁠13	Third downs	4–⁠14
0–⁠0	Fourth downs	0–⁠0
0	Turnovers	2
3–⁠29	Penalties	4–⁠16
21:21	Possession	15:19

Efficiency

Alabama		Florida
47%	Success rate	21%
0.03	EPA per play	−0.14
0.83	Explosiveness	1.05
−0.04	Rushing EPA	−0.35
0.14	Passing EPA	0.10
43%	Passing-down success	17%
−0.11	First-down EPA	−0.50
−0.05	Second-down EPA	−0.15
0.53	Third-down EPA	0.37

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Alabama 53% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Every drive

Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Florida drives left to right, Alabama right to left.

Q1 FloridaTouchdown pass, 1 play, 60 yards
Q1 AlabamaField goal, 12 plays, 30 yards
Q1 FloridaField goal, 10 plays, 13 yards
Q1 AlabamaTouchdown run, 7 plays, 29 yards
Q1 FloridaPick-six, 6 plays (Alabama scores), 20 yards
Q2 FloridaPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
Q2 AlabamaPunt, 4 plays, 71 yards
Q2 FloridaPunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
Q2 AlabamaTouchdown run, 10 plays, 61 yards
Q2 FloridaMissed FG, 8 plays, 52 yards
Q2 AlabamaEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
Q3 AlabamaPunt, 7 plays, 28 yards
Q3 FloridaPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
Q3 AlabamaPunt, 3 plays, 51 yards
Q3 FloridaPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
Q3 AlabamaPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
Q3 FloridaPunt, 6 plays, 31 yards
Q3 AlabamaTouchdown run, 11 plays, 92 yards
Q4 FloridaFumble, 4 plays, 10 yards
Q4 AlabamaTouchdown run, 4 plays, 46 yards
Q4 FloridaPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
Q4 AlabamaPunt, 5 plays, 19 yards
Q4 FloridaPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
Q4 AlabamaEnd of game, 2 plays, −6 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Tied at 10

Florida Touchdown pass, 1 play
14:50	1st & 10 at own 40	FLORIDA penalty 5 yard False Start accepted.
14:41	1st & 15 at own 35	John Brantley pass complete to Andre Debose for 65 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Florida 6, Alabama 0
14:41		Caleb Sturgis extra point GOOD.Florida 7, Alabama 0
14:41		Caleb Sturgis kickoff for 67 yards returned by Marquis Maze for 31 yards to the Alab 34.
Alabama Field goal, 12 plays
13:59	1st & 10 at own 34	AJ McCarron pass complete to Michael Williams for 6 yards to the Alab 40.
13:29	2nd & 4 at own 40	Trent Richardson rush for 5 yards to the Alab 45 for a 1ST down.
12:51	1st & 10 at own 45	AJ McCarron pass complete to Michael Williams for 4 yards to the Alab 49.
12:41	2nd & 6 at own 49	Trent Richardson rush for 7 yards to the Fla 44 for a 1ST down.
12:11	1st & 10 at opp 44	Trent Richardson rush for 9 yards to the Fla 35.
11:47	2nd & 1 at opp 35	Trent Richardson rush for 11 yards to the Fla 24 for a 1ST down.
11:03	1st & 10 at opp 24	AJ McCarron pass complete to Kenny Bell for 7 yards to the Fla 17.
10:34	2nd & 3 at opp 17	Trent Richardson rush for 3 yards to the Fla 14 for a 1ST down.
10:06	1st & 10 at opp 14	AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Marquis Maze.
9:56	2nd & 10 at opp 14	AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Kenny Bell.
9:56	3rd & 10 at opp 14	Timeout ALABAMA, clock 9:56.
9:51	3rd & 10 at opp 14	AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Darius Hanks.
9:47	4th & 10 at opp 14	Jeremy Shelley 32 yard field goal GOOD.Florida 7, Alabama 3
9:47		Cade Foster kickoff for 57 yards returned by Jeff Demps for 28 yards to the Fla 41.
Florida Field goal, 10 plays
9:16	1st & 10 at own 41	Team rush for 1 yard, fumbled, recovered by Fla Chris Rainey at the Fla 42.
8:50	2nd & 9 at own 42	Chris Rainey rush for 3 yards to the Fla 45.
8:20	3rd & 6 at own 45	John Brantley pass complete to Deonte Thompson for 30 yards to the Alab 25 for a 1ST down.
7:42	1st & 10 at opp 25	Chris Rainey rush for no gain to the Alab 25.
7:04	2nd & 10 at opp 25	Trey Burton pass complete to Jordan Reed for 3 yards to the Alab 22.
6:30	3rd & 7 at opp 22	John Brantley pass complete to Deonte Thompson for 13 yards to the Alab 9 for a 1ST down.
6:02	1st & goal at opp 9	John Brantley pass complete to Chris Rainey for 5 yards to the Alab 4.
5:28	2nd & goal at opp 4	John Brantley pass incomplete to Andre Debose.
5:22	3rd & goal at opp 4	John Brantley pass incomplete to Deonte Thompson, FLORIDA penalty Pass Interference on Deonte Thompson declined.
5:19	4th & goal at opp 4	Caleb Sturgis 21 yard field goal GOOD.Florida 10, Alabama 3
5:19		Caleb Sturgis kickoff for 69 yards returned by Marquis Maze for 70 yards to the Fla 29.
Alabama Touchdown run, 7 plays
4:53	1st & 10 at opp 29	Trent Richardson rush for 9 yards to the Fla 20.
4:01	2nd & 1 at opp 20	Trent Richardson rush for 5 yards to the Fla 15 for a 1ST down.
3:38	1st & 10 at opp 15	Trent Richardson rush for no gain to the Fla 15.
3:04	2nd & 10 at opp 15	Timeout ALABAMA, clock 3:04.
2:55	2nd & 10 at opp 15	Trent Richardson rush for 6 yards to the Fla 9.
2:14	3rd & 4 at opp 9	ALABAMA penalty 10 yard Holding on William Vlachos accepted, no play.
1:29	3rd & 14 at opp 19	AJ McCarron pass complete to Marquis Maze for 18 yards to the Fla 1 for a 1ST down.
1:11	1st & 0 at opp 1	ALABAMA penalty 4 yard Substitution Infraction accepted.
0:56	1st & goal at opp 5	AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Trent Richardson.
0:52	2nd & goal at opp 5	Trent Richardson rush for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Florida 10, Alabama 9
0:52		Jeremy Shelley extra point GOOD.Tied at 10
0:52		Cade Foster kickoff for 61 yards returned by Solomon Patton for 20 yards to the Fla 29.
Florida Pick-six, 6 plays (Alabama scores)
0:29	1st & 10 at own 29	Jeff Demps rush for 1 yard to the Fla 30.
0:11	2nd & 9 at own 30	John Brantley pass complete to Chris Rainey for 2 yards to the Fla 32.
Q2 15:00	3rd & 7 at own 32	John Brantley pass complete to Andre Debose for 25 yards to the Alab 43 for a 1ST down.
Q2 14:08	1st & 10 at opp 43	Chris Rainey rush for a loss of 7 yards to the 50 yard line.
Q2 13:32	2nd & 17 at the 50	John Brantley rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Fla 49.
Q2 12:57	3rd & 4 at own 49	John Brantley pass intercepted by Courtney Upshaw at the Fla 45, returned for 45 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Alabama 17, Florida 10
Q2 12:57		Jeremy Shelley extra point GOOD.
Q2 12:57		Cade Foster kickoff for 65 yards returned by Solomon Patton for 24 yards to the Fla 29.

2nd quarter6 drives, then Alabama 24, Florida 10

Florida Punt, 3 plays
12:37	1st & 10 at own 29	Jeff Demps rush for 1 yard to the Fla 30.
12:00	2nd & 9 at own 30	Jeff Demps rush for 2 yards to the Fla 32.
11:44	3rd & 7 at own 32	John Brantley pass complete to Jeff Demps for 2 yards to the Fla 34.
10:56	4th & 5 at own 34	David Lerner punt for 40 yards, returned by Marquis Maze for no gain to the Alab 26.
Alabama Punt, 4 plays
10:49	1st & 10 at own 26	AJ McCarron pass complete to Michael Williams for 22 yards to the Alab 48 for a 1ST down.
10:17	1st & 10 at own 48	AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Darius Hanks.
9:57	2nd & 10 at own 48	Eddie Lacy rush for 8 yards to the Fla 44.
9:25	3rd & 2 at opp 44	Eddie Lacy rush for a loss of 3 yards to the Fla 47.
8:44	4th & 5 at opp 47	Cody Mandell punt for 33 yards, fair catch by Chris Rainey at the Fla 14.
Florida Punt, 3 plays
8:39	1st & 10 at own 14	John Brantley pass incomplete to Deonte Thompson, broken up by Josh Chapman.
8:11	2nd & 10 at own 14	Chris Rainey rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Fla 13.
7:49	3rd & 11 at own 13	John Brantley pass incomplete to Andre Debose, broken up by Will Lowery.
7:36	4th & 11 at own 13	David Lerner punt for 48 yards, downed at the Alab 39.
Alabama Touchdown run, 10 plays
7:25	1st & 10 at own 39	Trent Richardson rush for 3 yards to the Alab 42.
6:50	2nd & 7 at own 42	AJ McCarron pass incomplete.
6:39	3rd & 7 at own 42	AJ McCarron pass complete to Brad Smelley for 16 yards to the Fla 42 for a 1ST down.
6:15	1st & 10 at opp 42	Trent Richardson rush for 2 yards to the Fla 40.
5:04	2nd & 8 at opp 40	Trent Richardson rush for 9 yards to the Fla 31 for a 1ST down.
4:50	1st & 10 at opp 31	AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Marquis Maze.
4:36	2nd & 10 at opp 31	Trent Richardson rush for 2 yards to the Fla 29.
4:05	3rd & 8 at opp 29	AJ McCarron pass complete to Trent Richardson for 22 yards to the Fla 3, FLORIDA penalty 4 yard Roughing Passer accepted for a 1ST down.
3:43	1st & goal at opp 3	Trent Richardson rush for 1 yard to the Fla 1, FLORIDA penalty 1 yard Personal Foul accepted for a 1ST down.
3:13	1st & goal at opp 1	AJ McCarron rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.Alabama 23, Florida 10
3:13		Jeremy Shelley extra point GOOD.Alabama 24, Florida 10
3:13		Cade Foster kickoff for 70 yards returned by Solomon Patton for 33 yards to the Fla 33.
Florida Missed FG, 8 plays
2:56	1st & 10 at own 33	John Brantley rush for 4 yards to the Fla 37.
2:24	2nd & 6 at own 37	John Brantley pass complete to Jordan Reed for 10 yards to the Fla 47 for a 1ST down.
2:09	1st & 10 at own 47	John Brantley pass complete to Jordan Reed for 4 yards to the Alab 49.
1:45	2nd & 6 at opp 49	John Brantley pass complete to Frankie Hammond for 9 yards to the Alab 40 for a 1ST down.
1:35	1st & 10 at opp 40	John Brantley pass complete to Chris Rainey for 25 yards to the Alab 15 for a 1ST down.
1:14	1st & 10 at opp 15	Chris Rainey rush for 2 yards to the Alab 13.
0:50	2nd & 8 at opp 13	John Brantley sacked by Alex Watkins for a loss of 12 yards to the Alab 25.
0:48	3rd & 20 at opp 25	Timeout FLORIDA, clock 0:48.
0:35	3rd & 20 at opp 25	John Brantley sacked by Courtney Upshaw for a loss of 10 yards to the Alab 35.
0:11	4th & 30 at opp 35	Timeout FLORIDA, clock 0:11.
0:11	4th & 30 at opp 35	Timeout ALABAMA, clock 00:11.
0:05	4th & 30 at opp 35	Caleb Sturgis 52 yard field goal MISSED.
Alabama End of half, 1 play
0:00	1st & 10 at own 35	Team rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Alab 34.
Q3 15:00		Caleb Sturgis kickoff for 70 yards returned by Marquis Maze for 22 yards to the Alab 22.

3rd quarter7 drives, then Alabama 24, Florida 10

Alabama Punt, 7 plays
14:49	1st & 10 at own 22	AJ McCarron pass incomplete.
14:13	2nd & 10 at own 22	Trent Richardson rush for 7 yards to the Alab 29.
14:02	3rd & 3 at own 29	Trent Richardson rush for 6 yards to the Alab 35 for a 1ST down.
13:22	1st & 10 at own 35	AJ McCarron pass complete to Darius Hanks for 13 yards to the Alab 48 for a 1ST down.
13:07	1st & 10 at own 48	Trent Richardson rush for 4 yards to the Fla 48.
12:26	2nd & 6 at opp 48	Trent Richardson rush for a loss of 3 yards to the Alab 49.
11:50	3rd & 9 at own 49	AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Marquis Maze.
11:36	4th & 8 at the 50	FLORIDA penalty Roughing the Kicker, ALABAMA penalty Kick Catching Interference offsetting.
11:24	4th & 9 at own 49	Cody Mandell punt for 46 yards, returned by Chris Rainey for 12 yards to the Fla 7, FLORIDA penalty 10 yard Holding accepted.
Florida Punt, 3 plays
11:00	1st & 10 at own 7	Chris Rainey rush for 3 yards to the Fla 10.
10:34	2nd & 7 at own 10	Chris Rainey rush for 2 yards to the Fla 12.
9:58	3rd & 5 at own 12	Jeff Driskel rush for no gain to the Fla 12.
9:27	4th & 5 at own 12	David Lerner punt for 41 yards, downed at the Alab 47.
Alabama Punt, 3 plays
9:20	1st & 10 at own 47	AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Marquis Maze.
9:05	2nd & 10 at own 47	Eddie Lacy rush for 5 yards to the Fla 48.
8:30	3rd & 5 at opp 48	AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Darius Hanks, broken up by Cody Riggs.
8:20	4th & 5 at opp 48	Cody Mandell punt for 32 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the Fla 16.
Florida Punt, 3 plays
8:14	1st & 10 at own 16	Jeff Driskel pass incomplete to Andre Debose, broken up by DeQuan Menzie.
8:09	2nd & 10 at own 16	Jeff Driskel pass incomplete to Jordan Reed.
7:54	3rd & 10 at own 16	Jeff Driskel rush for 2 yards to the Fla 18.
7:19	4th & 8 at own 18	David Lerner punt for 50 yards, returned by Marquis Maze for no gain to the Alab 32.
Alabama Punt, 3 plays
6:46	1st & 10 at own 32	Eddie Lacy rush for 2 yards to the Alab 34.
6:14	2nd & 8 at own 34	AJ McCarron pass complete to Eddie Lacy for 3 yards to the Alab 37.
5:46	3rd & 5 at own 37	AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Brad Smelley.
5:38	4th & 5 at own 37	Cody Mandell punt for 49 yards, fair catch by Kenny Bell at the Fla 14.
Florida Punt, 6 plays
5:28	1st & 10 at own 14	Jeff Driskel pass incomplete to Chris Rainey.
5:00	2nd & 10 at own 14	Chris Rainey rush for a loss of 4 yards to the Fla 10.
4:28	3rd & 14 at own 10	Jeff Driskel rush for 31 yards to the Fla 41 for a 1ST down.
4:07	1st & 10 at own 41	Jeff Driskel sacked by Josh Chapman for a loss of 4 yards to the Fla 37.
3:36	2nd & 14 at own 37	Jeff Driskel pass incomplete, broken up by Josh Chapman.
3:13	3rd & 14 at own 37	Jeff Driskel pass complete to Jordan Reed for 8 yards to the Fla 45.
2:52	4th & 6 at own 45	David Lerner punt for 47 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the Alab 8.
Alabama Touchdown run, 11 plays
2:17	1st & 10 at own 8	Trent Richardson rush for a loss of 3 yards to the Alab 5.
1:59	2nd & 13 at own 5	Trent Richardson rush for 5 yards to the Alab 10.
1:22	3rd & 8 at own 10	AJ McCarron pass complete to Marquis Maze for 18 yards to the Alab 28 for a 1ST down.
1:01	1st & 10 at own 28	AJ McCarron pass incomplete to Michael Williams.
0:39	2nd & 10 at own 28	Trent Richardson rush for 18 yards to the Alab 46 for a 1ST down.
0:18	1st & 10 at own 46	AJ McCarron pass complete to Darius Hanks for 6 yards to the Fla 48.
Q4 15:00	3rd & 14 at own 37	Trent Richardson rush for a loss of 8 yards to the Fla 45.
Q4 14:37	3rd & 1 at opp 45	Timeout FLORIDA, clock 14:37.
Q4 14:25	3rd & 1 at opp 45	Trent Richardson rush for 2 yards to the Fla 43 for a 1ST down.
Q4 13:45	1st & 10 at opp 43	AJ McCarron pass complete to Trent Richardson for 5 yards to the Fla 38.
Q4 13:06	2nd & 5 at opp 38	Trent Richardson rush for 2 yards to the Fla 36.
Q4 12:25	3rd & 3 at opp 36	Trent Richardson rush for 36 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Alabama 31, Florida 10
Q4 12:25		Jeremy Shelley extra point GOOD.
Q4 12:25		Cade Foster kickoff for 68 yards returned by Solomon Patton for 31 yards to the Fla 33.

4th quarter6 drives, then Alabama 38, Florida 10

Florida Fumble, 4 plays
11:55	1st & 10 at own 33	Jeff Driskel rush for a loss of 3 yards to the Fla 30.
11:40	2nd & 13 at own 30	Jeff Driskel pass complete to Jordan Reed for 6 yards to the Alab 49, ALABAMA penalty 15 yard Face Mask accepted for a 1ST down.
11:00	1st & 10 at opp 49	Jeff Driskel sacked by Nick Gentry for a loss of 8 yards to the Fla 43.
10:43	2nd & 18 at own 43	Team rush for 3 yards, fumbled, recovered by Alab Nico Johnson at the Fla 46.
Alabama Touchdown run, 4 plays
10:34	1st & 10 at opp 46	Trent Richardson rush for 16 yards to the Fla 30 for a 1ST down.
9:40	1st & 10 at opp 30	Trent Richardson rush for 5 yards to the Fla 25.
9:16	2nd & 5 at opp 25	Trent Richardson rush for 5 yards to the Fla 20 for a 1ST down.
8:45	1st & 10 at opp 20	Eddie Lacy rush for 20 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.Alabama 37, Florida 10
8:45		Jeremy Shelley extra point GOOD.Alabama 38, Florida 10
8:45		Cade Foster kickoff for 64 yards returned by Solomon Patton for 19 yards, fumbled, recovered by Fla Moses Jenkins at the Fla 30.
Florida Punt, 3 plays
8:23	1st & 10 at own 30	Chris Rainey rush for 7 yards to the Fla 37.
7:24	2nd & 3 at own 37	Chris Rainey rush for 2 yards to the Fla 39.
7:00	3rd & 1 at own 39	Chris Rainey rush for a loss of 3 yards to the Fla 36.
6:34	4th & 4 at own 36	David Lerner punt for 35 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the Alab 29.
Alabama Punt, 5 plays
6:17	1st & 10 at own 29	Jalston Fowler rush for 7 yards to the Alab 36.
5:38	2nd & 3 at own 36	Jalston Fowler rush for 5 yards to the Alab 41 for a 1ST down.
5:01	1st & 10 at own 41	Jalston Fowler rush for 7 yards to the Alab 48.
4:12	2nd & 3 at own 48	Jalston Fowler rush for a loss of 4 yards to the Alab 44.
3:30	3rd & 7 at own 44	Jalston Fowler rush for 4 yards to the Alab 48.
2:46	4th & 3 at own 48	Cody Mandell punt for 40 yards, returned by Robert Clark for no gain to the Fla 12.
Florida Punt, 3 plays
2:32	1st & 10 at own 12	Mike Gillislee rush for 3 yards to the Fla 15.
1:58	2nd & 7 at own 15	Mike Gillislee rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Fla 14.
1:13	3rd & 8 at own 14	Mike Gillislee rush for 2 yards to the Fla 16.
1:03	4th & 6 at own 16	David Lerner punt for 42 yards, downed at the Alab 42.
Alabama End of game, 2 plays
0:44	1st & 10 at own 42	Team rush for a loss of 4 yards to the Alab 38.
0:16	2nd & 14 at own 38	Team rush for a loss of 2 yards to the Alab 36.

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

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Officially, Alabama leads 28–⁠14; as played, 29–⁠14 in 43 meetings, counting the five since this game.

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2021	Alabama 31, Florida 29
2020	Alabama 52, Florida 46	SEC Championship Game
2016	Alabama 54, Florida 16	SEC Championship Game
2015	Alabama 29, Florida 15	SEC Championship Game
2014	Alabama 42, Florida 21
2011	Alabama 38, Florida 10

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