Alabama State at South Alabama

Saturday, October 13, 2018

South Alabama beat Alabama State 45–⁠7. It was their only meeting on record.

AwayAlabama State3–⁠7 in 2018
7
HomeSouth Alabama3–⁠9 in 2018
45

Final at Ladd Peebles Stadium, MobileTV: ESPN3Attendance 16,231

At kickoff
82°F, clear, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Mobile Downtown Airport (KBFM), 7 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Jason Autrey; umpire Jason Yates; head linesman Ryan Hagan; line judge Jim Kelley; side judge Fred Wiedower; field judge J. Middlebrooks; back judge Timothy P Smith; center judge Ron TurnerGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Alabama State07007
South Alabama72110745

Standouts

Player stats

Alabama State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Darryl Pearson Jr.4/93100
KaDarius Davis4/810110
Dakota Rocker2/2200
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Dontrey Manley639026
Darryl Pearson Jr.420011
C.J. Leggett51607
Alex Anderson2603
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Tyrek Allen175175
Marquez Spencer222017
Wallace Corker115015
Phillip Brown1707
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Darron Johnson9100
Daymon Williams8200
Malik Bridgers7100
Romelo Webster6000
Ishmael Aurismond21.510
Lucky Owovwi1110

South Alabama

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Evan Orth12/1515510
Cephus Johnson1/25610
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Deonta Moore1165013
Tra Minter1261112
Evan Orth931119
Jalen Wayne111011
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jahmmir Taylor156156
Kawaan Baker252051
Jamarius Way335019
Khameron Taylor120020
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Sterrling Fisher6100
Jeremiah Littles510.50
Sean Grayer4000
Spencer Perry4000
Nick Mobley3110
Jordon Beaton3110
Chason Milner30.50.50

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

Team stats

Alabama StateSouth Alabama
219Total yards396
134Passing yards211
85Rushing yards185
7.1Yards per pass12.4
2.7Yards per rush4.2
11First downs21
4–⁠13Third downs8–⁠12
0–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠0
0Turnovers0
13–⁠83Penalties7–⁠75
29:59Possession30:01
2Sacks (by defense)3

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

South Alabama 71% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

South Alabama −27.5, over/under 55.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were South Alabama 97%, Alabama State 3%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

South Alabama leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.

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