A nine-yard gain was negated by a holding call on second down. After four plays, the offense punted the ball back to Alabama. After only possession by the Florida offense, the defense was back on the field. On the next drive, Alabama used to move 68 yards in 12 plays. The drive ended in a yard field goal by Tiffin. The Alabama offense successfully score on three out of four possessions. The Florida offense responds with a yard drive to close in on the Alabama lead.
With the touchdown, despite the success by the Alabama offense, the score is only Alabama 12 Florida 10 with left in the half. The problem for the Florida defense is that the yard drive took only off the clock and they were right back on the field. Alabama responded with a quick strike of their own, using only 59 seconds, using only two plays to cover 72 yards.
The key play was a quick read by the UA quarterback on a corner blitz. McElroy unloaded the ball to RB Mark Ingram, who let the cornerback through, turned and caught the one-yard pass and scampered 69 yards to the UF three-yard line.
Ingram finished the drive with a three-yard run off left tackle. The Florida offense then moved 65 yards in five plays.
The last Florida offensive possession of the half ended with a made field goal, keeping the scoring close for the first half of the game. Alabama ran out the last to end the first half and enter the locker room with a half time lead over the defending SEC and National Champions. In the first half of play, the Alabama offense had accumulated yards of total offense and converted on 11 first downs.
Moreover, they had score two touchdowns on a defense that had yielded on 11 touchdowns on the season. It was a remarkable start for the Crimson Tide and a rude awakening for the Gators.
Despite being down only six points after one half of play, the UF football team knew they were in a war that would not be easily won. The Crimson Tide came out of the tunnel ready for the second half. The defense took the field first, turning away the UF offense after a third down pass to WR Riley Cooper left the ball one yard shy of the first down.
With the ball on the UF 38, the wise choice was to punt after a offensive possession. The Alabama offense came out just as they did in the first half. Starting from their own 26 yard line, McElroy lead the Alabama offense on a yard drive that took five plays, used of clock and resulted in a touchdown to tight end Colin Peek.
The score came on a yard pass that was thrown perfectly over the shoulder into the outstretched hands of the 6'6" receiver. The score placed the Gators in their largest deficit for the year. Alabama led with just under 10 minutes to play in the third quarter. Discounting the keel down at the end of the first half to drain the clock, Alabama had scored on five of the first six possessions in the game.
Three touchdown and two field goals. The Florida offense was stymied by the Alabama defense once again. On the field for only five plays and using only , the unit could manage to move the ball only 12 yards. The Florida punter did his job to perfection, once again, kicking the pigskin 57 yard to the awaiting returner, Javier Arenas. Saban watches the game in the first half. Bennett shouts instructions to the Georgia offense in the second quarter. Georgia's George Pickens makes a diving catch in the first half.
It led to a Georgia field goal that tied the game at Offensive production was tough to come by in the first half. Mitchell tries to pull in a catch. Smart directs his team during the first quarter. Bennett recovers his own fumble during the Bulldogs' opening drive. Reichard makes a field goal to give the Crimson Tide a lead in the first quarter.
Fans watch the action in the first half. Georgia's Jordan Davis sacks Young on the game's opening drive. It was first ruled a fumble that Georgia returned for a touchdown. But replay reversed the call, and it was determined to be an incomplete pass instead. Team captains meet for the opening coin toss before kickoff. Natalie Grant sings the National Anthem during the pregame festivities. Georgia fans cheer before the game. Alabama is introduced before the game. Young walks to the field for pregame warmups.
Georgia players take the field before the game. Georgia's marching band performs before the game. Hairy Dawg, Georgia's mascot, gets ready for kickoff. Fans make their way to Lucas Oil Stadium before the game. The Bulldogs used a yard pass from Bennett to wide receiver Adonai Mitchell to take the lead and with just over three minutes to go grabbed a lead with Bennett hitting tight end Brock Bowers for a yard catch and run. Alabama, needing a touchdown and a two-point conversion to tie, began to drive behind Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Bryce Young.
But Young's throw in the direction of wide receiver Traeshon Holden was short and picked off by Georgia's Kelee Ringo who motored up the sideline for a yard touchdown to ice the game. We didn't execute. And at the end of the day that's on me.
For us not finishing drives like we want to, it's just not executing. Granted, there was another game to play, a date with Texas in the BCS National Championship Game in Pasadena, but the entire focus of the previous year had not been on playing in the Rose Bowl. That was considered the bonus.
Did a great job of going out and executing it, showed great mental resolve, played with a lot of physical toughness and I have never been prouder of a group of players or the people in our organization. It's a fantastic win against a great football team. For every word to describe the complete victory, like dominating and crushing, there was an equally positive corresponding word, usually with a tip to the past.
Running back Mark Ingram Jr. Yet both were topped by McElroy, who ironically only ended up at Alabama after Tebow opted for the Gators over the Crimson Tide as a recruit, and picked a great time to have the game of his career. He completed 12 of 18 passes for yards, with one touchdown and 10 important rushing yards — with no turnovers — and led the clinching play touchdown drive that went 88 yards and took 8 minutes and 47 seconds off the clock.
McElroy's numbers were even more impressive considering prize receiver Julio Jones only had two receptions for 28 yards. Otherwise, the passing game tore up the Florida defense with speedy Marquis Maze leading the Tide with five catches for 96 yards, and tight end Colin Peek making an over-the-shoulder yard touchdown reception that wound up on the cover of Sports Illustrated.
Overall, Alabama pummeled Florida nearly across the board statistically, including first downs , rushing yards , time of possession , and third-down conversions for vs.
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