POST GAME NOTES - ALABAMA 41, TENNESSEE 10
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POST GAME NOTES - ALABAMA 41, TENNESSEE 10
NEYLAND STADIUM IN KNOXVILLE, TENN.
THE ALABAMA-TENNESSEE SERIES: With the victory, Alabama leads the series with Tennessee, 47-38-7 (actual 48-37-8), in a series that dates back to the 1901 season. The Crimson Tide has won the last four meetings, its first four-game win streak in the series since a seven-game winning streak from 1986-92.
ALABAMA IMPROVES TO 35-1 UNDER SABAN WHEN LEADING AT THE HALF: The Crimson Tide led Tennessee, 13-10, at halftime. With the victory, the Crimson Tide is 35-1 when leading at halftime under head coach Nick Saban, including a 28-game winning streak. The only loss came against LSU in 2007 when UA held a 20-17 halftime lead before losing, 41-34, on Nov. 3, 2007, at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
RECORD PERFORMANCE FOR JONES: Junior wide receiver Julio Jones caught 12 passes for a school-record 221 yards against Tennessee. The receptions total ranks second in Alabama history behind only DJ Hall's 13-catch outing (185 yards) versus Tennessee on Oct. 20, 2007. Those totals put Jones over 100 yards receiving for the seventh time in his Alabama career (ranks 2nd in Alabama history) and the third time this season. Jones' previous single-game yardage high at Alabama was a 128-yard outing (on seven catches) at LSU on Nov. 8, 2008. His previous single-game high for catches was nine (for 83 yards) at Auburn on Nov. 27, 2009.
MOST RECEIVING YARDS IN A GAME
221 Julio Jones at Tennessee (12 catches) Oct. 23, 2010
217 David Palmer at Vanderbilt (8 catches) Sept. 11, 1993
187 David Bailey vs. Auburn (9 catches) Nov. 29, 1969
185 DJ Hall vs. Tennessee (13 catches) Oct. 20, 2007
173 Toderick Malone vs. Georgia (8 catches) Oct. 1, 1994
171 David Palmer vs. Mississippi State (8 catches) Nov. 13, 1993
159 Dennis Homan vs. Florida State (6 catches) Sept. 23, 1967
158 Ken MacAfee vs. Villanova (6 catches) Oct. 12, 1951
158 Siran Stacy vs. Tennessee (9 catches) Oct. 21, 1989
157 Antonio Carter vs. Mississippi (8 catches) Oct. 14, 2000
157 DJ Hall vs. Utah State (11 catches) Oct. 29, 2005
CAREER 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES
13 DJ Hall.................................................................................................................... 2004-07
7 Julio Jones............................................................ 2008-present
6 Ozzie Newsome.............................................................................................. 1974-76
5 David Bailey...................................................................................................... 1969-71
5 Dennis Homan................................................................................................ 1965-67
4 Freddie Milons........................................................................................ 1998-2001
4 Wayne Wheeler............................................................................................ 1971-73
4 David Palmer................................................................................................... 1991-93
JONES OVER 2,000 YARDS IN CAREER - NOW 2ND IN ALABAMA HISTORY: With 12 receptions for 221 yards, Julio Jones moved past the 2,000-yard mark in career receiving yards with 2,189, becoming the third player in Alabama history to eclipse the total. Jones also moved into second on the Alabama career receiving yards list. He joined DJ Hall (2,923 yards from 2004-07) and Ozzie Newsome (2,070 yards from 1974-77) in eclipsing 2,000 receiving yards in a career.
ALABAMA CAREER RECEIVING YARDS LEADERS
2,923 DJ Hall (194 catches)........................................................................... 2004-07
2,189 Julio Jones (146 catches)............................... 2008-present
2,070 Ozzie Newsome (102 catches).................................................... 1974-77
1,859 Freddie Milons (152 catches)...................................................... 1998-01
1,857 David Bailey (132 catches)............................................................ 1969-71
1,863 Keith Brown (117 catches)............................................................ 2004-07
1,611 David Palmer (102 catches)......................................................... 1991-93
1,568 Curtis Brown (106 catches).......................................................... 1991-95
1,495 Dennis Homan (87 catches).......................................................... 1965-67
1,386 Joey Jones (71 catches)..................................................................... 1980-83
McELROY ON ANOTHER ERRORLESS STREAK: Senior quarterback Greg McElroy ended the Tennessee game with 32 pass attempts without an interception. That extended his stretch of passes thrown without an interception to 121. That total ranks sixth in Alabama history. McElroy owns three of the six longest streaks in Alabama history. He also had a 149-pass streak in 2009-10 that ranks third and a 141-pass streak this season that ranks fourth.
LONGEST STRETCHES BETWEEN INTERCEPTIONS
190 Brodie Croyle (2004-05)
155 Jay Barker (1993-94)
149 Greg McElroy (2009-10)
141 Greg McElroy (2010)
135 Freddie Kitchens (1997)
121 Greg McElroy (2010) - active
McELROY NOW 7TH ON CAREER PASSING YARDS LIST: Greg McElroy passed for 264 yards against Tennessee to move his career yardage total to 4,485 yards. That total ranks McElroy seventh on the Alabama career passing yards list, moving McElroy past Walter Lewis (4,257 yards from 1980-83).
ALABAMA CAREER PASSING YARDS LEADERS
7,924 John Parker Wilson (665 of 1,175) 2005-08
6,382 Brodie Croyle (488 of 869) 2002-05
5,983 Andrew Zow (459 of 852) 1998-2001
5,689 Jay Barker (402 of 706) 1991-94
4,899 Scott Hunter (382 of 672) 1968-70
4,668 Freddie Kitchens (343 of 680) 1993-97
4,485 Greg McElroy (351 of 539) 2007-present
4,257 Walter Lewis (286 of 504) 1980-83
4,069 Mike Shula (313 of 578) 1983-86
3,842 Gary Hollingsworth (345 of 621) 1989-90
3,540 Tyler Watts (284 of 494) 1999-2002
McELROY UP TO 6TH ON CAREER PASS COMPLETIONS LIST: With 21 pass completions on 32 attempts against Tennessee, Greg McElroy moved into sixth place on the Alabama career pass completions list with 351.
ALABAMA CAREER PASS COMPLETIONS LEADERS
488 Brodie Croyle (869 att., 6,382 yards)..................................... 2002-05
478 John Parker Wilson (820 att., 5,651 yards)...................... 2005-07
459 Andrew Zow (852 att., 5,983 yards)................................ 1998-2001
402 Jay Barker (706 att., 5,689 yards)............................................. 1991-94
382 Scott Hunter (672 att., 4,899 yards)........................................ 1968-70
351 Greg McElroy (539 att., 4,485 yards)............. 2007-present
345 Gary Hollingsworth (621 att., 3,842 yards)....................... 1989-90
343 Freddie Kitchens (680 att., 4,668 yards)............................ 1993-97
313 Mike Shula (578 att., 4,069 yards)............................................ 1983-86
286 Walter Lewis (504 att., 4,257 yards)....................................... 1980-83
INGRAM SCORES TWICE: Junior running back Mark Ingram scored two rushing touchdowns against Tennessee, on a pair of one-yard runs in the third quarter. Those scores give Ingram 37 rushing touchdowns for his Alabama career.
ALABAMA CAREER RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS LEADERS
41 Shaun Alexander......................................................................................... 1996-99
37 Mark Ingram........................................................ 2008-present
34 Johnny Musso................................................................................................. 1969-71
33 Bobby Humphrey........................................................................................ 1985-88
29 Tony Nathan ................................................................................................... 1975-78
27 Sherman Williams....................................................................................... 1991-94
26 Bobby Marlow................................................................................................ 1950-52
LESTER NABS 5TH INTERCEPTION: Sophomore safety Robert Lester ended a Tennessee scoring threat in the third quarter with an interception that he returned from the Alabama end zone to the Tide 20-yard line. That interception is the fifth by Lester in 2010.
41-GAME STREAK ENDS: Tennessee junior tailback Tauren Poole rushed for 117 yards on 14 carries against Alabama tonight, ending a streak of 41 consecutive games in which the Crimson Tide had not allowed a 100-yard rusher, dating back to Oct. 13, 2007, when Mississippi's BenJarvus Green-Ellis went for 131 yards. That was the longest streak in the nation, 28 games longer than second-place Boston College, the new leader in the category with 14. Alabama was one of three teams not to allow a 100-yard rusher in 2009 and was the only team not to surrender a 100-yard rusher in 2008, 2009 or 2010. Over the last three seasons, the Crimson Tide has held 27 opponents to under 100 yards rushing.
NEXT GAME: Alabama gets a bye week on the weekend of Oct. 30 before another road game at LSU - the fifth in seven games - on Saturday, Nov. 6. The Crimson Tide leads the series with LSU, 45-23-5, and has won two straight. UA is 25-8-2 against LSU in Tiger Stadium, including a 27-21 overtime victory in the Crimson Tide's last visit to Baton Rouge in 2008. Last year, Alabama earned a 24-15 win over the Tigers in Bryant-Denny Stadium.
