Final Postgame Notes: Alabama vs Auburn
11/26/2010 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 26, 2010
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ALABAMA-AUBURN SERIES: With the Auburn victory over Alabama, Alabama holds a 40-34-1 lead in the series. The Tigers own a 7-1 edge in the series in Tuscaloosa and a 5-1 record at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
HOME WINNING STREAK ENDS: Auburn's 28-27 victory over Alabama ended a streak of 20 consecutive victories for the Crimson Tide at Bryant-Denny Stadium dating back to the home opener against Tulane in 2008. That streak tied for the second-longest streak in school history at Bryant-Denny Stadium, originally set from Nov. 1, 1941, to Nov. 11, 1950. The longest winning streak at Bryant-Denny Stadium is 57 games from Oct. 26, 1963, to Nov. 13, 1982. During the recent 20-game streak, the Crimson Tide went 11-0 against SEC competition, 9-0 against non-conference opponents and 5-0 against top 25 teams.
DEFENSE HOLDS AUBURN OFFENSE TO SEASON LOWS: Alabama's defense limited the explosive Auburn offense to season lows for total offense and rushing yards in the 28-27 loss. The Crimson Tide held the Tigers to 108 rushing yards (previous low: 190 at Mississippi State) and 324 total yards (previous low: 348 vs. Mississippi State).
UPSHAW LEADS DEFENSE: Junior linebacker Courtney Upshaw led Alabama's defense against Auburn with a stellar outing. Upshaw garnered 10 total tackles (seven solos) including three quarterback sacks and three tackles for loss. He also forced two fumbles and had a quarterback hurry. Defensive back DeMarcus Milliner had nine tackles, linebacker C.J. Mosley added six stops and five other Alabama defenders were credited with four tackles each.
NEWTON'S TD RUN 1ST ALLOWED AT HOME BY ALABAMA IN 2010: Cam Newton's 1-yard touchdown run with 4:25 left in the third quarter is the first rushing touchdown allowed by Alabama at home this season and the first since LSU's Stevan Ridley scored on a 8-yard run on Nov. 7, 2009. It was only the second rushing touchdown allowed by the Alabama defense at home since the start of the 2008 season.
JONES HAS LONGEST CATCH OF SEASON: Julio Jones took a Greg McElroy pass 68 yards for a touchdown to give Alabama a 14-0 lead over Auburn with 8:39 remaining in the first quarter. That play was the longest catch by Jones this season. In the first quarter, Jones had five catches for 108 yards and a touchdown.
JONES SETS SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS FOR CATCHES AND YARDS: Julio Jones set the Alabama single-season record for receptions with an 11-yard catch with 7:06 left in the first quarter, giving Jones 68 catches. That broke the record of 67 catches previously set Freddie Milons in 1999. He finished the first half with seven catches for 174 yards and one touchdown, giving him the Alabama single-season mark for both catches (75) and receiving yards (1,059).
RECEPTIONS - SEASON
72 Julio Jones (1,059 yards) 2010
67 DJ Hall (1,005 yards) 2007
65 Freddie Milons (733 yards) 1999
62 DJ Hall (1,056 yards) 2006
61 David Palmer (1,000 yards) 1993
58 Julio Jones (924 yards) 2008
RECEIVING YARDS - SEASON
1,059 Julio Jones (72 catches) 2010
1,056 DJ Hall (62 catches) 2006
1,005 DJ Hall (67 catches) 2007
1,000 David Palmer (61 catches) 1993
924 Julio Jones (58 catches) 2008
820 Dennis Homan (54 catches) 1967
804 Ozzie Newsome (36 catches) 1977
790 David Bailey (55 catches) 1970
JONES AMONG TOP SINGLE-GAME RECEIVERS: Julio Jones' big receiving day set new Alabama standards for an Iron Bowl game as he nabbed 10 catches for 199 yards and one touchdown. The outing also ranks among the top receiving performances for a full game in Alabama history. Jones came within one yard of becoming the only player in Alabama history to have more than one 200-yard receiving outing, having done it previously against Tennessee on Oct. 23, 2010.
Below are the top receiving yardage games in Alabama history.
MOST RECEIVING YARDS - GAME
221 Julio Jones at Tennessee (12 catches) Oct. 23, 2010
217 David Palmer at Vanderbilt (8 catches) Sept. 11, 1993
199 Julio Jones vs. Auburn (10 catches) Nov. 26, 2010
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
JONES MOVES INTO FOURTH FOR CAREER TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS: Jones' 68-yard touchdown catch gives him 15 in his Alabama career. That ties Jones for third place on the Alabama career touchdown receptions list with Joey Jones (1980-83). Jones has seven receiving touchdowns in 2010, tied for fourth on the Alabama single-season list.
TOUCHDOWN CATCHES - CAREER
18 Dennis Homan................................................................................................ 1965-67
17 DJ Hall.................................................................................................................... 2004-07
16 Ozzie Newsome.............................................................................................. 1974-77
15 Joey Jones........................................................................................................... 1980-83
15 Julio Jones............................................................ 2008-present
14 Al Lary................................................................................................................... 1948-50
13 David Bailey...................................................................................................... 1969-71
13 Keith Brown..................................................................................................... 2004-07
TOUCHDOWN CATCHES - SEASON
10 Al Lary............................................................................................................................ 1950
9 Dennis Homan......................................................................................................... 1967
8 Al Bell.............................................................................................................................. 1985
7 Ray Perkins................................................................................................................ 1966
7 Wayne Wheeler..................................................................................................... 1972
7 David Palmer............................................................................................................ 1993
7 Julio Jones........................................................................... 2010
JONES ON ALABAMA CAREER LISTS: Jones improved his career totals, solidifying his hold on second place in Alabama history for career catches and receiving yards.
RECEIVING YARDS - CAREER
2,923 DJ Hall (194 catches)........................................................................... 2004-07
2,604 Julio Jones (176 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
RECEPTIONS - CAREER
194 DJ Hall (2,923 yards).............................................................................. 2004-07
176 Julio Jones (2,604 yards).................................. 2008-present
152 Freddie Milons (1,859 yards)......................................................... 1998-01
132 David Bailey (1,857 yards)................................................................ 1969-71
117 Keith Brown (1,863 yards)............................................................... 2004-07
JULIO OVER 100 - AGAIN: Jones had 199 receiving yards against Auburn, giving the junior his fifth 100-yard receiving outing of the 2010 season and the 10th of his career. That ranks Jones second in Alabama history for 100-yard receiving games.
CAREER 100-YARD GAMES
13 DJ Hall.................................................................................................................... 2004-07
10 Julio Jones............................................................ 2008-present
6 Ozzie Newsome.............................................................................................. 1974-76
5 David Bailey...................................................................................................... 1969-71
5 Dennis Homan................................................................................................ 1965-67
McELROY SETS CAREER BEST FOR YARDAGE: Senior quarterback Greg McElroy surpassed his single-game career best for passing yardage on a 17-yard pass to running back Mark Ingram with approximately 3:00 remaining in the second quarter. That play gave McElroy 318 yards through the air against Auburn, eclipsing his previous career high for yardage, a 315-yard outing against South Carolina on Oct. 9 in Columbia, S.C. McElroy finished the game with 377 yards through the air, a total that ranks fourth all-time in Alabama history.
TOP 10 PASSING YARDAGE GAMES IN ALABAMA HISTORY
484 Scott Hunter vs. Auburn (30 of 55) Nov. 29, 1969
396 Jay Barker vs. Georgia (26 of 34) Oct. 1, 1994
379 Gary Hollingsworth vs. Tennessee (32 of 46) Oct. 21, 1989
377 Greg McElroy vs. Auburn (27 of 37) Nov. 26, 2010
367 Mike Shula at Memphis State (24 of 34) Oct. 26, 1985
363 Gary Hollingsworth at Mississippi (25 of 43) Oct. 7, 1989
363 John Parker Wilson vs. Tennessee (32 of 46) Oct. 20, 2007
340 Gary Hollingsworth at Auburn (27 of 49) Dec. 2, 1989
336 Andrew Zow vs. Florida (28 of 40) Dec. 4, 1999
336 Walter Lewis at Penn State (25 of 35) Oct. 8, 1983
327 John Parker Wilson vs. Arkansas (24 of 45) Sept. 15, 2007
McELROY SETS MARK FOR CONSECUTIVE COMPLETIONS: Senior quarterback Greg McElroy started the game by completing his first 12 pass attempts for 223 yards and two touchdowns. That pushed his string of consecutive pass attempts without an incompletion to 16 as McElroy had completed his final four passes of the Georgia State game for 68 yards and a touchdown. Over the course of the 16-pass streak, McElroy threw for a total of 291 yards and three touchdowns without an incompletion. That set a new Alabama record for consecutive completions.
MOST CONSECUTIVE COMPLETIONS
16 Greg McElroy vs. Georgia St. (4) & vs. Auburn (12) Nov. 26, 2010
14 Greg McElroy vs. Florida International Sept. 12, 2009
12 John Parker Wilson at Tennessee & vs. Arkansas St. Oct. 25 & Nov. 1, 2008
12 Andrew Zow vs. Mississippi Oct. 14, 2000
11 Jay Barker at Mississippi State Nov. 12, 1994
10 Gary Hollingsworth at Mississippi Oct. 7, 1989
10 Gary Hollingsworth at LSU Nov. 11, 1989
10 Ken Stabler at Mississippi (8) & vs. Clemson (2) Oct. 1 & 8, 1966
10 Jay Barker vs. Tulane (8) & at Vanderbilt (2) Sept. 4 & 11, 1993
McELROY SETS SINGLE-SEASON MARK FOR TD PASSES: Senior quarterback Greg McElroy's threw two touchdown passes in the first quarter against Auburn, giving him 19 touchdown passes in the 2010 season, to set a new Alabama single-season touchdown passes record. McElroy now has 38 touchdown passes in his Alabama career, ranking him third on the UA career touchdown passes list.
TOUCHDOWN PASSES - CAREER
47 John Parker Wilson...................................................................................... 2005-08
41 Brodie Croyle..................................................................................................... 2002-05
38 Greg McElroy........................................................ 2007-present
35 Andrew Zow................................................................................................ 1998-2001
35 Mike Shula........................................................................................................... 1983-86
TOUCHDOWN PASSES - SEASON
19 Greg McElroy....................................................................... 2010
18 John Parker Wilson............................................................................................... 2007
17 John Parker Wilson............................................................................................... 2006
17 Greg McElroy.............................................................................................................. 2009
16 Mike Shula.................................................................................................................... 1985
16 Brodie Croyle.............................................................................................................. 2003
14 Brodie Croyle.............................................................................................................. 2005
14 Walter Lewis............................................................................................................... 1983
14 Gary Hollingsworth............................................................................................... 1989
14 Jay Barker...................................................................................................................... 1994
14 Freddie Kitchens..................................................................................................... 1996
McELROY ON CAREER LISTS: McElroy ranks high on several individual season and career lists at Alabama through tonight's game. A summary follows:
PASS ATTEMPTS - SEASON
462 John Parker Wilson (255 comp., 2,846 yards)........................ 2007
379 John Parker Wilson (216 comp., 2,707 yards)........................ 2006
362 Greg McElroy (225 comp., 2,884 yards)....................... 2009
341 Brodie Croyle (182 comp., 2,303 yards)....................................... 2003
339 Brodie Croyle (202 comp., 2,499 yards)....................................... 2005
339 Gary Hollingsworth (205 comp., 2,379 yards)......................... 1989
302 Freddie Kitchens (162 comp., 2,124 yards).............................. 1996
282 Gary Hollingsworth (140 comp., 1,462 yards)......................... 1990
266 Scott Hunter (157 comp., 2,188 yards).......................................... 1969
264 Andrew Zow (148 comp., 1,799 yards)......................................... 1999
PASS ATTEMPTS - CAREER
1,175 John Parker Wilson (665 comp., 7,924 yards)........ 2005-08
869 Brodie Croyle (488 comp., 6,382 yards)....................... 2002-05
852 Andrew Zow (459 comp., 5,983 yards).................. 1998-2001
706 Jay Barker (402 comp., 5,689 yards)............................... 1991-94
680 Freddie Kitchens (343 comp., 4,668 yards).............. 1993-97
672 Scott Hunter (382 comp., 4,899 yards).......................... 1968-70
628 Greg McElroy (411 comp., 5,312 yards)..... 2007-present
621 Gary Hollingsworth (345 comp., 3,842 yards)......... 1989-90
578 Mike Shula (313 comp., 4,069 yards).............................. 1983-86
504 Walter Lewis (286 comp., 4,257 yards)......................... 1980-83
494 Tyler Watts (284 comp., 3,540 yards)..................... 1999-2002
PASS COMPLETIONS - SEASON
255 John Parker Wilson (462 att., 2,846 yards)............................... 2007
216 John Parker Wilson (379 att., 2,707 yards)............................... 2006
209 Greg McElroy (296 att., 2,867 yards)............................ 2010
205 Gary Hollingsworth (339 att., 2,379 yards)................................ 1989
202 Brodie Croyle (339 att., 2,499 yards).............................................. 2005
198 Greg McElroy (325 att., 2,507 yards)............................ 2009
187 John Parker Wilson (323 att., 2,273 yards)............................... 2008
182 Brodie Croyle (341 att., 2,303 yards).............................................. 2003
157 Scott Hunter (266 att., 2,188 yards)................................................. 1969
152 Freddie Kitchens (302 att., 2,124 yards)..................................... 1996
148 Andrew Zow (264 att., 1,799 yards)................................................ 1999
PASS COMPLETIONS - CAREER
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
423 Greg McElroy (641 att., 5,471 yards)............. 2007-present
402 Jay Barker (706 att., 5,689 yards)............................................. 1991-94
382 Scott Hunter (672 att., 4,899 yards)........................................ 1968-70
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
HIGHEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE - CAREER
(Minimum 200 Completions)
65.99% Greg McElroy (423 of 641)........................ 2007-present
57.5% Tyler Watts (284 of 494)................................................... 1999-2002
56.9% Jay Barker (402 of 706)............................................................. 1991-94
56.8% Scott Hunter (382 of 672)........................................................ 1968-70
56.6% Walter Lewis (286 of 504)....................................................... 1980-83
56.6% John Parker Wilson (665 of 1,175)................................. 2005-08
YARDS PASSING - SEASON
2,867 Greg McElroy (209 of 296)....................................... 2010
2,846 John Parker Wilson (255 of 372)............................................... 2007
2,707 John Parker Wilson (216 of 379)............................................... 2006
2,499 Brodie Croyle (202 of 339).............................................................. 2005
2,507 Greg McElroy (198 of 325)....................................... 2009
2,379 Gary Hollingsworth (205 of 339)................................................ 1989
2,303 Brodie Croyle (182 of 341).............................................................. 2003
2,188 Scott Hunter (157 of 266)................................................................. 1969
2,124 Freddie Kitchens (152 of 302)..................................................... 1996
2,009 Mike Shula (138 of 229)..................................................................... 1985
YARDS PASSING - CAREER
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)....................................................... 1998-01
5,689 Jay Barker (402 of 706)............................................................. 1991-94
5,471 Greg McElroy (423 of 640)........................ 2007-present
4,899 Scott Hunter (382 of 672)........................................................ 1968-70
RARE FUMBLE FOR INGRAM: Junior running back Mark Ingram lost a fumble with 12:22 remaining in the second quarter. The fumble was only the second fumble lost by Ingram in 613 touches to that point in his Alabama career, and the first since a fumble against Tennessee in 2009. Prior to that fumble, Ingram had gone 144 touches this season without a fumble.
INGRAM SCORES 44th TOUCHDOWN: Mark Ingram capped the game's opening drive by scoring on a nine-yard run with 11:34 left in the first quarter to give Alabama a 7-0 lead. That touchdown was the 44th touchdown of Ingram's Alabama career and his 40th rushing touchdown. Ingram ranks third in career touchdowns and is second in career rushing touchdowns at Alabama. With today's touchdown, Ingram has scored a touchdown in 28 of 38 games he has played at Alabama. He has scored a rushing touchdown in 27 of those 38 games.
TOTAL TOUCHDOWNS - CAREER
52 Harry Gilmer (2 PR, 1 KOR, 1 IR, 19 rush, 29 pass) 1944-47
50 Shaun Alexander (41 rush, 8 rec., 1 KOR)..................... 1996-99
44 Mark Ingram (40 rush, 4 rec.)...................... 2008-present
43 John Parker Wilson (37 pass, 6 rush).................................. 2005-07
42 Walter Lewis (13 rush, 29 pass)............................................... 1980-83
41 Jeff Rutledge (11 rush, 30 pass)............................................... 1975-78
40 Joe Namath (15 rush, 25 pass).................................................. 1962-64
40 Johnny Musso (34 rush, 4 rec., 2 pass).............................. 1969-71
40 Bobby Humphrey (33 rush, 7 rec.)........................................ 1985-88
39 Andrew Zow (35 pass, 4 rush)............................................ 1998-2001
37 Mike Shula (35 pass, 2 rush)....................................................... 1983-86
RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS - CAREER
41 Shaun Alexander......................................................................................... 1996-99
40 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
17 SENIORS HONORED ON SENIOR DAY: Alabama football honored 17 seniors today on Senior Day for the Auburn game: WR Earl Alexander, LB Drew Bullard, OL James Carpenter, DL Luther Davis, LB Michael DeJohn, TE Preston Dial, WR Rob Ezell, PK Colin Gallagher, DB Mark Holt, LB J.B. Kern, QB Greg McElroy, OL Brian Motley, CB Kyle Pennington, OL Taylor Pharr, OL David Ross, WR Logan Thomas and LB Chavis Williams. This group of seniors entered today's game with an overall record of 42-8 over the last four seasons and have won 35 games over the last three years - more than any other team from a BCS conference. They own a mark of 24-3 in Bryant-Denny Stadium, including a current 20-game home winning streak. This class has won two SEC West Championships, the 2009 SEC title and the 2009 BCS National Championship. They have been to four straight bowl games and will make it five bowl appearances this season.
