Alabama
1-1 , 0-0
ULM
1-1 , 0-0
No. 21/20 Alabama Football Rolls to 73-0 Win over ULM
9/7/2025 12:36:00 AM | Football
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The No. 21/20 Alabama football team (1-1) earned the win in its home opener, taking down ULM (1-1) 73-0 in front of a sold-out crowd inside Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
The Crimson Tide totaled 583 yards of offense in the victory while limiting the Warhawks to just 148 total yards. Quarterback Ty Simpson finished a perfect 17-fof-17 passing with 226 yards and three touchdowns. Fellow quarterbacks Austin Mack and Keelon Russell also saw time at signal-caller, with Mack completing 8-of-10 passes for 80 yards and two touchdowns, while Russell closed with 65 passing yards and two touchdowns on 4-of-6 passing.
AK Dear paced the Tide backfield, managing 76 rushing yards on five carries, highlighted by a 56-yard touchdown run. Kevin Riley contributed 11 attempts for 69 yards with Richard Young adding six carries for 19 yards and a touchdown. Germie Bernard paced the Alabama receivers with three catches for 67 yards and two touchdowns. Including Bernard, six Alabama receivers recorded at least one touchdown reception.
Defensively, the Crimson Tide defense managed 12 tackles for loss and forced three turnovers, including two forced fumbles and one interception. James Smith led the defensive effort, contributing four total tackles, including three for loss (-7 yards). Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. and QB Reese each forced a fumble while Justin Jefferson picked off a pass.
Notes
- Alabama has now won 13 consecutive games at Saban Field at Bryant-Denny Stadium, a streak that began in 2023
- The victory marks the Tide's 85th consecutive win over an unranked opponent at home
- With the win, the Crimson Tide improved to 85-11-2 (.877) all-time in home-opening games
- The Alabama defense posted its third shutout in the last 15 games and its 29th shutout since 2007
- The 73-0 score marks the the largest margin of victory in a shutout in program history, surpassing the previous best margin of 66-0 against Cal on Sept. 15, 1973
- Three Alabama quarterbacks combined to throw seven touchdown passes, matching the school record set against Southern Miss on Nov. 11, 1950
- UA accumulated 583 yards of total offense, the the most yards since the Tide managed 600 against Western Kentucky a season ago
- Alabama quarterbacks Ty Simpson and Austin Mack completed their first 21 passes to begin the game
- Simpson completed all 17 of his passes, the most consecutive completions by an individual quarterback to begin a contest in program history
- Simpson's 17 consecutive completions is the second-most overall by an Alabama quarterback in program history, trailing only Mac Jones (19) in 2020
- Simpson is the first UA quarterback since Tua Tagovailoa (8-for-8) against Louisiana on Sept. 29, 2018, to post a 100 percent completion percentage in a game
- Germie Bernard was responsible for two receiving touchdowns, the first UA player to bring in two receiving scores in a contest since Ryan Williams against Western Kentucky on Aug. 31, 2024
How It Happened
First Quarter
- 12:02 - UA | The Tide started the evening's scoring as Ty Simpson connected with Germie Bernard for a 29-yard touchdown, closing a quick five-play, 80-yard drive. (7-0, Alabama)
- 8:10 - UA | Bernard hauled in his second receiving score of the night, this time from 16 yards away to extend the Tide's advantage. The scoring drive needed just five plays to cover 39 yards. (14-0, Alabama)
- 3:18 - UA | Helped by Cole Adams' 36-yard punt return into ULM territory, Richard Young plunged into the end zone for a three-yard rushing score to cap a five-play, 23-yard drive. (21-0, Alabama)
Second Quarter
- 13:04 - UA | On a designed run, Simpson sprinted to his right, rushing across the goal line for an eight-yard touchdown. The scoring drive amassed 65 yards over six plays. (28-0, Alabama)
- 9:20 - UA | Set up by Justin Jefferson's interception, the Tide rolled for 39 yards across five plays with Kaleb Edwards bringing in a six-yard touchdown pass from Austin Mack. (35-0, Alabama)
- 0:31 - UA | Scrambing to his right, Simpson found Isaiah Horton down the sideline for a 29-yard touchdown to end a 10-play, 58-yard drive. (42-0, Alabama)
Third Quarter
- 6:15 - UA | A 10-play, 48-yard Crimson Tide possession ended with a 46-yard field goal by Conor Talty to add on to the lead. (45-0, Alabama)
- 0:17 - UA | Mack punctuated a 10-play, 56-yard drive by finding Josh Cuevas for a three-yard touchdown pass. (52-0, Alabama)
Fourth Quarter
- 12:46 - UA | Following a ULM fumble, Keelon Russell led the Tide on a three-play, 19-yard drive, with Russell spotting Cole Adams for an 18-yard touchdown pass. (59-0, Alabama)
- 6:07 - UA | Russell produced his second passing touchdown of the night to finish a six-play, 56-yard drive, linking up with MJ Chirgwin for a 20-yard score. (66-0, Alabama)
- 1:02 - UA | On third down, AK Dear rushed past the defense, finding the end zone for a 56-yard touchdown. (73-0, Alabama)Â
Up Next
- Alabama will remain at home, hosting Wisconsin on Saturday, Sept. 13
- Kickoff between the Crimson Tide and Badgers is scheduled for 11 a.m. CT on ABC
Team Stats
ULM 0, ALA 7
ALA - Bernard,Germie 29 yd pass from Simpson,Ty (Talty,Conor kick) 5 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:54
ULM 0, ALA 14
ALA - Bernard,Germie 16 yd pass from Simpson,Ty (Talty,Conor kick) 5 plays, 39 yards, TOP 02:25
ULM 0, ALA 21
ALA - Young,Richard 3 yd run (Talty,Conor kick), 5 plays, 23 yards, TOP 02:56
ULM 0, ALA 28
ALA - Simpson,Ty 8 yd run (Talty,Conor kick), 6 plays, 65 yards, TOP 02:49
ULM 0, ALA 35
ALA - Edwards,Kaleb 6 yd pass from Mack,Austin (Talty,Conor kick) 5 plays, 39 yards, TOP 02:18
ULM 0, ALA 42
ALA - Horton,Isaiah 29 yd pass from Simpson,Ty (Talty,Conor kick) 10 plays, 58 yards, TOP 05:17
ULM 0, ALA 45
ALA - Talty,Conor 46 yd field goal 12 plays, 48 yards, TOP 05:46
ULM 0, ALA 52
ALA - Cuevas,Josh 3 yd pass from Mack,Austin (Notaro,Peter kick) 10 plays, 56 yards, TOP 04:29
ULM 0, ALA 59
ALA - Adams,Cole 18 yd pass from Russell,Keelon (Notaro,Peter kick) 3 plays, 19 yards, TOP 00:59
ULM 0, ALA 66
ALA - Chirgwin,MJ 20 yd pass from Russell,Keelon (Notaro,Peter kick) 6 plays, 56 yards, TOP 02:45
ULM 0, ALA 73
ALA - Dear,AK 56 yd run (Notaro,Peter kick), 3 plays, 60 yards, TOP 01:32
