First Quarter
Alabama 7
Arkansas 0
Alabama Arkansas
Rushing Yards 32 -18
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Passing Yards 28 21
Total Yards 60 3
Time/Poss. 6:41 8:19
Turnovers 0 0
Highlights
Will Coleman: Arkansas’ deep snapper sailed one over the head of punter Dylan Breeding to set up Alabama’s first score. Breeding kicked the ball out of the end zone for a safety, but the Crimson Tide accepted a penalty for an illegal kick.
Eddie Lacy: One play after the botched snap, Alabama’s sophomore running back powered his way in for a 6-yard touchdown.
Brandon Mitchell: Arkansas’ back-up quarterback had a catch for five yards and a run for 11 yards, and the Razorbacks were aided by back-to-back personal fouls to move the ball to the Alabama 22. But Zach Hocker’s 41-yard field goal bounced off the left upright, keeping the Crimson Tide at 7-0.
Second Quarter
Alabama 7 17
Arkansas 0 0
Alabama Arkansas
Rushing Yards 48 13
Passing Yards 75 28
Total Yards 123 41
Time/Poss. 7:35 7:25
Turnovers 0 2
Highlights
Cade Foster: The junior kicker hit a 51-yard field goal to give Alabama a 10-0 lead and had a 52-yarder bounced off the upright later in the quarter.
AJ McCarron: Alabama’s quarterback passed for 75 yards in the quarter, including a 20-yard scoring strike to Amari Cooper to give the Crimson Tide a 17-0 lead.
Brandon Allen: The redshirt freshman threw a pair of interceptions in the quarter, the latter of which was returned 46 yards by Haha Clinton-Dix to the Arkansas 3. Alabama scored three plays later to take a 24-0 lead.
Third Quarter
Alabama 7 17 14
Arkansas 0 0 0
Alabama Arkansas
Rushing Yards 47 36
Passing Yards 101 11
Total Yards 148 47
Time/Poss. 7:36 7:24
Turnovers 0 2
Highlights
Lacy: He had a 10-yard touchdown run of the game on a six-play, 75-yard drive to open the second half. Lacy finished the game with three rushing touchdowns.
Dennis Johnson: Arkansas’ all-time leader in kick return yards had one to forget in the third, fumbling following the Crimson Tide’s first score of the half. Alabama recovered and scored two plays later to take a 38-0 lead.
Knile Davis: Arkansas had its best chance for points late in the quarter, but Davis had a fumble recovered at the Crimson Tide 20.
Fourth Quarter
Alabama 7 17 14 14 – 52
Arkansas 0 0 0 0 – 0
Alabama Arkansas
Rushing Yards 98 27
Passing Yards 9 19
Total Yards 107 46
Time/Poss. 9:36 5:24
Turnovers 0 1
Highlights
Kenyan Drake: He followed up a 15-yard carry on third-and-14 with a 12-yard touchdown run one play later to give Alabama a 45-0 lead.
Blake Sims: The Alabama running back took the majority of the Crimson Tide’s snaps in the fourth quarter from the Wildcat, including a 27-yard touchdown to cap the scoring with 5:33 remaining.
Alabama offensive line: The Crimson Tide ran out the clock almost to perfection, totaling 98 yards on 16 carries, and holding the ball for 9 minutes, 36 seconds in the final quarter.