Week 1 · 2009
#5 Alabama at #7 Virginia Tech
Sat 09/05/2009 08:00 PMGeorgia DomeNeutral site
#5 Alabama
34
14–0
#7 Virginia Tech
24
10–3
Attendance
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not reported
AlabamaALA
Virginia TechVT
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALA | Greg McElroy | 15/30 | 230 | 7.7 | 1 | 1 | 62.6 |
| VT | Tyrod Taylor | 9/20 | 91 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALA | Mark Ingram | 26 | 150 | 5.8 | 1 | 39 |
| ALA | Roy Upchurch | 7 | 90 | 12.9 | 1 | 34 |
| ALA | Greg McElroy | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 | 9 |
| ALA | Trent Richardson | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 6 |
| ALA | Terry Grant | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| ALA | Julio Jones | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALA | Marquis Maze | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| VT | Ryan Williams | 13 | 71 | 5.5 | 2 | 32 |
| VT | Josh Oglesby | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 7 |
| VT | Danny Coale | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| VT | Tyrod Taylor | 10 | -26 | -2.6 | 0 | 16 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALA | Marquis Maze | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 0 | 48 |
| ALA | Darius Hanks | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 35 |
| ALA | Julio Jones | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 16 |
| ALA | Colin Peek | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 19 |
| ALA | Mark Ingram | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 1 | 18 |
| VT | Ryan Williams | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 43 |
| VT | Jarrett Boykin | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 10 |
| VT | Danny Coale | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 |
| VT | Josh Oglesby | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 13 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VT | Antoine Hopkins | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALA | Leigh Tiffin | 4/5 | 80.0 | 49 | 2/2 | 14 |
| VT | Matt Waldron | 1/1 | 100.0 | 28 | 3/3 | 6 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALA | P.J. Fitzgerald | 5 | 224 | 44.8 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| VT | Brent Bowden | 8 | 365 | 45.6 | 0 | 0 | 57 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALA | Javier Arenas | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 0 | 22 |
| ALA | Terry Grant | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 29 |
| VT | Dyrell Roberts | 4 | 195 | 48.8 | 1 | 98 |
| VT | Davon Morgan | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | 21 |
| VT | David Wilson | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALA | Javier Arenas | 6 | 35 | 5.8 | 0 | 15 |
| VT | Jayron Hosley | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 11 |
| VT | Ryan Williams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Previous 10 meetings vs. Alabama
Virginia Tech 1–9 vs Alabama
- 1998 · wk 16Alabama 7 @ Virginia Tech 38
- 1979 · wk 9Virginia Tech 7 @ Alabama 31
- 1978 · wk 9Virginia Tech 0 @ Alabama 35
- 1973 · wk 9Virginia Tech 6 @ Alabama 77
- 1972 · wk 11Virginia Tech 13 @ Alabama 52
- 1970 · wk 4Virginia Tech 18 @ Alabama 51
- 1969 · wk 2Alabama 17 @ Virginia Tech 13
- 1968 · wk 2Virginia Tech 7 @ Alabama 14
- 1952 · wk 5Virginia Tech 0 @ Alabama 33
- 1933 · wk 9Virginia Tech 0 @ Alabama 27
Previous meeting vs. Frank Beamer
Alabama 0–1 vs Frank Beamer
- 1998 · wk 16Alabama 7 @ Virginia Tech 38
Previous meeting vs. Nick Saban
Virginia Tech 1–0 vs Nick Saban
- 2002 · wk 2LSU 8 @ Virginia Tech 26
Research
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