Week 1 · 2014
Alabama at Ohio State
Thu 01/01/2015 09:00 PMCaesars SuperdomeOhio State pregame27% — Pregame win probability: 27% for Ohio State. Alabama favored, and lost — Ohio State won.Neutral site
Played indoors — conditions are not a factor.
Alabama
35
12–2
Ohio State
42
14–1
Attendance
74,682
reported
AlabamaALA
Ohio StateOSU
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALA | Blake Sims | 22/36 | 237 | 6.6 | 2 | 3 | 25.3 |
| OSU | Cardale Jones | 18/35 | 243 | 6.9 | 1 | 1 | 54.7 |
| OSU | Evan Spencer | 1/1 | 13 | 13.0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALA | Derrick Henry | 13 | 95 | 7.3 | 1 | 25 |
| ALA | T.J. Yeldon | 10 | 47 | 4.7 | 1 | 10 |
| ALA | Blake Sims | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 1 | 18 |
| OSU | Ezekiel Elliott | 20 | 230 | 11.5 | 2 | 85 |
| OSU | Cardale Jones | 17 | 43 | 2.5 | 0 | 27 |
| OSU | Jalin Marshall | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 13 |
| OSU | Curtis Samuel | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| OSU | Noah Brown | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALA | Amari Cooper | 9 | 71 | 7.9 | 2 | 15 |
| ALA | DeAndrew White | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | 51 |
| ALA | Derrick Henry | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 0 | 52 |
| ALA | Jalston Fowler | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 10 |
| ALA | O.J. Howard | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
| ALA | Chris Black | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
| ALA | Brian Vogler | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 5 |
| OSU | Devin Smith | 2 | 87 | 43.5 | 1 | 47 |
| OSU | Michael Thomas | 7 | 66 | 9.4 | 1 | 14 |
| OSU | Jalin Marshall | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | 26 |
| OSU | Nick Vannett | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 18 |
| OSU | Ezekiel Elliott | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| OSU | Evan Spencer | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| OSU | Corey Smith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALA | Cyrus Jones | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| OSU | Steve Miller | 1 | 41 | 1 |
| OSU | Tyvis Powell | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| OSU | Vonn Bell | 1 | 7 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALA | Adam Griffith | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
| OSU | Sean Nuernberger | 2/2 | 100.0 | 22 | 4/4 | 10 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALA | JK Scott | 7 | 385 | 55.0 | 0 | 5 | 73 |
| OSU | Cameron Johnston | 6 | 279 | 46.5 | 0 | 2 | 60 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALA | Christion Jones | 7 | 102 | 14.6 | 0 | 34 |
| OSU | Curtis Samuel | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 13 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALA | Christion Jones | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
| OSU | Jalin Marshall | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
Previous 2 meetings vs. Team
Ohio State 0–2 vs Alabama
- 1994 · wk 1Ohio State 17 @ Alabama 24
- 1986 · wk 1Ohio State 10 @ Alabama 16
Previous 5 meetings vs. Urban Meyer
Alabama 3–2 vs Urban Meyer
- 2010 · wk 5Florida 6 @ Alabama 31
- 2009 · wk 14Florida 13 @ Alabama 32
- 2008 · wk 15Alabama 20 @ Florida 31
- 2006 · wk 5Alabama 13 @ Florida 28
- 2005 · wk 5Florida 3 @ Alabama 31
Previous 3 meetings vs. Nick Saban
Ohio State 1–2 vs Nick Saban
- 1999 · wk 11Ohio State 7 @ Michigan State 23
- 1998 · wk 11Michigan State 28 @ Ohio State 24
- 1997 · wk 11Ohio State 37 @ Michigan State 13
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