Week 1 · 2024
Western Kentucky at Alabama
Sat 08/31/2024 07:00 PMBryant-Denny StadiumAlabama pregame99% — Pregame win probability: 99% for Alabama. Alabama favored, and won.
99°0 mph NNE · 34% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data
Western Kentucky
0
8–6
Alabama
63
9–4
Attendance
100,077
reported
Western KentuckyWKU
AlabamaALA
Passing
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | TJ Finley | 18/31 | 92 | 3.0 | 0 | 2 | 23.1 |
| WKU | Caden Veltkamp | 4/9 | 11 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 |
| ALA | Jalen Milroe | 7/9 | 200 | 22.2 | 3 | 0 | 98.7 |
| ALA | Ty Simpson | 5/9 | 66 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 97.6 |
Rushing
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | Elijah Young | 10 | 18 | 1.8 | 0 | 10 |
| WKU | TJ Finley | 7 | 17 | 2.4 | 0 | 8 |
| WKU | Caden Veltkamp | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 3 |
| WKU | George Hart III | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 4 |
| WKU | Easton Messer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| WKU | LT Sanders | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALA | Justice Haynes | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 1 | 85 |
| ALA | Jalen Milroe | 10 | 79 | 7.9 | 2 | 40 |
| ALA | Jam Miller | 5 | 54 | 10.8 | 1 | 39 |
| ALA | Ty Simpson | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 1 | 17 |
| ALA | Daniel Hill | 9 | 29 | 3.2 | 1 | 11 |
| ALA | Kevin Riley | 7 | 26 | 3.7 | 0 | 9 |
| ALA | Dylan Lonergan | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| ALA | Richard Young | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 | 4 |
| ALA | Kendrick Law | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
Receiving
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | Moussa Barry | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 10 |
| WKU | River Helms | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | 16 |
| WKU | Elijah Young | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 |
| WKU | Easton Messer | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
| WKU | Kisean Johnson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 13 |
| WKU | K.D. Hutchinson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 |
| WKU | Bryce Childress | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| WKU | Dalvin Smith | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| WKU | LT Sanders | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| WKU | TJ Finley | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALA | Ryan Coleman-Williams | 2 | 139 | 69.5 | 2 | 84 |
| ALA | Kobe Prentice | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 20 |
| ALA | Caleb Odom | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 15 |
| ALA | Kendrick Law | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 1 | 22 |
| ALA | Germie Bernard | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| ALA | Emmanuel Henderson Jr. | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| ALA | CJ Dippre | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| ALA | Josh Cuevas | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
Fumbles
| FUM | LOST | REC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | Devonte' Mathews | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| ALA | Jalen Milroe | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | QB HUR | PD | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | Nazir Ward | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Chandler Matthews | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Darius Thomas | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Alexander Ford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Anthony Johnson Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Deante McCray | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Hosea Wheeler | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Jalil Rivera-Harvey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Keyshawn Swanson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Kylan Guidry | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Dallas Walker IV | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Demarko Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Devonte' Mathews | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Keondre Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Marcus Patterson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Sebastian Benjamin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Terrion Thompson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Zach Edwards | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Anthony Brackenridge | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Dalvin Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Dave Herard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Evan Wibberley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Harper Holloman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Jayden Loving | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Joshua Mensah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Miller Malone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | TJ Finley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Terreance Ellis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Upton Stout | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WKU | Kent Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ALA | Deontae Lawson | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ALA | Jihaad Campbell | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALA | Bray Hubbard | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALA | Jaylen Mbakwe | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ALA | LT Overton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALA | Qua Russaw | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ALA | James Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| ALA | Tim Keenan III | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALA | DeVonta Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALA | Jehiem Oatis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ALA | Justin Jefferson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALA | Keon Sabb | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALA | Malachi Moore | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALA | Noah Carter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALA | Cayden Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALA | DaShawn Jones | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ALA | Daniel Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALA | Domani Jackson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALA | Edric Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALA | Jah-Marien Latham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALA | Kameron Howard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALA | Kolby Peavy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALA | Que Robinson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ALA | Red Morgan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ALA | Sterling Dixon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALA | Tim Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALA | Yhonzae Pierre | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions
| INT | YDS | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALA | Keon Sabb | 2 | 87 | 0 |
Kicking
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | Lucas Carneiro | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
| ALA | Graham Nicholson | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7/7 | 7 |
| ALA | Conor Talty | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
Punting
| NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | Cole Maynard | 9 | 403 | 44.8 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
| ALA | James Burnip | 3 | 152 | 50.7 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
Kick returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WKU | Easton Messer | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 0 | 22 |
Punt returns
| NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALA | Cole Adams | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 0 | 12 |
Previous 3 meetings vs. Team
Alabama 3–0 vs Western Kentucky
- 2016 · wk 2Western Kentucky 10 @ Alabama 38
- 2012 · wk 2Western Kentucky 0 @ Alabama 35
- 2008 · wk 3Western Kentucky 7 @ Alabama 41
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