Alabama 48, Kent State 7
When: 12:20 PM ET, Saturday, September 3, 2011
Where: Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Temperature:
96°
Head Official:
Matt Moore
Attendance:
101821
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Trent Richardson rushed for 37 yards and three touchdowns on 13 carries and the defense dominated as No. 2 Alabama rolled over visiting Kent State, 48-7, on Saturday afternoon.
Jalston Fowler and Eddie Lacy each added a rushing touchdown and Marquis Maze finished with eight catches for 118 yards and a score for the Crimson Tide, who held the Golden Flashes to just 89 yards.
Still trying to settle on a quarterback to replace the departed Greg McElroy, Alabama gave snaps to both A.J. McCarron and Phillip Sims against Kent State. McCarron finished 15-of-24 for 232 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions while Sims struggled a bit more, completing just 7-of-14 passes for 72 and a pair of interceptions.
Sims also took two sacks.
The Crimson Tide scored three times in the first quarter, with Richardson twice finding the end zone and McCarron hitting Maze for a 24-yard strike.
The Golden Flashes got on the board early in the third, but the Crimson Tide defense proved to be too much for the Mid-American Conference school. Kent State finished with minus-10 yards rushing.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Kent State
|
90 |
-9 |
99 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2.0 |
2 |
Alabama
|
482 |
183 |
299 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
4.0 |
0 |