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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Alabama 40, Florida Atlantic 7
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 22, 2012
Where: Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Temperature: 86°
Head Official: Ken Williamson
Attendance: 101821

No. 1 Alabama 40, Florida Atlantic 7
: AJ McCarron threw for three touchdowns and the Crimson Tide defense was dominant once again in a rout of the visiting Owls.

McCarron finished 15 of 25 for 212 yards and Eddie Lacy added 106 yards rushing for Alabama (4-0), which fell just short of recording its third straight shutout.

The Tide wasted little time jumping ahead of Florida Atlantic (1-3) in the opening quarter as Kenny Bell broke loose from the Owls for an 85-yard touchdown – his only reception of the game.

McCarron then found DeAndrew White for a 4-yard touchdown pass on the next possession as Alabama scored on each of its six first-half drives.

After Alabama extended its advantage to 40-0 early in the fourth, the only mystery that remained was whether Florida Atlantic could end the Tide’s bid to record a third straight shutout, but Graham Wilbert found Alex Deleon in the back of the end zone from six yards out to break the Tide’s impressive scoreless streak.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Alabama’s scoreless streak lasted 192 minutes and 25 seconds. … The Tide were attempting to become the first team in school history to blank three consecutive opponents since 1966, when they closed the regular season out with four straight shutouts. … Florida Atlantic did not break 100 total yards until its final drive, and managed just 110 for the game.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Florida Atlantic   Alabama
Jonathan Wallace Player Eddie Lacy
12 Attempts 15
47 Yards 106
3.9 Avg Yards 7.1
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Florida Atlantic   Alabama
Alex Deleon Player Kenny Bell
4 Receptions 1
24 Yards 85
6.0 Avg Yards 85.0
1 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Florida Atlantic 110 76 34 1 0 0 2.0 3
Alabama 503 256 247 4 4 0 3.0 0