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Alabama at Tennessee

Oct 20, 2018 • Completed

Season 2018RegularWeek 8

Away

Alabama

SEC

Final Score

58 - 21

AT

Home

Tennessee

SEC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Tennessee258
Alabama545

Passing Yards

Tennessee227
Alabama327

Rushing Yards

Tennessee31
Alabama218

Turnovers

Tennessee1
Alabama1

Game Conditions

Temperature62°F
Wind9 mph W

Humidity

70%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Tua Tagovailoa

Alabama

YDS: 306

Rushing

Josh Jacobs

Alabama

YDS: 68

Receiving

Jaylen Waddle

Alabama

YDS: 117

Tackles

Quart'e Sapp

Tennessee

TOT: 8

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Tennessee27:27
Alabama32:33

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Alabama routs Tennessee 58-21

Blowout

Alabama defeated Tennessee 58-21 in Week 8 of the 2018 regular slate, finishing with a 545-258 edge in total yards, and scoring 4 passing touchdowns and 4 rushing touchdowns.

Alabama set the terms early in a game that finished 58-21. Tua Tagovailoa pass complete to Jaylen Waddle for 77 yds for a TD, (Joseph Bulovas KICK) came with {'seconds': 8, 'minutes': 8} left in the first quarter, giving Alabama the first major swing.

Alabama's box score carried the story: 545 total yards, 218 rushing yards, and 327 passing yards. Tennessee finished with 258 total yards, including 31 on the ground and 227 through the air.

Alabama converted 4-8 on third down, went 1-2 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-1, Alabama led 42-14 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Tua Tagovailoa pass complete to Jaylen Waddle for 77 yds for a TD, (Joseph Bulovas KICK).

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Tua Tagovailoa pass complete to Jaylen Waddle for 77 yds for a TD, (Joseph Bulovas KICK) (Alabama led 21-0 over Tennessee).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Tua Tagovailoa pass complete to Jerry Jeudy for 11 yds for a TD, (Joseph Bulovas KICK) (Alabama led 7-0 over Tennessee).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Josh Jacobs run for 3 yds for a TD, (Joseph Bulovas KICK) (Alabama led 14-0 over Tennessee).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Damien Harris run for 3 yds for a TD, (Joseph Bulovas KICK) (Alabama led 28-0 over Tennessee).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Josh Jacobs run for 2 yds for a TD, (Joseph Bulovas KICK) (Alabama led 35-7 over Tennessee).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Keller Chryst pass complete to Ty Chandler for 10 yds for a TD, (Brent Cimaglia KICK) (Tennessee led 7-28 over Alabama).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    58-21

    Alabama defeated Tennessee.

  • Total yards

    545-258

    Alabama held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    218

    Alabama averaged 5.2 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    327

    Alabama averaged 10.2 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    4-8

    Alabama's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    3-13

    Tennessee's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticTennesseeAlabama
Total Yards258545
Passing Yards227327
Rushing Yards31218
First Downs1330
Third Down Efficiency3-134-8
Fourth Down Efficiency1-11-2
Total Penalties (Yards)9-595-36
Turnovers11
Completions / Attempts14-2521-32
Rushing Attempts3042
Passing TDs24
Rushing TDs04
Kicking Points38
Possession Time27:2732:33
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2018)