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Texas at Alabama

Sep 9, 2023 • Completed

Season 2023RegularWeek 2

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Texas

SEC

Final Score

34 - 24

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Alabama

SEC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Alabama362
Texas454

Passing Yards

Alabama255
Texas349

Rushing Yards

Alabama107
Texas105

Turnovers

Alabama2
Texas0

Game Conditions

ConditionClear
Temperature85°F
Wind7 mph N

Humidity

50%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Quinn Ewers

Texas

YDS: 349

Rushing

Jonathon Brooks

Texas

YDS: 57

Receiving

Ja'Tavion Sanders

Texas

YDS: 114

Tackles

Caleb Downs

Alabama

TOT: 10

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Alabama27:29
Texas32:31

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Texas beats Alabama 34-24

Standard

Texas defeated Alabama 34-24 in Week 2 of the 2023 regular slate, finishing with a 454-362 edge in total yards, and scoring 3 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdowns.

Texas set the terms early in a game that finished 34-24. Bert Auburn 22 yd FG GOOD came with {'seconds': 42, 'minutes': 4} left in the first quarter, giving Texas the first major swing.

Texas's box score carried the story: 454 total yards, 105 rushing yards, and 349 passing yards. Alabama finished with 362 total yards, including 107 on the ground and 255 through the air.

Texas converted 7-18 on third down, went 2-3 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-2, Texas led 13-6 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Quinn Ewers pass complete to Xavier Worthy for 44 yds for a TD (Bert Auburn KICK).

Key Moments

  • Field Goal Good

    Bert Auburn 22 yd FG GOOD (Texas led 3-0 over Alabama).

  • Field Goal Good

    Will Reichard 42 yd FG GOOD (Alabama led 3-3 over Texas).

  • Field Goal Good

    Bert Auburn 29 yd FG GOOD (Texas led 13-3 over Alabama).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Quinn Ewers pass complete to Xavier Worthy for 44 yds for a TD (Bert Auburn KICK) (Texas led 10-3 over Alabama).

  • Field Goal Good

    Will Reichard 30 yd FG GOOD (Alabama led 6-13 over Texas).

  • Field Goal Good

    Will Reichard 51 yd FG GOOD (Alabama led 9-13 over Texas).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    34-24

    Texas defeated Alabama.

  • Total yards

    454-362

    Texas held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    105

    Texas averaged 2.8 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    349

    Texas averaged 9.2 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    7-18

    Texas's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    5-14

    Alabama's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticAlabamaTexas
Total Yards362454
Passing Yards255349
Rushing Yards107105
First Downs1823
Third Down Efficiency5-147-18
Fourth Down Efficiency1-12-3
Total Penalties (Yards)10-904-40
Turnovers20
Completions / Attempts14-2724-38
Rushing Attempts3537
Passing TDs23
Rushing TDs01
Kicking Points1010
Possession Time27:2932:31
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2023)