
W Carolina 0
(2-1, 0-1 away)

Alabama 52
(3-0, 1-0 SEC)
7:00 PM ET, September 18, 2004
Bryant-Denny Stadium, TUSCALOOSA, AL
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | WCU | ALA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 13:19 | CLINT JOHNSTON 9 YD PASS FROM BRODIE CROYLE (BRIAN BOSTICK KICK) Drive info: 3 plays, 13 yards. | 0 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 11:39 | MARCEL STAMPS 14 YD BLOCKED PUNT RETURN (BRIAN BOSTICK KICK) | 0 | 14 |
| SECOND QUARTER | WCU | ALA | |||
![]() | TD | 2:42 | KENNETH DARBY 4 YD RUN (BRIAN BOSTICK KICK) Drive info: 12 plays, 61 yards. | 0 | 21 |
![]() | FG | 0:48 | BRIAN BOSTICK 37 YD FG Drive info: 4 plays, 5 yards. | 0 | 24 |
![]() | TD | 0:25 | MATT CADDELL 41 YD PASS FROM BRODIE CROYLE (BRIAN BOSTICK KICK) Drive info: 1 plays, 41 yards. | 0 | 31 |
| THIRD QUARTER | WCU | ALA | |||
![]() | TD | 8:07 | KENNETH DARBY 26 YD RUN (BRIAN BOSTICK KICK) Drive info: 3 plays, 43 yards. | 0 | 38 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | WCU | ALA | |||
![]() | TD | 9:27 | LE'RON MCCLAIN 3 YD PASS FROM MARC GUILLON (BRIAN BOSTICK KICK) Drive info: 6 plays, 62 yards. | 0 | 45 |
![]() | TD | 5:02 | LE'RON MCCLAIN 14 YD RUN (BRIAN BOSTICK KICK) Drive info: 6 plays, 34 yards. | 0 | 52 |
Team Stat Comparison
| WCU | ALA | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 10 | 21 |
3rd down efficiency | 2-13 | 6-14 |
4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 191 | 478 |
| Passing | 108 | 231 |
Comp-Att | 8-24 | 20-31 |
Yards per pass | 4.0 | 7.2 |
| Rushing | 83 | 247 |
Rushing Attempts | 30 | 42 |
Yards per rush | 2.8 | 5.9 |
| Penalties | 2-14 | 9-84 |
| Turnovers | 5 | 1 |
Fumbles lost | 3 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 24:49 | 35:11 |
| Western Carolina Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Bennett Swygert | 6/19 | 85 | 4.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Russell Hemby | 2/5 | 23 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 8/24 | 108 | 4.0 | -- | -- |
| Alabama Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Brodie Croyle | 14/22 | 160 | 7.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Marc Guillon | 5/7 | 71 | 10.1 | 1 | 0 |
| Spencer Pennington | 1/2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 20/31 | 231 | 7.2 | -- | -- |
| Western Carolina Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Nicholas Wishart | 15 | 53 | 3.5 | 0 | 21 |
| Lamont Reid | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Bennett Swygert | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 8 |
| John Bush | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Darius Fudge | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Russell Hemby | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | 9 |
| Team | 30 | 83 | 2.8 | -- | -- |
| Alabama Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Aaron Johns | 11 | 86 | 7.8 | 0 | 44 |
| Ray Hudson | 9 | 68 | 7.6 | 0 | 21 |
| Kenneth Darby | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 2 | 26 |
| Le'Ron McClain | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 1 | 14 |
| Tim Castille | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Josh Smith | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brodie Croyle | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 42 | 247 | 5.9 | -- | -- |
| Western Carolina Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Eddie Cohen | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 0 | 18 |
| Michael Reeder | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 25 |
| John Bush | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Team | 8 | 108 | 4.0 | -- | -- |
| Alabama Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Tim Castille | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Matt Caddell | 2 | 57 | 28.5 | 1 | 41 |
| Ezekial Knight | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 0 | 39 |
| D.J. Hall | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 0 | 18 |
| Tyrone Prothro | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Kenneth Darby | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marcus McKnight | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Clint Johnston | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | 9 |
| Le'Ron McClain | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Aaron Johns | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Miller | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 20 | 231 | 7.2 | -- | -- |
| Alabama Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Simeon Castille | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Anthony Madison | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 3 | -- |
| Western Carolina Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Xavier Godard | 6 | 135 | 22.5 | 32 | 0 |
| Mike Malone | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Team | 8 | 171 | 21.4 | -- | -- |
| Alabama Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Brandon Brooks | 1 | 87 | 87.0 | 87 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 87 | 87.0 | -- | -- |
| Western Carolina Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Francis Brown | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | -- | -- |
| Alabama Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Brandon Brooks | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 |
| Marcel Stamps | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | -- | -- |
| Western Carolina Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Tim Mayse | 6 | 279 | 46.5 | 54 | ||
| O.J. Owens | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | ||
| Team | 8 | 291 | 36.4 | -- | ||
| Alabama Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Bo Freelend | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | 53 | ||
| Team | 5 | 213 | 42.6 | -- | ||



