Tennessee 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

location: tuscaloosa, alabama
game start: 6:21 p.m.
elapsed time: 3:03
game attendance: 101,821
game weather: 63°, sunny , clear, winds nne 2 mph
referee: ken williamson
tv announcers (espn2): mark jones (play-by-play), ed cunningham (color), jeannine edwards (sideline)


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aj mccarron takes snap trent richardson in backfield against tennessee defensive line.

in 2011 edition of third saturday in october, alabama entered game 30-point favorite on rival tennessee volunteers. @ bryant–denny, volunteers looking upset after tying game 6–6 @ halftime; 31 unanswered points resulted in 37–6 crimson tide victory extend overall record 8–0. first half dominated both defenses each allowing pair of field goals. mike palardy connected 40 , 52-yards tennessee , jeremy shelley connected 26 , 29-yards alabama.

after holding volunteers three-and-out open second half, alabama offensive responded first of 3 third-quarter touchdowns two-yard aj mccarron touchdown run. on following tennessee drive, alabama defense stopped quarterback matt simms on fourth-and-one give crimson tide offense ball on volunteers 39-yard line. on next play, mccarron threw 39-yard touchdown pass kenny bell extend alabama lead 20–6. trent richardson scored first touchdown of game on following alabama possession on 12-yard run cap six-play, 63-yard drive. cade foster scored in fourth quarter 45-yard field goal, , after dont hightower interception, richardson scored second touchdown of day on one-yard run make final score 37–6.

in game, marquis maze had 106 yards receiving on 5 catches , mccarron set new career high 284 yards passing. defensive performance, hightower named both lott impact player of week , sec defensive player of week. victory alabama s fifth consecutive on tennessee , improved all-time record against volunteers 48–38–7 (49–37–8 without ncaa vacations , forfeits).