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Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl Recap

Saturday, December 29, 2018 | 8 p.m. ET No. 1 Alabama 45, No. 4 Oklahoma 34 Hard Rock Stadium | Miami Gardens, Florida
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th FINAL
OU #4 Oklahoma (12-2) 0 10 10 14 34
UA #1 Alabama (14-0) 21 10 0 14 45

2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl

GAME BOOK


 

Attendance:
66,203
Kickoff Time:
8:10 p.m. ET
End of Game:
11:47 p.m. ET
Game Duration:
3:37


SCORING SUMMARY

QTR TIME SCORE
(V-H)		 TEAM SCORING PLAY DRIVE
1st 11:54 0-7 Alabama Damien Harris 1 yd run (Joseph Bulovas kick) 7-75 (3:06)
1st 05:54 0-14 Alabama Henry Ruggs III 10 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick) 8-55 (3:57)
1st 01:33 0-21 Alabama Damien Harris 1 yd run (Joseph Bulovas kick) 5-61 (2:35)
2nd 13:01 0-28 Alabama Josh Jacobs 27 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick) 5-48 (2:04)
2nd 11:48 7-28 Oklahoma Trey Sermon 2 yd run (Austin Seibert kick) 4-95 (1:13)
2nd 07:30 10-28 Oklahoma Austin Seibert 26 yd field goal 10-41 (3:14)
2nd 00:25 10-31 Alabama Joseph Bulovas 38 yd field goal 12-55 (7:05)
3rd 09:42 13-31 Oklahoma Austin Seibert 26 yd field goal 14-66 (5:18)
3rd 03:03 20-31 Oklahoma Charleston Rambo 49 yd pass from Kyler Murray (Austin Seibert kick) 6-75 (2:03)
4th 13:08 20-38 Alabama DeVonta Smith 10 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick) 9-87 (4:55)
4th 08:31 27-38 Oklahoma CeeDee Lamb 10 yd pass from Kyler Murray (Austin Seibert kick) 14-80 (4:37)
4th 06:08 27-45 Alabama Jerry Jeudy 13 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick) 5-46 (2:23)
4th 04:23 34-45 Oklahoma Kyler Murray 8 yd run (Austin Seibert kick) 6-74 (1:45)


OKLAHOMA STARTERS

POS. NO. OFFENSE
QB 1 Kyler Murray
RB 4 Trey Sermon
FB 45 Carson Meier
X 2 CeeDee Lamb
WR 5 Marquise Brown
LT 71 Bobby Evans
LG 7P Ben Powers
C 56 Creed Humphrey
RG 75 Dru Samia
RT 74 Cody Ford
Y 80 Grant Calcaterra
POS. NO. DEFENSE
DE 55 Kenneth Mann
NG 90 Neville Gallimore
DE 72 Amani Bledsoe
JACK 7 Ronnie Perkins
MLB 9 Kenneth Murray
WLB 18 Curtis Bolton
CB 13 Tre Norwood
CB 19 Caleb Kelly
FS 20 Robert Barnes
CB 6 Tre Brown
CB 11 Parnell Motley

OKLAHOMA RESERVES

1K - Austin Kendall, 3M - Connor McGinnis, 10 - Patrick Fields, 14 - Charleston Rambo, 17 - Jaquayln Crawford, 22 - T.J. Pledger, 23 - DaShaun White, 26 - Kennedy Brooks, 27 - Jeremiah Hall, 30 - Levi Draper, 32 - Delarrin Turner-Yell, 34 - Tanner Baum, 35 - Nik Bonitto, 38 - Bryan Mead, 40 - Jon-Michael Terry, 43 - Austin Seibert, 44 - Brendan Radley-Hiles, 51 - Kasey Kelleher, 81 - Brayden Willis, 83 - Nick Basquine, 84 - Lee Morris, 87 - Myles Tease, 91 - Dillon Faamatau, 93 - Tyreece Lott, 95 - Isaiah Thomas, 97 - Marquise Overton.

ALABAMA STARTERS

POS. NO. OFFENSE
LT 73 Jonah Williams
LG 66 Lester Cotton Sr.
C 71 Ross Pierschbacher
RG 70 Alex Leatherwood
RT 74 Jedrick Wills Jr.
TE 84 Hale Hentges
WR-Y 4 Jerry Jeudy
QB 13 Tua Tagovailoa
RB 34 Damien Harris
WR-Z 11 Henry Ruggs III
WR-X 6 DeVonta Smith
POS. NO. DEFENSE
DE 49 Isaiah Buggs
NG 92 Quinnen Williams
DE 99 Raekwon Davis
CB 2A Patrick Surtain
MLB 30 Mack Wilson
WLB 32 Dylan Moses
JACK 33 Anfernee Jennings
CB 4A Saivion Smith
STAR 5 Shyheim Carter
S 15 Xavier McKinney
FS 14 Deionte Thompson

ALABAMA RESERVES

1D - Tyrell Shavers, 1B - Chadarius Townsend, 1A - Mac Jones, 2 - Jalen Hurts, 8 - Josh Jacobs, 10 - Ale Kaho, 16 - Jamey Mosley, 17 - Jaylen Waddle, 21 - Jared Mayden, 22 - Najee Harris, 24 - Brian Robinson Jr., 25 - Eddie Smith, 28 - Josh Jobe, 31 - Keaton Anderson, 35 - D.J. Lewis, 36 - Markail Benton, 42 - Jaylen Moody, 45 - Thomas Fletcher, 47 - Christian Miller, 48 - Phidarian Mathis, 77 - Matt Womack, 79 - Chris Owens, 81 - Derek Kief, 82 - Irv Smith Jr., 87 - Miller Forristall, 89 - LaBryan Ray, 95 - Johnny Dwight, 97 - Joseph Bulovas, 98 - Mike Bernier.


 
2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl

OFFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE GAME Tua Tagovailoa
Tua Tagovailoa
So., QB, Alabama

DEFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE GAME Xavier McKinney
Xavier McKinney
So., DB, Alabama


TEAM STATISTICS OU UA
First downs 26 28
Rushing 9 12
Passing 15 16
Penalty 2 0
Rushes-Yards 32-163 42-200
Passing Yards 344 328
Passes Comp-Att-Int 19-37-0 25-28-0
Total Offense
(Plays-Yards)		 69-507 70-528
Punt Returns-Yards 1-5 0-0
Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-92 0-0
Punts (Number-Avg) 2-37.5 2-28.0
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Sacks By
(Number-Yards)		 0-0 3-19
Penalties-Yards 7-55 9-86
3rd Down Conversions 6-of-13 7-of-10
4th Down Conversions 2-of-3 0-of-0
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Oklahoma - Kyler Murray, 17-109, 1 TD; Kennedy Brooks, 6-35; Trey Sermon, 9-19, 1 TD.

Alabama - Josh Jacobs, 15-98; Damien Harris, 13-48, 2 TD; Najee Harris, 6-45; Tua Tagovailoa, 5-9; Jalen Hurts, 1-4.
Passing: Oklahoma - Kyler Murray, 19-37-0, 344, 2 TD.

Alabama - Tua Tagovailoa, 24-27-0, 318, 4 TD; Jalen Hurts, 1-1-0, 10.
Receiving: Oklahoma - CeeDee Lamb, 8-109, 1 TD; Carson Meier, 3-87; Charleston Rambo, 3-74, 1 TD; Kennedy Brooks, 3-21; Nick Basquine, 1-35; Grant Calcaterra, 1-18.

Alabama - DeVonta Smith, 6-104, 1 TD; Jerry Jeudy, 4-73, 1 TD; Josh Jacobs, 4-60, 1 TD; Henry Ruggs III, 3-14, 1 TD; Damien Harris, 2-25; Jaylen Waddle, 2-20; Irv Smith Jr., 2-19; Jalen Hurts, 1-9; Najee Harris, 1-4.
Punting: Oklahoma - Austin Seibert, 2-75, 37.5.

Alabama - Mike Bernier, 2-56, 28.0.
Returns: Oklahoma - Punt: CeeDee Lamb, 1-5; Kickoff: Tre Brown, 3-64; T.J. Pledger, 2-28; Intercept: None.

Alabama - Punt: None; Kickoff: None; Intercept: None.
Field Goals: Oklahoma - Austin Seibert, 2-2 (26 Good, 26 Good).

Alabama - JOseph Bulovas, 1-1 (38 Good).
Tackles:
(Solo-Assist-Total, Sacks-Yds, TFL-Yds)		 Oklahoma - Kenneth Murray (7-8-15, 0, 0.5-1); Curtis Bolton (4-5-9, 0, 0.5-1); Patrick Fields (5-3-8, 0, 0); Caleb Kelly (6-1-7, 0, 1-6); Tre Brown (6-0-6, 0, 0); Tre Norwood (1-4-5, 0, 0); Amani Bledsoe (1-4-5, 0, 0); Parnell Motley (2-2-4, 0, 0); Neville Gallimore (2-2-4, 0, 0); Kenneth Mann (1-3-4, 0, 0); Robert Barnes (2-1-3, 0, 0); Ronnie Perkins (1-1-2, 0, 0).

Alabama - Dylan Moses (4-2-6, 0, 0); Deionte Thompson (4-1-5, 0, 0); Xavier McKinney (3-2-5, 0, 0); Isaiah Buggs (4-0-4, 0, 1-5); Anfernee Jennings (3-1-4, 1-4, 1-4); Jared Mayden (2-2-4, 0, 0); Saivion Smith (2-2-4, 0, 0); Patrick Surtain (3-0-3, 0, 0); Phidarian Mathis (2-0-2, 0, 0); Mack Wilson (0-2-2, 0, 0); Raekwon Davis (1-0-1, 1-10, 1-10); LaBryan Ray (1-0-1, 0, 0); Christian Miller (1-0-1, 1-5, 1-5); Derek Kief (1-0-1, 0, 0); Markail Benton (0-1-1, 0, 0); D.J. Lewis (0-1-1, 0, 0); Ale Kaho (0-1-1, 0, 0); Quinnen Williams (0-1-1, 0, 0).