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National Championship Game: Alabama Crimson Tide vs. USC Trojans

January 26, 2025
70°
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (Gainesville, FL) Attendance: 88,388 (100%)
Crimson Tide 14 20 0 3 - 37
Trojans 14 24 14 10 - 62

Scoring Summary

(Qtr 1) Trojans: 2-7-ALA 7 (7:34) 19-Mary Plank pass complete to 1-Reid Axtell for 7 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-Jerry Shelby. USC 7 ALA 0
(Qtr 1) Crimson Tide: 1-10-ALA 25 (7:31) 6-Douglas Seward pass complete to 31-Joseph Johnson for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Charlie Milan. USC 7 ALA 7
(Qtr 1) Trojans: 1-10-ALA 29 (4:27) 19-Mary Plank pass complete to 1-Reid Axtell for 29 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-Jerry Shelby. USC 14 ALA 7
(Qtr 1) Crimson Tide: 3-11-USC 13 (1:40) 6-Douglas Seward pass complete to 80-Michael Snow for 13 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Charlie Milan. USC 14 ALA 14
(Qtr 2) Trojans: 4-5-ALA 5 (13:39) 16-Jerry Shelby 23 yard field goal is GOOD. PENALTY - Offsides (ALA 58-Ramon Gibbons) (Declined) USC 17 ALA 14
(Qtr 2) Crimson Tide: 4-4-USC 4 (9:27) 3-Charlie Milan 22 yard field goal is GOOD. USC 17 ALA 17
(Qtr 2) Trojans: 2-15-USC 41 (8:04) 19-Mary Plank pass complete to 9-Chester Castle for 59 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-Jerry Shelby. USC 24 ALA 17
(Qtr 2) Crimson Tide: 3-10-ALA 25 (7:45) 6-Douglas Seward pass complete to 25-Arnold Brown for 75 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Charlie Milan. USC 24 ALA 24
(Qtr 2) Trojans: 2-10-ALA 44 (6:45) 19-Mary Plank pass complete to 2-Dexter Williams for 44 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-Jerry Shelby. USC 31 ALA 24
(Qtr 2) Crimson Tide: 4-7-USC 7 (3:05) 3-Charlie Milan 25 yard field goal is GOOD. ALA 78-Kenneth Smith was injured on the play. He looks like he should be able to return. USC 31 ALA 27
(Qtr 2) Crimson Tide: 1-10-USC 25 (1:01) 6-Douglas Seward pass complete to 1-Michael Moore to USC 0 for 25 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 3-Charlie Milan. USC 31 ALA 34
(Qtr 2) Trojans: 2-10-ALA 17 (0:27) 19-Mary Plank pass complete to 7-Stephen Carr for 17 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-Jerry Shelby. USC 38 ALA 34
(Qtr 3) Trojans: 2-10-ALA 10 (11:53) 19-Mary Plank pass complete to 26-Larry Scanlon for 10 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-Jerry Shelby. USC 45 ALA 34
(Qtr 3) Trojans: 1-10-USC 20 (6:50) 19-Mary Plank pass complete to 9-Chester Castle for 80 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-Jerry Shelby. USC 52 ALA 34
(Qtr 4) Crimson Tide: 4-5-USC 30 (9:10) 3-Charlie Milan 48 yard field goal is GOOD. USC 52 ALA 37
(Qtr 4) Trojans: 1-10-ALA 24 (4:12) 19-Mary Plank pass complete to 1-Reid Axtell for 24 yards. TOUCHDOWN! Extra point GOOD by 16-Jerry Shelby. USC 59 ALA 37
(Qtr 4) Trojans: 4-3-ALA 36 (0:43) 16-Jerry Shelby 53 yard field goal is GOOD. USC 70-John Nicholas was injured on the play. USC 62 ALA 37

Team Statistics

Trojans Crimson Tide
First Downs 22 21
- Rushing 1 3
- Passing 21 17
- Penalty 0 1
Total Net Yards 845 626
- Offensive Plays 73 81
- Yards Per Play 11.58 7.73
Net Rushing Yards 33 47
- Rushing Attempts 12 25
- Yards Per Rush 2.75 1.88
Net Passing Yards 812 579
- Att/Comp/Int 60 / 35 / 2 50 / 27 / 0
- Gross Passing Yards 821 629
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1 / 9 6 / 50
- Yards Per Pass Play 13.31 10.34
- Yards Per Completion 23.46 23.30
Fumbles/Lost 0 / 0 0 / 0
3rd Down Conversions 3 / 10 6 / 17
- Avg YTG on 3rd Down 9.5 9.5
4th Down Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 1
Penalties/Yards 6 / 50 7 / 50
Punt Returns/Yards 3 / 13 0 / 0
Kick Returns/Yards 3 / 75 1 / 39
Int Returns/Yards 0 / 0 2 / -1
2pt Conversions 0 / 0 0 / 0
Red Zone Visits 5 4
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 3 / 1 1 / 2
Avg Drive Start OWN 25 OWN 31
Time of Possession 27:52 32:05

Drive Charts

USC Trojans

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:35 2:17 OWN 39 4 48 Missed FG
1 8:29 0:58 OWN 26 3 74 Touchdown
1 7:19 2:58 OWN 25 7 75 Touchdown
1 1:36 2:59 OWN 24 6 71 Field Goal
2 9:25 1:29 OWN 25 5 75 Touchdown
2 7:33 0:56 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
2 3:02 1:47 OWN 25 6 49 Missed FG
2 0:56 0:35 OWN 30 6 70 Touchdown
3 15:00 3:12 OWN 25 9 75 Touchdown
3 8:59 0:38 OWN 13 2 -4 Interception
3 6:50 0:11 OWN 20 1 80 Touchdown
3 1:45 0:49 OWN 12 3 -1 Interception
4 14:58 2:56 OWN 18 6 26 Punt
4 9:06 1:42 OWN 26 3 -2 Punt
4 5:39 1:32 OWN 45 4 55 Touchdown
4 3:32 2:53 OWN 22 5 41 Field Goal

Alabama Crimson Tide

Qtr Start Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:25 OWN 25 3 -4 Punt
1 11:17 2:49 OWN 20 5 3 Punt
1 7:31 0:11 OWN 25 1 75 Touchdown
1 4:22 2:46 OWN 25 6 75 Touchdown
2 13:36 4:12 OWN 25 8 71 Field Goal
2 7:55 0:22 OWN 25 3 75 Touchdown
2 6:37 3:35 OWN 25 8 68 Field Goal
2 1:15 0:19 OWN 33 4 67 Touchdown
2 0:21 0:21 OWN 29 2 18 Half
3 11:48 2:49 OWN 25 6 31 Punt
3 8:20 1:30 OPP 36 3 -3 Punt
3 6:39 4:54 OWN 25 7 15 Punt
3 0:56 0:57 OPP 25 4 7 Downs
4 12:03 2:56 OWN 20 8 50 Field Goal
4 7:24 1:45 OWN 30 6 32 Missed FG
4 4:07 0:36 OWN 25 3 6 Punt
4 0:38 0:38 OWN 25 4 1 Game

Rushing Stats

USC Trojans

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Stephen Carr 10 30 3.00 14 1 0
Ronald Jones II 2 3 1.50 4 0 0

Alabama Crimson Tide

Name Att Yds Avg Lng 10+ TDs
Douglas Seward 5 37 7.40 16 2 0
Damien Harris 3 6 2.00 8 0 0
Arnold Brown 17 4 0.24 6 0 0

Passing Stats

USC Trojans

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Mary Plank 60 35 821 1 / 9 8 80 2 128.47

Alabama Crimson Tide

Name Att Comp Yds Sk/Yd TDs Lng Int Rate
Douglas Seward 50 27 629 6 / 50 4 75 0 125.83

Receiving Stats

USC Trojans

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Chester Castle 9 311 34.56 80 2
Rosario Curtis 8 152 19.00 24 0
Reid Axtell 7 139 19.86 34 3
Marcus Briggs 4 121 30.25 68 0
Stephen Carr 5 44 8.80 28 1
Dexter Williams 1 44 44.00 44 1
Larry Scanlon 1 10 10.00 10 1

Alabama Crimson Tide

Name Rec Yds Avg Lng TDs
Michael Moore 8 206 25.75 37 1
Joseph Johnson 5 136 27.20 75 1
Arnold Brown 3 87 29.00 75 1
Robert Turner 3 87 29.00 43 0
Michael Snow 4 63 15.75 26 1
Chad Marek 1 22 22.00 22 0
Damien Harris 2 16 8.00 10 0
Harry Heaps 1 12 12.00 12 0

Blocking Stats

USC Trojans

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
John Nicholas 71 26 1 1
Terrence Finnie 0 2 0 0
Reid Axtell 1 15 0 1
MaLeik Gatewood 2 3 0 0
Larry Scanlon 11 15 0 2
Lester Harvey 12 5 0 1
Jonathan Rice 0 4 0 1
Michael Tylor 0 4 0 0
Herman Walker 7 7 0 1
Joseph Briggs 13 4 0 0
Albert Dove 22 5 0 0
Dexter Williams 1 1 0 0
Ronald Jones II 9 1 0 0
Marcus Briggs 1 15 0 1
George Keller 0 3 0 0
Stephen Carr 17 5 0 0
Jarrod Bolen 68 19 0 0
Deontay Burnett 0 8 0 0
Rosario Curtis 0 19 0 0
Jules Burrow 73 24 0 2
John Long 45 20 0 2
Marvin Hurst 74 46 0 0
Josh Fatu 2 2 0 0
David Thompson 0 2 0 0
Chester Castle 0 14 0 1
David Gil 0 1 0 0

Alabama Crimson Tide

Name PassBlk RunBlk SkAlld TklAlld
Robert Haddock 50 26 1 3
Kenneth Smith 71 25 1 4
Christian McGrew 73 31 1 2
Michael Conroy 57 32 1 1
Harry Heaps 0 14 0 3
Eric Sussman 0 1 0 0
Steven Volkman 0 2 0 0
John Collier 0 1 0 0
Fred Orange 1 3 0 0
Rick Grimes 0 3 0 0
Dennis Stairs 0 1 0 0
Jonathan Smith 0 2 0 1
Lee Mills 0 1 0 0
Joseph Lui 0 1 0 0
Damien Harris 8 4 0 0
Billy Sydow 12 0 0 0
Howard Ta 0 7 0 0
Robert Turner 0 18 0 0
David Orange 12 3 0 0
Brent Giles 16 1 0 0
Arnold Brown 17 5 0 1
Joseph Johnson 11 11 0 0
Michael Snow 0 7 0 0
Howard Harrell 61 39 0 3
Michael Moore 5 19 0 0
Chad Marek 0 20 0 0
Tim Keating 26 14 0 1
William Diaz 5 5 0 0

Interception Stats

USC Trojans

Alabama Crimson Tide

Name Int Yds Avg TDs
John Collier 1 0 0.00 0
David Orange 1 -1 -1.00 0

Fumble Stats

USC Trojans

Alabama Crimson Tide

Punting

USC Trojans

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Murray Gatlin 2 111 55.50 40.50 65 0

Alabama Crimson Tide

Name Punts Yds Avg Net Lng In 20
Roy Smith 6 269 44.83 40.17 54 2

Kicking

USC Trojans

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Jerry Shelby 2 / 4 1 / 2 1 / 1 53 8 / 8

Alabama Crimson Tide

Name FG 40+ 50+ Lng XP
Charlie Milan 3 / 4 1 / 2 0 / 1 48 4 / 4

Punt Return

USC Trojans

Name Ret Yds Avg Lng TDs
Dexter Williams 3 13 4.3 5 0

Alabama Crimson Tide

Kick Return

USC Trojans

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Dexter Williams 3 75 25.0 0

Alabama Crimson Tide

Name Ret Yds Avg TDs
Chad Marek 1 39 39.0 0

Defensive Stats

USC Trojans

Name Tackles Sacks
David Thompson 6 0
Inman Marshall 5 0
Michael Tylor 5 0
Ira Walkup 5 0
John Houston Jr. 3 0
Jonathan Rice 3 0
David Gil 3 0
Robert Montgomery 3 1
Jay Tufele 3 1
George Keller 3 0
Joseph Briggs 3 2
Steven Brough 2 1
Terrence Finnie 2 0
MaLeik Gatewood 2 0
Shaun Crawford 2 0
Jerry Shelby 1 0
Douglas Snider 1 0
Reid Axtell 1 0
Rosario Curtis 1 0
Josh Fatu 1 0
Christian Rector 1 1

Alabama Crimson Tide

Name Tackles Sacks
David Orange 9 0
Deionte Thompson 6 0
Qua Jones 5 0
Fred Orange 4 0
John Collier 4 0
Reuben Foster 4 0
Dennis Stairs 3 0
Lee Mills 2 0
Jonathan Smith 2 0
Michael Mendoza 1 0
Rick Grimes 1 1
Joseph Johnson 1 0
Joseph Lui 1 0