September 18, 2010 Week 3 · Regular Season Belt defended

Alabama defends the belt, 62–13, on the road at Duke.

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Recap

Alabama's defense and explosive offense proved too much for Duke to handle in this belt defense. The Crimson Tide struck early and often, with Greg McElroy connecting with Darius Hanks for a touchdown on the game's first drive, then finding Julio Jones for another score just minutes later. Mark Ingram was a workhorse in Alabama's ground game, rushing for 48 and 50-yard gains to set up multiple touchdowns, including a 1-yard plunge in the first quarter. Duke managed a field goal through Will Snyderwine and mounted one scoring drive capped by a 91-yard kick return touchdown by Trent Richardson, but Alabama's relentless attack and multiple scoring drives in the first half had already decided the contest well before halftime.

Alabama's first-quarter scoring barrage: McElroy-to-Hanks touchdown on the opening drive set the tone for a dominant performance
Mark Ingram's 48 and 50-yard rushes: established Alabama's ground game dominance and opened up scoring opportunities
Trent Richardson's 91-yard kick return touchdown: Duke's only bright spot, converting a kickoff into six points
Alabama's multiple first-quarter touchdowns: four scoring drives in Q1 effectively put the game out of reach early

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

DukeAlabama

Total yards302626

Rushing yards146315

Passing yards164320

First downs1727

3rd down conv.7/192/5

Turnovers12

Penalties–yards6–546–55

Time of possession19:2316:00

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 13:41	Alabama	+9 yd	Greg McElroy pass complete to Darius Hanks for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 13:41	Alabama	+0 yd	Jeremy Shelley extra point GOOD.
Q1 13:41	Alabama	+29 yd	Cade Foster kickoff for 66 yards returned by Desmond Scott for 29 yards to the Duke 33.
Q1 14:25	Alabama	+48 yd	Mark Ingram rush for 48 yards to the Duke 12 for a 1ST down.
Q1 10:34	Alabama	+18 yd	Greg McElroy pass complete to Julio Jones for 18 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 11:29	Alabama	+35 yd	Greg McElroy pass complete to Julio Jones for 35 yards to the Duke 16 for a 1ST down.
Q1 10:34	Alabama	+0 yd	Jeremy Shelley extra point GOOD.
Q1 6:03	Alabama	+1 yd	Mark Ingram rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 8:40	Alabama	+50 yd	Mark Ingram rush for 50 yards to the Duke 27 for a 1ST down.
Q1 6:03	Alabama	+0 yd	Jeremy Shelley extra point GOOD.
Q1 5:47	Duke	+21 yd	Sean Renfree pass intercepted by Dre Kirkpatrick at the Alab 31, returned for 21 yards to the Duke 48.
Q1 5:35	Alabama	+31 yd	Greg McElroy pass complete to Darius Hanks for 31 yards to the Duke 17 for a 1ST down.
Q1 4:52	Alabama	+17 yd	Mark Ingram rush for 17 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 4:52	Alabama	+0 yd	Jeremy Shelley extra point GOOD.
Q1 3:56	Duke	+27 yd	Josh Snead rush for 27 yards to the Alab 33 for a 1ST down.
Q1 1:47	Duke	+22 yd	Will Snyderwine 22 yard field goal GOOD.
Q2 13:49	Alabama	+0 yd	Greg McElroy pass intercepted by Lee Butler at the Duke 6, returned for no gain to the Duke 6.
Q1 0:00	Alabama	+28 yd	Greg McElroy pass complete to Earl Alexander for 28 yards to the Duke 38 for a 1ST down.
Q2 9:00	Alabama	+15 yd	Greg McElroy pass complete to Preston Dial for 15 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 9:00	Alabama	+28 yd	Cade Foster kickoff for 63 yards returned by Josh Snead for 28 yards to the Duke 35.
Q2 9:32	Alabama	+20 yd	Mark Ingram rush for 20 yards to the Duke 15 for a 1ST down.
Q2 9:00	Alabama	+0 yd	Jeremy Shelley extra point GOOD.
Q2 5:45	Duke	+5 yd	Will Snyderwine kickoff for 66 yards returned by Trent Richardson, fumbled, recovered by Alab Trent Richardson at the Alab 9, Trent Richardson for 91 yards, to the Duke 0 for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 6:01	Duke	+42 yd	Will Snyderwine 42 yard field goal GOOD.
Q2 5:45	Alabama	+24 yd	Cade Foster kickoff for 62 yards returned by Josh Snead for 24 yards to the Duke 32.
Q2 5:45	Alabama	+0 yd	Jeremy Shelley extra point GOOD.
Q2 0:29	Duke	+11 yd	Sean Renfree pass complete to Austin Kelly for 11 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 0:29	Duke	+0 yd	Will Snyderwine extra point GOOD.
Q2 0:11	Alabama	+21 yd	A.J. McCarron pass complete to Preston Dial for 21 yards to the Duke 27 for a 1ST down.
Q2 0:00	Alabama	+44 yd	Cade Foster 44 yard field goal GOOD.
Q3 11:51	Alabama	+28 yd	Greg McElroy pass complete to Chris Underwood for 28 yards to the Duke 19 for a 1ST down.
Q3 12:36	Alabama	+31 yd	Greg McElroy pass complete to Julio Jones for 31 yards to the Duke 47 for a 1ST down.
Q3 10:17	Alabama	+21 yd	Cade Foster 21 yard field goal GOOD.
Q3 9:11	Alabama	+45 yd	Trent Richardson rush for 45 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 9:11	Alabama	+0 yd	Cade Foster extra point GOOD.
Q3 1:36	Alabama	+31 yd	Eddie Lacy rush for 31 yards to the Duke 9 for a 1ST down.
Q4 11:47	Alabama	+1 yd	Eddie Lacy rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 11:47	Alabama	+34 yd	Cade Foster kickoff for 70 yards returned by Josh Snead for 34 yards to the Duke 34.
Q4 11:47	Alabama	+0 yd	Cade Foster extra point GOOD.

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Sean RenfreeDuke	17/37	144	3.9	1	1	16.7
Brandon ConnetteDuke	2/4	12	3.0	0	0	72.6
Alex KingDuke	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0
Greg McElroyAlabama	14/20	258	12.9	3	1	97.6
AJ McCarronAlabama	3/6	53	8.8	0	0	77.3

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Josh SneadDuke	14	83	5.9	0	27
Desmond ScottDuke	9	39	4.3	0	13
Brandon ConnetteDuke	6	21	3.5	0	11
Patrick KurunwuneDuke	2	5	2.5	0	3
Jay HollingsworthDuke	2	4	2.0	0	2
Sean RenfreeDuke	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Donovan VarnerDuke	2	-5	-2.5	0	0
Mark IngramAlabama	9	151	16.8	2	50
Trent RichardsonAlabama	7	61	8.7	1	45
Eddie LacyAlabama	7	52	7.4	1	31
Jalston FowlerAlabama	6	48	8.0	0	17
Greg McElroyAlabama	3	7	2.3	0	8
Demetrius GoodeAlabama	2	4	2.0	0	3
AJ McCarronAlabama	1	-8	-8.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Donovan VarnerDuke	7	55	7.9	0	19
Austin KellyDuke	4	46	11.5	1	18
Desmond ScottDuke	3	28	9.3	0	15
Tony FosterDuke	1	10	10.0	0	10
Conner VernonDuke	2	10	5.0	0	6
Cooper HelfetDuke	1	5	5.0	0	5
Jay HollingsworthDuke	1	2	2.0	0	2
Julio JonesAlabama	5	106	21.2	1	35
Darius HanksAlabama	3	52	17.3	1	31
Preston DialAlabama	3	39	13.0	1	20
Earl AlexanderAlabama	1	28	28.0	0	28
Chris UnderwoodAlabama	1	28	28.0	0	28
Brandon GibsonAlabama	1	18	18.0	0	18
Marquis MazeAlabama	1	16	16.0	0	16
Eddie LacyAlabama	1	15	15.0	0	15
Trent RichardsonAlabama	1	9	9.0	0	9

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Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Lee ButlerDuke	1	0	0
Dre KirkpatrickAlabama	1	21	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Josh SneadDuke	4	103	25.8	34	0
Desmond ScottDuke	4	59	14.8	29	0
Patrick KurunwuneDuke	2	36	18.0	19	0
Trent RichardsonAlabama	3	114	38.0	91	1
Julio JonesAlabama	1	36	36.0	36	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Will SnyderwineDuke	2/2	100.0	42	1/1	7
Cade FosterAlabama	2/2	100.0	44	2/2	8
Jeremy ShelleyAlabama	0/0	0.0	0	6/6	6

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Lee ButlerDuke	1	11	11.0	11
Marquis MazeAlabama	2	26	13.0	17
Julio JonesAlabama	2	3	1.5	3

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Alex KingDuke	7	287	41.0	0	0	64
Cody MandellAlabama	2	81	40.5	0	0	47

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back.

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