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Belt / 2010 season / Reign #271 · Game 1,422 of 1,640
September 18, 2010 Week 3 · Regular Season Belt defended

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

Home · Challenger
Duke 13
AT
Away · Defending Holder
AlabamaAP No. 1 62

AP poll, week 3: Alabama No. 1 at Duke unranked · No. 1 that week: Wisconsin. The belt vs. the polls →

Belt context

Where this game sits in the lineage

Alabama came in 287 days into reign #271, which began with a win over Florida, with 3 defenses already behind it; this was its 4th defense. Alabama went on to defend it 2 more times before South Carolina took it on October 9, 2010, 308 days after the reign began.

For Duke this was its 9th shot at the belt; it had held the belt twice before.

It was the 2nd of 2 belt games between the two; going in, Duke led the belt series 1–0; all-time it is 1–1.

AI-Written

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.

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

Duke

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Sean Renfree17/371443.91116.7
Brandon Connette2/4123.00072.6
Alex King0/100.0000.0

Alabama

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Greg McElroy14/2025812.93197.6
AJ McCarron3/6538.80077.3

Rushing

Duke

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Josh Snead14835.9027
Desmond Scott9394.3013
Brandon Connette6213.5011
Patrick Kurunwune252.503
Jay Hollingsworth242.002
Sean Renfree1-1-1.000
Donovan Varner2-5-2.500

Alabama

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Mark Ingram915116.8250
Trent Richardson7618.7145
Eddie Lacy7527.4131
Jalston Fowler6488.0017
Greg McElroy372.308
Demetrius Goode242.003
AJ McCarron1-8-8.000

Receiving

Duke

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Donovan Varner7557.9019
Austin Kelly44611.5118
Desmond Scott3289.3015
Tony Foster11010.0010
Conner Vernon2105.006
Cooper Helfet155.005
Jay Hollingsworth122.002

Alabama

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Julio Jones510621.2135
Darius Hanks35217.3131
Preston Dial33913.0120
Earl Alexander12828.0028
Chris Underwood12828.0028
Brandon Gibson11818.0018
Marquis Maze11616.0016
Eddie Lacy11515.0015
Trent Richardson199.009
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Interceptions

Duke

PlayerINTYDSTD
Lee Butler100

Alabama

PlayerINTYDSTD
Dre Kirkpatrick1210

Kick Returns

Duke

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Josh Snead410325.8340
Desmond Scott45914.8290
Patrick Kurunwune23618.0190

Alabama

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Trent Richardson311438.0911
Julio Jones13636.0360

Kicking

Duke

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Will Snyderwine2/2100.0421/17

Alabama

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Cade Foster2/2100.0442/28
Jeremy Shelley0/00.006/66

Punt Returns

Duke

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Lee Butler11111.0110

Alabama

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Marquis Maze22613.0170
Julio Jones231.530

Punting

Duke

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Alex King728741.00064

Alabama

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Cody Mandell28140.50047

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data, split out by team. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back. Linked player names go to that player’s stat line in every other belt game they’ve appeared in.

Sources Box score at ESPN · Game record: College Football Data (id 302610150) · This game in the downloadable dataset