October 2, 2010 Week 5 · Regular Season Belt defended

Alabama defends the belt, 31–6, at home over Florida.

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Recap

Alabama dominated Florida from start to finish to successfully defend the College Football Belt with a convincing 31-6 victory. The Crimson Tide struck first with Jeremy Shelley's 28-yard field goal in the first quarter, then took control in the second quarter with three touchdowns in rapid succession: Mark Ingram's 6-yard rushing touchdown, another Ingram score from 1 yard out, and a 19-yard touchdown pass from Marquis Maze to Michael Williams. Florida's only response came on a 39-yard field goal by Chas Henry late in the second quarter and a 21-yard field goal by Henry in the third quarter. Alabama put the game away with C.J. Mosley's 35-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter, effectively ending any hope of a Gators comeback. Florida's offense was plagued by turnovers throughout, with four interceptions that continually stalled their drives and handed Alabama scoring opportunities.

Mark Ingram's two rushing touchdowns in the second quarter (6 yards and 1 yard) quickly extended Alabama's lead to 17-0 and put the game out of reach
C.J. Mosley's 35-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter sealed the victory and demonstrated Alabama's defensive dominance
John Brantley's four interceptions, particularly the early ones in the second quarter, prevented Florida from mounting any offensive threat and directly led to Alabama scoring opportunities

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

AlabamaFlorida

Total yards273281

Rushing yards17079

Passing yards105210

First downs1817

3rd down conv.4/93/13

Turnovers04

Penalties–yards5–477–49

Time of possession16:3020:10

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 9:28	Alabama	+28 yd	Jeremy Shelley 28 yard field goal GOOD.
Q1 9:28	Alabama	+23 yd	Cade Foster kickoff for 69 yards returned by Mike Gillislee for 23 yards to the Fla 24.
Q1 2:21	Florida	+0 yd	John Brantley pass intercepted by Nico Johnson at the Alab 0, returned for no gain for a touchback.
Q1 5:10	Florida	+21 yd	John Brantley pass complete to Deonte Thompson for 21 yards to the Alab 25 for a 1ST down.
Q1 0:56	Alabama	+30 yd	Trent Richardson rush for 30 yards to the Fla 39 for a 1ST down.
Q2 14:14	Alabama	+6 yd	Mark Ingram rush for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 14:14	Alabama	+0 yd	Jeremy Shelley extra point GOOD.
Q2 12:11	Florida	+41 yd	Chas Henry punt for 54 yards, returned by Julio Jones for 41 yards to the Fla 42.
Q2 7:50	Alabama	+1 yd	Mark Ingram rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 7:50	Alabama	+0 yd	Jeremy Shelley extra point GOOD.
Q2 7:50	Alabama	+21 yd	Cade Foster kickoff for 63 yards returned by Mike Gillislee for 21 yards to the Fla 28.
Q2 6:53	Florida	+9 yd	John Brantley pass intercepted by Dre Kirkpatrick at the Fla 27, returned for 9 yards to the Fla 18.
Q2 6:09	Alabama	+19 yd	Marquis Maze pass complete to Michael Williams for 19 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q2 6:09	Alabama	+28 yd	Cade Foster kickoff for 70 yards returned by Mike Gillislee for 28 yards to the Fla 18, FLORIDA penalty 10 yard Holding accepted.
Q2 6:09	Alabama	+0 yd	Jeremy Shelley extra point GOOD.
Q2 0:36	Florida	+39 yd	Chas Henry 39 yard field goal GOOD.
Q3 14:55	Alabama	+23 yd	Cade Foster kickoff for 66 yards returned by Andre Debose for 23 yards to the Fla 27.
Q3 14:44	Florida	+21 yd	John Brantley pass complete to Trey Burton for 21 yards to the Fla 48 for a 1ST down.
Q3 13:37	Florida	+26 yd	John Brantley pass complete to Andre Debose for 26 yards to the Alab 24 for a 1ST down.
Q3 10:23	Florida	+21 yd	Chas Henry 21 yard field goal GOOD.
Q3 10:23	Florida	+23 yd	Brad Phillips kickoff for 64 yards returned by Trent Richardson for 23 yards to the Alab 29.
Q3 6:10	Florida	+35 yd	John Brantley pass intercepted by C.J. Mosley at the Fla 35, returned for 35 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 7:15	Florida	+24 yd	John Brantley pass complete to Deonte Thompson for 24 yards to the Fla 28 for a 1ST down.
Q3 6:10	Alabama	+0 yd	Jeremy Shelley extra point GOOD.
Q3 6:10	Alabama	+22 yd	Cade Foster kickoff for 70 yards returned by Andre Debose for 22 yards to the Fla 22.

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
Greg McElroyAlabama	11/17	84	4.9	0	0	67.1
Marquis MazeAlabama	1/1	19	19.0	1	0	100.0
John BrantleyFlorida	16/31	202	6.5	0	2	7.7
Trey BurtonFlorida	0/1	0	0.0	0	1	0.0

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Trent RichardsonAlabama	10	63	6.3	0	30
Mark IngramAlabama	12	47	3.9	2	9
Greg McElroyAlabama	7	33	4.7	0	17
Eddie LacyAlabama	4	20	5.0	0	8
Julio JonesAlabama	0	5	0.0	0	5
AJ McCarronAlabama	1	2	2.0	0	2
Jeff DempsFlorida	11	47	4.3	0	14
Omarius HinesFlorida	1	19	19.0	0	19
Mike GillisleeFlorida	1	6	6.0	0	6
Trey BurtonFlorida	4	5	1.3	0	3
Emmanuel MoodyFlorida	6	3	0.5	0	4
John BrantleyFlorida	8	-1	-0.1	0	8

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Darius HanksAlabama	3	33	11.0	0	14
Michael WilliamsAlabama	1	19	19.0	1	19
Mark IngramAlabama	3	19	6.3	0	9
Julio JonesAlabama	4	19	4.8	0	15
Marquis MazeAlabama	1	13	13.0	0	13
Deonte ThompsonFlorida	3	60	20.0	0	24
Trey BurtonFlorida	4	33	8.3	0	21
Andre DeboseFlorida	2	30	15.0	0	26
Carl MooreFlorida	2	28	14.0	0	17
Frankie HammondFlorida	2	28	14.0	0	15
Jordan ReedFlorida	1	17	17.0	0	17
Omarius HinesFlorida	1	4	4.0	0	4
Stephen AlliFlorida	1	2	2.0	0	2

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Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
C.J. MosleyAlabama	1	35	1
Dre KirkpatrickAlabama	1	9	0
Nico JohnsonAlabama	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Trent RichardsonAlabama	3	58	19.3	23
Mike GillisleeFlorida	2	49	24.5	28
Andre DeboseFlorida	3	45	15.0	23
Solomon PattonFlorida	1	23	23.0	23

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jeremy ShelleyAlabama	1/1	100.0	28	4/4	7
Chas HenryFlorida	2/2	100.0	39	0/0	6

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Julio JonesAlabama	1	41	41.0	41	0
Janoris JenkinsFlorida	2	6	3.0	8	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Cody MandellAlabama	4	161	40.3	0	0	53
Chas HenryFlorida	3	187	62.3	0	0	75

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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