November 12, 2016 Week 11 · Regular Season Belt defended

Alabama defends the belt, 51–3, at home over Mississippi State.

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Recap

Alabama's defense suffocated Mississippi State from the opening kickoff, with the Crimson Tide's offense putting up 51 points in a dominant display of offensive firepower. Jalen Hurts orchestrated a relentless passing attack, connecting with Calvin Ridley for the game's first touchdown just over a minute into the first quarter, then finding ArDarius Stewart twice in the second quarter for scores of 67 and 20 yards respectively. Mississippi State's offense managed only a field goal from Westin Graves in the third quarter, while Alabama's Adam Griffith added four field goals and Hurts added a rushing touchdown to bury the Bulldogs. The belt stayed in Tuscaloosa as Alabama's explosive first half essentially decided the game before halftime, with the Tide controlling time of possession despite being outgained in that department while converting crucial third downs and avoiding costly mistakes in the second half.

Jalen Hurts to Calvin Ridley 4-yard TD in Q1 (8:23) - set the early tone with Alabama's first score
Jalen Hurts to ArDarius Stewart 67-yard TD in Q2 (12:36) - Alabama's longest play of the game and widened the gap to insurmountable
Jalen Hurts fumbled in Q3 (9:04) forced by Jamal Peters - Mississippi State's only turnover gain, but came too late to matter
Jalen Hurts to ArDarius Stewart 20-yard TD in Q3 (4:40) - extended Alabama's lead to 51 points and showed the Tide's offensive dominance never wavered

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

AlabamaMississippi State

Total yards615274

Rushing yards21894

Passing yards397180

First downs2617

3rd down conv.7/137/20

Turnovers21

Penalties–yards3–354–31

Time of possession27:2232:38

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 13:16	Alabama	+20 yd	Jalen Hurts pass complete to Calvin Ridley for 20 yds to the MisSt 15 for a 1ST down
Q1 12:20	Alabama	+30 yd	Adam Griffith 30 yd FG GOOD
Q1 8:23	Alabama	+4 yd	Jalen Hurts pass complete to Calvin Ridley for 4 yds for a TD, (Adam Griffith KICK)
Q1 8:23	Alabama	+25 yd	Adam Griffith kickoff for 65 yds , Brandon Holloway return for 25 yds to the MisSt 25
Q1 7:53	Mississippi State	+41 yd	Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Donald Gray for 41 yds to the Alab 34 for a 1ST down
Q1 5:27	Mississippi State	+47 yd	Westin Graves 47 yd FG MISSED
Q1 3:58	Alabama	-46 yd	Jalen Hurts pass intercepted Jamoral Graham return for 46 yds to the Alab 38
Q2 12:36	Alabama	+67 yd	Jalen Hurts pass complete to ArDarius Stewart for 67 yds for a TD, (Adam Griffith KICK)
Q2 12:36	Alabama	+50 yd	Adam Griffith kickoff for 60 yds , Brandon Holloway return for 50 yds to the Alab 45
Q2 10:52	Alabama	+24 yd	Jalen Hurts pass complete to ArDarius Stewart for 24 yds to the MisSt 42 for a 1ST down
Q2 9:55	Alabama	+4 yd	Jalen Hurts run for 4 yds for a TD, (Adam Griffith KICK)
Q2 10:08	Alabama	+26 yd	Jalen Hurts pass complete to Joshua Jacobs for 26 yds to the MisSt 4 for a 1ST down
Q2 2:37	Alabama	+28 yd	Adam Griffith 28 yd FG GOOD
Q2 4:04	Alabama	+60 yd	Jalen Hurts run for 60 yds to the MisSt 16 for a 1ST down
Q2 0:00	Alabama	+39 yd	Adam Griffith 39 yd FG GOOD
Q3 13:38	Mississippi State	+24 yd	Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Donald Gray for 24 yds to the Alab 23 for a 1ST down
Q3 11:43	Mississippi State	+47 yd	Westin Graves 47 yd FG GOOD
Q3 10:52	Alabama	+25 yd	Jalen Hurts pass complete to O.J. Howard for 25 yds to the MisSt 45 for a 1ST down
Q3 9:04	Alabama	+1 yd	Jalen Hurts run for 1 yd to the MisSt 35 Jalen Hurts fumbled, forced by Jamal Peters, recovered by MisSt Mark McLaurin
Q3 8:44	Mississippi State	+22 yd	Nick Fitzgerald run for 22 yds to the Alab 43 for a 1ST down
Q3 6:47	Alabama	+58 yd	Joshua Jacobs run for 43 yds to the ALABAMA 41 for a 1ST down MISSISSIPPI ST Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Jamoral Graham) to the MisSt 26 for a 1ST down
Q3 6:12	Alabama	+15 yd	Jalen Hurts pass complete to ArDarius Stewart for 15 yds for a TD, (Adam Griffith KICK)
Q3 5:25	Alabama	+30 yd	Jalen Hurts pass complete to O.J. Howard for 30 yds to the MisSt 28 for a 1ST down
Q3 4:40	Alabama	+20 yd	Jalen Hurts pass complete to ArDarius Stewart for 20 yds for a TD, (Adam Griffith KICK)
Q4 14:21	Mississippi State	-9 yd	Nick Fitzgerald pass intercepted Tony Brown return for 9 yds to the Alab 24
Q4 14:51	Mississippi State	+22 yd	Nick Fitzgerald pass complete to Malik Dear for 22 yds to the Alab 28 for a 1ST down
Q3 0:48	Mississippi State	+24 yd	Aeris Williams run for 24 yds to the MisSt 47 for a 1ST down
Q4 5:20	Alabama	+31 yd	Cooper Bateman pass complete to Cam Sims for 31 yds to the MisSt 30 for a 1ST down
Q4 2:34	Alabama	+5 yd	Cooper Bateman pass complete to Trevon Diggs for 5 yds for a TD, (Andy Pappanastos KICK)
Q4 1:02	Mississippi State	-8 yd	Damian Williams sacked by Raekwon Davis for a loss of 8 yards to the MisSt 24 Damian Williams fumbled, forced by Raekwon Davis, recovered by MisSt Damian Williams , return for 0 yards

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
Jalen HurtsAlabama	28/37	347	9.4	4	1	83.4
Cooper BatemanAlabama	3/4	50	12.5	1	0	77.2
Nick FitzgeraldMississippi State	10/33	145	4.4	0	1	9.3
Damian WilliamsMississippi State	6/10	35	3.5	0	0	25.3

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jalen HurtsAlabama	11	100	9.1	1	60
Josh JacobsAlabama	9	89	9.9	0	43
Ronnie ClarkAlabama	4	14	3.5	0	7
Damien HarrisAlabama	3	9	3.0	0	4
Derrick GoreAlabama	4	6	1.5	0	3
Aeris WilliamsMississippi State	11	56	5.1	0	24
Nick FitzgeraldMississippi State	11	15	1.4	0	22
Damian WilliamsMississippi State	4	11	2.8	0	9
Ashton ShumpertMississippi State	4	9	2.3	0	5
Malik DearMississippi State	2	3	1.5	0	3
Dontavian LeeMississippi State	2	2	1.0	0	2
Keith MixonMississippi State	1	-2	-2.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
ArDarius StewartAlabama	8	156	19.5	3	67
O.J. HowardAlabama	6	77	12.8	0	30
Cam SimsAlabama	3	45	15.0	0	31
Josh JacobsAlabama	3	34	11.3	0	26
Calvin RidleyAlabama	4	26	6.5	1	20
Miller ForristallAlabama	3	19	6.3	0	8
Derek KiefAlabama	1	14	14.0	0	14
Damien HarrisAlabama	1	11	11.0	0	11
Gehrig DieterAlabama	1	10	10.0	0	10
Trevon DiggsAlabama	1	5	5.0	1	5
Donald GrayMississippi State	3	76	25.3	0	41
Fred RossMississippi State	3	23	7.7	0	11
Malik DearMississippi State	1	22	22.0	0	22
Jamal CouchMississippi State	2	21	10.5	0	14
Farrod GreenMississippi State	2	18	9.0	0	11
Jordan ThomasMississippi State	1	6	6.0	0	6
Dontavian LeeMississippi State	1	5	5.0	0	5
Justin JohnsonMississippi State	1	5	5.0	0	5
Gabe MylesMississippi State	2	4	2.0	0	5

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Reuben FosterAlabama	6	4	0	1	0	0
Minkah FitzpatrickAlabama	6	3	0	1	0	0
Rashaan EvansAlabama	6	2	0	0	1	2
Dalvin TomlinsonAlabama	6	0	0	0	0	1
Ronnie HarrisonAlabama	5	2	0	0	1	0
Da'Ron PayneAlabama	5	1	0	0	0	1
Anthony AverettAlabama	4	3	0	0	2	0
Tony BrownAlabama	4	3	0	0	0	0
Ryan AndersonAlabama	4	2	1	2	0	1
Tim WilliamsAlabama	3	3	1	2	0	2
Levi WallaceAlabama	3	3	0	0	0	0
Shaun Dion HamiltonAlabama	3	2	0	0	1	1
Da'Shawn HandAlabama	3	2	0	0	0	1
Terrell LewisAlabama	2	2	0	0	0	0
Hootie JonesAlabama	2	1	0	0	1	0
Keith HolcombeAlabama	2	1	0	0	0	0
Christian MillerAlabama	2	1	0	0	0	1
Jonathan AllenAlabama	2	0	0	0	0	2
Raekwon DavisAlabama	1	1	1	1	0	0
Marlon HumphreyAlabama	1	1	0	0	0	0
Calvin RidleyAlabama	1	1	0	0	0	0
Aaron RobinsonAlabama	1	1	0	1	0	0
Dakota BallAlabama	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua FrazierAlabama	1	0	0	0	0	0
Anfernee JenningsAlabama	1	0	0	0	0	0
Shyheim CarterAlabama	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mack WilsonAlabama	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jared MaydenAlabama	0	0	0	0	1	0
DeAndre WardMississippi State	7	5	0.5	1.5	0	0
Richie BrownMississippi State	6	4	0.5	0.5	0	0
Brandon Ladarius BryantMississippi State	5	5	0	0	0	0
Dezmond HarrisMississippi State	5	3	0	0	0	0
Jamal PetersMississippi State	4	3	0	0	0	0
J.T. GrayMississippi State	4	2	0	1	0	0
Leo LewisMississippi State	4	1	0	0.5	0	0
Kivon ComanMississippi State	3	3	0	1	0	0
Gerri Germaine GreenMississippi State	3	2	0	0	0	0
Chris RayfordMississippi State	3	2	0	0	0	0
Jamoral GrahamMississippi State	3	2	0	0	0	0
Mark McLaurinMississippi State	3	2	0	0	0	0
Jeffery SimmonsMississippi State	3	2	0	0	0	0
Torrey DaleMississippi State	3	1	0	1	0	1
Cedric JilesMississippi State	2	2	0	0	0	0
Lashard DurrMississippi State	2	2	0	0	0	0
Johnathan CalvinMississippi State	2	1	0	0	0	1
Cory Tyrone ThomasMississippi State	1	1	0	0	0	0
Will ColemanMississippi State	1	1	0	0	0	0
Donald GrayMississippi State	1	1	0	0	0	0
Marquiss SpencerMississippi State	1	1	0	0	0	0
A.J. JeffersonMississippi State	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Braxton Keyonte HoyettMississippi State	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nick JamesMississippi State	0	0	0	0	1	0

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jalen HurtsAlabama	1	1	0
Mark McLaurinMississippi State	0	0	1
Damian WilliamsMississippi State	1	0	0

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Tony BrownAlabama	1	9	0
Jamoral GrahamMississippi State	1	46	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Brandon HollowayMississippi State	3	93	31.0	50	0
Keith MixonMississippi State	1	11	11.0	11	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Adam GriffithAlabama	3/3	100.0	39	5/5	14
Andy PappanastosAlabama	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1
Westin GravesMississippi State	1/2	50.0	47	0/0	3

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Trevon DiggsAlabama	1	1	1.0	1
Fred RossMississippi State	1	10	10.0	10
Keith MixonMississippi State	1	0	0.0	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
JK ScottAlabama	3	154	51.3	0	0	62
Kody SchexnayderMississippi State	7	210	30.0	0	0	40

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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