November 19, 2016 Week 12 · Regular Season Belt defended

Alabama defends the belt, 31–3, at home over Chattanooga.

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Recap

Alabama's defense dominated Chattanooga from start to finish, holding the Mocs to just a 47-yard field goal while the Crimson Tide's offense methodically built a commanding lead. Jalen Hurts led several scoring drives, connecting with Calvin Ridley for a 47-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter and finding Gehrig Dieter twice in the end zone on short scoring passes. Damien Harris added a 25-yard rushing touchdown in the third quarter, and Alabama's defense forced multiple turnovers including a crucial fumble recovery by Rashaan Evans in the fourth quarter that set up the final touchdown. Despite Alabama's offensive struggles with only 332 total yards, the defense's dominance and Chattanooga's inability to move the ball effectively—managing just 184 yards—made this a one-sided affair.

Jalen Hurts to Calvin Ridley 47-yard TD pass (Q2) -- Alabama's first touchdown established early control
Chattanooga's 47-yard field goal (Q1) -- the only points the Mocs could manage against Alabama's defense
Damien Harris 25-yard rushing TD (Q3) -- extended Alabama's lead to insurmountable levels
Rashaan Evans fumble recovery (Q4) -- defensive takeaway that sealed the game and the belt retention

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

AlabamaChattanooga

Total yards332184

Rushing yards19670

Passing yards136114

First downs1410

3rd down conv.4/132/13

Turnovers12

Penalties–yards1–102–10

Time of possession25:5434:06

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 14:45	Alabama	+23 yd	Jalen Hurts pass complete to Calvin Ridley for 23 yds to the Alab 46 for a 1ST down
Q1 14:35	Alabama	+20 yd	Jalen Hurts run for 20 yds to the Chatt 34 for a 1ST down
Q1 11:35	Chattanooga	+31 yd	Alejandro Bennifield pass complete to C.J. Board for 31 yds to the Alab 39 for a 1ST down
Q1 7:08	Chattanooga	+47 yd	Henrique Ribeiro 47 yd FG GOOD
Q2 14:21	Alabama	+47 yd	Jalen Hurts pass complete to Calvin Ridley for 47 yds for a TD, (Adam Griffith KICK)
Q1 1:15	Alabama	+6 yd	Jalen Hurts run for 6 yds to the Alab 31 Jalen Hurts fumbled, forced by Dale Warren, recovered by Alab O.J. Howard
Q2 8:44	Alabama	+1 yd	Jalen Hurts pass complete to Gehrig Dieter for 1 yd for a TD, (Adam Griffith KICK)
Q3 15:00	Alabama	+21 yd	JK Scott kickoff for 64 yds , Xavier Borishade return for 21 yds to the Chatt 22
Q3 5:39	Chattanooga	-12 yd	TEAM run for a loss of 12 yards to the Chatt 15 TEAM fumbled, recovered by Chatt Alejandro Bennifield
Q3 4:07	Alabama	+25 yd	Damien Harris run for 25 yds for a TD, (Andy Pappanastos KICK)
Q3 0:45	Alabama	+34 yd	Jalen Hurts run for 34 yds to the Chatt 20 for a 1ST down
Q4 14:48	Alabama	+33 yd	Andy Pappanastos 33 yd FG GOOD
Q4 9:49	Alabama	+2 yd	Joshua Jacobs run for 2 yds to the Chatt 31 Joshua Jacobs fumbled, forced by Keionta Davis, recovered by Chatt Dale Warren
Q4 4:48	Chattanooga	-1 yd	Tyler Roberson run for a loss of 1 yard to the Chatt 20 Tyler Roberson fumbled, forced by Anfernee Jennings, recovered by Alab Rashaan Evans
Q4 3:45	Alabama	+1 yd	Jalen Hurts pass complete to Gehrig Dieter for 1 yd for a TD, (Andy Pappanastos KICK)
Q4 3:45	Alabama	+24 yd	JK Scott kickoff for 57 yds , C.J. Board return for 24 yds to the Chatt 32

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	QBR
Jalen HurtsAlabama	15/21	136	6.5	3	55.9
Alejandro BennifieldChattanooga	16/21	106	5.0	0	0.0
Tyler RobersonChattanooga	1/3	8	2.7	0	0.0

Rushing

Player	TD	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Damien HarrisAlabama	1	13	91	7.0	25
Jalen HurtsAlabama	0	16	68	4.3	34
Derrick GoreAlabama	0	3	20	6.7	9
Josh JacobsAlabama	0	5	17	3.4	7
Derrick CraineChattanooga	0	13	36	2.8	8
Richardre BagleyChattanooga	0	5	35	7.0	13
Tyler RobersonChattanooga	0	6	9	1.5	5
Alejandro BennifieldChattanooga	0	2	5	2.5	5
Kyle NallsChattanooga	0	2	4	2.0	3
Alex TrotterChattanooga	0	1	-7	-7.0	0
TeamChattanooga	0	1	-12	-12.0	0

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Calvin RidleyAlabama	7	94	13.4	1	47
Cam SimsAlabama	4	34	8.5	0	13
O.J. HowardAlabama	1	7	7.0	0	7
Gehrig DieterAlabama	3	1	0.3	2	1
C.J. BoardChattanooga	3	53	17.7	0	31
Malcolm ColvinChattanooga	2	22	11.0	0	11
Richardre BagleyChattanooga	5	14	2.8	0	8
DeJuan McQuartersChattanooga	1	8	8.0	0	8
Xavier BorishadeChattanooga	2	8	4.0	0	9
Derrick CraineChattanooga	3	6	2.0	0	3
James StovallChattanooga	1	3	3.0	0	3

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Ronnie HarrisonAlabama	11	8	0	0	0	0
Dalvin TomlinsonAlabama	8	2	0	0.5	0	1
Tony BrownAlabama	6	5	0	1	0	0
Jonathan AllenAlabama	6	4	0	2	0	0
Reuben FosterAlabama	5	5	0	2	0	0
Shaun Dion HamiltonAlabama	5	2	0	0	0	0
Anthony AverettAlabama	3	3	0	0	0	0
Minkah FitzpatrickAlabama	3	3	0	1	0	0
Marlon HumphreyAlabama	3	2	0	0	0	0
Terrell LewisAlabama	2	1	0	0	0	0
Ryan AndersonAlabama	2	0	0	0	0	0
Da'Ron PayneAlabama	2	0	0	0.5	0	0
Gehrig DieterAlabama	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tim WilliamsAlabama	1	1	0	1	0	0
Hootie JonesAlabama	1	1	0	0	0	0
Damien HarrisAlabama	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jared MaydenAlabama	1	1	0	0	0	0
Rashaan EvansAlabama	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dakota BallAlabama	0	0	0	0	0	1
Mack WilsonAlabama	0	0	0	0	0	1
Tae DavisChattanooga	9	7	0	0	0	0
Dale WarrenChattanooga	7	5	1	3	0	0
Montrell PardueChattanooga	6	4	0	0	0	0
Trevor WrightChattanooga	5	5	0	0	2	0
Lucas WebbChattanooga	5	2	0	0	1	0
Nakevion LeslieChattanooga	4	3	0	0	0	1
Derek MahaffeyChattanooga	4	3	0	0	0	0
Keionta DavisChattanooga	4	2	0.5	0.5	0	0
Taylor ReynoldsChattanooga	4	2	0	0	0	0
Cedric NettlesChattanooga	3	2	0	0	1	0
Vantrel McMillanChattanooga	3	1	1.5	1.5	0	0
Isaiah MackChattanooga	2	2	0	2	0	0
K.J. RoperChattanooga	2	1	0	0	0	0
Justin KingChattanooga	2	0	0	0	0	0
Telvin JonesChattanooga	2	0	0	0	0	0
C.J. FritzChattanooga	1	0	0	0	0	0
Michael BeanChattanooga	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kerrington WilsonChattanooga	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Rashaan EvansAlabama	0	0	1
Keaton AndersonAlabama	0	0	1
Josh JacobsAlabama	1	1	0
Jalen HurtsAlabama	1	0	0
Dale WarrenChattanooga	0	0	1
C.J. BoardChattanooga	1	1	0
Tyler RobersonChattanooga	1	1	0
TeamChattanooga	1	0	0
Bailey LenoirChattanooga	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Gehrig DieterAlabama	1	11	11.0	11
Hale HentgesAlabama	1	7	7.0	7
Xavier BorishadeChattanooga	3	52	17.3	21
C.J. BoardChattanooga	1	24	24.0	24
Bailey LenoirChattanooga	1	3	3.0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Andy PappanastosAlabama	1/1	100.0	33	2/2	5
Adam GriffithAlabama	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2
Henrique RibeiroChattanooga	1/1	100.0	47	0/0	3

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Trevon DiggsAlabama	3	20	6.7	14	0
C.J. BoardChattanooga	4	28	7.0	10	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
JK ScottAlabama	6	293	48.8	56
Colin BrewerChattanooga	8	271	33.9	43
Henrique RibeiroChattanooga	2	75	37.5	42

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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