from Oct. 02, 1999...
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">code:</font><hr /><pre style="font-size:x-small; font-family: monospace;"> 1 2 3 4 OT F
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#22 Alabama 3 10 6 14 7 40
#3 Florida 7 0 15 11 6 39 </pre><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">ALA - FG Kemp 37, Bama 3-0
FLA - Da Jackson 73 pass from D Johnson (J Chandler kick, Fla 7-3
ALA - Alexander 1 run (Kemp kick), Bama 10-7
ALA - FG Kemp 22, Bama 13-7
FLA - Alexander 42 interception return (J Chandler kick), Fla 14-13
ALA - Alexander 47 pass from Zow (two-point conversion failed), Bama 19-14
FLA - Da Jackson 8 pass from D Johnson (Wells reception for two-point conversion), Fla 22-19
ALA - A Carter 14 pass from Zow (Kemp kick), Bama 26-22
FLA - FG J Chandler 37, Bama 26-25
FLA - Da Jackson 14 pass from D Johnson (B Carroll run for two-point conversion), Fla 33-26
ALA - Alexander 13 run (Kemp kick), 33-33
FLA - Caldwell 6 pass from D Johnson
(kick failed), Fla 39-33
ALA - Alexander 25 run
(Kemp kick), Bama 40-39
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">code:</font><hr /><pre style="font-size:x-small; font-family: monospace;"> Alabama Florida
First downs 23 21
Rushed-yards 39-111 21-140
Passing yards 336 309
Sacked-yards lost 1-10 1-10
Return yards 13 57
Passes 28-42-1 22-31-0
Punts 4-36.5 2-32.0
Fumbles-lost 1-1 3-3
Penalties-yards 6-46 5-50
Time of possession 41:22 18:38 </pre><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Individual Stats
RUSHING:
Alabama-Alexander 28-106, Mcclintock 4-8, Bohanon 4-7, Team 1-minus 1, Zow 2-minus 9.
Florida-Gillespie 11-86, B Carroll 8-65, D Johnson 2-minus 11.
PASSING:
Alabama-Zow 28-40-1-336, Alexander 0-1-0-0, Milons
0-1-0-0.
Florida-D Johnson 22-31-0-309.
RECEIVING:
Alabama-Milons 10-119, A Carter 9-93, Alexander
4-94, Mcaddley 2-13, Collins 2-9, T Jones 1-8.
Florida-Da Jackson 6-127, Willis 5-80, Caldwell 5-46, Gillespie 3-22, Kinney 1-16, Wells 1-14, B Carroll 1-4.
RECAP...
Thanks to Shaun Alexander,
Alabama coach Mike DuBose's job is safe and Florida's 30-game
home winning streak is history.
Alexander ran for the last of his four touchdowns on Alabama's
first play of overtime and Chris Kemp's second try at the extra
point was good, giving the 22nd-ranked Crimson Tide an amazing
40-39 Southeastern Conference victory over No. 3 Florida.
Florida's winning streak at "The Swamp" had been the longest in
the nation and it appeared safe when Doug Johnson threw a
six-yard scoring pass to Reche Caldwell on the first possession
of overtime. But Jeff Chandler pushed the extra point wide
right, leaving the Gators with a 39-33 lead.
Alexander ran through the left side and found the end zone to
tie it. Kemp was wide right on his first extra point, but the
Gators were offside and he made good on his second chance.
"I've always thought about being in that situation and to be
relaxed and put the crowd out of my mind and just hit it," Kemp
said.
Said Florida coach Steve Spurrier, "He just missed it like the
other kid missed and we jumped offside and they didn't."
"This was a tremendous win for our football team, for our fans
and for the people that support this university against a
superior football team," DuBose said. "There's no question, this
was a huge, huge win for our football team."
Kemp made the kick in front of a Florida Field record crowd of
85,721, seven more than the crowd for Tennessee in 1997.
The Gators (4-1, 2-1 SEC East) lost at home for the first time
since a 36-33 defeat to Auburn on October 15, 1994. The Tide
(4-1, 3-0 West) have a 19-11 lead in the all-time series, which
includes the first four SEC title games.
Alexander ran for 106 yards and had 94 receiving. His efforts,
which included a 13-yard touchdown run to tie it with 85 seconds
left, moved him near the top of the list of early season Heisman
Trophy candidates.
A pair of mishaps on special teams nearly determined the
outcome. Fullback Marvin Brown was hit with the ball on a punt
snap and Florida took over at the Alabama 26, leading to
Johnson's 12-yard scoring pass to Darrell Jackson that made it
33-26 with 5:15 left.
Brown redeemed himself by recovering a muffed punt by Jackson at
the 22. Alexander, who carried 26 times, cashed in with a
13-yard run with 1:25 to go that forced the overtime.
"Who knows if we could have run the clock out," said Spurrier,
who lost for just the third time in 59 home games. "We needed
to make a fist down to have gotten it over with even when they
punted. So who knows?"
Alabama held the ball 41:22 to just 18:38 for Florida and racked
up 447 total yards. The Gators had 449 yards but fumbled three
times.
"Hopefully we'll be seeing these guys in (the SEC title game in)
Atlanta," Johnson said.
Johnson completed 22-of-31 passes for 309 yards and four TDs --
three to Jackson, who caught six passes for 127 yards. Robert
Gillespie carried 11 times for 86 yards and Bo Carroll eight for
65.
Alabama had a 13-7 halftime lead thanks to Alexander's one-yard
scoring run and two field goals by Kemp. Florida's only score
was a 73-yard scoring pass from Johnson to Jackson.
Cornerback Bennie Alexander intercepted high school teammate
Andrew Zow and raced 42 yards to the end zone to give Florida a
14-13 lead with 8:46 left in the third quarter.
"I told him I was going to pick him off so I went out there and
picked him off," Bennie Alexander said. "I was reading my
receiver and the other receiver missed the route. It felt
really good. I wish I could have won the game for us."
Shaun Alexander capped the ensuing drive with a 47-yard TD catch
from Zow for a 19-14 lead. Johnson and Jackson hooked up on an
eight-yard score as the Gators took a 22-19 lead into the final
period.
"The biggest crucial phase of the game for 'Drew was the
interception for a touchdown," DuBose said. "He comes to the
sideline and knows exactly what happened. He doesn't get down
on himself. I think that's the maturing of Andrew into a
complete quarterback that understands our offense and defense
and understands who's capable of making plays. He's not only a
guy who we look to for keeping us from losing the football game,
he's the guy we look to to make a play that can win a game for
us and he did that today."
Zow was 28-of-40 for 336 yards, two TDs and three interceptions.
Freddie Milons had 119 yards on 10 catches and Antonio Carter 93
on nine. Zow connected with Alexander four times.
"I put it behind me," Zow said. "I dropped it right there when
he ran to the end zone. I dropped it right there. But the
coaches believe in me and the players believe in me, so I let it
go."
Zow hit Carter on a 14-yard TD pass with 12:30 remaining for a
26-22 lead but Chandler got the Gators within a point with 9:42
left by kicking a 37-yard field goal.
In 1921, Florida posted a 9-2 triumph in Tuscaloosa to end the
Tide's 31-game home winning streak.
