Game summary
Alabama
played
Colorado
in the
Independence Bowl
on December 30, 2007.
[4]
[5]
Alabama scored on their opening drive on a 41-yard
Leigh Tiffin
field goal to lead 3–0.
[4]
Colorado's first offensive play of the game resulted in an
interception
by
Rolando McClain
.
[6]
Once again, Alabama relied on another field goal from Tiffin to push their lead to 6–0.
[4]
Later in the quarter,
John Parker Wilson
threw touchdown strikes of 15-yards to Keith Brown and 34-yards to
Matt Caddell
to extend the Crimson Tide lead to 20–0 after one quarter.
[6]
Early in the second quarter, Wilson connected with Nikita Stover on a 31-yard touchdown pass and the Crimson Tide lead 27–0.
[4]
The Buffaloes controlled the majority of the second quarter after Wilson threw an interception to Ryan Walters with just under six minutes remaining in the half.
[6]
Colorado cut the Alabama lead to 27–14 at the half on a pair of
Cody Hawkins
touchdown passes. The first was a four-yard pass to
Tyson DeVree
and the second a 25-yard pass to Dusty Sprague.
[4]
The only score in the third quarter would come from Kevin Eberhart on a 39-yard Colorado field goal.
[4]
Tiffin kicked a field goal as the Crimson Tide lead 30–17 with just over four minutes remaining in the game.
[4]
Colorado responded on the following drive with a 14-yard Hawkins touchdown pass to DeVree to cut the Alabama lead to 30–24 with 3:51 remaining in the game.
[6]
Alabama was able to run the clock down, and after receiving the 49-yard P.J. Fitzgerald
punt
, only 0:01 remained in the game.
[6]
On the final play of the game, Colorado attempted several
lateral passes
but would fall short of midfield.
[6]
The 30–24 victory sent Alabama to a 7–6 overall record as they avoided a second consecutive losing season.
Scoring summary
|
Quarter
|
Time
|
Drive
|
Team
|
Scoring information
|
Score
|
Plays
|
Yards
|
TOP
|
Colorado
|
Alabama
|
1
|
11:30
|
8
|
44
|
3:30
|
Alabama
|
41-yard field goal by
Leigh Tiffin
|
0
|
3
|
1
|
9:13
|
4
|
8
|
2:01
|
Alabama
|
24-yard field goal by
Leigh Tiffin
|
0
|
6
|
1
|
5:09
|
6
|
55
|
2:08
|
Alabama
|
Keith Brown
15-yard touchdown reception from
John Parker Wilson
,
Leigh Tiffin
kick good
|
0
|
13
|
1
|
1:31
|
4
|
63
|
2:08
|
Alabama
|
Matt Caddell
34-yard touchdown reception from
John Parker Wilson
,
Leigh Tiffin
kick good
|
0
|
20
|
2
|
12:20
|
6
|
67
|
1:47
|
Alabama
|
Nikita Stover
31-yard touchdown reception from
John Parker Wilson
,
Leigh Tiffin
kick good
|
0
|
27
|
2
|
2:05
|
8
|
43
|
3:43
|
Colorado
|
Tyson DeVree
4-yard touchdown reception from
Cody Hawkins
,
Kevin Eberhart
kick good
|
7
|
27
|
2
|
0:04
|
6
|
5
|
1:07
|
Colorado
|
Dusty Sprague
25-yard touchdown reception from
Cody Hawkins
,
Kevin Eberhart
kick good
|
14
|
27
|
3
|
3:00
|
14
|
76
|
5:19
|
Colorado
|
39-yard field goal by
Kevin Eberhart
|
17
|
27
|
4
|
4:36
|
7
|
14
|
3:16
|
Alabama
|
26-yard field goal by
Leigh Tiffin
|
17
|
30
|
4
|
3:51
|
5
|
69
|
0:45
|
Colorado
|
Tyson DeVree
14-yard touchdown reception from
Cody Hawkins
,
Kevin Eberhart
kick good
|
24
|
30
|
"TOP" =
time of possession
. For other American football terms, see
Glossary of American football
.
|
24
|
30
|
|