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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Alabama 44, Tennessee 13
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 20, 2012
Where: Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, Tennessee
Temperature: 61°
Head Official: Penn Wagers
Attendance: 102455

No. 1 Alabama 44, Tennessee 13:
AJ McCarron threw for four touchdowns and a career-high 306 yards to power the Crimson Tide past the host Volunteers.

McCarron's four scoring passes - two in each half - tied his career high as Alabama (7-0, 4-0 SEC) beat Tennessee (3-4, 0-4) for the sixth straight time and have now scored 40-plus points in four consecutive road games for the first time in school history.

Freshman Amari Cooper hauled in seven passes for a season-high 162 yards and two touchdowns and T.J. Yeldon rushed for 129 yards and two scores as the Crimson Tide extended their winning streak to 11 games - all by at least 19 points.

Alabama's suffocating defense, which has surrendered 58 points in seven games, also did its part in helping the Tide break away from a 23-10 halftime lead. After stopping Tennessee on a fourth-and-1, McCarron drove Alabama 67 yards in six plays capped by a 42-yard strike to Cooper for a 30-10 lead with 2:56 left in the third.

Robert Lester's interception of Tyler Bray on the ensuing possession stopped a Tennessee drive and McCarron responded with a 39-yard scoring pass to Kenny Bell to make it 37-10 with 12:46 to play.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Bray finished 13-of-27 for 184 yards and two interceptions. ... The Tide have outscored the Vols 122-29 in the last three meetings and have put up more than 30 points in three straight meetings for the first time in the history of the rivalry. ... The Volunteers, who were without leading rusher Rajion Neal (ankle), have lost 15 straight games and 21 of 22 to ranked opponents. ... Alabama has scored at least 30 points in each game this season, joining the 1971 squad as the only teams in school history to accomplish that feat.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Alabama   Tennessee
T.J. Yeldon Player Marlin Lane Jr.
15 Attempts 15
129 Yards 55
8.6 Avg Yards 3.7
2 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Alabama   Tennessee
Amari Cooper Player Justin Hunter
7 Receptions 4
162 Yards 70
23.1 Avg Yards 17.5
2 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Alabama 539 233 306 6 1 2 0.0 0
Tennessee 282 79 203 1 2 0 2.0 0