Missouri vs. Alabama: Box score, stats and summary feat. Jalen Milroe (Week 9)

Alabama was determined to bounce back from their recent loss to Tennessee as they faced off against the Missouri Tigers on Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Following their recent disappointment, the Tide were eager to regain momentum in front of their home crowd.

Missouri narrowly escaped an upset last Saturday, securing a 21-17 victory over Auburn with a late touchdown. However, the Tigers faced a tough test in Tuscaloosa against a Crimson Tide and came into the game with the hope of staging an upset.

Kalen DeBoer’s team were 16.5-point favorites for the Week 9 encounter, with the total set at 51 points.

Missouri vs. Alabama box score

Team	First Quarter	Second Quarter	Third Quarter	Fourth Quarter	Final Score
Missouri	0	0	0	0	0
Alabama	3	10	14	7	34

Missouri box score

Quarterback

Player	Pass Completion	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Interceptions
Drew Payne	6/12	42	0	1	10	0	3
Brady Cook	7/12	30	0	1	-8	0	0

Rushing

Player	Carries	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Marcus Caroll	17	80	4.7	0	20
Jamal Roberts	17	71	4.2	0	12
Luther Burden III	2	15	7.5	0	12
JR Blood	1	-1	-1.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Brett Norfleet	3	23	7.7	0	13
Theo Wease Jr.	2	19	9.5	0	13
Jamal Roberts	1	10	10.0	0	10
Joshua Manning	1	6	6.0	0	6
Marcus Carroll	1	5	5.0	0	5
Jordon Harris	1	5	5.0	0	5
Luther Burden	3	3	1.0	0	3
Marquis Johnson	1	1	1.0	0	1

Kicking

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Blake Craig	0/0	0/1	0

Alabama box score

Quarterback

Player	Pass Completion	Passing Yards	Passing TDs	Carries	Rushing Yards	Rushing TDs	Interceptions
Jalen Milroe	16/29	215	0	11	50	1	0
Ty Simpson	0/0	0	0	1	3	0	0

Rushing

Player	Carries	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Justice Haynes	8	79	9.9	1	35
Richard Young	3	63	21.0	0	62
Jam Miller	11	48	4.4	2	14
Kendrick Law	1	21	21.0	0	21
Daniel Hill	2	7	3.5	0	7

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg	TD	Long
Germie Bernard	5	82	16.4	0	26
Ryan Williams	4	53	13.3	0	26
Emmanuel Henderson Jr.	1	28	28.0	0	28
CJ Dippre	2	27	13.5	0	23
Kendrick Law	2	17	8.5	0	14
Robbie Ouzts	1	6	6.0	0	6
Justice Haynes	1	2	2.0	0	2

Defense

Player	Interception	Sacks
Malachi Moore	1	0
Bray Hubbard	1	0
Qua Russaw	1	0

Kicking

Player	Extra Point Made/Attempted	Field Goal Made/Attempted	Long
Graham Nicholson	4/4	2/2	47

Missouri vs. Alabama Summary

Alabama opened the scoring halfway in the first quarter of the game with a field goal. Graham Nicholson hit the target from 47 yards with 8:50 left on the clock following a series of eight plays.

Graham Nicholson scored his second field goal of the game to extend the Crimson Tide's narrow lead with 4:38 left in the second quarter. He hit the target from 39 yards after a series of 11 plays.

Bama secured the first touchdown of the game just before halftime. Jam Miller ran from the three-yard line to the endzone with 1:54 left, giving the Crimson Tide a command of the game.

The Tide's dominance continued in the second half of the game as Jalen Milroe got a touchdown on the ground. The quarterback rushed for nine yards to the endzone with 12:33 left in the third quarter to further extend his team's lead.

Jam Miller scored his second rushing touchdown of the game with 4:28 left in the third quarter. The running back ran 11 yards to the endzone, showcasing the Crimson Tide's dominance over their opponent.

Alabama continued to control the game in the final phase as it got another rushing touchdown with 11:06. Justice Haynes ran to the endzone from 35 yards, the longest in the game to hand the Crimson Tide a shutout win.

This was a noteworthy performance from Alabama as they bounced back from the disappointment of last week's loss against Tennessee. It was the Crimson Tide's first shutout victory since 2020, showcasing an improvement on the defense, which has come under criticism in recent weeks.