West Alabama 10 at South Alabama 20
West Alabama 10, South Alabama 20
Friday, Sep 2, 2011MOBILE, Ala. (AP)—South Alabama defeated West Alabama 21-10 on Thursday night in the season opener for both teams, improving to 18-0 since starting its football program in 2009.
Kendall Houston scored two touchdowns on runs of 2 and 10 yards in the second half for the Jaguars, who broke a 7-7 halftime tie. The Jaguars rushed for 205 yards but quarterback C.J. Bennett threw three interceptions.
Gary Johnston led the Tigers with 72 yards and a touchdown, but was intercepted twice and sacked twice.
Trailing 13-7, West Alabama cut the lead to 13-10 on a 22-yard field goal by Ryne Smith with 10:58 remaining. Houston’s second touchdown with 8:13 left put the game out of reach.
South Alabama, a Football Championship Series independent, will be an official member of the Sun Belt Conference in the Football Bowl Series for the 2013 season.
Head to Head - Week 1
| Team | Total Yds | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | First Downs | 3rdD% | Pen./Yds | Turnovers | Time of Poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Alabama | 268 | 101 | 167 | 17 | 46.7% | 6/50 | 2 | 19:59 |
| South Alabama | 356 | 151 | 205 | 18 | 40.0% | 9/60 | 4 | 16:41 |
