The White team defeated the Crimson team, 27-14, in the 2015 Golden Flake A-Day Game before a crowd of 65,175 at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Two wide receivers for the White team, Robert Foster and ArDarius Stewart, shared the Dixie Howell Award given to the game’s most valuable player. Foster had 125 yards on 6 catches on the day (20.8 yards per catch) while Stewart had 118 yards on 8 catches (14.8 ypc) and 2 touchdowns. Center Ryan Kelly of the White team was voted the winner of the Dwight Stephenson Lineman of the Game Award given to the game’s most valuable lineman.
SCORING SUMMARY
1 2 3 4 — Total
White 10 7 3 7 — 27
Crimson 0 0 7 7 — 14
FIRST QUARTER
White – Adam Griffith 49-yard field goal, 12:20 left. Drive: 38 yards, 5 plays, 2:50 elapsed. Score: White 3, Crimson 0.
White – ArDarius Stewart 40-yard pass from Jacob Coker (Gunnar Raborn kick), 1:07 left. Drive: 70 yards, 9 plays, 5:03 elapsed. Score: White 10, Crimson 0.
SECOND QUARTER
White – Derrick Henry 1-yard run (Raborn kick), 0:20 left. Drive: 59 yards, 10 plays, 2:28 elapsed. Score: White 17, Crimson 0.
THIRD QUARTER
Crimson – Maurice Smith 51-yard interception return (Adam Griffith kick), 10:22 left. Score: White 17, Crimson 7.
White – Griffith 28-yard field goal, 0:17 left. Drive: 47 yards, 11 plays, 6:10 elapsed. Score: White 20, Crimson 7.
FOURTH QUARTER
Crimson – Parker Barrineau 9-yard pass from David Cornwell (Griffith kick), 1:59 left. Drive: 45 yards, 5 plays, 1:09 elapsed. Score: White 20, Crimson 14.
White – ArDarius Stewart 29-yard pass from Blake Barnett (Rabork kick), 0:49 left. Drive: 29 yards, 1 play, 0:06 elapsed. Score: White 27, Crimson 14.
ATTENDANCE – 65,175 (capacity: 101,821)
TEAM CAPTAINS
Team captains for the Golden Flake A-Day Game were for the Crimson Team linebacker Reggie Ragland, defensive lineman Dalvin Tomlinson and offensive lineman Brandon Greene; for the White Team center Ryan Kelly, running back Kenyan Drake, tight end O.J. Howard and running back Derrick Henry.
OFFICIAL A-DAY GAME ATTENDANCE
The official estimated attendance at today’s game was 65,175 at Bryant-Denny Stadium (capacity: 101,821), the ninth-largest attendance mark for an A-Day football game.
LARGEST A-DAY ATTENDANCE TOTALS
The top attendance totals for Alabama’s A-Day Game.
Year………….. Attendance
2011………………. 92,310*
2007………………. 92,138
2010………………. 91,312
2009………………. 84,050
2012………………. 78,526
2013………………. 78,315
2008………………. 78,200
2014………………. 73,506
2015………….. 65,175
1988………………. 51,117
1994………………. 46,700
2006………………. 40,000
1995………………. 37,323
2002………………. 37,000
2004………………. 35,000
2001………………. 35,000
*A-Day Record.
SPRING FOOTBALL AWARD WINNERS
The following Alabama football players were honored for the performance throughout Spring Football Practice with the following awards bestowed by the Crimson Tide coaching staff:
Lee Roy Jordan Headhunter Award – Dominick Jackson, Reuben Foster
Jerry Duncan “I Like to Practice” Award – Maurice Smith, Bradley Sylve, Chris Black, Bradley Bozeman
Billy Neighbors Defensive Lineman Award – Jarran Reed and D.J. Pettway
Paul Crane Offensive Lineman Award – Ryan Kelly
Bobby Johns Defensive Back Award – Tony Brown and Geno Smith
Johnny Musso Offensive Back Award – Kenyan Drake and Derrick Henry
Ray Perkins Receiver Award – Robert Foster
Woodrow Lowe Linebacker Award – Reggie Ragland
Derrick Thomas Community Service Award – Keith Holcombe and Josh Casher
Bear Bryant Outstanding Non-Scholarship Award – Michael Nysewander, Jamey Mosley, Parker Barrineau, Levi Wallace, Lawrence Erekosima
Ozzie Newsome Most Improved Freshman Award – Ronnie Harrison, Rashaan Evans, Ross Pierschbacher, Blake Barnett, J.C. Hassenauer, David Cornwell, DaShawn Hand, Anthony Averett, Christian Miller, Bo Scarborough
Bart Starr Most Improved Player Award – Eddie Jackson, Ty Flournoy-Smith, Dalvin Tomlinson, ArDarius Stewart, Shaun Dion Hamilton, Brandon Greene
Mal Moore Leadership Award – A’Shawn Robinson and O.J. Howard
Sylvester Croom Commitment to Excellence Award – Cam Robinson and Dillon Lee
Dwight Stephenson Lineman of the A-Day Game Award – Ryan Kelly
Dixie Howell Memorial Most Valuable Player of the A-Day Game Award – Robert Foster and ArDarius Stewart
THE GOLDEN FLAKE A-DAY GAME BRINGS END TO SPRING PRACTICE
The University of Alabama football team and head coach Nick Saban wrapped up spring practice today with the 2015 Golden Flake A-Day Game at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama opened spring practice on Friday, March 13, and held 14 practices through Thursday, April 16, leading up to today’s A-Day game. The Crimson Tide also held two scrimmages here in Bryant-Denny Stadium this spring (April 3 and April 11) in preparation for today’s game.
WALK OF FAME CEREMONY HONORED 2014 TEAM CAPTAINS
Three of the four permanent team captains from the 2014 season – receiver Amari Cooper, fullback Jalston Fowler and quarterback Blake Sims – were recognized at the annual Walk of Fame ceremony that took place Saturday at 11:15 a.m. at Denny Chimes. The fourth 2014 permanent team captain – safety Landon Collins – was unable to get to Tuscaloosa in time for the morning ceremony due to commitments in Indianapolis. Collins was honored separately in a halftime ceremony. Per Alabama tradition, all four captains had their hand prints and foot prints placed in cement at the base of Denny Chimes in recognition of the leadership, commitment and excellence in representing the Crimson Tide.
A-DAY GAME FORMAT
The format for the A-Day game was much like a normal game, with a few minor variations primarily regarding the game clock. The game consisted of four 15-minute quarters with a running clock. The clock stopped only following scoring plays, penalties, and changes of possession. Regular clock rules were used during the final minutes of the second quarter and the fourth quarter. Halftime was 12 minutes in duration. Players wearing black jerseys (quarterbacks and injured players) were considered “tag-off” and were not treated as live players. The kickoffs and kick returns were “tag-off” plays as well, with the ball spotted at the 30-yard line.
