NCAAF Game Recap - North Alabama at Gardner-Webb
Sat Nov 16, 2019 1:30 PM EST

LSU
58
Miss
37
F
OSU
56
Rut
21
F
Wake
3
Clem
52
F
Bama
38
MissSt
7
F
UGA
21
Aub
14
F
Ariz
6
Oreg
34
F
MIN
19
Iowa
23
F
UCLA
3
Utah
49
F
Ind
27
PSU
34
F
Okla
34
Bayl
31
F
Fla
23
MIZ
6
F
MSU
10
Mich
44
F
Wisc
37
Neb
21
F
Navy
20
ND
52
F
Cin
20
SoFL
17
F
Mem
45
Hou
27
F
NM
9
Boise
42
F
Tex
21
IASt
23
F
Kans
13
OkSt
31
F
E Mi
42
Akr
14
F
WestMI
37
Ohio
34
F OT
NIU
31
Toled
28
F
BGSU
3
MiaOH
44
F
Buff
27
Kent
30
F
UNC
27
Pitt
34
F OT
LT
10
Marsh
31
F
Fres
7
SDSU
17
F
Tul
21
Temp
29
F
TCU
33
TxTch
31
F
UMass
6
NW
45
F
AlaSt
12
FlaSt
49
F
VMI
6
Army
47
F
NWSt
31
SamHu
28
F
UTEP
10
UAB
37
F
Troy
63
TxSt
27
F
CoCar
27
ArkSt
28
F
ULMon
29
GaSo
51
F
IdSt
10
BYU
42
F
C Mi
45
Ball
44
F
Rich
6
JMU
48
F
KY
38
Vand
14
F
WVU
24
K St
20
F
VaTec
45
GATec
0
F
(N/A)
28
NMS
41
F
Hawaii
21
UNLV
7
F
Wyo
21
UtSt
26
F
Syr
49
Duke
6
F
Stan
22
WaSt
49
F
Rice
31
MidTN
28
F
ULLaf
37
SoAl
27
F
SMiss
36
UTSA
17
F
AF
38
ColSt
21
F
App
56
GASt
27
F
AzSt
34
OreSt
35
F
SCar
6
TxAM
30
F
Lou
34
NCSt
20
F
USC
41
Cal
17
F
E Mi
45
NIU
17
F
Ohio
66
BGSU
24
F

North Alabama 34, Gardner-Webb 30

Nov 16, 2019, 1:30 PM EST

Final

1

2

3

4

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North Alabama (4-7)

0

14

7

13

34

Gardner-Webb (3-8)

7

13

3

7

30

Lopez has 4 TD passes, N Alabama rallies from 20-point hole
Sat Nov 16, 2019 6:46 PM

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. (AP) Christian Lopez threw for 446 yards and four touchdowns, the last with 1:57 remaining in the game, to cap North Alabama’s rally for a 34-30 victory over Gardner-Webb on Saturday.

The Lions rallied after trailing by 20 points in the first half.

Gardner-Webb (3-8, 1-4 Big South) took a 20-0 lead on three first-half touchdown passes by Kalen Whitlow. Two of the throws went to Izaiah Gathings who had 12 receptions for 143 yards.

Lopez quickly got the Lions back in the game, throwing a 13-yard touchdown pass to Dexter Boykin. The two connected three times for 42 yards on the 8-play, 59-yard drive. North Alabama forced a three-and-out and the Lions quickly scored, Jaxton Carson finishing a 38-yard drive with an 8-yard touchdown run. Gardner-Webb led 20-14 at halftime.

Lopez threw second-half touchdown passes of 61 yards to Andre Little, 14 yards to Jakobi Byrd and the game-winning 16-yarder to Boykin. Little had nine receptions for 183 yards and Boykin caught nine for 125 yards.

Whitlow completed 29 of 45 passes for 288 yards and four touchdowns with one pick.

North Alabama is transitioning to Division I and although the Lions play a full Big South schedule, their games do not count in the league standings.

Passing

N AL Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
C. Lopez 44 28 63.6 4 446 61 0 127.7
GWebb Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
K. Whitlow 45 29 64.4 4 288 35 1 102.8

Rushing

N AL Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Carson 8 23 2.9 8 1
C. Lopez 7 18 2.6 14 0
GWebb Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
J. Cagle 19 77 4.1 26 0
N. Gaither 3 14 4.7 8 0

Receiving

N AL Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
A. Little 9 183 20.3 61 1
D. Boykin 9 125 13.9 18 2
GWebb Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
I. Gathings 12 143 11.9 30 2
J. Turner 5 64 12.8 35 1

Fumbles

N AL F FL
C. Lopez 1 1
A. Little 1 1
GWebb F FL
K. Whitlow 1 0

Returning

N AL KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
A. Little 2 28.5 0 36 0 0 0
C. Feagins 1 13.0 0 13 0 0 0
GWebb KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
D. Harper 2 22.0 0 25 0 0 0
N. Gaither 1 17.0 0 17 0 0 0

Punting

N AL Punt Yds Avg LgPu
J. Gurley 2 51 25.5 35
GWebb Punt Yds Avg LgPu
J. Pawloski 3 97 32.3 35

Takeaways

N AL Int Yds InTD
G. Green 1 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

N AL GWebb
Points For 34 30
Total Yards 478 378
Rushing Yards 32 90
Passing Yards 446 288
Passing Completions / Attempts 28/44 29/47
Turnovers 2 1
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Fumbles - Lost 2/2 1/0
First Downs 23 22
Penalties - Yards 12/95 5/35
Time Of Possession 33:33 27:27
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 7/13 7/16
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 2/2 1/3
Punts - Average Yards 3/22 4/27

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter N AL GWebb
GWebb 08:23 TD Izaiah Gathings 1 yd pass from Kalen Whitlow (Kurt Everett kick) 0 7
2nd Quarter N AL GWebb
GWebb 01:55 TD Izaiah Gathings 3 yd pass from Kalen Whitlow (Kurt Everett kick) 0 14
GWebb 12:03 TD Devron Harper 28 yd pass from Kalen Whitlow (missed kick) 0 20
N AL 13:38 TD Dexter Boykin 13 yd pass from Christian Lopez (Joe Gurley kick) 7 20
N AL 14:48 TD Jaxton Carson 8 yd run (Grayson Easterling kick) 14 20
3rd Quarter N AL GWebb
GWebb 02:07 FG Kurt Everett 36 yd FG 14 23
N AL 03:06 TD Andre Little 61 yd pass from Christian Lopez (Grayson Easterling kick) 21 23
4th Quarter N AL GWebb
N AL 00:47 TD Jakobi Byrd 14 yd pass from Christian Lopez (failed 2pt pass) 27 23
GWebb 08:58 TD Jameson Turner 5 yd pass from Kalen Whitlow (Josh Walston kick) 27 30
N AL 13:03 TD Dexter Boykin 16 yd pass from Christian Lopez (Grayson Easterling kick) 34 30

Game Information

Stadium: Spangler Stadium, Boiling Springs, North Carolina
Attendance: 1,486
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