Alabama fell behind 17–0 with minus-3 rushing yards and managed just 100 total yards in the first half. Ty Simpson finished 18-of-29 for 232 yards and two touchdowns, Zabien Brown returned a John Mateer interception 50 yards for a score, and the Crimson Tide outscored Oklahoma 34–7 from their low point to win the 2025 College Football Playoff First Round 34–24 at Norman on December 19, 2025.
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Final Score
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
No. 9 Alabama (11–3)
0
17
10
7
34
No. 8 Oklahoma (10–3)
10
7
0
7
24
Date: December 19, 2025
Gaylord Family–Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, Norman, Oklahoma
Attendance: 83,550
Kickoff: 7:10 p.m. CT
End: 10:41 p.m. CT
Duration: 3:31
TV: ABC / ESPN
Scoring Summary
Qtr
Time
Score
Play
Drive
1st
5:29
OU 7–0
John Mateer 8-yd run (Tate Sandell kick)
8 plays, 59 yds, 3:34
1st
0:45
OU 10–0
Tate Sandell 51-yd field goal
6 plays, 13 yds, 3:00
2nd
10:51
OU 17–0
Isaiah Sategna III 7-yd pass from John Mateer (Sandell kick)
8 plays, 63 yds, 3:57
2nd
6:52
OU 17–7
Lotzeir Brooks 10-yd pass from Ty Simpson (Conor Talty kick)
9 plays, 75 yds, 3:59
2nd
2:08
OU 17–10
Conor Talty 35-yd field goal
5 plays, 13 yds, 2:15
2nd
1:18
Tied 17–17
Zabien Brown 50-yd interception return (Talty kick)
—
3rd
11:21
ALA 24–17
Lotzeir Brooks 30-yd pass from Ty Simpson (Talty kick)
3 plays, 60 yds, 0:58
3rd
4:30
ALA 27–17
Conor Talty 40-yd field goal
9 plays, 40 yds, 4:56
4th
14:45
ALA 27–24
Deion Burks 37-yd pass from John Mateer (Sandell kick)
8 plays, 75 yds, 4:45
4th
7:24
ALA 34–24
Daniel Hill 6-yd run (Conor Talty kick)
4 plays, 35 yds, 1:56
Team Stats
Alabama
Oklahoma
Total Yards
260
362
Passing Yards
232
307
Comp / Att
18/29
26/42
Yards Per Pass Attempt
8.0
7.3
Interceptions Thrown
0
1
Rushing Yards
28
55
Rush Attempts
25
33
Yards Per Carry
1.1
1.7
First Downs
12
18
3rd Down Efficiency
2/12 (16.7%)
7/18 (38.9%)
4th Down Efficiency
1/1
1/1
Penalties
4–46 yds
5–50 yds
Turnovers
0
1
Fumbles Lost
0
0
Total Plays
54
75
Yards Per Play
4.8
4.8
Time of Possession
26:52
33:08
Passing
Alabama Passing
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
QBR
Ty Simpson (#15)
18/29
232
8.0
2
0
80.8
Oklahoma Passing
Player
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
QBR
John Mateer (#10)
26/41
307
7.5
2
1
72.3
Mateer was 10-of-15 for 132 yards with a touchdown pass in the first half. In the second half he threw for 175 yards, one touchdown and one interception while absorbing five sacks.
Rushing
Alabama Rushing
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Daniel Hill (#4)
9
43
4.8
1
30
Jam Miller (#26)
7
11
1.6
0
7
Germie Bernard (#5)
1
0
0.0
0
—
Ty Simpson (#15)
6
–22
–3.7
0
13
Team
25
28
1.1
1
30
Oklahoma Rushing
Player
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Tory Blaylock (#6)
11
36
3.3
0
6
John Mateer (#10)
19
15
0.8
1
11
Xavier Robinson (#24)
3
4
1.3
0
3
Team
33
55
1.7
1
11
Receiving
Alabama Receiving
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Lotzeir Brooks (#17)
5
7
79
15.8
2
30
Isaiah Horton (#1)
5
8
65
13.0
0
37
Germie Bernard (#5)
3
3
40
13.3
0
24
Josh Cuevas (#80)
3
6
35
11.7
0
23
Jay Lindsey (#88)
1
—
8
8.0
0
8
Ryan Coleman-Williams (#2)
1
3
5
5.0
0
5
Team
18
29
232
12.9
2
37
Brooks, a freshman, did not score in the regular season. His 10-yard catch from Simpson in the second quarter was his first career collegiate touchdown; he added a 30-yard score on Alabama’s opening possession of the third quarter.
Oklahoma Receiving
Player
REC
TGT
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Deion Burks (#4)
7
9
107
15.3
1
37
Jer’Michael Carter (#84)
3
3
46
15.3
0
22
JaVonnie Gibson (#11)
2
3
41
20.5
0
38
Tory Blaylock (#6)
5
8
36
7.2
0
12
Jaren Kanak (#12)
4
4
22
5.5
0
8
Isaiah Sategna III (#5)
2
6
17
8.5
1
10
Xavier Robinson (#24)
1
2
17
17.0
0
17
Jacob Jordan (#88)
1
1
16
16.0
0
16
Keontez Lewis (#9)
1
1
5
5.0
0
5
Team
26
42
307
11.8
2
38
Defense
Alabama Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
INT
TD
Deontae Lawson (#0)
10
6
1.0
1.0
1
—
—
Justin Jefferson (#10)
9
7
1.0
2.0
—
—
—
Keon Sabb (#3)
6
2
—
—
—
—
—
Domani Jackson (#1)
5
3
—
—
—
—
—
Bray Hubbard (#18)
5
2
—
—
—
—
—
Keon Keeley (#31)
4
2
1.0
1.0
1
—
—
Yhonzae Pierre (#42)
4
2
0.5
1.5
—
—
—
Zabien Brown (#2)
3
3
—
—
1
1
1
Nikhai Hill-Green (#41)
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
Qua Russaw (#4)
3
0
—
—
—
—
—
DaShawn Jones (#7)
2
2
—
—
1
—
—
Ivan Taylor (#13)
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
Isaia Faga (#88)
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
London Simmons (#90)
2
1
0.5
0.5
—
—
—
Jordan Renaud (#11)
2
0
—
—
—
—
—
Dijon Lee Jr. (#5)
2
0
—
—
—
—
—
Kelby Collins (#17)
1
1
1.0
1.0
—
—
—
Tim Keenan III (#96)
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
Noah Carter (#24)
1
0
—
—
—
—
—
Justin Hill (#8)
1
0
—
—
—
—
—
James Smith (#23)
0
0
—
—
1
—
—
Team
68
36
5.0
7.0
5
1
1
Oklahoma Defense
Player
TOT
SOLO
SACKS
TFL
PD
INT
TD
Owen Heinecke (#38)
7
4
1.0
2.0
—
—
—
Eli Bowen (#23)
5
3
—
—
1
—
—
Kip Lewis (#10)
4
3
1.0
2.0
—
—
—
Kendal Daniels (#5)
4
3
—
—
—
—
—
Peyton Bowen (#22)
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
Sammy Omosigho (#7)
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
R Mason Thomas (#32)
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
Jayden Jackson (#65)
3
1
—
1.0
—
—
—
Reggie Powers III (#13)
3
1
—
—
—
—
—
Taylor Wein (#44)
2
2
1.0
1.0
—
—
—
Gracen Halton (#56)
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
Michael Boganowski (#25)
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
Courtland Guillory (#4)
2
1
—
—
1
—
—
Robert Spears-Jennings (#3)
2
0
—
—
—
—
—
Marvin Jones Jr. (#97)
1
1
1.0
1.0
—
—
—
Jacobe Johnson (#19)
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
Elijah Thomas (#14)
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
Devon Jordan (#12)
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
Damonic Williams (#52)
1
0
—
—
—
—
—
David Stone (#0)
0
0
—
—
—
—
—
Team
50
30
4.0
7.0
2
0
0
Interceptions
Team
Player
INT
YDS
TD
Alabama
Zabien Brown (#2)
1
50
1
Oklahoma
—
0
0
0
Fumbles
Team
Player
FUM
LOST
REC
Alabama
Jam Miller (#26)
1
0
0
Oklahoma
John Mateer (#10)
1
0
0
Special Teams
Field Goals and Extra Points
Team
Player
FG
PCT
MADE (YDS)
MISSED (YDS)
XP
PTS
Alabama
Conor Talty (#31)
2/2
100.0%
35, 40
—
4/4
10
Oklahoma
Tate Sandell (#29)
1/3
33.3%
51
36, 51
3/3
6
Sandell’s 51-yard make in the first quarter was his eighth field goal from 50-plus yards in the 2025 season, tying the FBS single-season record and running his consecutive make streak to 24. He missed from 36 yards with just under three minutes remaining — ending the streak — then missed again from 51 with just over a minute to play, posting just his second miss all season. Sandell was the 2025 Lou Groza Award winner.
Punting
Team
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
TB
IN 20
LONG
Alabama
Blake Doud (#38)
7
270
38.6
0
1
48
Oklahoma
Grayson Miller (#43)
5
211
42.2
0
1
54
Miller, a first-team All-SEC selection, dropped the snap on a second-quarter punt while moving into his punting motion. Tim Keenan III blocked the kick; Alabama recovered at the Oklahoma 30-yard line and Talty converted a 35-yard field goal.
Punt Returns
Team
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
Alabama
Cole Adams (#7)
3
23
7.7
10
0
Alabama
Tim Keenan III (#96)
1
12
12.0
12
0
Alabama
Dijon Lee Jr. (#5)
1
5
5.0
5
0
Alabama Total
5
40
8.0
12
0
Oklahoma
Isaiah Sategna III (#5)
1
17
17.0
17
0
Kick Returns
Team
Player
NO
YDS
AVG
LONG
TD
Alabama
Lotzeir Brooks (#17)
1
13
13.0
13
0
Oklahoma
—
0
0
—
—
0
Oklahoma outgained Alabama 362–260, held possession for 33:08 and converted 7 of 18 third downs against the Crimson Tide’s 2 of 12. Alabama advanced to the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2026, to face No. 1 Indiana; the Sooners ended their season 10–3.
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