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COL FB: Alabama 20, Tulane 6

Published: Sept. 6, 2008 at 11:24 PM

TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Sept. 6 (UPI) -- The 17th-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide had two special-teams touchdowns Saturday in a 20-6 victory over the Tulane Green Wave.

Javier Arenas and Chris Rogers both scored touchdowns for Alabama (2-0) on punt plays -- one on a return and the other on a block. John Parker Wilson completed 11-of-23 passes for 73 yards and Mark Ingram ran for 63 yards on 11 carries and scored one touchdown.

Kevin Moore connected on 28-of-49 pass attempts for 225 yards and Brian King caught six passes for 51 yards for Tulane (0-1).

Arenas returned a Tulane punt 87 yards for an early 7-0 lead and Alabama blocked a punt attempt with 3:15 left in the quarter and Rogers returned it 17 yards to score.

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