*Coffee, defense fuel Alabama in rout*

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas (Ticker) -- Glen Coffee rushed for two touchdowns and the defense added a pair of scores Saturday, leading 13th-ranked Alabama to a 49-14 rout of Arkansas in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.

Coffee finished with 164 yards on 11 carries, scoring on runs of 87 and 32 yards.

Javier Arenas returned an interception for a 64-yard score in the first quarter and fellow defensive back Justin Woodall added a 73-yard interception return for a touchdown in the second as the Crimson Tide (4-0, 1-0 SEC West) took a 35-7 lead into the break.

Casey Dick passed for 183 yards and a TD with three interceptions for the Razorbacks (2-1, 0-1), who suffered their worst loss since falling to Southern California by a 50-14 margin on September 2, 2006.

Alabama jumped out to an early lead as its offensive line - led by tackle Andre Smith - overmatched Arkansas' front seven.

Mark Ingram's 1-yard TD run, Coffee's 87-yard burst and Arenas' first defensive score of the year provided the Crimson Tide with a 21-0 edge at the end of the opening period.

The Razorbacks cut into the deficit early in the second as Dick found tight end Andrew Davie for a 12-yard score.

But Alabama answered when John Parker Wilson connected with freshman Julio Jones for a 26-yard touchdown. The Crimson Tide sealed the victory on Woodall's score midway through the second quarter.

Wilson completed 6-of-14 passes for 73 yards and was helped by a rushing attack that racked up 339 yards.