2008 Football Media Guide

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CONTENTS

INSIDE: John Parker Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008 Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Athletic Department Directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quick Facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Media Relations Personnel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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PREVIEW. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

2008 Roster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7 2008 Alabama Football Preview . . . . . . . . . . . 8-17 2008 Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-19 2007 Final Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-24

PLAYERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Player Bios. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-63 2008 Non-Scholarship Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 2008 Signees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65-70

COACHING PERSONNEL . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Head Coach Nick Saban . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72-77 Coaching Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-93 Football Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

TRADITION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

How It All Began . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Paul “Bear” Bryant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Bowl History. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Alabamaʼs Tradition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Bryant-Denny Stadium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Alabama Gameday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 National Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138 Alabama in the NFL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140-151 Alabama A-Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 The Southeastern Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 SEC Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 National Championships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158-166

HONORS & AWARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

National Award Winners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168-173 College Football Hall of Fame . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 National Football Hall of Fame. . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

RECORDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

The Record Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180-206 Crimson Tide Sports Marketing. . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Rashad Johnson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208

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2008 ALABAMA COACHING STAFF

Nick Saban ........................................................................................................................................Head Coach (Kent State, 1973) Burton Burns ...........................................................................Associate Head Coach/Running Backs (Nebraska, 1976) Curt Cignetti ..................................................................................... Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator (West Virginia, 1983) Bo Davis ......................................................................................................................................Defensive Line (LSU, 1993) Jim McElwain ............................................................................ Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks (Eastern Washington, 1984) Joe Pendry .................................................................................Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line (West Virginia, 1969) Kirby Smart ..................................................................................... Defensive Coordinator/Secondary (Georgia, 1999) Kevin Steele ............................................................................................................... Associate Head Coach (Tennessee, 1981) ................................................................. Head Defensive Coach/Inside Linebackers Lance Thompson .......................................................................................................... Outside Linebackers (The Citadel, 1987) Bobby Williams ............................................................................................... Tight Ends/Special Teams (Purdue, 1982)

UNIVERSITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

University President Dr. Robert E. Witt . . . . . . . . 96 Director of Athletics Mal M. Moore . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Athletic Department Senior Support . . . . . . . . . . 98 Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 The University of Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Campus Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104-117 Academic Excellence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114-115 Ferguson Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Student Recreation Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Gameday on the Quad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 Alabama in the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Coaching Clinic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

CREDITS: The 2008 University of Alabama Football Recruiting and Media Guide was produced by the staff of the UA Athletics Media Relations Office. The publication was written by Jeff Purinton, Josh Maxson, Doug Walker, Barry Allen and Steven Carlton. Photography by UA Athletics Director of Photography Kent Gidley, with assistance from Cory Johnson and Jessica Smith. Special thanks to the Crimson Tide coaching staff, Buddy Overstreet for the cover designs, to the teams of the NFL for their photography assistance, and the staff of the SEC office. Copyright 2008 by the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama. “Roll Tide”, “Crimson Tide”, “Bama” and the primary and secondary logos are registered trademarks of The University of Alabama.

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT DIRECTORY Football Office: 348-3600 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tide Pride Office: 348-6113 Athletic Director: 348-3697 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ticket Office: 348-2262 Kevin Almond, Associate AD/Support Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348-6199 Chris Besanceney, Assistant AD/Ticketing and TIDE PRIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348-2262 Tank Conerly, Athletic Equipment Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348-3600 Jon Dever, Assistant AD/Student Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348-3677 Tommy Ford, Director of Stewardship Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348-2750 Finus Gaston, Senior Associate Athletics Director/CFO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348-5231 Jon Gilbert, Associate AD/Major Gifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348-5379 Joe Hornsby, Faculty Athletics Representative. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348-1706 Chris King, Associate AD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348-0544 Bill McDonald, Director of Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348-3651 Mal Moore, Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348-3697 Carol Park, Associate AD/Athletic Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348-3657 Sarah Patterson, Associate Athletics Director, Community Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348-3831 Jeff Purinton, Associate Athletics Director for Football Media Relations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348-3631 Don Rawson, Director of Video Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348-3644 Marie Robbins, Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348-8850 Ronny Robertson, Associate AD/Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348-9018 Thad Turnipseed, Director of Athletic Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348-3563 Scott Urbantke, Director of Athletic Grounds/Outdoor Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348-9680 Mike Vollmar, Associate AD/Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348-3600 Doug Walker, Associate AD/Media Relations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348-6084 Mike Ward, Assistant AD/Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348-4388 Larry White, Associate AD/Event Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348-8843

2008 ALABAMA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 29 *SEC Games

vs. Clemson (Georgia Dome) Tulane Western Kentucky *at Arkansas *at Georgia *Kentucky *Ole Miss *at Tennessee Arkansas State * at LSU *Mississippi State *Auburn

Atlanta Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Fayetteville Athens Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Knoxville Tuscaloosa Baton Rouge Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa


QUICK FACTS/DIRECTORY THE FACTS ABOUT ALABAMA Location: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tuscaloosa, Alabama Enrollment:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,580 Founded: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 12, 1831 Conference:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Southeastern (West) Colors: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crimson and White Nickname: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Crimson Tide President: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Robert E. Witt Faculty Athletics Representative: . . . . .Joe Hornsby First Year of Football: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1892 Overall Football Record (Years): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,144 games, 787 Wins, 314 Losses, 43 Ties (113 seasons) Southeastern Conference Record (Years):. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .520 games, 341 Wins, 159 Losses, 20 Ties (75 seasons) National Championships (12): . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1925, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1941, 1961, 1964, 1965, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1973, 1978, 1979, 1992 Southeastern Conference Championships (21): . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1933, 1934, 1937, 1945, 1953, 1964, 1965, 1966, . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1981, 1989, 1992, 1999 First Team All-Americans: . . . . . 92 players, 101 times First Team All-Conference: . . . . 197 players, 260 times Bowls: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Bowls*, 31 Wins*, 21 Losses, 3 Ties 2007 Overall Record: . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-6 (T-3rd SEC West) 2007 SEC Record:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4 *NCAA Record

MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF Media Relations Phone: Media Relations Fax:

348-6084 348-8841

Football Media Relations Contact/ Associate Athletic Director for Football: Jeff Purinton (Football) Office: 348-3631 e-mail: jpurinton@ia.ua.edu Associate Athletic Director for Media Relations: Doug Walker (Football) Office: 348-7245 e-mail: dwalker@ia.ua.edu Associate Directors of Media Relations: Becky Hopf Office: 348-5041 e-mail: bhopf@ia.ua.edu Roots Woodruff Office: 348-2088 e-mail: rwoodruff@ia.ua.edu

Assistant Directors of Media Relations: Barry Allen (Football) Office: 348-8836 e-mail: ballen@ia.ua.edu Josh Maxson (Football) Office: 348-7496 e-mail: jmaxson@ia.ua.edu Skip Powers Office: 348-6734 e-mail:spowers@ia.ua.edu Publications Coordinator: Brent Hollingsworth Office: 348-7474 e-mail: bhollingsworth@ia.ua.edu Athletic Photographer: Kent Gidley Office: 348-2301 e-mail: kgidley@ia.ua.edu

2008 ALABAMA FOOTBALL SUPPLEMENT The University of Alabama Athletic Media Relations Office has also produced a supplement to this year始s football recruiting guide, complete with statistical information, records, player bios and other historical information pertaining to Alabama football. Due to NCAA restrictions it is not for public sale and is intended for media members only.

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MEDIA INFORMATION GAMEDAY

INTERVIEW POLICIES

ENTRANCE The press area in the Bryant-Denny Stadium Press Box is located on the second level on the west side of the Stadium. The entrance to the press box is through the press elevator, located near Gate 11. The elevator will be in operation three hours prior to kickoff. Media Will Call is at ticket window 8 located at the northwest corner of the end zone complex adjacent to gate 3 of Bryant-Denny Stadium.

HEAD COACH NICK SABAN All interview requests for head coach Nick Saban are coordinated with Associate A.D. for Football Media Relations Jeff Purinton at 205-348-3631 or jpurinton@ia.ua.edu. Coach Saban will meet with the media each Monday preceding a game at 11:30 a.m. (Central) in the Naylor Stone Media Room on the second floor of the Mal M. Moore Athletic Building. Coach Saban will participate in the SEC head coachesʼ weekly teleconference with the other 11 league coaches each Wednesday at 10:35 a.m. (CT). He will also meet with the media immediately following practice on Wednesday afternoon in the Naylor Stone Media Room. In addition, Coach Saban is available by request between 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday through Thursday.

RADIO/TELEVISION/COACHES Located on the main press level, there is a primary live television broadcast booth and a booth available for tape-delay telecasts. This level also accommodates booths for both home and visiting radio crews and Alabama and visiting coachesʼ booths. Only those with appropriate passes will be admitted to these booths. PHOTO DECK This level, located in front of the main press box at Bryant-Denny Stadium, offers ample space for still photographers, network TV cameras and coachesʼ film crews. SIDELINES Alabama follows NCAA and SEC rules regarding media representatives on the sidelines. • Credentials must be visible in order to gain access to the field. • All photographers/videographers on the sideline must be there in a working capacity with equipment. • Photographers are not permitted to shoot between the 25-yard lines and must wear armbands at all times. • No credentials will be issued to freelance photographers, cutline writers, equipment carriers or radio station representatives, except for the two teamsʼ broadcast originating networks. • Affiliate TV stations are not allowed the services of a grip and credentials will not be provided for them. • No one under 18 years of age will be issued a credential for sideline access. • Photographers or videographers are considered working members of the media and they are to refrain from cheering or talking to players, coaches or officials. • Photographers should contact Roots Woodruff, Associate SID, for further information at (205) 348-2088. • Photographers may send photos from the Alabama Photo Room located in the southeast corner on the field level of Bryant-Denny Stadium. Contact Roots Woodruff to reserve space. • Not conforming to any of the above listed guidelines will result in the immediate dismissal from the stadium by Event Management staff. PRESS BOX SERVICES Complete individual and team statistics, running play-by-play, postgame coachesʼ quotes and game facts will be distributed to members of the working media. Press kits are provided 60 minutes prior to kickoff, or earlier upon request. Press kits include program, flip card, updated statistics for each team, conference statistics and game day notes. A pregame meal will be served beginning 90 minutes before kickoff. Soft drinks will be available throughout the game. PARKING Media parking is located in lots nearby Bryant-Denny Stadium. Because of limited space, requests for parking should be made with credential requests. It should not be assumed that parking passes will be provided with all media credentials. WIRELESS/ETHERNET INTERNET Wireless internet is available in the Bryant-Denny Stadium Press Box. In addition, a limited number of Ethernet lines are also available. PRO SCOUTS Despite severe space limitations, scouts of professional football teams are issued press credentials. Credentials should be requested two weeks prior to the date of the game to guarantee availability and should be requested through Alabama Athletic Media Relations Administrative Assistant Brenda Burnette at (205) 348-6084. SATELLITE TRUCKS Any outlet using a satellite truck must request satellite truck access and have a truck in place at least five hours prior to kickoff (example: 2 p.m. for a 7 p.m. kickoff). Satellite trucks arriving less than five hours prior to kickoff may be denied access to the stadium. Requests for parking area for satellite trucks must be made by noon Wednesday prior to Saturday games and must be confirmed through Director of Doug Walker or Roots Woodruff. No other vehicles will be allowed to park with the satellite truck and all credentials for personnel must be included in the online request.

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PLAYERS All player interviews must be coordinated through the Alabama Media Relations Office and must be requested at least one day in advance. Several of the key starters will be available each week following Coach Sabanʼs Monday press conference if their class schedule permits. Phone interviews should be requested through Jeff Purinton or assistant SIDs Josh Maxson or Barry Allen. In addition to Mondayʼs press luncheon, players are also available following Tuesday and Wednesday practices. Team locker rooms are off limits to media representatives at all times. Media members are not permitted to call players at any time or talk to players on Sunday, Thursdays or Fridays. First-year players are not available to the media. POST-GAME The University of Alabama observes and abides by Southeastern Conference policy regarding equal access to all members of the working media. Coach Saban will conduct his postgame news conference at home games approximately 10 minutes after the game in the Media Room located on the second floor of the North End Zone complex. His news conference also can be heard in the press box. The Alabama locker room is closed. Requested players will be brought to the Media Room following Coach Sabanʼs postgame news conference. The opposing coach will conduct his postgame news conference in the South End Zone Media Room across the tunnel from the visiting team locker room. PRACTICE ACCESS Alabama football practices are open to the media on Monday through Wednesday from the beginning of practice until team or group work begins. Media members should request to have their name placed on a practice pass list for admission to practices. ALABAMA SATELLITE FEED Video highlights of Alabama football are available via satellite each Monday during the regular season. Contact Alabama for times and satellite coordinates.


Player Bios. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-63 2008 Non-Scholarship Players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 2008 Signees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65-70

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2008 ROSTER

NUMERICAL ROSTER 1................................................... B.J. Scott 2..............................................Star Jackson 3........................................ Kareem Jackson 4............................................. Mark Barron 4 .......................................... Marquis Maze 5.............................................Jerrell Harris 5............................................ Roy Upchurch 6.......................................Demetrius Goode 7............................................... Will Oakley 8................................................ Julio Jones 8..............................................Chris Rogers 9............................................. Nikita Stover 10 ....................................... Morgan Ogilvie 11 ...................................... Brandon Gibson 12 ...........................................Greg McElroy 13 ........................................... Cory Reamer 13 .............................................Robert Ezell 14 ................................. John Parker Wilson 15 .......................................... Darius Hanks 15 ..................................... Alonzo Lawrence 16 ....................................... Thomas Darrah 17 ...........................................Brad Smelley 18 ........................................... Nick Fanuzzi 19 .......................................... Chris Jackson 20.............................................Tyrone King 21 .............................................. Prince Hall 22...........................................Mark Ingram 23........................................... Robby Green 24 .....................................Marquis Johnson 25..................................... Rolando McClain 26..............................................Ali Sharrief 27.........................................Justin Woodall 28.......................................... Javier Arenas 29............................................. Terry Grant 30.................................... Don始ta Hightower 31 .......................................... Ivan Matchett 32............................................ Eryk Anders 33........................................ Hampton Gray 34........................................Jeramie Griffin 35................................... Charlie Kirschman 36............................................Chris Jordan 37...........................................Robert Lester 38.............................................Glen Coffee 39......................................Kyle Pennington 40........................................... Baron Huber 41 .................................... Courtney Upshaw 42.......................................Jennings Hester 43.........................................Sam Burnthall 43..............................................A.J. Walker 44............................................ Corey Smith 45............................................. Sam Snider 45.............................Charlie Higgenbotham 45............................................. Sam Snider 46....................................Wesley Neighbors 48............................................. Travis Sikes

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HT. 6-4 6-2 5-9 6-2 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-2 6-3 6-2 6-1 6-5 6-1 6-3 6-6 6-7 6-3 6-2 6-4 6-5 6-0 6-3 5-10 6-4 6-3 5-11 6-1 6-1 5-10 5-9 6-1 6-0 6-5 6-2 5-11 6-3 6-0 6-6 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-3 5-10 6-1 6-3 5-11 5-11 6-6 6-0 6-5 6-4 6-2 5-11 6-3 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-7 5-10 5-9

WT. 216 227 198 215 275 300 240 186 305 279 305 380 198 280 212 276 299 300 287 275 220 245 170 257 207 198 254 196 190 190 194 180 278 228 235 230 172 245 215 219 218 250 249 215 190 195 192 192 299 186 280 210 220 198 230 190 215 210 290 215 171

EXP. HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL RS Phenix City/Central 1L San Antonio, Texas/Smithson Valley 2L Tampa, Fla./Robinson HS Mobile/St. Paul始s HS Birmingham, Ala./Woodlawn HS Northport/Tuscaloosa County RS Florence/Florence 1L Decatur/Decatur 3L Montgomery/Lee 2L Killen/Brooks SQ Hoover/Hoover HS Perkinston, Miss./Gulf Coast C.C. 2L Ft. Walton Beach, Fla./Ft. Walton Beach HS Huffman/Huffman RS Newnan, Ga./Newnan SQ Evergreen/Sparta Academy 1L West Monroe, La./West Monroe 3L Columbus, Ga./Carver 2L Elizabethtown, Ky./Elizabethtown SQ Birmingham/Oak Mountain RS Hoover/Hoover 1L Mobile/UMS-Wright RS Athens/Athens 1L Morristown, Tenn./Hargrave SQ San Antonio, Texas/Churchill 2L Coral Springs, Fla./Stoneman Douglas SQ Prattville, Ala./Prattville RS Mobile, Ala./UMS-Wright RS LaGrange, Ga./LaGrange HS/Hargrave 1L Lumberton, Miss./Lumberton SQ Northport/Tuscaloosa County HS New Orleans, La./John Curtis Christian 3L Prattville/Prattville RS Batesville, Miss./South Panola 2L Moreno Valley, Calif./Moreno Valley HS Lynn Haven, Fla./A.C. Mosley SQ Norcross, Ga./Norcross HS Mobile/McGill-Toolen HS Gadsden/Gadsden City RS Atlanta, Ga./Marist School 1L Birmingham/Mountain Brook HS Lewisburg, Tenn./Marshall County 2L Knoxville, Tenn./Powell HS Flint, Mich./Southwestern Academy HS McDonough, Ga./Henry County HS Lake Worth, Fla./Lake Worth 1L Macon, Ga./Westside HS/Fork Union 2L Sarasota, Fla./Booker 2L Pensacola, Fla./Pine Forest 3L Sulligent/Sulligent HS Memphis, Tenn./Evangelical Christian School HS Foley/Foley HS Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood Academy 1L Birmingham/Grambling State SQ St. Augustine, Fla./Nease HS Lucedale, Miss./George County HS Chapin, S.C./Chapin HS Foley/Foley HS Mountain Brook/Mountain Brook HS Mobile/St. Paul始s RS Birmingham/Tarrant


NO. 83 25 80 52 12 66 46 7 10 84 39 68 57 13 8 74 1 86 50 26 48 17 71 44 45 92 9 90 98 99 61 87 5 41 73 43 88 97 91 55 63 89 14 27

NAME Travis McCall Rolando McClain Mike McCoy Alfred McCullough Greg McElroy Brian Motley Wesley Neighbors Will Oakley Morgan Ogilvie Colin Peek Kyle Pennington Taylor Pharr Brad Pounds Cory Reamer Chris Rogers David Ross B.J. Scott Chris Scott Brian Selman Ali Sharrief Travis Sikes Brad Smelley Andre Smith Corey Smith Sam Snider Damion Square Nikita Stover Milton Talbert Heath Thomas Leigh Tiffin Carson Tinker Chris Underwood Roy Upchurch Courtney Upshaw William Vlachos A.J. Walker Nick Walker Lorenzo Washington Alex Watkins Chavis Williams David Williams Michael Williams John Parker Wilson Justin Woodall

POS. TE LB WR DL QB OL DB WR QB TE DB OL OL LB DB OL WR WR SNP DB WR TE OL K/P P/WR DL WR DL P PK ST TE RB LB OL WR TE DL LB LB OL TE/DE QB DB

CL. Sr. So. Jr. So. So. So. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. So. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr.

HT. 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-0 6-6 5-11 6-6 6-3 6-4 6-0 6-3 5-11 5-11 6-0 5-9 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-0 5-10 6-2 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-1 6-5 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-6 6-2 6-2

WT. 260 249 205 292 220 289 210 196 185 247 177 285 280 218 195 295 188 175 211 205 188 218 340 195 165 290 203 263 213 199 230 224 201 230 305 185 248 275 225 223 272 270 211 220

EXP. 3L 1L 2L SQ SQ 1L HS 2L HS TR RS 1L SQ 1L 2L 1L HS SQ 1L 2L 1L HS 2L HS RS HS 2L 1L SQ 2L HS RS 2L HS SQ RS 3L 2L RS 1L HS HS 2L 2L

HOMETOWN/LAST SCHOOL Prattville/Prattville Decatur/Decatur Rankin, Miss./Northwest Athens/Athens Southlake, Texas/Carroll Autaugaville/Autaugaville Huntsville/Huntsville Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla./Nease Mountain Brook/Mountain Brook Jacksonville, Fla./Bolles/Georgia Tech Chatom/Washington County Irondale/Shades Valley Boaz/Boaz Hoover/Hoover Lakeland, Fla./Evangel Christian Homewood/Homewood Prichard/Vigor Birmingham/Ramsay Vestavia Hills/Vestavia Hills Stevenson/North Jackson Nashville, Tenn./Christ Presbyterian Tuscaloosa/American Christian Birmingham/Huffman Bunker Hill, W.V./Musselman Norcross, Ga./Norcross Houston, Texas/Yates Hartselle/Itawamba CC Hattiesburg, Miss./Hattiesburg Montgomery/Trinity Muscle Shoals/Muscle Shoals Murfreesboro, Tenn./Riverdale Birmingham/Vestavia Hills Tallahassee, Fla./Godby Eufaula/Eufaula Birmingham/Mountain Brook Huntsville/Huntsville Brundidge/Pike County Logansville, Ga./Hargrave Brownsville, Tenn./Haywood Dora/Dora Duncanville/Hillcrest Reform/Pickens County Hoover/Hoover Oxford, Miss./Lafayette

NUMERICAL ROSTER 49...................................... Rashad Johnson 50.......................................... Brian Selman 51 .......................................Michael DeJohn 52...................................Alfred McCullough 53........................................Daren Hallman 54.......................................... Glenn Harbin 55.......................................Chavis Williams 56............................................... Calvin Lee 57.........................................Marcel Dareus 57............................................Brad Pounds 58.............................................Nick Gentry 59..................................... Antoine Caldwell 60............................................Scott Deaton 61 ..........................................Carson Tinker 62..........................................Terrence Cody 63........................................David Williams 66........................................... Brian Motley 67 .............................. John Michael Boswell 68............................................Taylor Pharr 70......................................... Evan Cardwell 71............................................Andre Smith 72............................................... Tyler Love 73.......................................William Vlachos 74 .............................................. David Ross 75...........................................Barrett Jones 76 ...........................................Marlon Davis 77............................................ Adam Fuller 78..........................................Mike Johnson 79..............................................Drew Davis 80.............................................Mike McCoy 82........................................ Earl Alexander 83........................................... Travis McCall 84...............................................Colin Peek 85............................................ Preston Dial 86...............................................Chris Scott 87...........................................Drew Bullard 87.....................................Chris Underwood 88.............................................Nick Walker 89.....................................Michael Williams 90..........................................Milton Talbert 91 ........................................... Alex Watkins 92....................................... Damion Square 93................................... Bobby Greenwood 94.....................................Undra Billingsley 95..................................Brandon Deaderick 96 ...........................................Luther Davis 97..........................................P.J. Fitzgerald 97................................Lorenzo Washington 98.........................................Heath Thomas 98......................................Brandon Fanney 99.........................................Josh Chapman 99..............................................Leigh Tiffin

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2008 PREVIEW

The Alabama Crimson Tide returns 49 lettermen this season, 23 on offense, 23 on defense and three specialists. Back for their final seasons with the Tide are key seniors John Parker Wilson, who will be in the starting lineup at quarterback for the third straight year, All-SEC safety and team captain Rashad Johnson, who led the SEC in interceptions last season, and three-year starter and team captain Antoine Caldwell on the offensive line. With one of the nation’s top freshman classes being added to the roster, the Tide will rely on this senior leadership throughout the 2008 season.

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OFFENSE Alabama returns nine starters from last year’s squad on offense. Anchoring the Crimson Tide offensively will be the three-year starting quarterback John Parker Wilson. Wilson broke his own single-season school records in total plays, pass attempts, completions, passing yards and touchdown passes last season. The Tide also returns needed experience on the offensive line in the form of junior All-SEC tackle Andre Smith and senior team captain Antoine Caldwell. Although Mike McCoy returns to the starting lineup at wide receiver, there will still be holes to fill at that position after the departures of seniors D.J. Hall, Matt Caddell and Keith Brown. Other returning starters include OL Marlon Davis, OL Mike Johnson, TE Nick Walker, TE Travis McCall and RB Terry Grant.

JOHN PARKER WILSON

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2008 PREVIEW

ANDRE SMITH

RASHAD JOHNSON

Offensive Starters Returning Pos. Player Ht QB John Parker Wilson 6-3 RB Terry Grant 5-10 WR Mike McCoy 6-3 LT Andre Smith 6-4

Wt 213 188 199 348

Cl-Exp Sr-2L So-1L Jr-2L Jr-2L

C RG RT TE TE

6-3 6-4 6-6 6-5 6-2

292 290 298 255 261

Sr-3L Sr-3L Jr-2L Sr-3L Sr-3L

Offensive Starters Lost Pos. Player WR DJ Hall

Ht 6-2

Wt 195

Exp 4L

LG

6-4

290

4L

Defensive Starters Returning Pos. Player Ht DE Brandon Deaderick 6-4 NG Lorenzo Washington 6-4 MLB Rolando McClain 6-4

Wt 286 283 255

Cl-Exp Jr-2L Jr-2L Soph-1L

SS

Rashad Johnson

6-0

187

Sr-3L

CB

Kareem Jackson

6-1

190

Soph-1L

Defensive Starters Lost Pos. Player DE Wallace Gilberry WLB Darren Mustin

Ht 6-3 6-2

Wt 267 235

Exp 4L 2L

Jack Sam CB

Keith Saunders Ezekial Knight Simeon Castille

6-4 6-4 6-1

251 235 193

4L 3L 4L

FS

Marcus Carter

6-0

205

4L

Specialists Returning Pos. Player P P.J. Fitzgerald

Ht 5-11

Wt 194

PK HLD KO PR

Leigh Tiffin P.J. Fitzgerald Leigh Tiffin Javier Arenas

6-1 5-11 6-1 5-9

198 194 198 193

KOR

Javier Arenas

5-9

193

SN

Brian Selman

6-0

218

Cl-Exp Notes Jr-2L 26 starts; Starting punter last 2 seasons; 38.4-yard career avg.; 39 punts downed inside 20 over last 2 seasons Jr-2L 18 starts; Set UA single-season record for kicking points with 111 in ʻ07 Jr-2L Has held in UAʼs last 26 games spanning the last two seasons Jr-2L 70 kickoffs in ʻ07 with 4 touchbacks Jr-2L 25 starts as punt return man; returned 21 punts for 323 yards (15.4-yard avg.) and 1 TD in ʻ07; 3 punt return TDs in career Jr-2L 25 starts as kickoff return man; averaged 24.3 yards per kick return in ʻ07 (27-657); has long of 62 yards vs. Tennessee sR-1L 13 starts as deep snapper (all in ʻ07); successfully executed all 135 snaps in ʻ07 (65 punts, 36 PATs, 34 FGs)

Antoine Caldwell Marlon Davis Mike Johnson Nick Walker Travis McCall

Justin Britt

Specialists Lost None

ANTOINE CALDWELL

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Notes 26 starts; Holds every meaningful single-season UA passing record 9 starts; Led team in rushing in ʻ07 with 891 yards and 8 TDs (freshman records) 9 starts; 3rd on team in ʻ07 with 28 catches for 207 yards and 1 TD 26 starts; ʻ07 First-Team All-SEC (Coaches); ʻ08 First-Team Playboy Preseason All-American 34 starts; 3-year starter; Voted ʻ07 Team Captain by his teammates as a junior 13 starts; Became regular starter at right guard during the ʻ07 season 13 starts; Started 10 games at RT and 3 games at RG in ʻ07 25 starts; 5th on team with 23 catches in ʻ07 for 204 yards and 2 TDs 21 starts; 6 catches for 45 yards in ʻ07

Notes 48 games played; 42 starts; Set 7 UA receiving records; Career totals - 194 rec., 2,923 yards, 17 TDs 47 games played; 28 starts; Settled in as consistent OL starter from ʻ05-ʼ07 after playing as DL in ʻ04

Notes 7 starts in ʻ07; 3rd among defensive linemen with 22 tackles in ʻ07; had 2 sacks in ʻ07 12 starts in ʻ07; 2nd among defensive linemen with 36 tackles in ʻ07 8 starts in ʻ07; 1st-Team Freshman All-America by The Sporting News in ʻ07; 1st-Team Freshman All-SEC (Coaches) in ʻ07 17 starts; Former walk-on named 1st-Team All-SEC (Coaches) in ʻ07; Led team with 81 tackles and 6 interceptions in ʻ07 12 starts in ʻ07; 1st-Team Freshman All-SEC (Coaches) in ʻ07; 2nd-Team Freshman All-America by The Sporting News in ʻ07; 66 tackles, 3 Ints in ʻ07

Notes Set UA record for tackles for losses (TFLs) in a career (38.5) 2nd on team with 80 tackles in ʻ07; Walk-on transfer rose from obscurity to team captaincy in ʻ07 (80 tackles) 42 games played; 18 starts; 33 tackles, 1 PBU and 3 QB hurries in ʻ07 Had 64 tackles in 13 games; 11 starts, 5 QB hurries, 3 sacks in ʻ07 48 games played; 29 starts; Career totals - 176 tackles (106 solos), 14.5 TFLs, 6.5 sacks, 24 PBUs, 12 Interceptions 48 games played; 22 starts; Career totals - 84 tackles (46 solos), 1 forced fumble, 1 PBU


DEFENSE On the defensive side of the ball the Crimson Tide brings back five starters. This group will be led by senior safety Rashad Johnson, who started all 13 games last season, was a First team All-SEC selection, team captain and led the SEC with six interceptions. His senior leadership will be vital to a young defensive backfield that consists of players such as sophomore corner Kareem Jackson, who was named to the All-SEC freshman First team by league coaches. At linebacker, one of the top young players in the league returns in sophomore Rolando McClain. McClain played in all 13 games last season as a true freshman and started eight of them. He was selected as a First team Sporting News Freshman AllAmerican and also as a First team Freshman All-SEC selection. The defensive line will be a point of emphasis for the Tide this season as they try and replace All-SEC defensive end Wallace Gilberry. UA returns two starters in junior Brandon Deaderick and junior Lorenzo Washington along with senior Bobby Greenwood, who saw time in the starting lineup last year before being sidelined by an injury.

ROLANDO McCLAIN

SPECIAL TEAMS The all-important special teams units from last season remain fully in place. Junior placekicker Leigh Tiffin returns to handle Alabama’s placekicking and kickoff duties. Last season, Tiffin was tied for seventh nationally with 1.92 field goals per game and led the SEC with 10 field goals of over 40 yards. Junior punter P.J. Fitzgerald has started every game for the Crimson Tide over the last two years. Senior long snapper Brian Selman is set to handle the Tide’s long snapping duties again in 2008. Electrifying return man Javier Arenas is back as the deep man on kickoff and punt returns this season for Alabama. Last season, Arenas had 27 kickoff returns for 657 yards and returned 21 punts for 323 yards and a touchdown to rank second in the Tide’s single-season return chart for both categories.

JAVIER ARENAS

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OFFENSE

(Above) Andre Smith (71) has started all 26 games in his UA career and is the only offensive lineman to start every game the last two seasons.

(Left) Nikita Stover averaged 14.7 yards per catch and has 323 yards in 22 games during his career at Alabama. He had two catches for 35 yards and one touchdown in the PetroSun Independence Bowl victory over Colorado. Terry Grant (29) led the 2007 Alabama team with 1,067 all-purpose yards. After receiving a medical redshirt in the 2006 season, Grant returned as the starting running back in 2007. Grant始s freshman season culminated in a selection to the first-team All-SEC Freshman squad.

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(Above) Mike McCoy was the third-leading receiver on the team in 2007 with 28 catches for 207 yards and a touchdown.

John Parker Wilson (14) is the active SEC leader in career passing yardage (5,651 yards) and touchdown passes (37). He is closing in on Brodie Croyle始s UA records of 6,382 career yards and 41 touchdown passes. Wilson broke the Alabama season record for total offense in 2006, racking up 2,790 yards - only to break his own record in 2007 with 2,950 total yards. Wilson also currently holds the records for pass attempts (462), pass completions (255), and passing yards (2,846) in a season. Center/Guard Antoine Caldwell (#59), a three-year starter, and tackle Andre Smith (#71), a two-year starter, were both named to the 2008 Outland Trophy watchlist. Caldwell was also named to the Rimington Trophy watch list.

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DEFENSE

Kareem Jackson (3) and Rolando McClain (25) earned Freshman All-SEC honors during the 2007 season. Jackson had 66 total tackles, three interceptions, six pass break-ups and a forced fumble to earn his honors.

McClain tallied 75 total tackles, five tackles-for-loss, two interceptions, four pass break-ups, and three quarterback hurries to cap off his true freshman season. McClain was also selected as Freshman All-American.

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Bobby Greenwood (93) has played in 38 career games, making eight starts with 62 tackles and 6.5 sacks.

Rashad Johnson (49) and the Alabama defense finished the 2007 season ranked 27th nationally in scoring defense, giving up 22.0 points per game. They were also 31st nationally in total defense, allowing 345.5 yards per game. Originally a walk-on running back, Johnson led the team with six interceptions and 94 total tackles in the 2007 season. His outstanding play earned him a selection to the first-team All-SEC squad.

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SPECIAL TEAMS

Leigh Tiffin (99) led the SEC last season with 10 field goals of more than 40 yards.

Ali Sharrief (26) played in allAli13Sharrief games(26) last played in all 13 games last season as a defensive backArenas and season on(28) special as a defensive and on special Javier was one back of the teams. teams. nation始s top return specialists in 2007. He averaged 15.4 yards per punt return and 24.3 yards per kickoff return.

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P.J. Fitzgerald (97) has started every game at punter for the past two seasons.

Ali Sharrief (26) played in all 13 games last season as a defensive back and on special teams.

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2008 OPPONENTS CLEMSON

GENERAL INFORMATION

School: Clemson Location: Clemson, S.C. Founded: 1889 Enrollment: 17,585 Nickname: Tigers Colors: Burnt orange & purple Conference: Alantic Coast Series: UA leads 11-3 President: James F. Barker Athletic Director: Dr. Terry Don Phillips Head Coach: Tommy Bowden 20077 Record: 9-4 ACC Reco Record: ord: 5-2 20077 Bowl: Bowl wll: Chick-Fil-A Chi Ch hi hick-Fil-A A FFinal inal AAPP RRank: ank nk:: 21 nk 21 Starters ers rss RRet./Lost: et./Lost: 17/7 /7 Le Lettermen tterme rmenn Ret./Lost: rme R 52 52/21 /

MEDIA EDIA RELATIONS RELA ATION ONSS ON

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2008 SCHEDULE Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 9

vs. ALABAMA^ The Citadel N.C. State S.C. State Maryland at Wake Forest

Oct. 18 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29

^neutral site, held at the Georgia Dome (Atlanta)

Georgia Tech at Boston College at Florida State Duke at Virginia South Carolina

GENERAL INFORMATION School: Tulane Founded: 1834 Nickname: Green Wave Conference: Conference USA President: Dr. Scott Cowen Athletic Director: Rick Dickson Head Coach: Bob Toledo 2007 Record: 4-7 2007 Bowl: Non None one on Starters rs Ret Ret./Lost: ett./L ./Lost ost:: 15/7 ost 15/7 /7

MEDIA RELATIONS

FB Director: Kevin Trainor Office: (479) 575-2751 Home: (479) 582-9046 E-mail: ktrainor@uark.edu Assistant SID: Phil Pierce Office: (479) 575-2751 Home: (479) 283-3353 E-mail: ppierce@uark.edu SID fax: (479) 575-7481 Press box phone: (479) 575-6622 Address: Broyles Athletic Center, P.O. Box 7777 Fayetteville, AR 72702

2008 SCHEDULE Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Oct. 4 Oct. 11

18

Western Illinois Louisiana-Monroe Texas ALABAMA Florida at Auburn

Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 22 Nov. 28

at Kentucky Ole Miss Tulsa at South Carolina at Mississippi State LSU

Location: New Orleans, La. Enrollment: 10,606 Colors: Olive green & sky blue Series: UA leads 26-11-3

CC-USA -US U A RRecord: ecoord: d: 3-5 3-5 Final Fi na APP Ra Rank: n No nk Non None one ne Le Lette Lettermen tterme tte rmenn Ret. rme RRet./Lost: et./Lo et. /Lost: /Lo st: 49 49/15 /15

MEDIA DIA DI A RELATIONS RE

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2008 SCHEDULE Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11

ARKANSAS

School: Arkansas Location: Fayetteville, Ark. Founded: 1871 Enrollment: 18,648 Nickname: Razorbacks Colors: Cardinal red & white Conference: Southeastern Series: UA leads 10-8 Chancellor: Dr. G. David Gearhart Athletic Director: Jeff Long Head Coach: Bobby Petrino 2007 Record: 8-5 SEC Record: 4-4 2007 Bowl: AT&T Cotton Bowl Final AP Rank: None Starters Ret./Lost: 12/12 Lettermen Ret./Lost: 44/25

Game 3 ● Sept. 13 ● Tuscaloosa

Game 2 ● Sept. 6 ● Tuscaloosa

at ALABAMA East Carolina Louisiana-Monroe SMU Army at UTEP

Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29

Rice at LSU at Houston UAB at Tulsa at Memphis

GENERAL INFORMATION

School: Western Kentucky Location: Bowling Green, Ky. Founded: 1906 Enrollment: 18,664 Nickname: Hilltoppers Colors: Red & white Conference: Independent Series: First meeting President: Gary A. Ransdell Athletic Director: Dr. Camden Wood Selig Head Coach: David Elsonn 2007 Record:: 77-55 2007 Bowl: Bowl owl:: None owl None Final FFinal na AP Ra Rank: nk None Starters Starte rters rte rs Ret./L Ret./Lost: /Los /L o : os ost Lettermen Letter Let te men te mee Re Ret./Lost: et./ t.t Lost:

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2008 SCHEDULE Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4

GEORGIA

Game 4 ● Sept. 20 ● at Fayetteville

GENERAL INFORMATION

WESTERN KENTUCKY

TULANE

Game 1 ● Aug. 30 ● Atlanta, Ga.

School: Georgia Founded: 1785 Nickname: Bulldogs Conference: Southeastern President: Michael F. Adams Athletic Director: Damon Evans Head Coach: Mark Richt 2007 Record: 11-2 2007 Bowl: Sugar Bowl Starters Ret./Lost: 19/7

Location: Athens, Ga. Enrollment: 33,830 Colors: Black & red Series: UA leads 35-25-4

SEC Record: 6-2 Final AP Rank: 2 Lettermen Ret./Lost: 45/22

MEDIA RELATIONS

FB Director: Claude Felton Office: (706) 542-1621 Home: (706) 543-3910 E-mail: cfelton@sports.uga.edu Assistant SID: Chris Lakos Office: (706) 542-1621 Home: (706) 714-2934 E-mail: clakos@sports.uga.edu SID fax: (706) 542-9339 Press box phone: (706) 542-7781 Address: UGA Sports Communications, P.O. Box 1472 Athens, GA 30603-1472

2008 SCHEDULE Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 11

Georgia Southern Central Michigan at South Carolina at Arizona State ALABAMA Tennessee

Vanderbilt at LSU at Florida at Kentucky at Auburn Georgia Tech

Ball State Florida Atlantic North Texas at Troy Middle Tennessee at Florida InternationaL

Game 6 ● Oct. 4 ● Tuscaloosa

GENERAL INFORMATION School: Kentucky Founded: 1865 Nickname: Wildcats Conference: Southeastern President: Dr. Lee T. Todd, Jr. Athletic Director: Mitch Barnhart Head Coach: Rich Brooks 20077 Record: 8-5 20077 Bowl: Music City ity Bowl Bowl w Starters ers Ret Ret./Lost: t./L ./Lost ost:: 13/9 os ost 3/9

Location: Lexington, Ky. Enrollment: 27,000 Colors: Blue & white Series: UA leads 33-2-1

SEC Record: 3-5 Final Finnal AP Rank: None Le Lette Lettermen tterme tte rmenn Ret. rm rme RRet./Lost: et./Lo et. / st: 57/16

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2008 SCHEDULE Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 28

Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Dec. 6

KENTUCKY

Game 5 ● Sept. 27 ● at Athens, Ga.

GENERAL INFORMATION

at Indiana at Eastern Kentucky at ALABAMA Murray State at Kentucky at Virginia Tech

TBA Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11

at Louisville Norfolk State Middle Tennessee Western Kentucky at ALABAMA South Carolina

Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 29

Arkansas at Florida at Mississippi State Georgia Vanderbilt at Tennessee


OLE MISS

TENNESSEE

Game 7 ● Oct. 18 ● Tuscaloosa

GENERAL INFORMATION School: Ole Miss Founded: 1848 Nickname: Razorbacks Conference: Southeastern Chancellor: Dr. Robert C. Khayat Athletic Director: Pete Boone Head Coach: Houston Nutt 2007 Record: 3-9 2007 Bowl: None Starters Ret./Lost: 18/6

Location: Oxford, Miss. Enrollment: 17,325 Colors: Red & white Series: UA leads 44-9-2

SEC Record: 0-8 Final AP Rank: None Lettermen Ret./Lost: 47/17

MEDIA RELATIONS

FB Director: Langston Rogers Office: (662) 915-7522 Home: (662) 816-2634 E-mail: lrogers@olemiss.edu Associate SID: Katy Lonergan Office: (662) 915-7522 Home: (662) 715-9396 Email: lonergan@olemiss.edu SID fax: (662) 915-7006 Press box phone: (662) 236-1931 Address: P.O. Box 217, University of Mississsipppi University, MS 38677

2008 SCHEDULE Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4

Memphis at Wake Forest Samford Vanderbilt at Florida South Carolina

Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 28

at ALABAMA at Arkansas Auburn Louisiana-Monroe at LSU Mississippi State

School: Tennessee Location: Knoxville, Tenn. Founded: 1794 Enrollment: 26,400 Nickname: Volunteers Colors: Orange & white Conference: Southeastern Series: UA leads 45-38-8 Interim Chancellor: Dr. Jan Simek Athletic Director: Mike Hamilton Head Coach: Phil Fulmer 2007 Record: 10-4 Southern Record: 6-2 2007 Bowl: Outback Bowl Final AP Rank: 12 Starters Ret./Lost: 16/8 Lettermen Ret./Lost: 46/22

School: Arkansas State Founded: 1909 Nickname: Red Wolves Conference: Sun Belt President: Dr. Les Wyatt Athletic Director: Dr. Dean Lee Head Coach: Steve Robertss 2007 Record: 5-7 20077 Bowl: Bowl owl:: None None Starters Starte teers r Ret Ret./Lost: et./L et ./Lost ./L /Lostst:: 17/12 17/1 /112

MEDIA RELATIONS

MEDIA ME EDI DIA A RELATIONS REEL R ELA LATIIONS LATI ONS ON

FB Director: Harris D. (Bud) Ford Office: (865) 974-1212 Home: (865) 922-1657 E-mail address: bford@tennessee.edu Associate SID: John Painter Home: (865) 379-8976 E-mail address: jpainter@tennessee.edu SID fax: (865) 974-1269 Press Box Phone: (865) 974-2937 Address: P.O. Box 15016, Knoxville, TN 37901

2008 SCHEDULE Sept. 1 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11

at UCLA UAB Florida at Auburn Northern Illinois at Georgia

Oct. 18 OCT. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 22 Nov. 28

Mississippi State ALABAMA at South Carolina Wyoming at Vanderbilt Kentucky

GENERAL INFORMATION

School: Mississippi State Location: Starkville, Miss. Founded: 1878 Enrollment: 17,039 Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Maroon & white Conference: Southeastern Series: UA leads 71-18-3 President: Dr. Robert H. Foglesong Athletic Director: Greg Byrne Head Coach: Sylvester Croom 2007 Record: 8-5 SEC Record: 4-4 2007 Bowl: Liberty Bowl Final AP Rank: None Starters Ret./Lost: 17/7 Lettermen Ret./Lost: 47/19

MEDIA RELATIONS

FB Director: Mike Nemeth Office: (662) 325-2703 Home: (662) 323-7800 E-mail: nemeth@athletics.msstate.edu Assistant SID: Joe Galbraith Office: (662) 325-2703 Home: (662) 323-4343 E-mail: jgalbraith@athletics.msstate.edu SID fax: (662) 325-2563 Press box phone: (662) 325-3776 Address: P.O. Box 5308, Mississippi State, MS 39762

2008 SCHEDULE Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 11

Appalachian State Troy North Texas at Auburn Mississippi State at Florida

Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 22 Nov. 28

at South Carolina Georgia Tulane ALABAMA Ole Miss at Arkansas

2008 SCHEDULE Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 11

MEDIA RELATIONS

2008 SCHEDULE Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 11

at Louisiana Tech SE Louisiana Auburn at Georgia Tech at LSU Vanderbilt

Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 28

at Tennessee Middle Tennessee Kentucky at ALABAMA Arkansas at Ole Miss

Sun Beltt RRecord: ecord: 3-4 Final Final n APP Ra Rank: nk: No None ne LLettermen Lett e erm ett et men Re Ret Ret./Lost: et./L ./ ostst:: 46/1 ./ ./L 446/18 6/1 /118

at Texas A&M Texas Southern Southern Mississippi Middle Tennessee at Memphis Louisiana-Monroe

Oct. 18 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 Dec. 6

at Louisiana-Lafayette at ALABAMA at Florida International Florida Atlantic at North Texas at Troy

AUBURN

Game 11 ● Nov. 15 ● Tuscaloosa

School: LSU Location: Baton Rouge, La. Founded: 1860 Enrollment: 31,234 Nickname: Tigers Colors: Purple & gold Conference: Southeastern Series: UA leads 43-23-5 Chancellor: Dr. William L. Jenkins Athletic Director: Joe Alleva Head Coach: Les Miles 2007 Record: 12-2 SEC Record: 6-2 2007 Bowl: BCS National Championship Final AP Rank: 1 Starters Ret./Lost: 13/11 Lettermen Ret./Lost: 44/24

Location: Jonesboro, Ark. Enrollment: 10,869 Colors: Scarlet & black Series: UA leads 1-0

FB Direct Dir Director: rector: ector: Jerry Jerry Sc SScott cott ott Office:: (870) Office ( ) 972-340 972-3405 34005 Cell: Ceell elll: (870) 243-6021 243 43-6021 Email: jscott@astate.edu edu Assistant SID: Van Provence Office: (870) 972-2707 Cell: (870) 897-5010 Email: provence@astate.edu SID Fax: (870) 972-3367 Pressbox Phone: (870) 972-2541 Address: P.O. Box 1000 State University, Ark. 72467

MISSISSIPPI STATE

LSU

FB Director: Michael Bonnette Office: (225) 578-8226 Home: (225) 766-2702 E-mail: mbonnet@lsu.edu Associate SID: Kent Lowe Office: (225) 578-8226 Home: (225) 261-1734 SID fax: (225) 578-1864 Press box phone: (225) 578-6122 Address: P.O. Box 25095 Baton Rouge, LA 70894-5095

Game 9 ● Nov. 1 ● Tuscaloosa

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENERAL INFORMATION

Game 10 ● Nov. 8 ● at Baton Rouge

GENERAL INFORMATION

ARKANSAS STATE

Game 8 ● Oct. 25 ● at Knoxville

Game 12 ● Nov. 29 ● Tuscaloosa

GENERAL INFORMATION School: Auburn Founded: 1856 Nickname: Tigers Conference: Southeastern President: Dr. Jay Gogue Athletic Director: Jay Jacobs Head Coach: Tommy Turbeville 2007 Record: 9-4 2007 Bowl: Chick-Fil-A Bowl Starters Ret./Lost: 15/7

Location: Auburn, Ala. Enrollment: 24,137 Colors: Burnt orange & navy Series: UA leads 38-33-1

SEC Record: 5-3 Final AP Rank: 15 Lettermen Ret./Lost: 50/18

MEDIA RELATIONS

FB Director: Kirk Sampson Office: (334) 844-0455 Home: (334) 887-0839 Email: sampska@auburn.edu Associate SID: Brad Gust Office: (334) 844-0455 Home: (334) 501-2239 Email: gustbra@auburn.edu SID Fax: (334) 844-9807 Pressbox Phone: (334) 844-0856 Address: 392 S. Donahue Drive Auburn, AL 36849

2008 SCHEDULE Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4

Louisiana-Monroe Southern Miss at Mississippi State LSU Tennessee at Vanderbilt

Oct. 11 Oct. 23 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 29

Arkansas at West Virginia at Ole Miss Tennessee-Martin Georgia at ALABAMA

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2007 STATISTICS 2007 ALABAMA RESULTS

2007 ALABAMA FOOTBALL STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS UA OPP SCORING ..............................................................352.............................286 Points Per Game................................................27.1............................22.0 FIRST DOWNS .......................................................296.............................235 Rushing .............................................................119.............................101 Passing ..............................................................144.............................123 Penalty ................................................................33...............................11 RUSHING YARDAGE.............................................1940...........................1614 Yards gained rushing .......................................2233...........................1944 Yards lost rushing ..............................................293.............................330 Rushing Attempts ...............................................490.............................470 Average Per Rush ................................................4.0..............................3.4 Average Per Game ..........................................149.2..........................124.2 TDs Rushing .........................................................19...............................14 PASSING YARDAGE .............................................2919...........................2877 Att-Comp-Int ...........................................472-263-12.................428-232-19 Average Per Pass.................................................6.2..............................6.7 Average Per Catch .............................................11.1............................12.4 Average Per Game ..........................................224.5..........................221.3 TDs Passing ..........................................................19...............................20 TOTAL OFFENSE ..................................................4859...........................4491 Total Plays .........................................................962.............................898 Average Per Play .................................................5.1..............................5.0 Average Per Game ..........................................373.8..........................345.5 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS ................................48-1014......................64-1148 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS .................................27-370........................21-138 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS ....................................19-235........................12-267 KICK RETURN AVERAGE ........................................21.1............................17.9 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE .......................................13.7..............................6.6 INT RETURN AVERAGE ..........................................12.4............................22.2 FUMBLES-LOST.....................................................20-8............................15-5 PENALTIES-YARDS ............................................59-453........................99-863 Average Per Game ............................................34.8............................66.4 PUNTS-YARDS ................................................65-2475......................76-2956 Average Per Punt ..............................................38.1............................38.9 Net punt average ..............................................33.5............................31.7 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME ............................. 29:34......................... 30:26 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS.............................. 75/198...................... 82/203 3rd-Down Pct.....................................................38%............................40% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS .................................. 6/12........................ 11/18 4th-Down Pct .....................................................50%............................61% SACKS BY-YARDS .............................................24-174........................25-162 MISC YARDS .............................................................0.................................7 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED ...........................................39...............................35 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS .....................................25-34..........................14-21 ON-SIDE KICKS.......................................................1-2..............................0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES .....................................43-53 81%..................34-38 89% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS ...........................29-53 55%..................26-38 68% PAT-ATTEMPTS .........................................37-37 100%................34-34 100% ATTENDANCE ..................................................644966.......................243203 Games/Avg Per Game............................... 7/92138.................... 4/60801 Neutral Site Games ...................................................................... 2/66228 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st Alabama 117 Opponents 44

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2nd 88 81

3rd 51 62

4th 93 93

OT 3 6

Total 352 286

Date Opponent Sept. 1, 2007 Western Carolina Sept. 8, 2007 *at Vanderbilt Sept. 15, 2007 *(16) Arkansas Sept. 22, 2007 *(22) Georgia Sept. 29, 2007 #Florida State Oct. 6, 2007 Houston (HC) Oct. 13, 2007 *at Mississippi Oct. 20, 2007 *(20) Tennessee Nov. 3, 2007 *(3) LSU Nov. 10, 2007 *at Mississippi State Nov. 17, 2007 Louisiana-Monroe Nov. 24, 2007 *at (25) Auburn Dec. 30, 2007 &Colorado * - Southeastern Conference Game # - Jacksonville (Fla.) Municipal Stadium HC - Homecoming Game & - PetroSun Independence Bowl (Shreveport, La.)

Score W, 52-6 W, 24-10 W, 41-38 L, 23-26 (OT) L, 14-21 W, 30-24 W, 27-24 W, 41-17 L, 34-41 L, 12-17 L, 14-21 L, 10-17 W, 30-24

Overall 1-0-0 2-0-0 3-0-0 3-1-0 3-2-0 4-2-0 5-2-0 6-2-0 6-3-0 6-4-0 6-5-0 6-6-0 7-6-0

Conference 0-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 3-1-0 4-1-0 4-2-0 4-3-0 4-3-0 4-4-0 4-4-0

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING Terry Grant Glen Coffee Roy Upchurch John Parker Wilson Jonathan Lowe Jimmy Johns Matt Caddell DJ Hall P.J. Fitzgerald TEAM Nikita Stover Total Opponents

GP 11 9 12 13 10 13 13 13 13 13 11 13 13

Att 180 129 50 81 24 17 1 2 1 4 1 490 470

Gain 930 561 248 292 107 76 12 7 0 0 0 2233 1944

PASSING John Parker Wilson Greg McElroy TEAM Total Opponents

G 13 2 4 13 13

Effic 114.60 193.69 0.00 115.87 117.21

RECEIVING DJ Hall Matt Caddell Mike McCoy Terry Grant Nick Walker Keith Brown Glen Coffee Nikita Stover Roy Upchurch Travis McCall Jonathan Lowe Earl Alexander Jimmy Johns Preston Dial Will Oakley Darius Hanks Baron Huber Total Opponents

G 13 13 13 11 13 12 9 11 12 13 10 13 13 10 10 1 13 13 13

SCORING Leigh Tiffin Terry Grant DJ Hall Keith Brown John Parker Wilson Glen Coffee

Nick Walker

Loss 39 16 11 188 8 7 0 0 5 9 10 293 330

Net 891 545 237 104 99 69 12 7 -5 -9 -10 1940 1614

Avg 4.9 4.2 4.7 1.3 4.1 4.1 12.0 3.5 -5.0 -2.2 -10.0 4.0 3.4

TD 8 4 1 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 14

Long 47 20 25 24 12 22 12 7 0 0 0 47 57

Avg/G 81.0 60.6 19.8 8.0 9.9 5.3 0.9 0.5 -0.4 -2.2 -0.9 149.2 124.2

Cmp-Att-Int 255-462-12 8-9-0 0-1-0 263-472-12 232-428-19

Pct 55.2 88.9 0.0 55.7 54.2

Yds 2846 73 0 2919 2877

TD 18 1 0 19 20

Lng 67 32 0 67 70

Avg/G 218.9 36.5 0.0 224.5 221.3

No. 67 40 28 26 23 22 18 10 7 6 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 263 232

Yds 1005 475 207 176 204 336 142 131 51 45 19 40 41 21 16 6 4 2919 2877

TD 6 2 1 1 2 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 20

Long 67 34 23 27 27 43 32 31 22 16 18 13 20 21 16 6 4 67 70

Avg/G 77.3 36.5 15.9 16.0 15.7 28.0 15.8 11.9 4.2 3.5 1.9 3.1 3.2 2.1 1.6 6.0 0.3 224.5 221.3

TD 0 9 6 5 5 4

FGs 25-34 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

|----------------------------------------------- PATs ----------------------------------------| Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP 36-36 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 2-2 0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0

Saf 0 0 0 0 0 0

Points 111 54 38 30 30 24

2

0-0

0-0

0

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Avg 15.0 11.9 7.4 6.8 8.9 15.3 7.9 13.1 7.3 7.5 3.8 10.0 13.7 21.0 16.0 6.0 4.0 11.1 12.4

0-0

1

0-0

0


Matt Caddell Nikita Stover

2 2

0-0 0-0

0-0 0-0

0-0 0-0

0 0

0-0 0-0

0 0

0 0

12 12

SCORING Javier Arenas Jimmy Johns Roy Upchurch Mike McCoy TEAM Andrew Friedman Total Opponents

TD 1 1 1 1 0 0 39 35

FGs 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 25-34 14-21

Kick 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 37-37 34-34

Rush 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Rcv 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Pass 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-0

DXP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Saf 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

TOTAL OFFENSE John Parker Wilson Terry Grant Glen Coffee Roy Upchurch Jonathan Lowe Greg McElroy Jimmy Johns Matt Caddell DJ Hall P.J. Fitzgerald TEAM Nikita Stover Total Opponents

G 13 11 9 12 10 2 13 13 13 13 4 11 13 13

Plays 543 180 129 50 24 9 17 1 2 1 5 1 962 898

Rush 104 891 545 237 99 0 69 12 7 -5 -9 -10 1940 1614

Pass 2846 0 0 0 0 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 2919 2877

Total 2950 891 545 237 99 73 69 12 7 -5 -9 -10 4859 4491

Avg/G 226.9 81.0 60.6 19.8 9.9 36.5 5.3 0.9 0.5 -0.4 -2.2 -0.9 373.8 345.5

FIELD GOALS Leigh Tiffin

FGM-A Pct 25-34 73.5

01-19 0-0

20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg 12-13 3-6 8-13 2-2 51

PUNTING P.J. Fitzgerald TEAM Total Opponents

No. 64 1 65 76

Yds 2475 0 2475 2956

Avg 38.7 0.0 38.1 38.9

Long 58 0 58 54

TB 8 0 8 9

FC 13 0 13 6

I20 20 0 20 23

Blkd 1 0 1 1

KICKOFFS Leigh Tiffin Jamie Christensen Total Opponents

No. 70 2 72 61

Yds 4197 73 4270 3632

Avg 60.0 36.5 59.3 59.5

TB 4 0 4 8

OB 2 0 2 0

Retn

Net

YdLn

1148 1014

42.2 40.3

27 29

ALL PURPOSE Terry Grant DJ Hall Javier Arenas Glen Coffee Matt Caddell Jonathan Lowe Keith Brown Roy Upchurch Mike McCoy Nick Walker Nikita Stover Jimmy Johns John Parker Wilson Kareem Jackson Rashad Johnson Travis McCall Rolando McClain Earl Alexander Ezekial Knight Preston Dial Will Oakley Prince Hall Lionel Mitchell Darren Mustin Darius Hanks Baron Huber P.J. Fitzgerald TEAM Total Opponents

G 11 13 12 9 13 10 12 12 13 13 11 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 10 10 11 11 12 1 13 13 13 13 13

Rush 891 7 0 545 12 99 0 237 0 0 -10 69 104 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 -9 1940 1614

Rec 176 1005 0 142 475 19 336 51 207 204 131 41 0 0 0 45 0 40 0 21 16 0 0 0 6 4 0 0 2919 2877

PR 0 0 323 0 -4 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 370 138

KOR 0 7 657 0 57 277 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1014 1148

IR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80 64 0 40 0 28 0 0 10 7 6 0 0 0 0 235 267

Tot 1067 1019 980 687 540 446 336 288 207 204 121 115 104 80 64 56 40 40 28 21 16 10 7 6 6 4 -5 -9 6478 6044

Avg/G 97.0 78.4 81.7 76.3 41.5 44.6 28.0 24.0 15.9 15.7 11.0 8.8 8.0 6.2 4.9 4.3 3.1 3.1 2.2 2.1 1.6 0.9 0.6 0.5 6.0 0.3 -0.4 -2.2 498.3 464.9

Points 6 6 6 6 2 1 352 286

Blk 1

PUNT RETURNS Javier Arenas Jonathan Lowe Simeon Castille Matt Caddell Total Opponents

No. 21 4 1 1 27 21

Yds 323 51 0 -4 370 138

Avg 15.4 12.8 0.0 -4.0 13.7 6.6

TD 1 0 0 0 1 0

Long 69 23 0 0 69 31

INTERCEPTIONS Rashad Johnson Kareem Jackson Ezekial Knight Rolando McClain Simeon Castille Darren Mustin Lionel Mitchell Prince Hall Total Opponents

No. 6 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 19 12

Yds 64 80 28 40 0 6 7 10 235 267

Avg 10.7 26.7 14.0 20.0 0.0 3.0 7.0 10.0 12.4 22.2

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Long 28 51 28 23 0 6 7 10 51 100

KICK RETURNS Javier Arenas Jonathan Lowe Matt Caddell Jimmy Johns DJ Hall Travis McCall Total Opponents

No. 27 14 4 1 1 1 48 64

Yds 657 277 57 5 7 11 1014 1148

Avg 24.3 19.8 14.2 5.0 7.0 11.0 21.1 17.9

TD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Long 62 41 18 5 7 11 62 36

FUMBLE RETURNS Marquis Johnson Total Opponents

No. 1 1 2

Yds 1 1 6

Avg 1.0 1.0 3.0

TD 0 0 0

Long 1 1 6

ANTOINE CALDWELL

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2007 STATISTICS 2007 ALABAMA DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

49 92 57 25 3 47 2 21 20 97 16 94 95 26 28 93 44 45 66 8 98 10 39 32 24 82 96 36 14 97 78 55 13 38 11 52 31 99 40 90 83 9 80 5 71 50 29 TM

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DEFENSIVE LEADERS Rashad Johnson Wallace Gilberry Darren Mustin Rolando McClain Kareem Jackson Ezekial Knight Simeon Castille Prince Hall Marcus Carter Lorenzo Washington Lionel Mitchell Keith Saunders Brandon Deaderick Ali Sharrief Javier Arenas Bobby Greenwood Demarcus Waldrop Charlie Higgenbotham Brian Motley Chris Rogers Brandon Fanney Jimmy Johns Tyrone King Eryk Anders Marquis Johnson Earl Alexander Luther Davis Eric Gray John Parker Wilson P.J. Fitzgerald Mike Johnson Chavis Williams Cory Reamer Glen Coffee Matt Caddell Alfred McCullough Forress Rayford Josh Chapman Baron Huber Milton Talbert Travis McCall Nikita Stover Mike McCoy Roy Upchurch Andre Smith Brian Selman Terry Grant TEAM Total Opponents

GP-GS 13-13 13-13 12-12 13-9 13-12 13-11 13-13 11-5 13-13 13-12 11-7 13-8 13-8 13-0 12-1 12-5 12-0 10-0 9-1 9-0 10-0 13-1 12-0 10-0 9-0 13-0 6-0 11-0 13-13 13-0 13-13 8-0 13-0 9-3 13-5 1-0 13-0 3-0 13-1 4-0 13-8 11-3 13-9 12-0 13-13 13-0 11-9 13-0 13-0 13-0

|-------Tackles-------| Solo Ast 57 37 47 33 52 28 38 37 48 18 33 31 40 23 29 29 28 21 16 20 24 9 16 17 10 12 17 4 13 7 8 12 9 4 8 4 3 8 7 3 2 5 3 4 2 3 4 . 3 1 3 1 1 2 2 1 2 . 2 . 2 . 1 1 2 . 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 . 1 . . 1 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . 1 . . . 544 379 583 380

Total 94 80 80 75 66 64 63 58 49 36 33 33 22 21 20 20 13 12 11 10 7 7 5 4 4 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 923 963

TFL/Yds 5.5-9 27.0-99 8.5-25 5.0-18 4.0-7 11.0-52 6.5-23 0.5-4 1.5-3 4.5-29 1.0-2 . 3.0-20 1.0-1 2.0-2 4.5-13 0.5-0 . 2.5-6 . . . . . . . 1.0-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89-318 72.0-267

|-Sacks-| No-Yards 1.0-1 10.0-56 1.0-6 1.0-9 . 3.0-31 1.5-13 0.5-4 . 3.0-27 . . 2.0-18 . . 1.0-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-174 25-162

|---Pass Def---| Int-Yds BrUp QBH 6-64 8 2 . 2 15 2-6 1 3 2-40 4 1 3-80 6 . 2-28 3 5 2-0 10 2 1-10 1 6 . 1 2 . . 2 1-7 2 . . 1 3 . . 3 . 1 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . 2 . . . . 1 . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-235 43 49 12-267 44 46

|-Fumbles-| Rcv-Yds FF . 1 . 2 . . . . . 1 1-0 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 1 . . 1-1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 7 8-6 10

Blkd Kick . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2

Saf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 .


2007 ALABAMA FOOTBALL SUPERLATIVES INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes .................................................30 ................................. Glen Coffee vs Houston (Oct. 6) Yards Rushing ....................................173.............................. Terry Grant at Vanderbilt (Sept. 8) TD Rushes ..............................................3....................Terry Grant vs Western Carolina (Sept. 1) Long Rush ............................................47....................Terry Grant vs Western Carolina (Sept. 1) Pass attempts .......................................53............ John Parker Wilson vs Florida State (Sept. 29) Pass completions ..................................32..................John Parker Wilson vs Tennessee (Oct. 20) Yards Passing .....................................363..................John Parker Wilson vs Tennessee (Oct. 20) TD Passes ...............................................4.................. John Parker Wilson vs Arkansas (Sept. 15) Long Pass.............................................67.............................John Parker Wilson vs LSU (Nov. 3) Receptions ...........................................13.....................................DJ Hall vs Tennessee (Oct. 20) Yards Receiving ..................................185.....................................DJ Hall vs Tennessee (Oct. 20) TD Receptions.........................................2.....................................DJ Hall vs Arkansas (Sept. 15) .....................................................................................................DJ Hall vs Tennessee (Oct. 20) ........................................................................................................Keith Brown vs LSU (Nov. 3) Long Reception.....................................67............................................... DJ Hall vs LSU (Nov. 3) Field Goals .............................................4.............................. Leigh Tiffin vs Tennessee (Oct. 20) .................................................................................... Leigh Tiffin at Mississippi State (Nov. 10) Long Field Goal ....................................51.................... Leigh Tiffin at Mississippi State (Nov. 10) Punts ...................................................10.....................P.J. Fitzgerald vs Florida State (Sept. 29) Punting Avg ......................................45.0........................... P.J. Fitzgerald vs Colorado (Dec. 30) Long Punt ............................................58.......................... P.J. Fitzgerald at Vanderbilt (Sept. 8) Long Punt Return .................................69........................... Javier Arenas at Vanderbilt (Sept. 8) Long Kickoff Return ..............................62...........................Javier Arenas vs Tennessee (Oct. 20) Tackles .................................................15..........................Rolando McClain at Auburn (Nov. 24) Sacks ..................................................3.0.................................Wallace Gilberry vs LSU (Nov. 3) Tackles For Loss...................................5.0....................... Wallace Gilberry vs Colorado (Dec. 30) Interceptions ..........................................2.......................Kareem Jackson vs Tennessee (Oct. 20) TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes .................................................48................................................ at Vanderbilt (Sept. 8) Yards Rushing ....................................313.......................................... Western Carolina (Sept. 1) Yards Per Rush .................................... 7.1.......................................... Western Carolina (Sept. 1) TD Rushes ..............................................6.......................................... Western Carolina (Sept. 1) Pass attempts .......................................53...........................................vs Florida State (Sept. 29) Pass completions ..................................32.................................................... Tennessee (Oct. 20) Yards Passing .....................................363.................................................... Tennessee (Oct. 20) Yards Per Pass .....................................8.0................................................. vs Colorado (Dec. 30) TD Passes ...............................................4.................................................... Arkansas (Sept. 15) Total Plays ...........................................84.................................................... Tennessee (Oct. 20) Total Offense......................................575.......................................... Western Carolina (Sept. 1) Yards Per Play .....................................7.4.......................................... Western Carolina (Sept. 1) Points ..................................................52.......................................... Western Carolina (Sept. 1) Sacks By ................................................5......................................................... Houston (Oct. 6) First Downs ..........................................35.......................................... Western Carolina (Sept. 1) Penalties ................................................8.................................................... Tennessee (Oct. 20) Penalty Yards .......................................69......................................................... Houston (Oct. 6) Turnovers ...............................................4.................................................. La.-Monroe (Nov. 17) Interceptions By .....................................3................................................... at Ole Miss (Oct. 13) ............................................................................................................................... LSU (Nov. 3) OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes .................................................33....................Darren McFadden, vs Arkansas (Sept. 15) ......................................................................................Calvin Dawson, vs La.-Monroe (Nov. 17) Yards Rushing ....................................195....................Darren McFadden, vs Arkansas (Sept. 15) TD Rushes ..............................................2....................Darren McFadden, vs Arkansas (Sept. 15) ...................................................................................................... Jacob Hester, vs LSU (Nov. 3) Long Rush ............................................57.............................BJ Green-Ellis, at Ole Miss (Oct. 13) Pass attempts .......................................44.........................................Matt Flynn, vs LSU (Nov. 3) Pass completions ..................................24.........................................Matt Flynn, vs LSU (Nov. 3) ......................................................................................... Hawkins, Cody, vs Colorado (Dec. 30) Yards Passing .....................................353.........................................Matt Flynn, vs LSU (Nov. 3) TD Passes ...............................................3.............................. Casey Dick, vs Arkansas (Sept. 15) .........................................................................................................Matt Flynn, vs LSU (Nov. 3) ......................................................................................... Hawkins, Cody, vs Colorado (Dec. 30) Long Pass.............................................70................................Lee, X, vs Florida State (Sept. 29) Receptions .............................................9.......................... DeVree, Tyson, vs Colorado (Dec, 30) Yards Receiving ..................................144..................................Demetrius Byrd, vs LSU (Nov, 3) TD Receptions.........................................2.............................Fagg, D, vs Florida State (Sept. 29) ......................................................................................................Early Doucet, vs LSU (Nov. 3) .......................................................................................... DeVree, Tyson, vs Colorado (Dec. 30) Long Reception.....................................70.............................Fagg, D, vs Florida State (Sept. 29)

Field Goals .............................................2.....................J. Parsons, vs Western Carolina (Sept. 1) ......................................................................................... Brandon Coutu, vs Georgia (Sept. 22) ..........................................................................................................Colt David, vs LSU (Nov. 3) Long Field Goal ....................................49..........................................Colt David, vs LSU (Nov. 3) Punts .....................................................8.............................Upson,Brett, at Vanderbilt (Sept. 8) ............................................................................................. Scott Love, vs La.-Monroe (Nov. 17) Punting Avg ......................................50.0............................. Justin Sparks, at Ole Miss (Oct. 13) Long Punt ............................................54.......................... Jeremy Davis, vs Arkansas (Sept. 15) ............................................................................................ Gano, G, vs Florida State (Sept. 29) Long Punt Return .................................31...............................Robert Dunn, at Auburn (Nov. 24) Long Kickoff Return ..............................36........................Frank Goodin, vs La.-Monroe (Nov. 17) Tackles .................................................13.............................. Moore,D.J., at Vanderbilt (Sept. 8) ............................................................................................Rocky Schwartz, vs Houston (Oct. 6) ................................................................................................ Greg Hardy, at Ole Miss (Oct. 13) .......................................................................................... Dizon, Jordon, vs Colorado (Dec. 30) Sacks ..................................................3.0................................ Greg Hardy, at Ole Miss (Oct. 13) Tackles For Loss...................................4.5................................ Greg Hardy, at Ole Miss (Oct. 13) Interceptions ..........................................2.......................Quintez Secka, vs La.-Monroe (Nov. 17) OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes .................................................53.................................................... Arkansas (Sept. 15) Yards Rushing ....................................301.................................................... Arkansas (Sept. 15) Yards Per Rush ....................................5.7.................................................... Arkansas (Sept. 15) TD Rushes ..............................................2.................................................... Arkansas (Sept. 15) ............................................................................................................................... LSU (Nov. 3) ........................................................................................................ Louisiana-Monroe (Nov. 17) ........................................................................................................................Auburn (Nov. 24) Pass attempts .......................................46............................................................... LSU (Nov. 3) Pass completions ..................................25............................................................... LSU (Nov. 3) Yards Passing .....................................388............................................................... LSU (Nov. 3) Yards Per Pass .....................................8.9...............................................Florida State (Sept. 29) TD Passes ...............................................3.................................................... Arkansas (Sept. 15) ............................................................................................................................... LSU (Nov. 3) ......................................................................................................................Colorado (Dec. 30) Total Plays ...........................................80............................................................... LSU (Nov. 3) Total Offense......................................475............................................................... LSU (Nov. 3) Yards Per Play .....................................6.4.................................................... Tennessee (Oct. 20) Points ..................................................41............................................................... LSU (Nov. 3) Sacks By ................................................7............................................................... LSU (Nov. 3) First Downs ..........................................24......................................................... Houston (Oct. 6) Penalties ..............................................14............................................................... LSU (Nov. 3) Penalty Yards .....................................130............................................................... LSU (Nov. 3) Turnovers ...............................................3.................................................... Arkansas (Sept. 15) ......................................................................................................................... Houston (Oct. 6) ....................................................................................................................... Ole Miss (Oct. 13) ................................................................................................................................LSU (Nov 3) Interceptions By .....................................2.................................................... Arkansas (Sept. 15) .......................................................................................................... Mississippi State (Nov. 10) ........................................................................................................ Louisiana-Monroe (Nov. 17)

JAVIER ARENAS

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2007 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS 2007 Alabama Football Game-By-Game Starters OFFENSE GAME

LT

LG

C

RG

RT

TE

QB

RB

FB

WR

WR

OTHER

W Carolina

Smith

Britt

Caldwell

M. Davis

Johnson

Walker

Wilson

Grant

--

Hall

McCoy

Caddell (WR)

at Vandy

Smith

Britt

Caldwell

M. Davis

Johnson

Walker

Wilson

Grant

Huber

McCall (TE)

Dial (TE)

Arkansas

Smith

Britt

Caldwell

M. Davis

Johnson

Walker

Wilson

Grant

--

Hall

McCoy

McCall (TE)

Georgia

Smith

Britt

Caldwell

M. Davis

Johnson

Walker

Wilson

Grant

--

Hall

McCoy

Caddell

FSU

Smith

Britt

Caldwell

M. Davis

Johnson

Walker

Wilson

Grant

--

Hall

McCoy

McCall (TE)

Houston

Smith

Britt

Cardwell

Caldwell

Johnson

Walker

Wilson

Coffee

--

Hall

McCoy

McCall (TE)

at Ole Miss

Smith

Caldwell

Cardwell

M. Davis

Johnson

Walker

Wilson

Grant

--

Hall

McCoy

Caddell (WR)

Tennessee

Smith

Britt

Cardwell

Stabler

Johnson

Walker

Wilson

Grant

--

Hall

McCoy

Caddell (WR)

LSU

Smith

Britt

Cardwell

Stabler

Johnson

Walker

Wilson

Grant

--

Hall

McCoy

McCall (TE)

at MSU

Smith

Britt

Cardwell

Johnson

Capps

Walker

Wilson

Grant

--

Hall

Stover

McCall (TE)

UL Monroe

Smith

Britt

Cardwell

Johnson

Capps

Walker

Wilson

Johns

--

Brown

Caddell

McCoy (WR)

at Auburn

Smith

M. Davis

Cardwell

Johnson

Caldwell

Walker

Wilson

Coffee

--

Hall

Caddell

McCall (TE)

Colorado

Smith

Britt

Caldwell

Davis

Johnson

Walker

Wilson

Coffee

--

Hall

Caddell

Stover (WR)

DEFENSE

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GAME

DE

NG

DE

SAM

MIKE

WILL

JACK

LCB

SS

FS

RCB

OTHER

W. Carolina

Gilberry

Washington

Greenwood

--

McClain

Mustin

Saunders

Castille

Carter

Johnson

Mitchell

Jackson (DB)

at Vandy

Gilberry

Washington

Greenwood

Knight

McClain

Mustin

--

Castille

Carter

Johnson

Mitchell

Jackson (DB)

Arkansas

Gilberry

Washington

Greenwood

Knight

McClain

Mustin

Saunders

Castille

Carter

Johnson

Mitchell

--

Georgia

Gilberry

Washington

Greenwood

Knight

McClain

P. Hall

--

Castille

Carter

Johnson

Mitchell

Jackson (DB)

FSU

Gilberry

Washington

Greenwood

Knight

McClain

Mustin

Saunders

Castille

Carter

Johnson

Jackson

--

Houston

Gilberry

Washington

Deaderick

Knight

--

Mustin

Saunders

Castille

Carter

Johnson

Jackson

Mitchell (DB)

at Ole Miss

Gilberry

Washington

Deaderick

Knight

P. Hall

Mustin

--

Castille

Carter

Johnson

Jackson

Mitchell (DB)

Tennessee

Gilberry

Washington

Deaderick

Knight

McClain

Mustin

--

Castille

Carter

Johnson

Jackson

Mitchell (DB)

LSU

Gilberry

Washington

Deaderick

Knight

McClain

Mustin

Saunders

Castille

Carter

Johnson

Jackson

--

at MSU

Gilberry

Washington

Deaderick

Knight

P. Hall

Mustin

Saunders

Castille

Carter

Johnson

Jackson

--

UL Monroe

Gilberry

Motley

Deaderick

Knight

P. Hall

Mustin

Saunders

Castille

Carter

Johnson

Jackson

--

Auburn

Gilberry

Washington

Deaderick

Knight

McClain

Mustin

Saunders

Castille

Carter

Johnson

Jackson

--

Colorado

Gilberry

Washington

Deaderick

Knight

McClain

Mustin

Saunders

Castille

Carter

Johnson

Jackson


PLAYER BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-63 2008 NON-SCHOLARSHIP PLAYERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 2008 SIGNEES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65-70

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CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS 2006 (FRESHMAN): Played in eight games, including appearances in seven of the last eight contests … recorded four tackles on the season, including a season-high two against Florida International … played 30 snaps on the year.

Earl Alexander enters his sophomore season with plans on making an impact in the Crimson Tide’s receiving corps … he has played in 13 career games with four catches for 40 yards. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 13 games as a reserve wide receiver and on special teams units … made his Alabama debut in the season-opener against Western Carolina after redshirting his first season in uniform … had four catches for 40 yards on the season … also had four tackles, including three solo stops, to his credit on special teams … recorded all four of his catches in the 52-6 win over WCU on Sept. 1, including his long of 13 in the first quarter … had two special teams tackles in the win over Tennessee.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Starred for Smithson Valley High School … earned All-State, All-Area and All-District honors as a prep … set the school record for tackles-for-loss and tackles by a defensive lineman … played running back before moving to defensive tackle … cousin of former Kansas City Chiefs standout Kimble Anders … full name is Eryk Anders … born April 21, 1987. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 TOTAL

G-S 8-0 10-0 18-0

Tackles TT UT 4 2 4 4 8 6

AT 2 0 2

TFL 0-0 0-0 0-0

QBH 0 0 0

Sacks 0-0 0-0 0-0

Fumbles FF FR 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

PBU 0 0 0

Int 0-0 0-0 0-0

2006 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted initial season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Accounted for over 1,700 yards of offense and 17 touchdowns at Central High School during his senior season … passed for over 1,200 yards and 10 touchdowns and added 500 yards and seven touchdowns rushing … honorable mention Class 6A All-State selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association … was 56-of-131 passing for 1,200 yards and 12 touchdowns and rushed for seven touchdowns en route to All-Area and All-County honors as a junior … full name is Dwanice Earl Alexander … born Nov. 22, 1987. CAREER STATISTICS Receiving

Year 2007

G-S 13-0

No. 4

Yards 40

Avg. 10.0

TD 0

LP 13

Junior Eryk Anders is a reserve outside linebacker that will see valuable playing time on Alabama’s special teams … Anders has appeared in 18 career games with eight total tackles. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 10 games, primarily on special teams … recorded four tackles on the season … had two tackles at Mississippi State, earning Alabama Special Teams Co-Player of the Week honors … made one tackle against Western Carolina and another in the win over Arkansas.

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One of the most dangerous return men in the country, Javier Arenas will also be relied upon at the cornerback position in the Crimson Tide secondary as a junior in 2008 … Arenas’ 11.7 yards per punt return ranks second on the Alabama career chart, while he ranks third in career kickoff return yards … is a second-team All-SEC selection at punt returner in Phil Steele’s 2008 College Football Preview, Athlon Sports and Lindy’s … earned the 2008 Jerry Duncan “I Like to Practice” Award. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Starting return man and a back-up defensive back who saw action in 12 games, missing the Auburn game with an ankle injury … had 27 kickoff returns for 657 yards this season to rank second in the Tide single-season return charts in both categories … returned 21 punts for 323 yards and a touchdown … averaged 15.4 yards per punt return, also the second-best single-season mark in UA history … ranked second in the SEC and 12th nationally in average punt return yardage (15.4) … also had 20 tackles, including two for loss, and a pass breakup on defense on the season … had his best game of the season against No. 3 LSU, when he racked up 237 all-purpose yards, a career high … had eight kickoff returns, a new school record, for 168 yards against the Tigers … also had three punt returns for 69 yards, including a memorable 61-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter to give the Tide a seven-point lead … played extensively in the secondary in the LSU game as well, recording four tackles, including one for loss, and a pass breakup … had a season-high 79 puntreturn yards on three attempts at Vanderbilt, including his season-long 69-yard effort in the first quarter that set up the team’s first score … also had three kickoff returns for 59 yards and had a tackle against the Commodores … had six punt re-


CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS turns for 79 yards against Arkansas, including a 58-yarder to the Razorback 2-yard line that set up a touchdown in the third quarter … set up another key touchdown in the win at Ole Miss with a 54-yard return that led to the game-tying score … finished with 164 all-purpose yards against the Rebels … first kickoff return of the season was a 30-yarder, setting up Terry Grant’s 47-yard run on the first play from scrimmage, the team’s first score of the season … recorded a 62-yard kickoff return in the 41-17 win over Tennessee and had two tackles in the game … had a 34-yard kickoff return at Mississippi State … returned three kickoffs for 76 yards, including a long of 31 against Colorado in the PetroSun Independence Bowl victory … named SEC Special Teams Co-Player of the Week for his efforts against Ole Miss and LSU and named Alabama Special Teams Co-Player of the Week against Western Carolina, Vanderbilt, Georgia, Ole Miss, Tennessee and LSU. 2006 (FRESHMAN): The top kick and punt returner on the team as a freshman … saw action in all 13 games … had 18 kick returns for 313 yards, an average of 19.1 per return, with a long of 31 yards … also returned 31 punts for 286 yards, a 9.2 average per return, and had two touchdowns … returned a punt for an 86-yard score in the PetroSun Independence Bowl game against Oklahoma State to break the Alabama record for the longest punt return in a bowl game … the effort also set the Independence Bowl record … had a 65-yard punt return for a score against Florida International, finishing with five returns for 81 yards in the game … returned four kickoffs for 87 yards in the season opener against Hawai’i … had 68 all-purpose yards at LSU, with three punt returns for 12 yards and three kickoff returns for 56 yards … had a kick return for 27 yards and three punt returns for 16 yards against Louisiana-Monroe … had a return for 24 yards of a punt against Arkansas … recorded 59 all-purpose yards against Ole Miss … earned Alabama Special Teams Co-Player of the Week against Florida International. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A highly-regarded punt returner and defensive back at Robinson High School … set the record for most punt and kick returns for touchdowns at Robinson as a senior, with four punt-return touchdowns and three kickoff returns for scores … scored 16 touchdowns overall … first-team All-Suncoast player … named USA Navy Player of the Week and Bright House Player of the Week in 2005 … also a track star in the 200 and 400-meter events … full name is Javier E. Arenas … born Oct. 28, 1987. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 TOTAL

G-S 13-0 12-1 24-1

Tackles TT UT 0 0 20 13 20 13

AT 0 7 7

TFL 0-0 2.0-2 2.0-2

QBH 0 0 0

Kickoff Returns Year No. 2006 18 2007 27 TOTAL 45

Yards 344 657 1001

Avg. 19.1 24.3 22.2

TD 0 0 0

LP 31 62 62

Punt Returns Year No. 2006 31 2007 21 TOTAL 52

Yards 286 323 609

Avg. 9.2 15.4 11.7

TD 2 1 3

LP 86 69 86

Sacks 0-0 0-0 0-0

Fumbles FF FR 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

PBU 0 1 1

Int 0-0 0-0 0-0

Javier Arenas had 27 kickoff returns for 657 yards in 2007 to rank second in the Tide single-season return charts in both categories. He returned 21 punts for 323 yards and a touchdown, averaging 15.4 yards per punt return.

Sam Burnthall should see significant snaps in the Alabama secondary in 2008 … the junior has played in 14 games over his first two seasons at the Capstone with nine total tackles. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Played in three games, making appearances against Vanderbilt, Houston and Colorado. 2006 (FRESHMAN): Played in 11 games, recording nine tackles … had two tackles against Arkansas, Duke, Florida International and Oklahoma State in the PetroSun Independence Bowl game … also had one tackle against Louisiana-Monroe … played a total of 147 snaps on the season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played at Decatur High School … had 63 tackles, 13 pass breakups and three interceptions as a strong safety … returned two interceptions for touchdowns as a senior … full name is Samuel Guy Burnthall … born March 7, 1987. CAREER STATISTICS

Tackles Year G-S TT UT AT TFL 2006 11-0 9 6 3 0-0 2007 3-0 0 0 0 0-0 TOTAL 14-0 9 6 3 0-0 **Had one kickoff return for -3 yards in 2006.

QBH 0 0 0

Sacks 0-0 0-0 0-0

Fumbles FF FR 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

PBU 0 0 0

Int 0-0 0-0 0-0

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CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Prep star at Lee High School in Montgomery … one of four offensive linemen signed by Alabama in 2004 … graded 85 percent blocking efficiency at Lee High and gave up just one sack as a senior … a first-team All-State selection following his senior season and was ranked the No. 10 player in the state by SuperPrep magazine … full name is Antoine Caldwell … born April 19, 1986.

Antoine Caldwell returns for his senior season to anchor the middle of the Crimson Tide’s offensive line … has started 34 games during his decorated career … is on the watch list for both the Rimington Trophy and the Outland Trophy … Caldwell is a second-team All-SEC selection at center in Phil Steele’s 2008 College Football Preview, Athlon Sports and Lindy’s … he is ranked as the No. 5 center in the country by Lindy’s … earned the 2008 Mal Moore Leadership Award. 2007 (JUNIOR): Three-year starter who served as a team captain ... started in the first seven games of the season and in the last two games, including the PetroSun Independence Bowl victory over Colorado … was the starter at center for the first five games before starting at left guard against Houston and at right guard at Ole Miss after injuries and family health situations forced some shuffling in the offensive line … the Tennessee game snapped his string of 32 consecutive starts … the Houston game ended a streak of 19 games as the team’s starting center … helped the offense rack up a school-record 35 first downs and rush for six touchdowns and 313 yards in the season-opener against Western Carolina en route to coaches Player of the Week honors … helped running back Terry Grant log 173 yards in the win over Vanderbilt. 2006 (SOPHOMORE): Extended his consecutive start string to 25 games while starting at center in all 13 games for the Tide … second on the team with 58 knockdown blocks during the regular season … led the team in that category in four games … had six knockdowns against Vanderbilt, a season-high eight against Louisiana-Monroe, tied the mark with eight at Florida and recorded seven against Ole Miss … played more than 60 plays in 10 of 13 contests and finished with 810 snaps on the season, one of only five on the team with more than 800 … named SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week after the win over Hawai’i, when he recorded six knockdowns … awarded Offensive Co-Player of the Week honors after the Louisiana-Monroe game … served as offensive co-captain against the Warhawks and would later co-captain the offense against LSU. 2005 (FRESHMAN): A 12-game starter who played 772 snaps during the season en route to Rivals.com First-Team Freshmen All-America honors … started the season at guard but moved to center prior to the Cotton Bowl win over Texas Tech … also earned Rivals.com Freshman Player of the Week accolades following the Tide’s win over No. 3 Florida … earned the Paul Crane Most Improved Offensive Lineman award following spring practice.

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Antoine Caldwell is on the 2008 watch list for both the Rimington Trophy and the Outland Trophy. He has started 34 games in his career.


CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS

Junior Evan Cardwell has played in 26 career games, making seven starts at center in 2007 … should be a key contributor along the Crimson Tide’s offensive front in 2008. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Played in each of the first three games and started in seven of the last eight games at the center position … played as the No. 2 center in wins over Western Carolina, Vanderbilt and Arkansas … got his first start of the season against Houston, helping the offense score three first-half touchdowns in the victory … helped the offense roll up 510 yards against Tennessee in a 41-17 victory while allowing just one sack on the afternoon … named coaches Offensive CoPlayer of the Week for efforts against LSU. 2006 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 13 games, mixing time as the center while playing on special teams … logged 147 snaps on the season, including a season-high 27 snaps against Louisiana-Monroe and Florida International … recorded four knockdown blocks against Louisiana-Monroe and finished with eight on the year … served as the center in the team’s twominute offense for much of the second half of the season. 2005 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted his initial season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Brooks High School … was considered by many as the state’s top center prospect as a senior … was an All-State, All-Area and All-County selection as a junior … played on both the offensive and defensive lines at Brooks High School … recorded 78 tackles, including nine for loss and five sacks on the defensive line as a senior … full name is Jonathan Evan Cardwell … born Sept. 24, 1986.

Josh Chapman will have the opportunity to be a key contributor along the Alabama defensive line … the sophomore played three games as a freshman, making one tackle … won the 2008 Ozzie Newsome Most Improved Freshman Award. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Played in each of the first three games with injuries at the noseguard position … had one tackle on the season that came in the season-opener against Western Carolina. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Starred at Hoover High School … rated as the No. 12 prospect in Alabama on Rivals. com … ranked as the No. 32 defensive tackle prospect by Rivals.com … was the No. 14 prospect in the state on the BamaOnLine Top 27 rankings … was the No. 13 prospect in Alabama according to SuperPrep Magazine … high school coach Rush Propst described him as the best defensive lineman in school history … recorded 97 tackles, 22 TFLs, two sacks and an interception as a senior … tallied 65 tackles, six sacks and three tackles as a junior … full name is Joshua Chapman … born June 10, 1989. Career Statistics Year 2007

G-S 3-0

Tackles TT UT 1 1

AT 0

TFL 0-0

QBH 0

Sacks 0-0

Fumbles FF FR PBU 0 0-0 0

Int 0-0

A versatile running back with speed and good pass-catching skills, Glen Coffee will backup Terry Grant at the running back position … has played in 21 games during his first two years at Alabama with 724 yards rushing on 177 carries while catching 26 balls for 233 yards … won the 2008 Derrick Thomas Community Service Award.

Junior Evan Cardwell has played in 26 career games at Alabama, making seven starts at center in 2007.

2007 (SOPHOMORE): Entered the season as the No. 2 running back and played in nine games, earning three starts … was second on the team with 129 carries for 545 yards on the ground … was third on the team with four rushing touchdowns … also had 18 catches for 142 yards out of the backfield … earned his first career start and had his best game of his career in the homecoming victory over Houston … recorded career highs

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CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS with 30 carries for 121 yards and a score against the Cougars … also had six catches, a career best, for 30 yards against UH … had nine carries for 76 yards and a touchdown to go with a 32-yard pass reception, a season-long, against Western Carolina in the season opener … had seven carries for 34 yards, including a 14-yard touchdown run in the first quarter in the win over Arkansas … logged 16 attempts for 62 yards against Georgia … recorded 41 yards on 12 carries, including a touchdown run at Ole Miss … also caught two passes for 21 yards against the Rebels … had 11 carries for 41 yards at Vanderbilt … caught three passes for 21 yards and had 31 rushing yards on five carries against Florida State … carried 20 times for a team-high 60 yards and had two catches for nine yards at Auburn … rushed for a team-high 72 yards and caught two passes for 11 yards in the PetroSun Independence Bowl win over Colorado … earned coaches Offensive Co-Player of the Week honors against Houston and at Auburn. 2006 (REDSHIRT): Missed the 2006 season after suffering an injury in fall camp. 2005 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in all 13 games ... had 179 rushing yards on 48 carries … was the third-leading rusher on the team … also had eight receptions for 91 yards and a touchdown … had a then career-game at South Carolina, rushing 15 times for 75 yards, including a career-long of 37 yards … scored his first career touchdown with a 9-yard catch against Utah State.

Patrick Crump will provide valuable depth along the Alabama offensive front as a redshirt freshman in 2008. 2007 (REDSHIRTED) HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated the No. 18 prospect in Alabama by SuperPrep ... rated the nation’s No. 38 offensive guard by Scout.com ... rated the no. 13 prospect on the Rivals. com Alabama Top 30 list ... rated the No. 13 player in Alabama on the BamaOnLine Top 27 in Alabama prospect rankings ... ranked as the nation’s No. 20 offensive guard prospect by Rivals.com ... earned Hoover’s Offensive Headhunter Award for his performance as a senior ... coached by Rush Propst … Full name is Patrick Allen Crump … born Aug. 28, 1989.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Prepped at Ft. Walton Beach High School … had 1,886 yards rushing, 350 yards receiving and 29 touchdowns as a senior … led his team to the Class 4A District 2 title and a regional championship game appearance … had 850 yards rushing on 132 carries to go with 18 catches for 275 yards and 11 touchdowns as a junior … Full name is Glenwood Razeem Coffee … born May 11, 1987. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2005 2007 TOTAL

G-S 12-0 9-3 21-3

Rushing Att Yards 48 179 129 545 177 724

Avg. 3.7 4.2 4.1

TD 0 4 4

LP 37 20 37

Receiving No. Yards 8 91 18 142 26 233

Avg. 11.4 7.9 9.0

TD 1 0 1

LP 40 32 40

**Had two tackles in 2007 and recorded two kickoff returns for 25 yards in 2005.

Drew Davis has seen action in two career games … captured the 2008 Bart Starr Most Improved Player Award. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in one game against Western Carolina in the Tide’s 52-6 win in the season-opener. 2006 (FRESHMAN): Made his Alabama debut in the win over Louisiana-Monroe … played six snaps and recorded a knockdown block in the win over the Warhawks. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Was a dominant player in the Alabama Independent Schools Association (AISA) for Sparta Academy … played on both the offensive and defensive lines in high school … started all five years, including starting on the defensive line as an eighth-grader … was an AISA All-State selection and AISA Lineman of the Year as a senior … had 44 tackles and five sacks in 11 games as a junior while grading 90 percent on the offensive line… full name is Dustin Drew Davis … born Oct. 20, 1985.

Glen Coffee has played in 21 games at the Capstone, rushing for 724 yards and four touchdowns. He has 233 receiving yards, averaging nine yards a reception.

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CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS performance in a win at Vanderbilt in week two … helped protect for quarterback John Parker Wilson in a win over Arkansas, as the line gave up only two sacks and the passing game racked up 327 yards and four touchdowns … saw time in the Houston game despite not starting … started in the regularseason finale at Auburn.

A sophomore defensive tackle, Luther Davis should play a significant role along the Crimson Tide’s defensive front in 2008 … Davis played in six games as a true freshman last season with three tackles, including one for loss. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Played in six games, appearing in the Western Carolina, Arkansas, Florida State, Houston, Tennessee and LSU contests … had three tackles on the season, including one for loss … recorded all three of his tackles and one for a loss of five yards in the season-opener against Western Carolina. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from West Monroe High School … ranked as the No. 3 prospect in Louisiana by SuperPrep Magazine … was also a SuperPrep AllAmerican as a senior … rated as the nation’s No. 14 defensive line prospect by SuperPrep … member of ESPN’s Top 150 … one of six defensive ends on the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern Top 100 … was ranked No. 15 in Louisiana and No. 25 nationally by Rivals.com … rated as the No. 16 defensive end prospect nationally by ESPN … had 88 tackles, eight sacks, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as a junior … had 68 tackles, 13 sacks and six blocked kicks in his senior season … honorable mention All-State selection … coached by Don Shows … full name is Luther Marquez Davis … born Oct. 21, 1988. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007

G-S 6-0

Tackles TT UT 3 1

AT 2

TFL QBH 1.0-5 0

Sacks 0-0

Fumbles FF FR PBU 0 0-0 0

2006 (SOPHOMORE): Started four games and played in 12, including starting the Florida International, LSU, Auburn and Oklahoma State contests … had four games with five or more knockdown blocks, including a season-high eight against Duke … led the team with six knockdowns in the Auburn game … recorded 34 knockdowns on the season … played a season-high 66 snaps in the PetroSun Independence Bowl game against Oklahoma State … logged 50 or more snaps in each of the team’s final five games … played 64 snaps at LSU and 65 against Auburn … had 55 snaps against Florida International and was in on 54 plays against Mississippi State … played a total of 415 snaps in 12 games. 2005 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in four games, earning his first career start against Southern Miss … played a season-high 47 snaps in the season-opening win over Middle Tennessee. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Carver High School … Class 4A All-State pick as a senior … started at right guard in the Georgia North-South All-Star game … graded at 92 percent and recorded 87 pancake blocks as a senior … named team’s most valuable lineman every year of his high school career … tallied 67 pancake blocks as a junior and was named All-Bi City … full name is Marlon Frank Davis … born Nov. 2, 1986.

Int 0-0

An experienced offensive lineman, the senior has 13 career starts, including eight last season, while playing in 25 games … earned the 2008 Sylvester Croom Commitment to Excellence Award. 2007 (JUNIOR): Played in nine games, starting eight at the right guard spot … helped the offense generate 313 yards on the ground, including six rushing touchdowns, in the 52-6 win over Western Carolina in the season-opener … the offensive line paved the way for running back Terry Grant’s 173-yard

Marlon Davis has played in 25 games at Alabama, starting in eight of those during the 2007 season. This spring, he earned the Sylvester Croom Commitment to Excellence Award.

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CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS

Brandon Deaderick should play a major role in the Alabama defensive line as a junior … Deaderick has played in 20 career contests with 24 tackles, three tackles for loss and two sacks. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Had seven starts and appeared in all 13 games ... third among defensive linemen with 22 tackles, including two sacks, three tackles for loss and three quarterback pressures to his credit … made a career-high five stops, including one for loss against Louisiana-Monroe … had four tackles against Florida State … registered his first sack of the season in the homecoming win over Houston … finished with two tackles, a sack and a quarterback hurry against the Cougars … added another sack and two tackles in the win at Ole Miss … recorded two tackles against Georgia … had two tackles in the win over Tennessee … had a tackle and two quarterback pressures at Auburn.

Scott Deaton returns for his junior season at the Capstone as a reserve offensive lineman. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Worked as a member of the scout team but did not play. 2006 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any action in 2006. 2005 (REDSHIRTED) Redshirted his initial season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: At Oak Mountain, Deaton was a three-year starter at left tackle. Son of Ken and Sandy Deaton. Has two brothers, Samuel and Tyler, and a sister, Ashley … Full name is Scott Kenneth Deaton … born Feb. 6, 1987.

2006 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in seven games on the season, including the last five … recorded a tackle in back-to-back games against Mississippi State and LSU … finished with two tackles on the year … played 12 snaps against Hawai’i and a season-high 13 at LSU … finished with 56 total snaps. 2005 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted his initial season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Prep star at Elizabethtown High School … one of the top prospects in Kentucky despite an injury in his senior season that caused him to miss four games … led his team to a 12-3 finish and a spot in the Class 2A state title game … finished his senior year with seven sacks and averaged more than 10 tackles per game … had 95 tackles as a junior en route to All-State honors … also had 22 sacks in his junior season … ranked No. 45 on the Mobile (Ala.) Press Register’s Super Southeast 120 chart … full name is Brandon Augustus Deaderick … born Aug. 19, 1987. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 TOTAL

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G-S 7-0 13-7 20-7

Tackles TT UT 2 2 22 10 24 12

AT 0 12 12

TFL 0-0 3.0-20 3.0-20

QBH 0 3 3

Sacks 0-0 2.0-18 2.0-18

Fumbles FF FR 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

PBU 0 0 0

Int 0-0 0-0 0-0

A talented tight end with good hands, Preston Dial should play a prominent role for the Crimson Tide offense in 2008 … the sophomore played in 10 games as a true freshman with one start at Vanderbilt. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Played in 10 games, including one start … first career start came in the win at Vanderbilt when the Tide opened up in a three tight end set … also saw action against Western Carolina, Arkansas, Florida State, Houston, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Louisiana-Monroe and Auburn … recorded his first career catch against Louisiana-Monroe, a 21-yard reception. 2006 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted initial season.


CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Four-year letterman at UMS-Wright under head coach Terry Curtis … caught 42 passes for 810 yards and eight touchdowns in his final two years as a prep … helped his team win Class 4A titles in 2002 and 2005 … earned Class 4A Lineman of the Year honors as a senior … caught 22 passes for 455 yards and four touchdowns as a senior … had one catch in the state championship game … rated as the No. 1 tight end prospect in Alabama and was a four-star recruit according to Rivals.com … played in the Alabama North-South All-Star game in Mobile as a senior … hauled in 25 catches for 375 yards and four touchdowns as a junior en route to honorable mention All-State honors … also member of the track team at UMS-Wright that won Alabama Class 4A state titles in 2004 and 2005 … full name is William Preston Dial … born June 5, 1987. CAREER STATISTICS Receiving Year G-S 2007 10-1

No. 1

Yards 21

Avg. 21.0

TD 0

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Spent the 2004 season at Hargrave Military Academy after signing with Alabama … recorded 125 tackles and 17 sacks as a prep senior at MorristownWest High School and helped his team to the final game of the Tennessee state playoffs … earned Citizen-Tribune Lakeway Defensive Player of the Year honors in his junior and senior seasons … No. 13 prospect in Tennessee according to SuperPrep … conference and region Defensive Player of the Year as a junior and senior … Full name is Brandon Ezelle Fanney … born Jan. 27, 1986. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 TOTAL

G-S 1-0 10-0 11-0

Tackles TT UT 0 0 7 2 7 2

AT 0 5 5

TFL 0-0 0-0 0-0

QBH 0 2 2

Sacks 0-0 0-0 0-0

Fumbles FF FR 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

PBU 0 0 0

Int 0-0 0-0 0-0

LP 21

The sophomore from San Antonio, Texas, played in one game as a freshman last season. Brandon Fanney will battle for a playing time at outside linebacker and on special teams … the junior has played in 11 games over two seasons with seven total tackles and two quarterback hurries. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 10 games … did not see action against Florida State, Mississippi State or Colorado … had seven tackles and two quarterback hurries to his credit … had a career-high five tackles in the season-opener against Western Carolina … had a solo stop and a quarterback hurry at Vanderbilt … recorded an assist and a quarterback pressure in the homecoming win over Houston. 2006 (FRESHMAN): Made his first collegiate appearance against Florida International. 2005 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted his initial season.

2007 (FRESHMAN): Played in the season opener against Western Carolina but did not attempt a pass. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A dual-threat quarterback at Churchill High School in San Antonio … ranked the No. 18 dual-threat quarterback in the nation by Rivals.com … rated No. 32 among all quarterbacks nationally by Scout.com … listed in the Houston Chronicle Top 100 … played in the 2007 U.S. Army All-American Bowl … named to the Texas Class 5A Third-Team … a 2006 Class 5A Region IV First-Team selection … ran and passed for over 1,000 yards as a senior … finished his final season completing 102-of-193 passes for 1,522 yards and 12 touchdowns … averaged 200 yards passing and 100 yards rushing per game as a junior despite missing much of the season with an injury … started his career as a running back … coached by Carl Gustafson … also a standout centerfielder in baseball, earning All-District honors after hitting .358 … full name is Nick W. Fanuzzi … born Feb. 28, 1988. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007

Passing G-S Att-Com-Int Pct. 1-0 0-0-0 0.0

Yards TD 0 0

LP 0

Rushing Att Yards Avg. 0 0 0.0

TD 0

LP 0

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CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS tackles against the Vols … kicked five punts against Duke for an average of 40.2 yards, a long of 51, with one downed inside the 20 … also served as the holder on extra points and field goals.

P.J. Fitzgerald has started at punter in all 26 games of his Crimson Tide career … the junior has a 35.7 yards per punt average in his career while placing 39 kicks inside the 20-yard line … Fitzgerald has 12 career punts of 50 yards or more. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): The starting punter in all 13 games … had 64 punts on the season, averaging 38.7 yards per kick … 20 punts downed inside opponents’ 20-yard line … also had eight touchbacks to his credit … had his best game of the year at Mississippi State … had four punts for 179 yards against the Bulldogs, including a 56-yarder … downed two punts inside the 20 against MSU and recorded a career-high 44.8 yard average in the game to earn Special Teams Player of the Game honors by the UA coaching staff … kicked four times for 180 yards, including one inside the 20 and two touchbacks in the PetroSun Independence Bowl win over Colorado … had one punt for 40 yards against Western Carolina … averaged 41.6 yards on five punts, including one inside the 20 and a careerlong 58-yard effort at Vanderbilt … placed four of his five punts inside the 20 against Arkansas … had two inside the 20 against Georgia … hit a 56-yarder against Florida State and downed four inside the 20 against the Seminoles … punted six times with an average of 36.3 per kick and a long of 48 yards at Auburn … averaged 40.0 yards on seven punts against Houston … punted twice for a 43.0 average and placed one inside the 20 at Ole Miss … averaged 43.5 yards on two punts, including a long of 51 yards against Tennessee … had two punts inside the 20 against LSU … kicked three times for 110 yards, with one inside the 20 and one touchback against LouisianaMonroe … earned coaches Special Teams Co-Player of the Week honors against MSU. 2006 (FRESHMAN): The starting punter in all 13 games … kicked 57 times for 2,176 yards, good for an average of 38.2 yards per punt … had 19 punts downed inside the 20-yard line … season-long came in the opener against Hawai’i, a 55-yard effort … five-of-six punts against Florida International were downed inside the 20 … also placed three inside the 20 against Mississippi State … averaged 43.5 yards per kick against Louisiana-Monroe, including one inside the 20 … averaged 43 yards on four punts against Auburn with a long of 53 yards and one inside the 20 … had a season-high nine punts for 371 yards and a 41.2 yard average at Tennessee … also had two

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HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Douglas High School … All-State punter as a senior … averaged 40.0 yards per punt while also playing quarterback … earned honorable mention All-County honors as a sophomore and junior while playing for coach Elliot Bonner … coached by Don Shows … full name is Paul Justin Fitzgerald … born May 27, 1987. CAREER STATISTICS

PUNTING In had Ret. Net Net Year G-S No. Yards Avg. Long 20 50+ blk Yards Yards Avg. 2006 13-13 57 2,176 38.2 55 19 5 0 190 1,986 34.8 2007 13-13 64 2,475 38.7 58 20 7 1 138 2,337 36.5 TOTAL 26-26 121 4,651 38.4 58 39 12 1 328 4,323 35.7 **Had one tackle in 2007 and had two in 2006. Also had a rushing attempt on a fake in 2007 for -5 yards and a rush for 2 yards in 2006.

P.J. Fitzgerald has started at punter in all 26 games of his career at Alabama. He averages 35.7 yards per punt. He has 12 punts of 50 yards or more.


CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS 2006, including 16 for loss and 22 sacks … earned All-State, All-Metro and All-County honors … named Autauga County Defensive Player of the Year as a senior … coached by Bill Clark … born April 13, 1989.

Andrew Friedman has kicked in four games over his two years at the Capstone. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Played in one game against Arkansas after starter Leigh Tiffin sustained a minor injury on the opening kickoff … attempted and made his only PAT attempt after the Tide’s first score in the opening quarter of the win over the Razorbacks. 2006 (FRESHMAN): Handled kickoff chores the first three games of the season after an injury to Jamie Christensen … kicked off 11 times and had one touchback. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played at UMS-Wright High School ... made 14 field goals, was 109 of 115 on PATs and had 112 touchbacks on kickoffs in his final two prep seasons … helped his team to the 2002 Class 4A state title … earned AllState honorable mention and second team All-Region honors … full name is Andrew Harrison Friedman … born Jan. 27, 1987. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 TOTAL

G-S 3-0 1-0 4-0

EXTRA POINTS XP-XPA Pct. 0-0 00.0 1-1 100 1-1 100

FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Pct. 0-0 00.0 0-0 00.0 0-0 00.0

Long 0 0 0

Pts. 0 0 0

FG BREAKDOWN 10-19 20-29 30-39 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

40-49 0-0 0-0 0-0

50+ 0-0 0-0 0-0

Sophomore Nick Gentry will battle for playing time along the Alabama defensive line this season. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Played in one game against Georgia. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played at Prattville High School … rated the No. 10 prospect in Alabama by BamaOnLine … ranked No. 14 in the state by Rivals.com … ranked No. 29 nationally by Rivals.com … state’s No. 14 prospect according to SuperPrep Magazine … played defensive end and defensive tackle at PHS … Had 54 tackles, including 16 sacks, as a senior in 2006 … had 100 tackles (42 solo) as a junior in

Redshirt freshman Brandon Gibson will battle for playing time in the Crimson Tide receiving corps in 2008. 2007 (REDSHIRTED): Redshirted in his initial season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Member of the Rivals.com Rivals100 ... rated 13th among all wide receivers by Rivals. com ... ranked fifth among all players from the state of Alabama according to Rivals.com ... ranked 35th among wide receivers by Scout.com ... member of Mobile Press-Register Elite 18 ... one of four Crichton Optimist Club Players of the Year ... named to Birmingham News All-State team in senior season ... All-State selection as a junior ... took team to state semifinals in senior season at UMS-Wright ... tallied 52 receptions for 793 yards and nine touchdowns in his senior season ... also had 14 punt returns for 226 yards and one touchdown, 21 kick returns for 544 yards, 24 tackles, one blocked kick and three interceptions ... led UMS-Wright to a 42-16 victory over Deshler in the 2005 state title game with seven grabs for 50 yards and one touchdown ... named his team’s Most Valuable Receiver after recording 43 catches for 750 yards and 13 touchdowns as a junior ... also a standout track athlete ... coached by Terry Curtis … Full name is Brandon Foster Gibson … born Feb. 2, 1989.

Coming off of a knee injury last season, redshirt freshman Demetrius Goode should garner quality reps at running back for Alabama in 2008. 2007 (REDSHIRTED): Set out for the year after injuring his knee prior to season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated 22nd among all players in the Rivals.com prep school top 50 ... after an outstanding prep career at Troup High School in LaGrange, Ga., Goode attended Hargrave Military Academy in Virginia during the

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CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS 2006 season ... while at Troup High School, Goode was a highly regarded running back ... the nation’s No. 8 all-purpose back and the No. 17 prospect in Georgia by Rivals.com ... a 2005 Prep Star All-American ... primarily a running back, he also saw some action as a defensive back and on kickoff returns ... rushed for 1,630 yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior ... named the Area Offensive Player of the Year by the LaGrange Daily News ... played in the Georgia North-South All-Star Game ... ran for 1,110 yards in his junior season ... gained approximately 800 yards as a sophomore and had a kickoff return for a touchdown ... team advanced to the state playoffs all four years ... three-year all-county selection ... first-team All-State by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and was named to the paper’s list of the top prospects in Georgia ... two-year member of the track team ... served in the school’s mentor program ... a cousin, Kelly Reed, plays football for West Georgia... coached by Tommy Walburn at Troup High School and was coached by Marty Talbert at Hargrave Academy … Full name is Demetrius DeShawn Goode … born Feb. 4, 1988.

for 24 yards in the game … had 11 carries for 80 yards against Georgia … rushed for 75 yards on 19 attempts at Mississippi State … also had 24 catches for 152 yards and a touchdown on the season, including a season-high 38 yards on three catches against Florida State … named coaches Offensive Co-Player of the Week in the Western Carolina and Tennessee games. 2006 (REDSHIRT): Played in three games … had two carries for 22 yards against Louisiana-Monroe, including a 19-yard run … missed the final nine games of the season with an injury and earned a medical redshirt year. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Highly-recruited prep from Lumberton High School … came within two touchdowns of tying the Mississippi record for touchdowns, finishing with 113 in his career … ran for 2,700 yards and 36 touchdowns as a senior … Earned Mississippi Mr. Football honors … All-State honoree as a senior … also played baseball and ran track … National Honor Society member who graduated with honors … full name is Terry O’Neal Grant … born March 31, 1987. CAREER STATISTICS Rushing Year G-S Att Yards 2006 3-0 2 22 2007 11-9 180 891 TOTAL 14-9 182 913 *Made one tackle in 2007.

Avg. 11.0 4.9 5.0

TD 0 8 8

LP 19 47 47

Receiving No. Yards 0 0 26 176 26 176

Avg. 0.0 6.8 6.8

TD 0 1 1

LP 0 27 27

Terry Grant returns for his second season as the Crimson Tide’s starting running back … the sophomore tallied 891 yards as a redshirt freshman in 2007 with eight touchdowns … Grant is a second-team All-SEC selection by Lindy’s and an honorable mention All-SEC choice at running back in Phil Steele’s 2008 College Football Preview. 2007 (FRESHMAN): The team’s leading rusher who started in nine of 13 games on the season … had 180 carries for 891 yards on the season, both records for freshmen running backs at Alabama … rushed for eight touchdowns, another UA freshman record, and scored nine touchdowns on the season … earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors in each of the first three games of the season against Western Carolina, Vanderbilt and Arkansas … had three 100-yard rushing games on the season … best game came at Vanderbilt when he rushed for a careerhigh 173 yards on 24 carries … accounted for 90 of the team’s 96 yards in the third and fourth quarters that put the game away … capped off that drive with a 2-yard touchdown run with 14:19 to play in the game … scored the first touchdown of the season on the first play from scrimmage with a 47-yard run against Western Carolina … finished the WCU game with 134 yards on 18 carries and three touchdowns, tying for the third-best opening-day rushing effort in UA history … had his third 100-yard game in the 41-17 win over Tennessee, with 26 carries for 104 yards … scored a touchdown on an 8-yard draw play to give the Tide a 21-point lead in the fourth quarter and caught his first career touchdown pass earlier in the game against the Vols … ran for 96 yards on 20 carries against Arkansas … accounted for 96 rushing yards with a touchdown on 21 attempts against Louisiana-Monroe and had two catches

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Terry Grant was the Crimson Tideʼs leading rusher in 2007 with 891 yards on 180 carries. He rushed for eight touchdowns last season and had three 100-yard rushing games.


CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Prattville High School … Class 6A Lineman of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association as a senior … had 128 tackles and 19 sacks, including 10 tackles in the state championship game … 2004 Super All-State team member by The Birmingham News … also ranked No. 8 on The Birmingham News Super Senior list … The Montgomery Advertiser’s Class 5A-6A Metro Player of the Year … was No. 60 on the Mobile (Ala.) Press Register’s Super Southeast 120 list … full name is Robert Lindsay Greenwood, Jr. … born March 2, 1987. Bobby Greenwood has played in 38 career games, making eight starts and logging 62 tackles with 14.5 tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks … earned the 2008 Sylvester Croom Commitment to Excellence Award. 2007 (JUNIOR): Played in 12-of-13 games, earning five starts … started the first five games of the season before missing the Houston game with an injury … had 20 tackles, including 4.5 for loss and one sack on the season … also has one quarterback hurry to his credit … had a season-high four tackles, including 0.5 tackle-for-loss, in the win over Arkansas … posted three tackles, including two for loss, a sack for nine yards and a quarterback hurry at Vanderbilt … recorded two tackles in games against Georgia, Tennessee, Mississippi State and Colorado in the PetroSun Independence Bowl victory … named UA Defensive Co-Player of the Week for Vanderbilt game.

CAREER STATISTICS Year 2005 2006 2007 TOTAL

G-S 12-0 13-3 12-5 37-8

Tackles TT UT 15 9 27 11 20 8 62 28

AT 6 16 12 34

TFL 5.0-27 5.0-30 4.5-13 14.5-60

QBH 5 3 1 9

Sacks 3.0-22 2.5-18 1.0-9 6.5-49

Fumbles FF FR 0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0-0 1 0-0

PBU 1 0 0 1

Int 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

2006 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in all 13 games on the season and earned his first career start at LSU … started in the regular-season finale against Auburn and in the PetroSun Independence Bowl … finished second on the team with 2.5 sacks and tallied 27 tackles, five TFLs, three quarterback hurries and one forced fumble … had at least one tackle in each of the final 11 games of the season … recorded two tackles and caused a fumble against Louisiana-Monroe … posted sacks in back-toback games at Florida and against Duke … had a career-high five tackles, including one for a loss of seven yards at LSU … equaled his career high and had half a sack against Oklahoma State … tallied three tackles, 0.5 tackle-for-loss and a quarterback hurry against Florida International … had three tackles against Mississippi State … had two tackles against Arkansas and recorded two against Ole Miss … finished with one tackle and two quarterback hurries against Auburn. 2005 (FRESHMAN): Played in every game, getting 157 snaps on the season … tallied 15 tackles, including five for loss for 27 yards, three sacks for 22 yards and five quarterback pressures on the season … recorded his first career sack in the Tide’s 31-3 win over Florida … finished the UF game with two tackles, a sack and a pair of quarterback hurries … posted a seasonhigh five tackles in the win over Utah State on homecoming … also registered a TFL and a quarterback pressure against the Aggies … had two tackles-for-loss in the shutout win over Mississippi State.

Bobby Greenwood has 62 total tackles in his career and 6.5 sacks. Last season he played in 12 of the Tideʼs 13 games, starting five of those contests. He was named the Defensive Co-Player of the Week for his efforts in the Vanderbilt game.

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CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS lead South Panola to its fourth straight state championship with a 28-21 win over Meridian for a 15-0 record as a senior ... never lost a game in high school ... team owns the state record with 60 consecutive wins ... rushed for 1,288 yards and 19 touchdowns as a senior ... tallied 123 carries for 1,117 yards and 14 touchdowns as he led his team to the state championship and No. 6 ranking in the USA Today Super 25 in 2005 ... coached by Ricky Woods … Full name is Jeramie Quintell Griffin … born May 31, 1989. Redshirt freshman Jeramie Griffin will battle for playing time in the backfield in 2008. 2007 (REDSHIRTED): Redshirted his initial season with the Crimson Tide. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated No. 3 fullback by Scout.com ... ranked as the No. 4 fullback by Rivals.com ... ranked No. 9 in the Rivals.com Mississippi Top-25 ... named first team All-State as a senior by the Clarion-Ledger ... Mississippi Coaches Association first team All-State selection as a junior ... Orlando Sentinel 2006 All-Southern football team ... finalist for Mississippi’s Mr. Football award in 2006 ... helped

Bryant-Denny Stadium on a Saturday night in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

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CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS (Michael) and sister (Michelle) … His father was an offensive lineman at Alabama (1971-73) under Paul “Bear” Bryant and later played for the Washington Redskins … Patrick is an avid weightlifter and has won several weightlifting competitions … born May 5, 1986.

Darius Hanks should be in the mix for playing time at wide out after receiving a medical redshirt last season … an exciting young wide receiver with outstanding hands and receiving skills … caught one pass in his only action of the season … won the 2008 Ozzie Newsome Most Improved Freshman Award. 2007 (REDSHIRT): Appeared in the first game of the season against Western Carolina … caught a pass for six yards against WCU. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Prepped at Norcross High School, becoming one of the top receivers in the area in his career … Atlanta Journal-Constitution First-Team Class 5A AllState selection and a First-Team All-Region 7 pick … caught 55 passes for 857 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior … also ran for 63 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries and picked off six passes on defense … finished second in Class 5A in receptions and receiving yards as a senior … had 378 receiving yards in five games as a junior despite missing most of the season after a broken leg sidelined him … participated in the Clemson Nike camp… coached by Keith Maloof … full name is Darius Oscar-Wayne Hanks … born Feb. 23, 1989.

Senior Patrick Hanrahan will serve as a fullback for the Crimson Tide in 2008. 2006: Did not see varsity action. 2005 (REDSHIRTED): Redshirted his initial season with the Crimson Tide. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A 2005 graduate of Springville High School, where he played fullback and linebacker... His coach was Keith Maples … As a junior, Hanrahan recorded 137 tackles and was named the St. Clair County defensive Player of the Year … He was also a First Team All-Metro and All-State selection by The Birmingham News … His parents are Gary and Pam Hanrahan … He has one older brother

2007 (REDSHIRTED): Redshirted his initial season with the Crimson Tide. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Ranked 59th among linebackers by Scout.com ... first team 4A All-State selection ... named to Orlando Sentinel 2006 All-Southern football team ... First-Team All-DeKalb County as a senior ... tallied 120 tackles with five pass breakups, two interceptions, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble in his senior season at Marist ... led his team to a 13-2 record and trip to the 4A state finals ... during his junior season he compiled 105 tackles with nine for a loss and one sack ... he led the team in tackles and to a spot in the state playoffs ... named a captain as a senior ... coached by Alan Chadwick … full name is Charles Jennings Hester … born Nov. 8, 1988.

Charlie Higgenbotham returns for his sophomore season at the Capstone and should contend for playing time at linebacker … saw action in 10 games as a redshirt freshman, making 12 tackles, including eight solo stops. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Played in 10 games, including the last nine … had 12 tackles, including eight solo stops, on the season … recorded a season-high three tackles in the win over Tennessee … had two tackles at Mississippi State and two against Florida State … made a tackle in games against Western Carolina, Houston, Ole Miss, Auburn and Colorado … earned team Special Teams MVP honors against Houston and Ole Miss. 2006 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted initial collegiate season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Prep star at Mt. Brook High School…averaged more than ten tackles per game as a threeyear starter…had four interceptions, caused four fumbles, had

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CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS two fumble recoveries and one safety…rated the No. 38 inside linebacker in the nation by Rivals.com as a senior…All-State Honorable Mention Class 6A by Alabama Sports Writers Association and All-Metro selection by The Birmingham News in both his junior and senior seasons…started in the NorthSouth All-Star game as a junior and led both teams with nine tackles and one fumble recovery…started in Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic as a senior and led Alabama with seven tackles…National Latin Medal award winner…has one sister, Jackie…full name is Charles Richard Higgenbotham…born Sept. 11, 1987. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007

G-S 10-0

Tackles TT UT 12 8

AT 4

TFL 0-0

QBH 0

Sacks 0-0

Fumbles FF FR PBU 0 0-0 0

Int 0-0

Kareem Jackson enters his sophomore season at the Capstone as one of the most exciting defensive backs in the Southeastern Conference … played in all 13 games as a freshman last season with 66 tackles, four tackles for loss and three interceptions … Jackson is an honorable mention All-SEC selection at cornerback in Phil Steele’s 2008 College Football Preview … captured the 2008 Bobby Johns Defensive Back Award.

Baron Huber will be in the mix for playing time in the backfield and a regular on special teams … the junior has played in 22 games during his career, including one start last season against Vanderbilt … has two career carries for four yards. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games, with one start to his credit against Vanderbilt … had one catch for four yards on the season and a tackle on special teams … recorded the reception against Western Carolina … made a tackle against then No. 3 LSU. 2006 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in nine games, mostly on special teams … caught his first career pass against Florida International for four yards … missed the final four games of the season after suffering an ankle injury. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played at Central High School in Knoxville before transferring to Powell for his senior season … had over 120 tackles, forced six fumbles, had three fumble recoveries on defense as a senior … had five touchdowns, four as a receiver and one rushing as a senior … was a defensive end at Central as a junior, finishing with 112 tackles, two interceptions, six forced fumbles and a recovery … full name is Baron Owens Huber … born Oct. 3, 1986. CAREER STATISTICS

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Year 2006 2007 TOTAL

G-S 9-0 13-1 22-1

Rushing Att Yards 0 0 0 0 0 0

Avg. 0.0 0.0 0.0

TD 0 0 0

LP 0 0 0

Receiving No. Yards 1 4 1 4 2 8

Year 2006 2007 TOTAL

G-S 9-0 13-1 22-1

Tackles TT UT 0 0 1 1 1 1

AT 0 0 0

TFL 0-0 0-0 0-0

QBH 0 0 0

Sacks 0-0 0-0 0-0

Avg. 4.0 4.0 4.0

Fumbles FF FR 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

TD 0 0 0

LP 4 4 4

PBU 0 0 0

Int 0-0 0-0 0-0

Kareem Jackson played in all 13 games as a freshman last season and made 66 tackles, four tackles for loss, and three interceptions.


CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS 2007 (FRESHMAN): A Sporting News second team Freshman All-American ... listed as a first team All-SEC freshman selection by league coaches ... starter in 12-of-13 games, including each of the last 10 … second on the team with three interceptions on the season and was fourth with four pass breakups … had 66 tackles on the season, good for fifth-best on the team … had an outstanding game against Tennessee … picked off two passes, including one to stop a key UT scoring drive deep in Alabama territory in the second quarter … also added two pass breakups, six tackles and one for loss against the Vols … earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors for his performance against UT … recorded a career-high nine tackles to go with a breakup at Ole Miss … had six tackles and added his third interception in two games, which he returned 51 yards, against No. 3 LSU … also had a pass breakup and a blocked field goal against the Tigers … made eight tackles, including one for loss, against Florida State … had five tackles and forced a fumble at Vanderbilt … recorded eight tackles against Houston … made six tackles against Louisiana-Monroe … had four tackles and a pass breakup at Auburn … recorded five tackles and broke up a pass in the Tide’s win over Colorado in the PetroSun Independence Bowl … named UA Defensive Co-Player of the Week against Tennessee and Special Teams Co-Player of the Week against Vanderbilt and Florida State. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Starred for Westside High School and Fork Union Military Academy as a prep … ranked No. 17 nationally by Rivals.com … played in The Max Emfinger Third Annual High School All-American Bowl Classic in Shreveport, La. … had five interceptions at Fork Union Military Academy … compiled 1,436 rushing yards with 20 touchdowns, nine receptions for 256 yards and two touchdowns on offense as a senior at Westside High School … added 16 tackles with three interceptions on defense … enrolled at UA in January of 2007 and participated in spring drills …born April 10, 1988. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007

G-S 13-12

Tackles TT UT 66 48

AT 18

TFL QBH 4.0-7 0

Sacks 0-0

Fumbles FF FR PBU 1 0-0 6

Int 3-80

Junior defensive back Marquis Johnson will battle for playing time in the secondary and on special teams in 2008 … Johnson has played in 22 career games with 11 tackles, a pass breakup and a forced fumble. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Played in nine games as a back-up in the secondary … had four tackles, one pass breakup and a fumble recovery on the season … earned the fumble recovery in the third quarter of the Houston game … recorded tackles against Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Georgia and Florida State and had a pass breakup against the Seminoles. 2006 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in all 13 games and logged 183 snaps … played 10 or more snaps in all 13 games … had two tackles against Duke and Tennessee … finished the season with seven tackles to his credit. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played for Booker High School, leading his team to a 13-2 record … as a senior, had five interceptions, 15 pass breakups and 39 solo tackles … also returned punts, averaging 37.6 yards per return … named AllState as a cornerback and punt returner … selected to play in the Florida Bowl … was a three-sport star, playing on a statechampionship basketball team in addition to competing in the triple jump in the Florida State Track & Field Championships … full name is Marquis Adrian Johnson … born May 18, 1988. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 TOTAL

G-S 13-0 9-0 22-0

Tackles TT UT 7 2 4 3 11 5

AT 5 1 6

TFL 0-0 0-0 0-0

QBH 0 0 0

Sacks 0-0 0-0 0-0

Fumbles FF FR 0 0-0 0 1-1 0 1-1

PBU 0 1 1

Int 0-0 0-0 0-0

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Mike Johnson started 10 games at right tackle and three games at right guard in 2007 … the junior has started 13 straight games and played in all 26 contests during his two-year career at the Capstone … captured the 2008 Paul Crane Offensive Lineman Award. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): One of two players on the offensive line (Andre Smith) to start in all 13 games … earned the right tackle spot in fall drills and started at right tackle 10 times and at right guard against Mississippi State, Louisiana-Monroe and Auburn … started at right guard against Mississippi State after injuries and suspensions forced some shuffling on the offensive line … helped the team post 313 rushing yards and six touchdowns on the ground in the season-opening win over Western Carolina … helped the Tide rush for 221 yards, including 173 by running back Terry Grant, in the win in week two at Vanderbilt … blocked for another 100-yard rushing performance by Grant and the line allowed only two sacks in 45 pass attempts in a win over Arkansas … helped the offense score three touchdowns in the first half against Houston on homecoming … the line allowed only one sack in a 41-17 win over Tennessee … named UA Offensive Co-Player of the Week against Georgia. 2006 (FRESHMAN): Played a total of 132 snaps while appearing in all 13 games as a freshman … finished with four knockdown blocks in the Louisiana-Monroe game … played in 37 snaps, a season high, in the PetroSun Independence Bowl game against Oklahoma State … logged 16 snaps against Florida International and was in on 11 plays in the season-opener against Hawai’i. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Never missed a practice or weight-room session in four years at Pine Forest High School … had a perfect 4.0 GPA in high school and scored a 27 on the ACT exam … full name is Michael P. Johnson … born April 2, 1987.

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Senior Rashad Johnson anchors the Alabama secondary from his position at free safety … on the 2008 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List, which goes to the best defensive player in college football … 2008 Jim Thorpe Award Watch List, which goes to the best defensive back in college football … has played in 37 games during his tenure at the Capstone with 135 career tackles and six interceptions … is a second-team All-SEC selection at free safety by Athlon Sports, Lindy’s and in Phil Steele’s 2008 College Football Preview … ranked as the No. 9 safety nationally by Lindy’s … won the 2008 Mal Moore Leadership Award. 2007 (JUNIOR): Starter in all 13 games … a first team All-SEC Selection and team captain ... led the team with 81 tackles and six interceptions … tied for the SEC lead with six interceptions and tied for 10th nationally with 0.50 interceptions per game … also had eight pass breakups, good for second on the team, 5.5 tackles-for-loss, a sack, two quarterback hurries and a forced fumble on the season … led the team with 13 tackles and a pass breakup in the PetroSun Independence Bowl win over Colorado … recorded nine tackles and made a key interception in the win over Houston … picked off a UH pass and returned it 28 yards in the fourth quarter to help preserve the homecoming victory … also had a pass breakup and two hurries against the Cougars … had a team-high nine tackles and an interception at Ole Miss … also had a sack against the Rebels … led the team with nine stops, including seven solos and a tackle-for-loss, against No. 3 LSU … picked off a pass and returned it for two yards and added a breakup and a quarterback hurry against the Tigers … had eight tackles, including one for loss, a breakup and a 26-yard return of an interception to set up a game-tying Alabama touchdown against Georgia … made two tackles, had a pass breakup and recorded his first interception of the season at Vanderbilt … had eight stops, including five solo tackles, in the win over Arkansas … had five tackles and a pass breakup at Auburn … recorded five tackles, including one for loss, two pass breakups, and an interception to set up a Tide touchdown at Mississippi State … had a team-high eight tackles, forced a fumble and made a stop behind the line against Western Carolina in the season opener … credited with seven tackles and an assisted tackle-for-loss against Louisiana-Monroe … made six tackles against Florida State and had five and a quarterback hurry versus Tennessee … named Alabama Defensive Co-Player of the Week after the Georgia, Florida State, Houston, Ole Miss and LSU contests and earned Special Teams Player of Week accolades against Western Carolina, more than any other player on the squad last season.


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Senior Rashad Johnson started all 13 games in 2007. He has 135 tackles in his career, seven tackles-for-loss and two quarterback hurries. He recorded six interceptions in 2007 to lead the Tide and is on the 2008 Bronko Nagurski watch list for the best defensive player in the country.

2006 (SOPHOMORE): Played in 11 games, recording four starts at safety … started against Hawai’i, Tennessee, Florida International and Mississippi State … recorded 33 tackles, including 22 solo stops, to go with 1.5 tackles-for-loss and two forced fumbles … had at least one tackle in all 11 games he appeared in … also returned four kickoffs for 68 yards … missed the final two games of the regular season with an ankle injury, but returned for the PetroSun Independence Bowl game against Oklahoma State … had a season-high seven tackles against OSU … forced a fumble and had four tackles in the SEC opener against Vanderbilt … also forced a fumble at Florida … had one kickoff return for 20 yards against Duke and Ole Miss … was the special teams co-captain in the Arkansas and Tennessee contests.

2004 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted his initial season of eligibility. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played at Sulligent High School … full name is Julian Rashad Johnson … born Jan. 2, 1986. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2005 2006 2007 TOTAL

G-S 12-0 11-4 13-13 36-17

Tackles TT UT 8 5 33 22 94 57 135 84

AT 3 11 38 52

TFL 0-0 1.5-4 5.5-9 7.0-13

QBH 0 0 2 2

Sacks 0-0 0-0 1.0-1 1.0-1

Fumbles FF FR 1 0-0 2 0-0 1 0-0 4 0-0

PBU 0 0 8 8

Int 0-0 0-0 6-64 6-64

2005 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in all 12 games, all on special teams … had eight tackles, including two each against Southern Miss and LSU … also caused a fumble against Auburn … played on 196 snaps, including a season-high 20 at Auburn.

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A second-generation Crimson Tide football player, King’s father, Tyrone, Sr., played for Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant … King has played in 12 games in his UA career, mainly on special teams … earned the 2008 Paul “Bear” Bryant Outstanding NonScholarship Player award following spring practice. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 12 games, primarily on special teams … had five tackles, a pass breakup a forced fumble and a fumble recovery on the season … forced and recovered a fumble in the first quarter of the win over Arkansas … tackled the Razorbacks’ star Darren McFadden, ripped the ball away and recovered on the Arkansas 34-yard line … had one tackle and a pass breakup in the homecoming win over Houston … also had one tackle against Tennessee and Mississippi State … named UA Special Teams Co-Player of the Week in the win over Arkansas.

Kirschman looks to make his Crimson Tide debut this season as a contributor at linebacker and on special teams. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any game action. 2006 (REDSHIRTED): Redshirted initial season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: His senior season, Kirschman was hampered with an ankle injury that limited him to just 31 tackles. Captain of the Nease High School football team that won the 2005 4A State Championship. Named to the Florida Times Union Super 11 and Super 24 in 2005. Selected to the Florida Times Union All-First Coast team and St. Augustine Record All-County team in 2004. As a freshman, Kirschman racked up 98 tackles and eight sacks. Son of Arthur Marvin and Oneida Kirschman. Has one sister, Chelsea.

2006 (REDSHIRT): Sat out the 2006 season after transferring to Alabama. 2005 (FRESHMAN): Played in eight games at Grambling State … had seven starts and recorded 15 tackles, two interceptions, two pass breakups, a tackle-for-loss and a forced fumble … also had one kickoff return for 12 yards … had a season-high five tackles against Alcorn State. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Prepped at Minor High School, playing under head coach Tony Lunceford … played the defensive back and running back spots for the Tigers … rated No. 12 on The Birmingham News Super Senior list … earned All-State, All-Metro and All-Region honors as a senior … finished his career with 195 tackles and 18 interceptions … had 60 tackles and an interception as a senior and 50 tackles to go with seven interceptions in his junior season … full name is Tyrone King, Jr. … born Sept. 23, 1986. CAREER STATISTICS Year G-S 2005* 8-7 2007 12-0 TOTAL 20-7 *at Grambling State

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Tackles TT UT 15 7 5 2 20 9

AT 8 3 11

TFL 1.0-3 0-0 1.0-3

QBH 0 0 0

Sacks 0-0 0-0 0-0

Fumbles FF FR 1 0-0 1 1-0 2 1-0

PBU 2 1 3

Int 0-0 0-0 0-0

A second-generation Crimson Tide football player, Lowe’s father Eddie, played for Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant and later in the NFL … his uncle Woodrow Lowe was a three-time consensus All-American and holds the UA single-season record with 137 tackles … made his Crimson Tide debut in 2007 season and played in 10 games … had 24 rushing attempts for 99 yards. 2007 (JUNIOR): Appeared in 10-of-12 games as a kickoff returner and back-up running back … missed two games with an ankle injury following the Houston game … had 24 carries for 99 yards on the season, 14 kick returns for 277 yards, an average of 19.8 per return and four punt returns for 51 yards, an average of 12.8 per attempt, on the year … earned his first rushing attempt of the season against LSU, finishing with 10 carries for 31 yards in the game … had seven carries for 40 yards at Mississippi State … had a punt return for 23 yards in the season opener against Western Carolina and at Vanderbilt … returned three kickoffs for 49 yards against Arkansas, including his season-long of 28 yards and three for 48 yards


CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS against Georgia … had two kickoff returns for 44 yards against Houston … carried seven times for 28 yards, had four returns for 42 yards against Louisiana-Monroe and added a careerhigh three catches for 12 yards … recorded 91 all-purpose yards at Auburn, with three kick returns for 84 yards, including a career-long 41-yarder, and a punt return for seven yards en route to coach’s Special Teams Player of the Week honors in the Iron Bowl. 2006 (REDSHIRT): Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules after transferring from Mississippi State. 2005 (SOPHOMORE): Played in seven games at Mississippi State ... had eight carries for 13 yards on the season … also had eight punt returns for 38 yards … had three carries for nine yards against LSU and five carries for four yards against Tulane … had four punt returns for 34 yards, including a seasonlong 15-yarder against Auburn. 2004 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 11 games, with two starts in his initial collegiate season ... was third on the team in allpurpose yardage, recording 547 yards on the season … had 19 kickoff returns for 343 yards, an average of 18.1 yards per return, and recorded 17 punt returns for 195 yards, average 11.5 yards per return, leading the team in both categories … also had one carry for nine yards as a running back and started two games at wide receiver … had a 24-yard punt return against Tulane … had three kickoff returns for 40 yards at LSU … had a career-long 73-yard punt return for a touchdown in the third quarter, helping his team to an upset over Florida … also had five kickoff returns for 100 yards in the win over the Gators … had 60 return yards against Ole Miss.

A talented athlete, Maze will be looking to make his Crimson Tide debut this season at wide receiver and on special teams. 2007 (REDSHIRTED): Redshirted his initial season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A versatile athlete who played tailback, quarterback, wide receiver, defensive back and returned kickoffs and punts at Tarrant High School ... rated as a three-star wide receiver by Scout.com and Rivals.com ... rated as the No. 52 best athlete by Rivals.com ... rated as the 18th best player in Alabama by Rivals.com ... he had nearly 3,000 all-purpose yards and over 30 touchdowns during his junior and senior seasons ... as a senior, Maze had more than 1,200 all-purpose yards and 15 touchdowns, despite playing only six games due to an injury ... as a junior, he ran 95 times for 1,109 yards and 19 touchdowns ... he averaged 11.6 yards per rushing attempt as a junior ... on defense, he added 26 tackles and six interceptions as a defensive back ... he also had three kickoff returns for touchdowns ... also a starting guard on high school basketball team ... coached by Donnie Rogers … full name is Marquis Tyran Maze … born Mar. 2, 1989.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played running back at Phenix Central High School … accounted for 1,802 all-purpose yards and scored 19 touchdowns as a senior, helping Central to a 9-2 record and a berth in the Alabama Class 6A playoffs … full name is Jonathan Matthew Lowe … born April 4, 1986. CAREER STATISTICS Rushing Year G-S Att Yards 2004* 11-2 1 9 2005* 7-0 8 13 2007 10-0 24 99 TOTAL 28-2 33 121 *at Mississippi State

Avg. 9.9 1.6 4.1 3.7

TD 0 0 0 0

LP 9 5 12 12

Kickoff Returns Year No. 2004* 19 2005* 0 2007 14 TOTAL 33 *at Mississippi State

Yards 343 0 277 620

Avg. 18.1 0.0 19.8 18.8

TD 0 0 0 0

LP 26 0 41 41

Punt Returns Year No. 2004* 17 2005* 0 2007 4 TOTAL 21 *at Mississippi State

Yards 195 0 51 246

Avg. 11.5 0.0 12.5 11.6

TD 1 0 0 1

LP 73 0 23 73

Receiving No. Yards 0 0 0 0 5 19 5 19

Avg. 0.0 0.0 3.8 3.8

TD 0 0 0 0

LP 0 0 18 18

McCall has played in all 38 games in his UA career and has logged 20 starts at tight end … has 17 career catches and averages 10 yards per catch … only career touchdown reception came against Auburn in 2006 … McCall earned the 2008 Jerry Duncan I Like to Practice award following spring practice. 2007 (JUNIOR): Started in eight games in the double-tight end set and played in all 13 contests … logged starts against Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Florida State, Houston, Tennessee, LSU, Mississippi State and Auburn … had six catches for 45 yards on the year … caught a season-high three passes for 21 yards in the 41-17 victory over Tennessee … recorded a catch in wins over Western Carolina and Ole Miss and had one reception at Auburn … earned Alabama Offensive Co-Player of the Week honors against Louisiana-Monroe, Vanderbilt and Auburn.

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CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS 2006 (SOPHOMORE): Started in 12 games at tight end ... finished the season with eight catches for 105 yards and a touchdown … caught passes in seven games, including one in each of the final four contests … caught his first career touchdown pass against Auburn in the regular-season finale … had two catches for 41 yards, including a career-long 22-yarder against Louisiana-Monroe … caught one pass for 15 yards against Hawai’i and had a 12-yard reception at Florida … logged catches against Mississippi State, LSU and Oklahoma State in the PetroSun Independence Bowl game … finished the year with three tackles on special teams, including two against Duke … played a total of 704 snaps with a season-high 71 at Arkansas … played over 40 snaps in all 13 games and played over 60 snaps five times. 2005 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in every game, earning a start against Texas Tech in the Cotton Bowl … had one catch for 14 yards in the win over the Red Raiders … played 41 snaps against Southern Miss … caught his first pass against Mississippi State and had a season-long 19-yard catch at Auburn. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduate of Prattville High School … signed with the Tide in 2004 but did not qualify immediately … was a Class 6A All-State pick as a senior as a tight end and on defense, leading Prattville to the state quarterfinals … The Birmingham News Super Senior list member … rated as the nation’s No. 9 tight end by Rivals.com … was the No. 19 prospect in Alabama according to SuperPrep magazine … full name is Travis Sentell McCall … born April 6, 1985. CAREER STATISTICS

Receiving Year 2005 2006 2007 TOTAL

G-S 12-1 13-12 13-8 38-21

No. 3 8 6 17

Year 2005 2006 2007 TOTAL

G-S 12-1 13-12 13-8 38-21

Tackles TT UT 0 0 3 0 1 1 4 1

Yards 22 105 45 172

Avg. 7.3 13.1 7.5 10.1

TD 0 1 0 1

LP 19 22 16 22

AT 0 3 0 3

TFL 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

QBH 0 0 0 0

Sacks 0 0 0 0

Fumbles FF FR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

PBU 0 0 0 0

Int 0 0 0 0

A talented player and promising linebacker, McClain is a 2008 First-Team preseason All-SEC pick by Phil Steele and SecondTeam preseason All-SEC honoree by Lindy’s … was a 2007 Freshman All-America and All-SEC selection … played 13 games and made eight starts at linebacker … recorded 75 tackles for the season, including a season-high 15 stops at Auburn in the regular season finale … also added two interceptions … McClain was awarded the 2008 Lee Roy Jordan Headhunter award following spring practice. 2007 (FRESHMAN): A first team Sporting News Freshman AllAmerican ... also a first team Freshman All-SEC selection by league coaches ... played in all 13 games with eight starts, including starting in each of the first five games of the season … was fourth on the team with 75 tackles on the season … also had five tackles-for-loss, a sack, four pass breakups, three quarterback hurries and two interceptions … had his best game at Auburn in the regular-season finale … recorded a career-high 15 tackles to lead the team against the Tigers … also made his first career interception and returned it 23 yards to the Auburn 19-yard line in the second quarter of the Iron Bowl game … made five stops, including 0.5 for loss, to go with two pass breakups and his second pick against Colorado in the PetroSun Independence Bowl … intercepted a pass on the first CU play from scrimmage, returning it 17 yards to set up an Alabama field goal and played the remainder of the game with a broken thumb … had 11 tackles, including six solo stops and one for loss against Georgia … had eight tackles, including one TFL, against Florida State … made eight tackles in the win over Arkansas … recorded seven stops against No. 3 LSU … had seven tackles, including one for loss, to go with a pass breakup in his collegiate debut against Western Carolina … made six stops, including a sack and a pass breakup, at Vanderbilt … earned coaches Co-Defensive Player of the Week honors at Auburn. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: One of the top linebackers in the nation as a prep at Decatur High School … ranked No. 25 among all players by Rivals.com … listed second among all inside linebackers nationally by Rivals.com … was the No. 1 player in the state according to Rivals.com … one of 13 linebackers on the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 100 list … ranked as the No. 10 linebacker nationally on Scout.com … Orlando Sentinel 2006 All-Southern team member … a Parade All-American … selected to play in the Offense-Defense AllAmerican Bowl in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. … tallied 106 tackles and 13 for loss as a senior … also earned All-State honors as

Travis McCall has started 21 games during his three-year stint at Alabama, averaging 10.1 yards per catch. He has 17 receptions for 172 yards in his career.

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CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS a tight end on offense … an All-Region 8 linebacker selection … had 104 tackles, including 11 for loss, with four sacks, an interception, three forced fumbles and one fumble recovery as a junior … also had 24 catches for 436 yards in his junior season … also started on the basketball team … coached by Jere Adcock … full name is Rolando Marquise McClain … born July 14, 1989. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007

G-S 13-9

Tackles TT UT 75 38

AT 37

TFL QBH 5.0-18 1

Sacks 1.0-9

Fumbles FF FR PBU 0 0-0 4

Int 2-40

McCoy has appeared in 16 games in his Alabama career at wide receiver and on special teams … Alabama’s third-leading receiver in 2007, McCoy had 28 catches for 207 yards and one touchdown in 13 games … lone career TD catch came in the Tide’s homecoming win over Houston … was awarded the 2008 Ray Perkins Receiver Award. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Starter in nine-of-13 games, including his first start against Western Carolina in the season-opener ... third-leading receiver on the team, with 28 catches for 207 yards and a touchdown … caught two passes for 25 yards in the 52-6 win over WCU … snagged three balls for 15 yards at Vanderbilt … logged five catches for 28 yards, including two for six yards in the game-winning drive in the fourth quarter … had a career day against Georgia, hauling in a career-high six catches for 47 yards en route to coaches Offensive Co-Player of the Week honors … recorded his first career touchdown reception on the last play of the first quarter on a 23-yard strike from quarterback John Parker Wilson against Houston … had two catches for 12 yards in the win over Tennessee … caught three passes for 25 yards against Louisiana-Monroe.

Linebacker Rolando McCLain enters his sophomore season at Alabama as a true leader on defense. As a freshman, McClain recorded 75 tackles and had two interceptions while starting eight games. He had a game-high 15 tackles against Auburn. He was a Freshman All-America and All-SEC selection.

Mike McCoy was the third-leading receiver on the team in 2007 with 28 catches for 207 yards and a touchdown.

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CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS 2006 (FRESHMAN): Played in three games, logging five snaps on the season … played two snaps in the season-opener against Hawai’i … played one snap at Tennessee and two snaps at Florida-International … did not record a catch on the year. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Led Northwest High School to a No. 16 national ranking and consecutive division championships … helped guide his team to a 22-3 record over his final two seasons as a prep … was an All-State and All-Metro First-Team selection as a senior while earning AllRankin First-Team honors … caught 42 passes for 821 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior … was also named defensive MVP of the school’s basketball team in his sophomore and junior seasons … full name is Michael Dean McCoy … born June 16, 1987.

the Class 5A State Championship as a senior, the school’s first title in more than three decades … tallied 61 tackles and 12 sacks as a senior … as a junior, he recorded 67 tackles and 11 sacks, 16 tackles for loss and six pass breakups … All-Region 8 selection … Alabama Class 5A, Region 8 Player of the Year in 2005 … first-team All-Area selection by the Decatur Daily … coached by Allen Creasy … full name is Alfred Tr’main McCullough … born July 16, 1989. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007

G-S 1-0

Tackles TT UT 1 0

AT 1

TFL 0

QBH 0

Sacks 0

Fumbles FF FR 0 1

PBU 0

Int 0

CAREER STATISTICS

Receiving Year G-S No. 2006 3-0 0 2007 13-9 28 TOTAL 16-9 28 **Made one tackle in 2007.

Yards 0 207 207

Avg. 0.0 7.4 7.4

TD 0 1 1

LP 0 23 23

McElroy has played in two games in his UA career and completed 8-of-9 passes for 73 yards and one touchdown in limited duty … lone career TD pass came in his Alabama debut against Western Carolina in 2007. 2007 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): Saw time in wins over Western Carolina and Tennessee … completed 8-of-9 passes for 73 yards and a touchdown, all against WCU … first career touchdown pass was a 1-yard pass to tight end Nick Walker in the third quarter of the Western Carolina game. McCullough recorded one tackle and recovered one fumble in the Tide’s season opening win over Western Carolina in 2007 … his only career appearance for the Crimson Tide. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Played in the Tide’s season-opening 52-6 win over Western Carolina … was one of eight true freshmen to appear in the win over the Catamounts on Sept. 1 … recorded one tackle assist against WCU and recovered a fumble in the victory. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Athens High School … The Birmingham News Super All-State Team honoree … first-team Class 5A All-State by The Birmingham News … rated No. 11 by the Mobile (Ala.) Press-Register’s Elite 18 players in the state of Alabama as a senior … was rated No. 9 prospect in the state by Rivals.com … recorded 128 tackles and 28 tackles for loss in his junior and senior seasons at Athens High School … named Class 5A Most Valuable Lineman by the Alabama Sports Writers Association … led his team to

2006 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted his initial season of eligibility. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Starred for national high school power Southlake Carroll High School in Texas … took over as a starter in his senior season after playing behind Chase Daniel, the 2004 National High School Player of the Year who went on to star at Missouri … racked up 4,687 yards with 56 touchdowns and only nine interceptions in his one year as a starter … the 56 touchdowns set a new Texas high school record … led his team to the Texas Class 5A state title, the team’s third in four seasons, and a mythical high school national championship in 2005 … named Offensive Player of the Year in Texas … completed 321-of-450 pass attempts and ran for over 700 yards and 12 touchdowns as a senior … completed 21-of-31 passes for 328 yards and four touchdowns en route to MVP honors in the state championship win over Katy … full name is Gregory Vincent McElroy … born May 10, 1988. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007

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G-S 2-0

Passing Att-Com-Int Pct. Yards TD 8-9-0 88.9 73 1

LP 32

Rushing Att Yards Avg. 0 0 0.0

TD 0

LP 0


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Motley made his Alabama football debut last season and played nine games, despite numerous injuries … made his debut against Florida State on Sept. 29 and earned his first start against Louisiana Monroe … wrapped up the season with 11 tackles and 2.5 TFLs. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Saw action for the first time against Florida State on Sept. 29 after missing the first four contests recovering from a broken ankle … appeared in each of the eight games after his return from the injury and started for the first time against Louisiana-Monroe … had 11 tackles on the season, including three solo stops and 2.5 tackles-for-loss to go with a quarterback hurry … recorded two tackles, including one solo stop and one tackle for loss in his debut against the Seminoles … was credited with two assists in the victory over Ole Miss … registered one assist in the Houston and Tennessee games and a solo stop against Mississippi State … had three tackles, including one for loss, and a quarterback pressure against Louisiana-Monroe … made one tackle and was credited with 0.5 tackle-for-loss in the PetroSun Independence Bowl win over Colorado. 2006 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted his initial season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Earned Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 1A All-State honors while playing on the offensive and defensive lines at Autaugaville High School … recorded 145 tackles, including six sacks and 16 tackles for loss on defense while leading his team to a perfect 10-0 record … was named Class 1A offensive lineman of the year after grading out at 92 percent on the offensive line … also earned All-State honors as a junior … full name is Franklin O’Brian Motley … born March 28, 1988. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007

G-S 9-1

Tackles TT UT 11 3

AT 8

TFL QBH 2.5-6 1

Sacks 0

Fumbles FF FR 0 0

PBU 0

Int 0

A veteran receiver, Oakley will compete for time in the playing rotation for the Tide this season … in 27 career games, Oakley has 19 receptions for 237 yards … started five games for the Tide in 2006 and caught 18 passes for 223 yards. 2007 (JUNIOR): Played in 10 games as a back-up wideout … caught his only pass of the season for 16 yards in the fourth quarter of the win over Arkansas. 2006 (SOPHOMORE): Started in his first career game against Ole Miss and took over for Keith Brown at wide receiver after Brown’s injury, starting in five of the final six games … played in all 13 games, finishing with 18 catches for 223 yards … caught one pass in each of the last seven games … had four catches against Tennessee, a season high, for 28 yards … equaled that mark with four receptions against LSU for a career-high 51 yards … caught three passes for 33 yards, including a 21-yarder against Oklahoma State in the PetroSun Independence Bowl … had a career-long 35-yard reception against Auburn … hauled in two catches for 25 yards in his first collegiate game against Hawai’i … also had catches against Louisiana-Monroe and Mississippi State. 2005 (FRESHMAN): Played in four games but did not record a reception. 2004 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted initial season of eligibility. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Highly regarded defensive back who made the switch to wide receiver before his senior season at Nease High School … totaled nine receptions for 250 yards and four touchdowns in his first two games on offense … broke the North Florida regular-season receiving record with 1,283 yards on 67 catches and 14 touchdowns as a senior … a first-team All-State selection by the Florida Sports Writers Association … was also an Elite All-State team member and a nominee for the Florida Mr. Football award … Class 3A Regional Player of the Year … Florida Times Union Super-24 Team member and was listed among the paper’s top 75 players in the state … was among the top 100 seniors in Florida according to the Orlando Sentinel … played in the CaliFlorida Bowl All-Star game in Los Angeles, the Louisiana vs. Florida All-Star game in Orlando and the Florida Shrine Bowl in Jacksonville … also ran track and was a state finalist in the 110-meter high hurdles and the 300-meter hurdle events … National Honor Society member … full name is William Joseph Oakley … born Sept. 2, 1985.

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CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS CAREER STATISTICS Receiving Year G-S No. 2005 4-0 0 2006 13-5 18 2007 10-0 1 TOTAL 27-5 19 **Had one tackle in 2006.

Yards 0 223 16 239

Avg. 0.0 12.4 16.0 12.6

TD 0 0 0 0

LP 0 35 16 35

Promising tight end that transferred in from Georgia Tech prior to the 2007 season … helped the Crimson Tide on the scout team last season and should battle for playing time as a junior in 2008 … has excellent size and skills. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Peek worked on the Alabama scout team after transferring from Georgia Tech. 2006 (REDSHIRT): Peek redshirted during his second year with the Yellow Jackets. 2005 (FRESHMAN): Peek earned playing time as a true freshman in 2005 … was one of eight true freshmen to see action in 2005 for Georgia Tech … played in nine games but did not catch a pass. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Highly-regarded prospect who was rated among the nation’s Top 30 tight ends by scout. com (No. 23) and Rivals.com (No. 27) … also the No. 59 player on the Scout.com Southeast Top 100 … named to the Florida Times Union Super 75 for Florida … caught 36 passes for 405 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior at The Bolles School … helped Bolles to three consecutive state titles and a 41-3 record in his three years … coached by Corky Rogers … named to the First Coast All-Academic Football team … played for the U.S. Team in the NFL Global Junior Championship in Jacksonville, Fla. … full name is Colin Davis Peek … born June 2, 1986 … parents are Gene and Kathie Peek … majoring in management.

In 27 career games, Will Oakley has 19 receptions for 237 yards. One of the most timely catches of the season last year was his 16-yard reception in the fourth quarter against Arkansas.

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CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS 2005 (FRESHMAN): Saw action in the first five games of the season before suffering a season-ending knee injury … logged 40 snaps before the injury, including 16 in the win over Florida … had two tackles on the season, with one against South Carolina and one against the Gators.

Pharr will compete for time on the offensive line this season as well as continue his role on special teams … played in five games in 2007 and made his debut against Western Carolina. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in five games, mostly on special teams units … played in the season-opening win over Western Carolina … also appeared in the Tennessee, LSU, Mississippi State and Louisiana-Monroe contests. 2006 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted his initial season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Prep star at Shades Valley High School … ranked as the No. 2 offensive lineman in Alabama and 11th nationally by Rivals.com … honorable mention All-State selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association … a Prep-Star All-American … also an All-County and AllMetro team member… full name is Taylor A. Pharr … born April 4, 1988.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A defensive back at Hoover High School as a prep … had an outstanding performance in the 2004 Class 6A state championship game in a win over Prattville for Hoover’s third-straight state title … had five tackles, blocked two punts, returning one for a touchdown, to go with a 42-yard interception return to set up another score en route to game MVP honors … had 92 tackles, seven interceptions, three sacks and two blocked kicks as a senior … recorded 81 tackles, three interceptions and nine pass breakups in his junior season … ranked No. 12 on The Birmingham News Super Senior list … full name is Cory Reid Reamer … born May 6, 1987. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2005 2006 2007 TOTAL

G-S 5-0 2-0 13-0 20-0

Tackles TT UT 2 2 2 1 2 2 6 5

AT 0 1 0 1

TFL 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

QBH 0 0 0 0

Sacks 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Fumbles FF FR 0 0-0 0 1-0 0 0-0 0 1-0

PBU 0 0 0 0

Int 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Reamer will compete for time at the linebacker spot this season and continue his role on special teams … has played in 20 games in his Alabama career, including a career-high 13 games in 2007 … earned the 2008 Derrick Thomas Community Service award following spring practice. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams … had two tackles on the season … recorded both tackles, each solo stops, in the season opener against Western Carolina … had three knockdown blocks on special teams to earn UA Special Teams Co-Player of the Week honors against Louisiana-Monroe. 2006 (REDSHIRT): Appeared in the first two games of the season, recording one tackle and a fumble recovery … recovered the fumble in the SEC opener against Vanderbilt … played 27 total snaps, with 15 against Hawai’i and 12 versus Vanderbilt … missed the final 11 games with an injury.

Cory Reamer has played in 20 games during his career at the Capstone, including all 13 last season. This season, Reamer figures to compete for time at linebacker as well as special teams where he has seen the majority of his playing time.

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Rogers has played 22 games in his Alabama career on special teams and in the nickel package on defense … has recorded 19 tackles and recovered one fumble in his career … Rogers played in a career-high 13 games for the Tide as a redshirt freshman in 2006 and added a career-high 10 tackles in 2007.

A promising young offensive lineman, Ross will battle for time on the offensive line this season as well as continue his duties on special teams … played in all 13 games last season, mainly on special teams and made his UA debut in the season opener against Western Carolina.

2007 (SOPHOMORE): Played in each of the first seven games and appeared in the Auburn and PetroSun Independence Bowl contests … had 10 tackles, including seven solo stops, on the season … had four tackles, a career high, in the season opener against Western Carolina … had two tackles against Georgia … recorded one tackle in games against Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Houston and Colorado … earned coaches Special Teams CoPlayer of the Week honors against Georgia and Houston.

2007 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 13 games, primarily on special teams … participated on field goal and extra point units.

2006 (FRESHMAN): Logged 141 snaps in 13 games with nine tackles and a fumble recovery to his credit … made three tackles against Duke … recorded two tackles against Florida International … recorded a tackle in the Hawai’i, Ole Miss, Mississippi State and Auburn games … recovered a fumble on a kickoff against Oklahoma State in the PetroSun Independence Bowl game.

2006 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted his initial season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Prep star at Homewood High School … rated the No. 2 offensive center and the No. 47 offensive linemen in the nation by Rivals.com as a senior … helped lead Homewood to the 2005 Alabama state championship … a three-year starter and a Super 12 selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association … Class 5A Lineman of the Year in 2005 … All-State and All-Metro selection by The Birmingham News in both his junior and senior seasons … full name is David Randle Ross … born June 22, 1987.

2005 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted his initial season of eligibility. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played at Evangel Christian High School … considered one of the top defensive backs in Florida after his senior season … had 47 solo tackles, 30 assists, 12 tackles-for-loss, two sacks and 10 interceptions as a junior … also played on offense, recording 13 catches for 365 yards and six touchdowns as a junior … picked off 22 passes in his prep career … full name is Chris Airreun Rogers … born Sept. 25, 1986. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 TOTAL

G-S 13-0 9-0 22-0

Tackles TT UT 9 4 10 7 19 11

AT 5 3 8

TFL 0-0 0-0 0-0

QBH 0 0 0

Sacks 0-0 0-0 0-0

Fumbles FF FR 0 1-0 0 0-0 0 1-0

PBU 0 0 0

Int 0-0 0-0 0-0

Selman returns for his second season as the Crimson Tide’s snapper on special teams … played in all 13 games last season in his first full season as UA’s snapper … Selman made his UA playing debut against Florida International in 2006. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Saw action in all 13 games as the Tide’s snapper on punt and field goal units … the punt team allowed only one blocked punt on the season … recorded one solo tackle in the win over Arkansas on Sept. 15. 2006 (FRESHMAN): Served as the back-up long snapper … saw his first action in the fourth quarter of the Tide’s homecoming win over Florida International.

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CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Earned the scholar-athlete award at Vestavia Hills High School … played for coach Buddy Anderson … helped Vestavia Hills reach the 2003 Class 6A state semifinals … Jack Selman, an uncle, played baseball at Jacksonville State … full name is Brian Andrew Selman … born June 4, 1987. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007

G-S 13-0

Tackles TT UT 1 1

AT 0

TFL 0

QBH 0

Sacks 0

Fumbles FF FR 0 0

PBU 0

Int 0

2005 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted his initial season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: One of the state’s best running back prospects at North Jackson High School … ranked No. 58 athlete in the nation by Rivals.com … two-time Class 4A 55-meter champion who rushed for more than 900 yards as a senior … missed much of his junior season with an injury … had 1,564 yards as a sophomore … was No. 11 on The Birmingham News Super Senior list … No. 77 on The Mobile Register’s Super Southeast 120 list … full name is Ali Sharrief … born June 2, 1986. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007

G-S 13-0

Tackles TT UT 21 17

Year 2006

G-S 13-0

Rushing Att Yards Avg. TD 6 38 6.3 0

AT 4

TFL QBH 1.0-1 1 LP 21

Sacks 0-0

Fumbles FF FR PBU 0 0-0 1

Receiving No. Yards Avg. TD 0 0 0.0 0

Int 0-0 LP 0

Sharrief has played in all 26 games in his UA career … has seen action on both offense and defense during his two-year Alabama career … made the switch from running back to defensive back prior to the 2007 season … recorded 27 tackles, one TFL and one pass breakup in the Tide’s nickel package and on special teams … Sharrief had six rushing attempts for 38 yards as a redshirt freshman in 2006. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Converted to defensive back in 2007 fall camp … played in all 13 games as a fifth defensive back and on special teams … had 21 tackles, including one for loss, to go with one pass breakup and a quarterback hurry on the season … had four tackles, including one for loss, against No. 3 LSU … made four stops against Houston … recorded two tackles and a quarterback hurry at Vanderbilt … had two tackles and a pass breakup against Florida State … made three stops against Western Carolina … credited with one stop at Auburn and one in the PetroSun Independence Bowl victory over Colorado. 2006 (FRESHMAN): Played in all 13 games, mostly on special teams and as a back-up running back … got his first carry against Louisiana-Monroe, finishing with three carries for 31 yards, including a long of 21 … also had two carries for two yards against Duke and a run for five yards against Florida International … played 151 snaps on the season.

Ali Sharrief has played in all 26 games of his Alabama career. He converted to defensive back in the fall of 2007 and had 21 tackles during the season.

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Sikes hopes to see time at wide receiver this season as well as continue his role on special teams … played five games in 2007 and made his debut in the season opener against Western Carolina. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in five games on special teams, seeing time against Florida State, Houston, Ole Miss, Tennessee and LSU. 2006 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted initial collegiate season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played at Christ Presbyterian in Nashville and signed with the Tide in 2005 … delayed his entry to the Capstone until the spring of 2006 … had 52 catches for 957 yards and 13 touchdowns as a senior … caught 13 passes for 22 yards in a game against Murfreesboro-Riverdale … also played safety at the end of his senior season, intercepting four passes … lettered and earned District MVP honors in basketball, setting the school record with a 51-point game … full name is Travis Addy Sikes … born May 18, 1986. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007

G-S 5-0

Tackles TT UT 0 0

AT 0

TFL 0-0

QBH 0

Sacks 0-0

Fumbles FF FR PBU 0 0-0 0

Int 0-0

One of the nation’s top offensive linemen … Smith is the Tide’s most decorated player as he has been named 2008 preseason All-American by Playboy Magazine, Blue Ribbon College Football Yearbook, Phil Steele, Athlon Sports and Lindy’s … Smith is also on the 2008 Outland Trophy Watch list … has been tabbed a preseason All-SEC selection by Phil Steele, Athlon’s and Lindy’s … is rated as the No. 2 offensive tackle by Lindy’s … following spring practice, he was given the 2008 Paul Crane Offensive Lineman award … Smith has started all 26 games in his UA career and is the only offensive lineman to start every game the last two seasons … Smith also earned the 2007 Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the SEC’s top offensive lineman.

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Andre Smith has started all 26 games in his UA career and is the only offensive lineman to start every game the last two seasons. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): A first team All-SEC (coaches’) performer as the SEC’s top lineman ... also earned the SEC’s Jacobs Blocking Trophy for linemen ... started every game at the left tackle position, one of two players to start every game on the offensive line (Mike Johnson) … helped lead the Tide to six rushing touchdowns and 313 rushing yards in the season opener against Western Carolina … was the key blocker in the win at Vanderbilt, helping running back Terry Grant rush for 173 yards in the win over the Commodores en route to coaches offensive co-Player of the Week honors … offensive line allowed only two sacks against Arkansas on 45 pass attempts in the win over the Razorbacks … helped lead the team to 21 first-quarter points in the homecoming win over Houston … allowed only one sack on 46 pass attempts in the 41-17 victory over Tennessee … named UA Offensive Co-Player of the Week in Vanderbilt, Houston, Mississippi State and LouisianaMonroe games. 2006 (FRESHMAN): Started all 13 games at left tackle as a true freshman and led the team with 831 snaps on the season … one of five players to play over 800 snaps … played at least 65 snaps in 10 of 13 games and played more than 70 snaps five times … led the offensive line with 62 knockdown blocks … recorded team-highs in knockdowns against Duke, Florida International and LSU … became the seventh true freshman in school history to start in his first career game against Hawai’i since 1972 … joined Larry Rose (1985, OT), Jon Stevenson (1991, RT), Terry Jones, Jr. (1988, TE), Dante Ellington (1999, OT), Saleem Rasheed (1999, OT) and Tim Castille (2003, FB) as the only true freshmen to start the season opener … logged a season-high 80 snaps at Arkansas … scored first career touchdown on a lateral from quarterback John Parker Wilson in the Petro Sun Independence Bowl against Oklahoma State on Dec. 28.


CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A three-year starter at Huffman High School who was considered one of the nation’s top offensive lineman … played for coach Curtis Coleman … first-team All-American by USA Today and U.S. Army … a two-time All-State selection … won the 2005 Bobby Dodd Award … Alabama’s Mr. Football by the Alabama Sports Writers Association, becoming the only offensive lineman to ever win the honor … was also named Mr. Football and the state’s No.1 collegiate prospect by The Birmingham News … recorded 88 pancake blocks and was named Class 6A Lineman of the Year … one of four finalists for the Walter Peyton Award, given to the best prep player in the nation … full name is Andre D. Smith … born Jan. 25, 1987.

2004-05 (ITAWAMBA CC): Caught 26 passes for 588 yards and six touchdowns in 2005 ... led the Mississippi junior college ranks in kickoff returns, averaging more than 30 yards per return. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: One of the top two-way players in the state of Alabama for Hartselle High School … had 723 yards on 27 catches as a prep junior … won the state high jump championship as a sophomore … full name is Nikita E. Stover … born June 17, 1985. CAREER STATISTICS Receiving Year 2006 2007 TOTAL

G-S 10-0 11-3 21-3

No. 12 10 22

Yards 192 131 323

Avg. 16.0 13.1 14.7

TD 2 2 4

LP 52 31 52

** Had one tackle in 2007 and one in 2006.

One of the Tide’s top returning receivers, Stover has played in 21 games in his two-year career … has 22 catches for 323 yards and four touchdowns … Stover had a career-high 10 catches for 132 yards as a sophomore in 2006 … had two touchdown receptions in both 2006 and 2007 … Stover’s best game came against Auburn in 2006, where he caught five passes for 101 yards, including a 52-yard TD catch in second quarter. 2007 (JUNIOR): Played in 11 games with starts against Mississippi State, Auburn and Colorado … had 10 catches for 131 yards and two touchdowns on the season … scored the first touchdown on a 23-yard pass from John Parker Wilson in the second quarter of the homecoming win over Houston … scored a touchdown in the win over Colorado in the PetroSun Independence Bowl, a 31-yarder in the second quarter … finished the bowl game with two receptions for 35 yards … caught two passes for 24 yards in the win over Tennessee … recorded two catches for 25 yards at Auburn … also had receptions against Western Carolina, Ole Miss and LouisianaMonroe. 2006 (SOPHOMORE): Finished the season with 12 catches for 192 yards and two touchdowns … caught at least one pass in eight games … caught a 36-yard pass on third-and-18 against Vanderbilt, the first reception of his career … it kept Alabama’s game-winning scoring drive alive … caught his first touchdown at LSU, a six-yard strike… had his best game of the season in the regular-season finale against Auburn … hauled in five passes for 101 yards and a touchdown against the Tigers … scored the touchdown on a career-long 52-yard pass from quarterback John Parker Wilson in the second quarter … also recorded catches against Louisiana-Monroe, Tennessee, Florida International, Mississippi State and Oklahoma State.

Nikita Stover averages 14.7 yards per catch and has 323 yards in 22 games during his career at Alabama. He had two catches for 35 yards and one touchdown in the PetroSun Independence Bowl victory over Colorado.

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Talbert will look for playing time on the Tide’s defensive line this season … played in four games last season in a back-up role and had one tackle and one fumble recovery. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Played in four games on the season, including games against Western Carolina, Georgia, Florida State and Houston … had one tackle assist and a fumble recovered to his credit … recorded the tackle in the homecoming victory over Houston … recovered a fumble in the Tide’s 52-6 win over Western Carolina in the season opener. 2006 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted his initial season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played at Hattiesburg High School … named to the Jackson Clarion-Ledger’s AllState team as a senior … recorded 111 tackles, 12 sacks, five fumble recoveries and forced three fumbles in his final prep season … had 90 tackles and an interception as a junior … full name is Milton C. Talbert … born April 20, 1987. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007

G-S 4-0

Tackles TT UT 1 0

AT 1

TFL 0-0

QBH 0

Sacks 0-0

Fumbles FF FR 0 1

PBU 0

Int 0-0

A second-generation Crimson Tide player, Leigh’s father, Van, was an All-American placekicker for Coach Ray Perkins from 1983-86 … Leigh handles all placekicking and kickoff chores for the Tide … a 2008 preseason All-SEC pick by Phil Steele and Lindy’s … as a sophomore in 2007, Tiffin set the UA single-season record for points (111) by a kicker and most field goals (25) made … also led the SEC and tied for third nationally with 1.92 field goals per game … Tiffin was named the 2008 Paul “Bear” Bryant Outstanding Non-Scholarship Player award following spring practice.

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2007 (SOPHOMORE): Handled place-kicking and kickoff duties for the team all season after earning the starting nod in fall camp … was 25-for-34 on field goals and a perfect 36-of-36 on extra points … led the SEC and was tied for third nationally with 1.92 made field goals per game … led the SEC with 10 field goals of over 40-yards on the season … scored 111 points on the season and set the UA record for points by a kicker in a season (Phillip Doyle, 1989) … set the single-season school record for made field goals with 25, previously held by Doyle in 1990 … also averaged 60.0 yards on 70 kickoffs on the season, with four touchbacks … had the best game of his career against Mississippi State … connected on all four field-goal attempts against MSU, including two over 50 yards to become the first kicker since his father, Van, to make two field goals of over 50-yards in a game … the 51-yarder in the second quarter against the Bulldogs was a career long and helped earn him SEC Special Teams Co-Player of the Week honors … was good on all three field goals, including a 41-yarder, in the win over Colorado in the PetroSun Independence Bowl … went 3-of-5 in field goals against Vanderbilt, including one from 40 yards … was 2-of-3 against Arkansas, including a clutch 42-yarder in the fourth quarter … converted all three of his field goals against Georgia, including a 42-yarder in overtime to give the Tide the lead … was 2-of-3 against Ole Miss … nailed 4-of-5 attempts in the 41-17 win over Tennessee … made both field goal attempts against LSU and converted all four against MSU to give him a streak of nine-straight makes … streak ended with a blocked attempt against Louisiana-Monroe … hit a 49-yarder in the fourth quarter at Auburn … named UA Special Teams Co-Player of the Week against Arkansas and Mississippi State. 2006 (FRESHMAN): Served as a backup place-kicker and played in five games after an injury to the starter Jamie Christensen ... finished the season 8-for-13 on field goals and 12-of-13 on extra point attempts … connected on 3-of-4 attempts in his first collegiate game in the season-opener against Hawai’i … followed with a perfect 2-for-2 effort, including the game winning 47-yarder in the fourth quarter against Vanderbilt to earn him SEC Special Teams Co-Player of the Week honors … made 2-of-3 field goals against Louisiana-Monroe along with five PAT’s, a season high … made a 46-yard field goal in his first collegiate road game at Arkansas … finished the season with three kickoffs for a 57.7 yard average … named Alabama Special Teams Co-Player of the Week against Hawai’i and Vanderbilt. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Muscle Shoals High School … All-Region team member … made 4-of-5 field goals as a senior at Muscle Shoals High School … hit a long of 50 yards as a prep … also recorded touchbacks on 95 percent of his kickoffs … full name is Van Leigh Tiffin … born Aug. 3, 1988. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 TOTAL

G-S 5-3 13-13 18-16

EXTRA POINTS XP-XPA Pct. 12-13 92.3 36-36 100 48-49 98.0

FIELD GOALS FG-FGA Pct. 8-16 50.0 25-34 73.5 33-50 66.0

Long 47 51 51

Pts. 36 111 147

FG BREAKDOWN 10-19 20-29 30-39 0-0 3-3 3-7 0-0 12-13 3-6 0-0 15-16 6-13

40-49 2-3 8-13 10-16

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Upchurch will share the running load among a talented group of running backs this season … has played in 16 games in his UA career as backup running back and on special teams … Upchurch has 62 career rushing attempts for 274 yards and three touchdowns … had his best season to date in 2007, with 50 rushing attempts for 237 yards and one TD … had two TDs as freshman in 2006 and also forced one safety after a blocked punt in UA debut vs. Hawai’i.

Leigh Tiffin has started 16 of his 18 games at Alabama. He is 48 of 49 on extra points and 33-of-50 on field gaals. His longest of 51 yards was against Mississippi State in 2007, one of four he kicked that afternoon.

2007 (SOPHOMORE): Appeared in 12 games as a backup running back and on special teams … third on the team in rushing with 237 yards on 50 carries and one touchdown … second on the team with a 4.7-yard-per-carry average … had seven catches for 51 yards on the season … had his best game in the season-opener against Western Carolina, with six carries for 55 yards and his first career touchdown in the fourth quarter

After redshirting in 2007, Underwood will seek playing time at tight end and on special teams this season. 2007 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted in his initial season. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated the nation’s no. 39 weak side defensive end by Rivals.com ... rated the no. 22 player on the Rivals.com Alabama Top 30 list of top overall prospects ... helped team to the semi-finals of 2006 Class 6A state playoffs, where they lost to Hoover in epic 42-37 game in which the teams combined for 978 total yards in a game that featured seven lead changes ... had a 63-yard reception to set up a second quarter touchdown that gave the Rebels a 14-10 lead ... coached by Buddy Anderson … full name is Christopher Bryan Underwood … born Oct. 7, 1988.

Roy Upchurch has 62 career rushing attempts for 274 yards and three touchdowns. He had his best season to date in 2007, with 50 rushing attempts for 237 yards and one touchdown.

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CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS of the 52-6 win … also had his season-long 25-yard run against WCU … carried six times for 32 yards against Houston … gained 39 yards on five attempts against Ole Miss … had two carries for 19 yards against Georgia … had one reception for 22 yards and six carries for 15 yards in the win over Tennessee … carried eight times for 41 yards at Auburn … rushed for 34 yards on 12 carries and caught two passes for 23 yards in the win over Colorado in the PetroSun Independence Bowl. 2006 (FRESHMAN): Played in four games for a total of 49 snaps … carried 12 times for 37 yards against Louisiana-Monroe … ankle surgery ended his season following the Ole Miss game. 2005 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted initial season of eligibility. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Played at Godby High School and amassed 2,548 yards and 27 touchdowns on 305 carries and an 8.4 yards-per-carry average as a senior … named a Parade All-American … had 1,886 rushing yards, 350 receiving yards and 29 touchdowns as a junior en route to honorable mention All-Big Bend honors … full name is Roy Elman E. Upchurch … born June 27, 1985. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 TOTAL

G-S 4-0 12-0 16-0

Rushing Att Yards 12 37 50 244 62 282

Avg. 3.1 4.7 4.5

TD 0 1 1

LP 7 25 25

Receiving No. Yards 0 0 7 51 7 51

Year 2006 2007 TOTAL

G-S 4-0 11-0 15-10

Tackles TT UT 0 0 0 0 0 0

AT 0 0 0

TFL 0-0 0-0 0-0

QBH 0 0 0

Sacks 0-0 0-0 0-0

Head Coach Nick Saban takes a moment to instruct his team before the 2008 A-Day game at Bryant-Denny Stadium. For the second year in a row, Crimson Tide fans turned out as more than 70,000 Alabama faithful filled the stands to see the spring game.

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Avg. 0.0 7.3 7.3

Fumbles FF FR 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

TD 0 0 0

LP 0 22 22

PBU 0 0 0

Int 0-0 0-0 0-0

A talented sophomore, Vlachos looks for more playing time on the offensive line this season … played only one game last season, making his collegiate debut against Western Carolina in the 2007 season opener. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in the season-opening win over Western Carolina on Sept. 1 to make his intercollegiate debut. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Prep star at Mountain Brook High School … Class 6A All-State selection and a Super All-State team member by The Birmingham News … also named All-Metro by The Birmingham News … rated as the No. 9 center nationally by Rivals.com … was ranked 19th nationally at the center position by Scout.com … earned the No. 16 ranking in the state of Alabama by Rivals.com … rated No. 15 by the Mobile (Ala.) Press-Register Elite 18 players in Alabama as a senior … first-team All-Over-the-Mountain selection … named most valuable lineman at Mountain Brook High School … selected to play in the 2006 Alabama NorthSouth All-Star game, playing every snap in the contest … high school coach was Joey Jones … full name is William Constantinos Vlachos … born May 26, 1988.


CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Helped Pike County to its first state title in 14 years en route to Class 3A All-State and All-County honors … had 67 catches for 1,028 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior … also handled place-kicking duties for his team … had 37 catches for over 800 yards and 10 touchdowns to earn All-County and All-State honors as a junior … high school teammate of Vanderbilt quarterback Chris Nickson … full name is Nick Antwan Walker … born Nov. 1985. CAREER STATISTICS A two-year starter at tight end, Walker has played in all 38 games in his UA career … has also started 25 games … an excellent blocker, Walker also has 35 career receptions for 363 yards and three touchdowns … Walker was UA’s third-leading receiver with 23 catches last season.

Receiving Year 2005 2006 2007 TOTAL

G-S 12-11 13-1 13-13 38-25

No. 9 3 23 35

Yards 120 39 204 363

Avg. 13.3 13.0 15.7 10.4

TD 0 1 2 3

LP 34 22 27 34

2007 (JUNIOR): The starter at tight end in all 13 games … fifth on the team in receptions with 23 … had 204 yards receiving, including two touchdowns … grabbed a career-high five passes in the season-opener against Western Carolina, including a 1-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter from quarterback Greg McElroy … caught four passes for 38 yards in the PetroSun Independence Bowl win over Colorado … had two catches for 11 yards in the win at Vanderbilt … had a pair of receptions for 11 yards against Florida State … posted two receptions for 43 yards in the homecoming win over Houston … had two catches against No. 3 LSU for 15 yards … caught two passes for 27 yards at Auburn … recorded one catch in games against Arkansas, Georgia, Ole Miss and Mississippi State. 2006 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 13 games and had his only start of the season in the opener against Hawai’i … caught two passes for 38 yards with his season-long 22-yard catch in the win over UH … recorded his first touchdown reception with a 1-yard catch against Arkansas in overtime … played a total of 312 snaps on the year with five games of 30 or more. 2005 (FRESHMAN): Played in each game, playing 572 snaps, including a season-high 57 against Southern Miss … started the first 11 games of the year … had a season-high three catches for 34 yards against Arkansas … also hauled in three passes against Ole Miss for 46 yards.

The starter at tight end in all 13 games in 2007, Nick Walker was fifth on the team in receptions with 23 and had 204 yards receiving, including two touchdowns.

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CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS 2006 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in seven games, logging 32 snaps … tallied a season-high 11 plays against Florida International, had five snaps against Mississippi State and four at LSU. 2005 (REDSHIRT): Redshirted his initial season.

A veteran defensive lineman, Washington has played 20 games and made 12 starts for the Tide during his two-year career … was awarded the 2008 Billy Neighbors Defensive Lineman award after spring practice … was second among defensive linemen with 29 tackles and added 4 ½ TFLs and three sacks in 2007. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Starter in 12-of-13 games at the nose guard spot … second among defensive linemen in tackles with 36 on the season … had 4.5 tackles-for-loss (-29 yards), three sacks (-27 yards) and a pair of quarterback hurries on the season … had a career-high five tackles against No. 3 LSU … recorded four tackles, including his first career sack, in the season-opener against Western Carolina … also had 1.5 tacklesfor-loss in the win over the Catamounts … made three tackles, including a sack, against Houston … registered four tackles, including an assisted tackle-for-loss, in the win over Arkansas … had three tackles and a sack for nine yards at Auburn … made two tackles and was credited with an assist on a tacklefor-loss against Louisiana-Monroe … recorded two tackles in the win over Colorado in the PetroSun Independence Bowl … had quarterback hurries against LSU and Mississippi State.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Signed with the Tide in 2004, but played for Hargrave Academy that season prior to joining the team … as a prep senior, was one of the top prospects at Grayson High School … Class 3A First-Team All-State selection … No. 14 player in Georgia by SuperPrep Magazine and ranked No. 18 at his position by TheInsiders.com … thirdteam member of Fox Sports Net’s All-South squad … finished his senior season with 60 tackles, 10 sacks and two forced fumbles … full name is Lorenzo Charles Washington … born Dec. 2, 1986. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2006 2007 TOTAL

G-S 7-0 13-12 20-12

Tackles TT UT 0 0 36 16 36 16

AT 0 20 20

TFL 0-0 4.5-29 4.5-29

QBH 0 2 2

Sacks 0-0 3.0-27 3.0-27

Fumbles FF FR 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

PBU 0 0 0

Int 0-0 0-0 0-0

Lorenzo Washington (97) started 12 of 13 games in 2007. He had 36 tackles and three sacks and was awarded the 2008 Billy Neighbors Defensive Lineman Award during the spring. He has played in 20 games with the Crimson Tide and started in 12 of those contests.

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Watkins will be battling for playing time at linebacker this season as he seeks his UA playing debut. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Redshirted his initial season at Alabama. HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Rated as the No. 5 defensive end in the nation by Rivals.com ... rated as the No. 3 prospect in the state of Tennessee by Rivals.com ... named to Rivals.com Super 250 Team ... recorded 186 tackles and 25 sacks during his junior and senior seasons ... as a senior, Watkins logged 116 tackles and added 19 for losses and nine sacks ... as a junior, he had 70 tackles and 16 sacks ... first-team AllWest Tennessee selection by the Jackson Sun ... first-team AllRegion selection ... also an outstanding track athlete ... ran the 100 meters in 11.2 seconds ... coached by Bart Stowe … full name is Alex Andrew Watkins … born July 17, 1989.

Williams will seek more playing time at linebacker and continue his role on special teams this season … played in eight games as a rookie in 2007 … finished the season with two tackles. 2007 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in eight games as a back-up linebacker and on several special teams units … saw time against Arkansas, Georgia, Florida State, Tennessee, LSU, Mississippi State, Louisiana-Monroe and Auburn … had two tackles on the season … recorded a solo tackle in UA’s overtime loss to Georgia on Sept. 22 … had one assist in the team’s 41-17 win over Tennessee on Oct. 20 after Knight injured his ankle early in the game.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Graduated from Dora High School … rated as the No. 39 defensive end in the country by Scout.com … was the No. 22 prospect in the state of Alabama by Scout.com … First-Team Class 4A All-State selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association … rated by Rivals.com as one of the top 50 defensive linemen in the nation … was among the top 30 in the state on Rivals.com … was a threestar defensive end on both Rivals.com and Scout.com … was second on the team with 123 tackles and added 11 sacks as a senior … had 393 receiving yards and six touchdowns while playing tight end … recorded 81 tackles and eight sacks at Dora, averaging nine tackles per game as a junior … coached by Johnny Wright … full name is Chavis M. Williams … born July 10, 1989. CAREER STATISTICS Year 2007

G-S 8-0

Tackles TT UT 2 1

AT 1

TFL 0

QBH 0

Sacks 0

Fumbles FF FR 0 0

PBU 0

Int 0

One of the most prolific quarterbacks in school history … named to the 2008 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Watch List … a third-team preseason All-SEC pick by Phil Steele … rated as the No. 20 quarterback in the nation by Lindy’s … Wilson was awarded the 2008 Johnny Musso Most Outstanding Offensive Back Award following spring practice … Wilson has 26 consecutive starts under center for the Tide … is closing in on the school’s all-time records for pass attempts (852), completions (478), passing yards (5,651), touchdowns (37), total plays (181) and total offense (5,632) … is the Tide’s single-season leader in pass attempts (462), completions (255), passing yards (2,846), touchdown passes (18), total plays (104) and total offense (2,950). 2007 (JUNIOR): The starting quarterback in all 13 games … completed 255-of-462 passes (55.2 percent) for 2,846 yards with 18 touchdowns and 12 interceptions … averaged 218.9 passing yards and 226.9 yards of total offense per game, fourth-best in the SEC in both categories … broke his own single-season school records in total plays, pass attempts, completions, passing yards and touchdown passes … had a streak of 132 consecutive pass attempts without an interception during the season, the fourth-best streak in school history … had 2,846 yards of total offense, ranking second on the single-season charts and making him one of only three UA quarterbacks with two or more 2,000-yard seasons (Brodie Croyle and Walter Lewis) … had his best game of the season in a 41-17 win over Tennessee … threw for a career-high 363 yards, completing 32-of-46 attempts and three touchdowns … the 32 completions in the UT game tied the Alabama single-

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CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS game record set by Gary Hollingsworth in 1989 and earned him Lindy’s SEC Offensive Co-Player of the Week honors … recorded the first 300-yard game of his career in the dramatic win over Arkansas … completed 24-of-45 passes for 327 yards and a career-best four touchdowns against the Razorbacks … also led the Tide on a nine-play, 73-yard game-winning drive in the fourth quarter, throwing for 56 yards on 7-of-9 passing in the series that culminated with his four-yard touchdown to a leaping Matt Caddell in the back of the end zone … orchestrated another dramatic late-game drive the following week against Georgia, leading the team on a ten-play, 88-yard drive, completing 2-of-3 passes for 51 yards … capped off that gametying drive with a six-yard touchdown run, his second of the night against the Bulldogs, to send the game into overtime … completed 68 percent of his passes (17-of-25), a seasonhigh, in the season-opening win over Western Carolina … had 53 passing attempts against Florida State, completing 28 for 240 yards and two touchdowns … the 53 attempts were the second-most by an Alabama quarterback in a single game … went 26-for-40 for 265 yards and ran for another touchdown in the win at Ole Miss … threw for three scores and 234 yards in the game against No. 3 LSU … had two touchdown passes and ran for another score in the first half of the homecoming win over Houston … had 246 yards passing with a touchdown against Louisiana-Monroe … threw for 256 yards and three scores in the Tide’s win over Colorado in the PetroSun Independence Bowl victory en route to game Offensive MVP honors … named UA Offensive Co-Player of the Week in the Ole Miss and Tennessee victories. 2006 (SOPHOMORE): Earned the starting job in the spring and started all 13 games on the season … set seven single-season school records, including most plays (461), total offense (2,790), attempts (379), completions (216), passing yards (2,707) and touchdowns (17) on the year … completed 216-of-379 passes for 2,707 yards on the year to become the seventh UA quarterback to pass for over 2,000 yards in a season … set a school record by throwing for over 200 yards in each of the first seven games of the season … completed 16-of-29 for 253 yards and a touchdown in his first career start against Hawai’i … went 16-of-20 for 243 yards and a season-high three touchdowns in his first road start at Arkansas … hooked up with DJ Hall for a 78-yard score in the game against the Razorbacks, the 10thlongest passing score in UA history … had a streak of 104 pass attempts without an interception midway through the season … threw the game-winning touchdown pass, a two-yard strike to Le’Ron McClain in overtime, to give the Tide a 26-23 victory over the Ole Miss … completed 22-of-35 passes for 291 yards and two touchdowns at LSU, setting season highs in completions and yardage.

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John Parker Wilson has 26 consecutive starts under center for the Tide and is closing in on the schoolʼs all-time records for pass attempts (852), completions (478), passing yards (5,651) and touchdown passes (37).


CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS 2005 (FRESHMAN): Completed 7-of-11 passes for 98 yards and a touchdown in four games as a true freshman … made his Alabama debut against Middle Tennessee in the season-opener … threw his first touchdown pass in the win over South Carolina, with a 36-yard pass to Keith Brown … added a 9-yard touchdown pass to Glen Coffee in the homecoming victory over Utah State … recorded his first career rushing touchdown with a 1-yard run against Auburn.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Starred in baseball and football at Lafayette County High School … tied the Mississippi state record with 17 interceptions as a junior … twotime All-State and three-time All-Area selection … named the “Dandy Dozen” Defensive MVP as a senior … hit .421 on the baseball diamond and turned down a contract from the New York Mets to play football at Alabama … full name is Justin Brykel Woodall … born Nov. 6, 1987.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A three-year starter at Hoover High School, led the Buccaneers to state titles in 2002 and 2003 … completed 615-of-978 passes for 8,170 yards and 78 touchdowns in his career … went 314-of-467 for 3,821 yards and 40 touchdowns with just 10 interceptions as a senior … 2003 Alabama Gatorade Player of the Year … Parade High School All-America honoree … Alabama Sports Writers Association and The Montgomery Advertiser Player of the Year in 2003 … earned All-State and Super 6 All-State honors in 2003 … member of The Birmingham News Super Senior list … full name is John Parker Wilson … born Oct. 17, 1985.

CAREER STATISTICS

CAREER STATISTICS Year 2005 2006 2007 TOTAL

G-S 5-0 13-13 13-13 31-26

Passing Att-Com-Int 7-11-0 216-379-10 255-462-12 478-852-22

Pct. 63.6 57.0 55.2 56.1

Yards 98 2,707 2,846 5,651

TD 2 17 18 37

LP 37 78 67 78

Rushing Att Yards 3 -6 82 83 81 104 166 181

Avg. -2.0 1.0 0.8 0.9

TD 1 0 5 6

Year 2006 2007 TOTAL

G-S 12-0 5-0 17-0

Tackles TT UT 6 6 0 0 6 6

AT 0 0 0

TFL 0-0 0-0 0-0

QBH 1 0 1

Sacks 0-0 0-0 0-0

Fumbles FF FR 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0

PBU 1 0 1

Int 0-0 0-0 0-0

LP 2 27 24 27

Woodall seeks more playing time in the Crimson Tide secondary this season … has played 17 games in his two-year career, mainly on special teams … has recorded six career tackles and one pass breakup. 2007 (SOPHOMORE): Played in five games on special teams and as a reserve in the secondary … saw action against Western Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Louisiana-Monroe and Auburn.

Justin Woodall has played in 17 games in his two years at Alabama. He has six career tackles and one pass breakup.

2006 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 12 games, primarily on special teams … finished with six tackles, one pass breakup and a blocked punt … the blocked punt came in the first quarter of the overtime win over Ole Miss … had three solo tackles against Louisiana-Monroe … had a tackle against Vanderbilt and Tennessee … named Alabama Special Teams Co-Player of the Week in the win over Louisiana-Monroe.

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2008 NON-SCHOLARSHIP PLAYERS

T.J. Ballou Fr. • DB • 6-0 • 176 Meridian, Miss.

Alex Benson So. • LB • 6-1 • 210 Trussville, Ala.

Drew Bullard Fr. • LB • 6-3 • 241 Florence, Ala.

Drew Cummings Fr. • TE/DE • 6-5 • 216 Huntington, W. Va.

Thomas Darrah Fr. • QB • 6-5 • 190 Newnan, Ga.

Michael DeJohn Fr. • LB • 6-0 • 220 Hoover, Ala.

Robert Ezell Fr. • QB • 5-9 • 163 Athens, Ala.

Colin Gallagher Fr. • PK • 6-0 • 180 Atlanta, Ga.

Hampton Gray So. • DB • 6-1• 188 Northport, Ala.

Mark Holt Fr.• DB • 6-0 • 173 Muscle Shoals, Ala.

Alex Jackson Jr. • QB • 5-11 • 190 Marietta, Ga.

Jordan Means Fr. • PK • 6-1 • 192 Hoover, Ala.

Kyle Pennington Fr. • WR • 5-11 • 170 Chatom, Ala.

Stanley Phillips Fr. • DB • 6-0 • 185 Montgomery, Ala.

Brad Pounds Sr. • DL • 6-3 • 280 Boaz, Ala.

Brandon Powell Sr. • FB • 6-2 • 221 Grove Hill, Ala.

Joe Robinson Jr. • LB • 5-11• 230 Birmingham, Ala.

Justen Santana Fr. • RB • 6-0 • 200 Canton, Ga.

Chris Scott So. • DB • 5-11• 175 Birmingham, Ala.

Paul Silvey Fr. • SN • 5-11 • 215 Prattville, Ala.

Sam Snider Fr. • P/WR • 5-10 • 163 Norcross, Ga.

Melvin Taylor Fr. • WR • 6-0 • 170 Meridian, Miss.

Heath Thomas So. • LB • 6-1 • 218 Trussville, Ala.

Jacob Vane So. • FB • 6-1 • 232 Oak Ridge, Tenn.

A.J. Walker Fr. • WR • 6-1 • 185 Huntsville, Ala.

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2008 CRIMSON TIDE SIGNEES NAME

Mark BARRON Undra BILLINGSLEY Devonta BOLTON John Michael BOSWELL Terrance CODY Marcel DAREUS Robby GREEN Glenn HARBIN Jerrell HARRIS Donʼta HIGHTOWER Destin HOOD Mark INGRAM Star JACKSON Barrett JONES Julio JONES Chris JORDAN Alonzo LAWRENCE Robert LESTER Brandon LEWIS Tyler LOVE Ivan MATCHETT Kerry MURPHY Wesley NEIGHBORS Jermaine PREYEAR Melvin RAY B.J. SCOTT Brad SMELLEY Damion SQUARE Courtney UPSHAW Michael WILLIAMS

POS.

DB DL TE/WR OL DL DL DB DL LB LB WR RB QB OL WR RB DB DB DL OL RB DL DB RB WR WR/ATH ATH DL LB TE/DE

Already Enrolled at the University of Alabama Chris JACKSON WR Corey SMITH K/P

HT.

WT.

6-2 6-3 6-4 6-5 6-5 6-3 6-0 6-6 6-3 6-4 6-1 5-10 6-3 6-5 6-4 6-2 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-7 5-10 6-4 6-1 5-11 6-3 6-0 6-3 6-2 6-2 6-6

215 275 220 300 380 280 180 245 215 250 200 215 195 280 210 220 190 210 275 290 215 315 200 205 195 195 218 290 230 270

6-1 6-0

180 195

Mark BARRON, DB, 6-2, 215, Mobile, Ala. (St. Paulʼs) Regarded as one of the nation’s top all-around players … a first-team Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State selection in Class 5A as a senior … SuperPrep’s No. 8 player in the state of Alabama … named to The Mobile (Ala.) Press-Register’s Elite 18 (No. 3) … the No. 19 player on the Press-Register’s Southeast Super 120 … earned a five-star rating from Scout.com and was listed as the state’s No. 8 player … also a Scout.com first-team All-American … a Rivals.com four-star defensive back … SuperPrep/Scout.com Top 100 selection (No. 46) … rated the No. 5 player on the Alabama Top 35 list by Rivals and the No. 55 player overall nationally … Rivals.com Top 100 selection (No. 55) … No. 18 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … was the MVP of the 2007 Class 5A state championship game after rushing for 1,094 yards on 122 carries with 15 touchdowns in his senior season … the 76th-rated player in the country by Sports Illustrated/Takkle.com … rated the No. 33 wide receiver in the country by SuperPrep … also listed on The Orlando Sentinel’s All-Southern Team … named to The Atlanta JournalConstitution’s Super Southern 100 … had 785 yards rushing as a junior on 78 carries and added 368 receiving yards on 23 catches, scoring a total of 12 touchdowns.

HOMETOWN (HIGHSCHOOL/JC)

Mobile, Ala. (St. Paulʼs) Birmingham, Ala. (Woodlawn) Norcross, Ga. (Norcross) Northport, Ala. (Tuscaloosa County) Perkinston, Miss. (Gulf Coast C.C.) Huffman, Ala. (Huffman) River Ridge, La. (John Curtis) Mobile, Ala. (McGill Toolen) Gadsden, Ala. (Gadsden City) Lewisburg, Tenn. (Marshall County) Mobile, Ala. (St. Paulʼs) Flint, Mich. (Southwestern Academy) Lake Worth, Fla. (Lake Worth) Memphis, Tenn. (Evangelical Christian) Foley, Ala. (Foley) Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) Lucedale, Miss. (George County) Foley, Ala. (Foley) Pleasant Grove, Ala. (Pleasant Grove) Mountain Brook, Ala. (Mountain Brook) Mobile, Ala. (St. Paulʼs) Hoover, Ala. (Hoover/Hargrave) Huntsville, Ala. (Huntsville) Mobile, Ala. (Davidson) Tallahassee, Fla. (North Florida Christian) Prichard, Ala. (Vigor) Tuscaloosa, Ala. (American Christian) Houston, Texas (Yates) Eufaula, Ala. (Eufaula) Reform, Ala. (Pickens County) McDonough, Ga. (Henry County) Bunker Hill, W.V. (Musselman)

Undra BILLINGSLEY, DL, 6-3, 275, Birmingham, Ala. (Woodlawn) Rated as the No. 20 strong-side defensive end nationally by Rivals.com and the No. 24 player overall on the Alabama Top 35 list … The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super South Top 100 list member … a three-star player according to Rivals … also given a three-star rating by Scout. com … an honorable mention Alabama Sports Writers Association AllState pick as a defensive lineman … the No. 29 player in the state of Alabama according to SuperPrep Magazine … had 90 tackles with five sacks as a senior and 85 tackles with six sacks as a junior at Woodlawn … added 25 catches for 475 yards with three touchdowns on offense.

Devonta BOLTON, TE/WR, 6-4, 220, Norcross, Ga. (Norcross) A four-star player according to Rivals.com and Scout.com … Rivals’ eighth-rated player in the state of Georgia and the 18th-ranked athlete nationally … listed as the No. 19 player in the state of Georgia and the No. 16 weakside linebacker by Scout.com … the No. 20 player in the state according to SuperPrep … named to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100 … No. 77 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … played both offense and defense at Norcross … caught 25 passes for 451 yards and five touchdowns as a senior … credited with 47 tackles, including 27 solo stops, on defense … also had six tackles for loss, one sack, one forced fumble, three pass break-ups and five interceptions (one for TD) … member of the track team as a sprinter and high jumper at Norcross.

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John Michael BOSWELL, OL, 6-5, 300, Northport, Ala. (Tuscaloosa County)

Glenn HARBIN, DL, 6-6, 245, Mobile, Ala. (McGill-Toolen)

An Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 6A First-Team All-State offensive lineman as a senior at Tuscaloosa County … a three-year starter … earned a four-star rating according to Rivals.com … the No. 11 player overall on the Alabama Top 35 list according to Rivals and the No. 11 offensive guard in the country … SuperPrep’s No. 14 player in the state of Alabama … The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super South Top 100 selection … played in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game and the Under Armour All-Star game in Orlando … a ScoutSouth.com Star of Alabama … listed as the Red Zone Player of the Year in Alabama by USA Today … named to The Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 (No. 82) and Elite 18 (No. 12) selection … a three-star offensive lineman by Scout.com and the No. 14 player in the state … Scout.com’s No. 34 offensive tackle nationally … The Tuscaloosa News All-State selection as a senior … No. 131 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … named permanent team captain at Tuscaloosa County as a senior … played for head coach Robert Higgenbotham.

Talented defensive lineman who was rated the No. 12 player in the state of Alabama by SuperPrep Magazine … totaled 59 tackles and eight sacks as a senior … named to The Mobile Press-Register’s Elite 18 and the Super Southeast 120 (No. 72) … Alabama Sports Writers Association honorable mention All-State … received a four-star rating from Rivals.com and was listed as the No. 16 player on the Alabama Top 35 list … also rated the No. 17 strong side defensive end nationally by Rivals … recognized as one of Scout.com’s Stars of Alabama … a threestar recruit according to Scout.com… No. 126 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … totaled 59 tackles and 8.5 sacks as a senior … had 75 tackles and 10 sacks as a junior … standout as a prep baseball and basketball player at McGill-Toolen … as a junior outfielder, hit .350 with two home runs, 32 RBI and 10 stolen bases.

Terrence CODY, DL, 6-5, 380, Perkinston, Miss. (Gulf Coast C.C.)

Regarded as one of the top linebacker prospects in the country … a Parade All-American … the No. 22 player nationally on SuperPrep Magazine’s Elite 50 … the No. 3 linebacker in the country according to SuperPrep and the No. 2 player in the state of Alabama … SuperPrep/ Scout.com Top 100 selection (No. 67) … ranked by Rivals.com as the No. 4 outside linebacker prospect in the country … Rivals.com Top 100 selection (No. 34) and its fourth-ranked player on the Alabama Top 35 list … No. 22 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … named a second team All-American by EA Sports … the No. 69 player nationally according by Tom Lemming of CSTV … ranked the No. 59 overall player in the country by Sports Illustrated/Takkle.com … the No. 99 player in the country according to ESPN.com … named to The Mobile Press-Register Elite 18 (No. 2) … listed as the No. 12 player overall in The Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 … SuperPrep/ Scout.com Top 30 Alabama selection (No. 2) … listed on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100 … member of the Alabama Sports Writers Association Super 12 … first-team ASWA 6A All-State selection … recorded 145 tackles, 15 sacks and three interceptions as a senior … had 130 tackles, three interceptions and two sacks as an AllState selection as a junior.

Massive defensive line prospect with good agility … a Scout.com fourstar recruit … earned a three-star rating by Rivals.com and was listed as the No. 47 junior college player in the country … the No. 45 junior college player in the nation according to SuperPrep Magazine … starred at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College and recorded 31 tackles and 3.5 sacks in helping lead his team to an 11-0 regular season record last year.

Marcel DAREUS, DL, 6-3, 280, Huffman, Ala. (Huffman) SuperPrep Magazine’s No. 27 defensive lineman in the country and the publication’s No. 7 player in the state of Alabama … earned a fourstar rating from Scout.com and listed as the nation’s No. 5 defensive tackle prospect … Scout.com All-American selection … a three-star defensive lineman according to Rivals.com … the No. 28 defensive tackle in the country according to Rivals and the No. 17 overall player on the Alabama Top 35 list … named to The Mobile Press-Register Elite 18 … SuperPrep/Scout.com Top 30 Alabama selection (No. 6) … listed on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100 … No. 23 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … an ASWA All-State honorable mention … totaled 117 tackles and 20 sacks as a senior at Huffman and also returned a fumble for a touchdown.

Robby GREEN, DB, 6-0, 180, New Orleans, La. (John Curtis Christian) Shut-down corner at one of the top high school programs in the state of Louisiana … the No. 7 player in Louisiana and the No. 20 cornerback in the country according to Scout.com … earned a four-star rating by Scout … carries a Rivals.com national ranking of 17 in terms of corners and is the No. 10 overall player in the state …. listed as the No. 41 player overall in The Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 … recorded 45 tackles and four interceptions as a senior, earning Class 2A All-State honors … listed on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100 … No. 86 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … had 30 tackles with four picks and 15 pass break-ups as junior as he earned All-Metro and All-District recognition … All-District as a sophomore in 2005 … won four state championships during his high school career, including perfect seasons in 2005, 2006 and 2007 … the 2006 team finished with a No. 2 national ranking according to USA Today … was also a two-year lettermen in baseball, basketball and track … father, Robby Green, Sr., played football at LSU.

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Jerrell HARRIS, LB, 6-3, 215, Gadsden, Ala. (Gadsden City)

Donʼta HIGHTOWER, LB, 6-4, 250, Lewisburg, Tenn. (Marshall County) Named the state’s defensive MVP by The Tennessean … listed on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100 … earned a four-star rating from Rivals.com and Scout.com … was Class 3A Mr. Football in Tennessee and voted first-team Tennessee Sports Writers Association All-State … the No. 2 player in the state of Tennessee according to SuperPrep Magazine … member of The Tennessean’s Dream Team … selected to play in the U.S. Army East-West All-Star game in San Antonio … the state of Tennessee’s No. 3 overall player according to Rivals. com … Rivals.com’s No. 15 inside linebacker in the country … listed as the No. 39 player overall in The Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 … No. 95 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … recorded 168 tackles (14 for loss), five forced fumbles, five interceptions and four fumble recoveries as a senior … also had 875 yards and 19 touchdowns on offense.


Destin HOOD, WR, 6-1, 200, Mobile, Ala. (St. Paulʼs) One of the state’s top two-sport athletes … The Mobile Press-Register’s Super 120 Team (No. 100) and Elite 18 (No. 13) … a four-star wide receiver by Rivals.com … included on Rivals.com 250 list … rated as the 38th best wide receiver nationally and 12th best player on the Alabama Top 35 list by Rivals.com … three-star wide receiver by Scout. com … rated as the 61st wide receiver nationally by Scout.com/SuperPrep and the No. 13 player in the state … caught 53 passes for 1,613 yards and 27 touchdowns in final two seasons at St. Paul’s … led team to 14-1 overall record and Class 5A state championship as senior … started at wide receiver and defensive back in Class 5A Super Six Championship game … caught two passes for 17 yards and had one rushing attempt for six yards in a 14-13 win over Briarwood Christian in the championship game … added four solo tackles and one pass break-up on defense … named first-team All-State by The Birmingham News, The Mobile Press-Register and the ASWA … named ScoutSouth. com Stars of Alabama … No. 126 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … caught 51 passes for 1,082 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior, setting the school’s single-season receiving yardage record … as a junior, he caught 22 passes for 650 yards (26.9 per catch) and 12 touchdowns … rated as the state’s top baseball prospect … named 2008 Louisville Slugger preseason All-American by Collegiate Baseball newspaper … batted .517 with seven home runs and 36 RBI as a prep junior in 2007 … also added four triples, 11 doubles and stole 43 bases … named 2007 AFLAC High School All-American … slammed eight home runs to win the 2007 AFLAC All-American Home Run Derby at Tony Gwynn Stadium in San Diego … also added two hits in the nationally televised classic on FSN Sports …second round draft pick (55 overall) of the Washington Nationals in the 2008 Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft.

Mark INGRAM, RB, 5-10, 215, Flint, Mich. (Southwestern Academy) An outstanding athlete rated as a four-star running back by Rivals.com … also ranked on Rivals.com Top 250 … rated as the 17th-best athlete in the nation and sixth-best player in Michigan according to Rivals.com … three-star running back by Scout.com … rated by Scout.com as the nation’s 57th-best running back … four-year starter … ran for 2,546 yards and 38 touchdowns in his final two prep seasons … added 260 receiving yards and two touchdowns … set city records for rushing yards (377) and touchdowns (7) in a game …named Saginaw Valley MVP and Area Player of the Year as a senior … four-time All-Area honoree and an All-State selection as a senior … as a prep senior, ran for 1,700 yards and 24 touchdowns … tallied 846 rushing yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior … averaged more than seven yards-per-carry as prep junior … nine-time All-State track star … runs a 10.69 100-meter dash and 21.9 200-meter dash … best long jump is 23 feet, 8 inches … son of former NFL wide receiver Mark Ingram, who won a Super Bowl with the New York Giants … played for head coach Gary Lee.

the Week … twice named The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Player of the Week as prep senior … No. 84 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … finished his prep career with 56 touchdowns … in his final two prep seasons had 121 receptions for 2,274 yards and 31 touchdowns … averaged 18.4 yards per catch during his junior and senior seasons … totaled 13 touchdown catches as a sophomore in 2005 … as a junior, caught 45 passes for 800 yards (17.7 per catch) and eight touchdowns in just nine games … recorded seven interceptions and returned two for touchdowns … caught 76 passes for 1,470 yards (18.8 per catch) and career-high 23 touchdowns as a senior … also added five rushing touchdowns … on defense, had 97 tackles and three interceptions.

Star JACKSON, QB, 6-3, 195, Lake Worth, Fla. (Lake Worth HS) 2007 U.S. Army All-American … played in the 2007 U.S. Army AllAmerican game on Jan. 5, 2008 at Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas … 2007 Palm Beach Post Offensive Player of the Year … The Mobile Press-Register’s Super 120 Team (No. 64) … a pro-style quarterback with excellent running and passing skills … listed on the Rivals.com Super 250 team … rated as the second-best scrambling quarterback in the nation by Rivals.com … also ranked as the fifth-best pro-style quarterback by Rivals.com … four-star quarterback by Scout.com … rated as the 11th best quarterback in the nation by Scout.com … No. 70 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … finished high school career with more than 3,500 passing yards and 32 touchdowns … as a junior in 2006, passed for more than 1,900 yards and 19 touchdowns … also ran for 750 yards … an all-county and all-region selection … as a senior in 2007, completed 97-of-180 passes for 1,677 yards and 13 touchdowns … also added 500 rushing yards.

Barrett JONES, OL, 6-5, 280, Memphis, Tenn. (Evangelical Christian School) A 2007 U.S. Army All-American … listed as the No. 20 offensive lineman nationally by SuperPrep and the No. 1 player in Tennessee … listed on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100 … played in the 2007 U.S. Army All-American game on Jan. 5, 2008 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas … The Mobile Press-Register’s Super 120 Team (No. 15) … top-rated football player in the state of Tennessee by Rivals.com … top-rated center by Rivals.com … also ranked 60th on Rivals.com Top 100 list … ranked the No. 53 overall player in the country by Sports Illustrated/Takkle.com … a third-team EA Sports AllAmerican … four-star offensive lineman by Rivals.com and Scout.com … rated as the 18th-best offensive lineman nationally by Scout.com … 2007 finalist for Division II AA Mr. Football in Tennessee … named First-Team All-State by The Tennessean and the Tennessee Sports Writers Association … named 2007 West Tennessee Coaches Association All-Region team … also a four-year starter in basketball, leading team to a state runner-up finish in 2006 … father, Rex, played basketball at Alabama under Wimp Sanderson from 1982-84.

Chris JACKSON, WR, 6-1, 180, McDonough, Ga. (Henry County HS) ESPN.com Top 150 (No. 143) … The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 150 (No. 143) … listed on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100 … The Mobile Press-Register’s Super 120 Team (No. 118) … rated by Rivals.com as the nation’s 89th-best wide receiver … also tabbed the No. 43 high school player in the state of Georgia by Rivals. com … three-star wide receiver by Rivals.com … rated as the 42nd-best wide receiver in the nation by Scout.com … four-star wide receiver by Scout.com … named 2007 Georgia High School Class AAA Player of the Year by the Associated Press … 2007 first-team All-State by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution … 2007 Southern Crescent Player of the Year … an all-region selection … Atlanta Touchdown Club Player of

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Julio JONES, WR, 6-4, 210, Foley, Ala. (Foley) Parade All-American … USA Today All-American … ranked the No.1 overall player in the country by Sports Illustrated/Takkle.com … nation’s No. 2 overall prospect by ESPN … The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 150 (No. 2) … SuperPrep’s No. 1 wide receiver nationally and No. 2 prospect overall … ESPN.com Top 150 … The Mobile Press-Register’s Super 120 Team (No. 1) … “Mr. Football” in the state of Alabama … named to The Tampa Tribune’s “Best of the South Team” … SouthScout.com Stars of Alabama selection … Gatorade Player of the Year (Alabama) … an EA Sports first-team All-American … Prep Nation 101 Honoree … named to The Mobile Press-Register’s Elite 18 Team (No. 1) … five-star wide receiver by Scout.com … rated as No. 1 wide receiver in the nation by Scout.com … the No. 1 wide receiver in the nation and the top prospect in the Alabama Top 35 list by Rivals.com … also called by Rivals.com as the best wide receiver in the nation “after the catch” … rated as the No. 4 overall prospect in the nation on the Rivals.com Top 100 … two-time All-American by Rivals.com (2006 and 2007) … Scout.com All-American selection … No. 2 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … SuperPrep/Scout.com Top 30 Alabama selection (No. 1) … the No. 3 ranked overall player in the nation according to Tom Lemming of CSTV … Rivals.com writes of Jones “Really outstanding feet for a big man. He gets out of trouble when hemmed in. He has great acceleration and can run after the catch. He shows really good concentration on deep balls. Team can use him on reverses and short routes. Hard to tackle in the open field.” … capped off high school career with six catches for 97 yards … two-time Birmingham News and Alabama Sportswriters Association All-State selection … named to 2007 Birmingham News Super All-State Team … named to 2007 ASWA Super 12 All-State team … had 194 career catches for 3,287 yards and 42 touchdowns … also added three rushing touchdowns, two kick return touchdowns, two punt returns and two fumble returns for scores … scored 52 touchdowns in his prep career … set Foley school record for career receptions, receiving yards, receiving touchdowns and total touchdowns … holds the top three single-season receiving records at Foley with 75 receptions (2006), 68 receptions (2007) and 51 catches (2005) … also holds single-season record with 1,306 yards in 2006 … as senior, tallied 68 catches for 1,181 yards and 16 TDs … finished the year with 18 total TDs … led the Lions to a 12-1 record and a Region 2 title before losing to Prattville in state quarterfinals … hauled in a career-high 75 passes for 1,306 yards and 16 TDs as a junior … concluded the season with career-high 20 TDs … recorded 51 receptions for 805 yards and 12 TDs as sophomore in 2005 … an outstanding track and field athlete … named 2006-07 Gatorade Track and Field Athlete of the Year (Alabama) … community service projects include Santa America Foundation and local Optimist International club … coached by Mark Lasseter.

Chris JORDAN, RB, 6-2, 220, Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) SuperPrep’s No. 17 running back in the country … The Mobile PressRegister’s Super 120 Team (No. 14) … four-star running back by Scout. com … rated as the No. 26 running back in nation by Scout.com … has power, size and tackle-breaking ability … listed on The Atlanta JournalConstitution’s Super Southern 100 … the No. 3 player in Tennessee according to SuperPrep Magazine … rated No. 5 in the state of Tennessee by Rivals.com … No. 68 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … ran for more than 1,600 yards and 20 TDs in his junior and senior seasons at Brentwood Academy … led Brentwood to the 2007 Tennessee Division II state championship … named first-team All-State by the Tennessee Sportswriters Association … named second-team All-State by The Tennessean … played 11 games and rushed for 1,258 yards on 197 carries … averaged 6.3 yards per carry and tallied 18 TDs … also averaged 112.1 yards per game … added three receptions for 85 yards,

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including a 77-yard TD … best game of the season came against Independence, where he ran 31 times for 211 yards and four TDs … had a season-high 66-yard run against the Baylor School … named honorable mention All-State by Tennessee Super Prep Coaches Association as a junior in 2006 … ran for 487 yards on 68 carries … averaged 7.2 yards per carry and scored five TDs … prepped at Norcross High School in suburban Atlanta before transferring to Brentwood Academy in 2006.

Alonzo LAWRENCE, DB, 6-1, 190, Lucedale, Miss. (George County HS) Parade All-American … an EA Sports First-Team All-American … The Mobile Press-Register’s Super 120 Team (No. 8) … four-star cornerback by Scout.com … rated as the No. 11 cornerback prospect by Scout.com … the No. 35 prep prospect on Rivals.com Top 100 … the No. 2 rated player in state of Mississippi by Rivals.com … the No. 2 cornerback by Rivals.com … listed on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100 … No. 36 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … the No. 26 ranked overall player in the nation according to Tom Lemming of CSTV … played in the 2007 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic at Ladd Stadium in Mobile … recorded 143 tackles during junior and senior years at George County High School … tallied 36 career TDs, including 22 TD catches and 14 kick returns (8 KOR and 6 PR) … as a prep senior tallied 93 tackles and two interceptions … also added 30 catches for 772 yards and 11 TDs … a threat on special teams, scored six TDs on kick returns in 2007, including five kickoffs and one punt … named 2006 Class 5A first-team All-State by MAC/Magnoliapreps. com as a kick returner … Class 5A second-team All-State pick as a cornerback in 2006 … recorded 54 tackles and one interception as a junior in 2006 … also scored eight TDs on kick returns, including five punts and three kickoffs … brother, Eric Riley, is a wide receiver at Mississippi State.

Robert LESTER, DB, 6-2, 210, Foley, Ala. (Foley HS) Rated by Rivals.com as the No. 33 safety in the nation … also rated as the No. 13 player on the Alabama Top 35 list by Rivals.com …threestar defensive back by Scout.com … rated No. 36 on Scout.com’s list of prep defensive backs … the No. 19 player in the state according to SuperPrep Magazine … listed on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100 … No. 145 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … talented defensive back who is also a threat on special teams because of his size and speed … first-team All-State selection by the Alabama Sportswriters Association … named ScoutSouth.com Stars of Alabama … totaled 143 tackles, 10 interceptions and 15 pass breakups during 2006 and 2007 seasons at Foley High School … had 74 tackles, including one TFL, as a prep senior … led team with six interceptions and 82 return yards … also added 11 pass break-ups, two forced fumbles, two blocked punts and one fumble recovery … had six punt returns for 86 yards and four kickoff returns for 214 yards (53.5 average) and one TD … recorded 73 tackles, four interceptions and nine pass breakups as a junior.

Brandon LEWIS, DL, 6-3, 275, Pleasant Grove, Ala. (Pleasant Grove HS) Rated as the No. 14 strong side defensive end nationally by Rivals. com … also rated as the No. 14 prospect on the Alabama Top 35 list by Rivals.com … three-star defensive end by Scout.com … rated as No. 54 defensive end in the nation by Scout.com … 2007 All State honorable mention by the Alabama Sportswriters Association … named to The Mobile Press-Register’s 2007 Elite 18 team (No. 15) … 2006 honorable mention All-State by the ASWA … named to The Birmingham News All-Metro Team in 2006 … excellent pass rusher … No. 59 player on


the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … played in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game in 2007 … totaled 154 tackles, 30 tackles for loss and 19 sacks in final two seasons at Pleasant Grove High School … added six forced fumbles and two interceptions … tallied 66 tackles, 12 TFLs and seven sacks in 10 games as a prep senior for the Spartans … forced two fumbles … had nine rushing attempts for 64 yards and caught six passes for 80 yards and two TDs … led team with 88 tackles, including 18 TFLs and 12 sacks, as a prep junior … added four forced fumbles and two interceptions … caught eight passes for 100 yards as a tight end … played for head coach Jim Elgin … uncle is Michael Myers, a former Alabama player and an 11-year NFL veteran currently on the roster of the Cincinnati Bengals.

Tyler LOVE, OL, 6-7, 290, Mountain Brook, Ala. (Mountain Brook HS) Five-star offensive lineman by Scout.com … Parade All-American … ESPN.com Top 150 (No. 33) … The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Top 150 (No. 78) … The Mobile Press-Register’s Super 120 Team (No. 33) and Elite 18 selection (No. 5) … ranked No. 6 among offensive linemen nationally by Scout.com … the No. 11 offensive lineman in the country (SuperPrep) and the No. 5 player in the state of Alabama … SuperPrep/Scout.com Top 100 selection (No. 32) … SuperPrep/Scout. com Top 30 Alabama selection (No. 4) … listed on The Atlanta JournalConstitution’s Super Southern 100 … ranked the No. 30 overall player in the country by Sports Illustrated/Takkle.com … Rivals.com Top 100 selection (No. 32) and its third-ranked player on the Alabama Top 35 list … No. 13 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … the No. 49 ranked overall player in the nation according to Tom Lemming of CSTV … an aggressive blocker with good size and feet … played in the 2008 Under Armour High School All-Star Game in Orlando, Fla. … ranked among Rivals.com Super 100 players (No. 30) … ranked No. 8 among offensive linemen by Rivals.com … rated No. 5 among pass blockers by Rivals.com … ranked No. 3 among Alabama prep seniors by Rivals.com … named a Second-Team All-American by EA Sports … bench presses 360 pounds and has a 26-inch vertical jump … called by Rivals.com “a player with good size and a real effective run blocker” … 2007 first-team All-State selection by the Alabama Sportswriters Association … also named to the Alabama Sports Writers Association Super 12 team … ASWA Class 6A Lineman of the Year … named to The Tampa Tribune’s “Best of the South” team … The Orlando Sentinel All-South Team … First-Team ASWA All-State selection and The Birmingham News All-Metro selection as a junior in 2006.

Ivan MATCHETT, RB, 5-10, 215, Mobile, Ala. (St. Paulʼs) Led St. Paul’s to a perfect 15-0 record and the 2007 Class 5A state title, earning Super 6 MVP honors after rushing for 98 yards and a touchdown in the team’s state championship victory over Briarwood Christian … school’s record holder for career rushing yards … ranked No. 62 nationally at his position by Scout.com, was ranked the No. 20 running back nationally and No. 17 among all prospects in the state by Rivals.com … the 20th-ranked prospect in the state by SuperPrep Magazine … ran for 1,422 yards and 16 touchdowns in his senior season … named to the Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 5A First-Team All State team as a senior … also earned The Mobile Press-Register Elite 18 honors (No. 16) … rushed for 1,416 yards and 22 touchdowns as a junior … earned The Birmingham News Class 5A First-Team All-State and ASWA Honorable Mention All State honors as a junior … also helped team to track & field Class 5A state championships (2005 outdoor, 2006 indoor and outdoor) … played for head coach Mike Bates.

Kerry MURPHY, DL, 6-4, 315, Hoover, Ala. (Hoover/Hargrave) Spent the 2007 season at Hargrave Military Academy after originally signing with Alabama in 2007 … received a four-star rating and listed as the No. 4 prep school player in the country according to Rivals.com … a Parade All-American as a senior at Hoover in 2006… The Birmingham News All-Metro Team … rated as the top prospect on The Birmingham News Super Senior list … one of 11 defensive tackles on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100 … rated No. 3 by The Mobile Press-Register’s Elite 18 players in the state of Alabama … rated as the 15th-best defensive tackle in the nation by Scout.com … rated No. 56 by Rivals.com Top 100 prospects … rated as the No. 4 defensive tackle in the nation by Rivals.com … rated as the No. 2 prospect in state of Alabama by Rivals.com Top 30 … named to Rivals.com Super 250 Team … rated No. 68 by The Mobile Press-Register’s Super Southeast 120 … selected to play in the 2006 Alabama North-South All-Star Game … a dominant force in the middle, Murphy made 142 tackles and 16 sacks in his junior and senior seasons … as a senior, had 77 tackles, 13 tackles-for-loss and eight sacks … added 77 tackles and recorded eight sacks as a junior while leading Hoover to its secondstraight Class 6A State Championship.

Wesley NEIGHBORS, DB, 6-1, 200, Huntsville, Ala. (Huntsville) The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super South 100 selection … ranked No. 22 safety in the nation by ESPN.com and listed as the No. 47 prospect at his position by Scout.com … recorded 62 tackles as a senior en route to Alabama Sports Writers Association (ASWA) Honorable Mention All-State honors … listed as the No. 23 prospect in Alabama by SuperPrep Magazine … represented Alabama in the AlabamaMississippi All-Star Game … earned The Huntsville Times First Team All-Metro, First Team All-Region and First Team All-City accolades as a senior … had 95 tackles and four interceptions in his junior year while also participating on special teams … named first-team All-City, The Huntsville Times First-Team All-Metro and Honorable Mention All-Region honors as a junior … recorded 51 tackles and six interceptions as a sophomore … is a legacy at the Capstone, becoming one of only a handful of players to become a third-generation player at UA … his father, Wes, was recruited by Coach Paul Bryant and played for Ray Perkins from 1983-86 … his grandfather, Billy Neighbors, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2004 after a standout career at Alabama from 1958-61 where he was on Coach Bryant’s first national championship team in 1961 … played for head coach Kevin Wieseman.

Jermaine PREYEAR, RB, 5-11, 205, Mobile, Ala. (Davidson) Listed as the No. 20 running back nationally and the No. 22 prospect on the Alabama Top 35 list by Rivals.com … ranked as the No. 5 fullback by ESPN.com … listed as the No. 26 prospect in the state by SuperPrep Magazine … rushed for 1,026 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior and 1,083 yards and 15 scores in his junior season … played for head coach Fred Riley.

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Melvin RAY, WR, 6-3, 195, Tallahassee, Fla. (North Florida Christian) The No. 18 wide receiver prospect in the nation and the No. 18 overall player in Florida according to Rivals.com … ranked No. 23 among wide receivers nationally by ESPN.com … The Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120 list member … The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super South 100 selection … has been playing football for three seasons… the No. 39 wide receiver in the nation and the No. 24 prospect in Florida according to SuperPrep Magazine … Class 1A first-team AllState selection by the Florida Sports Writers Association as a senior … the No. 89 ranked overall player in the nation according to Tom Lemming of CSTV … No. 88 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … played for Chiles High School before transferring to North Florida Christian before his senior season … made 53 catches for 1,058 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior while leading team to a 12-2 record and Florida Class 1A state runner-up honors … earned first-team All-Big Bend honors as a senior … caught 36 passes for 518 yards and five touchdowns while returning a kickoff and two punts for touchdowns on special teams as a junior … also played basketball and ran track … played for head coach Casey Weldon.

B.J. SCOTT, WR/ATH, 6-0, 195, Prichard, Ala. (Vigor) Listed as the No. 1 athlete and the No. 19 prospect nationally on the ESPN.com 150 rankings … the No. 3 defensive back in the nation and the second-ranked player in the Alabama Top 35 according to Rivals. com … listed as the No. 7 defensive back prospect by Scout.com … Class 5A honorable mention All-State selection by the Alabama Sports Writers Association … listed as the No. 6 prospect in the state and the No. 18 wide receiver prospect nationally by SuperPrep Magazine … The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super South 100 list member … The Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120 and Elite 18 (No. 4) selection … ranked the No. 61 overall player in the country by Sports Illustrated/ Takkle.com … the No. 54 ranked overall player in the nation according to Tom Lemming of CSTV … SuperPrep/Scout.com Top 100 selection (No. 74) … SuperPrep/Scout.com Top 30 Alabama selection (No. 7) … No. 25 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … participated in the Under Armour All-Star Game in Orlando, Fla. … ScoutSouth.com Star of Alabama selection … Rivals.com Top 100 selection (No. 28) … rushed for 917 yards and 15 touchdowns and threw for 834 yards and 10 scores as a senior … recorded 1,070 rushing yards and 1,059 yards passing and scored 19 total touchdowns in his junior season … played for head coach Kerry Stephenson.

Brad SMELLEY, ATH, 6-3, 218, Tuscaloosa, Ala. (American Christian) Played quarterback at American Christian Academy, throwing for 3,022 yards and 33 touchdowns as a senior … led team to a state semifinal appearance in his senior year … completed 183-of-264 passes (69 percent) for 2,611 yards and 24 touchdowns as a junior … ranked No. 34 on the Alabama Top 35 list by Rivals.com … listed as a tight end on ESPN.com, earning the No. 77 national ranking at that position … Alabama Sports Writers Association Class 2A All-State selection as an athlete … The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super South 100 selection … listed as the No. 39 prospect in Alabama by SuperPrep Magazine … a West Alabama All-Star selection and named Class 2A Player of the Year by The Tuscaloosa News … also an outstanding baseball player, hitting over .500 as a junior with 11 home runs … his brother, Chris, is a quarterback at South Carolina … played for head coach Stephen Hooks.

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Corey SMITH, K/P, 6-0, 195, Bunker Hill, W.Va. (Musselman) Earned All-State honors as both a placekicker and as a punter … listed on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Super Southern 100 … averaged 39-yards per punt while placing 16-of-31 kicks inside the opponent 20-yard line … ranked as the No. 12 kicker in the nation by ESPN.com … No. 21 kicker in the nation according to Scout.com … enrolled at Alabama in January.

Damion SQUARE, DL, 6-2, 290, Houston, Texas (Yates) Ranked as the No. 9 linebacker in the nation by Scout.com … the No. 37 defensive tackle prospect by Rivals.com … listed as the No. 24 defensive end in the nation by ESPN.com … had 97 tackles, including 35 for loss, to go with 14 sacks and a fumble recovery as a senior … named Class 4A All-State, was an All-Greater Houston selection and earned District MVP honors … Houston Chronicle Top 110 list member … was the No. 70 prospect in Texas by SuperPrep Magazine … led team to Area Championship appearance as a senior.

Courtney UPSHAW, LB, 6-2, 230, Eufaula, Ala. (Eufaula) The Alabama Class 5A Lineman of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association and ASWA Class 5A All-State selection in 2007 … ranked as the No. 4 defensive end prospect in the country and the No. 29 player overall on the ESPN.com 150 list … No. 35 on The Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120 … the No. 7 player on The Mobile Press-Register Elite 18 list … The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super South 100 member … ranked as the No. 12 outside linebacker nationally and the ninth-best overall player on the Alabama Top 35 list by Rivals.com … the No. 18 defensive end prospect by Scout.com … ranked the No. 10 prospect in Alabama by SuperPrep Magazine and the No. 38 defensive lineman nationally… No. 73 player on the Scout.com Southeast 150 list … had 45 solo tackles, 20 assists, including 13 for loss and seven sacks to go with three fumble recoveries as a senior … also had 20 receptions for 296 yards and three touchdowns as a receiver on offense … ScoutSouth.com Star of Alabama selection … All-Southern team member selection by The Orlando Sentinel … had 96 tackles and three interceptions as a junior … played for head coach Dan Klages.

Michael WILLIAMS, TE/DE, 6-6, 270, Reform, Ala. (Pickens County) Ranked as the No. 26 defensive end nationally by ESPN.com … listed as the No. 4 defensive end nationally and the No. 10 overall prospect on the Alabama Top 35 list by Rivals.com … the No. 17 defensive end nationally by Scout.com … earned Alabama Sports Writers Association All-State honors and was the ASWA Class 2A lineman of the year … member of The Mobile Press-Register Elite 18 and Super Southeast 120 lists … named West Alabama All-Star by The Tuscaloosa News … earned first-team All-State honors as a junior and honorable mention accolades on offense as a tight end … listed as the No. 20 prospect in the state by SuperPrep Magazine and the No. 42 defensive line prospect nationally… The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super South 100 selection … had over 400 yards receiving for five touchdowns as a tight end in his senior season … also had 243 yards and two scores rushing to go with 63 tackles and 14 sacks on defense as a senior … team won three straight Regional titles and made a Class 2A state second round appearance in 2007… recorded 68 tackles and 11 sacks as a junior … earned All-County, All-Area and honorable mention All-State honors in basketball … played for head coach Jack Cook.


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HEAD COACH NICK SABAN

A man of vision who has a proven record of championship success, University of Alabama head coach Nick Saban has brought to Alabama football a commitment to building the total program. His uncompromising dedication to excellence in every phase of the football program is sure to yield long-term success for the Crimson Tide. Saban has achieved resounding success as a head coach and has earned a reputation as an outstanding tactician, leader, organizer and motivator. Those qualities have sparked impressive turnarounds at every stop of his career. His teams have repeatedly exhibited grit, determination and resilience, often overcoming adversity to achieve victory. Saban’s consistent approach and disciplined leadership is a proven recipe for success.

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Named the 27th head football coach in UA history on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2007, Saban owns an overall record of 113-65-1 (.634) in 14 seasons as a head coach, having also led programs at Louisiana State (LSU), Michigan State and Toledo, as well as in the NFL with the Miami Dolphins. At each of his five stops, he has improved the win-loss record in his first year when compared to the previous season. Prior to Saban’s arrival, those teams posted a combined average winning percentage of .387. In the first season with Saban at the helm, a .617 winning percentage was achieved. Saban has compiled a 98-48-1 (.670) record as a college head coach after completing his first season at The University of Alabama. His first UA team finished 7-6 in 2007 with a win over Colorado in the Independence Bowl. Of the losses, none was by more than seven points. The future looks bright for Alabama under Saban, as the 2008 signing class was rated by many analysts as the best in the country. Off the field, the focus on academics by Saban and his staff made an immediate impact as the 2007 team put together one of the finest fall semesters in school history. The freshman class set a solid foundation for their future at UA as they led the way with an impressive combined GPA of 3.098 in the fall. Before arriving in Tuscaloosa, Saban’s most recent college head coaching stint was a five-season run at LSU which produced a record of 48-16 (.750), one national championship (2003), two Southeastern Conference championships, three SEC West Division championships, and a 3-2 record in bowl games including two Sugar Bowl victories and a Peach Bowl win. The Tigers constructed a 28-12 (.700) record against SEC opponents under Saban’s guidance. He was named the 2003 National Coach of the Year by the Associated Press and earned both the Paul W. “Bear” Bryant National Coach of the Year Award and the Eddie

In Step with Head Coach Nick Saban As A Head Coach Year Team

Season

Conference

1990 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Toledo Michigan State Michigan State Michigan State Michigan State Michigan State

9-2 6-5-1 6-6 7-5 6-6 9-2

7-1 (1st) 4-3-1 (5th) 5-3 (5th) 4-4 (6th) 4-4 (6th) 6-2 (2nd)

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

LSU LSU LSU LSU LSU Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins Alabama

8-4 10-3 8-5 13-1 9-3 9-7 6-10 7-6

5-3 (2nd in West) 5-3 (1st in West) 5-3 (1st in West) 7-1 (1st in West) 6-2 (2nd in West)

Total

(14 Seasons)

113-65-1 (.634)

As A College Head Coach School (Years) Toledo (1990) Michigan State (1995-99) LSU (2000-04) Alabama (2007-) Total (12 Seasons)

4-4 (T-3rd in West)

Record 9-2 (.818) 34-24-1 (.585) 48-16 (.750) 7-6 (.538) 98-48-1 (.670)

Robinson Coach of the Year Award by the Football Writers Association of America. Saban was named SEC Coach of the Year twice (by The Birmingham News in 2001 and by the Associated Press in 2003). Saban took over the Alabama program after serving two seasons at the helm of the National Football League’s Miami Dolphins. Saban’s teams showed marked improvement over the unit he inherited. Tak-

ing over a team that finished 4-12 in 2004, Saban led the 2005 Dolphins to a 9-7 record, the third-biggest turnaround in the NFL that season and the second-highest victory turnaround for a Dolphins team in any non-strike season. Most impressively, the Dolphins finished 2005 on a six-game winning streak, the longest streak in the NFL that season. Prior to his stint at Miami, Saban’s impact on the LSU program transcended the success on the field. His commitment to building the total program, placing education first, instilling discipline and responsibility on and off the field transformed the Tigers into a force on the national stage. LSU produced 84 Academic All-SEC honorees in Saban’s five seasons, including 25 members of the 2003 national championship squad. LSU’s graduation rate for football players improved dramatically under his watch and two players, offensive tackle Rodney Reed (2002 and 2003) and offensive lineman Rudy Niswanger (2004) earned first-team Academic All-America honors. Linebacker Bradie James earned a post-graduate scholarship from the National Football Foundation in 2003. Saban also spearheaded a $15 million fundraising effort to fund a new academic center for student-athletes at LSU, and he and his players were active in community involvement in the Baton Rouge area, taking part in community service projects, visiting schools to mentor children and taking time to visit local hospitals on a regular basis. More than 50 of Saban’s LSU players earned their college degrees, in addition to 28 who were selected in the NFL draft, including seven in both 2004 and 2006. Named head coach at LSU on November 30, 1999, Saban led an immediate turnaround of a program that had suffered through seven losing seasons during the 1990s. His 48 victories over five seasons were the third-most among Division I-A head

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(L - R) Kristen, Nick, Terry and Nicholas Saban.

coaches during that time. Saban, Paul Dietzel and current LSU head coach Les Miles are the only coaches in the program’s history to post multiple 10-win seasons. Saban, Dietzel and Bernie Moore are the only head coaches in Tiger history to win two SEC championships. Saban’s 2000 Tigers rebounded from two straight losing seasons to post an 8-4 season, capped by a 31-20 win over 15th-ranked Georgia Tech in the Peach Bowl. Home victories over Tennessee, Mississippi State and Alabama highlighted the season, along with a key road win at Ole Miss. The 2001 Tigers improved to 10-3 overall and won the program’s first outright SEC title since 1986 with a 31-20 win over second-ranked Tennessee in the SEC Championship game. An impressive second half against the Volunteers was a trademark of Saban’s coaching acumen as the Tigers outscored UT, 21-3, in the final half to erase a 17-10 deficit. The Tigers won the game despite the absence of starting quarterback Rohan Davey and running back LaBrandon Toefield. Sparked by one of the most prolific offenses in the nation, a unit that averaged 451.5 yards per game, the Tigers capped the season with a 47-34 defeat of Big Ten champion Illinois in the Sugar Bowl, LSU’s first victory in a New Year’s Day bowl game since 1968. Stifling defense was the trademark of the 2002 Tigers. LSU posted an 8-5 record and a second consecutive New Year’s Day bowl appearance. The Tigers, who faced Texas in the Cotton Bowl, held opponents to less than 275 yards per game through the season’s first six games and scored a school-record 30 or more points in six straight games that season. The Tigers barely missed winning a second consecutive SEC West Division title as a lastminute comeback by Arkansas in the regular season fi-

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nale prevented LSU from another appearance in the SEC Championship game. That LSU team overcame the mid-season loss of starting quarterback Matt Mauck, free safety Damien James and Toefield in successive weeks to make a run at an SEC Western Division title. Saban’s team philosophy of “out of yourself and into the team” paid huge dividends in 2003. The Tigers produced a 13-1 record, won their second SEC championship and earned the school’s second national championship with a squad that was among the nation’s most dominant on both sides of the line of scrimmage. The LSU offense scored a school-record 475 points (33.9 points

“We want to be a champion in everything we do.” -- Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban

per game) while holding 13-of-14 opponents to less than 20 points. LSU’s defense ranked first nationally in points allowed per game (11.0) and total defense (252.0 yards per game). After a 7-1 start, LSU ended the season with six dominating victories by an average margin of 35-10. An impressive 34-13 victory over Georgia in the SEC title game paved LSU’s way to an appearance in the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) Championship Game against top-ranked Oklahoma. The Tigers produced a dominant defensive effort against the Sooners in the Sugar Bowl, limiting OU to 154 yards of total offense in a 21-14 victory.

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His final LSU team in 2004 overcame the loss of 13 players from the 2003 team who went on to NFL rosters, posting a 9-3 record while producing the SEC’s best rushing offense (200.7 yards per game). The Tiger defense ranked third nationally during the regular season in total defense (249.9 yards per game) and passing defense (145.4 yards per game), allowing only 15.9 points per contest. Over the last six games, the Tiger defense allowed only 12 points in the second half on the way to a berth in the Capital One Bowl in Orlando against Iowa. LSU’s fourth consecutive January bowl berth, a first for the Tiger program. Saban served as head coach at Michigan State from 1995-99, his second stint at the East Lansing school as he also spent 1983-87 as the Spartans’ defensive coordinator/secondary coach. After playing in just one bowl game in the previous four years, Michigan State made four postseason appearances in Saban’s five years at the helm. Saban led MSU to a 34-24-1 (.585) record.

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In 1999, Saban led his final Spartans team to a No. 7 national ranking as MSU finished in a tie for second in the Big Ten. The Spartans defeated Notre Dame, Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State in the same year for the first time since 1965 and record-

ed six wins at home for the first time since the 1912 season. The Spartans’ performance that year landed them a spot in the Citrus Bowl. The Spartans led the Big Ten in rushing defense (77.0 yards per game) and total

defense (299.0 yards per game) while ranking fifth nationally in rushing defense and 11th in total defense. The Spartans offense averaged 31.0 points per game. Saban was the first coach in school history to put the Spartans in postseason bowl games in each of his first three seasons as he led the Spartans to the Independence Bowl in 1995, the Sun Bowl in 1996 and the Aloha Bowl in 1997. Before joining the Spartans, Saban spent four seasons (1991-94) as defensive coordinator with the Cleveland Browns under head coach Bill Belichick. The Browns went from allowing the most points (462) in the NFL prior to Saban’s arrival to allowing the fewest points (204) in the league in 1994, the sixth-fewest points surrendered in NFL history at the time. In each of Saban’s four years guiding the Browns’ defense, they never permitted an average of more than 19.2 points per game. He built a reputation as one of the finest defensive coaches in the league and also was heavily involved in the


team’s player personnel and scouting process. Saban’s first head coaching position came at the University of Toledo in 1990, as he guided the Rockets to a record of 9-2 that year, finishing as cochampions of the Mid-American Conference. The Rockets ranked among the NCAA leaders in both total defense (12th at 284.8 yards) and scoring defense (16th at 16.2 points), and missed posting an undefeated record by a mere five points. Saban joined Toledo after serving as secondary coach with the Houston Oilers for two seasons under Jerry Glanville (1988-89), his first NFL coaching position. He quickly made an impact on the Oilers’ defense, as the team’s secondary tied for fourth in the AFC in 1988 with 21 interceptions and tied for second in the conference in 1989 with 22. In his first stint at Michigan State, Saban served as secondary coach and defensive coordinator under George Perles from 1983 through 1987. Saban played an integral part in helping the Spartans to three postseason bowl appearances, including a Big Ten championship in 1987 and a 20-17 victory over Southern California in the 1988 Rose Bowl. Michigan State led the nation in rushing defense in 1987, allowing only 61.2 yards per game, and ranked second in scoring defense, permitting just 12.4 points. A native of Fairmont, W.Va., Saban is a 1973 graduate of Kent State University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business. He earned a master’s degree in sports administration from Kent State in 1975. Born October 31, 1951, Saban and his wife, the former Terry Constable, have two children, Nicholas and Kristen. Saban co-authored Tiger Turnaround in 2001, a book documenting his first two years as head coach at LSU, and co-authored How Good Do You Want to Be in 2005, a book that offers real-life principles for success at work and at home. In addition to work as fund-raisers for LSU’s Student-Athlete Academic Center, the Sabans supported several charitable and civic projects in Louisiana. The largest of those efforts was with the Children’s Miracle Network, for which Terry and Nick raised more than $100,000 per year for children. At Michigan State, the Sabans started the Nick’s Kids Fund, which they have continued in Tuscaloosa, a vibrant example of their continuing concern for disadvantaged children. Since Nick and Terry arrived in Tuscaloosa last spring, more than $540,000 has been distributed to more than 115 charities through the Nick’s Kids Fund. In June of 2008, the Sabans announced a $1 million gift to benefit Alabama’s first-generation scholarship program. The gift has a special meaning to the Sabans as both Nick and Terry were both first-generation graduates. The University of Alabama will include the Sabans’ donation in a scholarship challenge program, which could help double or triple the total contribution to first-generation scholarships.

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Nickʼs Kids Fund has raised over $500,000 for local charities in the past two years thanks to the success of the annual Nickʼs Kids golf tournament, speaking engagements and donations. Since the Sabans arrived in Tuscaloosa, more than 115 charities have received aid through the organization. Nick and Terry started the Nickʼs Kids Fund when they were at Michigan State to honor his fatherʼs (Nick Saban, Sr.) legacy of helping children.

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IN THE COMMUNITY

“When we travel throughout the state we recognize names and faces who share the same goal - to make the University of Alabama the very best it can be in every regard - on the field, in the classroom and in the eyes of the nation one day at a time. Thank you to all of the supporters and the University of Alabama community. Roll Tide!” -- TERRY SABAN Terry Saban plays a vital role in many community outreach programs. She personally collected money on the Quad before 2007ʼs A-Day game for the Enterprise tornado relief fund. Prior to the 2008 A-Day game, Terry helped collect money for the universityʼs libraries. In June of this year, Nick and Terry pledged $1 million to the universityʼs scholarship fund and earmarked it for first-generation college students. Terry also plays an important role in the planning of many of the events for causes including the Nickʼs Kids Fund. Her eagerness to give back and her tireless devotion to help others is what makes Terry Saban one of the most admired members of the Crimson Tide family.

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BURTON BURNS

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH / RUNNING BACKS Burton Burns is in his second season with the Crimson Tide football program as associate head coach and running backs coach. In his first year at Alabama, Burns helped first-year tailback Terry Grant set school records for rushing yards (891) and touchdowns (8) in a season. Grant was a three-time SEC Freshman of the Week honoree, and was named to the SEC All-Freshman team as well as the Sporting News Freshman All-American team (honorable mention). An assistant coach at Clemson University for eight seasons before coming to Alabama, Burns was a major factor in producing six of the top 10 offenses in Clemson history as running backs coach for the Tigers. Burns tutored star runners such as 2005 ACC Rookie of the Year James Davis, 2006 freshman record-setter C.J. Spiller, Reggie Merriweather, Travis Zachery and Duane Coleman at Clemson and former New York Jet Jerald Sowell at Tulane. In 2006, Davis led the Tigers with 1,187 rushing yards on 203 carries and scored 17 touchdowns, while Spiller had 938 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns. The Tigers averaged 5.7 yards-per-carry during the ’06 regular season. A native of New Orleans, La., Burns spent eight seasons with head coach Tommy Bowden at Clemson after a four-year stint at Tulane that concluded with a 12-0 season in 1998. Over 14 seasons as a college assistant coach, Burns has regularly produced versatile running backs that have been effective in every phase of the game. His players have proven to be equally effective as pass catchers, as well as in the running game. Burns spent nine seasons as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Saint Augustine High School in New Orleans, La., before joining Bowden’s staff at Tulane. Burns helped lead Saint Augustine to district titles in 1987, 1992 and 1993, his second stint at the school. Burns’ first experience as a coach also was at Saint Augustine, where he served as an assistant from 1977-79 and helped the school win three more district championships on the way to consecutive state titles in 1978-79. Burns also coached at New Orleans’ Booker T. Washington High School in 1980 before a five-year stint as an assistant coach at Southern University in Baton Rouge from 1981-85. As a player, Burns played fullback (1971-75) at the University of Nebraska under head coach Tom Osborne. A member of three Cornhuskers teams that won at least nine games, Burns participated in the Orange Bowl, Cotton Bowl and Sugar Bowl as a player. He earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Nebraska in 1976. Burns is married to the former Connie Winder. The couple has three daughters (Amber, Christy, Erin) and a son (Damon).

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Connie and Burton Burns. The couple has three daughters (Amber, Christy, Erin) and a son (Damon).


CURT CIGNETTI

WIDE RECEIVERS RECRUITING COORDINATOR Curt Cignetti joined the Crimson Tide football coaching staff in February of 2007 as receivers coach and recruiting coordinator. The recently completed 2008 signing class earned a national ranking of number one according to most recruiting analysts. In his first year at the Capstone, Cignetti coached senior DJ Hall as he established school records for career receiving yards and receptions. Hall was one of only three SEC receivers to reach the 1,000-yard mark in 2007. Entering his 26th season in the college coaching ranks, Cignetti spent the previous seven seasons as tight ends coach, recruiting coordinator and quarterbacks coach at North Carolina State. He served as recruiting coordinator while coaching tight ends (from 2000-02 and 2005-06) and quarterbacks (2003-04). In 2005, Cignetti was ranked among the nation’s top 25 recruiters by Rivals.com. Among the players Cignetti coached during his tenure with the Wolfpack was the ACC Player of the Year, quarterback Philip Rivers in 2003. Rivers set ACC records for passing yards (4,491) and touchdown passes (34) while leading the country in completion percentage (72.0) and passing efficiency (170.5). He also coached first-team All-ACC tight end Sean Berton in 2002 and second team All-ACC tight ends TJ Williams (2005) and Anthony Hill (2006). Prior to working with the Wolfpack, Cignetti spent six seasons (1994-99) on the staff at the University of Pittsburgh. As recruiting coordinator during his six seasons at Pitt, he coached tight ends for the Panthers from 1994-96 and in 1999, and coached the quarterbacks in 1997-98. Among Cignetti’s future NFL players at Pittsburgh were quarterback Pete Gonzalez, tight end John Jones and tight end Kirk McMullen. Cignetti was quarterbacks coach at Temple from 1989-92, coached quarterbacks at Rice from 1986-88 and coached quarterbacks and receivers at Davidson in 1985. Cignetti began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Pittsburgh in 1983-84. As a player, Cignetti played quarterback at West Virginia University from 1979-82. During his playing career, Cignetti played on teams that made consecutive bowl appearances in 1981-82 (1981 Peach Bowl and 1982 Gator Bowl). He was honored with the Lewis D. Meisel Award for academic excellence and the A.C. “Whitey” Gwynn Award for character while playing for the Mountaineers. Cignetti hails from a family that has deep coaching roots. His father, Frank, was head coach at West Virginia and Indiana University of Pennsylvania, racking up 199 career victories before retiring at the conclusion of the 2005 season. Curt’s brother, Frank Jr., is also a veteran of the college coaching ranks and is currently the offensive coordinator at California. Cignetti earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from West Virginia. He is married to the former Manette Lawer and the couple has three children: Curtis John, Carly Ann and Natalie.

(L - R) Curt, Manette, Curtis John, Carly Ann and Natalie.

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BO DAVIS DEFENSIVE LINE

Bo Davis is in his second season with the Crimson Tide football staff as defensive line coach. Davis joined the Alabama staff after serving the 2006 season as an assistant strength and conditioning coach and assistant defensive line coach with the Miami Dolphins under Nick Saban. Under Davis’ watch in 2007, senior defensive end Wallace Gilberry put together one of the finest seasons in Alabama history. Gilberry earned first-team All-SEC status, leading the league in tackles-forloss (27) and finishing second in sacks (10). Davis has a deep history in Southeastern Conference football. Prior to his stint with the Dolphins, Davis spent four years (2002-05) as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at LSU under Saban and current Tigers’ head coach Les Miles. A former All-SEC defensive lineman for LSU in the early 1990s, Davis joined the LSU strength and conditioning staff as assistant coordinator in June of 2002. He joined the LSU staff after a stint at North Shore High School in Galena Park, Texas, where he served as an assistant football coach from 1997-2002. Davis played football at LSU from 1990 to 1992, earning second-team All-SEC honors as a noseguard in 1992. He finished his LSU career with 90 tackles, one sack and one fumble recovery. As a senior in 1992, Davis started all 11 games at noseguard, recording 66 tackles, including four tackles for loss. A native of Magee, Miss., Davis graduated from LSU in 1993 and he then served as a graduate assistant with the LSU strength and conditioning program from 1995-97. Davis and his wife, Omeika, have a son (Bo) and a daughter (Juliana).

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Bo, Omeika, their son Bo and daughter Juliana.


JIM McELWAIN

OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR / QUARTERBACKS Jim McElwain is the newest member of the Alabama coaching staff as he was hired January 30, 2008, by head coach Nick Saban. McElwain is the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Crimson Tide after serving in the same role at Fresno State last year. He spent the 2006 season in the NFL as quarterbacks coach for the Oakland Raiders. McElwain made an immediate impact in his first season at Fresno State as he helped lead the Bulldogs to a 9-4 record, a significant turnaround from the previous year in which Fresno State posted a 4-8 mark. McElwain’s offense at Fresno State averaged 419.5 yards-pergame (38th nationally) and 32.9 points-per-game (32nd) last season. That was a significant increase from the 2006 campaign when the Bulldogs averaged 338.2 yards-per-game in total offense and 23.0 points-per-game in terms of scoring offense. After Fresno State rolled up 571 yards of total offense and defeated Georgia Tech 40-28 in the Humanitarian Bowl, McElwain moved up to No. 18 in the Rivals.com national power rankings (offensive coaches). His quarterback, Tom Brandstater, finished 2007 with a passing efficiency rating of 140.5, which ranked 23rd in the country. Brandstater showed remarkable improvement under McElwain’s watch as he had posted a pass efficiency rating of 106.7 (89th) the previous year. McElwain served as the assistant head coach, receivers coach and special teams coach at Michigan State from 2003-05. The 2003 team reached the Alamo Bowl behind a receiving corps that set school records for receptions (312) and yards (3,510). He coached 2004 AllAmerica punter Brandon Fields and kicker Dave Rayner, who led the Big Ten Conference in scoring. In 2005, five Spartan receivers had at least 28 receptions and the group combined to a set another school record with 24 touchdown catches. Prior to his stint at Michigan State, McElwain spent three seasons (2000-02) at Louisville as the receivers coach and special teams coach as the Cardinals earned bowl bids in each of those three seasons. He coached four first-team All-Conference USA selections at Louisville and also tutored three of the Cardinals’ all-time leading receivers, including Deion Branch and Arnold Jackson. From 1995-99, McElwain was the offensive coordinator, quarterbacks and receivers coach at Montana State. Under his direction, quarterback Rob Compson threw for nearly 7,000 career yards and a school-record 54 touchdowns. McElwain also coached the Bobcats’ all-time leading receiver Chip Hobbs, who caught 144 career passes for 2,060 yards and 18 TDs. Montana State led the Big Sky Conference in scoring in 1998, averaging 31.6 points per game. McElwain was at Eastern Washington from 1985-94 in a variety of capacities, starting as a graduate assistant and working his way up to quarterbacks and receivers coach. The Eagles made two NCAA Division I-AA playoff appearances (1992 and 1995) and earned a share of the Big Sky Championship in 1992. McElwain coached EWU’s all-time leading receiver, Tony Brooks (2,969 career yards), who earned third team AP All-America honors in 1993. An all-state quarterback at Missoula (Montana) Sentinel High School, McElwain played quarterback at Eastern Washington from 1980-83 and earned his degree in Education from EWU in 1984. He and his wife, Karen, have three children, JoHanna, Elizabeth and Jerret.

(L - R) Jim, Karen, Johanna, Elizabeth and Jerret McElwain.

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JOE PENDRY

ASSISTANT HEAD COACH / OFFENSIVE LINE A veteran coach with impressive credentials from the pro and college ranks, Joe Pendry is in his second year at Alabama serving as assistant head coach for offense and offensive line coach. Pendry’s experience was an immediate factor in his first season with the Crimson Tide as tackle Andre Smith earned first-team AllSEC honors and was awarded the Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the league’s top offensive lineman. In addition, Antoine Caldwell was a second-team All-SEC selection playing all three positions on the offensive line. With 19 years of NFL coaching experience, Pendry joined head coach Nick Saban’s staff in January of 2007. Pendry (pronounced “pen-dree”) has worked with six different NFL clubs and has been to the playoffs 11 times in his career. His recent stop was with the Houston Texans, where he served as offensive line coach and offensive coordinator in 2004 and 2005. Prior to that, Pendry worked for three years under Dom Capers at the Carolina Panthers from 1995-97. Carolina posted a 27-23 overall record with one NFC championship game appearance over those three seasons. He has served as an offensive coordinator with four NFL teams (Houston, Carolina, Buffalo and Kansas City). A native of Matheny, W.Va., Pendry was a three-sport star at Oceana High School, excelling in football, basketball and track. He was an all-state selection in football and basketball and was the West Virginia High School Lineman of the Year in 1964. Pendry played two seasons at West Virginia University (1965-66) before a careerending injury allowed him to become a student coach (1967-68) before becoming a graduate assistant coach in 1969. He remained on the WVU staff as freshman coach (1970), wide receivers coach (1971-72), offensive line coach (1973-74) and offensive coordinator (1976-77). Pendry also had collegiate coaching stints at Kansas State (1975), Pittsburgh (1978-79), and Michigan State (1980-81) before moving to the professional ranks. He was an assistant coach with the USFL’s Philadelphia Stars (1982-83) before becoming head coach of the Pittsburgh Maulers in 1984. In 1985, he began his NFL coaching career, where he spent 19 seasons. Pendry is a 1969 graduate of West Virginia University with a degree in physical education. Pendry and his wife, the former Sandi Barbera, have two children, Joe Jr., and Jill Koeppel, and four grandchildren.

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Sandi and Joe Pendry.


KIRBY SMART

DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR / SECONDARY Kirby Smart is entering his second season with the Alabama football staff as secondary coach and first season as defensive coordinator. A former standout defensive back and scholar-athlete at Georgia, Smart brings an impressive blend of college and pro coaching experience to the Crimson Tide. Under Smart’s guidance in 2007, safety Rashad Johnson led the SEC with six interceptions and earned first team All-SEC honors along with cornerback Simeon Castille. A third member of the Alabama secondary, Kareem Jackson, was honored at the end of the season as a second-team Sporting News Freshman All-American. Smart joined the Tide after spending the 2006 season as safeties coach with head coach Nick Saban and the NFL’s Miami Dolphins. Prior to his stint with the Dolphins, Smart spent six years on the collegiate level with Georgia (1999 and 2005), LSU (2004), Florida State (2002-03), and Valdosta State (2000-01). As the running backs coach at Georgia in 2005, the Bulldogs averaged 162.2 yards-per-game, the third best mark in the SEC. Smart spent the 2004 season as defensive backs coach under Saban at LSU, where he tutored two NFL draft picks: Corey Webster (2nd round, New York Giants) and Travis Daniels (4th round, Miami Dolphins). That season, the Tigers allowed 157.2 passing yards-per-game, which ranked second in the SEC and fifth nationally. Smart was a graduate assistant coach under Bobby Bowden at Florida State in 2002-03 and served as defensive coordinator (2001) and defensive backs (2000) coach at Valdosta State. He began his coaching career as an administrative assistant at Georgia in 1999. As a player, Smart was a four-year lettermen at defensive back for

the Bulldogs, where he was a first team All-SEC pick as a senior. He finished his career with 13 interceptions, fourth in Georgia annals, and led the Bulldogs with six interceptions in 1997 and five in 1998. A four-time member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll, Smart earned his undergraduate degree in finance from Georgia and his master’s degree from Florida State in 2003. A native of Bainbridge, Ga., Smart is married to the former Mary Beth Lycett of McDonough, Ga. The couple became the proud parents of twins (Weston and Julia) on February 8, 2008.

Kirby and Mary Beth with twins Julia and Weston.

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KEVIN STEELE

ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH / HEAD DEFENSIVE COACH INSIDE LINEBACKERS A veteran coach with a wealth of top-level experience in the college and pro ranks, Kevin Steele is in his second season with the Crimson Tide as head defensive coach. Steele came to Alabama after spending four seasons as linebackers coach and executive head coach under Bobby Bowden at Florida State. The UA defense performed impressively under Steele in 2007, ranking 27th nationally and fourth in the SEC in scoring defense (22.0 ppg). In addition, inside linebacker Rolando McClain was recognized as a first-team Sporting News Freshman All-American. Named executive head coach for the Seminoles in 2005, Steele has also earned a reputation as an outstanding recruiter. He was named the Rivals.com National Recruiter of the Year after helping to land the nation’s no. 1-ranked recruiting class at FSU in 2005. His pupils at FSU included Michael Boulware, a finalist for the 2004 NFL Rookie of Year Award with the Seattle Seahawks, as well as first round picks Ernie Sims (Detroit Lions) and Lawrence Timmons (Pittsburgh Steelers). Steele was the head coach at Baylor University from 1999-2002 before moving to Florida State. He coached the linebackers for the NFL’s Carolina Panthers from 1995-98 before taking the head coaching job at Baylor and had assistant coaching stints at Nebraska (1989-94), Tennessee (1987-88), Oklahoma State (1984-86) and New Mexico State (1983). As a player, Steele spent his freshman year at Furman before transferring to Tennessee, where he was a member of Johnny Majors’ 1978 and 1979 squads. He stayed on as a student assistant coach in 1980 and then as a graduate assistant in 1981. He was promoted to outside linebackers coach in 1982. Steele then moved to New Mexico State, where he served as recruiting coordinator and linebackers coach in 1983. From 1984-86, he coached linebackers and tight ends at Oklahoma State. He returned to his alma mater in 1987 and spent two years as the defensive backs coach for the Volunteers. From 1989-94, Steele coached the linebackers under Nebraska legend Tom Osborne. During his six years in Lincoln, the Cornhuskers went 60-11, appeared in six bowl games, won four conference championships and captured the 1994 national championship with a 13-0 record. In 1995, Steele made the jump to the NFL as the linebackers coach at Carolina. Under head coach Dom Capers, the Panthers reached the NFC Championship game in their second season (1996). After four years with Carolina, Steele was hired as head coach at Baylor in 1999. Steele is a native of Dillon, S.C., and a 1981 graduate of the University of Tennessee. He and his wife, Linda, have one son, Gordon (an offensive lineman at Valdosta State) and one daughter, Caroline.

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(L - R) Caroline, Kevin, Linda and Gordon Steele.


LANCE THOMPSON OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS

Outside linebackers coach Lance Thompson begins his second year on Nick Saban’s Alabama staff in 2008. The coaching veteran was honored in February as the Rivals.com National Recruiter of the Year for his work in helping the Crimson Tide put together what was widely regarded as the nation’s top signing class. This is Thompson’s second stint in Tuscaloosa, having previously served as the Alabama’s defensive line coach in 1999-2000 as the Crimson Tide won the 1999 SEC Championship and earned a BCS Bowl berth (2000 Orange Bowl). He spent the three previous years as defensive coordinator at Central Florida. In 2005, Thompson’s defense produced a pair of All-Conference USA first team selections in defensive end Paul Carrington and cornerback Joe Burnett. The Golden Knights were also the 2005 Conference USA Eastern Division champions. The Georgia native developed one of the nation’s youngest defenses at UCF in 2004 and the group came together to hold the opposition to 21 points or less in three of the final four games of the season. Before working at UCF, Thompson spent two seasons at LSU as the assistant head coach in charge of recruiting and the tight ends coach for the Tigers during their national championship season in 2003. Thompson began his tenure at LSU in 2002 as the defensive line coach. In his first year with the Tigers, Thompson coached defensive tackle Chad Lavalais to first team All-SEC honors as the Tigers’ front four racked up 22 sacks. Thompson also coached for four seasons on head coach George O’Leary’s staff at Georgia Tech. In 2001, Thompson coached a defensive line that recorded 21 sacks for the Yellow Jackets, including 10 by All-American defensive end Greg Gathers. Prior to his first two-year stint at Alabama, Thompson was a part of the Georgia Tech staff for 11 years. During his 11-year stay with Georgia Tech, Thompson was defensive line coach in 1998; defensive ends coach in 1996 and 1997 and tight ends coach in 1995. Thompson served as the Georgia Tech’s recruiting coordinator from 1995-98 and then again in 2001. Prior to serving as an on-field coach for the Yellow Jackets, Thompson held the position of Director of Football Operations at Georgia Tech from 1992-94. Thompson got his start in coaching in 1988, serving as a graduate assistant for two years at Georgia Tech, followed by two more years as a volunteer assistant in 1990 and 1991. Thompson coached the defensive ends, including former All-American and All-Pro Marco Coleman. Georgia Tech won the national championship in 1990. As a player, Thompson was a four-year letterman at The Citadel, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in education and mathematics in 1987. A native of Riverdale, Ga., Thompson is married to the former Stacy Cambron of Henderson, Ky., and the couple has three daughters - Allie, Christina and Lane.

Lance and his wife Stacy with daughters, from left, Christina, Lane and Allie.

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ASSISTANT COACHES

BOBBY WILLIAMS

TIGHT ENDS / SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR Bobby Williams is in his first season in Tuscaloosa after being hired as Alabama’s tight ends coach and special teams coordinator in January of 2008. A veteran coach with both college and NFL experience, Williams joins Nick Saban’s coaching staff for the fourth time in his career as they have worked together previously at Michigan State, LSU and the Miami Dolphins. Williams spent the 2005 and 2006 seasons as the running backs coach with the Dolphins. In his first season, Miami averaged 118.6 yards rushing per contest, the second-best figure by the team over the previous 21 years (1985-2005). Ronnie Brown led the team with 907 yards rushing, second-most among NFL rookies in 2005 and the second-highest total ever by a Dolphins rookie. Brown followed that up with 1,008 yards in 2006, which marked the first time a player in the franchise had rushed for 900 or more yards in each of his first two seasons. Williams served as the associate head coach/wide receivers coach at LSU in 2004 where he coached a pair of future NFL first round picks in Craig Davis and Dwayne Bowe. Both Davis and Bowe ranked in the top ten in the SEC in both receptions per game and receiving yards per game that season. Prior to his one-year stint in Baton Rouge, Williams spent one season (2003) as the wide receivers coach with the Detroit Lions. With the Lions, rookie Charles Rogers, who played for Williams at Michigan State, caught 22 passes for 243 yards and three touchdowns through just five games before an injury cut short his rookie campaign. At the time, Rogers’ receiving total tied for 11th in the NFC and was third among NFL rookies. Williams followed Saban as head coach at Michigan State, and served in that post from 2000-02. He led the Spartans to a victory over Florida in the 2000 Citrus Bowl after the 1999 season, in his first game as the school’s head coach. He also guided Michigan State to a 7-5 mark in 2001, his second full season as the team’s head coach, one which culminated with a victory over Fresno State in the Silicon Valley Football Classic, as he became the first coach in Michigan State history to lead his team to victories in his first two bowl appearances. He previously was an assistant on the Spartans staff from 1990-99, during which time he tutored the running backs, the final five years under Saban. Michigan State backs produced nine individual 1,000yard rushing performances in Williams’ ten years in that post, a list which includes T.J. Duckett, Atlanta’s first-round draft choice in 2002. Williams got his start in the coaching profession as running backs/defensive backs coach at Ball State from 1983-84. He followed that with a five-year stop (1985-89) as offensive backfield coach at Eastern Michigan before heading off to East Lansing. Williams is a 1982 graduate of Purdue where he earned his degree in general management and was a four-year letterman for the Boilermakers. He started his career at running back before moving to the secondary and starting in his final three seasons. A tri-captain as a senior in 1981, Williams was a part of three Purdue bowl teams

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(L - R) Nicholas, Nataly, Bobby and Sheila Williams.

as a player. He then served one year (1982) as a graduate assistant with the Boilermakers. A native of St. Louis, Mo., Williams and his wife, Sheila, have a daughter, Nataly, and a son, Nicholas.


SCOTT COCHRAN

HEAD FOOTBALL STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH The booming voice you hear leading a pre-practice stretch or encouraging a Crimson Tide player to finish a workout session strong is that of Head Football Strength and Conditioning Coach Scott Cochran. The high-energy coach joined the Alabama staff in 2007 after spending three seasons with the New Orleans Hornets as an assistant strength coach. His duties with the Hornets included assisting with the exercise and strength conditioning programs to help players achieve and maintain optimal fitness throughout the NBA season. “Coach Cochran is one of the most spirited coaches I have ever been around,” said UA senior captain Antoine Caldwell. “He makes you want to show up and work every day, and push yourself even harder than the day before.” Prior to joining the Hornets staff, Cochran worked for his alma mater, Louisiana State, as an assistant strength coach for the 2003 National Champion Tiger football team. Cochran returned to LSU after starting his career in the strength and conditioning field at University Laboratory High School in Baton Rouge, La. He held that position from 1998-2001 and then went back to LSU as a graduate assistant for all sports from 2001-03. He was then hired on to the fulltime staff for the 2003-04 season. A native of New Orleans, Cochran received a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from LSU in 2001 and added a master’s degree in sports management from LSU in 2003. Cochran was born on March 21, 1979, and is married to the former Cissy Schepens. They have a son, Beau.

(L - R) Cissy, Beau and Scott Cochran.

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FOOTBALL PERSONNEL

TIM DAVIS

DIRECTOR OF PLAYER PERSONNEL Tim Davis joined the Alabama staff in February of 2008 as the Director of Player Personnel. Davis brings a wealth of college and NFL experience, having worked most recently with the Miami Dolphins and on Pete Carroll’s USC staff. His responsibilities with the Crimson Tide include oversight of coaching clinics, camps and other events while also organizing on-campus recruiting. Davis previously served as assistant offensive line coach with the Miami Dolphins. In his first season with the Dolphins in 2005, Davis helped Hudson Houck transform an offensive line that allowed 52 sacks in 2004 into a unit that allowed only 26 sacks in ‘05, the fourth lowest figure in the NFL that year. Led by the offensive line, the Dolphins’ running game averaged 4.3 yards per rush attempt in 2005 and 4.2 in 2006, representing the first time the Dolphins averaged better than 4.0 yards per carry in consecutive seasons since 1986-87. Prior to joining Saban’s staff in Miami in 2005, Davis spent three seasons as an assistant with the USC Trojans coaching the offensive line. He was in charge of the Trojans’ guards and centers in his first year at the school before handling the entire offensive line in 2003. Two of those USC teams won at least a share of the national championship during his three-year stint (2002-04). The Trojans won a pair of Orange Bowls, a Rose Bowl and also had two Heisman Trophy winners in Carson Palmer (2002) and Matt Leinart (2004) while Davis was on the staff. Davis was the tight ends/offensive tackles coach at Wisconsin from 1997-2001 before making the move to Southern California. The Badgers appeared in five bowl games in his five-year stay, with two of those Rose Bowl victories. Wisconsin featured 1999 Heisman Trophy winner Ron Dayne, who set the all-time NCAA career rushing mark. After one year at Idaho State in 1989, Davis moved to his alma mater of Utah to coach the offensive line from 1990-96. The Utes earned their first bowl invitation in 36 years at the 1991 Copper Bowl and made four bowl appearances in Davis’ seven years. After beginning his collegiate career at Chabot Junior College in Hayward, Calif., Davis went on to become a three-year letterman as an offensive tackle at Utah, from 1978-80. He earned his degree in physical education from the Salt Lake City school in 1982, and his master’s degree in higher education from Wisconsin in 1986. Following his collegiate playing career, he had brief stints with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian League (1981) and the Los Angeles Express of the USFL (1983). A native of Castro Valley, Calif., Davis and his wife, Janice, have a son, Nick, and a daughter, Mary Rose.

(L - R) Mary Rose, Nick, Janice and Tim Davis.

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MIKE VOLLMAR

ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR FOR FOOTBALL Mike Vollmar was hired as associate athletics director for football on May 22, 2008. Vollmar’s primary role at Alabama is to oversee the administration and operation of the football program. Before joining the Crimson Tide, he spent 12 years as an assistant athletics director and director of football operations at Michigan State. Vollmar’s duties at Michigan State included internal and external operations of the football program. He also managed the football operating budget, team travel, camps and the construction of a new $12 million football facility. He served as the liaison between Michigan State and NFL scouts as well as high school coaches. Vollmar serves on the AFCA National Committee for Directors of Football Operations and the Duffy Daugherty Memorial Award Committee. In 1996, then-Michigan State head coach Nick Saban called on Vollmar to serve as the assistant athletic director of football operations. During Vollmar’s tenure at MSU, he saw the Spartans appear in six bowl games (’96 Sun, ’97 Aloha, ‘00 Citrus, ’01 Silicon Valley, ’03 Alamo and ’07 Champs Sports). The 1999 season was the team’s best during Vollmar’s stay with the Spartans as they compiled a 10-2 record which included a win over Florida in the Citrus Bowl. Prior to joining MSU, Vollmar spent five years at Syracuse where the Orangemen posted a record of 41-15-1. He served as recruiting coordinator from 1991-93 and director of football and recruiting operations from 1994-96 under Paul Pasqualoni. Four players recruited during that time were named to Syracuse’s All-Century team, including Donovan McNabb, Donovan Darius, Kevin Johnson and Kevin Abrams. Syracuse won three bowl games in his five years (’92 Hall of Fame, ’93 Fiesta and ’96 Gator Bowls). Vollmar also spent three seasons as assistant recruiting coordinator and in athletic administration under the late Bo Schembechler and Gary Moeller at the University of Michigan (1988-90). The Wolverines went 28-7-1 during his stay in Ann Arbor, winning three Big Ten Championships, with two Rose Bowl appearances and a Gator Bowl appearance. Mike’s father, James, was a running back at Michigan from 1956-58. Vollmar participated in track and field as a pole vaulter at Siena Heights University in Adrian, Mich. He received a bachelor’s degree in history with a minor in speech communication from Siena Heights in 1988. A native of Riverview, Mich., Vollmar earned a total of eight letters in track and basketball at Riverview Community High School. As a senior, he earned all-state honors as a pole vaulter. Vollmar attended the same high school that produced former Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr, former Vanderbilt head coach Woody Widenhofer and former Colorado head coach Bill McCartney. Vollmar earned a master’s degree in sports management from the United States Sports Academy in Daphne, Ala., in 1989 where he was recently added to the school’s alumni board. He and his wife, Tami, have a daughter, Bailey Lauren. (L - R) Tami, Bailey Lauren and Mike Vollmar.

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FOOTBALL PERSONNEL Strength & Conditioning

TERRY JONES

ASSISTANT HEAD STRENGTH COACH Terry Jones is in his 20th year with the Crimson Tide. He was recently certified as a Master Strength & Conditioning Coach by the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association. Being named a Master is the highest honor that can be achieved as a strength & conditioning coach. and expertise in the field. There are currently less than 50 Master coaches in the world. The honor represents professionalism, knowledge, experience. Jones is a former Alabama football player and has assisted with the football team’s strength and conditioning program since 1988. He currently directs the strength and conditioning programs for the men’s basketball and the men’s and women’s track teams. Jones played center and defensive tackle for the Crimson Tide from 1974-77 under legendary coach Paul “Bear” Bryant and received his degree in education from UA. Alabama won three SEC Championships, two Sugar Bowl titles and the 1976 Liberty Bowl crown in those years. After Alabama, Jones played eight years with the NFL’s Green Bay Packers. Born November 8, 1956, he is married to the former Willie Mays Edwards. The couple has four children: Terry Jr., Teresha, Alisha and Jason. He has one grandchild, Aerial.

Athletic Training

JEFF ALLEN

HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER Jeff Allen is in his second year as head football athletic trainer at The University of Alabama. Before joining the Crimson Tide, Allen was the head athletic trainer at The University of Central Florida. He was responsible for all of the sports medicine needs for the entire department. Prior to his post at UCF, Allen was head athletic trainer at Tennessee-Chattanooga from 2000-04 where he oversaw the athletic training operations for 16 varsity sports while handling all of the duties associated with the football program. Allen was an assistant athletic trainer at the University of Kentucky from 1997-2000 and served as an assistant athletic trainer at Valdosta (Ga.) State from 1995-97 where he was head athletic trainer for the football and baseball teams. He earned his Masters in Health and Physical Education from Valdosta State University in 1995 while also serving as a graduate assistant for two years. One of the most well-respected athletic trainers in the country, Allen has had several articles published and is a regular speaker at national and state athletic training conferences. He has had his work published by The Journal of Athletic Training and Athletic Therapy Today. Allen has served as a featured speaker at conferences held by the National Athletic Trainers Association and the Southeast Athletic Trainers Association, as well as state meetings in Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee. A 1993 graduate of Georgia Southern University with a bachelor’s degree in Health and Physical Education, Allen and his wife, Mary, have one daughter, Makennah.

Equipment

TANK CONERLY

ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT DIRECTOR The all-important role of Athletic Equipment Director falls under the capable direction of Tank Conerly. Recognized as one of the nation’ best in his field, Conerly began his duties at Alabama in 1987, joining the Tide staff from Duke University where he served as head athletic equipment manager from 1983-87. Entering his 22nd year at Alabama, Conerly has seen the Crimson Tide compete in 15 bowl games and has been a part of three SEC Championship teams and the National Championship team in 1992. A native of Jackson, Miss., Conerly was a four-year student equipment manager at the University of Mississippi. After graduation, Conerly became the assistant equipment manager at Ole Miss, before moving on to Duke University. He has one daughter, Anna.

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Player Development

JEREMY PRUITT

DIRECTOR OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Jeremy Pruitt joined Coach Nick Saban’s staff as Director of Player Development in 2007, after a successful stint as an assistant coach at Hoover (Ala.) High School. He brings 11 years of coaching experience to the Alabama program, including three seasons as defensive backs coach at Hoover and as the defensive coordinator for the final two seasons. He tutored a defense that helped the Bucs reach the Class 6A State Championship in 2004, 2005 and 2006, winning titles in 2004 and 2005. Six of his players went on to sign Division I scholarships. Prior to his stint at Hoover, Pruitt served as an assistant coach under his father, Dale Pruitt, at Fort Payne High School from 2001-03. He began his coaching career as a student assistant coach at Alabama during the 1997 season, where he worked under defensive backs coach Curley Hallman. After one-year on the UA staff, Pruitt joined his father’s staff at Plainview High School, where he served as defensive backs coach and defensive coordinator in 1998 and 2000. He spent one season as defensive backs coach at the University of West Alabama, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in 1999. Pruitt played at both Middle Tennessee and Alabama during his collegiate career. He began his career at Middle Tennessee under legendary coach Boots Donnelly, where he was a two-year starter at safety and cornerback for the Blue Raiders. After his sophomore season, Pruitt transferred to Alabama where he played two seasons under coach Gene Stallings. As a junior, Pruitt played in nine games and recorded seven tackles. As a senior, Pruitt played in seven games as a backup defensive back and was a member of Alabama’s 1996 SEC Western Division Championship team that beat Michigan 17-13 in the Outback Bowl in Tampa. A two-time all-state defensive back, Pruitt helped Plainview High School to a 48-8 record during his four-year career. He earned All-State honors in both 1991 and 1992.

WILLIE CARL MARTIN

DIRECTOR OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Willie Carl Martin joined the Alabama football staff as Director of Player Development (Academics/Strength & Conditioning) in March of 2007. Martin joined the Crimson Tide after serving as head football coach at Benjamin Russell High School in Alexander City since 2001. Martin assists assistant athletic director for student services Jon Dever and the staff of UA’s Center for Athletic Student Services in enhancing each football student-athlete’s ability to reach his full potential academically and assists players in every area of their personal development so they may be successful people. Martin also assists each football student-athlete’s development in strength and conditioning. Martin compiled a 52-24 record in six seasons as head coach at Benjamin Russell. Previously an assistant coach for the school, where he coached Dallas Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens, Martin served 24 years in the Alexander City School System as a coach, teacher and administrator. A native of Alexander City, Martin joined the school system there in 1983 as a teacher and coach for Alexander Middle School. In 1985, he moved on to Benjamin Russell High School in a similar capacity and was elevated to head football coach in 2001. He led the Wildcats to the state championship in 2001 and was an assistant during the 1997 and 2000 seasons when they finished as runners-up. For the last four years, Martin has served on the Central Board of Control for the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA). A 1975 graduate of Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Okla., Martin was inducted into the NSU Athletic Hall of Fame in February as a member of the 2007 induction class. He was a four-year letterman (1969-72) in football for NSU as an offensive lineman and earned All-America and All-Oklahoma Collegiate Conference First Team honors as a senior in 1972. After graduation, the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL) drafted Martin. However, he chose to compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) where his 10-year career featured stops in Edmonton and Winnipeg. Martin was named All-Pro in eight of his 10 seasons in the CFL, participated in six Grey Cup games and won two championships. Martin and his wife, Leslie Ruth, have two daughters, Carla and Kizzy, and one grandson, Malik.

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FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF

Rodney Brown Director of Rehab Services

Cedric Burns Coordinator of Athletic Relations

Gary Cramer Director of FCA

Glenda Edwards Admin. Assistant to Head Coach

Troy Finney Assistant Director Video Services

Ginger Gilmore Assistant Athletic Trainer

Jeremy Gsell Assistant Athletic Trainer

Jacob Guess Academic Program Advisor

Bonnie Hawthorne Executive Assistant to Head Coach

Jeremy (Bear) Jordan Assistant Equipment Manager

Ashleigh Kimble Assistant Director of Player Personnel

Bill McDonald Director of Sports Medicine

Buddy Overstreet Creative Media Specialist

Jeff Purinton Associate AD for Football Media Relations

Don Rawson Director of Video Services

Rachael Smallwood Recruiting Operations Coordinator

Patrick Suddes Associate Director of Football Operations

C.C. Thompson Special Assistant to Head Coach/Football Operations Coordinator

Dan O始Brien Defensive GA

Lance Taylor Offensive GA

Dedrick Agee Strength GA

Sedrick Irvin Intern

Sam Petitio Intern

Will Pope Intern

Freddie Roach Intern

Rob Sale Intern

FOOTBALL SUPPORT GRADUATE ASSISTANTS AND INTERNS Lance Walker Academic Program Advisor

Tommy Perry Intern

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UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DR. ROBERT E. THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA . . . . . . . . FACILITIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ALABAMA IN THE COMMUNITY . . . . . . . . .

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PRESIDENT DR. ROBERT E. WITT

President Dr. Robert E. Witt The University of Alabama

As president of The University of Alabama, Dr. Robert E. Witt has committed the University to an ambitious plan for growth and achievement. His goals include increasing enrollment to 28,000 students by 2010 and stimulating significant growth in research in support of economic expansion for the state and nation. Under his leadership, enrollment has reached record levels and academic quality has increased significantly. The University ranks 12th nationally among public universities in the enrollment of National Merit Scholars and leads the nation in the number of students named to USA Today’s All-USA College Academic Teams. Since its inception in 2003, the University’s Honors College has grown exponentially, enrolling more than 1,000 freshmen in 2007. Dr. Witt has also led a major building program on campus with 20 new facilities opening in the last five years. Private giving to the University is at an all-time high with supporters embracing the “Our Students. Our Future.” capital campaign and its major goal of improving scholarship opportunities for deserving students. Dr. Witt’s vision for the University of the future has three cornerstones: • • •

To be a university of choice for the best and brightest students; To be a student-centered tier-1 research university; To be an academic community united in its commitment to enhancing the quality of life for all Alabamians.

Now in his sixth year as president, Dr. Witt came to UA with 35 years experience in the University of Texas System. He received his B.A. in economics from Bates College, his M.B.A. from Tuck School at Dartmouth College, and his Ph.D. from Penn State University. He currently chairs the board of directors of the West Alabama Chamber of Commerce, serves on the board of directors of the Black Warrior Council Boy Scouts of America and is a member of the Tuscaloosa County Industrial Development Authority. Dr. Witt and his wife Sandee have two grandchildren.

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(Right) Seven Students Named to USA Todayʼs All-USA College Academic Team -- Seven University of Alabama students were named to the 2008 USA Today All-USA College Academic Team, the most of any school. This yearʼs team brings UAʼs total for the last six years to 31, a figure that tops all other colleges and universities. In addition to this year, UA had the most students on the list in 2006 with six and in 2005 and 2003, both with five. In 2007, UA tied with Washington University-St. Louis for the most team members with four. In 2004, with four students on the team, UA came in second only to Harvard. Pictured (L-R) are Renee Rivas, Jackson Switzer, Dana Lewis, Dylan Whisenhunt, Adam Harbison, Michelle McGaha and Alex Flachsbart.

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“The University of Alabama has never been stronger. Our academic programs continue to prosper. Almost one quarter of this yearʼs entering freshman class enrolled in Honors College. This group scored in the top 2 percent nationally on the ACT, and they have extraordinarily strong high school records. The research activity of our faculty has grown significantly and our service to our community and state has never been more substantial. Our capital campaign continues to make excellent progress toward our $500 million goal which will be surpassed ahead of schedule. The future of our University is very bright.”

-- President Dr. Robert E. Witt


ATHLETICS DIRECTOR MAL MOORE As a permanent tribute to Director of Athletics Mal Moore’s lifetime contributions to The University of Alabama, the Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama officially dedicated the facility formerly known as the Football Building as the Mal M. Moore Athletic Facility on March 28, 2007. Normally, the naming of a building in your honor would serve as a fitting end to an outstanding career, but Mal Moore’s ongoing vision remains focused on two primary objectives: elevating athletic facilities at the Capstone to premier status nationally for all sports and making all Crimson Tide athletic teams competitive at the highest level nationally. Moore’s distinguished record of service to UA began almost 50 years ago when he joined the Crimson Tide football squad as a scholarship player for Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant from 1958-62. He earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology in 1963 and a master’s in secondary education in 1962. Moore has the distinction of earning seven national championship rings during his career as a player and coach, the first as a member of the Crimson Tide’s 1961 national championship team. During his coaching tenure, Moore served as Coach Bryant’s graduate assistant in 1964, then as defensive backfield coach for five years beginning in 1965 before becoming quarterbacks coach from 1971-1982, and taking on additional responsibility as the Tide’s first offensive coordinator in 1975. He is the only individual connected with the Alabama coaching staffs, both past and present, to be a part of seven national championships (1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, and 1992). After coaching stops at Montana State, Notre Dame and the NFL’s St. Louis and Phoenix Cardinals, Moore returned to Alabama, and was named assistant athletics director in 1993 and associate director for external affairs in 1994. He was named director of athletics on Nov. 23, 1999. Three elements of his story make Mal Moore deserving of a special place in UA athletics history. First, he has been a part of seven national championship football teams (as a player and coach). Second, he’s been the leader who brought the UA athletic program into the 21st century in terms of facilities and staffing. Third and, perhaps most importantly, his love for the University of Alabama is unsurpassed. Now in his 10th year as the Tide’s Director of Athletics, Moore made an indelible mark on one of the nation’s most storied athletic programs. Alabama’s athletic teams have excelled in competition and he directed completion of a $125 million facilities campaign that revitalized the Crimson Tide’s athletic facilities. Moore’s leadership, vision and initiative enabled the monumental project to reach fruition. Alabama football competes in the newly expanded Bryant-Denny Stadium which holds 92,138 fans, the eighth-largest on campus facility in the nation. With the north end zone expansion completed, this magnificent edifice now houses 120 skyboxes, a new home team locker room, a club level area hosting 1,680 patrons, a new administrative level and ap-

Athletics Director Mal Moore The University of Alabama proximately 6,800 additional upper deck seats. Moore’s tenure at UA has been marked by unprecedented facility growth for the athletic department but he has also had a national impact as a key member of several prestigious NCAA and college football committees. Moore currently serves on the NCAA Division I Football Issues Committee, the SEC Athletic Directors Bowl Advisory Committee and on the Big Six Conferences Minority Coaches Forum. Alabama student-athletes utilize new stadiums for soccer and tennis and football enjoys use of a state-of-the-art weight facility, locker room and sports medicine area and a Hall of Champions and administrative area that makes it one of top venues in the nation. Crimson Tide student-athletes also benefit from a state-of-the-art academic center completed in early 2005. Also completed in 2005 was a $22 million renovation of Coleman Coliseum. Moore’s leadership was crucial in helping guide Alabama through a period was, at times, extremely difficult. His guidance and efforts helped Alabama athletics weather the storm, while continuing to move in a positive direction toward a future that holds great promise to shine as brightly as Alabama’s storied past. Under Moore’s direction Alabama’s athletic teams have produced a number of Southeastern Conference titles, including men’s basketball, gymnastics, baseball and softball and SEC tournament titles in both baseball and softball, and an NCAA gymnastics title. Alabama athletes have earned some of the highest honors the SEC and NCAA have to offer, including SEC Athlete of the Year, SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, NCAA Top VIII, NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships and

NCAA Sportsperson of the Year. These honors are over and above the individual conference and national titles that Alabama athletes continue to bring home to the Capstone. During his tenure, Moore has also supervised the completion of a number of other facility projects, highlighted by the expansion of Sewell-Thomas Stadium; new lighting systems for Coleman Coliseum, SewellThomas Stadium and the women’s soccer field and installation of new artificial turf in the Hank Crisp Indoor Practice Facility. Hired on November 23, 1999, Moore’s stint as Director of Athletics is the latest phase of service to the Capstone. Well known in athletic circles, Moore stewards a vision of championships and success via his vast experience in collegiate athletics. As a player and coach at Alabama, Moore was part of seven national championships, 14 SEC championships, and 27 bowl trips. Alabama capitalized on that background, and Moore’s popularity, by naming him as Associate Athletics Director for External Affairs in 1994, a position that required constant travel to speaking engagements around the Southeast. Throughout his multi-faceted career, Moore has worked with a diversified field of constituents, from fellow coaches to former players, to fans and the business community. All those experiences and relationships made him the ideal person to lead Alabama athletics into the 21st century. A 1963 graduate of The University of Alabama, Moore holds both an undergraduate degree in Sociology and a 1964 Master’s Degree in Secondary Education from the Capstone. A scholarship player for Coach Paul W. “Bear” Bryant, Moore was a member of Alabama’s 1961 national championship team. Coaching football for 31 years, 22 of those at Alabama, provided Moore with a wealth of experience and knowledge in the world of college athletics. As a coach, Moore served as Bryant’s graduate assistant in 1964 and then Alabama’s defensive backfield coach from 1965-70. He served as the Tide’s quarterbacks coach from 1971-82 and from 1975-82 took on the additional responsibility and elevated role as the Tide’s offensive coordinator. Alabama won national championships, in 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979 and 1992 with Moore coordinating all the offensive plays for the last four of those championship teams. He is the only man connected with the Alabama coaching staffs, past or present, who was a member of all seven of those title squads. In addition to Alabama, his coaching career included stops at Montana State, Notre Dame and the NFL’s Phoenix Cardinals. Moore was born December 19, 1939, in Dozier, Ala. He has been married to the former Charlotte Davis of Tuscaloosa since July 20, 1968. They have one daughter, Mrs. Steve (Heather) Cook of Scottsdale, Ariz., a granddaughter, Anna Lee, and a grandson, Charles Cannon.

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SENIOR SUPPORT STAFF Senior Support Staff

THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA MISSION STATEMENT

The University of Alabama

KEVIN ALMOND

Associate Athletics Director Support Services

CHRIS BESANCENEY

Assistant Athletics Director Ticket Office/TIDE PRIDE

JON DEVER

Assistant Athletics Director Student Services

FINUS GASTON

Senior Associate Athletics Director/Chief Financial Officer

The mission of The University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is to actively support the University始s mission of teaching, research and service, by providing an atmosphere in which student-athletes can succeed at championship levels within the spirit of fair play, sportsmanship and integrity. Towards this mission, the following athletics-related objectives are promoted:

JON GILBERT

Associate Athletics Director Major Gifts

JOE HORNSBY

Faculty Athletics Representative

CAROL PARK

Associate Athletics Director Business

CHRIS KING

Associate Athletics Director

Development of the total person Demonstration of academic achievement Adherence to NCAA and SEC rules of competition

SARAH PATTERSON

Associate Athletics Director Community Relations

RONNY ROBERTSON

Associate Athletics Director Development

MARIE ROBBINS

Associate Athletics Director Sr. Woman Administrator

THAD TURNIPSEED Director of Athletic Facilities

Development of programs and services which ensure equitable treatment, respect and opportunity for men and women Expectation of success in all sponsored programs

DOUG WALKER

Associate Athletics Director Media Relations

MIKE WARD

Assistant Athletics Director Compliance

LARRY WHITE

Associate Athletics Director Event Management

Recognition and enhancement of the athletic traditions at The University Programmed outreach initiatives for student-athletes, coaches and athletics staff to serve The University and local communities

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COMPLIANCE WHO IS A REPRESENTATIVE OF ALABAMA INTERESTS? Someone who:

• Has ever made any type of financial or in-kind contribution to the athletics department, to a specific sport program or to an athletics booster organization,including purchasing donor seating to athletics events (i.e., Tide Pride Football or Tide Pride Basketball) • Is or has been a member of any organization or agency promoting University of Alabama athletics (i.e., Red Elephant Club, Grand Slammers, etc.); • Has ever helped to arrange or has provided employment for an enrolled student-athlete, a prospective student-athlete or their parents or relatives; • Has ever assisted in any manner in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes; • Has ever provided benefits to enrolled student-athletes or their families or to prospective student-athletes or their families; • Has otherwise promoted the institutionʼs athletics program in any manner.

What About Recruiting?

As a representative of Alabamaʼs athleticsʼ interests, you may not: • contact a prospectʼs coach, principal or counselor in an effort to evaluate a prospect • visit the prospectʼs institution to pick up film or transcripts pertaining to the evaluation of the prospectʼs academic eligibility or athletic ability • contact a prospect, his/her parents, legal guardians or spouse on or off the Alabama campus • contact a prospect by telephone or by letter • make special arrangements for entertainment for recruiting purposes • provide reduced cost products or services to a prospect

Who is a Prospective Student-Athlete?

NCAA rules stipulate that a prospective student-athlete is a person who has started classes for the ninth (9th) grade, regardless of his/her athletics ability. • A prospective student-athlete remains a prospect even after he or she has signed a National Letter of Intent or accepts an offer of financial aid to attend The University of Alabama until he/she reports for the first day of classes for a regular term (fall or spring).

What are Extra Benefits?

NCAA legislation expressly prohibits University supporters from providing “extra benefits” to student-athletes. An extra benefit is any special arrangement to provide a student-athlete or his/her family a benefit not authorized by NCAA legislation. In general, you may not provide anything or make special arrangements for student-athletes or prospective student-athletes that are not available to the general student population. Examples of prohibited “extra benefits” include, but are not limited to: • providing cash or loans in any amount, or signing or co-signing for a loan • a guarantee of bond • the use of an automobile • gifts of any kind, including birthday cards, flowers and holiday gifts • gift of clothing or equipment • providing loans to relatives or friends

• any tangible items, including merchandise • free or reduced-cost services, rentals or purchases of any type • free or reduced-cost housing • gift of cash or like items • providing special discounts for goods and services (e.g., car repairs, legal services, haircuts, etc.) • purchasing complimentary admissions from a student-athlete • providing an honorarium to a student-athlete for a speaking engagement

What about Student-Athlete Appearances & Promotions?

Student-athletes are prohibited from being involved in the advertisement, recommendation or promotion of sales or use of any commercial product or service of any kind. All charitable, educational and nonprofit promotional activities involving student-athletes must have prior approval from the athletics department. All student-athlete appearances for such events are coordinated through Bamaʼs Life Skills Office. For information, please call (205) 348-6618.

What about Student-Athlete Employment?

Student-athletes receiving athletics grants-in-aid will be eligible for employment during the regular academic year. Student-athletes will continue to be eligible for employment during the Universityʼs official vacation periods (i.e., Christmas, Spring Break) and during the summer. Very detailed rules regarding which student-athletes may be employed, when and how much money they can earn must be followed. In addition, the Compliance Office must keep written records verifying all student-athlete employment. If you have an interest in hiring a student-athlete, you must first contact the Universityʼs Compliance Office prior to employing the student-athlete. Failure to contact the Compliance Office prior to employing a studentathlete could jeopardize the student-athleteʼs eligibility to participate in intercollegiate athletics at Alabama and could result in an NCAA violation for the student-athleteʼs sport.

What are the rules governing gambling?

A student-athlete, coach and/or employee of The University of Alabama may not provide information to individuals involved in any type of organized gambling concerning sporting events. In addition, student- athletes, coaches and employees of The University of Alabama may not solicit or accept any wager on any intercollegiate or professional athletics contest.

What are the consequences to boosters for NCAA violations? The University of Alabama is required by NCAA regulations to notify boosters of consequences regarding rules violations. Boosters found in violation of NCAA rules are subject to losing benefits and privileges, including season tickets.

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THIS IS ALABAMA In 1838 the University of Alabama Board of Trustees appropriated funds for a more suitable residence for the University始s new president, Basil Manly. The mansion was built between 1839 and 1841. According to tradition, Louisa Frances Garland, wife of president Landon C. Garland, valiantly saved the stately residence from destruction when Union troops destroyed the campus in April 4, 1865. The mansion, which has undergone a number of restorations, assumed its predominately white appearance in 1908.

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*The University of Alabama ranked among the top 50 public universities in the nation for the seventh consecutive year in U.S. News and World Report’s annual college rankings, fall 2007. *The University of Alabama ranks 12th in the nation among public universities in the enrollment of National Merit Scholars. *The Center for College Affordability and Productivity ranks The University of Alabama seventh in the nation among public universities in a study published in Forbes magazine, May 2008. Criteria included student evaluations, graduation rates, the percentage of students winning top national awards, and professional achievement of graduates. *Seven University of Alabama students were named to the 2008 USA Today All-USA College Academic Team, the most of any school. This year’s team brings UA’s total for the last six years to 31, a figure that tops all other colleges and universities. *Enrollment at The University of Alabama reached a record high of 25,580 for fall 2007. The entering freshman class, at 4,538 students, was the largest in UA history. *The University of Alabama has a dramatic impact on the economy of Alabama, returning three dollars for every one dollar invested in the University by the state. UA each year contributes $1.8 BILLION to the state’s economy. *The University of Alabama School of Law is ranked 11th among public law schools and 32nd among all law schools in the nation, according to U.S. News and World Report’s annual “Best Graduate Schools” publication, spring 2008. *U.S. News and World Report ranked the UA School of Social Work 28th among social work programs at public universities and 42nd when both public and private institutions are included in its graduate school rankings, spring 2008. *UA’s undergraduate business program ranked 29th among public undergraduate business schools in U.S. News and World Report’s annual college rankings, fall 2007, and 48th when private universities are included. *UA is regularly ranked among the top 100 public universities in Kiplinger’s annual list of colleges and universities that combine “great academics and affordable tuition.” *The University of Alabama debate and forensics program has won 16 national debate championships. *The University of Alabama has produced a total of 15 Rhodes Scholars. And, in the past two decades, we’ve produced 26 Goldwater Scholars, 13 Hollings Scholars, 6 Truman Scholars, two Javits Fellows, one Udall Scholar and one Portz Scholar. *One in four freshmen enrolled in UA’s Honors College for fall 2007. These 1,066 students scored in the top 2 percent nationally on the ACT. *For over a decade, UA has been one of the top public flagship universities in the Southeast in enrollment of African-American students. For the 2007-2008 academic year, AfricanAmericans represent 11 percent of the student body. *This year alone, over 900 University of Alabama students will receive a total of more than $2.3 million in scholarships provided by the National Alumni Association.

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CAMPUS LIFE If academic excellence, character and values, pride and tradition, service and leadership are important to you, then you belong at The University of Alabama. Everything you need to find your place with the best and brightest is here - a beautiful campus, 200 academic majors, outstanding Honors programs, freshman learning communities and generous scholarships and financial aid. Your options for involvement are many, from our championship athletic tradition and diverse volunteer opportunities to our Greek society and state-of-the-art student recreation center. We also offer active campus ministries and a vibrant student newspaper, The Crimson White.

From the architecture on campus to the landscaping, The University of Alabama campus is one of the most beautiful places in the state of Alabama.

There are more than 50 Greek organizations and more than 30 campus ministries at The University of Alabama.

Life on The University of Alabama campus is defined by opportunities. If you want to get involved, join one of more than 250 student organizations, help plan concerts and speaker series, participate in intramural teams or run for student government. If you enjoy the arts, you can take advantage of a rich and varied schedule of musical, dance and theatre performances, art galleries and exhibitions, lectures and readings by writers, poets and experts on every topic imaginable. You can enrich your knowledge of the state and university始s history by visiting one of UA始s fine museums, which house countless historical artifacts and offer hands-on exploration opportunities. The University of Alabama offers a complete educational, cultural and social experience. Whatever your interests, you始ll find a group, an organization, an activity or a program that will appeal to you at UA.

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Housed inside the Mal M. Moore Athletic Facility is the 10,000 square-foot equipment facility. A state-ofthe-art operation, the equipment area uses the latest in purifying plasma engineering (RCI) developed by NASA. The system removes the airborne germs and debris that are harmful to athletes and restores clean, breathable air to the room. The same system is installed in the lockerrooms, as well as inside each locker, removing any lockerroom odors and allowing shoulder pads and other equipment proper ventilation.

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Bill McDonald serves as the Director of Sports Medicine for the University of Alabama. The full-time football staff includes Head Foootball Trainer Jeff Allen, Rodney Brown, Ginger Gilmore and Jeremy Gsell.

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Alabama ensures the safety of its athletes by assigning at least one athletic trainer to each team to cover home and away events, conditioning, practice and travel.


Even with the most physically conditioned athletes, injury can occur. The University of Alabama has a full staff of doctors and athletic trainers ready to lend their expertise to any medical situation so Alabama始s athletes can return to play in peak condition as soon as possible.

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The Tide始s 22,000 square-foot weight room consists of 24 platforms attached to state-of-the-art racks with Eliko bars for power cleans, snatches, back squats, front squats, split jerks and bench press. The mural around the inside of the facility depicts more than 100 years of football and is also displayed on two walls of the football press box.

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The Tideʼs conditioning program under head coach Nick Saban is appropriately called, “The Fourth Quarter Conditioning Program”. It prepares players to play 60 minutes of football - and more if needed.

Football in the South can be a grueling experience, especially when temperatures in the summer and early fall reach the century mark. That is why conditioning is such an important part of Alabamaʼs off-season program.

Maximizing potential is the goal of the conditioning program at The University of Alabama. Under Coach Saban and his staff, players can reach and surpass their highest expectations. The Crimson Tideʼs indoor facility allows the team to conduct practice as usual during inclement weather.

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The design of the University of Alabama equipment room was based on similar areas from professional franchises. Space-saver shelving allows equipment managers easy access to athletic gear in first-class storage. The Tide uses state-of-the-art washers and dryers with a computerized detergent system that allows large loads of clothes to be cleaned quickly while saving time and energy.

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Paul W. Bryant Academic Center

From the moment a recruit first walks on to the campus to the moment an athlete graduates with diploma in hand, the academic services provided are outstanding. For the first year at the Capstone, freshmen and junior college transfers are required to attend nightly study halls. After that, the attendance is based on the individual始s GPA and study needs.

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The CASS staff works as a liaison between the Athletic Department, undergraduate divisions, and administrative office of the university. The staff offers career advice and counseling, makes sure all athletes are maintaining satisfactory progress toward their degrees and monitors academic eligibility.

All of these services begin with the recruit始s first visit. The advisors set up individual appointments within the department of the recruit始s area of study and accompany them to the meeting. They give the recruit a tour of the campus and go over services provided by CASS.

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ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Academic Honorees Alabama football players who have been named First-Team Academic All-America and First-Team Academic All-Southeastern Conference and earned other major academic awards.

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Bart Starr Curtis Lynch Dave Sington Don Cochran Leon Fuller Tommy Brooker, Pat Trammell Bill Battle Tim Davis, Gaylon McCollough Steve Bowman, Ron Durby, Gaylon McCollough, Steve Sloan Steve Davis, Dennis Homan, Steve Sloan Frank Canterbury, Bob Childs, Steve Davis, Dennis Homan, Byrd Williams Bob Childs, Steve Davis, Donnie Sutton Bob Childs, Mike Ford, Scott Hunter, Ed Morgan, Wayne Owen, Alvin Samples, Donnie Sutton Mike Dean, Danny Ford, Scott Hunter, Johnny Musso, Alvin Samples Jim Krapf, Johnny Musso, Jimmy Rosser, Neb Hayden, Johnny Musso, Carey Varnado Jim Krapf, Tom Lusk Randy Hall, David McMakin, Randy Hall, Alan Pizzitola Robert Fraley, Alan Pizzitola, Danny Ridgeway Rod Nelson, Sid Smith Lou Green, Wayne Hamilton, Mike Tucker Steadman Shealy Garry Bramblett, Steadman Shealy Gary Bramblett Walter Lewis Rocky Colburn, Mike McQueen Rocky Colburn, Walter Lewis, Mike McQueen, Todd Roper, Malcolm Simmons Todd Roper Todd Roper Joe Godwin, Kermit Kendrick, Ricky Thomas, Greg Richardson Larry Abney, Doug Allen, John Mangum, David Smith Murry Hill, John Mangum, Chris Mohr, Darryl Pickett, Mike Ramil, David Smith, Mike Smith, Lorenzo Ward, Mike Zuga Jeff Dunn, Johnny Howard, John Mangum David Bonamy, Scott Etter, Hamp Greene, Johnny Howard, Stan Moss, Mike Smith, Dabo Swinney, Tank Williamson, George Wilson, David Bonamy, Hamp Greene, Matt Hammond, Johnny Howard, Tobie Sheils, Tank Williamson, George Wilson Hamp Greene, Alvin Hope, Martin Houston, Johnny Howard, Stan Moss, Myron Pope, Bart Pritchett, Tobie Sheils, Dabo Swinney, Jeff Wall, George Wilson Jay Brannen, Shannon Brown, Lorenzo Cole, John Clay, Matt Hammond, Jackson Lowery, Kareem McNeal, Josh Niblett, Tobie Sheils, Matt Wethington Shannon Brown, Brian Burgdorf, Chad Key, Josh Niblett, Matt Wethington Shannon Brown, Warren Foust, Chad Key, Josh Niblett, Marlon Reyes, Atokie Boman, Travis Crim, Rhett Crutchfield, Warren Foust, Thomas Hill, Chester Lewis, Mookie Moore, John David Phillips, Paul Pickett, Michael Ray, Marlon Reyes, Jonathon Rudolph, Cedric Samuel,

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Tommy Brooker Pat Trammell Gaylon McCollough Dennis Homan Steve Sloan Bob Childs Steve Davis Johnny Musso Johnny Musso Randy Hall Randy Hall Danny Ridgeway Major Ogilvie Kenny King

Phi Beta Kappa 1916 1918 1930 1936 1940 1959 1967 1973 1974 1998

W.T. “Bully” VandeGraaff Ralph Lee Jones Fred Sington Arthur P. “Tarzan” White Noah Langdale Milton “Butch” Frank Steve Davis Peter George Pappas Randy Lee Hall Clint Waggoner

NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Winners 1968 1969 1972 1975 1980 2005

Steve Davis (Alternate) Donald Sutton Johnny Musso Randy Hall Steadman Shealy DeMeco Ryans

National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award 1971 1974 1979 2005

Johnny Musso Randy Hall Steadman Shealy DeMeco Ryans

NCAA Top VIII Award 1975 1980 2005

Randy Hall Steadman Shealy DeMeco Ryans


Originally dedicated on May 8, 1965, Bryant Hall served as the home for Crimson Tide football and menʼs basketball players for over three decades. Constructed for $1 million in 1963-64 and equipped with rooms for 136 athletes and a dining hall to feed 150, Bryant Hall was one of the finest athletic dorms in its time. Named for then-athletic director and head football coach Paul W. “Bear” Bryant, it was the first building in the state of Alabama named for a living person. In 2004, following 18 months of interior redesign, Bryant Hall – the dorm – was transformed into the Paul W. Bryant Academic Center. More than just fresh paint and new carpeting, Bryant Hall has been converted into a state-of-the-art academic facility that covers 52,300 square feet and features some of the most modern technology to benefit all of the more than 425 Crimson Tide student-athletes. Among the buildingʼs many new amenities is a 48-seat computer lab equipped with brand new equipment. The computer lab has 25 laptop computers available for student-athletes to check out and use on team road trips. The building features math, English and writing labs along with 40 individual study rooms. A pair of 50-seat classrooms and a 140-seat lecture hall is also available. The classrooms in Bryant Hall possess some cutting edge teaching devices as well, including digital overhead projectors and “smart boards” that allow instructors to interact with students on the go. Throughout the building there are 16 information stations that can provide student-athletes with news about tutorials, study sessions and even practice schedules. There are also several student lounges located around the premises, giving student-athletes a more relaxed place to gather and study.

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The newly renovated Bryant Hall houses everything that a student-athlete could need. The apartments are spacious and equipped with kitchenettes, tile bathrooms, lots of counter space and high ceilings. (Right) Bryant Grille is a full service eatery open for breakfast, lunch and dinner in a sports environment with flat screen televisions.

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FERGUSON CENTER The Ferguson Center is the community center of The University of Alabama. The “Ferg� houses an impressive array of services and facilities including: *Alabama Credit Union *Art gallery *ATM machines *Ballroom *Career Center *Computer Lab *Crimson Copies *Dean of Students *Food Court *Game room/arcade *Hair Techniques

*Information desk *Meeting, reception, banquet rooms *Student Judicial Affairs *Student organization offices *Theater *University Supply Store *U.S. Post Office *Volunteer Services

The Ferguson Center, completed in 1973, was named for Hill Ferguson, a member of the Board of Trustees. Plans at the time called for the building to be constructed over Woods Hall, but it was built just to the north thanks to a student campaign to save the art building.

The Ferguson Center Game Room located on the First Floor is the perfect place to unwind, test your skill at a video game, play a friendly game of pool or ping-pong, or enter a campus tournament. With seven pool tables, video games, a ping-pong table, computer gaming and televisions, the Game Room offers a fun escape to the daily pressures of college life.

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STUDENT RECREATION CENTER Many students find athletic competition on campus by joining one of the more than 20 recreational/athletic organizations such as the lacross club, soccer club, Bama hockey, ultimate frisbee, triathletes club, tennis club, raquetball club, Tide divers club, table tennis club or Bama karate, to name a few.

Intramural sports are also offered on campus for those looking for recreational competition.

The newly expanded Student Recreation Center offers firstclass recreation facilities to students, faculty and staff. The expanded facility includes two multi-use gyms, nine multi-purpose courts, weight machines, 1/8-mile jogging track, extensive cardio area, locker rooms, indoor swimming pool, dry and steam saunas, 12 lighted tennis courts, four aerobics rooms, eight racquetball courts and a squash court— together encompassing more than 200,000 square feet. The facilityʟs outdoor aquatic area, which opened in the summer of 2003, features a lazy river, lap swim, large waterpark-type slide and lots of deck space.

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The Quad is the heart of the UA campus in more ways than one. Its central location means most students enjoy it on a daily basis. And the Quad始s scenic beauty is special to all who experience it. Students use the Quad for activities from tossing a frisbee or football to finding a quiet place to study, or just to enjoy a few minutes of serenity on the way to class.

Buried beneath the Quad are the ruins of several buildings that were burned during the Civil War. The Mound on the northwest side of the Quad is the site of the old Franklin Hall dorm. But on football Saturdays, the Quad is the main area for tailgating and socializing before and after the games. The vast array of food vendors and children始s play areas as well as the big-screen televisions make tailgating fun for everyone.

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The Crimson Tide players regularly give back to the city of Tuscaloosa and the surrounding areas through various community service programs. Alabama athletes take time out of their hectic schedules to read to children, speak at local churches or to just stop by a hospital to brighten the day of patients. Javier Arenas (top left and right) along with Baron Huber (far right) are regular participants when the Crimson Tide players speak to children at area schools.

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“I think community service is extremely important and I love doing it. It is probably more of a reward for me when I get to see the kids and the smiles on their faces. We are in a position where they look up to us and we can speak on the importance of getting an education and making good choices.� - Rolando McClain (pictured above)

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ALABAMA COACHING CLINIC

More than 1,000 high school coaches were in attendance for Alabama始s 2008 Coaching Clinic. Featured speakers at the event included University of Virginia head football coach Al Groh, former Crimson Tide defensive back and 1999 NFL first round pick Fernando Bryant, New England Patriots defensive coordinator Dean Pees and New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick. The keynote speaker was former Georgia head coach and director of athletics Vince Dooley. Alabama assistant coaches as well as some of the area始s top high school coaches also spoke at the 2008 clinic.

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Tradition “To have a tradition like ours means that you can’t lose your cool; to have tradition like ours means that you always have to show class, even when you are not quite up to it; to have tradition like ours means that you have to do some things that you don’t want to do and some you even think you can’t do, simply because tradition demands it of you. On the other hand, tradition is that which allows us to prevail in ways that we could not otherwise.” — David Matthews, former University of Alabama President

Alabama’s football program is widely recognized as one of the best in the nation and has been honored by Lindy’s Southeastern Football as that magazine’s SEC “Program of the Century” . The Tide squad of 1979 was selected “Team of the Century”. In a story by CollegeFootballNews. com, Alabama had seven teams selected among the SEC’s Top 20 best teams of all-time. Selected No. 1 was the Tide team of 1930; second was the 1961 team; fourth was the 1925 squad and fifth was the 1979 team. Alabama’s undefeated team of 1992 was 10th, the 1978 squad was 14th and the 1973 team was 18th. Tennessee was next in the CollegeFootballNews.com poll with three teams, while Florida, LSU, Georgia and Auburn had two each. Ole Miss and Arkansas had one team among the top 20. In Lindy’s “Program of the Century” selections, Alabama’s 1966 team was chosen the century’s No. 3 team and the 1925 and 1992 teams were tied for fifth place. Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant was Coach of the Century and Don Hutson, Ozzie Newsome, John Hannah, Billy Neighbors, Lee Roy Jordan, Cornelius Bennett and Antonio Langham were first-team, All-Century selections. Landing on the second team were Dwight Stephenson, Marty Lyons, Derrick Thomas and Don McNeal. Jimmy Hyams, writing for Lindy’s, said the 1979 team was “the best of Paul Bryant’s teams - which is really saying something, considering “The

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WHY THE TIDE? In early newspaper accounts of Alabama football, the team was simply listed as the “varsity” or the “Crimson White” after the school colors. The first nickname to become popular and used by headline writers was the “Thin Red Line.” The nickname was used until 1906. The name “Crimson Tide” is supposed to have first been used by Hugh Roberts, former sports editor of The Birmingham Age-Herald. He used “Crimson Tide” in describing an Alabama-Auburn game played in Birmingham in 1907, the last football contest between the two schools until 1948 when the series was resumed. The game was played in a sea of mud and Auburn was a heavy favorite to win. But, evidently, the “Thin Red Line” played a great game in the red mud and held Auburn to a 6-6 tie, thus gaining the name “Crimson Tide.” Zipp Newman, former sports editor of The Birmingham News, probably popularized the name more than any other writer.

Bear” won six national championships in his quarter century at Alabama. The ‘79 team rolled to a 12-0 record behind a balanced attack that closed out its national championship season with a 24-9 victory over Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl. “The Tide shutout five of its opponents during this season and never allowed an opponent to score more than 18 points. The secondary was key to the Tide’s success, with Tommy Wilcox and Jim Bob Harris the mainstays. Hyams went on to write that “you could argue that Alabama isn’t just the program of the century in the SEC, but

in all of college football. The Crimson Tide claims 12 national championships. It has played and won more bowl games than any college team. It has won 21 SEC championships, eight more than any other team. You can thank “Bear” for much of the Crimson Tide’s success.” The Tide’s 1966 team didn’t win a national title, but should have, Hyams wrote. Bama allowed just 44 points in 11 games that season. The 1925 team was the first southern team to play in the Rose Bowl as the Tide went 10-0 and won a national championship. Under Gene Stallings in 1992, the Centennial of Alabama football, Alabama went 13-0, won the firstever SEC Championship game and then beat Miami in the Sugar Bowl to ice the unanimous national championship. That team led the nation in rushing defense, allowing just 55 yards per game on the ground.


HISTORY OF THE TIDE.... Alabama’s first game was played in Birmingham on Friday afternoon, Nov. 11, 1892, at the old Lakeview Park. Opposition was furnished by a picked team from Professor Taylor’s school and Birmingham high schools, with Alabama winning, 56-0. Early teams were a bit tougher than current squads, it seems, as the following afternoon Alabama played the Birmingham Athletic Club, losing 5-4 when Ross, of B.A.C., kicked a 65-yard field goal. Impossible though it may seem, this field goal was listed as a collegiate record at one time and Birmingham papers of the day featured its distance in writeups of the game. The gridiron sport rapidly caught the students’ fancy and the game became a favorite with University athletes. In 1896 the University’s board of trustees passed a rule forbidding athletic teams from traveling off the campus. The following season only one game was played and in 1898 football was abandoned at Alabama. Student opposition to the ruling was so strong that the trustees lifted the travel ban and football was resumed in 1899, to continue without interruption until the first World War forced cancellation of the 1918 games. UA first gained national recognition in 1922 when the University of Pennsylvania was defeated, 9-7, in Philadelphia. The following season Wallace Wade became head coach and in 1925 led the Crimson Tide to its first undefeated and untied season and its first Rose Bowl invitation. On Jan. 1, 1926, an unheralded, underrated team from Tuscaloosa came from behind to upset Washington, 20-19, in the Rose Bowl and establish a precedent of colorful play that Crimson Tide teams have continued to uphold into a new century.

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COACH PAUL W. “BEAR” BRYANT

PAUL “BEAR” BRYANT Bryantʼs Career Record 323 wins • 85 losses • 17 ties At Bryant-Denny Stadium 72 wins • 2 Losses • 0 ties (Included 57 Consecutive Victories from Oct. 26, 1963, until Nov. 13, 1982) At Legion Field 68 wins • 15 Losses • 5 ties At Alabama Homecoming 25 wins • 0 Losses • 0 ties 6 National Championships 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979 14 SEC Titles 1950, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981 Bowl Games 29 Bowl Appearances • 24 Consecutive Bowl Trips at Alabama 8 Sugar Bowls • 5 Orange Bowls • 4 Liberty Bowls • 4 Cotton Bowls 2 Bluebonnet Bowls • 1 Gator Bowl National Coach of the Year 1961, 1971, 1973 SEC Coach of the Year 1950, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1981

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1927 - A young Bryant goes to the Fordyce Theatre in Arkansas where anyone who will wrestle a bear can win a dollar. Bryant wrestles the bear but the owner and the bear escape without paying. He didn始t get the buck but he earned a nickname, Bear.

1957 - Paul W. Bryant accepts the head coaching position at his alma mater, The University of Alabama. He leaves Texas A&M after the 驶57 Gator Bowl to start a new era on the Capstone.

1979 - Bryant wins his sixth and final national title as the Crimson Tide rolls through the season with a perfect 12-0 record, including a 24-9 win over Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl. December 29, 1982 - Coaching in his final game, Bryant and his Crimson Tide beat Illinois, 21-15, at the Liberty Bowl. Jeremiah Castille, a senior cornerback, is the MVP after intercepting three Illini passes. Craig Turner scores the final touhdown of the Bryant Era while Peter Kim始s extra point is the final point of the legendary coach始s career.

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Bowl Bound Total Appearances: 55 Wins: 31 Losses: 21 Ties: 3

Alabamaʼs defense takes down Michiganʼs Brian Griese in a 17-14 win in the 1997 Outback Bowl.

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Bowl Rose Rose Rose Rose Rose Cotton Orange Sugar Rose Sugar Orange Cotton Liberty Bluebonnet Sugar Orange Sugar Orange Orange Sugar Cotton Gator Liberty Bluebonnet Orange Cotton Sugar Orange

Outcome Alabama 20, Washington 19 Alabama 7, Stanford 7 Alabama 24, Washington State 0 Alabama 29, Stanford 13 California 13, Alabama 0 Alabama 29, Texas A&M 21 Alabama 37, Boston College 21 Duke 29, Alabama 26 Alabama 34, Southern Cal 14 Texas 27, Alabama 7 Alabama 61, Syracuse 6 Rice 28, Alabama 6 Penn State 7, Alabama 0 Alabama 3, Texas 3 Alabama 10, Arkansas 3 Alabama 17, Oklahoma 0 Alabama 12, Mississippi 7 Texas 21, Alabama 17 Alabama 39, Nebraska 28 Alabama 34, Nebraska 7 Texas A&M 20, Alabama 16 Missouri 35, Alabama 10 Colorado 47, Alabama 33 Alabama 24, Oklahoma 24 Nebraska 38, Alabama 6 Texas 17, Alabama 13 Notre Dame 24, Alabama 23 Notre Dame 13, Alabama 11

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Bowl Sugar Liberty Sugar Sugar Sugar Cotton Cotton Liberty Sun Aloha Sun Hall of Fame Sun Sugar Fiesta Blockbuster Sugar Gator Citrus Outback Music City Orange Independence Music City Cotton Independence Independence

Outcome Alabama 13, Penn State 6 Alabama 36, UCLA 6 Alabama 35, Ohio State 6 Alabama 14, Penn State 7 Alabama 24, Arkansas 9 Alabama 30, Baylor 2 Texas 14, Alabama 12 Alabama 21, Illinois 15 Alabama 28, SMU 7 Alabama 24, Southern Cal 3 Alabama 28, Washington 6 Michigan 28, Alabama 24 Alabama 29, Army 28 Miami 33, Alabama 25 Louisville 34, Alabama 7 Alabama 30, Colorado 25 Alabama 34, Miami 13 Alabama 24, North Carolina 10 Alabama 24, Ohio State 17 Alabama 17, Michigan 14 Virginia Tech 38, Alabama 7 Michigan 35, Alabama 34 (OT) Alabama 14, Iowa State 13 Minnesota 20, Alabama 16 Alabama 13, Texas Tech 10 Oklahoma State 34, Alabama 31 Alabama 30, Colorado 24

(Above) In 1982, the Tide sent Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant off into retirement with a 21-15 win over Illinois in the Liberty Bowl. The Crimson Tide set a Bama bowl record with seven interceptions that evening.

(Left) Alabama defeated Texas Tech 13-10 in the 2006 Cotton Bowl.

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Alabama 34 - Miami 13 (Right) George Teague始s interception return against Miami sealed Alabama始s 1992 National Championship.

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ALABAMA TRADITION

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AN UNBEATEN STREAK Final 10 games of 1991, all 13 games of 1992, and the first eight games of 1993 (Gene Stallings, coach)

ALABAMA SPORTS HALL OF FAME Since the State of Alabama Sports Hall of Fame had its first induction class in 1969, the University of Alabama has had 63 football players inducted. THE HEISMAN TROPHY 16 players have finished in the Top 10 in Heisman balloting.


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BRYANT-DENNY STADIUM

1929-2008 - BRYANT-DENNY STADIUM

Capacity: 12,000

Capacity: 59,000 more seats added

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Capacity: 31,000 bleachers are added in both endzones

Capacity: 43,000 additional 12,000 seats are added along with the pressbox and an elevator

Capacity: 70,123 west side upper deck added as well as two spiral ramps

Capacity: 83,818 east side upper deck is completed along with two levels of skyboxes


TRADITION

2006 -present Capacity: 92,138

north end zone addition added almost another 10,000 seats in the upper deck, skyboxes and a courtyard that allows the stadium a front entrance

Bryant-Denny Stadium opened in 1929, and was originally named Denny Stadium, in honor of former Alabama president George Hutchenson Denny. However, the stadiumĘźs name was amended to Bryant-Denny Stadium in 1975 after the Alabama legislature chose to honor famed Alabama coach Paul “Bearâ€? Bryant as a partial namesake. The stadium, by capacity, is the second largest sporting events venue in the state, with the largest being the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Ala. (capacity: 143,231).

Denny Stadium opened on September 28, 1929 and was officially dedicated the following week at Homecoming ceremonies against the Ole Miss Rebels, a game the Tide would go on to win 22-7. Originally, the stadium had a capacity of 12,000 people. Night or day, Alabama fans fill the stadium when their team takes the field. The Crimson Tide has sold out 23 consecutive games dating back to 2004

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ALABAMA GAMEDAY

(Above) ESPNʼs Chris Fowler and Lee Corso discuss the world of college football inside Bryant-Denny Stadium before the game. (Right) The University of Alabama “Million Dollar Band” is an exciting part of Crimson Tide spirit and tradition. Comprised of more than 330 students with various majors and interests, the band is the largest single organization on campus. Participation in the marching band enables members to continue their involvement in a quality musical program while socializing and traveling with a large cross-section of students. (Left) “Big Al” is one of the most recognized mascots in the country. His antics during the game make him a crowd favorite.

On any given Saturday during football season, it is not unheard of to have 20,000 fans outside the stadium during the game. Tailgating and hanging out on the Quad are part of the Alabama tradition. People arrive early to see the band and the cheerleaders lead the crowd and they stay late to make sure they havenʼt missed anything, especially “Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer.”

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The nationally recognized “Million Dollar Band” is widely known for its colorful halftime presentations and has appeared on national television more often than any other college band.

YEA ALABAMA... Yea, Alabama! Drown ʻem Tide! Every ʻBama manʼs behind you, Hit your stride. Go teach the Bulldogs to behave, Send the Yellow Jackets to a watery grave. And if a man starts to weaken, Thatʼs a shame! For Bamaʼs pluck and grit have Writ her name in Crimson flame. Fight on, fight on, fight on men! Remember the Rose Bowl, weʼll win then. So roll on to victory, Hit your stride, Youʼre Dixieʼs football pride, Crimson Tide, Roll Tide, Roll Tide!!

Sports Illustrated magazine has listed the “Million Dollar Band” as one of the top three college bands in the nation.

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NATIONAL EXPOSURE

ESPN Gamedayʼs Lee Corso (elephant head) and Kirk Herbstreit discuss the Alabama match-up and the top football stories of the day live from The University of Alabama campus.

Televising the Tide In the past 57 seasons, Alabama has appeared on network television 285 times. The Crimson Tideʼs TV record is as follows:

Televised Regular Season Bowl Games Total Appearances

Won 143 25 168

Lost 94 18 112

Tied 3 2 5

Alabama Head Coach Nick Saban and ESPNʼs Chris Fowler joke around before the start of the Alabama - Georgia game. The Gameday crew set up at the North Endzone Plaza. Above, Alabamaʼs Chris Samuels was awarded the 1999 Outland Trophy Award as past of ESPNʼs annual College Football Awards Show in Orlando, Fla.

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Georgiaʼs Herschel Walker and Alabamaʼs Shaun Alexander talk with Chris Fowler before a game. Fans gathered on the Quad to watch and to be a part of Gameday, ESPNʼs premiere college football show.

ESPNʼs Holly Rowe talks with Coach Saban after Alabamaʼs lastsecond victory against Arkansas at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

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ALABAMA IN THE NFL ALABAMA始S NFL PLAYERS Curtis Alexander, RB Shaun Alexander, RB Mark Anderson, DL Ray Abruzzese, DB Butch Avinger, B Buddy Aydelette, G

Denver Broncos, 1998; Miami Dolphins 1999; Buffalo Bills, 2001-02 Seattle Seahawks 2000-2008 Chicago Bears, 2006-present Buffalo Bills 1962-64; New York Jets 1965-66 New York Giants 1953 Green Bay Packers 1980; Pittsburgh Steelers 1987

Jay Barker, QB Todd Bates, LDE Bob Baumhower, DT Al Bell, WR Jesse Bendross, SE Cornelius Bennett, LB George Bethune, LB Marvin Brown, FB Lew Bostick, G Jim Bowdoin, G Steve Bowman, B Thomas Boyd, LB Byron Braggs, DT Wesley Britt, LT Tommy Brooker, TE-K Dave Brown, B Marvin Brown, FB Phillip Brown, LB Shannon Brown, DT Anthony Bryant, LDT Fernando Bryant, DB Bill Buckler, G Kendrick Burton, DE

New England Patriots, 1995; Carolina Panthers, 1996 Tennessee Titans, 2005 Miami Dolphins 1977-87 Green Bay Packers 1988 San Diego Chargers, 1984-85; Denver Broncos, 1987 Buffalo Bills 1987-95; Atlanta Falcons, 1996-98; Indianapolis Colts, 1999-2000 Los Angeles Rams 1989-90 Baltimore Ravens 2002 Los Angeles Rams 1939-42 Green Bay Packers 1928-31; New York Giants 1932 New York Giants 1966 Detroit Lions 1987 Green Bay Packers 1981-83; Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1984-85 San Diego Chargers, 2005; New England Patriots, 2006-present Dallas Texans 1962; Kansas City Chiefs 1963-66 New York Giants 1943, 1946-47 Baltimore Ravens, 2002 Atlanta Falcons 1988 Atlanta Falcons, 1996 Tampa Bay Bucs, 2005-06; Detroit Lions 2007 Jacksonville Jaguars, 1999-03, Detroit Lions 2004-present Chicago Bears 1926-28, 1931-33 Houston Oilers, 1996

Jim Cain, E Tom Calvin, B Paul Ott Carruth, HB Jamie Carter, DT Joe Carter, RB Jeremiah Castille, DB Tim Castille, FB Thornton Chandler, TE Jackie Cline, DL Ted Cook, E John Copeland, DL Russ Craft, B Paul Crane, LB Sylvester Croom, C Howard Cross, TE Brody Croyle, QB Bob Cryder, G Ed Culpepper, G Eric Curry, DL

St. Louis Cardinals 1949; Detroit Lions 1950, 1953-55 Pittsburgh Steelers 1952-54 Green Bay Packers 1985-88 New York Giants, 2001 Miami Dolphins, 1984-85 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1983-86; Denver Broncos 1987-88 Arizona Cardinals, 2007 Dallas Cowboys 1986-89 Miami Dolphins 1987-89; Atlanta Falcons 1990 Detroit Lions 1947; Green Bay Packers 1948-50 Cincinnati Bengals, 1993-00 Philadelphia Eagles 1946-53; Pittsburgh Steelers 1954 New York Jets 1966-74 New Orleans Saints 1975 New York Giants 1989-01 Kansas City Chiefs, 2006-present New England Patriots 1978-83; Seattle Seahawks 1984-86; Detroit Lions 1987 St. Louis Cardinals 1958-60; Minnesota Vikings 1961; Houston Oilers 1962-63 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1993-97; Jacksonville Jaguars, 1998-00

Kenneth Darby, RB Fred Davis, T Johnny Davis, RB Ricky Davis, S Wayne Davis, LB Chuck DeShane, B Tony Dixon, DB Joe Domnanovich, C Philip Doyle, PK Shawn Draper, OG Jeffrey Dukes, DB

Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2007 Washington Redskins 1941-42, 45; Chicago Bears 1946-51 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1978-80; San Francisco 49ers 1981-82; Cleveland Browns 1983-86 Cincinnati Bengals 1975; Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1976; Kansas City Chiefs 1977-78 St. Louis Cardinals 1987; Phoenix Cardinals 1988 Detroit Lions 1945-49 Dallas Cowboys, 2001-04 Boston Yanks 1946-48; 1950-51; New York Bulldogs 1949 New York Giants 1991 Miami Dolphins, 2001; New Orleans Saints, 2002;Philadelphia Eagles, 2003 Arizona Cardinals, 2007

Randy Edwards, DT Alonzo Ephraim, C

Seattle Seahawks 1984-87 Philadelphia Eagles 2003-04; Miami Dolphins, 2005

Leon Fichman, T Brad Ford, DB

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Detroit Lions 1946-47 Detroit Lions 1996

Ahmaad Galloway, TB Greg Gantt, P Woody Gerber, G Harry Gilmer, QB Detroit Lions 1955-56 Kerry Goode, TB Preston Gothard, TE Cornelius Griffin, DT Reggie Grimes, DE Lemanski Hall, LB Jon Hand, DE Charley Hannah, T-DE Herb Hannah, T John Hannah, G Patrick Hape, TE Roman Harper, DB Paul Harris, LB Tony Holm, B Dennis Homan, WR Dixie Howell, B Bobby Humphrey, RB Scott Hunter, QB Tom Hupke, G Don Hutson, E-K Billy Jackson, RB Bobby Jackson, B Wilbur Jackson, RB Curt Jarvis, NG Jarret Johnson, DT Tony Johnson, TE Bruce Jones, G Joey Jones, WR Ralph Jones, E Robbie Jones, LB Terry Jones, DT Terry Jones, Jr., TE Lee Roy Jordan, LB E.J. Junior, LB

Les Kelley, LB Emanuel King, LB Kenny King, DT Barry Krauss, LB Antonio Langham, DB

Denver Broncos, 2003; San Diego Chargers, 2004 New York Jets 1974-75 Philadelphia Eagles 1941-42 Washington Redskins 1948-52, 1954; Chris Goode, DBIndianapolis Colts, 1987-93 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1988 Pittsburgh Steelers 1985-88 New York Giants, 2000-03, Washington Redskins, 2004-present Seattle Seahawks, 2001 Houston Oilers 1995-96; Tennessee 1997; Chicago Bears, 1998; Dallas Cowboys 1999; Minnesota Vikings, 2000-01 Indianapolis Colts 1986-94; New England Patriots 1995 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1977-82; Los Angeles Raiders 1983-88 New York Giants 1951 New England Patriots 1973-85 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1997-99; Denver Broncos, 2000-04 New Orleans Saints, 2006-present Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1977-78 Chicago Cardinals 1932; Pittsburgh Steelers 1933 Dallas Cowboys 1968-70; Kansas City Chiefs 1971-72 Washington Redskins 1937 Denver Broncos 1989-91; Miami Dolphins 1992; Buffalo Bills 1995 Green Bay Packers 1971-73; Buffalo Bills 1974; Atlanta Falcons 1976-78; Detroit Lions 1979 Detroit Lions 1934-37; Cleveland Rams 1938-39 Green Bay Packers 1935-45 Kansas City Chiefs 1981-85 Philadelphia Eagles 1960; Chicago Bears 1961 San Francisco 49ers 1974-79; Washington Redskins 1980-82 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1987-90 Baltimore Ravens, 2003-present New Orleans Saints, 1996-99 Green Bay Packers 1927-28 Atlanta Falcons 1986-87 Detroit Lions 1946; Baltimore Colts 1947 New York Giants 1983-87 Green Bay Packers 1978-85 Baltimore Ravens, 2002-05 Dallas Cowboys 1963-76 St. Louis Cardinals 1981-87; Phoenix Cardinals 1988; Miami Dolphins 1989-91; Seattle Seahawks, 1993 New Orleans Saints 1967-69 Cincinnati Bengals 1985-88; Los Angeles Raiders 1989 Arizona Cardinals, 2003-06; Baltimore Ravens, 2006-present Baltimore Colts 1979-83; Indianapolis Colts 1984-88; Miami Dolphins 1989-91

Derrick Lassic, TB Larry Lauer, C Bill Lee, T Kevin Lee, WR Tony Leon, G Milo Lewis, DB Walter Lewis, QB Antonio London, LB Woodrow Lowe, LB Triandos Luke, WR Bobby Luna, B Marty Lyons, DE

Cleveland Browns 1994-95; Baltimore Ravens, 1996-97; San Francisco 49ers, 1998; Cleveland Browns 1999; New England Patriots, 2000 Dallas Cowboys, 1993-94; Carolina Panthers 1995-97 Green Bay Packers 1956-57 Green Bay Packers 1937-42, 46 New England Patriots 1994-95; Los Angeles Rams 1996 Washington Redskins 1943 New Orleans Saints, 2001 New England Patriots 1987 Detroit Lions, 1993-97; Green Bay Packers, 1998-99; Denver Broncos, 2000 San Diego Chargers 1976-87 Denver Bronos, 2003-04 San Francisco 49ers 1955; Pittsburgh Steelers 1959 New York Jets 1979-90

Ken MacAfee, E Anthony Madison, DB Vaughn Mancha, C John Mangum, CB Frank Martin, B Evan Mathis, G Jason McAddley, WR Keith McCants, LB

New York Giants 1954-58; Philadelphia Eagles 1959; Washington Redskins 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers, 2006-present Boston Yanks 1948 Chicago Bears 1990-98 Chicago Bears 1944; New York Giants 1945 Carolina Panthers, 2005-present Arizona Cardinals, 2002-03; Tennessee Titans, 2004; San Francisco 49ers, 2005 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1990-92; Houston Oilers, 1993-94


Don Hutson played in 116 games with the Green Bay Packers (1935-45) and is considered one of the NFL始s all-time greats.

Cornelius Bennett was the second pick of the first round of the 1987 NFL Draft.

Prior to Peyton Manning winning the Super Bowl in 2006-07, the only SEC quarterbacks to ever win it were from Alabama: (Starr (I, II), Namath (III), and Stabler (XI). Starr was named MVP of Super Bowl I and II, while Namath grabbed the honor in Super Bowl III.

One of the most recognized linebackers in college football, the Tide始s Derrick Thomas went on to play in the NFL for 10 seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs. He appeared in nine Pro Bowl games and totaled 126.5 sacks in his career. Thomas still holds the record for number of sacks in one game (7).

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ALABAMA IN THE NFL LeRon McClain, FB Joel McCoy, B Curtis McGriff, DT Mark McMillan, CB Don McNeal, CB Freddie Milons, WR Chris Mohr, P Ricky Moore, FB Kindal Moorehead, DE Norm Mosley, B Russ Mosley, B Steve Mott, C Johnny Musso, RB Michael Myers, DT Reggie Myles, DB Joe Namath, QB Tony Nathan, RB Billy Neighbors, G Benny Nelson, S Ozzie Newsome, TE Jeremy Nunley, DE Antwan Odom, DE Derrick Oden, LB Ray Ogden, TE

New York Jets 1965-76; Los Angeles Rams 1977 Miami Dolphins 1979-87 New England Patriots 1962-65; Miami Dolphins 1966-69 Houston Oilers 1964 Cleveland Browns 1978-90 Houston Oilers, 1994-05

Mitchell Olenski, T Norman Olsen, T

Tennessee Titans, 2004-present Philadelphia Eagles, 1993-97 St. Louis Cardinals 1965-66; New Orleans Saints 1967; Atlanta Falcons 1967-68; Chicago Bears 1969-71 Detroit Lions 1947 Cleveland Rams 1944

David Palmer, WR Charlie Peprah, DB Ray Perkins, WR Benny Perrin, DB Claude Perry, T Mike Pitts, LB-DT Daniel Pope, P Derrick Pope, LB Ozell Powell, OT

Minnesota Vikings 1994-00 Green Bay Packers, 2006-present Baltimore Colts, 1967-71 St. Louis Cardinals 1982-84 Green Bay Packers 1927-35 Atlanta Falcons 1983-86; Philadelphia Eagles 1987-92; New England Patriots 1993-96 Kansas City Chiefs, 1999; Cincinnati Bengals, 2000 Miami Dolphins, 2004-2007, Minnesota Vikings, 2008 Washington Redskins, 1998-99

Mike Raines, DT Saleem Rasheed, OLB David Ray, K-WR Thomas Rayam, DT Greg Richardson, WR Jess Richardson, T Larry Roberts, DT Freddie Robinson, DB Ramzee Robinson, CB Andre Royal, LB Dwayne Rudd, LB

San Francisco 49ers 1974 San Francisco 49ers 2002-05 Los Angeles Rams 1969-74 Washington Redskins 1991; Cincinnati Bengals 1992-94 Minnesota Vikings 1987 Philadelphia Eagles 1953-61; New England Patriots 1962-64 San Francisco 49ers 1986-93 Indianapolis Colts 1987-89; Washington Redskins 1990 Detroit Lions, 2007 Carolina Panthers, 1994-97; Indianapolis Colts 1998-99 Minnesota Vikings 1997-00; Cleveland Browns 2001-02; Tampa Bay Bucs 2003; Oakland Raiders, 2004 Los Angeles Rams 1979-81; New York Giants 1982-89; Washington Redskins 1990-92 New England Patriots 1998-01Houston Texans 2002-03 Houston Texans, 2006-present

Jeff Rutledge, QB Rod Rutledge, TE DeMeco Ryans, LB Ed Salem, B Chris Samuels, OT Haywood (Sandy) Sanford, E Willard Scissum, OG Randy Scott, LB Sam Shade, DB Willie Shelby, KR-RB Billy Shipp, T Kelvin Sigler, DB Juwan Simpson, LB Mike Shula, QB Steve Sloan, QB Justin Smiley, OG Anthony Smith, LB Ben Smith, E Kenny Smith, DT

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Baltimore Ravens, 2007 Detroit Lions 1946 New York Giants 1980-86 Philadelphia Eagles 1992-95; New Orleans Saints 1996; Kansas City Chiefs 1997-99 Miami Dolphins 1980-89 Philadelphia Eagles, 2002; Pittsburgh Steelers, 2003, Cincinnati Bengals, 2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1989; Buffalo Bills 1991-00; Atlanta Falcons, 2001-04 Buffalo Bills, 1986 Carolina Panthers, 2003-presnet Pittsburgh Steelers 1948 Green Bay Packers 1945-46 Detroit Lions 1983-89 Chicago Bears 1975-77 Dallas Cowboys, 1998-03; Cleveland Browns, 2003-04; Denver Broncos, 2005-06; Cincinnati Bengals, 2007 Cincinnati Bengals, 2003-05

Washington Redskins 1951 Washington Redskins 2000-present Washington Redskins 1940 Washington Redskins 1987 Green Bay Packers 1981-86 Cincinnati Bengals, 1995-98; Washington Redskins 1999-02 Cincinnati Bengals 1976-77; St. Louis Cardinals 1978 New York Giants 1954 Miami Dolphins, 1999 Green Bay Packers, 2007 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1987 Atlanta Falcons, 1966-67 San Francisco 49始ers, 2004-present Los Angeles Raiders, 1990-99 Green Bay Packers 1933; Pittsburgh Steelers 1934-35; Washington Redskins 1937 New Orleans Saints 2001-04; Oakland Raiders, 2005; New England Patriots, 2007

Riley Smith, B Brent Sowell, OL Ken Stabler, QB Siran Stacy, RB Bart Starr, QB Ralph Staten, SS Rebel Steiner, E Dwight Stephenson, C Vaughn Stewart, C John Sullins, LB

Washington Redskins 1936-38 Chicago Bears 1987 Oakland Raiders 1970-79; Houston Oilers 1980-81; New Orleans Saints 1982-84 Philadelphia Eagles 1992 Green Bay Packers 1956-71 Baltimore Ravens, 1997-99 Green Bay Packers 1950-51 Miami Dolphins 1980-87 Chicago Cardinals 1943 Denver Broncos 1992

George Teague, DB Lowell Tew, RB Corky Tharp, DB Derrick Thomas, LB Louis Thompson, DT George Thornton, DT Van Tiffin, PK Richard Todd, QB Tommy Tolleson, WR Deshea Townsend, DB Wayne Trimble, DB Paul Tripoli, DB Bob Trocolor, B Kevin Turner, FB

Green Bay Packers 1993-95; Dallas Cowboys 1996; 1998-01; Miami Dolphins, 1997 New York Yankees 1950-51 (AAFC) New York Jets 1960 Kansas City Chiefs 1989-99 New York Giants 1967; Atlanta Falcons 1968 San Diego Chargers 1991-92; New York Giants, 1993 Miami Dolphins 1987 New York Jets 1976-83; New Orleans Saints 1984-85 Atlanta Falcons 1966 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1998-present San Francisco 49ers 1967 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1987 New York Giants 1942-44 New England Patriots 1992-94; Philadelphia Eagles 1995-99

Mike Washington, DB Jerry Watford, E L.O. (Bull) Wesley, C Jim Whatley, T Wayne Wheeler, WR Shaud Williams, TB Sherman Williams, TB Art (Tarzan) White, G Butch Wilson, E Rich Wingo, LB Bob Wood, T Cornelius Wortham, LB John Wozniak,

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1976-83 Chicago Cardinals 1953-54 New York Giants 1928 Brooklyn Dodgers, 1936-38 Chicago Bears 1974 Buffalo Bills, 2005-06 Dallas Cowboys, 1994-99 New York Giants 1937-39, 1945 Baltimore Colts 1963-67; New York Giants 1968-69 Green Bay Packers 1979-85 Chicago Cardinals 1940 Seattle Seahawks, 2004 Brooklyn Dodgers 1948-49 (AAFC); New York Yanks 1950-51 (AAFC); Dallas Texans 1952

Steve Wright, T Willie Wyatt, NG John Wyhonic, G Bill Young, T Sid Youngleman, T

Green Bay Packers 1964-66; New York Giants 1968-69; Washington Redskins 1970; Chicago Bears 1971; St. Louis Cardinals 1972 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1990 Philadelphia Eagles 1946-47 Washington Redskins 1937-42, 46 San Francisco 49ers 1955; Philadelphia Eagles 1956-58; Cleveland Browns 1959; New York Jets 1960-61; Buffalo Bills 1962-63

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Anthony Bryant was originally drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft.

Charlie Peprah was drafted in the fifth round by the New York Giants in 2006 (158th overall, 30th defensive back). He is now with the Green Bay Packers, having played two seasons there in 2006 and 2007.

Miami selected Alabama linebacker Derrick Pope in the seventh round of the NFL draft in 2004. He is now with the Minnesota Vikings.

Former Crimson Tide defensive end Jarret Johnson, a fourth round pick by Baltimore in 2003, recently signed a new six-year contract with the Ravens.

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Monk Mosley (far left), Ed Salem (14), Johnny August (9) and Harry Gilmer (52) all played or were drafted to play professional football. August was the first Alabama player taken in 1945, in what would prove to be the Tideʼs richest draft ever. A total of 10 members of the Crimson Tide were taken by pro teams that year. (Also pictured, Gordon Pettus, far right)

The NFL Draft The format of the NFL draft has changed many times since the first draft of players on February 8, 1936, at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Philadelphia. The first player chosen was Heisman Trophy winner Jay Berwanger from the University of Chicago. But Berwanger never signed with either the Eagles, who selected him, or the Bears, after they traded for his rights. Instead, the first player drafted who did play, was actually the number two pick, halfback Riley Smith of Alabama, who was selected by the Boston Redskins. Here, courtesy of the NFL, is a listing of Alabama players who have been drafted by the NFL. Listed is the playerʼs name, team and selection/ round taken/overall pick. (F) indicates a “future pick.”

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1936 (Feb. 8, 1936) Riley Smith Boston Paul W. “Bear” Bryant Brooklyn

Rd. 1 4

Pick

1937 (Dec. 12, 1936) Arthur “Tarzan” White New York Giants

Rd. 2

Pick

1938 (Dec. 12, 1937) Joe Kilgrow Brooklyn Leroy Monsky Brooklyn

Rd. 1A 5

Pick

1939 (Dec. 8, 1938) Charley Holm Washington Lew Bostick Cleveland

Rd. 2 9

Pick

1940 (Dec. 9, 1939) Walt Merrill Brooklyn Bob Wood Cleveland Cary Cox Pittsburgh Hayward Sanford Washington

Rd. 5 4 11 13

Pick

1941 (Dec. 10, 1940) Fred Davis Washington Hal Newman Brooklyn Ed Hickerson Washington

Rd. 2 5 8

Pick

1942 (Dec. 22, 1941) Noah Langdale Green Bay John Wyhonic Philadelphia Holt Rast Chicago Bears Jimmy Nelson Chicago Cardinals

Rd. 7 14 16 19

Pick

1943 (April 8, 1943) Joe Domnanovich Brooklyn George Hecht Chicago Cardinals Tony Leon Washington

Rd. 4 5 6

Pick

Sam Sharpe George Weeks Russ Craft Dave Brown Al Sabo

Cleveland Philadelphia Philadelphia New York Giants Brooklyn

14 14 15 23 29

1944 (April 1944) Rd. Don Whitmire Green Bay Mitch Olenski Brooklyn Bill Baughman Green Bay Ted Cook Brooklyn Jack McKewen Chicago Bears Andy Bires New York Giants

Rd. 7 9 11 22 25 27

Pick

1945 (April 6, 1945) Johnny Augus Cleveland Jack Aland Cleveland Hal Self Brooklyn Bobby Jenkins Washington Jim McWhorter Detroit Norm Mosley Philadelphia Jack Green Chicago Bears Charley Compton Cleveland John Staples New York Giants Ken Reese Philadelphia

Rd. 8 13 14 15 16 21 23 30 30 29

Pick

1946 (April 14, 1946) Phil Tinsley Chicago Cardinals Nick Terizzi New York Giants D.J. Gambrell LA Rams Fay Mills Washington

Rd. 8 16 24 27

Pick

1947 (Dec. 16, 1946) Bill Cadenhead Detroit

Rd. 24

Pick

1947 AAFC (Dec. 20-21, 1946) Chuck Compton Buffalo

Rd. 19

Pick 140

1948 NFL (Dec. 19, 1947) Vaughn Mancha Boston Lowell Tew Washington John Wozniak Pittsburgh Ray Richeson Philadelphia Roy “Rebel” Steiner Detroit Harry Gilmer Washington

Rd. Pick 1 1 3 8 23 Bonus Choice

1948 AAFC (Dec. 16, 1947) Harry Gilmer Brooklyn Vaughn Mancha LA Dons Lowell Tew NY Yankees John Woznick Brooklyn Monk Mosely Baltimore Ray Richeson Brooklyn

Rd. 1 1 1 16 19 26

Pick 3 4 7 100 123 180

1949 NFL (Dec. 21, 1948) Jim Cain Chicago Hornets Dick Flowers San Francisco Bill Cadenhead Chicago Hornets Bob Hood New York Yankees

Rd. 8 10 24 24

Pick 54 76 162 164

1950 (Jan. 21-22, 1950) Ed White Washington Red Noonan New York Bulldogs

Rd. 19 2

Pick

1951 (Jan. 18-19, 1951) Butch Avinger Pittsburgh, Herb Hannah New York Giants Larry Lauer New York Yankees Al Lary New York Yankees Mike Mizerany Pittsburgh Elliott Speed WashingtoN Tommy Calvin Pittsburgh

Rd. 1 6 8 12 14 22 25

Pick

1952 (Jan. 17, 1952) Billy Shipp New York Giants Bobby Wilson Pittsburgh Harold Lutz Chicago Cardinals

Rd. 8 25 28

Pick

1953 (Jan. 22, 1953) Bobby Marlow New York Giants Jesse Richardson Philadelphia Jerry Watford Chicago Cardinals Joe Curtis Chicago Cardinals Bob Conway Green Bay Travis Hunt San Francisco Clell Hobson Cleveland

Rd. 1 8 8 21 21 3 29

Pick

1954 (Jan. 28, 1954) Sid Youngelman San Francisco, Tommy Lewis Chicago Cardinals, Bill Oliver Green Bay, John Smalley Green Bay, Ralph Carrigan Chicago Cardinals

Rd. 7 10 12 25 26

Pick

1955 (Jan. 27-28, 1955) George Mason Pittsburgh, Bobby Luna San Francisco, Corky Tharp Los Angeles Rams Ed Culpepper Green Bay, Cecil Ingram Philadelphia

Rd. 5 6 6 9 23

Pick

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Sam Shade spent seven seasons in the NFL. He played with the Cincinnati Bengals from 1995-98 and the Washington Redskins from 1999-2002. Alabama始s John Mangum lettered for the Tide from 1986-89. He played in the NFL for the Chicago Bears from 1990-98.

George Teague始s NFL career spanned eight seasons with the Packers, Dolphins and Cowboys.

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ALABAMA IN THE NFL 1956 (Nov. 29, 1955 & Jan. 12, 1956) Jim Emmons Pittsburgh Bart Starr Green BaY Al Ellett Philadelphia Wes Thompson Pittsburgh Jim Buckler Chicago Bears

Rd. 14 17 27 29 30

Pick

1957 (Nov. 27, 1956 & Jan. 31, 1957) Don Comstock Cleveland Fred Sington Jr. San Francisco

Rd. Pick 9 12 (F)

1958 (Dec. 2, 1957 & Jan, 28, 1958) Jim Lofton Detroit from Pittsburgh

Rd. 9

Pick

1959 (Dec. 2, 1958) Bobby Jackson Green Bay Dave Sington New York Giants

Rd. 7 30

Pick

1972 (Feb. 1-2) Johnny Musso David Bailey Robin Parkhouse Steve Higginbotham

1960 (Draft date unknown) Rd. Pick Bobby Luna Dallas Rangers expansion from Pittsburgh 1960 AFL (Nov. 22, 1959 & Dec. 2, 1959) Gary O始Steen Houston Chuck Allen New York Titans Don Cochran Houston

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Rd. 1 1 2

Pick

1961 NFL (Dec. 27-28, 1960) Rd. Ed Culpepper Minnesota, expansion from St. Louis

Pick

1962 NFL (Dec. 4, 1961) Bill Rice St. Louis, choice to San Francisco Billy Neighbors Washington Ray Abruzzese Baltimore Tommy Brooker Washington

Rd. 5 4 16 16

Pick

1962 AFL (Dec. 2, & Dec. 16, 1961) Bill Rice Houston Billy Neighbors Boston Tommy Brooker Dallas Texans Ray Abruzzese Buffalo Pat Trammell Dallas Texans

Rd. 5 6 17 23 24

Pick

1963 NFL (Dec. 3, 1962) Lee Roy Jordan Dallas Butch Wilson Baltimore from Pittsburgh Mike Fracchia St. Louis from Baltimore

Rd. 1 2 3

Pick

1963 AFL (Dec. 1, 1962) Lee Roy Jordan Boston Butch Wilson Oakland Dick Williamson Boston

Rd. 2 6 7

Pick

1964 NFL (Dec. 2, 1963) Benny Nelson Detroit Steve Wright Green Bay Eddie Versprille Cleveland

Rd. 5 5 11

Pick

1964 AFL (Nov. 30, 1963) Steve Wright New York Jets Benny Nelson Houston

Rd. 8 12

Pick

1965 NFL (Nov. 28, 1964) Joe Namath St. Louis Ray Ogden St. Louis Frank McClendon Minnesota Gaylon McCullough Dallas Bud French St. Louis

Rd. 1 3 9 10 11

Pick

JOE NAMATH (1965)

1965 AFL (Nov. 28, 1964) Joe Namath New York Jets Ray Ogden Houston Frank McClendon Oakland

Rd. 1 8 19

Pick

1966 NFL (Nov. 27, 1965) Ray Perkins Baltimore Steve Sloan Atlanta David Ray Cleveland Tom Tolleson Atlanta Steve Bowman New York Giants

Rd. 7 11 16 15 15

Pick

1966 AFL (Nov. 28, 1965) Billy Neighbors Miami (expansion) Tom Tolleson New York Jets Steve Bowman Oakland

Rd.

Pick

17 20

1966 AFL Redshirt Draft (Nov. 28, 1965) Rd. Ray Perkins Boston 5

Pick

1967 (March 14, 1967) Rd. First Combined AFL-NFL Draft Les Kelley New Orleans from Baltimore 1 Louis Thompson New York Giants 4 Wayne Trimble San Francisco 4 Cecil Dowdy Cleveland 9 Ray Ogden New Orleans (expansion) from St. Louis

Pick

1968 (Jan. 30-31) Rd. Dennis Homan Dallas Ken Stabler Oakland Bobby Johns Kansas City

Rd. 1 2 12

Pick 20 52 320

1969 (Jan. 28-29) Rd. Mike Hall New York Jets Bill Davis Oakland

Rd. 10 16

Pick 260 412

1971 (Jan. 28-29) Rd. Scott Hunter Green Bay

Rd. 6

Pick 140

26 82 91 230

Rd. Chicago Bears Green Bay Baltimore Washington

Rd. 3 11 15 16

Pick 62 266 386 411

1973 (Jan. 30-31) Rd. John Hannah New England John Mitchell San Francisco Jim Krapf Oakland

Rd. 1 7 12

Pick 4 201 309

1974 (Jan. 29-30) Rd. Wilbur Jackson, San Francisco Wayne Wheeler Chicago Bears from San Diego Mike Raines San Francisco Greg Gantt New York Jets Buddy Brown New York Giants

Rd. 1 3 6 8 16

Pick 9 54 138 187 392

1975 (Jan. 28-29) Rd. Mike Washington Baltimore Ricky Davis Cincinnati

Rd. 3 8

Pick 53 195

1976 (April 8-9) Richard Todd Wayne Rhodes Woodrow Lowe Willie Shelby Leroy Cook Joe Dale Harris Ricky Davis

Rd. Rd. New York Jets 1 Chicago Bears from Detroit 4 San Diego from New England 5 Cincinnati from San Francisco 5 Dallas 10 Cincinnati, 12 Tampa Bay (expansion) from Cincinnati

Pick 6 108 131 138 290 340

1977 (May 3-4) Bob Baumhower Charley Hannah Paul Harris Calvin Culliver

Rd. Miami Tampa Bay Pittsburgh Denver

Rd. 2 3 6 8

Pick 40 56 159 212

1978 (May 2-3) Bob Cryder, Ozzie Newsome, Johnny Davis, Terry Jones,

Rd. New England Cleveland from Los Angeles Rams Tampa Bay Green Bay

Rd. 1 1 2 11

Pick 18 3rd 30 284

1979 (May 3-4) Barry Krauss, Marty Lyons, Tony Nathan, Rich Wingo, Jeff Rutledge,

Rd. Baltimore New York Jets Miami from Tampa Bay Green Bay from San Diego Los Angeles Rams

Rd. 1 1 3 7 9

Pick 6 14 61 184 246

1980 (April 29-30) Don McNeal Miami Dwight Stephenson Miami Wayne Hamilton San Diego Buddy Aydelette Green Bay Ken Harris New York Giants Steve Whitman San Diego

Rd. 1 2 6 7 8 9

Pick 21 48 163 169 200 247

1981 (April 28-29) E.J. Junior St. Louis Byron Braggs Green Bay Billy Jackson Kansas City James Mallard St. Louis Major Ogilvie San Francisco

Rd. 1 5 7 10 12

Pick 5 117 180 253 313


Antwan Odom (far right) was selected in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft, as the 57th overall and 3rd pick by the Tennessee Titans. Odom will spend the 2008 season in Cincinnati as a Bengal. Fernando Bryant (right) now calls New England home as he is part of the Patriot始s organization.

Alabama defensive end Mark Anderson finished second in the voting behind DeMeco Ryans for the 2006 NFL Rookie of the Year. The Chicago Bears selected Anderson in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL draft (59th).

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ALABAMA IN THE NFL 1982 (April 27-28) Benny Perrin St. Louis Thomas Boyd Green Bay Warren Lyles San Diego

Rd. 3 8 9

Pick 65 210 246

1983 (April 26-27) Mike Pitts Atlanta Jeremiah Castille Tampa Bay Steve Mott Detroit Robbie Jones New York Giants

Rd. 1 3 5 12

Pick 16 72 121 309

1984 (May 1-2) Joe Carter Jesse Bendross

Rd. 4 7

Pick 109 174

Rd. 1 3

Pick 9 70

1985 (April 30-May 1) Rd. Emanuel King Cincinnati from Seattle 1 Ricky Moore San Francisco from New England 3

Pick 25 75

1986 (April 29-30) Jon Hand Indianapolis Larry Roberts San Francisco Thornton Chandler Dallas Brent Sowell Miami

Rd. 1 2 6 6

Pick 4 39 140 163

1987 (April 28-29) Cornelius Bennett Indianapolis Freddie Robinson Indianapolis Greg Richardson Minnesota Curt Jarvis Tampa Bay Wayne Davis St. Louis Wes Neighbors Houston Chris Goode Indianapolis Mike Shula Tampa Bay

Rd. 1 6 6 7 9 9 10 12

Pick 2 142 156 169 229 231 253 313

1988 (April 24-25) Kerry Goode Tampa Bay Bo Wright Buffalo from San Diego Phillip Brown Atlanta

Rd. 7 7 8

Pick 167 184 194

1989 (April 23-24) Derrick Thomas Kansas City Greg Gilbert Chicago Chris Mohr Tampa Bay Howard Cross New York Giants George Bethune Los Angeles

Rd. 1 5 6 6 7

Pick 4 136 146 158 188

1990 (April 22-23) Keith McCants Tampa Bay John Mangum Chicago Thomas Rayam Washington

Rd. 1 6 10

Pick 4 144 270

1991 (April 21-22) George Thornton San Diego Byron Holdbrooks San Francisco Efrum Thomas Pittsburgh

Rd. 2 10 11

Pick 36 276 296

1992 (April 26-27) Siran Stacy Philadelphia Robert Stewart New Orleans Mark McMillian Philadelphia

Rd. 2 8 10

Pick 48 218 278

Rd. Miami San Diego

1984 Supplemental (June 5) Joey Jones Atlanta Walter Lewis New England

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1999 (April 17-18) Fernando Bryant Jacksonville

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Pick 26

2000 (April 15-16) Chris Samuels Washington Shaun Alexander Seattle Cornelius Griffin New York

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Pick 3 19 42

2001 (April 21-22) Rd. Pick Tony Dixon Dallas from Miami 2 56 Kenny Smith New Orleans from Indianapolis through Dallas 3 81 Shawn Draper Miami 5 156

DEMECO RYANS (2006) 1993 (April 25-26) John Copeland Cincinnati Eric Curry Tampa Bay George Teague Green Bay Antonio London Detroit Derrick Lassic Dallas Derrick Oden Philadelphia

Rd. 1 1 1 3 4 6

Pick 5 6 29 62 94 163

1994 (April 24-25) Antonio Langham Cleveland Kevin Lee New England David Palmer Minnesota from Cleveland Jeremy Nunley Houston Roosevelt Patterson Los Angeles Raiders from Dallas Lemanski Hall Houston

Rd. 1 2 2 2 5 7

Pick 9 35 40 60 159 220

1995 (April 22-23) Sherman Williams Dallas from Atlanta Sam Shade Cincinnati Dameian Jeffries New Orleans Jay Barker Green Bay Bryne Diehl New York Giants

Rd. 2 4 4 5 7

Pick 46 102 108 160 225

1996 (April 20-21) Shannon Brown Atlanta Brad Ford Detroit Kendrick Burton Houston Tony Johnson Philadelphia from Green Bay Toderick Malone New Orleans

Rd. 3 4 4 6 7

Pick 84 129 107 197 204

1997 (April 19-20) Dwayne Rudd Minnesota Patrick Hape Tampa Bay Ralph Staten Baltimore

Rd. 1 5 7

Pick 20 137 236

1998 (April 18-19) Rod Rutledge New England Michael Myers Dallas Deshea Townsend Pittsburgh Curtis Alexander Denver

Rd. 2 4 4 4

Pick 54 100 117 122

2002 (April 20-21) Saleem Rasheed San Francisco Jason McAddley Arizona Terry Jones Baltimore Freddie Milons Philadelphia

Rd. 3 5 5 5

Pick 69 149 155 162

2003 (April 26-27) Jarret Johnson Baltimore Kenny King Arizona Kindal Moorehead Carolina Waine Bacon Atlanta Ahmaad Galloway Denver

Rd. 4 5 5 6 7

Pick 109 141 145 202 235

2004 (April 24-25) Justin Smiley San Francisco Antwan Odom Tennessee Triandos Luke Denver Derrick Pope Miami

Rd. 2 2 5 7

Pick 40 50 160 222

2005 (April 23-24) Evan Mathis Carolina Wesley Britt San Diego Anthony Bryant Tampa Bay Cornelius Wortham Seattle

Rd. 3rd 5th 6th 7th

Pick 79 164 178 235

2006 (April 29-30) DeMeco Ryans Houston Roman Harper New Orleans Brodie Croyle Kansas City Charlie Peprah N.Y. Giants Mark Anderson Chicago

Rd. 2nd 2nd 3rd 5th 5th

Pick 33 43 85 158 159

2007 (April 28-29) Le始Ron McClain Baltimore Ravens Kenneth Darby Tampa Bay Ramzee Robinson Detroit

Rd. 4th 7th 7th

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Fullback Tim Castille is in his second season with the Arizona Cardinals. Running back Kenneth Darby spent the 2007 season as a Tampa Bay Buccaneer.

Roman Harper was drafted in 2006 by the New Orleans Saints. In two seasons, the Alabama native has 116 total tackles, 99 solo tackles, three interceptions and one touchdown. He was selected in the second round as the 43rd pick.

The 2006 NFL draft saw Brodie Croyle taken in the third round (85th) by the Kansas City Chiefs. He has seen action in 11 games in two seasons, starting six games and throwing for more than 1,200 yards.

Alabama始s Jeremy Clark has traded in his crimson jersey for a green one in Philadelphia. Ramzee Robinson spent his first season in the NFL in Detroit.

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Ryans earned consensus All-America and All-SEC honors in 2005 after finishing his career as one of the Tide始s most decorated players on and off the field. He was the recipient of the Lott Trophy and was a four-time Academic All-SEC selection after graduating in just seven semesters. He closed his collegiate career with 307 career tackles, fifth on the Tide始s all-time list. The Texans got a steal when they chose DeMeco Ryans as the first pick of the second round in the 2006 NFL Draft.

Shaun Alexander was the 19th pick of the first round of the 2000 NFL draft by the Seattle Seahawks. He was named the NFL Most Valuable Player in 2005, becoming the first player in franchise history to win the award.

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SABANʼS FIRST-ROUND NFL PICKS As head coach at Michigan State and LSU, Nick Saban had a total of 12 players finish as NFL first round picks in his signing classes. MSU first-rounders included WR Plaxico Burress (2000), LB Julian Peterson (ʼ00) and RB T.J. Duckett (ʼ02).

Scouts from across the country find their way to The University of Alabama campus every year to test the agility, speed and power of the Crimson Tide players. Every player wanting to make it to the next level performs for the scouts in hopes of fulfilling their dream of playing in the NFL.

Among Sabanʼs LSU signees who ended up being NFL first round picks were WR Michael Clayton (ʼ04), DE Marcus Spears (ʼ05) RB Joseph Addai (ʼ06), QB JaMarcus Russell (ʼ07), S LaRon Landry (ʼ07) and DT Glenn Dorsey (ʼ08). Russell was the first overall pick of the Oakland Raiders in the 2007 NFL Draft.

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A-DAY FUNDRAISER FOR UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES UA Athletics and Terry Saban helped raise funds to benefit academics for all UA students by taking donations for the University Libraries at the A-Day Game. Terry Saban, UA students, faculty, staff and student athletes, including members of the UA men始s basketball team, collected donations for the University Libraries at gates around Bryant-Denny Stadium and in the Walk of Champions area prior to the game and inside the stadium throughout the first half.

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A-DAY ATTENDANCE – The 2008 A-Day Game ranks as the second-most attended A-Day Spring Game in Alabama football history. The 2007 A-Day Game drew in excess of 92,138 fans, with fans being turned away at the gate. The attendance mark of more than 92,138 fans was well over the previous best for a Southeastern Conference spring game, believed to be Tennesseeʼs 73,000 in 1986. The Tideʼs 2007 A-Day attendance bettered the previous BryantDenny Stadium A-Day record of 46,700 set in 1994. The previous Alabama A-Day record was 51,117 set April 9, 1988 in Birminghamʼs Legion Field.

(Left) The 2007 permanent team captains, center Antoine Caldwell, safety Rashad Johnson and linebacker Darren Mustin, had their hand prints and foot prints placed in cement at the base of Denny Chimes before the Annual A-Day Game. It is a rich tradition at Alabama to recognize the captains for their roles as team leaders.

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THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE The Southeastern Conference begins its 76th season of play in 2008. The league began play in 1933 with 13 schools Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Sewanee, Tennessee, Tulane and Vanderbilt. Alabama won the league始s first conference title in 1933 by virture of its 5-0-1 conference record. Sewanee left the conference following the 1940 season while Georgia Tech left after the 1963 season and Tulane followed after the 1965 campaign. Arkansas and South Carolina entered the SEC prior to the 1992 season. The SEC was the first conference to split into two divisions and have its regular season culminate in a conference championship game. The first SEC Championship Game was held on Dec. 5, 1992 at Legion Field in Birmingham, Ala. NATIONAL CHAMPIONS SINCE 1992 The SEC leads all conferences with six national titles since realignment in 1992. During that time, the SEC has had more team with national titles than any other conference (4) Florida, 2006, 1996; LSU 2007, 2003; Tennessee 1998; Alabama 1992.

ONE FOR THE DEFENSE Since 1992, Auburn, Tennessee and LSU lead the SEC with 13 shutouts by their defenses. Alabama has 11 and Ole Miss has nine.

SEC All-Time Championships by Team

Alabama .........................................................................(21) Tennessee .......................................................................(13) Georgia ..........................................................................(12) LSU .................................................................................(10) Florida ..............................................................................(7) Auburn.............................................................................. (6) Mississippi ........................................................................(6) Kentucky ...........................................................................(2) Mississippi State ................................................................(1) Arkansas ...........................................................................(0) South Carolina ..................................................................(0) Vanderbilt .........................................................................(0)

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BOWL GAME APPEARANCES The SEC, after realignments, has more bowl game appearances and more bowl victories than any other conference. SEC teams have appeared in 362 bowl games and hold a 184-164-13 record in those games (52.8%).

The Southeastern Conference led all conferences with 35 selections in the 2008 NFL Draft.

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The Crimson Tide has won 21 Southeastern Conference Championships. 1933, 1934, 1937, 1945, 1953, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1989, 1992, 1999 In 1992, Alabama won the first SEC Championship Game. The Tide defeated the Florida Gators at Legion Field in Birmingham and eventually went on to play Miami in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. The Tide defeated the Hurricanes, 34-13, becoming a national champion for the 12th time in school history.

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2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992

LSU 21, Tennessee 14 Florida 38, Arkansas 28 Georgia 34, LSU 14 Auburn 38, Tennessee 28 LSU 34, Georgia 13 Georgia 30, Arkansas 3 LSU 31, Tennessee 20 Florida 28, Auburn 6 Alabama 34, Florida 7 Tennessee 24, Miss. St. 14 Tennessee 30, Auburn 29 Florida 45, Alabama 30 Florida 34, Arkansas 3 Florida 24, Alabama 23 Florida 28, Alabama 13 Alabama 28, Florida 21

Georgia Dome Georgia Dome Georgia Dome Georgia Dome Georgia Dome Georgia Dome Georgia Dome Georgia Dome Georgia Dome Georgia Dome Georgia Dome Georgia Dome Georgia Dome Georgia Dome Legion Field Legion Field

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The 1965 edition of the Alabama Crimson Tide got off to a slow start, losing its first game of the season to Georgia 18-17. However, the Crimson Tide quickly rebounded with wins over Tulane, Ole Miss and Vanderbilt. Alabama finished off the season with a 30-3 thumping of in-state rival Auburn. This victory also gave the Crimson Tide the SEC title, their second in a row. The Crimson Tide始s season earned them a No. 4 ranking and an invitation to the 1966 Orange Bowl where they would face the Nebraska Cornhuskers. The national title seemed a long shot for both teams but with number one Michigan State falling to UCLA in the Rose Bowl and number two Arkansas losing to LSU in the Cotton Bowl earlier in the day, it appeared that the outcome of the Orange Bowl would decide the national champion. The two teams traded blows for much of the game but the arm of Steve Sloan proved too much for the Huskers. Sloan went 20-of-28 passing to break the Orange Bowl pass completion record set just one year earlier by fellow Tide quarterback Joe Namath. Sloan finished the game with 296 passing yards, also setting an Orange Bowl standard and giving Alabama a 39-28 victory and the 1965 national championship.

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It was the first meeting ever between the two giants of college football and the game was promoted so heavily even the fans tired of all the advance publicity. It was “The Gameâ€? of all-time in a lot of ways, and it certainly lived up to every inch of newspaper space and moment of radio-TV air time. Notre Dame won, 24-23, in one of the all-time classics of college football. It had everything you could want in a football game and Notre Dame vaulted from third to first in the final AP rankings. Alabama had finished first in both polls in the regular season and remained the UPI champ. Seldom do games live up to all the advance and frenzied billing. But when Ara Parseghian of Notre Dame and Bear Bryant of Alabama unleashed two of the finest college teams in history onto the Sugar BowlĘźs soggy artificial turf, this game caught the fancy of the entire football world.

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Coach Bryantʼs 1978 Alabama Crimson Tide squad started off the season with a convincing 20-3 win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers in front of a packed house in Birmingham. Alabama would go on to win 11 games in ʼ78. The only loss of the season came at the hands of the USC Trojans in Birmingham in a 14-28 battle. Alabama then tore through eight straight opponents on its way to a No. 2 ranking and a bid to play in the 1979 Sugar Bowl against Joe Paternoʼs No. 1-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions. The game was close and physical all the way to the end with Alabama outgaining Penn State on the ground 208-19 and Penn State outgaining Alabama through the air 163-91. Crimson Tide running back Major Ogilvie was quoted after the game as saying, “It was, by far, the hardest hitting game Iʼve participated in. Thereʼs not even a close second.” Alabama secured the win and the national championship on one of the most legendary plays in Crimson Tide history. On a fourth down and inches play from just outside the Alabama goal line Joe Paterno called on tailback Matt Guman to take the ball up the middle into the heart of the Crimson Tide defense. He was met head on by a host of Alabama defenders led by All-American linebacker Barry Krauss who stopped Guman just shy of the goal line to lock up the 14-7 Sugar Bowl victory and the national title.

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The 1979 Alabama Crimson Tide was fierce to say the least. Alabama始s defense posted shutouts against Baylor, Wichita State, Florida, LSU and Miami. Alabama outscored five of its opponents on the season by 30 points or more, the biggest margin of victory coming against Vanderbilt in a 66-3 game. Alabama capped off the undefeated regular season by beating Auburn 25-18 and Miami 30-0. After its perfect 11-0 regular season, Coach Bryant始s Crimson Tide team returned to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans again for the second straight year. This time the Crimson Tide would face its future SEC West rival in the University of Arkansas Razorbacks, who were then a part of the Southwest Conference. Alabama was led by running back Major Ogilvie as the Tide outgained the Razorbacks 284-97 in rushing yards. Ogilvie scored two touchdowns in a 24-9 victory that gave the Crimson Tide its 11th national title and Coach Bryant his sixth and final championship.

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NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Head Coach Gene Stallingsʼ Crimson Tide team was led in the ʼ92 season by a tenacious defense that held 10 of its 13 opponents to 11 points or less. The offense was led by the arm of quarterback Jay Barker who threw for 1,614 yards and the legs of running back Derrick Lassic who ran for 905 yards on the season. The Alabama defense had 22 interceptions on the year, defensive backs Antonio Langham and George Teague were tied atop the list with six a piece. The Crimson Tide started off the season with a 25-8 win over SEC rival Vanderbilt and continued this winning streak all the way to the Sugar Bowl. Some of the highlights of this perfect season were a 17-10 victory over Tennessee, a 17-0 win against in state rival Auburn and a 28-21 win over Steve Spurrierʼs Florida Gators in the SEC Championship game. Alabamaʼs perfect regular season record led them to a No. 2 ranking and another visit to the Sugar Bowl to face 1992 Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Geno Torretta and the No. 1 ranked Miami Hurricanes. The Crimson Tide was a heavy underdog to the boisterous Miami team. However, from the opening kickoff to the final whistle Alabama dominated the Hurricanes and their Heisman winning quarterback leading to a 34-13 victory, a perfect 13-0 season and the Crimson Tideʼs 12th national championship.

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NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168-173 COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174 NATIONAL FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176

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The Tide始s first Outland Trophy winner, Chris Samuels was an All-America pick in 1999, his senior season. He was also recipient of the Jacobs Trophy, symbolic of the SEC始s best offensive blocker. He had 42 consecutive starts during his career and was also an All-SEC pick in 1998 and 1999. He did not give up a sack or quarterback pressure his senior season and was the third player picked in the 2000 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins.

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BARKER始S CAREER PASSING NUMBERS YEAR ATT 1991 66 1992 243 1993 171 1994 226 TOTALS 706

COMP 33 132 98 139 402

.PCT .500 .543 .573 .615 .569

YDS. 554 1614 1525 1996 5689

INT 3 9 7 5 24

TD 1 7 4 14 26

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THOMAS始 CAREER NUMBERS YEAR TACKLES 1985 19 1986 30 1987 67 1988 88 TOTALS 204

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TFL-YDS 3-36 6-36 1-1 12-46 22-119

SACKS-YDS FC 3-33 0 4-29 1 18-142 7 27-204 2 52-408 10

FR 0 2 2 1 5


RYANS始 CAREER NUMBERS YEAR TACKLES TFL 2002 27 1-1 2003 126 9-26 2004 78 7-12 2005 76 16-58 TOTALS 307 33-97

SACKS 0-0 1.5-11 0-0 5-43 6.5-54

INT. 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-7 2-7

FC-FR 0-1 1-1 2-1 12 4-5

PBU 0 0 2 2 4

QBP 2 3 2 4 11

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BENNETT始S CAREER NUMBERS YEAR TACKLES 1983 73 1984 102 1985 51 1986 61 TOTALS 287

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TFL-YDS 6-22 4-39 4-14 9-27 23-10

SACKS-YDS 0-0 1-7 4-39 10-78 215-124

FC 2 1 2 1 6

FR 1 1 1 0 3


LANGHAM始S CAREER NUMBERS YEAR TACKLES TFL-YDS 1990 11 0-0 1991 44 2-6 1992 41 0-0 1993 46 4-12 TOTALS 141 6-18

INT-YDS 1-33 5-15 6-114 7-67 19-229

TD 1 0 1 0 2

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL FALL OF FAME

Brown helped the Tide win the first Rose Bowl in 1926. He was on the receiving end of two touchdown passes, one a 58-yard strike from Grant Gillis and the other a 62-yard strike from Pooley Hubert. After college, he went on to star in Hollywood in several major motion pictures with some of the biggest stars in the business.

A two-time All-America selection for the Crimson Tide, Jordan is considered the best inside linebacker in Alabama history. During his playing days, the Tide compiled a record of 29-2-2. In the 1963 Orange Bowl vs. Oklahoma, he recorded 31 tackles, a feat that still remains in the Alabama history books to this day.

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Johnny Musso rushed for 2,741 yards and 34 touchdowns in his career at Alabama. He earned All-America honors in 1970 and 1971.

Located in South Bend, Ind., the College Football Hall of Fame has enshrined 20 members of the Crimson Tide family since it opened. Below is a list of all 20 of those members. Cornelius Bennett ● Johnny Mack Brown ● Paul W. Bryant ● Johnny Cain Harry Gilmer ● John Hannah ● Frank Howard ● Dixie Howell Pooley Hubert ● Don Hutson ● Lee Roy Jordan ● Vaughn Mancha Johnny Musso ● Billy Neighbors ● Ozzie Newsome ● Fred Sington Riley Smith ● Frank Thomas ● Wallace Wade ● Don Whitmore

Before Paul Bryant was known as a great coach, he was respected as a great player at Alabama from 1933-35. He played the end position opposite another Alabama great, Don Hutson. Bryant was named Second Team All-SEC in 1934 and Third Team All-SEC in 1935. Known for his toughness, legend has it he played with a broken leg in the 1935 Tennessee game, a contest the Crimson Tide won, 25-0, in Knoxville.

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NFL HALL OF FAME

The MVP of Super Bowls I, II and III all played at Alabama. Bart Starr won the first two awards with the Green Bay Packers while Joe Namath won Super Bowl III and the MVP honor with the New York Jets.

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Six former Alabama players have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The museum is located in Canton, Ohio, and chronicles the history of the game from its inception in 1892.

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PAUL “BEAR” BRYANT COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD

The Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award has been an annual tradition since 1957, and was adopted by the American Heart Association in the "Bear's" honor after he died of a heart attack in 1983. The actual award was not introduced until 1986. The dinner and award presentation is now a major annual fundraiser for the Alabama Heart Association, with many highly respected sports figures, business and community leaders lending support to this beloved event.

Legendary Head Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant with quarterbacks Jeff Rutledge (11) and Steadman Sheely (10).

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BRYANT AWARD WINNERS BY YEAR Year 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Winner Joe Paterno Dick MacPherson Lou Holtz Bill McCartney Bobby Ross Don James Gene Stallings Terry Bowden Rich Brooks Gary Barnett Bruce Snyder Lloyd Carr Bill Snyder Frank Beamer Bob Stoops Larry Coker Jim Tressel Nick Saban Tommy Tuberville Mack Brown Chris Petersen Mark Mangino

School Penn State Syracuse Notre Dame Colorado Georgia Tech Washington Alabama Auburn Oregon Northwestern Arizona State Michigan Kansas State Virginia Tech Oklahoma Miami Ohio State LSU Auburn Texas Boise State Kansas


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ALABAMA vs. 2008 OPPONENTS Clemson

Alabama leads 11-3-0 1900 0 - 35 1904 0 - 18 1905 0 - 25 1909 3-0 1913 20 - 0 1931 74 - 7 1934 40 - 0 1935 33 - 0 1936 32 - 0 1966 26 - 0 1967 13 - 10 1968 21 - 14 1969 38 - 13 1975 56 - 0 at Tuscaloosa: 7-0 at Birmingham: 1-2 at Clemson: 2-0 at Montgomery: 1-0 at Columbia: 0-1

Birmingham Birmingham Columbia Birmingham Tuscaloosa Montgomery Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Clemson Tuscaloosa Clemson Tuscaloosa

Georgia

Tulane

Alabama leads 26-11-3 1894 18 – 6 1895 0 – 22 1900 0–6 1904 6–0 1909 5–5 1910 5–3 1911 22 – 0 1912 7–0 1913 26 – 0 1914 58 – 0 1915 16 – 0 1916 0 – 33 1921 14 – 7 1936 34 – 7 1937 9–6 1938 3–0 1939 0 – 13 1940 13 – 6 1941 19 – 14 1946 7–6 1947 20 – 21 1948 14 – 21 1949 14 – 28 1950 26 – 14 1954 0–0 1955 7 – 27 1956 13 – 7 1957 0–7 1958 7 – 13 1959 19 – 7 1960 6–6 1961 9–0 1962 44 – 6 1963 28 – 0 1964 36 – 6 1965 27 – 0 1991 62 – 0 1992 37 – 0 1993 31 – 17 1994 20 – 10 #Later Forfeited by NCAA at Tuscaloosa: 4-1 at New Orleans: 13-6-3 at Mobile: 5-3 at Birmingham: 4-1

New Orleans New Orleans Tuscaloosa New Orleans New Orleans New Orleans Tuscaloosa New Orleans New Orleans Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa New Orleans New Orleans Birmingham New Orleans Birmingham New Orleans Birmingham New Orleans New Orleans New Orleans New Orleans Mobile New Orleans New Orleans Mobile New Orleans Mobile New Orleans Mobile New Orleans Mobile New Orleans Mobile Mobile Mobile Tuscaloosa New Orleans Birmingham# Birmingham

Western Kentucky First Meeting

Arkansas

Alabama leads 10-8-0 1961 10 - 3 1979 24 - 9 1992 38 - 11 1993 43 - 3 1994 13 - 6 1995 19 - 20

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1996 17 - 7 Little Rock 1997 16 - 17 Tuscaloosa 1998 6 - 42 Fayetteville 1999 35 - 28 Tuscaloosa 2000 21 - 28 Fayetteville 2001 31 - 10 Tuscaloosa 2002 30 - 12 Fayetteville 2003 31 - 34 Tuscaloosa (2 OT) 2004 10 – 27 Fayetteville 2005 24 – 13 Tuscaloosa 2006 23 – 24 Fayetteville (2 OT) 2007 41 – 38 Tuscaloosa #Later Forfeited by NCAA *Sugar Bowl at Tuscaloosa: 4-4 at Fayetteville: 2-4 at Little Rock: 2-0 at New Orleans: 2-0

New Orleans* New Orleans* Little Rock Tuscaloosa# Fayetteville Tuscaloosa

Alabama leads 35-25-4 1895 6 – 30 1901 0–0 1902 0–5 1904 16 – 5 1905 36 – 0 1907 0–0 1908 6–6 1909 14 – 0 1910 22 – 9 1911 11 – 3 1912 13 – 9 1913 20 – 0 1916 0–3 1919 6–0 1920 14 – 21 1921 0 - 22 1922 10 – 6 1923 36 – 0 1924 33 – 0 1925 27 – 0 1926 33 – 6 1927 6 – 20 1928 19 – 0 1929 0 – 12 1930 13 – 0 1934 26 – 6 1935 17 – 7 1941 27 – 14 1942 10 – 21 1944 7 – 14 1945 28 – 14 1946 0 – 14 1947 17 – 7 1948 0 – 35 1949 14 – 7 1950 14 – 7 1951 16 – 14 1952 34 – 19 1953 33 – 12 1954 0–0 1955 35 – 14 1956 16 – 13 1957 14 – 13 1958 12 – 0 1959 3 – 17 1960 21 – 6 1961 32 – 6 1962 35 – 0 1963 32 - 7 1964 31 – 3 1965 17 – 18 1972 25 – 7 1973 28 – 14 1976 0 – 21 1977 18 – 10 1984 14 – 24 1985 20 – 16 1990 16 – 17 1991 10 – 0 1994 29 – 28 1995 31 – 0

Columbus Montgomery Birmingham Tuscaloosa Birmingham Montgomery Birmingham Atlanta Birmingham Birmingham Columbus Birmingham Birmingham Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Montgomery Montgomery Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Athens Birmingham Atlanta Birmingham Birmingham Athens Athens Birmingham Athens Birmingham Athens Birmingham Athens Birmingham Athens Birmingham Athens Tuscaloosa Athens Birmingham Athens Birmingham Athens Tuscaloosa Athens Athens Tuscaloosa Athens Tuscaloosa Birmingham Athens Athens Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Athens

2002 25 – 27 2003 23 – 37 2007 23 – 26 at Tuscaloosa: 7-2 at Athens: 11-7 at Birmingham: 13-11-2 at Atlanta: 2-3 at Montgomery: 2-0-2 at Columbus, Ga.: 1-1

Tuscaloosa Athens Tuscaloosa (OT)

Kentucky

Alabama leads 33-2-1 1917 27 - 0 1922 0-6 1923 16 - 8 1924 42 - 7 1925 31 - 0 1926 14 - 0 1927 21 - 6 1928 14 - 0 1929 24 - 13 1930 19 - 0 1931 9-7 1932 12 - 7 1933 20 - 0 1934 34 - 14 1935 13 - 0 1936 14 - 0 1937 41 - 0 1938 26 - 6 1939 7-7 1940 25 - 0 1941 30 - 0 1942 14 - 0 1944 41 - 0 1945 60 - 19 1946 21 - 7 1947 13 - 0 1972 35 - 0 1973 28 - 14 1980 45 - 0 1981 19 - 10 1988 31 - 27 1989 15 - 3 1996 35 - 7 1997 34 – 40 2003 27 - 17 2004 45 – 17 at Tuscaloosa: 8-0 at Birmingham: 7-0-1 at Montgomery: 4-0 at Lexington: 13-2-0 at Louisville: 1-0

Lexington Lexington Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Montgomery Montgomery Lexington Tuscaloosa Lexington Birmingham Lexington Birmingham Lexington Tuscaloosa Lexington Birmingham Lexington Tuscaloosa Lexington Montgomery Louisville Montgomery Lexington Birmingham Lexington Birmingham Lexington Lexington Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Lexington (OT) Tuscaloosa Lexington

Mississippi

Alabama leads 44-9-2 1894 0-6 1899 7-5 1900 12 - 6 1901 41 - 0 1907 20 - 0 1909 0-0 1910 0 - 16 1912 10 - 9 1915 53 - 0 1916 27 - 0 1917 64 - 0 1919 49 - 0 1923 56 - 0 1924 61 - 0 1928 27 - 0 1929 22 - 7 1930 64 - 0 1931 55 - 6 1932 24 - 13 1933 0-0 1944 34 - 6 1964 12 - 7 1965 17 - 16 1966 17 - 7 1967 21 - 7 1968 8 - 10

Jackson Jackson Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Columbus Jackson Greenville Tuscaloosa Birmingham Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Montgomery Montgomery Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Birmingham Mobile New Orleans* Birmingham Jackson Birmingham Jackson

1969 33 - 32 1970 23 - 48 1971 40 - 6 1974 35 - 21 1975 32 - 6 1976 7 - 10 1977 34 - 13 1980 59 - 35 1981 38 - 7 1982 42 - 14 1983 40 - 0 1988 12 - 22 1989 62 - 27 1992 31 - 10 1993 19 - 14 1994 21 - 10 1995 23 - 9 1996 37 - 0 1997 29 - 20 1998 20 - 17 1999 30 - 24 2000 45 - 7 2001 24 - 27 2002 42 - 7 2003 28 - 42 2004 28 – 7 2005 13 – 10 2006 26 – 23 2007 27 – 24 #Later Forfeited by NCAA *Sugar Bowl at Tuscaloosa: 21-1 at Birmingham: 7-0-1 at Montgomery: 2-0 at Mobile: 1-0 at Oxford: 5-3 at Jackson: 6-4-1 at Columbus: 1-0 at Greenville: 0-1 at New Orleans: 1-0

Birmingham Jackson Birmingham Jackson Birmingham Jackson Birmingham Jackson Tuscaloosa Jackson Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Jackson Tuscaloosa Oxford# Tuscaloosa Oxford Tuscaloosa Oxford Tuscaloosa Oxford Tuscaloosa Oxford Tuscaloosa Oxford Tuscaloosa Oxford Tuscaloosa Oxford

Tennessee

Alabama leads 45-38-8 1901 6-6 1903 24 - 0 1904 0-5 1905 29 - 0 1906 51 - 0 1907 5-0 1908 4-0 1909 10 - 0 1912 7-0 1913 6-0 1914 7 - 17 1928 13 - 15 1929 0-6 1930 18 - 6 1931 0 - 25 1932 3-7 1933 12 - 6 1934 13 - 6 1935 25 - 0 1936 0-0 1937 14 - 7 1938 0 - 13 1939 0 - 21 1940 12 - 27 1941 9-2 1942 8-0 1944 0-0 1945 25 - 7 1946 0 - 12 1947 10 - 0 1948 6 - 21 1949 7-7 1950 9 - 14 1951 13 - 27 1952 0 - 20 1953 0-0 1954 27 - 0 1955 0 - 20 1956 0 - 24

Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Tuscaloosa Knoxville Tuscaloosa Knoxville Tuscaloosa Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville


1957 0 - 14 1958 7 - 14 1959 7-7 1960 7 - 20 1961 34 - 3 1962 27 - 7 1963 35 - 0 1964 19 - 8 1965 7-7 1966 11 - 10 1967 13 - 24 1968 9 - 10 1969 14 - 41 1970 0 - 24 1971 32 - 15 1972 17 - 10 1973 42 - 21 1974 28 - 6 1975 30 - 7 1976 20 - 13 1977 24 - 10 1978 30 - 17 1979 27 - 17 1980 27 - 0 1981 38 - 19 1982 28 - 35 1983 34 - 41 1984 27 - 28 1985 14 - 16 1986 56 - 28 1987 41 - 22 1988 28 - 20 1989 47 - 30 1990 9-6 1991 24 - 19 1992 17 - 10 1993 17 - 17 1994 17 - 13 1995 14 - 41 1996 13 - 20 1997 21 - 38 1998 18 - 35 1999 7 - 21 2000 10 - 20 2001 24 - 35 2002 34 - 14 2003 43 - 51 2004 13 – 17 2005 6–3 2006 13 – 16 2007 41 – 17 *Later Forfeited by NCAA at Tuscaloosa: 4-4 at Birmingham: 21-15-6 at Knoxville: 19-18-1

Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham* Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Birmingham Knoxville Tuscaloosa Knoxville Tuscaloosa Knoxville Tuscaloosa (5 OT) Knoxville Tuscaloosa Knoxville Tuscaloosa

Arkansas State Alabama leads 1 – 0 – 0 1982 34 – 7

Birmingham

LSU

Alabama leads 43-23-5 1895 6 - 12 1902 0 - 11 1903 18 - 0 1904 11 - 0 1907 6-4 1909 6 - 12 1919 21 - 0 1920 21 - 0 1921 7-7 1922 47 - 3 1923 30 - 3 1925 32 - 0 1926 24 - 0 1927 0-0 1928 13 - 0 1930 33 - 0 1944 27 - 27 1945 26 - 7 1946 21 - 31 1947 31 - 12

Baton Rouge Tuscaloosa Baton Rouge Baton Rouge Mobile Birmingham Baton Rouge Tuscaloosa New Orleans Tuscaloosa Montgomery Baton Rouge Tuscaloosa Birmingham Birmingham Montgomery Baton Rouge Baton Rouge Baton Rouge Tuscaloosa

1948 6 - 26 1951 7 - 13 1952 21 - 20 1953 7-7 1954 12 - 0 1957 0 - 28 1958 3 - 13 1964 17 - 9 1965 31 - 7 1966 21 - 0 1967 7-6 1968 16 - 7 1969 15 - 20 1970 9 - 14 1971 14 - 7 1972 35 - 21 1973 21 - 7 1974 30 - 0 1975 23 - 10 1976 28 - 17 1977 24 - 3 1978 31 - 10 1979 3-0 1980 28 - 7 1981 24 - 7 1982 10 - 20 1983 32 - 26 1984 14 - 16 1985 14 - 14 1986 10 - 14 1987 22 - 10 1988 18 - 19 1989 32 - 16 1990 24 - 3 1991 20 - 17 1992 31 - 11 1993 13 - 17 1994 35 - 17 1995 10 - 3 1996 26 - 0 1997 0 - 27 1998 22 - 16 1999 23 - 17 2000 28 - 30 2001 21 - 35 2002 31 - 0 2003 3 - 27 2004 10 – 26 2005 13 – 16 2006 14 – 28 2007 34 – 41 at Tuscaloosa: 8-8 at Birmingham: 8-4-1 at Mobile: 1-2-1 at Montgomery: 2-0 at Baton Rouge: 24-9-2 at New Orleans: 0-0-1

Baton Rouge Mobile Baton Rouge Mobile Baton Rouge Baton Rouge Mobile Birmingham Baton Rouge Birmingham Baton Rouge Birmingham Baton Rouge Birmingham Baton Rouge Birmingham Baton Rouge Birmingham Baton Rouge Birmingham Baton Rouge Birmingham Baton Rouge Tuscaloosa Baton Rouge Birmingham Baton Rouge Birmingham Baton Rouge Birmingham Baton Rouge Tuscaloosa Baton Rouge Tuscaloosa Baton Rouge Baton Rouge Tuscaloosa Baton Rouge Tuscaloosa Baton Rouge Tuscaloosa Baton Rouge Tuscaloosa Baton Rouge Tuscaloosa Baton Rouge Tuscaloosa Baton Rouge Tuscaloosa (OT) Baton Rouge Tuscaloosa

Mississippi State Alabama leads 71-18-3 1896 20 - 0 1901 45 - 0 1902 27 - 0 1903 0 - 11 1904 6-0 1905 34 - 0 1906 16 - 4 1911 6-6 1912 0-7 1913 0-7 1914 0-9 1919 14 - 6 1920 24 - 7 1921 7-7 1922 59 - 0 1925 6-0 1926 26 - 7 1927 13 - 7 1928 46 - 0 1931 53 - 0 1932 53 - 0 1933 18 - 0

Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Columbus Columbus Tuscaloosa Starkville Columbus Aberdeen Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Tuscaloosa Meridian Tuscaloosa Starkville Meridian Montgomery Tuscaloosa

1934 41 - 0 1935 7 - 20 1936 7-0 1939 7-0 1940 0 - 13 1941 0 - 14 1942 21 - 6 1944 19 - 0 1945 55 - 13 1946 24 - 7 1948 10 - 7 1949 35 - 6 1950 14 - 7 1951 7-0 1952 42 - 19 1953 7-7 1954 7 - 12 1955 7 - 26 1956 13 - 12 1957 13 - 25 1958 9-7 1959 10 - 0 1960 7-0 1961 24 - 0 1962 20 - 0 1963 20 - 19 1964 23 - 6 1965 10 - 7 1966 27 - 14 1967 13 - 0 1968 20 - 13 1969 23 - 19 1970 35 - 6 1971 41 - 10 1972 58 - 14 1973 35 - 0 1974 35 - 0 1975 21 - 10 1976 34 - 17 1977 37 - 7 1978 35 - 14 1979 24 - 7 1980 3-6 1981 13 - 10 1982 20 - 12 1983 35 - 18 1984 24 - 20 1985 44 - 28 1986 38 - 3 1987 21 - 18 1988 53 - 34 1989 23 - 10 1990 22 - 0 1991 13 - 7 1992 30 - 21 1993 36 - 25 1994 29 - 25 1995 14 - 9 1996 16 - 17 1997 20 - 32 1998 14 - 26 1999 19 - 7 2000 7 - 29 2001 24 - 17 2002 28 - 14 2003 38 - 0 2004 30 – 14 2005 17 – 0 2006 16 – 24 2007 12 – 17 *Later Forfeited by NCAA at Tuscaloosa: 38-9-1 at Birmingham: 6-2-1 at Montgomery: 1-0 at Starkville: 14-4 at Jackson: 9-1 at Meridian: 2-0 at Columbus: 1-1-1 at Aberdeen: 0-1

Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Starkville Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Starkville Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Starkville Tuscaloosa Starkville Tuscaloosa Starkville Tuscaloosa Jackson Jackson Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Jackson Tuscaloosa Jackson Tuscaloosa Jackson Tuscaloosa Jackson Tuscaloosa Jackson Birmingham Tuscaloosa Jackson Tuscaloosa Jackson Tuscaloosa Jackson Tuscaloosa Starkville Birmingham Starkville Birmingham Starkville Tuscaloosa Starkville Tuscaloosa* Starkville Tuscaloosa Starkville Tuscaloosa Starkville Tuscaloosa Starkville Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa Starkville Tuscaloosa Starkville Tuscaloosa Starkville

Auburn

Alabama leads 38-33-1 1892 22 - 32 1893 16 - 40 1894 18 - 0 1895 0 - 48 1900 5 - 53 1901 0 - 17 1902 0 - 23 1903 18 - 6 1904 5 - 29 1905 30 - 0 1906 10 - 0 1907 6-6 1948 55 - 0 1949 13 - 14 1950 34 - 0 1951 25 - 7 1952 21 - 0 1953 10 - 7 1954 0 - 28 1955 0 - 26 1956 7 - 34 1957 0 - 40 1958 8 - 14 1959 10 - 0 1960 3-0 1961 34 - 0 1962 38 - 0 1963 8 - 10 1964 21 - 14 1965 30 - 3 1966 31 - 0 1967 7-3 1968 24 - 16 1969 26 - 49 1970 28 - 33 1971 31 - 7 1972 16 - 17 1973 35 - 0 1974 17 - 13 1975 28 - 0 1976 38 - 7 1977 48 - 21 1978 34 - 16 1979 25 - 18 1980 34 - 18 1981 28 - 17 1982 22 - 23 1983 20 - 23 1984 17 - 15 1985 25 - 23 1986 17 - 21 1987 0 - 10 1988 10 - 15 1989 20 - 30 1990 16 - 7 1991 13 - 6 1992 17 - 0 1993 14 - 22 1994 21 - 14 1995 27 - 31 1996 24 - 23 1997 17 - 18 1998 31 - 17 1999 28 - 17 2000 0-9 2001 31 - 7 2002 7 - 17 2003 23 - 28 2004 13 – 21 2005 18 – 28 2006 15 – 22 2007 10 – 17 at Tuscaloosa: 0-6 at Birmingham: 34-18-1 at Montgomery: 2-2 at Auburn: 2-7

Birmingham Montgomery Montgomery Tuscaloosa Montgomery Tuscaloosa Birmingham Montgomery Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Auburn Birmingham Birmingham Birmingham Auburn Birmingham Auburn Birmingham Auburn Birmingham Auburn Tuscaloosa Auburn Tuscaloosa Auburn Tuscaloosa Auburn Tuscaloosa Auburn

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RECORDS vs. ALL OPPONENTS Opponent

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Last Game

#Arkansas...............................10.......8........0............431...........332 ..............2007 - W 41-38 Arkansas State................1.......0 .......0 ..........34 .......... 7.................1982 - W 34-7 Army .........................................1.......0 .......0 ..........29 .......... 28...............1988 - W 29-29 Auburn ................................38 ....33 ......1 ..........1352 ...... 1200 ..........2007 - L 10-17 Baylor .......................................2.......0 .......0 ..........75 .......... 2.................1981 - W 30-2 Birmingham Athletic Club..........2.......3 .......0 ..........56 .......... 9.................1896 - W 30-0 Birmingham High School ..........2.......0 .......0 ..........113 ........ 0.................1902 - W 57-0 Birmingham-Southern ..............11 .....0 .......0 ..........551 ........ 12...............1925 - W 50-7 Boston College...........................1.......3 .......0 ..........88 .......... 92...............1984 - L 31-38 Bowling Green...........................1.......0 .......0 ..........21 .......... 7.................1996 - W 21-7 Brigham Young .........................1.......0 .......0 ..........38 .......... 31...............1998 - W 38-31 Bryson College ..........................1.......0 .......0 ..........95 .......... 0.................1921 - W 95-0 California ..................................1.......1 .......0 ..........66 .......... 13...............1973 - W 66-0 Camp Gordon ............................0.......1 .......0 ..........6 ............ 19...............1917 - L 6-19 Carlisle ......................................0.......1 .......0 ..........3 ............ 20...............1914 - L 3-20 Case College ..............................1.......0 .......0 ..........40 .......... 0.................1920 - W 40-0 Central Florida ..........................0.......1 .......0 ..........38 .......... 40...............2000 - L 38-40 Centre........................................2.......1 .......0 ..........33 .......... 17...............1924 - L 0-17 Chattanooga.............................10 .....0 .......0 ..........379 ........ 68...............1994 - W 42-13 Cincinnati ..................................5.......0 .......0 ..........156 ........ 27...............1990 - W 45-7 Clemson..............................11 .....3 .......0 ..........356 ........ 122 ............1975 - W 56-0 Colorado....................................2.......1 .......0 ..........93 .......... 96...............2007 - W 30-24 Cumberland ..............................0.......1 .......0 ..........0 ............ 44...............1903 - L 0-44 Davidson ...................................1.......0 .......0 ..........16 .......... 6.................1911 - W 16-6 Delta State ................................1.......0 .......0 ..........89 .......... 0.................1951 - W 89-0 Duke .........................................2.......1 .......0 ..........91 .......... 54...............2006 - W 30-14 Duquesne ..................................3.......0 .......0 ..........122 ........ 14...............1949 - W 48-8 East Carolina .............................1.......0 .......0 ..........23 .......... 22...............1998 - W 23-22 Florida......................................21 ....13 ......0 ..........776 ........ 466 ............2006 - L 13-28 Florida International .................1.......0 .......0 ..........38 .......... 3.................2006 - W 38-3 Florida State..............................2.......1 .......1 ..........80 .......... 65...............2007 - L 14-21 Fordham ...................................1.......1 .......0 ..........7 ............ 8.................1939 - W 7-6 Furman .....................................5.......0 .......0 ..........160 ........ 19...............1960 - W 51-0 George Washington...................3.......0 .......0 ..........86 .......... 6.................1937 - W 19-0 Georgia...............................35 ....25 ......4 ..........1016 ...... 741 ............2007 - L 23-26 (OT) Georgia Pre-Flight .....................0.......1 .......0 ..........19 .......... 35...............1942 - L 19-35 Georgia Tech ............................28 ....21 ......3 ..........692 ........ 556 ............1984 - L 6-16 Haskell Institute ........................1.......0 .......0 ..........9 ............ 8.................1908 - W 9-8 Hawai始i......................................2.......1 .......0 ..........75 .......... 70...............2006 - W 25-17 Houston....................................10 .....0 .......0 ..........242 ........ 108 ............2007 - W 30-24 Howard ....................................20 .....0 .......1 ..........669 ........ 34...............1944 - W 63-7 Illinois .......................................1.......0 .......0 ..........21 .......... 15...............1982 - W 21-15 Iowa State .................................1.......0 .......0 ..........14 .......... 13...............2001 - W 14-13 Keesler Field..............................1.......0 .......0 ..........21 .......... 0.................1945 - W 21-0 Kentucky ............................33 .....2 .......1 ..........902 ........ 242 ............2004 - W 45-17 LSU .........................................43 ....23 ......5 ..........1327 ...... 854 ............2007 - L 34-41 Louisiana-Monroe ......................1.......1 .......0 ..........55 .......... 28...............2007 - L 14-21 #Louisiana Tech.........................2.......3 .......0 ..........151 ........ 58...............1999 - L 28-29 Louisville ...................................2.......1 .......0 ..........86 .......... 43...............1991 - L 7-34 Loyola (New Orleans) ...............1.......0 .......0 ..........13 .......... 6.................1936 - W 13-6 Marion Institute.........................9.......0 .......0 ..........482 ........ 0.................1922 - W 110-0 Maryland...................................2.......1 .......0 ..........48 .......... 44...............1974 - W 21-16 Maryville ...................................3.......0 .......0 ..........40 .......... 0.................1907 - W 17-0 Memphis State ..........................7.......1 .......0 ..........192 ........ 56...............1991 - W 10-7 Mercer .......................................2.......0 .......0 ..........40 .......... 0.................1940 - W 20-0 Miami.......................................14 .....3 .......0 ..........450 ........ 182 ............1993 - W 34-13 Michigan ...................................1.......2 .......0 ..........75 .......... 77...............2000 - L 35-34 ot Middle Tennessee ......................2.......0 .......0 ..........65 .......... 41...............2005 - W 26-7 Millsaps .....................................3.......0 .......0 ..........155 ........ 0.................1944 - W 55-0 Minnesota .................................0.......1 .......0 ..........16 .......... 20...............2004 - L 16-20 #Mississippi ........................44 ......9........2 ...........1600 ........609..............2007 - W 27-24 Mississippi College.....................7.......0 .......0 ..........283 ........ 10...............1929 - W 55-0 #Mississippi State .........71 ....18 ......3 ..........2029 ...... 885 ............2007 - L 12-17

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Missouri.....................................1.......2 .......0 ..........55 .......... 75...............1978 - W 38-20 Montgomery Athletic Club .........1.......0 .......0 ..........16 .......... 0.................1899 - W 16-0 Nashville University...................1.......0 .......0 ..........17 .......... 0.................1904 - W 17-0 Nebraska...................................3.......2 .......0 ..........123 ........ 107 ............1978 - W 20-3 New Orleans Athletic Club .........0.......1 .......0 ..........0 ............ 21...............1899 - L 0-21 North Carolina...........................1.......0 .......0 ..........24 .......... 10...............1993 - W 24-10 North Carolina State..................5.......0 .......0 ..........112 ........ 37...............1996 - W 24-19 Northern Illinois ........................0.......1 .......0 ..........16 .......... 19...............2003 - L 16-19 Notre Dame...............................1.......5 .......0 ..........86 .......... 112 ............1987 - L 6-37 North Texas ...............................2.......0 .......0 ..........71 .......... 26...............2002 - W 33-7 Oglethorpe ................................2.......0 .......0 ..........75 .......... 0.................1933 - W 34-0 Ohio Am Corp............................1.......0 .......0 ..........7 ............ 0.................1917 - W 7-0 Ohio State .................................3.......0 .......0 ..........75 .......... 33...............1986 - W 16-10 Oklahoma .................................1.......2 .......1 ..........81 .......... 81...............2003 - L 13-20 Oklahoma State ........................0.......1 .......0 ..........31 .......... 34...............2006 - L 31-34 (ot) Pennsylvania.............................1.......0 .......0 ..........9 ............ 7.................1922 - W 9-7 Penn State.................................8.......5 .......0 ..........203 ........ 181 ............1990 - L 0-9 Pensacola Athletic Club..............1.......0 .......0 ..........10 .......... 5.................1904 - W 10-5 Pensacola Naval Air Station ......2.......0 .......0 ..........82 .......... 6.................1945 - W 55-6 Richmond ..................................1.......0 .......0 ..........66 .......... 0.................1961 - W 66-0 Rice ...........................................0.......3 .......0 ..........19 .......... 68...............1956 - L 13-20 Rutgers......................................2.......0 .......0 ..........48 .......... 20...............1980 - W 17-13 St. Mary始s ..................................1.......0 .......0 ..........6 ............ 0.................1932 - W 6-0 Sewanee...................................17 ....10 ......3 ..........495 ........ 288 ............1938 - W 32-0 #South Carolina .......................10 .....3 .......0 ..........399 ........ 121 ............2005 - W 37-14 South Florida.............................1.......0 .......0 ..........40 .......... 17...............2003 - W 40-17 Southern California ...................5.......2 .......0 ..........150 ........ 120 ............1995 - W 24-3 SMU ..........................................2.......0 .......0 ..........84 .......... 10...............1983 - W 28-7 Southern Military Academy .......1.......0 .......0 ..........59 .......... 0.................1920 - W 59-0 #Southern Mississippi ..............34 .....6 .......2 ..........1198 ...... 469 ............2005 - W 30-21 Southern University ...................1.......0 .......0 ..........80 .......... 0.................1916 - W 80-0 Southwestern (Memphis) ..........2.......0 .......0 ..........76 .......... 6.................1927 - W 31-0 Southwestern Louisiana ............8.......0 .......0 ..........296 ........ 53...............1990 - W 25-6 Spring Hill .................................3.......0 .......0 ..........112 ........ 7.................1940 - W 26-0 Stanford ....................................1.......0 .......1 ..........36 .......... 20...............1926 - T 7-7 Syracuse ....................................1.......1 .......0 ..........61 .......... 29...............1953 - W 61-6 Tampa .......................................1.......0 .......0 ..........34 .......... 6.................1960 - W 34-6 Taylor School.............................1.......0 .......0 ..........35 .......... 0.................1900 - W 35-0 Temple ......................................3.......0 .......0 ..........102 ........ 17...............1991 - W 41-3 #Tennessee .......................45 ....38 ......8 ..........1497 ...... 1255 ..........2007 - W 41-17 Texas.........................................0.......7 .......1 ..........62 .......... 131 ............1981 - L 12-14 Texas A&M ................................3.......1 .......0 ..........98 .......... 61...............1988 - W 30-10 TCU............................................2.......3 .......0 ..........92 .......... 75...............1975 - W 45-0 Texas-El Paso.............................1.......0 .......0 ..........56 .......... 7.................2001 - W 56-7 Texas Tech.................................1.......0 .......0 ..........13 .......... 10...............2006 - W 13-10 #Tulane................................26 ....11 ......3 ..........681 ........ 324 ............1994 - W 20-10 Tulsa..........................................3.......0 .......0 ..........116 ........ 19...............1962 - W 35-6 Tuscaloosa Athletic Club ............2.......0 .......0 ..........22 .......... 5.................1899 - W 16-5 UCLA..........................................1.......2 .......0 ..........77 .......... 61...............2001 - L 17-20 Union ........................................4.......0 .......0 ..........136 ........ 0.................1925 - W 53-0 Utah State .................................2.......0 .......0 ..........83 .......... 20...............2005 - W 35-3 #Vanderbilt...............................58 ....19 ......4 ..........1933 ...... 1012 ..........2007 - W 24-10 Villanova ...................................0.......1 .......0 ..........18 .......... 41...............1951 - L 18-41 Virginia Tech.............................10 .....1 .......0 ..........346 ........ 70...............1998 - L 7-38 Washington ...............................4.......0 .......0 ..........120 ........ 42...............1986 - W 28-6 Washington & Lee .....................1.......0 .......0 ..........9 ............ 0.................1910 - W 9-0 Washington State ......................1.......0 .......0 ..........24 .......... 0.................1930 - W 24-0 Western Carolina .......................2.......0 .......0 ..........104 ........ 6.................2007 - W 52-6 Western Kentucky .......... First meeting Wetumpka.................................1.......0 .......0 ..........24 .......... 0.................1908 - W 27-0 Wichita State .............................1.......0 .......0 ..........38 .......... 0.................1979 - W 38-0 Wisconsin ..................................0.......1 .......0 ..........0 ............ 15...............1928 - L 0-15 #Win or tie later forfeited by NCAA action due to ineligible player Bold indicates 2008 opponent


YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS Key to Abbreviations W-L-T – Game won, lost or tied H– Home game A– Away game played at opponentʼs home stadium N– Game played at a neutral site; see footnote for city Nt – Night game HC – Homecoming game AP – Beginning with the 1936 season, the number in front of the opponent name indicates Alabamaʼs ranking in the Associated Press poll coming into the game. The number following the opponent name indicates the opponentʼs ranking. t– Tie in rankings SIAA – Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SEC – Southeastern Conference

Scoring Values Seasons

Touchdown

Field Goal

Point After

Safety

1889-1897 4 points

5 points

2 points

2 points

1898-1903 5 points

5 points

1 point

2 points

1904-1908 5 points

4 points

1 point

2 points

1909-1911 5 points

3 points

1 point

2 points

1912-1957 6 points

3 points

1 point

2 points

1958 to date 6 points

3 points

1 point (kick)

2 points

1897

Coach: Allen McCants Captain: Frank S. White, Jr. Record: 1-0-0 Date W-L-T Opponent Score Site Nov. 13 W Tuscaloosa Athletic Club 6-0 H Total Points 6-0 NO TEAM

1898 1899

Coach: W.A. Martin Record: 3-1-0 Date W-L-T Opponent Oct. 21 W Tuscaloosa Athletic Club Nov. 11 W Montgomery Athletic Club Nov. 24 W Mississippi (at Jackson) Nov. 25 L New Orleans Athletic Club Total Points

Captain: T.W. Wert Score 16-5 16-0 7-5 0-21 39-31

Site H H A A

1900

Coach: M. Griffin Captain: W.E. Drennen Record: 2-3-0 Date W-L-T Opponent Score Oct. 21 W Taylor School 35-0 Oct. 26 W Mississippi 12-5 Nov. 3 L Tulane 0-6 Nov. 17 L Auburn (at Montgomery) 5-53 Nov. 29 L Clemson (at Birmingham) 0-35 Total Points 52-99

2 points (run or pass)

Site H H H N H

1901

1892

Coach: E.B. Beaumont Captain: William G. Little Record: 2-2-0 Date W-L-T Opponent Score Nov. 11 W Birmingham High School 56-0 Nov. 12 L Birmingham Athletic Club 4-5 Dec. 10 W Birmingham Athletic Club 14-0 Feb. 22 L Auburn (at Birmingham) 22-32 Total Points 96-37

Site A A A N

Coach: Eli Abbott Captain: G.H. Kyser, William Walker Record: 0-4-0 Date W-L-T Opponent Score Oct. 14 L Birmingham Athletic Club 0-4 Nov. 4 L Birmingham Athletic Club 8-10 Nov. 11 L Sewanee (at Birmingham) 0-20 Nov. 30 L Auburn (at Montgomery) 16-40 Total Points 24-74

1894

Site H A H N

Captain: S.B. Stone Score 0-6 18-6 24-4 18-0 60-16

Site A A H N

1895

Coach: Eli Abbott Captain: H.M. Bankhead Record: 0-4-0 Date W-L-T Opponent Score Nov. 2 L Georgia (at Columbus, Ga.) 6-30 Nov. 16 L Tulane 0-22 Nov. 18 L LSU 6-12 Nov. 23 L Auburn 0-48 Total Points 12-112

1896

Coach: Otto Wagonhurst Record: 2-1-0 Date W-L-T Opponent Oct. 24 W Birmingham Athletic Club Oct. 31 L Sewanee Nov. 14 W Miss. State Total Points

Site H H H H H

Site A A A H

Captain: S.B. Stone Score 30-0 6-10 20-0 56-10

Site H H H

Coaches: Eli Abbott & J.O. Heyworth Captain: J.R. Forman Record: 4-4-0 Date W-L-T Opponent Score Oct. 10 W Birmingham High School 57-0 Oct. 13 W Marion Institute 81-0 Oct. 18 L Auburn (at Birmingham) 0-23 Nov. 1 L Georgia (at Birmingham) 0-5 Nov. 8 W Mississippi State 27-0 Nov. 11 L Texas 0-10 Nov. 27 W Georgia Tech (at Birmingham) 26-0 Nov. 29 L LSU 0-11 Total Points 191-49

Site H H N H H H H H

Site A A N H H H H

Site H A H A A H H N H H

1906

Coach: J.W.H. Pollard Captain: Washington Moody Record: 5-1-0 Date W-L-T Opponent Score Oct. 6 W Maryville of Tennessee 6-0 Oct. 13 W Howard 14-0 Oct. 20 L Vanderbilt 0-78 Nov. 3 W Mississippi State 16-4 Nov. 17 W Auburn (at Birmingham) 10-0 Nov. 29 W Tennessee (at Birmingham) 51-0 Total Points 97-82

Site H H A A N H

1907

Coach: J.W.H. Pollard Captain: Emile Hannon Record: 5-1-2 Date W-L-T Opponent Score Oct. 5 W Maryville of Tennessee 17-0 Oct. 12 W Mississippi (at Columbus, Miss.) 20-0 Oct. 21 L Sewanee 4-54 Oct. 25 T Georgia (at Montgomery) 0-0 Nov. 2 W Centre College (at Birmingham) 12-0 Nov. 16 T Auburn (at Birmingham) 6-6 Nov. 23 W LSU (at Mobile) 6-4 Nov. 28 W Tennessee (at Birmingham) 5-0 Total Points 70-64

Site H A H H H N H H

Coach: J.W.H. Pollard Captain: Henry Burks Record: 6-1-1 Date W-L-T Opponent Score Oct. 3 W Wetumpka 27-0 Oct. 10 W Howard 17-0 Oct. 17 W Cincinnati (at Birmingham) 16-0 Oct. 24 L Georgia Tech 6-11 Oct. 31 W Tennessee-Chattanooga 23-6 Nov. 14 T Georgia (at Birmingham) 6-6 Nov. 20 W Haskell Institute 9-8 Nov. 26 W Tennessee (at Birmingham) 4-0 Total Points 108-31

Site H A H A H H H H

Coach: J.W.H. Pollard Captain: Derrill Pratt Record: 5-1-2 Date W-L-T Opponent Score Oct. 2 W Union College 16-0 Oct. 9 W Howard 14-0 Oct. 16 W Clemson (at Birmingham) 3-0 Oct. 23 T Mississippi (at Jackson, Miss.) 0-0 Oct. 30 W Georgia (at Atlanta, Ga.) 14-0 Nov. 13 W Tennessee 10-0 Nov. 20 T Tulane 5-5 Nov. 25 L LSU (at Birmingham) 6-12 Total Points 68-17

Site H H H A A A A H

1910

1904

Coach: W.B. Blount Captain: W.S. Wyatt Record: 7-3-0 Date W-L-T Opponent Score Oct. 3 W Florida 29-0 Oct. 8 L Clemson (at Birmingham) 0-18 Oct. 15 W Mississippi State (at Columbus, Miss.) 6-0 Oct. 24 W Nashville 17-0 Nov. 5 W Georgia 16-5 Nov. 12 L Auburn (at Birmingham) 5-29 Nov. 24 L Tennessee (at Birmingham) 0-5 Dec. 2 W LSU 11-0 Dec. 3 W Tulane 6-0 Dec. 4 W Pensacola Athletic Club 10-5 Total Points 100-62

Score 17-0 0-34 34-0 5-12 0-25 36-0 21-0 30-0 6-42 29-0 178-113

1909

1903

Coach: W.B. Blount Captain: W.S. Wyatt Record: 3-4-0 Date W-L-T Opponent Score Oct. 10 L Vanderbilt 0-30 Oct. 16 L Mississippi State (at Columbus, Miss.) 0-11 Oct. 23 W Auburn (at Montgomery) 18-6 Nov. 2 L Sewanee (at Birmingham) 0-23 Nov. 9 W LSU 18-0 Nov. 14 L Cumberland 0-44 Nov. 26 W Tennessee (at Birmingham) 24-0 Total Points 60-114 *First season home games played on Denny Field

Captain: A. Burks

1908

1902

1893

Coach: Eli Abbott Record: 3-1-0 Date W-L-T Opponent Oct. 27 L Mississippi (at Jackson) Nov. 3 W Tulane Nov. 15 W Sewanee (at Birmingham) Nov. 29 W Auburn (at Montgomery) Total Points

Coach: G.H. Harvey Captain: W.E. Drennen Record: 2-1-2 Date W-L-T Opponent Score Oct. 19 W Mississippi 41-0 Nov. 9 T Georgia (at Montgomery) 0-0 Nov. 15 L Auburn 0-17 Nov. 16 W Mississippi State 45-0 Nov. 28 T Tennessee (at Birmingham) 6-6 Total Points 92-23

1905

Coach: Jack Leavenworth Record: 6-4-0 Date W-L-T Opponent Oct. 3 W Maryville of Tennessee Oct. 7 L Vanderbilt Oct. 14 W Mississippi State Oct. 21 L Georgia Tech Oct. 25 L Clemson (at Columbia, S.C.) Nov. 4 W Georgia (at Birmingham) Nov. 9 W Centre College Nov. 18 W Auburn (at Birmingham) Nov. 23 L Sewanee (at Birmingham) Nov. 30 W Tennessee (at Birmingham) Total Points

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Coach: Guy Lowman Captain: O.G. Gresham Record: 4-4-0 Date W-L-T Opponent Score Oct. 1 W Birmingham Southern 25-0 Oct. 8 W Marion Institute 26-0 Oct. 15 L Georgia (at Birmingham) 0-22 Oct. 22 L Georgia Tech 0-36 Nov. 5 L Mississippi (at Greenville, Miss.) 0-16 Nov. 12 L Sewanee (at Birmingham) 0-30 Nov. 19 W Tulane 5-3 Nov. 24 W Washington & Lee (at Birmingham) 9-0 Total Points 65-107

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Coach Thomas Kelley

1911-1914 (21-12-3)

1911

Coach: D.V. Graves Captain: R.H. Bumgardner Record: 5-2-2 Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 30 W Howard 24-0 Oct. 7 L Georgia (at Birmingham) 3-11 Oct. 14 W Birmingham Southern 47-5 Oct. 21 T Mississippi State (at Columbus, Miss.) 6-6 Oct. 29 T Georgia Tech 0-0 Nov. 4 W Marion Institute 35-0 Nov. 11 L Sewanee 0-3 Nov. 18 W Tulane 22-0 Nov. 30 W Davidson (at Birmingham) 16-6 Total Points 153-31

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1913

Coach: D.V. Graves Captain: C.H. VandeGraff Record: 6-3-0 Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 27 W Howard 27-0 Oct. 4 W Birmingham Southern 81-0 Oct. 11 W Clemson 20-0 Oct. 18 L Georgia (at Birmingham) 0-20 Oct. 25 W Tulane 26-0 Nov. 1 W Mississippi College 21-3 Nov. 9 L Sewanee (at Birmingham) 7-10 Nov. 14 W Tennessee 6-0 Nov. 27 L Mississippi State (at Birmingham) 0-7 Total Points 188-40

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1914

Coach: D.V. Graves Captain: C.A. “Tubby” Long Record: 5-4-0 Date W-L-T Opponent Score Oct. 3 W Howard 13-0 Oct. 10 W Birmingham Southern 54-0 Oct. 17 W Georgia Tech (at Birmingham) 13-0 Oct. 24 L Tennessee 7-17 Oct. 31 W Tulane 58-0 Nov. 7 L Sewanee (at Birmingham) 0-18 Nov. 13 W Tennessee-Chattanooga 63-0 Nov. 26 L Mississippi State (at Birmingham) 0-9 Dec. 2 L Carlisle (at Birmingham) 3-20 Total Points 211-64

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1915

1912

Coach: D.V. Graves Captain: Farley W. Moody Record: 5-3-1 Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 28 W Marion Institute 52-0 Oct. 5 W Birmingham Southern 62-0 Oct. 12 L Georgia Tech 3-20 Oct. 18 L Mississippi State (at Aberdeen, Miss.) 0-7 Oct. 26 L Georgia (at Columbus, Ga.) 9-13 Nov. 2 W Tulane 7-0 Nov. 9 W Mississippi 10-9 Nov. 16 T Sewanee (at Birmingham) 6-6 Nov. 28 W Tennessee (at Birmingham) 7-0 Total Points 156-55

Coach Xen Scott

1915-1917 (17-7-1)

Coach: Thomas Kelley Captain: William L. Harsh Record: 6-2-0 Date W-L-T Opponent Score Site Oct. 2 W Howard 44-0 H Oct. 9 W Birmingham Southern 67-0 H Oct. 16 W Mississippi College 40-0 H Oct. 23 W Tulane 16-0 H Oct. 30 W ^Sewanee (at Birmingham) 23-10 H Nov. 6 L ^Georgia Tech 7-21 A Nov. 13 L ^Texas 0-20 A Nov. 25 W ^Mississippi 53-0 H Total Points 250-51 First season games played on Denny Field *Head coach Thomas Kelley was hospitalized with typhoid fever and missed the final four games of the 1915 season. Athletic director Lonnie Noojin and assistant coach Farley Moody served as co-head coaches for the final four games, but Kelleyʼs record includes the results of those four contests (2 wins, 2 losses).

1916

Coach: Thomas Kelley Captain: Lowndes Morton Record: 6-3-0 Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 30 W Birmingham Southern 13-0 Oct. 7 W Alabama Southern 80-0 Oct. 14 W Mississippi College 13-7 Oct. 21 W Florida (at Jacksonville, Fla.) 16-0 Oct. 28 W Mississippi 27-0 Nov. 4 W Sewanee (at Birmingham) 7-6 Nov. 11 L Georgia Tech 0-13 Nov. 18 L Tulane 0-33 Nov. 30 L Georgia (at Birmingham) 0-3 Total Points 156-62

1917

Coach: Thomas Kelley Captain: Jack Hovater Record: 5-2-1 Date W-L-T Opponent Score Oct. 3 W 2nd Ambulance Co. of Ohio (at Montgomery) 7-0 Oct. 12 W Marion Institute 13-0 Oct. 20 W Mississippi College 46-0 Oct. 26 W Mississippi 64-0 Nov. 3 T Sewanee (at Birmingham) 3-3 Nov. 10 L Vanderbilt (at Birmingham) 2-7 Nov. 17 W Kentucky 27-0 Nov. 29 L Camp Gordon (at Birmingham) 6-19 Total Points 168-29 NO TEAM – World War I

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1919

Coach: Xen Scott Captain: Isaac J. Rogers Record: 8-1-0 (SIAA: 5-1-0) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Oct. 4 W Birmingham Southern 27-0 Oct. 11 W Mississippi 49-0 Oct. 18 W Howard 48-0 Oct. 24 W Marion Institute 61-0 Nov. 1 W Sewanee (at Birmingham) 40-0 Nov. 8 L Vanderbilt 12-16 Nov. 15 W LSU 23-0 Nov. 22 W Georgia 6-0 Nov. 27 W Mississippi State (at Birmingham) 14-6 Total Points 280-22

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1920

Coach: Xen Scott Captain: Sid Johnston Record: 10-1-0 (SIAA: 4-1-0) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 25 W Southern Military Institute 59-0 Oct. 2 W Marion Institute 49-0 Oct. 9 W Birmingham Southern 45-0 Oct. 16 W Mississippi College 57-0 Oct. 23 W Howard 33-0 Oct. 30 W Sewanee (at Birmingham) 21-0 Nov. 6 W Vanderbilt (at Birmingham) 14-7 Nov. 13 W LSU (HC) 21-0 Nov. 20 L Georgia 14-21 Nov. 25 W Mississippi State (at Birmingham) 24-7 Nov. 27 W Case Western Reserve 40-0 Total Points 377-35

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1921

Coach: Xen Scott Captain: Al Clemens Record: 5-4-2 (SIAA: 1-4-2) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 24 W Howard 34-14 Oct. 1 W Spring Hill 27-7 Oct. 8 W Marion Institute 55-0 Oct. 15 W Bryson of Tennessee 95-0 Oct. 22 L *Sewanee (at Birmingham) 0-17 Oct. 29 T *LSU (at New Orleans, La.) 7-7 Nov. 5 L *Vanderbilt (at Birmingham) 0-14 Nov. 11 L *Florida (HC) 2-9 Nov. 19 L *Georgia (at Atlanta, Ga.) 0-22 Nov. 24 T *Mississippi State (at Birmingham) 7-7 Dec. 3 W *Tulane 14-7 Total Points 241-104

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1922

Coach: Xen Scott Captain: Ernest E. Cooper Record: 6-3-1 (Southern Conference: 3-2-1, 8th place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 30 W Marion Institute 110-0 Oct. 7 W Oglethorpe 41-0 Oct. 14 L *Georgia Tech 7-33 Oct. 21 T *Sewanee (at Birmingham) 7-7 Oct. 28 L Texas 10-19 Nov. 4 W Pennsylvania 9-7 Nov. 10 W *LSU (HC) 47-3 Nov. 18 L *Kentucky 0-6 Nov. 25 W *Georgia (at Montgomery) 10-6 Nov. 30 W *Mississippi State (at Birmingham) 59-0 Total Points 300-81

1925

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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Southern Conference Champions Coach: Wallace Wade Captain: Bruce Jones Record: 10-0-0 (Southern Conference: 7-0-0, 1st place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 26 W Union College 53-0 Oct. 2 W Birmingham Southern 50-7 Oct. 10 W *LSU 42-0 Oct. 17 W *Sewanee (at Birmingham) 27-0 Oct. 24 W *Georgia Tech 7-0 Oct. 31 W *Mississippi State (HC) 6-0 Nov. 7 W *Kentucky (at Birmingham) 31-0 Nov. 14 W *Florida (at Montgomery) 34-0 Nov. 26 W *Georgia (at Birmingham) 27-0 ROSE BOWL Jan. 1 W Washington (at Pasadena, Calif.) 20-19 Total Points 297-26

1930

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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Southern Conference Champions Coach: Wallace Wade Captain: Charles B. Clement Record: 10-0-0 (Southern Conference: 8-0-0, 1st place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 27 W Howard 43-0 Oct. 4 W *Mississippi 64-0 Oct. 11 W *Sewanee (at Birmingham) 25-0 Oct. 18 W *Tennessee (HC) 18-6 Oct. 25 W *Vanderbilt (at Birmingham) 12-7 Nov. 1 W *Kentucky 19-0 Nov. 8 W *Florida 20-0 Nov. 15 W *LSU (at Montgomery) 33-0 Nov. 27 W *Georgia (at Birmingham) 13-0 ROSE BOWL Jan. 1 W Washington State (at Pasadena, Calif.) 24-0 Total Points 271-13

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1926

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Southern Conference Champions Coach: Wallace Wade Captain: Emile “Red” Barnes Record: 9-0-1 (Southern Conference: 8-0-0, 1st place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 24 W Millsaps 54-0 Oct. 2 W *Vanderbilt 19-7 Oct. 9 W *Mississippi State (at Meridian, Miss.) 26-7 Oct. 16 W *Georgia Tech 21-0 Oct. 23 W *Sewanee (at Birmingham) 2-0 Oct. 30 W *LSU (HC) 24-0 Nov. 6 W *Kentucky (at Birmingham) 14-0 Nov. 13 W *Florida (at Montgomery) 49-0 Nov. 25 W *Georgia (at Birmingham) 33-6 ROSE BOWL Jan. 1 T Stanford (at Pasadena, Calif.) 7-7 Total Points 249-27

Coach Wallace Wade 1923-1930 (61-13-3)

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Coach: Wallace Wade Captain: Freddie Pickhard Record: 5-4-1 (Southern Conference: 3-4-1, 10th place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Site Sept. 24 W Millsaps 46-0 H Sept. 30 W Southwestern Presbyterian 31-0 H Oct. 8 T *LSU (at Birmingham) 0-0 H Oct. 15 L *Georgia Tech 0-13 A Oct. 22 W *Sewanee (at Birmingham) 24-0 H Oct. 29 W *Mississippi State (HC) 13-7 H Nov. 5 W *Kentucky (at Birmingham) 21-6 H Nov. 12 L *Florida (at Montgomery) 6-13 H Nov. 24 † L *Georgia (at Birmingham) 6-20 H Dec. 3 L *Vanderbilt (at Birmingham) 7-14 H Total Points 154-73 † First game played in Birminghamʼs Municipal Stadium (Legion Field)

1928

1924

Southern Conference Champions Coach: Wallace Wade Captain: A.T.S. “Pooley” Hubert Record: 8-1-0 (Southern Conference: 5-0-0, 1st place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 27 W Union College 55-0 Oct. 4 W Furman 20-0 Oct. 11 W Mississippi College 55-0 Oct. 18 W *Sewanee (at Birmingham) 14-0 Oct. 25 W *Georgia Tech 14-0 Nov. 1 W *Mississippi (at Montgomery) 61-0 Nov. 8 W *Kentucky (HC) 42-7 Nov. 15 L Centre College (at Birmingham) 0-17 Nov. 27 W *Georgia (at Birmingham) 33-0 Total Points 294-24

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1923

Coach: Wallace Wade Captain: Al Clemens Record: 7-2-1 (Southern Conference: 4-1-1, 2nd place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 29 W Union College 12-0 Oct. 6 W *Mississippi 56-0 Oct. 13 L Syracuse 0-23 Oct. 20 W Sewanee (at Birmingham) 7-0 Oct. 27 W Spring Hill (at Mobile) 59-0 Nov. 3 T *Georgia Tech 0-0 Nov. 10 W *Kentucky (HC) 16-8 Nov. 16 W *LSU (at Montgomery) 30-3 Nov. 24 W *Georgia (at Montgomery) 36-0 Nov. 29 L *Florida (at Birmingham) 6-16 Total Points 222-50

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Coach: Wallace Wade Captain: Earle Smith Record: 6-3-0 (Southern Conference: 6-2-0, 5th place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Oct. 6 W *Mississippi 27-0 Oct. 13 W *Mississippi State 46-0 Oct. 20 L *Tennessee (HC) 13-15 Oct. 27 W *Sewanee (at Birmingham) 42-12 Nov. 3 L Wisconsin 0-15 Nov. 10 W *Kentucky (at Montgomery) 14-0 Nov. 17 L *Georgia Tech 13-33 Nov. 29 W *Georgia (at Birmingham) 19-0 Dec. 8 W *LSU (at Birmingham) 13-0 Total Points 187-75

1929

Coach: Wallace Wade Record: 6-3-0 (Southern Conference: 4-3-0) Date W-L-T Opponent Sept. 28 W †Mississippi College Oct. 5 W *Mississippi (HC) Oct. 12 W Tennessee-Chattanooga Oct. 19 L *Tennessee Oct. 26 W *Sewanee (at Birmingham) Nov. 2 L *Vanderbilt Nov. 9 W *Kentucky (at Montgomery) Nov. 16 W *Georgia Tech Nov. 28 L *Georgia (at Birmingham) Total Points † First game played at Denny Stadium

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Captain: Billy Hicks Score 55-0 22-7 46-0 0-6 35-7 0-13 24-13 13-0 0-12 196-58

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Coach Frank Thomas 1931-1946 (115-24-7)

1931

Coach: Frank Thomas Captain: Joe Sharpe Record: 9-1-0 (Southern Conference: 7-1-0, 3rd place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 26 W Howard 42-0 Oct. 3 W *Mississippi 55-6 Oct. 10 W *Mississippi State (at Meridian, Miss.) 53-0 Oct. 17 L *Tennessee 0-25 Oct. 24 W *Sewanee (at Birmingham) 33-0 Oct. 31 W *Kentucky (HC) 9-7 Nov. 7 W *Florida (at Birmingham) 41-0 Nov. 14 W *Clemson (at Montgomery) 74-7 Nov. 26 W *Vanderbilt 14-6 Dec. 5 W Tennessee-Chattanooga 39-0 Total Points 360-57

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1932

Coach: Frank Thomas Captain: John Cain Record: 8-2-0 (Southern Conference: 5-2-0, 7th place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 24 W Southwestern Presbyterian 45-6 Oct. 1 W *Mississippi State (at Montgomery) 53-0 Oct. 8 W George Washington 28-6 Oct. 15 L *Tennessee (at Birmingham) 3-7 Oct. 22 W *Mississippi 24-13 Oct. 29 W *Kentucky 12-7 Nov. 5 W *Virginia Tech (HC) 9-6 Nov. 12 L *Georgia Tech 0-6 Nov. 24 W *Vanderbilt (at Birmingham) 20-0 Dec. 3 W St. Maryʼs, Calif. 6-0 Total Points 200-51

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SEC Champions Coach: Frank Thomas Record: 7-1-1 (SEC: 5-0-1, 1st place) Date W-L-T Opponent Sept. 30 W Oglethorpe Oct. 7 T *Mississippi (at Birmingham) Oct. 14 W *Mississippi State Oct. 21 W *Tennessee Oct. 28 L Fordham Nov. 4 W *Kentucky (at Birmingham) Nov. 11 W *Virginia Tech (HC) Nov. 18 W *Georgia Tech Nov. 30 W *Vanderbilt Total Points

1938

Captain: Foy Leach Score 34-0 0-0 18-0 12-6 0-2 20-0 27-0 12-9 7-0 130-17

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Captain: Bill Lee Score 24-0 35-6 41-0 13-6 26-6 34-14 40-0 40-0 34-0

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1935

Coach: Frank Thomas Captain: James Walker Record: 6-2-1 (SEC: 4-2-0, 5th place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 28 T Howard 7-7 Oct. 5 W George Washington 39-0 Oct. 12 L *Mississippi State 7-20 Oct. 19 W *Tennessee 25-0 Oct. 26 W *Georgia 17-7 Nov. 2 W *Kentucky (at Birmingham) 13-0 Nov. 9 W Clemson (HC) 33-0 Nov. 16 W *Georgia Tech (at Birmingham) 38-7 Nov. 28 L *Vanderbilt 6-14 Total Points 185-55

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1936

Coach: Frank Thomas Captain: James “Bubber” Nesbit Record: 8-0-1 (SEC: 5-0-1, 2nd place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 26 W Howard 34-0 Oct. 3 W Clemson 32-0 Oct. 10 W *Mississippi State (HC) 7-0 Oct. 17 T *Tennessee (at Birmingham) 0-0 Oct. 24 W Loyola of New Orleans 13-6 Oct. 31 W *Kentucky 14-0 Nov. 7 W *(14) Tulane (10) (at Birmingham) 34-7 Nov. 14 W *(4) Georgia Tech 20-16 Nov. 25 W *(3) Vanderbilt (at Birmingham) 14-6 Total Points 168-35

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1937

SEC Champions Coach: Frank Thomas Captain: Leroy Monsky Record: 9-1-0 (SEC: 6-0-0, 1st place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 25 W Howard 41-0 Oct. 2 W *Sewanee (at Birmingham) 65-0 Oct. 9 W South Carolina 20-0 Oct. 16 W *Tennessee 14-7 Oct. 23 W (2) George Washington 19-0 Oct. 30 W *(3) Kentucky (HC) 41-0 Nov. 6 W *(2) Tulane (19) 9-6 Nov. 13 W *(3) Georgia Tech (at Birmingham) 7-0 Nov. 25 W *(4) Vanderbilt (12) 9-7 ROSE BOWL Jan. 1 L (4) California (2) (at Pasadena, Calif.) 0-13 Total Points 225-33

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1934

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS SEC Champions Coach: Frank Thomas Record: 10-0-0 (SEC: 7-0-0, 1st place) Date W-L-T Opponent Sept. 29 W Howard Oct. 5 W *Sewanee (at Montgomery) Oct. 13 W *Mississippi State Oct. 20 W *Tennessee (at Birmingham) Oct. 27 W *Georgia (at Birmingham) Nov. 3 W *Kentucky Nov. 10 W Clemson (HC) Nov. 17 W *Georgia Tech Nov. 29 W *Vanderbilt (at Birmingham) ROSE BOWL Jan. 1 W Stanford (at Pasadena, Calif.) Total Points

Coach: Frank Thomas Captain: Lew Bostick Record: 7-1-1 (SEC: 4-1-1, t-2nd place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 24 W Southern California 19-7 Oct. 1 W Howard 34-0 Oct. 8 W North Carolina State (HC) 14-0 Oct. 15 L *Tennessee (at Birmingham) 0-13 Oct. 22 W *Sewanee 32-0 Oct. 29 W *(18) Kentucky 26-6 Nov. 5 W *(15) Tulane (at Birmingham) 3-0 Nov. 12 T *(16) Georgia Tech 14-14 Nov. 24 W *Vanderbilt (at Birmingham) 7-0 Total Points 149-40 Coach: Frank Thomas Captain: Carey Cox Record: 5-3-1 (SEC: 2-3-1, 8th place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 30 W Howard 21-0 Oct. 7 W Fordham 7-6 Oct. 14 W Mercer 20-0 Oct. 21 L *(8) Tennessee (5) 0-21 Oct. 28 W *(20) Mississippi State (HC) 7-0 Nov. 4 T *(19) Kentucky (15) (at Birmingham) 7-7 Nov. 11 L *(20) Tulane (7) 0-13 Nov. 18 L *Georgia Tech (at Birmingham) 0-6 Nov. 30 W *Vanderbilt 39-0 Total Points 101-53

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1940

Coach: Frank Thomas Captain: Harold Newman Record: 7-2-0 (SEC: 4-2-0, 4th place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 27 W #Spring Hill (Nt) (at Mobile) 26-0 Oct. 5 W Mercer 20-0 Oct. 12 W Howard 31-0 Oct. 19 L *Tennessee (5) (at Birmingham) 12-27 Nov. 2 W *Kentucky 25-0 Nov. 9 W *Tulane (at Birmingham) 13-6 Nov. 16 W *(14) Georgia Tech 14-13 Nov. 23 W *(17) Vanderbilt (at Birmingham) 25-21 Nov. 30 L *(17) Mississippi State (11) (HC) 0-13 Total Points 166-80 # - Indicates first night game in Alabama football history.

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1941

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS SEC Champions Coach: Frank Thomas Captain: John Wyhonic Record: 9-2-0 (SEC: 5-2-0, 3rd place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 27 W Southwestern Louisiana 47-6 Oct. 4 L *Mississippi State 0-14 Oct. 11 W Howard (at Birmingham) 61-0 Oct. 18 W *Tennessee 9-2 Oct. 25 W *Georgia (at Birmingham) 27-14 Nov. 1 W *(15) Kentucky (HC) 30-0 Nov. 8 W *(13) Tulane (14) 19-14 Nov. 15 W *(9) Georgia Tech (at Birmingham) 20-0 Nov. 22 L *(7) Vanderbilt 0-7 Nov. 28 W (18) Miami (Nt) 21-7 COTTON BOWL Jan. 1 W (20) Texas A&M (9) (at Dallas, Texas) 29-21 Total Points 263-85

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1942

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Coach: Frank Thomas Captain: Joe Domnanovich Record: 8-3-0 (SEC: 4-2-0, 5th place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 25 W SW Louisiana (Nt) (at Montgomery) 54-0 Oct. 3 W *Mississippi State 21-6 Oct. 10 W Pensacola N.A.S. (at Mobile) 27-0 Oct. 17 W *(4) Tennessee (15) (at Birmingham) 8-0 Oct. 24 W *(3) Kentucky 14-0 Oct. 31 L *(3) Georgia (2) 10-21 Nov. 7 W (8) South Carolina (HC) 29-0 Nov. 14 L *(5) Georgia Tech (2) 0-7 Nov. 21 W *(9) Vanderbilt (at Birmingham) 27-7 Nov. 28 L (7) Georgia Pre-Flight (at Birmingham) 19-35 ORANGE BOWL Jan. 1 W (10) Boston College (8) (at Miami, Fla.) 37-21 Total Points 246-97

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1943 1944

Coach: Frank Thomas Captain: Game Captains Record: 5-2-2 (SEC: 3-1-2, 4th place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 30 T *LSU (Nt) 27-27 Oct. 7 W Howard (at Birmingham) 63-7 Oct. 14 W Millsaps 55-0 Oct. 21 T *Tennessee (17) 0-0 Oct. 27 W *Kentucky (Nt) (at Montgomery) 41-0 Nov. 4 L *(19) Georgia (at Birmingham) 7-14 Nov. 11 W *Mississippi (at Mobile) 34-6 Nov. 18 W *Mississippi State (16) (HC) 19-0 SUGAR BOWL Jan. 1 L Duke (11) (at New Orleans, La.) 26-29 Total Points 272-83

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1945

SEC Champions Coach: Frank Thomas Captain: Game Captains Record: 10-0-0 (SEC: 6-0-0, 1st place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 29 W Keesler A.A.F. (at Biloxi, Miss.) 21-0 Oct. 6 W *LSU (Nt) 26-7 Oct. 13 W (7) South Carolina (at Montgomery) 55-0 Oct. 20 W *(6) Tennessee (at Birmingham) 25-7 Oct. 27 W *(6) Georgia (at Birmingham) 28-14 Nov. 3 W *(4) Kentucky (at Louisville, Ky.) 60-19 Nov. 17 W *(3) Vanderbilt 71-0 Nov. 24 W (3) Pensacola N.A.S. 55-6 Dec. 1 W *(3) Mississippi State (HC) 55-13 ROSE BOWL Jan. 1 W (3) So. California (11) (at Pasadena, Calif.) 34-14 Total Points 430-80

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1946

Coach: Frank Thomas Captain: Game Captains Record: 7-4-0 (SEC: 4-3-0, 6th place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 20 W Furman (at Birmingham) 26-7 Sept. 28 W *Tulane 7-6 Oct. 5 W South Carolina 14-6 Oct. 12 W (6) Southwestern Louisiana 54-0 Oct. 19 L *(7) Tennessee (9) 0-12 Oct. 26 W *(11) Kentucky (at Montgomery) 21-7 Nov. 2 L *(15) Georgia (5) 0-14 Nov. 9 L *LSU (19) 21-31 Nov. 16 W *Vanderbilt (at Birmingham) 12-7 Nov. 23 L Boston College 7-13 Nov. 30 W *Mississippi State (19) (HC) 24-7 Total Points 186-110

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1950

Coach: Harold “Red” Drew Captain: Mike Mizerany Record: 9-2-0 (SEC: 6-2-0, 3rd place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 23 W Tennessee-Chattanooga (at Birmingham) 27-0 Sept. 30 W *Tulane 26-14 Oct. 7 L *Vanderbilt (at Mobile) 22-27 Oct. 13 W Furman (Nt) 34-6 Oct. 21 L *Tennessee (18) 9-14 Oct. 28 W *Mississippi State (HC) 14-7 Nov. 4 W *Georgia (at Birmingham) 14-7 Nov. 11 W Southern Mississippi 53-0 Nov. 18 W *Georgia Tech 54-19 Nov. 25 W *(17) Florida (at Jacksonville, Fla.) 41-13 Dec. 2 W *(16) Auburn (at Birmingham) 34-0 Total Points 328-107

Coach Harold “Red” Drew 1947

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1948

Coach: Harold “Red” Drew Captain: Ray Richeson Record: 6-4-1 (SEC: 4-4-1, 6th place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 25 L *Tulane 14-21 Oct. 2 T *Vanderbilt (at Mobile) 14-14 Oct. 8 W Duquesne (Nt) 48-6 Oct. 16 L *Tennessee 6-21 Oct. 23 W *Mississippi State 10-7 Oct. 30 L *Georgia (18) (at Birmingham) 0-35 Nov. 6 W Southern Mississippi 27-0 Nov. 13 W *Georgia Tech (11) 14-12 Nov. 20 L *LSU 6-26 Nov. 27 W *Florida (HC) 34-28 Dec. 4 W *Auburn (at Birmingham) 55-0 Total Points 228-170

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1949

Coach: Harold “Red” Drew Captain: Doug Lockridge Record: 6-3-1 (SEC: 4-3-1, 6th place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 24 L *Tulane (at Mobile) 14-28 Oct. 1 L *Vanderbilt 7-14 Oct. 7 W Duquesne (Nt) 48-8 Oct. 15 T *Tennessee (at Birmingham) 7-7 Oct. 22 W *Mississippi State (HC) 35-6 Oct. 29 W *Georgia 14-7 Nov. 12 W *Georgia Tech (at Birmingham) 20-7 Nov. 19 W Southern Mississippi 34-26 Nov. 26 W *Florida 35-13 Dec. 3 L *Auburn (at Birmingham) 13-14 Total Points 227-130

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1951

1947-1954 (45-28-7)

Coach: Harold “Red” Drew Captain: John Wozniak Record: 8-3-0 (SEC: 5-2-0, 3rd place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 20 W Southern Mississippi (Nt) (at Birmingham) 34-7 Sept. 27 L *Tulane 20-21 Oct. 4 L *Vanderbilt 7-14 Oct. 11 W Duquesne 26-0 Oct. 18 W *Tennessee (at Birmingham) 10-0 Oct. 25 W *Georgia 17-7 Nov. 1 W *(18) Kentucky (13) 13-0 Nov. 15 W *(14) Georgia Tech (6) (at Birmingham) 14-7 Nov. 22 W *(8) LSU (HC) 41-12 Nov. 29 W (6) Miami 21-6 SUGAR BOWL Jan. 1 L (6) Texas (5) (at New Orleans, La.) 7-27 Total Points 210-101

1954

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Coach: Harold “Red” Drew Captain: Jack Brown Record: 5-6-0 (SEC: 3-5-0, t-7th place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 21 W (9) Delta State (Nt) (at Montgomery) 89-0 Sept. 29 L *(9) LSU (Nt) (at Mobile) 7-13 Oct. 6 L *Vanderbilt (Nt) 20-22 Oct. 12 L Villanova (Nt) 18-41 Oct. 20 L *Tennessee (2) (at Birmingham) 13-27 Oct. 27 W *Mississippi State 7-0 Nov. 3 W *Georgia 16-14 Nov. 10 W Southern Mississippi 40-7 Nov. 17 L *Georgia Tech (7) (at Birmingham) 7-27 Nov. 24 L *Florida (HC) 21-30 Dec. 2 W *Auburn (at Birmingham) 25-7 Total Points 263-188

1953

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1952

Coach: Harold “Red” Drew Captain: Bobby Wilson Record: 10-2-0 (SEC: 4-2-0, 4th place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 19 W Southern Mississippi (Nt) (at Montgomery) 20-6 Sept. 27 W *LSU (Nt) 21-20 Oct. 3 W Miami (Nt) 21-7 Oct. 11 W (18) Virginia Tech 33-0 Oct. 18 L *(18) Tennessee 0-20 Oct. 25 W *Mississippi State (HC) 42-19 Nov. 1 W *(19) Georgia (at Birmingham) 34-19 Nov. 8 W (16) Tennessee-Chattanooga 42-28 Nov. 15 L *(12) Georgia Tech (2) 3-7 Nov. 22 W (14) Maryland (8) (at Mobile) 27-7 Nov. 29 W *(8) Auburn (at Birmingham) 21-0 ORANGE BOWL Jan. 1 W (9) Syracuse (14) (at Miami, Fla.) 61-6 Total Points 325-139

Won 4, Lost 5, Tied 2 Coach: Harold “Red” Drew Captain: Sid Youngleman Record: 4-5-2 (SEC: 3-3-2, 8th place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 17 L (14) Southern Mississippi (Nt) (at Montgomery) 2-7 Sept. 25 W *LSU (Nt) 12-0 Oct. 2 W *Vanderbilt (Nt) (at Mobile) 28-14 Oct. 9 W Tulsa 40-0 Oct. 16 W *Tennessee 27-0 Oct. 23 L *Mississippi State (HC) 7-12 Oct. 30 T *Georgia (at Birmingham) 0-0 Nov. 6 T *Tulane 0-0 Nov. 13 L *Georgia Tech 0-20 Nov. 19 L Miami (16) (Nt) 7-23 Nov. 27 L *Auburn (15) (at Birmingham) 0-28 Total Points 123-104

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SEC Champions Coach: Harold “Red” Drew Captain: Bud Willis Record: 6-3-3 (SEC: 4-0-3, 1st place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Site Sept. 18 L (5) Southern Mississippi (Nt) (at Montgomery)19-25 H Sept. 26 T *(5) LSU (Nt) (at Mobile) 7-7 H Oct. 3 W *Vanderbilt (Nt) 21-12 A Oct. 10 W Tulsa 41-13 H Oct. 17 T *Tennessee (at Birmingham) 0-0 H Oct. 24 T *Mississippi State (HC) 7-7 H Oct. 31 W *Georgia 33-12 A Nov. 7 W (20) Tennessee-Chattanooga 21-14 H Nov. 14 W *Georgia Tech (5) (at Birmingham) 13-6 H Nov. 21 L (11) Maryland (2) 0-21 A Nov. 28 W *Auburn (16) (at Birmingham) 10-7 N COTTON BOWL Jan. 1 L (13) Rice (6) (at Dallas, Texas) 6-28 N Total Points 178-152

1955-1957 (4-24-2)

1955

Coach: J.B. “Ears” Whitworth Captain: Nick Germanos Record: 0-10-0 (SEC: 0-7-0, 12th place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 24 L Rice (13) (Nt) 0-20 Oct. 1 L *Vanderbilt (Nt) 6-21 Oct. 8 L TCU (8) 0-21 Oct. 15 L *Tennessee (at Birmingham) 0-20 Oct. 22 L *Mississippi State (HC) 7-26 Oct. 29 L *Georgia 14-35 Nov. 5 L *Tulane (at Mobile) 7-27 Nov. 12 L *Georgia Tech (11) (at Birmingham) 2-26 Nov. 18 L Miami (Nt) 12-34 Nov. 26 L *Auburn (10) (at Birmingham) 0-26 Total Points 48-256

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1956

Coach: J.B. “Ears” Whitworth Captains: Jim Cunningham, Wes Thompson Record: 2-7-1 (SEC: 2-5-0, 9th place) Date W-L-T Opponent Sept. 22 L Rice (Nt) Oct. 6 L *Vanderbilt (t18) (Nt) (at Mobile) Oct. 13 L TCU (4) Oct. 20 L *Tennessee (7) Oct. 27 W *Mississippi State (HC) Nov. 3 L *Georgia (at Birmingham) Nov. 10 W *Tulane Nov. 17 L *Georgia Tech (4) Nov. 24 T Southern Mississippi Dec. 1 L *Auburn (at Birmingham) Total Points

Score 13-20 7-32 6-23 0-24 13-12 13-16 13-7 0-27 13-13 7-34 85-208

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Coach: J.B. “Ears” Whitworth Captains: Jim Loflin, Clay Walls Record: 2-7-1 (SEC: 1-6-1, 11th place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 28 L *LSU (Nt) 0-28 Oct. 5 T *Vanderbilt (Nt) 6-6 Oct. 12 L TCU (Nt) 0-28 Oct. 19 L *Tennessee (at Birmingham) 0-14 Oct. 26 L *Mississippi State (HC) 13-25 Nov. 2 W *Georgia 14-13 Nov. 9 L *Tulane (at Mobile) 0-7 Nov. 16 L *Georgia Tech (at Birmingham) 7-10 Nov. 23 W Southern Mississippi 29-2 Nov. 30 L *Auburn (1) (at Birmingham) 0-40 Total Points 69-173

1960

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Coach: Paul W. “Bear” Bryant Captains: Leon Fuller, Bobby Boylston Record: 8-1-2 (SEC: 5-1-1, 3rd place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 17 W *Georgia (13) (at Birmingham) 21-6 Sept. 24 T *(5) Tulane (Nt) 6-6 Oct. 1 W *(15) Vanderbilt (Nt) (at Birmingham) 21-0 Oct. 15 L *(t15) Tennessee 7-20 Oct. 22 W Houston (HC) 14-0 Oct. 29 W *Mississippi State 7-0 Nov. 5 W Furman 51-0 Nov. 12 W *Georgia Tech 16-15 Nov. 19 W (18) Tampa 34-6 Nov. 26 W *(t17) Auburn (8) (at Birmingham) 3-0 BLUEBONNET BOWL Dec. 17 T (9) Texas (at Houston, Texas) 3-3 Total Points/Attendance 183-56

1964

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1961

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS SEC Champions Coach: Paul W. “Bear” Bryant Captains: Pat Trammell, Billy Neighbors Record: 11-0-0 (SEC: 7-0-0, 1st place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 23 W *(3) Georgia 32-6 Sept. 30 W *(4) Tulane (Nt) (at Mobile) 9-0 Oct. 7 W *(4) Vanderbilt (Nt) 35-6 Oct. 14 W (3) North Carolina State 26-7 Oct. 21 W *(5) Tennessee (at Birmingham) 34-3 Oct. 28 W (4) Houston (Nt) 17-0 Nov. 4 W *(4) Mississippi State (HC) 24-0 Nov. 11 W (2) Richmond 66-0 Nov. 18 W *(2) Georgia Tech (at Birmingham) 10-0 Dec. 2 W *(1) Auburn (at Birmingham) 34-0 SUGAR BOWL Jan. 1 W (1) Arkansas (9) (at New Orleans, La.) 10-3 Total Points 297-25

Coach Paul W. “Bear” Bryant 1958-1982 (232-46-9)

1958

Coach: Paul W. “Bear” Bryant Captains: Dave Sington, Bobby Smith Record: 5-4-1 (SEC: 3-4-1, t-6th place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 27 L *LSU (15) (Nt) (at Mobile) 3-13 Oct. 4 T *Vanderbilt (20) (Nt) (at Birmingham) 0-0 Oct. 11 W Furman (Nt) 29-6 Oct. 18 L *Tennessee 7-14 Oct. 25 W *Mississippi State (19) 9-7 Nov. 1 W *Georgia (HC) 12-0 Nov. 8 L *Tulane (Nt) 7-13 Nov. 15 W *Georgia Tech (20) 17-8 Nov. 22 W Memphis State 14-0 Nov. 29 L *Auburn (2) (at Birmingham) 8-14 Total Points 106-75

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1959

Coach: Paul W. “Bear” Bryant Captains: Marlin Dyess, Jim Blevins Record: 7-2-2 (SEC: 4-1-2, 4th place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 19 L *Georgia 3-17 Sept. 26 W Houston (Nt) 3-0 Oct. 3 T *Vanderbilt (Nt) 7-7 Oct. 10 W Tennessee-Chattanooga 13-0 Oct. 17 T *Tennessee (14) (at Birmingham) 7-7 Oct. 31 W *Mississippi State (HC) 10-0 Nov. 7 W *Tulane (Nt) (at Mobile) 19-7 Nov. 14 W *Georgia Tech (15) (at Birmingham) 9-7 Nov. 21 W (17) Memphis State 14-7 Nov. 28 W *(19) Auburn (11) (at Birmingham) 10-0 LIBERTY BOWL Dec. 19 L (10) Penn State (12) (at Philadelphia, Pa.) 0-7 Total Points/Attendance 95-59

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1965

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1962

Coach: Paul W. “Bear” Bryant Captains: Lee Roy Jordan, Jimmy Sharpe Record: 10-1-0 (SEC: 6-1-0, 2nd place) Date W-L-T Opponent Sept. 22 W *(3) Georgia (Nt) (at Birmingham) Sept. 28 W *(1) Tulane (Nt) Oct. 6 W *(2) Vanderbilt (Nt) (at Birmingham) Oct. 13 W (1) Houston Oct. 20 W *(2) Tennessee Oct. 27 W (2) Tulsa Nov. 3 W *(2) Mississippi State Nov. 10 W (3) Miami (HC) Nov. 17 L *(1) Georgia Tech Dec. 1 W *(5) Auburn (at Birmingham) ORANGE BOWL Jan. 1 W (5) Oklahoma (8) (at Miami, Fla.) Total Points

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS SEC Champions Coach: Paul W. “Bear” Bryant Captains: Joe Namath, Ray Ogden Record: 10-1-0 (SEC: 8-0-0, 1st place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 19 W *(6) Georgia (Nt) 31-3 Sept. 26 W *(6) Tulane (Nt) (at Mobile) 36-6 Oct. 3 W *(4) Vanderbilt (Nt) (at Birmingham) 24-0 Oct. 10 W (3) North Carolina State 21-0 Oct. 17 W *(3) Tennessee 19-8 Oct. 24 W *(3) Florida (9) (HC) 17-14 Oct. 31 W *(3) Mississippi State (Nt) (at Jackson, Miss.) 23-6 Nov. 7 W *(3) LSU (8) (at Birmingham) 17-9 Nov. 14 W (2) Georgia Tech (10) 24-7 Nov. 26 W *(2) Auburn (at Birmingham) 21-14 ORANGE BOWL Jan. 1 L (1) Texas (5) (Nt) (at Miami, Fla.) 17-21 Total Points 250-88 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS SEC Champions Coach: Paul W. “Bear” Bryant Captains: Steve Sloan, Paul Crane Record: 9-1-1 (SEC: 6-1-1, 1st place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 18 L *(5) Georgia 17-18 Sept. 25 W *Tulane (Nt) (at Mobile) 27-0 Oct. 2 W *Mississippi (Nt) (at Birmingham) 17-16 Oct. 9 W *Vanderbilt (Nt) 22-7 Oct. 16 T *Tennessee (at Birmingham) 7-7 Oct. 23 W Florida State (HC) 21-0 Oct. 30 W *(10) Mississippi State (Nt) (at Jackson, Miss.) 10-7 Nov. 6 W *(5) LSU 31-7 Nov. 13 W (5) South Carolina 35-14 Nov. 27 W *(5) Auburn (at Birmingham) 30-3 ORANGE BOWL Jan. 1 W (4) Nebraska (3) (Nt) (at Miami, Fla.) 39-28 Total Points 256-107

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1966

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1963

Coach: Paul W. “Bear” Bryant Captains: Benny Nelson, Steve Allen Record: 9-2-0 (SEC: 6-2-0, 3rd place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 21 W *(3) Georgia 32-7 Sept. 28 W *(2) Tulane (Nt) (at Mobile) 28-0 Oct. 5 W *(2) Vanderbilt (Nt) 21-6 Oct. 12 L *(3) Florida 6-10 Oct. 19 W *(9) Tennessee (at Birmingham) 35-0 Oct. 26 W (6) Houston 21-13 Nov. 2 W *(7) Mississippi State (HC) 20-19 Nov. 16 W *(7) Georgia Tech (at Birmingham) 27-11 Nov. 30 L *(6) Auburn (9) (at Birmingham) 8-10 Dec. 7 W (8) Miami 17-12 SUGAR BOWL Jan. 1 W (8) Mississippi (7) (at New Orleans, La.) 12-7 Total Points 227-95

SEC Champions Coach: Paul W. “Bear” Bryant Captains: Ray Perkins, Richard Cole Record: 11-0-0 (SEC: 6-0-0, t-1st place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 24 W (3) Louisiana Tech (Nt) (at Birmingham) 34-0 Oct. 1 W *(3) Mississippi (Nt) (at Jackson, Miss.) 17-7 Oct. 8 W (4) Clemson 26-0 Oct. 15 W *(3) Tennessee 11-10 Oct. 22 W *(4) Vanderbilt (at Birmingham) 42-6 Oct. 29 W *(4) Mississippi State 27-14 Nov. 5 W *(4) LSU (at Birmingham) 21-0 Nov. 12 W (3) South Carolina (HC) 24-0 Nov. 26 W (3) Southern Mississippi (at Mobile) 34-0 Dec. 3 W *(3) Auburn (at Birmingham) 31-0 SUGAR BOWL Jan. 2 W (3) Nebraska (6) (at New Orleans, La.) 34-7 Total Points 301-44

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1967

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Coach: Paul W. “Bear” Bryant Captains: Ken Stabler, Bobby Johns Record: 8-2-1 (SEC: 5-1-0, 2nd place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 23 T (2) Florida State (Nt) (at Birmingham) 37-37 Sept. 30 W (9) Southern Mississippi (Nt) (at Mobile) 25-3 Oct. 7 W *(9) Mississippi (at Birmingham) 21-7 Oct. 14 W *(7) Vanderbilt (Nt) 35-21 Oct. 21 L *(6) Tennessee (7) (at Birmingham) 13-24 Oct. 28 W Clemson 13-10 Nov. 4 W *Mississippi State (HC) 13-0 Nov. 11 W *LSU (Nt) 7-6 Nov. 18 W South Carolina 17-0 Dec. 2 W *(8) Auburn (at Birmingham) 7-3 COTTON BOWL Jan. 1 L (8) Texas A&M (at Dallas, Texas) 16-20 Total Points 204-131

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Coach: Paul W. “Bear” Bryant Captains: Mike Hall, Donnie Sutton Record: 8-3-0 (SEC: 4-2-0, t-3rd place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 21 W (7) Virginia Tech (Nt) (at Birmingham) 14-7 Sept. 28 W (7) Southern Mississippi (at Mobile) 17-14 Oct. 5 L *(11) Mississippi (at Jackson, Miss.) 8-10 Oct. 12 W *Vanderbilt 31-7 Oct. 19 L *Tennessee (8) 9-10 Oct. 26 W Clemson 21-14 Nov. 2 W *Mississippi State (HC) 20-13 Nov. 9 W *(20) LSU (at Birmingham) 16-7 Nov. 16 W (16) Miami (Nt) 14-6 Nov. 30 W *(15) Auburn (18) (at Birmingham) 24-16 GATOR BOWL Dec. 28 L (12) Missouri (16) (at Jacksonville, Fla.) 10-35 Total Points 184-139

1972

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1969

Coach: Paul W. “Bear” Bryant Captains: Danny Ford, Alvin Samples Record: 6-5-0 (SEC: 2-4-0, 8th place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 20 W (13) Virginia Tech 17-13 Sept. 27 W (15) Southern Mississippi (Nt) 63-14 Oct. 4 W *(15) Mississippi (20) (Nt) (at Birmingham) 33-32 Oct. 11 L *(13) Vanderbilt (Nt) 10-14 Oct. 18 L *(20) Tennessee (7) (at Birmingham) 14-41 Oct. 25 W Clemson 38-13 Nov. 1 W *Mississippi State (Nt) (at Jackson, Miss.) 23-19 Nov. 8 L *LSU (12) (Nt) 15-20 Nov. 15 W Miami (HC) 42-6 Nov. 29 L *Auburn (12) (at Birmingham) 26-49 LIBERTY BOWL Dec. 13 L Colorado (at Memphis, Tenn.) 33-47 Total Points 314-268

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1970

Coach: Paul W. “Bear” Bryant Captains: Danny Gilbert, Dave Brungard Record: 6-5-1 (SEC: 3-4-0, t-7th place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 12 L (16) So. California (3) (Nt) (at Birmingham) 21-42 Sept. 19 W Virginia Tech (Nt) (at Birmingham) 51-18 Sept. 26 W *Florida (13) 46-15 Oct. 3 L *(17) Mississippi (7) (Nt) (at Jackson, Miss.) 23-48 Oct. 10 W *Vanderbilt 35-11 Oct. 17 L *Tennessee (14) 0-24 Oct. 24 W Houston (15) 30-21 Oct. 31 W *Mississippi State (HC) 35-6 Nov. 7 L *(19) LSU (11) (at Birmingham) 9-14 Nov. 14 W Miami (Nt) 32-8 Nov. 28 L *Auburn (11) (at Birmingham) 28-33 BLUEBONNET BOWL Dec. 31 T Oklahoma (20) (Nt) (at Houston, Texas) 24-24 Total Points 334-264

1971

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SEC Champions Coach: Paul W. “Bear” BryantCaptains: Johnny Musso, Robin Parkhouse Record: 11-1-0 (SEC: 7-0-0, 1st place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Site Sept. 10 W (16) Southern California (5) (Nt) 17-10 A Sept. 18 W (9) Southern Mississippi 42-6 H Sept. 25 W *(8) Florida 38-0 A Oct. 2 W *(7) Mississippi (at Birmingham) 40-6 H Oct. 9 W *(6) Vanderbilt (Nt) 42-0 A Oct. 16 W *(4) Tennessee (14) (at Birmingham) 32-15 H Oct. 23 W (4) Houston 34-20 H Oct. 30 W *(4) Mississippi State (Nt) (at Jackson, Miss.) 41-10 A Nov. 6 W *(4) LSU (18) (Nt) 14-7 A Nov. 13 W (4) Miami (HC) 31-3 H Nov. 27 W *(3) Auburn (5) (at Birmingham) 31-7 N ORANGE BOWL Jan. 1 L (2) Nebraska (1) (Nt) (at Miami, Fla.) 6-38 N Total Points 368-122

SEC Champions Coach: Paul W. “Bear” Bryant Captains: Terry Davis, John Mitchell Record: 10-2-0 (SEC: 7-1-0, 1st place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 9 W (7) Duke (Nt) (at Birmingham) 35-12 Sept. 23 W *(7) Kentucky (Nt) (at Birmingham) 35-0 Sept. 30 W *(6) Vanderbilt (Nt) 48-21 Oct. 7 W *(4) Georgia 25-7 Oct. 14 W *(3) Florida 24-7 Oct. 21 W *(3) Tennessee (10) 17-10 Oct. 28 W (2) Southern Mississippi (Nt) (at Birmingham) 48-11 Nov. 4 W *(2) Mississippi State 58-14 Nov. 11 W *(2) LSU (6) (at Birmingham) 35-21 Nov. 18 W (2) Virginia Tech (HC) 52-13 Dec. 2 L *(2) Auburn (9) (at Birmingham) 16-17 COTTON BOWL Jan. 1 L (4) Texas (7) (at Dallas, Texas) 13-17 Total Points 406-150

1976

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1973

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS SEC Champions Coach: Paul W. “Bear” BryantCaptains: Wilbur Jackson, Chuck Strickland Record: 11-1-0 (SEC: 8-0-0, 1st place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Site Sept. 15 W (6) California (Nt) (at Birmingham) 66-0 H Sept. 22 W *(4) Kentucky 28-14 A Sept. 29 W *(5) Vanderbilt (Nt) 44-0 A Oct. 6 W *(3) Georgia 28-14 H Oct. 13 W *(3) Florida 35-14 A Oct. 20 W *(2) Tennessee (10) (at Birmingham) 42-21 H Oct. 27 W (2) Virginia Tech (Nt) 77-6 H Nov. 3 W *(2) Mississippi State (Nt) (at Jackson, Miss.) 35-0 A Nov. 17 W (2) Miami (HC) 43-13 H Nov. 22 W *(2) LSU (7) (Nt) 21-7 A Dec. 1 W *(1) Auburn (Nt) (at Birmingham) 35-0 N SUGAR BOWL Dec. 31 L (1) Notre Dame (3) (Nt) (at New Orleans, La.)23-24 N Total Points 477-113

1974

SEC Champions Coach: Paul W. “Bear” Bryant Captains: Sylvester Croom, Ricky Davis Record: 11-1-0 (SEC: 6-0-0, 1st place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 14 W (3) Maryland (14) 21-16 Sept. 21 W (5) Southern Mississippi (Nt) (at Birmingham) 52-0 Sept. 28 W *(4) Vanderbilt 23-10 Oct. 5 W *(3) Mississippi (at Jackson, Miss.) 35-21 Oct. 12 W (3) Florida State 8-7 Oct. 19 W *(4) Tennessee 28-6 Oct. 26 W (4) TCU (at Birmingham) 41-3 Nov. 2 W *(4) Mississippi State (17) (HC) 35-0 Nov. 9 W *(3) LSU (at Birmingham) 30-0 Nov. 16 W (2) Miami (Nt) 28-7 Nov. 29 W *(2) Auburn (7) (at Birmingham) 17-13 ORANGE BOWL Jan. 1 L (2) Notre Dame (9) (Nt) (at Miami, Fla.) 11-13 Total Points 329-96

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1975

SEC Champions Coach: Paul W. “Bear” Bryant Captains: Leroy Cook, Richard Todd Record: 11-1-0 (SEC: 6-0-0, 1st place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 8 L (2) Missouri (Nt) (at Birmingham) 7-20 Sept. 20 W (14) Clemson (Nt) 56-0 Sept. 27 W *(11) Vanderbilt 40-7 Oct. 4 W *(9) Mississippi (at Birmingham) 32-6 Oct. 11 W (7) Washington 52-0 Oct. 18 W *(6) Tennessee (16) (at Birmingham) 30-7 Oct. 25 W (6) TCU (at Birmingham) 45-0 Nov. 1 W *(6) Mississippi State (Nt) (at Jackson, Miss.) 21-10 Nov. 8 W *(5) LSU (Nt) 23-10 Nov. 15 W (5) Southern Mississippi (HC) 27-6 Nov. 29 W *(4) Auburn (at Birmingham) 28-0 SUGAR BOWL Dec. 31 W (3) Penn State (8) (Nt) (at New Orleans, La.) 13-6 Total Points 374-7242

Coach: Paul W. “Bear” Bryant Captains: Thad Flanagan, Charles Hannah Record: 9-3-0 (SEC: 5-2-0, 3rd place) Date W-L-T Opponent Sept. 11 L *(6) Mississippi (Nt) (at Jackson, Miss.) Sept. 18 W (14) SMU (at Birmingham) Sept. 25 W *(13) Vanderbilt Oct. 2 L *(10) Georgia (6) Oct. 9 W Southern Mississippi (at Birmingham) Oct. 16 W *(20) Tennessee Oct. 23 W (18) Louisville (HC) Oct. 30 W *(17) Mississippi State (18) Nov. 6 W *(15) LSU (at Birmingham) Nov. 13 L (10) Notre Dame (18) Nov. 27 W *(18) Auburn (at Birmingham) LIBERTY BOWL Dec. 20 W (16) UCLA (7) (Nt) (at Memphis, Tenn.) Total Points

Score 7-10 56-3 42-14 0-21 24-8 20-13 24-3 34-17 28-17 18-21 38-7

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1977

SEC Champions Coach: Paul W. “Bear” Bryant Captains: Ozzie Newsome, Mike Tucker Record: 11-1-0 (SEC: 7-0-0, 1st place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 10 W *(6) Mississippi (Nt) (at Birmingham) 34-13 Sept. 17 L (4) Nebraska 24-31 Sept. 24 W *(10) Vanderbilt 24-12 Oct. 1 W *(10) Georgia 18-10 Oct. 8 W (t7) Southern California (1) 21-20 Oct. 15 W *(4) Tennessee (at Birmingham) 24-10 Oct. 22 W (3) Louisville (HC) 55-6 Oct. 29 W *(2) Mississippi State (Nt) (at Jackson, Miss.) 37-7 Nov. 5 W *(2) LSU (18) 24-3 Nov. 12 W (2) Miami 36-0 Nov. 26 W *(2) Auburn (at Birmingham) 48-21 SUGAR BOWL Jan. 2 W (3) Ohio State (9) (at New Orleans, La.) 35-6 Total Points 380-139

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1978

NATIONAL CHAMPIONS SEC Champions Coach: Paul W. “Bear” BryantCaptains: Marty Lyons, Jeff Rutledge, Tony Nathan Record: 11-1-0 (SEC: 6-0-0, 1st place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Site Sept. 2 W (1) Nebraska (10) (Nt) (at Birmingham) 20-3 H Sept. 16 W (1) Missouri (11) 38-20 A Sept. 23 L (1) Southern California (7) (at Birmingham) 14-24 H Sept. 30 W *(7) Vanderbilt 51-28 H Oct. 7 W (8) Washington 20-17 A Oct. 14 W *(7) Florida 23-12 A Oct. 21 W *(4) Tennessee 30-17 A Oct. 28 W (3) Virginia Tech (HC) 35-0 H Nov. 4 W *(3) Mississippi State (at Birmingham) 35-14 H Nov. 11 W *(3) LSU (10) (at Birmingham) 31-10 H Dec. 2 W *(2) Auburn (at Birmingham) 34-16 N SUGAR BOWL Jan. 1 W (2) Penn State (1) (at New Orleans, La.) 14-7 N Total Points 345-168

1979

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NATIONAL CHAMPIONS SEC Champions Coach: Paul W. “Bear” Bryant Captains: Don McNeal, Steve Whitman Record: 12-0-0 (SEC: 6-0-0, 1st place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 8 W (2) Georgia Tech 30-6 Sept. 22 W (2) Baylor (Nt) (at Birmingham) 45-0 Sept. 29 W *(2) Vanderbilt 66-3 Oct. 6 W (2) Wichita State 38-0 Oct. 13 W *(2) Florida 40-0 Oct. 20 W *(1) Tennessee (18) (at Birmingham) 27-17 Oct. 27 W (1) Virginia Tech (HC) 31-7 Nov. 3 W *(1) Mississippi State 24-7 Nov. 10 W *(1) LSU (Nt) 3-0 Nov. 17 W (1) Miami 30-0 Dec. 1 W *(1) Auburn (14) (at Birmingham) 25-18 SUGAR BOWL Jan. 1 W (2) Arkansas (6) (at New Orleans, La.) 24-9 Total Points 383-67

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Coach: Paul W. “Bear” Bryant Captains: Major Ogilvie, Randy Scott Record: 10-2-0 (SEC: 6-1-0, t-2nd place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 6 W (2) Georgia Tech (at Birmingham) 26-3 Sept. 20 W (1) Mississippi (at Jackson, Miss.) 59-35 Sept. 27 W (1) Vanderbilt 41-0 Oct. 4 W (1) Kentucky (at Birmingham) 45-0 Oct. 11 W (1) Rutgers (at East Rutherford, N.J.) 17-13 Oct. 18 W (1) Tennessee 27-0 Oct. 25 W (1) Southern Mississippi (20) (HC) 42-7 Nov. 1 L (1) Mississippi State (at Jackson, Miss.) 3-6 Nov. 8 W (6) LSU 28-7 Nov. 15 L (5) Notre Dame (6) (at Birmingham) 0-7 Nov. 29 W (9) Auburn (at Birmingham) 34-18 COTTON BOWL Jan. 1 W (9) Baylor (6) (at Dallas, Texas) 30-2 Total Points 352-98

1986

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1982

Coach: Paul W. “Bear” Bryant Captains: Eddie Lowe, Steve Mott Record: 8-4-0 (SEC: 3-3-0, t-6th place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 11 W (4) Georgia Tech 45-7 Sept. 18 W *(4) Mississippi (at Jackson, Miss.) 42-14 Sept. 25 W *(4) Vanderbilt 24-21 Oct. 2 W (5) Arkansas State (Nt) (at Birmingham) 34-7 Oct. 9 W (4) Penn State (3) (at Birmingham) 42-21 Oct. 16 L *(2) Tennessee 28-35 Oct. 23 W (7) Cincinnati (HC) 21-3 Oct. 30 W *(9) Mississippi State (at Jackson, Miss.) 20-12 Nov. 6 L *(8) LSU (11) (at Birmingham) 10-20 Nov. 13 L (17) Southern Mississippi 29-38 Nov. 27 L *Auburn (at Birmingham) 22-23 LIBERTY BOWL Dec. 29 W Illinois (Nt) (at Memphis, Tenn.) 21-15 Total Points 338-216

Coach Ray Perkins 1983-1986 (32-15-1)

1981

SEC Champions Coach: Paul W. “Bear” Bryant Captains: Warren Lyles, Alan Gray Record: 9-2-1 (SEC: 7-0-0, t-1st place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 5 W *(4) LSU (Nt) 24-7 Sept. 12 L (2) Georgia Tech (at Birmingham) 21-24 Sept. 19 W *(12) Kentucky 19-10 Sept. 26 W *(10) Vanderbilt 28-7 Oct. 3 W *(11) Mississippi 38-7 Oct. 10 T (7) Southern Mississippi (at Birmingham) 13-13 Oct. 17 W *(15) Tennessee (at Birmingham) 38-19 Oct. 24 W (11) Rutgers (HC) 31-7 Oct. 31 W *(8) Mississippi State (7) 13-10 Nov. 14 W (6) Penn State (5) 31-16 Nov. 28 W *(4) Auburn (at Birmingham) 28-17 COTTON BOWL Jan. 1 L (3) Texas (6) (at Dallas, Texas) 12-14 Total Points 296-151

Coach: Ray Perkins Captains: Mike Shula, Cornelius Bennett Record: 10-3-0 (SEC: 4-2-0, t-2nd place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Site Aug. 27 W #(5) Ohio State (9) (Nt) (at East Rutherford, N.J.)16-10 N Sept. 6 W *(5) Vanderbilt 42-10 H Sept. 13 W (4) Southern Mississippi (at Birmingham) 31-17 H Sept. 20 W *(4) Florida (13) 21-7 A Oct. 4 W (2) Notre Dame (at Birmingham) 28-10 H Oct. 11 W (2) Memphis State (HC) 37-0 H Oct. 18 W *(2) Tennessee 56-28 A Oct. 25 L (2) Penn State (6) 3-23 H Nov. 1 W *(8) Mississippi State (19) 38-3 A Nov. 8 L *(6) LSU (18) (Nt) (at Birmingham) 10-14 H Nov. 15 W (11) Temple 24-14 H Nov. 29 L *(7) Auburn (14) (at Birmingham) 17-21 N c75,808 SUN BOWL Dec. 25 W (13) Washington (12) (at El Paso, Texas) 28-6 N Total Points 351-173 #Kickoff Classic

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1983

Coach: Ray Perkins Captains: Walter Lewis, Randy Edwards Record: 8-4-0 (SEC: 4-2-0, t-3rd place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 10 W (14) Georgia Tech (at Birmingham) 20-7 Sept. 17 W *(12) Mississippi 40-0 Sept. 24 W *(6) Vanderbilt (Nt) 44-24 Oct. 1 W (6) Memphis State (HC) 44-13 Oct. 8 L (3) Penn State 28-34 Oct. 15 L *(11) Tennessee (at Birmingham) 34-41 Oct. 29 W *(18) Mississippi State 35-18 Nov. 5 W *(19) LSU 32-26 Nov. 12 W (16) Southern Mississippi (at Birmingham) 28-16 Nov. 25 L (13) Boston College (15) (at Foxboro, Mass.) 13-20 Dec. 3 L *(19) Auburn (3) (at Birmingham) 20-23 SUN BOWL Dec. 24 W SMU (6) (at El Paso, Texas) 28-7 Total Points 366-229

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Coach Bill Curry 1987-1989 (26-10-0)

1984

Coach: Ray Perkins Captains: Paul Ott Carruth, Emanuel King Record: 5-6-0 (SEC: 2-4-0, t-7th place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 8 L (9) Boston College (18) (Nt) (at Birmingham) 31-38 Sept. 15 L (19) Georgia Tech 6-16 Sept. 22 W Southwestern Louisiana 37-14 Sept. 29 L *Vanderbilt (HC) 21-30 Oct. 6 L *Georgia (20) (at Birmingham) 14-24 Oct. 13 W Penn State (11) 6-0 Oct. 20 L *Tennessee 27-28 Nov. 3 W *Mississippi State (at Jackson, Miss.) 24-20 Nov. 10 L *LSU (12) (at Birmingham) 14-16 Nov. 17 W Cincinnati 29-7 Dec. 1 W *Auburn (11) (at Birmingham) 17-15 Total Points 226-208

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1985

Coach: Ray Perkins Captains: Jon Hand, Thornton Chandler Record: 9-2-1 (SEC: 4-1-1, t-2nd place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 2 W *Georgia (Nt) 20-16 Sept. 14 W (20) Texas A&M (Nt) (at Birmingham) 23-10 Sept. 21 W (16) Cincinnati 45-10 Sept. 28 W *(15) Vanderbilt 40-20 Oct. 12 L (10) Penn State (8) 17-19 Oct. 19 L *(15) Tennessee (20) (at Birmingham) 14-16 Oct. 26 W Memphis State 28-9 Nov. 2 W *Mississippi State (HC) 44-28 Nov. 9 T *(20) LSU (15) 14-14 Nov. 16 W (20) Southern Mississippi 24-13 Nov. 30 W *Auburn (7) (at Birmingham) 25-23 ALOHA BOWL Dec. 28 W (15) Southern California (at Honolulu, Hawaii) 24-3 Total Points 318-181

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1987

Coach: Bill Curry Captains: Kerry Goode, Randy Rockwell Record: 7-5-0 (SEC: 4-2-0, t-4th place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Site Sept. 5 W Southern Mississippi (at Birmingham) 38-6 H Sept. 12 W (19) Penn State (11) (Nt) 24-13 A Sept. 19 L *(11) Florida (at Birmingham) 14-23 H Sept. 26 W *(17) Vanderbilt (Nt) 30-23 A Oct. 3 W (17) Southwestern Louisiana (at Birmingham) (HC)38-10H Oct. 10 L (15) Memphis State 10-13 A Oct. 17 W *Tennessee (8) (Nt) (at Birmingham) 41-22 H Oct. 31 W *(16) Mississippi State (Nt) (at Birmingham) 21-18 H Nov. 7 W *(13) LSU (5) (Nt) 22-10 A Nov. 14 L (11) Notre Dame (7) 6-37 A Nov. 27 L *(18) Auburn (7) (at Birmingham) 0-10 N HALL OF FAME BOWL Jan. 2 L Michigan (at Tampa, Fla.) 24-28 N Total Points 268-213

1988

Coach: Bill Curry Captains: David Smith, Derrick Thomas Record: 9-3-0 (SEC: 4-3-0, t-4th place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 10 W (14) Temple (Nt) 37-0 Sept. 24 W *(13) Vanderbilt 44-10 Oct. 1 W *(12) Kentucky 31-27 Oct. 8 L *(12) Mississippi (HC) 12-22 Oct. 15 W *Tennessee 28-20 Oct. 22 W Penn State (at Birmingham) 8-3 Oct. 29 W *(19) Mississippi State 53-34 Nov. 5 L *(18) LSU (13) 18-19 Nov. 12 W (18) Southwestern Louisiana (at Birmingham) 17-0 Nov. 25 L *(17) Auburn (7) (at Birmingham) 10-15 Dec. 1 W (20) Texas A&M (Nt) 30-10 SUN BOWL Dec. 24 W (20) Army (at El Paso, Texas) 29-28 Total Points 317-188

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1989

SEC Champions Coach: Bill Curry Captains: Marco Battle, Willie Wyatt Record: 10-2-0 (SEC: 6-1-0, t-1st place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 16 W (16) Memphis State (at Birmingham) 35-7 Sept. 23 W *(15) Kentucky 15-3 Sept. 30 W *(13) Vanderbilt 20-14 Oct. 7 W *(13) Mississippi (at Jackson, Miss.) 62-27 Oct. 14 W (11) Southwestern Louisiana (HC) 24-17 Oct. 21 W *(10) Tennessee (6) (at Birmingham) 47-30 Oct. 28 W (6) Penn State (14) 17-16 Nov. 4 W *(4) Mississippi State (at Birmingham) 23-10 Nov. 11 W *(4) LSU (Nt) 32-16 Nov. 18 W (4) Southern Mississippi 37-14 Dec. 2 L *(2) Auburn (11) 20-30 SUGAR BOWL Jan. 1 L (7) Miami (2) (Nt) (at New Orleans, La.) 25-33 Total Points 357-217

1992

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National Champions SEC Champions SEC Western Division Champions Coach: Gene StallingsCaptains: Derrick Oden, George Teague, George Wilson, Prince Wimbley Record: 13-0-0 (SEC: 8-0-0, 1st in Western Division) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Site Sept. 5 W *(9) Vanderbilt 25-8 H Sept. 12 W (8) Southern Mississippi (at Birmingham) 17-10 H Sept. 19 W *(9) Arkansas (Nt) (at Little Rock, Ark.) 38-11 A Sept. 26 W (7) Louisiana Tech (at Birmingham) 13-0 H Oct. 3 W *(9) South Carolina (HC) 48-7 H Oct. 10 W (6) Tulane (Nt) 37-0 A Oct. 17 W *(4) Tennessee (13) 17-10 A Oct. 24 W *(4) Mississippi 31-10 H Nov. 7 W *(3) LSU 31-11 A Nov. 14 W *(2) Mississippi State (16) (Nt) 30-21 A Nov. 26 W *(2) Auburn (at Birmingham) 17-0 H Dec. 5 W #(2) Florida (at Birmingham) 28-21 N SUGAR BOWL Jan. 1 W (2) Miami (1) (Nt) (at New Orleans, La.) 34-13 N Total Points 366-122 #SEC Championship Game

1993

Coach Gene Stallings 1990-1996 (62-25-0)

1990

Coach: Gene Stallings Captains: Gary Hollingsworth, Efrum Thomas, Philip Doyle Record: 7-5-0 (SEC: 5-2-0, t-2nd place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Site Sept. 8 L (13) Southern Mississippi (at Birmingham) 24-27 H Sept. 15 L *Florida (24) 13-17 H Sept. 22 L *Georgia 16-17 A Sept. 29 W *Vanderbilt 59-28 H Oct. 6 W Southwestern Louisiana 25-6 A Oct. 20 W *Tennessee (3) 9-6 A Oct. 27 L Penn State (HC) 0-9 H Nov. 3 W *Mississippi State 22-0 A Nov. 10 W *LSU 24-3 H Nov. 17 W Cincinnati (at Birmingham) 45-7 H Dec. 1 W *Auburn (20) (at Birmingham) 16-7 H FIESTA BOWL Jan. 1 L (25) Louisville (at Tempe, Ariz.) 7-34 N Total Points 260-161

1991

Coach: Gene Stallings Captains: Siran Stacy, Robert Stewart, John Sullins, Kevin Turner Record: 11-1-0 (SEC: 6-1-0, 2nd place) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 7 W (20) Temple (at Birmingham) 41-3 Sept. 14 L *(16) Florida (6) (Nt) 0-35 Sept. 21 W *Georgia (25) (Nt) 10-0 Sept. 28 W *(22) Vanderbilt (Nt) 48-17 Oct. 5 W (20) Tennessee-Chattanooga (at Birmingham) 53-7 Oct. 12 W (19) Tulane (HC) 62-0 Oct. 19 W *(14) Tennessee (8) (at Birmingham) 24-19 Nov. 2 W *(7) Mississippi State 13-7 Nov. 9 W *(8) LSU 20-17 Nov. 16 W (7) Memphis State 10-7 Nov. 30 W *(8) Auburn (at Birmingham) 13-6 BLOCKBUSTER BOWL Dec. 28 W (8) Colorado (15) (Nt) (at Miami, Fla.) 30-25 Total Points 324-143

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SEC Western Division Champions Coach: Gene StallingsCaptains: Chris Anderson, Lemanski Hall, Antonio Langham, Tobie Sheils Record: 1-12-0/Actual: 9-3-1 (SEC: 0-8-0/Actual: 5-2-1, 1st in Western Division) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Site Sept. 4 %W (2) Tulane (at Birmingham) 31-17 H Sept. 11 %W *(2) Vanderbilt 17-6 A Sept. 18 %W *(2) Arkansas 43-3 H Sept. 25 %W (2) Louisiana Tech (at Birmingham) 56-3 H Oct. 2 %W *(2) South Carolina (Nt) 17-6 A Oct. 16 %T *(2) Tennessee (10) (at Birmingham) 17-17 H Oct. 23 %W *(4) Mississippi 19-14 A Oct. 30 %W (5) Southern Mississippi (HC) 40-0 H Nov. 6 L *(5) LSU 13-17 H Nov. 13 %W *(12) Mississippi State 36-25 H Nov. 20 L *(11) Auburn (6) 14-22 A Dec. 4 L #(16) Florida (9) (at Birmingham) 13-28 N GATOR BOWL Dec. 31 W (18) No. Carolina (12) (Nt) (at Jacksonville, Fla.)24-10 N Total Points 340-168 %Later forfeited by NCAA action #SEC Championship Game

1995

Coach: Gene Stallings Captains: Shannon Brown, Brian Burgdorf, Tony Johnson, John Walters Record: 8-3-0 (SEC: 5-3-0, t-2nd in Western Division – ineligible for title) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Site Sept. 2 W *(11) Vanderbilt (Nt) 33-25 A Sept. 9 W (13) Southern Mississippi (at Birmingham) 24-20 H Sept. 16 L *(13) Arkansas 19-20 H Sept. 30 W *(20) Georgia 31-0 A Oct. 7 W (16) North Carolina State (HC) 27-11 H Oct. 14 L *(11) Tennessee (6) (Nt) (at Birmingham) 14-41 H Oct. 21 W *(21) Mississippi 23-9 A Oct. 28 W (18) North Texas 38-19 H Nov. 4 W *(16) LSU 10-3 H Nov. 11 W *(16) Mississippi State 14-9 H Nov. 18 L *(17) Auburn (21) (Nt) 27-31 A Total Points 241-188

1996

SEC Western Division Champions Coach: Gene Stallings Captains: John Causey, Fernando Davis Record: 10-3 (SEC: 6-2, t-1st in Western Division) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Aug. 31 W (13) Bowling Green (at Birmingham) 21-7 Sept. 7 W (14) Southern Mississippi 20-10 Sept. 14 W *(13) Vanderbilt (Nt) 36-26 Sept. 21 W *(t-13) Arkansas (at Little Rock, Ark.) 17-7 Oct. 5 W *(13) Kentucky (HC) 35-7 Oct. 12 W (8) North Carolina State 24-19 Oct. 19 W *(7) Mississippi 37-0 Oct. 26 L *(7) Tennessee (6) 13-20 Nov. 9 W *(10) LSU (11) 26-0 Nov. 16 L *(8) Mississippi State 16-17 Nov. 23 W *(15) Auburn (Nt) (at Birmingham) (0:12) 24-23 Dec. 7 L #(11) Florida (4) (Nt) (at Atlanta, Ga.) 30-45 OUTBACK BOWL Jan. 1 W (16) Michigan (15) (at Tampa, Fla.) 17-14 Total Points 316-205 #SEC Championship Game

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1994

SEC Western Division Champions Coach: Gene StallingsCaptains: Jay Barker, Tommy Johnson, Tarrant Lynch, Sam Shade Record: 12-1-0 (SEC: 8-0-0, 1st in Western Division) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Site Sept. 3 W (11) Tennessee-Chattanooga (at Birmingham) 42-13 H Sept. 10 W *(11) Vanderbilt 17-7 H Sept. 17 W *(12) Arkansas 13-6 A Sept. 24 W (11) Tulane (at Birmingham) 20-10 H Oct. 1 W *(11) Georgia (Nt) 29-28 H Oct. 8 W (11) Southern Mississippi (HC) 14-6 H Oct. 15 W *(10) Tennessee (Nt) 17-13 A Oct. 22 W *(8) Mississippi 21-10 H Nov. 5 W *(6) LSU 35-17 A Nov. 12 W *(6) Mississippi State (20) 29-25 A Nov. 19 W *(4) Auburn (6) (at Birmingham) 21-14 H Dec. 3 L #(3) Florida (6) (at Atlanta, Ga.) 23-24 N CITRUS BOWL Jan. 2 W (6) Ohio State (13) (at Orlando, Fla.) 24-17 N Total Points 305-190 #SEC Championship Game

Coach Mike DuBose 1997-2000 (24-23)

1997

Coach: Mike DuBose Captains: Curtis Alexander, Paul Pickett, Rod Rutledge, Deshea Townsend Record: 4-7 (SEC: 2-6, t-5th in Western Division) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Site Aug. 30 W (16) Houston (at Birmingham) 42-17 H Sept. 11 W *(15) Vanderbilt (Nt) 20-0 A Sept. 20 L *(11) Arkansas 16-17 H Sept. 27 W (21) Southern Mississippi (at Birmingham) 27-14 H Oct. 4 L *(20) Kentucky (Nt) 34-40 (OT) A Oct. 18 L *Tennessee (9) (Nt) (at Birmingham) 21-38 H Oct. 25 W *Mississippi (25) 29-20 A Nov. 1 L Louisiana Tech (HC) 20-26 H Nov. 8 L *LSU (14) 0-27 H Nov. 15 L *Mississippi State (17) 20-32 H Nov. 22 L *Auburn (Nt) (13) 17-18 A Total Points 250-249

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1998

Coach: Mike DuBose Captains: Calvin Hall, John David Phillips, Daniel Pope, Kelvin Sigler, Trevis Smith Record: 7-5 (SEC: 4-4, 3rd in Western Division) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 5 W BYU (Nt) 38-31 Sept. 12 W *Vanderbilt (at Birmingham) 32-7 Sept. 26 L *(22) Arkansas 6-42 Oct. 3 L *Florida (8) 10-16 Oct. 10 W *Mississippi (HC) 20-17 (OT) Oct. 17 W East Carolina (at Birmingham) 23-22 Oct. 24 L *Tennessee (3) 18-35 Oct. 31 W Southern Mississippi 30-20 Nov. 7 W *LSU 22-16 Nov. 14 L *Mississippi State 14-26 Nov. 21 W *Auburn (Nt) (at Birmingham) 31-17 MUSIC CITY BOWL Dec. 29 L Virginia Tech (at Nashville, Tenn.) 7-38 Total Points 251-287

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1999

SEC Champions SEC Western Division Champions Coach: Mike DuBose Captains: Shaun Alexander, Cornelius Griffin, Miguel Merritt, Ryan Pflugner, Chris Samuels Record: 10-3 (SEC: 7-1, 1st in Western Division) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Site Sept. 4 W (20) *Vanderbilt 28-17 A Sept. 11 W (21)Houston (at Birmingham) 37-10 H Sept. 18 L (18) Louisiana Tech (at Birmingham) 28-29 H Sept. 25 W *Arkansas (14) 35-28 H Oct. 2 W *(21) Florida (3) 40-39 (OT) A Oct. 16 W *(11) Mississippi (22) 30-24 A Oct. 23 L *(10) Tennessee (5) 7-21 H Oct. 30 W (14) Southern Mississippi (HC) 35-14 H Nov. 6 W *(12) LSU 23-17 H Nov. 13 W *(11) Mississippi State (8) 19-7 H Nov. 20 W *(8) Auburn (Nt) 28-17 A Dec. 4 W #(7) Florida (5) (Nt) (at Atlanta, Ga.) 34-7 N ORANGE BOWL Jan. 1 L (5) Michigan (8) (Nt) (at Miami, Fla.) 34-35 (OT) N Total Points 378-265 #SEC Championship Game

2000

Coach: Mike DuBose Captains: Paul Hogan, Bradley Ledbetter, Kenny Smith Record: 3-8 (SEC: 3-5, t-5th in Western Division) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Site Sept. 2 L (3) UCLA 24-35 A Sept. 9 W *(13) Vanderbilt (at Birmingham) 28-10 H Sept. 16 L (15) Southern Mississippi (25) (at Birmingham)0-21 H Sept. 23 L *Arkansas (Nt) 21-28 A Sept. 30 W *South Carolina (23) 27-17 H Oct. 14 W *Mississippi (Nt) 45-7 H Oct. 21 L *Tennessee 10-20 A Oct. 28 L Central Florida (HC) 38-40 H Nov. 4 L *LSU 28-30 A Nov. 11 L *Mississippi State (15) 7-29 A Nov. 18 L *Auburn (18) 0-9 H Total Points 228-246

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Coach Dennis Franchione 2001-2002 (17-8)

2001

Coach: Dennis Franchione Captains: Jarret Johnson, Terry Jones, Jr., Saleem Rasheed, Tyler Watts, Andrew Zow Record: 7-5 (SEC: 4-4, t-3rd in Western Division) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Site Sept. 1 L (25) UCLA (17) (Nt) 17-20 H Sept. 8 W *Vanderbilt 12-9 A Sept. 22 W *Arkansas 31-10 H Sept. 29 L *South Carolina (15) 36-37 A Oct. 6 W Texas-El Paso (at Birmingham) 56-7 H Oct. 13 L *Mississippi 24-27 A Oct. 20 L *Tennessee (11) 24-35 H Nov. 3 L *LSU (HC) 21-35 H Nov. 10 W *Mississippi State 24-17 H Nov. 17 W *Auburn (17) 31-7 A Nov. 29 W Southern Mississippi (Nt) (at Birmingham) 28-15 H INDEPENDENCE BOWL Dec. 27 W Iowa State (Nt) (at Shreveport, La.) 14-13 N Total Points 304-219

2002

Coach: Dennis Franchione Captains: Lane Bearden, Ahmaad Galloway, Jarret Johnson, Kenny King, Kindal Moorehead, Tyler Watts Record: 10-3 (SEC: 6-2, 1st in Western Division – ineligible for title) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Site Aug. 31 W Middle Tennessee 39-34 H Sept. 7 L Oklahoma (2) 27-37 A Sept. 14 W North Texas (Nt) 33-7 H Sept. 21 W Southern Mississippi (Nt) 20-7 H Sept. 28 W *Arkansas (Nt) 30-12 A Oct. 5 L *(22) Georgia (7) 25-27 H Oct. 12 W *Mississippi (HC) (25) 42-7 H Oct. 26 W *(19) Tennessee (16) (Nt) 34-14 A Nov. 2 W *(12) Vanderbilt 30-8 A Nov. 9 W *(11) Mississippi State 28-14 H Nov. 16 W *(10) LSU (14) (Nt) 31-0 A Nov. 23 L *(9) Auburn 7-17 H Nov. 30 W (14) Hawaiʼi 21-16 A Total Points 367-200

Coach Mike Shula 2003-2006 (26-23)

2003

Coach: Mike Shula Captains: Derrick Pope, Shaud Williams Record: 4-9 (SEC: 2-6, 5th in Western Division) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Site Aug. 30 W #South Florida (at Birmingham, Ala.) 40-17 H Sept. 6 L Oklahoma (1) (Nt) 13-20 H Sept. 13 W *Kentucky (Nt) 27-17 H Sept. 20 L (21) Northern Illinois (Nt) 16-19 H Sept. 27 L *Arkansas (9) 31-34 (2OT) H Oct. 4 L *Georgia (11) 23-37 A Oct. 11 W Southern Mississippi (HC) 17-3 H Oct. 18 L *Mississippi 28-43 A Oct. 25 L *Tennessee (22) 43-51 (5OT) H Nov. 8 W *Mississippi State 38-0 A Nov. 15 L *LSU (3) (Nt) 3-27 H Nov. 22 L *Auburn (Nt) 23-28 A Nov. 29 L Hawaiʼi 29-37 A Total Points 331-333 #Last Alabama home game played at Legion Field in Birmingham, Ala.

2004

Coach: Mike Shula Captains: Todd Bates, Wesley Britt Record: 6-6 (SEC: 3-5, t-3rd in Western Division) Date W-L-T Opponent Sept. 4 W Utah State (Nt) Sept. 11 W *Mississippi (Nt) Sept. 18 W Western Carolina (Nt) Sept. 25 L *Arkansas Oct. 2 L *South Carolina (Nt) Oct. 9 W *Kentucky Oct. 16 W Southern Mississippi (HC) (24) Oct. 23 L *Tennessee (11) Nov. 6 W *Mississippi State (Nt) Nov. 13 L *LSU (17) (Nt) Nov. 20 L *Auburn (2) MUSIC CITY BOWL Dec. 31 L Minnesota (at Nashville, Tenn.) Total Points

Score 48-17 28-7 52-0 10-27 3-20 45-17 27-3 13-17 30-14 10-26 13-21

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 2005

Coach: Mike Shula Captains: Brodie Croyle, DeMeco Ryans Record: 10-2 (SEC: 6-2, 3rd in Western Division) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 3 W Middle Tennessee (Nt) 26-7 Sept. 10 W Southern Mississippi (Nt) 30-21 Sept. 17 W *South Carolina 37-14 Sept. 24 W *(20) Arkansas 24-13 Oct. 1 W *(15) Florida (5) 31-3 Oct. 15 W *(6) Mississippi 13-10 Oct. 22 W *(5) Tennessee (17) 6-3 Oct. 29 W (5) Utah State (HC) 35-3 Nov. 5 W *(4) Mississippi State 17-0 Nov. 12 L *(4) LSU (5) 13-16 (OT) Nov. 19 L *(8) Auburn (11) 18-28 COTTON BOWL Jan. 2 W (13) Texas Tech (18) (at Dallas, Texas) 13-10 Total Points 263-128

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2007-present (7-6)

2006

Coach: Mike Shula Captains: Le始Ron McClain, Juwan Simpson Record: 6-7 (SEC: 2-6, t-4th in Western Division) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 2 W Hawai始i (Nt) 25-17 Sept. 9 W Vanderbilt 13-10 Sept. 16 W Louisiana-Monroe (Nt) 41-7 Sept. 23 L *Arkansas 23-24 (2OT) Sept. 30 L *Florida (5) 13-28 Oct. 7 W Duke (Nt) 30-14 Oct. 14 W *Mississippi 26-23 (OT) Oct. 21 L Tennessee (7) 13-16 Oct. 28 W Florida International (HC) 38-3 Nov. 4 L *Mississippi State 16-24 Nov. 11 L *LSU (12) (Nt) 14-28 Nov. 18 L *Auburn (15) 15-22 INDEPENDENCE BOWL Dec. 28 L ^Oklahoma State (at Shreveport, La.) 31-34 Total Points 298-249 ^Defensive coordinator Joe Kines served as interim head coach after head coach Mike Shula始s dismissal.

2007

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Coach: Nick Saban Captains: Antoine Caldwell, Rashad Johnson, Darren Mustin Record: 7-6 (SEC: 4-4, t3rd in Western Division) Date W-L-T Opponent Score Sept. 1 W Western Carolina (Nt) 52-6 Sept. 8 W *Vanderbilt 24-10 Sept. 15 W *Arkansas (16) (Nt) 41-38 Sept. 22 L *(16) Georgia (22) (Nt) 23-26 (OT) Sept. 29 L (22) Florida State (at Jacksonville, Fla.) 14-21 Oct. 6 W Houston (HC) 30-24 Oct. 13 W Mississippi 27-24 Oct. 20 W *Tennessee (20) 41-17 Nov. 3 L (17) LSU (3) 34-41 Nov. 10 L *(21) Mississippi State 12-17 Nov. 17 L Louisiana-Monroe 14-21 Nov. 24 L Auburn (25) (Nt) 10-17 INDEPENDENCE BOWL Dec. 30 W Colorado (at Shreveport, La.) (Nt) 30-24 Total Points 352-286 *SEC Game

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On the record

A look at Alabama始s coaches and their records with the Crimson Tide Coach E. B. Beaumont Eli Abbott Otto Wagonhurst Allen McCants W. A. Martin M. Griffin M. H. Harvey W. B. Blount Jack Leavenworth J. W. H. Pollard Guy Lowman D. V. Graves Thomas Kelly Xen C. Scott Wallace Wade Frank Thomas H. D. Drew J. B. Whitworth Paul W. Bryant Ray Perkins Bill Curry Gene Stallings Mike DuBose Dennis Franchione Mike Shula Joe Kines^ Nick Saban Totals

Tenure 1892 1893-95, 1902 1896 1897 1899 1900 1901 1903-1904 1905 1906-1909 1910 1911-1914 1915-1917 1919-1922 1923-1930 1931-1946 1947-1954 1955-1957 1958-1982 1983-1986 1987-1989 1990-1996 1997-2000 2001-2002 2003-2006 2006 2007-present

Years 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 4 3 4 8 15 8 3 25 4 3 7 4 2 4 1 113

GMS 4 20 3 1 4 5 5 17 10 30 8 36 25 41 77 146 89 30 287 48 36 87 47 25 49 1 13 1144

W 2 7 2 1 3 2 2 10 6 21 4 21 17 29 61 115 54 4 232 32 26 62 24 17 26 0 7 787

L 2 13 1 0 1 3 1 7 4 4 4 12 7 9 13 24 28 24 46 15 10 25 23 8 23 1 6 314

T 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 3 1 3 3 7 7 2 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43

PCT .500 .350 .667 1.000 .750 .400 .600 .588 .600 .783 .500 .625 .700 .744 .812 .812 .643 .167 .824 .677 .722 .713 .511 .680 .530 .000 .540 .707

Bowls/Record

3/2-0-1 6/4-2-0 3/1-2-0 24/12-10-2 3/3-0-0 3/1-2-0 6/5-1-0 2/0-2-0 1/1-0-0 2/1-1-0 1/0-1-0 1/1 0 0 55/31-21-3

* No team 1898, 1918 and 1943. ^Interim Head Coach

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RECORDS TOTAL OFFENSE RECORDS TOTAL PLAYS Game 63 59 58 57 56

John Parker Wilson vs. Florida State (53 passes, 10 rushes) .........................Sept. 29, 2007 Scott Hunter vs. Auburn (55 passes, 4 rushes)..........................................Nov. 29, 1969 Freddie Kitchens vs. Tennessee (43 passes, 15 rushes) ..............................Oct. 14, 1995 Freddie Kitchens at Auburn (43 passes, 14 rushes) ..................................Nov. 18, 1995 Gary Hollingsworth at Auburn (49 passes, 7 rushes) .................................. Dec. 2, 1989

John Parker Wilson

Season 543 461 413 403 391

John Parker Wilson (462 passes, 81 rushes) ..........................................................2007 John Parker Wilson (379 passes, 82 rushes) ..........................................................2006 Brodie Croyle (341 passes, 72 rushes) ...................................................................2003 Brodie Croyle (339 passes, 64 rushes) ...................................................................2005 Walter Lewis (256 passes, 135 rushes) ..................................................................1983

Career 1,052 1,020 1,018 949 904

Brodie Croyle (869 passes, 183 rushes) ............................................................2002-05 Andrew Zow (852 passes, 168 rushes) ..............................................................1998-01 John Parker Wilson (820 passes, 162 rushes) ...................................................2005-07 Jay Barker (706 passes, 243 rushes) ................................................................1991-94 Walter Lewis (504 passes, 400 rushes) .............................................................1980-83

YARDS Game 457 391 391 381 378

Scott Hunter vs. Auburn (484 pass, -27 rush) .............................................Nov. 29, 1969 John Parker Wilson vs. Tennessee (363 pass, 28 rush)................................Oct. 20, 2007 Jay Barker vs. Georgia (396 pass, -5 rush) ...................................................Oct. 1, 1994 Mike Shula vs. Memphis State (367 pass, 14 rush) .................................... Oct. 26, 1985 Gary Hollingsworth vs. Tennessee (379 pass, -1 rush) ................................Oct. 21, 1989

Season 2,950 2,790 2,343 2,329 2,325

John Parker Wilson (2,846 pass, 104 rush) ...........................................................2007 John Parker Wilson (2,207 pass, 83 rush) .............................................................2006 Brodie Croyle (2,499 pass, -156 rush) ...................................................................2005 Walter Lewis (1,991 pass, 338 rush) .....................................................................1983 Gary Hollingsworth (2,379 pass, -54 rush) ............................................................1989

Career 6,205 5,958 5,832 5,690 5,409

Brodie Croyle (6,382 pass, -177 rush) ..............................................................2002-05 Andrew Zow (5,983 pass, -25 rush) ..................................................................1998-01 John Parker Wilson (5,651 pass, 181 rush) ......................................................2005-07 Walter Lewis (4,257 pass, 1,433 rush) .............................................................1980-83 Jay Barker (5,689 pass, -292 rush) ..................................................................1991-94

YARDS PER ATTEMPT Game

(Minimum 20 Plays) 11.1 Scott Hunter at Virginia Tech (22 plays for 244 yards)............................................Sept. 20, 1969 Rushing: 4 att.. for 5 yards; Passing: 18 att.. (13 comp.) for 239 yards (Minimum 8 Plays) 33.3 Harry Gilmer at Kentucky (8 plays for 266 yards) .....................................................Nov. 3, 1945 Rushing: 6 att.. for 216 yards; Passing: 2 att.. (2 comp.) for 50 yards

YARDS PER GAME Season

226.9 215.7 211.7 211.4 195.2

John Parker Wilson (2,950 yards, 13 games) ........................................................................2007 Scott Hunter (2,157 yards, 10 games)....................................................................................1969 Walter Lewis (2,329 yards, 11 games) ...................................................................................1983 Gary Hollingsworth (2,325 yards, 11 games) ........................................................................1989 Brodie Croyle (2,343 yards, 12 games)..................................................................................2005

Career 188.1 170.9 170.9 135.5 133.9

194

John Parker Wilson (5,282 yards, 31 games) ...................................................................2005-07 Gary Hollingsworth (3,759 yards, 22 games) ...................................................................1989-90 Scott Hunter (4,785 yards, 28 games)...............................................................................1968-70 Walter Lewis (5,690 yards, 42 games) ..............................................................................1980-83 Mike Shula (4,151 yards, 31 games) ................................................................................1983-86

Shaun Alexander

Bobby Humphrey

RUSHING RECORDS ATTEMPTS Game 42 40 38 38 36 36

Johnny Musso vs. Auburn (221 yards) .........................................................Nov. 28, 1970 Shaud Williams vs. Tennessee (166 yards) ....................................................Oct. 25, 2003 Dennis Riddle at Tennessee (184 yards)........................................................Oct. 26, 1996 Dennis Riddle vs. Mississippi State (181 yards) ............................................Nov. 11, 1995 Shaun Alexander at Mississippi (214 yards) ..................................................Oct. 16, 1999 Shaun Alexander vs. Southern Mississippi (141 yards) ..................................Oct. 31, 1998

Season 302 291 280 258 242

Shaun Alexander (1,383 yards) .................................................................................1999 Sherman Williams (1,341 yards) ...............................................................................1994 Shaud Williams (1,367 yards)....................................................................................2003 Shaun Alexander (1,178 yards) .................................................................................1998 Dennis Riddle (1,079 yards) ......................................................................................1996

Career 727 702 615 612 574

Shaun Alexander (3,565 yards) ............................................................................1996-99 Kenneth Darby (3,324 yards) ...............................................................................2003-06 Bobby Humphrey (3,420 yards) ............................................................................1985-88 Dennis Riddle (2,645 yards) .................................................................................1994-97 Johnny Musso (2,741 yards) .................................................................................1969-71

CONSECUTIVE RUSHES 15 13 12 11 9 9 9

Sherman Williams at Arkansas ...................................................................................Sept. 17, 1994 Bobby Humphrey at Penn State..................................................................................Sept. 12, 1987 Dennis Riddle vs. Mississippi State .............................................................................. Nov. 11, 1995 Sherman Williams vs. Tulane ......................................................................................Sept. 24, 1994 Siran Stacy vs. Tennessee ..............................................................................................Oct. 21, 1989 Siran Stacy vs. Mississippi State .................................................................................. Nov. 13, 1989 Terry Grant at Vanderbilt...............................................................................................Sept. 8, 2007

YARDS Game 291 284 233 221 220

Shaun Alexander at LSU (20 att..) .................................................................................Nov. 9, 1996 Bobby Humphrey at Mississippi State (30 att..) ............................................................Nov. 1, 1986 Bobby Marlow vs. Auburn (25 att..) ..............................................................................Dec. 2, 1951 Johnny Musso vs. Auburn (42 att..) ............................................................................ Nov. 28, 1970 Bobby Humphrey at Penn State (27 att..) ..................................................................Sept. 12, 1987

Season 1,471 1,383 1,367 1,341 1,255

Bobby Humphrey (236 att..) ...................................................................................................1986 Shaun Alexander ( 302 att..) ..................................................................................................1999 Shaud Williams (280 att..) ......................................................................................................2003 Sherman Williams (291 att..)..................................................................................................1994 Bobby Humphrey (238 att..) ...................................................................................................1987

Career

3,565 Shaun Alexander (727 att..) ...............................................................................1996-99 3,420 Bobby Humphrey (615 att..) ...............................................................................1985-88 3,324 Kenneth Darby (702 att..) ..................................................................................2003-06 2,741 Johnny Musso (574 att..) ....................................................................................1969-71 2,645 Dennis Riddle (612 att..) ....................................................................................1994-97


AVERAGE GAIN PER RUSH Game

(Minimum 5 attempts) 36.0 Harry Gilmer at Kentucky (216 yards on 6 carries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 3, 1945 28.4 Jimmy Taylor vs. Virginia Tech (142 yards on 5 carries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 27, 1973 23.3 Tony Nathan vs. Vanderbilt (163 yards on 7 carries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 30, 1978 16.4 Tony Nathan at Mississippi State (115 yards on 7 carries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 29, 1977 (Minimum 10 attempts) 14.1 Santonio Beard vs. Tennessee (141 yards on 10 carries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 20, 2001 13.8 Bobby Marlow at Georgia Tech (180 yards on 13 carries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 18, 1950 13.2 Ahmaad Galloway vs. Vanderbilt (172 yards on 13 carries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 9, 2000 12.0 Tony Nathan vs. Mississippi State (145 yards on 12 carries). . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 4, 1978 11.6 Corky Tharp vs. Virginia Tech (163 yards on 14 carries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 11, 1952 (Minimum 15 attempts) 11.3 Siran Stacy at Vanderbilt (180 yards on 16 carries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 28, 1991 10.7 Gene Jelks vs. Auburn (192 yards on 18 carries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 30, 1985 (Minimum 20 attempts) 14.6 Shaun Alexander at LSU (291 yards on 20 carries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 9, 1996 10.3 Shaun Alexander vs. Vanderbilt (206 yards on 20 carries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 12, 1998 9.5 Steadman Shealy vs. Mississippi State (190 yards on 20 carries). . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 3, 1979 9.3 Bobby Marlow vs. Auburn (233 yards on 25 carries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 2, 1951 (Minimum 30 attempts) 9.46 Bobby Humphrey at Mississippi State (284 yards on 30 carries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 1, 1986

Season

(Minimum 100 attempts) 7.5 Bobby Marlow (882 yards on 118 carries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1950 6.7 Johnny Davis (820 yards on 123 carries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1975 6.4 Bobby Marlow (728 yards on 114 carries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1951 6.7 Kerry Goode (693 yards on 103 carries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1983 6.1 Calvin Culliver (708 yards on 116 carries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1974 (Minimum 200 attempts) 6.2 Bobby Humphrey (1,471 yards on 236 carries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1986 5.3 Bobby Humphrey (1,255 yards on 238 carries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1987 5.2 Kenneth Darby (1,242 yards on 236 carries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005 5.0 Johnny Musso (1,137 yards on 226 carries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1970

Career

The immortal Harry Gilmer (1944-47) recorded a 95-yard touchdown run at Kentucky in 1945.

(Minimum 200 attempts) 7.2 Wilbur Jackson (1,529 yards on 212 carries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1971-73 6.4 Tony Nathan (1,997 yards on 310 carries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1975-78 6.3 Dixie Howell (1,508 yards on 238 carries). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1933-34 6.0 Lowell Tew (1,829 yards on 304 carries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1944-47 5.9 Ray Hudson (1,639 yards on 278 carries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2001-04 (Minimum 400 attempts) 6.3 Bobby Marlow (2,560 yards on 408 attempts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1950-52 5.6 Shaud Williams (2,288 yards on 410 attempts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-03 5.6 Bobby Humphrey (3,420 yards on 615 attempts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1985-88 5.6 Johnny Davis (2,519 yards on 447 attempts). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1974-77 5.1 Shaun Alexander (2,181 yards on 425 attempts). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996-99 5.1 Kenneth Darby (2,489 yards on 492 attempts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2003-06

Career

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS Game

PASSING RECORDS

5 5 4 4 4 4

Santonio Beard vs. Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 12, 2002 Shaun Alexander vs. BYU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 5, 1998 Johnny Musso at Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 25, 1971 David Casteal at Mississippi State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 29, 1988 Siran Stacy vs. Memphis State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 16, 1989 Shaun Alexander at LSU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 9, 1996

Season 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

19 17 16 15 15

Shaun Alexander. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999 Siran Stacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989 Johnny Musso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1971 Bobby Humphrey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1986 Cotton Clark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1962

41 34 33 29 27

Shaun Alexander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1996-99 Johnny Musso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1969-71 Bobby Humphrey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1985-88 Tony Nathan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1975-78 Sherman Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991-94

LONGEST TOUCHDOWN RUSHES 96 95 92 87 87

Chris Anderson vs. Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sept. 7, 1991 Harry Gilmer at Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 3, 1945 Bobby Marlow at Georgia Tech. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 18, 1950 Calvin Culliver vs. Virginia Tech. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 27, 1973 Billy Jackson at Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oct. 14, 1978

YARDS PER GAME Game 55 53 49 46 46

Scott Hunter vs. Auburn (30 completions, 484 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nov. 29, 1969 John Parker Wilson vs. Florida State (28 completions, 240 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sept. 29, 2007 Gary Hollingsworth at Auburn (27 completions, 340 yards). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 2, 1989 Gary Hollingsworth vs. Tennessee (32 completions, 379 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 21, 1989 John Parker Wilson vs. Tennessee (32 completions, 363 yards). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 20, 2007

Season 462 379 341 339 339

John Parker Wilson (255 completions, 2,846 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007 John Parker Wilson (216 completions, 2,707 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Brodie Croyle (182 completions, 2,303 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003 Brodie Croyle (202 completions, 2,499 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005 Gary Hollingsworth (205 completions, 2,379 yards). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989

195


RECORDS Career 869 852 852 706 680

Brodie Croyle (488 completions, 6,382 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-05 Andrew Zow (459 completions, 5,983 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-2001 John Parker Wilson (478 completions, 5,651 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-07 Jay Barker (402 completions, 5,689 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991-94 Freddie Kitchens (343 completions, 4,668 yards). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993-97

COMPLETIONS Game 32 32 30 28 28

Gary Hollingsworth vs. Tennessee (46 att., 379 yards). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 21, 1989 John Parker Wilson vs. Tennessee (46 att., 363 yards). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 20, 2007 Scott Hunter vs. Auburn (55 att., 484 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 29, 1969 Andrew Zow at Florida (40 att., 336 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 2, 1999 John Parker Wilson vs. Florida State (53 att., 240 yards). . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 29, 2007

Season 255 216 205 202 182

John Parker Wilson (462 att., 2,846 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007 John Parker Wilson (379 att., 2,707 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Gary Hollingsworth (339 att., 2,379 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989 Brodie Croyle (339 att., 2,499 yards). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005 Brodie Croyle (341 att., 2,303 yards). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003

Career 488 478 459 402 382

Brodie Croyle (869 att., 6,382 yards). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-05 John Parker Wilson (820 att., 5,651 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-07 Andrew Zow (852 att., 5,983 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-2001 Jay Barker (706 att., 5,689 yards). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1991-94 Scott Hunter (672 att., 4,899 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1968-70

CONSECUTIVE COMPLETIONS 12 11 10 10

Andrew Zow vs. Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 14, 2000 Jay Barker vs. Mississippi State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 12, 1994 Gary Hollingsworth at Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 7, 1989 Jay Barker vs. Tulane (8) & at Vanderbilt (2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 4 & 11, 1993

COMPLETION PERCENTAGE Game (Minimum 10 completions)

86.7% Walter Lewis vs. Mississippi (13 of 15) .................................................Sept. 17, 1983 86.7% Danny Woodson at Vanderbilt (13 of 15)..............................................Sept. 28, 1991 84.6% Harry Gilmer vs. Georgia Tech (11 of 13) ..............................................Nov. 15, 1947 (Minimum 15 completions)

84.2% Ken Stabler at Mississippi (16 of 19) ........................................................Oct. 1, 1966 81.8% Andrew Zow vs. Mississippi (18 of 22) ....................................................Oct. 14, 2000 80.0% John Parker Wilson at Arkansas (16 of 20) ..........................................Sept. 23, 2006 (Minimum 20 completions)

80.0% 76.5% 75.9% 75.9%

Tyler Watts at South Carolina (20 of 25) ..............................................Sept. 29, 2001 Jay Barker vs. Georgia (26 of 34) ............................................................Oct. 1, 1994 Andrew Zow vs. Auburn (22 of 29) ........................................................Nov. 18, 2000 Scott Hunter vs. Mississippi (22 of 29) ......................................................Oct. 4, 1969

(Minimum 30 completions)

69.6% Gary Hollingsworth vs. Tennessee (32 of 46) ..........................................Oct. 21, 1989 69.6% John Parker Wilson vs. Tennessee (32 of 46)..........................................Oct. 20, 2007 54.5% Scott Hunter vs. Auburn (30 of 55) ........................................................Nov. 29, 1969

Season (Minimum 50 completions)

64.9% 64.8% 64.0% 61.3% 60.6%

Ken Stabler (74 of 114) ......................................................................................1966 Harry Gilmer (57 of 88) ......................................................................................1945 Joe Namath (64 of 100)......................................................................................1964 Harry Gilmer (57 of 93) ......................................................................................1947 Steve Sloan (97 of 160) ......................................................................................1965

(Minimum 100 completions)

62.2% 61.9% 61.5% 60.5%

196

Walter Lewis (102 of 164)...................................................................................1982 Tyler Watts (112 of 181) .....................................................................................2002 Jay Barker (139 of 226)......................................................................................1994 David Smith (135 of 223) ...................................................................................1988

Jay Barker

Andrew Zow

Brodie Croyle

60.3% Mike Shula (138 of 229) .....................................................................................1985 (Minimum 200 completions)

60.5% Gary Hollingsworth (205 of 339).........................................................................1989 59.6% Brodie Croyle (202 of 339) .................................................................................2005

Career (Minimum 100 completions)

60.7% Steve Sloan (142 of 234) ...............................................................................1963-65 59.6% David Smith (171 of 287) ..............................................................................1985-88 59.4% Ken Stabler (180 of 303) ...............................................................................1965-67 (Minimum 200 completions)

57.5% 56.9% 56.8% 56.6% 56.2%

Tyler Watts (284 of 494) ............................................................................1999-2002 Jay Barker (402 of 706).................................................................................1991-94 Scott Hunter (382 of 672) ..............................................................................1968-70 Walter Lewis (286 of 504) ..............................................................................1980-83 Brodie Croyle (488 of 869) ............................................................................2002-05

PASSING YARDS Game 484 396 379 367 363 363

Scott Hunter vs. Auburn (30 of 55) ........................................................Nov. 29, 1969 Jay Barker vs. Georgia (26 of 34) ............................................................Oct. 1, 1994 Gary Hollingsworth vs. Tennessee (32 of 46) ..........................................Oct. 21, 1989 Mike Shula at Memphis State (24 of 34) ................................................Oct. 26, 1985 Gary Hollingsworth at Mississippi (25 of 43) ...........................................Nov. 4, 1989 John Parker Wilson vs. Tennessee (32 of 46) ................................................Oct. 20, 2007

Season 2,846 2,707 2,499 2,379 2,303

Career 6,382 5,983 5,689 5,651 4,899

John Parker Wilson (255 of 372) ........................................................................2007 John Parker Wilson (216 of 379) ........................................................................2006 Brodie Croyle (202 of 339) .................................................................................2005 Gary Hollingsworth (205 of 339).........................................................................1989 Brodie Croyle (182 of 341) .................................................................................2003 Brodie Croyle (488 of 869) ............................................................................2002-05 Andrew Zow (459 of 852) ..........................................................................1998-2001 Jay Barker (402 of 706).................................................................................1991-94 John Parker Wilson (478 of 852) ...................................................................2005-07 Scott Hunter (382 of 672) ................................................................................1968-7

TOUCHDOWN PASSES Game 5 4 4 3

Gary Hollingsworth at Mississippi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 4, 1989 Mike Shula at Memphis State. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 26, 1985 John Parker Wilson vs. Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 15, 2007 24 Times (Most Recent: John Parker Wilson vs. Colorado) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 30, 2007


Season 18 17 16 16 14 14 14 14 14

John Parker Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007 John Parker Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 Mike Shula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1985 Brodie Croyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2003 Walter Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1983 Gary Hollingsworth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989 Jay Barker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1994 Freddie Kitchens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1996 Brodie Croyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2005

Career 41 37 35 35 30

Brodie Croyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-05 John Parker Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2005-07 Andrew Zow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-01 Mike Shula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1983-86 Freddie Kitchens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993-97

Season 16 15 15 15

Gary Hollingsworth (339 att.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1989 Scott Hunter (179 att.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1970 Walter Lewis (256 att.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1983 Mike Shula (235 att.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1986

Career 32 32 30 29 28

Scott Hunter (672 att.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1968-70 Andrew Zow (852 att.). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-01 Mike Shula (578 att.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1983-86 Gary Hollingsworth (621 att.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1989-90 Walter Lewis (504 att.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1980-83

PASSES WITHOUT AN INTERCEPTION 190 155 135 106 104

Brodie Croyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2002-05 Jay Barker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1993-94 Freddie Kitchens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1997 John Parker Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007 John Parker Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006

LOWEST INTERCEPTION PERCENTAGE Season (Minimum 100 attempts)

1.5% Pat Trammell (2 of 133) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1961

Career (Minimum 200 attempts)

1.8% Pat Trammell (4 of 225) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1959-61

ALABAMAʼS WINNINGEST QUARTERBACKS W-L-T 35-2-1 30-9-2 26-2-4 33-5-0 22-2-1

Player (Years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winning Pct. Jay Barker (1991-94). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .934 Harry Gilmer* (1944-47). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .756 Pat Trammell (1959-61). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .875 Jeff Rutledge (1976-78). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .868 Millard “Dixie” Howell* (1937-34) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .900

*Gilmer and Howell both played in single wing formations in which they did not lineup as a quarterback, but were the teamʼs primary passer.

RECEPTIONS Game

DJ Hall (2004-07) is the all-time leading receiver at Alabama with 194 receptions for 2,923 yards in his career.

13 12 12 11 11 11 11 11 11

DJ Hall vs. Tennessee (185 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 20, 2007 David Bailey vs. Tennessee (153 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 18, 1969 David Bailey at Tennessee (150 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 17, 1970 Dennis Homan vs. Southern Mississippi (135 yards). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 30, 1967 Quincy Jackson vs. Brigham Young (104 yards). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 5, 1998 DJ Hall at Mississippi (140 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 13, 2007 DJ Hall vs. Mississippi State (125 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 4, 2006 DJ Hall vs. Utah State (157 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 29, 2005 DJ Hall vs. Tennessee (139 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 22, 2005

Season LONGEST TOUCHDOWN PASSES 94 90 87 87 85

Freddie Kitchens to Michael Vaughn vs. Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dec. 7, 1996 Jeff Dunn to Pierre Goode vs. Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 17, 1987 Albert Elmore to Bobby Luna vs. Tulsa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 9, 1954 Brodie Croyle to Zach Fletcher at Mississippi State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nov. 8, 2003 Gary Rutledge to Joe Dale Harris vs. California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 15, 1973

INTERCEPTIONS THROWN Game 5 5 5

Kenny Stabler vs. Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 21, 1967 Scott Hunter at Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 17, 1970 Jeff Rutledge at Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sept. 17, 1977

67 65 62 61 56

DJ Hall (1,005 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2007 Freddie Milons (733 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1999 DJ Hall (1,056 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2006 David Palmer (1,000 yards). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1993 David Bailey (781 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1969

Career 194 152 132 117 108

DJ Hall (2,923 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-07 Freddie Milons (1,859 yards). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1998-2001 David Bailey (1,857 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1969-71 Keith Brown (1,863 yards). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2004-07 Lamonde Russell (1,332 yards) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1987-90

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RECORDS YARDS Game 217 187 185 173 171

David Palmer at Vanderbilt (8 catches) ................................................ Sept. 11, 1993 David Bailey vs. Auburn (9 catches) ......................................................Nov. 29, 1969 DJ Hall vs. Tennessee (13 catches) .........................................................Oct. 20, 2007 Toderick Malone vs. Georgia (8 catches) ..................................................Oct. 1, 1994 David Palmer at Mississippi State (8 catches) ........................................Nov. 14, 1993

Season 1,056 1,005 1,000 820 804

Career 2,923 2,070 1,859 1,857 1,863

DJ Hall (62 catches) ...........................................................................................2006 DJ Hall (67 catches) ...........................................................................................2007 David Palmer (61 catches) ..................................................................................1993 Dennis Homan (54 catches) .............................................................................19675. . Ozzie Newsome (36 catches) ..............................................................................1977 DJ Hall (194 catches) ....................................................................................2004-07 Ozzie Newsome (102 catches) .......................................................................1974-77 Freddie Milons (152 catches) .........................................................................1998-01 David Bailey (132 catches) ............................................................................1969-71 Keith Brown (117 catches) .............................................................................2004-07

YARDS PER CATCH Game (Minimum 4 catches)

34.5 33.7 31.0 30.8 28.7

Quincy Jackson at LSU (4 for 138 yards) .................................................Nov. 7, 1998 Joey Jones at Penn State (4 for 135 yards) .........................................Nov. 14, 1981 Freddie Milons vs. UCLA (4 for 124 yards) ............................................. Sept. 1, 2001 Ozzie Newsome vs. Auburn (4 for 123 yards) .......................................Nov. 26, 1977 DJ Hall vs. Arkansas (6 for 172 yards)................................................. Sept. 15, 2007

(Minimum 8 catches)

27.1 21.6 20.8 19.6 18.1

David Palmer at Vanderbilt (8 for 217 yards) ...................................... Sept. 11, 1993 Toderick Malone vs. Georgia (8 for 173 yards) ........................................Oct. 1, 1994 David Bailey vs. Auburn (9 for 187 yards) ............................................Nov. 29, 1969 Antonio Carter vs. Mississippi (8 for 157 yards).................................................Oct. 14, 2000 Jesse Bendross at Penn State (8 for 145 yards) .......................................Oct. 8, 1983

Season (Minimum 15)

27.9 23.7 22.3 21.6 21.2

Wayne Wheeler (19 for 530 yards).....................................................................1973 Zach Fletcher (21 for 498 yards) ........................................................................2003 Ozzie Newsome (36 for 804 yards) ....................................................................1977 Al Lary (35 for 756) ...........................................................................................1950 Ozzie Newsome (25 for 529) ..............................................................................1976

(Minimum 50)

17.0 16.4 15.2 15.0

Keith Brown (62 for 1,056) ................................................................................2006 David Palmer (61 for 1,000) ..............................................................................1993 Dennis Homan (54 for 820) ...............................................................................1967 DJ Hall (63 for 947) ...........................................................................................2007

Career (Minimum 50)

22.7 20.5 20.3 19.8 19.6

Wayne Wheeler (55 for 1,246) ......................................................................1971-73 George Ranager (53 for 1,084) .....................................................................1968-70 Ozzie Newsome (102 for 2,070) ....................................................................1974-77 Keith Pugh (54 for 1,070) .............................................................................1977-79 Al Lary (60 for 1,178) ...................................................................................1948-50

(Minimum 100)

20.3 15.8 15.1 14.1 12.3

Ozzie Newsome (102 for 2,070) ....................................................................1974-77 David Palmer (102 for 1,611) .......................................................................1991-93 DJ Hall (190 for 2,865) .................................................................................2004-07 David Bailey (132 for 1,857).........................................................................1969-71 Lamonde Russell (108 for 1,332) ..................................................................1987-90

TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS Game 3 3

198

Al Lary vs. Southern Mississippi ....................................................................Nov. 18, 1950 Al Lary at Tulane.........................................................................................Sept. 30, 1950

David Palmer 3 3

Philip Doyle

Ozzie Newsome

Dennis Homan vs. Southern Mississippi .......................................................Sept. 30, 1967 Michael Vaughn vs. Southern Mississippi .......................................................Oct. 31, 1998

Season 10 9 8 7 7 7

Al Lary .......................................................................................................................1950 Dennis Homan ...........................................................................................................1967 Al Bell ........................................................................................................................1985 Ray Perkins ...............................................................................................................1966 Wayne Wheeler ..........................................................................................................1972 David Palmer .............................................................................................................1993

Career 18 17 16 15 14

Dennis Homan ......................................................................................................1965-67 DJ Hall 2004-07 Ozzie Newsome.....................................................................................................1974-77 Joey Jones ............................................................................................................1980-83 Al Lary 1948-50

POINTS Game 30 30 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24

Shaun Alexander vs. Brigham Young (5 touchdowns) ....................................Sept. 5, 1998 Santonio Beard vs. Mississippi (5 touchdowns) ..............................................Oct. 12, 2002 Bobby Marlow at Georgia Tech (4 touchdowns) ............................................Nov. 18, 1950 Johnny Musso at Florida (4 touchdowns) ....................................................Sept. 25, 1971 David Casteal at Mississippi State (4 touchdowns) .........................................Oct. 29, 1988 Siran Stacy vs. Memphis State (4 touchdowns) ............................................Sept. 16, 1989 Siran Stacy vs. Tennessee (4 touchdowns) .....................................................Oct. 21, 1989 Dennis Riddle vs. Kentucky (4 touchdowns).....................................................Oct. 5, 1996 Shaun Alexander at LSU (4 touchdowns) ........................................................Nov. 9, 1996 Shaun Alexander at Florida (4 touchdowns) ....................................................Oct. 2, 1999

Season 144 111 108 104 102

Shaun Alexander (24 touchdowns).............................................................................1999 Leigh Tiffin (25 Field Goals, 36 PATs) ........................................................................2007 Siran Stacy (18 touchdowns) ......................................................................................1989 Bobby Humphrey (17 touchdowns, 1 2-point conversion) ...........................................1986 Shaun Alexander (17 touchdowns).............................................................................1998

Career 345 326 312 300 242

Philip Doyle (1 touchdown, 78 Field Goals, 105 PATs)...........................................1987-90 Michael Proctor (65 Field Goals, 131 PATs) ...........................................................1992-95 Van Tiffin (59 Field Goals, 135 PATs) ....................................................................1983-86 Shaun Alexander (50 touchdowns)........................................................................1996-99 Bobby Humphrey (40 touchdowns, 1 2-point conversion) ......................................1985-88

TOUCHDOWNS Game 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4

Shaun Alexander vs. Brigham Young (5 rushing) ..........................................Sept. 5, 1998 Santonio Beard vs. Mississippi (5 rushing) ....................................................Oct. 12, 2002 Bobby Marlow at Georgia Tech (3 rushing, 1 receiving) ...............................Nov. 18, 1950 Johnny Musso at Florida (4 rushing) ...........................................................Sept. 25, 1971 David Casteal at Mississippi State (4 rushing) ...............................................Oct. 29, 1988 Siran Stacy vs. Memphis State (4 rushing) ..................................................Sept. 16, 1989 Siran Stacy vs. Tennessee (3 rushing, 1 receiving).........................................Oct. 21, 1989 Dennis Riddle vs. Kentucky (3 rushing, 1 receiving) ........................................Oct. 5, 1996


Career 52 50 43 42 41

Harry Gilmer (2 PR, 1 KR, 1 IR, 19 rushing, 29 passing) .......................................1944-47 Shaun Alexander (41 rushing, 8 receiving, 1 Kickoff Return) ................................1996-99 John Parker Wilson (37 passing, 6 rushing) ..........................................................2005-07 Walter Lewis (13 rushing, 29 passing) ..................................................................1980-83 Jeff Rutledge (11 rushing, 30 passing) .................................................................1975-78

FIELD GOALS MADE Game 6 4 4 4 4 4 4

Philip Doyle at Southwestern Louisiana ...........................................................Oct. 6, 1990 Peter Kim at Tennessee .................................................................................Oct. 18, 1980 Peter Kim at Kentucky.................................................................................Sept. 19, 1981 Van Tiffin vs. Auburn....................................................................................Nov. 30, 1985 Philip Doyle vs. LSU .......................................................................................Nov. 5, 1988 Michael Proctor vs. Southern Mississippi ........................................................Oct. 30, 1993 Leigh Tiffin at Mississippi State ....................................................................Nov. 10, 2007

Season 25 24 22 22 19 19

Leigh Tiffin (34 attempts) ..........................................................................................2007 Philip Doyle (29 attempts) .........................................................................................1990 Philip Doyle (25 attempts) .........................................................................................1989 Michael Proctor (29 attempts) ....................................................................................1993 Philip Doyle (31 attempts) .........................................................................................1988 Michael Proctor (27 attempts) ....................................................................................1992

Career

Leigh Tiffin was 25 for 34 on field goals in 2007 and a perfect 36 of 36 on extra points. He also led the SEC and tied for third nationally with 1.92 field goals per game. 4 4

Shaun Alexander at LSU (4 touchdowns) ........................................................Nov. 9, 1996 Shaun Alexander at Florida (3 rushing, 1 receiving) .......................................Oct. 2, 1999

Season 24 18 17 17 16 16

Shaun Alexander (19 rushing, 4 receiving, 1 Kickoff Return) .....................................1999 Siran Stacy (17 rushing, 1 receiving) .........................................................................1989 Shaun Alexander (13 rushing, 4 receiving) ................................................................1998 Bobby Humphrey (15 rushing, 2 receiving) ................................................................1986 Johnny Musso (16 rushing)........................................................................................1971 Shaud Williams (14 rushing, 1 receiving, 1 Punt Return) ...........................................2003

Career 50 40 38 30 29

Shaun Alexander (41 rushing, 8 receiving, 1 Kickoff Return) ................................1996-99 Bobby Humphrey (33 rushing, 7 receiving) ...........................................................1985-88 Johnny Musso (34 rushing, 4 receiving) ................................................................1969-71 Bobby Marlow (26 rushing, 4 receiving) ...............................................................1950-52 Tony Nathan (29 rushing).....................................................................................1975-78

TOUCHDOWN RESPONSIBILITY Game 5 5 5

Santonio Beard vs. Mississippi (5 rushing) ....................................................Oct. 12, 2002 Shaun Alexander vs. Brigham Young (5 rushing) ..........................................Sept. 5, 1998 Gary Hollingsworth at Mississippi (5 passing) .................................................Oct. 7, 1989

Season 24 23 22 19 18

Shaun Alexander (19 rushing, 4 receiving 1 Kickoff Return) ......................................1999 John Parker Wilson (18 passing, 5 rushing) ...............................................................2007 Harry Gilmer (9 rushing, 13 passing).........................................................................1945 Walter Lewis (5 rushing, 14 passing) .........................................................................1983 Siran Stacy (17 rushing, 1 receiving) .........................................................................1989

78 65 59 38 37

Philip Doyle (105 attempts) ..................................................................................1987-90 Michael Proctor (91 attempts) ...............................................................................1992-95 Van Tiffin (88 attempts) ........................................................................................1983-86 Brian Bostick (52 attempts)...................................................................................2002-04 Peter Kim (52 attempts) .......................................................................................1980-82

LONGEST FIELD GOALS MADE

57 Van Tiffin vs. Texas A&M .............................................................................Sept. 14, 1985 55* Ryan Pflugner at Arkansas ..........................................................................Sept. 26, 1998 53* Michael Proctor at Mississippi ........................................................................Oct. 23, 1993 53 Van Tiffin vs. Penn State ...............................................................................Oct. 13, 1984 53 Philip Doyle at Temple ................................................................................Sept. 10, 1988 52 Van Tiffin vs. Auburn...................................................................................... Dec. 1, 1984 52 Van Tiffin vs. Auburn....................................................................................Nov. 30, 1985 51 Van Tiffin vs. Memphis State ...........................................................................Oct. 1, 1983 51 Van Tiffin vs. Texas A&M .............................................................................Sept. 14, 1985 51 Van Tiffin vs. Mississippi State ........................................................................Nov. 2, 1985 50 Bucky Berrey at LSU.......................................................................................Nov. 8, 1975 47* Philip Doyle at Tennessee .............................................................................Oct. 20, 1990 47* Philip Doyle at Georgia ...............................................................................Sept. 22, 1990 *without kicking tee

KICKING POINTS Game 19 15 14 14 14 14 14 14 14

Philip Doyle at Southwestern Louisiana ...........................................................Oct. 6, 1990 Michael Proctor vs. Southern Mississippi ...........................................................Oct. 30, 1993 Bill Davis at Vanderbilt................................................................................Sept. 29, 1973 Van Tiffin at Vanderbilt ...............................................................................Sept. 24, 1983 Van Tiffin vs. Memphis State ...........................................................................Oct. 1, 1983 Van Tiffin at Memphis State ..........................................................................Oct. 26, 1985 Philip Doyle vs. Vanderbilt ..........................................................................Sept. 24, 1988 Hamp Greene vs. Tulane ...............................................................................Oct. 12, 1991 Leigh Tiffin vs. Tennessee..............................................................................Oct. 20, 2007

Season 111 100 97 97 94

Leigh Tiffin (25 FGs, 36 PATs) ....................................................................................2007 Philip Doyle (22 FGs, 34 PATs)...................................................................................1989 Philip Doyle (24 FGs, 25 PATs)...................................................................................1990 Michael Proctor (22 FGs, 31 PATs)..............................................................................1993 Michael Proctor (19FGs, 37 PATs)...............................................................................1992

199


RECORDS Career 339 326 312 211

Philip Doyle (78 FGs, 105 PATs)............................................................................1987-90 Michael Proctor (65 FGs, 131 PATs).......................................................................1992-95 Van Tiffin (59 FGs, 135 PATs) ...............................................................................1983-86 Bill Davis (26 FGs, 133 PATs) ................................................................................1971-73

POINT-AFTER TOUCHDOWNS Game 11 11 9 9

Harold “Red” Lutz vs. Delta State (13 attempts) ..........................................Sept. 21, 1951 Bill Davis vs. Virginia Tech (11 attempts) ......................................................Oct. 27, 1973 Bill Davis vs. California (9 attempts) ...........................................................Sept. 15, 1973 Harry Gilmer vs. Howard (9 attempts).............................................................Oct. 7, 1944

Season

51 Bill Davis (53 attempts) .............................................................................................1973 46 Bill Davis (50 attempts) .............................................................................................1972 46 Hugh Morrow (58 attempts).......................................................................................1945

Career 135 133 131 120 105

Van Tiffin (135 attempts) ......................................................................................1983-86 Bill Davis (143 attempts) ......................................................................................1971-73 Michael Proctor (132 attempts) .............................................................................1992-95 Hugh Morrow (148 attempts)................................................................................1944-47 Philip Doyle (108 attempts) ................................................................................. 1987-90

PUNTING

(Minimum 5)

52.8 Greg Gantt at Mississippi State (5 for 264 yards) ........................................Oct. 30, 1971 52.8 Chris Mohr vs. Auburn (5 for 264 yards)....................................................Nov. 30, 1985 52.4 Bo Freelend at Mississippi (5 for 262 yards) ...............................................Oct. 18, 2003 (Minimum 10)

48.1 Johnny Cain vs. Tennessee (19 for 914 yards) ............................................Oct. 15, 1932

Season (Minimum 25)

48.7 Greg Gantt (25 for 1,217 yards) ..............................................................................1973 45.1 Chris Mohr (44 for 1,986 yards) ..............................................................................1985 (Minimum 50)

44.0 43.9 43.6 43.1 42.3

Daniel Pope (66 for 2,901 yards) ............................................................................1998 Malcolm Simmons (60 for 2,637 yards) .........................................................................1981 Bryne Diehl (56 for 2,441 yards).............................................................................1993 Daniel Pope (57 for 2,457 yards) ............................................................................1997 Hayden Stockton (73 for 3,087 yards) .....................................................................1996

Career (Minimum 100)

43.6 43.5 42.8 42.5

Greg Gantt (116 for 5,059 yards) .......................................................................1971-73 Daniel Pope (124 for 5,391 yards) .....................................................................1995-98 Malcolm Simmons (154 for 6,596 yards)............................................................1981-83 Chris Mohr (203 for 8,636 yards) .......................................................................1985-88

PUNTS Game

PUNT RETURNS Game

Season

Season

19 Johnny Cain vs. Tennessee (914 yards, 48.1 avg.) ........................................Oct. 15, 1932 81 75 73 73 71

Dixie Howell (3,216 yards, 39.7 avg.) .......................................................................1933 Frank Mann (2,858 yards, 38.1 avg.) ........................................................................1968 Bo Freelend (2,976 yards, 40.8 avg.) ........................................................................2003 Hayden Stockton (3,087 yards, 42.3 avg.) .................................................................1996 Bryne Diehl (2,918 yards, 41.1 avg.) ...........................................................................199

Career 203 191 168 160 154

Chris Mohr (8,636 yards, 42.5 avg.) .....................................................................1985-88 Bryne Diehl (7,803 yards, 40.9 avg.) ....................................................................1992-94 Frank Mann (6,619 yards, 39.4 avg.) ...................................................................1968-70 Lane Bearden (6,497 yards, 40.6 avg.).............................................................1999-2002 Malcolm Simmons (6,596 yards, 42.8 avg.) ..........................................................1981-83

LONGEST PUNTS 89 85 83 82 81

Dixie Howell at Tennessee .............................................................................Oct. 21, 1933 Greg Gantt at Mississippi State ......................................................................Oct. 30, 1971 Dixie Howell vs. Kentucky ..............................................................................Nov. 4, 1933 Buddy Holt at Vanderbilt .............................................................................Sept. 24, 1977 Tommy White vs. Memphis State ..................................................................Nov. 21, 1959

PUNTING YARDS Game

914 Johnny Cain vs. Tennessee (19 punts, 48.1 avg.) ..........................................Oct. 15, 1932

Season 3,216 3,087 2,976 2,918 2,901

Career 8,636 7,803 6,619 6,596

200

PUNTING AVERAGE Game

Dixie Howell (81 punts, 39.7 avg.) .......................................................................1933 Hayden Stockton (73 punts, 42.3 avg.).................................................................1996 Bo Freelend (73 punts, 40.8 avg.) ........................................................................2003 Bryne Diehl (71 punts, 41.1 avg.) ........................................................................1994 Daniel Pope (66 punts, 44.0 avg.) ........................................................................1998 Chris Mohr (203 punts, 42.5 avg.) ...................................................................1985-88 Bryne Diehl (191 punts, 40.9 avg.) .................................................................1992-94 Frank Mann (166 punts, 39.9 avg.) .................................................................1968-70 Malcolm Simmons (154 punts, 42.8 avg.) .......................................................1981-83

8

45 42 40 37

Harry Gilmer at Tennessee ............................................................................Oct. 19, 1946

Willie Shelby (396 yards) ..........................................................................................1975 Greg Richardson (329 yards) .....................................................................................1986 Shaud Williams (346 yards).......................................................................................2002 Harry Gilmer (436 yards) ..........................................................................................1946

Career 125 89 83 83

Greg Richardson (1,011 yards) .............................................................................1983-86 Willie Shelby (861 yards) .....................................................................................1973-75 Harry Gilmer (1,119 yards) ..................................................................................1944-47 David Palmer (889 yards).....................................................................................1991-93

PUNT RETURN YARDS Game 122 103 95 95

Harry Gilmer at Georgia................................................................................Oct. 25, 1947 Gordon Pettus vs. Duquesne ............................................................................Oct. 8, 1948 David Palmer at Vanderbilt .........................................................................Sept. 28, 1991 David Palmer at LSU ......................................................................................Nov. 9, 1991

Season 436 396 393 386 381

Harry Gilmer (37 returns) ..........................................................................................1946 Willie Shelby (45 returns) ..........................................................................................1975 Greg Richardson (42 returns) .....................................................................................1986 David Palmer (24 returns) .........................................................................................1991 Harry Gilmer (21 returns) ..........................................................................................1947

Career 1,119 997 866 861

Harry Gilmer (83 returns) ..................................................................................1944-47 Greg Richardson (125 returns) ...........................................................................1983-86 David Palmer (102 returns) ...............................................................................1991-93 Willie Shelby (89 returns) ..................................................................................1973-75


YARDS PER PUNT RETURN Game

(Minimum 2) 51.5 Gordon Pettus vs. Duquesne (2 for 103) ...........................................................Oct. 8, 1948 47.5 David Palmer at LSU (2 for 95)......................................................................Nov. 9, 1991 40.6 Harry Gilmer at Georgia (3 for 122) .............................................................Oct. 25, 1947

Season

(Minimum 10) 20.0 Gordon Pettus (10 for 200)........................................................................................1948 (Minimum 20) 18.1 Harry Gilmer (21 for 381) .........................................................................................1947 16.1 David Palmer (24 for 386) ........................................................................................1991 15.4 Javier Arenas (21 for 323).........................................................................................2007 11.8 Harry Gilmer (37 for 436) .........................................................................................1946 11.0 Hootie Ingram (30 for 329) .......................................................................................1952

Career

13.5 Harry Gilmer (83 for 1,119) .................................................................................1944-47 11.7 Javier Arenas (52 for 609)....................................................................................2006-07 10.6 Tony Nathan (46 for 489) .....................................................................................1975-78 10.4 David Palmer (83 for 866) ...................................................................................1991-93

LONGEST PUNT RETURNS 92 92 91 90 86 86

Herschel Mosley vs. Howard ........................................................................Sept. 25, 1937 Harry Gilmer at LSU .....................................................................................Nov. 22, 1947 Cotton Clark vs. Tulsa ....................................................................................Oct. 27, 1962 David Palmer at LSU ......................................................................................Nov. 9, 1991 Javier Arenas vs. Oklahoma State ................................................................ Dec. 28, 2006 Corky Tharp at Georgia .................................................................................Oct. 31, 1953

KICKOFF RETURNS Game 8 5 5 5 5 5

Javier Arenas vs. LSU (168 yards) ..................................................................Nov. 3, 2007 George Ranager vs. Auburn (196 yards) ......................................................Nov. 29, 1969 Buddy Seay at Mississippi (84 yards) ..............................................................Oct. 3, 1970 Buddy Seay at Tennessee (70 yards).............................................................Oct. 17, 1970 Marcell West at Vanderbilt (96 yards) ...........................................................Sept. 2, 1995 Arvin Richard at Tennessee (118 yards) ........................................................Oct. 24, 1998

Season 25 24 22 20 18

Arvin Richard (595 yards) ..........................................................................................1998 Javier Arenas (581 yards) ..........................................................................................2007 Buddy Seay (471 yards) ............................................................................................1970 David Palmer (439 yards)..........................................................................................1993 Javier Arenas (344 yards) ..........................................................................................2006

Career 59 42 42 40 36

Arvin Richard (1,261 yards) ..............................................................................1997-2000 Bobby Humphrey (1,015 yards) ............................................................................1985-88 Javier ARENAS (925 yards) ...................................................................................2006-07 Freddie Milons (917 yards) ...............................................................................1998-2001 David Palmer (818 yards).....................................................................................1991-93

KICKOFF RETURN YARDS Game

197 Kerry Goode vs. Boston College (4 returns) ...................................................Sept. 8, 1984 196 George Ranager vs. Auburn (5 returns)........................................................Nov. 29, 1969

Season 595 581 471 452 416

Arvin Richard (25 returns) .........................................................................................1998 Javier Arenas (24 returns) .........................................................................................2007 Buddy Seay (22 returns) ............................................................................................1970 Tyrone Prothro (17 returns) .......................................................................................2004 Fernando Bryant (15 returns) ....................................................................................1997

Javier Arenas has 925 career kickoff return yards and ranks third in Alabama history behind Arvin Richard and Bobby Humphrey. Career

1,261 Arvin Richard (59 returns) ..............................................................................1997-2000 1,015 Bobby Humphrey (42 returns) ............................................................................1985-88 925 Javier Arenas (42 returns) ....................................................................................2006-07 917 Freddie Milons (40 returns) ..................................................................................1998-91 818 David Palmer (36 returns) ....................................................................................1991-93

KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE Game

(Minimum 3) 49.3 Kerry Goode vs. Boston College (4 for 197 yards) .......................................Sept. 8, 1984 39.2 George Ranager vs. Auburn (5 for 196 yards)..............................................Nov. 29, 1969

Season

(Minimum 10) 33.4 Ray Ogden (10 for 334 yards) ...................................................................................1964 27.7 Fernando Bryant (15 for 416 yards) ..........................................................................1997 27.4 George Ranager (11 for 301 yards) ...........................................................................1969 26.6 Tyrone Prothro (17 for 452 yards) .............................................................................2004 26.3 Bobby Humphrey (12 for 315 yards) .........................................................................1985

Career

(Minimum 15) 28.7 Harry Gilmer (20 for 574 yards) ...........................................................................1944-47 26.6 Tyrone Prothro (22 for 581 yards) ........................................................................2003-06 24.8 George Ranager (16 for 398 yards) ......................................................................1968-70 24.4 Willie Shelby (27 for 658 yards) ...........................................................................1973-75 24.2 Gene Jelks (18 for 435 yards) ..............................................................................1985-89

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RECORDS LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Jim Burkett vs. Duquesne ................................................................................Oct. 7, 1949 Gary Martin at Miami..................................................................................... Dec. 7, 1963 Ray Ogden vs. Auburn..................................................................................Nov. 26, 1964 George Ranager vs. Auburn .........................................................................Nov. 29, 1969 Willie Shelby at Kentucky ............................................................................Sept. 22, 1973 Pierre Goode vs. Mississippi ............................................................................Oct. 8, 1988 Tyrone Prothro at Kentucky ............................................................................Oct. 9, 2004

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS Game

317 300 297 291 288

Siran Stacy vs. Tennessee (125 rushing, 158 receiving, 34 KOR) .................Oct. 21, 1989 Bobby Humphrey at Mississippi State (284 rushing, 16 receiving)...........................Nov. 1, 1986 Kerry Goode vs. Boston College (68 rush, 32 receiving, 197 KOR) .......................... Sept. 8, 1984 Shaun Alexander at LSU (291 rushing) ....................................................Nov. 9, 1996 Gene Jelks vs. Mississippi State (168 rushing, 120 receiving) ...................Nov. 2, 1985

Season 2,016 1,961 1,796 1,781 1,724

Bobby Humphrey (1,471 rushing, 201 receiving, 344 KOR) .................................1986 David Palmer (278 rush, 1,000 receiving, 439 KOR, 244 PR)...............................1993 Shaun Alexander (1,383 rushing, 323 receiving, 90 KOR)....................................1999 Bobby Humphrey (1,255 rushing, 170 receiving, 356 KOR) .................................1987 Shaud Williams (1,367 rushing, 161 receiving, 133 PR, 63 KOR) ..............................2003

Career

4,958 Bobby Humphrey (3,420 rushing, 523 receiving, 1,015 KOR) .........................1985-88 4,433 Shaun Alexander (3,565 rushing, 778 receiving, 90 KOR)...............................1996-99

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS PER GAME Season 168.0 163.4 163.3 161.9 142.1

Bobby Humphrey (2,016 yards in 12 games).......................................................1986 David Palmer (1,961 yards in 12 games) ............................................................1993 Shaun Alexander (1,796 yards in 12 games) .......................................................1999 Bobby Humphrey (1,781 yards in 11 games).......................................................1987 Shaun Alexander (1,563 yards in 11 games) .......................................................1998

Career 141.7 127.3 122.4 120.9 107.8

Bobby Humphrey (4,958 in 35 games) ...........................................................1985-88 Shaud Williams (3,310 yards in 26 games) ....................................................2002-03 David Palmer (3,916 in 32 games) .................................................................1991-93 Siran Stacy (2,780 in 23 games) ....................................................................1989-91 Johnny Musso (3,236 in 30 games) ................................................................1969-71

PASSES BROKEN UP Game 6 6 5 4

John Mangum at Vanderbilt ........................................................................Sept. 30, 1989 John Mangum vs. Southwestern Louisiana.....................................................Oct. 14, 1989 Mark McMillian vs. Vanderbilt .....................................................................Sept. 29, 1990 Efrum Thomas at Vanderbilt ........................................................................Sept. 30, 1989

Season 24 19 16 14 14

John Mangum ............................................................................................................1989 Efrum Thomas............................................................................................................1989 Milo Lewis..................................................................................................................1999 Fernando Bryant ........................................................................................................1996 Charlie Peprah ...........................................................................................................2003

Career 47 31 30 27 27

John Mangum .......................................................................................................1985-88 Fernando Bryant ...................................................................................................1995-98 Jeremiah Castille ..................................................................................................1979-82 Ricky Tucker .........................................................................................................1977-80 Simeon Castille .....................................................................................................2004-07

MOST INTERCEPTIONS Game 3 3 3 3

Bobby Wilson at Georgia ...............................................................................Sept. 3, 1951 Dicky Thompson at Mississippi (52 yards) .......................................................Oct. 1, 1966 Jeremiah Castille at Tennessee (44 yards).....................................................Oct. 16, 1982 Kevin Jackson at Georgia (34 yards) ...........................................................Sept. 30, 1995

Season 10 8 7 7 7 7

Hootie Ingram (20) had 163 interception return yards in 1952. Ingram recorded 10 interceptions that season. 3,916 David Palmer (598 rushing, 1,611 receiving, 866 KOR, 841 PR) ............................1991-93 3,880 Freddie Milons (242 rush, 1,859 receiving, 431 PR, 917 KOR) ................................1998-2001 3,669 Kenneth Darby (3,329 rush, 340 receiving) ....................................................2003-06

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Hootie Ingram (163 yards) ........................................................................................1952 Harry Gilmer (79 yards) ............................................................................................1946 Steve Higginbotham (108 yards) ...............................................................................1971 Jeremiah Castille (60 yards) ......................................................................................1982 Antonio Langham (67 yards) .....................................................................................1993 Kevin Jackson (44 yards) ...........................................................................................1996

Career 19 16 16 16 14 14 14

Antonio Langham (229 yards) ..............................................................................1990-93 Harry Gilmer (234 yards) .....................................................................................1944-47 Jeremiah Castille (186 yards) ...............................................................................1979-82 John Mangum (95 yards) .....................................................................................1986-89 Steve Higginbotham (227 yards) ..........................................................................1969-71 Kermit Kendrick (114 yards) .................................................................................1985-88 George Teague (115 yards) ..................................................................................1989-92


INTERCEPTION RETURN YARDS Game 98 96 92 91 88

Mark McMillian vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga (1 interception) ............................Oct. 5, 1991 Corky Tharp at Tennessee (1 interception) ....................................................Oct. 16, 1954 Tommy Johnson vs. Tulane (1 interception) ..................................................Oct. 12, 1991 Reggie Myles at UCLA (1 interception)...........................................................Sept. 2, 2000 Jimmy Nelson vs. Howard (1 interception) ....................................................Oct. 12, 1940

Season 163 158 131 127 114

Hootie Ingram (10 interceptions) ...............................................................................1952 Bobby Luna (6 interceptions) .....................................................................................1953 Lionel Mitchell (4 interceptions) .................................................................................2006 Reggie Myles (2 interceptions) ...................................................................................2000 Antonio Langham (6 interceptions) ............................................................................1992

Career 255 234 229 227 214

Bobby Luna (11 interceptions) ..............................................................................1951-54 Harry Gilmer (16 interceptions) ............................................................................1944-47 Antonio Langham (19 interceptions) .....................................................................1990-93 Steve Higginbotham (14 interceptions) .................................................................1969-71 Charlie Peprah (9 interceptions)............................................................................2002-05

LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURNS 98 96 92 91 88

Mark McMillian vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga .....................................................Oct. 5, 1991 Corky Tharp at Tennessee .............................................................................Oct. 16, 1954 Tommy Johnson vs. Tulane ...........................................................................Oct. 12, 1991 Reggie Myles at UCLA....................................................................................Sept. 2, 2000 Jimmy Nelson vs. Howard .............................................................................Oct. 12, 1940

DeMeco Ryans broke the record for tackles in a game when he recorded 25 against Arkansas on Sept. 27, 2003.

INTERCEPTION RETURNS FOR TOUCHDOWNS Game 1

By many. Most Recent: Ramzee Robinson vs. Florida Int始l. ............................Oct. 28, 2006

Season 2 2 2 2 1

Cedric Samuel ............................................................................................................1995 Antonio Langham.......................................................................................................1992 Bobby Johns ..............................................................................................................1966 Hootie Ingram............................................................................................................1952 By many, last by Ramzee Robinson............................................................................2006

Career 3 2 2 2 2 2

Antonio Langham..................................................................................................1990-93 Hootie Ingram.......................................................................................................1952-54 Bobby Johns .........................................................................................................1965-67 Steve Higginbotham ..............................................................................................1969-71 Reggie Myles ....................................................................................................1998-2001 Charlie Peprah ......................................................................................................2002-05

BLOCKED KICKS Game 2 2 2

Derrick Thomas at Kentucky (1 Field Goal & 1 Punt) .......................................Oct. 1, 1988 Mike Washington at Mississippi State (2 Field Goals) .....................................Nov. 3, 1973 Freddie Pickhard vs. LSU (2 Punts)................................................................Oct. 30, 1926

Season 4 3 3 3 3 3

Chris James (4 Punts) ................................................................................................2003 Mike Washington (3 Field Goals) ...............................................................................1973 Leroy Cook (3 Field Goals) .........................................................................................1974 Mike Kramer (2 Field Goals, 1 Punt) ..........................................................................1976 Antonio London (3 Field Goals) ..................................................................................1991 Tommy Johnson (1 PAT, 2 Punts) ...............................................................................1994

Career 5 4 4 4

Derrick Thomas (1 FG, 4 Punts) ............................................................................1985-88 Leroy Cook (4 Field Goals) ....................................................................................1972-75 Tommy Johnson (3 Punts, 1 Field Goal) ................................................................1991-94 Chris James (4 Punts) ...........................................................................................2001-04

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BLOCKED KICKS RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWNS 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Wu Winslett vs. LSU (26 yards) .....................................................................Oct. 30, 1926 Ben Enis vs. LSU (16 yards) ..........................................................................Oct. 30, 1926 Antonio Langham vs. Vanderbilt (30 yards) ................................................Sept. 29, 1990 Lemanski Hall at Mississippi State (60 yards)...............................................Nov. 14, 1992 Roman Colburn at LSU (33 yards) ..................................................................Nov. 5, 1994 DeShea Townsend at Georgia (90 yards).....................................................Sept. 30, 1995 Kecalf Bailey vs. Mississippi (63 yards) .........................................................Oct. 14, 2000 Lance Taylor at Oklahoma (8 yards) .............................................................Sept. 7, 2002 Chris James at Mississippi (44 yards) ............................................................Oct. 18, 2003

DEFENSIVE EXTRA POINTS 1 1

Kenny Smith & Kecalf Bailey vs. East Carolina...............................................Oct. 17, 1998 (Blocked PAT by Smith and return by Bailey) Lee Ozmint at LSU........................................................................................Nov. 11, 1989 (interception return on two-point conversion)

TACKLES Game 25 24 24 19 19

DeMeco Ryans (LB) vs. Arkansas .................................................................Sept. 27, 2003 Wayne Davis (LB) vs. Texas A&M ................................................................Sept. 14, 1985 Mike Hall (LB) vs. Clemson ...........................................................................Oct. 26, 1968 Thomas Boyd (LB) vs. Notre Dame ...............................................................Nov. 15, 1980 Marcus Spencer (FS) at Mississippi State ......................................................Nov. 11, 2000

Season 134 126 125 120 120

Woodrow Lowe (LB) ...................................................................................................1973 DeMeco Ryans (LB) ....................................................................................................2003 Wayne Davis (LB) ......................................................................................................1985 Thomas Boyd (LB)......................................................................................................1980 Mike Hall (LB) ...........................................................................................................1968

Jarret Johnson (96) and Wallace Gilberry are tied for tackles for a loss in a game. Johnson recorded five against Southern Mississippi in 2000. Gilberry recorded five against Colorado in 2007. Career 327 324 315 309 307

Wayne Davis (LB) .................................................................................................1983-86 Thomas Boyd (LB).................................................................................................1979-82 Woodrow Lowe (LB) ..............................................................................................1972-75 DeMeco Ryans (LB) ...............................................................................................2002-05 Roman Harper (S).................................................................................................2002-05

TACKLES FOR LOSS Game 5 5 4 4 4

Jarret Johnson vs. Southern Mississippi .......................................................Sept. 16, 2000 Wallace Gilberry vs. Colorado....................................................................... Dec. 30, 2007 Leroy Cook vs. LSU .........................................................................................Nov. 9, 1974 Mike Pitts at Vanderbilt ...............................................................................Sept. 26, 1981 Kenny Smith at Tennessee.............................................................................Oct. 21, 2000

Season 16 16 14 14 14 14 14

Linebacker Woodrow Lowe holds the record for tackles in a season with 134 in 1973.

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Travis Carroll (45 yards) ............................................................................................1998 Trevis Smith (55 yards)..............................................................................................1998 Leroy Cook (87 yards) ...............................................................................................1975 Paul Harris (94 yards) ...............................................................................................1976 Mike Pitts (77 yards) .................................................................................................1981 Kenny King (39 yards) ...............................................................................................1999 Jarret Johnson (20 yards) ..........................................................................................2000


Career

38.5 Wallace Gilberry (124 yards) ...............................................................................2004-07 34 Kindal Moorehead (156 yards) .........................................................................1998-2002 33 DeMeco Ryans (97 yards) .....................................................................................2002-05 26 Kenny King (85 yards) ......................................................................................1999-2002 25 Leroy Cook (148 yards) ........................................................................................1972-75 25 Cornelius Bennett (78 yards) ................................................................................1983-86 25 Jarret Johnson (122 yards) ...............................................................................1999-2002

QUARTERBACK SACKS Game 5 4 4

Derrick Thomas at Texas A&M (38 yards)....................................................... Dec. 1, 1988 Derrick Thomas at Kentucky (14 yards)...........................................................Oct. 1, 1988 Leroy Cook vs. Tennessee (36 yards).............................................................Oct. 18, 1975

Season 27 18 11 10.5 10.5

Derrick Thomas (204 yards) ....................................................................................1988 Derrick Thomas (142 yards) ....................................................................................1987 Emanuel King (76 yards) .........................................................................................1983 Eric Curry (59 yards) ...............................................................................................1992 John Copeland (45 yards)........................................................................................1992

Career 52 25 23 22.5 21.5

Derrick Thomas (408 yards) ...............................................................................1985-88 Kindal Moorehead (227 yards) .......................................................................1998-2002 Jarret Johnson (194 yards).............................................................................1999-2002 Eric Curry (161 yards) ........................................................................................1990-92 Wallace Gilberry (135 yards) ..............................................................................2004-07

COMBINED SACKS & TACKLES FOR LOSSES Game 7 6 6

Derrick Thomas at Texas A&M (5 sacks & 2 TFLs) ........................................... Dec. 1, 1988 Derrick Thomas at Kentucky (4 sacks & 2 TFLs) ...............................................Oct. 1, 1988 Wallace Gilberry vs. Colorado (5 TFLs & 1 sack) ........................................... Dec. 30, 2007

Season 39 21.5 21 19.5 19 19

Derrick Thomas (27 sacks & 12 TFLs) ......................................................................1988 John Copeland (10.5 sacks & 11 TFLs) .....................................................................1992 Jarret Johnson (7 sacks & 14 TFL) ...........................................................................2000 Kenny King (5.5 sacks, 14 TFLs) ..............................................................................1999 Cornelius Bennett (18 sacks & 1 TFL) .......................................................................1986 Derrick Thomas (18 sacks & 1 TFL) ..........................................................................1987

Career 74 59 48 40 39

Derrick Thomas (524 yards)..................................................................................1985-88 Kindal Moorehead (383 yards) .........................................................................1998-2002 Jarret Johnson (316 yards) ...............................................................................1999-2002 Cornelius Bennett (202 yards) ..............................................................................1983-86 E.J. Junior (218 yards) ........................................................................................1977-80

QUARTERBACK HURRIES Game 9 6

Derrick Thomas vs. Penn State ......................................................................Oct. 22, 1988 Derrick Thomas at Kentucky ............................................................................Oct. 1, 1988

Season 44 33 27 25 24 24 24

Derrick Thomas ..........................................................................................................1988 Kenny King ................................................................................................................1999 Chris Hood .................................................................................................................1996 Ralph Staten ..............................................................................................................1996 Michael Myers............................................................................................................1996 Kindal Moorehead......................................................................................................1999 Antwan Odom ............................................................................................................2003

Career

77 Kenny King .................................................................................................................1999-2002 66 Kindal Moorehead ......................................................................................................1998-2002 63 Jarret Johnson ............................................................................................................1999-2002 51 Eric Curry .......................................................................................................................1990-92 49 Chris Hood ......................................................................................................................1995-97 44 Derrick Thomas..................................................................................................................1988* 44 Nautyn McKay-Loescher ..................................................................................................2001-03 *First year quarterback hurries were recorded

FUMBLES FORCED Season 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Derrick Thomas ..........................................................................................................1987 Robin Parkhouse ........................................................................................................1971 Jeff Beard ..................................................................................................................1971 John Mitchell .............................................................................................................1971 Mike DuBose ..............................................................................................................1972 Leroy Cook.................................................................................................................1975 Paul Harris.................................................................................................................1976 E.J. Junior ..................................................................................................................1978 Marty Lyons ...............................................................................................................1978 E.J. Junior ..................................................................................................................1979 Antonio London..........................................................................................................1992 Dwayne Rudd ............................................................................................................1995 Kelvin Sigler ..............................................................................................................1998

Derrick Thomas was known for pressuring quarterbacks throughout his career at Alabama. He ranks first among all players for sacks in a game (5), sacks in a season (27) and in career sacks (52).

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RECORDS

Mark Anderson is one of 12 Alabama players to have played in 50 or more games during their career at the Capstone.

Tarrant Lynch holds the record for career games played with 52 from 1990-94. Career

10 E.J. Junior .............................................................................................................1977-80 10 Derrick Thomas .....................................................................................................1985-88 8 Mike DuBose .........................................................................................................1972-74

FUMBLE RECOVERIES Season 5 5 4 4 4 4

Dicky Thompson.........................................................................................................1967 Colenzo Hubbard .......................................................................................................1975 Murray Legg ..............................................................................................................1978 Russ Wood .................................................................................................................1982 Steve Webb ................................................................................................................1990 Chris Hood .................................................................................................................1996

Career 9 6 6

Colenzo Hubbard ..................................................................................................1973-76 Mike DuBose .........................................................................................................1972-74 Murray Legg .........................................................................................................1976-78

MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS Games Won By Senior Class

45 1994 senior class (1991-94) ....................................................................................45-5-1

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CAREER GAMES PLAYED 52 51 51 51 51 50 50 50 50 50 50 50

Tarrant Lynch ........................................................................................................1990-94 Matt Hammond .....................................................................................................1990-93 Lemanski Hall .......................................................................................................1990-93 Matt Caddell .........................................................................................................2004-07 Wallace Gilberry ...................................................................................................2004-07 Anthony Bryant .....................................................................................................2001-04 Evan Mathis ..........................................................................................................2001-04 Mark Anderson .....................................................................................................2002-05 Anthony Madison ..................................................................................................2002-05 Freddie Roach .......................................................................................................2002-05 DeMeco Ryans.......................................................................................................2002-05 Ramzee Robinson .................................................................................................2003-06

CONSECUTIVE CAREER STARTS

51 Matt Hammond .....................................................................................................1990-93 48 Ozzie Newsome.....................................................................................................1974-77


CRIMSON TIDE SPORTS MARKETING

When Nick Saban’s Crimson Tide rolls, Bama fans will hear all the action on the Crimson Tide Sports Network (CTSN). More than 50 radio stations in Alabama and around the south will broadcast Alabama football games in 2008. CTSN is a joint venture of Learfield Communications and International Sports Properties. For the 20th football season, the voice of the Tide will be Eli Gold. A nationally known sportscaster, Eli is also the host of “NASCAR Live”, a weekly, nationally syndicated radio call-in show. He has also done play-by-play for NFL, Arena Football League and NHL games on radio and television. Barry Krauss, an all-American linebacker for the Crimson Tide, will head to the sidelines in his second year on the network. Krauss, who led Bama to the national championship in 1978, was a first round draft choice of the Baltimore Colts in 1979, playing in the league until 1991. Tom Roberts will celebrate his 30th season on the network this fall. He hosts the CTSN pre-game show and the game broadcast from the press box.

Chris Stewart and Tyler Watts start and end the game-day broadcast on radio and handle the network’s tape delay telecasts and live pay-per-view telecasts. Stewart is in his seventh season on the network, where he is also the voice of men’s basketball and baseball. Watts, who starred at quarterback for Bama from 1999 to 2001, begins his second full season on the network. The CTSN broadcast is produced by Tom Stipe, in his 26th season with the network. Stipe also serves as president of the Southeastern Conference Broadcasters Association. Butch Owens stands behind Gold every week as the spotter for his 20th year on the Bama crew. Brian Roberts begins his 11th year as the statistician for the broadcast. Jim Carabin oversees the Bama broadcasts in his role as general manager of Crimson Tide Sports Marketing. And the network’s elder statesman, Bert Bank, is in his seventh decade with the network. Bank, the producer emeritus, formed the radio network more than 50 years ago.

“THE NICK SABAN SHOW” and “HEY, COACH” Bama fans again will have an opportunity to talk with Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban each Thursday night on his weekly radio show. Tom Roberts hosts the 60 minute coaches’ call-in show following “Hey, Coach” each Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. The first broadcast is set for August 14. Fans can join the program by calling toll-free 877-202-BAMA.

CRIMSON TIDE TODAY Crimson Tide fans keep up with all of Bama’s players and coaches each weekday on “Crimson Tide Today”, a daily update on all University of Alabama athletic teams, with Tom Roberts.

THE NICK SABAN TV SHOW The Crimson Tide’s head coach will guide Bama fans through the football season on his weekly television show, which is broadcast on stations in Alabama and the southeast. Jim Dunaway of Birmingham’s CBS 42 will host the 30 minute TV show which features highlights, interviews and features with Bama players. Check local listings for the time and station in your area.

CRIMSON TIDE THIS WEEK From the start of fall practice through the end of the spring sports season, Bama fans keep up with all sports on “Crimson Tide This Week”, a fast-paced 30-minute weekly TV show, hosted by Chris Stewart. Check local listings for the time and station in your area.

CRIMSON TIDE SPORTS MARKETING STAFF

Jim Carabin General Manager

Chris Bean Account Representative

Tom Brooks Account Representative

Jay McPhillips Account Representative

Kate Mastin Marketing Coordinator

Tom Roberts Director of Broadcasting

Steve Sikes Account Representative

CTSN RADIO AFFILIATES Alexander City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WBNM-AM 1050 Anniston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WHMA-FM 95.5 Apalachicola, Fla.. . . . . . . . . . . . . WFCT-FM 105.5 Arab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAFN-FM 92.7 Auburn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WMXA-FM 96.7 Birmingham. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WZRR-FM 99.5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WSPZ-AM 690 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAPI-AM 1070 Brewton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WKNU-FM 106.3 Butler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WPRN-FM 107.7 Clanton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WKLF-AM 980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WHPH-FM 97.7 Columbus, Ga. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WEAM-AM 1580 Corinth, Miss.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WADI-FM 95.3 Cullman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WFMH-AM 1340 Decatur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WWTM-AM 1400 Dothan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAGF-AM 1320 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAGF-FM 101.3 Eufaula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WRVX-FM 97.9 Fayette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WLDX-AM 990 Florence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WYTK-FM 93.9 Gadsden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WAAX-AM 570 Georgiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WFXX-FM 107.7 Haleyville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WJBB-AM 1230 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WJBB-FM 92.7 Huntsville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WUMP-AM 730 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WVNN-AM 770 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WVNN-FM 92.5 Jackson, Ala. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WRJX-AM 1230 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WBMH-FM 106.1 Jackson, Miss. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WJFN-AM 970 Jacksonville, Fla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . WIOJ-AM 1010 Jasper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WJLX-AM 1240 Linden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WINL-FM 98.5 Mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WZEW-FM 92.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WNSP-FM 105.5 Monroeville . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WMFC-AM 1360 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WMFC-FM 99.3 Montgomery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WXFX-FM 95.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WMSP-AM 740 Oneonta. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCRL-AM 1570 Opp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WAMI-FM 102.3 Panama City, Fla. . . . . . . . . . . . . .WBPC-FM 95.1 Pell City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WFHK-AM 1430 Pensacola, Fla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WTKE-FM 98.1 Russellville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WGOL-AM 920 Scottsboro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WKEA-FM 98.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WWIC-AM 1050 Selma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WHBB-AM 1490 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WDXX-FM 100.1 Spartanburg, S.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . WASC-AM 1530 Sylacauga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WFEB-AM 1340 Tallassee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WACQ-AM 1130 Tuscaloosa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .WFFN-FM 95.3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WTSK-AM 790 West Point, Ga. . . . . . . . . . . . . . WCJM-FM 100.9 Winfield. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WKXM-AM 1300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . WKXM-FM 97.7

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