1994 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

The 1994 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama for the 1994–95 college football season, competing in the Western Division in the Southeastern Conference. Gene Stallings led the Crimson Tide to a perfect 11–0 regular season, only to see the Crimson Tide lose to the Florida Gators by one point in the SEC Championship Game. Highlights include a win over then unbeaten Auburn, and a dramatic victory over Georgia which is rebroadcast occasionally as part of the ESPN "Classic" series. Alabama beat Ohio State in the 1995 Florida Citrus Bowl to finish their 1994 season with a 12–1 record.

1994 Alabama Crimson Tide football
SEC Western Division champion
Citrus Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 5
1994 record12–1 (8–0 SEC)
Head coachGene Stallings (5th season)
Offensive coordinatorHomer Smith
Defensive coordinatorBill Oliver
Captains
  • Jay Barker
  • Tarrant Lynch
  • Tommy Johnson
  • Sam Shade
Home stadiumBryant–Denny Stadium
(Capacity: 70,123)
Legion Field
(Capacity: 83,091)
1994 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Eastern Division
No. 7 Florida x$ 7 1 0  10 2 1
No. 22 Tennessee 5 3 0  8 4 0
South Carolina 4 4 0  7 5 0
Georgia 3 4 1  6 4 1
Vanderbilt 2 6 0  5 6 0
Kentucky 0 8 0  1 10 0
Western Division
No. 5 Alabama x 8 0 0  12 1 0
No. 9 Auburn 6 1 1  9 1 1
No. 24 Mississippi State 5 3 0  8 4 0
LSU 3 5 0  4 7 0
Arkansas 2 6 0  4 7 0
Ole Miss 2 6 0  4 7 0
Championship: Florida 24, Alabama 23
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The team played their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 34:00 p.m.Tennessee–Chattanooga*No. 11PPVW 42–1382,109
September 1011:30 a.m.VanderbiltNo. 11JPSW 17–770,123
September 172:30 p.m.at ArkansasNo. 12
ABCW 13–652,089
September 242:30 p.m.Tulane*No. 11
PPVW 20–1081,421
October 16:30 p.m.GeorgiaNo. 11ESPNW 29–2870,123
October 82:30 p.m.Southern Miss*No. 11PPVW 14–670,123
October 155:30 p.m.at TennesseeNo. 10ESPNW 17–1396,856
October 222:30 p.m.Ole MissNo. 8ABCW 21–1070,123
November 56:30 p.m.at LSUNo. 6ESPNW 35–1775,453
November 122:30 p.m.at No. 20 Mississippi StateNo. 6ABCW 29–2541,358
November 192:30 p.m.No. 6 AuburnNo. 4
ABCW 21–1483,091
December 32:30 p.m.vs. No. 6 FloridaNo. 3ABCL 23–2474,751
January 2, 19951:00 p.m.vs. No. 13 Ohio State*No. 6ABCW 24–1771,195
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster

1994 Alabama Crimson Tide football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 7 Jay Barker Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Starters

    Players who started at their respective position in the 1994 season.

    Defensive Starters
    FS
    Willie Gaston
    Eric Turner
    WLBMLBSLB
    Ralph StatenJohn WaltersPickett
    Dwayne RuddMichael RogersAndre Royal
    SS
    Sam Shade
    Cedric Samuel
    CB
    Tommy Johnson
    Brad Ford
    DEDTDTDE
    Dameian JeffriesShannon BrownParkerK. Moore
    BoddenBurtonPowellBlackburn
    CB
    Cedric Samuel
    Deshea Townsend
    Offensive Starters
    WR
    Curtis Brown
    Chad Key
    LTLGCRGRT
    HarvilleBelserJon StevensonWill FriendMcNeal
    CauseyStevenson
    TE
    Patrick Hape
    Tony Johnson
    WR
    Toderick Malone
    West
    QB
    Jay Barker
    FB
    Lynch
    RB
    Sherman Williams
    Dennis Riddle

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
    AP 12 (1) 11 (1) 11 (1) 12 (1) 11 11 11 10 8 8 6 6 4 3 (1) 3 (1) 6 5 
    Coaches 10 10 11 10 9 9 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 6 4

    Game summaries

    vs. Ohio State (Citrus Bowl)

    Overall record Last meeting Result
    2–0 1986 W 16–10

    References

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