2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
The 2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "Bama", or "The Tide") represents the University of Alabama in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This season marks the Crimson Tide's 128th overall season, 87th as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and 29th within the SEC Western Division. They play their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and are led by 14th-year head coach Nick Saban.
2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Western Division | |
Head coach | Nick Saban (14th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Steve Sarkisian (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Pete Golding (3rd season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Charles Kelly (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Bryant–Denny Stadium (Capacity: 101,821) |
Uniform | |
2020 Southeastern Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Florida | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 5, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
In 2019, the Crimson Tide began the year ranked second in the AP Poll and were favorites to repeat as SEC champions. The Tide won their first eight games of the season, but third-ranked Alabama fell 41-46 in a highly anticipated match-up with the second-ranked LSU Tigers, who went on to win the 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship 42-25 against the Clemson Tigers. The Tide went on to win their next two games but ended up falling 45-48 to their rival, the Auburn Tigers, in their final regular season game on a missed field goal that would have sent the game into overtime. This ensured that Alabama would not make the College Football Playoff for the first time since its inception in 2014. In the postseason, the Crimson Tide were selected to play against the Michigan Wolverines in the 2020 Citrus Bowl, which they won 35-16. This was the Tide's first bowl game since 2009 that was not a New Year's Six bowl or BCS National Championship. The Tide finished the season ranked #8 in both the AP and the Coaches Poll.
Offseason
Position key
Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB | |||
Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E | |||
Fullback | FB | Place Kicker | PK | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K | |
Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB | |||
Long snapper | LS | Split end | SE | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB | |
Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |
Offseason departures
Six Alabama players with remaining eligibility declared early for the 2020 NFL Draft. In addition, 14 seniors from the 2019 team graduated.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Jerry Jeudy | 4 | WR | 6'1 | 192 | Junior | Deerfield Beach, FL | Declared for NFL Draft |
Terrell Lewis | 24 | LB | 6'5 | 252 | RS Junior | Washington D.C. | Declared for NFL Draft |
Xavier McKinney | 15 | DB | 6'1 | 200 | Junior | Roswell, GA | Declared for NFL Draft |
Henry Ruggs | 11 | WR | 6'0 | 190 | Junior | Montgomery, AL | Declared for NFL Draft |
Tua Tagovailoa | 13 | QB | 6'1 | 218 | Junior | Ewa Beach, HI | Declared for NFL Draft |
Jedrick Wills | 74 | OL | 6'5 | 320 | Junior | Lexington, KY | Declared for NFL Draft |
Shyheim Carter | 5 | DB | 6'0 | 191 | Senior | Kentwood, LA | Graduated |
Raekwon Davis | 99 | DL | 6'7 | 312 | Senior | Meridian, MS | Graduated |
Trevon Diggs | 7 | DB | 6'2 | 207 | Senior | Gaithersburg, MD | Graduated |
Anfernee Jennings | 33 | LB | 6'3 | 259 | RS Senior | Dadeville, AL | Graduated |
Jared Mayden | 21 | DB | 6'0 | 205 | Senior | Sachse, TX | Graduated |
Tevita Musika | 91 | DL | 6'1 | 338 | Senior | Milpitas, CA | Graduated |
Matt Womack | 77 | OL | 6'7 | 325 | RS Senior | Hernando, MS | Graduated |
Recruiting
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 2 247Sports: 1 ESPN: 1 | ||||||
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Transfers
Outgoing
Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | New school |
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Jerome Ford | #27 | RB | 5'11 | 212 | RS Sophomore | Seffner, Florida | Cincinnati |
Scott Lashley | #76 | OL | 6'7 | 307 | RS Senior | West Point, Mississippi | Mississippi State |
Mac Hereford | #36 | WR | 6'2 | 215 | Graduate Senior | Birmingham, Alabama | Vanderbilt |
Taulia Tagovailoa | #5 | QB | 6’0 | 208 | Freshman | Alabaster, Alabama | Maryland |
Incoming
Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Prev. school |
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Carl Tucker | 86 | TE | 6'2 | 248 | 2019 | Concord, North Carolina | North Carolina |
2020 NFL Draft
NFL Combine
Team players drafted into the NFL
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Team |
1 | 5 | Tua Tagovailoa | QB | Miami Dolphins |
1 | 10 | Jedrick Wills | OT | Cleveland Browns |
1 | 12 | Henry Ruggs | WR | Las Vegas Raiders |
1 | 15 | Jerry Jeudy | WR | Denver Broncos |
2 | 36 | Xavier McKinney | S | New York Giants |
2 | 51 | Trevon Diggs | CB | Dallas Cowboys |
2 | 56 | Raekwon Davis | DT | Miami Dolphins |
3 | 84 | Terrell Lewis | LB | Los Angeles Rams |
3 | 87 | Anfernee Jennings | OLB | New England Patriots |
Returning starters
Offense
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Defense
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Special Teams
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Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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SEC media days
The SEC Media Days will be held July 2020 in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Preseason All-SEC teams
Personnel
Coaching staff
Name | Position | Consecutive season at Alabama in current position | |
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Nick Saban | Head coach | 14th | |
Steve Sarkisian | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach | 2nd | |
Charles Huff | Associate head coach/Running backs coach | 2nd | |
Jeff Banks | Special teams coordinator/Tight end coach | 3rd | |
Pete Golding | Defensive coordinator/Inside linebackers coach | 3rd | |
Charles Kelly | Associate Defensive Coordinator/Safeties coach | 2nd | |
Karl Scott | Cornerbacks coach | 3rd | |
Kyle Flood | Offensive line coach | 2nd | |
Holmon Wiggins | Wide receivers coach | 2nd | |
Sal Sunseri | Outside linebackers coach | 2nd | |
Freddie Roach | Defensive line coach | 1st | |
David Ballou | Strength and conditioning | 1st | |
Reference:[1] |
Roster
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Quarterback
Running Back
Wide Receiver
Placekicker
Punter
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Tight End
Offensive Lineman
Defensive Lineman
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Linebacker
Defensive Back
Long Snappers
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Source and player details, 2020 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Commits (01/15/2020):[2] |
Depth chart
Projected Depth Chart 2020:
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True Freshman
Double Position : *
Schedule
Spring game
The Crimson Tide were scheduled to hold spring practices in March and April 2020 with the Alabama football spring game, "A-Day" to take place in Tuscaloosa, AL on April 18. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the events were canceled and is to be determined whether or not spring practice will take place.
Regular season
Alabama announced its 2020 football schedule on August 7, 2019. The 2019 Crimson Tide' schedule consists of 7 home games, 4 away games, and 1 neutral site game for the regular season. Alabama will host four SEC conference opponents Georgia, Mississippi State (rivalry), Texas A&M, and arch-rival Auburn for the 85th Iron Bowl to close out the SEC regular season at home and will travel to four SEC opponents Arkansas, Ole Miss (rivalry), Tennessee (Third Saturday of October) and rival LSU (rivalry) to close out the SEC regular season on the road. Alabama is not scheduled to play SEC East opponents Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina, and Vanderbilt in the 2020 regular season. The Crimson Tide's bye week comes during week 9 (on October 31).
Alabama's out of conference opponents represent the Pac-12, C-USA, Independents and Southern. The Crimson Tide will host three non–conference games which are against Georgia State (Sun Belt), Kent State (MAC) and UT Martin of the SoCon to close out the regular season and host USC (Pac-12) at Arlington, TX in the Advocare Classic.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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September 5 | vs. USC* | ||
September 12 | Georgia State* | ||
September 19 | Georgia |
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September 26 | Kent State* |
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October 3 | at Ole Miss |
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October 10 | at Arkansas |
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October 17 | Mississippi State |
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October 24 | at Tennessee |
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November 7 | at LSU | ||
November 14 | UT Martin* |
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November 21 | Texas A&M |
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November 28 | Auburn |
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- Schedule Source:[3]
Game summaries
vs USC Trojans
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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6-2 | 2016 | W, 52–6 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Alabama |
Statistics | USC | Alabama |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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USC | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Alabama | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Georgia State Panthers
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–0 | 2013 | W, 45–3 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Alabama |
Statistics | Georgia State | Alabama |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Georgia State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Alabama | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Georgia Bulldogs
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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40–25–4 | 2018 | W, 35–28 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Alabama |
Statistics | Georgia | Alabama |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Georgia | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Alabama | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Kent State Golden Flashes
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–0 | 2016 | W, 48–0 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Alabama |
Statistics | Kent State | Alabama |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Kent State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Alabama | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
at Ole Miss Rebels
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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51–10–2 | 2019 | W, 59-31 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Alabama |
Statistics | Alabama | Ole Miss |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Alabama | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Ole Miss | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
at Arkansas Razorbacks
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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20–8 | 2019 | W, 48-7 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Alabama |
Statistics
Statistics | Alabama | Arkansas |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Alabama | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Arkansas | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Mississippi State Bulldogs
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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82–18–3 | 2019 | W, 38–7 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Alabama |
Statistics
Statistics | Miss State | Alabama |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Miss State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Alabama | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
at Tennessee Volunteers
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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56–38–2 | 2019 | W, 35–13 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Alabama |
Statistics | Alabama | Tennessee |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Alabama | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Tennessee | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
at LSU Tigers
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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53–26–5 | 2019 | L, 41-46 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Alabama |
Statistics | Alabama | LSU |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Alabama | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
LSU | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
UT Martin Skyhawks
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Alabama |
Statistics | UT Martin | Alabama |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UT Martin | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Alabama | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Texas A&M Aggies
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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10–2 | 2019 | W, 47–28 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Alabama |
Statistics | Texas A&M | Alabama |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Texas A&M | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Alabama | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Auburn Tigers
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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46–37–1 | 2019 | L, 45–48 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Alabama |
Statistics | Auburn | Alabama |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Auburn | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Alabama | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
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CFP | Not released | Not released |
Statistics
Scoring
Scores by quarter (non-conference opponents)
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Scores by quarter (SEC opponents)
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Scores by quarter (All opponents)
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Awards and honors
Player | Position | Date | Ref. |
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Media affiliates
Radio
- WTID (FM) (Tide 102.9) – Nationwide (Dish Network, Sirius XM, TuneIn radio and iHeartRadio)
References
- 2020 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Media Guide, p. 2
- "2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football roster". RollTide.com.
- "2020 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 3, 2019.