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 coach
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. 12ABCW 13–652,089
September 242:30 p.m.Tulane*No. 11PPVW 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. 4ABCW 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)


References

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