1995 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

The 1995 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama for the 1995–96 college football season, competing in the Western Division in the Southeastern Conference. The team played their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. Gene Stallings led the Crimson Tide to an 8–3 record. Due to NCAA sanctions, no bowl appearance was made.

1995 Alabama Crimson Tide football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
APNo. 21
1995 record8–3 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHomer Smith
Defensive coordinatorBill Oliver
Captains
  • Shannon Brown
  • Brian Burgdorf
  • Tony Johnson
  • John Walters
Home stadiumBryant–Denny Stadium
(Capacity: 70,123)
Legion Field
(Capacity: 83,091)
1995 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Eastern Division
No. 2 Florida x$ 8 –0 –0  12 –1 –0
No. 3 Tennessee 7 –1 –0  11 –1 –0
Georgia 3 –5 –0  6 –6 –0
South Carolina 2 –5 –1  4 –6 –1
Kentucky 2 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
Vanderbilt 1 –7 –0  2 –9 –0
Western Division
Arkansas x 6 –2 –0  8 –5 –0
No. 21 Alabama 5 –3 –0  8 –3 –0
No. 22 Auburn 5 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
LSU 4 –3 –1  7 –4 –1
Ole Miss 3 –5 –0  6 –5 –0
Mississippi State 1 –7 –0  3 –8 –0
Championship: Florida 34, Arkansas 3
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The early-season victory over Southern Miss came in dramatic fashion, as Alabama completed a 36-yard pass on 4th down for a go-ahead touchdown with under 30 seconds left in the game. The three games Alabama lost were also particularly noteworthy. The game against Arkansas featured a last-minute 4th-and-goal touchdown pass by Arkansas, giving them the win; however, replays later showed the ball was clearly trapped. This call, along with a missed twelve-men-on-the-field penalty on Arkansas' final drive led to the suspension of the officiating crew the following week. The 41–14 blowout loss to Tennessee marked the Vols first win over the Tide since 1985, ending Alabama's 9-game unbeaten streak. The season-ending loss at Auburn also featured a questionable last-minute call regarding a pass. Alabama QB Freddie Kitchens had apparently hit Curtis Brown for a late go-ahead touchdown, but officials ruled Brown out of bounds.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.at VanderbiltNo. 11
PPVW 33–2540,880
September 92:00 p.m.Southern Miss*No. 13
PPVW 24–2083,091
September 1611:30 a.m.ArkansasNo. 13
JPSL 19–2070,123
September 3011:00 a.m.at GeorgiaNo. 20
ABCW 31–086,117
October 72:30 p.m.NC State*No. 16
PPVW 27–1170,123
October 146:30 p.m.No. 6 TennesseeNo. 11
ESPNL 14–4183,091
October 212:00 p.m.at Ole MissNo. 21
W 23–944,312
October 282:30 p.m.North Texas*No. 18
PPVW 38–1970,123
November 42:30 p.m.LSUNo. 16
ABCW 10–370,123
November 1111:30 a.m.Mississippi StateNo. 16
JPSW 14–970,123
November 184:30 p.m.at No. 21 AuburnNo. 17
ESPNL 27–3185,214
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Coaching staff
Name Position Consecutive seasons at Alabama
Gene StallingsHead coach6th
Homer SmithOffensive coordinator2nd
Woody McCorveyWide receivers Coach6th
Danny PearmanOffensive Tackles coach/Special teams coordinator5th
Jim FullerOffensive Line Coach12th
Randy RossQuarterbacks coach/Recruiting Coordinator6th
Ivy WilliamsRunning backs coach2nd
Bill OliverDefensive coordinator/Secondary coach6th
Mike DuboseDefensive line coach6th
Jeff RouzieLinebackers coach5th
Reference:[1]

Game summaries

Vanderbilt
See also: 1995 Vanderbilt Commodores football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#11 Crimson Tide 7 3 0 23 33
Commodores 7 3 9 6 25

Southern Miss
See also: Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 10 7 0 3 20
#13 Crimson Tide 0 3 14 7 24

Arkansas
See also: 1995 Arkansas Razorbacks football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Razorbacks 10 0 3 7 20
#13 Crimson Tide 3 14 2 0 19

Georgia
See also: 1995 Georgia Bulldogs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#20 Crimson Tide 3 14 0 14 31
Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0

Bama defensive lineman Shannon Brown blocked a Georgia 27-yard field goal attempt. Deshea Townsend caught the ball and ran 90 yards for a touchdown. Defensive back Cedric Samuel returned a fumble 25 yards for a touchdown. DB Kevin Jackson took an interception back 36 yards for another score. UGA quarterback Hines Ward completed one pass and threw an interception before being replaced.[2]

North Carolina State
See also: 1995 NC State Wolfpack football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Wolfpack 0 0 3 8 11
#16 Crimson Tide 10 3 7 7 27

Tennessee
See also: 1995 Tennessee Volunteers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Volunteers 21 7 7 6 41
#11 Crimson Tide 0 7 7 0 14

Ole Miss
See also: 1995 Ole Miss Rebels football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#21 Crimson Tide 9 7 0 7 23
Rebels 0 0 3 6 9

The Alabama defense scored the first nine points of this game. Dwayne Rudd sacked the Ole Miss quarterback who fumbled the ball out of the back end zone for a safety. Later in the first quarter, linebacker Ralph Staten would return an interception 61 yards for a touchdown.

North Texas
See also: North Texas Mean Green football
1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 10 3 7 6 26
#18 Crimson Tide 0 10 14 14 38

LSU
See also: 1995 LSU Tigers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 3 0 0 3
#16 Crimson Tide 0 3 0 7 10

Early in the fourth quarter, Deshea Townsend intercepted a Jamie Howard pass and returned it 17 yards to the LSU 21-yard line. A few plays later, Dennis Riddle would convert a 2-yard touchdown run that proved to be the difference in Alabama's 10-3 win.

Mississippi State
See also: 1995 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 2 7 0 0 9
#16 Crimson Tide 0 7 7 0 14

Auburn
See also: 1995 Auburn Tigers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
#17 Crimson Tide 14 0 10 3 27
#21 Tigers 14 10 0 7 31

References
  1. 1995 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Media Guide, p. 2
  2. "Alabama 31, Georgia 0". UPI. September 30, 1995. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
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