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
SEC Championship Game, L 23–24 vs. Florida
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 24–17 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 5
1994 record	12–1 (8–0 SEC)
Head coach	Gene Stallings (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Homer Smith
Defensive coordinator	Bill Oliver
Captains	Jay Barker Tarrant Lynch Tommy Johnson Sam Shade
Home stadium	Bryant–Denny Stadium (Capacity: 70,123) Legion Field (Capacity: 83,091)

1994 Southeastern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	4:00 p.m.	Tennessee–Chattanooga*	No. 11	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	PPV	W 42–13	82,109
September 10	11:30 a.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 11	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	JPS	W 17–7	70,123
September 17	2:30 p.m.	at Arkansas	No. 12	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	ABC	W 13–6	52,089
September 24	2:30 p.m.	Tulane*	No. 11	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	PPV	W 20–10	81,421
October 1	6:30 p.m.	Georgia	No. 11	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	ESPN	W 29–28	70,123
October 8	2:30 p.m.	Southern Miss*	No. 11	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	PPV	W 14–6	70,123
October 15	5:30 p.m.	at Tennessee	No. 10	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	ESPN	W 17–13	96,856
October 22	2:30 p.m.	Ole Miss	No. 8	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	ABC	W 21–10	70,123
November 5	6:30 p.m.	at LSU	No. 6	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ESPN	W 35–17	75,453
November 12	2:30 p.m.	at No. 20 Mississippi State	No. 6	Scott Field Starkville, MS (rivalry)	ABC	W 29–25	41,358
November 19	2:30 p.m.	No. 6 Auburn	No. 4	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl) (College GameDay)	ABC	W 21–14	83,091
December 3	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Florida	No. 3	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game)	ABC	L 23–24	74,751
January 2, 1995	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 13 Ohio State*	No. 6	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	ABC	W 24–17	71,195
*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. # Name Class QB 7 Jay Barker Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Gene Stallings Coordinators/assistant coaches Dabo Swinney Graduate Assistant 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 WLB MLB SLB Ralph Staten John Walters Pickett Dwayne Rudd Michael Rogers Andre Royal SS Sam Shade Cedric Samuel CB Tommy Johnson Brad Ford DE DT DT DE Dameian Jeffries Shannon Brown Parker K. Moore Bodden Burton Powell Blackburn CB Cedric Samuel Deshea Townsend

Offensive Starters WR Curtis Brown Chad Key LT LG C RG RT Harville Belser Jon Stevenson Will Friend McNeal Causey Stevenson 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