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CRIMSON TIDE FOOTBALL 17 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS » 141 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS » 73 POSTSEASON GAMES » 40 BOWL VICTORIES » 28 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS GAME 13 2020 SCHEDULE VS 1/1/1 ALABAMA (12-0, 10-0 SEC) ALABAMA ohio state S26 at Missouri* ESPN W, 38-19 O3 13/13 TEXAS A&M* CBS W, 52-24 O10 at RV/RV Ole Miss* ESPN W, 63-48 JANUARY 11, 2021 / 7:15 P.M. CT / MIAMI GARDENS, FLA. O17 3/3 GEORGIA* CBS W, 41-24 O24 at RV/RV Tennessee* CBS W, 48-17 HARD ROCK STADIUM (13,000) O31 MISSISSIPPI STATE* ESPN W, 41-0 N21 KENTUCKY* SEC Network W, 63-3 TV: ESPN N28 22/22/19 AUBURN* CBS W, 42-13 D5 at LSU* CBS W, 55-17 (Play-By-Play: Chris Fowler, Analyst: Kirk Herbstreit, Sideline: Holly Rowe, Sideline: Maria Taylor) D12 at Arkansas* ESPN W, 52-3 D19 vs. 7/11/11 Florida% CBS W, 52-46 RADIO: CRIMSON TIDE SPORTS NETWORK J1 vs. 4/4/4 Notre Dame$ ESPN W, 31-14 J11 vs. 3/3/3 Ohio State# ESPN 7:15 p.m. (Play-By-Play: Eli Gold, Analyst: John Parker Wilson, Sideline: Rashad Johnson, Host: Chris Stewart) CTSN on Sirius/XM: 84/84 3/3/3 OHIO STATE (7-0, 5-0 B1G TEN) O24 NR/RV NEBRASKA* FOX W, 52-17 NATIONAL RADIO: ESPN RADIO O31 at 18/17 Penn State* ABC W 38-25 N7 RUTGERS* Big Ten Network W, 49-27 (Play-By-Play: Sean McDonough, Analyst: Todd Blackledge) N21 9/10 INDIANA* Big Ten Network W, 42-35 D5 at Michigan State* ABC W, 52-12 D19 vs. 14/15 Northwestern& FOX W, 22-10 CRIMSON TIDE BUCKEYES J1 vs. 2/2/2 Clemson@ ESPN W, 49-28 J11 vs. 1/1/1 Alabama# ESPN 7:15 p.m. 2020 Record/SEC Record 12-0/10-0 2020 Record/B1G Record 7-0/5-0 * - Conference game CFP/AP/Amway Coaches Poll 1/1/1 CFP/AP/Amway Coaches Poll 3/3/3 % - SEC Championship Game (Atlanta, Ga.) Head Coach Nick Saban Head Coach lRyan Day & - Big Ten Championship Game (Indianapolis, Ind.) $ - College Football Playoff Semifi nal (Arlington, Texas) Record at Alabama (Years) 169-23* (14th) Record at OSU (Years) 23-1 (3rd) @ - College Football Playoff Semifi nal (New Orleans, La.) Career Record (Years) 260-65-1* (25th) Career Record (Years) 23-1 (3rd) # - College Football Playoff National Championship (Miami Gardens, Fla.) BOLD indicates home game *164-23/255-65-1 after vacations Rankings listed are College Football Playoff/AP/Coaches All times Central INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: Fifth Meeting (Alabama leads, 3-1) At Neutral Sites: Alabama leads, 3-1 Current Streak: Ohio State, Won 1 Last Meeting: Jan. 1, 2015 - CFP Semifi nal - Sugar Bowl (L, 35-42) Series Notes: Alabama and Ohio State will meet for the fi fth time overall and the second time in the history of the College Football Playoff. The Crimson Tide holds a 3-1 lead in the series with the Buckeyes’ lone win coming in the most recent meeting. The two programs squared off in the CFP Semifi nal at the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, 2015, with OSU claiming a 42-35 win on the way to becoming the eventual national champions. Alabama head coach Nick Saban is 2-2 in his career against Ohio State, including a 2-1 record at Michigan State. OSU head coach Ryan Day has not faced Alabama. Follow us on Facebook and Follow us on Twitter SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram @AlabamaFBL at @AlabamaFTBL Follow ALABAMA FOOTBALL on the social media sites listed for up-to-date news, exclusive content and more. FOOTBALL PAGE 1 THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / FOOTBALL NOTES CRIMSON TIDE FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, January 6 January 7 January 8 January 9 January 10 January 11 January 12 OFFENSIVE DEFENSIVE NO MEDIA NO MEDIA HEAD COACHES vs. OHIO STATE OFF DAY MEDIA DAY MEDIA DAY AVAILABILITY AVAILABILITY VIRTUAL PRESS 7:15 p.m. CT 10 a.m. - Sarkisian 10 a.m. - Saban CONFERENCE ESPN 10:15 a.m. - Players 10:20 a.m. - Golding Time TBD 10:35 a.m. - Players All times CT WEDNESDAY ON THE INTERNET 10:00 a.m. - Offensive Press Conference RollTide.com – Alabama’s offi cial athletics website serves as a resource for in-depth information on current and historical Crimson Tide student-athletes, coaches and teams. TUESDAY PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE The football page includes links to rosters, coaching staff, notes packages, practice reports 10:00 a.m. - Offensive Coordinator Steve Sarkisian and schedules as well as Tide TV and all of Alabama’s rich football history and tradition. 10:15 a.m. - Offensive Players (six) SECsportsmedia.com – Media covering the Southeastern Conference have its own THURSDAY website to get the latest information on the league. Through the services of Sports 10:00 a.m. - Defensive Press Conference Systems, Inc., the site has the latest updated standings, results, schedules, statistics, notes and PDF versions of all SEC releases and media guides. On the site, the SEC has a THURSDAY PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE digital image platform that provides access to the SEC’s latest photographs, images, logos 10:00 a.m. - Coach Saban and links to all of the SEC school media web sites and home pages. 10:20 a.m. - Defensive Coordinator Pete Golding 10:35 a.m. - Defensive Players (six) CRIMSON TIDE VIDEO FTP – Links to download footage for broadcast television use only will be emailed when footage is made available. For questions or to be add- FRIDAY ed to the list, please contact Christopher England by e-mail at [email protected]. No media availability ALABAMA PLAYERS – Interview requests for Alabama players should be made through SATURDAY Alex Thompson ([email protected]). Player interviews will be primarily conducted at No media availability the Monday and Tuesday press conferences but can be conducted before practice on Monday or Tuesday. All player requests for individual interviews need to be made by 5 SUNDAY p.m. on the Sunday before so that proper notice can be given to the players. Players are TBD - Head Coaches Press Conference off limits for interviews beginning Wednesday. Alabama HC Nick Saban & Ohio State HC Ryan Day ALABAMA ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Phone: (205) 348-6084 Fax: (205) 348-8841 Assistant Athletics Director, Football Communications: Assistant Director of Athletics Communications: Assistant Director of Athletics Communications: Josh Maxson Haley Peterson (Notes/Game Program) Nathan Sheehan Office: (205) 348-3631 Phone: (559) 356-8802 Phone: (847) 846-9894 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Senior Associate Athletics Director, Director of Athletics Communications: Athletics Communications: Aaron Jordan (Football Stats) Jessica Paré (Logistics/Credentials) Phone: (205) 913-1979 Phone: (205) 394-5985 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Associate Director of Athletics Communications: Assistant Director of Athletics Communications: Roots Woodruff (Football Credentials) Alex Thompson (Football Players/Notes) Phone: (205) 394-2758 Phone: (440) 666-7615 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] PAGE 2 FOOTBALL THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / FOOTBALL NOTES ROSE BOWL CHAMPIONS: Top-ranked Alabama defeated No. 4/4/4 Notre Dame, 31-14, in the 2021 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Capital One. The win advanced the Crimson ALABAMA FOOTBALL Tide to the CFP National Championship Game for the fifth time in the last six seasons. Alabama is now 5-1-1 QUICK FACTS in Rose Bowl games and 7-3 in CFP pairings with the seven wins being the most by any program since the Location Tuscaloosa, Ala. inception of the Playoff in 2014. Enrollment 37,842 Founded April 12, 1831 THE 12-WIN CLUB: With the win against No. 4/4/4 Notre Dame in the College Football Playoff Semifinal at Conference Southeastern (West) the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1, 2021, Alabama reached the 12-win mark for the 10th time in the last 13 seasons under Colors Crimson and White head coach Nick Saban. The Crimson Tide also reach the 12-win plateau in 2008 (12), 2009 (14), 2011 (12), 2012 Nickname Crimson Tide (13), 2014 (12), 2015 (14), 2016 (14), 2017 (13), 2018 (14) and 2020. Across those 10 seasons with 12-or-more President Dr. Stuart Bell Director of Athletics Greg Byrne wins, Alabama has won six Southeastern Conference titles and five national championships, including two Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. James King College Football Playoff national titles in 2015 and 2017. ALABAMA WINS 28th SEC CHAMPIONSHIP: With its 52-46 win over then-No. 7/11/11 Florida in the 2020 FOOTBALL HISTORY Southeastern Conference Championship Game on Dec. 19, Alabama captured its 28th SEC title. The Crimson First Season 1892 Tide has now won six of the last eight league crowns (2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020) and is unbeaten in All-Time Record 928-331-43 (.729) its last seven SEC Championship Game appearances (2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020). All-Time SEC Record 425-170-20 (.707) National Championships 17 SEC WESTERN DIVISION TITLE: Alabama’s 55-17 win at LSU on Dec. 5 clinched the program’s 15th SEC SEC Championships 28 First Team All-Americans 141 players, 185 times Western Division title (13th outright). The Crimson Tide went on to represent the Western Division against SEC First Team All-Conference 270 players, 364 times Eastern Division champion Florida in the SEC Championship Game on Dec.