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GAME 2: OKLAHOMA SOONERS vs. CRIMSON TIDE September 6, 2003 Bryant-Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama Quick Facts 6:47 p.m. (CST) ESPN -- Bama Hosts Top Ranked Sooners Alabama in this week’s polls Associated Press NR USA Today/Coaches NR

Alabama Football Alabama Quick Notes: OU is the first No. 1 ranked team ever to play Alabama here in Bryant-Denny NO. 1 OKLAHOMA VISITS ALABAMA THE HEAD COACHES Stadium...OU is the highest ranked team to play Alabama A historic meeting will take place this Saturday Alabama (1-0, .000) makes here in Tuscaloosa since No. 4 TCU posted a 3-3 (.500) night when two of ’s storied pro- his head coaching debut during the 2003 season. 23-6 win on Oct. 13, 1956...Bama is against won three of the last four grams square off inside Bryant-Denny Stadium. Shula has previously served as an assistant coach the No. 1 ranked team and has meetings vs. No. 1 team The (1-0, 0-0 SEC) will host in the with the Tampa since 1977...The Crimson Tide 3-6 (.333) the No. 1 ranked Oklahoma Sooners (1-0, 0-0 Big Bay Buccaneers, and is against Top 10 teams in Bryant-Denny steeped in foot- 12) this Saturday, Sept. 6 for a 6:47 p.m. (CT) Dolphins. A three-year letterman at Alabama Stadium...Alabama and Oklahoma are ball tradition kickoff in a nationally televised game by ESPN. (1984-86), Shula was a two-time All-SEC selection as the two schools have combined for 19 The game will mark the first time the No. 1 ranked and threw for over 2,000 yards as a junior (1985), national championships, 13 Associated Press national team has ever played Alabama here at Bryant- leading Alabama to dramatic come-from-behind titles, 1,481 all-time wins, 51 10-win seasons, 63 confer- Denny Stadium. Alabama is 3-3 (.500) all-time wins over Georgia and Auburn. Oklahoma head ence titles, 87 bowl appearances, 52 bowl wins and 206 Mike Shula against the nation’s top ranked team and has not coach (44-9, .830) is in his fifth season All-Americans...Coach became the 19th UA Shaud played the No. 1 team in either poll since a 34-13 with the Sooners, leading OU to the national head coach to win his coaching debut...Senior RB Williams rout of then No. 1 ranked Miami in the Jan. 1, championship in 2000 after beating Florida State accounted for 177 total yards and three TDs in 1993 . The win over the previously 13-2 in the Fed Ex Orange Bowl. Prior to taking the win over South Florida...True freshman unbeaten Hurricanes clinched the 12th national over at OU, Stoops was the defensive coordinator became the 8th frosh to start season opener since 1973. championship for the Crimson Tide. The OU for (1996-98) at Florida and Bill game marks the first time Alabama has played a Snyder (1988-95) at Kansas State. Alabama (1-0, 0-0 SEC) Top 5 ranked team at Bryant-Denny Stadium Date Opponent TV Time/Score since No. 5 Tennessee beat Alabama 21-7 in 1999. 8-30 South Florida ESPN W, 40-17 In addition, the OU game marks the Bryant- THE SERIES 9-6 Oklahoma (1) ESPN 6:47 PM Denny Stadium debut for first-year head coach The all-time series between Alabama and 9-13 Kentucky ESPN 6:47 PM Mike Shula. Handling the announcing duties for Oklahoma is tied 1-1-1. The Sooners posted their 9-20 Northern Illinois PPV 6 PM ESPN will be Ron Franklin (play-by-play), Mike first-ever win over the Crimson Tide last year in 9-27 Arkansas TBA Gottfried (analyst) and (sideline). Norman, 37-27. 10-4 at Georgia TBA The game will also be aired on the 80-plus station 10-11 Southern Miss (HC) TBA Crimson Tide Sports Network with Eli Gold (play- 10-18 at Ole Miss TBA by-play), Kenny Stabler (color analyst) and Tom NEXT GAME 10-25 Tennessee TBA Roberts (sidelines) describing the action. Alabama opens play 11- 1 OPEN DATE Saturday, Sept. 13 as they host the Kentucky 11-8 at Miss. State TBA Wildcats (6:45 PM, ESPN) here in Tuscaloosa. 11-15 LSU TBA UA IN 109th FOOTBALL SEASON 11-22 at Auburn TBA 11-30 at Hawai’i TBA The is in its 109th football SPECIAL EVENTS season and has compiled a 755-284-43 (.719) all- *Kickoff on the Quad begins at 3:45 p.m. on the UA time record in 1,082 games. The Crimson Tide Oklahoma (1-0, 0-0 Big 12) Quad with food, entertainment, autograph guests played its first football game on Nov. 11, 1892 Date Opponent TV Time/Score and more. with a 56-0 win over Birmingham High School in 8-30 North Texas FOX W, 37-3 *Former All-American will run out the Birmingham. Alabama and Penn State are tied for 9- 6 at Alabama ESPN 6:45 PM game ball prior to the OU game. fifth place on the all-time victory list for Division 9-13 Fresno State TBA *ESPN College GameDay will be live in Tuscaloosa for I. The Crimson Tide football legacy includes 12 9-20 UCLA 6 PM the third straight year, with , national championships and 21 SEC champi- 9-27 OPEN DATE and broadcasting their popular show 10- 4 at Iowa State TBS 6 PM onships. UA has also logged 27 10-win seasons, from the UA quad. 10-11 Texas () TBA the most by any Division I school. UA also ranks *Also, ESPN GameDay Radio with Dave Revsine and 10-18 Missouri TBA among the best in post-season play, holding the Mel Kiper, Jr., will also be at the game. 10-25 at Colorado TBA NCAA record for most bowl games (51) and wins *Don Salls and Gilmer will be presented the Paul 11- 1 Oklahoma State TBA (29). Bryant Alumni-Athlete Award at halftime. 11- 8 Texas A&M TBA *UA gymnastics team to sign autographs on the 11-15 Baylor TBA Quad. (CONTINUED ON PAGE 5) 11-22 at Texas Tech TBA (Rank -- Opponent ranking at time of game)

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 1 This Week’s Schedule Media Relations Directory SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Media Relations Phone: 348-6084 Media Relations Fax: 348-8841 Mike Shula MEDIA DAY Season Final Day for Practice (4 pm) No Interviews Teleconference Lunch (11:30) Opener TBA Player Interviews with players or Associate Director of Athletics Coach Shula coaches for Media Relations: Coach Rader media opps Oklahoma *Larry White Practice (TBA) and Coach Kines OFF DAY Practice (4 pm) vs. ALABAMA Player inter- (Noon) Work: 348-6084 views follow- “Hey, Coach” Home: 333-1640 Coach Shula 7-8:30 PM 6:45 PM ing practice Coach Shula e-mail: [email protected] media opps (EPSN) (12:30 pm) Associate Director of Media Relations: Players (1 pm) Becky Hopf Work: 348-6084 Home: 554-0357 Crimson Tide Sports Network Affiliates Jackson, MS WPBQ-AM 1240 e-mail: [email protected] Jacksonville, FL WIOJ-AM 1010 Your Guide to Alabama on the airwaves Assistant Directors of Media Relations: with Eli Gold, and Tom Roberts Jasper *WARF-AM 1240 *WFFN-FM 95.3 *Barry Allen Office: 348-8836 Anniston *WASZ-FM 95.5 Linden *WINL-FM 98.5 Meridian, MS *WZKR-FM 103.3 Home: 758-6526 Apalachicola, FL *WFCT-FM 105.5 e-mail: [email protected] Arab *WAFN-FM 92.7 Mobile *WNTM-AM 710 Bessemer *WSMQ-AM 1450 WYCL-FM 107.3 Monroeville *WMFC-AM 1360 John Hayden Birmingham *WZRR-FM 99.5 Office: 348-6734 WJOX-AM 690 *WMFC-FM 99.3 Montgomery *WXFX-FM 95.1 Home: 752-5601 Brewton *WKNU-FM 106.3 e-mail: [email protected] Butler *WPRN-FM 107.7 Nashville, TN WWTN-FM 99.7 Carrollton, GA WCKS-FM 103.3 Oneonta *WCRL-AM 1570 WKLD-FM 97.7 Brian Morgan Centre *WRHY-FM 105.9 Office: 348-7496 Centreville *WBIB-AM 1110 Opp WAMI-AM 860 WAMI-FM 102.3 Home: 345-5509 Clanton *WKLF-AM 980 e-mail: [email protected] *WEZZ-FM 97.7 Pell City *WFHK-AM 1430 Cullman *WFMH-AM 1340 Russellville *WGOL-AM 920 Scottsboro *WKEA-FM 98.3 Roots Woodruff *WFMH-FM 95.5 Office: 348-2088 Decatur *WWTM-AM 1400 Selma *WHBB-AM 1490 WDXX-FM 100.1 Home: 349-0936 Dothan *WAGF-AM 1320 e-mail: [email protected] *WAGF-FM 101.3 Spartanburg, SC WASC-AM 1530 Sylacauga *WFEB-AM 1340 Eufaula WRVX-FM 97.9 Media Relations Intern: Fayette *WLDX-AM 990 Tuscaloosa *WZBQ-FM 94.1 West Point, GA *WCJM-FM 100.9 *Mitch Dobbs Florence *WVNA-FM 105.5 Office: 348-7486 Fort Payne *WFPA-AM 1400 Winfield *WKXM-AM 1300 WKXM-FM 105.9 Home: 562-1988 Gadsden *WGAD-AM 1350 e-mail: [email protected] Georgiana *WFXX-FM 107.7 Haleyville *WJBB-AM 1230 * -- Denotes the station also carries “Hey, Coach” each Thursday night from 7-8:30 p.m. Athletic Photographer: *WJBB-FM 92.7 Kent Gidley Huntsville *WUMP-AM 730 Work: 348-2301 WUSX-FM 93.3 Home: 556-1614 Jackson, AL *WRJX-AM 1230 e-mail: [email protected] WBMH-FM 106.1 Mailing Address: Box 870391 Coach Shula TV Show Affiliates “Hey, Coach!” Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0391 The weekly look at Crimson Tide Football is hosted by Bama fans again will have an opportunity to talk NBC 13 sports anchor Jim Dunaway. with Crimson Tide coach Mike Shula each week Overnight Address: on the network’s “Hey Coach” show. Tom 323 Paul Bryant Drive Dothan WTVY (Sunday, 10:30 pm) Roberts hosts the 90 minute coaches’ call-in Basement— Birmingham NBC 13 (Sunday, 10:30 pm) show on Thursday night during the 2003 football Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 Huntsville WHDF (Sunday, 5 pm) season. Coach Shula makes comments and Mobile WJTC (Sunday, 10 pm) interviews fans in attendance. The show is Internet Address: www.rolltide.com Montgomery WCOV (Sunday, 10:30 pm) broadcast live from Wings Sports Grille in * -- Primary football contacts. Tuscaloosa WVUA (Monday 6:30 pm) Tuscaloosa. In January, “Hey Coach” will return Comcast Tuesday (4 pm) FOX Sports Net TBA to Monday night with other Bama head coaches. Fans can join the program by calling toll-free 877-202-BAMA. Alabama Football on TV “Crimson Tide Post-Game Party” Live: ESPN: 6:47 p.m. (LIVE) Chris Stewart hosts the “Crimson Tide Post- Game Party” one hour after each Alabama game Delay: CSS: Sunday, 11:30 a.m. (CT) at Wings Fingers on the Strip. The “Crimson Tide Comcast - David Crane and Post-Game Party” is carried live on Crimson Tide Chris Stewart Sports Network stations.

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 2 MIKE SHULA NOTEBOOK 1986 (Senior) -- Finished his career with a school *Here are some notebook items concern- record 35 career TD passes...Led the Crimson ing Mike Shula, the Crimson Tide’s 26th Tide to its only ever win over Notre Dame (28- Coach Shula head football coach. 10) in Oct. 4, 1986...Shula completed 15 of 23 passes for 191 yards and three TDs in the win MIKE SHULA *Shula is currently the second-youngest Division over the Irish...Elected a permanent team cap- YEAR-BY-YEAR LEDGER 1A head coach, one year and two days older tain along with future NFL All-Pro Cornelius than Rutgers’ head coach Greg Schianno. Bennett. Alabama Player, Starting QB Mike Shula’s Key Games as UA (32-15-1, .678) *At 38 years old, Shula is the Crimson Tide’s youngest modern day head coach and the Opponent (Year) Stats Year All Conf Bowl Ole Miss (1983) 1-for-4, 6 yds, 1 INT *1983 8-4 4-2 Sun Bowl youngest since the hiring of Frank Thomas *Made his Alabama debut as back up to Walter Lewis 1984 5-6 2-4 None in 1931. Boston College (1984) 1985 9-2-1 4-1-1 Aloha Bowl *First career start at Alabama opposite 1984 Heisman winner 1986 10-3 4-2 Sun Bowl Doug Flutie * -- Played only one game as a true freshman in 1983. *Since his debut with the Alabama Crimson Tide as a true freshman in 1983, Georgia (1985) 9-for-13, 136 yds, 2 TDs the 2003 season will mark Shula’s 21st sea- *Game Winning TD pass to Al Bell with 15 seconds to play Tampa Bay Offensive Asst/QB Coach Penn State (1985) 16-for-27, 211 yds, 2 TDs (20-43, .317) son in the collegiate or professional ranks. Tennessee (1985) 16-for-29, 216 yds, TD Year All Finish Memphis State (1985) 24-for-34, 367 yds, 4 TDs 1987 4-11 5th Central None *Shula made his Alabama playing debut on *Tossed an Alabama record four TD passes and 1988 5-11 5th Central None Sept. 17, 1983 in a 40-0 win over the Ole Miss *Named SEC Player of the Week 1989 5-11 5th Central None Rebels at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Miss. State (1985) 8-for-17, 200 yds, 2 TDs 1990 6-10 5th Central None LSU (1985) 14-for-23-153 yards *Caught-game tying TD pass from Gene Jelks , Offensive Asst. *A three-year letterman and starter for Auburn (1985) 14-for-28-195 (19-14, .576) coach from 1984-86, leading *Led UA to game-winning drive in final 50 seconds Year All Finish Playoffs the Tide to a 32-15-1 (.678) record. USC (Aloha Bowl) 8-for-15, 112 yds, TD 1991 8-8 T2nd East None Ohio State (1986) 11-for-19, 183 yds, TD 1992 11-5 1st East 1-1 (AFC Semis) 1984 (Sophomore) -- Shula played in eight Southern Miss (1986) 17-for-28, 199 yds, 2 TDs games and made six starts for the Crimson Notre Dame (1986) 15-for-23, 191 yds, 3 TDs Chicago Bears Tight Ends Coach *Alabama’s only win over the Fighting Irish (23-23, .500) Tide...Shula’s first career start for the Memphis State (1986) 13-for-24, 176 yds, 1 TD Year All Finish Playoffs Crimson Tide came in a 38-31 loss to Tennessee (1986) 3-for-6, 78 yds, 2 TD 1993 7-9 4th Central None Boston College and 1984 Washington (1986) 15-for-26, 176 yds, 2 TDs 1994 9-7 T2nd Central 1-1 (2nd Round) winnner Doug Flutie on Sept. 8, 1984 at *Final game as Alabama quarterback in Sun Bowl 1995 9-7 2nd Central None ...Completed a 67-yard pass to Greg Richardson with 7:57 left in the game *Shula begins his first year with the Crimson Tampa Bay to give UA a 24-20 win over Miss. State in Tide on Aug. 30, 2003 against South Florida at (35-29, .547) Jackson. Legion Field. Here are the all-time records of Year All Finish Playoffs first-year Alabama coaches since 1892. 1996 6-10 None 1985 (Junior) -- An All-SEC selection after 1997 10-6 1st Central 1-1 (NFC Semis) becoming the second QB in Alabama his- Year Coach Record 1998 8-8 None tory to throw for more than 2,000 yards in 1892 E.B. Beaumont 2-2 1999 11-5 1st Central 1-1 (NFC Champ) 1893 0-4 a single-season (138-for-229, 2,009 yards, 1896 Otto Waggonhurst 2-1 16 TDs)... Shula also ranked third in the Miami Dolphins, QBs Coach 1897 Allen McCants 1-0 SEC and fifth nationally with a 150.02 rat- 1899 W.A. Griffin 3-1 (33-15, .688) ing...Set UA records for single-game (4) Year All Finish Playoffs 1900 M. Griffin 2-3 2000 11-5 1st East 1-1 (AFC Semis) and single-season TD passes (16) and 1901 M.H. Harvey 2-1-2 2001 11-5 2nd East 0-1 (AFC Wild Card) completion percentage (60.3%)...Twice 1903 W.B. Blount 3-4 2002 11-5 t1st East None named SEC Player of the Week for his per- 1905 Jack Leavenworth 6-4 formances against Cincinnati and 1906 J.W.H. Pollard 5-1 Compostie Record as Player and Coach Memphis State, where he threw a UA 1910 4-4 162-139-1 (.539) - 302 Games record four TD passes...Led Alabama to 1911 D.V. Graves 5-2-2 Five NFL Divisional Championships exciting comeback wins over Georgia and 1915 6-2 Six NFL Playoff Appearances Auburn...Against Georgia, he fired a 17- 1919 Xen Scott 8-1 1923 7-2-1 Three Bowl Appearances at Alabama yard TD pass to Al Bell with 15 seconds to play for the 20-16 game-winning 1931 Frank Thomas 9-1 Two-Time All-SEC Selection TD...Against Auburn, Shula directed a six- 1947 Red Drew 8-3 1986 Alabama Team Captain play, 45-yard drive that led to Van Tiffin’s 1955 J.B. Whitworth 0-10 52-yard game-winning FG (UA 25, AU 1958 Paul W. Bryant 5-4-1 23)...Shula completed passes to Gene Jelks 1983 Ray Perkins 8-4 (16 yds) and Greg Richardson (19 yards) 1987 7-5 on the drive and threw a key block on 1990 7-5 1997 Mike DuBose 4-7 Bell’s 20-yard reverse on fourth and 2001 7-5 four...Caught game-tying TD pass at LSU from Jelks.

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 3 Bama Career Starts Alabama in NCAA/SEC Stats Latest Polls Player 2003 Career Dennis Alexander, SG 1 8 2003 NCAA TEAM STATS AP TOP 25 Carlos Andrews, SS 8 Scoring Offense 18th (40.0) Team Record Pts PVS Wesley Britt, QT 1 26 Scoring Defense 40th (17.0) 1. Oklahoma (30) 1-0 1,566 1 Anthony Bryant, DT 1 2 Rushing Offense 32nd (188.0) 2. Ohio State (25) 1-0 1,538 2 Antonio Carter, WR 19 Rushing Defense 10th (51.0) 3. Miami, Fla. (2) 1-0 1,482 3 Passing Offense 56th (203.0) 4. Southern Cal (6) 1-0 1,389 8 Tim Castille, F 1 1 Passing Defense 50th (205.0) 5. Michigan (2) 1-0 1,351 4 David Cavan, TE 2 Pass Efficiency Offense 47th (127.2) 6. Texas 1-0 1,302 5 Ahmad Childress, DT 2 Pass Efficiency Defense 45th (107.4) 7. Kansas State 2-0 1,241 7 Jeremy Clark, RDT 1 1 Total Offense 42nd (391.0) 8. Georgia 1-0 1,135 11 Donald Clarke, TE 6 Total Defense 21st (256.0) 9. Virginia Tech 1-0 1,094 9 J.B. Closner, C 1 1 Time of Possession 10. Pittsburgh 0-0 996 10 , QB 1 3 Kickoff Returns 24th (26.0) 11. Florida State 1-0 930 13 Zach Fletcher, SE 1 1 Punt Returns 2nd (37.0) 12. Tennessee 1-0 883 12 Dre Fulgham, HB 3 Net Punting 45th (35.5) 13. LSU 1-0 828 14 Roman Harper, FS 1 2 Turnover Margin 9th (+2) 14. State 1-0 815 16 15. Virginia 1-0 641 18 Atlas Herrion, LT 1 16. Purdue 0-0 533 19 Clint Johnston, TE 1 5 2003 SEC TEAM STATS Scoring Offense 3rd (40.0) 17. Auburn 0-1 524 6 Charles Jones, FS 1 19 Scoring Defense 6th (17.0) 18. Wisconsin 1-0 512 21 Triandos Luke, WR 1 16 Rushing Offense 3rd (188.0) 19. Notre Dame 0-0 507 20 Anthony Madison, LCB 1 3 Rushing Defense 3rd (51.0) 20. State 0-0 309 22 , RT 1 23 Passing Offense 8th (203.0) 21. Florida 1-0 268 NR Roberto McBride, LCB 1 Passing Defense 8th (205.0) 22. Washington 0-1 222 17 Nautyn McKay-Loescher, DE 1 11 Pass Efficiency Offense 7th (127.2) 23. Nebraska 1-0 204 NR Greg McLain, FB 6 Pass Efficiency Defense 6th (107.4) 24. Colorado 1-0 188 NR Antwan Odom 1 8 Total Offense 6th (391.0) 25. TCU 1-0 131 25 Charlie Peprah, DB 1 9 Total Defense 5th (256.0) 2003 Alabama opponents in boldface. Derrick Pope, MLB 1 4 Time of Possession 1st (37:08) Kickoff Returns 3rd (26.0) Freddie Roach, MLB 1 11 Punt Returns 1st (37.0) DeMeco Ryans, LB 1 2 Net Punting 3rd (35.5) Justin Smiley, LG 1 26 Turnover Margin t2nd (+2) ESPN/COACHES TOP 25 , TB 1 5 First Downs 2nd (24) Rk Team Record Pts PVS Cornelius Wortham, SLB 18 3rd Down Conversions 1st (.600) 1. Oklahoma (32) 1-0 1,530 1 Penalties 3rd (5) 2. Ohio State (26) 1-0 1,498 2 Penalty Yards 3rd (29.0) 3. Miami, Fla. (5) 1-0 1,467 3 4. Texas 1-0 1,297 4 2003 SEC INDIVIDUAL STATS 5. Southern Cal 1-0 1,291 8 Rushing Shaud Williams, 2nd (98.0) 6. Kansas State 2-0 1,257 5 Passing Average Brodie Croyle, 6th (203.0) 7. Michigan 1-0 1,200 7 Total Offense Brodie Croyle, 5th (203.0) 8. Georgia 1-0 1,141 9 Pass Efficiency Brodie Croyle, 7th (127.2) 9. Virginia Tech 1-0 1,033 10 All-Purpose Yards Shaud Williams, 2nd (177.0) 10. Florida State 1-0 947 12 Punt Returns Shaud Williams, 1st (37.0) 11. North Carolina State 1-0 823 14 RECORDS WATCH Charlie Peprah, 1st (1.00) 12. Pittsburgh 0-0 783 11 CAREER Punting Average Bo Freelend, 4th (41.0) 13. LSU 1-0 771 15 Scoring Shaud Williams, 1st (18.0) 14. Tennessee 1-0 714 16 Field Goals Brian Bostick, 4th (2.0) 15. Virginia 1-0 638 17 Tackles Roman Harper, t9th (9) 16. Notre Dame 1-0 568 18 Sacks Antwan Odom, t1st (1) 17. Wisconsin 1-0 502 20 TFLs Ahmad Childres, t4th (2.0) 18. Florida 1-0 500 21 19. Auburn 0-1 485 6 2003 NCAA INDIVIDUAL STATS 20. Purdue 0-0 356 22 Rushing Shaud Williams, 30th (98.0) 21. Arizona State 0-0 342 23 Total Offense Brodie Croyle, 44th (203.0) 22. Colorado 1-0 178 NR Pass Efficiency Brodie Croyle, 43rd (127.2) 23. Iowa 1-0 161 NR All-Purpose Yards Shaud Williams, 14th (177.0) 24. Nebraska 1-0 152 NR Punt Returns Shaud Williams, 2nd (37.0) 25. Penn State 1-0 144 t25 Interceptions Charlie Peprah, t5th (1.00) Punting Average Bo Freelend, 35th (41.0) 2003 Alabama opponents in boldface. Scoring Shaud Williams, 3rd (18.0) Field Goals Brian Bostick, 12th (2.0)

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 4 ALABAMA VS. NO. 1 ALABAMA VS. NO 1 RANKED TEAM (3-3, .500) The Oklahoma game will mark just the seventh time in school history Alabama has faced the nation’s No. 1 ranked team. Date Result Site Nov. 30, 1957 Auburn 40, Alabama 0 Birmingham *Alabama enters the Oklahoma game with Jan. 1, 1972 Nebraska 38, Alabama 6 Orange Bowl a 3-3 (.500) all-time record against the No. 1 Oct. 8, 1977 Alabama 21, USC 20 LA Coliseum ranked team. Jan. 1, 1979 Alabama 14, Penn State 7 Sugar Bowl Jan. 1, 1990 Miami 33, Alabama 25 Suagr Bowl *The last time the Crimson Tide faced the Jan. 1, 1993 Alabama 34, Miami 13 Sugar Bowl No. 1 team was the Jan. 1, 1993 Sugar Bowl in Sept. 6, 2003 Oklahoma at Alabama Tuscaloosa New Orleans, where Alabama routed No. 1 Miami, 34-13, en route to the school’s 12th national championship. *The last time Alabama faced the No. 1 ALABAMA AS THE NO. 1 RANKED TEAM (19-5, .792) team during the regular season was Oct. 8, 1977 when the Crimson Tide upset the Date Result Site top-ranked USC Trojans 21-20 at the LA Dec. 2, 1961 Alabama 34, Auburn 0 Birmingham Coliseum. Jan. 1, 1962 Alabama 10, Arkansas 3 Sugar Bowl Sept. 28, 1962 Alabama 44, Tulane 0 New Orleans *Alabama has won three of the last four meet- Oct. 13, 1962 Alabama 14, 3 Tuscaloosa ings with the No. 1 ranked team since the 1977 season. Nov. 17, 1962 Georgia Tech 7, Alabama 6 Jan. 1, 1965 Texas 21, Alabama 17 Orange Bowl *The Oklahoma game will mark just the Dec. 1, 1973 Alabama 35, Auburn 0 Birmingham third time Alabama has faced the No. 1 team Sept. 2, 1978 Alabama 20, Nebraska 3 Birmingham during the regular season. The Crimson Sept. 16, 1978 Alabama 38, Missouri 20 Columbia, MO Tide is 1-1 in the previous two meetings. Sept. 23, 1978 USC 24, Alabama 14 Birmingham Oct. 20, 1979 Alabama 27, Tennessee 17 Birmingham *The OU game marks the first time since Oct. 27, 1979 Alabama 35, Virginia Tech 0 Tuscaloosa 1957 that the Crimson Tide has faced the Nov. 3, 1979 Alabama 24, Miss. State 7 Tuscalosoa No. 1 team in the state of Alabama. Nov. 10, 1979 Alabama 3, LSU 0 Baton Rouge Nov. 17, 1979 Alabama 30, Miami, Fla. 0 Tuscaloosa *The only other in-state meeting with the No. 1 Dec. 1, 1979 Alabama 25, Auburn 18 Birmingham ranked team was a 40-0 loss to Auburn on Sept. 20, 1980 Alabama 59, Ole Miss 35 Jackson, MS Nov. 30, 1957 at Legion Field. Sept. 27, 1980 Alabama 41, Vanderbilt 0 Tuscaloosa Oct. 4, 1980 Alabama 45, Kentucky 0 Birmingham TOP-RANKED OU VISITS TUSCALOOSA Oct. 11, 1980 Alabama 17, Rutgers 13 Meadowlands The Oklahoma Sooners make a historic Oct. 18, 1980 Alabama 27, Tennessee 0 Birmingham visit Bryant-Denny Stadium this Saturday Oct. 25, 1980 Alabama 42, Southern Miss 7 Tuscaloosa night, marking the first time ever that the No. 1 Nov. 1, 1980 Miss. State 6, Alabama 3 Jackson, MS ranked team has played the Alabama Crimson Tide here in Tuscaloosa.

*Alabama has played six games here in No. 1 Teams at Bryant-Denny Stadium *The Crimson Tide posted a 3-1 (.750) Tuscaloosa as the No. 1 ranked team and Date Result record against Top 25 teams here in 1999, won all six games. Oct. 13, 1962 (1) Alabama 14, Houston 3 beating Arkansas, Southern Miss and Miss. Oct. 27, 1979 (1) Alabama 35, Va. Tech 0 State, and losing to Tennessee. Nov. 3, 1979 (1) Alabama 24, Miss. State 7 outscored the opposition *Alabama has in Nov. 17, 1979 (1) Alabama 30, Miami, Fla. 0 those six games, 182-17. Sept. 20, 1980 (1) Alabama 41, Vanderbilt 0 *The Crimson Tide beat No. 21 Ole Miss Oct. 25, 1980 (1) Alabama 42, USM 7 42-7 here on Oct. 19, 2002 to snap a three- *The last time Alabama played a game game losing streak in Bryant-Denny here at Bryant-Denny Stadium as the No. TOP 10 FOES Stadium against Top 25 clubs. 1 ranked team was Oct. 25, 1980 in a 42-7 Oklahoma becomes the highest ranked homecoming win over Southern Miss. team to face Alabama here in Tuscaloosa *The 35-point win over Ole Miss equalled since the fourth-ranked TCU Horned the most-lopsided win by Alabama over a ranked *The following week (Nov. 1, 1980), No. 1 Frogs beat the Crimson Tide 23-6 on Oct. team in the history of Bryant-Denny ranked Alabama lost to Miss. State 6-3 in 13, 1956. Stadium. The Crimson Tide also posted a Jackson, Miss., to snap the Crimson Tide’s 35-point win over No. 17 Miss. State (35- school-record 28-game winning streak. *Alabama has compiled a 13-14 (.482) all- 0) on Nov. 2, 1974. time record at Bryant-Denny Stadium against ranked teams.

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 5 ALABAMA VS. NO 1 RANKED TEAM RECAP ALABAMA-OKLAHOMA SERIES Auburn 40, Alabama 0 (Nov. 30, 1957 -- Legion Field, Birmingham) This Crimson Tide and Sooners will meet for just the fourth time in history this On November 30, 1957 at Birmingham's Legion Field, Alabama faced in-state rival Saturday night at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Auburn on what some have called the coldest day in history. The UA-OU series is tied 1-1-1. This will also be only the second regular-season meeting Alabama headed into the game having only won two games the entire season, while between these two college football powers. Auburn came into the game undefeated and with a national championship on the line. *Oklahoma won the first regular season The temperature was around the freezing mark, the wind was gusting to 25 miles-per- meeting last year (Sept. 7) in Norman, hour, and Alabama's offense was just as cold. The Tiger's defense shut out the Tide in scoring two late to erase a Auburn's 40-0 victory. fourth quarter deficit to post a 37-27 win at Memorial Stadium. Auburn went on to win its first Southeastern Conference Championship and its only National Championship. The loss to Auburn also marked the last game for head coach *Alabama and Oklahoma first met in the J.B. “Ears” Whitworth. Alabama went on to hire the legendary coach Paul Bryant and Jan. 1, 1963 Orange Bowl when the fifth- would win six national championships under Bryant's reign. ranked Crimson Tide shutout the eighth- ranked Sooners, 17-0. QB rushed for 24 yards and hit 9-of-17 pass- ing for another 86 yards and one TD, line- backer had an NCAA bowl *Alabama has compiled an all-time record *Prior to last year’s game, Alabama had record 31 tackles en route to winning of 3-6 (.333) against Top 10 teams here in not faced a Top 5 since beating No. 5 MVP honors. Bryant-Denny Stadium. Florida 45-7 in the 1999 SEC Champ- ionship at the in Atlanta. *The second meeting came in the 1970 *The Crimson Tide (0-2, .000) has never Bluebonnet Bowl as the two teams battled to beaten a Top 5 ranked team here in Bryant- *In fact, Alabama played three teams a 24-24 tie. Oklahoma’s Bruce Derr kicked Denny Stadium. ranked in the Top 5 during the 1999 sea- a 42-yard with just 59 seconds in son, beating Florida twice and losing to the game to tie the score. It was an offen- Top 10 Teams vs. Alabama (Bryant-Denny Stadium) Tennessee. Date Rank Result sive display from both teams with the Tide getting 428 yards and the Sooners, 415. 1940 11th Miss. State 13, UA 0 *The Crimson Tide pulled off a 40-39 Bama’s had 138 yards and 1941 19th Miss. State 14, UA 0 upset win against the No. 3 ranked Gators quarterback Scott Hunter hit 13 of 26 1944 16th UA 19, Miss. State 0 on Oct. 2, 1999, snapping UF’s school- 1946 19th UA 24, Miss. State 7 passes for 174 yards and one TD. record 31-game winning streak in the 1955 8th TCU 21, Alabama 0 1956 4th TCU 23, Alabama 6 Swamp. On Oct. 23, No. 5 Tennessee beat Alabama-Oklahoma Series Scores 1964 9th UA 17, Florida 14 Alabama 21-7 at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Jan. 1, 1963 Orange Bowl 1970 13th UA 46, Florida 15 No. 5 Alabama 17, No. 8 Oklahoma 0 1974 17th UA 35, Miss. State 0 *The win over Florida in swamp was the 1976 18th UA 34, Miss. State 17 biggest upset by Alabama since an unranked Dec. 31, 1970 Bluebonnet Bowl 1981 7th UA 13, Miss. St. 10 Crimson Tide team beat No. 3 Tennessee, (NR) Alabama 24, No. 20 Oklahoma 24 1986 6th Penn State 23, UA 3 9-6, at Neyland Stadium on Oct. 20, 1990. 1988 13th LSU 19, UA 18 Sept. 7, 2002 Norman 1990 24th Florida 17, UA 13 *The 1990 win over Tennessee is the No. 2 Oklahoma 37, (NR) Alabama 27 1991 25th UA 10, Georgia 0 biggest upset in Alabama history in terms 1997 14th LSU 27, UA 0 of an unranked Bama team beating a Sept. 6, 2003 Tuscaloosa 17th Miss. State 32, UA 20 ranked opponent. No. 1 Oklahoma at (NR) Alabama 1998 8th Florida 17, UA 13 1999 14th UA 35, Arkansas 28 ALABAMA VS. TOP 10 TEAMS (SINCE 1977) THE TRADITIONS 5th Tennessee 21, UA 7 Year Opponent Ranking Result *Two of college football’s greatest tradi- 20th UA 35, Southern Miss 17 1977 at Southern Cal #1 UA 21-20 tions will collide this Saturday at Bryant- 8th UA 19, Miss. State 7 1978 *Penn State #1 UA 14-7 Denny Stadium when No. 1 ranked 2000 23rd UA 27, S. Carolina 17 1981 at Penn State #5 UA 31-16 Oklahoma visits Alabama in a nationally 2001 17th UCLA 20, UA 17 1982 Penn State #3 UA 42-21 televised game by ESPN. 11th Tennessee 35, UA 24 1983 Auburn #3 AU 23-20 2002 7th Georgia 27, UA 25 1987 at LSU #5 UA 22-10 *Alabama (12) and Oklahoma (7) have 21st UA 42, Ole Miss 7 1989 *Miami #1 UM 33-25 combined to win 19 college football national 1990 at Tennessee #3 UA 9-6 championships. MORE RANKINGS 1992 *Miami #1 UA 34-13 Since 1977, Alabama has posted a 9-6 (.600) 1996 Florida (SEC) #4 UF 45-30 *The Sooners (7) and Crimson Tide (6) record against Top 5 foes 1998 at Tennessee #4 UT 35-18 , including three wins have combined to win 13 Associated Press 1999 at Florida #3 UA 40-39 (OT) over the No. 1 team in the nation. National Championships. 1999 Tennessee #5 UT 21-7 1999 Florida (SEC) #5 UA 45-7 *Alabama lost at No. 2 ranked Oklahoma *UA won AP titles in 1961, 1964, 1965, last year (37-27) in Norman. 2002 at Oklahoma #2 OU 37-27 * -- Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, La.) 1978, 1979 and 1992.

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 6 ALABAMA VS. NO 1 RANKED TEAM RECAP Most National Championships Combined Nebraska 38, Alabama 6 (Jan. 1, 1972 -- Orange Bowl, Miami) (Two Opponents, Same Game) Year Team (Titles) AP Titles On New Years Day 1972, the second ranked, unbeaten Crimson Tide faced the number one 1999 Notre Dame (8) 14 ranked, unbeaten Cornhuskers of Nebraska in the Orange Bowl. Oklahoma (6) 2003 Oklahoma (7) 13 Alabama was playing for its fourth national title under coach Paul Bryant, but Nebraska had Alabama (6) other plans for the Tide. Nebraska jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and was leading the Tide 28-0 at halftime. 2002 Oklahoma (7) 13 Alabama (6) The Huskers put 10 more points on the board, while Alabama could only put up six, mak- ing the final score 38-6 in favor of Nebraska. 1980 Notre Dame (7) 12 Alabama (5) After the loss Bryant said, "I'm not sure that Nebraska team is not the greatest college team I've ever seen." 1996 Notre Dame (8) 11 Ohio State (3) Alabama finished the season 11-1 and Southeastern Conference champions. 1995 Notre Dame (8) 11 Ohio State (3) *The AP crowned the Sooners as national BAMA-OU TALE OF TAPE champions in 1950, 1955, 1956, 1974, Category UA OU 1990 Notre Dame (8) 11 1975, 1985 and 2000. Nat’l Titles 12 7 Miami, Fla. (3) AP Titles 6 7 *Since 1936, only six schools have won Conference Titles 25 38 2003 Notre Dame (8) 10 back-to-back AP national championships. All-Time Wins 755 726 Florida State (2) Alabama and Oklahoma have won back- Winning Pct. .717 .709 to-back national titles twice. 10-Win Seasons 27 24 2002 Notre Dame (8) 10 Bowl Appearances 51 36 Florida State (2) Bowl Victories 29 23 *The Crimson Tide posted back-to-back 1998 Notre Dame (8) 10 championships in 1964-65 and 1978-79. 1st Team All-Americans 91 115 TV Appearances 237 164 Army (2) TV Wins 147 96 *Oklahoma won back-to-back national 1996 Notre Dame (8) 10 titles in 1955-56 and 1974-75. NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Texas (2) Back-to-Back AP National Champions Oklahoma (7) and Alabama (6) have com- bined for 13 national championships, 1995 Notre Dame (8) 10 Alabama 1964-65 Texas (2) 1978-79 making Saturday’s night’s game the sec- Oklahoma 1955-56 ond-highest total of national champi- onship in one game in NCAA Division I 1995 Notre Dame (8) 10 1974-75 Army (2) Nebraska 1970-71 history. 1994-95 ALABAMA-OKLAHOMA NOTEBOOK *On Oct. 2, 1999, Notre Dame (8) and *Alabama head coach Mike Shula has never Minnesota 1940-41 Oklahoma (6) set the NCAA record with 14 faced the Oklahoma Sooners in his career Army 1944-45 combined national championships in a 34-30 as a player or coach. Notre Dame 1946-47 Fighting Irish win at Notre Dame Stadium. (Note: OU did not win its 7th AP title *However, Shula is familiar with the *Alabama and Oklahoma both rank in the until the 2000 season). Sooners growing up in Miami and watch- Top 10 among all-time Division I football ing OU on an annual basis in the Orange wins. Bowl as the Big 8 champion.

*The Crimson Tide ranks fifth with 755 *Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops is 1-0 (1.000) wins, while the Sooners are ninth with 726 in his career against Alabama as a head victories. coach, leading OU to a 37-27 win last year in Norman. *In terms of winning percentage, Alabama is third all-tim e (.7174), while OU ranks *Overall, Stoops is 3-0 (1.000) against fourth (.709). Alabama, helping Florida to a pair of wins over the Crimson Tide while the defensive *The Crimson Tide and Sooners are the coordinator under Steve Spurrier. NCAAs winningest programs in terms of 10-win seasons. Alabama has 27 10-win Bob Stoops vs. Alabama campaigns, while OU has 24 10-win sea- Year Result sons. 1996 Florida 45, Alabama 30 (SEC Champ) 1998 Florida 16, Alabama 10 (Tuscaloosa) 2002 Oklahoma 37, Alabama 27 (Norman)

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 7 ALABAMA VS. NO 1 RANKED TEAM RECAP UA-OU Stats Breakdown Alabama 21, Southern 20 (Oct. 8, 1977 -- LA Coliseum) Category UA OU Points Scored 40 37 Points Allowed 17 3 On October 8, 1972, the Crimson Tide went to Los Angeles to take on the top ranked USC Trojans in what was a nationally televised event. Rushing Yards 188 105 Passing Yards 203 286 The Tide was ranked seventh in the nation going into the game, and both teams showed Total Offense 391 391 they were well deserving of their spots in the polls. Neither team could find much offense in the first half, leaving the score 3-0 in favor of the Trojans. Rushing Defense 51 75 Passing Defense 205 79 In the second half Alabama scored 21 points, 14 of which came from two Total Defense 256 154 touchdowns. The Trojans found their offense as well, making a field goal in the third quar- ter and scoring two touchdowns in the fourth. Turnovers 0 1 0 0 With 39 seconds left in the game and the score 21-20, USC went for two and the win, but Interceptions 0 1 Alabama's was not going to let the win slip away. Krauss intercepted the pass and the Tide went on to win 21-20 over the top ranked Trojans. Penalties 5-29 6-70 Punting (No-Avg) 4-41.0 5-33.2 Time of Possession 37:08 31:06 *Alabama sophomore defensive Mark *OU defensive line coach Jackie Shipp Third Down Conv. 9-15 4-14 Anderson is a graduate of Booker T. starred from 1980-83 and was a first- Fourth Down Conv. 0-0 1-2 Washington High School in Tulsa, Okla. round draft pick with the Miami Red Zone 4-4 4-4 As a prep senior (2000), he had 104 tackles Dolphins. Shipp is OU’s second all-time Sacks By 1-8 3-18 and nine sacks leading Washington HS to leading tackler (477) and was a member of RUSHING LEADERS Att-Yds-TD an 11-2 record. the Sooners 1980 Big Eight Championship Shaud Williams (UA) 28-98-2 team. The Sooners were 33-14-1 during Kejuan Jones (OU) 9-51-0 *Alabama Zach Fletcher and his playing career. Oklahoma Lance Mitchell and PASSING LEADERS Comp-Att-Int-Yds-TD Pasha Jackson were junior college team- *Shipp also served one year as defensive line Brodie Croyle (UA) 14-27-0-203--1 mates at City College of San Francisco the coach at Alabama during the 1998 season Jason White (OU) 23-25-1-248-2 last two seasons. CCSF compiled a 24-0 under former head coach Mike DuBose. record during those two seasons and won RECEIVING LEADERS Rec-Yds-TD two California State Junior College cham- *Prior to the 2002 meeting in Norman, Triandos Luke (UA) 4-45-1 pionships and back-to-back JC Gridwire UA’s Shaud Williams was the only member of Zach Fletcher (UA) 3-79-0 National championships. the Crimson Tide football team ever to see action against the Oklahoma Sooners and Brandon Jones (OU) 10-121-1 *Alabama offensive coordinator and quar- actually played at OU’s Memorial Travis Wilson (OU) 4-58-0 terbacks coach Dave Rader served as the Stadium. head coach at Tulsa University from 1988- ALABAMA AGAINST THE BIG 12 99. *As a sophomore (2000) at Texas Tech, The Crimson Tide has compiled a 12-14-2 Williams ran three times for eight yards (.464) all-time record against the current *Rader was 1-2 (.333) against the Sooners and caught nine passes for 59 yards in a members of the . with his lone win coming on Sept. 28, 27-13 loss to Sooners on Nov. 18, 2000. 1996 in Norman. OU finished the season with a perfect 13-0 *Alabama’s last win over a Big 12 school record and defeated Florida State 13-2 at came Dec. 27, 2001 with a 14-13 win over Rader vs. OU as Tulsa Head Coach the Orange Bowl for the national champi- Iowa State in the Mainstay Independence Year Result onship. As a freshman (1999), Williams Bowl. 1990 Oklahoma 52, Tulsa 10 did not see action against the Sooners in a 1993 Oklahoma 41, Tulsa 20 38-28 Red Raiders win in Lubbock. Opponent Series Record 1996 Tulsa 31, Oklahoma 24 Baylor UA leads, 2-0 Colorado Series Tied, 1-1 *Alabama secondary coach Chris Ball and ALABAMA-OKLAHOMA STATS Iowa State UA leads, 1-0 OU tight ends coach were best Here is the stats comparison between the Missouri MU leads, 2-1 friends and roommates while serving as Crimson Tide and Sooners after the 2003 Nebraska UA leads, 3-2 graduate assistant coaches at Washington season opener. Oklahoma Series Tied , 1-1-1 State from 1989-90. Texas UT leads, 7-0-1 Texas A&M UA leads, 3-1 *Ball and UA offensive line coach Bob *Alabama has never faced Kansas, Kansas Connelly were assistants on the Washington State staff that faced Oklahoma last year in State, Oklahoma State or Texas Tech in the Jan. 1, 2003 Rose Bowl. OU won the football. game, 34-14. *The last time Alabama faced a current Big 12 team in the regular season was a 30-10 win at Texas A&M in 1988.

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 8 ALABAMA VS. NO 1 RANKED TEAM RECAP BRYANT-DENNY STADIUM Alabama 14, Penn State 7 (Jan. 1, 1979 -- Superdome, New Orleans) Alabama’s on campus home since 1929, Bryant-Denny Stadium is one of college football’s most scenic venues. The No. 2 ranked Alabama Crimson Tide rolled into New Orleans for the 45th Sugar Bowl with a 10-1 record against what Coach Bryant called "the toughest schedule in school histo- *The Crimson Tide has compiled an all- ry" to take on No. 1 Penn State. time record of 187-33-3 (.845) in 223 games. The game would go down in Crimson Tide lore as "The Goal Line Stand Game." *Alabama has sold out 61 of the 62 games played at Bryant-Denny Stadium since the With Alabama leading 14-7 with under seven minutes to play, the Tide held Penn State on stadium was expanded prior to the 1988 downs, twice within a yard from the goal line. season, raising capacity to 70,123 fans. Just before the fourth down play, Alabama defensive tack Marty Lyons asked Penn State *In 1998, the capacity was increased to its quarterback Chuck Fusina "How far do you have to go?" present size of 83,818 fans here at Bryant- Denny Stadium. "Ten inches," Fusina responded. *The Crimson Tide recorded 56 consecu- "Then you better pass," Lyons said. tive sellouts (1987-2002) prior to last year’s win over North Texas (Sept. 14). On fourth and goal, Fusina handed the ball to Mike Guman who was met The UNT snapped the sellout streak at head on by Alabama and game most valuable player Barry Krauss with a host of Bryant-Denny Stadium. other Tide defenders to preserve the victory en route to Alabama's tenth national champi- onship. *A new streak began with a Sept. 21 game against Southern Miss as UA sold out its Not only was the Tide's defensive stand crucial to the victory, but the Alabama running last five home games of the 2003 season, game accounted for 208 of Bama's 299 yards against a Nittany Lion team that yielded only including 84,818 fans for the season finale 54.5 rushing yards per game during their undefeated regular season. with Auburn, the second-largest crowd in stadium history.

*Alabama is 5-9 (.357) in regular-season The 73-yard return was the first career *The stadium was originally named for meetings with teams from the Big 12 by Williams as a punt returner. former University of Alabama President Dr. Conference. He recorded his first career three-touch- George H. Denny. Denny, who was named down game in the win. UA President on Jan. 1, 1912, began an *Alabama has compiled a 7-5-2 (.615) all- extraordinary career that spanned almost a time bowl record against the current *Williams eclipsed the 3,000-yard all-pur- quarter of a century. members of the Big 12 Conference. pose yardage mark in his career against South Florida. The senior accounted for *Bryant-Denny Stadium and Denny *From 1965-72, Alabama played seven 32 plays, 177 yards and three TDs on Chimes (located on the UA quadrangle) straight bowl games against teams from Saturday. Williams' two rushing touch- stand as reminders to Denny’s legacy to the Big 8 or , con- downs matched his career high, previously the Capstone. sisting of all current members of the Big set against Colorado during the 1999 sea- 12. son at Texas Tech. *In 1976, the State of Alabama Legislature and the UA Board of Trustees added coach *Oklahoma senior Derrick Strait Paul “Bear” Bryant’s name to the stadium, PLAYERS OF THE WEEK has been named the SBC Big 12 thus calling Alabama’s football home Alabama and Oklahoma sport “Players of Conference Defensive Player of the Week. Bryant-Denny Stadium. the Week” in their respective leagues after sterling week one performances. *Among other things, Strait logged the Largest Crowds at Bryant-Denny Stadium 44th pass deflection of his career to tie the 1. 86,869 vs. Tennessee Oct. 23, 1999 *Alabama senior running back Shaud school record set by former All-American 2. 84,818 vs. Auburn Nov. 23, 2002 Williams was named the SEC Offensive . 3. 83,818 (60x; last vs. MSU) Nov. 9, 2002 Player of the Week. *Strait had seven tackles, including two for *The Andrews, Texas native had a career- 11 yards in losses, in a 37-3 win over high 28 carries that netted 98 yards and North Texas—defending Sun Belt two touchdowns. He also added five yards Conference champion. He also broke up on two receptions. one pass and forced one . The forced fumble came in punt coverage. OU *Williams gave the Crimson Tide a 27-17 recovered at the North Texas 24-yard line, lead with 9:51 left in the third quarter with and the Sooners' offense then moved in a 73-yard punt return, aided by two key for the first touchdown of the game. blocks from David Scott and Ramzee Robinson.

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 9 ALABAMA VS. NO 1 RANKED TEAM RECAP SEVENTH HEAVEN AT BRYANT-DENNY Miami, Fla. 22, Alabama 25 (Jan. 1, 1990 - Superdome, New Orleans) Alabama will set the all-time record with seven games in Bryant-Denny Stadium this season. The previous record for most games In his final game as head coach at Alabama, Bill Curry led the No. 7 ranked Crimson Tide played in Bryant-Denny Stadium was six back to the Sugar Bowl for the first time in a decade to face No. 1 Miami. last year. The Tide offense, which led the SEC in scoring at over 30 points per game in the regular *Alabama played six home games at Bryant- season behind the arm of quarterback Gary Hollingsworth, managed to keep the game close Denny Stadium last year, matching an 82- with the Tide only trailing 20-17 at the half. The Tide could have tied the game at 20 but year old school record. The Crimson Tide kicker Phillip Doyle missed a 40-yard field goal attempt in the final minute of the first half. went 4-2 (.667) here last season, the most wins at Bryant-Denny Stadium since post- However, the stingy Miami defense stepped up, allowing Alabama only 89 yards of offense ing a 4-1 (.800) ledger here in 1999. in the second half. *The six home games last year also The Tide rallied with a late touchdown reception from sophomore Prince Wimbley fol- matched the all-time Tuscaloosa record for lowed by a two-point conversion from tight end Lamonde Russell but the Hurricanes most home games. proved to be too much. *In 1920, the Crimson Tide also played six Even though the Tide managed to score 25 points against a Miami defense that yielded 9.3 home games in Tuscaloosa and recorded a points per game, the Hurricanes never trailed in the game and gained 477 yards of offense a shutout in all six games under coach Xen in capturing the national title. Scott.

*Alabama posted a 10-1 record in 1920 ALL-TIME TUSCALOOSA RECORD *Miami has since broken that record with under Coach Scott and shutout all six In addition to its impressive record at a 58-game home winning streak, but the Tuscaloosa opponents by an combined Bryant-Denny Stadium (1929-Present), Hurricanes record also includes three wins 264-0. The Crimson Tide averaged 44 Alabama has made Tuscaloosa a very diffi- in the post-season Orange . All points per game in Tuscaloosa that season. cult place to play for opposing football of UA’s 57 wins were in the regular-season. teams. 1920 Tuscaloosa Shutout Streak *The 57-game winning streak is one of seven Sept. 25 - Alabama 59, Southern Military Academy 0 *Alabama has compiled a 272-46-3 (.852) winning streaks longer than 15 games for Oct. 2 - Alabama 49, Marion Institute 0 record in 321 all-time games in the Crimson Tide in Tuscaloosa. Oct. 9 - Alabama 45, Birmingham Southern 0 Tuscaloosa. Oct. 16 - Alabama 57, Mississippi College 0 All-Time Tuscaloosa Winning Streaks Oct. 23 - Alabama 33, Howard 0 Nov. 11 - Alabama 21, LSU 0 *Alabama was 4-2 (.667) in Tuscaloosa last Strk Dates of Streak season. 57 Oct. 26, 1963-Nov. 13, 1982 37 Nov. 18, 1911-Oct. 15, 1921 HOME SWEET HOME 4-2 (.667) at Alabama Football All-Time Tuscaloosa Record 20 Nov. 1, 1941-Nov. 11, 1950 The Crimson Tide posted a Bryant-Denny Stadium last season Site Record Pct. 18* Sept. 28, 1928-Sept. 28, 1935 , equaling its Quad 42-11 .794 18 Sept. 30, 1922-Oct. 6, 1928 on-campus win total for the previous two Denny Field 43-2 .956 16 Nov. 23, 1957-Oct. 12, 1963 seasons combined. Bryant-Denny 187-33-3 .845 15 Nov. 9, 1935-Oct. 12, 1940 Total 272-46-3 .852 *Two years ago, Alabama went 2-2 (.500) *Alabama posted a 19-game unbeaten streak in here at Bryant-Denny Stadium and then *Alabama’s first game on campus was a 4-0 Tuscaloosa from 1928-35. posted a 2-3 (.400) record in 2001. loss to Birmingham Athletic Club on Oct. 14, 1893. *Here is a look at the all-time coaching *Alabama was a combined 4-5 (.444) here records here at Bryant-Denny Stadium at home during the 2000-01 seasons. *From 1911-28, Alabama posted a 55-2 since 1929. (.965) record in Tuscaloosa. The 1929 sea- *In seven games, Alabama averaged 403.9 Coach (Years) Record Pct. yards per game. The rushing game son marked the opening of what is now Wade (1929-30) 6-0 1.000 known as Bryant-Denny Stadium. accounted for 214.3 yards (319 atts., 1,500 Thomas (1931-46) 37-3-1 .915 yards, 16 TDs), while the passing attack Drew (1947-54) 18-3-1 .841 generated 189.6 yards (99-for-186, 1,327 *Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant posted a Whitworth (1955-57) 2-4-1 .357 remarkable 72-2 (.973) record in Tuscaloosa, Bryant (1958-82) 72-2 .973 yards, 7 TDs). losing only to Florida (1963) and Southern Perkins (1983-86) 11-2 .846 Miss (1982). The USM game was the last Curry (1987-89) 4-2 .667 *Brodie Croyle went 37-for-77 for 532 yards game he ever coached at Bryant-Denny Stallings (1990-96) 22-4 .846 and added two TD passes last year as a Stadium. DuBose (1997-2000) 9-8 .529 redshirt freshman. He also tossed five Franchione (2001-02) 6-5 .556 interceptions here at Bryant-Denny *From 1963-82, Alabama posted an NCAA Stadium. record 57-game home winning streak.

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 10 ALABAMA VS. NO 1 RANKED TEAM RECAP SHULA RETURNS TO Alabama 34, Miami, Fla. 13 (Jan. 1, 1990 - Superdome, New Orleans) BRYANT-DENNY STADIUM Alabama head coach Mike Shula will make Gene Stallings's No. 2 ranked Crimson Tide came into the 59th Sugar Bowl a heavy under- his Bryant-Denny Stadium coaching debut dog to No. 1 Miami led by Heisman trophy winner Gino Torretta, but the Tide boasted the this weekend against the No. 1 ranked top defense in the nation and proved the old adage "a good defense always beats a good Oklahoma Sooners. offense." *Shula’s last appearance as an Alabama The Tide led the Canes 13-6 at halftime but blew the game wide open in the first five min- player here in Bryant-Denny Stadium was utes of the third quarter. a 24-14 win over Temple on Nov. 15, 1986.

Alabama's pushed the Tide lead to 20-6 as the Tide offense capitalized on a *Shula’s finale as the UA quarterback was Tommy Johnson . also the last game in Bryant-Denny Stadium before two major expansion pro- followed suit, returning an interception 31 yards for a touchdown on jects. The stadium held only 60,210 fans Miami's next possession and extending the Tide lead to 27-6. On the Hurricane's next the day of Shula’s farewell. Today, Bryant- series, Teague ran down and stripped the ball away from Miami receiver Lamar Thomas as Denny Stadium holds 83,818 fans after its he streaked down the sidelines. Even though the play was nullified by an offsides penalty, most recent expansion in 1998. the play served as an example of the heart and desire of the 1992 Alabama team. *Shula’s debut as the Alabama quarterback Miami would score on a late punt return touchdown but Lassic iced the game with a final also took place here in Tuscaloosa. Shula touchdown to push the score to 34-13 en route to game most valuable player honors on the played back up to Walter Lewis on Sept. strength of 135 yards rushing and two touchdowns. 17, 1983 as Alabama blanked Ole Miss, 40- 0. The victory gave Alabama its 12th national championship and first since defeating Arkansas in the 1980 Sugar Bowl. GAMEDAY RETURNS TO T-TOWN For the third consecutive season, popular pregame show “College GameDay” *Shaud Williams is the leading returning *The Crimson Tide did not play games in presented by Home Depot will be on cam- ground gainer with 410 yards (62 rushes, 2 Tuscaloosa in 1892, 1894 and 1987. UA pus for the nationally-televised game TDs) last year. also did not field a football team in 1918 between Alabama and top-ranked and 1943 as a result of World War I and Oklahoma. *Triandos Luke was the leading receiver with World War II. 26 catches for 286 yards (14.6) and two *The popular pregame show will be on TDs. *From 1896-1950, Alabama posted a 56- campus for the debut of Tide head coach game unbeaten streak in Tuscaloosa open- Mike Shula here in Tuscaloosa. *Dre Fulgham (18-312-2) and Williams ers, going 55-0-1 during that 56-year span. (16-118) were also among the top three *In 2001, ESPN was here for coach Dennis receivers. *From 1964-89, Alabama won 25 consecu- Franchione’s first game as head coach at tive Tuscaloosa openers. Alabama. *Fulgham led all UA receivers at home with 18.4 yards per catch last year. *Since the 1991 season, Alabama is 9-3 *Chris Fowler, Lee Corso and Kirk Herbstreit will (.750) in its Tuscaloosa debut. be on campus Friday and Saturday, pro- *The Alabama defense limited the opposi- viding updates on ESPN SportsCenter as tion to less than 100 yards on the ground well as broadcasting their popular (95.6) last year here at Bryant-Denny HOME SWEET HOME, Part II pregame show at 9:30 a.m. (CT) from the Stadium. Alabama will open the 2003 season with five consecutive home games for the first time University quad. *The three leading returning tacklers are since 1934. *In addition, ESPN GameDay Radio with Dave Cornelius Wortham (53 tackles, 3 TFLs), Revsine and NFL draft expert Mel Kiper, Charles Jones (50 tackles, 1 INT) and *The 2003 season marks the 10th time in Jr., will also broadcast live this weekend Derrick Pope (35 tackles, 4 TFLs). school history that Alabama has opened with five straight home games. from Tuscaloosa.

TUSCALOOSA OPENERS FIVE STRAIGHT HOME GAMES *This will be Alabama’s eighth all-time appearance Alabama has compiled a 93-11-1 (.891) Year Consecutive Home Games on ESPNs “College GameDay.” record in Tuscaloosa openers since 1893. 1901 5 UA is 3-4 (.429) in its previous seven 1902 8 appearances. 1915 5 *The 2003 opener at Bryant-Denny 1917 5 *Alabama has hosted ESPNs “College Stadium is set for Sept. 6 when the 1919 5 GameDay” five times, Crimson Tide hosts the No. 1 ranked 1920 8 including three straight Oklahoma Sooners. 1921 5 years here in Tuscaloosa. 1930 5 1934 5 2003 5

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 11 *Alabama is 2-3 (.400) when serving as the ALABAMA’S SEPTEMBER HIGHLIGHTS host team to ESPNs “College GameDay”. Date Result Notes *The Crimson Tide has split a pair of road Sept. 30, 1922 UA 110, Marion 0 Biggest win in school history games when the crew is on site, losing at Sept. 29, 1929 UA 55, Miss. College 0 1st game at Denny Field Auburn (1995) and winning at LSU Sept. 27, 1940 UA 26, Springhill 0 1st night game in Alabama history (1996). Sept. 27, 1947 Tulane 21, UA 20 1st loss in month of September Sept. 21, 1951 UA 89, Delta State 0 2nd biggest win in school history BAMA ON ESPN GAMEDAY Sept. 27, 1958 LSU 13, UA 3 Paul Bryant’s 1st game as head coach Year Result Sept. 23, 1967 UA 37, Fla. State 37 Infamous tie at Legion Field Nov. 19, 1994 Alabama 21, Auburn 14 Sept. 10, 1971 UA 17, USC 10 Bama opens “wishbone” era Oct. 14, 1995 Tenn. 41, Alabama 14 Sept. 8, 1984 Boston College 38, UA 31 Mike Shula’s 1st career start at UA Nov. 18, 1995 Auburn 31, Alabama 27 Sept. 5, 1998 UA 38, BYU 31 4 rushing TDs Nov. 9, 1996 Alabama 26, LSU 0 Nov. 23, 1996 Alabama 24, Auburn 23 Sept. 1, 2001 UCLA 20, Alabama 17 The Crimson Tide also posted an 18-game MIKE SHULA MAKES COACHING DEBUT Oct. 5, 2002 Georgia 27, Alabama 25 winning streak (Sept. 19, 1970-Sept. 28, Former All-SEC quarterback Mike Shula 1974) and a 16-game winning streak made his head coaching debut as the *The home team is 51-32 (.614) when host- (Sept. 21, 1991 through Sept. 9, 1995) in Crimson Tide defeated the South Florida ing GameDay. the month. Bulls, 40-17, Aug. 30, 2003 at Legion Field.

*The lower ranked team is 32-63 (.337) on *Dating back to 1997, Alabama is just 13-9 *Alabama head coaches are 19-6 (.760) in GameDay. (.591) in its last 22 September games. their coaching debuts with the Crimson Tide. *The home team is 21-24 (.467) when host- ing GameDay as the lower ranked team. ON THIS DATE *Shula was named the Crimson Tide’s 26th The Oklahoma game will mark just the head coach on May 9, 2003, returning to his *The No. 1 ranked team is 14-7 (.667) when third game in Alabama history to be alma mater after spending the last 16 years featured on ESPNs “College GameDay. played on Sept. 6th. in the NFL as a player and assistant coach.

*However, the No. 1 team is just 3-5 (.375) *Alabama is 2-0 in it previous two games *Shula is the Crimson Tide’s third head when featured on ESPNs “College played on this date, beating Georgia Tech coach in the last nine months, replacing GameDay” on the road. (26-3) in 1980 and Vanderbilt (42-10) in former head coach just 115 1986. days prior to the start of the 2003 season. GameDay research information provided by Steve Sams (Tennessee), Jeff Muir (Tennessee), Zack *The Alabama head coach will be making Higbee (Florida) and Chris Fallica (ESPN). BAMA COACHES IN SEPTEMBER his head coaching debut in the very stadium Alabama coaches have put up some where he earned his first start under center for impressive numbers in the month of the Crimson Tide 19 years ago. SEPTEMBER RECORD September. Legendary coach Paul Bryant Alabama has compiled a 148-34-5 (.805) in has the school’s best September record *As a sophomore, Shula made his first 187 all-time games in the month of (52-8-1) in his 25-year career with the start for the Crimson Tide on Sept. 8, 1984 September. Crimson Tide. In addition, five coaches -- here at Legion Field in a 38-31 loss to the DV Graves, Thomas Kelley, Xen Scott, Boston College Eagles and 1984 Heisman *In its first-ever game in the month of Wallace Wade and Frank Thomas -- never Trophy winner Doug Flutie. September, Alabama posted a 24-0 win lost a game in the month of September. over Howard on Sept. 30, 1911. *Prior to this year, two of the Crimson All-Time September Coaching Record Tide’s last three head coaches lost their Coach Record *Alabama was 3-1 (.750) last year in first game at Alabama, including Gene September and posted a 5-3 (.625) record D.V. Graves 4-0 Thomas Kelley 1-0 Stallings (1990) and Dennis Franchione in September under former coach Dennis (2001). Franchione. Xen Scott 3-0 Wallace Wade 8-0 Frank Thomas 13-0-2 *E.B. Beaumont (1892) served as the first head *The Crimson Tide enters the 2003 season coach in the history of Alabama football, having won its last three September games, the Red Drew 7-5-1 J.B. Whitworth 0-3 leading the Crimson Tide its first-ever win longest winning streak in the longest win- over Birmingham High School (56-0) on ning streak in the month since 1997-98. Paul Bryant 52-8-1 Ray Perkins 11-2 Nov. 11, 1892. Bill Curry 8-1 *Alabama posted a 30-0-2 (.968) record in Gene Stallings 22-5 *From 1905-47, Alabama had nine consecu- its first 32 September game before finally Mike DuBose 8-6 tive successful coaching debuts beginning with losing at Tulane (21-20) on Sept. 27, 1945. Dennis Franchione 5-3 Jack Leavenworth (1905) and concluding Mike Shula 0-0 with Harold “Red” Drew (1947). *The school’s longest winning streak in the month of September is 19 games from Sept. 30, 1911 through Sept. 29, 1934.

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 12 *Paul Bryant (1957), Gene Stallings (1990) *Mike DuBose was a standout defensive line- Alabama Head Coaching Debuts and Dennis Franchione (2001) all lost their man under Coach Bryant (1972-73) and Coach Year Result Alabama coaching debuts. was a member of two SEC Championship E.B. Beaumont 1892 Won teams while a Bama player. Alabama 56, Bham HS 0 - Nov. 11 (Birmingham) *Despite losing their UA debut, the trio still managed to compile a 311-79-9 (.791) *Shula was a three-year starter at quarter- Eli Abbott 1893 Lost overall record in 399 games and win seven back under Ray Perkins and is the school’s Bham AC 4, Alabama 0 - Oct. 14 (Tuscaloosa) national championships (1961, 1964, 1965, sixth all-time winningest signal-caller. 1973, 1978, 1979 and 1992). Otto Waggonhurst 1896 Won Alabama’s All-Time Winningest QBs (As Starter) Alabama 30, Bham AC 0 - Oct. 24 (Tuscaloosa) *Shula is one of seven Alabama head coaches to Player Record Years have also played for the Crimson Tide. 35-1-1 1991-94 Allen McCants 1897 Won Alabama 6, Tuscaloosa AC 0 - Nov. 13 (Tuscaloosa) The list also includes Allen McCants, Eli *Harry Gilmer 30-9-2 1944-47 Abbott, J.B. Whitworth, Paul Bryant, Ray 26-2-4 1959-61 24-4 1976-78 W.A. Martin 1899 Won Perkins and Mike DuBose. “Dixie” Howell 22-2-1 1934-37 Alabama 16, Tuscaloosa AC 5 - Oct. 21 (Tuscaloosa) Alabama Players Who Became Head Coach Mike Shula 22-8-1 1984-86 Joe Namath 21-3 1962-64 M. Griffin 1900 Won Playing Coaching Terry Davis 21-3 1971-72 Alabama 35, Taylor School 0 - Oct. 21 (Tuscaloosa) Name Years Years * --Gilmer and Howell both played in single wing for- Eli Abbott 1892-94 1893-95; 1902 mations in which they did not lineup as quarterback, M.H. Harvey 1901 Won Allen McCants 1892-94 1897 but were their team’s pass thrower. Alabama 41, Ole Miss 0 - Oct. 19 (Tuscaloosa) J.B. Whitworth 1930-31 1955-57 Paul Bryant 1933-35 1958-82 SHULA’S DEBUT, Part II W.B. Blount 1903 Lost Ray Perkins 1964-66 1983-86 sixth UA head Vanderbilt 30, Alabama 0 - Oct. 10 (Nashville) Mike DuBose 1972-74 1997-2000 Coach Mike Shula became the Mike Shula 1983-86 Present coach to make his debut in Birmingham’s Legion Field. Jack Leavenworth 1905 Won Alabama 17, Maryville 0 - Oct. 3 (Tuscaloosa) FORMER QB LEADS THE TIDE *Five of the last six Alabama head coaches Of the previous four former UA players to have made their debut with the Crimson J.W.H. Pollard 1906 Won be named head coach at Alabama, Coach Alabama 6, Maryville 0 - Oct. 6 (Tuscaloosa) Tide at Legion Field. Shula is the only former quarterback among the group. Guy Lowman 1910 Won Alabama coaches to make their *The list of Alabama 25, Bham Southern 0 - Oct. 1 (Tuscaloosa) debut at Legion Field includes Red Drew, Ray *Eli Abbott, a Tuscaloosa native, was a tackle Perkins, Bill Curry, Gene Stallings, Mike (1892-94) while also serving as the player- D.V. Graves 1911 Won DuBose and Mike Shula. coach in his tenure at Alabama. Abbott is Alabama 24, Howard 0 - Sept. 30 (Tuscaloosa) listed as the head coach from 1893-95 and *The Crimson Tide’s first head coach, E.B. then coached again in 1902. Thomas Kelley 1915 Won Beaumont, also debuted in Birmingham, but Alabama 44, Howard 0 - Oct. 2 (Tuscaloosa) the game was played at Lakeview Park. *He is the only player-coach in school his- Beaumont coached the first game in Xen Scott 1919 Won tory and the only coach to serve two Alabama history, leading the Crimson Alabama 27, Bham Southern 0 - Oct. 4 (Tuscaloosa) tenures at Alabama. Tide to a 56-0 win over Birmingham High School. Wallace Wade 1923 Won *Allen McCants was a right halfback from Alabama 12, Union 0 - Sept. 29 (Tuscaloosa) 1892-94 for coach Eli Abbott. McCants *In 2001, Dennis Franchione became the first was a native of Meridian, Miss. Alabama coach in more than 70 years to Frank Thomas 1931 Won make his coaching debut in Tuscaloosa. Alabama 42, Howard 0 - Sept. 26 (Tuscaloosa) *J.B. Whitworth lettered as a tackle under Fran’s debut came Sept. 1, 2001 at Bryant- coach Wallace Wade (1930) and Frank Denny Stadium in the Tide’s 20-17 loss to “Red” Drew 1947 Won Thomas (1931). Alabama 34, Southern Miss 0 - Sept. 20 (Birmingham) UCLA. *Paul Bryant was an end for coach Frank J.B. Whitworth 1955 Lost *Prior to Franchione, the last coach to Thomas and was a teammate of NFL Hall Rice 20, Alabama 0 - Sept. 24 (Houston) open his UA career in Tuscaloosa was Frank of Famer and legend Thomas, who led his team to a 42-0 win Don Hutson. Paul Bryant 1958 Lost over Howard on Sept. 26, 1931. LSU 13, Alabama 3 - Sept. 27 (Mobile) *Ray Perkins was a standout receiver at *Coach Paul Bryant made his UA coaching Alabama, catching passes from NFL Ray Perkins 1983 Won debut at Mobile’s Ladd Stadium. Legends Joe Namath and Kenny Stabler Alabama 20, Georgia Tech 7 - Sept. 10 (Birmingham) from 1964-66 and helping Bama to a pair *Coach J.B. Whitworth’s debut came in Bill Curry 1987 Won of national championships (1964-65) and Houston, Texas against the Rice Owls. Alabama 38, Southern Miss 6 - Sept. 5 (Birmingham) an 11-0 season as a senior in 1966. *Here is a game-by-game look at the head Gene Stallings 1990 Lost coaching debuts of all former Tide football Southern Miss 27, Alabama 24 - Sept. 8 (Birmingham) coaches since 1892.

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 13 Coach Year Result Top Five All-Time Winning Percentage (Min. 3 Yrs) DEFENSE SCORES FIRST TD IN 2003 Mike DuBose 1997 Won Coach Years Games As if the debut of Coach Mike Shula was Alabama 42, Houston 17 - Aug. 30 (Birmingham) Paul Bryant 1958-82 .854 not enough, the Alabama defense decided Frank Thomas 1931-46 .812 to add to the excitement of the 2003 sea- Dennis Franchione 2001 Lost Wallace Wade 1923-30 .812 son opener by scoring the Crimson Tide’s UCLA 20, Alabama 17 - Sept. 1 (Tuscaloosa) J.W.H. Pollard 1906-09 .783 first touchdown of the season. Xen Scott 1919-22 .744 Mike Shula 2003 Won *Sophomore left cornerback Charlie Peprah Alabama 40, South Florida 17 (Birmingham) MORE DEBUTS intercepted a tipped pass as the Alabama While the 2003 season opener marked the 49-yard line and raced 51 yards for the FOR THE RECORD head coaching debut for Mike Shula, it first touchdown of the season for the Here is a look at the coaching records for also served as the playing debut for 10 Crimson Tide. the Crimson Tide’s previous 25 head Crimson Tide football players. coaches since 1892. Legendary coach Paul W. “Bear” Bryant (1958-82) remains the win- Alabama Playing Debuts vs. USF *Peprah’s 51-yard interception return with ningest coach in school history with his Player, Position Hometown 5:27 left in the first quarter tied the game 232-46-9 (.824) record in 287 career Jeff Aul, Kickoffs Daleville at 7-7. games. He led the Crimson Tide to six Tim Castille, F Birmingham national titles (1961, ‘64, ‘64, ‘73, ‘78 and Jeremy Clark, DT Daphne *Peprah’s interception also marked the first ‘79) in his tenure at the Capstone. , RB Huntsville time since the 1979 season that the Alabama Bo Freelend, Eutaw defense has scored the first touchdown of Coach Years Record Juwan Garth, LB Decatur the year. E.B. Beaumont 1892 2-2 (.500) Gabe Giardina, Holder Centre Hall, Penn. Eli Abbott 1893-95, 1902 7-13 (.350) Terrence Jones, Spec. Tms Tuscaloosa *In 1979, All-SEC linebacker E.J. Junior Otto Waggonhurst 1896 2-1 (.667) Le’Ron McLain, Spec. Tms Tuscaloosa intercepted a Georgia Tech pass at the Allen McCants 1897 1-0 (1.000) Ramzee Robinson, Spec. Tms Huntsville Alabama 41-yard line and raced 59 yards W.A. Martin 1899 4-3-1 (.750) for the first score of the season, giving UA M. Griffin 1900 2-3 (.400) *Of the 10 debuts, three came from true a 6-0 lead with 1:32 left in the first quarter M.H. Harvey 1901 2-1-2 (.600) freshmen, including Castille, Jones and at Grant Field. Alabama won the game, W.B. Blount 1903-04 10-7 (.598) McLain. 30-6. Jack Leavenworth 1905 6-4 (.600) J.W.H. Pollard 1906-09 21-4-5 (.783) *Alabama played as many true freshmen in Guy Lowman 1910 4-4 (.500) the 2003 season opener as they did in the 2002 - YEAR IN REVIEW D.V. Graves 1911-14 21-12-3 (.625) last two combined seasons under Alabama posted a 10-3 record last season,a Thomas Kelley 1915-17 17-7-1 (.700) Franchione. three-game improvement from the 2000 Xen Scott 1919-22 29-9-3 (.744) season. Wallace Wade 1923-30 61-13-3 (.812) *In 2001-02, Alabama played only three true Frank Thomas 1931-46 115-24-7 (.812) freshmen Harold “Red” Drew 1947-54 54-28-7 (.643) , inclduing Todd Bates (2001), *The Crimson Tide also finished the sea- J.B. Whitworth 1955-57 4-24-2 (.167) Greg McLain (2002) and DeMeco Ryans son with the best record in the SEC (6-2), but Paul Bryant 1958-82 232-46-9 (.824) (2002). due to NCAA sanctions were ineligible for Ray Perkins 1983-86 32-15-1 (.677) the SEC Championship Game and a post- Bill Curry 1987-89 26-10 (.722) CASTILLE MAKES HISTORIC DEBUT season bowl bid. Gene Stallings 1990-96 62-25 (.713) True freshman Tim Castille was a high-pro- Mike DuBose 1997-2000 24-23 (.511) file recruit at Briarwood Chirstian HS in *Alabama played a school record 13 regular Dennis Franchione 2001-02 17-8 (.680) Birmingham. He showed why in the 2003 season games last year, including its first-ever Mike Shula 2003 1-0 (1.000) season opener, earning a start for the regular season in the state of Hawai’i (Nov. Crimson Tide in his very first game. 30). THE TOP FIVE Here is a listing of Alabama’s top five head *Castille became just the eighth true freshmen *The Crimson Tide notched its NCAA-lead- coaches in terms of games, wins and win- to start a season opener for Alabama since ing 27th, 10-win season last year. ning percentage since 1892. freshmen became eligible again in 1973. *The Crimson Tide’s 34-13 win over Top Five Games Coached *The last true freshmen to start the season Tennessee at Neyland Stadium snapped Coach Years Games opener for Alabama was Dante Ellington and the Vols longest-series winning streak (7) Paul Bryant 1958-82 287 Saleem Rasheed at Vanderbilt on Sept. 4, over the Crimson Tide. Frank Thomas 1931-46 146 1999. Harold “Red” Drew 1947-54 89 *In addition, the win at Tennessee (Oct. Gene Stallings 1990-96 87 True Freshmen - Start Season Opener (Since 1973) 26) was Alabama’s 750th all-time win. Wallace Wade 1923-30 77 Player, Pos. Year Jim Bunch, OT 1976 Top Five All-Time Wins Larry Rose, OT 1985 *The Alabama defense led the SEC and Coach Years Games Matt Hammond, LT 1990 ranked fourth nationally, allowing just Paul Bryant 1958-82 232 Jon Stevenson, RT 1991 80.4 rushing yards per game. Frank Thomas 1931-46 115 Terry Jones, Jr., TE 1998 Gene Stallings 1990-96 62 Dante Ellington, RT 1999 Wallace Wade 1923-30 61 Saleem Rasheed, LB 1999 Harold “Red” Drew 1947-54 54 Tim Castille, F-Back 2003

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 14 *The Crimson Tide also paced the SEC in Alabama’s 10-Win Seasons BAMA FIFTH ON ALL-TIME WIN LIST total defense last year, allowing just 257.3 1920 10-1 1925 10-0 In 109 years of football, Alabama has com- yards per game, a figure that also ranked 1930 10-0 1934 10-0 piled an impressive 755-284-43 (.718) all- third nationally. 1945 10-0 1952 10-2 time record. 1961 11-0 1962 10-2 *In terms of scoring defense, Alabama was sec- 1964 10-1 1966 11-0 *Alabama’s 34-14 win at Tennessee on ond in the SEC and fifth nationally, allowing just 1971 11-1 1972 10-2 Oct. 26, 2003 was the school’s 750th all- 15.4 points per game in 2002. 1973 11-1 1974 11-1 time victory. 1975 11-1 1977 11-1 *For the second year in a row, Alabama 1978 11-1 1979 12-0 Presently, Alabama ranks fifth on the all- placed in the top two in the SEC in rush- 1980 10-2 1986 10-3 time win list and is third in all-time win- 1989 10-2 1991 11-1 ing, averaging 213.2 yards per game. ning percentage. 1992 13-0 1994 12-1 1996 10-3 1999 10-3 second in the SEC last year and NCAA All-Time Victory Leaders *Alabama was 2002 10-3 18th nationally, after leading the league with Rk Team Wins a 226.4 rushing yards in 2001. 1. Michigan 823 UA LEADS NCAA WITH 10-WIN SEASONS 2. Notre Dame 791 The University of Alabama leads all NCAA 3. Nebraska 771 *The Crimson Tide led the SEC in time of Division I school’s with 27, 10-win seasons. 4. Texas 766 possession last year. 5. ALABAMA 754 *The Crimson Tide leads second-place 6. Penn State 753 *In terms of rushing, Alabama had two of 7. Ohio State 745 the league’s Top 10 rushers in 2003, Oklahoma (24) by three in the all-time list of 10-game winners. Michigan (23), 8. Tennessee 726 including Shaud Williams (8th, 70.8) and 9. Oklahoma 725 (10th, 62.4). Nebraska (20) and Southern Cal (20) are the only other schools with 20, 10-win sea- 10. Southern Cal 695 sons in college football history. 11. Georgia 662 *Williams also ranked fifth in all-purpose 12. Syracuse 652 yards and 10th in punt returns last season. NCAA All-Time Leaders 13. LSU 636 School 10-Win Seasons 14. Washington 632 *The Alabama defense lost three senior Alabama 27 15. Colorado 630 starters up front to the NFL draft, Jarret Oklahoma 24 16. Auburn 626 Johnson, Kenny King and Kindal Michigan 23 17. Texas A&M 623 Moorehead. Nebraska 20 18. Army 622 Southern California 20 19. Georgia Tech 616 *The Crimson Tide also placed six players Penn State 18 20. West Virginia 615 on the various 2002 All-SEC squads, including Tennessee 17 21. Pittsburgh 612 tackle Wesley Britt (AP, Coaches), Alonzo Florida State 17 22. North Carolina 611 Ephraim (AP), Jarret Texas 15 Miami (Ohio) 611 Johnson (AP), defensive tackle Kenny King Notre Dame 14 24. Arkansas 610 (Coaches), defensive tackle Kindal Ohio State 13 NCAA All-Time Leaders (Winning Pct.) Moorehead (Coaches, AP, The Sporting Georgia 13 Rk Team Record (Pct.) News) and guard Marico Portis (Coaches). Miami, Fla. 13 1. Notre Dame 791-250-42 (.7498) BAMA NOTCHES NCAA RECORD *In terms of SEC play, Alabama holds an 2. Michigan 823-269-36 (.7456) overwhelming lead over second-place 3. ALABAMA 754-284-43 (.7174) 27th 10-WIN SEASON 4. Oklahoma 725-282-53 (.7090) Tennessee (17) and third-place Georgia Alabama earned its NCAA-leading 27th, 10-win 5. Texas 766-306-33 (.7081) season in the 2002 regular-season finale (13). 6. Ohio State 745-292-53 (.7078) against the Hawai’i Warriors. The 7. Nebraska 771-308-40 (.7069) Crimson Tide posted a 10-3 record last *Alabama also has more 10-win seasons 8. Tennessee 726-299-52 (.6982) year, its first 10-win season since 1999. than LSU (4), Ole Miss (4), Kentucky (2), 9. Penn State 753-222-41 (.6931) Miss. State (2), South Carolina (1) and 10. Southern Cal 695-296-54 (.6910) *Every Alabama coach since 1920 has had Vanderbilt (0) combined. 11. Florida State 409-194-17 (.6570) at least one 10-win season with the excep- 12. Washington 632-347-50 (.6385) tion of J.B. “Ears” Whitworth. ALL-TIME 10-WIN SEASONS (SEC SCHOOLS) 13. Georgia 662-367-54 (.6362) School 10-Win Seasons 14. Miami (Ohio) 611-342-44 (.6349) Alabama 27 15. Miami (Fla.) 496-283-19 (.6335) Tennessee 17 16. LSU 636-368-47 (.6275) Georgia 13 17. Auburn 626-347-47 (.6203) Auburn 9 18. Arizona State 502-303-24 (.6200) Arkansas 9 19. Colorado 630-384-40 (.6171) Florida 9 20. Florida 582-354-40 (.6168) LSU 5 21. Central Michigan 519-317-36 (.6158) Ole Miss 5 22. Army 622-393-51 (.6074) Miss. State 2 23. Texas A&M 623-396-48 (.6064) Kentucky 2 24. Syracuse 652-422-49 (.6024) South Carolina 1 UCLA 499-323-57 (.6024) Vanderbilt 0

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 15 ALABAMA’S MILESTONE VICTORIES NationalChamps.net Strength of Schedule *In addition, the SEC has been rated as the 1 Alabama 56, Birmingham HS 0 Rank Team second-toughest conference in the nation (Nov. 11, 1892) (Bham) 1. ALABAMA according to the Sagarin Ratings. The Top 100 Alabama 49, Ole Miss 0 10. Tennessee 5 conference ratings are as follows. (Oct. 11, 1919) (Tuscaloosa) 24. Oklahoma 150 Alabama 34, Florida 0 25. Auburn 2003 Top 5 Conference Ratings (Nov. 14, 1925 (Montgomery) 29. Arkansas Rank Conference Rating 200 Alabama 28, George Washington 6 32. Georgia 1. Big 12 79.58 (Oct. 8, 1932 (Washington DC) 33. Mississippi State 2. SEC 79.55 250 Alabama 26, Kentucky 6 48. LSU 3. Pac 10 79.48 (Oct 29, 1938) (Lexington) 55. Kentucky 4. Big 10 78.26 300 Alabama 54, SW Louisiana 0 56. Ole Miss 5. ACC 77.75 (Oct. 12, 1946 (Tuscaloosa) 70. Southern Miss 350 Alabama 33, Georgia 12 81. Hawai’i 2003 SCHEDULE NOTEBOOK (Oct. 31, 1953) (Athens) 97. Northern Illinois *The composite record of Alabama’s 2003 400 Alabama 36, Miami, Fla., 3 * South Florida was not rated opponents last year was 120-56 (.682). (Nov. 10, 1962) (Tuscaloosa) 450 Alabama 17, Southern Miss 14 “Alabama takes the 2003 crown with a bru- *All but one (Miss. State) of Alabama’s (Sept. 28, 1968) (Mobile) tal slate consisting of three legitimate Top 10 2003 opponents had a winning record last 500 Alabama 21, LSU 7 teams -- Georgia, Auburn and Oklahoma. year. (Nov. 22, 1973) (Baton Rouge) Other SEC Top 25 competition -- Tennessee 550 Alabama 35, Virginia Tech 0 and LSU -- gives the Tide a full slate. The three teams (Oct. 28, 1978) (Tuscaloosa) *The 2003 slate also includes non-conference games all contain possible that won 10 or more games last season. 600 Alabama 28, Southern Miss 16 conference champion candidates with (Nov. 12, 1983) (Bham) Northern Illinois (MAC), Southern Miss 650 Alabama 32, LSU 16 *Georgia (13-1), Oklahoma (12-2) and (Conference USA) and Hawai’i (WAC).” -- (Nov. 11, 1989) (Baton Rouge) Hawai’i (10-4) were a combined 35-7 (.833) NationalChamps.net 700 Alabama 23, Ole Miss 9 last year. (Oct. 21, 1995) (Oxford) 750 Alabama 34, Tennessee 14 2003 Alabama Opponents (Oct. 26, 2002) (Knoxville) BAMA 14TH IN SAGARIN RATINGS Team 2002 Record In addition to its brutal schedule, the South Florida 9-2 Oklahoma 12-2 TIDE SCHEDULE IS NATION’S TOUGHEST Crimson Tide has also been tabbed as one of the nation’s best teams, according to the Kentucky 7-5 The Crimson Tide’s 2003 football sched- Sagarin Ratings. Northern Illinois 8-4 ule, which includes five teams ranked in Arkansas 9-5 the Top 16, has been voted the toughest in the *Entering the 2003 season, Alabama is rated Georgia 13-1 nation. 14th in the Sagarin Ratings, the fourth highest Southern Miss 7-6 ranking by an SEC team behind Florida Ole Miss 7-6 *The Crimson Tide’s 2003 slate has been (6), Georgia (8) and Tennessee (13). Tennessee 8-5 tabbed the toughest schedule in the country by Mississippi State 3-9 NationalChamps.net and The LSU 8-5 *All 13 of the Crimson Tide’s opponents Sporting News. Auburn 9-4 this season are rated among the Top 75 Hawai’i 10-4 NationalChamps.net Top 10 (Toughest Sked) teams in the nation by the Sagarin Ratings. Rank Team Poll Pts *Nine of UA’s 13 opponents this year won *The complete listing of Crimson Tide 1. ALABAMA 2,106 eight or more games last season. 2. Florida State 1,960 opponents are as follows. 3. Cal 1,918 *This year’s schedule includes six conference 4. Colorado 1,881 2003 Sagarin Ratings (Preseason Poll) (UA Opps) champions or co-champions. 5. Arizona 1,856 Rnk Team Rating 3. Oklahoma 90.48 6. Notre Dame 1,838 2003 Alabama Opponents 7. Georgia Tech 1,833 8. Georgia 86.85 Team 2002 Conf. Champs 8. UCLA 1,823 13. Tennessee 85.17 Oklahoma Big 12 Champions, BCS 9. USC 1,807 14. ALABAMA 83.38 Northern Illinois MAC Co-Champions 10. Tennessee 1,795 19. Auburn 82.24 25. LSU 81.27 Arkansas SEC West, Tri-Champions 29. Arkansas 80.10 Georgia SEC Champions, BCS 43. Ole Miss 76.62 LSU SEC West, Tri-Champions 55. Southern Miss 74.16 Auburn SEC West, Tri-Champions 61. Kentucky 72.74 67. Miss. State 71.33 *Alabama is also playing nine bowl teams 71. South Florida 69.68 from a year ago and 12 of the Tide’s 13 73. Northern Illinois 69.52 opponents this season were bowl eligible 74. Hawai’i 69.69 last year.

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 16 2003 Alabama Opponents *The six games against Top 25 teams were *Alabama’s consecutive wins over Ole Miss Team 2002 Bowl the most since Alabama faced seven and Tennessee mark the first time since Oklahoma Rose Bowl (BCS) ranked teams in 1999, which included No. 1999 that UA posted back-to-back wins Arkansas Music City Bowl 5 Florida (SEC Championship Game) and over Top 25 clubs. Georgia Sugar Bowl (BCS) No. 8 Michigan (The Orange Bowl). Southern Miss Houston Bowl *During the 1999 season, the Crimson Ole Miss Independence Bowl *The Crimson Tide also played four road Tide beat three consecutive ranked teams Tennessee Peach Bowl games against Top 25 foes, including from Sept. 25-Oct. 16. Those three wins LSU Cotton Bowl Oklahoma, Tennessee, LSU and Hawai’i. came against No. 15 Arkansas (35-28), No. Auburn Capital One Bowl 3 Florida (40-39, OT) and No. 22 Ole Miss Hawai’i Hawai’i Bowl *The 2002 season marked the first time ever (30-24). The Florida and Ole Miss games the Crimson Tide played four Top 25 were both on the road. MORE SCHEDULING NOTES teams on the road in the same season. *Alabama will not play a game in the state of *The wins over Ole Miss and Tennessee Tennessee for the first time since 1942 sea- *In 1987, Alabama was the road team in marks only the 10th time in school history son. The streak started with the 1944 sea- four games against ranked teams, but the Alabama has beaten a Top 25 team in con- son. In 1943, the University did not Alabama-Auburn game was played a neu- secutive weeks. schedule any games due to World War II. tral site (Legion Field) and the ticket allo- cation was split evenly among the two *Also, Alabama scored 76 points in its *Alabama will play both Ole Miss (Oct. 18) and schools. During that season, Alabama wins over No. 21 Ole Miss and No. 16 Mississippi State (Nov. 8) on the road for the first played at No. 11 Penn State, No. 5 LSU, Tennessee, marking the most points ever time since 1982. That year Alabama played No. 7 Notre Dame and No. 10 Auburn scored in consecutive games against Top 25 both Mississippi schools in Jackson’s (Legion Field). teams. The previous high was 75 points in Memorial Stadium beating both games. back-to-back wins over Arkansas and *Alabama opened its 2002 road schedule Florida in 1999. *The 2003 season marks just the third at No. 2 Oklahoma and closed its road time in school history that Alabama has to schedule at No. 24 Hawai’i, marking the Consecutive Wins Over Top 25 Foes travel to Mississippi to play both schools first time since 1987 that UA had played 2002 (24) Alabama 42, (21) Ole Miss 7 in the same season. Bama also played Ole two road game against ranked non-confer- (19) Alabama 34, (16) Tennessee 14 Miss and MSU on the road in 1980 and ence opponents in the same season. 1982. 1999 (NR) Alabama 35, (15) Arkansas 28 (21) Alabama 40, (3) Florida 39 (OT) *In 1987, Alabama defeated No. 11 Penn (11) Alabama 30, (22) Ole Miss 24 *This is marks the first time that Alabama State (24-13) and lost at No. 7 Notre will play in Oxford and Starkville in the Dame (37-6). same season as the games in 1980 and 1992 (2) Alabama 28, (12) Florida 21 1982 were played in Jackson. (2) Alabama 34, (1) Miami, Fla. 13

BAMA’S WIN STREAK VS. TOP 25 FOES 1989 (10) Alabama 47, (6) Tennessee 30 *Alabama does not play Vanderbilt this year Alabama enters the 2003 season having (6) Alabama 17, (14) Penn State 16 for the first time since 1944. won its last four games against Top 25 teams, including road wins at Tennessee, 1981 (8) Alabama 13, (7) Miss. State 10 LSU and Hawai’i. 2003 RANKED OPPONENTS (6) Alabama 31, (5) Penn State 16 five teams *The Crimson Tide will play *The current-four game winning streak is 1979 (1) Alabama 25, (14) Auburn 18 ranked in the preseason Top 25 polls, the longest streak against Top 25 teams (2) Alabama 24, (6) Arkansas 9 including three Top 10 opponents. since the 1991-92 seasons when UA won seven consecutive games against Top 25 1978 (1) Alabama 20, (10) Nebraska 3 2003 Alabama Ranked Opponents clubs. (1) Alabama 38, (11) Missouri 20 Team AP ESPN Oklahoma 1 1 Current Winning Streak vs. Top 25 Teams 1964 (3) Alabama 17, (9) LSU 9 Auburn 6 6 Opponent Ranking Result (2) Alabama 24, (10) Georgia Tech 7 Georgia 11 9 Ole Miss #21 W 42-7 Tennessee 12 16 at Tennessee #15 W 34-14 1947 (18) Alabama 13, (13) Kentucky 0 LSU 14 15 at LSU #14 W 31-0 (14) Alabama 14, (8) Georgia Tech 7 at Hawai’i #24 W 21-16 *In 2002, the Crimson Tide posted a 4-2 (.667) record against ranked opponents. 1991-92 Winning Streak vs. Ranked Teams Opponent Ranking Result 2002 Results Against Top 25 Foes Georgia #25 W 10-0 Opponent Ranking Result Tennessee #8 W 24-19 at Oklahoma #2 L 34-24 Colorado (Bowl) #15 30-25 Georgia #6 L 27-25 at Tennessee #13 W 17-10 Ole Miss #21 W 42-7 at Miss. State #16 W 30-21 at Tennessee #15 W 34-14 Florida (SEC) #12 W 28-21 at LSU #14 W 31-0 Miami (Sugar) #1 W 34-13 at Hawai’i #24 W 21-16

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 17 MORE RANKINGS Ahmad Childress, DT NATIONAL HONORS AND AWARDS Alabama’s 31-0 win at No. 14 LSU last sea- 2nd Team All-SEC (Athlon’s) Here is a listing of the 2003 preseason son marked the fifth time in school history the national football honors for the Crimson Crimson Tide posted a shutout against a Charles Jones, SS Tide football team. Top 25 team. 3rd Team All-SEC (Street & Smith’s) (Top Linebacker) Alabama Shutouts vs. Ranked Teams Antwan Odom, DE Freddie Roach Nov. 28, 1959 1st Team All-SEC (Athlon’s) Cornelius Wortham Alabama 10, (11) Auburn 0 1st Team All-SEC (Lindy’s) 1st Team All-SEC (Street & Smith’s) LOMBARDI AWARD (Top Lineman/Linebacker) Jan. 1, 1963 (Orange Bowl) 1st Team All-SEC (SEC Media Days) Antwan Odom Alabama 17, (8) Oklahoma 0 1st Team All-SEC (The Birmingham News) 2nd Team All-SEC (The Sporting News) NAGURSKI AWARD (Top Defensive Lineman) Nov. 2, 1974 9th best defensive end (Lindy’s) Antwan Odom Alabama 35, (17) Miss. State 0 18th best defensive end (The Sporting News) (Top Lineman) Nov. 9, 1996 Freddie Roach, MLB Wesley Britt Alabama 26, (12) LSU 0 2nd Team All-SEC (Athlon’s) 2nd Team All-SEC (The Sporting News) DOAK WALKER AWARD (Top Running back) Nov. 16, 2002 2nd Team All-SEC (SEC Media Days) Shaud Williams Alabama 31, (14) LSU 0 2003 Butkus Watch List 15th best inside linebacker (Lindy’s) TWO TIDE LBs ON BUTKUS LIST *Alabama’s 31-0 win at LSU is the second- 19th best inside linebacker (The Sporting News) The Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando, largest margin of victory over a Top 25 the presenters of the prestigious Butkus club. Justin Smiley, OG 1st Team All-America (Collegefootballnews.com) Award® awarded annually to college foot- ball's most outstanding linebacker, UA’s Largest Margin of Victory Over Top 25 Team 1st Team All-America (Playboy Magazine) announced the 2003 Butkus Award® Margin Result of Game 1st Team All-America () 35 Alabama 38, Miss. State 3 (1986) 1st Team All-America (CNN/Si.com) Watch List. This year's Butkus Award® 35 Alabama 35, Miss. State 0 (1974) 2nd Team All-America (Street & Smith’s) Watch List includes 90 noteworthy candi- 31 Alabama 31, LSU 0 (2002) 1st Team All-SEC (The Birmingham News) dates that represent schools and confer- 30 Alabama 36, UCLA 6 (1976) 1st Team All-SEC (Collegefootballnews.com) ences from across the nation. The inde- 29 Alabama 35, Ohio State 6 (1978) 1st Team All-SEC (Lindy’s) pendent selection committee for the 2003 28 Alabama 30, Baylor 2 (1981) 1st Team All-SEC (Street & Smith’s) Butkus Award®, comprised of 26 of the 27 Alabama 34, Nebraska 7 (1967) 1st Team All-SEC (SEC Media Days) nation's foremost media members, is sole- 26 Alabama 26, LSU 0 (1996) 2nd Team All-SEC (The Sporting News) ly responsible for all voting in the selection 24 Alabama 31, Auburn 7 (2001) Top rated offensive guard (Collegefootballnews.com) process. 24 Alabama 31, Auburn 7 (1971) 5th best offensive guard (The Sporting News) Selection Committee members have start- HONORS AND AWARDS Shaud Williams, RB ed evaluating the candidates and will con- Here is a listing of the 2003 football hon- SEC Player of the Week vs. South Florida (Aug. 30) tinue their review throughout the entire 1st Team All-SEC (Athlon’s) ors for the Crimson Tide football team. football season. 1st Team All-SEC (Street & Smith’s) 1st Team All-SEC (SEC Media Days) Alabama Crimson Tide Unit Rankings Alabama linebackers Freddie Roach and 2nd Team All-SEC (Lindy’s) SEC’s 4th best offensive line (Lindy’s) Cornelius Wortham are on the initial list for 2nd Team All-SEC (The Sporting News) SEC’s 4th best linebackers (Lindy’s) the 2003 Butkus Award. SEC’s 8th best offensive line (The Sporting News) 2nd Team All-SEC (The Birmingham News) 25th best running back (Lindy’s) SEC’s 8th best linebackers (The Sporting News) Roach, a sophomore, started 10 games for Alabama last season and was a Freshman Wesley Britt, OT Cornelius Wortham, LB 2nd Team All-SEC (Lindy’s) All-SEC and Freshman All-America 1st Team All-American (Street & Smith’s) (Football Writer’s and The Sporting News) 2nd Team All-American (The Sporting News) 2nd Team All-SEC (Street & Smith’s) pick. 1st Team All-SEC (Athlon’s) 18th best outside linebacker (Lindy’s) 1st Team All-SEC (Lindy’s) 1st Team All-SEC (Street & Smith’s) Roach contributed 63 tackles in his rookie 1st Team All-SEC (SEC Media Days) season with the Crimson Tide, including 1st Team All-SEC (The Sporting News) six TFLs (-17) and one sack. He also 2nd Team All-SEC (The Birmingham News) added two forced fumbles and five QB 3rd best offensive tackle (The Sporting News) pressures. 3rd best offensive tackle (Lindy’s) He made his presence felt immediately as Anthony Bryant, DT he recorded a 41-yard interception return 1st Team All-SEC (The Sporting News) for the touchdown in his first career start, 12th best defensive tackle (The Sporting News) helping Alabama to a 39-34 win over Middle Tennessee in the 2002 season opener.

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 18 Wortham, a senior, has played 35 games UA OPPONENTS ON BUTKUS AWARD LIST (Non-SEC) THE STAFF for the Crimson Tide in his three-year Player School While head coach Mike Shula has never career. Wortham has 165 career tackles, Michael Boley Southern Miss coached a game at the collegiate level or including eight TFLs (-16), two sacks (-13) Rod Davis Southern Miss previously been a head coach, the first- and nine QB pressures. Nick Duffy Northern Illinois year Alabama skipper has assembled a Maurice Jones South Florida solid, veteran coaching staff. Oklahoma As a junior (2002), Wortham started 10 of Lance Mitchell Oklahoma the 13 games and recorded 95 tackles to Shula’s nine on-the-field assistant coaches rank second on the team. ALABAMA STREAKING INTO 2003 have combined for 166 years of experience in the high school, college and professional The Crimson Tide football team enters the The Butkus Award® Watch List will be ranks. OU games with a 15-3 (.833) record in its trimmed to 10 semi-finalists on Thursday, last 18 games, the second-best record in October 16. *Three of the Crimson Tide’s assistant the SEC during that time. coaches have previously served as Division That list will be cut down to three finalists, I head coaches, including defensive coordi- *The defending SEC Champion Georgia who will be announced via a national tele- nator (Arkansas, 1992), offensive Bulldogs are 17-3 (.850) since the end of conference with players, coaches, media coordinator Dave Rader (Tulsa, 1988-99) the 2001 season and are the only SEC team members and Butkus Award® on and Sparky Woods (South Carolina, 1989- with a better record than Alabama. Thursday, Nov. 13. 93). School Record Pct. The winner will be announced Friday, Georgia 17-3 .850 *In addition, another three coaches are December 12, 2003 at the Butkus Award® Alabama 15-3 .833 serving their second stint on the UA staff, Gala in Orlando, FL. LSU 14-5 .737 including Kines (Defensive Coordinator, Florida 12-5 .706 1985-86), Rader (/Receivers Created in 1985 by the Downtown Athletic Tennessee 14-6 .700 Coach, 1983-85) and Charlie Harbison Club of Orlando Inc., the Butkus Award® Arkansas 11-7 .611 (Secondary, 1998-2000). carries the name and support of one of the Auburn 10-8 .556 greatest middle linebackers in football his- Ole Miss 9-7 .563 *Kines and Rader were on Ray Perkins tory, Dick Butkus. The Butkus Award® is Kentucky 8-8 .500 coaching staff in the mid 1980s when cur- regarded as one of the most elite individ- South Carolina 8-8 .500 rent head coach Mike Shula was the starting ual honors in college football. Miss. State 4-13 .235 quarterback. Shula’s position coach was Vanderbilt 2-15 .118 Rader and he worked against Kines’ defen- Past recipients include such outstanding sive unit each day in practice. linebackers as: *The Crimson Tide’s current 18-game stretch is the best by an Alabama team since the 2003 Alabama Coaching Staff E.J. Henderson (2002-Maryland); Rocky 1994-95 seasons when coach Gene Stallings Coach Responsibilities Calmus (2001-Oklahoma); led Alabama to a 16-2 (.889) record for the Joe Kines Asst. Head Coach (2000- Miami, FL); LaVar Arrington entire 1994 season and through the first Defensive Coordinator (1999-Penn State); (1998- five games of the 1995 season. Southern California); Dave Rader Offensive Coordinator (1997-Ohio State); (1996 *Alabama’s current streak began with a Quarterbacks Coach Colorado); (1995-Illinois); 24-17 win over Miss. State on Nov. 10, Chris Ball Secondary Coach Dana Howard (1994-Illinois); 2001 at Bryant-Denny Stadium. (1993-Nebraska); Marvin Jones (1992- Alabama’s Last 18 Games (15-3, .833) Bob Connelly Offensive Line Coach Florida State); (1991- Date Result Michigan); (1990- Nov. 10, 2001 Alabama 24, Miss. St. 17 Charlie Harbison Receivers Coach Colorado); (1989-Michigan Nov. 17, 2001 Alabama 31, Auburn 7 State); (1988-Alabama); Nov. 29, 2001 Alabama 28, USM 15 Paul Randolph Defensive Ends Coach Paul McGowan (1997-Florida State); and Dec. 27, 2001 Alabama 14, Iowa St. 13 (1985 and 1986- Aug. 31, 2002 Alabama 39, MTSU 34 Dave Ungerer Tight Ends Coach Oklahoma). Sept. 7, 2002 Oklahoma 37, Alabama 27 Special Teams Coord. Sept. 14, 2002 Alabama 33, N. Texas 7 SEC PLAYERS ON BUTKUS AWARD LIST Sept. 21, 2002 Alabama 20, USM 7 Sparky Woods Running Backs Coach Player School Sept. 28, 2002 Alabama 31, Arkansas 12 Tony Bua Arkansas Oct. 5, 2002 Georgia 27, Alabama 25 Buddy Wyatt Defensive Tackles Coach Kevin Burnet Tennessee Oct. 19, 2002 Alabama 42, Ole Miss 7 Karlos Dansby Auburn Oct. 26, 2002 Alabama 34, Tenn. 14 T.J. Mawhinney Mississippi State Nov. 2, 2002 Alabama 30, Vandy 8 Todd McCullough Florida Nov. 9, 2002 Alabama 28, Miss. St. 14 Caleb Miller Arkansas Nov. 16, 2002 Alabama 31, LSU 0 Nov. 23, 2002 Auburn 17, Alabama 7 Freddie Roach Alabama Nov. 30, 2002 Alabama 21, Hawai’i 16 Kevin Simon Tennessee Aug. 30, 2003 Alabama 40, S. Florida 17 Danterrious Thomas Auburn Lionel Turner LSU Justin Wade Ole Miss Cornelius Wortham Alabama

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 19 NEW FOES *Following its win over South Florida, *Wilkinson, a halfback and kicker from Alabama plays two teams this season for the Alabama is 12-5 (.706) in televised season Prattville, played for J.W.H. Pollard (1909), first time in its 109-year football history. openers since 1960. Guy Lowman (1910) and D.V. Graves The Crimson Tide will open the season (1912-13). against first-time opponent South Florida *The South Florida game marked the sev- and will play Northern Illinois, another first- enth straight year the season opener has been Frank Powe (End) time foe in week four. televised. Year Coach UA Record 1899 W.A. Martin 3-1 *Last year, Alabama played two first-time Alabama’s Televised Season Openers 1900 M. Griffin 2-3 1901 M.H. Harvey 2-1-2 opponents, opening the season with Year Game TV 1960 Alabama 21, Georgia 6 (Bham) ABC Middle Tennessee and closing out the slate Everett Wilkinson (Halfback/Kicker) with Hawai’i. 1965 Georgia 18, Alabama 17 (Athens) ABC 1975 Missouri 20, Alabama 7 (Bham) ABC Year Coach UA Record 1978 Alabama 20, Nebraska 3 (Bham) ABC 1909 J.W.H. Pollard 5-1-2 *The Crimson Tide will open the season 1979 Alabama 30, Ga. Tech 6 (Atlanta) ABC 1910 Guy Lowman 4-4 with a first-time opponent for the second 1981 Alabama 24, LSU 7 (Baton Rouge) ABC 1911 Did Not Play 5-2-2 consecutive year as last year’s season open- 1984 Boston College 38, Alabama 31 (Bham)ABC 1912 D.V. Graves 5-3-1 er was against first-time foe Middle 1985 Alabama 20, Georgia 16 (Athens) ABC 1913 D.V. Graves 6-3 Tennessee. 1986 Alabama 16, Ohio State 10 Raycom 1992 Alabama 25, Vanderbilt 8 (Tusc) JP *The 2003 Alabama roster also includes *Alabama has a winning record against 91 of its 1997 Alabama 42, Houston 17 (Bham) JP seven players who were on the 1999 SEC previous 114 opponents since 1892. 1998 Alabama 38, BYU 31 (Tusc) ESPN Championship team. 1999 Alabama 28, Vanderbilt 17 (Nashville) JP 2000 UCLA 35, Alabama 24 (LA) ABC *Of those seven players, only Antonio Carter ALABAMA ON THE TUBE 2001 UCLA 20, Alabama 17 (Tusc) ESPN and Leslie Williams played in a game during Alabama has compiled a 148-85-5 (.632) all- 2002 Alabama 39, MTSU 34 (Bham) JP the Crimson Tide’s 10-3 championship time record on television in since its first tele- 2003 Alabama 40, S. Florida 17 (Bham) ESPN season. vised game in 1951. The Crimson Tide has made 238 TV appearances since 1951. NINE TIDERS SUIT UP FOR THIRD COACH *Five other current players -- Dennis When the Alabama Crimson Tide hit the Alexander, Charles Jones, Matt Lomax, Nick *In regular-season televised games, UA is field last Saturday afternoon against the Ridings and Lance Taylor -- were on the 1999 124-69-3 (.640). South Florida Bulls a total of nine different SEC Championship team but did not play players made UA football history by playing for because they were redshirted. *The Crimson Tide’s first three games their third different head coach in their with South Florida (Aug. 30), Oklahoma Alabama career. *In addition, senior running back Shaud (Sept. 6) and Kentucky (Sept. 13) will be Williams will dress and play for his fourth televised by ESPN. *The listing of nine players who have actu- head coach this season for the Crimson ally played in at least one game for previ- Tide. *Dating back to last season, the Oklahoma ous coaches Mike DuBose and Dennis game will mark UA’s fifth straight televised Franchione and current coach Mike Shula *Williams has played for Spike Dykes and game. includes: Mike Leach at Texas Tech and Dennis Franchione at Alabama. Coach Shula will Players Who Have Played for Three Head Coaches *Alabama made nine television appear- be his fourth head coach when he sees ances last season. Player, Position Years Dennis Alexander, RG 1999-03 action this weekend against South Florida in 2003 season opener. 2002 TV APPEARANCES Carlos Andrews, SS 2000-03 Antonio Carter, WR 1999-03 Opponent TV Score Dre Fulgham, WR 2000-03 *In all, Williams has had five head coaches Middle Tennessee JP W 39-34 Brandon Greer, WR 2000-03 in five years of college football when you at Oklahoma ABC L 37-27 Triandos Luke, WR 2000-03 count the 2003 spring training with Mike Southern Miss W 20-7 Nautyn McKay-Loescher, DE 2000-03 Price. at Arkansas ESPN W 30-12 Antwan Odom, DE 2000-03 *By the way, he also plays and Georgia CBS L 27-25 Nick Ridings, SN 1999-03 suited up two years for Larry Hays at Texas Ole Miss CBS W 42-7 Leslie Williams, DE 1999-03 at Tennessee ESPN W 34-14 Tech and played last year at Bama for Cornelius Wortham, LB 2000-03 at LSU ESPN W 31-0 coach , giving him seven head Auburn CBS L 17-7 coaches in two sports in his five-year at Hawaii ESPN W 21-16 *Prior to the 2003 season, only two players career. in the storied history of Alabama had 2003 TV APPEARANCES actually played in a game for three differ- Opponent TV Score ent head coaches. PERFECT ATTENDANCE South Florida ESPN W 40-17 The 2003 Alabama football roster contains Oklahoma ESPN 6:45 PM *The two players are Frank Powe (1899- 16 players who have played every game in Kentucky ESPN 6:45 PM 1901) and Everett Wilkinson (1909-13). their career with the Crimson Tide. N. Illinois PPV 6 PM *Powe, an end from Talladega, played for *The list of Alabama players with perfect W.A. Martin (1899), M. Griffin (1900) and attendance includes six seniors, four M.H. Harvey (1901). juniors and five sophomores.

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 20 *Three Alabama seniors -- Nautyn McKay- *Senior wide receiver Triandos Luke has *Senior free safety Charles Jones was the Loescher and Nick Ridings -- have played all 37 played in all but four games during his Alabama defensive player to start all 13 games in their career with the Crimson career with the Crimson Tide. After miss- games last season. Tide since their debuts in 2000. ing the UCLA, Vanderbilt, Southern Miss and Arkansas games in 2000, Luke has *Senior linebacker Cornelius Wortham did not played in 32 consecutive games for FAMILY TREE play in the 2003 season opener against Alabama since his debut against South Football at Alabama is not only a way of South Florida to snap his streak at 36 con- Carolina on Sept. 29, 2000. life, but is also a family affair. secutive games. *Sophomore quarterback Brodie Croyle *The 2003 football roster contains four sets *Senior defensive tackle Anthony Bryant has missed the 2002 season opener with of brothers and 11 second-generation UA foot- played in all 26 games for the Tide. Middle Tennessee, but played in the ball players. Crimson Tide’s remaining 12 games last *The remaining three seniors -- Zach season, including starts against Arkansas Alabama Football Brothers Fletcher, Derrick Pope and Shaud Williams -- are and Georgia. Player, Position Hometown all transfers and have played in all 14 Wesley Britt, OL Cullman games for Alabama. *Sophomore free safety Roman Harper Taylor Britt, DL Cullman played in 12 of 13 games last year as a red- *The list of juniors includes Wesley Britt, shirt freshman, missing the Arkansas game Dennis DuBois, WR Colonia, NJ Derek DuBois, WR Colonia, NJ Ray Hudson, Anthony Madison, Evan in Fayetteville due to a death in his family. Mathis and Justin Smiley. He played in the final eight games, earning Triandos Luke, WR Phenix City a start in the season finale at Hawai’i. Nic Luke, RB Phenix City *The sophomores who have played in UA Consecutive Games Streak every game are Mark Anderson, Clint Freddie Roach, MLB Killen Players Streak Johnston, Charlie Peprah, Freddie Roach Will Roach, WR Killen and DeMeco Ryans. Nautyn McKay-Loescher 37 Nick Ridings 37 Second Generation Crimson Tiders UA Players Who Have Not Missed A Game Dennis Alexander 36 Player, Pos. Hometown Players Games Played Triandos Luke 33 Tim Castille, F Birmingham Nautyn McKay-Loescher 37 Anthony Bryant 26 *Jeremiah Castille, DB (1979-82) Nick Ridings 37 Wesley Britt 26 *MVP of 1982 Liberty Bowl (Bryant’s Last Game) Wesley Britt 26 Ray Hudson 26 *Currently serves as UA’s FCA Director Anthony Bryant 26 Evan Mathis 26 Ray Hudson 26 Justin Smiley 26 David Cavan, TE Tuscaloosa Evan Mathis 26 Lance Taylor 26 *Pete Cavan, TB (1975-77) (Father) Justin Smiley 26 Dre Fulgham 19 Mark Anderson 14 Chris James 16 Nathan Cox, FB Spanish Fort Clint Johnston 14 Mark Anderson 14 *Allen Cox, OL (1972) (Father) Anthony Madison 14 Clint Johnston 14 Charlie Peprah 14 Charles Jones 14 Brodie Croyle Rainbow City Freddie Roach 14 Anthony Madison 14 *John Croyle, DE (1971-73) (Father) DeMeco Ryans 14 Charlie Peprah 14 *Reagan Croyle, G (1994-98) (Sister) Freddie Roach 14 *John David Phillips, QB (1995-98) (Brother-in-Law) *As with any list, there are a couple of near DeMeco Ryans 14 Leslie Williams 14 misses in terms of consecutive games play- Ted Gryska Tuscaloosa ers. *Clem Gryska, HB (1947-48) (Grandfather) START STREAKS *Clem Gryska, Asst. Coach (1960-76) *Senior Antonio Carter, who missed the Alabama junior offensive linemen Wesley entire 2002 season with an injury, has Britt (Cullman) and Justin Smiley (Ellabell, Clint Johnston, TE Wetumpka played in 33 of 35 games in his UA career. Ga.) are the only two players on the *Donny Johnston, HB (1966-69) (Uncle) Carter missed the second game of the Alabama roster to start every game in their 1999 season (Houston) and the 2001 career. Evan Mathis, OL Homewood Independence Bowl (Iowa State). *Bob Baumhower (1974-77) (Uncle) *Britt and Smiley both made their *Senior right guard Dennis Alexander has Alabama debuts as redshirt freshmen in Matt Miller, FL Rainbow City never earned a career start, but the the 2001 season opener against UCLA. *Noah Dean Miller, LB (1973) (Father) Memphis native has played in 35 of a pos- The duo has started all 26 games in their *Marc Miller, LB/SS (2001-02) (Brother) sible 36 games in his career. After missing career, including a 2001 Independence the 2000 season opener at UCLA, Bowl win over Iowa State. Spencer Pennington, QB Fayette *Jeremy Pennington (1993-96) (Brother) Alexander has played in the next 35 con- secutive games for Alabama in a back up *Another junior offensive lineman Evan role and on special teams. Mathis has started 23 consecutive games for the Crimson Tide since making his debut at South Carolina on Sept. 29, 2001.

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 21 , Staff Killen 24 BO FREELEND, P *Freddie Roach, LB (2002-Pres) (Stepbrother) 6-4, 257, Junior, SQ *Will Roach, WR (2003) (Stepbrother) Eutaw, Ala. *Bowens is the current Asst. Director of Football Operations at Alabama Freelend is battling for the Crimson Tide *Bowens was a wide receiver at Alabama under Gene punting duties this fall. The junior has Stallings and Mike DuBose (1996-99) been with the Alabama program the last three years (2000-02) but has yet to see Mark Sanders, OL Ashville action. *Matt Sanders (2000) (Brother) Prep: Freeland was a standout prepster at Lance Taylor, WR Mt. Vernon *Jimmy Taylor, HB (1973-75) (Father) Warrior Academy where he was coached by former UA baseball player Robbie RECORD Grace. He garnering all-state honors for Since overtime was first used during the football, and also won the state discus title 1996 season, Alabama has been involved in three years straight in track and field. four overtime games and posted a 2-2 Freelend graduated from Warrior (.500) record. Academy in 2000.

Year Result of Game OT Record Personal: The son of Jeff Freelend and Juli 1997 Kentucky 41, Alabama 34 0-1 Davenport. Bo’s full name is Robert 1998 Alabama 20, Ole Miss 17 1-1 William Freelend. His father played col- 1999 Alabama 40, Florida 39 2-1 lege . Born in Grand Island, *1999 Michigan 35, Alabama 34 2-2 Nebraska on 6-21-81, he has one brother, *-- 2000 Orange Bowl, Miami Jon. He is a business major. MISSING BIOS Here are a couple of bios that are not found in the 2003 Alabama Football Media guide that might be helpful in your coverage of the Crimson Tide this season. 14 JEREMY SCHATZ, P 5-7, 151, Sophomore, RS Homewood, Ala.

2002 (Sophomore): Spent the 2002 season as a redshirt at Alabama after sitting out due to the NCAA transfer rule after coming to Alabama from Troy State University.

2001 (Freshman): Schatz punted in every game in his lone season at Troy State with the exception of the season-opener versus Nebraska. For the season, he had 47 punts for a total of 1,768 yards and averaged 37.6 yards per kick.

Prep: Schatz earned all-metro and all-state placekicking honors and was a part of a state championship team his senior season at Homewood High under Bob Newton. He was selected to participate in the North/South All-star game. He also played baseball at Homewood.

Personal: The son of Kenneth and Melissa Schatz, Jeremy has on sister, Hannah, and one brother, Eric. He is a human environ- mental sciences major. Born 10-14-82.

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 22 PERSONALLY SPEAKING *Junior defensive tackle Ahmad Childress also *Junior flanker Brandon Greer was a high Here are some interesting facts and figures played some quarterback in high school school teammate of UA quarterback about the members of the Alabama foot- and once threw a TD pass. Brodie Croyle at Westbrook Christian HS ball team. These may be some helpful in Rainbow City. hints for feature story ideas, etc. *Senior tight end Donald Clarke is best friend and roommate to Alabama running back *Greer holds the Alabama state high school *Senior right guard Dennis Alexander is the Shaud Williams. record with 30 TD receptions as a senior in cousin of former Alabama 1999. He broke the previous record of 23 Kermit Kendrick (1985-88). *In addition, Clarke and Williams also TDs held by in 1973. share the same birthday - Oct. 2, 1980. Newsome was an All-American at *Junior strong safety Carlos Andrews’ broth- Alabama and is now the General Manager er, Dennis, was a fullback at Florida State *Sophomore center J.B. Closner’s full name and Director of Player Personnel for the University. is Jon-Bennett Closner. NFLs Ravens.

*Redshirt freshman kicker Jeffrey Aul was *Junior fullback Nathan Cox was inducted *Greer married the former Meredith Rich born in Seoul, South Korea. into the Gamma Beta Phi National hon- (an Auburn alum) on July 12, 2003. orary. *Redshirt freshman quarterback Brandon *Redshirt freshman defensive end Chris Avalos is also a member of the Alabama *His father, Allen, was a fullback for coach Harris is the fourth member of his family to baseball team. Last year as a freshman, Paul "Bear" Bryant in 1972. play college football. His father, Orlando, Avalos appeared in 33 games and batted played at Jackson State, while two cousins .243 (17-for-70) with five doubles, 10 RBI *Redshirt freshman quarterback Brodie -- Anthony (Southern Miss) and Shaun and 13 runs scored. He started 15 games Croyle is the third member of his family to Powell (Jackson State) -- also played col- in the UA outfield. suit up for the Crimson Tide. lege football.

*Junior left tackle Wesley Britt grew up *His father, John, was a defensive end for *Freshman free safety Roman Harper is one attending football camp at Auburn, where Coach Paul Bryant (1971-73). of five children born to Ronald and he was tutored by former Alabama line- Princess Harper. man Neil Callaway, now the Georgia *Brodie’s sister, Reagan, who played basket- offensive coordinator. ball at Alabama for coach Rick Moody, is *Sophomore Ray Hudson ran for 2,029 yards married to former Alabama quarterback as senior at Holmes HS in Bonifay, Fla. *Sophomore wide receiver Brandon Brooks John David Phillips (1994-98). Reagan was was a two-time Alabama high school state elected Alabama's Homecoming Queen in *Hudson was also a standout baseball champion in the 55-meter dash, winning 2000. player, where he batted .405 with six the Class 6A title in 1999 (6.51) and 2000 home runs as a senior. He was drafted in the (6.43). *Croyle was also an outstanding high 19th round by Montreal Expos in the June 1999 school baseball player and holds the Major League Baseball Draft. *Senior defensive tackle Anthony Bryant is a Alabama state record for highest batting average first cousin of former Alabama defensive with a .672 (43-for-64) average as a sopho- *Redshirt sophomore Chris James is a back , who currently stars for more in 1999. cousin of former Auburn tailback Lionel the NFLs Washington Redskins. “Little Train” James. CJ’s parents were also *Croyle holds the Alabama QB record with a college athletes. *Bryant also holds the Alabama weight room 34.5-inch vertical jump. record with 755-pound squat. *Chris’ father, Dan, played baseball at *Sophomore right tackle Von Ewing’s full Alabama State University and his mother, *A versatile athlete, Bryant can also dunk a name is Cleveland Levon Ewing II. Elaine, ran track at Albany State. basketball. *Senior wide receiver Zach Fletcher played *Sophomore tight end Clint Johnston is the *Senior wide receiver Antonio Carter has two on two national championship teams third member of his family to suit up for older brothers and both played college while at City College of San Francisco the Tide, joining his father, Johnny, and football. Sam Carter, Jr., played football (2000-01), leading his club to a 24-0 uncle, Donny, who both played for Coach for Idaho State and Tim Carter played at record in his JuCo career. Bryant. Tulane. *Fletcher also played one year of basketball at *Redshirt freshman linebacker Juke King's *Junior tight end David Cavan is the son of Calhoun Community College in Decatur, real name is Tersheikiya King. He received former Alabama halfback Pete Cavan Ala., where he led the Warhawks to the the nickname "Juke" from a cousin (1975-77), who played in Coach Paul NJCAA National Championship as the because of the 1980s song "Jukebox Hero". Bryant’s wishbone offense in the mid starting point guard. 1970s. *Junior receiver Triandos Luke is related to *Senior wide receiver Dre Fulgham’s full former Alabama greats and fellow Phenix *Cavan’s uncle, Mike, is a former starting name is Leonard Andre Fulgham. City natives Billy Jackson (HB, 1978-80), quarterback at the University of Georgia Eddie Lowe (LB, 1980-82) and Jeremiah and the former head coach at SMU. *Fulgham also holds the Alabama receivers Castille (DB, 1979-82). record for bench press (455) and incline press (405).

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 23 *Freshman quarterback Michael Machen *Redshirt sophomore quarterback Spencer *Junior Thurman Ward came to Alabama as a enrolled at Alabama in Jan., 2003 after a Pennington is also a member of the Alabama highly-touted run-and-gun quarterback at stint in professional baseball. Machen was baseball team, where he is an outfielder Starkville (Miss.) High School. A two-way a 14th round draft pick by the Atlanta and corner infielder. starter, Ward threw for 1,173 yards and 14 Braves in 2000 out of McGill-Toolen HS. TDs and ran for 1,079 yards and 13 TDs as He played two years with the Gulf Coast *In his two-year career, Pennington has a senior (1999). Ward succeeded former League Braves before signing with the appeared in 38 baseball games and has batted Crimson Tider Freddie Milons as QB at Orioles. Machen spent the 2002 season .185 (12-for-69) with one home run and six RBI in Starkville HS. with the Bluefield (WVa) Orioles in the a limited role. short-season Appalachian League. *Senior linebacker Cornelius Wortham plays *Pennington is the younger brother of for- the steel guitar in his spare time. *In his brief three-year career, Machen mer Crimson Tide offensive lineman, compiled an 8-3 (.727) record and 5.00 ERA for Jeremy Pennington, who was a starter on the the Braves and Orioles. 1992 national championship team under coach Gene Stallings. *Machen originally signed a baseball scholar- ship with Alabama, but opted to sign with the *Redshirt freshman cornerback Charlie Braves after his senior season in high Peprah's grandfather, General I.G. school. Achampong, was the President of Ghana, West Africa in the 1970s. *Junior right corner Anthony Madison once had 400 all-purpose yards and scored five *Junior snapper Nick Ridings comes from a TDs in a game at Thomasville HS. football family. His father, Jeff, played football at . *Redshirt sophomore guard Danny Martz’s grandfather, John D. O’Brien, was an *Ridings’ uncle, Ken Avery, played at offensive linemen for coach Elmer Layden Southern Miss and with the NFLs at Notre Dame from 1938-40. Washington Redskins and . *Redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Evan Mathis is the the nephew of former *Junior free safety David Scott is married Alabama great and Miami Dolphins (Maia) and the couple has one daughter, superstar, Bob Baumhower. Baumhower Kenydi (Kennedy), who was born the day was a defensive tackle at Alabama from after (Oct. 27) Alabama’s 34-14 win at 1974-76 before his successful career with Tennessee last season. Scott played in the the Dolphins. UT game and flew home with the team, arriving in Tuscaloosa shortly before 2 *Freshman wide receiver Arturo McDowell is a.m. local time. David joined his wife at a former first-round draft pick of the San DCH Regional Medical Center and the Francisco Giants. McDowell was the 29th two were proud parents of a baby girl at overall selection in the 1998 draft out of 5:41 a.m. (CT). Forest Hill HS in Jackson, Miss. *Junior left guard Justin Smiley holds the *In his five-year minor league career, Alabama weight room record for offensive McDowell played in 521 games and batted linemen in the hang and clean (380) and .215 (411-for-1,914) with 95 extra base hits, 165 vertical jump (32.5). RBI and 275 runs scored at stops in Salem- Keizer (Northwest League), Bakersfield *Junior split end Lance Taylor's father, (Cal League), San Jose (Cal League), Jimmy (1973-75), was a three-year letter- Shreveport (Texas League) and man under Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant in Hagerstown (South Atlantic League). the early 1970s. He played on three SEC Championship teams. *McDowell also walked 235 times in 521 games and stole 123 career bases. *The elder Taylor was also a part of a record night in Alabama football history. *McDowell’s nickname is “Scoop”. He was one of four backs to rush for over100 yards as the Crimson Tide set the *Junior defensive end Antwan Odom is mar- UA standard with 748 rushing yards in a ried (Brooke) and the couple has one son, 77-6 rout of Virginia Tech in 1973. Antwan, Jr., born this summer.

*Odom has also recovered from a “sleep apnea” disorder he suffered in 2001.

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 24 2 ANTONIO CARTER, SE UA CAREER YARDAGE LIST 2001 Season Sr., Tallahassee, Fla., 3 VL Yds Player/Years Rec Date Opponent Rec-Yds-TD-LG 2,070 Ozzie Newsome/1974-77 102 Spt. 1 UCLA 6-104-1-78 1,859 Freddie Milons/1998- 152 Spt. 8 at Vanderbilt 3-30-0-23 *Carter returns to the football field after a 1,857 David Bailey/1969-71 132 Spt. 22 Arkansas 3-43-0-23 one-year absence. The senior missed the 1,611 David Palmer/1991-93 102 Spt. 29 at South Carolina 2-17-0-14 entire 2002 season with an leg injury (tibial 1,568 Curtis Brown/1991-95 106 Oct. 6 UTEP 0-0-0-0 stress fracture and subsequent surgery). 1,495 /1965-67 87 Oct. 13 at Ole Miss 2-27-0-19 1,386 Joey Jones/1980-83 71 Oct. 20 Tennessee 1-45-0-45 *Carter has not played since the 2001 regular- 1,368 Toderick Malone/1993-95 73 Nov. 3 LSU 4-50-0-22 season finale against Southern Miss (Nov., 29, 1,359 Jesse Bendross/1980-83 76 Nov. 10 Mississippi State 4-58-0-17 2001), missing the Crimson Tide’s last 15 1,332 Lamonde Russell/1987-90 108 Nov. 17 at Auburn 5-36-0-12 games, including the 2003 season opener 1,294 Antonio Carter/1999- 106 Nov. 29 Southern Miss 2-18-0-12 with USF. 1,246 Wayne Wheeler/1971-73 55 Dec. 27 Iowa State (Indep. Bowl) DNP

*In 33 career games, Carter has 106 recep- LONGEST SCORING PASS PLAYS (SINCE 1990) 2003 Season tions for 1,294 yards and five TDs. Pass Player/Opponent (Year) Date Opponent Rec-Yds-TD-LG 94 -Michael Vaughn/Florida (‘96) Aug. 30 South Florida Spt. 6 Oklahoma *His 106 receptions tie him with Curtis 78 Tyler Watts-Antonio Carter/UCLA (‘01) 77 Kitchens-Toderick Malone/USM (‘93) Spt. 13 Kentucky Brown (1991-95) for fourth place on the 75 Jay Barker-Kevin Lee Memphis (‘91) Spt. 20 Northern Illinois school’s all-time receptions list. 74 Barker-Malone/Auburn (‘95) Spt. 27 Arkansas 73 Barker-Sherman Williams/Arkansas(‘94) Oct. 4 at Georgia *He ranks 11th with 1,294 career receiving 71 Andrew Zow-Freddie Milons/UCLA (‘01) Oct. 11 Southern Miss yards. 70 Barker-Curtis Brown/Florida(‘94) Oct. 18 at Ole Miss 66 Freddie Milons-Jason McAddley/Arkansas (‘99) Oct. 25 Tennessee *Carter is third among the SEC’s active 63 Barker-David Palmer/Vandy (‘93) Nov. 8 at Mississippi State receivers with 106 career receptions. Nov. 15 LSU Antonio Carter Career Game-By-Game Statistics Nov. 23 at Auburn SEC CAREER RECEPTION LIST (Active) 1999 Season Nov. 30 at Hawai’i Rk Player/Years Recpts Date Opponent Rec-Yds-TD-LG 1. Derek Abney, UK (2000-) 146 Spt. 4 at Vanderbilt 0-0-0 2. Chris Collins, Ole Miss (2000-) 121 Spt. 11 Houston DNP 3. ANTONIO CARTER, UA (1999-) 106 Spt. 18 Louisiana Tech 2-36-0-19 4. Richard Smith, Arkansas (2000-) 105 Spt. 25 Arkansas 1-16-1-16 5. Michael Clayton, LSU (2001-) 104 Oct. 2 at Florida 9-93-1-21 Oct. 16 at Ole Miss 2-22-0-13 *He also ranks fifth among the SECs active Oct. 23 Tennessee 1-3-0-3 receivers with 1,294 career receiving yards. Oct. 30 Southern Miss 1-7-0-7 Nov. 6 LSU 5-28-1-7 SEC CAREER YARDAGE LIST (Active) Nov. 13 Mississippi State 2-2-0-6 Rk Player/Years Yards Nov. 20 at Auburn 1-2-0-2 1. Derek Abney, UK (2000-) 1,723 Dec. 4 Florida (SEC) 5-71-0-52 2. Chris Collins, Ole Miss (2000-) 1,672 Jan. 1 Michigan (Orange Bowl) 4-38-1-16 3. Fred Gibson, Georgia (2001-) 1,530 4. Michael Clayton, LSU (2001-) 1,503 2000 Season 5. ANTONIO CARTER, UA (1999-) 1,294 Date Opponent Rec-Yds-TD-LG Spt. 2 at UCLA 2-20-0-11 *As a junior (2001), Carter caught 32 pass- Spt. 9 Vanderbilt 1-14-0-14 es for 428 yards. Spt. 16 Southern Miss 3-25-0-12 Spt. 23 at Arkansas 0-0-0-0 *As a sophomore (2000), Carter enjoyed Spt. 30 South Carolina 9-75-0-13 his best year with 45 catches for 586 yards. Oct. 14 Ole Miss 8-157-0-60 The 45 receptions rank 9th on the school’s Oct. 21 at Tennessee 5-73-0-16 single-season list. Oct. 28 Central Florida 4-37-0-19 Nov. 4 at LSU 4-48-1-17 UA CAREER RECEPTION LIST Nov. 11 at Mississippi State 4-95-0-38 No. Player/Years Yards Nov. 18 Auburn 5-42-0-16 152 Freddie Milons/1998- 1,816 132 David Bailey/1969-71 1,857 108 Lamonde Russell/1987-90 1,332 106 Antonio Carter/1999- 1,294 106 Curtis Brown/1991-95 1,568 102 David Palmer/1991-93 1,611 102 Ozzie Newsome/1974-77 2,070

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 25 12 BRODIE CROYLE, QB *Croyle’s performance against the Hogs So., Rainbow City, Ala., 1 VL earned him “National Freshman of Week” hon- ors.

*The Alabama sophomore takes over as Brodie Croyle Game-By-Game Statistics the starting quarterback, replacing three- 2002 Season year starter Tyler Watts. Date Opponent Comp-Att-Yds-INT-TD Spt. 7 at Oklahoma 1-3-7-0-0 *Named to the winner of the “ Spt. 14 North Texas 2-4-37-1-0 Memorial Trophy” presented to the Most Spt. 21 Southern Mississippi 4-15-15-2-0 Valuable Player of the Crimson Tide’s Spt. 28 at Arkansas 12-24-285-0-2 annual A-Day football game. Oct. 5 Georgia 16-29-197-1-1 Oct. 19 Ole Miss 6-11-179-0-1 *In leading the Crimson team to a 47-0 Oct. 26 at Tennessee 5-7-128-0-0 blowout win over the White team, Croyle Nov. 2 at Vanderbilt 5-9-94-0-1 completed 13-of-23 passes for 260 yards and Nov. 9 Mississippi State 2-2-21-0-0 three TDs. Nov. 16 at LSU 0-2-0-0-0 Nov. 23 Auburn 7-16-83-1-0 *Croyle has appeared in 13 games in his Nov. 30 at Hawai’i 0-1-0-0-0 Alabama career and completed 74-of-150 passes for 1,249 yards and six TDs. 2003 Season Date Opponent Comp-Att-Yds-INT-TD Aug. 30 South Florida 14-27-203-0-1 *In his three career starts for the Crimson Spt. 6 Oklahoma Tide, Croyle has completed 42-of-80 pass- Spt. 13 Kentucky es for 685 yards, four TDs and one inter- Spt. 20 Northern Illinois ception. Spt. 27 Arkansas Oct. 4 at Georgia *Last year as a redshirt freshman, Croyle Oct. 11 Southern Miss completed 60-of-123 passes for 1,046 Oct. 18 at Ole Miss yards, five TDs and five interceptions. Oct. 25 Tennessee Nov. 8 at Mississippi State *With 1,046 passing yards, Croyle became Nov. 15 LSU only the second freshman since 1973 to pass for Nov. 23 at Auburn more than 1,000 yards in a single-season. Nov. 30 at Hawai’i

*In addition, Croyle’s 1,046 passing yards are second only to Andrew Zow’s fresh- man record total (1,725 yards) set in 1998. UA Freshman QBs (Since 1973) Player (Year) Freshman Stats Jeff Rutledge (1975) 8-of-16, 87 yds, 1 TD Michael Landrum (1979) 1-of-2, 13 yards Walter Lewis (1980) 4-of-5, 54 yards Mike Shula (1983) 1-of-4, 6 yards, INT Vince Sutton (1984) 60-135, 662, 4 TD, 9 INT Jeff Dunn (1987) 36-87, 484, 3 TD, 4 INT Billy Ray (1987) 7-of-13, 40 yards, 1 INT Jay Barker (1991) 33-56, 554 yds, TD, 3 INT Brian Burgdorf (1992) 12-of-23, 160 yds, 1 INT Freddie Kitchens (1993) 7-14, 188, 2 TD, 3 INT Andrew Zow (1998) 125-217, 1,792 yards 11 TD, 6 INT Tyler Watts (1999) 47-83, 498, 2 TD, 5 INT Brodie Croyle (2002) 66-120, 1,046 yards 5 TD, 5 INT

*Croyle missed the 2002 season opener against Middle Tennessee, but played in the final 12 games of the season.

*As a redshirt freshman, Croyle earned starts against Arkansas and Georgia.

*In his first career start against Arkansas, Croyle completed 12-of-24 passes for 285 yards and two TDs in the Crimson Tide’s 30-12 win at Fayetteville.

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 26 90 NAUTYN MCKAY-LOESCHER *Last year as a junior, McKay-Loescher 2003 Season Sr., Toronto, Ontario, 3VL played in all 13 games and recorded 25 Date Opponent Solo-Ast-Total tackles, two TFLs (-9), 4.5 sacks (42) and Aug. 30 South Florida 0-1-1 21 pressures. Spt. 6 Oklahoma *A three-year starter for the Crimson Tide, Spt. 13 Kentucky McKay-Loescher has played in all 37 games Spt. 20 Northern Illinois in his UA career. *The 21 QB pressures as a junior missed the UA single-season list by one pressure. Spt. 27 Arkansas Oct. 4 at Georgia *He is one of only two UA seniors to play in Oct. 11 Southern Miss *McKay-Loescher turned in his best year every game in his career, joining snapper Oct. 18 at Ole Miss Nick Ridings. as a sophomore (2001), with 32 total tack- Oct. 25 Tennessee les. He also added two TFLs (-3), three Nov. 8 at Mississippi State *McKay-Loescher has 10 career starts to his sacks (-18) and four pressures. Nov. 15 LSU credit, including three as a sophomore, Nov. 23 at Auburn seven as a junior and one this year. *At the 2001 A-Day football game, Nautyn Nov. 30 at Hawai’i was named the winner “ *Nicknamed the “Chief”. Most Valuable Lineman” award after posting Nautyn McKay-Loescher’s Game-By-Game Sacks two tackles and one sack for minus nine 2001 Season *In his career, McKay-Loescher has 61 yards. Date Opponent Sacks-Yards career tackles, four TFLs (-13 yards), 7.5 Spt. 22 Arkansas 1-9 sacks (-60 yards), one forced fumble, one *He played all 11 games as a true freshman Spt. 29 at South Carolina 1-3 fumble recovery, three PBUs and 26 pres- in 2000 and recorded a season-high two Nov. 17 at Auburn 1-6 sures. tackles in a win over South Carolina. 2002 Season Nautyn McKay-Loescher’s Game-By-Game Tackles Date Opponent Sacks-Yds 26 career QB pressures *McKay-Loescher’s 2000 Season Spt. 28 Arkansas 1-15 equal Dameian Jeffries for 13th place on Date Opponent Solo-Ast-Total Oct. 19 Ole Miss 1-13 the all-time list. Spt. 2 at UCLA 0-0-0 Nov. 9 Mississippi State 0.5-2 Spt. 9 Vanderbilt 0-0-0 Nov. 23 Auburn 2-12 Alabama Career QB Pressures (Since 1988) Spt. 16 Southern Miss 0-0-0 Rank Player (Years) QB Pressures Spt. 23 at Arkansas 0-0-0 2003 Season 1. Kenny King (1999-02) 77 Spt. 30 South Carolina 0-2-2 Date Opponent Sacks-Yds 2. Kindal Moorehead (1998-02) 66 Oct. 14 Ole Miss 0-0-0 Aug. 30 South Florida 0-0 3. Jarret Johnson (1999-02) 63 Oct. 21 at Tennessee 0-1-1 Spt. 6 Oklahoma 4. Erci Curry (1990-92) 51 Oct. 28 Central Florida 0-0-0 Spt. 13 Kentucky 5. Chris Hood (1995-97) 49 Nov. 4 at LSU 0-0-0 Spt. 20 Northern Illinois 6. Derrick Thomas (1988) 44 Nov. 11 at Mississippi State 0-0-0 Spt. 27 Arkansas 7. Willie Wyatt (1988-89) 39 Nov. 18 Auburn 0-0-0 Oct. 4 at Georgia 8. (1991-92) 36 Oct. 11 Southern Miss 9. Ralph Staten (1993-96) 35 2001 Season Oct. 18 at Ole Miss 10. Darrell Blackburn (1993-96) 31 Date Opponent Solo-Ast-Total Oct. 25 Tennessee 11. Kelvin Moore (1993-96) 30 Spt. 1 UCLA 1-1-2 Nov. 8 at Mississippi State 12. Georgie Thornton (1988-90) 27 Spt. 8 at Vanderbilt 3-1-4 Nov. 15 LSU 13. Nautyn McKay-Loescher (2000-Pres) 26 Spt. 22 Arkansas 1-5-6 Nov. 23 at Auburn Dameian Jeffries (1991-94) 26 Spt. 29 at South Carolina 3-1-4 Nov. 30 at Hawai’i 15. Michael Myers (1996-97) 25 Oct. 6 UTEP 1-1-2 Oct. 13 at Ole Miss 0-1-1 *Nautyn is one of two Alabama defenders Oct. 20 Tennessee 3-3-6 among the SEC’s Top 5 career returning Nov. 3 LSU 1-1-2 sack leaders. Nov. 10 Mississippi State 0-0-0 Nov. 17 at Auburn 3-1-4 *McKay-Loescher is fifth on the list with 7.5 Nov. 29 Southern Miss 1-0-1 career sacks, while fellow defensive lineman Antwan Odom is second on the list with 2002 Season 13 career sacks. Date Opponent Solo-Ast-Total Aug. 31 Middle Tennessee 1-0-1 SEC Returning Sack Leaders Spt. 7 at Oklahoma 0-1-1 Rank Player (School) Career Sacks Spt. 14 North Texas 0-2-2 1. (Georgia) 16 Spt. 21 Southern Mississippi 0-0-0 2. Antwan Odom (Alabama) 13 Spt. 28 at Arkansas 2-2-4 3. Reggie Torbor (Auburn) 9 Oct. 5 Georgia 1-0-1 4. Jesse Mitchell (Ole Miss) 8.5 Oct. 19 Ole Miss 2-0-2 5. Nautyn McKay-Loescher (Alabama) 7.5 Oct. 26 at Tennessee 2-1-3 Nov. 2 at Vanderbilt 1-0-1 *In the opener with USF, Loecher had one Nov. 9 Mississippi State 1-2-3 tackle, one PBU and one pressure. Nov. 16 at LSU 0-1-1 Nov. 23 Auburn 3-3-6 Nov. 30 at Hawai’i 0-0-0

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 27 98 ANTWAN ODOM *Last year as a sophomore, Odom played 2002 Season Jr., Bayou LaBatre, 2VL in all 13 games and made starts against Date Opponent Solo-Ast-Total Southern Miss, Arkansas, Ole Miss, Aug. 31 Middle Tennessee 2-2-4 Vanderbilt and Hawai’i. Spt. 7 at Oklahoma 1-3-4 *A three-year starter for the Crimson Tide, Spt. 14 North Texas 5-1-6 Odom has appeared in 27 career games on Spt. 21 Southern Mississippi 3-0-3 the Alabama defensive front, making eight *In those 13 games, he posted 42 tackles, four TFLs, 10 sacks (-76) and 10 pressures. Spt. 28 at Arkansas 0-1-1 starts. Oct. 5 Georgia 1-1-2 Oct. 19 Ole Miss 3-1-4 *Odom ranked seventh among Division I defend- *In his career, Odom has 62 tackles,eight Oct. 26 at Tennessee 2-0-2 ers TFLs (-34), 14 sacks (-96), three forced last season with 10 sacks. Nov. 2 at Vanderbilt 4-0-4 fumbles, one fumble recovery, two PBUs Nov. 9 Mississippi State 1-2-3 and 18 QB pressures. *In 2001, Odom played in two games and Nov. 16 at LSU 2-1-3 recorded three tackles before sustaining a Nov. 23 Auburn 0-2-2 *At the 2003 Alabama A-Day football season-ending shoulder injury in the second Nov. 30 at Hawai’i 3-1-4 game, Odom was named the “Dwight game of the year at Vanderbilt. He was Stephenson Most Valuable Lineman” after granted a medical reshirt by the NCAA. 2003 Season recording four tackles and two TFLs (-12), Date Opponent Solo-Ast-Total leading the Crimson team to a 47-0 *As a true freshman, Odom played in all Aug. 30 South Florida 3-1-4 shutout win over the White team. 11 games, earning starts against Ole Miss Spt. 6 Oklahoma and Tennessee. Spt. 13 Kentucky *With those 13 career sacks, Odom ranks Spt. 20 Northern Illinois Spt. 27 Arkansas 10th on the school’s career sacks list. *In his freshman season, Odom had 13 tackles, three sacks (-12) and five pres- Oct. 4 at Georgia Alabama Career Sack Leaders sures. Oct. 11 Southern Miss Rank Player (Years) Career Sacks Oct. 18 at Ole Miss 1. Derrick Thomas (1985-88) 52 *Odom recorded two sacks for minus 10 Oct. 25 Tennessee 2. Kindal Moorehead (1998-02) 25 yards in Alabama’s win over South Nov. 8 at Mississippi State 3. Jarret Johnson (1999-02) 23 Carolina in 2000. Nov. 15 LSU 4. (1990-92) 22.5 Nov. 23 at Auburn Nov. 30 at Hawai’i 5. E.J. Junior (1977-80) 21 *Following his rookie season, Odom was 6. Jeremy Nunley (1990-93) 19 named Honorable Mention Freshman All- Antwan Odom’s Game-By-Game Sacks 7. Mike Pitts (1979-92) 16 American (Rivals.com). 8. (1983-86) 15 2000 Season Date Opponent Sacks-Yds (1972-75) 15 Antwan Odom’s Game-By-Game Tackles Spt. 30 South Carolina 2-10 10. Antwan Odom (2000-Present) 14 2000 Season Oct. 28 Central Florida 1-2 Date Opponent Solo-Ast-Total *Antwan is also one of two Alabama defenders Spt. 2 at UCLA 0-0-0 2002 Season among the SEC’s Top 5 career returning Spt. 9 Vanderbilt 0-0-0 Date Opponent Sacks-Yds Spt. 16 Southern Miss 0-0-0 sack leaders. Spt. 7 at Oklahoma 1-5 Spt. 23 at Arkansas 0-0-0 Spt. 14 North Texas 1-1 Spt. 30 South Carolina 2-1-3 *Odom is second on the the list with 13 career Spt. 21 Southern Mississippi 1-4 Oct. 14 Ole Miss 1-3-4 sacks, while fellow defensive lineman Oct. 5 Georgia 1-10 Oct. 21 at Tennessee 0-1-1 Nautyn McKay-Loescher is fifth with 7.5 Oct. 19 Ole Miss 1-6 Oct. 28 Central Florida 1-0-1 sacks. Nov. 2 at Vanderbilt 1-2 Nov. 4 at LSU 2-0-2 Nov. 9 Mississippi State 1-9 Nov. 11 at Mississippi State 1-0-1 SEC Returning Sack Leaders Nov. 16 at LSU 1-16 Nov. 18 Auburn 1-0-1 Rank Player (School) Career Sacks Nov. 30 at Hawai’i 2-17 1. David Pollack (Georgia) 16 2001 Season 2. Antwan Odom (Alabama) 14 2003 Season Date Opponent Solo-Ast-Total 3. Reggie Torbor (Auburn) 9 Date Opponent Sacks-Yds Spt. 1 UCLA 0-1-1 4. Jesse Mitchell (Ole Miss) 8.5 Aug. 30 South Florida 1-8 Spt. 8 at Vanderbilt 1-1-2 5. Nautyn McKay-Loescher (Alabama) 7.5 Spt. 6 Oklahoma Spt. 22 Arkansas Injured Spt. 13 Kentucky Spt. 29 at South Carolina Injured *Against South Florida in the 2003 season Spt. 20 Northern Illinois Oct. 6 UTEP Injured opener, Odom had four tackles, one TFL Spt. 27 Arkansas Oct. 13 at Ole Miss Injured (-10), one sack (-8), one forced fumble, Oct. 4 at Georgia Oct. 20 Tennessee Injured one PBU and two pressures in the win Oct. 11 Southern Miss Nov. 3 LSU Injured over the Bulls. Oct. 18 at Ole Miss Nov. 10 Mississippi State Injured Oct. 25 Tennessee Nov. 17 at Auburn Injured Nov. 8 at Mississippi State *With one sack against USF, Odom now Nov. 29 Southern Miss Injured has at least one sack in 10 of his last 14 games Nov. 15 LSU for Alabama. Nov. 23 at Auburn Nov. 30 at Hawai’i

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 28 21 SHAUD WILLIAMS, RB *The Crimson Tide is 4-0 (1.000) when *The 2002 season marked the first time in Sr., Andrews, Texas, 1VL Williams runs for 100 or more yards. school history the Crimson Tide had two backs rush for 100 yards in the same game *Alabama senior running back Shaud *His best game of the season came in the twice in the same season. Williams is one of the most versatile backs season finale at Hawai’i, where he ran 23 TWO BACKS OVER 100 YARDS (Same Game) in the country. times for 160 yards and one TD. at LSU (Nov. 16, 2002) Shaud Williams (16-131) & Santonio Beard (18-109-2) *A candidate for the 2003 Doak Walker Award, *Williams posted back-to-back 100-yard games after rushing for 135 yards against given to college football’s best running at Arkansas (Sept. 28, 2002) back. Southern Miss and adding 119 yards against Arkansas. Shaud Williams (11-119-1) & Santonio Beard (21-134) *In his four-year career at Texas Tech at Auburn (Nov. 21, 2001) *Against the Hogs, Williams scored an 80- (1999-2000) and Alabama (2002-03), S. Beard (20-199-2) & Ahmaad Galloway (14-127) Williams has appeared in 36 games and yard TD on the game’s first play and fin- accounted for 3,053 all-purpose yards (450 ished with 119 yards. at Miss. State (Nov. 15, 1996) plays) and 14 touchdowns. Shaun Alexander (106) & Dennis Riddle (103) *Williams’ 80-yard TD run at Arkansas *In the 2003 season opener, Williams (Sept. 28) equaled the longest run from South Carolina (Oct. 3, 1992) accounted for 177 all-purpose yards and three scrimmage in the SEC in 2002. Ironically, Chris Anderson (120) & Derrick Lassic (100) TDs in the Crimson Tide’s 40-17 win over Arkansas’ Fred Talley matched the 80-yard South Florida. TD run against Auburn on Oct. 12. at LSU (Nov. 9, 1991) Kevin Turner (143) & (102) *Williams had 98 yards rushing and two *Williams’ 80-yard TD run at Arkansas is TDs and added a 73-yard punt return for the third-longest rushing TD by an Auburn (Dec. 3, 1983) (Bham) a score to account for 18 of the Tide’s 40 Alabama player since 1990. Kerry Goode (142) & Ricky Moore (109) points against USF. LONGEST RUSHING TD PLAYS (Since ‘90) Ole Miss (Sept. 20, 1980) Run Player/Opponent (Year) Linnie Patrick (111) & Billy Jackson (108) *As a junior, Williams had 921 rushing 96 Chris Anderson/ Temple (1991) yards, 228 receiving yards, 346 punt return 85 Danny Woodson/Temple (1991) vs. Auburn (Nov. 26, 1977) (Bham) yards and 91 KO return yards. 80 Shaud Williams/Arkansas (2002) Johnny Davis (104) & Jeff Rutledge (102) 79 Ahmaad Galloway/Vanderbilt (2000) *Williams accounted for 1,586 all-purpose 77 Tarrant Lynch/Vandy (1990) Virginia Tech (Oct. 27, 1973) yards in his first season at Alabama to rank 73 Shaun Alexander/LSU (1996) James Taylor (142), (138), 5th on the school’s single-season charts. 72 Shaun Alexander/LSU (1996) Calvin Culliver (127) and Richard Todd (102) 68 Dennis Riddle/Ole Miss (1997) Auburn (Dec. 2, 1951) (Bham) *On the ground, Williams has 325 rushing 67 Brian Steger/USM (1993) (223) and Bimbo Melton (109) attempts for 1,903 yards and 13 TDs in his 62 Ahmaad Galloway/USC (‘2000) four-year career. 62 Irving Spikes/UTC (1991) TRIPLE THREAT The Alabama offense pulled off a rare feat *With 1,903 career rushing yards, Williams *He enters the 2003 season fifth among SEC in its 31-0 win at LSU on Nov. 16 at Tiger needs only 97 yards to crack the 2,000-yard mark active running backs with 921 rushing yards. Stadium. for his career. SEC CAREER RUSHING YARDS (Active) *The Crimson Tide had two, 100-yard rushers *In 14 games at Alabama, Williams has Rk Player/Years Yards 1. Cedric Cobbs, Arkansas (1999-) 1,698 and one, 100-yard receiver in the same game 158 rushing attempts for 1,019 yards and 2. Carnell WIlliams, Auburn (2001-) 1,359 for only the second time in school history. seven TDs. 3. Ronnie Brown, Auburn (2001-) 1,338 4. Matt Jones, Arkansas (2001-) 1,206 *Against LSU, Shaud Williams (16-131) and *Williams became the 44th UA player to rush 5. SHAUD WILLIAMS, BAMA (2002-) 1,019 Santonio Beard (18-109-2) both ran for 100 for 1,000 career yards with his 98 yards yards, while Sam Collins (5-115) posted his rushing in the win over South Florida *Williams also enters the 2003 season as first career 100-yard receiving game for the (Aug. 30). the SEC’s second-leading returning rusher Tide. with 921 yards behind Auburn’s Ronnie *As a junior at Alabama, Williams played Brown (1,008 yards). *That had happened only one other time in all 13 games and ran the ball 130 times in school history. In 1977, Alabama for 921 yards and five TDs. Williams 100-Yard Rushing Games (4) defeated Auburn at Legion Field and had Date Opponent Yards two, 100-yard rushers and one, 100-yard *The 921 yards last season missed the UA Nov. 30, 2002 at Hawai’i 160 receiver. Johnny Davis (20-104) and Jeff single-season Top 10 by just 48 yards. Spt. 21, 2002 Southern Miss 135 Rutledge (15-102) ran for 100 yards and Nov. 16, 2002 at LSU 131 Ozzie Newsome (4-123-1) had 100 yards *Williams tallied four 100-yard games last Spt. 28, 2002 at Arkansas 119 receiving in the Crimson Tide’s 48-21 win. season, hitting the century mark against Southern Miss, Arkansas, LSU and Hawai’i.

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 29 ALL-PURPOSE THREAT Shaud Williams Career Game-By-Game Statistics ALABAMA’S 1,000-YARD RUSHERS *Williams had his best game of the season 2002 Season Rk Player, Years Yards at Arkansas, where he posted 216 all-pur- Date Opponent Att-Yds-TD-Long 1. Shaun Alexander (1996-99) 3,565 pose yards for the Crimson Tide. Aug. 31 Middle Tennessee 2-7-0-4 2. (1985-88) 3,420 Spt. 7 at Oklahoma 0-0-0-0 3. Johnny Musso (1969-71) 2,741 4. Dennis Riddle (1994-97) 2,645 *Williams had 119 rushing yards, 88 Spt. 14 North Texas 7-93-1-41 Spt. 21 Southern Mississippi 21-135-0-43 5. Bobby Marlow (1950-52) 2,604 receiving yards and nine punt return yards 6. Johnny Davis (1974-77) 2,519 Spt. 28 at Arkansas 11-119-1-80 against the Hogs. 7. Sherman Williams (1991-94) 2,486 Oct. 5 Georgia 10-44-0-2 8. Ricky Moore (1981-84) 2,270 2002 All-Purpose Game-By-Game Oct. 19 Ole Miss 9-39-0-9 9. Siran Stacy (1989-91) 2,105 Oct. 26 at Tennessee 8-49-0-18 Rush Rec KOR PR Total 10. (1951-54) 2,008 Middle Tennessee 7 0 63 0 70 Nov. 2 at Vanderbilt 10-52-1-14 11. Tony Nathan (1975-78) 1,997 Oklahoma 0 0 14 29 43 Nov. 9 Mississippi State 6-44-1-13 12. Ahmaad Galloway (1999-2002) 1,830 North Texas 93 17 14 32 156 Nov. 16 at LSU 16-131-0-32 13. (1944-47) 1,829 Southern Miss 135 0 0 42 177 Nov. 23 Auburn 7-48-0-19 14. Harry Gilmer (1944-47) 1,759 Arkansas 119 88 0 9 216 Nov. 30 at Hawai’i 23-160-1-41 15. Major Ogilvie (1977-80) 1,718 Georgia 44 44 0 35 123 16. Derrick Lassic (1989-92) 1,696 Ole Miss 39 0 0 59 98 17. Calvin Culliver (1973-76) 1,568 2003 Season 18. Wilbur Jackson (1971-73) 1,529 Tennessee 49 0 0 29 78 Date Opponent Att-Yds-TD-Long Vanderbilt 52 13 0 34 99 19. Dixie Howell (1933-34) 1,508 Aug. 30 South Florida 28-98-2-15 Mississippi State 44 14 0 29 87 20. Linnie Patrick, 1980-83 1,480 LSU 131 4 24 0 159 Spt. 6 Oklahoma 21. Steve Bowman (1963-65) 1,452 Auburn 48 43 0 24 115 Spt. 13 Kentucky 22. Santonio Beard (2000-03) 1,444 Hawai’i 160 5 0 0 165 Spt. 20 Northern Illinois 23. Walter Lewis (1980-83) 1,433 Season Totals 921 228 91 346 1,586 Spt. 27 Arkansas 24. Billy Jackson (1978-80) 1,408 Oct. 4 at Georgia 25. Murry Hill (1985-89) 1,398 26. Steadman Shealy (1977-79) 1,395 Oct. 11 Southern Miss 2003 All-Purpose Game-By-Game 27. Kerry Goode (1983-87) 1,350 Rush Rec KOR PR Total Oct. 18 at Ole Miss 28. Paul Ott Carruth (1981-82-84) 1,336 South Florida 98 5 0 74 177 Oct. 25 Tennessee 29. Chris Anderson (1990-93) 1,278 Oklahoma Nov. 8 at Mississippi State 30. Richard Todd (1973-75) 1,254 Kentucky Nov. 15 LSU 31. (1948-50) 1,206 Northern Illinois Nov. 23 at Auburn 32. Willie Shelby (1973-75) 1,127 Arkansas Nov. 30 at Hawai’i 33. Tyler Watts (1999-02) 1,128 at Georgia 34. Steve Whitman (1977-79) 1,126 Southern Miss 35. Pat Trammell (1959-61) 1,119 at Ole Miss Curtis Alexander (1993-97) 1,119 Tennessee 37. Gene Jelks (1985-86) 1,097 at Miss. State 38. Mike Fracchia (1960-63) 1,084 LSU 39. Steve Bisceglia (1971-72) 1,075 at Auburn 40. Martin Houston (1989-92) 1,042 at Hawai’i 41. Bobby Luna (1951-54) 1,037 42 Randy Billingsley (1872-74) 1,026 43. Kevin Turner (1988-91) 1,020 44. Shaud Williams (1999-02) 1,019

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 30 16 CORNELIUS WORTHAM, SLB Cornelius Wortham Career Game-By-Game Tackles Sr., Calhoun City, Miss, 3 VL 2000 Season Date Opponent Solo-Ast-Total Spt. 2 at UCLA 1-0-1 *A three-year starter of the Crimson Tide Spt. 9 Vanderbilt 2-1-3 defense, Cornelius Wortham has played in Spt. 16 Southern Miss 0-1-1 36 of a possible 37 games in Alabama Spt. 23 at Arkansas 1-1-2 career. Spt. 30 South Carolina 0-0-0 Oct. 14 Ole Miss 0-0-0 *The senior missed the 2003 season open- Oct. 21 at Tennessee 0-0-0 er to snap his streak of 36 consecutive games Oct. 28 Central Florida 1-0-1 played at Alabama. Nov. 4 at LSU 0-1-1 Nov. 11 at Mississippi State 4-1-5 *Wortham holds the Alabama linebacker Nov. 18 Auburn 0-0-0 record with a 480-pound bench press. 2001 Season *The Calhoun City, Miss., native has Date Opponent Solo-Ast-Total recorded 165 tackles in 35 regular-season Spt. 1 UCLA 2-0-2 games, including 91 solo stops. Spt. 8 at Vanderbilt 0-1-1 Spt. 22 Arkansas 3-0-3 *In addition, Wortham has added eight Spt. 29 at South Carolina 0-1-1 TFLs (-16), two sacks (-13) and three pass Oct. 6 UTEP 4-1-5 Oct. 13 at Ole Miss 9-5-14 deflections. Oct. 20 Tennessee 4-3-7 Nov. 3 LSU 0-1-1 18 career starts *He has made for Alabama, Nov. 10 Mississippi State 2-8-10 including a career-best 10 starts in 2002. Nov. 17 at Auburn 3-4-7 Nov. 29 Southern Miss 3-2-5 *Wortham turned his best season for the Crimson Tide last year as a junior (2002), 2002 Season finishing second on the team with 95 tackles. Date Opponent Solo-Ast-Total He also added three TFLs (-8), one sack (- Aug. 31 Middle Tennessee 5-4-9 8) and three PBUs. Spt. 7 at Oklahoma 1-2-3 Spt. 14 North Texas 5-7-12 *He added three double-figure tackle games as Spt. 21 Southern Mississippi 2-3-5 junior, including 12 against North Texas Spt. 28 at Arkansas 4-2-6 and Miss. State and 10 against Georgia. Oct. 5 Georgia 7-3-10 Oct. 19 Ole Miss 2-2-4 *As a sophomore (2001), he added 56 Oct. 26 at Tennessee 6-2-8 tackles, three TFLs (-5) and one sack (-5). Nov. 2 at Vanderbilt 5-4-9 Nov. 9 Mississippi State 5-7-12 *In his rookie season (2000), Wortham Nov. 16 at LSU 3-3-6 had 14 total tackles in 11 games, including Nov. 23 Auburn 3-3-6 Nov. 30 at Hawai’i 4-1-5 a pair of TFLs (-3).

Wortham Double-Figure Tackle Games (5) 2003 Season Date Opponent Tackles Date Opponent Solo-Ast-Total Oct. 13, 2001 at Ole Miss 14 Aug. 30 South Florida Spt. 14, 2002 North Texas 12 Spt. 6 Oklahoma Nov. 9, 2002 Miss. State 12 Spt. 13 Kentucky Nov. 10, 2001 Miss. State 10 Spt. 20 Northern Illinois Oct. 5, 2002 Georgia 10 Spt. 27 Arkansas Oct. 4 at Georgia Oct. 11 Southern Miss Oct. 18 at Ole Miss Oct. 25 Tennessee Nov. 8 at Mississippi State Nov. 15 LSU Nov. 23 at Auburn Nov. 30 at Hawai’i

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ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 32 2003 Alabama Football Depth Chart OFFENSE LT 70 Wesley Britt (6-8, 312, Jr.) ...... 26 consecutive starts; 280 career knockdowns; 2003 preseason All-America selection 75 Atlas Herrion (6-4, 300, Jr.) ...... Redshirted in 2002; played 11 career gms; 46 snaps vs. USF in ‘03 opener LG 78 Justin Smiley (6-4, 301, Jr.) ...... 26 consecutive starts; 315 career knockdowns; 2003 preseason All-America selection 79 Danny Martz (6-4, 290, Jr.) ...... Played in seven career games, 16 snaps vs. USF (Aug. 30); UA debut vs. Ole Miss (2001) C 74 J.B. Closner (6-4, 295, So.)...... 1st career start vs. USF; replaces All-SEC center Alonzo Ephraim 69 Matt Lomax (6-3, 293, Sr.)...... Played in nine career games at UA; played 25 snaps in ‘03 opener with USF RG 73 Dennis Alexander (6-6, 352, Sr.)...... Played 36 consecutive games; eight career starts at UA; 67 snaps in season opener w/USF 63 Mark Sanders (6-6, 314, So.)...... Has not seen action for the Crimson Tide in two years with the program RT 51 Evan Mathis (6-5, 294, Jr.) ...... 22 consecutive starts; 258 career knockdowns; nephew of Miami All-Pro Bob Baumhower 60 Von Ewing (6-5, 300, So.)...... Appeared in three games as backup RT last year; made UA debut against N. Texas (Spt. 14) TE 88 Clint Johnston (6-4, 245, So.)...... Played in 14 games, making five starts; 10 career receptions for 99 yards 87 David Cavan (6-5, 256, Jr.) ...... Played in eight gms; made two starts (MTSU and OU); 1st career reception was 15-yd TD 93 Donald Clarke (6-6, 260, Sr.)...... Played in 14 career games; Earned six career starts for the Tide; 7 catches, 153 yards at UA QB 12 Brodie Croyle (6-2, 198, So.)...... Played in 13 career games; three starts; 2nd most passing yds (1,046) by UA frosh (2002) 13 Spencer Pennington (6-4, 218, So.)...... Appeared in seven career gms; played 10 snaps vs. USF (Aug. 30) 7 Brandon Avalos (6-0, 185, Fr.)...... Redshirted last year; also plays on Alabama baseball team H 21 Shaud Williams (5-9, 189, Sr.)...... 44th UA player with 1,000 career rush yds (1,019); also topped 3,000 career all-purpose yd 27 Ray Hudson (5-11, 194, Jr.) ...... Played in all 26 games in his career; 94 rushes, 560 yards and two TDs in career 33 Ken Darby (5-11, 186, Fr.)...... Made UA debut vs. USF (Aug. 30); eight rushes, 41 yards; 5.1 average vs. Bulls F 29 Tim Castille (5-11, 231, Fr.)...... Recorded 2 rec., 38 yds in debut vs. USF; son of UA legend Jeremiah Castille (1979-82) 3 Dre Fulgham (6-1, 217, Sr.)...... Played in 33 career gms; 33 catches for 593 yards & 3 TDs; 30 rec, 505 yds & TDs in 2002 SE 80 Zach Fletcher (6-3, 200, Jr.) ...... Played 14 career gms; 10 career catches, 272 yds (27.2 avg) and two TDs at Alabama 3 Dre Fulgham (6-1, 217, Sr.)...... Played in 33 career gms; 33 catches for 593 yards & 3 TDs; 30 rec, 505 yds & TDs in 2002 39 Lance Taylor (5-9, 187, Sr.)...... Played in 26 career games; 1st career catch vs. USF (15 yards) on Aug. 30th FL 84 Triandos Luke (6-0, 188, So.)...... 33 consecutive games at UA; 62 catches, 685 yds & 6 TDs; 41 rec, 482 yards & 2 TDs in ‘02 2 Antonio Carter (5-9, 190, Sr.)...... Missed 2002 season with injury; played in 33 gms at UA; 106 catches, 1,294 yds and 5 TDs 81 Brandon Greer (6-1, 192, Jr.) ...... 27 career games; two catches for 22 yards in career; 1st reception at Vandy (2002) PK 22 Brian Bostick (5-11, 207, Jr.) ...... Nine gms last year as kicker; 8-of-11 FGs; 8-for-10 PATs; 32 pts; 1-for-7 career 30+ yd FG 43 Kyle Robinson (5-10, 175, Sr.)...... First left-footed PK at UA since Georges Mardini (1981); 23-of-24 PATs; 6-10 FGs; 41 pts

DEFENSE LDE 90 Nautyn McKay-Loescher (6-4, 255, Sr.)...... 37 consecutive games; missed spring practice w/mono; 60 career tkls; 25 career PBUs 48 Leslie Williams (6-5, 216, Sr.)...... 25 career games; played 13 gms last year after missing 2000-01 seasons; blck punt vs.OU 92 Jonathan Brunson (6-3, 245, Sr.)...... Has not seen action in his two years at Alabama; transfer from Samford (2000) LDT 97 Anthony Bryant (6-3, 345, Sr.)...... 26 career games; 52 tkls and nine QBPs; played 13 gms last year and added 20 stops 52 Taylor Britt (6-4, 278, So.)...... Brother of OL Wesley Britt; tranfers from UAB; redshirted in 2002 85 Kyle Tatum (6-6, 276, Fr.)...... Redshirted last season; looks to make his UA debut vs. USF in 2003 season opener RDT 99 Jeremy Clark (6-3, 280, Fr.)...... First career start came in UA debut vs. USF (Aug. 30); 95 Ahmad Childress (6-7, 345, Jr.) ...... Played in 13 games at Alabama; 5 tkls; 2 TFLs in season opener vs. USF 95 Dominic Lee (6-2, 302, Fr.)...... One of four true freshman on UA depth chart (Castille, Jones and Waldrop); DNP vs. USF RDE 98 Antwan Odom (6-5, 273, Jr.) ...... “Named Dwight Stephenson MVP Lineman” at the 2003 Sping Game; 27 gms; 58 tkls 48 Mark Anderson (6-5, 239, So.)...... Played in 14 career gms; 31 snaps vs. USF; native of Tulsa, Oklahoma 91 Chris Harris (6-5, 230, Fr.)...... Looks to make UA debut vs. OU; redshirted in 2002 WLB 35 DeMeco Ryans (6-1, 213, So.)...... 14 career gms; 2 starts; started one game as true frosh; 34 career tackles 42 Juwan Garth (6-2, 193, Fr.)...... UA debut vs. South Florida; 61 snaps on defense; 1 tkl; 2 QBPs vs. USF 44 Demarcus Waldrop (5-11, 200, Fr.)...... One of four true freshman on UA depth chart (Castille, Jones and Lee); DNP vs. USF MLB 8 Freddie Roach (6-2, 237, So.)...... 2002 Freshman All-American; started 13 gms; scored TD (41-yd INT) in 1st gm at Bama 45 Juke King (6-0, 220, So.)...... Played two gms last year as FB (Vandy & LSU); moved to LB in spring; DNP vs. USF SLB 6 Derrick Pope (6-0, 223, Sr.)...... Played in 14 games at UA; 00 starts; 00 tackles; 61-yard interception return at Arkansas; 16 Cornelius Wortham (6-1, 233, Sr.)...... Played in 36 gms in UA career; 21 starts; 2nd-leading tackler (95) in 2002; missed USF gm 55 Terrence Jones (6-0, 205, Fr.)...... Made Alabama debut against South Florida (Aug. 30) with 13 plays on special teams RCB 9 Anthony Madison (5-9, 171, Jr.) ...... 14 career gms; 13 career tackles; 2 tkls, 1 PBU vs. USF in season opener 1 Thurman Ward (6-1, 186, Jr.) ...... Played WR and CB in his career; had one catch last yr; scored on 60-yd INT vs. Ark (‘01) 19 Roberto McBride (5-9, 177, Sr.)...... 27 career games; 30 career tackles; played only 7 snaps on special tms vs. USF FS 20 Charles Jones (6-0, 183, Sr.)...... 19-game starter; only UA defender to start all 13 gms in ‘02; 3rd leading tackler in ‘02 32 Chris James (6-0, 189, Jr.) ...... 26 career games; recorded 17 tackles as junior’ recorded 20 special teams snaps vs. USF SS 41 Roman Harper (6-1, 182, So.)...... Second career start vs. USF (Aug. 30); also started vs. UH last year; 10 Carlos Andrews (6-0, 208, Jr.) ...... 23 career games; 20 special teams snaps vs. USF (Aug. 30); 1st start vs. N. Texas (2002) LCB 26 Charlie Peprah (5-11, 195, So.)...... 2002 Freshman All-American; 14 gms, 9 starts; XX tackles, 5 INTs (141 yds, 2 TDs) 17 Ramzee Robinson (5-10, 175, Fr.)...... Made UA debut against USF; played 32 snaps on defense and eight on special tms P 24 Bo Freelend (6-4, 257, Jr.) ...... Third-year at Alabama; 4 punts for 41.5 avg in UA debut vs. USF (Aug. 30) 25 Jeremy Schatz (5-7, 151, So.)...... Looks to make UA debut vs. OU; Transfer from Troy St.; redshirted at Alabama last year

SPECIAL TEAMS SN 50 Nick Ridings (6-0, 246, Sr.)...... Third season as primary snapper for PATs, field goals and punts HOLD 18 Gabe Giardina (5-6, 172, Sr.)...... Made his Alabama debut as holder vs. USF (Aug. 30) 13 Spencer Pennington (6-4, 227, So.)...... Also serves as the back-up quarterback KOR 17 Ramzee Robinson (5-9, 181, Fr.)...... Redshirted in 2002; accounted for 30 total TDs as high school junor and senior 84 Triandos Luke (5-11, 191, Sr.)...... 13 career KO returns for 256 yards and 19.7 avg; 10 KOR for 196 (19.6 avg) last year PR 84 Triandos Luke (5-11, 191, Sr.)...... Luke has never had a punt return in his UA career KO 14 Jeff Aul (6-2, 200, Fr.)...... Made UA debut vs. USF (Aug. 30) and kicked off 5 times; born in Seoul, South Korea

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Opponent Scoring Play (Quarter) Scoring Drive LONGEST SCORING DRIVE Most Plays: 15 vs. South Florida (Aug. 30) USF Peprah 51-yard INT return (1st) No Drive Most Yards: 97 vs. South Florida (Aug. 30) USF Luke 10-yard pass from Croyle (2nd) 5-80-1:15 TOP: 7:37 vs. South Florida (Aug. 30) USF Bostick 40-yard FG (2nd) 3-1-0:17 USF Bostick 25-yard FG (3rd) 11-72-3:53 Scoring Drives: 5 drives USF Williams 73-yard PUNT return (3rd) No Drive Avg. Plays: 8.8 plays USF Williams 3-yard run (3rd) 11-97-5:01 Avg. Yards: 68.0 yards USF Williams 1-yard run (4th) 15-90-7:37

POINTS OFF TURNOVERS Opp. Turnover Points Off USF Interception 7 (TD Return) USF Fumble 3 (40-yard FG)

TWO-POINT CONVERSIONS Alabama Crimson Tide (0-for-0)

Opp. 2-point chances USF None

GOAL-TO-GO SITUATIONS Opp Total TDs FGs TOs USF3300

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Opponent Scoring Play (Quarter) Scoring Drive LONGEST SCORING DRIVE Most Plays: 7 by South Floirda (Aug. 30) USF Fisher 13 yard pass from Banks (1st) 7-50-3:10 Most Yards: 50 by South Florida (Aug. 30) USF Fisher 17-yard run (2nd) 2-20-0:14 TOP: 3:10 by South Florida (Aug. 30) USF Gramatica 45-yard FG (2nd) 5-32-1:53 Scoring Drives: 3 drives Avg. Plays: 3.67 plays Avg. Yards: 34.0 yards

POINTS OFF TURNOVERS Opp. Turnover Points Off USF Fumble 7 (Rushing TD)

TWO-POINT CONVERSIONS Opponents (0-for-0)

Opp. 2-point chances USF None

GOAL-TO-GO SITUATIONS Opp Total TDs FGs TOs USF0000*

* - USF missed a FG against Alabama

ALABAMA VS. OKLAHOMA WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 35 2003 UA Big Plays From Scrimmage (25 Yards or Longer) vs. South Florida (Aug. 30) RED ZONE Yds Description Opp. No. TD FG TOs 73 Shaud Williams 73-yard punt return (TD) USF 4 3 1 0 51 Charlie Peprah 51-yard interception return (TD) 49 Brodie Croyle pass to Zach Fletcher 28 Brodie Croyle pass to Tim Castille 26 Ray Hudson 26-yard KO return OPENING DRIVE Opp. 1st Half 2nd Half USF Punt FG

GAME-BY-GAME TURNOVERS Opp. Fum INT Tot USF 1 0 1

ALABAMA TURNOVER MARGIN (Takeaways/Giveaways) Opp. UA Opp. +/- USF 1 3 +2

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South Florida (Aug. 30) RED ZONE Yds Description 49 Ronnie Banks pass to Casey Cobbs Opp. No. TD FG TOs 37 Ronnie Banks pass to Huey Whittaker USF4210 28 J.R. Reed 28-yard KO return (Twice) 27 Brian Fisher 27-yard KO return OPENING DRIVE Opp. 1st Half 2nd Half USF Punt Punt

GAME-BY-GAME TURNOVERS Opp. Fum INT Tot USF 2 1 3

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