Crimson Tide Football 15 National Championships 110 First Team All-Americans 61 Bowl Appearances 34 Bowl Victories 23 Sec Championships
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ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE FOOTBALL 15 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 110 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS 61 BOWL APPEARANCES 34 BOWL VICTORIES 23 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 4/3 ALABAMA (8-1, 5-1 SEC) GAME 10 Aug. 30 vs. West Virginia (ABC/ESPN2) W, 33-23 Sept. 6 Florida Atlantic (SEC Network) W, 41-0 Date ............. Saturday, Nov. 15 Sept. 13 Southern Miss (ESPN2) W, 52-12 Time .................... 2:30 p.m. CT Sept. 20 *Florida (CBS) W, 42-21 Location ......... Tuscaloosa, Ala. Oct. 4 *at 11/11 Ole Miss (CBS) L, 17-23 Venue ... Bryant-Denny Stadium Oct. 11 *at Arkansas (ESPN) W, 14-13 Capacity ...................... 101,821 Oct. 18 *21/21 Texas A&M (CBS) W, 59-0 Television .......................... CBS Oct. 25 *at Tennessee (ESPN2) W, 34-20 Series Record .. UA leads 76-18-3 Nov. 8 *at 14/15 LSU (CBS) W, 20-13 Alabama (8-1, 5-1 SEC) Last Meeting ......... Nov. 16, 2013 mississippi state (9-0, 5-0 SEC) Nov. 15 *1/1 Mississippi State (CBS) 2:30 p.m. CRIMSON TIDE .. Alabama 20, Mississippi State 7 BULLDOGS Nov. 22 Western Carolina TBA Nov. 29 *3/3 Auburn TBA THE GAME: The No. 4/3 University of Alabama football team returns home for only the second time in the last seven weeks for an SEC West showdown with No. 1/1 Mississippi State on Saturday, Nov. 15. The game between the Crimson 1/1 Mississippi state (9-0, 5-0 sec) Tide and Bulldogs will kick off at 2:30 p.m. CT on CBS. Verne Lundquist will Aug. 30 Southern Miss (SEC Network) W, 49-0 serve as the play-by-play announcer, with Gary Danielson at his side as the Sept. 6 UAB (FSN) W, 47-34 color analyst. The two will be joined by sideline reporter Allie LaForce. Eli Gold Sept. 13 at South Alabama (ESPNews) W, 35-3 and Phil Savage will handle the radio call on the Crimson Tide Sports Network, Sept. 20 *at 8/8 LSU (ESPN) W, 34-29 with Chris Stewart serving as sideline reporter. ESPN will have the national Oct. 4 *6/7 Texas A&M (ESPN) W, 48-31 broadcast. Oct. 11 *2/2 Auburn (CBS) W, 38-23 Oct. 25 *at Kentucky (CBS) W, 45-31 RANKINGS: Alabama enters week 12 of the 2014 season ranked third in the Nov. 1 *Arkansas (ESPN2) W, 17-10 Amway Coaches poll and fourth in the Associated Press rankings while being Nov. 8 UT Martin (SEC Network) W, 45-16 ranked No. 5 in the College Football Playoff Committee rankings (Nov. 6). Nov. 15 *at 4/3 Alabama (CBS) 2:30 p.m. Mississippi State is ranked No. 1 in the AP poll, the Amway Coaches poll and Nov. 22 *Vanderbilt* TBA the CFPC rankings. Nov. 29 *at Ole Miss* TBA MISSISSIPPI STATE: The Bulldogs enter the SEC Western Division showdown *Conference Game All times are Central and subject to change with a 9-0 overall record following a 45-16 victory over UT Martin last weekend Rankings listed are AP followed by the Amway Coaches Poll and a 5-0 mark in Southeastern Conference play. Mississippi State is ranked No. 1 nationally for the first time in school history and is led by sixth-year head ON THE AIR coach Dan Mullen. The high-powered MSU offense is led by junior quarterback TELEVISION Dak Prescott, who has completed 61.1 percent of his passes for 2,231 yards (247.9 ypg) with 18 touchdowns and seven interceptions. De’Runnya Wilson CBS is the Bulldogs leading receiver with 22 catches for 267 yards and six scores. Play-by-Play: Verne Lundquist Josh Robinson leads a punishing ground game with 109.3 yards per game and Color Analyst: Gary Danielson 11 touchdowns. Prescott also has 11 rushing touchdowns while accounting for Sideline: Allie LaForce 86.6 yards per game on the ground. RADIO SERIES HISTORY: Alabama will be meeting the Mississippi State Bulldogs for Crimson Tide Sports Network the 99th time in school history and boasts a 76-18-3 record in the series. The Play-by-Play: Eli Gold Tide has won six straight in the series and 11 of the last 13 games. Alabama Color Analyst: Phil Savage has outscored MSU 175-41 (29.8-6.8 ppg) in the last six meetings. The Crimson Sideline: Chris Stewart Tide is 41-9-1 against MSU in Tuscaloosa and has a 47-11-2 mark in the state of Alabama. UA also boasts a 16-4 (.800) record against the Bulldogs in Starkville SATELLITE RADIO and a 27-7-2 (.777) in the state of Mississippi. CTSN on Sirius: 85 CTSN on XM: 85 NEXT GAME: Alabama will play its final non-conference game of the regular season on Saturday, Nov. 22 when it hosts Western Carolina at Bryant-Denny NATIONAL RADIO Stadium. The Crimson Tide holds a 2-0 record (2007 win vacated) against the ESPN Radio Catamounts with the last win coming on Nov. 17, 2012. Alabama has outscored Western Carolina 153-6 throughout the series. 1 ALABAMA FOOTBALL CRIMSON TIDE FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday MEDIA DAY PRACTICE SEC COACHES NO MEDIA NO MEDIA MISS. STATE OFF DAY 12 p.m. - Coach 1 p.m. - Players TELECONFERENCE AVAILABILITY AVAILABILITY 2:30 P.M. CT Saban TBA - Viewing 10:40 a.m. CBS 12:30 p.m. - Players PRACTICE PRACTICE TBA - Viewing TBA - Viewing TBA - Coach Saban No Availability TBA - Players @AlabamaFTBL @AlabamaFBL @AlabamaFTBL MONDAY TBA – Coach Saban available to the media following practice in the Naylor 12 p.m. CT - Coach Saban Press Conference – Alabama head coach Nick Stone Media Room. Saban will be available to the media for his weekly press conference in the Naylor Stone Media Room in the Mal Moore Building at 12 p.m. The audio TBA – Selected players available to the media following practice in the of Coach Saban’s media briefing can also be heard by teleconference by Naylor Stone Media Room. calling 1-800-973-1544 (password is U of A). Selected players that have been requested 24 hours in advance will be available in the Naylor Stone Media THURSDAY Room following Coach Saban’s press conference at 12:30 p.m. Player requests No media availability should be made by e-mailing Josh Maxson ([email protected]) or calling 1-205-348-7496 no later than 5 p.m. CT on Sunday. FRIDAY No media availability MONDAY PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE 12 p.m. Coach Saban ON THE INTERNET 12:30 p.m. Selected Players RollTide.com – Alabama’s official athletics web site serves as a resource for in-depth information on current and historical Crimson Tide student-athletes, 3 p.m. CT – Game notes and press conference quotes/video posted on coaches and teams. The football page includes links to rosters, coaching RollTide.com. staff, notes packages, practice reports and schedules as well as Tide TV and all of Alabama’s rich football history and tradition. Crimson Tide Video Uplink – The Crimson Tide Sports Network will provide game highlights of Coach Saban’s news conference and player interviews SECsportsmedia.com – Media covering the Southeastern Conference have through its FTP site following the conclusion of the press conference. Please its own web site to get the latest information on the league. Through the contact the Alabama athletics communications office for details. services of Sports Systems, Inc., the site has the latest updated standings, results, schedules, statistics, notes and PDF versions of all SEC releases and TBA – Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing period at media guides. On the site, the SEC has a digital image platform that provides beginning; no media availability following practice). access to the SEC’s latest photographs, images, logos and links to all of the SEC school media web sites and home pages. TUESDAY 1 p.m. CT – Selected players available in the Naylor Stone Media Room ALABAMA PLAYERS: Interview requests for Alabama players should be made through Josh Maxson. Josh can be reached at 1-205-348-7496 or TBA – Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing period by e-mail at [email protected]. Player interviews are usually conducted at at beginning). Monday’s press conference beginning at 12:30 p.m. and following practice on Tuesday and Wednesday. All player requests for Monday’s press conference WEDNESDAY need to be made by 5 p.m. on the Sunday before, so proper notice can 10-12:10 a.m. – SEC Weekly Teleconference – Nick Saban (10:40-10:50 a.m.) be given to the players. Players are off limits for interviews beginning on - 1-877-381-5694 (Confidential). Contact SEC Office 1-205-458-3000 for Thursday. weekly passcode to access the call. GAME CREDENTIALS: Media should apply for credentials at www.rolltide. TBA – Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing period com/media. All credentials are held at media will call, which is located in at beginning). the northwest corner of Bryant-Denny Stadium at Ticket Window 8 which is located next to Gate 3. The media will call window opens three hours prior to kickoff. Any questions can be directed to Roots Woodruff or Josh Maxson. ALABAMA ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Phone: 205-348-6084 Fax: 205-348-8841 Associate Athletic Director for Athletics Associate Director of Athletics Associate Director of Athletics Communications: Communications: Communications: Doug Walker (Football) Josh Maxson (Football) Roots Woodruff (Credentials) Office: 205-348-7245 Office: 205-348-7496 Office: 205-348-2088 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Associate Athletic Director for Football Director of Athletics Communications: Assistant Director of Athletics Communications: Communications: Jessica Paré Nathan Sheehan Jeff Purinton (Football) Office: 205-348-3673 Office: 205-348-6734 Office: 205-348-3631 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Associate Director of Athletics Communications: Aaron Jordan Office: 205-348-5401 e-mail: [email protected] 2 ALABAMA FOOTBALL ALABAMA FIFTH IN LATEST COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF RANKING: Alabama is ranked No.