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ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE | CITRUS BOWL MEDIA GUIDE JANUARY 1, 2020 introduction TABLE OF CONTENTS 2019 ALABAMA COACHING STAFF INTRODUCTION THIS IS ALABAMA (Kent State, 1973) Coaching Staff ...... 2 Brian Baker (Maryland, 1985) Associate Head Coach/Defensive Line Athletic Department Directory ...... 2 Jeff Banks (Washington State, 1999) Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends 2019 Schedule and Results ...... 2 (Iona, 1993) Offensive Line Quick Facts ...... 3 (Delta State, 2005) /Inside Linebackers Athletics Communications Personnel . . . . . 3 Charles Huff (Hampton, 2005) Associate Head Coach/Running Backs President Dr. Stuart Bell ...... 4 Charles Kelly (Auburn, 1990) Associate Defensive Coordinator/Safeties The ...... 5 (BYU, 1997) / Director of Athletics Greg Byrne ...... 6 (McMurry, 2007) Administration ...... 7 (, 1982) Outside Linebackers Holmon Wiggins (New Mexico, 2003) Wide Receivers ON THE GRIDIRON Scott Cochran (LSU, 2001) Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2019 Roster ...... 8-9 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL SCHEDULE THE CRIMSON TIDE Player Bios ...... 10-34 Date Opponent Result Non-Scholarship ...... 35 Aug. 31 #vs. Duke W, 42-3 Sept. 7 New Mexico State W, 62-10 COACHING PERSONNEL Sept. 14 *at South Carolina W, 47-23 Head Coach Nick Saban ...... 36-43 Sept. 21 Southern Miss W, 49-7 Coaching Staff ...... 44-53 Sept. 28 *Ole Miss W, 59-31 Support Staff ...... 54-62 Oct. 12 *at 24/21 Texas A&M W, 47-28 Oct. 19 *Tennessee W, 35-13 CAPITAL ONE NOTES Oct. 26 *Arkansas W, 48-7 Bowl Notes ...... 63-77 Nov. 9 *2/1/2 LSU L, 41-46 Nov. 16 *at Mississippi State W, 38-7 2019 SEASON IN REVIEW Nov. 23 Western Carolina W, 66-3 Stats ...... 78-97 Nov. 30 *at 15/16/16 Auburn L, 45-48 Game Recaps ...... 98-103 *SEC Game • #at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (, Ga.) Bold denotes home game BOWL HISTORY Bowl History ...... 104-106 Bowl Records...... 107-115 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Bowl Recaps ...... 116-140 #98 Mike BERNIER bur-nee-AIR #65 dee-ON-tay #97 BULL-uh-vus #5 SHYHEIM Carter shuh-HEEM #7 tray-VON #92 Justin EBOIGBE ee-BOYG-bee #55 Emil EKIYOR Jr. eck-E-or #87 Miller FORRISTALL for-est-ALL #22 NAH-gee #29 DeMarcco HELLAMS HELL-ums #52 Braylen INGRAHAM IN-grum #4 JOO-dee #10 ALE KAHO AH-lay KAH-ho #20 Cameron LATU LA-two #24 TERRELL Lewis tuh-RELL #48 PHIDARIAN Mathis fuh-DARE-ee-un #15 XAVIER McKinney ZAY-vee-er #91 Tevita MUSIKA moose-E-cuh #30 King MWIKUTA muh-COOT-uh #16 Will REICHARD RYE-curd #95 ISHMAEL SOPSHER ISH-mall SOP-sure #2 II sir-TAN #5 TAULIA TAGOVAILOA tau-LEE-uh tongue-uh-vai-LO-uh #13 TOO-uh tongue-uh-vai-LO-uh #12 CHADARIUS Townsend cha-DARE-ee-us #17 WAD-uhl

2 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL introduction ALABAMA ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF QUICK FACTS

Department Phone: (205) 348-6084 Location ...... Tuscaloosa, Ala. Department Fax: (205) 348-8841 Enrollment ...... 38,103 Founded ...... April 12, 1831 Assistant Athletics Director, Football Associate Director of Athletics Conference Communications: Communications: ...... Southeastern (West) Colors

Josh Maxson Roots Woodruff (Football Credentials) ...... Crimson and White INTRODUCTION Office: (205) 348-3631 Phone: (205) 394-2758 Nickname ...... Crimson Tide e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] President ...... Dr. Stuart Bell Director of Athletics Senior Associate Athletics Director, Assistant Director of Athletics ...... Greg Byrne Athletics Communications: Communications: Faculty Athletics Jessica Paré (Logistics/Credentials) Zach Rhodes Representative ...... Dr. James King Phone: (205) 348-3523 Phone: (919) 247-7585 Stadium . . Bryant-Denny Stadium (101,821) e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] First Year of Football Assistant Director of Athletics Assistant Director of Athletics ...... 1892 Communications: Communications: Overall Football Record 915-331-43 (.727) Alex Thompson (Football Players) Nathan Sheehan 1,289 games over 125 seasons Phone: (440) 666-7615 Phone: (847) 846-9894 SEC Record ...... 415-170-20 (.703) e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] 605 games over 86 seasons

Assistant Director of Athletics Athletics Communications Assistant: Communications: Allison Koerbel National Championships ...... 17 Haley Peterson (Football Notes) Phone: (205) 348-6084 1925, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1941, 1961, Phone: (559) 356-8802 e-mail: [email protected] 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1992, e-mail: [email protected] 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017 Administrative Secretary: Director of Athletics Communications: Mandy Stewart SEC Championships ...... 27 Aaron Jordan (Football Stats) Phone: (205) 348-6084 1933, 1934, 1937, 1945, 1953, 1961, Phone: (205) 913-1979 e-mail: [email protected] 1964, 1965, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1973, e-mail: [email protected] 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1989, 1992, 1999, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018

First Team All-Americans ...... 134 players, 155 times First Team All-Conference ...... 261 players, 348 times

Bowl Appearances ...... 66* Postseason Games ...... 70 Bowl Record ...... 38*-25-3 *NCAA Record

CREDITS: The 2019 University of Alabama Football Bowl Media Guide was produced by the staff of the Alabama Athletics Communications Office. The publication was written and edited by Josh Maxson, Genevieve Monier, Jessica Paré, Haley Peterson and Alex Thompson. Photography by UA Director of Photography Kent Gidley, Robert Sutton and staff. Thanks to Crimson Tide Productions for the cover and page designs. Special thanks to the Crimson Tide coaching staff, teams of the NFL for photography assistance and the staff of the SEC office. Copyright 2019 by the Board of Trustees of The University of Alabama. “Roll Tide,” “Crimson Tide” and “Bama,” along with the primary and secondary logos, are registered trademarks of The University of SNAPSHOTS Alabama. Jaylen Waddle was named Special Teams Player of the Year in 2019.

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Dr. Stuart R. Bell became the 29th president of The University of Alabama in July 2015, bringing with him 30 years of experience in higher education. He had previously served at the Capstone for 16 years as a faculty member and department head of mechanical engineering. During this time, he also founded and directed an interdisciplinary research center, the Center for Advanced Vehicle Technologies, which continues to thrive today.

Prior to returning to UA as president, Dr. Bell was executive vice president and provost at Louisiana State University. Before his time at LSU, he served the University of Kansas as dean of the School of Engineering. Under his leadership, both institutions opened new facilities and saw great success in student recruitment and retention.

An Abilene, Texas, native, Dr. Bell earned a nuclear engineering degree from Texas A&M University in 1979. He earned his master’s degree and doctorate in mechanical engineering from the same university in 1981 and 1986, respectively. It was also at Texas A&M that he met and fell in love with his wife, Susan. They have three adult children, Stuart, Stacy and Stephen. They are also the proud grandparents to two granddaughters, Livi and Sadie.

Since his return to the Capstone, Dr. Bell has led the University by developing a strategic plan that maps out the aspirations of the campus. By renewing UA’s commitment to its students and the campus community, and with a focus on significantly increasing investments in faculty and research, Dr. Bell’s plan has already improved the quality of life for citizens across our state, nation and world. Through the strategic plan’s initiatives, multiple research institutes have been formed on campus, creating an interdisciplinary approach to address national and worldwide challenges in the areas of water, transportation and lifespan research.

Under Dr. Bell’s leadership, The University of Alabama sustains an enrollment of the best and brightest students in the nation. As Alabama’s premier flagship university, the Capstone continues to celebrate the impressive achievements of its faculty, staff, students and student-athletes. With more than 600 National Merit Scholars enrolled, UA is a leader among public universities nationwide. The University of Alabama is undeniably the place Where Legends are Made.

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• At 38,103 students, UA’s enrollment surpassed 38,000 for the third consecutive year, boosted by a 10% in-state increase. In addition, 40% graduated in the top 10% of their high school graduating class On Your (a UA record); 38% have a high school grade-point average of 4.0 or higher, with the average grade-point average being 3.77 (both are UA records); and approximately 40% have an ACT score of 30 or more for the third consecutive year. Campus... INTRODUCTION • The 2019 freshman class includes 256 National Merit Scholars, the largest in UA history. Last year, UA ranked second nationally among public universities with 187 among the freshman class. Currently, UA has more than 700 National Merit Scholars enrolled.

• UA has achieved Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity status in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

• University of Alabama students continue to win prestigious national awards. Fifty-six UA students have been named Goldwater Scholars, including three in 2019. The University of Alabama has produced a total of 15 Rhodes Scholars, 16 Truman Scholars, 33 Hollings Scholars and 15 Boren Scholars.

• Thirty current UA faculty have received NSF CAREER Awards, the nation’s most prestigious recognition of top-performing young scientists, in disciplines ranging from nanoscience and engineering to biological sciences. And 46 UA faculty researchers are in the National Academy of Inventors.

• 12 University alumni and students won Fulbright Awards for 2019- 20.

• U.S. News and World Report ranks The University of Alabama’s Manderson Online Business Master’s programs 13th in the nation. The rankings are based on level of accreditation, faculty credentials, admissions selectivity, reputation for excellence among peer institutions and academic and career support services offered to students.

• UA’s Culverhouse School of Accountancy’s undergraduate program ranks 11th overall in 2019, 10th overall for a program with a faculty size at more than 24 and 3rd in the South, according to Public Accounting Report. UA’s master’s programs are ranked 10th overall, 8th in schools with more than 24 faculty and 2nd in the South. UA’s doctoral program is ranked 9th overall.

• PRWeek Magazine has recognized the public relations program in The University of Alabama’s College of Communication and Information Sciences as one of the top five programs in the nation eight times. PRWeek also named UA junior Maret Montanari its Public Relations Student of the Year. She is UA’s first Student of the Year winner.

• Total statewide economic impact of UA: $2.905 billion; 13,784 jobs; and $142.9 million in income and sales taxes (UA Center for Business and Economic Research).

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INTRODUCTION Greg Byrne DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

Greg Byrne, one of the most acclaimed programs that have attained academic success at levels not reached and respected administrators in collegiate prior to his tenure. athletics, began his tenure as Alabama’s Director of Athletics on March 1, 2017. His He also has deep experience working in the Southeastern Conference role at Alabama is his third venture at the (SEC), having spent 2002 to 2005 at the University of Kentucky as helm of a major collegiate athletics program. Associate Athletics Director for Development and Fundraising before a four-year stint at Mississippi State (2006-10). From 2006-08, Byrne Since taking over, Byrne developed and served as Associate Athletics Director for External Affairs at MSU before implemented The Crimson Standard, a five- becoming Director of Athletics. year strategic plan outlining the mission statement and core values of Alabama Under Byrne’s leadership, Arizona Athletics underwent more than Athletics as well as benchmarks in the areas of $140 million in construction and renovation of athletics facilities. That academics, student-athlete welfare, athletics work was highlighted by the $72 million Lowell-Stevens Football Facility, success, financial resources, facilities, staffing and operating with the addition of two video boards in Arizona Stadium (football), and a integrity. In addition, The Crimson Standard, a 10-year, $600 million new scoreboard in the McKale Center (basketball). Additionally, Byrne capital initiative focused on the renovation of facilities and development oversaw a $30 million renovation of the McKale Center, a project that of an infrastructure that will drive future success was created. included upgraded locker rooms, seating, restrooms, concessions, enhanced lighting and a new playing floor. Alabama Athletics celebrated its highest finish in program history in the Learfield Directors’ Cup at the conclusion of the 2017-18 season, At Mississippi State, where he was the youngest athletics director placing 14th thanks to a national championship in football, runner-up in the SEC and the youngest to lead an athletic program at the NCAA finishes in men’s and women’s golf and NCAA postseason appearances Division I-A level, Byrne oversaw the hiring of head football coach by men’s basketball, gymnastics, soccer, softball, men’s and women’s Dan Mullen and former head coach and current Director of swimming & diving, men’s tennis, men’s and women’s cross country, Athletics John Cohen. men’s and women’s indoor track & field and men’s and women’s outdoor track & field. The Tide also continued its run of excellence in In addition to his role as Director of Athletics, Byrne serves on the classroom, leading the nation in Academic All-Americans with 11. several committees at both the conference and national levels including the Olympic & Paralympic Committee Collegiate Prior to coming to Alabama, Byrne was Vice President for Athletics Advisory Council, the Division I Football Oversight Committee and at the University of Arizona from 2010-17 and was Director of Athletics the Southeastern Conference Security Committee. He is currently also at Mississippi State University from 2008-10. With more than 20 years serving his one-year term as president of the National Association of of experience as an athletics administrator, Byrne has fashioned an Collegiate Directors of Athletics. impressive administrative career hallmarked by consistent success in fundraising, innovative strategies and competitive success with a strong As the son of veteran athletics administrator Bill Byrne, one of the emphasis on academic excellence. nation’s most prominent college sports administrators with 30 years of experience as an Athletics Director, Greg Byrne has been around the Throughout his career, Byrne has been consistently more impactful enterprise of running successful athletic programs for most of his life. and successful with each step up the administrative ladder. As a fundraiser, he has been directly involved in raising more than $200 A native of Pocatello, , Byrne earned his bachelor’s degree million in gifts during his career. As a leader of competitive athletics from Arizona State University in 1994 and his master’s degree from programs, he has fostered major improvements across the spectrum Mississippi State University in 2009. Byrne is married to the former of sports at both programs he has led. A proponent of developing Regina Misa of Junction City, Ore., and the couple has two sons, Nick student-athletes into productive people after college, Byrne has led and Davis.

BYRNE FAMILY Greg and his wife, Regina, with sons Nick and Davis. 6 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL introduction ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATiON INTRODUCTION

FINUS KEVIN J TIFFINI JEFF JON JESSICA GASTON ALMOND BATT GRIMES PURINTON DEVER PARÉ SENIOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SENIOR ASSOCIATE SENIOR ASSOCIATE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF OF ATHLETICS/CHIEF ATHLETICS, SUPPORT ATHLETICS, DEVELOPMENT ATHLETICS/SWA/CHIEF ATHLETICS DIRECTOR, ATHLETICS DIRECTOR, ATHLETICS, EXTERNAL FINANCIAL OFFICER SERVICES AND REVENUE GENERATION DIVERSITY OFFICER DEVELOPMENT COMMUNICATIONS

MATT JEFF CHRIS RAND ALLISON BRAD ELLIS SELF ALLEN BESANCENEY HARRIS JEFFREYS LEDFORD PONDER

SENIOR ASSOCIATE ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS ATHLETICS DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR, SPORTS DIRECTOR, TICKETING DIRECTOR, INFORMATION DIRECTOR, HUMAN DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC DIRECTOR, FOOTBALL/ COMPLIANCE MEDICINE AND TIDE PRIDE TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES MARKETING FOOTBALL COO

BRANDON JEFF KYLE AARON AMY JUSTIN BURTON SEVEDGE SPRINGER VASEY VOLD WOODS BRANT BURNS ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS ASSISTANT ATHLETICS ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR, , EQUIPMENT DIRECTOR, STRATEGIC DIRECTOR, CRIMSON TIDE DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, FINANCE DIRECTOR, FOOTBALL FACILITIES OPERATIONS PLANNING PRODUCTIONS

CHRIS MICHAEL MOLLY JESSIE RED DANIEL RYAN DARLING DEAN DOWD GARDNER LEONARD LYERLY MAJERCIK ASSISTANT ATHLETICS ASSISTANT ATHLETICS ASSISTANT ATHLETICS ASSISTANT ATHLETICS ASSISTANT ATHLETICS ASSISTANT ATHLETICS ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR, STUDENT DIRECTOR, FOOTBALL DIRECTOR, MARKETING DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, COMPLIANCE DIRECTOR, STUDENT- DIRECTOR, EVENT SERVICES ATHLETE ENHANCEMENT MANAGEMENT VIDEO SERVICES AND FAN DEVELOPMENT

JOSH BURNS SHAWN DR. JAMES MAXSON MCNEILL TEMPLETON KING

ASSISTANT ATHLETICS ASSISTANT ATHLETICS ASSISTANT ATHLETICS FACULTY ATHLETICS DIRECTOR, FOOTBALL DIRECTOR, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR, DEVELOPMENT REPRESENTATIVE COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES

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NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown/Last School 1 Ben Davis LB 4 Christopher Allen LB R-So. 6-4 250 1L Baton Rouge, La./Southern Lab School 2 Keilan Robinson RB 40 Giles Amos TE Sr. 6-4 245 SQ Perry, Ga./Westfi eld 2 Patrick Surtain II DB 22 Jalyn Armour-Davis DB R-Fr. 6-1 182 RS Mobile, Ala./St. Paul’s 3 Daniel Wright DB 26 Marcus Banks DB Fr. 6-0 170 HS Houston, Texas/Dekaney 4 Christopher Allen LB 7 Braxton Barker QB R-Fr. 6-1 202 RS Birmingham, Ala./Spain Park 4 Jerry Jeudy WR

2019 ROSTER 58 DL R-Fr. 6-5 310 RS Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann Goretti 5 Shyheim Carter DB 9 DB Fr. 6-1 201 HS Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 5 Taulia Tagovailoa QB 51 Wes Baumhower LB R-Fr. 6-0 220 RS Fairhope, Ala./Fairhope 6 DeVonta Smith WR 36 Markail Benton LB R-So. 6-2 235 1L Phenix City, Ala./Central 7 Braxton Barker QB 98 Mike Bernier P R-Sr. 6-2 215 1L Madison, Ala./Bob Jones/Eastern Illinois 7 Trevon Diggs DB 19 Jahleel Billingsley TE Fr. 6-4 228 HS Chicago, Ill./Phillips Academy 8 LB 46 Melvin Billingsley TE So. 6-3 230 SQ Opelika, Ala./Opelika 8 John Metchie III WR 20 Cooper Bishop RB Fr. 6-0 195 HS Vestavia Hills, Ala./Vestavia Hills 9 Jordan Battle DB 18 WR R-Fr. 5-11 191 RS West Monroe, La./West Monroe 9 WR 93 Landon Bothwell DL So. 5-11 220 TR Oneonta, Ala./Oneonta/Culver-Stockton 10 QB 51 Tanner Bowles OL Fr. 6-5 280 HS Glasgow, Ky./Glasgow 10 Ale Kaho LB 50 Hunter Brannon OL R-So. 6-4 307 SQ Cullman, Ala./Cullman 11 Scooby Carter DB 65 Deonte Brown OL R-Jr. 6-4 338 2L Decatur, Ala./Austin 11 III WR 75 Tommy Brown OL R-Fr. 6-7 317 RS Santa Ana, Calif./Mater Dei 12 Skyler DeLong P 97 Joseph Bulovas PK R-So. 6-0 203 1L Mandeville, La./Mandeville 12 Chadarius Townsend RB/WR 11 Scooby Carter DB Fr. 6-0 186 HS Mansfi eld, Texas/Mansfi eld Legacy 13 Tua Tagovailoa QB 5 Shyheim Carter DB Sr. 6-0 191 3L Kentwood, La./Kentwood 14 Tyrell Shavers WR 55 William Cooper LB Jr. 6-2 229 SQ Huntsville, Ala./Huntsville 14 Brandon Turnage DB 71 Darrian Dalcourt OL Fr. 6-3 292 HS Havre de Grace, Md./St. Frances Academy 15 Xavier McKinney DB 94 DJ Dale DL Fr. 6-3 308 HS Birmingham, Ala./Clay-Chalkville 15 Paul Tyson QB 1 Ben Davis LB R-Jr. 6-4 243 SQ Gordo, Ala./Gordo 16 Jayden George QB 99 DL Sr. 6-7 312 3L Meridian, Miss./Meridian 16 Will Reichard PK 12 Skyler DeLong P So. 6-4 188 1L Fort Mill, S.C./Nation Ford 17 Jaylen Waddle WR 69 OL R-Jr. 6-6 308 TR Hickory, N.C./South Caldwell/Florida State 18 Slade Bolden WR 7 Trevon Diggs DB Sr. 6-2 207 3L Gaithersburg, Md./Avalon School 19 Jahleel Billingsley TE 57 Joe Donald LB Sr. 6-3 216 SQ Mountain Brook, Ala./Mountain Brook 19 Stone Hollenbach QB 20 DJ Douglas DB Fr. 6-0 202 HS Montgomery, Ala./Thompson 20 Cooper Bishop RB 92 Justin Eboigbe DL Fr. 6-5 294 HS Forest Park, Ga./Forest Park 20 DJ Douglas DB 55 Emil Ekiyor Jr. OL R-Fr. 6-3 327 RS Indianapolis, Ind./Cathedral 21 DB 45 Thomas Fletcher SN Jr. 6-2 220 2L Georgetown, Texas/IMG Academy 22 Jalyn Armour-Davis DB 27 Jerome Ford RB R-Fr. 5-11 212 RS Seffner, Fla./Armwood 22 Najee Harris RB 87 Miller Forristall TE R-Jr. 6-5 242 2L Cartersville, Ga./Cartersville 23 Jarez Parks LB 63 Rowdy Garza OL Fr. 6-4 312 HS Trussville, Ala./Hewitt-Trussville 24 Terrell Lewis LB 31 A.J. Gates RB Fr. 5-7 170 HS Mountain Brook, Ala./Mountain Brook 24 Brian Robinson Jr. RB 16 Jayden George QB Fr. 6-3 192 HS Indianapolis, Ind./Warren Central 25 Eddie Smith DB 26 Marcus Banks DB 8 Christian Harris LB Fr. 6-2 244 HS Baton Rouge, La./University Lab 26 Trey Sanders RB 44 Kevin Harris II LB Fr. 6-4 222 HS Loganville, Ga./Grayson 27 Jerome Ford RB 22 Najee Harris RB Jr. 6-2 230 2L Antioch, Calif./Antioch 27 Joshua Robinson DB 29 DeMarcco Hellams DB Fr. 6-1 213 HS Washington, D.C./DeMatha Catholic 28 DB 36 Mac Hereford WR Sr. 6-2 215 SQ Birmingham, Ala./Woodberry Forest 29 DeMarcco Hellams DB 19 Stone Hollenbach QB Fr. 6-3 208 HS Catawissa, Pa./Southern Columbia 30 King Mwikuta LB 82 Richard Hunt TE Fr. 6-7 235 HS Memphis, Tenn./Briarcrest Christian 31 A.J. Gates RB 52 Braylen Ingraham DL Fr. 6-4 291 HS Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 32 Jalen Jackson WR 32 Jalen Jackson WR R-Sr. 6-3 186 SQ Waldorf, Md./Thomas Stone/Troy 32 LB 33 LB R-Sr. 6-3 259 3L Dadeville, Ala./Dadeville 33 Anfernee Jennings LB 4 Jerry Jeudy WR Jr. 6-1 192 2L Deerfi eld Beach, Fla./Deerfi eld Beach 35 Shane Lee LB 28 Josh Jobe DB So. 6-1 189 1L Miami, Fla./Cheshire Academy (Conn.) 35 De’Marquise Lockridge RB 10 Mac Jones QB R-So. 6-2 205 1L Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School 36 Markail Benton LB 10 Ale Kaho LB So. 6-1 228 1L Reno, Nev./Reno 36 Mac Hereford WR 38 Sean Kelly DB Sr. 5-11 190 SQ Cary, N.C./Green Hope 38 Sean Kelly DB 78 Amari Kight OL Fr. 6-7 302 HS Alabaster, Ala./Thompson 85 Drew Kobayashi WR R-Jr. 6-2 200 TR , Hawai’i/St. Louis/Cal/Riverside C.C./Wash. St.

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No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown/Last School NUMERICAL ROSTER 84 Joshua Lanier WR Sr. 5-11 160 SQ Tuscaloosa, Ala./Tuscaloosa Academy/N. Alabama 38 Eric Poellnitz WR 76 Scott Lashley OL R-Jr. 6-7 307 2L West Point, Miss./West Point 40 Giles Amos TE 81 Cameron Latu TE R-Fr. 6-5 247 RS Salt Lake City, Utah/Olympus 40 Joshua McMillon LB 70 OL Jr. 6-6 310 2L Pensacola, Fla./Booker T. Washington 41 Carson Ware DB 35 Shane Lee LB Fr. 6-0 246 HS Burtonsville, Md./St. Frances Academy 42 Jaylen Moody LB 24 Terrell Lewis LB R-Jr. 6-5 252 2L Washington, D.C./St. John’s 43 Daniel Powell TE 35 De’Marquise Lockridge RB R-Sr. 5-11 216 SQ Columbia, Tenn./Lawrence County 44 Kevin Harris II LB 95 Jack Martin P Fr. 6-0 206 HS Mobile, Ala./McGill-Toolen 45 Thomas Fletcher SN 48 Phidarian Mathis DL R-So. 6-4 312 1L Wisner, La./Neville 46 Melvin Billingsley TE 21 Jared Mayden DB Sr. 6-0 205 3L Sachse, Texas/Sachse 47 Byron Young DL 15 Xavier McKinney DB Jr. 6-1 200 2L Roswell, Ga./Roswell 48 Phidarian Mathis DL 2019 ROSTER 40 Joshua McMillon LB R-Sr. 6-3 237 2L Memphis, Tenn./Whitehaven 50 Hunter Brannon OL 8 John Metchie III WR Fr. 6-0 195 HS Brampton, Canada/St. James School (Md.) 50 Gabe Pugh SN 42 Jaylen Moody LB So. 6-2 228 1L Conway, S.C./Conway 51 Wes Baumhower LB 32 Dylan Moses LB Jr. 6-3 235 2L Baton Rouge, La./IMG Academy 51 Tanner Bowles OL 91 Tevita Musika DL Sr. 6-1 338 1L Milpitas, Calif./Milpitas/San Mateo J.C. 52 Braylen Ingraham DL 30 King Mwikuta LB Fr. 6-5 243 HS West Point, Ga./Troup County 55 William Cooper LB 73 OL Fr. 6-7 360 HS Okeechobee, Fla./IMG Academy 55 Emil Ekiyor Jr. OL 84/79 Chris Owens TE/OL R-Jr. 6-3 315 2L Arlington, Texas/Lamar 57 Joe Donald LB 83 John Parker WR Sr. 6-0 190 SQ Huntsville, Ala./Westminster Christian 58 Christian Barmore DL 80 Michael Parker TE R-Fr. 6-6 216 RS Huntsville, Ala./Westminster Christian 62 Jackson Roby OL 23 Jarez Parks LB R-Fr. 6-4 239 RS Fellsmere, Fla./Sebastian River 63 Rowdy Garza OL 99 Ty Perine PK/P Fr. 6-1 190 HS Prattville, Ala./Prattville 65 Deonte Brown OL 38 Eric Poellnitz WR Fr. 5-11 170 HS Mobile, Ala./Mobile Christian 69 Landon Dickerson OL 43 Daniel Powell TE Sr. 5-11 213 SQ Aliceville, Ala./Pickens Academy 70 Alex Leatherwood OL 50 Gabe Pugh SN Fr. 6-5 273 HS Tuscaloosa, Ala./Northridge 71 Darrian Dalcourt OL 72 Pierce Quick OL Fr. 6-5 291 HS Trussville, Ala./Hewitt-Trussville 72 Pierce Quick OL 85/60 Kendall Randolph TE/OL R-So. 6-4 296 SQ Madison, Ala./Bob Jones 73 Evan Neal OL 74 Jr. OL 89 LaBryan Ray DL Jr. 6-5 292 2L Madison, Ala./James Clemens 75 Tommy Brown OL 16 Will Reichard PK Fr. 6-1 180 HS Hoover, Ala./Hoover 76 Scott Lashley OL 24 Brian Robinson Jr. RB Jr. 6-1 226 2L Tuscaloosa, Ala./Hillcrest 77 Matt Womack OL 27 Joshua Robinson DB Jr. 5-9 180 SQ Hoover, Ala./Hoover 78 Amari Kight OL 2 Keilan Robinson RB Fr. 5-9 190 HS Washington, D.C./St. John’s 84/79 Chris Owens TE/OL 62 Jackson Roby OL So. 6-5 285 SQ Huntsville, Ala./Huntsville 80 Michael Parker TE 11 Henry Ruggs III WR Jr. 6-0 190 2L Montgomery, Ala./Lee 81 Cameron Latu TE 26 Trey Sanders RB Fr. 6-0 214 HS Port Saint Joe, Fla./IMG Academy 82 Richard Hunt TE 14 Tyrell Shavers WR R-So. 6-6 205 1L Lewisville, Texas/Lewisville 83 John Parker WR 6 DeVonta Smith WR Jr. 6-1 175 2L Amite, La./Amite 84 Joshua Lanier WR 25 Eddie Smith DB So. 6-0 196 1L Slidell, La./Salmen 85 Drew Kobayashi WR 95 Ishmael Sopsher DL Fr. 6-4 334 HS Amite, La./Amite 85/60 Kendall Randolph TE/OL 2 Patrick Surtain II DB So. 6-2 203 1L Plantation, Fla./American Heritage 86 Quindarius Watkins TE 5 Taulia Tagovailoa QB Fr. 5-11 208 HS Ewa Beach, Hawai’i/Thompson (Ala.) 87 Miller Forristall TE 13 Tua Tagovailoa QB Jr. 6-1 218 2L Ewa Beach, Hawai’i/St. Louis 88 Major Tennison TE 88 Major Tennison TE R-So. 6-5 248 1L Flint, Texas/Bullard 89 LaBryan Ray DL 12 Chadarius Townsend RB/WR R-So. 6-0 194 1L Tanner, Ala./Tanner 90 Stephon Wynn Jr. DL 14 Brandon Turnage DB Fr. 6-1 185 HS Oxford, Miss./Lafayette 91 Tevita Musika DL 15 Paul Tyson QB Fr. 6-5 220 HS Trussville, Ala./Hewitt-Trussville 92 Justin Eboigbe DL 17 Jaylen Waddle WR So. 5-10 182 1L Houston, Texas/Episcopal 93 Landon Bothwell DL 41 Carson Ware DB Fr. 6-1 190 HS Muscle Shoals, Ala./Muscle Shoals 94 DJ Dale DL 86 Quindarius Watkins TE Jr. 6-4 230 SQ Fort Stewart, Ga./Bradwell Institute 95 Jack Martin P 9 Xavier Williams WR R-Fr. 6-1 195 RS Hollywood, Fla./Chaminade-Madonna Prep 95 Ishmael Sopsher DL 74 Jedrick Wills Jr. OL Jr. 6-5 320 2L Lexington, Ky./Lafayette 96 Taylor Wilson DL 96 Taylor Wilson DL Sr. 6-0 232 SQ Huntington Beach, Calif./Mater Dei 97 Joseph Bulovas PK 77 Matt Womack OL R-Sr. 6-7 325 3L Hernando, Miss./Magnolia Heights 98 Mike Bernier P 3 Daniel Wright DB R-So. 6-1 190 1L Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Boyd Anderson 99 Raekwon Davis DL 90 Stephon Wynn Jr. DL R-Fr. 6-4 311 RS Anderson, S.C./IMG Academy 99 Ty Perine PK/P 47 Byron Young DL Fr. 6-3 295 HS Laurel, Miss./West Jones

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CAREER BESTS Tackles 2 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 CHRISTOPHER GILES Pass Breakups 1 (twice); last vs. Western Carolina, 2019 ALLEN AMOS LINEBACKER TIGHT MARCUS R-So. • 6-4 • 250 • 1L Sr. • 6-4 • 245 • SQ BANKS Baton Rouge, La./ Perry, Ga./ DEFENSIVE BACK Southern Lab School Westfi eld 4 40 Fr. • 6-0 • 170 • HS Houston, Texas/ SOPHOMORE (2019): Athletic defender off SENIOR (2019): A walk-on who earned a Dekaney the edge who suffered a knee injury prior to the scholarship during fall camp ... adds depth to the 2018 campaign that sidelined him all of last year tight end group ... worked in nine games as a senior 26 ... returned from injury and has seen time in all with one catch for a fi ve-yard gain against New 12 games this season, totaling eight tackles, Mexico State. FRESHMAN (2019): Skilled out of the including half a sack (-3 yards) ... 3.5 of his total talent-rich state of Texas ... seen time in seven stops have gone for a loss (-8 yards) ... added a pair CAREER STATISTICS games for the Crimson Tide (Duke, New Mexico of pressures. Duke: Saw time against State, South Carolina, Southern Miss, Ole Miss, Rushing Receiving the Blue Devils but did not record any stats. New Year G-S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP Arkansas, Western Carolina). Mexico State: Recorded half a sack (-3 yards), the 2018 2-0 0 0 0.0 0 -- 0 0 0.0 0 -- fi rst of his career. South Carolina: Saw time on 2019 9-0 0 0 0.0 0 -- 1 5 5.0 0 5 CAREER STATISTICS defense and special teams in Columbia. Southern TOTAL 11-0 0 0 0.0 0 -- 1 5 5.0 0 5 Miss: Finished with two tackles, including 1.5 for Tackles CAREER BESTS Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT loss (-2 yards) in extended playing time against 2019 7-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 the Golden Eagles. Ole Miss: Totaled four tackles Receptions 1 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 Receiving Yards 5 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 against the Rebels, including a team-high tying 1.5 Long Reception 5 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 for loss (-3 yards) ... added one quarterback hurry, part of the Tide’s six on the day. Texas A&M: Recorded a tackle while pressuring the Aggie CHRISTIAN quarterback once. Tennessee: Worked off the BARMORE edge against the Vols but did not record any stats. JALYN Arkansas: Saw time in the Homecoming matchup. DEFENSIVE LINEMAN LSU: Played on special teams and defense against ARMOUR-DAVIS R-Fr. • 6-5 • 310 • RS the Tigers. Mississippi State: Worked on defense DEFENSIVE BACK and special teams in Starkville. Western Carolina: Philadelphia, Pa./ Saw extensive minutes against the Catamounts. R-Fr. • 6-1 • 182 • RS Auburn: Earned playing time in the . Neumann Goretti Mobile, Ala./ 58 CAREER STATISTICS St. Paul’s Episcopal FRESHMAN (2019): Powerful defensive lineman Tackles Fumbles 22 Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT who redshirted in his fi rst season ... named to the 2017 7-0 6 4 2 1-2 2 0-0 1 0-0 0 0-0 FRESHMAN (2019): One of the top prep cornerback Freshman All-SEC team by coaches ... 2018 DID NOT PLAY DUE TO INJURY prospects coming out of high school ... suffered a provides depth along the Alabama front, working 2019 12-0 8 4 4 3.5-8 2 0.5-3 0 0-0 0 0-0 in 11 games with one start ... totaled 24 tackles, TOTAL 19-0 14 8 6 4.5-10 4 0.5-3 1 0-0 0 0-0 knee injury prior to the start of the 2018 season that kept him off the fi eld ... back to full strength including six for loss (-26 yards) and two sacks (-12 yards) to go with four quarterback pressures and a CAREER BESTS for 2019 and has played in seven games, recording two tackles and a pass breakup. Duke: Saw his pass breakup this season ... selected as a defensive Tackles 5 vs. Colorado State, 2017 fi rst career playing time on special teams. New player of the week by the UA coaches for his play Tackles for Loss 1.5 (twice); last vs. Ole Miss, 2019 against Western Carolina and at Auburn. New Yards Lost 3 (twice); last vs. Ole Miss, 2019 Mexico State: Finished with a pair of tackles Sacks 0.5 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 and a pass breakup against the Aggies. South Mexico State: Pressured the Aggie quarterback Yards Lost 3 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 Carolina: Worked in the secondary against the and contributed three tackles in his fi rst career Quarterback Hurries 1 (four times); last at Texas A&M, 2019 Gamecocks but did not record any stats. Southern action. South Carolina: Recorded one tackle and Forced Fumbles 1 vs. Ole Miss, 2017 Miss: Earned time on defense and special teams a quarterback pressure in Columbia. Southern against the Golden Eagles. Ole Miss: Saw time Miss: Made an impact in the second half, recording on special teams in the Tide’s SEC home opener. three tackles with one for loss (-5 yards) against Arkansas: Worked on special teams in the the Golden Eagles. Ole Miss: Rotated in along Homecoming matchup. Western Carolina: Broke the defensive front. Texas A&M: Notched his fi rst up one pass against the Catamounts. career sack (-4 yards) while adding a pass breakup ... helped the Tide defense accumulate a season- high fi ve sacks in College Station. Tennessee: CAREER STATISTICS Contributed one tackle against the Volunteers. Tackles Fumbles Arkansas: Tallied one tackle for loss (-3 yards) Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT 2019 7-0 2 0 2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 2 0-0 against the Hogs. LSU: Combined for half a sack (-8 yards), part of his two total tackles on the day ... also added one quarterback hurry. Mississippi

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State: Recorded four tackles on the day, including special teams player of the week recognition for CAREER BESTS half a stop for loss (-1 yard). Western Carolina: his play in Starkville ... made a heads-up play, fair Tackles 8 vs. LSU, 2019 Put together his most impressive performance to catching the opening kickoff to give the Tide good Tackles for Loss 1 vs. Arkansas, 2019 date, fi nishing with six total tackles to rank second fi eld position to begin the game ... added one tackle Yards Lost 1 vs. Arkansas, 2019 on the UA defense ... totaled one tackle for loss on punt coverage, part of the freshman’s two stops Pass Breakups 1 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 (-6 yards) and half a sack (-4 yards) to go with a on the day. Western Carolina: Saw time against quarterback hurry ... earned defensive player of the Catamounts but did not record any stats. the week recognition from the UA coaches for his Auburn: Recorded one tackle in the secondary. play in the Tide’s fi nal non-conference pairing of the JAHLEEL regular season. Auburn: Had another impressive CAREER STATISTICS defensive performance, earning defensive player of BILLINGSLEY Tackles Fumbles the week accolades from the Tide staff for a second Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT straight game ... contributed two tackles up front, 2019 12-4 26 16 10 2-6 0 1-4 0 1-4 1 1-0 TIGHT END including one for loss (-3 yards). Fr. • 6-4 • 228 • HS CAREER BESTS CAREER STATISTICS Tackles 6 vs. LSU, 2019 Chicago, Ill./ Tackles Fumbles Tackles for Loss 1 (twice); last vs. Southern Miss, 2019 Phillips Academy Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT Yards Lost 4 at South Carolina, 2019 2019 11-1 24 12 12 6-26 4 2-12 0 0-0 1 0-0 Sacks 1 at South Carolina, 2019 Yards Lost 4 at South Carolina, 2019 19 1 vs. Duke, 2019 FRESHMAN (2019): Athletic tight end from CAREER BESTS Pass Breakups 1 at Texas A&M, 2019 Recoveries 1 vs. Southern Miss, 2019 Chicago ... adds depth to the Tide position group ... Tackles 6 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 Fumble Return Yards 4 vs. Southern Miss, 2019 saw his fi rst collegiate action against New Mexico Tackles for Loss 1 (four times); last at Auburn, 2019 Yards Lost 6 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 State and added time against Southern Miss, Ole Sacks 1 at Texas A&M, 2019 Miss, Arkansas, LSU, Mississippi State, Western Yards Lost 4 (twice); last vs. Western Carolina, 2019 Carolina and Auburn. LSU: Saw his most extensive Quarterback Hurries 1 (four times); last vs. Western Carolina, 2019 playing time to date but did not record any catches. Pass Breakups 1 at Texas A&M, 2019 MARKAIL Mississippi State: Recorded his fi rst career catch, BENTON taking the pass for a 19-yard gain before running over a Bulldog defender and out of bounds. LINEBACKER JORDAN CAREER STATISTICS R-So. • 6-2 • 235 • 1L BATTLE Rushing Receiving Phenix City, Ala./ Year G-S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP 2019 8-0 0 0 0.0 0 -- 1 19 19.0 0 19 DEFENSIVE BACK Central Fr. • 6-1 • 201 • HS 36 CAREER BESTS Receptions 1 at Mississippi State, 2019 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./ SOPHOMORE (2019): Physical middle linebacker Receiving Yards 19 at Mississippi State, 2019 St. Thomas Aquinas who redshirted in his fi rst season at UA ... rotates in Long Reception 19 at Mississippi State, 2019 at middle linebacker and has played in nine games, 9 missing the Southern Miss, Ole Miss and Auburn FRESHMAN (2019): A big-bodied defensive back matchups ... totaled 19 tackles, including one for prospect from Florida ... worked his way into the loss (-1 yard), to go with a pass breakup. Duke: MELVIN rotation at defensive back during the fall ... played Collected one tackle against the Blue Devils. New in all 12 games with four starts this season ... Mexico State: Finished with two tackles on the BILLINGSLEY recorded 26 tackles with a pair of tackles for loss afternoon. South Carolina: Saw extensive time (-6 yards) and one sack (-4 yards) ... added one pass at middle linebacker, fi nishing with three tackles in TIGHT END Columbia. Texas A&M: Returned from injury and breakup, an and a fumble recovery to So. • 6-3 • 230 • SQ his freshman totals ... selected as a special teams saw time at middle linebacker. Tennessee: Made player of the week by the Alabama coaching staff one tackle from his linebacker post. Arkansas: Recorded two tackles on defense against the Opelika, Ala./ for his efforts at Mississippi State. Duke: Entered Opelika off the bench at safety, picking off his fi rst career Razorbacks, including one for a loss (-1 yard). LSU: pass late in the game. New Mexico State: Made Saw extensive minutes in the top-fi ve matchup, 46 his fi rst career start, tying for second on the team in collecting a career-high eight tackles. Mississippi tackles with fi ve stops against the Aggies. South State: Worked on defense against the Bulldogs but SOPHOMORE (2019): Walk-on tight end who saw Carolina: Recorded a sack (-4 yards) against the did not record any stats. Western Carolina: Made his fi rst career action against Western Carolina. Gamecocks. Southern Miss: Put together a big two tackles on the day while adding a pass breakup day in his start against USM ... recorded three from his linebacker post. CAREER STATISTICS tackles, including one for loss (-2 yards) ... added a Rushing Receiving fumble recovery that he took four yards before being CAREER STATISTICS Year G-S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP tackled. Ole Miss: Racked up three tackles against Tackles Fumbles 2019 1-0 0 0 0.0 0 -- 0 0 0.0 0 -- the Rebels. Texas A&M: Broke up one pass against Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT the Aggies, part of the Tide’s 10 breakups on the 2018 14-0 14 4 10 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 2019 9-0 19 11 8 1-1 0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0-0 afternoon. Tennessee: Made two tackles against TOTAL 23-0 33 15 18 1-1 0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0-0 the Vols. Arkansas: Recorded three tackles in the Homecoming pairing. LSU: Started in the Tide secondary, contributing a season-high six tackles against the Tigers. Mississippi State: Earned

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CAREER STATISTICS Tide’s offensive line that has surrendered only 12 sacks in 381 pass attempts this season -- just one Rushing Receiving Year G-S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP every 31.8 pass attempts ... the offensive front has SLADE 2018 1-0 0 0 0.0 0 -- 0 0 0.0 0 -- opened holes and provided time for an Alabama 2019 12-0 4 10 2.5 0 5 2 34 17.0 0 20 offense that ranks No. 2 nationally in scoring (48.3 BOLDEN TOTAL 13-0 4 10 2.5 0 5 2 34 17.0 0 20 ppg), third in passing (343.5 ypg) and seventh in total Passing Rushing offense (513.3 ypg) ... the Crimson Tide’s ground Year G-S Com-Att-Int Pct. Yds. TD LP No. Yds. Avg. TD LP game has also proven effi cient with its top two R-Fr. • 5-11 • 191 • RS 2019 1-0 1-1-0 100.0 6 1 6 2 7 3.5 0 5 running backs (Najee Harris and Brian Robinson Jr.) accounting for 5.5 yards per rush (1,513 yards and PUNT RETURNS West Monroe, La./ Year G No. Yards Avg. TD LP 16 ), with Harris ranking 31st nationally West Monroe 2019 2 0 0 0.0 0 -- at 5.9 ypc ... according to Championship Analytics (CAI) Alabama is one of the nation’s top teams as 18 Tackles Fumbles it relates to fi ve-plus-yard runs, leading the SEC Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT FRESHMAN (2019): Athlete who worked at 2019 12-0 6 4 2 0-0 0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0-0 and ranking sixth nationally with 45.4 percent of wide receiver in one game during his fi rst season the team’s rushing attempts resulting in a gain of fi ve or more yards ... CAI also ranks the Tide’s front in Tuscaloosa before redshirting ... seen time CAREER BESTS on offense at wide receiver along with Wildcat seventh nationally with a sack rate of 3.0 percent Receptions 1 (twice); last vs. Southern Miss, 2019 for a passing attack that is rated No. 3 nationally at quarterback in addition to his work on special Receiving Yards 20 vs. Southern Miss, 2019 teams in 2019 ... recorded two receptions for 34 Long Reception 20 vs. Southern Miss, 2019 343.5 yards per pass ... named one of the offensive yards to go with four rushes for a total of 10 yards Rushes 1 (four times); last at Auburn, 2019 players of the week by the Alabama coaching staff ... is 1-of-1 for six yards and a as a Rushing Yards 5 vs. Ole Miss, 2019 for his play against Auburn. Ole Miss: Returned to Long Rush 5 vs. Ole Miss, 2019 the fi eld for the Crimson Tide ... came off the bench passer ... also added a team-high tying six tackles Completions 1 vs. Tennessee, 2019 on special teams ... selected by the Alabama Attempts 1 vs. Tennessee, 2019 at guard and played 34 snaps as Alabama threw for coaches as one of the special teams players of the Passing Yards 6 vs. Tennessee, 2019 418 yards and six touchdowns while rolling up 573 week following the South Carolina, Southern Miss Long Pass 6 vs. Tennessee, 2019 yards of total offense. Texas A&M: Made his fi rst Touchdowns (Passing) 1 vs. Tennessee, 2019 start of the season at right guard ... provided time and Auburn contests. Duke: Saw time at wideout Tackles 2 at Auburn, 2019 and on special teams in the season opener. New Forced Fumbles 1 at Auburn, 2019 for Tua Tagovailoa to throw for 293 yards and four Mexico State: Earned reps at wide receiver touchdowns ... opened holes to allow for Harris and and on special teams, including at punt returner, Robinson Jr. to average 5.5 yards per carry ... played against the Aggies. South Carolina: Worked at 66 snaps and did not allow a sack, a pressure or wideout and Wildcat quarterback and continued commit a penalty ... did not miss an assignment his work on special teams ... rushed one time for TANNER as the Tide averaged 6.9 yards per play against a gain of two yards and a fi rst down while adding BOWLES the Aggies. Tennessee: Made his second straight his fi rst career reception for 14 yards ... also made start at right guard ... provided time for the Crimson a key tackle on a fake punt by the Gamecocks OFFENSIVE LINEMAN Tide offense to average 6.4 yards per play while to force a turnover on downs ... his stop on punt accounting for 140 rushing yards ... opened holes coverage earned him special teams player of the Fr. • 6-5 • 280 • HS for the running backs to average 5.2 yards on 28 carries (145 rushing yards) and three touchdowns week recognition from the Alabama coaching staff. Glasgow, Ky./ Southern Miss: Caught one pass for a gain of ... played 62 snaps allowing only half of a hurry and 20 yards while also seeing time at quarterback ... Glasgow did not miss an assignment. Arkansas: Helped the added one tackle on kickoff coverage on his way Crimson Tide overpower the Razorbacks in a 48-7 to special teams player of the week accolades. 51 romp that was over before halftime ... played 63 Ole Miss: Rushed one time from the quarterback FRESHMAN (2019): One of the top-rated linemen snaps before the reserves saw action ... opened position, gaining fi ve yards on the play. Texas in the latest recruiting cycle ... earned his fi rst holes for Harris to rush for 86 yards on 13 carries A&M: Recorded one stop on kickoff coverage playing time in an Alabama uniform, coming off and Robinson Jr. to add 67 yards on 13 totes ... did in College Station. Tennessee: Connected with the bench in the home opener against New Mexico not allow a sack. LSU: Started at guard and helped Miller Forristall for a six-yard touchdown pass out State on the PAT/FG unit. provide time for the Tide to throw for 411 yards of the Wildcat ... added one tackle on special teams and four touchdowns ... allowed half a sack and against the Volunteers. Arkansas: Saw time on two hurries on 40 dropbacks ... opened holes for offense and special teams. LSU: Rushed once for Harris to rush for 146 yards and a touchdown while no gain ... also continued his role on special teams averaging 7.7 yards per carry. Mississippi State: against the Tigers. Mississippi State: Worked on DEONTE Did not surrender a sack in a 38-7 win over the offense and special teams but did not record any BROWN Bulldogs ... was perfect on assignments in 53 snaps stats in Starkville. Western Carolina: Played on ... opened holes for Harris to rush for 88 yards on 17 carries with a career-high three touchdowns offense and special teams against the Catamounts OFFENSIVE LINEMAN ... saw time at punt returner for his second time in ... provided time for Tagovailoa and Mac Jones to 2019 but did not get the chance to return the kick. R-Jr. • 6-4 • 338 • 2L throw for 350 yards while only being sacked once. Auburn: Earned special teams player of the week Western Carolina: Opened holes and provided recognition from the Alabama coaching staff for Decatur, Ala./ time for 541 yards of total offense, including 231 his play against the Tigers ... totaled two tackles, Austin rushing yards ... the Tide averaged 5.5 yards per one on punt coverage and one on kickoff team ... carry and 9.5 yards per play ... did not allow a sack forced a fumble on his punt coverage tackle with 65 or a hurry. Auburn: Earned offensive player of the the ball going out of bounds ... also added one rush week recognition from the Tide coaches for his JUNIOR (2019): Powerful offensive lineman who standout play against the Tigers ... opened holes for a three-yard gain and a Tide fi rst down out of played a signifi cant role up front a season ago ... the Wildcat. and provided time for the Crimson Tide to gain 515 missed the fi rst four games of the 2019 season but yards of total offense, including 180 yards on the has played in the past eight contests with seven ground ... faced off with All-America defensive starts and settled in at right guard ... works on the tackle Derrick Brown with outstanding results ...

12 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL Player Profiles allowed 1.5 hurries but no sacks and did not commit fi ve of his six PAT attempts ... added six kickoffs a penalty ... provided time for Jones to throw for for 259 yards. Mississippi State: Contributed 335 yards and four touchdowns. eight points on the day thanks to fi ve made PATs and one fi eld goal from 22 yards out ... also kicked SHYHEIM off seven times for a total of 290 yards ... selected as a special teams player of the week by the Tide CARTER coaching staff for his play in Starkville. Western DEFENSIVE BACK TOMMY Carolina: Totaled 12 points on the day thanks to BROWN a 29-yard fi eld goal and nine extra points ... kicked Sr. • 6-0 • 191 • 3L off a season-high 11 times for 475 yards while OFFENSIVE LINEMAN forcing two touchbacks. Auburn: Finished with Kentwood, La./ nine points on six made PATs and a 43-yard fi eld Kentwood R-Fr. • 6-7 • 317 • RS goal ... averaged 52.2 yards per kickoff on his eight kicks total 418 yards. 5 Santa Ana, Calif./ Mater Dei SENIOR (2019): Veteran defensive back who CAREER STATISTICS provides leadership in a young Tide secondary ... 75 KICKOFFS played in 49 career games with 22 starts at STAR Year No. Yards Avg. TB OB for the defense ... totaled 40 tackles, including 2.5 FRESHMAN (2019): A redshirt freshman who is 2018 120 6,788 56.7 44 4 for loss (-5 yards), to go with seven pass breakups developing a role as a backup tackle and on special 2019 72 3,797 52.7 13 1 TOTAL 192 10,683 55.6 57 5 and a forced fumble as a senior ... earned defensive teams ... has seen action in eight games of the 2019 player of the week recognition from the Alabama season ... played 95 offensive snaps this season. Extra Points Field Goals coaching staff for his play at Mississippi State. Year G-S XP-A Pct. FG-A Pct. Long Pts. Duke: Totaled one tackle against the Blue Devils. 2018 14-13 75-81 92.6 14-18 77.8 49 117 2019 10-8 54-56 96.4 8-11 72.7 43 78 New Mexico State: Finished with one tackle for TOTAL 24-21 129-137 94.2 22-29 75.5 49 195 loss (-3 yards) to go with a pass breakup against the Aggies. South Carolina: Made his fi rst start JOSEPH FIELD GOAL BREAKDOWN of the season, fi nishing with four tackles and a Year 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ pass breakup against the Gamecocks. Southern BULOVAS 2018 0-0 7-8 4-6 3-3 0-1 2019 0-0 3-4 4-5 1-2 0-0 Miss: Broke up a pass and added two tackles in his PLACEKICKER TOTAL 0-0 10-12 8-11 4-5 0-1 starting effort against USM. Ole Miss: Recorded six tackles, including half a stop for loss (-1 yard) R-So. • 6-0 • 203 • 1L CAREER BESTS in his start in the Tide’s SEC home opener. Texas Kickoffs 11 (three times); last vs. Western Carolina, 2019 A&M: Ranked second on the team in tackles with Mandeville, La./ Kickoff Yards 695 at Arkansas, 2018 seven stops against the Aggies ... added a team- Kickoff Average 64.3 vs. Louisiana, 2018 Mandeville Field Goals Made 3 vs. Missouri, 2018 high tying two pass breakups to go with a forced Field Goal Attempts 4 vs. Missouri, 2018 fumble. Tennessee: Totaled fi ve tackles to go 97 Long Field Goal 49 vs. Mississippi State, 2018 with a pass breakup in the matchup with the Vols. PAT Made 9 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 Arkansas: Made two tackles in the secondary ... SOPHOMORE (2019): Set the Alabama single- PAT Attempts 9 (twice); last vs. Western Carolina, 2019 season PAT mark for UA with 75 made in 2018 Points 14 at Ole Miss, 2018 helped hold the Hogs to only 107 yards passing ... stepped in for the starting role once again and 213 total yards on the night. LSU: Recorded following the Southern Miss matchup ... has fi ve tackles in the top-fi ve matchup with the Tigers. worked in 10 games in various roles this year with Mississippi State: Selected as a defensive player eight starts at placekicker ... selected as a special of the week by the UA coaches for his standout play teams player of the week by the Alabama coaches SCOOBY in Starkville ... totaled a career-high tying seven for his play against Arkansas and at Mississippi CARTER tackles, including one for loss (-1 yard) ... helped State. New Mexico State: Recorded one kickoff direct an Alabama secondary that held State to only 82 yards passing. Western Carolina: Broke for 64 yards against the Aggies. Southern Miss: DEFENSIVE BACK Replaced an injured Will Reichard midway through up one pass on Senior Day. Auburn: Made the start the game, assuming all kicking duties against the Fr. • 6-0 • 186 • HS in the Iron Bowl but did not collect any stats. Golden Eagles ... fi nished a perfect 5-of-5 on PATs ... added fi ve kickoffs for 295 yards with a pair of Mansfi eld, Texas/ CAREER STATISTICS Mansfi eld Legacy touchbacks. Ole Miss: Stepped in for the start at Tackles Fumbles placekicker ... totaled 11 points thanks to a perfect Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT 8-of-8 day on PATs to go with one made fi eld goal 11 2016 9-0 7 4 3 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 2017 14-0 7 2 5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0-0 ... kicked off 10 times for 489 yards, forcing two FRESHMAN (2019): Highly rated cornerback 2018 14-12 44 27 17 3.5-4 3 0-0 1 0-0 10 2-89 touchbacks. Texas A&M: Contributed 11 points prospect in the latest recruiting cycle ... worked 2019 12-10 40 23 17 2.5-5 0 0-0 1 0-0 7 0-0 for a second straight game ... went 2-of-2 on fi eld his way into the defensive back rotation, playing in TOTAL 49-22 98 56 42 6-9 3 0-0 2 0-0 18 2-89 goals, hitting from 35 and 27 yards out and added three games with a tackle to his name (Duke, New fi ve made PATs ... also kicked off nine times for 526 Mexico State, Southern Miss) ... notched his fi rst CAREER BESTS yards with two touchbacks. Tennessee: Finished career tackle against New Mexico State. Tackles 7 (twice); last at Mississippi State, 2019 5-for-5 on PATs ... added six kickoffs totaling 362 Tackles for Loss 2 at Tennessee, 2018 yards for an average of 60.3 yards per kick with one CAREER STATISTICS Yards Lost 3 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 touchback. Arkansas: Earned special teams player Quarterback Hurries 1 (three times); last vs. Georgia, 2018 of the week recognition after posting a season-high Tackles Fumbles Interceptions 1 (twice); last at Arkansas, 2018 Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT Return Yards 45 vs. Louisville, 2018 12 points ... contributed six made PATs and a pair 2019 3-0 1 1 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 Touchdowns (INT return) 1 (twice); last at Arkansas, 2018 of fi eld goals, hitting from 31 and 30 yards out on Pass Breakups 3 (twice); last vs. Georgia, 2018 the three-point tries ... tallied 501 yards on nine Forced Fumbles 1 (twice); last at Texas A&M, 2019 kickoffs with three forced fair catches. LSU: Made CAREER BESTS Tackles 1 vs. New Mexico State, 2019

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the Tide defense limit UT to just 231 yards of total offense. Arkansas: Contributed one tackle up front on Homecoming ... played a key role in limiting the DARRIAN Hogs to just 213 yards of total offense on the night. RAEKWON LSU: Finished with two tackles against the Tigers. DALCOURT Mississippi State: Exited the game early with a DAVIS OFFENSIVE LINEMAN lower leg injury ... did not record any stats in his DEFENSIVE LINEMAN limited time on the fi eld. Fr. • 6-3 • 292 • HS Sr. • 6-7 • 312 • 3L CAREER STATISTICS Havre de Grace, Md./ Meridian, Miss./ Tackles Fumbles St. Frances Academy Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT Meridian 71 2019 10-10 17 6 11 3-8 1 1-6 0 1-0 0 0-0 99 FRESHMAN (2019): A true freshman who has CAREER BESTS SENIOR (2019): Veteran leader along the developed a role as a backup at center ... has seen Tackles 3 (twice); last at South Carolina, 2019 defensive front ... a second team All-America action in seven games of the 2019 season (Duke, Tackles for Loss 1 (twice); last vs. Tennessee, 2019 selection by the AFCA ... earned All-SEC Second New Mexico State, South Carolina, Southern Miss, Yards Lost 6 at South Carolina, 2019 Team honors from the league coaches ... totaled Ole Miss, Arkansas, Western Carolina) ... played a Sacks 1 at South Carolina, 2019 45 tackles on the season ... added three tackles Yards Lost 6 at South Carolina, 2019 total of 69 snaps as a true freshman. Quarterback Hurries 1 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 for loss (-6 yards) and half a sack (-4 yards) to go Fumble Recoveries 1 at South Carolina, 2019 with four quarterback hurries ... selected as a First Team Preseason All-American by four separate outlets (Associated Press, CBS Sports, , USA Today) ... also tabbed as a Second DJ BEN Team Preseason All-American by Athlon and The DALE DAVIS Sporting News ... named to the Bednarik Award and Nagurski Trophy watch lists entering his senior DEFENSIVE LINEMAN LINEBACKER season ... selected as a defensive player of the week by the Alabama coaching staff for his play at Fr. • 6-3 • 308 • Fr. R-Jr. • 6-4 • 243 • SQ Auburn. Duke: Tied for second on the UA defense in tackles with six stops against the Blue Devils ... Birmingham, Ala./ Gordo, Ala./ played a key role in holding the Duke offense to 204 Clay-Chalkville Gordo total yards. New Mexico State: Finished with a team-high tying six tackles, including one for loss 94 1 (-1 yard) against the Aggies ... helped limit NMSU FRESHMAN (2019): Powerful lineman up front who JUNIOR (2019): Talented linebacker who made to only 262 yards of total offense on the day. South earned the starting job during fall camp ... started the move to the outside for his junior campaign Carolina: Split double-teams all afternoon to 10 games at nose tackle, missing the Western ... seen time in 11 games for the Tide this season, fi nish with four tackles and a quarterback pressure Carolina and Auburn matchups ... recorded 17 missing only the Tennessee matchup ... broke up his in Columbia. Southern Miss: Recorded one tackle tackles, including three for loss (-8 yards) ... added fi rst career pass against Ole Miss and added one and a quarterback pressure as the Tide defense one sack (-6 yards) and a quarterback pressure to go tackle apiece in the Texas A&M, LSU, Mississippi held USM to only 226 yards of total offense. Ole with a fumble recovery ... tabbed to the Freshman State and Western Carolina contests. Mississippi Miss: Totaled eight tackles against the Rebels, All-America Watch List by the Football Writers’ State: Came off the edge from his linebacker post good for third on the Tide defense. Texas A&M: Association of America (FWAA) ... selected as the to record a sack (-8 yards) against the Bulldogs. Notched two tackles on the day in College Station. SEC Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week for his Tennessee: Narrowly missed sacking the Vols’ quarterback on numerous occasions ... contributed efforts against Duke in Atlanta ... named one of CAREER STATISTICS the Alabama coaching staff’s defensive players of three tackles with half a stop for loss ... helped the the week following the Duke game. Duke: Earned Tackles Fumbles Tide defense limit UT to only 231 yards on the night. Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT Arkansas: Made an impact up front, recording SEC Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week honors for 2017 1-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 his standout play in the season opener ... was also 2018 2-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 three tackles and a quarterback pressure ... played recognized by the UA coaches as a defensive player 2019 11-0 4 3 1 1-8 0 1-8 0 0-0 1 0-0 a key role in forcing the Hogs into four turnovers of the week ... notched three tackles, including half a TOTAL 14-0 4 3 1 1-8 0 1-8 0 0-0 1 0-0 by night’s end. LSU: Recorded three tackles against the Tigers, including half a sack (-4 yards), one of stop for a loss, in his fi rst collegiate game ... helped CAREER BESTS limit the Blue Devils to 107 yards rushing and just the Crimson Tide’s season-high tying fi ve on the Tackles 1 (four times); last vs. Western Carolina, 2019 night. Mississippi State: Made one tackle before 204 yards of total offense. New Mexico State: Tackles for Loss 1 at Mississippi State, 2019 Tallied two tackles and a quarterback pressure in Yards Lost 8 at Mississippi State, 2019 exiting the game with a lower leg injury that ended the Tide’s home opener. South Carolina: Recorded Sacks 1 at Mississippi State, 2019 his day early. Auburn: Tied for the team lead in three tackles, including his fi rst career sack (-6 Yards Lost 8 at Mississippi State, 2019 tackles with eight, including one for loss (-1 yard) yards), one of UA’s three on the afternoon ... also Pass Breakups 1 vs. Ole Miss, 2019 ... also added one quarterback pressure on his way recovered a fumble on a strip sack from Anfernee to earning defensive player of the week recognition Jennings. Southern Miss: Exited the game at from the UA coaching staff. halftime with a lower-body injury ... did not collect any stats during his time on the fi eld prior to the early departure. Ole Miss: Registered two tackles on the day, including half a stop for loss (-1 yard). Texas A&M: Finished with two tackles in his start against the Aggies. Tennessee: Made two stops against the Vols with one for loss (-1 yard) ... helped

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CAREER STATISTICS Southern Miss: Started at right guard as the Crimson Tide rolled up 514 yards of total offense Tackles Fumbles Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT LANDON ... UA notched its fi rst 100-yard rushing game as 2016 7-0 4 1 3 1-8 0 1-8 1 0-0 0 0-0 Harris gained 110 yards ... allowed time for the 2017 14-6 69 24 45 10-50 2 8.5-46 0 1-0 0 1-19 DICKERSON Tide quarterbacks to account for a 204.18 passer 2018 15-14 55 24 31 5.5-28 6 1.5-14 0 0-0 0 0-0 rating. Ole Miss: Opened holes for the Tide’s 2019 11-11 45 18 27 3-6 4 0.5-4 0 0-0 0 0-0 TOTAL 47-31 173 67 106 19.5-92 12 11.5-72 1 1-0 0 1-19 OFFENSIVE LINEMAN top two running backs to average a combined 6.9 yards per carry ... did not allow a R-Jr. • 6-6 • 308 • TR CAREER BESTS or pressure ... did not miss an assignment for the Tackles 9 (twice); last at Mississippi State, 2017 Hickory, N.C./ day and provided time for Tua Tagovailoa to throw Tackles for Loss 2 vs. Clemson, 2017 South Caldwell/ for 418 yards and a school-record six touchdowns. Yards Lost 10 (three times); last vs. Oklahoma, 2018 Texas A&M: Earned offensive player of the week Sacks 1.5 vs. Arkansas, 2017 Florida State Yards Lost 10 (twice); last vs. Oklahoma, 2018 recognition from the Tide coaches for his play in Quarterback Hurries 4 vs. Texas A&M, 2018 69 College Station ... made his second start of the Interceptions 1 vs. Georgia, 2017 JUNIOR (2019): A graduate transfer from Florida season at center ... provided time for Tua Tagovailoa Return Yards 19 vs. Georgia, 2017 State who arrived before the start of fall camp to throw for 293 yards and four touchdowns ... Forced Fumbles 1 vs. Mississippi State, 2016 opened holes to allow for Harris and Robinson Jr. to Fumble Recoveries 1 at Texas A&M, 2017 and earned a starting job on the interior of the offensive line ... earned honorable mention All- average 5.5 yards per carry ... played 67 snaps and America accolades at guard by Pro Football Focus did not allow a sack, a pressure or commit a penalty ... named an All-SEC second-team honoree at ... missed only one assignment as the Tide averaged center by the league coaches ... selected to the All- 6.9 yards per play against the Aggies. Tennessee: SKYLER SEC second team at guard by the Associated Press Made his third start at center ... provided time DELONG ... has started all 12 games this season, four at for the Crimson Tide offense to average 6.4 yards right guard and eight at center where he appears to per play while accounting for 140 rushing yards ... opened holes for the running backs to average 5.2 have settled in ... graded out at almost 88 percent at two different positions ... allowed only one sack yards on 28 carries (145 rushing yards) and three So. • 6-4 • 188 • 1L and four quarterback hurries all season ... missed touchdowns ... played 62 snaps and did not miss an just four assignments in 688 snaps all season (99.4 assignment. Arkansas: Helped the Crimson Tide Fort Mill, S.C./ percent success rate) ... helps anchor the Tide’s overpower the Razorbacks in a 48-7 romp that was Nation Ford offensive line that has surrendered only 12 sacks in over before halftime ... played only 37 snaps before 381 pass attempts this season -- just one every 31.8 the reserves saw action ... opened holes for Harris 12 pass attempts ... the offensive front has opened to rush for 86 yards on 13 carries and Robinson to SOPHOMORE (2019): One of the Tide’s two punters holes and provided time for an Alabama offense add 67 yards on 13 totes ... did not allow a sack. a season ago ... returned to the starting punter spot that ranks No. 2 nationally in scoring (48.3 ppg), LSU: Started at center and provided time for the against New Mexico State through the matchup at third in passing (343.5 ypg) and seventh in total Tide to throw for 411 yards and four touchdowns Texas A&M. New Mexico State: Made the start offense (513.3 ypg) ... the Crimson Tide’s ground ... did not allow a hurry or a sack on 40 dropbacks against the Aggies, fi nishing with three punts for game has also proven effi cient with its top two ... opened holes for Harris to rush for 146 yards 123 yards to average 41.0 yards per boot ... had a running backs (Najee Harris and Brian Robinson Jr.) and a touchdown while averaging 7.7 yards per long of 44 yards and forced one fair catch. South accounting for 5.5 yards per rush (1,513 yards and carry. Mississippi State: Did not surrender a Carolina: Assumed the starting punter role for 16 touchdowns), with Harris ranking 31st nationally sack or quarterback hurry in a 38-7 win over the a second consecutive week, recording one boot. at 5.9 ypc ... according to Championship Analytics Bulldogs ... was perfect on assignments in 53 snaps Southern Miss: Started once again, totaling 74 (CAI) Alabama is one of the nation’s top teams as ... opened holes for Harris to rush for 88 yards on yards on two punts with one fair catch against it relates to fi ve-plus-yard runs, leading the SEC 17 carries with a career-high three touchdowns the Golden Eagles. Ole Miss: Punted twice for a and ranking sixth nationally with 45.4 percent of ... provided time for Tagovailoa and Mac Jones to combined 60 yards in the Tide’s SEC home opener the team’s rushing attempts resulting in a gain of throw for 350 yards while only being sacked once. ... dropped each of his punts inside the Rebels’ 20- fi ve or more yards ... CAI also ranks the Tide’s front Western Carolina: Opened holes and provided yard line. Texas A&M: Asked to punt twice on the seventh nationally with a sack rate of 3.0 percent time for 541 yards of total offense, including 231 day, totaling 59 yards and dropping one inside the for a passing attack that is rated No. 3 nationally at rushing yards ... the Tide averaged 5.5 yards per 20 against the Aggies. 343.5 yards per pass ... earned CoSIDA Academic carry and 9.5 yards per play ... did not allow a sack All-District honors for his efforts in the classroom or a hurry. Auburn: Opened holes for 515 yards of total offense, including 180 yards on the ground ... CAREER STATISTICS ... named the SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week following the South Carolina game ... earned did not allow a sack ... provided time for Jones to PUNTS In Ret. Net offensive player of the week accolades from the complete 69.8 percent of his passes for 335 yards Year G-S No. Yds. Avg. Lng. 20 50+ Blk. Yds. Yds. Avg. and four touchdowns. 2018 5-5 16 551 34.4 51 4 2 0 0 551 34.4 Alabama coaches for his play at South Carolina and 2019 5-5 10 330 33.0 44 3 0 0 12 318 31.8 at Texas A&M. Duke: Started at right guard and TOTAL 10-10 26 881 33.9 51 7 2 0 12 869 33.4 played 71 snaps ... did not miss an assignment and did not allow a sack with just one pressure as the CAREER BESTS Crimson Tide rolled up 512 yards of total offense in Punts 6 vs. Texas A&M, 2018 Atlanta. New Mexico State: Started at center in Punt Yards 216 vs. Texas A&M, 2018 Long Punt 51 vs. Texas A&M, 2018 place of an injured Chris Owens ... played 48 snaps Average 41.0 (three punts) vs. New Mexico State, 2019 and did not allow a pressure or a sack while missing Inside 20 3 vs. Texas A&M, 2018 just one assignment ... helped Alabama account for 603 yards of total offense, including 310 on the ground, which is the most since the 2017 season. South Carolina: Earned SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week as well as offensive player of the week recognition from the UA coaches for his play in Columbia ... did not allow a sack, pressure or hurry ... was perfect on his assignments in 58 snaps.

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missing a one-handed interception as the ground collegiate debut against the Gamecocks but did not broke the ball loose. Western Carolina: Broke record any stats. Southern Miss: Earned his fi rst up one pass on Senior Day ... helped limit the career start, notching three tackles on the day. Ole TREVON Catamounts to only 112 yards passing. Auburn: Miss: Started against the Rebels and posted two Finished with one tackle and a pass breakup in the tackles, including half a stop for loss. Texas A&M: DIGGS Iron Bowl matchup. Rotated in along the defensive line to record one DEFENSIVE BACK tackle ... added half a sack (-1 yard). Tennessee: CAREER STATISTICS Saw time against the Volunteers but did not record Sr. • 6-2 • 207 • 3L Tackles Fumbles any stats. Arkansas: Worked on the defensive Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT front in the Homecoming pairing. Mississippi Gaithersburg, Md./ 2016 15-0 5 2 3 0-0 0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0-0 State: Played extensive minutes against 2017 13-1 6 3 3 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 3 0-0 2018 6-6 20 18 2 0-0 0 0-0 1 0-0 6 1-0 Bulldogs but did not record any stats. Western 2019 12-12 37 20 17 0.5-1 0 0-0 0 2-100 8 3-79 Carolina: Spent the afternoon in the Catamounts’ 7 TOTAL 46-19 68 43 25 0.5-1 0 0-0 2 2-100 17 4-79 backfi eld, recording four tackles, including two for loss (-3 yards) and one sack (-1 yard) ... also added SENIOR (2019): Elite corner for the Crimson Tide Rushing Receiving ... will not play in the Citrus Bowl ... selected as Year G-S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP a quarterback hurry. Auburn: Saw signifi cant a fi rst team All-American by Pro Football Focus ... 2016 15-0 0 0 0.0 0 -- 11 88 8.0 1 17 minutes up front on defense in the Iron Bowl. tabbed a second team All-American by the AFCA KICKOFF RETURNS and The Sporting News ... third team All-America Year G No. Yards Avg. TD LP CAREER STATISTICS selection by the Associated Press ... earned All-SEC 2016 6 7 166 23.7 0 41 Tackles Fumbles fi rst team recognition from the Associated Press ... 2017 13 2 74 37.0 0 55 Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT 2018 1 0 0 0.0 0 -- 2019 9-2 10 6 4 3-4 1 1.5-2 0 0-0 0 0-0 selected as second team All-SEC honoree by the 2019 9 6 117 19.5 0 36 league coaches ... leads the Tide defense in pass TOTAL 29 15 357 23.8 0 55 breakups with eight ... allowed a of CAREER BESTS just 44.5 when he was targeted during the regular PUNT RETURNS Tackles 4 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 Year G No. Yards Avg. TD LP Tackles for Loss 2 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 season, according to PFF ... totaled 37 tackles, 2016 12 13 130 10.0 0 47 Yards Lost 3 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 including half a stop for loss (-1 yard) to go with 2017 8 18 154 8.6 0 21 Sacks 1 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 three interceptions to tie for second on the team as 2018 1 0 0 0.0 0 -- Yards Lost 1 (twice); last vs. Western Carolina, 2019 a senior ... totaled 79 yards on his picks, including 2019 2 0 0 0.0 0 -- Quarterback Hurries 1 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 an 84-yard pick-six against Arkansas ... also picked TOTAL 23 31 284 9.2 0 47 up two fumbles and accounted for a score and 100- plus combined return yards ... named to the Bronko CAREER BESTS Nagurski Trophy Watch List ... selected as one of Tackles 10 vs. LSU, 2019 Tackles for Loss 0.5 at Mississippi State, 2019 EMIL the defensive players of the week by the Alabama Yards Lost 1 at Mississippi State, 2019 coaching staff for his efforts against New Mexico Interceptions 1 (four times); last vs. Arkansas, 2019 EKIYOR JR. State, South Carolina and Mississippi State. Duke: Return Yards 84 vs. Arkansas, 2019 Recorded one of the Crimson Tide’s two interceptions Touchdowns (INT return) 1 vs. Arkansas, 2019 OFFENSIVE LINEMAN on the day while adding a fumble recovery and two Pass Breakups 2 (three times); last at Texas A&M, 2019 Forced Fumbles 1 (twice); last vs. Louisiana, 2018 R-Fr. • 6-3 • 327 • RS tackles in the season opener. New Mexico State: Fumble Recoveries 1 vs. Duke, 2019 Contributed four tackles in the home opener ... his Fumble Return Yards 100 vs. Tennessee, 2019 Indianapolis, Ind./ efforts to help limit the Aggies to only 161 yards Touchdowns (Fumble Recovery) 1 vs. Tennessee, 2019 Receptions 3 vs. Kent State, 2016 Cathedral passing earned him defensive player of the week Receiving Yards 23 vs. Kent State, 2016 accolades from the Tide coaches. South Carolina: Long Reception 17 vs. Kent State, 2016 55 Selected as one of the defensive players of the Touchdowns 1 vs. Mississippi State, 2016 week by the Alabama staff for his play in Columbia Kickoff Returns 3 (three times); last at Auburn, 2019 FRESHMAN (2019): Worked his way into the Kickoff Return Yards 79 at Ole Miss, 2016 ... recorded three tackles and helped lock down Long Kickoff Return 55 at Auburn, 2017 starting conversation along the interior of the his side of the fi eld. Southern Miss: Picked off Punt Returns 5 vs. Georgia, 2017 offensive line at guard and center as a redshirt his second pass of the season while adding three Punt Return Yards 90 vs. Florida, 2016 freshman ... played in eight games for the Tide this tackles on the day ... played a key role in helping UA Long Punt Return 47 vs. Florida, 2016 season. Duke: Played in the season opener against limit the Golden Eagles to just 174 yards passing. the Blue Devils but suffered a knee injury. South Ole Miss: Notched a pair of tackles and broke Carolina: Returned to the lineup in Columbia up a pass against the Rebels ... also saw time at after sitting out a week and played eight snaps. kick and punt returner on the day. Texas A&M: JUSTIN Southern Miss: Came off the bench to record 18 Broke up two passes, part of the Tide’s 10 on the snaps along the interior line. Ole Miss: Earned six afternoon ... added four tackles in College Station. EBOIGBE snaps against the Rebels. Tennessee: Came in at Tennessee: Returned a Volunteers’ fumble 100- guard for Evan Neal for one snap. Arkansas: Came plus yards, picking up the loose ball inside the Tide’s DEFENSIVE LINEMAN off the bench with his most extensive action of the end zone and returning it for six ... contributed two year in the win over the Razorbacks ... played 56 tackles and a pass breakup to go with the fumble Fr. • 6-5 • 294 • Fr. snaps and did not allow a sack or quarterback hurry recovery. Arkansas: Picked off his third pass of Forest Park, Ga./ or a pressure ... helped the Tide rush for 4.7 yards the season and returned the errant throw 84 yards Forest Park per carry on the ground and churn out 459 yards for a touchdown, the fi rst pick-six of his career ... of total offense. Mississippi State: Came off added two tackles and broke up a pass in the Tide’s 92 the bench to earn 10 snaps at guard in Starkville. Homecoming victory. LSU: Recorded a career-high Western Carolina: Played a season-high 23 snaps 10 tackles against the Tigers. Mississippi State: FRESHMAN (2019): Explosive, quick-twitch in a 66-3 win. Earned defensive player of the week accolades defensive end from neighboring Georgia ... sat out from the Tide coaches for his play in Starkville the fi rst two games this season recovering from ... contributed four tackles, including half a stop a minor injury ... played in nine games since with for loss (-1 yard) ... added one pass breakup, just two starts to his name. South Carolina: Made his

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CAREER BESTS Rushes 10 vs. Duke, 2019 Rushing Yards 64 vs. Duke, 2019 THOMAS Long Rush 37 vs. Duke, 2019 CHRISTIAN Touchdowns 1 (three times); last vs. Western Carolina, 2019 FLETCHER Receptions 2 vs. Duke, 2019 HARRIS Receiving Yards 11 vs. Duke, 2019 LONG SNAPPER Long Reception 9 vs. Duke, 2019 LINEBACKER Jr. • 6-2 • 220 • 2L Fr. • 6-2 • 244 • HS Georgetown, Texas/ Baton Rouge, La./ IMG Academy MILLER University Lab 45 FORRISTALL 8 JUNIOR (2019): The long snapper on all punt TIGHT END FRESHMAN (2019): Standout defensive prospect attempts as a freshman ... assumed all long- from Baton Rouge ... excelled in the fall to earn a snapping duties in his second season at UA and R-Jr. • 6-5 • 242 • 2L prominent role in the linebacking group ... selected to resumes that role as a junior ... perfect on all USA Today and ESPN.com’s Freshman All-American snapping opportunities to date ... contributed his Cartersville, Ga./ teams ... named to the Freshman All-SEC squad fi rst career tackle on punt coverage against Auburn Cartersville by the league coaches ... seen time in 12 games, as a sophomore ... notched one tackle against Duke including 11 starts ... tied for third in the league in the 2019 opener. 87 among all SEC freshman defenders in tackles for JUNIOR (2019): Veteran who stepped into the loss with 5.5 (-12 yards), joining Shane Lee in that CAREER BESTS starting role following the departures of Hale slot ... totaled 54 tackles to rank seventh among Tackles 1 (twice); last vs. Duke, 2019 Hentges and Irv Smith Jr. ... caught 12 passes fi rst-year defenders in the league ... recorded fi ve for 131 yards with three touchdowns to his name quarterback pressures and two fumble recoveries prior to his injury against Arkansas ... tabbed to that he returned for a combined 37 yards ... also the Mackey Award Watch List in the preseason added a forced fumble ... named to the Midseason ... selected as one of the Alabama coaching Freshman All-America Watch List by the Football JEROME staff’s offensive players of the week for his play Writers’ Association of America ... selected as against Arkansas. Duke: Recorded his fi rst career a defensive player of the week by the Alabama FORD touchdown as part of his two catches for 33 yards. coaching staff for his play against Western Carolina. New Mexico State: Started against the Aggies Duke: Tied for second on the Tide in total tackles but did not record a catch. South Carolina: Hauled with six stops in his fi rst collegiate game ... helped R-Fr. • 5-11 • 212 • RS in his lone target of the day, gaining seven yards on an Alabama defense that held Duke to 204 yards of the play. Southern Miss: Secured one pass for a total offense. New Mexico State: Finished with Seffner, Fla./ one-yard gain against the Golden Eagles. Ole Miss: one tackle against the Aggies in the home opener. Armwood Caught two passes for 41 yards and a touchdown South Carolina: Recorded four stops against the in the Tide’s SEC home opener ... scored from 19 Gamecocks. Southern Miss: Ranked second on the 27 yards out for Tua Tagovailoa’s program-record sixth Tide defense with six stops, including a team-high passing strike of the day. Texas A&M: Finished tying 1.5 tackles for loss (-4 yards) ... played a key FRESHMAN (2019): Standout tailback prospect with one catch for 11 yards against the Aggies. role in UA’s defensive effort that limited USM to only from the state of Florida who redshirted after four Tennessee: Recorded his third touchdown of the 226 total yards of offense. Ole Miss: Put together games of action last season ... established a role season on a six-yard pass from Slade Bolden ... the an impressive performance against the Rebels ... in a talented running back group this fall ... played score was part of his three catches to total 28 yards totaled seven tackles, including a team-high tying in four games with one start ... accumulated 114 on the night. Arkansas: Earned offensive player of 1.5 for loss (-1 yard) ... added one quarterback yards and three touchdowns on 24 carries ... added the week accolades from the Tide coaching staff pressure, part of the Tide’s six on the afternoon. two receptions for 11 yards this season. Duke: for his play against the Hogs ... caught two passes Texas A&M: Made one tackle for loss (-3 yards), Made his fi rst career start, leading all Tide backs in for 11 yards ... also helped block for the Tide’s 179 part of his two stops on the day. Tennessee: Led yards with 64 on 10 carries ... added his fi rst career yards in the running game. the Crimson Tide defense in tackles with eight stops, touchdown on a 37-yard run for UA’s fi nal score of including one for a loss (-1 yard) ... played a key role the day. New Mexico State: Rushed one time for CAREER STATISTICS in holding the Vols to only 231 yards of total offense. fi ve yards in the home opener. Southern Miss: Arkansas: Tied for the team lead with six tackles Entered off the bench to contribute 21 yards and a Rushing Receiving Year G-S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP against the Hogs ... added his fi rst fumble recovery, touchdown on eight carries against USM. Western taking the loose ball for a 37-yard return to set up an Carolina: Totaled 24 yards and a touchdown on 2016 15-2 0 0 0.0 0 -- 5 73 14.6 0 32 2017 3-0 0 0 0.0 0 -- 1 12 12.0 0 12 eventual Tide touchdown on the very next play. LSU: fi ve carries against the Catamounts. 2018 15-0 0 0 0.0 0 -- 0 0 0.0 0 -- Made a tackle and added a quarterback pressure 2019 8-8 0 0 0.0 0 -- 12 131 10.9 3 27 TOTAL 41-10 0 0 0.0 0 -- 18 216 12.0 3 32 against the Tigers. Mississippi State: Recorded six CAREER STATISTICS tackles in Starkville, including half a stop for loss (-3 Rushing Receiving CAREER BESTS yards) to go with a quarterback pressure ... helped Year G-S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP limit the Bulldogs to 270 yards of offense on the 2018 4-0 7 37 5.3 0 15 0 0 0.0 0 -- Receptions 3 (twice); last vs. Tennessee, 2019 day. Western Carolina: Contributed fi ve tackles 2019 4-1 24 114 4.8 3 37 2 11 5.5 0 9 Receiving Yards 40 vs. Ole Miss, 2019 TOTAL 8-1 31 151 4.9 3 37 2 11 5.5 0 9 Long Reception 32 at Arkansas, 2016 and added one quarterback pressure to earn himself Touchdowns 1 (three times); last vs. Tennessee, 2019 defensive player of the week accolades from the UA KICKOFF RETURNS Kickoff Returns 1 (three times); last vs. Arkansas, 2019 coaching staff ... his performance up front helped Year G No. Yards Avg. TD LP Kickoff Return Yards 4 vs. Louisiana, 2018 Long Kickoff Return 4 vs. Louisiana, 2018 limit the Catamounts to only 67 yards rushing and 2019 2 0 0 0.0 0 -- 179 yards of total offense. Auburn: Forced his fi rst career fumble while recovering another against

ROLLTIDE.COM 17 Player Profiles the Tigers ... added two tackles and a quarterback him offensive player of the week accolades from CAREER BESTS pressure to his totals. the UA coaches. Southern Miss: Turned in another Rushes 27 at Auburn, 2019 impressive performance to earn offensive player of Rushing Yards 146 (twice); last at Auburn, 2019 CAREER STATISTICS the week recognition from the Alabama coaching Long Rush 35 vs. Georgia, 2017 staff ... rushed 14 times for 110 yards to tally his Touchdowns 3 at Mississippi State, 2019 Tackles Fumbles Receptions 5 at South Carolina, 2019 Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT second 100-plus yard performance during his time Receiving Yards 87 at South Carolina, 2019 2019 12-11 54 24 30 5.5-12 5 0-0 1 2-37 0 0-0 at UA ... added one reception from fi ve yards out Long Reception 42 at South Carolina, 2019 for a Tide touchdown. Ole Miss: Recorded a team- Touchdowns 2 at South Carolina, 2019 Tackles 2 vs. Tennessee, 2019 CAREER BESTS high 71 yards on just nine carries against the Rebels ... added two receptions. Texas A&M: Carried Tackles 8 vs. Tennessee, 2019 20 times for 114 yards rushing in College Station Tackles for Loss 1.5 (twice); last vs. Ole Miss, 2019 Yards Lost 4 vs. Southern Miss, 2019 ... added three receptions for 19 yards with one Quarterback Hurries 1 (fi ve times); last at Auburn, 2019 score coming on a 16-yard catch and run for the DEMARCCO Forced Fumbles 1 at Auburn, 2019 Tide’s fi nal touchdown of the fi rst half ... earned Fumble Recoveries 1 (twice); last at Auburn, 2019 offensive player of the week accolades from the HELLAMS Fumble Return Yards 37 vs. Arkansas, 2019 UA coaching staff for his all-around effort against the Aggies. Tennessee: Earned offensive player of DEFENSIVE BACK the week accolades from the Tide coaches for his efforts against the Vols ... rushed a career-high 21 Fr. • 6-1 • 213 • HS NAJEE times for 105 yards and two scores ... added four Washington, D.C./ catches for 48 yards with a long reception of 21 ... DeMatha Catholic HARRIS also contributed two special teams tackles, working on kickoff coverage. Arkansas: Totaled a team- 29 RUNNING BACK high 86 yards on 13 carries to average 6.6 yards per FRESHMAN (2019): Skilled defender from the Jr. • 6-2 • 230 • 2L tote ... found the end zone twice and converted a Tide fi rst down fi ve times on the night. LSU: Earned Washington, D.C. area ... established a role on Antioch, Calif./ offensive player of the week recognition from the special teams while working in a deep secondary Antioch Tide coaching staff for his standout play against unit, seeing time in all 12 games ... posted four the Tigers ... contributed two total touchdowns and tackles, including half a sack (-2 yards). Duke: Saw 22 190 yards from scrimmage on the day ... set a new time against the Blue Devils for his fi rst collegiate career-high mark for rushing yards with 146 on 19 action. New Mexico State: Finished with three JUNIOR (2019): An explosive back who stepped carries while adding a running score ... added three tackles in the home opener, including half a sack (-2 into the starting role as a junior ... earned honorable receptions for 44 yards, including a circus catch in yards). South Carolina: Totaled one tackle against mention All-America honors from Pro Football the corner of the end zone for a score. Mississippi the Gamecocks. Focus ... selected to the All-SEC second team by State: Contributed four total touchdowns on the day the Associated Press and league coaches ... totaled to tie for second in Alabama single-game ranks for CAREER STATISTICS 2,241 career rushing yards, good for 16th all-time touchdown responsibility ... contributed three of his by an Alabama runner ... recorded six 100-plus yard Tackles Fumbles four scores in the fi rst quarter making him the only Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT games in his career, including fi ve this season ... Tide player to score three times in the fi rst quarter 2019 12-0 4 2 2 0.5-2 0 0.5-2 0 0-0 0 0-0 contributed 18 touchdowns as a junior (11 rushing, of a single game in program history ... rushed 17 seven receiving) to tie for sixth in single-season total times for 88 yards and three scores while CAREER BESTS ranks for touchdowns scored ... his seven receiving adding one receiving touchdown, part of his three touchdowns are the most by a Crimson Tide running Tackles 3 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 catches for 51 yards ... scored from 10 yards away Tackles for Loss 0.5 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 back in program history ... accumulated 1,088 along with a pair of fi ve-yard rushes on the ground Yards Lost 2 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 yards and 11 rushing touchdowns on 185 carries ... caught a 19-yard pass from Tua Tagovailoa for his Sacks 0.5 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 - all team-high and career-best marks ... added 27 receiving score ... became the fi rst tailback since Yards Lost 2 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 receptions for 304 yards and seven scores in the Mark Ingram in 2009 to notch rushing and receiving passing game ... totaled a fi rst down or a touchdown scores in the same game in consecutive weeks. on 73 of his rushes with 12 of his receptions moving Western Carolina: Rushed 14 times for 66 yards the chains or crossing the goal line ... tabbed as a and a score ... added one reception for a 12-yard MAC Second Team Preseason All-American by Athlon touchdown against the Catamounts ... his three ... named in the preseason to the , straight games with a rushing and receiving score HEREFORD Maxwell and Walter Camp Player of the Year watch marked the fi rst time an SEC player accomplished lists ... selected as one of the Alabama coaching that feat in 20-plus seasons. Auburn: Selected as WIDE RECEIVER staff’s offensive players of the week for his efforts an offensive player of the week by the UA coaches Sr. • 6-2 • 215 • SQ against South Carolina, Southern Miss, Texas A&M, following a career day on the Plains ... called upon Tennessee. LSU and Auburn. Duke: Came off the for the most extensive work to date ... rushed 27 Birmingham, Ala./ bench and carried a team-high 12 times for 52 times for 146 yards and one touchdown ... added Woodberry Forest yards with a long play of 15. New Mexico State: four receptions for 26 yards. Made his fi rst career start, leading all Tide backs with 12 carries that resulted in 68 yards and a 36 touchdown. South Carolina: Put together a huge CAREER STATISTICS SENIOR (2019): A walk-on for the Tide ... saw his day at tailback, catching fi ve passes for 87 yards Rushing Receiving fi rst action of the season on Senior Day against and a team-high tying two touchdown receptions ... Year G-S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP Western Carolina. 2017 14-0 61 370 6.1 3 35 6 45 7.5 0 22 added 36 yards on seven carries in the run game 2018 15-0 117 783 6.7 4 32 4 7 1.8 0 4 ... the receiving numbers were all career-best totals 2019 12-11 185 1,088 5.9 11 31 27 304 11.3 7 42 and made him just the second back since 1998 to TOTAL 41-11 363 2,241 6.2 18 35 37 356 9.6 7 42 record two touchdown receptions in the same game for the Crimson Tide ... his standout efforts earned

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CAREER STATISTICS players of the week for his play against Duke, New CAREER STATISTICS Mexico State, South Carolina, Southern Miss, Ole Rushing Receiving Tackles Fumbles Year G-S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP Miss, Tennessee, Arkansas, LSU and Mississippi Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT 2017 1-0 0 0 0.0 0 -- 0 0 0.0 0 -- State. Duke: Tied for second on the Alabama 2016 15-0 19 7 12 2-13 3 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 2018 ------defense with six stops ... helped limit the Blue 2017 11-10 41 20 21 6-21 4 1-7 2 0-0 2 0-0 2019 1-0 0 0 0.0 0 -- 0 0 0.0 0 -- Devils to only 204 yards of total offense ... earned 2018 15-14 51 27 24 14-40 6 6.5-30 0 2-18 11 1-8 TOTAL 2-0 0 0 0.0 0 -- 0 0 0.0 0 -- 2019 12-12 73 42 31 12-70 8 7.5-59 1 0-0 5 1-0 defensive player of the week recognition from the TOTAL 53-36 184 96 88 34-144 21 15-96 3 2-18 18 2-8 Tide coaches for his standout play in the opener. New Mexico State: Earned defensive player of the week accolades from the Alabama coaching CAREER BESTS BRAYLEN staff for his play against the Aggies ... spent the day Tackles 12 vs. The Citadel, 2018 in the NMSU backfi eld, registering two quarterback Tackles for Loss 3.5 vs. Clemson, 2018 INGRAHAM Yards Lost 16 vs. LSU, 2019 pressures to go with a sack (-7 yards) and three total Sacks 2 vs. LSU, 2019 tackles. South Carolina: Named one of the UA Yards Lost 16 vs. LSU, 2019 DEFENSIVE LINEMAN coaches’ defensive players of the week for a third Quarterback Hurries 2 (fi ve times); last vs. Western Carolina, 2019 Interceptions 1 (twice); last vs. Arkansas, 2019 Fr. • 6-4 • 291 • HS consecutive game ... dominated up front, fi nishing Return Yards 8 vs. Auburn, 2018 with six tackles, including two for loss (-7 yards) Pass Breakups 2 (four times); last vs. Arkansas, 2019 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./ and a strip sack (-6 yards) ... added one quarterback Forced Fumbles 1 (three times); last at South Carolina, 2019 St. Thomas Aquinas pressure by day’s end. Southern Miss: Earned Fumble Recoveries 1 (twice); last vs. The Citadel, 2018 Fumble Return Yards 18 vs. The Citadel, 2018 defensive player of the week accolades from Touchdowns (Fumble Recovery) 1 vs. The Citadel, 2018 52 the UA coaches for another impressive outing ... FRESHMAN (2019): Highly recruited defensive registered fi ve tackles, including a sack (-14 yards), line prospect from the state of Florida ... working to go with a pass breakup ... his efforts helped the to earn a spot in the Tide’s rotation up front. Ole Tide defense limit USM to only 226 yards of total JERRY Miss: Saw his fi rst career action, recording one offense. Ole Miss: Recorded nine tackles on the tackle against the Rebels. Western Carolina: day, one of which went for loss (-2 yards) ... selected JEUDY Recorded three tackles in the Tide’s fi nal non- once again as a defensive player of the week by the conference pairing of the regular season. Alabama coaching staff for his output against the WIDE RECEIVER Rebels. Texas A&M: Spent the afternoon in the A&M backfi eld, contributing two tackles for loss (-7 Jr. • 6-1 • 192 • 2L CAREER STATISTICS yards) and one sack (-3 yards) to go with a pass Tackles Fumbles breakup ... fi nished with a team-high tying eight Deerfi eld Beach, Fla./ Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT tackles by day’s end. Tennessee: Disruptive up Deerfi eld Beach 2019 2-0 4 2 2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 front once again, totaling seven tackles against the Volunteers to tie for second on the UA defense ... 4 CAREER BESTS added half a tackle for loss (-1 yard) ... helped limit JUNIOR (2019): One of the top wideouts in the Tackles 3 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 UT to only 231 yards of total offense on his way to country ... a fi rst team All-American selection by the earning defensive player of the week recognition AFCA ...a fi rst team All-SEC selection by the league from the Alabama coaches. Arkansas: Picked up coaches ... Associated Press All-SEC Second Team defensive player of the week accolades once again selection ... has recorded 25 touchdown receptions ANFERNEE thanks to an impressive performance that saw the over his two-plus years at the Capstone to rank Tide limit the Hogs to only 213 yards of offense second all-time in Alabama history, behind only JENNINGS ... recorded his fi rst interception of the year while ’s 31 from 2012-14 ... ranks fi fth on breaking up two passes off the edge ... added four the Crimson Tide’s career receiving yards list with LINEBACKER tackles by night’s end. LSU: Selected as one of the 2,538 yards on 153 catches ... totaled 100-plus yards Alabama coaches’ defensive players of the week receiving in nine games during his career, including R-Sr. • 6-3 • 259 • 3L after spending the night in the Tigers’ backfi eld ... four matchups in 2019 ... earned Pro Football Focus totaled a career-high two sacks (-16 yards) to go Second Team All-America recognition ... leads the Dadeville, Ala./ with a quarterback pressure ... the two sacks were Dadeville Tide wideouts with 71 catches totaling 959 yards a part of his eight tackles in the top-fi ve matchup. and nine touchdowns ... recorded 25 explosive 33 Mississippi State: Finished second on the Tide receptions of 16-plus yards, good for second on defense with eight tackles, including one tackle UA, and has 47 catches that have gone for a fi rst SENIOR (2019): Returned for his senior season loss (-3 yards), on his way to earning defensive down or touchdown ... selected as a semifi nalist in a veteran linebacker group ... an All-SEC First player of the week accolades from the UA coaching for the Biletnikoff Award and the Maxwell Player of Team selection by both the league coaches and staff ... played a key role on an Alabama defense the Year ... named a second team Midseason All- the Associated Press ... recorded 7.5 sacks (-59 that limited MSU to only 270 yards of total offense. American by the Associated Press ... selected as yards) to pace UA and tie for second in the SEC Western Carolina: Posted another huge game, a First Team Preseason All-American by six major in that category ... totaled 12 tackles for loss (-70 spending the night in the Catamounts’ backfi eld outlets (Associated Press, Athlon, CBS Sports, The yards), a number that is tied for fourth in the SEC ... recorded three tackles, including 1.5 sacks (-13 Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, USA Today) ...... accumulated 73 tackles to rank third on UA ... yards) ... added two quarterback pressures on headlines the 2019 Biletnikoff Award Watch List added eight quarterback pressures, fi ve pass Senior Day. Auburn: Combined for six tackles and after receiving the award in 2018 ... also named to breakups and one forced fumble to his 2019 totals a pass breakup in the annual Iron Bowl pairing. the Maxwell and Walter Camp Player of the Year ... also picked off one pass on the year ... selected Award watch lists ... selected by the Alabama as a semifi nalist for the , presented coaches as one of the offensive players of the week annually to the nation’s top linebacker ... selected following the Duke and New Mexico State games. as a Second Team Preseason All-American by Duke: Hauled in a career-high 10 receptions for 137 The Sporting News ... also tabbed to the Bronko total yards with one score ... the totals were both Nagurski Trophy and Butkus watch lists ... named team-best marks by Tide wideouts in Atlanta and one of the Alabama coaching staff’s defensive earned him offensive player of the week recognition

ROLLTIDE.COM 19 Player Profiles from the Alabama coaches. New Mexico South Carolina. Duke: Finished with one tackle Miss: Entered to go 2-for-3 for 25 yards with an State: Tied the Alabama single-game record for and a pass breakup against the Blue Devils. New interception. Ole Miss: Finished 0-for-1 off the touchdown catches with three as part of his eight Mexico State: Came off the bench to record two bench in the Tide’s SEC home opener. Tennessee: catches for 103 yards ... earned offensive player of tackles while also recovering a fumble, returning Called on to replace Tua Tagovailoa just before half the week recognition from the UA coaches for his the turnover seven yards. South Carolina: Tied for ... fi nished 6-of-11 for 72 yards with a long play of standout performance in the home opener. South second on the UA defense with a career-high eight 21 ... added two rushes for no gain. Arkansas: Carolina: Caught six passes for 68 yards with a stops in Columbia ... made two tackles on kickoff Excelled in his fi rst career start at quarterback to long gain of 30 against the Gamecocks. Southern coverage to earn special teams player of the week earn offensive player of the week accolades from Miss: Led the Alabama receivers with six catches accolades from the Alabama coaches. Southern the Tide coaching staff ... was effi cient in the totaling 96 yards and two scores. Ole Miss: Miss: Recorded three tackles against USM. Ole passing game, fi nishing 18-of-22 for 235 yards and Finished with 84 yards on eight catches against Miss: Totaled three tackles in the matchup with three touchdowns ... added one rush on the night the Rebels ... converted a Tide fi rst down on half the Rebels. Texas A&M: Made an impact on before exiting in the third quarter. LSU: Handled his receptions with a long catch of 25 yards. Texas special teams but did not record any stats in College all holding duties on PATs. Mississippi State: A&M: Caught four passes, all of which helped the Station. Arkansas: Returned to the fi eld to record Entered late in the second quarter to take over at Tide to a fi rst down ... totaled 50 yards with a long two tackles against the Hogs. LSU: Recorded a quarterback ... fi nished his day 7-for-11 for 94 yards gain of 26 against the Aggies. Tennessee: Made tackle on punt coverage in the top-fi ve matchup. with a long pass of 26. Western Carolina: Made three catches for 41 yards against the Vols with Mississippi State: Finished with one tackle on his second start of the season and was effi cient all three receptions converting an Alabama fi rst kickoff coverage against the Bulldogs. Western during his time on the fi eld ... completed 10-of- down. Arkansas: Recorded seven catches for 103 Carolina: Broke up one pass and added a tackle 12 passes for 275 yards and three touchdowns ... yards and two touchdowns - all team-high marks against the Catamounts. Auburn: Saw time on connected on his fi nal eight passes that consisted ... converted a pair of fi rst downs to go with his special teams against the Tigers. of three scores and four fi rst downs ... averaged 27.5 two scores against the Razorbacks. LSU: Caught yards per completion, connecting on six explosive fi ve passes for 71 yards and a score in the top-fi ve CAREER STATISTICS passes with a game-long and season-high of 57. matchup. Mississippi State: Eclipsed the 100- Auburn: Had a career day in his start against the Tackles Fumbles yard marker for the fourth time this season with Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT Tigers ... totaled 335 yards and four touchdowns 114 yards on seven catches against the Bulldogs 2018 14-0 8 7 1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0-0 to go with two picks on 26-of-39 passing ... added ... led the Tide pass-catchers in both categories. 2019 11-1 22 16 6 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-7 2 0-0 eight rushes for 32 yards with a long of 18. Western Carolina: Converted a pair of fi rst downs TOTAL 25-1 30 23 7 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-7 3 0-0 on his two catches, fi nishing with 66 totals yards on CAREER STATISTICS the day. Auburn: Caught fi ve passes for 26 yards in CAREER BESTS Passing Rushing the Iron Bowl. Tackles 8 at South Carolina, 2019 Year G-S Com-Att-Int Pct. Yds. TD LP No. Yds. Avg. TD LP Pass Breakups 1 (three times); last vs. Western Carolina, 2019 2018 14-0 5-13-0 38.5 123 1 94 3 -8 -2.7 0 1 CAREER STATISTICS Fumble Recoveries 1 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 2019 11-3 81-116-3 69.8 1,176 11 58 15 36 2.4 1 18 Fumble Return Yards 7 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 TOTAL 25-3 86-129-3 66.7 1,299 12 94 18 28 1.6 1 18 Rushing Receiving Year G-S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP 2017 14-0 0 0 0.0 0 -- 14 264 18.9 2 36 CAREER BESTS 2018 15-14 0 0 0.0 0 -- 68 1,315 19.3 14 81 Completions 26 at Auburn, 2019 2019 12-12 0 0 0.0 0 -- 71 959 13.5 9 44 Attempts 39 at Auburn, 2019 TOTAL 41-26 0 0 0.0 0 -- 153 2,538 16.6 25 81 MAC Passing Yards 335 at Auburn, 2019 Long Pass 94 vs. Louisiana, 2018 JONES Touchdowns (Passing) 4 at Auburn, 2019 CAREER BESTS Rushes 8 at Auburn, 2019 Receptions 10 vs. Duke, 2019 QUARTERBACK Rushing Yards 32 at Auburn, 2019 Receiving Yards 147 vs. Missouri, 2018 Long Rush 18 at Auburn, 2019 Long Reception 81 vs. Missouri, 2018 R-So. • 6-2 • 205 • 1L Touchdowns (Rushing) 1 at South Carolina, 2019 Touchdowns 3 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 Tackles 1 at Texas A&M, 2019 Jacksonville, Fla./ The Bolles School 10 ALE JOSH SOPHOMORE (2019): Redshirted as a freshman KAHO JOBE before seeing time in 14 games last season ... the Crimson Tide’s backup quarterback who has LINEBACKER DEFENSIVE BACK assumed the starting role following a season- So. • 6-1 • 228 • 1L ending injury to Tua Tagovailoa at Mississippi State So. • 6-1 • 189 • 1L ... played in 11 games with three starts and sports Reno, Nev./ Miami, Fla./ an 81-of-116 line totaling 1,176 yards to go with Reno Cheshire Academy 11 touchdowns and three interceptions ... added a touchdown on the ground ... selected as one of the 20 (Conn.) offensive players of the week for his efforts against 28 Arkansas and Western Carolina. Duke: Finished SOPHOMORE (2019): A hard-hitting linebacker his day 4-of-5 for 31 yards ... added two rushes for who led all special teamers in tackles last season SOPHOMORE (2019): Standout defensive back ... seen time at middle linebacker and on special who saw time in 14 games a season ago ... plays a four yards on the ground against the Blue Devils. New Mexico State: Went 5-of-9 for 58 yards and teams while also working in the H-back spot in role in the secondary group and on special teams, goal line situations ... recorded 20 tackles with one working in 11 games with one start ... totaled 22 a touchdown against the Aggies ... connected with Jerry Jeudy from 19 yards out for the score. South for loss (-3 yards) ... added two blocked kicks, one tackles to go with two pass breakups and one of which he recovered for a touchdown ... named fumble recovery ... tied for the special teams Carolina: Came in to close out the game for the Tide, fi nishing 3-of-3 for 51 yards with a long strike one of the special teams players of the week by lead with six tackles on the Tide’s coverage units the Alabama coaches for his play against South ... named one of the Alabama coaching staff’s of 30 ... added his fi rst career rushing touchdown with a one-yard plunge for the score. Southern Carolina, Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Tennessee. special teams players of the week for his play at Duke: Saw time in the opener with the Blue

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Devils. New Mexico State: Finished with three tackles in the home opener. South Carolina: Worked extensive minutes at linebacker and fi nished with four tackles, including one for loss SCOTT ALEX (-3 yards) ... added one tackle on kickoff coverage to limit the Gamecock returner and earn himself LASHLEY LEATHERWOOD special teams player of the week recognition from OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN the UA coaching staff. Southern Miss: Recorded one tackle on kickoff coverage against the Golden R-Jr. • 6-7 • 307 • 2L Jr. • 6-6 • 310 • 2L Eagles. Ole Miss: Blocked and recovered a Rebel punt in the end zone for an Alabama touchdown West Point, Miss./ Pensacola, Fla./ ... added four total tackles on the day, including West Point Booker T. Washington one on kickoff coverage ... named a special teams player of the week by the Alabama coaches for 76 70 his efforts in the Tide’s SEC home opener. Texas JUNIOR (2019): One of the Tide’s top reserves JUNIOR (2019): Made the move back to left A&M: Earned special teams player of the week at tackle ... played in eight games of the 2019 tackle after spending last season at right guard recognition from the UA coaching staff thanks to season (Duke, New Mexico State, South Carolina, ... earned fi rst team All-America honors from the another punt block for a second consecutive week Southern Miss, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Mississippi AFCA ... named to the All-SEC First Team by the ... the blocked punt rolled into the hands of Tyrell State, Western Carolina) ... has earned 58 snaps as league coaches ... selected as an All-SEC second Shavers for an Alabama touchdown, the Tide’s fi nal the backup right tackle. teamer by the Associated Press ... made 27 career score of the day. Tennessee: Made a tackle on the starts for Alabama, including all 12 games this game’s opening kickoff for his lone stop of the day ... season ... graded out at 89 percent as a junior ... selected as one of the Tide coaching staff’s special allowed just two sacks and three quarterback teams players of the week for his play against the hurries all season ... missed just six assignments Vols. Arkansas: Recorded a pair of tackles from CAMERON in 694 snaps ... anchors a Crimson Tide offensive his middle linebacker spot against the Razorbacks. LATU line that has surrendered only 12 sacks in 381 LSU: Continued his work on special teams ... also pass attempts this season -- just one every 31.8 saw playing time as a blocker on offense for the TIGHT END pass attempts ... the offensive front has opened Tide’s goal line situations. Mississippi State: holes and provided time for an Alabama offense Made one tackle on defense against the Bulldogs. R-Fr. • 6-5 • 247 • RS that ranks No. 2 nationally in scoring (48.3 ppg), Western Carolina: Finished with three tackles in third in passing (343.5 ypg) and seventh in total the Tide’s fi nal home game of the 2019 campaign. Salt Lake City, Utah/ offense (513.3 ypg) ... the Crimson Tide’s ground Auburn: Worked as a blocker on goal line situations Olympus game has also proven effi cient with its top two while resuming his duties on special teams ... also running backs (Najee Harris and Brian Robinson Jr.) saw time at linebacker, recording one stop against 81 accounting for 5.5 yards per rush (1,513 yards and the Tigers. FRESHMAN (2019): A former outside linebacker 16 touchdowns), with Harris ranking 31st nationally who made the transition to tight end for his redshirt at 5.9 ypc ... according to Championship Analytics CAREER STATISTICS freshman campaign ... adds depth in the tight end (CAI) Alabama is one of the nation’s top teams as Tackles Fumbles room ... seen time in 10 games this season, missing it relates to fi ve-plus-yard runs, leading the SEC Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT only the Texas A&M and Tennessee matchups. and ranking sixth nationally with 45.4 percent of 2018 15-0 11 6 5 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-0 0 0-0 the team’s rushing attempts resulting in a gain of 2019 12-0 20 6 14 1-3 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 LSU: Worked at tight end and on special teams TOTAL 27-0 31 12 19 1-3 0 0-0 0 1-0 0 0-0 against the Tigers ... recorded his fi rst tackle of the fi ve or more yards ... CAI also ranks the Tide’s front season on punt coverage. seventh nationally with a sack rate of 3.0 percent for a passing attack that is rated No. 3 nationally CAREER BESTS at 343.5 yards per pass ... named a second team CAREER STATISTICS Tackles 4 (twice); last vs. Ole Miss, 2019 Preseason All-American by three outlets (Athlon, Tackles for Loss 1 at South Carolina, 2019 Rushing Receiving CBS Sports, The Sporting News) ... selected as the Yards Lost 3 at South Carolina, 2019 Year G-S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP Fumble Recoveries 1 vs. Mississippi State, 2018 2019 10-0 0 0 0-0 0 -- 0 0 0.0 0 -- SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week for his play Blocked Punt 1 (twice); last at Texas A&M, 2019 against Tennessee ... named one of the offensive Touchdowns (Blocked Punt) 1 vs. Ole Miss, 2019 Tackles Fumbles players of the week by the Alabama coaches for Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT his efforts against the Vols. Duke: Made his fi rst 2018 2-0 1 0 1 0-0 1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 career start at left tackle and played 53 snaps ... did not allow a sack or a quarterback hurry as the AMARI CAREER BESTS Crimson Tide rolled up 512 yards of total offense in Tackles 1 (twice); last vs. LSU, 2019 Atlanta. New Mexico State: Played 55 snaps and KIGHT Quarterback Hurries 1 vs. Arkansas State, 2018 did not allow a pressure or a sack while not missing Kickoff Returns 1 at Auburn, 2019 any assignments ... helped Alabama account for 603 OFFENSIVE LINEMAN yards of total offense, including 310 on the ground, which is the most since the 2017 season. South Fr. • 6-7 • 302 • HS Carolina: Provided time for 495 passing yards in Alabaster, Ala./ the Crimson Tide’s 47-23 win in the SEC opener ... Thompson did not allow a sack, hurry or pressure ... missed just one assignment in 59 snaps. Southern Miss: 78 Earned high marks for his play as the Crimson Tide rolled up 514 yards of total offense ... UA notched FRESHMAN (2019): Big-bodied offensive lineman its fi rst 100-yard rushing game as Harris gained 110 from the state of Alabama ... saw his fi rst career yards ... allowed time for the Tide quarterbacks to action against Western Carolina. account for a 204.18 passer rating ... did not allow a sack, hurry or pressure while turning in a perfect

ROLLTIDE.COM 21 Player Profiles score on his assignments. Ole Miss: Opened holes following a season-ending injury to Dylan Moses for the Tide’s top two running backs to average a ... selected to ESPN.com’s Freshman All-American combined 6.9 yards per carry ... provided time for team ... named to the Freshman All-SEC team by Tua Tagovailoa to throw for 418 yards and a school- the league coaches ... leads all SEC freshmen in TERRELL record six touchdowns. Texas A&M: Anchored tackles with 77 stops ... tied for fourth in the league the left side of the line of scrimmage ... provided among SEC freshmen defenders in tackles for loss LEWIS time for Tagovailoa to throw for 293 yards and four with 5.5 (-23 yards), matching Christian Harris LINEBACKER touchdowns ... opened holes to allow for Harris ... ranks second on the Tide defense in tackles and Robinson Jr. to average 5.5 yards per carry ... also added 3.5 sacks (-19 yards) to rank fourth R-Jr. • 6-5 • 252 • 2L ... played 66 snaps and did not allow a sack or a across all SEC freshmen ... added an interception pressure ... did not miss an assignment as the Tide and three quarterback hurries to go with a forced Washington, D.C./ averaged 6.9 yards per play against the Aggies. fumble and a fumble recovery in 2019 ... named to St. John’s Tennessee: Earned SEC Offensive Lineman of the the Midseason Freshman All-America Watch List Week recognition to go with offensive player of by the Football Writers’ Association of America. 24 the week accolades from the UA coaches for his Duke: Made the start at linebacker, directing a JUNIOR (2019): One of the top pass-rushing standout efforts against the Volunteers ... provided Tide defense that allowed only 204 total yards on threats in the country ... will not play in the Citrus time for the Crimson Tide offense to average 6.4 the day ... recorded six tackles to tie for second on Bowl ... missed all of last season with a knee yards per play while accounting for 140 rushing the team in that category. New Mexico State: injury and spent the year rehabbing back to 100 yards ... opened holes for the running backs to Tied for second on the Alabama defense with fi ve percent for the 2019 campaign ... selected to the average 5.2 yards on 28 carries (145 rushing yards) tackles in the home opener ... added a fumble All-SEC second team by the league coaches ... tied and three touchdowns ... played 62 snaps while recovery to his line, one of the Tide’s three forced for fi fth among SEC defenders with 11.5 tackles not allowing a sack, hurry or pressure ... missed turnovers on the afternoon. South Carolina: for loss (-53 yards) ... eighth in the conference only a single assignment. Arkansas: Helped the Registered eight tackles in Columbia to tie for with six sacks (-40 yards) ... added a team-high Crimson Tide overpower the Razorbacks in a 48-7 second on the team in that category. Southern 16 quarterback pressures to go with his 31 total romp that was over before halftime ... played only Miss: Collected fi ve tackles, including his fi rst sack tackles ... also contributed two pass breakups and 48 snaps before the reserves saw action ... opened of the season (-8 yards) ... directed a defense that a fumble recovery to his season totals ... selected holes for Harris to rush for 86 yards on 13 carries held the Golden Eagles to only 226 yards of total to the Butkus Award Watch List ... named one of and Robinson Jr. to add 67 yards on 13 totes ... did offense. Ole Miss: Recorded six tackles and added the Alabama coaching staff’s defensive players of not allow a sack, quarterback pressure or a hurry ... one quarterback hurry in the win over the Rebels. the week for his play at Texas A&M and against was perfect on his assignments. LSU: Started at Texas A&M: Tied for the team lead in tackles with Tennessee and Arkansas. Duke: Came off the bench left tackle and provided time for the Tide to throw eight stops in College Station ... added half a sack to record three total tackles, including a sack (-8 for 411 yards and four touchdowns ... allowed (-1 yard) and a quarterback pressure. Tennessee: yards) ... provided consistent pressure off the edge one hurry and half of a sack on 40 dropbacks ... Made six tackles against the Vols ... contributed to force the Blue Devils into a 12-for-22 day passing opened holes for Harris to rush for 146 yards and one sack (-3 yards) to go with a forced fumble on that included a pair of interceptions. New Mexico a touchdown while averaging 7.7 yards per carry. the night ... directed an Alabama defense that held State: Pressured the Aggie quarterback twice and Mississippi State: Surrender just half of a sack UT to just 231 yards of total offense. Arkansas: added two tackles, including one for loss (-2 yards) and one quarterback hurry in a 38-7 win over the Tied for the team lead in tackles with six against in the home opener. South Carolina: Totaled a Bulldogs ... was perfect on assignments in 54 snaps the Razorbacks ... registered two tackles for loss team-high two quarterback pressures to go with ... opened holes for Harris to rush for 88 yards on (-9 yards) and the Tide’s lone sack of the day (-7 one tackle for loss (-5 yards). Ole Miss: Notched 17 carries with a career-high three touchdowns yards) ... helped the UA defense limit the Hogs to his second sack of the season (-5 yards) and added ... provided time for Tagovailoa and Mac Jones to only 213 yards of total offense by night’s end. LSU: a pass breakup in the matchup with the Rebels. throw for 350 yards while only being sacked once. Recorded three tackles on the day. Mississippi Texas A&M: Led all Tide defenders with a career- Western Carolina: Opened holes and provided State: Led all Tide defenders with a career-high 10 high two sacks (-7 yards), part of his three tackles time for 541 yards of total offense, including 231 tackles and added one quarterback pressure ... also on the afternoon ... added a pair of quarterback rushing yards ... the Tide averaged 5.5 yards per picked off his fi rst pass of the season, returning pressures and was credited with fi ve hurries by the carry and 9.5 yards per play ... did not allow a sack the interception 10 yards. Western Carolina: Tide coaching staff ... earned defensive player of or a hurry. Auburn: Opened holes for 515 yards of Paced the Alabama defense in tackles for a second the week accolades from the UA coaches for his total offense, including 180 yards on the ground ... consecutive game, making seven stops against the play in College Station. Tennessee: Selected as did not allow a sack ... provided time for Jones to Catamounts. Auburn: Finished second on UA in a defensive player of the week by the Alabama complete 69.8 percent of his passes for 335 yards tackles with seven stops in the Iron Bowl. coaches for his career day against the Vols ... and four touchdowns. totaled seven tackles, including three for loss (-21 CAREER STATISTICS yards) and two sacks (-20) ... provided pressure off Tackles Fumbles the edge to help limit the UT offense to only 117 Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT yards passing. Arkansas: Earned defensive player SHANE 2019 12-12 77 40 37 5.5-23 3 3.5-19 1 1-0 0 1-10 of the week recognition from the UA coaching staff for a second consecutive week after another LEE CAREER BESTS impressive performance ... affected the Razorback Tackles 10 at Mississippi State, 2019 quarterback all night, recording a career-high six LINEBACKER Tackles for Loss 2 vs. Arkansas, 2019 quarterback pressure to go with a pass breakup and Yards Lost 9 vs. Arkansas, 2019 three total tackles ... played a key role in forcing Fr. • 6-0 • 246 • HS Sacks 1 (twice); last vs. Arkansas, 2019 the Hogs’ passers into an 11-of-26 night that Yards Lost 8 vs. Southern Miss, 2019 Burtonsville, Md./ Quarterback Hurries 1 (three times); last at Mississippi State, 2019 included three interceptions. LSU: Matched his St. Frances Academy Interceptions 1 at Mississippi State, 2019 career-high for tackles with seven stops, including Return Yards 10 at Mississippi State, 2019 half a tackle for loss (-1 yard) ... also pressured Forced Fumbles 1 vs. Tennessee, 2019 the Tigers’ quarterback a team-high three times 35 Fumble Recoveries 1 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 while adding a fumble recovery that he returned FRESHMAN (2019): Highly regarded linebacker two yards. Mississippi State: Finished with prospect in the latest recruiting cycle ... moved three tackles in Starkville, including one for loss (-3 into the starting middle linebacker spot for UA yards). Western Carolina: Saw time against the

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Catamounts but did not record any stats. Auburn: Made one stop in the Tiger backfi eld, forcing a one- yard loss. PHIDARIAN JARED CAREER STATISTICS MATHIS MAYDEN Tackles Fumbles Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT DEFENSIVE LINEMAN DEFENSIVE BACK 2016 11-0 11 7 4 1-9 0 1-9 0 0-0 0 0-0 2017 4-1 16 10 6 2-17 0 1-13 0 0-0 1 0-0 R-So. • 6-4 • 312 • 1L Sr. • 6-0 • 205 • 3L 2018 DID NOT PLAY DUE TO INJURY 2019 11-3 31 21 10 11.5-53 16 6-40 0 1-2 2 0-0 Wisner, La./ Sachse, Texas/ TOTAL 26-4 58 38 20 14.5-79 16 8-62 0 1-2 3 0-0 Neville Sachse CAREER BESTS 48 21 Tackles 7 (three times); last vs. LSU, 2019 Tackles for Loss 3 vs. Tennessee, 2019 SOPHOMORE (2019): Powerful lineman who SENIOR (2019): Veteran presence in the young Yards Lost 21 vs. Tennessee, 2019 earned SEC All-Freshman Team honors from the and talented secondary group ... hard-hitting safety Sacks 2 (twice); last vs. Tennessee, 2019 league coaches a year ago ... played in 11 games who can play multiple positions in the defensive Yards Lost 20 vs. Tennessee, 2019 with one start along the Tide defensive front, backfi eld ... played in 11 games, starting 10 of Quarterback Hurries 6 vs. Arkansas, 2019 Pass Breakups 1 (three times); last vs. Arkansas, 2019 missing only the Western Carolina matchup ... them, missing only the Arkansas pairing ... leads Fumble Recoveries 1 vs. LSU, 2019 notched 23 tackles, including half a stop for loss, to the Tide defense is tied for second in the SEC with Fumble Return Yards 2 vs. LSU, 2019 go with two quarterback hurries and a forced fumble four interceptions, totaling 54 yards on the returns as a sophomore. Duke: Totaled fi ve tackles in the ... recorded 53 tackles, including one for loss (-3 season opener. New Mexico State: Recorded one yards), and added three pass breakups to go with quarterback pressure against the Aggies. South a pair of quarterback hurries ... selected as one of Carolina: Finished with three tackles in Columbia. the defensive players of the week by the Alabama Southern Miss: Forced his fi rst career fumble and coaching staff for his play against LSU. Duke: Made DE’MARQUIS added one tackle against the Golden Eagles. Ole his fi rst career start at safety but did not record any Miss: Made four tackles in the Crimson Tide’s SEC stats. New Mexico State: Recorded three tackles LOCKRIDGE home opener. Texas A&M: Contributed one tackle in his start against the Aggies. South Carolina: against the Aggies. Tennessee: Pressured the Finished with fi ve tackles and a pass breakup in RUNNING BACK Volunteers’ quarterback while adding one tackle Columbia. Southern Miss: Set a new career-high R-Sr. • 5-11 • 216 • SQ in the annual Third Saturday in October matchup. mark for tackles with eight in the matchup against Arkansas: Recorded two tackles against the the Golden Eagles. Ole Miss: Picked off his fi rst Columbia, Tenn./ Razorbacks. LSU: Rotated up front against the career pass, returning the interception 36 yards Lawrence County Tigers but did not collect any stats. Mississippi ... also contributed four tackles and a quarterback State: Totaled four tackles, including half a stop pressure against the Rebels. Texas A&M: Made 35 for loss ... exited the game in the second half with four tackles against the Aggies. Tennessee: Auburn: SENIOR (2019): a lower leg injury that ended his day. Recorded his second interception of the season, Returned for his fi nal season with Earned his fi rst career start, fi nishing with two returning the Vols’ miscue four yards ... added the Crimson Tide, adding depth in the running back Western Carolina: tackles against the Tigers. fi ve tackles and a pair of pass breakups to a Tide group. Earned his fi rst career defense that limited UT to only 231 yards of total rushing attempts, carrying twice for 12 yards CAREER STATISTICS offense. LSU: Set a career-high mark for tackles against the Catamounts. with 11 against the Tigers ... earned defensive Tackles Fumbles Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT player of the week honors from the UA coaches CAREER STATISTICS 2018 15-0 18 4 14 0-0 0 0-0 0 1-0 0 0-0 for his play in the top-fi ve pairing. Mississippi Rushing Receiving 2019 11-1 23 12 11 0.5-0 2 0-0 1 0-0 0 0-0 State: Recorded four tackles with a quarterback Year G-S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP TOTAL 26-1 41 16 25 0.5-0 2 0-0 1 1-0 0 0-0 hurry against the Bulldogs ... contributed to a Tide 2019 1-0 2 12 6.0 0 8 0 0 0.0 0 -- secondary that held State to only 82 yards passing. CAREER BESTS Western Carolina: Picked off two passes against CAREER BESTS Tackles 5 vs. Duke, 2019 the Catamounts, returning the pair of miscues for a Tackles for Loss 0.5 at Mississippi State, 2019 combined 14 yards ... added four tackles on Senior Rushes 2 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 Quarterback Hurries 1 (twice); last vs. Tennessee, 2019 Rushing Yards 12 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 Forced Fumbles 1 vs. Southern Miss, 2019 Day. Auburn: Recorded fi ve tackles against the Long Rush 8 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 Fumble Recoveries 1 at Ole Miss, 2018 Tigers ... added one tackle for loss (-3 yards) in the Iron Bowl.

CAREER STATISTICS Tackles Fumbles Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT 2016 4-0 1 1 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0-0 2017 7-0 4 4 0 1-3 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 2018 13-0 18 8 10 1-8 0 1-8 0 0-0 2 0-0 2019 11-10 53 29 24 1-3 2 0-0 0 0-0 3 4-54 TOTAL 35-10 76 42 34 3-14 2 1-8 0 0-0 6 4-54

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CAREER BESTS ... his efforts helped limit the Rebels to only 179 Tackles 11 vs. LSU, 2019 yards passing on the afternoon and earned him Tackles for Loss 1 (three times); last at Auburn, 2019 defensive player of the week accolades from the JOHN Yards Lost 8 vs. Mississippi State, 2018 UA coaches once again. Texas A&M: Contributed Sacks 1 (twice); last vs. Mississippi State, 2018 a fumble recovery and one pass breakup to go METCHIE III Yards Lost 8 vs. Mississippi State, 2018 Quarterback Hurries 1 (twice); last at Mississippi State, 2019 with his six tackles against the Aggies ... named Interceptions 2 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 to the UA coaching staff’s defensive players of the WIDE RECEIVER Return Yards 36 vs. Ole Miss, 2019 week for his efforts against A&M. Tennessee: Pass Breakups 2 vs. Tennessee, 2019 Recorded six tackles against the Vols ... played Fr. • 6-0 • 195 • HS a key role in limiting the UT offense to only 231 Brampton, Canada/ total yards. Arkansas: Finished his night with St. James School three total tackles ... added a quarterback hurry and (Md.) XAVIER one pass breakup in the Tide’s dominant defensive performance that saw the Hogs accumulate 8 C M KINNEY only 213 yards of offense. LSU: Led all Alabama FRESHMAN (2019): Speedy wideout who burst defenders with a career-high tying 13 total tackles, DEFENSIVE BACK onto the scene late in the recruiting cycle ... has including 2.5 tackles for loss (-13 yards) ... also developed a role in the Tide’s deep receiver group contributed a career-high two sacks (-13 yards), a Jr. • 6-1 • 200 • 2L ... played in all 12 games, totaling four catches for forced fumble and a quarterback hurry ... earned 23 yards and adding a tackle. Duke: Caught his fi rst Roswell, Ga./ defensive player of the week recognition from career pass for a fi ve-yard gain. Southern Miss: Roswell the Tide coaching staff for his play in the top-fi ve Made one catch against the Golden Eagles ... added matchup. Mississippi State: Broke up two passes one tackle to his stat line. Arkansas: Recorded one 15 and fi nished with fi ve total tackles ... led a Tide catch for a gain of fi ve yards in the Homecoming secondary that held State to only 82 yards passing. JUNIOR (2019): Now in his second year in the matchup. Western Carolina: Caught one pass for Western Carolina: Earned defensive player of the a gain of 17 against the Catamounts. starting safety role after a standout sophomore week recognition from the Tide coaching staff for campaign ... earned second team All-America his standout play against the Catamounts ... forced accolades from the AFCA, The Sporting News three total turnovers, including a forced fumble CAREER STATISTICS and Walter Camp ... selected as a third team All- to go with his career-high two interceptions ... Rushing Receiving American at safety by the Associated Press and Pro returned one of the picks for an 81-yard touchdown Year G-S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP Football Focus ... named to the All-SEC fi rst team ... added three tackles, including one for loss (-18 2019 12-0 0 0 0.0 0 -- 4 23 5.8 0 17 by the league coaches and the Associated Press ... yards) ... helped the Tide secondary force WCU into ranks 12th in the SEC in tackles with 85 through four interceptions on the day and only 112 yards CAREER BESTS 12 games ... Tide’s leader in tackles, including 4.5 passing. Auburn: Tied for the team lead in tackles Receptions 1 (four times); last vs. Western Carolina, 2019 for loss (-32 yards) and two sacks (-13 yards) ... with eight stops against the Tigers ... also broke Receiving Yards 17 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 forced four fumbles and added three interceptions Long Reception 17 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 up one pass and forced a fumble ... selected as a Tackles 1 vs. Southern Miss, 2019 (78 yards) to go with fi ve pass breakups and four defensive player of the week by the Tide coaches quarterback hurries as a junior ... returned one of his for his play in the Iron Bowl. interceptions for an 81-yard touchdown ... named a semifi nalist for the Thorpe Award, presented annually to the nation’s top defensive back ... CAREER STATISTICS JAYLEN added to the Bednarik Award Watch List following Tackles Fumbles Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT MOODY the Tennessee matchup and is a semifi nalist for the 2017 13-0 8 5 3 1.5-1 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 award .... tabbed to ESPN’s Midseason All-America 2018 15-15 73 44 29 6-44 2 3-40 1 0-0 10 2-23 Team ... selected as a Second Team Preseason All- 2019 12-12 85 55 30 4.5-32 4 2-13 4 1-0 5 3-78 LINEBACKER TOTAL 40-27 166 104 62 12-77 6 5-53 5 1-0 15 5-101 American by Athlon, CBS Sports and The Sporting So. • 6-2 • 228 • 1L News ... also named to the Jim Thorpe Award CAREER BESTS Watch List ... named one of the Alabama coaching Conway, S.C./ staff’s defensive players of the week for his play Tackles 13 (twice); last vs. LSU, 2019 Tackles for Loss 2.5 vs. LSU, 2019 Conway against Duke, New Mexico State, Southern Miss, Yards Lost 23 at Tennessee, 2018 Ole Miss, Texas A&M, LSU, Western Carolina and Sacks 2 vs. LSU, 2019 42 Auburn. Duke: Led the Tide defense with a career- Yards Lost 22 at Tennessee, 2018 high eight stops in the opener ... helped hold the Quarterback Hurries 1 (six times); last vs. LSU, 2019 SOPHOMORE (2019): Physical linebacker who Blue Devils to only 204 yards of total offense on Interceptions 2 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 saw time in 14 games as a freshman ... provides Return Yards 78 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 depth in the middle linebacker group, totaling nine the day. New Mexico State: Tied for the team Touchdowns (INT return) 1 (twice); last vs. Western Carolina, 2019 lead in tackles with six stops against the Aggies Pass Breakups 4 vs. Oklahoma, 2018 tackles this season ... ranks second on the Tide’s ... added a quarterback hurry and forced a fumble Forced Fumbles 1 (fi ve times); last at Auburn, 2019 coverage units with fi ve special teams tackles ... Fumble Recoveries 1 at Texas A&M, 2019 selected as one of the Alabama coaching staff’s on his way to earning defensive player of the week Blocked Point After Touchdown 1 vs. LSU, 2019 accolades from the Tide coaches. South Carolina: special teams players of the week for his efforts at Paced the Crimson Tide defense with nine stops, South Carolina and against Southern Miss. Duke: including one tackle for loss (-1 yard) ... added his Totaled two tackles in the season-opening matchup fi rst interception of the season, taking a knee in with the Blue Devils. New Mexico State: the Gamecock end zone. Southern Miss: Earned Recorded a pair of tackles against the Aggies. defensive player of the week honors from the Tide South Carolina: Set the tone on the Tide’s fi rst coaches for his efforts against the Golden Eagles ... kickoff of the afternoon, delivering a huge hit to the recorded fi ve tackles and led a secondary that held Gamecock returner ... earned special teams player USM to just 174 yards passing. Ole Miss: Team of the week recognition for his efforts in Columbia. leader in tackles once again with a career-high 13 Southern Miss: Named one of the special teams stops ... added one quarterback hurry on the day players of the week for a second consecutive game thanks to his team-high two tackles on kickoff

24 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL Player Profiles coverage ... fi nished his day with three total stops. Tide’s ground game has also proven effi cient with Ole Miss: Saw time against the Rebels but did its top two running backs (Najee Harris and Brian not collect any stats. Texas A&M: Worked on Robinson Jr.) accounting for 5.5 yards per rush special teams in College Station. Tennessee: KING (1,513 yards and 16 touchdowns), with Harris Saw time on special teams but did not record any ranking 31st nationally at 5.9 ypc ... according to stats. Arkansas: Played at linebacker and on kick MWIKUTA Championship Analytics (CAI) Alabama is one of coverage units against the Hogs. LSU: Earned LINEBACKER the nation’s top teams as it relates to fi ve-plus-yard time on the Tide special teams units. Mississippi runs, leading the SEC and ranking sixth nationally State: Recorded one tackle on punt coverage, Fr. • 6-5 • 243 • HS with 45.4 percent of the team’s rushing attempts stopping the State returner for no gain. Western resulting in a gain of fi ve or more yards ... CAI also Carolina: Worked at linebacker and on special West Point, Ga./ ranks the Tide’s front seventh nationally with a sack teams against the Catamounts. Auburn: Recorded Troup County rate of 3.0 percent for a passing attack that is rated one tackle on kickoff coverage, stopping the Tiger No. 3 nationally at 343.5 yards per pass. Duke: returner after a gain of only two yards. 30 Made his fi rst career start at left guard against the FRESHMAN (2019): Skilled defensive prospect Blue Devils, playing 68 snaps ... did not allow a sack CAREER STATISTICS coming out of Georgia in the latest recruiting cycle and did not have any missed assignments ... helped the Crimson Tide roll up 512 yards of total offense Tackles Fumbles ... working on establishing a role off the edge while Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT seeing time on special teams as a freshman ... in Atlanta. New Mexico State: Played 55 snaps 2018 14-0 5 2 3 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 totaled four tackles in his nine games of action. against the Aggies and helped Alabama account 2019 12-0 10 4 6 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 for 603 yards of total offense, including 310 on the TOTAL 26-0 15 6 9 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 New Mexico State: Recorded three tackles in the Tide’s home opener with the Aggies. South ground, which is the most since the 2017 season. South Carolina: Helped the Crimson Tide roll up CAREER BESTS Carolina: Saw time on special teams in his fi rst career action in SEC play. Southern Miss: Entered 571 yards of total offense, averaging 8.9 yards per Tackles 3 vs. Southern Miss, 2019 off the bench against the Golden Eagles. Ole Miss: play ... did not allow a sack or a hurry in a 47-23 Contributed one tackle on defense in the Tide’s SEC victory. Southern Miss: A force in the run game as home opener. the Crimson Tide rolled up 514 yards of total offense ... UA notched its fi rst 100-yard rushing game as TEVITA Najee Harris gained 110 yards ... allowed time for MUSIKA CAREER STATISTICS the Tide quarterbacks to account for a 204.18 passer Tackles Fumbles rating ... did not allow a sack, hurry or pressure. Ole Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT DEFENSIVE LINEMAN Miss: Opened holes for the Tide’s top two running 2019 9-0 4 1 3 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 backs to average a combined 6.9 yards per carry Sr. • 6-1 • 338 • 1L ... did not allow a quarterback sack or pressure ... CAREER BESTS missed only a single assignment in 57 snaps on the Milpitas, Calif./ Tackles 3 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 day and provided time for Tua Tagovailoa to throw Milpitas/ for 418 yards and a school-record six touchdowns. San Mateo J.C. Texas A&M: His physicality at the point of attack 91 proved pivotal in the Tide’s ground game ... also provided time for Tua Tagovailoa to throw for 293 SENIOR (2019): Junior college transfer who adds EVAN yards and four touchdowns ... opened holes to a big body to the defensive line unit ... played in NEAL allow for Harris and Robinson Jr. to average 5.5 nine contests with one start as a senior, totaling yards per carry as Harris fi nished with 114 yards 11 tackles, including half a tackle for loss (-1 OFFENSIVE LINEMAN and a receiving touchdown ... played 66 snaps and yard). New Mexico State: Collected one stop in did not allow a sack, a pressure or commit a penalty the home opener against the Aggies. Southern Fr. • 6-7 • 360 • HS ... did not miss an assignment as the Tide averaged Miss: Called into duty against the Golden Eagles 6.9 yards per play against the Aggies. Tennessee: following an injury to DJ Dale ... fi nished his Okeechobee, Fla./ Made his seventh start at left guard ... provided day with two tackles. Ole Miss: Notched one IMG Academy time for the Crimson Tide offense to average 6.4 tackle against the Rebels. Texas A&M: Provided yards per play while accounting for 140 rushing depth up front for the Crimson Tide. Tennessee: 73 yards ... opened holes for the running backs to Contributed two tackles up front. Arkansas: Saw FRESHMAN (2019): Big-bodied offensive lineman average 5.2 yards on 28 carries (145 rushing yards) time along the defensive line but did not record any who can play at multiple positions across the and three touchdowns ... played 61 snaps while not stats. LSU: Recorded one tackle against the Tigers. line but settled in at left guard ... selected as a allowing a sack, hurry or pressure ... did not miss an Mississippi State: Finished with one tackle Freshman All-American by 247Sports and tabbed assignment. Arkansas: Started but left the game against the Bulldogs. Western Carolina: Made to ESPN.com’s Freshman All-American team ... also after 13 snaps with an injury. LSU: Did not allow a his fi rst career start, contributing three tackles, earned Freshman All-America accolades from USA sack or commit a penalty in 69 snaps on offense ... including half a stop for loss (-1 yard). Today ... named to the Freshman All-SEC squad by opened holes for Harris to rush for 146 yards and the league coaches ... selected as a Midseason a touchdown while averaging 7.7 yards per carry. CAREER STATISTICS (AT ALABAMA) Freshman All-American by the Football Writers’ Mississippi State: Was perfect on assignments Tackles Fumbles Association of America ... tabbed to the preseason in 53 snaps in a 38-7 win over the Bulldogs ... Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT Freshman All-America Watch List by the FWAA opened holes for Harris to rush for 88 yards on 2018 5-0 3 0 3 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 ... started all 12 games of his young career at left 17 carries with a career-high three touchdowns 2019 9-1 11 4 7 0.5-1 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 guard ... the Tide’s offensive line has surrendered ... provided time for Tagovailoa and Mac Jones to TOTAL 14-0 14 4 10 0.5-1 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 only 12 sacks in 381 pass attempts this season -- throw for 350 yards while only being sacked once. just one every 31.8 pass attempts ... the offensive Western Carolina: Opened holes and provided CAREER BESTS (AT ALABAMA) front has opened holes and provided time for an time for 541 yards of total offense, including 231 Tackles 3 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 Alabama offense that ranks No. 2 nationally in rushing yards ... the Tide averaged 5.5 yards per Tackles for Loss 0.5 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 scoring (48.3 ppg), third in passing (343.5 ypg) and carry and 9.5 yards per play ... did not allow a sack Yards Lost 1 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 seventh in total offense (513.3 ypg) ... the Crimson or a hurry. Auburn: Opened holes for 515 yards of

ROLLTIDE.COM 25 Player Profiles total offense, including 180 yards on the ground ... against the Bulldogs. Western Carolina: Came off did not allow a sack ... provided time for Jones to the edge against the Catamounts but did not record complete 69.8 percent of his passes for 335 yards any stats. and four touchdowns. JOHN PARKER CAREER STATISTICS Tackles Fumbles WIDE RECEIVER Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT CHRIS 2019 5-0 0 0 0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 Sr. • 6-0 • 190 • SQ OWENS CAREER BESTS Huntsville, Ala./ Quarterback Hurries 1 vs. Ole Miss, 2019 TIGHT END/ Westminster Christian OFFENSIVE LINEMAN 83 R-Jr. • 6-3 • 315 • 2L SENIOR (2019): Walk-on wideout who saw his TY Arlington, Texas/ fi rst career action against Western Carolina. PERINE Lamar 84/79 CAREER STATISTICS PLACEKICKER/ PUNTER JUNIOR (2019): Made his fi rst career start as the Rushing Receiving Year G-S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP Crimson Tide center in the season opener at Duke 2019 1-0 0 0 0.0 0 -- 0 0 0.0 0 -- Fr. • 6-1 • 190 • HS ... missed the New Mexico State and Texas A&M games with an injury ... has made four starts this Prattville, Ala./ season and played in 10 games ... also contributes Prattville at tight end (wearing #84) in some formations ... 99 selected to the SEC Community Service Team. MICHAEL Duke: Made his fi rst career start at center and PARKER FRESHMAN (2019): Walk-on specialist who played 71 snaps ... did not allow a sack and missed worked to earn a spot at punter ... assumed punting just one assignment as the Crimson Tide rolled TIGHT END duties midway through the Tennessee matchup ... a up 512 yards of total offense in Atlanta. South Freshman All-SEC selection by the league coaches Carolina: Helped the Crimson Tide roll up 571 R-Fr. • 6-6 • 216 • RS ... punted 13 times for 581 yards on the year ... yards of total offense, averaging 8.9 yards per averaging 44.7 yards per boot with three punts play. Southern Miss: The Crimson Tide rolled up Huntsville, Ala./ of 50-plus yards ... selected as one of the special 514 yards of total offense ... UA notched its fi rst Westminster Christian teams players of the week by the UA coaching staff 100-yard rushing game as Najee Harris gained 110 for his play against Tennessee in his fi rst career yards ... allowed time for the Tide quarterbacks to 80 game. Tennessee: Took over punting duties for the account for a 204.18 passer rating ... did not allow FRESHMAN (2019): Big-bodied tight end from Crimson Tide midway through the game ... totaled a sack, hurry or pressure. Ole Miss: Opened holes the state of Alabama ... saw his fi rst career action 93 yards on two punts with a long of 51 ... forced for the Tide’s top two running backs to average a against Western Carolina. a fair catch on one punt while helping to make a combined 6.9 yards per carry ... did not allow a potentially touchdown-saving tackle on his other quarterback sack or pressure ... missed only a single boot ... earned special teams player of the week assignment in 57 snaps on the day and provided CAREER STATISTICS honors from the Alabama coaches for his efforts time for Tua Tagovailoa to throw for 418 yards and Rushing Receiving against the Vols. Arkansas: Got the start at punter Year G-S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP for the Tide ... asked to punt twice, totaling 95 yards a school-record six touchdowns. Texas A&M: Did 2019 1-0 0 0 0.0 0 -- 0 0 0.0 0 -- not play due to injury. Tennessee: Returned from on his two boots ... had a long of 49 with his other injury and played six snaps on the fi eld goal/extra punt being downed inside the Razorback 20-yard point unit wearing No. 84. Arkansas: Played both line. LSU: Totaled 146 yards on three punts for an tight end and center ... earning 33 snaps ... did average of 48.7 yards per boot ... sent two punts not miss any assignments or allow a quarterback JAREZ 50-plus yards with a season-high tying 51-yard kick. pressure. Mississippi State: Played seven snaps Mississippi State: Punted twice for 79 yards with as a blocking tight end and 10 as a backup center PARKS a long of 42 ... dropped one kick inside the 20 to pin against the Bulldogs. Western Carolina: Played the Bulldogs deep in their own territory. Western six snaps as a backup center. Auburn: Came off the LINEBACKER Carolina: Asked to punt once on the day, posting bench to play three snaps as a blocking tight end. a 33-yard boot. Auburn: Combined for 135 yards R-Fr. • 6-4 • 239 • RS on his three punts for an average of 45.0 yards per Fellsmere, Fla./ boot ... sent a long punt of 47 on the day. Sebastian River CAREER STATISTICS 23 PUNTS In Ret. Net Year G-S No. Yds. Avg. Lng. 20 50+ Blk. Yds. Yds. Avg. FRESHMAN (2019): An athletic defender off 2019 6-5 13 581 44.7 51 2 3 0 88 493 37.9 the edge who gained valuable experience in his redshirt campaign a season ago ... worked in fi ve CAREER BESTS games this season. New Mexico State: Saw his Punts 3 (twice); last at Auburn, 2019 fi rst career action in the pairing with the Aggies. Punt Yards 146 vs. LSU, 2019 Ole Miss: Pressured the Rebels’ quarterback into Long Punt 51 (twice); last vs. LSU, 2019 an errant throw, leading to an interception for Average 48.7 (three punts) vs. LSU, 2019 Jared Mayden. Texas A&M: Worked on the edge Tackles 1 vs. Tennessee, 2019 against the Aggies. Mississippi State: Saw time

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snaps off the bench at right guard and saw action on special teams. South Carolina: Played on the FG/PAT unit in a reserve role. Southern Miss: DANIEL Came off the bench to help the Crimson Tide as WILL a blocking tight end on four snaps against the POWELL Golden Eagles. Ole Miss: Saw his most extensive REICHARD TIGHT END playing time to date as an in-line blocker against PLACEKICKER the Rebels, playing 11 snaps. Texas A&M: Played Sr. • 5-11 • 213 • SQ seven snaps as the Crimson Tide’s jumbo tight end. Fr. • 6-1 • 180 • HS Tennessee: Played three snaps as a tight end on Aliceville, Ala./ running downs. Arkansas: Continued to develop Hoover, Ala./ Pickens Academy his role as a blocking tight end ... earned 11 snaps Hoover against the Hogs as the Tide averaged 4.7 yards per 43 carry. Mississippi State: Played a season-high 27 16 SENIOR (2019): Walk-on tight end who earned his snaps as a blocking tight end. Western Carolina: FRESHMAN (2019): The nation’s top-rated fi rst career playing time against Western Carolina. Saw action on 13 plays for the Tide in a 66-3 victory. placekicking recruit ... earned the starting job for Auburn: Saw the most action of his career, playing the Tide during fall camp and has played in fi ve 40 snaps as a backup tight end, proving key in the CAREER STATISTICS games, missing the Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Tide’s ground attack that produced 180 yards. Arkansas contests due to injury ... totaled 33 points Rushing Receiving Year G-S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP on 4-of-7 fi eld goals and 21-of-22 PATs ... also 2019 1-0 0 0 0.0 0 -- 0 0 0.0 0 -- kicked off 29 times for 1,831 yards to average 63.1 yards per kick with 22 touchbacks ... called on to LABRYAN punt four times for 152 yards with a long of 41 ... tabbed to the Freshman All-America Watch List RAY by the Football Writers’ Association of America PIERCE (FWAA) ... selected as one of the Alabama coaching QUICK DEFENSIVE LINEMAN staff’s special teams players of the week for his efforts in the New Mexico State matchup. Duke: Jr. • 6-5 • 292 • 2L OFFENSIVE LINEMAN Assumed all kicking duties in his fi rst collegiate Madison, Ala./ game - fi eld goals, punts and kickoff ... fi nished a Fr. • 6-5 • 291 • HS James Clemens perfect 6-for-6 on PAT attempts ... called on to punt twice, totaling 80 yards with a long of 41 ... added Trussville, Ala./ 89 seven kickoffs for 455 yards with all kicks resulting Hewitt-Trussville in a touchback to average 65.0 yards per boot. JUNIOR (2019): Worked in a rotational role early New Mexico State: Totaled 14 points against 72 as a freshman before suffering a season-ending the Aggies thanks to a perfect 8-for-8 day on PATs FRESHMAN (2019): Local product and one of foot injury late in the year ... provided depth in the to go with two made fi eld goals, earning himself the top offensive line recruits from the state of defensive line room as a sophomore, working in all special teams player of the week recognition from Alabama ... played in four games this season for 15 games ... earned the starting defensive end spot the UA coaches ... was good from 48 and 49 yards the Tide. Duke: Made his collegiate debut for during the fall before suffering a lower leg injury on his three-point attempts ... added 10 kickoffs for one snap against the Blue Devils. New Mexico at South Carolina. Duke: Totaled fi ve stops against 647 yards with nine touchbacks. South Carolina: State: Earned playing time in the home opener the Blue Devils, including half a tackle for loss (-1 Kicked off nine times for 576 yards and forced ... played 10 snaps off the bench with the second yard). New Mexico State: Finished with two fi ve touchbacks ... fi nished 5-of-6 on PAT attempts team offensive line. South Carolina: Saw his fi rst tackles, including one sack (-11 yards) ... added a while adding a pair of fi eld goals in three attempts SEC action in Columbia, playing seven snaps off forced fumble in the home opener. South Carolina: to fi nish with 11 points on the afternoon. Southern the bench. Southern Miss: Earned one snap on Exited the game early with a lower leg injury that Miss: Exited the game early with an injury to his the PAT unit. sidelined him for the second half ... recorded two lower body ... went 2-for-2 on PATs prior to his exit tackles prior to his injury. ... also kicked off three times for 153 yards with one touchback. Tennessee: Started at punter, sending CAREER STATISTICS one boot 33 yards against the Vols. KENDALL Tackles Fumbles Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT CAREER STATISTICS RANDOLPH 2017 6-0 5 2 3 2.5-16 0 1-14 0 0-0 0 0-0 2018 15-1 39 19 20 5.5-13 2 2.5-9 0 0-0 2 0-0 KICKOFFS Year No. Yards Avg. TB OB TIGHT END/ 2019 3-3 9 4 5 1.5-12 0 1-11 1 0-0 0 0-0 TOTAL 24-4 53 25 28 9.5-41 2 4.5-34 1 0-0 2 0-0 2019 29 1,831 63.1 22 1 OFFENSIVE LINEMAN Extra Points Field Goals R-So. • 6-4 • 296 • SQ CAREER BESTS Year G-S XP-A Pct. FG-A Pct. Long Pts. Tackles 9 vs. Auburn, 2018 2019 4-4 21-22 95.5 4-7 57.1 49 33 Madison, Ala./ Tackles for Loss 1 (eight times); last vs. New Mexico State, 2019 Yards Lost 14 at Texas A&M, 2017 FIELD GOAL BREAKDOWN Bob Jones Sacks 1 (four times); last vs. New Mexico State, 2019 Year 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ 85/60 Yards Lost 14 at Texas A&M, 2017 2019 0-0 2-2 0-1 2-4 0-0 Quarterback Hurries 1 (twice); last vs. Auburn, 2018 SOPHOMORE (2019): A redshirt sophomore who Pass Breakups 2 vs. Arkansas State, 2018 PUNTS In Ret. Net Forced Fumbles 1 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 Year G-S No. Yds. Avg. Lng. 20 50+ Blk. Yds. Yds. Avg. is developing a role as a versatile athlete who can 2019 3-2 4 152 38.0 41 1 0 0 3 149 37.3 play tight end or along the offensive line ... has seen action in all 12 games of the 2019 season. Duke: Played eight snaps as a reserve guard against the Blue Devils. New Mexico State: Earned 10

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CAREER BESTS CAREER STATISTICS CAREER BESTS Kickoffs 10 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 Rushing Receiving Rushes 9 vs. Arkansas, 2019 Kickoff Yards 647 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 Year G-S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP Rushing Yards 92 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 Kickoff Average 65.0 vs. Duke, 2019 2017 11-0 24 165 6.9 2 17 0 0 0.0 0 -- Long Rush 74 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 Field Goals Made 2 (twice); last at South Carolina, 2019 2018 15-0 63 272 4.3 2 20 0 0 0.0 0 -- Touchdowns 1 (twice); last vs. Western Carolina, 2019 Field Goal Attempts 3 at South Carolina, 2019 2019 12-0 93 425 4.6 5 37 11 124 11.3 0 34 Kickoff Returns 1 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 Long Field Goal 49 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 TOTAL 38-0 180 862 4.8 9 37 11 124 11.3 0 34 Kickoff Return Yards 22 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 PAT Made 8 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 Long Kickoff Return 22 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 PAT Attempts 8 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 KICKOFF RETURNS Points 14 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 Year G No. Yards Avg. TD LP Punts 2 vs. Duke, 2019 2018 14 5 84 16.8 0 30 Punt Yards 80 vs. Duke, 2019 2019 6 3 26 8.7 0 13 Long Punt 41 vs. Duke, 2019 TOTAL 20 8 110 13.8 0 30 Average 40.0 (two punts) vs. Duke, 2019 HENRY CAREER BESTS RUGGS III Rushes 13 (twice); last at Arkansas, 2019 Rushing Yards 67 vs. Arkansas, 2019 Long Rush 37 vs. Arkansas, 2019 WIDE RECEIVER BRIAN Touchdowns 1 (eight times); last vs. Tennessee, 2019 Receptions 2 (three times); last vs. Tennessee, 2019 Jr. • 6-0 • 190 • 2L ROBINSON JR. Receiving Yards 37 at South Carolina, 2019 Long Reception 34 at South Carolina, 2019 Montgomery, Ala./ Kickoff Returns 2 at Arkansas, 2018 Lee RUNNING BACK Kickoff Return Yards 30 vs. Louisiana, 2018 Long Kickoff Return 30 vs. Louisiana, 2018 Jr. • 6-1 • 226 • 2L Tackles 2 at Mississippi State, 2017 11 Tuscaloosa, Ala./ JUNIOR (2019): A speedy wideout in the Crimson Hillcrest Tide’s deep wide receiver corps ... ranks third on Alabama’s career touchdown receptions list with 24, 24 KEILAN just one behind Jerry Jeudy ... owns the team-long rush (75 yards) and the second-longest reception (81 JUNIOR (2019): Provides the Crimson Tide with a ROBINSON yards) this season ... recorded 38 receptions for 719 powerful presence at tailback ... totaled 425 yards yards and seven touchdowns to go with his 75-yard and fi ve touchdowns on 93 carries ... also added RUNNING BACK rush ... averaging a team-high 18.9 yards per catch to 11 receptions for 124 yards ... recorded a UA fi rst rank 24th nationally with 26 of his 38 receptions going down or touchdown on 30 of his carries with fi ve of Fr. • 5-9 • 190 • HS for a Tide fi rst down or touchdown ... also a threat in his receptions moving the sticks as a junior. Duke: Washington, D.C./ the kick return game, accounting for 286 yards on 12 Came off the bench to rush nine times ... added one St. John’s kickoff returns with a long of 40 ... added fi ve tackles catch for 14 yards on the day. New Mexico State: on special teams ... joined Jeudy, DeVonta Smith and Carried 11 times for 57 yards with a long of 16 in 2 Jaylen Waddle on the Biletnikoff Award Watch List the home opener. South Carolina: Caught a pair ... selected as one of the Alabama coaching staff’s of passes for 37 yards with a long of 34 ... added FRESHMAN (2019): Speedy tailback prospect out special teams players of the week for his efforts 33 yards on eight carries in the running game. of the D.C. area ... adds a change-of-pace back in the against Duke and Southern Miss ... added offensive Southern Miss: Tallied 39 yards and a touchdown positional group ... played in eight games, totaling player of the week accolades from the Tide coaches on eight rushes ... also caught one pass for a gain 254 yards on 39 carries with two touchdowns to his for his play at South Carolina and against Southern of three yards. Ole Miss: Rushed 10 times for 60 name ... also seen time on kickoff return, bringing Miss. Duke: Caught two passes for 14 yards in the yards with a long gain of 12 ... added one reception back one kick for a 22-yard gain. Duke: Carried opener ... made plays on special teams, including a 22- for nine yards against the Rebels. Texas A&M: twice for fi ve yards in his fi rst collegiate game. yard kickoff return ... named one of the Crimson Tide Recorded his third touchdown of the season, part New Mexico State: Led all Tide rushers with 80 coaching staff’s special teams players of the week for of his 10 carries for 51 yards on the ground ... added total yards on just fi ve carries ... accumulated 74 his play against the Blue Devils. New Mexico State: two receptions for 33 yards, converting a Tide fi rst yards on his touchdown run late in the game for Accumulated a team-high 160 all-purpose yards on down on both catches. Tennessee: Carried seven the Tide’s fi nal score of the day. South Carolina: the afternoon ... rushed once for a 75-yard score on times for 40 yards and a touchdown against the Entered late for four rushes totaling 12 yards. Ole the fi rst play of the game ... added four catches for Vols ... added two receptions for 13 yards in the Miss: Rushed fi ve times for 20 yards against the 66 yards and a touchdown to round out his game passing game. Arkansas: Averaged 5.2 yards per Rebels. Tennessee: Carried three times for six against the Aggies. South Carolina: Had a career carry on the night, rushing a team-high tying 13 yards. Arkansas: Totaled 29 yards on nine carries day in Columbia ... recorded a career-high 122 yards times for 70 yards ... added one reception for eight in the Homecoming matchup. Mississippi State: on six catches, a total that matched his career-best yards and a Tide fi rst down ... also worked on kickoff Recorded 10 yards on three carries against the number for receptions ... added a season-long and coverage for the fi rst time this season, contributing Bulldogs. Western Carolina: Led the Crimson Tide career-long 81-yard touchdown catch on a slant that one tackle. LSU: Finished with three yards on with 92 yards on only eight carries while adding a he took to the house ... paired with DeVonta Smith to three carries in the top-fi ve matchup. Mississippi touchdown ... averaged a team-high 11.5 yards per become the ninth receiving duo to eclipse the 100- State: Rushed eight times for 56 yards with a long carry with a long rush of 46 yards on his touchdown. yard mark in the same game ... earned offensive gain of 20 ... converted two Tide fi rst downs and player of the week recognition for his play against averaged a team-high 7.0 yards per carry average. CAREER STATISTICS the Gamecocks. Southern Miss: Selected as both Western Carolina: Notched his fi fth touchdown Rushing Receiving an offensive and special teams player of the week of the season, part of his four carries for 11 yards Year G-S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP for his output against the Golden Eagles ... fi nished against the Catamounts. Auburn: Caught one pass 2019 8-0 39 254 6.5 2 74 0 0 0.0 0 -- with a career-high and team-best 148 yards on just for seven yards ... added two rushes to his Iron four receptions ... matched the team-high mark with Bowl totals. KICKOFF RETURNS Year G No. Yards Avg. TD LP two touchdown catches, a total that tied his previous 2019 2 1 22 22.0 0 22 career best ... added two tackles on special teams with one stop on punt coverage and one on kickoff. Ole Miss: Suffered a lower body injury early in the game that limited his playing time ... converted a fi rst

28 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL Player Profiles down for the Tide with his one reception of 11 yards Cooper in 2014 ... leads the nation with 731 yards on the day. Texas A&M: Provided a spark in the after the catch, an average of 61.0 per game ... ranks kickoff return game, totaling 131 yards on four kicks second in the SEC and is tied for sixth nationally with a long of 40 ... added one reception with his lone TYRELL in touchdown receptions with 13 ... second in catch going for a 33-yard touchdown. Tennessee: the league in receiving yards with 1,200 a total Led all pass-catchers against the Volunteers with SHAVERS that is seventh in Division I ... second on the Tide 72 yards on four catches with a long of 48 ... also WIDE RECEIVER with 65 catches ... semifi nalist for the Biletnikoff returned a pair of kickoffs for 43 yards. Arkansas: Award along with Jerry Jeudy ... selected to the Caught four passes for 47 yards and a score ... found R-So. • 6-6 • 205 • 1L Associated Press Midseason All-America First the end zone from 14 yards out for the Tide’s fi rst Team ... also named as an ESPN Midseason All- touchdown of the night. LSU: Totaled 68 yards on Lewisville, Texas/ American ... added to the Biletnikoff Award Watch three catches with all three receptions converting Lewisville List prior to the Texas A&M game, joining Jeudy, an Alabama fi rst down ... also brought three kickoffs Henry Ruggs III and Jaylen Waddle ... named the out for a combined 71 yards with a long gain of 29. 14 Walter Camp and Maxwell Player of the Week for Mississippi State: Exited early with a rib injury ... SOPHOMORE (2019): Big-bodied receiver who his play against Ole Miss ... selected as the SEC managed three catches for 39 yards with a long of 26 redshirted in his fi rst season at UA and played in Offensive Player of the Week for his career day in his limited playing time. Auburn: Returned from every game as a sophomore ... working on special against the Rebels ... named one of the Alabama injury to lead all Alabama wideouts with six catches teams while fi nding a role in a deep receiver rotation coaching staff’s offensive players of the week for for 99 yards and a touchdown ... moved the sticks on ... seen time in all 12 games this season with one his play against New Mexico State, Ole Miss, four of his other fi ve catches in the Iron Bowl. rush for 14 yards and one reception totaling 20 LSU and Western Carolina. Duke: Caught fi ve yards. Texas A&M: Picked up the Tide’s blocked passes for 54 yards and a touchdown in Atlanta. CAREER STATISTICS punt near the Aggies’ goal line, taking the ball New Mexico State: Ranked second on the Tide Rushing Receiving across the plane for a two-yard touchdown return. in receptions with fi ve for 47 yards, including a Year G-S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP Mississippi State: Carried the ball one time for a long catch of 22 ... earned offensive player of the 2017 14-0 0 0 0.0 0 -- 12 229 19.1 6 60 week accolades from the Tide coaching staff for his 2018 15-15 0 0 0.0 0 -- 46 741 16.1 11 57 gain of 14 yards. Western Carolina: Hauled in his 2019 11-11 1 75 75.0 1 75 38 719 18.9 7 81 fi rst career reception, going for a 20-yard gain and play against the Aggies. South Carolina: Posted TOTAL 40-26 1 75 75.0 1 75 96 1,689 17.6 24 81 an Alabama fi rst down. a career day against the Gamecocks, totaling a team- and career-high 136 yards on eight catches KICKOFF RETURNS ... added two touchdown receptions to tie for the Year G No. Yards Avg. TD LP CAREER STATISTICS 2017 12 13 239 18.4 0 23 team lead ... paired with Henry Ruggs III to become 2018 1 0 0 0.0 0 -- Rushing Receiving the ninth receiving duo to eclipse the 100-yard mark 2019 10 12 286 23.8 0 40 Year G-S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP in the same game. Southern Miss: Totaled two TOTAL 23 25 525 21.0 0 40 2018 15-0 0 0 0.0 0 -- 0 0 0.0 0 -- 2019 12-0 1 14 14.0 0 14 1 20 20.0 0 20 catches for 26 yards against the Golden Eagles. PUNT RETURNS TOTAL 27-0 1 14 14.0 0 14 1 20 20.0 0 20 Ole Miss: Earned numerous offensive player of Year G No. Yards Avg. TD LP the week awards nationally and was selected to 2017 4 8 46 5.8 0 16 CAREER BESTS the same post by the Tide coaching staff ... set 2018 1 0 0 0.0 0 -- Alabama single-game receiving records with 274 TOTAL 5 8 46 5.8 0 16 Receptions 1 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 Receiving Yards 20 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 yards and fi ve touchdowns ... hauled in a career- Tackles Fumbles Long Reception 20 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 best 11 passes on the day to average 24.9 yards per Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT Rushes 1 at Mississippi State, 2019 catch, the second-best mark in a single game by a 2017 14-0 1 1 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 Rushing Yards 14 at Mississippi State, 2019 wide receiver at UA (minimum eight catches) ... his 2018 15-0 8 6 2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 Long Rush 14 at Mississippi State, 2019 2019 11-0 5 2 3 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 Touchdowns (Blocked Punt) 1 at Texas A&M, 2019 fi ve touchdowns tied the SEC single-game record TOTAL 40-0 14 9 5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 while his 274 yards ranked sixth in league annals ... became just the sixth player in SEC history to CAREER BESTS score at least two touchdowns and go over 200 Receptions 6 (three times); last at Auburn, 2019 yards in a game, which he accomplished in the Receiving Yards 148 vs. Southern Miss, 2019 DEVONTA fi rst half alone ... also saw time at kick returner Long Reception 81 at South Carolina, 2019 following an injury to Henry Ruggs III. Texas Touchdowns 2 (three times); last vs. Southern Miss, 2019 SMITH Rushes 1 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 A&M: Recorded a team-high seven receptions for 99 yards and a touchdown against the Aggies ... the Rushing Yards 75 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 WIDE RECEIVER Long Rush 75 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 scoring play came from 47 yards out on a catch and Touchdowns 1 vs. New Mexico State, 2019 run to give the Tide its second touchdown of the Kickoff Returns 4 at Texas A&M, 2019 Jr. • 6-1 • 175 • 2L Kickoff Return Yards 131 at Texas A&M, 2019 game. Tennessee: Sat out the fi rst half but still Long Kickoff Return 40 at Texas A&M, 2019 Amite, La./ contributed one catch for 18 yards and a fi rst down Punt Returns 3 at Texas A&M, 2017 Amite against the Vols. Arkansas: Totaled 67 yards on Punt Return Yards 21 vs. Ole Miss, 2017 four catches in the Homecoming matchup ... had a Long Punt Return 16 (twice); last vs. Ole Miss, 2017 Tackles 3 vs. Georgia, 2018 6 game-long catch of 47 yards to set up an eventual JUNIOR (2019): Speedy wideout that is a big-play Tide touchdown. LSU: Went off against the Tigers, threat every time he touches the ball ... a second recording his second 200-plus yard performance of team All-American by the Associated Press and the season ... totaled 213 yards and a team-high The Sporting News ... selected as third team All- two receiving scores on seven catches ... averaged American by Pro Football Focus ... earned All-SEC 30.4 yards per reception on the day ... scored from First Team honors from the Associated Press ... 64 and 85 yards away while converting three fi rst named to the All-SEC second team by the league downs ... with the 200-yard effort, he became the coaches ... owns the Tide’s team-long receiving fi rst Alabama wideout to total multiple 200-plus score this season (85 yards) ... has recorded two yard performances since Amari Cooper in 2014 ... 200-plus yard receiving games this season, the his impressive play earned him offensive player fi rst Alabama wideout to notch multiple 200-plus of the week recognition from the Tide coaches. yard performances in a single season since Amari Mississippi State: Caught six passes for 92 yards

ROLLTIDE.COM 29 Player Profiles against the Bulldogs ... helped convert a UA fi rst limit UT to only 117 yards through the air on the down on four of his six catches with a long gain night. Arkansas: Picked off his second pass of the of 34. Western Carolina: Selected as one of the season for a return of 24 yards, one of the Tide’s UA coaches’ offensive players of the week for his ISHMAEL three interceptions on the night ... also contributed play against the Catamounts ... led all Crimson Tide three tackles, including one for loss (-1 yard), to go wideouts with four catches and two touchdowns SOPSHER with a pass breakup against the Razorbacks. LSU: on the day ... accumulated 94 total yards with a DEFENSIVE LINEMAN Totaled three tackles while forcing his team-high long reception of 57 yards, which he took into the third forced fumble of the year. Mississippi State: end zone for Alabama’s fi rst touchdown of the day. Fr. • 6-4 • 334 • HS Made fi ve tackles and broke up one pass against Auburn: Totaled 80 yards on fi ve receptions in the the Bulldogs ... helped limit the State passing Iron Bowl matchup. Amite, La./ game to only 82 yards through the air. Western Amite Carolina: Recovered a Catamount fumble in the CAREER STATISTICS Tide’s fi nal non-conference pairing of the regular 95 season. Auburn: Made the start against the Tigers Rushing Receiving Year G-S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP FRESHMAN (2019): Powerful defensive lineman in the Iron Bowl pairing. 2017 14-0 0 0 0.0 0 -- 8 160 20.0 3 41 from Louisiana ... worked to gain playing time 2018 14-10 0 0 0.0 0 -- 42 693 16.5 6 57 2019 12-10 0 0 0.0 0 -- 65 1,200 18.5 13 85 this season. Western Carolina: Worked up front CAREER STATISTICS TOTAL 40-20 0 0 0.0 0 -- 115 2,053 17.9 22 85 against the Catamounts in his fi rst career game. Tackles Fumbles Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT KICKOFF RETURNS 2018 15-12 37 28 9 1.5-3 1 0-0 1 0-0 7 1-20 Year G No. Yards Avg. TD LP CAREER STATISTICS 2019 12-12 35 29 6 1-1 1 0-0 3 1-0 7 2-24 2019 1 0 0 0.0 0 -- Tackles Fumbles TOTAL 27-24 72 57 15 2.5-4 2 0-0 4 1-0 14 3-44 Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT CAREER BESTS 2019 1-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 CAREER BESTS Tackles 8 at South Carolina, 2019 Receptions 11 vs. Ole Miss, 2019 Tackles for Loss 1 (twice); last vs. Arkansas, 2019 Receiving Yards 274 vs. Ole Miss, 2019 Yards Lost 2 at Arkansas, 2018 Long Reception 85 vs. LSU, 2019 Quarterback Hurries 1 (twice); last vs. Southern Miss, 2019 Touchdowns 5 vs. Ole Miss, 2019 PATRICK Interceptions 1 (three times); last vs. Arkansas, 2019 Tackles 1 (twice); last vs. LSU, 2019 Return Yards 24 vs. Arkansas, 2019 SURTAIN II Pass Breakups 2 (twice); last at Texas A&M, 2019 Forced Fumbles 1 (four times); last vs. LSU, 2019 Fumble Recoveries 1 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 DEFENSIVE BACK EDDIE So. • 6-2 • 203 • 1L SMITH Plantation, Fla./ American Heritage TAULIA DEFENSIVE BACK TAGOVAILOA So. • 6-0 • 196 • 1L 2 QUARTERBACK Slidell, La./ SOPHOMORE (2019): Son of NFL corner Salmen Patrick Surtain ... earned honorable mention All- Fr. • 5-11 • 208 • HS America honors at corner by Pro Football Focus ... 25 totaled 35 tackles to go with three forced fumbles Ewa Beach, Hawai’i/ ... added seven pass breakups, two interceptions Thompson (Ala.) SOPHOMORE (2019): Talented defensive back (24 yards), a fumble recovery and one quarterback from Louisiana ... built a role on special teams for pressure to his 2019 line ... selected as one of the 5 UA, playing in seven games a season ago. New Alabama coaching staff’s special teams players FRESHMAN (2019): Mexico State: Played against the Aggies but did of the week for his play at Texas A&M ... added One of the top quarterback not collect any stats. defensive player of the week recognition from the prospects in the latest recruiting cycle ... adds depth UA coaches for his efforts against Arkansas. Duke: at the quarterback position ... gone 9-of-12 for 100 Spotted the stat sheet against the Blue Devils ... yards in his fi ve games of action ... added one rush to CAREER STATISTICS his freshman totals. Duke: Saw his fi rst collegiate Tackles Fumbles recorded four tackles and a pass breakup ... added a forced fumble that resulted in a turnover, one of action in the season opener but did not record any Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT stats. Southern Miss: Completed his fi rst career 2018 7-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 the Tide’s three on the day. New Mexico State: 2019 1-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 Forced a fumble and broke up a pass for a second pass for a gain of 20 yards, fi nishing 1-for-1 on the TOTAL 8-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 Arkansas: consecutive week while adding one tackle ... day. Entered in the third quarter for his played a key role in a Tide secondary that allowed most extensive action to date ... fi nished 6-of-8 South Carolina: passing for 45 yards ... added one rush for no gain just 161 yards through the air. Mississippi State: Recorded a career-high eight tackles against the against the Razorbacks. Came Southern Miss: in late for the Tide, handing the ball off to run out Gamecocks. Totaled three tackles Western Carolina: to go with a quarterback pressure in the matchup the clock in Starkville. Finished with the Golden Eagles. Ole Miss: Contributed 2-of-3 for 35 yards with his fi rst career touchdown. three tackles and a pass breakup in the Tide’s SEC home opener. Texas A&M: Finished with three CAREER STATISTICS stops and added a pair of pass breakups against Passing Rushing the Aggies ... added special teams player of the Year G-S Com-Att-Int Pct. Yds. TD LP No. Yds. Avg. TD LP week honors from the UA coaching staff for his 2019 5-0 9-12-0 75.0 100 1 20 1 -2 -2.0 0 -- play on the Tide’s coverage units. Tennessee: Posted two tackles against the Vols ... helped

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CAREER BESTS an impressive performance to start the new year ... Completions 6 vs. Arkansas, 2019 went 26-of-31 for 336 yards and four touchdowns Attempts 8 vs. Arkansas, 2019 ... also added fi ve rushes for 15 yards before exiting Passing Yards 45 vs. Arkansas, 2019 the game just before the start of the fourth quarter MAJOR Long Pass 20 (twice); last vs. Western Carolina, 2019 ... his efforts earned him SEC Co-Offensive Player Touchdowns (Passing) 1 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 TENNISON Rushes 1 vs. Arkansas, 2019 of the Week honors along with offensive player of the week recognition from the Tide coaching staff. TIGHT END New Mexico State: Contributed four touchdowns against the Aggies ... fi nished his day at 16-of-24 R-So. • 6-5 • 248 • 1L for 227 yards and three touchdowns through the air TUA ... added two rushes for 33 yards and another score Flint, Texas/ on the ground. South Carolina: Earned numerous Bullard TAGOVAILOA weekly awards for his standout play against the Gamecocks ... went 28-of-36 for a career-high 88 QUARTERBACK 444 yards to go with fi ve touchdowns, a total that SOPHOMORE (2019): Big-bodied tight end who Jr. • 6-1 • 218 • 2L matched his previous career mark ... became the adds depth in a youthful tight end room ... worked fi rst quarterback in Alabama history to throw for in 12 games this year with one start, totaling three Ewa Beach, Hawai’i/ 400-plus yards and fi ve touchdowns in the same receptions for 21 yards and a score ... also added St. Louis game ... his 444 yards ranked as the third-most in a one kick return for an eight-yard gain. Duke: single game in program history. Southern Miss: Put Caught his fi rst career touchdown pass, part of 13 together an effi cient afternoon, fi nishing 17-of-21 for his two catches for nine yards against the Blue JUNIOR (2019): One of the nation’s top signal- 293 yards with a career-high tying fi ve touchdowns Devils. South Carolina: Nearly scored his second callers ... selected as the Co-Polynesian Player of ... added three rushes totaling eight yards ... the touchdown of the season but was limited to a 12- the Year ... an All-SEC second-team honoree by both four-plus touchdown performance marked the ninth yard gain after he was deemed out-of-bounds. the league coaches and the Associated Press ... of his career, setting a new Alabama career record Western Carolina: Earned the fi rst start of his for games with four or more scoring strikes, passing career in the Tide’s matchup with the Catamounts. suffered a season-ending injury at Mississippi State Ole Miss: ... fi nished his junior season as the Crimson Tide’s AJ McCarron’s previous mark of eight. career touchdown responsibility leader with 96 (87 Accumulated multiple weekly awards once again for his impressive play against the Rebels ... threw for CAREER STATISTICS passing, nine rushing) ... tops on the Alabama career Rushing Receiving passing touchdowns list with 87, eclipsing AJ a career-high six touchdowns as part of his 26-for- 36 afternoon that fi nished with 418 yards passing ... Year G-S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP McCarron’s previous mark of 77 ... third in Alabama 2017 5-0 0 0 0.0 0 -- 2 30 15.0 0 21 added four rushes for seven yards and a touchdown annals for career passing yards with 7,442 across his 2018 4-0 0 0 0.0 0 -- 0 0 0.0 0 -- two-plus seasons ... threw for 33 touchdowns as a ... the seven total touchdowns moved him into 2019 12-1 0 0 0.0 0 -- 3 21 7.0 1 12 fi rst place on the Alabama all-time touchdown TOTAL 21-1 0 0 0.0 0 -- 5 51 10.2 1 21 junior to rank third among all Division I quarterbacks Texas A&M: in the week following his injury ... completed 71.4 responsibility list. Finished 21-of-34 percent of his passes on 180-of-252, a percentage with 293 yards and four touchdowns through the air CAREER BESTS on his way to earning offensive player of the week that was sixth in the country ... totaled 2,840 yards Receptions 2 vs. Duke, 2019 passing to rank 13th among NCAA signal-callers recognition from the UA coaches ... set the career Receiving Yards 21 vs. Mercer, 2017 despite being limited to only a half of play against passing touchdowns record at 81 with his four- Long Reception 21 vs. Mercer, 2017 score performance, passing the previous mark of Touchdowns 1 vs. Duke, 2019 Tennessee and missing the Arkansas game before Tennessee: his injury ... added 21 rushes for 25 yards with 77 set by McCarron (2010-13). Exited two touchdowns on the ground ... selected as a the game early with a lower body injury ... went 11-of-12 passing for 155 yards with an interception semifi nalist for the Maxwell Player of the Year ... LSU: CHADARIUS named a second team Midseason All-American by prior to leaving. Returned from injury for a the Associated Press ... selected as a First Team gutsy performance in the top-fi ve matchup with the TOWNSEND Preseason All-American by Athlon ... also tabbed as Tigers ... fi nished 21-of-40 for 418 yards and four touchdowns with one interception ... added three RUNNING BACK/ a Second Team Preseason All-American by fi ve other Mississippi State: outlets (Associated Press, CBS Sports, The Sporting rushes on the day. Played one WIDE RECEIVER News, Sports Illustrated, USA Today) ... returns as half before suffering a season-ending injury late in the reigning recipient of the Maxwell, Walter Camp the second quarter ... totaled 256 yards and two R-So. • 6-0 • 194 • 1L touchdowns on 14-of-18 passing prior to exiting. Player of the Year and Polynesian Tanner, Ala./ Player of the Year awards and has been named to Tanner all to the preseason watch list for all three awards CAREER STATISTICS ... also selected to the Davey O’Brien Award Watch Passing Rushing 12 List to start his junior campaign ... voted as the Year G-S Com-Att-Int Pct. Yds. TD LP No. Yds. Avg. TD LP 2017 9-0 49-77-2 63.6 636 11 60 27 133 4.9 2 23 SOPHOMORE (2019): Athlete who has worked Davey O’Brien Award Player of the Week for his 2018 15-15 245-355-6 69.0 3,966 43 81 57 190 3.3 5 44 with the running backs, wideouts and defensive play against South Carolina and Ole Miss ... also 2019 9-9 180-252-3 71.4 2,840 33 85 23 17 0.7 2 25 backs during his two-plus seasons with UA ... tabbed the Maxwell Player of the Week for his TOTAL 33-24 474-684-11 69.3 7,442 87 85 107 340 3.2 9 44 seen time in fi ve games this season on special efforts against the Gamecocks ... earned Manning CAREER BESTS teams while also working on offense (Duke, South Award Star of the Week recognition for his play Carolina, Southern Miss, Ole Miss, Western against Duke, South Carolina, Ole Miss and Texas Completions 28 at South Carolina, 2019 Carolina). Southern Miss: Rushed twice against A&M ... selected as the SEC Co-Offensive Player of Attempts 42 at LSU, 2018 Passing Yards 444 at South Carolina, 2019 the Golden Eagles, the fi rst carries of his Crimson the Week for his efforts against the Blue Devils in Long Pass 85 vs. LSU, 2019 Tide career. Western Carolina: Entered late for Atlanta and earned the leagues Offensive Player of Touchdowns (Passing) 6 vs. Ole Miss, 2019 his most extensive work at tailback ... carried six the Week recognition following the South Carolina Rushes 12 vs. Georgia, 2017 times for 24 yards with a long gain of nine. matchup ... named one of the Crimson Tide coaching Rushing Yards 49 at LSU, 2018 Long Rush 44 at LSU, 2018 staff’s offensive players of the week following the Touchdowns (Rushing) 1 (nine times); last vs. Ole Miss, 2019 Duke, South Carolina, Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Mississippi State matchups. Duke: Put together

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CAREER STATISTICS teams player of the week recognition from the Alabama coaching staff for his 77-yard punt return Rushing Receiving Year G-S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP for a touchdown, the Tide’s fi rst score of the day 2018 13-0 0 0 0.0 0 -- 0 0 0.0 0 -- JAYLEN ... added three catches for 22 yards on offense. 2019 5-0 8 22 2.8 0 9 0 0 0.0 0 -- Mississippi State: Recorded one catch but made TOTAL 18-0 8 22 2.8 0 9 0 0 0.0 0 -- WADDLE it count, going for a 35-yard Alabama touchdown ... WIDE RECEIVER also returned a pair of punts for 28 yards. Western CAREER BESTS Carolina: Earned both offensive and special teams Rushes 6 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 So. • 5-10 • 182 • 1L player of the week accolades from the UA coaches Rushing Yards 24 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 for his play against the Catamounts ... also selected Long Rush 9 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 Houston, Texas/ as an Tyler Rose Honorable Mention Episcopal player of the week for his play ... fi nished as the team leader in receiving yards, accumulating 101 17 on three catches ... recorded a touchdown on his BRANDON SOPHOMORE (2019): Dynamic athlete who is a long reception of the day, a 54-yard catch and run threat every time he touches the ball ... selected for UA’s fi nal score the fi rst half ... also contributed TURNAGE as a fi rst team All-American by the FWAA, The on kickoff return to go with his punt return duties, Sporting News and Pro Football Focus ... earned returning his one kick for a gain of 20 yards ... also DEFENSIVE BACK second team All-America accolades as a returner returned a pair of punts for 67 yards with a long of 49. Auburn: Totaled four touchdowns against the Fr. • 6-1 • 185 • HS from the Associated Press and Walter Camp ... the SEC Special Teams Player of the Year and a fi rst- Tigers, including three receiving and one kickoff Oxford, Miss./ team selection at by the league’s return, to earn himself offensive and special teams player of the week recognition from the Alabama Lafayette coaches ... also earned second team all-league honors as an all-purpose player from the coaches ... coaches ... accumulated 98 yards on four catches, 14 a second team All-SEC selection by the Associated three of which went for scores ... also worked as Press ... leads the nation in punt return average at the deep man on kickoffs, returning three kicks FRESHMAN (2019): One of the top defensive 24.9 yards per return with 19 for 474 yards and a for a combined 132 yards ... his return effort was backs in the latest recruiting cycle ... has worked to touchdown, including a long of 77 ... also returned highlighted by a 98-yard score just before the half. gain playing time in the Tide’s secondary. Western four kickoffs for 152 yards and a touchdown ... Carolina: Made his fi rst collegiate appearance but totaled 553 yards and six touchdowns on 32 CAREER STATISTICS did not record any stats against the Catamounts. catches at wideout this season ... added one rush Rushing Receiving Year G-S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP for fi ve yards ... totaled 1,184 all-purpose yards for 2018 15-3 0 0 0.0 0 -- 45 848 18.8 7 94 CAREER STATISTICS the Crimson Tide ... selected as a Second Team 2019 12-3 1 5 5.0 0 5 32 553 17.3 6 58 Tackles Fumbles Preseason All-American by Athlon and CBS Sports TOTAL 27-6 1 5 5.0 0 5 77 1,401 18.2 13 94 Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT ... was joined by teammates Jerry Jeudy, Henry 2019 1-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 PUNT RETURNS Ruggs III and DeVonta Smith on the Biletnikoff Year G No. Yards Avg. TD LP Award Watch List ... also tabbed to the watch list 2018 15 16 233 14.6 1 63 for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award ... named 2019 12 19 474 24.9 1 77 the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week for his TOTAL 27 35 707 20.2 2 77 efforts at Texas A&M ... earned honorable mention PAUL KICKOFF RETURNS Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Player of the Week Year G No. Yards Avg. TD LP TYSON recognition for his performance against Western 2019 2 4 152 38.0 1 98 Carolina and at Auburn ... also selected as a special QUARTERBACK teams player of the week by the Tide coaching staff CAREER BESTS for his play against the Aggies, LSU, WCU and at Receptions 6 vs. The Citadel, 2018 Fr. • 6-5 • 220 • HS Auburn ... named an offensive player of the week Receiving Yards 138 vs. Louisiana, 2018 Long Reception 94 vs. Louisiana, 2018 Trussville, Ala./ by the coaches for his play against the Catamounts Touchdowns 3 at Auburn, 2019 and Tigers, as well. Duke: Totaled 90 yards on fi ve Hewitt-Trussville Rushes 1 at South Carolina, 2019 catches in the season opener. New Mexico State: Rushing Yards 5 at South Carolina, 2019 Caught a pair of passes for 52 yards with a long of Long Rush 5 at South Carolina, 2019 15 Punt Returns 4 (twice); last at Texas A&M, 2019 29 ... added three punt returns for 28 yards against Punt Return Yards 128 at Texas A&M, 2019 FRESHMAN (2019): One of the top quarterback the Aggies. South Carolina: Hauled in one pass Long Punt Return 77 vs. LSU, 2019 prospects in the state of Alabama ... great for a 12-yard gain ... added fi ve yards on his lone Touchdowns (Punt Return) 1 (twice); last vs. LSU, 2019 grandson of Paul “Bear” Bryant who provides depth rush of the afternoon. Southern Miss: Totaled 43 Kickoff Returns 3 at Auburn, 2019 Kickoff Return Yards 132 at Auburn, 2019 at quarterback for the Tide. Western Carolina: yards on three catches against the Golden Eagles. Long Kickoff Return 98 at Auburn, 2019 Made his fi rst career appearance but did not record Ole Miss: Recorded one catch for no gain in the Touchdowns (Kickoff Return) 1 at Auburn, 2019 any stats. Tide’s SEC home opener. Texas A&M: Earned SEC Special Teams Player of the Week along with CAREER STATISTICS accolades for the UA coaches for his play in College Station ... recorded 128 yards on four punt returns, Passing Rushing Year G-S Com-Att-Int Pct. Yds. TD LP No. Yds. Avg. TD LP a total that ranked as the third-most in Crimson 2019 1-0 0-0-0 0.0 0 0 -- 0 0 0.0 0 -- Tide single-game annals ... averaged 32.0 yards per return with a long of 43 ... also contributed his fi rst touchdown of the season, part of his three catches for 48 yards against the Aggies. Tennessee: Returned two punts for 35 yards with a long of 22 ... added one reception for 13 yards and a Tide fi rst down. Arkansas: Totaled 39 yards on his fi ve receptions against the Hogs. LSU: Earned special

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accounting for 5.5 yards per rush (1,513 yards and averaging 7.7 yards per carry ... did not surrender 16 touchdowns), with Harris ranking 31st nationally a quarterback hurry as the Tide offense rolled up XAVIER at 5.9 ypc ... according to Championship Analytics 541 yards of offense. Mississippi State: Earned (CAI) Alabama is one of the nation’s top teams as offensive player of the week accolades from WILLIAMS it relates to fi ve-plus-yard runs, leading the SEC the Tide coaching staff for his standout play in and ranking sixth nationally with 45.4 percent of Starkville ... did not surrender a sack or quarterback WIDE RECEIVER the team’s rushing attempts resulting in a gain of hurry in a 38-7 win over the Bulldogs ... was perfect fi ve or more yards ... CAI also ranks the Tide’s front on assignments in 53 snaps ... opened holes for R-Fr. • 6-1 • 195 • RS seventh nationally with a sack rate of 3.0 percent Harris to rush for 88 yards on 17 carries with a Hollywood, Fla./ for a passing attack that is rated No. 3 nationally at career-high three touchdowns ... provided time for Chaminade-Madonna 343.5 yards per pass ... earned CoSIDA Academic Tagovailoa and Mac Jones to throw for 350 yards Western Carolina: Prep All-District honors for his efforts in the classroom while only being sacked once. ... selected as one of the offensive players of the Opened holes and provided time for the Crimson 9 week for his play against Southern Miss, Ole Tide to roll up 541 yards of total offense, including FRESHMAN (2019): Speedy wideout on the Miss and Mississippi State. Duke: Made his 17th 231 rushing yards, the second-highest total of the outside who provides depth in the receiver rotation straight start at right tackle against the Blue Devils 2019 season ... did not allow a sack for the fourth ... played in four contests this season (New Mexico and played 71 snaps ... did not allow a sack and straight game ... did not surrender a quarterback State, Southern Miss, Arkansas, Western Carolina) only a single quarterback hurry as the Crimson Tide hurry for the ninth straight game. Auburn: Graded but has yet to record any stats. rolled up 512 yards of total offense in the season- out at 92 percent, topping 90 percent for the fourth opening matchup in Atlanta. New Mexico State: straight game ... opened holes for 515 yards of Played 55 snaps against the Aggies and helped total offense, including 180 yards on the ground ... CAREER STATISTICS Alabama account for 603 yards of total offense, did not allow a sack ... provided time for Jones to Rushing Receiving including 310 on the ground, which is the most complete 69.8 percent of his passes for 335 yards Year G-S Att. Yds. Avg. TD LP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LP since the 2017 season. South Carolina: Helped and four touchdowns. 2018 1-0 0 0 0.0 0 -- 0 0 0.0 0 -- 2019 4-0 0 0 0.0 0 -- 0 0 0.0 0 -- the Crimson Tide roll up 571 yards of total offense, TOTAL 5-0 0 0 0.0 0 -- 0 0 0.0 0 -- averaging 8.9 yards per play ... did not allow a sack. Southern Miss: Earned Alabama offensive player of the week honors for his play against the Golden Eagles ... the Crimson Tide rolled up 514 MATT yards of total offense ... UA notched its fi rst 100- WOMACK JEDRICK yard rushing game as Harris gained 110 yards ... WILLS JR. allowed time for the Tide quarterbacks to account OFFENSIVE LINEMAN for a 204.18 passer rating ... did not allow a sack, OFFENSIVE LINEMAN hurry or pressure while turning in a perfect score on R-Sr. • 6-7 • 325 • 3L his assignments. Ole Miss: For the second straight Jr. • 6-5 • 320 • 2L week earned offensive player of the week honors Hernando, Miss./ from the coaching staff for his play in the trenches Magnolia Heights Lexington, Ky./ ... opened holes for the Tide’s top two running backs Lafayette to average a combined 6.9 yards per carry ... did 77 not allow a quarterback sack or pressure ... missed SENIOR (2019): Missed some of the 2018 season 74 only a single assignment in 65 snaps on the day due to injury but is back in the starting mix along JUNIOR (2019): The Crimson Tide’s starting right and provided time for Tua Tagovailoa to throw for the offensive line as a senior ... a versatile player tackle with 28 career starts, including 27 straight 418 yards and a school-record six touchdowns. who can play right tackle or guard ... has 15 career ... earned second team All-America accolades from Texas A&M: His physicality anchored the right starts with 14 at right tackle in 2017 and one at right the AFCA, Associated Press, The Sporting News side of the Alabama offensive line ... provided guard in 2019. Duke: Came off the bench to play and Walter Camp ... selected by Pro Football Focus time for Tagovailoa to throw for 293 yards and four 32 snaps against the Blue Devils. New Mexico as a third team All-American at tackle ... named touchdowns ... opened holes to allow for Harris State: Made his fi rst career start at right guard and to the All-SEC First Team by the Associated Press and Robinson Jr. to average 5.5 yards per carry played 55 snaps ... did not allow a pressure or a and league coaches ... a second team Midseason as Harris fi nished with 114 yards and a receiving sack and did not miss any assignments ... helped All-American by the Associated Press ... tabbed as touchdown ... played 66 snaps and did not allow a Alabama account for 603 yards of total offense, a fi rst team Preseason All-American by Athlon ... sack or a pressure ... missed only one assignment including 310 on the ground, which is the most also earned second team Preseason All-America as the Tide averaged 6.9 yards per play against since the 2017 season. South Carolina: Came off recognition from four other outlets (Associated the Aggies. Tennessee: Anchored the right side the bench for the Crimson Tide. Southern Miss: Press, The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, USA of the Tide’s offensive line ... provided time for A reserve who played 18 snaps of offense against Today) ... named to the Outland Trophy Watch List ... the Crimson Tide offense to average 6.4 yards the Golden Eagles and seven snaps on the PAT/FG graded out at over 91 percent for the Crimson Tide per play while accounting for 140 rushing yards ... unit. Ole Miss: Earned seven snaps at right tackle this season along the front ... allowed only one sack opened holes for the running backs to average 5.2 against the Rebels in a 59-31 victory. Tennessee: all season and only 3.5 quarterback hurries while yards on 28 carries (145 rushing yards) and three Came off the bench to play one snap on special missing only seven assignments in 714 snaps for touchdowns ... played 63 snaps while not allowing teams. Arkansas: Came off the bench to play a success rate of 99.9 percent ... helps anchor the a sack, hurry or pressure ... missed only a single 15 snaps in a 48-7 win over the Hogs. Western Tide’s offensive line that has surrendered only 12 assignment. Arkansas: Helped the Crimson Tide Carolina: Earned 15 snaps in a reserve role in a sacks in 381 pass attempts this season -- just one overpower the Razorbacks in a 48-7 romp that was 66-3 win over the Catamounts. every 31.8 pass attempts ... the offensive front has over before halftime ... played only 49 snaps before opened holes and provided time for an Alabama the reserves saw action ... opened holes for Harris offense that ranks No. 2 nationally in scoring (48.3 to rush for 86 yards on 13 carries and Robinson ppg), third in passing (343.5 ypg) and seventh in total Jr. to add 67 yards on 13 totes ... did not allow a offense (513.3 ypg) ... the Crimson Tide’s ground sack, quarterback pressure or a hurry. LSU: Did not game has also proven effi cient with its top two allow a sack in 40 pass attempts ... opened holes running backs (Najee Harris and Brian Robinson Jr.) for Harris to rush for 147 yards and a touchdown,

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DANIEL STEPHON BYRON WRIGHT WYNN JR. YOUNG DEFENSIVE BACK DEFENSIVE LINEMAN DEFENSIVE LINEMAN R-So. • 6-1 • 190 • 1L R-Fr. • 6-4 • 311 • RS Fr. • 6-3 • 295 • HS Fort Lauderdale, Fla./ Anderson, S.C./ Laurel, Miss./ Boyd Anderson IMG Academy West Jones 3 90 47 SOPHOMORE (2019): Produced on special teams FRESHMAN (2019): Powerful defensive presence FRESHMAN (2019): One of the top defensive in his fi rst year at the Capstone, playing in all 14 who battled through injuries a season ago but still lineman prospects in the latest recruiting cycle games, before suffering a season-ending injury saw time in three contests ... adds depth to the ... has developed a role in the defensive rotation after four contests a year ago ... back to full health defensive line unit, playing in eight games with up front, recording 22 tackles with 1.5 tackles for to provide depth in the secondary and has played seven tackles. Duke: Recorded one stop against loss (-7 yards) ... added one sack (-7 yards) in his in 12 games with eight tackles. New Mexico the Blue Devils in the season opener. New Mexico 12 games of action, including four starts. Duke: State: Made his fi rst stop since returning from State: Finished his afternoon with two tackles Recorded one stop against the Blue Devils in injury. South Carolina: Contributed one tackle in the Crimson Tide’s home opener. Mississippi his fi rst collegiate action. New Mexico State: in Columbia. Arkansas: Saw his most extensive State: Collected two tackles in extended playing Totaled three tackles against the Aggies in the playing time in the absence of Jared Mayden, time against the Bulldogs. Western Carolina: Crimson Tide’s home opener. South Carolina: totaling one tackle against the Hogs. Western Totaled two stops along the defensive front. Rotated in along the defensive front in Columbia. Carolina: Collected four tackles from his safety Southern Miss: Registered one tackle against spot against the Catamounts. Auburn: Recorded CAREER STATISTICS the Golden Eagles. Ole Miss: Made an impact one tackle on kickoff coverage in the Iron Bowl. up front, totaling four tackles with half a stop for Tackles Fumbles Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT loss. Texas A&M: Contributed one tackle along CAREER STATISTICS 2018 3-0 3 1 2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 the defensive front. Tennessee: Earned his fi rst 2019 8-0 7 1 6 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 career start along the defensive front ... recorded Tackles Fumbles TOTAL 11-0 10 2 8 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT three tackles against the Vols. Arkansas: Saw 2017 14-0 10 4 6 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 time along the defensive front but did not collect 2018 4-0 8 5 3 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 2 0-0 CAREER BESTS any stats. LSU: Rotated up front against the Tigers. 2019 12-0 8 3 5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 Tackles 2 (three times); last vs. Western Carolina, 2019 Mississippi State: Made his second start of the TOTAL 30-0 26 12 14 0-0 0 0-0 0 0-0 2 0-0 season, recording four tackles against the Bulldogs. CAREER BESTS Western Carolina: Got the start against the Catamounts ... totaled fi ve tackles, including his Tackles 5 vs. Arkansas State, 2018 Pass Breakups 2 vs. Arkansas State, 2018 fi rst sack of the season (-7 yards). Auburn: Started against the Tigers but did not collect any stats.

CAREER STATISTICS Tackles Fumbles Year G-S TT UT AT TFL QBH Sacks FF FR PBU INT 2019 12-4 22 6 16 1.5-7 0 1-7 0 0-0 0 0-0

CAREER BESTS Tackles 5 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 Tackles for Loss 1 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 Yards Lost 7 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 Sacks 1 vs. Western Carolina, 2019 Yards Lost 7 vs. Western Carolina, 2019

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86 7 51 46 20 31 Sr. • 6-1 • 194 • SQ DB R-Fr. • 6-1 • 202 • RS QB R-Fr. • 6-0 • 220 • RS LB So. • 6-3 • 173 • SQ TE Fr. • 6-0 • 195 • HS RB Sr. • 5-10 • 173 • SQ DB CONNOR ADAMS BRAXTON BARKER WES BAUMHOWER MELVIN BILLINGSLEY COOPER BISHOP MICHAEL COLLINS Sugar Land, Texas/ Birmingham, Ala./ Fairhope, Ala./ Opelika, Ala./ Vestavia Hills, Ala./ Montgomery, Ala./ Austin Spain Park Fairhope Opelika Vestavia Hills Montgomery Catholic

55 57 20 63 31 16 Jr. • 6-2 • 229 • SQ LB Sr. • 6-3 • 216 • SQ LB Fr. • 6-0 • 202 • HS DB Fr. • 6-4 • 312 • HS OL Fr. • 5-7 • 170 • HS RB Fr. • 6-3 • 192 • HS QB WILLIAM COOPER JOE DONALD DJ DOUGLAS ROWDY GARZA A.J. GATES JAYDEN GEORGE Huntsville, Ala./ Mountain Brook, Ala./ Montgomery, Ala./ Trussville, Ala./ Mountain Brook, Ala./ Indianapolis, Ind./ Huntsville Mountain Brook Thompson Hewitt-Trussville Mountain Brook Warren Central

59 36 19 82 32 38 R-Fr. • 6-3 • 207 • RS SN Sr. • 6-2 • 215 • SQ WR Fr. • 6-3 • 208 • HS QB Fr. • 6-7 • 235 • HS TE R-Sr. • 6-3 • 186 • SQ WR Sr. • 5-11 • 190 • SQ DB JAKE HALL MAC HEREFORD STONE HOLLENBACH RICHARD HUNT JALEN JACKSON SEAN KELLY Saraland, Ala./ Birmingham, Ala./ Catawissa, Pa./ Memphis, Tenn./ Waldorf, Md./ Cary, N.C./ Saraland Woodberry Forest Southern Columbia Briarcrest Christian Thomas Stone/Troy Green Hope

89 35 54 52 95 83 Fr. • 6-2 • 192 • HS WR R-Sr. • 5-11 • 216 • SQ RB Fr. • 6-0 • 201 • HS LB Jr. • 5-11 • 222 • SQ LB Fr. • 6-0 • 206 • HS P Sr. • 6-0 • 190 • SQ WR GRANT KRIEGER DE’MARQUISE LOCKRIDGE JULIAN LOWENSTEIN PRESTON MALONE JACK MARTIN JOHN PARKER Pittsburgh, Pa./ Columbia, Tenn./ Sarasota, Fla./ Northport, Ala./ Mobile, Ala./ Huntsville, Ala./ Pine-Richland Lawrence County Riverview Northside McGill-Toolen Westminster Christian

38 43 50 42 27 62 Fr. • 5-11 • 170 • HS WR Sr. • 5-11 • 213 • SQ TE Fr. • 6-5 • 273 • HS SN Fr. • 6-1 • 165 • HS WR Jr. • 5-9 • 180 • SQ DB So. • 6-5 • 285 • SQ OL ERIC POELLNITZ DANIEL POWELL GABE PUGH SAM REED JOSHUA ROBINSON JACKSON ROBY Mobile, Ala./ Aliceville, Ala./ Tuscaloosa, Ala./ Mountain Brook, Ala./ Hoover, Ala./ Huntsville, Ala./ Mobile Christian Pickens Academy Northridge John Carroll Hoover Huntsville

93 39 41 86 96 So. • 6-1 • 180 • SQ PK/P Sr. • 5-10 • 183 • SQ DB Fr. • 6-1 • 190 • HS DB Jr. • 6-4 • 230 • SQ TE Sr. • 6-0 • 232 • SQ DL TRIPP SLYMAN LOREN UGHEOKE CARSON WARE QUINDARIUS WATKINS TAYLOR WILSON Huntsville, Ala./ Huntsville, Ala./ Muscle Shoals, Ala./ Fort Stewart, Ga./ Huntington Beach, Calif./ Randolph Randolph Muscle Shoals Bradwell Institute Mater Dei ROLLTIDE.COM 35 SabanN i c k 13th Year • Head Coach • Kent State, 1973 A man of vision who has a proven record of championship success, head coach Nick Saban has returned the University of Alabama to the top of the college football landscape with his commitment to building the total program. After the victory over Georgia in the 2018 National Championship Game, Saban joined Paul “Bear” Bryant as the only two coaches to win six national titles in the poll era of college football.

In his 13th season in Tuscaloosa, Saban’s uncompromising dedication to excellence in every phase of the program has resulted in fi ve national championships since 2009. An eight-time National Coach of the Year, Saban has achieved resounding success as a head coach and has earned a reputation as an outstanding tactician, leader, organizer and motivator. Those qualities have sparked impressive turnarounds at every stop of his career. Saban’s consistent approach and disciplined leadership are the reasons his teams are known for exhibiting grit, determination and resilience, often overcoming adversity to achieve victory.

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The most recent example of his team’s ability Pierschbacher). Both Jonah and Quinnen were Saban’s 2016 squad completed an undefeated to overcome adversity and achieve victory was recognized as unanimous All-Americans while regular season for the fi rst time since 2009 and the 2018 SEC Championship Game. The Crimson Jeudy, Tagovailoa and Thompson were consensus secured the program’s 26th SEC Championship – Tide rallied from a 14-point second-half defi cit to All-America selections. the third straight for the program – and the fourth defeat Georgia 35-28 to claim the program’s 27th Saban has compiled a 247-65-1 (.791) record across fi ve years. The Tide defeated Washington SEC title. The victory added to Saban’s impressive (242-65-1, .787 after vacations) as a college head in the semifi nals of the College Football Playoff in career record of 14-3 in championship games (SEC/ coach and went 127-13 (.907) in the 10 seasons the Chick-fi l-A Peach Bowl (24-7), before dropping National). prior to the 2019 campaign, which is the best of any a 35-31 game to Clemson in the CFP National The 2019 team fi nished the regular season with a major college school over a 10-year span since Bud Championship Game in Tampa, Fla. Alabama 10-2 record and a trip to the Citrus Bowl on January Wilkinson at Oklahoma in the late 1940s through the fi nished with a 14-1 record after defeating nine 1 to play the Michigan Wolverines. Injuries to late 1950s. Entering the 2018 campaign, UA’s 127 ranked teams and 11 teams that qualifi ed for bowl quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, linebacker Dylan Moses wins over the past decade are the most for any FBS games during the 2016 season. Alabama fi nished and defensive lineman LaBryan Ray devastated the school during a 10-yard span in the Associated Press the year No. 2 in the national polls. Tide, forcing nine true freshmen – including six on poll era (since 1936). Saban, who was named the SEC Coach of the the defensive side of the football into starting action. Since 2008, the Crimson Tide also boast an Year and Munger Award National Coach of the Year That said, only a fi ve-point loss to No. 1 LSU and a astounding 149-17 (.898) record, including an 85-11 (presented by the Maxwell Football Club), had fi ve three-point defeat on the road at No. 11 Auburn (.885) mark in regular season conference play. players earn fi rst team All-America honors – Jonathan derailed the Crimson Tide’s championship hopes. Since Saban’s second season in Tuscaloosa in Allen, , , Marlon Alabama had eight players earn fi rst team All-SEC 2008, the Tide have played just three regular-season Humphrey and . Allen also captured recognition, including Anfernee Jennings, Xavier games in which it hasn’t been in contention for the Nagurski Trophy and the Bednarik Award, both McKinney, Trevon Diggs, DeVonta Smith, Jedrick the national championship – the fi nal three regular of which go to the national defensive player of the Wills Jr., Alex Leatherwood, Jerry Jeudy and Jaylen season games of the 2010 season – a staggering 131 year, and the Hendricks Award as the nation’s top Waddle. In addition, Jeudy, Leatherwood and of 134 games, while posting a 125-9 (.933) record defensive end, while Foster won the Butkus Award Waddle each earned fi rst team All-America honors. during the regular season. In Saban’s fi ve national that is given to the nation’s best linebacker, and COACHES/STAFF COACHES/STAFF His 2018 team compiled a 14-1 record, just championship seasons at Alabama, his teams have Robinson captured the Outland Trophy. Saban’s third team to go undefeated through the gone 17-2 against top-10 opponents, and, since The 2015 team secured the Crimson Tide’s fourth regular season (2009, 2016) and his fourth to reach 2008, the Crimson Tide is 29-10 overall against top- national championship in seven years. They became the 14-win plateau (2009, 2015-16). He won the 10 teams. Alabama has been ranked No. 1 in the the fi rst team to win back-to-back Southeastern Walter Camp National Coach of the Year Award and Associated Press poll for at least one week for 11 Conference Championships in 17 years (Tennessee, the Tide also qualifi ed for its fi fth straight appearance straight years, which broke the all-time record of 1997-98) and were the only program to earn an in the College Football Playoff, earning the No. 1 seven established by Miami (1986-92). invitation to each of the fi rst two College Football seed and a trip to the Capital One Orange Bowl Alabama has not lost to an unranked team since Playoffs. Saban led his team to victories in the fi nal to play No. 4 Oklahoma. The Crimson Tide cruised 2007 and have lost just one game to a team ranked 12 games of the season, including wins at No. past the Sooners in the Semifi nal by a score of 45- outside the top 15 in the AP poll in the last 10 years 8 Georgia, at No. 9 Texas A&M, vs. No. 4 LSU, at 34, using an early 28-0 lead to ensure the victory. (No. 19 South Carolina in 2010). For perspective, No. 17 Mississippi State, against No. 18 Florida in Alabama produced its most potent offense to date, no team in the FBS has lost fewer than 10 games to the SEC Championship Game, vs. No. 3 Michigan fi nishing the 2018 campaign as the national leader in teams outside the top 15 in that same time frame. State in the Goodyear Cotton Bowl and over No. passing effi ciency (197.34). The Tide also wrapped The 2017 Crimson Tide earned its fourth straight 1 Clemson in the College Football Playoff National up 2018 ranked third in scoring offense (45.6 ppg) trip to the College Football Playoff and defeated No. Championship Game. The senior class won a school- along with sixth in both total offense (522.0 ypg) and 1 Clemson 24-6 in the Allstate . The Tide record 50 games (50-6) over their four years with passing offense (323.6 ypg). The 2018 senior class fi nished the season with a 13-1 record and a share three SEC Championships and two national titles. also broke the NCAA record for wins, eclipsing the of the SEC Western Division title. Alabama had 10 The Crimson Tide featured Tide’s 2017 class, with a record of 55-4 to match players earn fi rst team All-SEC honors while Minkah winner , who also captured the Clemson’s 2018 senior class for the most wins in a Fitzpatrick captured the Bednarik Award as the , Walter Camp Player of the Year and four-year period. National Defensive Player of the Year and the Jim . Ryan Kelly won the Rimington As a sophomore, Tagovailoa quarterbacked Thorpe Award as the nation’s top defensive back. Trophy as the nation’s top center. Linebacker Reggie the offensive unit, winning the Maxwell Award, the Fitzpatrick and linebacker earned Ragland was a fi nalist for the Butkus Award, Nagurski Walter Camp Player of the Year and The Sporting fi rst team All-America honors. Saban’s defense led Trophy and the Bednarik Award, while A’Shawn News Player of the Year while fi nishing runner-up the nation in scoring (11.9 ppg), total defense (260.4 Robinson was a fi nalist for the Outland Trophy. The in Heisman Trophy voting. Jerry Jeudy won the ypg) and rushing defense (94.7 ypg) while ranking offensive line was also awarded the Joe Moore Biletnikoff Award as the nation’s best wide receiver second in pass effi ciency defense (96.78). The Award, which goes to the nation’s toughest line. All while earned the Outland Trophy offensive side of the ball fi nished 13th nationally in four of the Tide’s fi nalists garnered fi rst team All- and led the country’s No. 12 scoring defense (18.1 rushing (250.6 ypg) and 15th in scoring (37.1 ppg). America honors, while was a second- ppg). Alabama fi nished with six fi rst team All- The senior class posted a NCAA-record 53-5 mark team selection. Americans (Tagovailoa, Jeudy, Q. Williams, OT from 2014-17 and a 64-7 mark over the last fi ve years Henry set school records for rushing yards , S and C Ross which is also the best in NCAA annals. (2,219), rushing touchdowns (28), rushing attempts AMONG THE NATION’S BEST

Only four coaches in the modern poll era of college football have won four or more national championships during their careers.

COACH SCHOOL(S) CHAMPIONSHIP YEARS Paul “Bear” Bryant Alabama 1961,1964-65,1973,1978-79 (6) Nick Saban LSU & Alabama 2004, 2009, 2011-12, 2015, 2017 (6) Frank Leahy Notre Dame 1943, 1946-47, 1949 (4) John McKay Southern 1962, 1967, 1972, 1974 (4)

38 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL coaches and staff COACHES/STAFF

(395) and all-purpose yardage (2,310). A trademark linebacker Trey DePriest and offensive guard Arie of Saban-coached teams, the Tide ranked among Kouandjio garnered fi rst team All-America honors. the nation’s best on both sides of the ball, checking SEC Championship Game MVP set school in at No. 1 in the country in rushing defense, No. records for total offense (3,837 yards) and passing 3 in total defense and scoring defense, and eighth yards (3,487), while Cooper established UA marks THE in pass effi ciency defense while averaging 199.9 in every receiving category. The Tide ranked among rushing yards and 227.1 passing yards per game the nation’s best on both sides of the ball, checking on offense. Saban’s on-side kick call in the national in at No. 6 in the country in scoring defense and 15th championship game proved key, propelling the overall in scoring offense. In the classroom, to the program’s 16th national title. In had 22 graduates on the roster for the the classroom, the numbers were just as astounding, (tied for the most in the nation) and seven players ROAD as UA had a nation-leading 29 graduates on the with their master’s degree in hand (fi rst in the nation). roster for the bowl game including three players with Saban led the 2013 Alabama team to the Allstate their master’s degree in hand. Sugar Bowl, making a sixth straight New Year’s bowl Saban became the fi rst coach to win back-to- appearance and the third straight in a BCS bowl. back BCS national championships at the end of the That senior class posted a remarkable record of 60-7 TO BAMA 2012 season, and he is one of three college coaches over their last fi ve years with four bowl wins and in the poll era (since 1936) to win three national three national titles. Their record in the classroom championships in four years (2009-2012), joining was just as impressive as 28 Crimson Tide graduates Frank Leahy of Notre Dame (1946-47, 1949) and took the fi eld for the bowl matchup with Oklahoma. Kent State, 1973-76 Tom Osborne of Nebraska (1994-95, 1997). He is Senior quarterback AJ McCarron was named a fi rst Syracuse, 1977 also just the second (Leahy) to win four titles in seven team All-American, won the Maxwell and Unitas years, a feat he has now accomplished twice (2009- Award, and fi nished as the runner-up in the Heisman West Virginia, 1978-79 12 and 2011-17). Trophy voting. On the other side of the ball, senior Ohio State, 1980-81 Saban, the 2014 Bobby Dodd National Coach linebacker C.J. Mosley took home Alabama’s third Navy, 1982 of the Year, led the Crimson Tide to the top seed in Butkus Trophy and earned All-America honors for the fi rst College Football Playoff at the 2015 Allstate the second straight year. Michigan State, 1983-87 Sugar Bowl, UA’s 24th SEC Championship and a Alabama remained at the forefront of the college Houston Oilers, 1988-89 12-2 record. Alabama won its fi nal eight games football world in 2012 with an explosive offense and a Toledo, 1990 to earn a spot in the playoff, including a closing retooled defense that maintained its place as one of gauntlet that included wins at No. 14 LSU, over No. 1 the most dominant units in the nation. The Crimson , 1991-94 Mississippi State, against No. 15 Auburn and versus Tide won the program’s 23rd SEC championship (the Michigan State, 1995-99 No. 14 Missouri in the SEC Championship. The most in league history) with a victory over Georgia LSU, 2000-04 2014 senior class fi nished with a 48-6 record over that propelled Alabama into the 2013 Discover four years and went to four straight New Year’s Six BCS National Championship Game, where they , 2005-06 Bowls, including national championships in 2011 and soundly defeated Notre Dame by a score of 42-14 Alabama, 2007-Present 2012. The Crimson Tide featured Heisman Trophy to earn the school’s 15th national title. For his efforts fi nalist and UA’s fi rst-ever Biletnikoff Award winner following the season, Saban was named the Bobby Amari Cooper and Nagurski Trophy and Thorpe Bowden National Coach of the Year, his third such Award fi nalist . Along with Cooper honor in his previous four years. and Collins, Award fi nalist punter JK Scott, ROLLTIDE.COM 39 coaches and staff COACHES/STAFF

Coach Saban holding the 2013 BCS National Championship Trophy after defeating Notre Dame in Miami.

The Alabama defense in 2012 led the nation in which was presented to snapper , for both. Saban’s 2009 squad also was prominent when rush defense (76.4 ypg), total defense (250.0 ypg) the team’s response in the community following it came to other honors, as Rolando McClain received and scoring defense (10.9 ppg). The Tide offense a tornado that devastated Tuscaloosa on April 27, the Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker and ranked 12th nationally in scoring at 38.7 points 2011. Jones also received the ARA Sportsmanship six players earned fi rst team AP All-America status — per game, 16th nationally in rushing at 227.5 yards Award and the Wuerffel Trophy. Saban’s efforts a college football record. per game and set a school record with 542 points earned him the Bobby Bowden National Coach of After the perfect 2009 season concluded, Saban scored in 2012. The Crimson Tide featured four fi rst the Year Award. The Tide also had extensive success was presented with the fi rst Bobby Bowden National team All-Americans in 2012, including two along the in the classroom with 38 SEC Academic Honor Roll Coach of the Year Award. In addition to the on- offensive line in center and left guard selections (a league record) and produced one fi eld success, the 2009 Tide active roster featured a . A pair of defensive standouts Academic All-American in Jones. nation’s-best 13 players who had already graduated. also earned All-America honors in cornerback Dee Despite a young roster that listed only eight That number increased to 22 players with degrees Milliner and Mosley. Jones captured the Rimington scholarship seniors, the 2010 Alabama team fi nished for the bowl game. Trophy, presented to the nation’s best center, and with its third consecutive 10-win season following Saban’s fi rst Alabama team fi nished 7-6 in 2007, the prestigious Campbell Award, as the student- a dominant 49-7 win over Michigan State in the but the 2008 season saw a vastly improved squad athlete who best combined performance on the Capital One Bowl. Five players were named fi rst take the fi eld. Saban’s infl uence had taken hold in fi eld, success in the classroom and service away from team All-SEC by either the AP or the league coaches, Tuscaloosa and – behind a small and united senior the fi eld. The 2012 senior class set then-school and while six more earned second team All-SEC honors. class along with a talented group of newcomers – SEC records for wins, while garnering a 49-5 record Most impressively, two players (quarterback Greg the Tide returned to national prominence. Alabama since 2009, a mark that tied Nebraska’s NCAA McElroy and Jones) were named fi rst team CoSIDA/ developed a reputation as the most physical football record 49 wins from 1994-97. ESPN Academic All-Americans, which marked two team in the country and methodically dominated The 2011 squad produced one of the most consecutive years in which Alabama boasted two the competition. Saban produced the largest win dominant defenses in the history of college football of the three CoSIDA/ESPN Academic All-Americans increase from year one to year two in school history, and captured Alabama’s 14th national championship in the SEC. McElroy, the ESPN Academic All- as the Tide went from a seven-win team in 2007 to with a 21-0 victory over LSU in the BCS National American of the Year, was named a National Football 12 wins in 2008. Championship Game. The Tide defense led the Foundation National Scholar-Athlete as a fi nalist for Alabama swept through the 2008 regular season nation in all major categories, becoming the second the Campbell Trophy. schedule with a 12-0 record, moving to No. 1 in all team since national statistics have been compiled, The 2009 season at Alabama turned out to be of the polls and capturing the SEC Western Division and the fi rst since 1986 (Oklahoma), to accomplish one of the most memorable in program history, as Championship before falling late to Florida in a hard- that feat. UA allowed only 8.2 points per game, the Tide compiled a perfect 14-0 mark and won fought SEC Championship Game. The team’s efforts 183.6 total yards, 72.2 rushing yards, 111.5 passing the 2009 BCS National Championship by defeating earned them a trip to the Allstate Sugar Bowl for the yards and an 83.7 pass effi ciency defense. Alabama Texas, 37-21, at the in Pasadena, Calif. 13th time in school history. Saban was named the fi nished with a 12-1 record. Alabama earned a spot in the title game with a 2008 Home Depot Coach of the Year at the ESPN Seven members of the 2011 Crimson Tide resounding 32-13 win over defending national College Football Awards Show and won several (including fi ve on defense) were recognized as rstfi champion Florida in the SEC Championship Game, other national coach-of-the-year honors including team All-Americans by major media outlets, while as the Tide moved to No. 1 in both major polls. The the FWAA/Eddie Robinson, Associated Press, Jones took home Alabama’s third Outland Trophy SEC championship was the program’s 22nd. Sporting News, Walter Camp Football Foundation and Heisman Trophy fi nalist On Dec. 12, 2009, more history was made for and Liberty Mutual. received the Tide’s fi rst Doak Walker Award. The both Alabama and Saban when running back Mark Lessons learned from the 2007 season – which team was recognized with the Disney Spirit Award, Ingram became the fi rst Heisman Trophy winner for was capped with a win over Colorado in the 40 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL coaches and staff

Independence Bowl – no doubt carried into spring and summer preparations for the 2008 run. The win also continued an “OUR MOST IMPORTANT GOAL impressive streak for Saban as he has yet to have a losing season as a college head coach. Of the six losses in 2007, none was by more than seven points. In addition to an improvement in the IS TO HELP OUR PLAYERS win column from the year prior, the 2008 signing class was rated by many analysts as the best in the country. DEVELOP A CAREER OFF Before arriving in Tuscaloosa, Saban’s most recent college head coaching stint was a fi ve-season run at LSU that produced a record of 48-16 (.750), one national championship (2003), two THE FIELD BY GRADUATING Southeastern Conference championships, three SEC Western Division championships, and a 3-2 record in bowl games with two Sugar Bowl victories and a Peach Bowl win. LSU constructed FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF a 28-12 (.700) record against SEC opponents under Saban’s guidance. He was named the 2003 National Coach of the Year by the Associated Press and earned both the Paul W. “Bear” Bryant ALABAMA.” National Coach of the Year Award and the Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Award by the Football Writers Association of America. Saban was named SEC Coach of the Year twice (by The Birmingham News in 2001 and by the Associated Press in — NICK SABAN 2003) while at LSU. Saban took over the Alabama program after serving two seasons at the helm of the Miami Dolphins. Saban’s teams showed marked improvement over the unit he inherited. Taking F over a team that fi nished 4-12 in 2004, Saban led the 2005 F A

Dolphins to a 9-7 record, the third-biggest turnaround in the T NFL that season and the second-highest victory turnaround for S / a Dolphins team in any non-strike season. Most impressively, the S E

Dolphins fi nished 2005 on a six-game winning streak to end the H year, the longest streak in the NFL that season. C A

Named head coach at LSU on Nov. 30, 1999, Saban led an O immediate turnaround of a program that had suffered through COACHES/STAFF C seven losing seasons during the 1990s. His 48 victories over fi ve seasons ranked third among Division I-A head coaches during that time. Saban, Paul Dietzel and Les Miles are the only coaches in the program’s history to post multiple 10-win seasons. Saban, Dietzel and Bernie Moore are the only head coaches in Tiger history to win two SEC titles. Saban’s 2000 Tigers rebounded from two straight losing seasons to post an 8-4 record, capped by a 31-20 win over No. 15 in the Peach Bowl. Victories over Tennessee and Mississippi State highlighted that season, along with a key road win at Ole Miss. The 2001 Tigers improved to 10-3 overall and won the program’s fi rst outright SEC title since 1986 with a 31-20 win over second-ranked Tennessee in the SEC Championship Game. An impressive second half against the Volunteers was a trademark of Saban’s coaching acumen, as LSU outscored the Vols 21-3 in the fi nal half to erase a 17-10 defi cit. They won the game despite the absence of starting quarterback Rohan Davey and running back LaBrandon Toefi eld. RECORD AS A COLLEGE HEAD COACH (247-65-1)

YEAR SCHOOL RECORD POSTSEASON BOWL OR FINISH 1990 Toledo 9-2 Finished fi rst in the Mid-American Conference

1995 Michigan State 6-5-1 Independence Bowl 1996 Michigan State 6-6 1997 Michigan State 7-5 Aloha Bowl 1998 Michigan State 6-6 1999 Michigan State 9-2 ^Invited to Citrus Bowl

2000 LSU 8-4 Peach Bowl 2001 LSU 10-3 Sugar Bowl 2002 LSU 8-5 Cotton Bowl 2003 LSU 13-1 *BCS National Champions; SEC Champions; Sugar Bowl 2004 LSU 9-3 Capital One Bowl

2007 Alabama 7-6 (2-6 after NCAA ruling) Independence Bowl 2008 Alabama 12-2 Sugar Bowl 2009 Alabama 14-0 *BCS National Champions; SEC Champions 2010 Alabama 10-3 Capital One Bowl 2011 Alabama 12-1 *BCS National Champions 2012 Alabama 13-1 *BCS National Champions; SEC Champions 2013 Alabama 11-2 Sugar Bowl 2014 Alabama 12-2 College Football Playoff ; SEC Champions; Sugar Bowl 2015 Alabama 14-1 *CFP National Champions; SEC Champions; Cotton Bowl 2016 Alabama 14-1 College Football Playoff ; SEC Champions; Peach Bowl 2017 Alabama 13-1 *CFP National Champions; Allstate Sugar Bowl 2018 Alabama 14-0 College Football Playoff ; SEC Champions; Orange Bowl 2019 Alabama 10-2 Citrus Bowl ROLLTIDE.COMROLLTIDE.COM 414 *Won the national championship ROLLTIDE.COM 41 ^Saban did not coach in the bowl game coaches and staff

degree in sports administration from Kent State in 1975. Born Oct. 31, 1951, Saban and his wife, the former Terry Constable, have two children, Nicholas and Kristen. They have been married for 46 years and are enjoying the company of their granddaughter, Amélie and son-in-law Adam Setas. Saban co-authored “Tiger Turnaround” in 2001, documenting his fi rst two years at LSU. He then co- authored “How Good Do You Want to Be?” in 2005, a book that offers real-life principles for success at work and at home. At Michigan State, the Sabans started the Nick’s Kids Foundation, which they have continued in Tuscaloosa, a vibrant example of their continuing concern for disadvantaged children. Since Nick and Terry arrived in Tuscaloosa, nearly $8 million has been distributed to students, teachers and children’s causes at over 150 charities through the Nick’s Kids SNAPSHOTS Foundation. The Sabans also have played a big role in tornado Coach Saban and his wife, Terry, with their daughter, Kristen, and her relief efforts in Tuscaloosa and the surrounding husband, Adam Setas, at Alabama’s 2018 White House visit. areas. Immediately following the devastating storm on April 27, 2011, Nick and Terry visited shelters Sparked by one of the most prolifi c offenses In 1999, Saban led his fi nal Spartans team to a where they paid for and served meals to those in COACHES/STAFF in the nation, a unit that averaged 451.5 yards per No. 7 national ranking, fi nishing in a tie for second need. Through Nick’s Kids, the Sabans joined with game, the Tigers capped the 2001 season with a 47- place in the Big Ten. The Spartans defeated Notre Habitat for Humanity in helping to rebuild 17 homes 34 defeat of Big Ten champion Illinois in the Sugar Dame, Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State in the lost in the tornado, the most recent of which was Bowl, LSU’s fi rst victory in a New Year’s Day bowl same year for the fi rst time since 1965 and recorded dedicated in May of 2018 following Alabama’s 17th game since 1968. six wins at home for the fi rst time since the 1912 national championship. Stifl ing defense was the trademark of the 2002 season. The Spartans’ performance that year landed With support and donations from the Sabans, Tigers. LSU posted an 8-5 record and a second them a spot in the Citrus Bowl. Michigan State led St. Francis Catholic Church in Tuscaloosa built the straight New Year’s Day bowl appearance. The the Big Ten in rushing defense (77.0 ypg) and total Saban Catholic Student Center, which opened in Tigers, who faced Texas in the Cotton Bowl, held defense (299.0 ypg) while ranking fi fth nationally in August of 2016. In receiving the 2008 Liberty Mutual opponents to under 275 yards per game through rushing defense and 11th in total defense. The MSU Coach of the Year Award, Saban was awarded a the season’s fi rst six games and scored a school- offense averaged 31.0 points per game. $50,000 gift at the A-Day Game. He designated the record 30 or more points in six straight games. LSU Saban was the fi rst coach in school history to put gift for Nick’s Kids, as well as an additional $20,000 just missed winning a second consecutive SEC West the Spartans in postseason bowl games in each of his gift for The University of Alabama scholarship fund. title, as a last-minute comeback by Arkansas in the fi rst three seasons – as he led Michigan State to the In June of 2008, the Sabans announced a $1 million regular-season fi nale prevented LSU from another Independence Bowl in 1995, the Sun Bowl in 1996 gift to benefi t Alabama’s first-generation scholarship appearance in the SEC Championship Game. That and the Aloha Bowl in 1997. program. The gift has a special meaning to the LSU team overcame the midseason loss of starting Before Michigan State, Saban spent four seasons Sabans, as both Nick and Terry were fi rst-generation quarterback Matt Mauck, free safety Damien James (1991-94) as defensive coordinator with the Cleveland graduates. and Toefi eld in successive weeks to make a run at an Browns under head coach . The Browns Most recently, the Sabans announced plans SEC Western Division title. went from allowing the most points (462) in the NFL for The Saban Center in Tuscaloosa, which create Saban’s philosophy of “out of yourself and prior to Saban’s arrival to allowing the fewest points a learning center on the Black Warrior River that into the team” paid huge dividends in 2003. The (204) in the league in 1994, the sixth-fewest points brings together the Children’s Hands-On Museum, Tigers produced a 13-1 record, won their second surrendered in NFL history at the time. In each of Tuscaloosa Public Library and the Tuscaloosa SEC championship and earned the school’s second Saban’s four years guiding the Browns defense, they Children’s Theater. The Sabans made a personal national championship with a squad that was among never permitted an average of more than 19.2 points gift of $1 million to the project and the Nick’s Kids the nation’s most dominant on both sides of the line per game. He built a reputation as one of the fi nest Foundation contributed another $250,000. of scrimmage. The LSU offense scored a school- defensive coaches in the league and also was heavily record 475 points (33.9 per game) while holding involved in the team’s player personnel and scouting 13 of 14 opponents to fewer than 20 points. LSU’s process. defense ranked fi rst nationally in points allowed Saban’s fi rst head coaching position came at per game (11.0) and total defense (252.0 yards per the University of Toledo in 1990, as he guided the game). After a 7-1 start, LSU ended the season with Rockets to a record of 9-2 that year, fi nishing as six dominating victories by an average margin of co-champions of the Mid-American Conference. 35-10. An impressive 34-13 victory over Georgia The Rockets ranked among the NCAA leaders in in the 2003 SEC title game paved LSU’s way to both total defense (12th at 284.8 ypg) and scoring an appearance in the BCS Championship Game defense (16th at 16.2 ppg) and missed posting an against top-ranked Oklahoma. The Tigers produced undefeated record by a mere fi ve points. a dominant defensive effort against the Sooners in Saban joined Toledo after serving as secondary the Sugar Bowl, limiting the Sooners to 154 yards of coach with the Houston Oilers for two seasons under total offense in a 21-14 victory. Jerry Glanville (1988-89), his fi rst NFL coaching Saban’s fi nal LSU team in 2004 overcame the loss position. He quickly made an impact on the Oilers of 13 players from the 2003 squad who went on to defense, as the team’s secondary tied for fourth in Coach Nick Saban with 2015 Heisman Trophy winner NFL rosters, posting a 9-3 record while producing the AFC in 1988 with 21 interceptions and then tied Derrick Henry. the SEC’s best rushing offense (200.7 yards per for second in the conference in 1989 with 22 picks. game). The Tiger defense ranked third nationally In his fi rst stint at Michigan State, Saban served during the regular season in total defense (249.9 as secondary coach and defensive coordinator yards per game) and passing defense (145.4 yards under George Perles from 1983-87. Saban played per game), allowing only 15.9 points per contest. an integral part in helping the Spartans make three Saban served as head coach at Michigan State postseason bowl appearances, including a Big Ten from 1995-99, his second stint at the East Lansing championship in 1987 and a 20-17 victory over school as he also spent 1983-87 as the Spartans’ Southern California in the 1988 Rose Bowl. Michigan defensive coordinator/secondary coach. After State led the nation in rushing defense in 1987, (61.2 playing in only one bowl game in the previous ypg) and ranked second in scoring defense (12.4 four years, Michigan State made four postseason ppg). appearances in Saban’s fi ve years at the helm. Saban A native of Monongah, W. Va., Saban is a 1973 led MSU to a 34-24-1 (.585) record. graduate of Kent State University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business. He earned a master’s Coach Nick Saban with 2009 Heisman Trophy winner 42 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL Mark Ingram. coaches and staff COACHES/STAFF

Coach Nick Saban and wife Terry, (above) after helping build a 17th home with Habitat for Humanity in 2018 following the Tide’s 17th national championship. Terry Saban (upper right) helping to donate bikes at a Nick’s Kids event. “When we travel throughout the state, we recognize names and faces who share the same goal: to make the University of Alabama the very best it can be in every regard, on the field, in the class- room and in the eyes of the nation one day at a time. Thank you to all of the supporters and the University of Alabama community. Roll Tide!” — TERRY SABAN

SNAPSHOTS SNAPSHOTS Nicholas Saban and his daughter, Coach Saban and Terry, with Amélie. their granddaughter, Amélie.

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BRIAN BAKER

Assoc. Head Coach/DL First Year MARYLAND, 1985

COACHES/STAFF Brian Baker joined the Alabama coaching Johnson recorded 11.5 sacks (tied-fourth in NFL) A native of Baltimore, Md., Baker played staff in January of 2019 as the associate head in 2010 and Peppers notched 10.5 sacks on his outside linebacker at the University of Maryland coach and defensive line coach. way to the Pro Bowl in 2009. from 1980-83 and helped the Terps win the ACC Baker, who owns 19 years of NFL coaching Baker coached the St. Louis Rams’ defensive in 1983. He earned a degree in marketing from experience, joined the Crimson Tide’s staff after line from 2006-08. In 2008, his unit notched 20 Maryland in 1985. three seasons directing one of the nation’s top of the team’s 30 sacks. In 2006, defensive end Baker and his wife, Nevada, have three defensive fronts at Mississippi State. Prior to Leonard Little tied for fi fth in the league with daughters, Nicole, Jade and Jasmine. his time with the Bulldogs, Baker coached the 13.0 sacks, while defensive tackle La’Roi Glover defensive line or outside linebackers from 1996- was sixth among NFC defensive tackles with 5.5 The Brian Baker File 2014 in the NFL with the Chargers, Lions, Vikings, sacks. Hometown: Baltimore, Md. Rams, Panthers, Cowboys, Browns and Redskins. From 2001-05, Baker worked in various Education: Maryland (1985) Baker’s leadership was evident in his three capacities for the , serving as Wife: Nevada seasons in Starkville as the Bulldogs’ produced defensive line coach in 2001 and 2004-05 and Children: Nicole, Jade, Jasmine multiple fi rst team All-SEC defensive linemen as linebackers coach from 2002-03. He helped Birthdate: June 20, 1962 for the fi rst time in school history in 2017 and defensive tackle Kevin Williams earn his fi rst of six repeated that accomplishment the very next Pro Bowl selections following the 2004 season. Coaching Experience season in 2018. Both Jeffery Simmons and In that 2004 campaign, Williams recorded a 2019-present: Alabama (Assoc. HC/DL) Montez Sweat earned the nod on the Associated career-best 11.5 sacks and was selected to the 2016-18: Mississippi State (DL) Press and Coaches’ teams in each of the last Associated Press All-Pro team. 2015: Covenant Christian (Texas) (AC) two seasons. It represented just the second and Baker was the ’ defensive line 2014: Washington Redskins (OLB) third times since 2003 that an SEC West school coach from 1997-2000, spearheading defensive 2013: Cleveland Browns (OLB) produced multiple fi rst team All-SEC defensive linemen Robert Porcher (1997 and 1999) and 2011-12: (DL) linemen (Alabama, 2015). (1999 and 2000) to Pro Bowl 2009-10: (DL) Simmons and Sweat combined for 58.5 selections. In 1999, Porcher registered 15 sacks, 2006-08: St. Louis Rams (DL) tackles for loss and 29 sacks in the last two the most by any Lion in a single-season since 2004-05: Minnesota Vikings (DL) seasons. Sweat led the SEC in sacks (10.5) in sacks became offi cial in 1982. Baker made his 2002-03: Minnesota Vikings (LB) 2017 and fi nished second in 2018 (11.5), while NFL coaching debut as the defensive line coach 2001: Minnesota Vikings (DL) Simmons was fourth in tackles for loss (17.0) in with the San Diego Chargers in 1996. 1997-2000: Detroit Lions (DL) 2018. Sweat was the fi rst Bulldog to lead the He spent nine years as an assistant coach at 1996: San Diego Chargers (DL) league in sacks since 2005 when he paced the Georgia Tech from 1987-95, coaching linebackers 1995: Georgia Tech (DC/LB) conference during his junior campaign. in each of those years and coordinating the 1987-94: Georgia Tech (LB) Baker’s 2016 season, his fi rst in Starkville, saw defense in 1995. The 1990 team at Georgia Tech 1986: Army (FB) his unit rank in the top fi ve of the SEC in tackles claimed the national championship with a win 1985: Maryland (GA) for loss (81). Three of his players signed NFL free over Nebraska in the Citrus Bowl to fi nish 11-0- 1984: Maryland (Student) agent contracts in May of 2017, including Nelson 1. He coached to All-America Adams (), Johnathan Calvin honors and the No. 12 overall pick in the 1992 () and Nick James (Detroit NFL . Baker served as Army’s running backs Lions). coach in 1986 after two seasons at Maryland During his 19 years in the NFL, Baker in 1984-85 as a student assistant and graduate coached eight Pro Bowlers, including the likes assistant. of DeMarcus Ware and . His fi nal NFL season was the 2014 campaign with the Washington Redskins where he coached the outside linebackers. Under his tutelage, recorded a career-best 13.5 sacks in that season. Prior to his year in Washington, he served as the Cleveland Browns’ outside linebackers coach in 2013, helping the Browns fi nish third in the AFC and ninth in the NFL in total defense (332.4 yards per game). Baker spent the 2011-12 seasons as the defensive line coach with the Dallas Cowboys. Under Baker, nose tackle Jay Ratliff earned a Pro Bowl selection in 2012 while also contributing to the Pro Bowl selections of linebackers Ware and Anthony Spencer as part of his responsibilities BAKER FAMILY overseeing the pass rush. Brian and his wife, Nevada, and their He spent the 2009-10 seasons as the Carolina daughters Nicole, Jade and Jasmine. Panthers’ defensive line coach as Charles 44 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL coaches and staff

JEFF BANKS

Special Teams Coord./TE Second Year WASHINGTON STATE, 1999

Jeff Banks is in his second season on head having coached running backs and coordinated The Jeff Banks File coach Nick Saban’s staff as the special teams special teams for nine years at UTEP (2004-12). Hometown: Upland, Calif. coordinator and tight ends coach after spending During his time in El Paso, Banks oversaw Education: Washington State (1999) the previous fi ve years in the same role at Texas one of the top special teams units in Conference Children: Sydnei, Gage, Tanner A&M. USA as the Miners led the league in special Birthdate: April 8, 1975 In his fi rst season in Tuscaloosa, Banks saw teams statistics in 2011 and 2012. In 2012, UTEP his punt return defense rank fi fth nationally (2.67 led the conference in net punting with a 40.1 Coaching Experience ypr) and his punt return unit fi nished 12th in the average and punt return defense with a 3.1 yard 2018-present: Alabama (TE/STC)

country (14.71 ypr). The Tide was also third average. The Miners allowed just 65 yards on 21 2013-17: Texas A&M (TE/STC) COACHES/STAFF in the SEC in kickoff returns with an average opponent punt returns. UTEP also ranked No. 3 2012: Virginia (RB) of 23.77 yards per return. Freshman Jaylen in kickoff returns (23.8 avg.) and No. 4 in punt 2004-12: UTEP (RB/STC) Waddle was named the SEC Freshman of the returns (10.1). That same season, UTEP blocked 2000-03: Idaho State (RB/STC/RC) Year while ranking second in the SEC in punt four kicks and returned a pair of kickoffs for 1998-2000: Washington State (GA) return average at 14.6 yards per return with touchdowns. one touchdown. Placekicker Joseph Bulovas The 2011 season saw UTEP led C-USA connected on 14-of-18 fi eld goals with a long of in punting (40.5 avg.), rank second in kickoff 49 yards with 44 touchbacks on kickoffs. returns (26.3 avg.) and third in kickoff coverage His tight ends Irv Smith Jr. and (44.4 avg.). The Miners rated fourth nationally in also excelled with Smith earning second team kickoff returns and sixth in net punting, and the All-America honors. Smith caught 44 passes for team blocked three punts and also executed 710 yards and seven touchdowns, which was a successful fake kicks for fi rst downs on the road school record for tight ends. Hentges hauled in on three occasions. three touchdown passes while proving essential In 2009, a Banks pupil, Donald Buckram, to the Tide’s rushing attack. broke UTEP’s season rushing record that had Banks came to Alabama after fi ve years as stood for over 60 years by rushing for 1,594 the tight ends and special teams coordinator yards. for Kevin Sumlin at Texas A&M. The Aggies Banks served as an assistant coach at Idaho boasted one of the nation’s top special teams State from 2000-03, where he was the special units in 2017, ranking third nationally in net teams coordinator, recruiting coordinator and punting (42.29 ypp) and second nationally running backs coach. Idaho State led the nation in punt returns with a 17.1 average and two in net punting twice in his three seasons. touchdowns. Punter Shane Tripucka ranked Banks got his coaching start as a graduate sixth nationally in punting with an average of assistant under Mike Price at 45.5 yards per punt. Banks’ units were No. 1 Washington State from 1998- nationally with eight blocked kicks a season ago. 2000, where he worked with In 2016, the Aggies led the nation in punt the offense and the punters returns average at 25.39 yards per return with and kickers. four touchdowns. Returner led the As a player, Banks was nation individually in punt return touchdowns a two-time all-conference with three while averaging 21.7 yards on punter for Washington State, 13 returns. Texas A&M also ranked seventh posting a 42.8 yard average nationally in net punting in 2016 with a 41.58 as a junior and 43.4 yard yard average. average as a senior. In his The highlight of his fi rst season with the fi nal season, he led the Pac- Aggies in 2013 was the development of punter 10 and was No. 15 nationally Drew Kaser and placekicker Josh Lambo. Kaser while helping the Cougars go broke the A&M single-season record with a 47.4 10-2 and earn an invitation to punt average while being named a fi rst-team the Rose Bowl. Banks was All-American and being selected as a fi nalist also selected to participate for the Ray Guy Award. Kaser was a sixth-round in the . NFL Draft pick of the Chargers in 2016. Lambo Banks has a daughter, connected on 80 percent of his fi eld goal kicks Sydnei, and two sons, Gage and was 50-of-51 on PATs. The Aggies also and Tanner. Banks earned blocked an SEC-high three kicks, ranked third in his bachelor’s degree in net punting (39.4) and second in kickoff return communications from defense (18.3). Washington State in 1999. BANKS FAMILY Prior to arriving at Texas A&M in 2013, Banks had a brief stint as the running backs coach Jeff with his children, Sydnei, and special teams coordinator at Virginia after Gage and Tanner.

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KYLE FLOOD

Offensive Line First Year IONA, 1993

COACHES/STAFF Kyle Flood joined the Alabama coaching During his time at Rutgers, the offensive A native of Bayside, N.Y., Flood and his wife, staff in January of 2019 to coach the Crimson line consistently produced top-level talent, Amy, have three children, Kyle, Isabella and Tide’s offensive line. including several players who went on to the Joseph. Flood takes over Alabama’s offensive front NFL. All-American Anthony Davis became the after two years on the ’ staff highest player ever drafted in Rutgers history as The Kyle Flood File coaching the offensive line. He also boasts four the 11th overall pick of the 2010 NFL Draft. Hometown: Bayside, N.Y. years of head coaching experience, guiding the Flood arrived at Rutgers after three seasons Education: Iona (1993) from 2012-15. at the University of Delaware, where he helped Wife: Amy Entering his 25th year of coaching, Flood the Blue Hens to a 30-11 record, including a Children: Kyle, Isabella, Joseph spent the 2017-18 seasons helping Chris Morgan 15-1 mark in 2003 en route to the NCAA FCS Birthdate: January 20, 1971 coach a Falcons offensive line that only allowed National Championship and a share of the 24 sacks in 2017 – tied for the third lowest Atlantic 10 title in 2004. He also served as Coaching Experience amount in the NFL. Flood’s assistance in his fi rst assistant head coach and recruiting coordinator 2019-present: Alabama (OL) year was also shown by the group’s ability to during his stint. 2017-18: Atlanta Falcons (Senior Assistant/OL) sustain blocks as the Falcons line helped create Prior to his time at Delaware, Flood was 2012-15: Rutgers (Head Coach) 230 big plays (plays that are 10-plus yards). In offensive line coach at Hofstra from 1997- 2011: Rutgers (Asst. HC/OL) 2018, the offense fi nished in the top 10 in the 2001. While at Hofstra, he helped the Pride 2009-10: Rutgers (Asst. HC/Co-OC/OL) NFL in passing yards (fourth – 4,653 yards), total earn berths in the NCAA FCS playoffs in 1997 2008-09: Rutgers (Asst. HC/OL) yards (sixth – 6,226 yards) and 10th in scoring and 1999-2001. The Pride were among the top 2007: Rutgers (RGC/OL) (25.9 ppg). offensive teams in the nation during his tenure, 2005-06: Rutgers (OL) He guided the Rutgers football program ranking second in total offense, fourth in passing 2002-05: Delaware (Asst. HC/OL) for four seasons from 2012-15 and spent 11 and fi fth in scoring in 2001. 1997-2001: Hofstra (OL) seasons on staff in Piscataway. Flood became Flood, a 1993 graduate of Iona College, 1995-96: C.W. Post (OL) the fi rst head coach in school history to lead the was a four-year letterwinner for the Gaels. He 1993-94: St. Francis High (N.Y.) (AC) program to three bowl appearances in his fi rst earned fi rst team All-Liberty Conference honors three seasons at the helm and fi nished with a in 1991 and served as team captain of the Gaels 27-24 overall record. in 1992. Flood’s fi rst year as head coach of the Rutgers His fi rst college coaching position came in football program was as memorable as any in 1995-96 as offensive line coach at Long Island Scarlet Knights football history. Flood guided University-C.W. Post. While coaching at C.W. Rutgers to its fi rst BIG EAST Championship, Post, he helped the team to the ECAC Division earned BIG EAST Coach of the Year honors and II Eastern title in 1996. won more games (nine) than any rookie head coach in RU history. He led Rutgers through their transition to the in 2014 and a win in the 2014 Quick Lane Bowl. Flood guided Rutgers to eight wins that season - the program’s fi rst year as a member of the Big Ten Conference. Rutgers won all fi ve of its non-conference games and earned Big Ten victories over Michigan, Indiana and Maryland. The Knights were also honored in 2014 with the fi rst-ever Lambert-Meadowlands Trophy, which goes to the top team in the East in the Bowl Subdivision. In 2015, Flood had six different players earn All-Big Ten accolades. That included Leonte Carroo, who left as the program record holder with 29 receiving touchdowns. That campaign included a 25-point comeback victory at Indiana. The 2013 season saw the Scarlet Knights earn a trip to the Pinstripe Bowl in New York’s Yankee Stadium, as Rutgers fi nished with a 6-7 record. Before becoming the head coach at Rutgers, he spent seven years (2005-11) on head coach ’s staff. He oversaw the offensive line all seven years while adding run game FLOOD FAMILY coordinator to his duties in 2007, assistant head coach in 2008 and co-offensive coordinator in Kyle and and his wife, Amy, with their 2010. children, Isabella, Joseph and Kyle.

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PETE GOLDING

Co-Def. Coord./ILBs First Year DELTA STATE, 2005

Pete Golding is in his second year on head to the Heart of Dallas Bowl while winning the and All-South Region teams during his tenure, coach Nick Saban’s staff coaching the inside Western Division of Conference USA. while six Tusculum defenders received All-South linebackers and his fi rst as the Crimson Tide’s Prior to his time in Hattiesburg, Golding Atlantic Conference accolades. defensive coordinator after serving as the co- was the defensive coordinator and defensive He began his coaching career as a graduate defensive coordinator in 2018. backs coach at Southeastern Louisiana for two assistant at Delta State in 2006 after starting The inside linebackers at Alabama in 2018 seasons (2012-13). He helped guide the Lions’ four seasons at safety for the Statesmen (2002- were led by a pair of second team All-Americans program to a school-record 11 wins and its 05). in junior and sophomore Dylan fi rst conference title (Southern) since 1961 with A native of Hammond, La., Golding and Moses. Both players started all 15 games at the a 7-0 league record. Southeastern Louisiana his wife Carolyn have three children, Braxton, mike and will spots, combining for 157 tackles. advanced to the quarterfi nals of the Football Bentley and Bailey. Golding graduated from COACHES/STAFF Moses was a fi nalist for the Award Championship Subdivision playoffs in its fi rst Delta State in 2005 with a degree in business. in 2018 and returns for his junior season in appearance and Golding’s defense led the 2019 after leading all tacklers with 86 stops. He Southland in both total and scoring defense. The Pete Golding File added 10 tackles for loss (-41 yards), 3.5 sacks, a Before heading to Hammond, he was the Hometown: Hammond, La. pass breakup and a forced fumble. Wilson, who defensive coordinator at his alma mater Delta Education: Delta State (2005) was a semifi nalist for the Butkus, registered 71 State from 2010-11, leading the Statesman to the Wife: Carolyn tackles, two interceptions, fi ve pass breakups 2010 NCAA Division II National Championship Children: Braxton, Bentley, Bailey and six quarterback hurries. Game and the Gulf South Conference title. Birthdate: February 8, 1984 The Tide’s defense fi nished the 2018 season He also spent three years on staff at ranked third nationally in scoring (18.1 ppg) Tusculum coaching the defensive backs while Coaching Experience and 16th in total defense (319.5 ypg). The coordinating the defense the fi nal two years as 2019-present: Alabama (DC/ILB) rushing defense was 19th nationally (121.3 ypg) the Pioneers developed into a record-setting 2018: Alabama (Co-DC/ILB) while the pass effi ciency defense ranked 23rd. defensive unit under his direction. In 2007, 2016-17: UTSA (DC/CB) Alabama also ranked 10th nationally in sacks Tusculum intercepted a program-record 14 2014-15: Southern Miss (DB) per game at 3.0. passes and produced conference-leading marks 2012-13: Southeastern Louisiana (DC/DB) He came to Tuscaloosa after coaching in sacks and forced turnovers on their way to 2010-11: Delta State (DC/DB) defensive backs and handling the defensive an appearance in the NCAA Division II playoffs. 2007-09: Tusculum College (DC/DB) coordinator duties at the University of Texas-San Golding has tutored six All-Americans 2006: Delta State (GA) Antonio in 2016 and 2017. during his 10-year coaching career, including Golding’s 2017 defense at Texas-San 2012 FCS Defensive Player of the Year and 2013 Antonio ranked seventh in the Football Bowl second round draft Subdivision, allowing just 287.8 yards per pick Robert Alford, who was a cornerback under game. The Roadrunners fi nished eighth in Golding during his senior season. He coached 18 scoring defense (17.0 ppg), second in fi rst Delta State players to All-Gulf South Conference downs defense (166) and 19th in pass effi ciency defense (112.19). UTSA’s improvement during Golding’s tenure was evident, as the defense allowed 156 less yards per game and 16.8 less point per game in 2017 compared to 2015. In his fi rst season with the Roadrunners in 2016, he helped lead the program to six wins and its fi rst bowl game – the 2016 Gildan New Mexico Bowl. His defense set several school records, including single-season standards for tackles (934), tackles for loss (77), sacks (27) and quarterback hurries (38). Individually, linebacker Josiah Tauaefa broke UTSA’s season record for tackles with 115 on his way to becoming the program’s fi rst Freshman All-American (Football Writers Association of America) and collecting Conference USA Freshman of the Year and fi rst-team all-conference honors. Defensive end Marcus Davenport and safety Michael Egwuagu were named second-team all-conference and safety Jordan Moore was honorable mention. Golding joined the UTSA staff after spending two years as an assistant coach at Southern Miss where he coached the safeties. The Golden GOLDING FAMILY Eagles posted a six-win improvement in his Pete and his wife, Carolyn, with their second season, fi nishing 9-5 overall with a trip children, Braxton, Bentley and Bailey.

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CHARLES HUFF

Assoc. Head Coach/RB First Year HAMPTON, 2005

COACHES/STAFF Charles Huff is in his fi rst season with the school record for fi eld goals by a junior (22) and The Charles Huff File Alabama Crimson Tide football program in consecutive fi eld goals made (18). Hometown: Denton, Md. 2019 as associate head coach and running Huff recruited Barkley to Penn State, and Education: Hampton University (2005) backs coach. An elite recruiter and developer of his freshman season of 2015 was spectacular. Birthdate: April 26, 1983 talent, Huff brings a proven track record to head The Freshman All-American broke the school’s coach Nick Saban’s staff. single-season freshman rushing record with Coaching Experience Huff arrives in Tuscaloosa after one season as 1,076 yards. He was named the Big Ten 2019-present: Alabama (Assoc. HC/RB) the assistant head coach, run-game coordinator Network’s Big Ten Freshman of the Year in the 2018: Mississippi State (Asst. HC/RGC/RB) and running backs coach at Mississippi State. He process. 2014-17: Penn State (RB/STC) boasts 15 years of coaching experience on both He spent the 2013 season at Western 2013: Western Michigan (RB) the NFL and college levels with stops at Penn Michigan as the running backs coach and 2012: (Asst. RB) State (2014-17), Western Michigan (2013), the helped the unit nearly double its rushing yards 2011: Vanderbilt (Off. QC) Buffalo Bills (2012), Vanderbilt (2011), Hampton from 2012. The Broncos ran for 1,394 yards in 2010: Hampton (OL) (2010), Maryland (2009) and Tennessee State 2013 after running for just 735 yards the year 2009: Maryland (Asst. OL) (2006-08). before. 2007-08: Tennessee State (TE/STC) His one season in Starkville produced an Huff spent the 2012 season in the NFL as the 2006: Tennessee State (OL) effective rushing attack that averaged 223.6 assistant running backs coach for the Buffalo yards per game to rank second in the SEC and Bills. He helped C.J. Spiller to his fi rst career 20th nationally. Kylin Hill and Aeris Williams 1,000-yard rushing campaign and a Pro Bowl carried the load at running back averaging invitation. 6.3 and 6.2 yards per carry, respectively, while In 2011, Huff was on James Franklin’s 2011 quarterback Nick Fitzgerald led the team in staff at Vanderbilt as the offensive quality rushing with 1,121 yards and 13 touchdowns. control coach. Huff and Franklin also worked A native of Denton, Md., Huff spent four together at Maryland in 2009, when Huff was seasons (2014-17) as Penn State’s running the assistant offensive line coach. Huff mentored backs coach and special teams coordinator. NFL fi rst-round pick Dominique Rodgers- He recruited and developed one of the game’s Cromartie as the tight ends and special teams most electrifying players in running back coach at Tennessee State from 2007-08. , who in 2018 became the Huff graduated in 2005 from Hampton highest drafted NFL running back since Reggie University where he served as a team captain, Bush went No. 2 overall in 2006. starting 12 games at center as a senior in 2005. Barkley, who was called with the second He also played guard, fullback and tight end in overall pick by the in the his career. 2018 draft, produced a dynamic rookie season, rushing for 1,307 yards and 11 touchdowns. He added 91 receptions for 721 yards and four more scores to amass 2,028 yards from scrimmage on his way to Offensive Rookie of the Year honors at season’s end. Numerous records fell at the running back position and on special teams under Huff’s guidance at Penn State. Barkley, a 2017 consensus All-American, became the fi rst Big Ten running back in history to win Offensive Player of the Year honors twice. A Walter Camp National Player of the Year fi nalist, Barkley ranked second nationally in all-purpose yards in 2017 (2,329). He broke four school career records, including rushing touchdowns (43), total touchdowns (53), all-purpose yards (5,538) and consecutive games with a touchdown (15) in just three seasons. The 2016 campaign saw the Nittany Lions claim the Big Ten Championship, and it was Huff who mentored two record-breakers. Barkley broke the Penn State sophomore record for rushing yards (1,496), all-purpose yards (1,972) HUFF FAMILY and points scored (132), while junior kicker Tyler Davis collected All-Big Ten fi rst team Charles with fiance Jessica Kern and Bobby honors after tying the league’s single-season ‘BJ’ Collins. record for kicking points (128) and breaking the 48 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL coaches and staff

CHARLES KELLY

Assoc. DC. /Safeties First Year AUBURN, 1990

Charles Kelly brought his defensive expertise end DeMarcus Walker. FSU also fi nished 22nd He spent two years at Eufaula (Ala.) to Alabama head coach Nick Saban’s defensive nationally total defense (349.1) that season. The High School after fi ve years as a defensive staff in 2019 as the associate defensive 2015 squad’s defense ranked ninth in the nation coordinator at Jacksonville State (1994-98) and coordinator and safeties coach. in scoring defense (17.8 points per game) and Henderson State (1999). He coached running Kelly, a native of Ozark, Ala., joined the No. 19 in total defense (336.9). Kelly’s defense backs and defensive backs at Jacksonville State Crimson Tide’s staff after one season as the in 2014 led Florida State to the fi rst-ever College and defensive backs at Henderson State. Kelly special teams coordinator and safeties coach at Football Playoff and helped the Seminoles began his coaching career at Phenix City (Ala.) Tennessee. Prior to Knoxville, he coached fi ve produce a program-record 29-game win streak. Central High School (1990-92) before returning seasons at Florida State (2013-17), including Kelly traveled to Florida State after seven to Auburn as a graduate assistant in 1993. the fi nal four years as the Seminoles’ defensive seasons at Georgia Tech where he coached He is a 1990 graduate of Auburn with a COACHES/STAFF coordinator. special teams, defensive backs and served degree in secondary math education. He then Kelly has coordinated defenses and coached as the interim defensive coordinator during earned his master’s degree in education from the secondary at Jacksonville State (1994-98), his tenure. He was elevated to defensive Troy in 2002. Kelly and his wife Kristy have three Henderson State (1999), Nicholls State (2005), coordinator for the Yellow Jackets in the sixth daughters, Caroline, Kathleen and Charli Grace. Georgia Tech (2012) and Florida State (2014- game of the 2012 season when Georgia Tech 17). He has a decorated background on special had a 2-4 record. Kelly helped GT fi nish out the The Charles Kelly File teams, directing those units at Georgia Tech season 5-3, including a Sun Bowl victory over Hometown: Ozark, Ala. (2006-07), Florida State (2013) and Tennessee Southern California, where Kelly’s defense held Education: Auburn (1990); Master’s: Troy (2002) (2018). the high-powered Trojans’ offense to just 205 Wife: Kristy Overall, Kelly has coached 16 All-Americans yards and seven points. Children: Caroline, Kathleen, Charli Grace and won four conference championships, In 2011, Kelly’s defensive backs led a pass Birthdate: September 8, 1967 including three ACC titles, in his career. As a defense that fi nished No. 2 in the ACC. In 2009, special teams coordinator, he has coached a Kelly’s unit helped Georgia Tech win the ACC Coaching Experience Ray Guy Award winner and a Lou Groza Award Championship and go to the Orange Bowl, 2019-present: Alabama (Assoc. DC/S) winner. fi nishing 11-3. He served as the Yellow Jackets’ 2018: Tennessee (S/STC) He will be tasked with fi nding a replacement special teams coordinator in 2006 and 2007, 2014-17: Florida State (DC/DB) for All-American safety Deionte Thompson coaching punter Durant Brooks to the Ray Guy 2013: Florida State (LB/STC) in his fi rst year in Tuscaloosa, but the veteran Award in 2007. 2012: Georgia Tech (Interim DC/DB) coach of 25 years will have tools at his disposal. Kelly coached at Nicholls State from 2002 2008-12: Georgia Tech (DB) Junior Xavier McKinney returns after starting to 2005, serving as defensive backs coach 2006-07: Georgia Tech (DB/STC) 15 games a season ago along with safeties and for two seasons before being promoted to 2002-05: Nicholls State (DC/DB) nickel backs Shyheim Carter, Jared Mayden and defensive coordinator. They captured the 2000-01: Eufaula (Ala.) High School (DC) Daniel Wright. Southland Conference title in 2005 and ranked 1999: Henderson State (DC) At Tennessee, Kelly’s special teams were No. 17 in the nation (FCS) in total defense. He 1994-98: Jacksonville State (DC/DB/RB) solid, blocking fi ve kicks (No. 5 nationally), was instrumental in developing two-time All- 1993: Auburn (GA) ranking fourth in the country in punt return America cornerback Chris Thompson, who went 1990-92: Phenix City Central High School (AC) defense (2.00 yards per return) and fourth in the on to be drafted by Jacksonville in 2004. league in punt returns (12.80 ypr). His safeties Nigel Warrior and Micah Abernathy turned in solid seasons with Warrior second on the team at 64 tackles while Abernathy made 38 stops with three tackles for loss. Kelly spent fi ve years at Florida State, serving as the defensive coordinator the fi nal four years on ’s staff after taking over for former Alabama defensive coordinator in 2014. His defenses in Tallahassee ranked in the nation’s top 25 his fi nal three years, including No. 18 in 2017, after allowing only 331.1 total yards per game. FSU fi nished 22nd nationally in total defense in 2016 (349.1 ypg) and his 2015 unit ranked ninth in scoring defense (17.8 ppg). He coached 10 NFL Draft picks as the coordinator for the ‘Noles, including fi rst round defensive backs (No. 5 overall) and (No. 17). He also mentored several fi rst team All-Americans, including KELLY FAMILY Tarvarus McFadden and Ramsey. The Seminoles led the nation in sacks in 2016 Charles and his wife, Kristy, with their daughters, Caroline, Kathleen and Charli Grace. (3.92 per game) behind 16 sacks from defensive ROLLTIDE.COM 49 coaches and staff

STEVE SARKISIAN

Offensive Coord./QB First Year BYU, 1997

COACHES/STAFF Steve Sarkisian returned to head coach linebackers Donald Butler and All-American of the Year in 1996 and earned second team All- Nick Saban’s staff at Alabama as the offensive Mason Foster, defensive end Daniel Te’o- America honors. coordinator and quarterbacks coach in January Nesheim and tailback , plus All- Sarkisian earned his bachelor’s degree in of 2019 after two years coordinating the Atlanta Pac-12 tailback Chris Polk. sociology from BYU in 1997 after getting his Falcons offense. Sarkisian arrived at Southern California associate’s degree in general studies from El Sarkisian served as the Crimson Tide’s as an assistant in 2001 and took over as the Camino College in 1994. offensive coordinator for the 2017 College quarterbacks coach in 2002, where he tutored He has two daughters, Ashley and Taylor, Football Playoff National Championship Game quarterback to the Heisman and a son, Brady. after spending the 2016 season with Alabama Trophy and the No. 1 overall pick in the 2003 as an analyst prior to being promoted. NFL Draft. After spending the 2004 season The Steve Sarkisian File In Atlanta, Sarkisian’s 2018 offense fi nished as the quarterbacks coach for the Oakland Hometown: Torrance, Calif. in the top 10 in the NFL in passing yards (fourth Raiders, Sarkisian returned to the Trojan staff Education: BYU (1997) – 4,653 yards), total yards (sixth – 6,226 yards) in February of 2005 as the assistant head coach Children: Ashley, Taylor, Brady and 10th in scoring (25.9 ppg). Quarterback and quarterbacks coach for four seasons (2005- Birthdate: March 8, 1974 Matt Ryan was third in the NFL in passing yards 08). He added the offensive coordinator role to (4,924 yards) while tossing 35 touchdowns. his duties in 2007 and 2008 at USC. Coaching Experience Wide receiver caught 113 passes for At USC, Sarkisian coached Heisman Trophy- 2019-present: Alabama (OC/QB) 1,677 yards and eight touchdowns and Calvin winning quarterbacks Carson Palmer and Matt 2017-18: Atlanta Falcons (OC) Ridley added 64 catches for 821 yards and a Leinart, along with NFL signal-callers Mark 2016: Alabama (Interim OC/Analyst) team-high 10 scores. Jones led the league in Sanchez, and . 2014-15: Southern California (HC) receiving yards in 2018 while Ridley paced all The Trojans went 23-3 during his tenure as the 2009-13: Washington (HC) rookies in receiving yards and touchdowns. offensive coordinator. 2007-08: Southern California (Asst. HC/OC/QB) In 2017, two pieces of the Falcons offense, Sarkisian starred at the quarterback position 2005-06: Southern California (QB) center and Jones, were selected to at the prep, collegiate and pro levels. He spent 2004: Oakland Raiders (QB) the Pro Bowl. Atlanta led the NFL in third-down time with the of the 2001-03: Southern California (QB) percentage his fi rst season while finishing eighth for three seasons 2000: El Camino College (QB) in the league in passing offense (249.4) and (1997-99) following his collegiate career at BYU. third in yards per play (5.93). While with the Cougars from 1995-96, he Sarkisian not only boasts play-calling completed 549-of-824 passes (66.6 percent) experience at the highest levels of football, for 7,755 yards and 55 touchdowns. His 162.0 but seven years as a Football Bowl Subdivision career passing effi ciency rating was third on the head coach. He guided the Southern California all-time NCAA list when he fi nished playing. As program in 2014-15 and the a senior in 1996, he led the nation in passing from 2009-13. He posted a head-coaching effi ciency (173.6, the fourth-best mark in NCAA record of 46-35 over those seven seasons while history at the time), leading the Cougars to leading his teams to fi ve bowl appearances. the WAC championship and a win in the 1997 During his time as head coach at Southern Cotton Bowl. He was the WAC Offensive Player California, Sarkisian led the Trojans to a 12-6 overall record including a second-place fi nish in the Pac-12’s Southern Division in 2014. His 2014 offense at USC ranked in the top 25 nationally in passing effi ciency (fourth – 165.35), passing offense (15th – 296.6 ypg), third down conversions (19th – 46.6 percent) and scoring offense (22nd – 35.8 ppg). At Washington, Sarkisian inherited a program in 2009 that had won just 12 games during the previous fi ve seasons, including a winless season the year prior. Despite that challenge, he guided the Huskies to bowl games his last four seasons. His eight victories in 2013 were the most at UW since 2000. His overall Washington record was 34-29. His tenure in Seattle resulted in eight wins over Associated Press Top 25 teams (No. 3 USC, No. 19 California in 2009; No. 18 USC, No. 18 Nebraska and No. 24 Oregon State in 2010; No. 7 Oregon State and No. 8 Stanford in 2012; No. 13 Boise State in 2013). SARKISIAN FAMILY Among the UW players Sarkisian coached Steve with his children Ashley, Taylor and were nine NFL draftees, including quarterback Brady. , cornerback Desmond Trufant, 50 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL coaches and staff

KARL SCOTT

Cornerbacks Second Year McMURRY (TEXAS), 2007

Karl Scott is in his second year as Alabama’s Louisiana, both earning All-America honors in with Pete Golding, who joined the Tide’s staff in cornerbacks coach. 2014, while seven other defenders – Denzel December of 2017, at Southeastern in 2012-13 In 2018, Scott was charged with replacing Thompson, Jacob Newman, Tyler Stoddard, A.J. and at Tusculum from 2008-09. fi ve starters in the defensive secondary from the Bowen, Drew Misita, Jordan Batiste and Micah A native of Houston, Texas, Scott played at Tide’s 2017 national championship team with Eugene – joined the pair on the All-Southland McMurry University in Abilene, Texas, where Minkah Fitzpatrick, , Anthony Conference teams. he earned his degree in exercise and sports Averett, Levi Wallace and Tony Brown all off to Scott’s linebacker unit was a key factor in studies in 2007. Scott and his wife Taron have a the NFL. Southeastern’s 2013 Southland Conference daughter, Kina Bailey. The completely overhauled secondary turned championship campaign. His corps benefi ted in a quality season, ranking 26th nationally in from the emergence of Cqulin Hubert, who The Karl Scott File COACHES/STAFF pass effi ciency defense (115.79) and 33rd in was named Southland Defensive Player of the Hometown: Houston, Texas pass yards allowed (198.3). Led by consensus Year after recording a team-leading 90 tackles, Education: McMurry (2007) All-America safety Deionte Thompson, the including 11.0 that went for a loss. Wife: Taron Tide allowed just 22 passing touchdowns while Before his time at Southeastern Louisiana, Children: Kina Bailey intercepting 15 passes. Thompson was second Scott served as recruiting coordinator, defensive Birthdate: May 5, 1985 on the team in tackles with 79 while picking off backs coach and linebackers coach for four two passes and breaking up six more. Safety years at Tusculum College from 2008-11. Coaching Experience Xavier McKinney also excelled at safety with 73 He made an immediate impact at Tusculum, 2018-present: Alabama (DB) stops, six tackles for loss, three sacks and two as he mentored two all-conference selections 2016-17: Texas Tech (DB) interceptions. At cornerback, true freshman in Justin Scott and Jarvis Littlejohn. Scott 2015: Louisiana Tech (S) Patrick Surtain II earned freshman All-America collected all-region honors following the 2008 2014: Southeastern Louisiana (DC/LB) honors with 37 tackles and an interception while season, establishing new school records for 2012-13: Southeastern Louisiana (LB) Shyheim Carter played the nickel and added 44 single-season (22) and career (51) tackles for 2008-11: Tusculum (DB/LB/RC) tackles, two interceptions and 3.5 tackles for loss while fi nishing the season with 113 tackles 2007: Delta State (GA) loss. and 277 for his career. Scott spent the previous two seasons as Scott’s coaching career began at Delta State the secondary coach at Texas Tech before as a graduate assistant in 2007. He coached being named the defensive coordinator at Louisiana-Lafayette in late December of 2017. His secondary at Texas Tech in 2017, posted an impressive turnaround, helping produce 29 turnovers, including 14 interceptions. He mentored two All-Big 12 selections in Jah’Shawn Johnson and Justus Parker. Prior to his time at Texas Tech, Scott spent one season as the safeties coach at Louisiana Tech under head coach . He helped the Bulldogs to a 9-4 record in 2015 and a second-place fi nish in the Western Division of Conference USA. Louisiana Tech defeated Arkansas State in the Bowl as the Bulldogs fi nished eighth nationally in defensive touchdowns after forcing 22 turnovers, including 13 interceptions. Scott worked at Southeastern Louisiana for three years, serving as the defensive coordinator and secondary coach in 2014 and linebackers coach in 2012-13. During his tenure with the Lions, he helped lead the program to back- to-back Southland Conference championships (2013-14) and two NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoff appearances. His 2014 defense at Southeastern led the Southland Conference in total defense while ranking seventh in the FCS. The Lions also led the nation in pass effi ciency defense (94.3), and ranked fi fth in red zone defense, eighth in scoring defense (17.7 ppg) and 11th in turnovers SC0TT FAMILY gained (28). Karl and and his wife, Taron, with their Isiah Corbett and Harlan Miller were two daughter, Kina Bailey. mainstays on Scott’s defense at Southeastern ROLLTIDE.COM 51 coaches and staff

SAL SUNSERI

Outside Linebackers Fourth Year PITTSBURGH, 1982

COACHES/STAFF Sal Sunseri, a former All-American linebacker ends Julius Peppers and Mike Rucker along with couple has two daughters, Jaclyn and Ashlyn, at Pittsburgh, returned to the Alabama coaching defensive tackle Kris Jenkins earned Pro Bowl and two sons, Santino and Vinnie, who are both staff in 2019 after seven years away to begin his honors during Sunseri’s tenure. He produced at graduate assistants for the Crimson Tide. fourth year of coaching outside linebackers for least one Pro Bowl defensive lineman in fi ve of head coach Nick Saban. six seasons as defensive line coach. The Panthers The Sal Sunseri File Sunseri returns to Tuscaloosa after making an were among the top 10 in the NFL in terms of Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa. immediate impact on the Florida defensive line fewest yards allowed in four of his seven seasons Education: Pittsburgh (1982) in 2018. His front wreaked havoc on opposing and made three playoff appearances. Wife: Roxann teams’ backfi elds as the Gators forced 11 Prior to his time at Carolina, Sunseri worked Children: Jaclyn, Ashlyn, Santino, Vinnie fumbles and totaled 37 sacks in 2018, marking as the linebackers coach and special teams Birthdate: August 1, 1959 the fi rst time the program achieved those coordinator at Michigan State in 2001 after combined totals since 2015. He helped Jachai spending 2000 at LSU under head coach Nick Coaching Experience Polite to an All-America caliber season with 45 Saban in the same capacity. He coached at 2019-present: Alabama (OLB) tackles, 17.5 tackles for loss and 11 sacks while Alabama A&M in 1998 and 1999 as defensive 2018: Florida (DL) Jabari Zuniga added another 45 tackles, 11 coordinator and linebackers coach following 2015-17: Oakland Raiders (LB) tackles for loss and 6.5 sacks. three seasons from 1995-97 at Louisville as 2014: Florida State (Defensive HC/DE) He arrived in Gainesville after three seasons linebackers coach. 2013: Florida State (DE) as the Oakland Raiders’ linebackers coach Working his way up the coaching ladder, 2012: Tennessee (DC) (2015-17) tutoring the likes of Navarro Bowman, Sunseri spent one year each at Illinois State 2009-11: Alabama (Asst. HC/OLB) and Malcolm Smith. as defensive coordinator in 1994 and Iowa 2003-08: Carolina Panthers (DL) Prior to Oakland, he worked on Jimbo Wesleyan as assistant head coach, defensive 2002: Carolina Panthers (Def. Asst.) Fisher’s staff at Florida State in 2013 and 2014. coordinator and special teams coach in 1993. 2001: Michigan State (LB/STC) Sunseri coached defensive ends and was He broke into coaching at his alma mater, 2000: LSU (LB/STC) promoted to defensive head coach in 2014. The Pittsburgh, in 1985 and coached the defensive 1998-99: Alabama A&M (DC/LB) Seminoles were 28-1 during Sunseri’s tenure, line and linebackers before being named 1995-97: Louisville (LB) winning the BCS national title at the end of the assistant head coach in 1992. 1994: Illinois State (DC) 2013 season and qualifying for the fi rst College Sunseri was a walk-on at Pitt in 1978 1993: Iowa Wesleyan (Asst. HC/DC/STC) Football Playoff in 2014. The 2013 defense led and ended his career as a team captain and 1992: Pittsburgh (Asst. HC/DL/LB) the nation in scoring defense and ranked No. 3 consensus All-American in 1981. He was drafted 1985-91: Pittsburgh (DL/LB) in total defense. in the 10th round by the Pittsburgh Steelers but Sunseri left Alabama following the 2011 had his pro career cut short by a knee injury in season to serve as Tennessee’s defensive training camp. He received a bachelor’s degree coordinator. With the Vols, Sunseri coached in communications from Pittsburgh in 1982. two of the nation’s top defensive players in He is married to the former Roxann Evans, linebacker A.J. Johnson and corner Byron who was a varsity gymnast at Pittsburgh. The Moore. Johnson was fourth in the nation and led the SEC with an average of 11.5 tackles per game while Moore led the SEC in interceptions and ranked 11th nationally. The Crimson Tide’s 2011 defense proved to be one of the best in college football history, leading the nation in numerous defensive categories, while was named a fi nalist for the Butkus and Lombardi Awards. Sunseri was also named a fi nalist for the , presented to the nation’s top assistant coach. In 2010, linebacker Dont’a Hightower played a number of roles on his way to earning second team All-SEC honors while Upshaw led the Tide with 14.5 tackles for loss and seven sacks. In fi rst season at Alabama, Sunseri helped guide the Crimson Tide to the national championship behind a dominant defense that ranked second nationally in four major categories – rushing defense, pass effi ciency defense, total defense and scoring defense. Before his time with the Crimson Tide, SUNSERI FAMILY Sunseri coached a defensive line with the Sal and and his wife, Roxann, with their Carolina Panthers that was regarded as one of children, Jaclyn, Ashlyn, Santino and Vinnie. the best in the NFL from 2002-08. Defensive 52 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL coaches and staff

HOLMON WIGGINS

Wide Receivers First Year NEW MEXICO, 2003

Holmon Wiggins is in his fi rst season at compared to only 24 in the two seasons before Wiggins and his wife Dominique have four Alabama on head coach Nick Saban’s staff as the Wiggins’ arrival. daughters, Justyce, Karyn, Brooklyn and Journye Crimson Tide’s wide receivers coach. Wiggins joined the Memphis program after and two sons, Kingston and Legend. Wiggins came to Tuscaloosa after three years a one-year stint tutoring the running backs at (2015-18) coaching wide receivers at Virginia Tulsa in 2011. The TU running backs combined The Holmon Wiggins File Tech under head coach Justin Fuente. He also for 2,006 rushing yards, while H-Back Willie Hometown: , Calif. worked for Fuente at Memphis for four seasons Carter led Tulsa with 868 receiving yards that Education: New Mexico (2003) (2012-15). season, meriting a spot on the All-Conference Wife: Dominique He oversaw the development of Tech’s wide USA second team. Children: Justyce, Karyn, Brooklyn, Journye, receivers over the past three years, highlighted Prior to Tulsa, he enjoyed a fi ve-year tour Kingston, Legend COACHES/STAFF by Cam Phillips, who established himself as of duty coaching running backs at Illinois State Birthdate: June 2, 1980 Tech’s career leader in receptions and receiving from 2006-10, helping guide the Redbirds to the yards. Phillips caught 76 passes for 983 yards as FCS quarterfi nals in his initial season on the staff. Coaching Experience a junior and then followed that with 71 catches Under his tutelage in 2006, running back Pierre 2019-present: Alabama (WR) for 964 yards as a senior. Rembert earned All-America accolades and 2016-18: Virginia Tech (WR) A native of Los Angeles, Calif., Wiggins had rushed for a school-record 1,743 yards. From 2012-15: Memphis (WR) four wide receivers catch at least 26 passes in 2006-08, Illinois State averaged 187.7 rushing 2011: Tulsa (RB) 2018. Damon Hazelton led the group with 51 yards per game and racked up 76 rushing scores. 2006-10: Illinois State (RB) catches for 802 yards and eight touchdowns, Wiggins began his coaching career at his 2005: New Mexico (GA) while Eric Kumah caught 42 balls for 559 yards alma mater the University of New Mexico, after 2003-04: New Mexico (SA) and seven scores. Tre Turner averaged 20.6 an outstanding playing career with the Lobos. yards per catch while Hezekiah Grimsley hauled He was a three-year starter at running back, in 31 passes for 382 yards. fi nishing his career with 1,833 rushing years while The 2017 corps at Tech was led by senior setting the Lobos’ single-season record for punt Cam Phillips who caught 71 passes for 964 yards returns (46) and punt return yards (392). He is a and a career-best seven touchdowns. Phillips 2003 graduate of the University of New Mexico. earned fi rst team All-ACC honors in 2017 and earned a spot on the Buffalo Bills roster in 2018. Phillips became Virginia Tech’s career leader in receptions and receiving yards by the end of his time in Blacksburg. Wiggins was part of a staff that helped guide Tech’s offense to 10 single-season records during their fi rst year in 2016, including points (490), passing fi rst downs (172), touchdown passes (31), total offense (6,223), completion pct. (62.1 percent), passing yards (3,660) and pass completions (279). He helped continue the ascent of Isaiah Ford, who broke his own Tech single-season record with 79 receptions in 2016, registering 1,094 yards and seven touchdowns in the process. Phillips, who earned Belk Bowl Most Valuable Player honors in 2016, concluded his junior campaign by setting personal bests in receptions (76) and receiving yards (983). Wiggins was an integral component of Fuente’s staff that helped lead Memphis to 19 victories and back-to-back bowl appearances in 2014-15. Memphis receivers registered 148 receptions, 1,687 yards and four touchdowns in 2013 and upped that total to 205 receptions for 2,422 yards and 14 scores in 2014 before hauling in 255 passes for 3,277 yards and 19 touchdowns in 2015. He drastically improved the production of the wide receivers corps at Memphis when he WIGGINS FAMILY arrived in 2012, with the receivers accounting for 125 receptions and 1,417 yards. The Tigers Holmon and and his wife, Dominique, with their registered 53 receiving touchdowns in 2014-15, children, Justyce, Karyn, Brooklyn, Journye, Kingston and Legend. ROLLTIDE.COM 53 coaches and staff

SCOTT COCHRAN

Strength & Conditioning 13th Year LSU, 2001

COACHES/STAFF The booming voice you hear leading a pre- exercise and strength conditioning programs to practice stretch or encouraging a Crimson Tide help players achieve and maintain optimal fi tness player to fi nish a workout session strong is that throughout the NBA season. With the Hornets, of Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Scott he worked with NBA standouts Chris Paul, Baron Cochran. The high-energy coach, who is a two- Davis, David West and Tyson Chandler. time national strength coach of the year, joined Prior to joining the Hornets staff, Cochran the Alabama staff in 2007 after spending three worked for his alma mater Louisiana State as seasons with the New Orleans Hornets of the an assistant strength coach in 2003 (13-1, BCS NBA as an assistant strength coach. Cochran national champions) and 2004 (9-3, Capital One has been on Nick Saban’s staff for all six national Bowl). He was a graduate assistant in Baton titles, as he served as an assistant at LSU in 2003. Rouge from 2001-03. Cochran returned to LSU Cochran, in his 13th year at Alabama, is after starting his career in the strength and nationally regarded as one of the best in the conditioning fi eld at University Laboratory High area of strength and conditioning – and the School in Baton Rouge, La. He held that position performances of Alabama’s players on the fi eld from 1998-2001 before returning to LSU as a prove that to be true. He received one of the graduate assistant for all sports from 2001-03. highest honors in his fi eld when he was named Cochran then was hired on to the full-time staff the 2011 Samson Strength & Conditioning for the 2003-04 season. Coach of the Year, as featured in American A native of New Orleans, Cochran received Football Quarterly. He earlier was named the a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology from LSU in Samson Strength & Conditioning Coach of the 2001 and added a master’s degree in sports Year following the 2008 season. management from LSU in 2003. Cochran was Prior to the start of spring drills, Cochran born on March 21, 1979, and is married to the implements Coach Saban’s offseason workout former Cissy Schepens. They have three children, plan, which includes the well-known “Fourth including one son, Beau, and two daughters, Quarter Program” – a very important step in Savannah and Lucy. helping Alabama players develop physically and prepare for the upcoming practices. It is no coincidence that with improvements off the fi eld in strength and conditioning, Alabama is known as one of the most physically dominant teams in the country. The main goal of the program is to win the fourth quarter and wear down the opponent as the game goes on. On the way to the 2009 national championship, Alabama did just that as they won the fourth quarter by an astounding scoring margin of 121-32. The Tide continued the trend of fi nishing in 2011, as it again dominated the fourth quarter en route to the program’s second national championship in three years with a 111-18 fourth-quarter scoring margin. A third title in four years proved strong in the fourth quarter as well posting a 118- 47 advantage. The 2015 team won the fourth quarter 138-80 while the 2017 title team boasted 97-47 advantage. Cochran oversees Alabama’s 37,000-square- foot weight room that is one of the largest venues of its kind in the country. The $9-million facility features 21,000-square feet on the fi rst level and 16,000-square feet on the second level. The ground level comprises a weight room, highlighted by 20 combination racks that feature platforms built into the ground for a level surface that provides a safer training environment. The weight room has a state-of-the-art performance nutrition center to fuel Alabama student- athletes, plus physicians’ offi ces and strength and COCHRAN FAMILY conditioning offi ces. Scott and and his wife, Cissy, with their While in the NBA with the Hornets from 2004- children, Lucy, Beau and Savannah. 06, Cochran’s duties included assisting with the 54 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL coaches and staff

ELLIS PONDER

Assoc. AD, Football/FB COO Fifth Year ALABAMA, 2010

Ellis Ponder is in his third year as Alabama’s Assistant Athletics Director for Football Operations and his fourth year with the program. He was elevated to the director’s role in February of 2017 after spending the 2015 and 2016 seasons as the Crimson Tide’s associate director of football operations. His primary role with the Crimson Tide is to oversee all day-to-day organizational and COACHES/STAFF operational aspects of the Alabama football program. Ponder provides oversight and direction for the football program in all off- fi eld areas including the management of football operating budget, operations and all team travel. Ponder also serves as the football program’s liaison to athletic administration. During his two years as associate director of football operations, Ponder also assisted with all team travel, logistics and the day-to-day operations of the football program. Ponder, a native of Fairhope, Ala., spent the previous four years as an event director for the Bruno Event Team in Birmingham, Ala. He helped manage a wide array of sporting events during his time with the Bruno Event Team, including the Regions Tradition, which is a major on the PGA Champions Tour, the PGA Tour’s BMW Championship. During his time with the Bruno Event Team, he also helped organize and run the SEC Baseball Tournament, the SEC Women’s Golf Championship, the SEC and NCAA Gymnastics Championships, the NCAA College Cup, CrossFit Games, the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama, the Magic City Classic and a wide range of Alabama High School Athletic Association events across the state. During his time in school at the Capstone, Ponder served as a student assistant in the Crimson Tide football equipment room from 2006 through the spring of 2011. His last four years in the role he was assigned to offensive line coach , assisting at daily practices while also working the 2006 and 2007 Independence Bowls, the 2009 Sugar Bowl, 2010 BCS National Championship Game at the Rose Bowl and the 2011 Capital One Bowl. Ponder holds two degrees from The University of Alabama, fi nishing his undergraduate degree in business administration in 2010 before completing his master’s degree in marketing in 2011.

ELLIS PONDER

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BURTON BURNS

Assistant AD, Football 13th Year NEBRASKA, 1976 unanimous All-America honors. Ingram set the also was at Saint Augustine, where he served as COACHES/STAFF begins his 13th season with the Alabama Crimson Tide football program in 2019 school’s single-season rushing record with 1,658 an assistant from 1977-79 and helped the school and his second as the assistant athletics director for yards and 17 touchdowns while adding 32 receptions win three other district championships on the way football. He previously served as the associate head for 334 yards and three scores. to consecutive state titles in 1978-79. Burns also coach and running backs coach for 11 seasons (2007- Burns also developed one of the nation’s coached at Booker T. Washington High School in 17). strongest running games in 2008, as Alabama 1980 before a fi ve-year stint as an assistant coach at Over his 20 seasons as a college assistant, Burns fi nished third in the SEC and 30th nationally with Southern University in Baton Rouge, La., from 1981- produced versatile running backs who were effective an average of 184.6 rushing yards per game. Glen 85. in every phase of the game. His players proved to be Coffee, a fi rst team All-SEC selection and third-round As a player, Burns played fullback (1971-75) equally effective on the ground and in the passing draft pick of the , led the way at Nebraska under head coach Tom Osborne. A game. Few in college football can say they have with 1,383 yards. member of three Cornhusker teams that won at least coached a Heisman Trophy fi nalist, but Burns can An assistant coach at Clemson for eight seasons nine games, Burns participated in the Orange Bowl, claim a trio dating back to the 2009 season, including before coming to Alabama, Burns was a major factor Cotton Bowl and Sugar Bowl. He earned a bachelor’s the 2009 recipient Mark Ingram, 2011 fi nalist Trent in producing six of the top-10 offenses in Clemson degree in education from Nebraska in 1976. Burns Richardson and 2015 winner Derrick Henry. history. As running backs coach for the Tigers, Burns is married to the former Connie Winder. The couple The New Orleans native was regarded as one tutored star runners such as 2005 ACC Rookie of has three daughters, Amber, Christy and Erin, and a of the best assistant coaches in college football the Year James Davis, 2006 freshman record-setter son, Damon. They have one granddaughter, Kendal and was named the Football Scoop Running Backs C.J. Spiller, Reggie Merriweather, Travis Zachery and Mackenzie, one grandson, Braylon, and a son-in-law, Coach of the Year following the 2008 season. Burns Duane Coleman at Clemson, plus former New York Sylvester Anderson. was also named one of the nation’s top recruiters in Jets back Jerald Sowell at Tulane. all of college sports in 2011 by ESPN The Magazine. Burns spent eight seasons with head coach In 2017, Burns’ backfi eld boasted , Tommy Bowden at Clemson, after a four-year stint , , Najee Harris and Brian at Tulane that concluded with a 12-0 season in 1998. Robinson Jr. The group combined to gain 2,415 He logged nine seasons as assistant head coach and yards and tally 25 touchdowns. offensive coordinator at Saint Augustine High School Burns developed a trio of talented backs in 2016 in New Orleans. Burns helped lead Saint Augustine with Damien Harris leading the team with 1,037 to district titles in 1987, 1992 and 1993 in his second yards while averaging 7.1 yards per carry. stint at the school. His fi rst experience as a coach In 2015, Henry stepped into the starting role and fl ourished with an SEC-record 2,219 yards on 395 carries and 28 rushing touchdowns. His 2,219 yards were the fi fth-most in a single season in college football history. Henry also became the second Tide player to win the Doak Walker and Maxwell Awards and the fi rst Tide player to capture the Walter Camp Player of the Year. He turned in another masterful coaching job in 2013 with T.J. Yeldon cracking the 1,000-yard barrier as the back accumulated 1,235 yards and 14 touchdowns while backup sophomore accounted for 694 yards and eight scores. As injuries hammered away at the Tide’s depth at running back in 2012, and Yeldon stepped to the forefront and combined to rush for 2,430 yards and 29 rushing touchdowns (32 total touchdowns). The pair became the fi rst Alabama running backs to rush for more than 1,000 yards in the same season. UA ranked 16th nationally in rushing and second in the SEC with an average of 227.5 yards per game. Under Burns, the 2011 Crimson Tide rushing offense ranked 16th in the nation and fi rst in the Southeastern Conference, collecting 214.5 yards per game. In addition to being a Heisman Trophy fi nalist, Richardson became the fi rst Alabama player to win the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s top running back. He was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Year, ranking fi fth in the nation and fi rst in the league BURNS FAMILY with 129.2 yards on the ground per game. Under Burns’ guidance in 2009, Ingram was Burton and and his wife, Connie, with their awarded Alabama’s fi rst Heisman Trophy and earned grandchildren, Braylon and Kendal Mackenzie. 56 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL coaches and staff

BOB WELTON

Director, Player Personnel Second Year ADRIAN (MICH.), 1991

Bob Welton joined the Alabama staff in May of 2018 as the Director of Player Personnel. Welton’s responsibilities with the Crimson Tide include the organization of all recruiting efforts while also working with compliance regarding initial eligibility and assisting with coaching clinics, camps and other on-campus events. He came to Alabama after a brief stint as COACHES/STAFF Nebraska’s director of recruiting operations during the spring of 2018. Welton also brought several years of SEC experience to Tuscaloosa, serving as the director of player personnel at Tennessee for fi ve seasons (2013-17). With the Volunteers, he helped Tennessee put together fi ve top-25 recruiting classes, including two top-10 classes according to 247Sports.com, fi nishing No. 7 in 2014 and fourth in 2015. A nine-year veteran of the NFL, Welton served as a college scout with the Browns from 2004-13 before moving on to Knoxville. Prior to joining the Browns, he spent seven years as a coach. His fi nal stop in high school was a Coloma (Mich.) High School where he guided the team to its fi rst undefeated season and rstfi playoff victory in school history. After the season, he was named the Lakeland Conference and MHSFCA Region 5 Coach of the Year. He led South Haven (Mich.) High School for six years (1997-2002) where he helped revive the program and rebuild the school’s football stadium. A native of Toledo, Ohio, who grew up in Luna Pier, Mich., Welton graduated from Erie- Mason High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education/health at Adrian (Mich.) College in 1991, where he played quarterback and was part of two MIAA championship teams. Welton and his wife Laura, have a son, Tye, and a daughter, Brooke.

WELTON FAMILY Bob and and his wife, Laura, with their children Brooke and Tye.

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JEFF AMY DANIEL ALLEN BRAGG BUSH

ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR, SPORTS MEDICINE DIRECTOR, PERFORMANCE NUTRITION DIRECTOR, RECRUITING

COACHES/STAFF Associate athletics director for sports Amy Bragg is in her 10th season as The Daniel Bush joined the Alabama football staff medicine Jeff Allen is in his 13th season at University of Alabama Athletics Department’s in March of 2018 as the Crimson Tide’s director The University of Alabama. Before joining director of performance nutrition, a role that of football recruiting. the Crimson Tide, Allen was the head athletic spans all 21 of the Crimson Tide’s sports. He arrived in Tuscaloosa after a short stint trainer at the University of Central Florida. At A registered and licensed dietitian (RD, LD) as the director of player personnel at Colorado UCF, Allen was responsible for all of the sports and board certifi ed specialist in sports dietetics State. Prior to that, he served four seasons as medicine needs for the entire department. (CSSD), Bragg came to Tuscaloosa after seven Arkansas’ director of personnel and assistant One of the most respected athletic trainers seasons as director of performance nutrition for director of recruiting. in the country, Allen was honored with National Texas A&M University Athletics. Bush’s responsibilities at Alabama include Athletic Trainers Association’s Division I Head A recognized leader in collegiate sports the marketing and branding of the Crimson Tide Athletic Trainer of the Year Award at their 2018 nutrition, Bragg has presented at numerous program relative to recruiting as well as serving as symposium for his work during the 2017 season. professional conferences. She was a founding a liaison between the football staff and creative He has authored several published articles board member and served as president of the media team. He is also charged with helping and is a regular speaker at national and state Collegiate and Professional Sports Dietitians identify and evaluate potential prospects along athletic training conferences. He had work Association (CPSDA), and is a member of the with overseeing all aspects of the recruiting published by The Journal of Athletic Training Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND), specialist students and management of the and Athletic Therapy Today. Allen has served Sports Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition recruiting calendar. as a featured speaker at conferences held by (SCAN) and Behavioral Nutrition (BN) practice During his four seasons at Arkansas, Bush the National Athletic Trainers Association and groups. Amy was given the Trailblazer Award maintained all recruiting boards and roster the Southeast Athletic Trainers Association, as by CPSDA in 2015 honoring her role in the management charts and oversaw the staff of well as state meetings in Georgia, Kentucky and advancement of the sports nutrition fi eld, 15 quality control interns and students. He also Tennessee. and named University of Houston College of aided in prospect identifi cation and prospect Prior to his post at UCF, Allen was head Technology Distinguished Alumni in 2011. evaluation. Bush also helped create and oversee athletic trainer at Chattanooga from 2000-04, Bragg uses a more hands-on approach in the execution of the Razorbacks year-round overseeing training operations for working with athletes, and has championed the recruiting marketing calendar while planning 16 varsity sports while handling all of the duties changes allowing liberalized fueling for student and executing on-campus recruiting events. associated with the football program. athletes in NCAA athletics. He came to Fayetteville after serving as a Allen was an assistant athletic trainer at the Bragg developed Alabama’s Performance football operations and recruiting specialist at University of Kentucky from 1997-2000 and Nutrition program from one full-time position Alabama from 2011-2014. Bush worked with earlier served as an assistant athletic trainer to three full-time registered dietitians, one full- assistant coaches to maximize productivity from 1995-97 at Valdosta (Ga.) State, where he time performance chef, three full-time interns in evaluating and recruiting prospects while was head athletic trainer for the football and and 20-plus graduate and undergraduate updating prospect information and maintaining baseball teams. He earned his master’s degree student workers. She oversees and manages personnel boards. in health and physical education from Valdosta team meals, snacks, and recovery nutrition, while He also spent the summer of 2013 with State University in 1995, while also serving as a meeting the demand for nutrition coaching the San Francisco 49ers where he served as graduate assistant for two years. and education, which are drivers for growth in a research assistant. He conducted in-depth A 1993 graduate of Georgia Southern nutrition services. Bragg and other members studies on both sides of the football while also University with a bachelor’s degree in health of the UA performance nutrition staff prioritize analyzing results and creating presentations for and physical education, Allen and his wife Mary mentoring future sports nutrition practitioners the coaching staff. have one daughter, Makennah. in order to continue the advancement of RDs Bush holds three degrees from The in sports. University of Alabama, including two masters. Bragg earned a bachelor’s of business He graduated summa cum laude in mathematics administration from the University of Texas from the honors college in 2011 and followed in 1995 and a bachelor’s of science in human that with a masters in mathematics and then nutrition and foods from the University of earned a master’s of business administration in Houston in 2000. 2014. Bragg and her husband Bobby have a Daniel and his wife Ashley have one son, daughter, Rebecca, and a son, Beau. Caleb.

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DENZEL RASHAD DANIEL DEVALL JOHNSON LYERLY

ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR, PLAYER DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, PLAYER DEVELOPMENT FOOTBALL VIDEO SERVICES

Denzel Devall was named Alabama’s director Rashad Johnson joined Nick Saban’s staff at In his role as assistant athletics director of player development in February of 2017 Alabama in August of 2018 as an analyst for the of video operations, Daniel Lyerly oversees after a year as the associate director of player Crimson Tide, while also serving as the team’s technology operations for all sports at The development in 2016. sideline reporter on the radio broadcasts. In University of Alabama. In his role as the Tide’s director of player January of 2019 he added director of player He is in his 15th season with the University development, Devall’s main focus is off-the-fi eld development to his list of responsibilities. and continues to ensure that Alabama Athletics activities of Alabama football’s student-athletes, Johnson’s role as the director of player is at the forefront of innovative IT solutions to and he serves as an important resource in development focuses on the off-the-fi eld remain among the top universities in the nation COACHES/STAFF balancing the demands of academics, athletics activities of Alabama’s football student-athletes. in sports technology. and community outreach. He also serves as a He serves as an important resource in balancing Lyerly not only administers all video and liaison for high school coaches while assisting the demands of academics, athletics and technology for Alabama’s football coaching with Alabama camps and clinics. community outreach. Johnson also assists with staff, but he also produces selected segments He joined the Crimson Tide staff in July personal development programs, including the for the “Nick Saban Show” and facilitates of 2016 as the associate director of player peer intervention group. all production aspects of public service development after an outstanding four-year He returned to Alabama after an eight-year announcements and commercials featuring career on the fi eld for the Crimson Tide. He NFL playing career with the Nick Saban. Additionally, he offers coaches was part of two national championship teams (2009-15) and (2016). He was the most up-to-date recruiting technologies in (2012 and 2015) and helped win three SEC titles a third-round pick of the Cardinals in 2009 and order to attract top talent to the university. (2012, 2014 and 2015). fi nished his career with 15 interceptions and Before moving to Tuscaloosa, Lyerly spent During his playing career, Devall saw time 365 tackles. two years as a student assistant at Coastal in 50 career games with 25 starts at outside A fi rst team All-American for the Crimson Carolina University in 2002 and 2003 working in linebacker while making 84 tackles with 14 Tide in 2008, Johnson helped Alabama to a the video and equipment departments, helping tackles for loss and six sacks. He was a Freshman 12-2 season and a trip to the Sugar Bowl. He them form their fi rst football team. Following All-American in 2012 by Sporting News. fi nished his UA career with 11 interceptions, that, he transferred to Alabama and received A native of Bastrop, La., he was a 2011 216 total tackles and 12 tackles for loss. his undergraduate degree in political science Louisiana Sports Writers Association 4A All- Johnson was a walk-on running back at with a minor in computer science. State selection as a senior at Bastrop High Alabama before earning a scholarship and Originally from Conway, S.C., Lyerly is an School. Devall earned his bachelor’s degree in graduating with a degree in criminal justice in Eagle Scout member of Troop 804 and a Vigil human and environmental sciences from The 2008. Honor Member of Santee Lodge 116, Order of University of Alabama in 2015. A native of Sulligent, Ala., Johnson and his the Arrow, Pee Dee Area Council, BSA. He is Devall has one daughter, Peyton. wife Chelsea have a daughter, Hunter Averie. married to the former Brandy Moore. They have one son, Benjamin.

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JOSH SAM JEFF MAXSON PETITTO SPRINGER

ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR, ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR, PERSONNEL OPERATIONS FOOTBALL COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS COACHES/STAFF Josh Maxson is in his 12th year with the Sam Petitto is in his fourth year as Alabama’s The all-important role of associate Alabama athletics communications offi ce, director of personnel operations. He arrived in athletics director for equipment operations is serving as the assistant athletics director for Tuscaloosa after two years as Georgia’s director coordinated by Jeff Springer, now in his ninth football communications. of player personnel. season with the Crimson Tide. Springer joined He is in his fi fth season as the primary At Alabama, Petitto assists the Crimson the Alabama staff in 2011 after serving four contact for the Crimson Tide football program, Tide’s director of player personnel and director years (2007-10) as the head athletic equipment after working as the football players contact of recruiting while identifying and evaluating manager at Louisiana Tech. from 2008-14. He also worked with the men’s future prospects. He is also charged with Prior to his time at Louisiana Tech, Springer and women’s golf programs at the Capstone updating prospect boards and assisting with held the same position at The Citadel in from 2009-15. the coordination of all on-campus recruiting Charleston, S.C., from 2006-07. During his time at Alabama, Maxson has events while working camps, junior days and A native of Slidell, La., Springer spent three worked with fi ve national championship football clinics. years (2003-05) as the fi rst assistant equipment teams, two men’s golf national titles and the During his two seasons (2014-15) at Georgia manager at Louisiana State University. He 2012 NCAA Women’s Golf Champions. He has as the director of player personnel, Petitto worked primarily with LSU’s football program helped publicize 32 national awards winners evaluated high school players from across the while also managing women’s soccer, women’s in football and 43 All-Americans along with country while serving as the program’s NFL gymnastics, cheerleading, track and fi eld/cross Heisman Trophy winners Mark Ingram (2009) liaison. He also coached defensive backs for the country and swimming and diving. and Derrick Henry (2015). Bulldogs in the 2015 Tax Slayer Bowl. In the summer of 2001, Springer interned Maxson joined the Alabama staff after Petitto’s fi rst stint at Alabama came during with the Miami Dolphins. He spent the next two three-plus years in the athletics media relations the 2008 season, working as a defensive analyst. seasons working as an intern in his home state offi ce at Arkansas where he was the primary Prior to that, he spent the 2007 campaign at at LSU and Tulane University. contact for Razorback baseball and men’s golf North Carolina under where he Springer earned a kinesiology degree from programs as well as a secondary contact for worked as a defensive graduate assistant before LSU in 2001. He is a member of the Athletic football. Maxson helped coordinate Darren becoming the Tar Heels’ director of player Equipment Managers Association and the McFadden’s 2006 and 2007 Heisman Trophy personnel under the direction of associate head Coaches Association. campaigns. coach John Blake. Springer is married to the former Anna Before his stint at Arkansas, he spent two Petitto spent three seasons (2004-06) as Bannister and the couple has one daughter, years as an assistant SID at Miami (Fla.). He an assistant coach at Grambling where he Bailey. served as the primary baseball contact for coached defensive backs and served as the the Hurricanes, including coordinating media Tigers’ recruiting coordinator. He helped coverage for two trips (2003, 2004) to the Grambling to the 2005 Black College National College World Series. He was the secondary Championship and his secondary ranked fi rst in football contact, working the 2003 BCS National the Southwestern Athletic Conference in fi ve Championship Game, the 2004 Orange Bowl categories. and the 2004 Peach Bowl. Before his fi rst stint at Southeastern, Petitto Maxson interned at Nebraska working with had success in the Louisiana high school ranks the football and gymnastics programs (2001- with stops at Class 1A Kentwood (1998), Class 02). He was a student assistant in the media 3A Amite (1999) and Class 4A Salmen High relations offi ce at Oklahoma State (1998-2001), (2000). During his fi rst three seasons in the high working with the Cowboys’ wrestling program. school ranks, Petitto helped each school to the Maxson earned his bachelor’s degree in Louisiana state championship, with identical public relations from Oklahoma State in 2001, 15-0 records at Kentwood and Amite – his alma and then completed his masters in sports mater. business administration from Alabama in 2014. Petitto earned his degree from the University He is married to the former Jana Spence and of Louisiana Monroe in 1998 after attending the couple has one son, Colt. Southwest Mississippi Community College on a baseball scholarship. He has one daughter, Malia.

60 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL coaches and staff ALABAMA MEDICAL STAFF

DR. JEFFREY DR. JAMES DR. BRETT DR. STEVEN DAVID ANDERSON ANDREWS BENTLEY BONNER BREEDLOVE

ORTHOPEDIC PRIMARY CARE PHYSICAL CARDIOLOGIST PSYCHIATRIST SURGEON PHYSICIAN THERAPIST J.T. SUMMERFORD

DIRECTOR, FOOTBALL OPERATIONS

J.T. Summerford is in his second year as Alabama’s director of football operations and DR. LYLE EDGAR DR. THOMAS DR. LES DR. BRYAN his eighth season with the program. He was CAIN CALLOWAY DAVIS FOWLER GIVHAN ORTHOPEDIC ORTHOPEDIC elevated to the director’s role in February of PARAMEDIC OPHTHALMOLOGIST NEUROSURGEON 2018 after spending the 2017 season as the SURGEON SURGEON Crimson Tide’s assistant director of football

operations. COACHES/STAFF His primary role with the Crimson Tide is to help oversee the day-to-day organizational and operational aspects of the Alabama football program in consultation with associate athletics director Ellis Ponder. During his lone season as the assistant director of football operations in 2017, Summerford also served as an assistant to DR. BHRETT DR. BRYAN RICHARD DR. JAMES DR. MARTY the director of player personnel and operations, MCCABE MCDONALD RICKEL ROBINSON SCHWARTZ while helping oversee the organization and SPORTS CHIROPRACTOR MASSAGE THERAPIST MEDICAL DIRECTOR RADIOLOGIST execution of the recruiting department. He PSYCHOLOGIST assisted with team travel, logistics and day-to- day operations. Summerford began his career with the Crimson Tide as a recruiting specialist in May of 2012 before being promoted to head recruiting specialist in April of 2013 where he served for two seasons. He was promoted to recruiting analyst in 2015 and spent two seasons in that role. SUZETTE DR. RUSH DR. RAY DR. NORMAN Summerford, a native of Tuscaloosa, Ala., SMALLEY SMITH STEWART WALDROP holds two degrees from The University of CLINICAL PRIMARY CARE ORTHOPEDIC DENTIST Alabama, completing his bachelors of science in SOCIAL WORKER PHYSICIAN SURGEON accounting and management in 2013 and then fi nishing his masters of business administration from the Manderson Graduate School of Business in 2015. He has been a part of three national ALABAMA ATHLETIC TRAINING STAFF championship teams at Alabama (2012, 2015 and 2017) along with four SEC titles teams and trips to four national championship games, three Sugar Bowls, a Cotton Bowl and a Peach Bowl. Summerford is married to the former Kelsey Cameron. His grandfather, Tom Danner, played football at Alabama from 1951-54 and also earned All-SEC recognition as part of BOBBY GINGER JEREMY CLAY RYAN the Crimson Tide’s track and fi eld program. FEEBACK GILMORE GSELL KEITH VICKNAIR Summerford’s father, John, also served as a DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR, BEHAVIORAL DIRECTOR, SPORTS ATHLETIC TRAINER MEDICINE/ ATHLETIC REHAB/ATHLETIC ATHLETIC TRAINER trainer at Alabama from 1976-79. SCIENCE TRAINER TRAINER

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RYAN DEAN MAJOR JAVIER ROGER CEDRIC JOSH ADAMS ALTOBELLI APPLEWHITE ARENAS BEDFORD BURNS CHAPMAN

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, COORDINATOR OF STRENGTH & ANALYST ANALYST ANALYST GRAPHIC DESIGN PLAYER PERSONNEL ATHLETIC RELATIONS CONDITIONING

GARY MOLLY GLENDA ROB SAVANNAH MAKENZIE JOHNATHAN CRAMER DOWD EDWARDS EZELL FRENCH FRANKLIN GALANTE COACHES/STAFF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT MARKETING ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR OF THE FCA ANALYST ANALYST STUDENT SERVICES FOR HEAD COACH COORDINATOR RECRUITING

KENT MATT JOE BUTCH TERRY ASHLEIGH JONATHAN GIDLEY HARD HOUSTON JONES JONES KIMBLE KING

DIRECTOR, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, FB STRENGTH & ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR, FOOTBALL ANALYST ANALYST PHOTOGRAPHY VIDEO SERVICES CONDITIONING RECRUITING OPERATIONS GRAPHIC DESIGN

ANDY JAKE BRANDY KALEB A.J. KINDAL FRANK KWON LONG LYERLY MEDENA MILWEE MOOREHEAD NEWELL

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, FB STRENGTH & ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, GRADUATE ASSISTANT ANALYST ANALYST FOOTBALL OPERATIONS VIDEO SERVICES CONDITIONING PERFORMANCE NUTRITION

TYLER JESSIE NICK ISAAC KYLE MIKE TINO OWENS PEOPLES PERRY SHEWMAKER SMITH STOOPS SUNSERI

ASSISTANT EQUIPMENT STRENGTH & CONDITIONING STATE TROOPER ANALYST ANALYST ANALYST GRADUATE ASSISTANT MANAGER

VINNIE EVAN VAN MARC SUNSERI NOSTRAND VOTTELER

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, GRADUATE ASSISTANT PLAYER DEVELOPMENT PLAYER PERSONNEL 62 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL Notes and Statistics 17 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 134 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS 70 POSTSEASON APPEARANCES 38 BOWL VICTORIES 27 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS

NO. 13/9/9 ALABAMA (10-2, 6-2 SEC) GAME 13 Aug. 31 $vs. Duke (ABC) W, 42-3 Date ...... Wednesday, Jan. 1 Sept. 7 New Mexico State (SECN) W, 62-10 Time ...... 12 p.m. CT Sept. 14 *at South Carolina (CBS) W, 46-23 Location ...... Orlando, Fla. Sept. 21 Southern Miss (ESPN2) W, 49-7 Venue Camping World Stadium Sept. 28 *Ole Miss (CBS) W, 59-31 Capacity ...... 65,000 Oct. 12 *at 24/21 Texas A&M (ESPN) W, 47-28 Television ...... ABC (10-2, 6-2 SEC) Series Record ...... Tied 2-2 (9-3, 6-3 Big 10) Oct. 19 *Tennessee (ESPN) W, 35-13 Alabama Last Meeting ...... Sept. 1, 2012 Michigan Oct. 26 *Arkansas (ESPN) W, 48-7 CRIMSON TIDE ...... Alabama 41, Michigan 14 Wolverines Nov. 9 *2/1/2 LSU (CBS) L, 41-46 Nov. 16 *at Mississippi State (ESPN) W, 38-7 THE GAME: The University of Alabama football team faces the Michigan Wolverines Nov. 23 Western Carolina (ESPN) W, 66-3 in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl on Jan. 1, 2020 at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla. Nov. 30 *at 15/16/16 Auburn (CBS) L, 45-48 The game is scheduled for a 12 p.m. CT kickoff on ABC with Dave Pasch doing play- Jan. 1 %vs. 14/17/17 Michigan (ABC) 12 p.m. by-play, Greg McElroy providing the color and Tom Luginbill working the sidelines. Eli Gold and will handle the radio call on the Crimson Tide Sports Network with Rashad Johnson serving as the sideline reporter. NO. 14/17/17 MICHIGAN (9-3, 6-3 BIG TEN) Aug. 31 Middle Tennessee (BTN) W, 40-21 RANKINGS: Alabama is the No. 13 team in the College Football Playoff rankings and is No. 9 in the Associated Press and Amway Coaches polls. Michigan is No. 14 Sept. 7 RV/RV Army (FOX) W, 24-21 (OT) in the CFP rankings and No. 17 in the other two polls. Sept. 21 *13/14 Wisconsin*(FOX) L, 14-35 Sept. 28 *Rutgers (BTN) W, 52-0 MICHIGAN: The Wolverines enter the Citrus Bowl with a 9-3 overall record and Oct. 5 *14/14 Iowa (FOX) W, 10-3 a 6-3 mark in Big Ten conference play. Michigan comes into the postseason with Oct. 12 *at Illinois (ABC) L, 42-25 the offense having produced 47 touchdowns this season, balancing the effort with Oct. 19 *at 7/7 Penn State (ABC) W, 21-28 24 rushing touchdowns and 23 passing scores. Defensively, the Wolverines have Oct. 26 8/7 Notre Dame (ABC) W, 45-14 allowed just 94 points in the last 33 quarters (2.85 points per quarter), including a Nov. 2 *at Maryland (ABC) W, 38-7 10-quarter stretch with no touchdowns allowed. Michigan leads the nation in wins Nov. 16 *Michigan State (FOX) W, 44-10 (960) and is followed by Ohio State (920), Texas (913) and Alabama (913). The Wolverines are led by head coach Jim Harbaugh who is in his fifth season in Ann Nov. 23 *at UR/RV/RV Indiana (ESPN) W, 39-14 Arbor and boasts a career collegiate record of 47-17 (.889), including a 32-12 (.895) Nov. 30 *2/2/2 Ohio State (FOX) L, 27-56 mark in Big Ten regular season and championship games. Jan. 1 %vs. 13/9/9 Alabama (ABC) 12 p.m. *Conference Game SERIES HISTORY: The Crimson Tide and Wolverines will meet for the fifth time in $ Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.) the history of the series that dates back to 1988. Alabama is 2-2 all-time against % Citrus Bowl (Camping World Stadium - Orlando, Fla.) All times are Central Michigan, including a 1-2 mark in postseason competition. In the most recent Rankings listed are College Football Playoff/AP/Amway Coaches meeting with the Wolverines, the Crimson Tide came away with a 41-14 victory at the 2012 Cowboys Classic in Arlington, Texas. ON THE AIR TELEVISION ABC Play-by-Play: Dave Pasch NOTES AND STATS Color Analyst: Greg McElroy Sideline: Tom Luginbill

RADIO Crimson Tide Sports Network Play-by-Play: Eli Gold Color Analyst: John Parker Wilson Sideline: Rashad Johnson

SATELLITE RADIO ESPN on Sirius/XM:

NATIONAL RADIO ESPN Radio

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NEUTRAL SITES: Alabama is 90-50-4 (.639) all-time in 144 neutral site contests. The list includes all Alabama-Auburn games not played on campus, including Legion ALABAMA FOOTBALL Field from 1948-88. Under head coach Nick Saban, the Crimson Tide is 22-6 (.786) in QUICK FACTS neutral site games. Alabama began the 2019 campaign with a 42-3 victory over Duke Location Tuscaloosa, Ala. on Aug. 31 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga. The Tide finished 3-1 in neutral Enrollment 38,103 site games in 2018, opening the 2018 campaign with a 51-14 win over Louisville at Founded April 12, 1831 Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Fla., on Sept. 1. UA then defeated Georgia in the Conference Southeastern (West) SEC Championship Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Ga., on Dec. 1 and Colors Crimson and White followed with a 45-34 win over fourth-ranked Oklahoma in the CFP Semifinal matchup Nickname Crimson Tide on Dec. 29 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Crimson Tide was 3-0 in President Dr. Stuart Bell neutral site games in 2017 and had won six straight neutral site contests prior to the Jan. Director of Athletics Greg Byrne Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. James King 7 loss to No. 2 Clemson in the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship Game. That six-game streak dated back to the Tide’s 35-31 loss to Clemson in the 2016 CFP National Championship Game at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. FOOTBALL HISTORY First Season 1892 SABAN VS. NON-CONFERENCE FOES: Alabama head coach Nick Saban owns All-Time Record 915-331-43 (.727) an impressive 90-20 (.818) career mark against non-conference opponents across All-Time SEC Record 415-170-20 (.703) his four stops as a collegiate head coach. Saban’s career total includes a 59-7 (.894) National Championships 17 record while in Tuscaloosa, a number that includes only two losses to non-conference SEC Championships 27 First Team All-Americans 134 players, 155 times opponents during the regular season, both of which came in 2007 (14-21 vs. Florida First Team All-Conference 261 players, 348 times State (Jacksonville) and 14-21 vs. ULM). Bowl Appearances/Postseason Games 66/70 Bowl Victories 38 SEC RECORD: Alabama extended its record for most consecutive 10-win seasons in SEC history to 13 when it defeated Western Carolina 66-3, on Nov. 23. The Crimson Tide is 10-2 on the year. UA had a 12-2 record in 2008, 14-0 in 2009, 10-3 COACHING STAFF in 2010, 12-1 in 2011, 13-1 in 2012, 11-2 in 2013, 12-2 in 2014, 14-1 marks in 2015, Head Coach Nick Saban 2016 and 2018 along with 13-1 in 2017. Alma Mater Kent State, 1973 Collegiate Career Record (Years) 247-65-1 (24th) MORE THAN A DECADE AT NO. 1: With Alabama’s Sept. 29 ranking at No. 1, the Alabama Record (Years) 156-23 (13th) Offensive Coordinator Steve Sarkisian Crimson Tide has now been ranked No. 1 in the Associated Press poll at least once Alma Mater BYU, 1997 each season since 2008. The 12-year streak is the longest in the history of the AP Defensive Coordinator Pete Golding rankings. The previous long streak was seven seasons by Miami (Fla.) from 1986-92. Alma Mater Delta State, 2005

LONGEST TOP-FIVE STREAK: The Crimson Tide’s Nov. 24 ranking at No. 5 in the Associated Press Top 25 marked the 68th consecutive AP poll in which Alabama TEAM INFORMATION had been ranked in the top-five. That stretch of top-five rankings was the longest 2018 Overall Record 14-1 2018 SEC Record/Finish 8-0/First (West) streak in the poll’s history, surpassing the previous record of 54 straight weeks SEC Champion set by Miami from Oct. 8, 2000 through Oct. 26, 2003. Alabama’s run in the top- 2018 Bowl Capital One Orange Bowl (CFP Semifi nal) five began on Nov. 8, 2015, following a dominant 30-16 victory by the seventh- Bowl Result Alabama 45, Oklahoma 34

NOTES AND STATS ranked Tide over then-No. 4 LSU at Bryant-Denny Stadium and concluded in a CFP National Championship Clemson 44, Alabama 16 45-48 loss at then No. 16 Auburn on Nov. 30. During that span, the Crimson Tide Final Ranking No. 2 Associated Press No. 2 USA TODAY Coaches has maintained a 57-5 (.919) record and claimed two national championships to go with three Southeastern Conference titles. 2019 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE STANDINGS LONGEST ACTIVE TOP-10 STREAK: Alabama is ranked No. 9 in the Dec. 8 Associated Press Top 25 Poll and has appeared in 193 consecutive AP polls, EASTERN DIVISION dating back to the start of the 2008 season. Prior to its 45-48 loss at then No. 16 School Overall SEC %Georgia 11-2 7-1 Auburn on Nov. 30., the Crimson Tide led the Football Bowl Subdivision for most Florida 10-2 6-2 consecutive weeks in the top-10 in the writers’ poll with 74. That span started Tennessee 7-5 5-3 in the 2015 season when Alabama defeated the then-No. 8 Bulldogs 38-10 and Kentucky 7-5 3-5 lasted until Alabama’s No. 5 ranking in the Nov. 24 AP Top 25 Poll. Missouri 6-6 3-5 South Carolina 4-8 3-5 Vanderbilt 3-9 1-7

WESTERN DIVISION School Overall SEC #%LSU 13-0 8-0 Alabama 10-2 6-2 Auburn 9-3 5-3 Texas A&M 7-5 4-4 Mississippi State 6-6 3-5 Ole Miss 4-8 2-6 Arkansas 2-10 0-8 % - SEC Division Champion # - SEC Champion

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SABAN LEADS IN WINS VS. TOP-FIVE TEAMS: Alabama’s 45-34 win over No. NATIONAL AND CONFERENCE HONORS 4 Oklahoma in the 2018 Capital One Orange Bowl on Dec. 29 was Nick Saban’s 24th career victory against a team ranked in the top five of the Associated Press Christian Barmore SEC All-Freshman Team Top 25, the most in college football history. Saban’s 24-14 career record in top-five contests gives him a .632 winning percentage, which is also college football’s best. Raekwon Davis Following Saban on the all-time victory list are Bobby Bowden (18/.378 winning Second Team All-American (AFCA) percentage), Barry Switzer (15/.516), Woody Hayes (15/.516), (15/.429) and Lou Holtz (15/.419). Saban’s record includes six wins in the College Landon Dickerson Honorable Mention All-American (Pro Football Focus) Football Playoff: No. 3 Michigan State (38-0) and No. 1 Clemson (45-40) in 2015; No. 4 Washington (24-7) in 2016; No. 1 Clemson (24-6) and No. 3 Georgia (26-23) Trevon Diggs in 2017; and a 45-34 victory over fourth-ranked Oklahoma last season. Alabama First Team All-American (Pro Football Focus) also went 3-0 in BCS National Championship Games (vs. Texas, 37-21, 2009; vs. Second Team All-American (AFCA) LSU, 21-0, 2011; vs. Notre Dame, 42-14, 2012). Second Team All-American (The Sporting News) Third Team All-American (Associated Press) AGAINST THE TOP 10: Since the start of the 2008 season, the Crimson Tide Christian Harris has posted a 30-11 (.732) overall record against top-10 teams, including a 15-5 Freshman All-American (ESPN.com) (.750) mark versus the top 10 since the inception of the College Football Playoff. In Freshman All-American (USA Today) Saban’s five national championship seasons at Alabama, his teams have gone 17-2 SEC All-Freshman Team against top-10 opponents. Najee Harris Honorable Mention All-American (Pro Football Focus) OUTSIDE THE TOP 15: In addition to its 91-game winning streak against unranked teams, Alabama has lost just two games to teams ranked outside the top 15 in the Jerry Jeudy Associated Press poll since the start of the 2008 season (No. 19 South Carolina in First Team All-American (AFCA) 2010, No. 16 Auburn in 2018). For perspective, no team in the FBS has lost fewer than 10 games to teams outside the top 15 in that same time frame. Alex Leatherwood First Team All-American (AFCA) SABAN VS. AP TOP 25: Alabama’s 47-28 win over then-No. 24/21 Texas A&M on Shane Lee Oct. 12 was Nick Saban’s 83rd career win vs. the Associated Press Top 25, pushing Freshman All-American (ESPN.com) him past Florida State legend Bobby Bowden for second all-time. Former Penn SEC All-Freshman Team State head coach Joe Paterno leads the list with 86, three ahead of Saban. Bowden is third with 82, while Alabama’s Paul “Bear” Bryant is fourth at 66. Former Duke, Xavier McKinney Second Team All-American (AFCA) Florida and South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier is fifth at 64. Saban’s winning Second Team All-American (The Sporting News) percentage against AP ranked teams (83-42, .664) tops Bryant (.592), Bowden Second Team All-American (Walter Camp) (.557), Spurrier (.529) and Paterno (.512). Third Team All-American (Associated Press) Third Team All-American (Pro Football Focus) Most Wins vs. Opponents Ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 Evan Neal Coach Wins (Pct.) Freshman All-American (247Sports) Joe Paterno 86 (.512) Freshman All-American (ESPN.com) NICK SABAN 83 (.664) Freshman All-American (USA Today) Bobby Bowden 82 (.557) SEC All-Freshman Team Paul “Bear” Bryant 66 (.592) Ty Perine Steve Spurrier 64 (.529) SEC All-Freshman Team BEATING THE BEST: The Crimson Tide is 59-17 (.776) against the Associated DeVonta Smith Press Top 25, including a 32-10 (.762) mark against AP top-10 teams since the start Second Team All-American (Associated Press) of 2008. Alabama fi nished 5-1 against ranked opponents in 2018 after facing 10 NOTES AND STATS Second Team All-American (The Sporting News) teams ranked in the AP poll in 2017, going 9-1 and outscoring those opponents by Third Team All-American (Pro Football Focus) an average score of 38.0-17.3. Patrick Surtain II Honorable Mention All-American (Pro Football Focus) UNRANKED, NO PROBLEM UNDER SABAN: With its 66-3 win against Western Carolina on Nov. 23, Alabama has defeated 91 consecutive unranked teams under Tua Tagovailoa head coach Nick Saban, the longest streak in FBS history. The current streak began Co-Polynesian College Football Player of the Year with a win over Colorado on December 30, 2007 in the Independence Bowl. The Jaylen Waddle previous record was 72 games, shared by Miami (Fla.) (1984-95) and Florida (1989- First Team All-American (FWAA) 2000). Under Saban, Alabama holds a 95-3 (.969) (91-3, .968 after vacations) mark First Team All-American (Pro Football Focus) against unranked opponents. First Team All-American (The Sporting News) Second Team All-American (Associated Press) ALWAYS IN THE HUNT: Since the 2008 season, Alabama has played in 141 of 144 Second-Team All-American (Walter Camp) regular season games that have had national championship implications. Following SEC Special Teams Player of the Year (Coaches) the Crimson Tide’s 48-45 loss to Auburn during the final regular game of the Jedrick Wills Jr. season, UA was essentially eliminated from a chance to keep itself in the national Second Team All-American (AFCA) championship discussion. The final three games of the 2010 season marked the Second Team All-American (Associated Press) only other three regular season contests without direct national championship Second Team All-American (The Sporting News) implications over the last 12 seasons. Second-Team All-American (Walter Camp)

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THE 2010s HAVE BEEN THE TIDE’S DECADE: Since the start of the 2010 season, Alabama has won 123 games to lead all NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision teams. ALABAMA IN THE CFP RANKINGS Ohio State is second on the wins list during the decade with 115. Alabama has The College Football Playoff was introduced during the been the wins leader in two other decades in program history, including the 1960s 2014 season with the fi rst ever rankings being released (85 wins) and 1970s (103 wins). Predating the creation of the NCAA, Penn won 124 on Oct. 28, 2014. The selection committee members games and Harvard won 116 as major college football powers in the 1890s. meet weekly, in-person, on Mondays and Tuesdays to produce rankings. The committee’s rankings are ALABAMA HAS MOST WINS SINCE 2008: Dating back to the start of the 2008 announced on ESPN each Tuesday evening for the fi nal six weeks of the season. Alabama is the only team to season, Alabama has won 149 games, which is the most in the Football Bowl have appeared in the fi rst fi ve College Football Playoffs, Subdivision. The Crimson Tide won 12 games in 2008, followed by a perfect 14-0 claiming CFP National Championships in both 2015 and record in 2009, a 10-3 mark in 2010 and a 12-1 record in 2011. Alabama fi nished 13-1 2017. The Crimson Tide also holds the CFP record for in 2012 and 2017, 11-2 in 2013, 12-2 in 2014, and 14-1 in 2015, 2016 and 2018. Ohio most wins with six. State is second with 138 wins, followed by Boise State at No. 3 with 133, Clemson at COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF TOP 25 (DEC. 8) No. 4 with 132 and Oklahoma with 129 to round out the top fi ve. Previous Rank Team Record Rank Total Wins (since 2008) 1 LSU 13-0 2 Team Wins 2008+09+10+11+12+13+14+15+16+17+18+19 2 Ohio State 13-0 1 1. ALABAMA 149 12+14+10+12+13+11+12+14+14+13+14+10 3 Clemson 13-0 3 2 Ohio State 138 10+11+12+6+12+12+14+12+11+12+13+13 4 Oklahoma 12-1 7 5 Georgia 11-2 4 3. Boise State 133 12+14+12+12+11+8+12+9+10+11+10+12 6 Oregon 11-2 14 4. Clemson 132 7+9+6+10+11+11+10+14+14+12+15+13 7 Baylor 11-1 9 5. Oklahoma 129 12+8+12+10+10+11+8+11+11+12+12+12 8 Wisconsin 10-3 12 9 Florida 10-2 11 ONE AND ONLY: Since 2014, the start of the College Football Playoff era, Alabama 10 Penn State 10-2 10 has only lost one game by 13-plus points. The Crimson Tide’s only loss by 13-plus 11 Utah 11-2 6 12 AUBURN 9-3 15 points or more in that time period came in last season’s 16-44 loss to Clemson in the 13 ALABAMA 10-2 5 College Football Playoff National Championship on Jan. 7. To compare, Clemson 14 MICHIGAN 9-3 13 has three losses by 13-plus points in the same time span while Oklahoma has four 15 Notre Dame 10-2 16 and Ohio State has five. 16 Iowa 9-3 17 17 Memphis 12-1 18 NO MORE THAN ONE: Alabama entered November with no more than one loss 18 Minnesota 10-2 8 19 Boise State 12-1 20 for the 12th straight season (since 2008). Only one other FBS program has done that 20 Appalachian State 12-1 25 since 1950, the Nebraska Cornhuskers under Tom Osborne. In those 12 seasons, 21 Cincinnati 10-3 19 the Crimson Tide has entered November undefeated nine times (2008, 2009, 2011, 22 USC 8-4 22 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019). 23 Navy 9-2 - 24 Virginia 9-4 - TIDE’S TURNOVER MARGIN: Through 12 games played during the 2019 regular 25 Oklahoma State 8-4 21 season, Alabama ranks second in the nation in turnover margin, averaging +1.33 per 2019 Opponents in BOLD a game. The Crimson Tide is also fi fth in turnovers gained (26) and tied for fourth in NOTES AND STATS turnovers lost (10).

COACHING ASSIGNMENTS

Brian Baker - Associate Head Coach/Defensive Line Field Jeff Banks - Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends Field Kyle Flood - Offensive Line Field Pete Golding - Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers Press Box Charles Huff - Associate Head Coach/Running Backs Press Box Steve Sarkisian - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Field Karl Scott - Cornerbacks Field Sal Sunseri - Outside Linebackers Press Box Holmon Wiggins - Wide Receivers Field

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NON-OFFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS IN THE SABAN ERA: Sophomore wide ALABAMA IN THE AP POLL receiver Jaylen Waddle’s 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown at Auburn on Nov. 30 marked Alabama’s 75th non-offensive touchdown of the Nick Saban era and Alabama has been ranked in 806 of the 1,168 the seventh in 2019. The first score this season came on a blocked punt return by Associated Press college football polls since 1936, according to the AP Poll Archive. The Crimson Tide sophomore linebacker Ale Kaho against Ole Miss on Sept. 28. That was followed owns a 491-132-8 (.785) all-time record in games when up by another blocked punt for a score, this time from redshirt sophomore ranked in the Associated Press college football poll, wide receiver Tyrell Shavers in the Tide’s win at Texas A&M on Oct.12. Senior including a 132-20 (.868) mark under head coach Nick defensive back Trevon Diggs has notched two of UA’s six so far - his first non- Saban. Alabama is also ranked in the AP poll for the offensive touchdown of the season came against Tennessee (Oct. 19) on a fumble 193rd consecutive week, topping its previous streak set recovery for a 100-yard touchdown. Diggs then returned an interception for an in the mid-1990s when UA was ranked for 71 straight 84-yard touchdown in the second quarter against Arkansas on Oct. 26. Against weeks under head coach . Alabama has Western Carolina on Nov. 23, junior defensive back Xavier McKinney returned an started seven seasons at No. 1 (2018, 2017, 2016, 2013, interception for an 81-yard touchdown in the first quarter. Alabama totaled seven 2010, 1978, 1966). non-offensive scores in 2018 and recorded a single-season record 15 in 2016, which ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 - WEEK 16 led the Football Bowl Subdivision and was the most in a season by any FBS team Previous in the last 20 years. Alabama scored a non-offensive touchdown in 10 consecutive Rank Team (FPV) Record Points Rank games dating from to the CFP Semifinal vs. Michigan State on Dec. 31, 2015, to 1 LSU (47) 13-0 1,535 1 the Texas A&M game on Oct. 22, 2016, and had 14 non-offensive touchdowns 2 Ohio State (12) 13-0 1,488 2 in that span – four interceptions, four punt returns, five fumble recoveries and a 3 Clemson (3) 13-0 1,441 3 4 Oklahoma 12-1 1,364 6 kickoff return. 5 Georgia 11-2 1,241 4 6 Florida 11-2 1,167 7 Non-Offensive TDs in the Saban Era 7 Oregon 11-2 1,141 13 Season INT FR KOR PR BkPR Totals 8 Baylor 11-2 1,039 8 9 ALABAMA 10-2 1,011 9 2019 2 1 1 1 2 7 AUBURN 9-3 1,011 11 2018 4 1 1 1 — 7 11 Wisconsin 10-2 944 10 2017 2 — — — — 2 12 Utah 11-2 909 5 2016 6 5 — 3 1 15 13 Penn State 10-2 888 12 2015 4 — 1 4 1 10 14 Notre Dame 10-2 709 14 2014 — 1 — — — 1 15 Memphis 12-1 675 16 16 Minnesota 10-2 645 15 2013 3 — 1 2 1 7 17 MICHIGAN 9-3 597 17 2012 1 1 1 — — 3 18 Boise State 12-1 500 19 2011 3 — — 1 1 5 19 Iowa 9-3 494 18 2010 2 — 1 — 1 4 20 Appalachian State 12-1 355 20 2009 2 1 — 1 — 4 21 Navy 9-2 246 23 22 USC 8-4 195 24 2008 4 1 — 4 — 9 23 Cincinnati 10-3 183 21 2007 — — — 1 — 1 24 Air Force 10-2 97 25 TOTALS 33 11 6 18 7 75 25 Oklahoma State 8-4 70 - FIRST TIME STARTERS: Redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Phidarian Mathis Others Receiving Votes: SMU 63, Virginia 55, Kansas made the fi rst start of his career at Auburn on Nov. 30. Other first-time starters State 50, TEXAS A&M 7, FAU 7, Arizona State 5, Iowa State 5, UCF 5, California 4, Washington 3. in 2019 include: redshirt sophomore tight end Major Tennison, senior defensive lineman Tevita Musika and redshirt freshman defensive lineman Christian Barmore 2019 Opponents in BOLD (Western Carolina Nov. 23); redshirt sophomore tight end/offensive lineman Kendall Randolph (LSU, Nov. 9); sophomore quarterback Mac Jones and freshman placekicker/punter Ty Perine (Arkansas, Oct. 26); freshman defensive lineman Byron Young (Tennessee, Oct. 19); freshman defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe (Southern NOTES AND STATS Miss, Sept. 21); junior running back Najee Harris and freshman defensive back Jordan Battle (New Mexico State, Sept. 7); running back Jerome Ford, offensive linemen Landon Dickerson, Evan Neal and Chris Owens, defensive lineman DJ Dale, linebackers Christian Harris and Shane Lee, defensive backs Josh Jobe and Jared Mayden and placekicker/punter Will Reichard (Duke, Aug. 31).

FIRST TIME PLAYERS: Melvin Billingsley (TE), De’Marquise Lockridge (RB), John Parker (WR), Michael Parker (TE), Daniel Powell (TE), Ishmael Sopsher (DL), Brandon Turnage (DB) and Paul Tyson (QB) made their fi rst career appearances when they took the fi eld against Western Carolina on Nov. 23. They joined Ty SABAN AMONG THE BEST Perine (P/PK) (Tennessee Oct. 26); Justin Eboigbe (DL) (at South Carolina on Sept. 14); Jahleel Billingsley (TE), King Mwikuta (LB), Pierce Quick (OL), Tanner Bowles (OL), Jarez Parks (LB) and Christian Barmore (DL) (New Mexico State on Sept.); Marcus Banks (DB), Jordan Battle (DB), Scooby Carter (DB), Darrian Dalcourt (OL), DJ Dale (DL), Christian Harris (LB), DeMarcco Hellams (DB), Shane Lee (LB), John Metchie III (WR), Evan Neal (OL), Will Reichard (PK), Keilan Robinson (RB), Taulia Tagovailoa (QB) and Byron Young (DL). Redshirt junior Landon Dickerson (OL), redshirt freshmen Jalyn Armour-Davis (DB) and Tommy Brown (OL) and Kendall Randolph (TE/OL) (Duke on Aug. 31).

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FRESHMAN STARTERS: Alabama is tied for the national lead with Akron in freshmen starters with nine players having taken the fi eld for the opening play of a ALABAMA IN THE COACHES POLL game. The Crimson Tide has started one freshman on offense and two on special The Crimson Tide has enjoyed much success in the teams with an NCAA-high six on defense during the 2019 season. coaches rankings over the past half century. The United Press International debuted the coaches poll in 1950 LEADING THE WAY TO THE NFL: Alabama has had more draft picks over the last and ran the poll through the 1990 season. USA TODAY 11 drafts (87) than any other college in the nation. Twenty-nine of those picks have has administered the poll for the past 29 seasons (1991- been first-round selections and 45 have gone in the first two rounds. The list of 87 2019), and in 2014, Amway became the title sponsor. features six champions, 13 Pro Bowl selections, seven All-Pro members Alabama was ranked No. 1 in the 2010 preseason and one Offensive Rookie of the Year. Following the 2019 Draft that saw 10 former coaches’ poll after starting out the 2009 preseason Alabama standouts selected, the Crimson Tide has now had 32 players taken in the poll at No. 5. Alabama remained in the top fi ve the last three NFL Drafts, marking the third consecutive year 10 or more players have entire season, reaching No. 1 after defeating Florida been chosen. Alabama had five players picked on offense and five on defense in in the SEC Championship and holding the position to the 2019 draft. claim the national championship after defeating Texas in Pasadena. The Tide then claimed the No. 1 spot to 2019 NFL DRAFT: The Crimson Tide saw 10 former players selected in the 2019 close out the 2011, 2012, 2015 and 2017 seasons. The NFL Draft, including three first-round picks in Quinnen Williams (No. 3, New Tide has compiled four UPI (1961, 1964, 1973 and 1979) and six USA TODAY (1992, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015 and York Jets), Jonah Williams (No. 11, ) and Josh Jacobs (No. 24, 2017) coaches poll national titles. Oakland Raiders). Irv Smith Jr. (No. 50, Minnesota Vikings) followed in round two with Damien Harris (No. 87, ) then going as a third-round AMWAY COACHES TOP 25 - WEEK 16 selection. In the next round, Christian Miller (No. 115, Carolina Panthers) heard his Previous named called followed by a trio of Crimson Tide players going in the fifth round, Rank Team (FPV) Record Points Rank including: Deionte Thompson (No. 139, Arizona Cardinals), 1 LSU (46) 13-0 1,605 1 (No. 153, Washington Redskins) and Mack Wilson (No. 155, Cleveland Browns). 2 Ohio State (14) 13-0 1,562 2 3 Clemson (5) 13-0 1,513 3 (No. 191, Pittsburgh Steelers) rounded out the Tide’s 10 picks, going 4 Oklahoma 12-1 1,430 6 in the sixth round. The 10 selections ties Alabama’s 2017 roster along with the 1945 5 Georgia 11-2 1,294 4 squad (32-round draft) for the second-most players taken in one draft in program 6 Oregon 11-2 1,189 13 history. The Crimson Tide all-time mark is 12 from the 2018 draft which also set a 7 Florida 10-2 1,172 7 8 Baylor 11-2 1,161 8 Southeastern Conference record for the most players taken in a single draft from 9 ALABAMA 10-2 1,092 9 one member team. Alabama has now had double-digit players selected in three 10 Utah 11-2 1,005 5 consecutive drafts and has produced multiple first-round picks in eight of the last 11 Wisconsin 10-3 988 10 11 NFL Drafts with single first-round selections in 2009, 2015 and 2016. 12 Penn State 10-2 967 11 13 AUBURN 9-3 962 12 14 Notre Dame 10-2 771 14 OFF-THE-FIELD NOTES 15 Memphis 12-1 667 16 16 Minnesota 10-2 654 15 17 MICHIGAN 9-3 592 18 ALABAMA DEGREES: Alabama’s success on the field over the past 12 seasons 18 Boise State 12-1 566 17 under Nick Saban has coincided with the Crimson Tide’s success in the classroom. 19 Iowa 9-3 485 19 20 Appalachian State 12-1 375 20 NOTES AND STATS The 2019 squad is no exception as Alabama enters the postseason with 22 players 21 Navy 9-2 234 23 who already had degrees in hand heading into the Citrus Bowl with Michigan. The 22 Cincinnati 10-3 233 21 22 Tide graduates are: Giles Amos, Mike Bernier, Shyheim Carter, Raekwon Davis, 23 USC 8-4 189 24 Landon Dickerson, Trevon Diggs, Miller Forristall, Anfernee Jennings and Terrell 24 Air Force 10-2 151 25 Lewis along with Ben Davis, Mac Hereford, Jalen Jackson, Mac Jones, Sean Kelly, 25 Virginia 9-4 73 22 Scott Lashley, Jared Mayden, Joshua McMillon, Tevita Musika, Chris Owens, Tyrell Others Receiving Votes: Oklahoma State 64, SMU Shavers, Taylor Wilson and Matt Womack. Since 2013, Alabama has seen 173 61, Kansas State 20, Indiana 10, Louisiana 6, FAU 6, degrees earned (graduate and undergraduate) by players who were still suiting up UCF 6, San Diego State 5, TENNESSEE 4, Kentucky 3, for the Crimson Tide after having graduated. Since the 2010 season, Alabama has Iowa State 3, Arizona State 3, Virginia Tech 2, Hawai’i seen an impressive 24 players earn a master’s degree before stepping foot on the 1, California 1. field for the final time. 2019 Opponents in BOLD GRADUATING WITH THE BEST: The Alabama football team has not only been dominant on the field, but also in the classroom. The Crimson Tide remained at an 84 in the most recent Graduation Success Rate (GSR) figures released last November. Those numbers covered student-athletes who attended the University during 2008-11. The 84 mark ranked fourth among Southeastern Conference football programs, marking the 10th year in a row that the Crimson Tide football squad has ranked in the top four in the SEC by GSR. SABAN AMONG THE BEST 15 TOP WINNING PERCENTAGE (DIVISION I) BY ACTIVE COACHES (10+ YEARS) (as of Dec. 19, 2019) Clemson (11th) 128-30 .810 * Washington (14th) 146-38 .794 NICK SABAN ALABAMA (24TH) 247-65-1 .791 TCU (19th) 172-70 .711 Brian Kelly Notre Dame (16th) 143-59 .708 * Retired prior to team’s bowl game

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ALABAMA SHARES 2019 AFCA ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: The 2019 COACHING STAFF PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Alabama football program is among six recipients of the 2019 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Academic Achievement Award, the association The Alabama coaching staff recognizes players of the week after each game. Below is a game-by-game look at the winners. announced. This is the second time in the last three years the Crimson Tide has earned this recognition. Alabama is one of six football programs to receive the honor this DUKE (ANNOUNCED SEPT. 1) year, joining the Air Force Academy, Clemson, Louisville, Rice and Utah. The NCAA’s Offense Jerry Jeudy, Tua Tagovailoa Defense DJ Dale, Anfernee Jennings, Xavier McKinney single-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) is used to select the winner and all six Specialists Henry Ruggs III schools posted perfect scores of 1,000 for 2017-18. Each student-athlete receiving NEW MEXICO STATE (ANNOUNCED SEPT. 8) athletically related financial aid earns one point for staying in school and one point for Offense Jerry Jeudy, DeVonta Smith being academically eligible. A team’s total points are divided by points possible and Defense Trevon Diggs, Anfernee Jennings, then multiplied by 1,000 to equal the team’s Academic Progress Rate. The Academic Xavier McKinney Achievement Award was established by the College Football Association in 1981. Specialists Will Reichard The award recognized the CFA-member Football Bowl Subdivision institution with SOUTH CAROLINA (ANNOUNCED SEPT. 15) the highest graduation rate among members of its football team. When the CFA Offense Landon Dickerson, Najee Harris, Henry Ruggs III, disbanded in 1997, the AFCA stepped in to present the award. Tua Tagovailoa Defense Trevon Diggs, Anfernee Jennings Specialists Slade Bolden, Josh Jobe, Ale Kaho, DICKERSON, WILLS JR. EARN CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT HONORS: Jaylen Moody Alabama football offensive linemen Landon Dickerson and Jedrick Wills Jr. were SOUTHERN MISS (ANNOUNCED SEPT. 22) both voted to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Offense Najee Harris, Henry Ruggs III, Jedrick Wills Jr. Academic All-District IV team. It was the second such honor for Wills Jr. and the Defense Anfernee Jennings, Xavier McKinney first for Dickerson. Now pursuing his master’s in business administration (MBA), Specialists Slade Bolden, Jaylen Moody, Henry Ruggs III Dickerson previously earned his undergraduate degree in management with a OLE MISS (ANNOUNCED SEPT. 29) 3.68 GPA at Florida State. Wills Jr. carries a 3.44 GPA while pursuing a degree in Offense DeVonta Smith, Tua Tagovailoa, Jedrick Wills Jr. finance. Both student-athletes now advance to the national ballot with a chance Defense Anfernee Jennings, Xavier McKinney to be voted to the Academic All-America Team. Alabama football has now tallied Specialists Ale Kaho 19 CoSIDA All-District honors since 2009, including Academic All-America honors TEXAS A&M (ANNOUNCED OCT. 13) eight times under head coach Nick Saban, the most notable being Barrett Jones, Offense Landon Dickerson, Najee Harris, Tua Tagovailoa the only four-time honoree in CoSIDA Football Academic All-American history. Defense Terrell Lewis, Xavier McKinney Specialists Ale Kaho, Patrick Surtain II, Jaylen Waddle ACADEMIC PROWESS: The Tide has been a model of success on the football TENNESSEE (ANNOUNCED OCT. 20) field, but the team has generated plenty of accolades in the classroom as well. Offense Najee Harris, Alex Leatherwood Below are some of the academic highlights under Nick Saban. Defense Anfernee Jennings, Terrell Lewis Specialists Ale Kaho, Ty Perine • A total of 22 Crimson Tide players will take the field with their degrees in hand for the Citrus Bowl with Michigan. ARKANSAS (ANNOUNCED OCT. 27) • Earned Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 84 in 2017-18 ranked fourth among Offense Miller Forristall, Mac Jones Defense Anfernee Jennings, Terrell Lewis, Patrick Surtain II SEC football programs. Specialists Joseph Bulovas • In 2018, Alabama ranked among the national leaders with 22 graduates on its roster during postseason play. The Tide led the nation in graduates on its LSU (ANNOUNCED NOV. 10) roster during postseason play in 2015 (29), 2014 (22) and 2013 (28). Offense Najee Harris, DeVonta Smith Defense Anfernee Jennings, Jared Mayden, • Alabama’s five national title football teams under Nick Saban (2009, 2011, Xavier McKinney 2012, 2015, 2017) included 114 players who had earned their degrees prior Specialists Jaylen Waddle to game time. MISSISSIPPI STATE (ANNOUNCED NOV. 17) • The 2014 team was recognized as one of the nation’s top academic programs, Offense Tua Tagovailoa, Jedrick Wills Jr. ranking third in the annual academic rankings of the top 25 college football Defense Shyheim Carter, Trevon Diggs, Anfernee Jennings teams produced by New America, a Washington D.C. think-tank. Specialists Jordan Battle, Joseph Bulovas • The 2011 BCS national championship team had 21 graduates playing in the NOTES AND STATS WESTERN CAROLINA (ANNOUNCED NOV. 24) bowl game, which was the second most in the country. Offense Mac Jones, DeVonta Smith, Jaylen Waddle • That 2011 team led the SEC with 38 student-athletes being named to the SEC Defense Christian Barmore, Christian Harris, Xavier McKinney Academic Honor Roll. Specialists Jaylen Waddle • The 2009 BCS national championship team led the country with 11 graduates AUBURN (ANNOUNCED DEC. 1) playing in the bowl game. Offense Deonte Brown, Najee Harris, Jaylen Waddle • In 2017-18, Alabama finished second in the number of football student- Defense Christian Barmore, Raekwon Davis, athletes being named to the SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll with 10 Xavier McKinney honorees. Alabama topped that list in 2009, 2010 and 2011 and shared the Specialists Slade Bolden, Jaylen Waddle top spot in the 2015-16 academic year.

CRIMSON TIDE IN THE COMMUNITY: Last season, Alabama worked 400-plus hours of community service in Tuscaloosa and the surrounding areas. The team volunteered its time across numerous areas during the 2018 season including in schools, hospitals, with Habitat for Humanity and on campus.

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ALLSTATE AFCA GOOD WORKS TEAM NOMINEE CHRIS OWENS: Chris Owens was nominated for the 2019 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. The award 2019 IN-SEASON HONORS is one of the most esteemed off-the-field honors in college football and recognizes DJ Dale nominees across all NCAA and NAIA divisions for the 2019 season. While at UA, SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (Duke) Owens has been a team leader in the community and on campus. He has given his time to several groups in his time with the football program, including visits to Landon Dickerson the Tuscaloosa Magnet Elementary to promote the importance of reading while CoSIDA Academic All-District sharing some of his favorite books. He has also volunteered at the VA Medical SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week (South Carolina) Center and, most recently, helped to rebuild neighboring Lee County in tornado Anfernee Jennings relief efforts. Butkus Award Semifi nalist William V. Campbell Trophy ALABAMA ATHLETICS AS A WHOLE: The University of Alabama has built a total program, winning championships on the field and bringing home plenty of Jerry Jeudy Biletnikoff Award Semifi nalist academic awards in the classroom. Maxwell Award Semifi nalist • Since 2008, Crimson Tide athletics teams have won 11 national championships in five different sports and 26 SEC championships in eight different sports. Alex Leatherwood • Alabama claimed two SEC team titles during the 2018-19 academic year, SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week (Tennessee) including football and softball. Xavier McKinney • On a department-wide basis, Alabama’s approximately 600 student-athletes Thorpe Award Semifi nalist earned better than a 3.25 grade point average. All 17 programs earned better than a 2.7 GPA with 15 earning better than a 3.0. A total of seven Tide teams DeVonta Smith earned over a 3.5 GPA in 2018-19, marking the ninth year in a row that at least Biletnikoff Award Semifi nalist five teams have met that standard. Maxwell Player of the Week (Ole Miss) SEC Offensive Player of the Week (Ole Miss) • Alabama was also prolific when it came to the SEC Academic Honor Roll, Walter Camp Player of the Week (Ole Miss) earning the accolade 361 times during the 2018-19 academic year. The Walter Camp Semifi nalist Crimson Tide had 90, 66 and 126 student-athletes named to the SEC Fall, Winter and Spring Academic Honor Rolls and 79 named to the First-Year Tua Tagovailoa Academic Honor Roll. SEC Offensive Player of the Week (Duke) SEC Offensive Player of the Week (Western Carolina) • Alabama was once again among the nation’s leaders in Academic All-America Davey O’Brien Award Finalist honors, totaling 10 during the 2018-19 academic year. The Crimson Tide’s Finalist total makes Alabama the only school to earn double-digit honors the last six Maxwell Award Semifi nalist years in a row. Manning Award Stars of the Week List (Duke) • Alabama has earned Academic All-America honors a Division I-best 98 times Manning Award Stars of the Week List (South Carolina) Manning Award Stars of the Week List (Ole Miss) since 2009-10 and 66 times over the last six years. The Tide’s six-year total is Manning Award Stars of the Week List (Texas A&M) 5 better than second-place Stanford over that span. Alabama has also made a Maxwell Award Player of the Week (South Carolina) signifi cant jump in the rankings when it comes to honors since 2000, jumping Notre Dame in 2017-18 to move up to second place with 144. Jaylen Waddle Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Player of the Week (Western Carolina)

NOTES AND STATS Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Player of the Week (Auburn) DEFENSIVE NOTES SEC Special Teams Player of the Week (Texas A&M) Jedrick Wills Jr. 10 POINTS OR LESS: Alabama’s 66-3 win against Western Carolina on Nov. 23 CoSIDA Academic All-District marked the 91st time under head coach Nick Saban that the Crimson Tide has held SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week (Missouri) opponents to 10 points or less and the 35th time in the last 71 games, dating to the start of the 2015 season.

Opponents Held to 10 Points or Less Under Nick Saban Year 10 Points or Less Shutouts 2019 6/12 0 2018 5/15 2 2017 9/14 2 2016 9/15 2 2015 6/15 2 2014 7/14 2 2013 9/13 3 2012 7/14 4 2011 9/13 3 2010 8/13 0 2009 7/14 1 2008 7/14 2 2007 2/13 0

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TURNOVERS, TURNOVERS, TURNOVERS: With junior Xavier TOUGH SLEDDING ON THE GROUND: Alabama has permitted McKinney’s forced fumble in the second quarter at Auburn on Nov. nine scores on the ground through 12 games this season and just 30, the Crimson Tide has now forced at least one turnover in 66 41 in its last 71 games, dating to the start of the 2015 season. The of its last 71 contests dating back to the start of the 2015 season. Crimson Tide allowed nine rushing touchdowns this season, 11 in During the current run, the Crimson Tide has forced 118 turnovers 2018 after allowing nine rushing touchdowns in 2017. The Tide (77 interceptions, 41 fumbles) and returned 25 of those miscues for defense led the nation in 2016 with only fi ve rushing touchdowns touchdowns. Alabama’s five turnovers forced against Western Carolina allowed, one year after giving up only seven rushing scores through on Nov. 23 were the most it has had since it accounted for five at 15 games in 2015, the second-lowest total in the country. Since head Arkansas in 2012. coach Nick Saban arrived in 2007, the Crimson Tide has allowed 97 rushing touchdowns. Iowa is No. 2 in that category, giving up 144 POINTS OFF TURNOVERS: Alabama has caused at least one since 2007, followed by Ohio State (156) at No. 3. Utah is No. 4 at turnover in 11 games this season with 11 fumble recoveries and 15 160 while TCU (170) rounds out the group at No. 5. interceptions. The Crimson Tide is outscoring opponents, 135-38, in points off turnovers (Sept. 7 vs. New Mexico State – 17; Sept. 14 Fewest Rushing Touchdowns Allowed (FBS teams since 2007) at South Carolina – 10; Sept. 21 vs. Southern Miss – 14; Oct. 26 vs. 1. ALABAMA 97 Arkansas – 24; Nov. 16 at Mississippi State – 7; Nov. 23 vs. Western 2. Iowa 144 Carolina – 35; Nov. 30 at Auburn – 14). 3. Ohio State 156 4. Utah 160 HOLDING OPPONENTS UNDER 200: Western Carolina’s 179 yards 5. TCU 170 of total offense on Nov. 23 marked the 51st time in the last 167 games under Nick Saban (since the start of the 2008 season) that RUSHING DEFENSE: Alabama has surrendered only 26 individual the Crimson Tide defense has held the opposition to fewer than 200 100-yard rushing performances dating back to the 2005 season, a yards of total offense. mark that is the fewest in the nation. Since head coach Nick Saban’s arrival in 2007, the Tide has allowed 21 players to rush for more than Fewest Total Yards Allowed under Nick Saban 100 yards in a game. Yards Allowed Opponent Date 78 at Vanderbilt Sept. 23, 2017 Fewest 100-Yard Rushers Allowed (FBS teams since 2005) 84 Chattanooga Nov. 21, 2009 1. ALABAMA 26 90 Kent State Sept. 3, 2011 2. Ohio State 36 92 ULM Sept. 26, 2015 3. College 44 92 LSU Jan. 9, 2012 4. Boise State 50 108 Tennessee Oct. 21, 2017 5. Penn State 55

HOLDING OPPONENTS UNDER 300: The Crimson Tide defense DEFENSE STEPPING UP AGAINST ARKANSAS: Arkansas gained held Western Carolina to 179 yards of total offense in Alabama’s 66-3 53 yards on its first 10 plays before a fumble that set up Alabama’s victory over the Catamounts on Nov. 23, marking the 112th time in first touchdown (Oct. 26). Following that fumble, the Razorbacks 179 games (62.6 percent) under head coach Nick Saban that the Tide gained a grand total of 49 yards on the following five drives (19 has held an opponent to less than 300 yards of total offense. The Tide plays), resulting in three punts and two interceptions. In that same has limited 24 of its last 41 opponents below 300 yards, dating back time frame, Alabama totaled 196 yards and 31 points. The Hogs to the start of the 2017 campaign. gained 51 yards on their next drive before throwing a pick to give the Crimson Tide a 41-0 halftime lead. HARD TO FIND THE END ZONE AGAINST THE TIDE: Since the start of the 2009 season, no team has allowed fewer touchdowns than ALABAMA NEARLY DOUBLES SEASON TOTAL FOR PASS the Crimson Tide. Alabama has surrendered only 242 touchdowns BREAKUPS: Heading into the matchup at Texas A&M on Oct. 12, over the last 151 games. That is 59 fewer than the second most in the Alabama had compiled 13 pass breakups to start the season. Against nation (LSU with 301). Texas A&M, the Tide accounted for 10 PBUs with senior defensive NOTES AND STATS backs Shyheim Carter and Trevon Diggs along with sophomore Fewest Touchdowns Allowed since 2009 defensive back Patrick Surtain II leading the way with two each. Team Touchdowns 1. ALABAMA 242 2. LSU 301 3. Florida 305 4. Wisconsin 320 5. Iowa 328

2019 POSTSEASON ALL-SEC TEAMS

COACHES Second Team (8) ASSOCIATED PRESS Second Team (6) First Team (6) Raekwon Davis First Team (5) Landon Dickerson Anfernee Jennings Landon Dickerson Trevon Diggs Najee Harris Jerry Jeudy Trevon Diggs Anfernee Jennings, juniors Jerry Jeudy Alex Leatherwood Najee Harris Xavier McKinney Alex Leatherwood Xavier McKinney Terrell Lewis DeVonta Smith Tua Tagovailoa Jaylen Waddle DeVonta Smith Jedrick Wills Jr. Jaylen Waddle Jedrick Wills Jr. Tua Tagovailoa Jaylen Waddle

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DJ DALE SELECTED AS SEC CO-DEFENSIVE LINEMAN OF ONE FOR THE BOOKS IN COLUMBIA: The Crimson Tide’s 495 THE WEEK: Freshman defensive lineman DJ Dale earned SEC Co- passing yards at South Carolina on Sept. 14 set the new Alabama Defensive Lineman of the Week honors for his performance against single-game record, surpassing the Tide’s previous high of 484 in the Duke on Aug. 31. The Birmingham, Ala., native put together a 1969 Iron Bowl. Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa’s 444 yards through the standout performance in the trenches in his first career start, finishing air were the third most by a quarterback in a single game while Mac with three tackles including half a stop for a loss. Dale helped the Jones added 51 yards on three attempts. In all, Tagovailoa and Jones Tide defense limit Duke’s rushing attack to only 107 yards on 32 were 33-of-39 for 495 yards and five touchdowns. carries as part of just 204 total yards of offense by the Blue Devils on the afternoon. CAREER DAY FOR WADDLE: Sophomore wide receiver Jaylen Waddle finished with a career-high four touchdowns at Auburn on Nov. 30. Three of his scores came on offense with touchdown OFFENSIVE NOTES receptions of 58 yards, 12 yards and 28 yards, while his other came by way of a 98-yard kickoff return. Waddle’s 98-yard return is also a BALL PROTECTION: In the last 167 games dating to the start of the career high, topping his previous best of 20 yards against Western 2008 season, Alabama has turned the ball over only 182 times (99 Carolina (Nov. 23). fumbles, 83 interceptions) for 1.09 turnovers per game. Since 2009, the Tide has turned the ball over only 164 times in 151 games (1.09/ JONES THROWS FOR A CAREER HIGH: Redshirt sophomore game). That number since 2009 includes 65 interceptions in 3,870 Mac Jones set a new career high in passing yards and touchdowns, attempts (1 INT every 59.5 attempts) by UA starting quarterbacks collecting 335 yards and four touchdowns on 26 completions in his and 27 fumbles in 3,955 carries (one fumble lost every 146.5 carries) first career start on the road at Auburn on Nov. 30. by the Tide’s top two running backs. HARRIS ECLIPSES 100-YARD RUSHING MARK IN GAME AND OPENING DRIVE TOUCHDOWNS: Junior running back Najee 1,000 IN SEASON: Junior running back Najee Harris finished with Harris found the end zone on the opening possession at Mississippi 146 yards on the ground at Auburn on Nov. 30 and is the only State on Nov. 16. With that score, Alabama extended its streak to Alabama rusher to go over the century mark this season. The game 33 straight wins when scoring a touchdown on its first offensive against the Tigers was the sixth 100-plus yard performance of his possession of a game. The Tide’s last loss after finding the end zone career (Arkansas State on Sept. 8, 2018 – 135 yards; Southern Miss on its first drive was to the Oklahoma Sooners in the 2014 Allstate on Sept. 21, 2019 – 110 yards; Texas A&M on Oct. 12, 2019 – 114 Sugar Bowl. yards; Tennessee on Oct. 17, 2019 – 105 yards; LSU on Nov. 9, 2019 – 146; Auburn on Nov. 30, 2019 – 146 yards). Harris’ total also took SCORING STREAK CONTINUES: Alabama extended its school him over the 1,000 rushing-yard mark for the season bringing him to record for consecutive games with a score to 254 thanks to redshirt 1,088 in 2019. sophomore Joseph Bulovas’ 43-yard field goal in the first quarter at Auburn on Nov. 30. The Crimson Tide was last held off the scoreboard HARRIS RECORDS RUSHING AND RECEIVING SCORES: Junior in a 9-0 loss to Auburn on Nov. 18, 2000. Alabama has a 196-55 (.781) running back Najee Harris scored a rushing and receiving touchdown record over the course of the current streak. against Western Carolina on Nov. 23, marking the third consecutive game he accomplished the feat. Harris is the first player in the 500+ YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE: Alabama recorded 515 yards Southeastern Conference to achieve that feat over the last 20 seasons.

NOTES AND STATS of total offense in the loss at Auburn on Nov. 30. The 500-plus yard performance marked the 33rd time in the last 71 games, dating to FIRST IN UA HISTORY: Junior running back Najee Harris became the the start of the 2015 season, that the Crimson Tide has eclipsed the first Alabama player to score three touchdowns in the first quarter of 500-yard mark. Last season, UA totaled 500 or more yards in 12 of a single game at Mississippi State on Nov. 16. Two of his scores came 15 games to set a single-season school record. The Tide has eclipsed by way of the rush while the other was a 19-yard reception. 500 yards of offense in nine of the 12 games in the 2019 campaign. HARRIS SETS SINGLE-SEASON RECORD: Junior running back 600+ YARDS OF TOTAL OFFENSE: Alabama recorded 603 yards Najee Harris recorded his seventh receiving touchdown of the season of total offense against New Mexico State on Sept. 7, marking the against Western Carolina on Nov. 23. That mark set the Alabama first time the Tide exceeded 600 yards of total offense since Oct. 6, single-season record for receiving touchdowns by a running back. 2018 at Arkansas when the Tide tallied 639 yards. Overall, the Tide’s 603 yards against the Aggies was the 14th 600 plus yard game under IN GOOD COMPANY: At Mississippi State on Nov 16, Najee Harris head coach Nick Saban. totaled four touchdowns. Three of his scores came on the ground with one receiving touchdown. The week prior against LSU on Nov. ALABAMA 300+ YARDS RUSHING IN A GAME: Alabama rushed 9 saw Harris collect two scores - one rushing and one receiving. The for 318 yards against New Mexico State on Sept. 7, marking the first back-to-back performances made Harris the first UA player to record time the Crimson Tide rushed for 300-plus yards since Oct. 14, 2017 rushing and receiving scores in back-to-back games since Mark when the Tide had 308 yards against Arkansas. Ingram in 2009.

MOST COMBINED POINTS AT JORDAN-HARE: The 93 total points SMITH ADDS ANOTHER 200-YARD GAME: Wide receiver DeVonta scored at Auburn on Nov. 30 are the most Alabama and Auburn have Smith notched his second 200-plus yard receiving performance of combined for in the series in games played at Jordan-Hare Stadium. the season against LSU on Nov. 9, recording 213 yards. Smith’s first The previous high was 62 in 2013. outing over 200 yards came against Ole Miss on Sept. 28, where the junior set the Alabama single-game record with 274 yards receiving. MOST POINTS IN A QUARTER SINCE 2014: Alabama’s 31 points With his effort against the Tigers, Smith became the first UA receiver in the second quarter against Ole Miss on Sept. 28 marked the most with multiple 200-yard games in a season since Amari Cooper in scored by the Crimson Tide in a quarter since it had 35 in the second 2014. In that 2014 campaign, Cooper eclipsed the 200-yard marker against Texas A&M on Oct. 18, 2014. on three occasions.

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DeVONTA’S NATIONAL RANKS: The 2019 campaign has been a RUGGS III, JEUDY CLIMBING CAREER TOUCHDOWN breakout one for wide receiver DeVonta Smith, earning him a spot on RECEPTIONS LIST: Junior wideout Henry Ruggs III caught a three- the semifi nalist list for the Biletnikoff Award. The junior has totaled a yard touchdown pass at Auburn move his career total to 24, a number team-high 13 touchdowns and 1,200 receiving yards. His impressive that is third all-time at Alabama. Fellow junior wideout Jerry Jeudy play through 12 games this season ranks Smith seventh nationally in stands right ahead at the No. 2 position with 25 career touchdown receiving yards while his touchdown total is tied for fi fth in Division receptions. Alabama’s all-time leader is Amari Cooper, who recorded I at the completion of the regular season. The Amite, La., native has 31 from 2012-14. also been impressive after the catch, recording 731 yards so far to lead the country in that category. Alabama Career Touchdown Receptions List Rank Player Years Touchdowns RUGGS III’S AVERAGE TOUCHDOWN LENGTH: Junior wideout 1. Amari Cooper 2012-14 31 Henry Ruggs III has accumulated 24 touchdown receptions in his 2. JERRY JEUDY 2017-Present 25 three seasons his career, a total that is third on the Alabama career 3. HENRY RUGGS III 2017-Present 24 touchdown receptions list. The Montgomery, Ala., native is currently 4. 2015-17 19 averaging 29.8 yards per touchdown over his career, including an average of 41.9 yards on eight touchdown catches in 12 games this TUA’S TOUCHDOWN RESPONSIBILITY: Junior Quarterback season. He is averaging 18.9 yards per catch overall to rank 24th Tua Tagovailoa threw for 33 scores and ran for two touchdowns nationally heading into the postseason. (35 total) as a junior prior to his season-ending injury at Mississippi State. Tagovailoa, the school’s career leader in total touchdowns TWO OVER 100: With 100-yard receiving performances by DeVonta has accounted for 96, a number that includes 87 through the air and Smith (136) and Henry Ruggs III (122) against South Carolina on Sept. nine on the ground (33 games), an average of 2.9 touchdowns per 14, Alabama has now recorded nine games with two receivers over game for his career. Tagovailoa set an Alabama single-season record 100 yards, including one this year and three in 2018. Prior to 2018, for touchdown responsibility in 2018 with 48 scores (43 passing/five Alabama had only seen receiving duos post 100 or more receiving rushing). yards in the same game five times in program history and only once in the Nick Saban era. Alabama Career Touchdown Responsibility List Rank Player Years Pass/Rush Touchdowns FOUR ABOVE 1K CAREER RECEIVING YARDS: The Alabama 1. TUA TAGOVAILOA 2017-Present 87/9 96 roster currently features four wideouts with 1,000-plus yards receiving 2. AJ McCarron 2010-13 77/3 80 for their careers. Junior Jerry Jeudy leads the way and ranks fifth 3. 2016-18 48/23 71 all-time in career receiving yards at UA with 2,5138 yards. Behind him are fellow juniors DeVonta Smith (2,053) and Henry Ruggs III TAGOVAILOA SETS CAREER PASSING TOUCHDOWNS RECORD: (1,689). The group of four is rounded out by Jaylen Waddle, with On the Crimson Tide’s second touchdown of the first quarter at Texas the sophomore recording 1,401 total yards in his two-plus seasons A&M on Oct. 12, junior signal-caller Tua Tagovailoa set the UA career with the Crimson Tide. Smith’s 136-yard receiving performance along touchdown record, moving ahead of AJ McCarron (2010-13) who with Waddle’s 12-yard effort at South Carolina on Sept. 14 pushed previously held the record with 77. With his two passing touchdowns all four receivers past 1,000 yards with the duo joining Jeudy and against Mississippi State on Nov. 16, Tagovailoa has recorded 87 for Ruggs, who’d already eclipsed the 1,000-yard marker leading up to his career. the trip to Columbia. Prior to the matchup with SC, Alabama had only seen three 1,000-plus yard receivers on a roster at the same time TAGOVAILOA THIRD ON UA CAREER PASSING YARDS LIST: With in program history. The last time three receivers were on the same his 256 passing yards against Mississippi State on Nov. 16, junior roster at the same time and accumulated over 1,000 yards receiving quarterback Tua Tagovailoa accumulated 7,442 passing yards in 33 was during the 2016 season with O.J. Howard (1,457), Calvin Ridley career games to rank third all-time at Alabama. Tagovailoa was just (1,814) and ArDarius Stewart (1,713) all eclipsing 1,000 career yards. 482 yards shy of John Parker Wilson (2005-08), who is second on the list with 7,924 yards. AJ McCarron (2010-13), the program’s all-time leader, finished with 9,019 yards across his four seasons in Tuscaloosa. JEUDY MAKING HIS MARK ON ALL-TIME RECEIVING YARDS NOTES AND STATS LIST: Junior Jerry Jeudy has accumulated 2,538 receiving yards for his career, a total that is fifth-best on the Alabama career receiving Alabama Career Yards Passing List yards list. The Deerfield Beach, Fla., native is currently averaging 79.9 Rank Player Years Yards yards per game in 2019 and has totaled 100-plus yards receiving on 1. AJ McCarron 2010-13 9,019 nine occasions during his time with Crimson Tide, including four 2. John Parker Wilson 2005-08 7,924 matchups this season. 3. TUA TAGOVAILOA 2017-Present 7,442 4. 2002-05 6,382 Alabama Career Receiving Yards List Rank Player Years Yards (Receptions) TAGOVAILOA THROWS FOR 300+ YARDS FOR THE 10TH TIME: 1. Amari Cooper 2012-14 3,463 (228) Tua Tagovailoa threw for 418 yards against LSU on Nov. 9, marking 2. DJ Hall 2004-07 2,923 (194) his 10th career 300-plus passing performance at Alabama, the most 3. Calvin Ridley 2015-17 2,781 (224) in school history. In his three seasons at the Capstone, Tagovailoa 4. Julio Jones 2008-10 2,653 (179) has accounted for 10 of the 41 performances of 300 or more passing 5. JERRY JEUDY 2017-Present 2,538 (153) yards by a UA quarterback in school history. The junior quarterback 6. 1974-77 2,070 (102) threw over 290 yards on 14 occasions.

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TAGOVAILOA SETS PASSING TOUCHDOWN MARK; THROWS 250-PLUS AT HALF: Junior quarterback Tua Tagovailoa threw for 250 FOUR-PLUS TOUCHDOWNS AGAIN: Junior quarterback Tua or more passing yards six times throughout his career at Alabama. Tagovailoa’s four touchdown passes against LSU on Nov. 9 marked This season, he accounted for 286 passing yards in the first half at the 12th time he threw for four or more touchdowns in a game South Carolina (Sept. 14), 301 against Ole Miss (Sept. 28) and 256 in during his career (sixth time in 2019). The 12 games with at least four Starkville. His career high for first half passing yards is 334 at Arkansas touchdowns passes AJ McCarron (2010-13) for the Alabama program in 2018, going 10-of-12 with four touchdowns against the Hogs. record. Last season, Tagovailoa threw for four or more scores six times to set a new single-season school record. The Crimson Tide CAREER GAME FOR DeVONTA SMITH: In the SEC home-opener has played 1,288 games in program history and only 13 times prior against Ole Miss on Sept. 28, junior wide receiver DeVonta Smith to Tagovailoa had a Tide quarterback thrown for four touchdowns in became the program’s all-time receiving touchdowns leader in a a game. game with his fourth catch in the second quarter, passing the previous record of three touchdown catches, which was held by multiple TAGOVAILOA VS. SEC: In his six games against Southeastern players and last achieved by ArDarius Stewart against Mississippi Conference opponents this season, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa threw State on Nov. 12, 2016. Smith also passed Amari Cooper for most for 1,984 yards and 21 touchdowns with only three interceptions on receiving yards in a game (224). The junior finished the day with 11 121-of-176 passing (68.8). receptions for 274 yards and five receiving touchdowns. His five touchdown receptions ties the SEC record for touchdowns in a game TOUCHDOWN TOSSES: Tua Tagovailoa accumulated 33 touchdowns (last in 2006 by Sidney Rice, South Carolina) and 274 yards ranks sixth this season, ranking him third nationally through Week 12 of the 2019 in a game in SEC annals. Smith also became the sixth player in the campaign. He recorded those touchdowns on just 180 completions and SEC to score at least two touchdowns and go over 200 yards in a 252 pass attempts. That averages out to score every 5.5 completions game, which he has done twice this season, the first occasion he did and 7.6 attempts. in one quarter alone (Ole Miss on Sept. 28 - two touchdowns 274 yards; LSU on Nov. 9 - two touchdowns, 213 yards). TRACKING TUA: Tua Tagovailoa authored another impressive season at quarterback in 2019. The junior is among the highest-rated passers SMITH NAMED SEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR in the nation and completed 71.4 percent of his passes for 2,804 yards PERFORMANCE AGAINST OLE MISS: Junior wide receiver and 33 touchdowns despite playing in the fourth quarter only four DeVonta Smith was selected as the Southeastern Conference’s times this season, going 16-of-24 for 257 yards and four touchdowns Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in the Crimson (205.3 passer rating). A deeper look at his numbers shows he’s been Tide’s 59-31 win against Ole Miss on Sept. 28. The junior set Alabama a consistent performer regardless of quarter, down or field position. single-game receiving records with 274 yards and five touchdowns, while hauling in a career-best 11 passes on the day to average 24.9 Tagovailoa by Quarter yards per catch, the second-best mark in a single game by a wide Quarter Com.-Att. Yards Pct. TDs Rating receiver at UA with at least eight catches. Smith’s five touchdowns 1st 62-82 996 75.6 10 215.4 tied the SEC single-game record while his 274 yards ranked sixth in 2nd 63-89 1,003 70.8 11 201.7 league annals. 3rd 39-57 584 68.4 8 200.8 4th 16-24 257 66.7 4 211.6 TAGOVAILOA NAMED SEC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK 1st Half 125-171 1,999 73.1 21 208.3 FOR PERFORMANCE AT SOUTH CAROLINA: Alabama quarterback

NOTES AND STATS 2nd Half 55-81 841 67.9 12 204.0 Tua Tagovailoa was selected as the Southeastern Conference’s Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in the Crimson Tagovailoa by Down Tide’s 47-23 win at South Carolina on Sept. 14. Tagovailoa shined Down Com.-Att. Yards Pct. TDs Rating in his first SEC matchup of the 2019 campaign, going 28-of-36 for 1st 89-125 1,353 71.2 18 206.4 444 yards and five touchdowns. With his day in Columbia, Tagovailoa 2nd 51-72 867 70.8 6 199.5 became the first quarterback in Alabama history to throw for 400- 3rd 37-52 564 71.2 7 202.8 plus yards and five touchdowns in the same game. 4th 3-3 56 100.0 2 476.8 DICKERSON EARNS SEC OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF THE Tagovailoa by Field Position WEEK HONORS FOLLOWING SOUTH CAROLINA VICTORY: Fld. Pos. Com.-Att. Yards Pct. TDs Rating Alabama offensive tackle Landon Dickerson was selected as the UA 1-19 18-23 441 78.3 2 268.0 Southeastern Conference’s Offensive Lineman of the Week following UA 20-39 44-58 752 75.9 3 198.4 his performance in Alabama’s 47-23 win at South Carolina on Sept. UA 40-Opp. 4047-66 725 71.2 4 183.5 14. The redshirt junior turned in his most consistent performance as Opp. 39-20 45-66 693 68.2 13 221.4 a member of the Crimson Tide with 58 snaps at guard and did not Red Zone 26-39 229 66.7 11 198.8 allow a quarterback hurry, pressure or sack against the Gamecocks. Opp.-Goal 9-17 36 52.9 4 136.6 TAGOVAILOA NAMED SEC CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE TAGOVAILOA PASSING TD PER ATTEMPT: During his three seasons WEEK: Junior quarterback Tua Tagovailoa earned SEC Co-Offensive in an Alabama uniform, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has thrown for Player of the Week honors for his performance against Duke on Aug. 87 touchdowns across 684 career passing attempts, which averages 31. The Tide signal-caller led an Alabama offense that put up 42 out to a passing touchdown every 7.9 attempts or 12.7 percent of his points and 512 yards of total offense. He finished with a career-high career attempts. total for completions as part of a 26-for-31 performance that resulted in 336 yards and four touchdowns.

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WADDLE SELECTED AS SEC SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE SABAN MOVING UP SEC WINS LIST: Alabama head coach YEAR: Alabama football’s sophomore wide receiver Jaylen Waddle Nick Saban’s 123 conference wins (including SEC championship was selected as the Southeastern Conference Special Teams Player of games) ranks No. 3 on the SEC career conference wins list. the Year, voted on by the league’s 14 head coaches, who were not Saban ranks fi rst in league history in SEC regular season permitted to vote for their own players. Waddle, who was selected as winning percentage at .815 (123-28). He is also second in SEC a first team All-America at returner by Pro Football Focus, leads the history in winning percentage in all games at .835 (198-39). nation in punt return average at 24.9 yards per return with 19 for 474 Saban is fourth on the league’s career wins list at 198 victories. yards and a touchdown, including a long of 77. SEC Regular Season Conference Victories* KICKOFF RETURN TOUCHDOWN: Sophomore wide receiver Coach School(s) Wins Jaylen Waddle’s 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown at Auburn 1. Paul “Bear” Bryant Kentucky 1946-53/Alabama 1958-82 159 on Nov. 30 was Alabama’s first kickoff return for a score since Josh 2. Steve Spurrier Florida 1990-2001/South Carolina 2005-15 131 Jacobs’ 77-yard return against Louisville (Sept. 1, 2018). 3. NICK SABAN LSU 2000-04/Alabama 2007-present 123 4. Ole Miss 1947-70, 1973 106 WADDLE’S PUNT RETURN RANKING: Sophomore wide receiver 5. Vince Dooley Georgia 1964-88 105 Jaylen Waddle leads the nation in punt return average (24.9) with 19 punt returns for 474 yards over the past 12 games. Waddle is SEC Regular Season Conference Winning Percentage*# averaging 20.2 yards for his career, a total that ranks atop the Coach School(s) Pct. Alabama career list. 1. NICK SABAN LSU 2000-04/Alabama 2007-present .815 2. Robert Neyland Tennessee 1926-34, 1936-40, 46-52 .787 RETURN YARDS A PLENTY FOR WADDLE AND RUGGS: 3. Frank Thomas Alabama 1931-46 .765 Sophomore wide receiver Jaylen Waddle and junior wide receiver 4. Paul “Bear” Bryant Kentucky 1946-53/Alabama 1958-82 .764 Henry Ruggs III combined for 259 return yards at Texas A&M on Oct. 5. Urban Meyer Florida 2005-10 .750 12. Waddle’s 128 punt return yards ranks No. 3 in the Alabama record book for most in a game, while both set career-best marks in those Regular Season Victories - All Games* respective categories. Coach School(s) Wins 1. Paul “Bear” Bryant Kentucky 1946-53/Alabama 1958-82 292 WADDLE EARNS SEC SPECIAL TEAMS OF THE WEEK HONORS 2. Steve Spurrier Florida 1990-2001/So. Carolina 2005-15 206 FOLLOWING TEXAS A&M VICTORY: Alabama sophomore Jaylen 3. Vince Dooley Georgia 1964-88 201 Waddle was selected as the Southeastern Conference’s Special 4. NICK SABAN LSU 2000-04/Alabama 2007-present 198 Teams Player of the Week following his performance in Alabama’s 47- 5. Dan McGugin Vanderbilt 1904-17, 1919-34 197 28 win at Texas A&M on Oct. 12. The sophomore recorded 128 yards * - all categories include SEC Championship Games; # - minimum five years on four punt returns, a total that ranked the third-most in Crimson Tide single-game annals. Against the Aggies, Waddle averaged 32.0 139-8 UNDER SABAN WHEN LEADING AT THE HALF: Under head yards per return with a long of 43. coach Nick Saban, the Crimson Tide is 139-8 (.946) when leading at the half. Alabama has held the lead in 56 of its last 71 games dating SERIES NOTES back to the start of the 2015 season. Alabama is also 123-4 (.969) when leading by seven or more points at the break during the Saban era. THE ALABAMA-MICHIGAN SERIES: The Crimson Tide and Wolverines will meet for the fifth time in the history of the series ALABAMA’S TV RECORD: The Crimson Tide’s matchup against that dates back to 1988. Alabama is 2-2 all-time against Michigan, Auburn on Nov. 30 was the Tide’s 430th televised game. Alabama has compiled a 290-136-4 (.679) all-time record in televised games including a 1-2 mark in postseason competition. In the most recent NOTES AND STATS meeting with the Wolverines, the Crimson Tide came away with a 41- (not including pay-per-view, tape-delayed or closed circuit telecasts). 14 victory at the 2012 Cowboys Classic in Arlington, Texas. 149 NATIONAL TV APPEARANCES IN 165 GAMES: Alabama’s Michigan (2-2-0) appearance on CBS at Auburn on Nov. 30 was the Tide’s 149th Date Result Site Score Total nationally televised game since the start of the 2008 season, including Jan. 2, 1988 L N* 24-28 24-28 every contest since the start of the 2014 campaign. Jan. 1, 1997 W N** 17-14 41-42 Jan. 1, 2000 L/OT N*** 34-35 75-77 THE 2015-16 CLASS: The Class of 2015-16 has gone 64-5 over a Sept. 1, 2012 W N# 41-14 116-91 five-year span, including a 50-4 mark across the last four seasons. *---Hall of Fame Bowl (Tampa, Fla.) The group has won three SEC titles and two national championships **---Outback Bowl (Tampa, Fla.) (2015, 2017) during their time at the Capstone. Included in the class ***---Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.) are six All-Americans that secured a combined total of seven national #---Cowboys Classic (Arlington, Texas) awards so far.

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RETURNING SUCCESS: The Alabama Crimson Tide returned 16 ALABAMA AMONG NFL COACHING EXPERIENCE LEADERS: starters and 41 lettermen for the 2019 season. On offense, 19 The Alabama coaching staff ranks third among all Football Bowl letterwinners and seven starters returned while the defense has Subdivision programs - and places second in the SEC - in years of 17 lettermen and another six starters back on the field, with five National Football League coaching experience among its on-fi eld starting specialists returning, as well. On offense, the Crimson coaching staff. The Crimson Tide boast 43 years of NFL experience Tide returned consensus All-America quarterback Tua Tagovailoa between head coach Nick Saban (eight years), associate head/ who shattered school passing records with 3,966 yards and 43 defensive line coach Brian Baker (19), outside linebackers coach Sal touchdowns as a sophomore. Tagovailoa is surrounded by one of Sunseri (10), offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian (3), offensive line the deepest and most talented receiving corps in the nation as coach Kyle Flood (2) and associate head/running backs coach Charles Biletnikoff Award winner Jerry Jeudy returned along with fellow Huff (1). Illinois ranks No. 1 with 49 years followed by LSU (45) to juniors Henry Ruggs III and DeVonta Smith to go with sophomore round out the top three. Jaylen Waddle. The defense returned four starters in the backfield led by senior cornerback Trevon Diggs and junior safety Xavier FBS Coaching Staffs with Most Years of NFL Experience McKinney along with senior STAR Shyheim Carter and sophomore School Years of NFL Experience corner Patrick Surtain II. Redshirt senior Anfernee Jennings returned 1. Illinois 49 on the outside with 23 career starts, 111 tackles and 22 tackles for 2. LSU 45 loss. The front welcomed back two-year starting defensive end 3. ALABAMA 43 Raekwon Davis, who elected to return for his senior season. SABAN AND FIRST ROUND NFL DRAFT PICKS: Since the advent 10-YEAR RUN: Nick Saban entered 2018 with a 125-14 (.899) record of the NFL Draft, Alabama head coach Nick Saban has produced the over his previous 10 seasons in Tuscaloosa (2008-17), which is the best most first-rounders of any NCAA Division I head coach. Saban has of any major college school over a 10-year span since Bud Wilkinson coached a total of 34 players who were chosen in the opening round and Oklahoma in the late 1940s through the late 1950s. UA’s 125 of the draft, including 29 while at Alabama. This year’s three selections wins over that decade are the most for any FBS school during a 10- in the 2019 NFL Draft pushed Saban past Bobby Bowden (32) at No. 2 yard span in the Associated Press poll era (since 1936). and ahead of the previous all-time leader Joe Paterno, who produced 33 first-rounders. ALABAMA LEADS IN QUALITY WINS OVER LAST FIVE YEARS: According to College Football News, Alabama led all Division I Most NFL First Round Draft Picks by Head Coach (Through 2019) programs from 2014-18 in “quality wins” with 47. Quality wins are Coach School(s) First Round Picks defi ned as victories over FBS opponents that fi nished the season with 1. NICK SABAN Toledo, Michigan State, LSU, Alabama 34 a winning record. The Crimson Tide’s win total was three ahead of 2. Joe Paterno Penn State 33 second-place Clemson (44) with Ohio State (36) ranking third. Head 3. Bobby Bowden Samford, West Virginia, Florida State 32 coach Nick Saban and the Tide fi nished at 67-6 (.918) over that stretch with 70.2 percent of the team’s victories being defi ned as quality wins.

SABAN AMONG 20-YEAR LEADERS: Alabama’s 45-40 win over Clemson in the 2016 College Football Playoff Championship Game

NOTES AND STATS was head coach Nick Saban’s 191st victory in his fi rst 20 years as a college head coach. That total is the second-most in FBS history for a coach in the fi rst 20 seasons of his career. Former Nebraska head coach Tom Osborne won 195 games in the opening two decades of his tenure in Lincoln. Long-time Penn State head coach Joe Paterno ranks third with 187. Saban’s fi ve national championships in 20 seasons tops both Osborne (none) and Paterno (one).

NEW HIRES: Nick Saban’s 2019 coaching staff features seven new faces, including five newcomers to Tuscaloosa and a pair of returnees from previous staffs. Saban’s five new hires include: Brian Baker as associate head coach and defensive line coach; Kyle Flood as offensive line coach; Charles Huff as associate head coach and running backs coach; Charles Kelly as associate defensive coordinator and safeties coach; and Holmon Wiggins as wide receivers coach. In addition, Steve Sarkisian returned to the Capstone as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, while Sal Sunseri assumed the role of outside linebackers coach. Sarkisian was previously in Tuscaloosa as an analyst during the 2016 season, eventually taking over play-calling duties for the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Game in Tampa, Fla. Sunseri enters his fourth year overall on Saban’s staff, previously spending three seasons from 2009-11 as assistant head coach while guiding the outside linebackers.

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CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS ON NFL ROSTERS: The Alabama football Deionte Thompson Arizona Cardinals Safety program is again well-represented in the NFL during the 2019 season New York Giants Defensive Lineman with numerous former players on league rosters. The Tide has 65 Levi Wallace Buffalo Bills Cornerback former players (active, injured reserve, ) working on an DeAndrew White Carolina Panthers Wide Receiver NFL roster. Week one of the NFL season saw 43 of those 65 players *Jonah Williams Cincinnati Bengals Offensive Tackle earn playing time on the field. In the last 11 NFL Drafts (including Quinnen Williams Defensive Lineman 2019), Alabama has had 87 players selected, including 29 players in ^Tim Williams Green Bay Packers Linebacker first round, 25 in the second and third rounds, nine in the fourth, 11 in Mack Wilson Cleveland Browns Linebacker the fifth, four in the sixth and nine in the seventh round. T.J. Yeldon Buffalo Bills Running Back ^ - Practice Squad Alabama Players in the NFL * - Reserve/Injured Washington Redskins Defensive Lineman Ryan Anderson Washington Redskins Linebacker Cornerback Pittsburgh Steelers Linebacker Baltimore Ravens Center Tony Brown Green Bay Packers Cornerback Isaiah Buggs Pittsburgh Steelers Defensive End James Carpenter Atlanta Falcons Offensive Guard Ha Ha Clinton-Dix Defensive Back Landon Collins Washington Redskins Safety Amari Cooper Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver ^ Sr. Oakland Raiders Offensive Guard * Defensive Tackle ^ Wide Receiver Kenyan Drake Arizona Cardinals Running Back Rashaan Evans Tennessee Titans Linebacker Minkah Fitzpatrick Pittsburgh Steelers Safety D.J. Fluker Offensive Guard/Tackle *Reuben Foster Washington Redskins Linebacker Robert Foster Buffalo Bills Wide Receiver Carolina Panthers Offensive Guard Washington Redskins Linebacker *Da’Shawn Hand Detroit Lions Defensive Lineman Damien Harris New England Patriots Running Back Ronnie Harrison Jacksonville Jaguars Safety ^J.C. Hassenauer Pittsburgh Steelers Center Derrick Henry Tennessee Titans Running Back Hale Hentges Washington Redskins Tight End Dont’a Hightower New England Patriots Linebacker O.J. Howard Tight End Baltimore Ravens Cornerback Mark Ingram II Baltimore Ravens Running Back Eddie Jackson Chicago Bears Defensive Back Cornerback NOTES AND STATS Josh Jacobs Oakland Raiders Running Back * Baltimore Ravens Cornerback Julio Jones Atlanta Falcons Wide Receiver Ryan Kelly Center * Cincinnati Bengals Cornerback Long Snapper AJ McCarron Quarterback Christian Miller Carolina Panthers Linebacker/Defensive End C.J. Mosley New York Jets Linebacker Da’Ron Payne Washington Redskins Defensive Lineman Kansas City Chiefs Linebacker Seattle Seahawks Defensive Tackle *Calvin Ridley Atlanta Falcons Wide Receiver A’Shawn Robinson Detroit Lions Defensive Tackle Cam Robinson Jacksonville Jaguars Offensive Lineman Ross Pierschbacher Washington Redskins Center Bo Scarbrough Detroit Lions Running Back JK Scott Green Bay Packers Punter Washington Redskins Wide Receiver Irv Smith Jr. Minnesota Vikings Tight End Los Angeles Chargers Nose Tackle

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SCHEDULE/RESULTS/RECORD BREAKDOWN Date Opponent Result Score Overall SEC Start Time Temp Attend Sat., Aug. 31 vs. Duke W 42-3 1-0 — 2:35 P.M. 3:14 Indoor 71,916 Sat., Sept. 7 New Mexico State W 62-10 2-0 — 3:01 P.M. 3:05 94° 100,710 Sat., Sept. 14 at South Carolina* W 47-23 3-0 1-0 2:39 P.M. 3:26 88° 81,954 Sat., Sept. 21 Southern Miss W 49-7 4-0 — 11:01 A.M. 2:54 82° 101,821 Sat., Sept. 28 Ole Miss* W 59-31 5-0 2-0 2:39 P.M. 3:31 91° 99,590 Sat., Oct. 12 at No. 24/21 Texas A&M* W 47-28 6-0 3-0 2:39 P.M. 3:29 64° 106,749 Sat., Oct. 19 Tennessee* W 35-13 7-0 4-0 8:11 P.M. 3:13 61° 101,821 Sat., Oct. 26 Arkansas* W 48-7 8-0 5-0 6:05 P.M. 2:55 71° 100,233 Sat., Nov. 9 No. 2/1/2 LSU* L 41-46 8-1 5-1 2:42 P.M. 3:42 57° 101,821 Sat., Nov. 16 at Mississippi State* W 38-7 9-1 6-1 11:02 A.M. 3:11 46° 57,607 Sat., Nov. 23 Western Carolina W 66-3 10-1 — 11:02 A.M. 2:55 59° 101,821 Sat., Nov. 30 at 15/16/16 Auburn* L 45-48 10-2 6-2 2:39 P.M. 3:49 75° 87,451 * Southeastern Conference game All times Central

TEAM STATISTICS BREAKDOWN ALABAMA OPPONENT Overall 10-2 SCORING 579 226 Home 6-1 Points Per Game 48.2 18.8 Away 3-1 Points Off Turnovers 128 45 Neutral 1-0 FIRST DOWNS 298 230 Rushing 118 88 SEC 6-2 Passing 158 111 Non-Conference 4-0 Penalty 22 31 Overtime 0-0 RUSHING YARDAGE 2,038 1,736 Day 8-2 Yards gained rushing 2,220 2,021 Night 2-0 Yards lost rushing 182 285 Televised 10-2 Rushing Attempts 406 424 Non-Televised 0-0 Average Per Rush 5.0 4.1 Average Per Game 169.8 144.7 vs. Top 25 1-2 TDs Rushing 25 9 vs. Top 15 0-1 PASSING YARDAGE 4,122 2,225 vs. Top 10 0-1 Comp-Att-Int 271-381-6 213-373-15 vs. Top 5 0-1 Average Per Pass 10.8 6.0 Scores First 9-1 Average Per Catch 15.2 10.4 Opponent Scores First 1-1 Average Per Game 343.5 185.4 Leading after 1st Qtr 8-0 TDs Passing 46 14 Trailing after 1st Qtr 1-2 TOTAL OFFENSE 6,160 3,961 Total Plays 787 797 Tied after 1st Qtr 1-0 Average Per Play 7.8 5.0 Leading at Half 10-1 Average Per Game 513.3 330.1 Trailing at Half 0-1 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 29-614 24-348 Tied at Half 0-0 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 21-518 10-103 Leading after 3rd Qtr 10-0 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 15-245 6-220 Trailing after 3rd Qtr 0-2 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 21.2 14.5 Tied after 3rd Qtr 0-0 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 24.7 10.3 INT RETURN AVERAGE 16.3 36.7 Wins Coin Toss 4-1 FUMBLES-LOST 9-4 18-11 Loses Coin Toss 6-1 PENALTIES-Yards 90-853 68-567 Natural Grass 9-2 Average Per Game 71.1 47.2 Artifi cial Surface 1-0 PUNTS-Yards 27-1,063 63-2,483 Average Per Punt 39.4 39.4 Net punt average 34.8 29.9 KICKOFFS-Yards 101-5,628 52-2,720 SCORE BY QUARTERS Average Per Kick 55.7 52.3 Net kick average 43.6 34.7 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 30:24 29:36 Alabama 149 196 145 89 - 579 3RD-DOWN Conversions 76/143 57/165 Opponents 58 62 40 66 - 226 3rd-Down Pct 53% 35% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 13/19 7/19 4th-Down Pct 68% 37% SACKS BY-Yards 29-190 12-81 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 78 25 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 12-18 17-17 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (49-59) 83% (25-30) 83% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (40-59) 68% (17-30) 57% PAT-ATTEMPTS (75-78) 96% (21-22) 95% ATTENDANCE 707, 817 333,761 Games/Avg Per Game 7/101,117 4/83,440 Neutral Site Games 1/71,916 ROLLTIDE.COM 78 ALABAMA GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS

OFFENSE RUSHING RECEIVING PASSING KICK RETURNS PUNT RETURNS tot Date Opponent No Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg off Aug. 31 vs. Duke 42 145 2 37 30 367 4 39 30-36-0 367 4 39 1 22 0 22 0 0 0 0 512 Sept. 7 New Mexico State 32 318 4 75 21 285 4 39 21-33-0 285 4 39 1 19 0 19 3 28 0 23 603 Sept. 14 at South Carolina* 25 76 1 12 31 495 5 81 31-39-0 495 5 81 0 0 0 0 1 18 0 18 571 Sept. 21 Southern Miss 35 176 2 17 20 338 5 74 20-25-1 338 5 74 1 1 0 1 1 41 0 41 514 Sept. 28 Ole Miss* 30 155 1 13 26 418 6 74 26-37-0 418 6 74 3 57 0 36 4 72 1 29 573 Oct. 12 at Texas A&M* 31 155 1 25 21 293 4 47 21-34-1 293 4 47 5 159 0 40 5 152 1 43 448 Oct. 19 Tennessee* 34 140 3 15 18 233 1 48 18-24-1 233 1 48 2 43 0 24 2 35 0 22 373 Oct. 26 Arkansas* 38 179 2 37 24 280 3 47 24-30-0 280 3 47 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 459 Nov. 9 LSU* 28 123 1 31 21 418 4 85 21-40-1 418 4 85 5 91 0 29 1 77 1 77 541 Nov. 16 at Mississippi State* 31 160 3 20 21 350 2 37 21-29-0 350 2 37 0 0 0 0 2 28 0 26 510 Nov. 23 Western Carolina 42 231 4 46 12 310 4 57 12-15-0 310 4 57 2 42 0 22 2 67 0 49 541 Nov. 30 at Auburn* 38 180 1 23 26 335 4 58 26-39-2 335 4 58 7 177 1 98 0 0 0 0 515 Totals 406 2,038 25 75 271 4,122 46 85 271-381-6 4,122 46 85 29 614 1 98 21 518 3 77 6,160 Opponent 424 1,736 9 46 213 2,205 14 44 213-373-15 2,025 14 44 24 348 0 25 10 103 0 37 3,961 DEFENSE TACKLES SACKS FUMBLE PASS DEFENSE Blkd KICKS — XPTS Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Made Run Rcv Saf Pts Aug. 31 vs. Duke 24 38 62 2.0-9 1.0-8 1 1-0 2-0 0 2 0 6-6 0 0 0 42 Sept. 7 New Mexico State 34 36 70 7.0-31 3.0-23 3 2-7 1-0 8 3 0 8-8 0 0 0 62 Sept. 14 at South Carolina* 49 32 81 7.0-26 3.0-16 1 1-0 1-0 5 2 0 5-6 0 0 0 47 Sept. 21 Southern Miss 40 24 64 7.0-35 2.0-22 1 1-4 1--5 2 2 0 7-7 0 0 0 49 Sept. 28 Ole Miss* 42 46 88 7.0-13 1.0-5 0 0-0 1-36 6 4 1 8-8 0 0 0 59 Oct. 12 at Texas A&M* 38 20 58 7.0-23 5.0-16 1 1-0 0-0 4 10 1 5-6 0 0 0 47 Oct. 19 Tennessee* 34 36 70 7.0-27 3.0-23 1 1-100 1-4 3 4 0 5-5 0 0 0 35 Oct. 26 Arkansas* 35 12 47 5.0-14 1.0-7 0 1-37 3-108 8 6 0 6-6 0 0 0 48 Nov. 9 LSU* 45 42 87 6.0-38 5.0-37 2 1-2 0-0 7 0 1 5-6 0 0 0 41 Nov. 16 at Mississippi State* 24 50 74 6.0-20 1.0-8 0 0-0 1-10 4 4 0 5-5 0 0 0 38 Nov. 23 Western Carolina 28 28 56 7.0-48 4.0-25 1 1-0 4-92 5 5 0 9-9 0 0 0 66 Nov. 30 at Auburn* 40 8 48 4.0-8 0.0-0 3 1-0 0-0 2 3 0 6-6 0 0 0 45 Totals 433 372 805 72.0-292 29.0-190 14 11-150 15-245 54 45 3 75-78 0 0 0 579 Opponent 452 364 816 58.0-194 12.0-81 3 4-0 6-220 22 20 1 21-22 1 1 0 226 SPECIAL TEAMS PUNTING FIELD GOALS KICKOFFS Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OB Aug. 31 vs. Duke 2 80 40.0 41 00101 0-20 0 745565.0 7 0 Sept. 7 New Mexico State 4 162 40.5 44 00200 2-24901171164.6 9 1 Sept. 14 at South Carolina* 1 14 14.0 14 00000 2-3230 957664.0 5 0 Sept. 21 Southern Miss 2 74 37.0 38 00100 0-00 0 844856.0 3 0 Sept. 28 Ole Miss* 2 60 30.0 37 00102 1-23601048948.9 2 1 Oct. 12 at Texas A&M* 2 59 29.5 36 00001 2-2350 952658.4 2 0 Oct. 19 Tennessee* 3 126 42.0 51 00110 0-10 0 636260.3 1 0 Oct. 26 Arkansas* 2 95 47.5 49 00001 2-2310 950155.7 3 0 Nov. 9 LSU* 3 146 48.7 51 01020 0-00 0 625943.2 0 0 Nov. 16 at Mississippi State* 2 79 39.5 42 00001 1-1220 740858.3 0 0 Nov. 23 Western Carolina 1 33 33.0 33 00000 1-12901147543.2 2 0 Nov. 30 at Auburn* 3 135 45.0 47 00100 1-2430 841852.2 1 0 Totals 27 1,063 39.4 51 01736 12-18 49 0 101 5,628 55.7 35 2 Opponent 63 2,483 39.4 65 2 4 15 11 17 17-17 52 0 52 2,720 52.3 12 1 RED ZONE Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half Game Aug. 31 vs. Duke W 42-3 3 3 21 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sept. 7 New Mexico State W 62-10 3 3 21 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sept. 14 at South Carolina* W 47-23 5 4 19 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Sept. 21 Southern Miss W 49-7 5 5 35 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sept. 28 Ole Miss* W 59-31 4 3 17 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Oct. 12 at Texas A&M* W 47-28 5 4 19 2 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 Oct. 19 Tennessee* W 35-13 6 4 28 4 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Oct. 26 Arkansas* W 48-7 7 6 34 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 Nov. 9 LSU* L 41-46 4 3 21 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Nov. 16 at Mississippi State* W 38-7 5 5 31 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov. 23 Western Carolina W 66-3 7 6 38 5 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Nov. 30 at Auburn* L 45-48 5 3 21 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 59 49 305 40 20 20 9 3 2 3 2 0 0 49 of 59 (83.1%)

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OFFENSE RUSHING RECEIVING PASSING KICK RETURNS PUNT RETURNS tot Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg off Aug. 31 vs. Duke 32 107 0 16 12 97 0 37 12-22-2 97 0 37 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 3 204 Sept. 7 New Mexico State 33 125 0 25 21 161 1 44 21-36-1 161 1 44 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 286 Sept. 14 at South Carolina* 29 135 0 33 36 324 2 31 36-57-1 324 2 31 4 62 0 18 0 0 0 0 459 Sept. 21 Southern Miss 32 52 0 21 17 174 1 37 17-26-1 174 1 37 4 60 0 25 1 1 0 1 226 Sept. 28 Ole Miss* 58 279 1 30 12 197 3 32 12-30-1 197 3 32 1 15 0 15 0 0 0 0 476 Oct. 12 at Texas A&M* 28 125 1 36 24 264 2 31 24-42-0 264 2 31 1 14 0 14 1 10 0 10 389 Oct. 19 Tennessee* 37 114 1 33 12 117 0 20 12-24-1 117 0 20 5 79 0 21 1 22 0 22 231 Oct. 26 Arkansas* 30 106 0 12 11 107 1 22 11-26-3 107 1 22 3 49 0 25 0 0 0 0 213 Nov. 9 LSU* 40 166 3 19 31 393 3 35 31-39-0 393 3 35 2 20 0 19 2 19 0 11 559 Nov. 16 at Mississippi State* 37 264 1 46 12 106 0 30 12-21-1 106 0 30 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 370 Nov. 23 Western Carolina 34 67 0 20 10 112 0 28 10-19-4 112 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 179 Nov. 30 at Auburn* 34 196 2 36 15 173 1 37 15-31-0 173 1 37 3 48 0 24 2 47 0 37 369 Totals 424 1,736 9 46 213 2,225 14 44 213-373-15 2,225 14 44 24 348 0 25 10 103 0 37 3,961 Alabama 406 2,038 25 75 271 4,122 46 85 271-381-6 4,122 46 85 29 614 1 98 21 518 3 77 6,160 DEFENSE TACKLES SACKS FUMBLE PASS DEFENSE Blkd KICKS — XPTS Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Made Run Rcv Saf Pts Aug. 31 vs. Duke 41 42 83 4.0-12 1.0-6 1 1-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 3 Sept. 7 New Mexico State 39 20 59 3.0-7 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 10 Sept. 14 at South Carolina* 38 22 60 6.0-20 2.0-12 0 0-0 0-0 2 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 23 Sept. 21 Southern Miss 39 18 57 8.0-23 1.0-6 0 0-0 1-0 1 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 Sept. 28 Ole Miss* 46 12 58 4.0-11 2.0-7 0 1-0 0-0 2 3 0 4-4 0 0 0 31 Oct. 12 at Texas A&M* 37 38 75 4.0-17 1.0-10 0 0-0 1-16 2 2 1 2-2 1 0 0 28 Oct. 19 Tennessee* 33 40 73 6.0-24 2.0-15 0 0-0 1-59 1 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 13 Oct. 26 Arkansas* 38 38 76 3.0-5 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 Nov. 9 LSU* 33 28 61 7.0-37 1.0-9 0 1-0 1-16 5 6 0 4-5 0 0 0 46 Nov. 16 at Mississippi State* 27 46 73 4.0-12 1.0-8 1 0-0 0-0 3 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 Nov. 23 Western Carolina 35 28 63 1.0-2 0.0-0 1 1-0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 3 Nov. 30 at Auburn* 46 32 78 8.0-24 1.0-8 0 0-0 2-129 4 2 0 4-4 0 1 0 48 Totals 452 364 816 58.0-194 12.0-81 3 4-0 6-220 22 20 1 21-22 1 1 0 226 Alabama 433 372 805 72.0-292 29.0-190 14 11-150 15-245 54 45 3 75-78 0 0 0 579 SPECIAL TEAMS PUNTING FIELD GOALS KICKOFFS Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OB Aug. 31 vs. Duke 6 243 40.5 57 01422 1-1300 2 10150.5 0 0 Sept. 7 New Mexico State 8 353 44.1 65 00032 1-1430 3 16153.7 1 0 Sept. 14 at South Carolina* 2 91 45.5 55 00011 3-3480 6 29549.2 4 1 Sept. 21 Southern Miss 6 233 38.8 53 01312 0-00 0 2 8341.5 0 0 Sept. 28 Ole Miss* 7 237 33.9 43 11101 1-1330 6 26043.3 1 0 Oct. 12 at Texas A&M* 5 199 39.8 57 10020 2-2320 5 32064.0 0 0 Oct. 19 Tennessee* 5 183 36.6 45 00201 2-2370 4 22556.2 1 0 Oct. 26 Arkansas* 6 234 39.0 52 00312 0-00 0 2 9145.5 0 0 Nov. 9 LSU* 4 159 39.8 46 00202 2-2450 9 54560.6 4 0 Nov. 16 at Mississippi State* 5 197 39.4 48 00001 0-00 0 2 6030.0 0 0 Nov. 23 Western Carolina 6 214 35.7 48 00001 1-1380 2 9246.0 0 0 Nov. 30 at Auburn* 3 140 46.7 52 01012 4-4520 9 48754.1 1 0 Totals 63 2,483 39.4 65 2 4 15 11 17 17-17 52 0 52 2,720 52.3 12 1 Alabama 27 1,063 39.4 51 01736 12-18 49 0 101 5,628 55.7 35 2 RED ZONE Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half Game Aug. 31 vs. Duke 42-3 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Sept. 7 New Mexico State 62-10 2 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Sept. 14 at South Carolina* 47-23 3 2 10 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 Sept. 21 Southern Miss 49-7 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sept. 28 Ole Miss* 59-31 3 3 17 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct. 12 at Texas A&M* 47-28 4 4 21 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Oct. 19 Tennessee* 35-13 4 3 13 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 Oct. 26 Arkansas* 48-7 1 1 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov. 9 LSU* 41-46 5 5 30 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov. 16 at Mississippi State* 38-7 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Nov. 23 Western Carolina 66-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nov. 30 at Auburn* 45-48 3 3 22 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 30 25 144 17 9 8 8 0 3 0 1 1 0 25 of 30 (83.3%)

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First Downs Rushing Passing Total Offense Return Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Yards TOs vs. Duke 42-3 30/11 14/4 15/4 1/3 42-145/32-107 30-36-0/12-22-2 367/97 78-512/54-204 22/3 1/3 New Mexico State 62-10 23/15 10/8 13/7 0/0 32-318/33-125 21-33-0/21-36-1 285/161 65-603/69-286 54/1 0/3 at South Carolina* 47-23 25/31 6/5 18/22 1/4 25-76/29-135 31-39-0/36-57-1 495/324 64-571/86-459 18/62 0/2 Southern Miss 49-7 24/15 10/5 12/9 2/1 35-176/32-52 20-25-1/17-26-1 338/174 60-514/58-226 41/61 1/2 Ole Miss* 59-31 28/25 11/14 15/8 2/3 30-155/58-279 26-37-0/12-30-1 418/197 67-573/88-476 165/15 1/1 at Texas A&M* 47-28 25/24 11/8 13/13 1/3 31-155/28-125 21-34-1/24-42-0 293/264 65-448/70-389 311/40 1/1 Tennessee* 35-13 23/18 8/8 10/5 5/5 34-140/37-114 18-24-1/12-24-1 233/117 58-373/61-231 182/160 1/2 Arkansas* 48-7 23/13 9/5 14/5 0/3 38-179/30-106 24-30-0/11-26-3 280/107 68-459/56-213 148/49 0/4 LSU* 41-46 22/29 7/10 13/18 2/1 28-123/40-166 21-40-1/31-39-0 418/393 68-541/79-559 170/55 2/1 at Mississippi State* 38-7 24/16 8/9 13/5 3/2 31-160/37-264 21-29-0/12-21-1 350/106 60-510/58-370 38/1 0/1 Western Carolina 66-3 23/10 12/3 10/6 1/1 42-231/34-67 12-15-0/10-19-4 310/112 57-541/53-179 201/0 1/5 at Auburn* 45-48 28/23 12/9 12/9 4/5 38-180/34-196 26-39-2/15-31-0 335/173 77-515/65-369 177/224 2/1 Totals 579-226 298/230 118/88 158/111 22/31 406-2,038/424-1,736 271-381-6/213-373-15 4,122/2,225 787-6,160/797-3,961 1,527/671 10/26

3rd Down 4th Down Time of TOP Avg Avg Avg Punting Penalties Opponent Conversions Conversions Possession Margin Yds/Rush Yds/Pass Yds/Play Number-Avg Number-Yards vs. Duke 6-12/3-12 2-2/0-2 36:37/23:23 13:14 3.5/3.3 10.2/4.4 6.6/3.8 2-40.0/6-40.5 8-88/8-52 New Mexico State 7-14/4-14 1-1/0-0 27:57/32:03 -4:06 9.9/3.8 8.6/4.5 9.3/4.1 4-40.5/8-44.1 4-35/1-15 at South Carolina* 6-12/8-18 2-2/2-4 32:37/27:23 5:14 3.0/4.7 12.7/5.7 8.9/5.3 1-14.0/2-45.5 11-92/5-32 Southern Miss 6-10/2-11 1-1/1-1 27:05/32:55 -5:50 5.0/1.6 13.5/6.7 8.6/3.9 2-37.0/6-38.8 1-15/6-55 Ole Miss* 6-12/8-20 1-2/2-4 29:37/30:23 -0:46 5.2/4.8 11.3/6.6 8.6/5.4 2-30.0/7-33.9 10-76/9-97 at Texas A&M* 8-13/5-12 0-0/0-1 30:56/29:04 1:52 5.0/4.5 8.6/6.3 6.9/5.6 2-29.5/5-39.8 11-91/5-55 Tennessee* 6-10/7-15 0-1/0-1 28:16/31:44 -3:28 4.1/3.1 9.7/4.9 6.4/3.8 3-42.0/5-36.6 8-93/13-93 Arkansas* 8-13/3-12 0-1/0-0 34:34/25:26 9:08 4.7/3.5 9.3/4.1 6.8/3.8 2-47.5/6-39.0 6-60/0-0 LSU* 6-15/8-15 3-5/0-0 25:26/34:34 -9:08 4.4/4.2 10.4/10.1 8.0/7.1 3-48.7/4-39.8 7-53/4-35 at Mississippi State* 6-10/3-11 0-1/1-4 27:57/32:03 -4:06 5.2/7.1 12.1/5.0 8.5/6.4 2-39.5/5-39.4 7-86/5-37 Western Carolina 5-8/2-12 1-1/0-1 27:51/32:09 -4:18 5.5/2.0 20.7/5.9 9.5/3.4 1-33.0/6-35.7 4-45/3-36 at Auburn* 6-14/4-13 2-2/1-1 35:52/24:08 11:44 4.7/5.8 8.6/5.6 6.7/5.7 3-45.0/3-46.7 13-119/9-60 Totals 76-143/57-165 13-19/7-19 364:45/355:15 9:30 5.0/4.1 10.8/6.0 7.8/5.0 27-39.4/63-39.4 90-853/68-567

ALABAMA INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING RECEIVING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Najee Harris 12 185 1,122 34 1,088 5.9 11 31 90.7 Jerry Jeudy 12 71 959 13.5 9 44 79.9 Brian Robinson Jr. 12 93 445 20 425 4.6 5 37 35.4 DeVonta Smith 12 65 1,200 18.5 13 85 100.0 Keilan Robinson 8 39 257 3 254 6.5 2 74 31.8 Henry Ruggs III 11 38 719 18.9 7 81 65.4 Jerome Ford 4 24 119 5 114 4.8 3 37 28.5 Jaylen Waddle 12 32 553 17.3 6 58 46.1 Henry Ruggs III 11 1 75 0 75 75.0 1 75 6.8 Najee Harris 12 27 304 11.3 7 42 25.3 Mac Jones 11 15 54 18 36 2.4 1 18 3.3 Miller Forristall 8 12 131 10.9 3 27 16.4 Chadarius Townsend 5 8 27 5 22 2.8 0 9 4.4 Brian Robinson Jr. 12 11 124 11.3 0 34 10.3 Tua Tagovailoa 9 23 80 63 17 0.7 2 25 1.9 John Metchie III 12 4 23 5.8 0 17 1.9 Tyrell Shavers 12 1 14 0 14 14.0 0 14 1.2 Major Tennison 12 3 21 7.0 1 12 1.8 De’Marquise Lockridge 1 2 12 0 12 6.0 0 8 12.0 Slade Bolden 12 2 34 17.0 0 20 2.8 Slade Bolden 12 4 10 0 10 2.5 0 5 0.8 Jerome Ford 4 2 11 5.5 0 9 2.8 Jaylen Waddle 12 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 0.4 Tyrell Shavers 12 1 20 20.0 0 20 1.7 Taulia Tagovailoa 5 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.4 Jahleel Billingsley 8 1 19 19.0 0 19 2.4 TEAM 7 8 0 13 -13 -1.6 0 0 -1.9 Giles Amos 9 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.6 Ty Perine 6 1 0 19 -19 -19.0 0 0 -3.2 Mac Jones 11 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.1 Total 12 406 2,220 182 2,038 5.0 25 75 169.8 Total 12 271 4,122 15.2 46 85 343.5 Opponents 12 424 2,021 285 1,736 4.1 9 46 144.7 Opponents 12 213 2,225 10.4 14 44 185.4

PASSING PUNT RETURNS G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Tua Tagovailoa 9 206.93 180-252-3 71.4 2,840 33 85 315.6 No. Yds Avg TD Long Mac Jones 11 181.11 81-116-3 69.8 1,176 11 58 106.9 Jaylen Waddle 19 474 24.9 1 77 Taulia Tagovailoa 5 172.50 9-12-0 75.0 100 1 20 20.0 Ale Kaho 2 42 21.0 1 0 Slade Bolden 12 480.40 1-1-0 100.0 6 1 6 0.5 Tyrell Shavers 0 2 0.0 1 2 Total 12 198.70 271-381-6 71.1 4,122 46 85 343.5 Total 21 518 24.7 3 77 Opponents 12 111.55 213-373-15 57.1 2,225 14 44 185.4 Opponents 10 103 10.3 0 37

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INTERCEPTIONS FIELD GOALS No. Yds Avg TD Long FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Jared Mayden 4 54 13.5 0 36 Will Reichard 4-7 57.1 0-0 2-2 0-1 2-4 0-0 49 0 Trevon Diggs 3 79 26.3 1 84 Joseph Bulovas 8-11 72.7 0-0 3-4 4-5 1-2 0-0 43 0 Xavier McKinney 3 78 26.0 1 81 Patrick Surtain II 2 24 12.0 0 24 FG SEQUENCE Alabama Opponents Anfernee Jennings 1 0 0.0 0 0 vs. Duke 49,48 (30) Shane Lee 1 10 10.0 0 10 New Mexico State (48),(49) (43) Jordan Battle 1 0 0.0 0 0 at South Carolina* (23),37,(21) (44),(28),(48) Total 15 245 16.3 2 84 Southern Miss - - Opponents 6 220 36.7 2 100 Ole Miss* (36),28 (33) at Texas A&M* (35),(27) (31),(32) Tennessee* 41 (37),(32) KICK RETURNS Arkansas* (31),(30) - LSU* - (40),(45) No. Yds Avg TD Long at Mississippi State* (22) - Henry Ruggs III 12 286 23.8 0 40 Western Carolina (29) (38) Trevon Diggs 6 117 19.5 0 36 at Auburn* (43),30 (43),(52),(43),(44) Jaylen Waddle 4 152 38.0 1 98 Brian Robinson Jr. 3 26 8.7 0 13 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made Keilan Robinson 1 22 22.0 0 22 Cameron Latu 1 0 0.0 0 0 Miller Forristall 1 3 3.0 0 0 Major Tennison 1 8 8.0 0 8 PUNTING Total 29 614 21.2 1 98 No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd Opponents 24 348 14.5 0 25 Ty Perine 13 581 44.7 51 1 2 2 3 0 Skyler DeLong 10 330 33.0 44 0 3 3 0 0 Will Reichard 4 152 38.0 41 0 2 1 0 0 FUMBLE RETURNS Total 27 1,063 39.4 51 1 7 6 3 0 Opponents 63 2,483 39.4 65 4 15 17 11 2 No. Yds Avg TD Long Jordan Battle 1 4 4.0 0 4 Christian Harris 1 37 37.0 0 37 Terrell Lewis 1 2 2.0 0 2 KICKOFFS Trevon Diggs 1 100 100.0 1 100 No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Josh Jobe 1 7 7.0 0 7 Joseph Bulovas 72 3,797 52.7 13 1 ------Total 5 150 30.0 1 100 Will Reichard 29 1,831 63.1 22 1 ------Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Total 101 5,628 55.7 35 2 14.5 43.6 21 Opponents 52 2,720 52.3 12 1 21.2 34.7 30 SCORING |------PATs ------| ALL PURPOSE TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Najee Harris 18 ------108 Najee Harris 12 1,088 304 ------1,392 116.0 Joseph Bulovas --- 8-11 54-56 ------78 DeVonta Smith 12 --- 1,200 ------1,200 100.0 DeVonta Smith 13 ------78 Jaylen Waddle 12 5 553 474 152 --- 1,184 98.7 Jerry Jeudy 9 ------54 Henry Ruggs III 11 75 719 --- 286 --- 1,080 98.2 Jaylen Waddle 8 ------48 Jerry Jeudy 12 --- 959 ------959 79.9 Henry Ruggs III 8 ------48 Brian Robinson Jr. 12 425 124 --- 26 --- 575 47.9 Will Reichard --- 4-7 21-22 ------33 Keilan Robinson 8 254 ------22 --- 276 34.5 Brian Robinson Jr. 5 ------30 Trevon Diggs 12 ------117 79 196 16.3 Jerome Ford 3 ------18 Miller Forristall 8 --- 131 --- 3 --- 134 16.8 Miller Forristall 3 ------18 Jerome Ford 4 114 11 ------125 31.2 Trevon Diggs 2 ------12 Xavier McKinney 12 ------78 78 6.5 Keilan Robinson 2 ------12 Jared Mayden 11 ------54 54 4.9 Tua Tagovailoa 2 ------12 Slade Bolden 12 10 34 ------44 3.7 Ale Kaho 1 ------6 Ale Kaho 12 ------42 ------42 3.5 Major Tennison 1 ------6 Tyrell Shavers 12 14 20 2 ------36 3.0 Xavier McKinney 1 ------6 Tyrell Shavers 1 ------6 Mac Jones 11 36 -1 ------35 3.2 Mac Jones 1 ------6 Major Tennison 12 --- 21 --- 8 --- 29 2.4 Total 78 12-18 75-78 ------579 Patrick Surtain II 12 ------24 24 2.0 Opponents 25 17-17 21-22 1-1 1 1-2 ------226 John Metchie III 12 --- 23 ------23 1.9 Chadarius Townsend 5 22 ------22 4.4 Jahleel Billingsley 8 --- 19 ------19 2.4 TOTAL OFFENSE Tua Tagovailoa 9 17 ------17 1.9 G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G De’Marquise Lockridge 1 12 ------12 12.0 Tua Tagovailoa 9 275 17 2,840 2,857 317.4 Shane Lee 12 ------10 10 0.8 Mac Jones 11 131 36 1,176 1,212 110.2 Giles Amos 9 --- 5 ------5 0.6 Najee Harris 12 185 1,088 0 1,088 90.7 Taulia Tagovailoa 5 -2 ------2 -0.4 Brian Robinson Jr. 12 93 425 0 425 35.4 TEAM 7 -13 ------13 -1.9 Keilan Robinson 8 39 254 0 254 31.8 Ty Perine 6 -19 ------19 -3.2 Jerome Ford 4 24 114 0 114 28.5 Total 12 2,038 4,122 518 614 245 7,537 628.1 Taulia Tagovailoa 5 13 -2 100 98 19.6 Opponents 12 1,736 2,225 103 348 220 4,632 386.0 Henry Ruggs III 11 1 75 0 75 6.8 Chadarius Townsend 5 8 22 0 22 4.4 Slade Bolden 12 5 10 6 16 1.3 Tyrell Shavers 12 1 14 0 14 1.2 De’Marquise Lockridge 1 2 12 0 12 12.0 Jaylen Waddle 12 1 5 0 5 0.4 TEAM 7 8 -13 0 -13 -1.9 Ty Perine 6 1 -19 0 -19 -3.2 Total 12 787 2,038 4,123 6,160 513.3 Opponents 12 797 1,736 2,225 3,961 330.1

ROLLTIDE.COM 82 ALABAMA DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

Tackles Sacks Pass Def Fumbles Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf Xavier McKinney 12 55 30 85 4.5-32 2.0-13 3-78 5 4 1-0 4 1 --- Shane Lee 12 40 37 77 5.5-23 3.5-19 1-10 --- 3 1-0 1 ------Anfernee Jennings 12 42 31 73 12.0-70 7.5-59 1-0 5 8 --- 1 ------Christian Harris 12 24 30 54 5.5-12 ------5 2-37 1 ------Jared Mayden 11 29 24 53 1.0-3 --- 4-54 3 2 ------Raekwon Davis 11 18 27 45 3.0-6 0.5-4 ------4 ------Shyheim Carter 12 23 17 40 2.5-5 ------7 ------1 ------Trevon Diggs 12 20 17 37 0.5-1 --- 3-79 8 --- 2-100 ------Patrick Surtain II 12 29 6 35 1.0-1 --- 2-24 7 1 1-0 3 ------Terrell Lewis 11 21 10 31 11.5-53 6.0-40 --- 2 16 1-2 ------Jordan Battle 12 16 10 26 2.0-6 1.0-4 1-0 1 --- 1-4 ------Christian Barmore 11 12 12 24 6.0-26 2.0-12 --- 1 4 ------Phidarian Mathis 11 12 11 23 0.5-0 ------2 --- 1 ------Byron Young 12 6 16 22 1.5-7 1.0-7 ------Josh Jobe 11 16 6 22 ------2 --- 1-7 ------Ale Kaho 12 6 14 20 1.0-3 ------2 --- Markail Benton 9 11 8 19 1.0-1 ------1 ------DJ Dale 10 6 11 17 3.0-8 1.0-6 ------1 1-0 ------Tevita Musika 9 4 7 11 0.5-1 ------Jaylen Moody 12 4 6 10 ------Justin Eboigbe 9 6 4 10 3.0-4 1.5-2 ------1 ------LaBryan Ray 3 4 5 9 1.5-12 1.0-11 ------1 ------Daniel Wright 12 3 5 8 ------Christopher Allen 12 4 4 8 3.5-8 0.5-3 ------2 ------Stephon Wynn Jr. 8 1 6 7 ------Slade Bolden 12 4 2 6 ------1 ------Henry Ruggs III 11 2 3 5 ------Ben Davis 11 3 1 4 1.0-8 1.0-8 --- 1 ------King Mwikuta 9 1 3 4 ------DeMarcco Hellams 12 2 2 4 0.5-2 0.5-2 ------Braylen Ingraham 2 2 2 4 ------Jalyn Armour-Davis 7 --- 2 2 ------2 ------Najee Harris 12 1 1 2 ------Cameron Latu 10 1 --- 1 ------Thomas Fletcher 12 1 --- 1 ------Scooby Carter 3 1 --- 1 ------John Metchie III 12 1 --- 1 ------Brian Robinson Jr. 12 1 --- 1 ------Jerry Jeudy 12 --- 1 1 ------DeVonta Smith 12 1 --- 1 ------Ty Perine 6 --- 1 1 ------Jarez Parks 5 ------1 ------Total 12 433 372 805 72.0-292 29.0-190 15-245 45 54 11-150 14 3 --- Opponents 12 452 364 816 58.0-194 12.0-81 6-220 20 22 4-0 3 1 ---

ROLLTIDE.COM 83 PARTICIPATION CHART

Name GP/GS DU NMSU SC USM MISS A&M TENN ARK LSU MSU WCU AU Christopher Allen 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX Giles Amos 9/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ------XXX XXX XXX XXX --- Jalyn Armour-Davis 7/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ------XXX ------XXX --- Marcus Banks 7/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ------XXX ------XXX --- Christian Barmore 11/1 --- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX Jordan Battle 12/4 XXX START XXX START XXX XXX XXX START START XXX XXX XXX Markail Benton 9/- XXX XXX XXX ------XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX --- Jahleel Billingsley 8/- --- XXX --- XXX XXX ------XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX Melvin Billingsley 1/------XXX --- Slade Bolden 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX Tanner Bowles 1/- --- XXX ------Deonte Brown 8/7 ------XXX START START START START START START START Tommy Brown 8/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ------XXX --- XXX XXX --- Joseph Bulovas 10/8 --- XXX --- XXX START START START START START START START START Scooby Carter 3/- XXX XXX --- XXX ------Shyheim Carter 12/10 XXX XXX START START START START START START START START START START Darrian Dalcourt 7/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ------XXX ------XXX --- DJ Dale 10/10 START START START START START START START START START START ------Ben Davis 11/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX --- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX Raekwon Davis 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START --- START Skyler DeLong 5/5 --- START START START START START ------Landon Dickerson 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START Trevon Diggs 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START Justin Eboigbe 9/2 ------XXX START START XXX XXX XXX --- XXX XXX XXX Emil Ekiyor Jr. 8/- XXX --- XXX XXX XXX --- XXX XXX --- XXX XXX --- Thomas Fletcher 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START Jerome Ford 4/1 START XXX --- XXX ------XXX --- Miller Forristall 8/8 START START START START START START START START ------Christian Harris 12/11 START START START XXX START START START START START START START START Najee Harris 12/11 XXX START START START START START START START START START START START DeMarcco Hellams 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX Mac Hereford 1/------XXX --- Braylen Ingraham 2/------XXX ------XXX --- Anfernee Jennings 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START Jerry Jeudy 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START Josh Jobe 11/1 START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX --- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX Mac Jones 11/3 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX --- XXX START XXX XXX START START Ale Kaho 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX Amari Kight 1/------XXX --- Scott Lashley 8/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ------XXX --- XXX XXX --- Cameron Latu 10/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ------XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX Alex Leatherwood 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START Shane Lee 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START Terrell Lewis 11/3 XXX XXX XXX --- XXX START XXX START START XXX XXX XXX De’Marquise Lockridge 1/------XXX --- Phidarian Mathis 11/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX --- START Jared Mayden 11/10 START START START START START START START --- XXX START START START Xavier McKinney 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START John Metchie III 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX Jaylen Moody 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX Tevita Musika 9/1 --- XXX --- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START --- King Mwikuta 9/- --- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ------XXX XXX XXX XXX Evan Neal 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START Chris Owens 10/4 START --- START START START --- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX John Parker 1/------XXX --- Michael Parker 1/------XXX --- Jarez Parks 5/- --- XXX ------XXX XXX ------XXX XXX --- Ty Perine 6/5 ------XXX START START START START START Daniel Powell 1/------XXX --- Pierce Quick 4/- XXX XXX XXX XXX ------Kendall Randolph 12/3 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX START START LaBryan Ray 3/3 START START START ------Will Reichard 5/5 START START START START ------START ------Brian Robinson Jr. 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX Keilan Robinson 8/- XXX XXX XXX --- XXX --- XXX XXX --- XXX XXX --- Henry Ruggs III 11/11 START START START START START START START START START START --- START Tyrell Shavers 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX DeVonta Smith 12/10 XXX START START START START START XXX START START START START START Eddie Smith 1/- --- XXX ------Ishmael Sopsher 1/------XXX --- Patrick Surtain II 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START Taulia Tagovailoa 5/- XXX ------XXX ------XXX --- XXX XXX --- Tua Tagovailoa 9/9 START START START START START START START --- START START ------Major Tennison 12/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX Chadarius Townsend 5/- XXX --- XXX XXX XXX ------XXX --- Brandon Turnage 1/------XXX --- Paul Tyson 1/------XXX --- Jaylen Waddle 12/3 START XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX START XXX XXX Xavier Williams 4/- --- XXX --- XXX ------XXX ------XXX --- Jedrick Wills Jr. 12/12 START START START START START START START START START START START START Matt Womack 10/1 XXX START XXX XXX XXX --- XXX XXX --- XXX XXX XXX Daniel Wright 12/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX Stephon Wynn Jr. 8/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX --- XXX ------XXX XXX --- Byron Young 12/4 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX START XXX XXX START START START ROLLTIDE.COM 84 RUSHING/RECEIVING/PASSING GAME-BY-GAME

RUSHING No-Yds/TD DU NMSU SC USM MISS A&M TENN ARK LSU MSU WCU AU Najee Harris 185-1,088/11 12-52/0 12-68/1 7-36/0 14-110/0 9-71/0 20-114/0 21-105/2 13-86/2 19-146/1 17-88/3 14-66/1 27-146/1 Brian Robinson Jr. 93-425/5 9-9/1 11-57/0 8-33/0 8-39/1 10-60/0 10-51/1 7-40/1 13-67/0 3-3/0 8-56/0 4-11/1 2--1/0 Keilan Robinson 39-254/2 2-5/0 5-80/1 4-12/0 DNP 5-20/0 DNP 3-6/0 9-29/0 DNP 3-10/0 8-92/1 DNP Jerome Ford 24-114/3 10-64/1 1-5/0 DNP 8-21/1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 5-24/1 DNP Henry Ruggs III 1-75/1 --- 1-75/1 ------DNP --- Mac Jones 15-36/1 2-4/0 --- 1-1/1 ------DNP 2--6/0 1-1/0 ------1-4/0 8-32/0 Chadarius Townsend 8-22/0 --- DNP --- 2--2/0 --- DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 6-24/0 DNP Tua Tagovailoa 23-17/2 5-15/0 2-33/1 2--12/0 3-8/0 4-1/1 1--10/0 1--5/0 DNP 3--5/0 2--8/0 DNP DNP Tyrell Shavers 1-14/0 ------1-14/0 ------De’Marquise Lockridge 2-12/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2-12/0 DNP Slade Bolden 4-10/0 ------1-2/0 --- 1-5/0 ------1-0/0 ------1-3/0 Jaylen Waddle 1-5/0 ------1-5/0 ------Taulia Tagovailoa 1--2/0 --- DNP DNP --- DNP DNP DNP 1--2/0 DNP ------DNP TEAM 8--13/0 2--4/0 --- 1--1/0 --- 1--2/0 ------1--2/0 1--2/0 --- 2--2/0 --- Ty Perine 1--19/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP ------1--19/0 ------

RECEIVING No-Yds/TD DU NMSU SC USM MISS A&M TENN ARK LSU MSU WCU AU DeVonta Smith 65-1,200/13 5-54/1 5-47/0 8-136/2 2-26/0 11-274/5 7-99/1 1-18/0 4-67/0 7-213/2 6-92/0 4-94/2 5-80/0 Jerry Jeudy 71-959/9 10-137/1 8-103/3 6-68/0 6-96/2 8-84/0 4-50/0 3-41/0 7-103/2 5-71/1 7-114/0 2-66/0 5-26/0 Henry Ruggs III 38-719/7 2-14/0 4-66/1 6-122/1 4-148/2 1-11/0 1-33/1 4-72/0 4-47/1 3-68/0 3-39/0 DNP 6-99/1 Jaylen Waddle 32-553/6 5-90/0 2-52/0 1-12/0 3-43/0 1-0/0 3-48/1 1-13/0 5-39/0 3-22/0 1-35/1 3-101/1 4-98/3 Najee Harris 27-304/7 --- 1-12/0 5-87/2 1-5/1 2-0/0 3-19/1 4-48/0 --- 3-44/1 3-51/1 1-12/1 4-26/0 Miller Forristall 12-131/3 2-33/1 --- 1-7/0 1-1/0 2-40/1 1-11/0 3-28/1 2-11/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP Brian Robinson Jr. 11-124/0 1-14/0 --- 2-37/0 1-3/0 1-9/0 2-33/0 2-13/0 1-8/0 ------1-7/0 Slade Bolden 2-34/0 ------1-14/0 1-20/0 ------John Metchie III 4-23/0 1-5/0 ------1--4/0 ------1-5/0 ------1-17/0 --- Major Tennison 3-21/1 2-9/1 --- 1-12/0 ------Tyrell Shavers 1-20/0 ------1-20/0 --- Jahleel Billingsley 1-19/0 DNP --- DNP ------DNP DNP ------1-19/0 ------Jerome Ford 2-11/0 2-11/0 --- DNP --- DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP --- DNP Giles Amos 1-5/0 --- 1-5/0 ------DNP DNP ------DNP Mac Jones 1--1/0 ------DNP ------1--1/0

PASSING Tua Tagovailoa Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effi c vs. Duke 26 31 0 83.9 336 4 39 1 6 217.50 New Mexico State 16 24 0 66.7 227 3 39 0 0 187.37 at South Carolina* 28 36 0 77.8 444 5 81 2 12 227.21 Southern Miss 17 21 0 81.0 293 5 74 1 6 276.72 Ole Miss* 26 36 0 72.2 418 6 74 2 7 224.76 at Texas A&M* 21 34 1 61.8 293 4 47 1 10 167.09 Tennessee* 11 12 1 91.7 155 0 48 1 5 183.50 LSU* 21 40 1 52.5 418 4 85 1 9 168.28 at Mississippi State* 14 18 0 77.8 256 2 37 1 8 233.91 TOTALS 180 252 3 71.4 2,840 33 85 10 63 206.93

Mac Jones Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effi c vs. Duke 4 5 0 80.0 31 0 9 0 0 132.08 New Mexico State 5 9 0 55.6 58 1 23 0 0 146.36 at South Carolina* 3 3 0 100.0 51 0 30 0 0 242.80 Southern Miss 2 3 1 66.7 25 0 17 0 0 70.00 Ole Miss* 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Tennessee* 6 11 0 54.5 72 0 21 1 10 109.53 Arkansas* 18 22 0 81.8 235 3 47 0 0 216.55 at Mississippi State* 7 11 0 63.6 94 0 26 0 0 135.42 Western Carolina 10 12 0 83.3 275 3 57 0 0 358.33 at Auburn* 26 39 2 66.7 335 4 58 1 8 162.41 TOTALS 81 116 3 69.8 1,176 11 58 2 18 181.11

Taulia Tagovailoa Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effi c Southern Miss 1 1 0 100.0 20 0 20 0 0 268.00 Arkansas* 6 8 0 75.0 45 0 15 0 0 122.25 Western Carolina 2 3 0 66.7 35 1 20 0 0 274.67 TOTALS 9 12 0 75.0 100 1 20 0 0 172.50

Slade Bolden Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effi c Tennessee* 1 1 0 100.0 6 1 6 0 0 480.40 TOTALS 1 1 0 100.0 6 1 6 0 0 480.40

ROLLTIDE.COM 85 TACKLES GAME-BY-GAME

TOTAL TACKLES UA-A TOT DU NMSU SC USM MISS A&M TENN ARK LSU MSU WCU AU Xavier McKinney 55-30 85 2-6 5-1 5-4 4-1 10-3 4-2 2-4 2-1 9-4 2-3 3-0 7-1 Shane Lee 40-37 77 2-4 2-3 3-5 3-2 2-4 5-3 4-2 5-1 3-0 2-8 3-4 6-1 Anfernee Jennings 42-31 73 2-4 2-1 5-1 4-1 2-7 6-2 5-2 3-1 4-4 3-5 1-2 5-1 Christian Harris 24-30 54 2-4 0-1 3-1 1-5 2-5 2-0 3-5 4-2 0-1 2-4 3-2 2-0 Jared Mayden 29-24 53 --- 3-0 3-2 5-3 4-0 1-3 3-2 DNP 4-7 1-3 2-2 3-2 Raekwon Davis 18-27 45 1-5 1-5 2-2 1-0 2-6 1-1 0-3 2-1 1-2 0-1 DNP 7-1 Shyheim Carter 23-17 40 1-0 1-0 3-1 1-1 4-2 5-2 2-3 2-0 0-5 4-3 ------Trevon Diggs 20-17 37 1-1 4-0 1-2 2-1 2-0 2-2 0-2 1-1 5-5 1-3 --- 1-0 Patrick Surtain II 29-6 35 3-1 1-0 6-2 2-1 2-1 3-0 2-0 2-1 3-0 5-0 ------Terrell Lewis 21-10 31 2-1 1-1 1-0 DNP 1-0 3-0 5-2 3-0 4-3 0-3 --- 1-0 Jordan Battle 16-10 26 --- 2-3 1-0 2-1 2-1 --- 2-0 2-1 4-2 0-2 --- 1-0 Christian Barmore 12-12 24 DNP 1-2 0-1 3-0 --- 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 1-3 2-4 1-1 Phidarian Mathis 12-11 23 3-2 --- 3-0 1-0 2-2 1-0 0-1 0-2 --- 0-4 DNP 2-0 Josh Jobe 16-6 22 1-0 1-1 5-3 2-1 2-1 --- DNP 2-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 --- Byron Young 6-16 22 1-0 1-2 --- 0-1 0-4 0-1 0-3 ------0-4 4-1 --- Ale Kaho 6-14 20 --- 0-3 1-3 1-0 0-4 --- 0-1 2-0 --- 1-0 1-2 0-1 Markail Benton 11-8 19 1-0 2-0 2-1 DNP DNP --- 1-0 2-0 3-5 --- 0-2 DNP DJ Dale 6-11 17 0-3 0-2 1-2 --- 1-1 1-1 2-0 1-0 0-2 --- DNP DNP Tevita Musika 4-7 11 DNP 0-1 DNP 1-1 1-0 --- 0-2 --- 1-0 0-1 1-2 DNP Justin Eboigbe 6-4 10 DNP DNP --- 3-0 0-2 0-1 ------DNP --- 3-1 --- Jaylen Moody 4-6 10 0-2 1-1 1-0 1-2 ------0-1 --- 1-0 LaBryan Ray 4-5 9 1-4 2-0 1-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Daniel Wright 3-5 8 --- 1-0 0-1 ------0-1 ------1-3 1-0 Christopher Allen 4-4 8 --- 0-1 --- 1-1 2-2 1-0 ------Stephon Wynn Jr. 1-6 7 0-1 0-2 ------DNP --- DNP DNP 0-2 1-1 DNP Slade Bolden 4-2 6 ------1-0 0-1 --- 1-0 0-1 ------2-0 Henry Ruggs III 2-3 5 ------1-1 --- 0-1 1-1 ------DNP --- Ben Davis 3-1 4 ------1-0 DNP --- 0-1 1-0 1-0 --- King Mwikuta 1-3 4 DNP 1-2 ------0-1 --- DNP DNP ------DeMarcco Hellams 2-2 4 --- 1-2 1-0 ------Braylen Ingraham 2-2 4 DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-2 DNP Jalyn Armour-Davis 0-2 2 --- 0-2 ------DNP DNP --- DNP DNP --- DNP Najee Harris 1-1 2 ------1-1 ------DeVonta Smith 1-0 1 ------1-0 ------Scooby Carter 1-0 1 --- 1-0 DNP --- DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Cameron Latu 1-0 1 ------DNP DNP --- 1-0 ------Brian Robinson Jr. 1-0 1 ------1-0 ------Jerry Jeudy 0-1 1 ------0-1 ------Ty Perine 0-1 1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-1 ------Thomas Fletcher 1-0 1 1-0 ------John Metchie III 1-0 1 ------1-0 ------

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INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes 27 Najee Harris at Auburn (Nov. 30, 2019) Rushes 25 John Rhys Plumlee, Ole Miss (Sept. 28, 2019) Yards Rushing 146 Najee Harris vs. LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) Yards Rushing 114 JaTarvious Whitlow, Auburn (Nov. 30, 2019) Najee Harris at Auburn (Nov. 30, 2019) TD Rushes 3 Clyde Edwards-Helaire, LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) TD Rushes 3 Najee Harris at Mississippi State (Nov. 16, 2019) Long Rush 46 Tommy Stevens, Mississippi State (Nov. 16, 2019) Long Rush 75 Henry Ruggs III vs. New Mexico State (Sept. 7, 2019) Pass attempts 57 Ryan Hilinski, South Carolina (Sept. 14, 2019) Pass attempts 40 Tua Tagovailoa vs. LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) Pass completions 36 Ryan Hilinski, South Carolina (Sept. 14, 2019) Pass completions 28 Tua Tagovailoa at South Carolina (Sept. 14, 2019) Yards Passing 393 , LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) Yards Passing 444 Tua Tagovailoa at South Carolina (Sept. 14, 2019) TD Passes 3 Joe Burrow, LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) TD Passes 6 Tua Tagovailoa vs. Ole Miss (Sept. 28, 2019) Long Pass 85 Tua Tagovailoa vs. LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) Long Pass 44 Josh Adkins, New Mexico State (Sept. 7, 2019) Receptions 11 DeVonta Smith vs. Ole Miss (Sept. 28, 2019) Receptions 9 Bryan Edwards, South Carolina (Sept. 14, 2019) Yards Receiving 274 DeVonta Smith vs. Ole Miss (Sept. 28, 2019) Clyde Edwards-Helaire, LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) TD Receptions 5 DeVonta Smith vs. Ole Miss (Sept. 28, 2019) Yards Receiving 140 Ja’Marr Chase, LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) Long Reception 85 DeVonta Smith vs. LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) TD Receptions 2 Jalen Wydermyer, Texas A&M (Oct. 12, 2019) Field Goals 2 Will Reichard vs. New Mexico State (Sept. 7, 2019) Long Reception 44 Tony Nicholson, New Mexico State (Sept. 7, 2019) Will Reichard at South Carolina (Sept. 14, 2019) Field Goals 4 Anders Carlson, Auburn (Nov. 30, 2019) Joseph Bulovas at Texas A&M (Oct. 12, 2019) Long Field Goal 52 Anders Carlson, Auburn (Nov. 30, 2019) Joseph Bulovas vs. Arkansas (Oct. 26, 2019) Punts 8 Payton Theisler, New Mexico State (Sept. 7, 2019) Long Field Goal 49 Will Reichard vs. New Mexico State (Sept. 7, 2019) Punting Avg 49.8 , Texas A&M (Oct. 12, 2019) Punts 3 Skyler DeLong vs. New Mexico State (Sept. 7, 2019) Long Punt 65 Payton Theisler, New Mexico State (Sept. 7, 2019) Ty Perine vs. LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) Punts inside 20 2 Austin Parker, Duke (Aug. 31, 2019) Ty Perine at Auburn (Nov. 30, 2019) Payton Theisler, New Mexico State (Sept. 7, 2019) Punting Avg 48.7 Ty Perine vs. LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) Zac Everett, Southern Miss (Sept. 21, 2019) Long Punt 51 Ty Perine vs. Tennessee (Oct. 19, 2019) Ty Perine vs. LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) Sam Loy, Arkansas (Oct. 26, 2019) Punts inside 20 2 Skyler DeLong vs. Ole Miss (Sept. 28, 2019) Zach Von Rosenberg, LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) Long Punt Return 77 Jaylen Waddle vs. LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) , Auburn (Nov. 30, 2019) Long Kickoff Return 98 Jaylen Waddle at Auburn (Nov. 30, 2019) Long Punt Return 37 Christian Tutt, Auburn (Nov. 30, 2019) Tackles 13 Xavier McKinney vs. Ole Miss (Sept. 28, 2019) Long Kickoff Return 25 Jaylond Adams, Southern Miss (Sept. 21, 2019) Xavier McKinney vs. LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) De’Vion Warren, Arkansas (Oct. 26, 2019) Sacks 2.0 Terrell Lewis at Texas A&M (Oct. 12, 2019) Tackles 13 Joe Foucha, Arkansas (Oct. 26, 2019) Terrell Lewis vs. Tennessee (Oct. 19, 2019) Sacks 2.0 , Ole Miss (Sept. 28, 2019) Xavier McKinney vs. LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) Tackles For Loss 3.5 K’Lavon Chaisson, LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) Anfernee Jennings vs. LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) Derrick Brown, Auburn (Nov. 30, 2019) Tackles For Loss 3.0 Terrell Lewis vs. Tennessee (Oct. 19, 2019) Interceptions 1 DQ Thomas, Southern Miss (Sept. 21, 2019) Interceptions 2 Xavier McKinney vs. Western Carolina (Nov. 23, 2019) Demani Richardson, Texas A&M (Oct. 12, 2019) Jared Mayden vs. Western Carolina (Nov. 23, 2019) Nigel Warrior, Tennessee (Oct. 19, 2019) , LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) Zakoby McClain, Auburn (Nov. 30, 2019) TEAM GAME HIGHS Smoke Monday, Auburn (Nov. 30, 2019) Rushes 42 vs. Duke (Aug. 31, 2019) vs. Western Carolina (Nov. 23, 2019) Yards Rushing 318 vs. New Mexico State (Sept. 7, 2019) OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS Yards Per Rush 9.9 vs. New Mexico State (Sept. 7, 2019) Rushes 58 Ole Miss (Sept. 28, 2019) TD Rushes 4 vs. New Mexico State (Sept. 7, 2019) Yards Rushing 279 Ole Miss (Sept. 28, 2019) vs. Western Carolina (Nov. 23, 2019) Yards Per Rush 7.1 Mississippi State (Nov. 16, 2019) Pass attempts 40 vs. LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) TD Rushes 3 LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) Pass completions 31 at South Carolina (Sept. 14, 2019) Pass attempts 57 South Carolina (Sept. 14, 2019) Yards Passing 495 at South Carolina (Sept. 14, 2019) Pass completions 36 South Carolina (Sept. 14, 2019) Yards Per Pass 20.7 vs. Western Carolina (Nov. 23, 2019) Yards Passing 393 LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) TD Passes 6 vs. Ole Miss (Sept. 28, 2019) Yards Per Pass 10.2 LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) Total Plays 78 vs. Duke (Aug. 31, 2019) TD Passes 3 Ole Miss (Sept. 28, 2019) Total Offense 603 vs. New Mexico State (Sept. 7, 2019) LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) Yards Per Play 9.5 vs. Western Carolina (Nov. 23, 2019) Total Plays 88 Ole Miss (Sept. 28, 2019) Points 66 vs. Western Carolina (Nov. 23, 2019) Total Offense 559 LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) Sacks By 5 at Texas A&M (Oct. 12, 2019) Yards Per Play 7.1 LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) vs. LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) Points 48 Auburn (Nov. 30, 2019) First Downs 30 vs. Duke (Aug. 31, 2019) Sacks By 2 South Carolina (Sept. 14, 2019) Penalties 13 at Auburn (Nov. 30, 2019) Ole Miss (Sept. 28, 2019) Penalty Yards 119 at Auburn (Nov. 30, 2019) Tennessee (Oct. 19, 2019) Turnovers 2 vs. LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) First Downs 31 South Carolina (Sept. 14, 2019) at Auburn (Nov. 30, 2019) Penalties 13 Tennessee (Oct. 19, 2019) Interceptions By 4 vs. Western Carolina (Nov. 23, 2019) Penalty Yards 97 Ole Miss (Sept. 28, 2019) Punts 4 vs. New Mexico State (Sept. 7, 2019) Turnovers 5 Western Carolina (Nov. 23, 2019) Punting Avg 48.7 vs. LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) Interceptions By 2 Auburn (Nov. 30, 2019) Long Punt 51 vs. Tennessee (Oct. 19, 2019) Punts 8 New Mexico State (Sept. 7, 2019) vs. LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) Punting Avg 46.7 Auburn (Nov. 30, 2019) Punts inside 20 2 vs. Ole Miss (Sept. 28, 2019) Long Punt 65 New Mexico State (Sept. 7, 2019) Long Punt Return 77 vs. LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) Punts inside 20 2 Duke (Aug. 31, 2019) New Mexico State (Sept. 7, 2019) Southern Miss (Sept. 21, 2019) Arkansas (Oct. 26, 2019) LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) Auburn (Nov. 30, 2019) Long Punt Return 37 Auburn (Nov. 30, 2019)

ROLLTIDE.COM 87 ALABAMA DRIVE CHARTS DUKE OLE MISS Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP UA 1st A22 14:54 Kickoff A19 12:57 Punt 3-(3) 1:57 UA 1st A10 15:00 Kickoff M00 13:50 *TOUCHDOWN 4-90 1:10 UA A17 11:49 Punt A26 11:24 Fumble 2-9 0:25 UA A35 00:00 Punt A30 12:45 Fumble 0-(5) 0:00 UA A07 08:28 Downs D31 03:25 Missed FG 12-62 5:03 UA A30 10:20 Kickoff M41 07:15 Punt 6-29 3:05 UA A20 00:51 Punt D00 10:02 *TOUCHDOWN 12-80 5:49 UA A34 02:36 Kickoff M00 13:52 *TOUCHDOWN 9-66 3:44 UA 2nd A24 08:24 Punt D00 05:13 *TOUCHDOWN 7-76 3:11 UA 2nd A18 12:09 Punt M17 09:51 *FIELD GOAL 6-65 2:18 UA A33 03:18 Punt A40 01:22 Punt 3-7 1:56 UA A46 08:19 Punt M00 06:01 *TOUCHDOWN 6-54 2:18 UA A29 00:11 Kickoff A27 00:00 End of Half 1-(2) 0:11 UA M45 04:54 Punt M00 02:45 *TOUCHDOWN 7-45 2:09 UA 3rd A35 12:11 Downs D00 08:34 *TOUCHDOWN 9-65 3:37 UA M28 01:40 Punt M00 01:23 *TOUCHDOWN 1-28 0:17 UA D28 08:25 Fumble D00 07:32 *TOUCHDOWN 3-28 0:53 UA 3rd A20 12:26 Punt M00 10:49 *TOUCHDOWN 3-80 1:37 UA A10 05:56 Punt D00 01:36 *TOUCHDOWN 9-90 4:20 UA M39 08:29 Kickoff M10 05:53 Missed FG 6-29 2:36 UA A13 00:21 Interception D30 09:16 Missed FG 13-57 6:05 UA M00 05:29 Punt M00 05:29 *TOUCHDOWN 0-0 0:00 UA 4th D49 07:15 Punt D00 04:51 *TOUCHDOWN 5-49 2:24 UA A37 02:54 Downs A46 01:23 Punt 3-9 1:31 UA A20 00:40 Interception A18 00:00 End of Half 1-(2) 0:40 UA 4th A25 13:23 Kickoff M00 07:57 *TOUCHDOWN 11-75 5:26 UA A50 05:38 Interception M30 02:17 Downs 6-20 3:21 UA A27 00:05 Kickoff A25 00:00 End of Half 1-(2) 0:05 NEW MEXICO STATE Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed TEXAS A&M Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP UA 1st A25 15:00 Kickoff N00 14:47 *TOUCHDOWN 1-75 0:13 Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed UA A11 13:26 Punt N00 09:08 *TOUCHDOWN 10-89 4:18 Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP UA A21 06:11 Punt A27 04:46 Punt 3-6 1:25 UA 1st V27 06:57 Kickoff H00 02:41 *TOUCHDOWN 10-73 4:16 UA A12 03:29 Punt A19 02:29 Punt 3-7 1:00 UA V43 01:09 Punt H00 00:24 *TOUCHDOWN 4-57 0:45 UA A50 02:12 Fumble N00 00:00 *TOUCHDOWN 6-50 2:12 UA 2nd V38 12:12 Kickoff H16 08:49 *FIELD GOAL 8-46 3:23 UA 2nd A28 13:07 Punt N00 10:08 *TOUCHDOWN 7-72 2:59 UA H19 06:17 Punt H00 05:28 *TOUCHDOWN 3-19 0:49 UA A16 06:36 Interception N00 03:49 *TOUCHDOWN 6-84 2:47 UA H26 05:16 Fumble H13 02:00 Interception 6-13 3:16 UA N33 01:31 Punt N30 01:04 *FIELD GOAL 4-3 0:27 UA 3rd V40 15:00 Kickoff H09 10:53 *FIELD GOAL 9-51 4:07 UA 3rd A45 12:43 Punt N00 08:20 *TOUCHDOWN 9-55 4:23 UA V45 09:19 Punt H00 07:35 *TOUCHDOWN 5-55 1:44 UA A30 05:59 Kickoff N00 03:19 *TOUCHDOWN 7-70 2:40 UA V26 05:06 Kickoff H48 01:42 Punt 7-26 3:24 UA N36 02:40 Fumble N31 01:40 *FIELD GOAL 4-5 1:00 UA H33 00:05 Punt H00 13:02 *TOUCHDOWN 5-33 2:03 UA A26 00:26 Punt N00 00:13 *TOUCHDOWN 1-74 0:13 UA 4th H02 11:30 Punt H02 11:30 *TOUCHDOWN 0-0 0:00 UA 4th A09 14:07 Punt A14 12:03 Punt 3-5 2:04 UA V33 08:48 Kickoff H41 05:48 Punt 5-26 3:00 UA A25 10:00 Kickoff A28 07:44 Punt 3-3 2:16 UA V48 04:09 Downs H33 00:00 End of half 6-19 4:09

SOUTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP UA 1st A35 15:00 Kickoff S00 13:21 *TOUCHDOWN 5-65 1:39 UA 1st T35 13:27 Punt T00 11:22 *TOUCHDOWN 4-35 2:05 UA A25 08:31 Kickoff A16 06:28 Punt 3-(9) 2:03 UA T38 10:06 Interception T02 07:33 Interception 5-36 2:33 UA A04 05:10 Punt S00 03:15 *TOUCHDOWN 4-96 1:55 UA A35 04:21 Kickoff T00 01:35 *TOUCHDOWN 6-65 2:46 UA A25 01:49 Kickoff S05 13:10 *FIELD GOAL 10-70 3:39 UA 2nd A25 11:54 Kickoff T00 09:02 *TOUCHDOWN 6-75 2:52 UA 2nd A35 11:52 Punt S00 07:40 *TOUCHDOWN 7-65 4:12 UA A21 07:30 Punt A27 04:00 Punt 6-6 3:30 UA S32 06:00 Downs S20 04:06 Missed FG 4-12 1:54 UA A17 01:44 Punt T23 00:00 Missed FG 8-60 1:44 UA A03 00:00 Downs A03 00:00 End of Half 0-0 0:00 UA 3rd A09 15:00 Kickoff A13 13:01 Punt 3-4 1:59 UA 3rd A25 11:26 Kickoff S00 09:52 *TOUCHDOWN 5-75 1:34 UA A24 08:32 Kickoff T00 04:55 *TOUCHDOWN 10-76 3:37 UA A47 07:27 Fumble S03 00:52 *FIELD GOAL 13-50 6:35 UA A29 02:43 Punt A37 00:24 Punt 3-8 2:19 UA 4th S40 14:49 Kickoff S00 13:41 *TOUCHDOWN 3-40 1:08 UA 4th A00 07:21 Fumble A00 07:21 *TOUCHDOWN 0-0 0:00 UA A20 09:51 Interception S00 02:04 *TOUCHDOWN 12-80 7:47 UA T38 05:20 Punt T07 00:29 Downs 8-31 4:51 UA A25 00:11 Kickoff A24 00:00 End of Half 1-(1) 0:11

ARKANSAS SOUTHERN MISS Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP UA 1st A18 12:20 Punt R13 05:53 *FIELD GOAL 14-69 6:27 UA 1st A46 13:21 Punt S00 12:08 *TOUCHDOWN 3-54 1:13 UA R14 04:10 Fumble R00 04:03 *TOUCHDOWN 1-14 0:07 UA A09 07:03 Punt S00 06:04 *TOUCHDOWN 3-91 0:59 UA R48 02:16 Interception R00 00:34 *TOUCHDOWN 5-48 1:42 UA A09 04:17 Interception S00 14:17 *TOUCHDOWN 11-91 5:00 UA 2nd A30 14:41 Punt R00 12:25 *TOUCHDOWN 6-70 2:16 UA 2nd A44 12:46 Punt S00 10:55 *TOUCHDOWN 4-56 1:51 UA R48 11:27 Punt R00 09:57 *TOUCHDOWN 4-48 1:30 UA A20 06:27 Punt A39 04:08 Punt 5-19 2:19 UA A17 07:55 Punt A20 05:38 Punt 4-3 2:17 UA A25 01:02 Kickoff A27 00:01 Punt 3-2 1:01 UA R25 04:24 Interception R12 02:36 *FIELD GOAL 5-13 1:48 UA 3rd A23 15:00 Kickoff S00 13:12 *TOUCHDOWN 6-77 1:48 UA R00 00:07 Interception R00 00:07 *TOUCHDOWN 0-0 0:00 UA A32 08:41 Fumble S00 05:43 *TOUCHDOWN 7-68 2:58 UA 3rd A36 15:00 Kickoff R00 12:38 *TOUCHDOWN 5-64 2:22 UA A26 02:33 Punt S31 13:30 Interception 9-43 4:03 UA A22 10:56 Punt A39 07:26 Punt 6-17 3:30 UA 4th S43 07:30 Punt S00 01:37 *TOUCHDOWN 9-43 5:53 UA 4th A06 14:52 Kickoff R05 05:32 Downs 15-89 9:20 UA A42 03:15 Punt R44 00:00 End of Half 5-14 3:15

ROLLTIDE.COM 88 ALABAMA DRIVE CHARTS LSU Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP UA 1st A29 15:00 Kickoff L08 12:01 Fumble 7-63 2:59 UA A25 09:15 Kickoff A40 08:05 Downs 5-15 1:10 UA A25 04:54 Kickoff A29 03:31 Punt 3-4 1:23 UA L00 01:14 Punt L00 01:14 *TOUCHDOWN 0-0 0:00 UA 2nd A25 13:03 Kickoff L49 09:48 Downs 7-26 3:15 UA A10 08:03 Punt L00 06:43 *TOUCHDOWN 4-90 1:20 UA A28 04:20 Kickoff A28 02:39 Punt 3-0 1:41 UA A29 00:26 Kickoff A29 00:11 Interception 1-0 0:15 UA A30 00:06 Kickoff A28 00:00 End of Half 1-(2) 0:06 UA 3rd A42 12:27 Fumble A49 11:08 Punt 3-7 1:19 UA A05 08:21 Punt L00 04:51 *TOUCHDOWN 10-95 3:30 UA A22 03:10 Punt L00 14:33 *TOUCHDOWN 9-78 3:37 UA 4th A25 10:07 Kickoff L00 05:32 *TOUCHDOWN 14-75 4:35 UA A15 01:37 Kickoff L00 01:21 *TOUCHDOWN 1-85 0:16

MISSISSIPPI STATE Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP UA 1st A45 15:00 Kickoff M00 13:08 *TOUCHDOWN 5-55 1:52 UA M19 12:59 Interception M00 12:54 *TOUCHDOWN 1-19 0:05 UA A30 08:37 Kickoff M00 03:22 *TOUCHDOWN 10-70 5:15 UA A31 00:59 Punt M00 14:15 *TOUCHDOWN 4-69 1:44 UA 2nd A30 11:57 Punt M00 06:08 *TOUCHDOWN 13-70 5:49 UA A26 03:42 Punt A32 02:49 Punt 3-6 0:53 UA M47 00:00 Punt M47 00:00 End of Half 0-0 0:00 UA 3rd A15 11:32 Downs M04 07:28 *FIELD GOAL 9-81 4:04 UA A12 04:50 Punt M45 01:06 Punt 6-43 3:44 UA 4th A30 08:03 Downs M26 04:30 Downs 8-44 3:33 UA M48 00:58 Downs M39 00:00 End of Half 2-9 0:58

WESTERN CAROLINA Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP UA 1st A43 15:00 Kickoff W11 11:44 *FIELD GOAL8-46 3:16 UA A21 09:40 Interception W00 09:00 *TOUCHDOWN 3-79 0:40 UA W00 05:33 Interception W00 05:33 *TOUCHDOWN 0-0 0:00 UA A02 01:11 Punt A05 14:11 Punt 3-3 2:00 UA 2nd A37 13:13 Fumble W00 11:29 *TOUCHDOWN 6-63 1:44 UA A35 09:16 Punt W00 07:36 *TOUCHDOWN 4-65 1:40 UA A46 04:18 Punt W00 04:08 *TOUCHDOWN 1-3 0:08 UA W03 01:43 Punt W00 01:35 Fumble 1-3 0:08 UA W23 00:00 Downs W23 0:00 End of Half 0-0 0:00 UA 3rd W27 14:52 Interception W00 13:41 *TOUCHDOWN 3-27 1:11 UA W32 12:12 Interception W00 10:32 *TOUCHDOWN 4-32 1:40 UA A27 08:12 Punt W00 06:02 *TOUCHDOWN 5-73 2:10 UA 4th A37 14:46 Kickoff W00 08:13 *TOUCHDOWN 10-63 6:43 UA A33 06:29 Punt W33 00:00 End of Half 10-34 6:29

AUBURN Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP UA 1st B20 12:57 Punt A25 08:27 *FIELD GOAL 10-55 4:30 UA B17 07:28 Punt B22 03:05 Punt 6-5 4:23 UA B25 02:07 Kickoff A00 10:16 *TOUCHDOWN 14-75 6:51 UA 2nd B12 06:52 Kickoff B14 05:36 Interception3-2 1:16 UA A00 05:22 Kickoff A00 05:22 *TOUCHDOWN 0-0 0:00 UA A37 05:10 Fumble A00 04:12 *TOUCHDOWN 4-37 0:58 UA B38 01:00 Kickoff A00 00:33 *TOUCHDOWN 2-62 0:27 UA 3rd B12 14:56 Kickoff B11 14:04 Punt 3-(1) 0:52 UA B24 11:48 Kickoff A02 06:31 Interception11-74 5:17 UA B37 06:31 Kickoff A00 04:57 *TOUCHDOWN 5-63 1:34 UA B10 03:19 Punt B11 02:25 Punt 3-1 0:54 UA B10 00:42 Kickoff A00 13:44 *TOUCHDOWN 6-90 1:58 UA 4th B37 08:03 Kickoff A11 02:00 Missed FG 12-52 6:03

ROLLTIDE.COM 89 OPPONENT DRIVE CHARTS DUKE OLE MISS Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP DU 1st D45 12:57 Punt D48 11:49 Punt 3-3 1:08 MISS 1st M15 13:50 Kickoff M22 12:45 Punt 3-7 1:05 DU A26 11:24 Fumble A07 08:28 Downs 7-19 2:56 MISS A30 12:45 Fumble A00 10:20 *TOUCHDOWN 7-30 2:25 DU D32 03:25 Missed FG A48 00:51 Punt 5-20 2:34 MISS M19 07:15 Punt A16 02:36 *FIELD GOAL 13-65 4:39 DU 2nd D25 10:02 Kickoff D19 08:24 Punt 3-(6) 1:38 MISS 2nd M25 13:52 Kickoff M43 12:09 Punt 4-18 1:43 DU D25 05:13 Kickoff D33 03:18 Punt 3-8 1:55 MISS M35 09:51 Kickoff M46 08:19 Punt 5-11 1:32 DU D19 01:22 Punt A12 00:11 *FIELD GOAL 7-69 1:11 MISS M13 06:01 Kickoff M18 04:54 Punt 3-5 1:07 DU 3rd D25 15:00 Kickoff A35 12:11 Downs 9-40 2:49 MISS M25 02:45 Kickoff M33 01:40 Punt 3-8 1:05 DU D25 08:34 Kickoff D28 08:25 Fumble 1-3 0:09 MISS M25 01:23 Kickoff M28 00:00 End of Half 4-3 1:23 DU D25 07:32 Kickoff D30 05:56 Punt 3-5 1:36 MISS 3rd M25 15:00 Kickoff A43 12:26 Punt 8-32 2:34 DU D25 01:36 Kickoff D50 00:21 Interception 3-25 1:15 MISS M25 10:49 Kickoff A00 08:29 *TOUCHDOWN 7-75 2:20 DU 4th D30 09:16 Missed FG D36 07:15 Punt 3-6 2:01 MISS M20 05:53 Missed FG M20 05:29 Punt 3-0 0:24 DU D25 04:51 Kickoff A40 00:40 Interception 8-35 4:11 MISS M25 05:29 Kickoff A37 02:54 Downs 8-38 2:35 MISS M17 01:23 Punt A00 13:23 *TOUCHDOWN 9-83 3:00 MISS 4th M25 07:57 Kickoff A38 05:38 Interception 6-37 2:19 MISS M30 02:17 Downs A00 00:05 *TOUCHDOWN 6-70 2:12 NEW MEXICO STATE Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP TEXAS A&M NMSU 1st N25 14:47 Kickoff N27 13:26 Punt 3-2 1:21 NMSU N25 09:08 Kickoff N44 06:11 Punt 5-19 2:57 Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed NMSU N36 04:46 Punt N33 03:29 Punt 3-(3) 1:17 Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP NMSU N45 02:29 Punt N50 02:12 Fumble 2-5 0:17 A&M 1st H25 15:00 Kickoff V00 06:57 *TOUCHDOWN 15-75 8:03 NMSU 2nd N25 15:00 Kickoff N33 13:07 Punt 3-8 1:53 A&M H25 02:41 Kickoff H19 01:09 Punt 3-(6) 1:32 NMSU N25 10:08 Kickoff A39 06:36 Interception 9-36 3:32 A&M H25 00:24 Kickoff V14 12:12 *FIELD GOAL 10-61 3:12 NMSU N35 03:49 Kickoff N26 01:31 Punt 3-(9) 2:18 A&M 2nd H25 08:49 Kickoff H14 06:17 Punt 3-(11) 2:32 NMSU N25 01:04 Kickoff N31 00:00 End of Half 2-6 1:04 A&M H25 05:28 Kickoff H26 05:16 Fumble 2-1 0:12 NMSU 3rd N25 15:00 Kickoff N33 12:43 Punt 5-8 2:17 A&M H16 02:00 Interception V15 15:00 *FIELD GOAL 10-69 2:00 NMSU N25 08:20 Kickoff A00 05:59 *TOUCHDOWN 7-75 2:21 A&M 3rd H25 10:53 Kickoff H26 09:19 Punt 3-1 1:34 NMSU N25 03:19 Kickoff N43 02:40 Fumble 2-18 0:39 A&M H18 07:35 Kickoff V00 05:06 *TOUCHDOWN 7-82 2:29 NMSU N25 01:40 Kickoff N25 00:26 Punt 3-0 1:14 A&M H22 01:42 Punt H34 00:05 Punt 4-12 1:37 NMSU N01 00:13 Kickoff N26 14:07 Punt 3-25 1:06 A&M 4th H25 13:02 Kickoff H24 11:30 Punt 3-(1) 1:32 NMSU 4th N43 12:03 Punt A26 10:00 *FIELD GOAL 5-31 2:03 A&M H25 11:30 Kickoff V00 08:48 *TOUCHDOWN 7-75 2:42 NMSU N33 07:44 Punt A02 00:00 End of Half 15-65 7:44 A&M H18 05:48 Punt V47 04:09 Downs 7-35 1:39

SOUTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP SC 1st S14 13:21 Kickoff A26 08:31 *FIELD GOAL 14-60 4:50 TENN 1st T15 15:00 Kickoff T12 13:27 Punt 3-(3) 1:33 SC A30 06:28 Punt A40 05:10 Punt 4-(10) 1:18 TENN T20 11:22 Kickoff T33 10:06 Interception 3-13 1:16 SC S25 03:15 Kickoff A00 01:49 *TOUCHDOWN 6-75 1:26 TENN A41 07:33 Interception A00 04:21 *TOUCHDOWN 6-41 3:12 SC 2nd S25 13:10 Kickoff S28 11:52 Punt 3-3 1:18 TENN T25 01:35 Kickoff A20 11:54 *FIELD GOAL 11-55 4:41 SC S25 07:40 Kickoff S32 06:00 Downs 4-7 1:40 TENN 2nd T24 09:02 Kickoff A49 07:30 Punt 5-27 1:32 SC S20 04:06 Missed FG A03 00:00 Downs 13-77 4:06 TENN T40 04:00 Punt T45 01:44 Punt 3-5 2:16 SC 3rd S19 15:00 Kickoff A10 11:26 *FIELD GOAL 11-71 3:34 TENN T23 00:00 Missed FG T23 00:00 End of Half 0-0 0:00 SC S14 09:52 Kickoff A47 07:27 Fumble 7-39 2:25 TENN 3rd T45 13:01 Punt A15 08:32 *FIELD GOAL 11-40 4:29 SC S25 00:52 Kickoff A30 14:49 *FIELD GOAL 6-45 1:03 TENN T23 04:55 Kickoff T35 02:43 Punt 3-12 2:12 SC 4th S25 13:41 Kickoff A27 09:51 Interception 10-48 3:50 TENN T34 00:24 Punt A00 07:21 Fumble 14-66 8:03 SC S24 02:04 Kickoff A00 00:11 *TOUCHDOWN 11-76 1:53 TENN 4th T25 07:21 Kickoff T15 05:20 Punt 3-(10) 2:01 TENN T07 00:29 Downs T05 00:00 End of Half 1-(2) 0:29

SOUTHERN MISS ARKANSAS Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed USM 1st S25 15:00 Kickoff S25 13:21 Punt 3-0 1:39 Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP USM S21 12:08 Kickoff A48 07:03 Punt 9-31 5:05 ARK 1st R25 15:00 Kickoff A48 12:20 Punt 6-27 2:40 USM S44 06:04 Kickoff A43 04:17 Interception 5-13 1:47 ARK R25 05:53 Kickoff A49 04:10 Fumble 4-26 1:43 USM 2nd S25 14:17 Kickoff S26 12:46 Punt 3-1 1:31 ARK R25 04:03 Kickoff R46 02:16 Interception 5-21 1:47 USM S25 10:55 Kickoff S47 06:27 Punt 7-22 4:28 ARK R26 00:34 Kickoff R34 14:41 Punt 3-8 0:53 USM S26 04:08 Punt A00 01:02 *TOUCHDOWN 6-74 3:06 ARK 2nd R02 12:25 Kickoff R04 11:27 Punt 3-2 0:58 USM S35 00:01 Punt S33 00:00 End of Half 1-(2) 0:01 ARK R29 09:57 Kickoff R45 07:55 Punt 5-16 2:02 USM 3rd S17 13:12 Kickoff A28 08:41 Fumble 8-55 4:31 ARK R31 05:38 Punt R33 04:24 Interception 3-2 1:14 USM S25 05:43 Kickoff S46 02:33 Punt 5-21 3:10 ARK R25 02:36 Kickoff A24 00:07 Interception 7-51 2:29 USM 4th S26 13:30 Interception S45 07:30 Punt 8-19 6:00 ARK R26 00:07 Kickoff R30 00:00 End of Half 1-4 0:07 USM S25 01:37 Kickoff S22 00:00 End of Half 3-(3) 1:37 ARK 3rd R40 12:38 Kickoff R45 10:56 Punt 3-5 1:42 ARK R15 07:26 Punt A00 14:52 *TOUCHDOWN 13-85 7:34 ARK 4th R05 05:32 Downs R06 03:15 Punt 3-1 2:17

ROLLTIDE.COM 90 OPPONENT DRIVE CHARTS LSU Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP LSU 1st L08 12:01 Fumble A00 09:15 *TOUCHDOWN 6-92 2:46 LSU A40 08:05 Downs A22 04:54 *FIELD GOAL 5-18 3:11 LSU L28 03:31 Punt L31 01:14 Punt 3-3 2:17 LSU L25 01:14 Kickoff A00 13:03 *TOUCHDOWN 8-75 3:11 LSU 2nd L49 09:48 Downs A47 08:03 Punt 3-4 1:45 LSU L25 06:43 Kickoff A27 04:20 *FIELD GOAL 7-48 2:23 LSU L39 02:39 Punt A00 00:26 *TOUCHDOWN 8-61 2:13 LSU A13 00:11 Interception A00 00:06 *TOUCHDOWN 1-13 0:05 LSU 3rd L25 15:00 Kickoff A40 12:27 Fumble 7-35 2:33 LSU L20 11:08 Punt L49 08:21 Punt 5-29 2:47 LSU L25 04:51 Kickoff L49 03:10 Punt 5-24 1:41 LSU 4th L25 14:33 Kickoff A00 10:07 *TOUCHDOWN 12-75 4:26 LSU L25 05:32 Kickoff A00 01:37 *TOUCHDOWN 7-75 3:55 LSU A49 01:21 Kickoff A42 00:00 End of Half 4-7 1:21

MISSISSIPPI STATE Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP MSU 1st M07 13:08 Kickoff M07 12:59 Interception1-0 0:09 MSU M04 12:54 Kickoff A00 08:37 *TOUCHDOWN 8-96 4:17 MSU M01 03:22 Kickoff M24 00:59 Punt 4-23 2:23 MSU 2nd M14 14:15 Kickoff M32 11:57 Punt 3-18 2:18 MSU M16 06:07 Kickoff M38 03:42 Punt 5-22 2:25 MSU M26 02:49 Punt M25 00:00 Punt 4-(1) 2:49 MSU 3rd M06 15:00 Kickoff A16 11:32 Downs 6-78 3:28 MSU M00 07:28 Kickoff A40 04:50 Punt 5-60 2:38 MSU M08 01:06 Punt A30 08:03 Downs 15-62 8:03 MSU 4th M26 04:30 Downs M48 00:58 Downs 7-22 3:32

WESTERN CAROLINA Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP WCU 1st W25 11:44 Kickoff A44 09:40 Interception4-31 2:04 WCU W25 09:00 Kickoff A32 05:33 Interception6-43 3:27 WCU W25 05:33 Kickoff W50 01:11 Punt 6-25 4:22 WCU 2nd A38 14:11 Punt A37 13:13 Fumble 3-1 0:58 WCU W25 11:29 Kickoff W33 09:16 Punt 3-8 2:13 WCU W25 07:36 Kickoff W25 04:28 Punt 4-0 3:18 WCU W25 04:08 Kickoff W21 01:43 Punt 3-(4) 2:25 WCU W20 01:35 Fumble W23 00:00 Downs 4-3 1:35 WCU 3rd W25 15:00 Kickoff W25 14:52 Interception1-0 0:08 WCU W25 13:41 Kickoff W33 12:12 Interception3-8 1:29 WCU W25 10:32 Kickoff W38 08:12 Punt 4-13 2:20 WCU W25 06:02 Kickoff A21 14:56 *FIELD GOAL10-54 6:06 WCU 4th W25 08:13 Kickoff W32 06:29 Punt 3-7 1:44

AUBURN Drive Started Drive Ended Consumed Team Qtr Spot Time Obtained Spot Time How Lost Pl-Yds TOP AU 1st A25 15:00 Kickoff B42 12:57 Punt 5-33 2:03 AU A29 08:22 Kickoff A31 07:28 Punt 3-2 0:54 AU B32 03:05 Punt B00 02:07 *TOUCHDOWN 3-32 0:58 AU 2nd A02 10:16 Kickoff B25 07:04 *FIELD GOAL11-73 3:12 AU B00 05:36 Interception B00 05:36 *TOUCHDOWN 0-0 0:00 AU A25 05:22 Kickoff A37 05:10 Fumble2-12 0:12 AU A10 04:12 Kickoff B00 01:06 *TOUCHDOWN 7-90 3:06 AU A35 00:33 Kickoff B34 15:00 *FIELD GOAL6-31 0:33 AU 3rd B42 14:04 Punt B25 11:49 *FIELD GOAL 7-17 2:15 AU B00 06:31 Interception B00 06:31 *TOUCHDOWN 0-0 0:00 AU A26 04:51 Kickoff A44 03:19 Punt 4-18 1:32 AU A42 02:25 Punt B26 00:49 *FIELD GOAL 5-32 1:36 AU 4th A23 13:40 Kickoff B00 08:08 *TOUCHDOWN 11-77 5:32 AU A20 02:00 Missed FG A26 00:00 End of Half 5-6 2:00

ROLLTIDE.COM 91 BY QUARTER STATS

3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OT Qtr Aug. 31 vs. Duke W 42-3 6-12 50.0% 3-5 60.0% 3-4 75.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-3 0.0% Sept. 7 New Mexico State W 62-10 7-14 50.0% 4-6 66.7% 1-2 50.0% 2-4 50.0% 0-2 0.0% Sept. 14 at South Carolina* W 47-23 6-12 50.0% 0-1 0.0% 1-4 25.0% 3-4 75.0% 2-3 66.7% Sept. 21 Southern Miss W 49-7 6-10 60.0% 2-2 100.0% 0-2 0.0% 2-2 100.0% 2-4 50.0% Sept. 28 Ole Miss* W 59-31 6-12 50.0% 1-2 50.0% 4-5 80.0% 0-2 0.0% 1-3 33.3% Oct. 12 at Texas A&M* W 47-28 8-13 61.5% 3-3 100.0% 2-4 50.0% 2-4 50.0% 1-2 50.0% Oct. 19 Tennessee* W 35-13 6-10 60.0% 1-1 100.0% 3-4 75.0% 1-3 33.3% 1-2 50.0% Oct. 26 Arkansas* W 48-7 8-13 61.5% 3-4 75.0% 1-3 33.3% 1-2 50.0% 3-4 75.0% Nov. 9 LSU* L 41-46 6-15 40.0% 0-3 0.0% 2-4 50.0% 2-4 50.0% 2-4 50.0% Nov. 16 at Mississippi State* W 38-7 6-10 60.0% 2-2 100.0% 3-4 75.0% 0-2 0.0% 1-2 50.0% Nov. 23 Western Carolina W 66-3 5-8 62.5% 0-1 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 2-2 100.0% 3-4 75.0% Nov. 30 at Auburn* L 45-48 6-14 42.9% 1-3 33.3% 2-4 50.0% 1-3 33.3% 2-4 50.0% Alabama 76-143 53.1% 20-33 60.6% 22-41 53.7% 16-32 50.0% 18-37 48.6% 0-0 0.0% Opponents 57-165 34.5% 15-39 38.5% 10-46 21.7% 14-40 35.0% 18-40 45.0% 0-0 0.0%

4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OT Qtr Aug. 31 vs. Duke W 42-3 2-2 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 2-2 100.0% Sept. 7 New Mexico State W 62-10 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% Sept. 14 at South Carolina* W 47-23 2-2 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% Sept. 21 Southern Miss W 49-7 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% Sept. 28 Ole Miss* W 59-31 1-2 50.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-2 50.0% Oct. 12 at Texas A&M* W 47-28 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% Oct. 19 Tennessee* W 35-13 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% Oct. 26 Arkansas* W 48-7 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% Nov. 9 LSU* L 41-46 3-5 60.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 3-3 100.0% Nov. 16 at Mississippi State* W 38-7 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% Nov. 23 Western Carolina W 66-3 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% Nov. 30 at Auburn* L 45-48 2-2 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% Alabama 13-19 68.4% 0-1 0.0% 2-3 66.7% 1-1 100.0% 10-14 71.4% 0-0 0.0% Opponents 7-19 36.8% 2-3 66.7% 1-4 25.0% 0-3 0.0% 4-9 44.4% 0-0 0.0%

TIME OF POSSESSION Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OT Qtr Aug. 31 vs. Duke W 42-3 36:37 8:22 10:16 9:11 8:48 Sept. 7 New Mexico State W 62-10 27:57 9:08 6:13 8:16 4:20 Sept. 14 at South Carolina* W 47-23 32:37 7:26 7:56 8:09 9:06 Sept. 21 Southern Miss W 49-7 27:05 6:29 5:54 7:19 7:23 Sept. 28 Ole Miss* W 59-31 29:37 6:51 8:10 5:44 8:52 Oct. 12 at Texas A&M* W 47-28 30:56 5:01 7:28 9:20 9:07 Oct. 19 Tennessee* W 35-13 28:16 7:24 8:06 7:55 4:51 Oct. 26 Arkansas* W 48-7 34:34 8:16 7:51 5:52 12:35 Nov. 9 LSU* L 41-46 25:26 5:32 6:37 7:59 5:18 Nov. 16 at Mississippi State* W 38-7 27:57 8:11 7:27 7:48 4:31 Nov. 23 Western Carolina W 66-3 27:51 5:07 4:31 5:01 13:12 Nov. 30 at Auburn* L 45-48 35:52 11:00 7:57 9:31 7:24 Alabama Total 364:45 88:47 88:26 92:05 95:27 0:00 Avg. 30:23 7:23 7:22 7:40 7:57 0:00 Opponents Total 355:15 91:13 91:34 87:55 84:33 0:00 Avg. 29:36 7:36 7:37 7:19 7:02 0:00

ROLLTIDE.COM 92 ALABAMA’S 20-PLUS YARD PLAYS

20-YARD PLUS PLAYS (TOP 75) LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS Yards Type Player(s) Opponent Long Plays By Yards No. TD 100* FR Trevon Diggs Tennessee 100+ 1 1 98* KR Jaylen Waddle Auburn 90-99 1 1 85* Pass DeVonta Smith from Tua Tagovailoa LSU 80-89 4 4 84* INT Trevon Diggs Arkansas 70-79 5 5 81* Pass Henry Ruggs III from Tua Tagovailoa South Carolina 60-69 1 1 81* INT Xavier McKinney Western Carolina 50-59 3 3 77* PR Jaylen Waddle LSU 40-49 15 6 30-39 24 5 75* Rush Henry Ruggs III New Mexico State 20-29 66 11 74* Pass Henry Ruggs III from Tua Tagovailoa Southern Miss 74* Pass DeVonta Smith from Tua Tagovailoa Ole Miss 74* Rush Keilan Robinson New Mexico State Long Plays By Type No. TD 64* Pass DeVonta Smith from Tua Tagovailoa LSU Rushing 15 5 58* Pass Jaylen Waddle from Mac Jones Auburn Passing 73 27 Punt returns 11 1 57* Pass DeVonta Smith from Mac Jones Western Carolina Kick returns 15 1 54* Pass Jaylen Waddle from Mac Jones Western Carolina Interceptions 4 2 49 PR Jaylen Waddle Western Carolina Fumble returns 2 1 48 Pass Henry Ruggs III from Tua Tagovailoa Tennessee Other 0 0 47* Pass DeVonta Smith from Tua Tagovailoa Texas A&M TOTAL 120 37 47 Pass DeVonta Smith from Mac Jones Arkansas 46* Rush Keilan Robinson Western Carolina 45* Pass Henry Ruggs III from Tua Tagovailoa Southern Miss 45 Pass DeVonta Smith from Tua Tagovailoa Ole Miss 20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER 44 Pass Jerry Jeudy from Mac Jones Western Carolina Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR 43 PR Jaylen Waddle Texas A&M Henry Ruggs III 29 5 1 18 10 ------42* Pass DeVonta Smith from Tua Tagovailoa South Carolina Jaylen Waddle 28 7 --- 12 3 13 ------42* Pass Najee Harris from Tua Tagovailoa South Carolina DeVonta Smith 26 10 --- 26 ------42 PR Jaylen Waddle Texas A&M Jerry Jeudy 25 7 --- 25 ------41 PR Jaylen Waddle Southern Miss Najee Harris 17 4 10 7 ------40* Pass Jerry Jeudy from Mac Jones Arkansas Trevon Diggs 5 2 ------3 --- 1 1 40 KR Henry Ruggs III Texas A&M Brian Robinson Jr. 5 --- 3 2 ------39 Pass Henry Ruggs III from Tua Tagovailoa New Mexico State Keilan Robinson 4 2 3 --- 1 ------Miller Forristall 3 2 --- 3 ------39 Pass Jaylen Waddle from Tua Tagovailoa Duke Tua Tagovailoa 1 1 1 ------38 KR Henry Ruggs III Texas A&M Xavier McKinney 1 1 ------1 --- 37 Pass Jerry Jeudy from Tua Tagovailoa Mississippi State Jerome Ford 1 1 1 ------37 Rush Brian Robinson Jr. Arkansas Jared Mayden 1 ------1 --- 37 Pass Jaylen Waddle from Mac Jones Western Carolina Christian Harris 1 ------1 37 FR Christian Harris Arkansas Patrick Surtain II 1 ------1 --- 37* Rush Jerome Ford Duke Slade Bolden 1 ------1 ------36 INT Jared Mayden Ole Miss Tyrell Shavers 1 ------1 ------36 Pass Jerry Jeudy from Tua Tagovailoa Southern Miss Jahleel Billingsley 1 ------1 ------36 KR Trevon Diggs Ole Miss Mac Jones 1 --- 1 ------36 Pass Jerry Jeudy from Tua Tagovailoa Mississippi State John Metchie III 1 ------1 ------35* Pass Jaylen Waddle from Tua Tagovailoa Mississippi State Najee Harris+Najee Harris 1 --- 1 ------34 Pass DeVonta Smith from Tua Tagovailoa Mississippi State TOTAL 154 42 21 97 17 13 4 2 34 Pass Brian Robinson Jr. from Tua Tagovailoa South Carolina 33 Pass DeVonta Smith from Mac Jones Auburn LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR 33* Pass Henry Ruggs III from Tua Tagovailoa Texas A&M Rushing 33 Pass Henry Ruggs III from Mac Jones Auburn 75 Henry Ruggs III vs. New Mexico State (Sept. 7, 2019) 33* Pass DeVonta Smith from Tua Tagovailoa Ole Miss 32 Pass DeVonta Smith from Tua Tagovailoa LSU Rushing Touchdown 31 Rush Najee Harris LSU 75 Henry Ruggs III vs. New Mexico State (Sept. 7, 2019) 31 Rush Najee Harris LSU Passing 31* Pass Jaylen Waddle from Tua Tagovailoa Texas A&M 85 DeVonta Smith from Tua Tagovailoa vs. LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) 30 Pass Jerry Jeudy from Mac Jones South Carolina 29 PR Jaylen Waddle Ole Miss Passing Touchdown 29 Pass Jaylen Waddle from Tua Tagovailoa New Mexico State 85 DeVonta Smith from Tua Tagovailoa vs. LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) 29 PR Jaylen Waddle Ole Miss 29 KR Henry Ruggs III LSU Punt Return 28* Pass Jaylen Waddle from Mac Jones Auburn 77 Jaylen Waddle vs. LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) 28 KR Henry Ruggs III LSU 28 Pass Henry Ruggs III from Mac Jones Auburn Kick Return 28 KR Trevon Diggs Texas A&M 98 Jaylen Waddle at Auburn (Nov. 30, 2019) 28 PR Jaylen Waddle Texas A&M 27 KR Henry Ruggs III Texas A&M Interception Return 27* Pass DeVonta Smith from Tua Tagovailoa Ole Miss 84 Trevon Diggs vs. Arkansas (Oct. 26, 2019) 27* Pass Miller Forristall from Tua Tagovailoa Duke 26 Pass Henry Ruggs III from Mac Jones Mississippi State Fumble Return 100 Trevon Diggs vs. Tennessee (Oct. 19, 2019) 26 Pass Jerry Jeudy from Tua Tagovailoa Texas A&M 26 Pass DeVonta Smith from Mac Jones Auburn Punt 26 PR Jaylen Waddle Mississippi State 51 Ty Perine vs. Tennessee (Oct. 19, 2019) 26 KR Henry Ruggs III Texas A&M Ty Perine vs. LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) 26 Pass Henry Ruggs III from Tua Tagovailoa LSU Ty Perine vs. LSU (Nov. 9, 2019) 26 Pass Jerry Jeudy from Tua Tagovailoa LSU 25 Pass Jaylen Waddle from Tua Tagovailoa Southern Miss Field Goal 25 Rush Najee Harris Texas A&M 49 Will Reichard vs. New Mexico State (Sept. 7, 2019) 25* Rush Tua Tagovailoa New Mexico State

* - touchdown scored on play

ROLLTIDE.COM 93 SEASON/CAREER STATISTICS

OFFENSE SEASON STATISTICS CAREER STATISTICS RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Najee Harris 12 185 1,122 34 1,088 5.9 11 31 90.7 41 363 2,308 67 2,241 6.2 18 35 54.7 Brian Robinson Jr. 12 93 445 20 425 4.6 5 37 35.4 38 180 894 32 862 4.8 9 37 22.7 Keilan Robinson 8 39 257 3 254 6.5 2 74 31.8 8 39 257 3 254 6.5 2 74 31.8 Jerome Ford 4 24 119 5 114 4.8 3 37 28.5 8 31 157 6 151 4.9 3 37 18.9 Henry Ruggs III 11 1 75 0 75 75.0 1 75 6.8 40 1 75 0 75 75.0 1 75 1.9 Mac Jones 11 15 54 18 36 2.4 1 18 3.3 25 18 55 27 28 1.6 1 18 1.1 Chadarius Townsend 5 8 27 5 22 2.8 0 9 4.4 18 8 27 5 22 2.8 0 9 1.2 Tua Tagovailoa 9 23 80 63 17 0.7 2 25 1.9 33 107 566 226 340 3.2 9 44 10.3 Tyrell Shavers 12 1 14 0 14 14.0 0 14 1.2 27 1 14 0 14 14.0 0 14 0.5 De’Marquise Lockridge 1 2 12 0 12 6.0 0 8 12.0 1 2 12 0 12 6.0 0 8 12.0 Slade Bolden 12 4 10 0 10 2.5 0 5 0.8 13 4 10 0 10 2.5 0 5 0.8 Jaylen Waddle 12 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 0.4 27 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 0.2 Taulia Tagovailoa 5 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.4 5 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.4 TEAM 7 8 0 13 -13 -1.6 0 0 -1.9 Ty Perine 6 1 0 19 -19 -19.0 0 0 -3.2 6 1 0 19 -19 -19.0 0 0 -3.2 Total 12 406 2,220 182 2,038 5.0 25 75 169.8 Opponents 12 426 2,021 285 1,736 4.1 9 46 144.7

PASSING GP Effi c Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G GP Effi c Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Tua Tagovailoa 9 206.93 180-252-3 71.4 2,840 33 85 315.6 33 199.45 474-684-11 69.3 7,442 87 85 225.5 Mac Jones 11 181.11 81-116-3 69.8 1,176 11 58 106.9 25 177.30 86-129-3 66.7 1,299 12 94 52.0 Taulia Tagovailoa 5 172.50 9-12-0 75.0 100 1 20 20.0 5 172.50 9-12-0 75.0 100 1 20 20.0 Slade Bolden 12 480.40 1-1-0 100.0 6 1 6 0.5 13 480.40 1-1-0 100.0 6 1 6 0.5 Total 12 198.70 271-381-6 71.1 4,122 46 85 343.5 Opponents 12 111.55 213-373-15 57.1 2,225 14 44 185.4

RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Jerry Jeudy 12 71 959 13.5 9 44 79.9 41 153 2,538 16.6 25 81 61.9 DeVonta Smith 12 65 1,200 18.5 13 85 100.0 40 115 2,053 17.9 22 85 51.3 Henry Ruggs III 11 38 719 18.9 7 81 65.4 40 96 1,689 17.6 24 81 42.2 Jaylen Waddle 12 32 553 17.3 6 58 46.1 27 77 1,401 18.2 13 94 51.9 Najee Harris 12 27 304 11.3 7 42 25.3 41 37 356 9.6 7 42 8.7 Miller Forristall 8 12 131 10.9 3 27 16.4 41 18 216 12.0 3 32 5.3 Brian Robinson Jr. 12 11 124 11.3 0 34 10.3 38 11 124 11.3 0 34 3.3 John Metchie III 12 4 23 5.8 0 17 1.9 12 4 23 5.8 0 17 1.9 Major Tennison 12 3 21 7.0 1 12 1.8 21 5 51 10.2 1 21 2.4 Slade Bolden 12 2 34 17.0 0 20 2.8 13 2 34 17.0 0 20 2.6 Jerome Ford 4 2 11 5.5 0 9 2.8 8 2 11 5.5 0 9 1.4 Tyrell Shavers 12 1 20 20.0 0 20 1.7 27 1 20 20.0 0 20 0.7 Jahleel Billingsley 8 1 19 19.0 0 19 2.4 8 1 19 19.0 0 19 2.4 Giles Amos 9 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.6 11 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.5 Mac Jones 11 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.1 25 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 0.0 Total 12 271 4,122 15.2 46 85 343.5 Opponents 12 213 2,225 10.4 14 44 185.4

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Tua Tagovailoa 9 275 17 2,840 2,857 317.4 33 791 340 7,442 7,782 235.8 Mac Jones 11 131 36 1,176 1,212 110.2 25 147 28 1,299 1,327 53.1 Najee Harris 12 185 1,088 0 1,088 90.7 41 363 2,241 0 2,241 54.7 Brian Robinson Jr. 12 93 425 0 425 35.4 38 180 862 0 862 22.7 Keilan Robinson 8 39 254 0 254 31.8 8 39 254 0 254 31.8 Jerome Ford 4 24 114 0 114 28.5 8 31 151 0 151 18.9 Taulia Tagovailoa 5 13 -2 100 98 19.6 5 13 -2 100 98 19.6 Henry Ruggs III 11 1 75 0 75 6.8 40 1 75 0 75 1.9 Chadarius Townsend 5 8 22 0 22 4.4 18 8 22 0 22 1.2 Slade Bolden 12 5 10 6 16 1.3 13 5 10 6 16 1.2 Tyrell Shavers 12 1 14 0 14 1.2 27 1 14 0 14 0.5 De’Marquise Lockridge 1 2 12 0 12 12.0 1 2 12 0 12 12.0 Jaylen Waddle 12 1 5 0 5 0.4 27 1 5 0 5 0.2 TEAM 7 8 -13 0 -13 -1.9 Ty Perine 6 1 -19 0 -19 -3.2 6 1 -19 0 -19 -3.2 Total 12 787 2,038 4,122 6,160 513.3 Opponents 12 797 1,736 2,225 3,961 330.1

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OFFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS SEASON STATISTICS CAREER STATISTICS PATs PATs SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Najee Harris 18 ------108 25 ------150 Joseph Bulovas --- 8-11 54-56 ------78 --- 22-29 129-137 ------195 DeVonta Smith 13 ------78 22 ------132 Jerry Jeudy 9 ------54 25 ------150 Henry Ruggs III 8 ------48 25 ------150 Jaylen Waddle 8 ------48 16 ------96 Will Reichard --- 4-7 21-22 ------33 --- 4-7 21-22 ------33 Brian Robinson Jr. 5 ------30 9 ------54 Miller Forristall 3 ------18 3 ------18 Jerome Ford 3 ------18 3 ------18 Tua Tagovailoa 2 ------12 9 ------54 Trevon Diggs 2 ------12 3 ------18 Keilan Robinson 2 ------12 2 ------12 Mac Jones 1 ------6 1 ------6 Ale Kaho 1 ------6 1 ------6 Major Tennison 1 ------6 1 ------6 Tyrell Shavers 1 ------6 1 ------6 Xavier McKinney 1 ------6 2 ------12 Total 78 12-18 75-78 ------579 Opponents 25 17-17 21-22 1-1 1 1-2 ------226

SEASON STATISTICS CAREER STATISTICS PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long Jaylen Waddle 19 474 28.9 1 77 35 707 20.2 2 77 Ale Kaho 2 42 21.0 1 0 2 42 21.0 1 0 Tyrell Shavers 0 2 0.0 1 2 0 2 0.0 1 2 Total 21 518 24.7 3 77 Opponents 10 103 10.3 0 37

KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long Henry Ruggs III 12 286 23.8 0 41 25 525 21.0 0 40 Trevon Diggs 6 117 19.5 0 36 15 357 23.8 0 55 Jaylen Waddle 4 152 38.0 1 98 4 152 38.0 1 98 Brian Robinson Jr. 3 26 8.7 0 13 8 110 13.8 0 30 Keilan Robinson 1 22 22.0 0 22 1 22 22.0 0 22 Miller Forristall 1 3 3.0 0 0 3 8 2.7 0 4 Cameron Latu 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 Major Tennison 1 8 8.0 0 8 1 8 8.0 0 8 Total 29 614 21.2 1 98 Opponents 28 348 14.5 0 25

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long Jared Mayden 4 54 13.5 0 36 4 54 13.5 0 36 Xavier McKinney 3 78 26.0 1 81 5 101 20.2 2 81 Trevon Diggs 3 79 26.3 1 84 4 79 19.8 1 84 Patrick Surtain II 2 24 12.0 0 24 3 44 14.7 0 24 Anfernee Jennings 1 0 0.0 0 0 2 8 4.0 0 8 Shane Lee 1 10 10.0 0 10 1 10 10.0 0 10 Jordan Battle 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 15 245 16.3 2 84 Opponents 6 220 36.7 2 100

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long No. Yds Avg TD Long Christian Harris 1 37 37.0 0 37 1 37 37.0 0 37 Jordan Battle 1 4 4.0 0 4 1 4 4.0 0 4 Josh Jobe 1 7 7.0 0 7 1 7 7.0 0 7 Trevon Diggs 1 100 100.0 1 100 1 100 100.0 1 100 Terrell Lewis 1 2 2.0 0 2 1 2 2.0 0 2 Total 5 150 30.0 1 100 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

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OFFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS SEASON STATISTICS CAREER STATISTICS ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Najee Harris 12 1,088 304 ------1,392 116.0 41 2,241 356 ------2,597 63.3 DeVonta Smith 12 --- 1,200 ------1,200 100.0 40 --- 2,053 ------2,053 51.3 Jaylen Waddle 12 5 553 474 152 --- 1,184 98.7 27 5 1,401 707 152 --- 2,265 83.9 Henry Ruggs III 11 75 719 --- 286 --- 1,080 98.2 40 75 1,689 46 525 --- 2,335 58.4 Jerry Jeudy 12 --- 959 ------959 79.9 41 --- 2,538 ------2,538 61.9 Brian Robinson Jr. 12 425 124 --- 26 --- 575 47.9 38 862 124 --- 110 --- 1,096 28.8 Keilan Robinson 8 254 ------22 --- 276 34.5 8 254 ------22 --- 276 34.5 Trevon Diggs 12 ------117 79 196 16.3 46 --- 88 284 357 79 808 17.6 Miller Forristall 8 --- 131 --- 3 --- 134 16.8 41 --- 216 --- 8 --- 224 5.5 Jerome Ford 4 114 11 ------125 31.2 8 151 11 ------162 20.2 Xavier McKinney 12 ------78 78 6.5 40 ------101 101 2.5 Jared Mayden 11 ------54 54 4.9 35 ------54 54 1.5 Slade Bolden 12 10 34 ------44 3.7 13 10 34 ------44 3.4 Ale Kaho 12 ------42 ------42 3.5 27 ------42 ------42 1.6 Tyrell Shavers 12 14 20 2 ------36 3.0 27 14 20 2 ------36 1.3 Mac Jones 11 36 -1 ------35 3.2 25 28 -1 ------27 1.1 Major Tennison 12 --- 21 --- 8 --- 29 2.4 21 --- 51 --- 8 --- 59 2.8 Patrick Surtain II 12 ------24 24 2.0 27 ------44 44 1.6 John Metchie III 12 --- 23 ------23 1.9 12 --- 23 ------23 1.9 Chadarius Townsend 5 22 ------22 4.4 18 22 ------22 1.2 Jahleel Billingsley 8 --- 19 ------19 2.4 8 --- 19 ------19 2.4 Tua Tagovailoa 9 17 ------17 1.9 33 340 ------340 10.3 De’Marquise Lockridge 1 12 ------12 12.0 1 12 ------12 12.0 Shane Lee 12 ------10 10 0.8 12 ------10 10 0.8 Giles Amos 9 --- 5 ------5 0.6 11 --- 5 ------5 0.5 Taulia Tagovailoa 5 -2 ------2 -0.4 5 -2 ------2 -0.4 TEAM 7 -13 ------13 -1.9 Ty Perine 6 -19 ------19 -3.2 6 -19 ------19 -3.2 Total 12 2,038 4,122 518 614 245 7,537 628.1 Opponents 12 1,736 2,225 103 348 220 4,632 386.0

FIELD GOALS Att Good Long Blkd Att Good Long Blkd Pct. Joseph Bulovas 11 8 43 0 29 22 49 0 75.9 Will Reichard 7 4 49 0 7 4 49 0 57.1 Total 18 12 49 0 Opponents 17 17 52 0

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Ty Perine 13 581 44.7 51 0 2 2 0 13 581 44.7 51 0 2 2 0 Skyler DeLong 10 330 33.0 44 0 3 3 0 26 881 33.9 51 0 9 7 0 Will Reichard 4 152 38.0 41 0 2 1 0 4 152 38.0 41 0 2 1 0 Total 27 1,063 39.4 51 0 7 6 0 Opponents 63 2,483 39.4 65 2 15 11 2

KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB No. Yds Avg TB OB Joseph Bulovas 72 3,797 52.7 13 1 192 10,683 55.6 57 5 Will Reichard 29 1,831 63.1 22 1 29 1,831 63.1 22 1 Total 101 5,628 55.7 35 2 Opponents 52 2,720 52.3 12 1

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DEFENSE SEASON STATISTICS CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE GP Solo Ast Total TFL Sacks Int PBU FR FF Blk GP Solo Ast Total TFL Sacks Int PBU FR FF Blk Xavier McKinney 12 55 30 85 4.5-32 2.0-13 3-78 5 1 4 1 40 104 62 166 12.0-77 5.0-53 5-101 15 1 5 1 Shane Lee 12 40 37 77 5.5-23 3.5-19 1-10 - 1 1 - 12 40 37 77 5.5-23 3.5-19 1-10 - 1 1 - Anfernee Jennings 12 42 31 73 12.0-70 7.5-59 1-0 5 - 1 - 53 96 88 184 34.0-144 15.0-96 2-8 18 2 3 - Christian Harris 12 24 30 54 5.5-12 - - - 2 1 - 12 24 30 54 5.5-12 - - - 2 1 - Jared Mayden 11 29 24 53 1.0-3 - 4-54 3 - - - 35 42 34 76 3.0-14 1.0-8 4-54 6 - - - Raekwon Davis 11 18 27 45 3.0-6 0.5-4 - - - - - 47 67 106 173 19.5-92 11.5-72 1-19 - 1 1 - Shyheim Carter 12 23 17 40 2.5-5 - - 7 - 1 - 49 56 42 98 6.0-9 - 2-89 18 - 2 - Trevon Diggs 12 20 17 37 0.5-1 - 3-79 8 2 - - 46 43 25 68 0.5-1 - 4-79 17 2 2 - Patrick Surtain II 12 29 6 35 1.0-1 - 2-24 7 1 3 - 27 57 15 72 2.5-4 - 3-44 14 1 4 - Terrell Lewis 11 21 10 31 11.5-53 6.0-40 - 2 1 - - 26 38 20 58 14.5-79 8.0-62 - 3 1 - - Jordan Battle 12 16 10 26 2.0-6 1.0-4 1-0 1 1 - - 12 16 10 26 2.0-6 1.0-4 1-0 1 1 - - Christian Barmore 11 12 12 24 6.0-26 2.0-12 - 1 - - - 11 12 12 24 6.0-26 2.0-12 - 1 - - - Phidarian Mathis 11 12 11 23 0.5-0 - - - - 1 - 26 16 25 41 0.5-0 - - - 1 1 - Byron Young 12 6 16 22 1.5-7 1.0-7 - - - - - 12 6 16 22 1.5-7 1.0-7 - - - - - Josh Jobe 11 16 6 22 - - - 2 1 - - 25 23 7 30 - - - 3 1 - - Ale Kaho 12 6 14 20 1.0-3 - - - - - 2 27 12 19 31 1.0-3 - - - 1 - 2 Markail Benton 9 11 8 19 1.0-1 - - 1 - - - 23 15 18 33 1.0-1 - - 1 - - - DJ Dale 10 6 11 17 3.0-8 1.0-6 - - 1 - - 10 6 11 17 3.0-8 1.0-6 - - 1 - - Tevita Musika 9 4 7 11 0.5-1 ------14 4 10 14 0.51 ------Justin Eboigbe 9 6 4 10 3.0-4 1.5-2 - - - - - 9 6 4 10 3.0-4 1.5-2 - - - - - Jaylen Moody 12 4 6 10 ------26 6 9 15 ------LaBryan Ray 3 4 5 9 1.5-12 1.0-11 - - - 1 - 24 25 28 53 9.5-41 4.5-34 - 2 - 1 - Daniel Wright 12 3 5 8 ------30 12 14 26 - - - 2 - - - Christopher Allen 12 4 4 8 3.5-8 0.5-3 - - - - - 19 8 6 14 4.5-10 0.5-3 - - - 1 - Stephon Wynn Jr. 8 1 6 7 ------11 2 8 10 ------Slade Bolden 12 4 2 6 - - - - - 1 - 13 4 2 6 - - - - - 1 - Henry Ruggs III 11 2 3 5 ------40 9 5 14 ------King Mwikuta 9 1 3 4 ------9134 ------DeMarcco Hellams 12 2 2 4 0.5-2 0.5-2 - - - - - 12 2 2 4 0.5-2 0.5-2 - - - - - Braylen Ingraham 2 2 2 4 ------2224 ------Ben Davis 11 3 1 4 1.0-8 1.0-8 - 1 - - - 14 3 1 4 1.0-8 1.0-8 - 1 - - - Najee Harris 12 1 1 2 ------41 1 1 2 ------Jalyn Armour-Davis 7 - 2 2 - - -2---7-22 - - -2--- Thomas Fletcher 12 1 - 1 ------41 1 1 2 ------Scooby Carter 3 1 - 1 ------31-1 ------Cameron Latu 10 1 - 1 ------12 1 1 2 ------John Metchie III 12 1 - 1 ------12 1 - 1 ------DeVonta Smith 12 1 - 1 ------40 2 - 2 ------Brian Robinson Jr. 12 1 - 1 ------38 3 1 4 ------Jerry Jeudy 12 - 1 1 ------41 - 1 1 ------Ty Perine 6 - 1 1 ------6-11 ------Jarez Parks 5 ------5------Total 12 433 372 805 72.0-292 29.0-190 15-245 45 11 14 3 Opponents 12 452 364 816 58.0-194 12.0-81 6-220 20 4 3 1

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UR/RV DUKE (0-1) 3 NEW MEXICO STATE (0-2) 10

2/2 ALABAMA (1-0) 42 2/2 ALABAMA (2-0) 62

SATURDAY, AUGUST 31 • MERCEDES-BENZ STADIUM • ATLANTA, GA. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 • BRYANT-DENNY STADIUM • TUSCALOOSA, ALA. ATTENDANCE: 71,916 • TV: ABC ATTENDANCE: 100,710 • TV: SEC Network

ATLANTA — A stout defense paired with stellar quarterback play propelled the No. TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The No. 2/2 ranked Crimson Tide put 603 yards of total 2/2-ranked Alabama to a 42-3 win over Duke in the 2019 Chick-fi l-A Kickoff Game offense in its 62-10 win over New Mexico State in Alabama’s home opener inside in Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The victory to start the season Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Tide’s huge offensive day was Alabama’s fi rst 600-plus moved the Crimson Tide to 6-0 all-time in Chick-fi l-A Kickoff Games and to 14-1 in yard performance since 2018 when UA eclipsed the 600-yard mark at Arkansas. games played in Atlanta since head coach Nick Saban arrived in Tuscaloosa, including 13 straight wins. On offense, junior quarterback Tua Tagovailoa totaled 227 yards and three touchdowns on 16-of-24 passing, to go along with a 25-yard rushing touchdown as The Crimson Tide defense limited the Blue Devils to only 204 yards of total offense part of his 33 yards on the ground. Fellow junior, wideout Jerry Jeudy, had a career- and forced three turnovers on the day. Junior defensive back Xavier McKinney led high three touchdowns and ended his day with eight receptions for 103 yards. Wide all defenders with eight tackles while Trevon Diggs made an impact in the turnover receiver Henry Ruggs III added 141 yards of total offense and two scores with the department. The senior defensive back picked off a pass while also recovering a junior tallying one rushing and one receiving. fumble to go with a pair of tackles. The fumble was forced by Patrick Surtain II with the sophomore also contributing a pass breakup and four tackles. The defense was led by senior Raekwon Davis and junior Xavier McKinney with the pair tying for the most tackles at six apiece. Sophomore defensive back Patrick Alabama’s offense began slowly but kept the pressure on from the second quarter Surtain came up with his fi rst interception of the season while also forcing a fumble, until the fi nal whistle. Junior quarterback Tua Tagovailoa accounted for four one of two for the Tide on the day that made up Alabama’s three total turnovers. touchdowns - all through the air - as part of his 26-of-31 passing effort totaling 336 yards. Ten of Tagovailoa’s throws went to fellow junior Jerry Jeudy. The third-year 1 2 3 4 Score wideout fi nished with a career-high 10 catches for 137 yards and a touchdown. New Mexico State 0 0 7 3 10 Redshirt freshman running back Jerome Ford led the Tide runners, totaling 64 yards Alabama 21 17 24 0 62 and a score on 10 carries.

SCORING SUMMARY 1 2 3 4 Score Duke 0 3 0 0 3 1st 14:47 UA Henry Ruggs III 75 yd run (Will Reichard kick), 1-75 0:13 NMSU 0 - UA 7 09:08 UA Jerry Jeudy 21 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Will Reichard kick), 10-89 4:18 NMSU 0 - UA 14 Alabama 0 14 21 7 42 00:00 UA Jerry Jeudy 23 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Will Reichard kick), 6-50 2:12 NMSU 0 - UA 21 2nd 10:08 UA Henry Ruggs III 10 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Will Reichard kick), 7-72 2:59 NMSU 0 - UA 28 SCORING SUMMARY 03:49 UA Tua Tagovailoa 25 yd run (Will Reichard kick), 6-84 2:47 NMSU 0 - UA 35 01:04 UA Will Reichard 48 yd fi eld goal, 4-3 0:27 NMSU 0 - UA 38 2nd 10:02 UA Miller Forristall 27 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Will Reichard kick), 12-80 5:49 DU 0 - UA 7 3rd 08:20 UA Najee Harris 8 yd run (Will Reichard kick), 9-55 4:23 NMSU 0 - UA 45 05:13 UA Brian Robinson Jr. 1 yd run (Will Reichard kick), 7-76 3:11 DU 0 - UA 14 05:59 NMSU 4 yd pass from Josh Adkins (Dylan Brown kick), 7-75 2:21 NMSU 7 - UA 45 00:11 DU A.J. Reed 30 yd fi eld goal, 7-69 1:11 DU 3 - UA 14 03:19 UA Jerry Jeudy 19 yd pass from Mac Jones (Will Reichard kick), 7-70 2:40 NMSU 7 - UA 52 3rd 08:34 UA Major Tennison 1 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Will Reichard kick), 9-65 3:37 DU 3 - UA 21 01:40 UA Will Reichard 49 yd fi eld goal, 4-5 1:00 NMSU 7 - UA 55 07:32 UA DeVonta Smith 8 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Will Reichard kick), 3-28 0:53 DU 3 - UA 28 00:13 UA Keilan Robinson 74 yd run (Will Reichard kick), 1-74 0:13 NMSU 7 - UA 62 01:36 UA Jerry Jeudy 21 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Will Reichard kick), 9-90 4:20 DU 3 - UA 35 4th 10:00 NMSU Dylan Brown 43 yd fi eld goal, 5-31 2:03 NMSU 10 - UA 62 4th 04:51 UA Jerome Ford 37 yd run (Will Reichard kick), 5-49 2:24 DU 3 - UA 42

NMSU UA DU UA FIRST DOWNS 14 23 FIRST DOWNS 11 30 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 33-101 32-318 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 32-107 42-145 PASSING YDS (NET) 161 285 PASSING YDS (NET) 97 367 Passes Comp-Att-Int 21-36-1 21-33-0 Passes Comp-Att-Int 12-22-2 30-36-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 69-262 65-603 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 54-204 78-512 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0-0 1-7-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0-0 0-0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-1-0 3-28-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-3-0 0-0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0-0 1-19-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0-0 1-22-0 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0-0 1-0-0 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0-0 2-0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 8-44.1 4-40.5 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-40.5 2-40.0 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards 1-15 4-35 Penalties-Yards 8-52 8-88 Possession Time 32:03 27:57 Possession Time 23:23 36:37 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 15 7 of 14 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 12 6 of 12 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 2 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 3-3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 3-3 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 3-23 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-6 1-8

RUSHING: NMSU - Josh Foley 7-51; Drew Dan 2-22; Christian Gibson 10-14; Matt RUSHING: DU - Brittain Brown 7-36; Deon Jackson 7-35; Mataeo Durant 7-31; Romero 2-10; Eli Anderson 3-10; Jason Huntley 3-6; Josh Adkins 6-minus 12. UA - Quentin Harris 10-13; TEAM 1-minus 8. UA - Jerome Ford 10-64; Najee Harris 12-52; Keilan Robinson 5-80; Henry Ruggs III 1-75; Najee Harris 12-68; Brian Robinson Jr. Tua Tagovailoa 5-15; Brian Robinson Jr. 9-9; Keilan Robinson 2-5; Mac Jones 2-4; 11-57; Tua Tagovailoa 2-33; Jerome Ford 1-5. TEAM 2-minus 4. PASSING: NMSU - Josh Adkins 19-30-1-145; Matt Romero 2-6-0-16. UA - Tua PASSING: DU - Quentin Harris 12-22-2-97. UA - Tua Tagovailoa 26-31-0-336; Mac Tagovailoa 16-24-0-227; Mac Jones 5-9-0-58. Jones 4-5-0-31. RECEIVING: NMSU - Jason Huntley 6-25; OJ Clark 4-26; Tony Nicholson 2-44; RECEIVING: DU - Noah Gray 5-45; Scott Bracey 2-39; Deon Jackson 2-7; Brittain Drew Dan 2-22; Christian Gibson 2-0; Naveon Mitchell 1-13; Tevis Abraham 1-10; Brown 1-3; Jalon Calhoun 1-2; Mataeo Durant 1-1. UA - Jerry Jeudy 10-137; Jaylen Eli Anderson 1-9; Shamad Lomax 1-7; Robert Downs III 1-5. UA - Jerry Jeudy 8-103; Waddle 5-90; DeVonta Smith 5-54; Miller Forristall 2-33; Henry Ruggs III 2-14; Jerome DeVonta Smith 5-47; Henry Ruggs III 4-66; Jaylen Waddle 2-52; Najee Harris 1-12; Ford 2-11; Major Tennison 2-9; Brian Robinson Jr. 1-14; John Metchie 1-5. Giles Amos 1-5.

INTERCEPTIONS: UA - Trevon Diggs 1-0; Jordan Battle 1-0. INTERCEPTIONS: UA - Patrick Surtain II 1-0. FUMBLES: DU - Brittain Brown 1-1. UA - Jerome Ford 1-1. FUMBLES: NMSU - Josh Adkins 1-0; Naveon Mitchell 1-1; Jason Huntley 1-1.

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2/2 ALABAMA (3-0, 1-0 SEC) 47 SOUTHERN MISS (2-2) 7

SOUTH CAROLINA (1-2, 0-1 SEC) 23 2/2 ALABAMA (4-0) 49

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 • WILLIAMS-BRICE STADIUM • COLUMBIA, S.C. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 • BRYANT-DENNY STADIUM • TUSCALOOSA, ALA. ATTENDANCE: 81,954 • TV: CBS ATTENDANCE: 101,821 • TV: ESPN2

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The No. 2/2-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide beat South TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Junior quarterback Tua Tagovailoa made Alabama history Carolina, 47-23, in both teams’ Southeastern Conference opener in Columbia, S.C., by throwing for fi ve touchdown passes for the second consecutive week and the on Saturday afternoon at Williams-Brice Stadium. The win moved Alabama to 3-0 third time in his career as No. 2/2 Alabama defeated Southern Miss, 49-7, in Bryant- overall and improved UA to 12-1 in SEC openers (home and away) under head coach Denny Stadium. Nick Saban. Tagovailoa completed 17-of-21 passes for 293 yards and fi ve passing scores marking The offense was led once again by quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. The junior totaled the fi rst time in Alabama history that a quarterback has had back-to-back games with a career-best 444 yards and a career-high tying fi ve touchdowns through the air four or more touchdown passes. On the receiving end of two of those touchdown on 28-of-36 passing. Running back Najee Harris had a huge game with the junior throws was junior wideout Henry Ruggs III, who had four catches for a career-best hauling in fi ve passes for 87 yards and two touchdowns to go with 36 yards rushing. 148 yards. Fellow junior wideout Jerry Jeudy caught six passes for 96 yards while also contributing two touchdown receptions. On the ground, Najee Harris totaled Junior wide receivers DeVonta Smith and Henry Ruggs III tallied 136 and 122 yards, 110 yards on 14 carries with the junior adding a touchdown catch from fi ve yards respectively, marking just the ninth time in school history that two Alabama receivers out. have gone over 100 yards in the same game. Smith caught two touchdown passes while Ruggs III hauled in one of his own. On defense, senior defensive back Jared Mayden led the Tide with a career-high eight tackles, while freshman linebacker Christian Harris fi nished second in stops On defense, 22 players recorded a tackle, led by junior safety Xavier McKinney, who with six, including 1.5 for loss (-4 yards). Senior Trevon Diggs grabbed his second tallied nine, including fi ve solo stops. McKinney also recorded an interception and interception of the season while redshirt sophomore Phidarian Mathis forced a a tackle for loss. Redshirt senior linebacker Anfernee Jennings forced a fumble and fumble that was recovered by freshman Jordan Battle for the Tide defense’s two had a sack while the freshman duo of defensive lineman DJ Dale and defensive back turnovers on the day. Jordan Battle also notched sacks on the afternoon.

1 2 3 4 Score 1 2 3 4 Score Southern Miss 0 7 0 0 7 Alabama 14 10 10 13 47 Alabama 14 14 14 7 49 South Carolina 10 0 3 10 23

SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY 1st 12:08 UA Henry Ruggs III 45 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Will Reichard kick), 3-54 1:13 USM 0 - UA 7 1st 13:21 UA Najee Harris 24 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Will Reichard kick), 5-65 1:39 UA 7 - SC 0 06:04 UA Henry Ruggs III 74 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Will Reichard kick), 3-91 0:59 USM 0 - UA 14 08:31 SC Parker White 44 yd fi eld goal, 14-60 4:50 UA 7 - SC 3 2nd 14:17 UA Najee Harris 5 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick), 11-91 5:00 USM 0 - UA 21 03:15 UA Henry Ruggs III 81 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Will Reichard kick), 4-96 1:55 UA 14 - SC 3 10:55 UA Jerry Jeudy 17 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick), 4-56 1:51 USM 0 - UA 28 01:49 SC 31 yd pass from Ryan Hilinski (Parker White kick), 6-75 1:26 UA 14 - SC 10 01:02 USM De’Michael Harris 4 yd pass from Jack Abraham (Andrew Stein kick), 6-74 3:06 USM 7 - UA 28 2nd 13:10 UA Will Reichard 23 yd fi eld goal, 10-70 3:39 UA 17 - SC 10 3rd 13:12 UA Jerry Jeudy 20 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick), 6-77 1:48 USM 7 - UA 35 07:40 UA Najee Harris 42 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Will Reichard kick), 7-65 4:12 UA 24 - SC 10 05:43 UA Brian Robinson Jr. 6 yd run (Joseph Bulovas kick), 7-68 2:58 USM 7 - UA 42 3rd 11:26 SC Parker White 28 yd fi eld goal, 11-71 3:34 UA 24 - SC 13 4th 01:37 UA Jerome Ford 5 yd run (Joseph Bulovas kick), 9-43 5:53 USM 7 - UA 49 09:52 UA DeVonta Smith 42 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Will Reichard kick), 5-75 1:34 UA 31 - SC 13 00:52 UA Will Reichard 21 yd fi eld goal, 13-50 6:35 UA 34 - SC 13 4th 14:49 SC Parker White 48 yd fi eld goal, 6-45 1:03 UA 34 - SC 16 USM UA 13:41 UA DeVonta Smith 11 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Will Reichard kick failed), 3-40 1:08 UA 40 - SC 16 FIRST DOWNS 15 24 02:04 UA Mac Jones 1 yd run (Will Reichard kick), 12-80 7:47 UA 47 - SC 16 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 32-52 35-176 00:11 SC Kyle Markway 11 yd pass from Ryan Hilinski (Parker White kick), 11-76 1:53 UA 47 - SC 23 PASSING YDS (NET) 174 338 Passes Comp-Att-Int 17-26-1 20-25-1 UA SC TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 58-226 60-514 FIRST DOWNS 25 31 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0-0 1-4-0 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 25-76 29-135 Punt Returns-Yards 1-1-0 1-41-0 PASSING YDS (NET) 495 324 Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-60-0 1-1-0 Passes Comp-Att-Int 31-39-0 36-57-1 Interception Returns-Yards 1-0-0 1--5-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 64-571 86-459 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-38.8 2-37.0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0-0 0-0-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-18-0 0-0-0 Penalties-Yards 6-55 1-15 Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0-0 4-62-0 Possession Time 32:55 27:05 Interception Returns-Yards 1-0-0 0-0-0 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 11 6 of 10 Punts (Number-Avg) 1-14.0 2-45.5 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 1 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 5-5 Penalties-Yards 11-92 5-32 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-6 2-22 Possession Time 32:37 27:23 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 12 8 of 18 RUSHING: USM - De’Michael Harris 8-34; Steven Anderson 6-18; Kevin Perkins 5-9; Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 2 of 4 Jaylond Adams 2-6; 1-1; TEAM 1-minus 2; Darius Mayberry 4-minus 5; Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 2-3 Jack Abraham 5-minus 9. UA - Najee Harris 14-110; Brian Robinson Jr. 8-39; Jerome Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-16 2-12 Ford 8-21; Tua Tagovailoa 3-8; Chadarius Townsend 2-minus 2.

RUSHING: UA - Najee Harris 7-36; Brian Robinson Jr. 8-33; Keilan Robinson PASSING: USM - Jack Abraham 17-26-1-174. UA - Tua Tagovailoa 17-21-0-293; Mac 4-12; Jaylen Waddle 1-5; Slade Bolden 1-2; Mac Jones 1-1; TEAM 1-minus 1; Tua Jones 2-3-1-25; Taulia Tagovailoa 1-1-0-20. Tagovailoa 2-minus 12. SC - 12-102; Tavien Feaster 10-33; Parker White RECEIVING: USM - Jaylond Adams 5-17; De’Michael Harris 3-50; Quez Watkins 1-3; Shi Smith 1-2; Ryan Hilinski 5-minus 5. 3-24; Jordan Mitchell 2-27; Kevin Perkins 2-22; Tim Jones 1-25; Steven Anderson PASSING: UA - Tua Tagovailoa 28-36-0-444; Mac Jones 3-3-0-51. SC - Ryan Hilinski 1-9. UA - Jerry Jeudy 6-96; Henry Ruggs III 4-148; Jaylen Waddle 3-43; DeVonta 36-57-1-324. Smith 2-26; Slade Bolden 1-20; Najee Harris 1-5; Brian Robinson Jr. 1-3; Miller Forristall 1-1; John Metchie 1-minus 4. RECEIVING: UA - DeVonta Smith 8-136; Henry Ruggs III 6-122; Jerry Jeudy 6-68; Najee Harris 5-87; Brian Robinson Jr. 2-37; Slade Bolden 1-14; Major Tennison 1-12; INTERCEPTIONS: UA - Trevon Diggs 1-minus 5. Jaylen Waddle 1-12; Miller Forristall 1-7. SC - Bryan Edwards 9-79; Shi Smith 6-90; FUMBLES: USM - De’Michael Harris 1-1. UA - Najee Harris 1-0. Kyle Markway 5-46; Josh Vann 4-23; Nick Muse 4-21; Rico Dowdle 3-21; Tavien Feaster 2-17; OrTre Smith 2-14; Dakereon Joyner 1-13.

INTERCEPTIONS: UA - Xavier McKinney 1-0. FUMBLES: SC - Ryan Hilinski 2-1.

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OLE MISS (2-3, 1-1 SEC) 31 1/1 ALABAMA (6-0, 3-0 SEC) 47

2/2 ALABAMA (5-0, 2-0 SEC) 59 24/21 TEXAS A&M (3-3, 1-2 SEC) 28

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 • BRYANT-DENNY STADIUM • TUSCALOOSA, ALA. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12 • KYLE FIELD • COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS ATTENDANCE: 99,590 • TV: CBS ATTENDANCE: 106,749 • TV: CBS

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Junior wideout DeVonta Smith put together a career COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Big plays on offense and special teams helped No. day, shattering multiple school records and tying the SEC receiving mark, while 1/1 Alabama to a 47-28 road victory against No. 24/21 Texas A&M at Kyle Field in quarterback Tua Tagovailoa broke several records of his own as No. 2/2 Alabama College Station. beat Ole Miss, 59-31, inside Bryant-Denny Stadium. On offense, junior quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went 21-of-34 for 293 yards, while Smith fi nished his day with a career-high 11 receptions for a school-record 274 yards, setting the Alabama career touchdown record with 81, moving ahead of the previous all while tying an SEC record with fi ve receiving scores. Tagovailoa broke the UA all-time mark of 77 set by AJ McCarron (2010-13). The Tide signal-caller recorded career record for touchdown responsibility thanks to six passing touchdowns and four scores through the air in the game and now has 81 for his career. Junior running one rushing score. The six passing touchdowns and seven total touchdowns each back Najee Harris was tops in the UA ground game, totaling a career-high 20 carries set a new Alabama record. The junior went 26-of-36 for 418 yards through the air. resulting in a season-best 114 yards.

On defense, junior defensive back Xavier McKinney led the Crimson Tide with a Junior DeVonta Smith totaled 99 receiving yards and one touchdown on a team-high career-best 13 tackles along with one quarterback hurry, while redshirt senior seven catches to lead all Alabama wide receivers. Sophomore wideout and punt linebacker Anfernee Jennings was second on the squad with nine tackles, including returner Jaylen Waddle totaled 176 all-purpose yards after catching three passes one tackle for loss. Senior Jared Mayden picked off his fi rst career pass, returning for 48 yards and his fi rst receiving touchdown of the season to go with 128 yards on the interception for 36 yards, and added four tackles and a quarterback pressure his four punt returns. Junior Henry Ruggs III had one score on his only grab of the to his totals. day from 33-yards out while also accounting for 131 yards on four kickoff returns. On defense, linebackers Anfernee Jennings and freshman Shane Lee tallied a team- 1 2 3 4 Score high eight tackles apiece. Jennings, a redshirt senior, added one sack, a pair of Ole Miss 10 0 7 14 31 tackles for loss and one pass breakup on the day. Senior defensive back Shyheim Alabama 7 31 14 7 59 Carter anchored the Tide secondary with seven tackles, two pass breakups and a forced fumble. SCORING SUMMARY 1st 13:50 UA DeVonta Smith 74 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick), 4-90 1:10 MISS 0 - UA 7 1 2 3 4 Score 10:20 MISS John Rhys Plumlee 1 yd run (Luke Logan kick), 7-30 2:25 MISS 7 - UA 7 Alabama 14 10 10 13 47 02:36 MISS Luke Logan 33 yd fi eld goal, 13-65 4:39 MISS 10 - UA 7 Texas A&M 7 6 7 8 28 2nd 13:52 UA Tua Tagovailoa 7 yd run (Joseph Bulovas kick), 9-66 3:44 MISS 10 - UA 14 09:51 UA Joseph Bulovas 36 yd fi eld goal, 6-65 2:18 MISS 10 - UA 17 06:01 UA DeVonta Smith 25 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick), 6-54 2:18 MISS 10 - UA 24 SCORING SUMMARY 02:45 UA DeVonta Smith 23 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick), 7-45 2:09 MISS 10 - UA 31 01:23 UA DeVonta Smith 33 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick), 1-28 0:17 MISS 10 - UA 38 1st 06:57 A&M Kellen Mond 1 yd run (Seth Small kick), 15-75 8:03 UA 0 - A&M 7 3rd 10:49 UA DeVonta Smith 27 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick), 3-80 1:37 MISS 10 - UA 45 02:41 UA Jaylen Waddle 31 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick), 10-73 4:16 UA 7 - A&M 7 08:29 MISS Jerrion Ealy 9 yd pass from John Rhys Plumlee (Luke Logan kick), 7-75 2:20 MISS 17 - UA 45 00:24 UA DeVonta Smith 47 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick), 4-57 0:45 UA 14 - A&M 7 05:29 UA Ale Kaho 0 yd blocked punt return (Joseph Bulovas kick) MISS 17 - UA 52 2nd 12:12 A&M Seth Small 31 yd fi eld goal, 10-61 3:12 UA 14 - A&M 10 4th 13:23 MISS Jonathan Mingo 26 yd pass from John Rhys Plumlee (Luke Logan kick), 9-83 3:00 MISS 24 - UA 52 08:49 UA Joseph Bulovas 35 yd fi eld goal, 8-46 3:23 UA 17 - A&M 10 07:57 UA Miller Forristall 19 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick), 11-75 5:26 MISS 24 - UA 59 05:28 UA Najee Harris 16 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick), 3-19 0:49 UA 24 - A&M 10 00:05 MISS Jadon Jackson 28 yd pass from Grant Tisdale (Luke Logan kick), 6-70 2:12 MISS 31 - UA 59 00:00 A&M Seth Small 32 yd fi eld goal, 10-69 2:00 UA 24 - A&M 13 3rd 10:53 UA Joseph Bulovas 27 yd fi eld goal, 9-51 4:07 UA 27 - A&M 13 07:35 UA Henry Ruggs III 33 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick), 5-55 1:44 UA 34 - A&M 13 MISS UA 05:06 A&M Jalen Wydermyer 25 yd pass from Kellen Mond (Seth Small kick), 7-82 2:29 UA 34 - A&M 20 FIRST DOWNS 25 28 4th 13:02 UA Brian Robinson Jr. 2 yd run (Joseph Bulovas kick blocked), 5-33 2:03 UA 40 - A&M 20 11:30 UA Tyrell Shavers 2 yd blocked punt return (Joseph Bulovas kick) UA 47 - A&M 20 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 58-279 30-155 08:48 A&M Jalen Wydermyer 18 yd pass from Kellen Mond (Kellen Mond rush), 7-75 2:42 UA 47 - A&M 28 PASSING YDS (NET) 197 418 Passes Comp-Att-Int 12-30-1 26-37-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 88-476 67-573 UA A&M Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0-0 0-0-0 FIRST DOWNS 25 24 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0-0 4-72-1 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 31-155 28-125 Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-15-0 3-57-0 PASSING YDS (NET) 293 264 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0-0 1-36-0 Passes Comp-Att-Int 21-34-1 24-42-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-33.9 2-30.0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 65-448 70-389 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0-0 0-0-0 Penalties-Yards 9-97 10-76 Punt Returns-Yards 5-152-1 1-10-0 Possession Time 30:23 29:37 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-159-0 1-14-0 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 20 6 of 12 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0-0 1-16-0 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 4 1 of 2 Punts (Number-Avg) 2-29.5 5-39.8 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-4 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-7 1-5 Penalties-Yards 11-91 5-55 Possession Time 30:56 29:04 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 13 5 of 12 RUSHING: MISS - John Rhys Plumlee 25-109; Jerrion Ealy 11-68; Snoop Conner Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1 10-62; Scottie Phillips 7-27; Grant Tisdale 2-10; Isaiah Woullard 2-4; TEAM 1-minus Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 4-4 1. UA - Najee Harris 9-71; Brian Robinson Jr. 10-60; Keilan Robinson 5-20; Slade Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-16 1-10 Bolden 1-5; Tua Tagovailoa 4-1; TEAM 1-minus 2.

PASSING: MISS - John Rhys Plumlee 10-28-1-141; Grant Tisdale 2-2-0-56. UA - Tua RUSHING: UA - Najee Harris 20-114; Brian Robinson Jr. 10-51; Tua Tagovailoa Tagovailoa 26-36-0-418; Mac Jones 0-1-0-0. 1-minus 10. A&M - Kellen Mond 16-90; Isaiah Spiller 10-27; Jacob Kibodi 2-8.

RECEIVING: MISS - Jonathan Mingo 3-74; 3-40; Jason Pellerin 2-14; PASSING: UA - Tua Tagovailoa 21-34-1-293. A&M - Kellen Mond 24-42-0-264. Jadon Jackson 1-28; Dannis Jackson 1-28; Jerrion Ealy 1-9; Scottie Phillips 1-4. UA - DeVonta Smith 11-274; Jerry Jeudy 8-84; Miller Forristall 2-40; Najee Harris 2-0; RECEIVING: UA - DeVonta Smith 7-99; Jerry Jeudy 4-50; Jaylen Waddle 3-48; Henry Ruggs III 1-11; Brian Robinson Jr. 1-9; Jaylen Waddle 1-0. Najee Harris 3-19; Brian Robinson Jr. 2-33; Henry Ruggs III 1-33; Miller Forristall 1-11. A&M - Quartney Davis 7-81; 5-60; Isaiah Spiller 5-41; Jalen INTERCEPTIONS: UA - Jared Mayden 1-36. Wydermyer 3-49; Ainias Smith 2-21; Jacob Kibodi 1-7; Kendrick Rogers 1-5.

FUMBLES: MISS - TEAM 1-0. UA - Jaylen Waddle 1-1. INTERCEPTIONS: A&M - Demani Richardson 1-16. FUMBLES: A&M - Colton Prater 1-0; Isaiah Spiller 1-1.

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TENNESSEE (2-5, 1-3 SEC) 13 ARKANSAS (2-6, 0-5 SEC) 7

1/1 ALABAMA (7-0, 4-0 SEC) 35 1/1 ALABAMA (8-0, 5-0 SEC) 48

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19 • BRYANT-DENNY STADIUM • TUSCALOOSA, ALA. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26 • BRYANT-DENNY STADIUM • TUSCALOOSA, ALA. ATTENDANCE: 101,821 • TV: ESPN ATTENDANCE: 100,233 • TV: ESPN

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — No. 1/1 Alabama claimed its 13th straight victory over TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — No. 1/1 Alabama beat Arkansas, 48-7, on Homecoming Tennessee, coming away with a 35-13 win under the lights at Bryant-Denny Stadium night inside Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Crimson Tide remained perfect with a on Saturday night. dominant win over the Razorbacks.

The Crimson Tide defense dominated the game all night, led by freshman linebacker Redshirt sophomore Mac Jones made the fi rst start of his Crimson Tide career at Christian Harris who had a career-high eight tackles, including one for loss. Redshirt quarterback, stepping in for the injured Tua Tagovailoa. Jones fi nished 18-of-22 for junior Terrell Lewis totaled seven tackles from his linebacker spot, a number that 235 yards with three touchdowns in just over two quarters of work. Junior Jerry included a team-high two sacks and a career-best three tackles for loss. Freshman Jeudy led all receivers with 103 yards and two touchdowns on seven catches. linebacker Shane Lee forced his fi rst career fumble and compiled six tackles to go Running back Najee Harris paced the rushers with the junior totaling 86 yards and with one sack. Senior defensive backs Jared Mayden and Trevon Diggs each forced two touchdowns on just 13 attempts. a turnover against the Vols. Mayden grabbed an interception in the fi rst half to go with his fi ve tackles and two pass breakups, while Diggs added a 100-plus yard The Crimson Tide defense forced four turnovers in the game, including an 84-yard scoop-and-score on a Tennessee fumble at the goal line in the fourth quarter to put pick-six by senior defensive back Trevon Diggs. Two fumble recoveries and another the game out of reach. interception resulted in 17 additional points off turnovers. Freshman linebacker Shane Lee led the Tide defense with six tackles, including two tackles for loss and Junior running back Najee Harris anchored the Tide offense, carrying the ball a a sack. Fellow fi rst-year backer Christian Harris also contributed six tackles while career-high 21 times for 105 yards and two rushing scores. He also added four adding a 37-yard fumble recovery that led to an eventual Crimson Tide touchdown catches for 48 yards on the night. Junior quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was 11-of-12 in the fi rst quarter. for 155 yards through the air before leaving with an injury in the second quarter. Redshirt sophomore Mac Jones came in to replace Tagovailoa at quarterback and 1 2 3 4 Score went 6-of-11 for 72 yards. Redshirt freshman Slade Bolden attempted his fi rst career Arkansas 0 0 0 7 7 pass, completing the throw to Miller Forristall for a six-yard score to cap off the Alabama 17 24 7 0 48 offense’s scoring on the Third Saturday in October.

SCORING SUMMARY 1 2 3 4 Score 1st 05:53 UA Joseph Bulovas 31 yd fi eld goal, 14-69 6:27 ARK 0 - UA 3 Tennessee 7 3 3 0 13 04:03 UA Henry Ruggs III 14 yd pass from Mac Jones (Joseph Bulovas kick), 1-14 0:07 ARK 0 - UA 10 Alabama 14 7 7 7 35 00:34 UA Jerry Jeudy 14 yd pass from Mac Jones (Joseph Bulovas kick), 5-48 1:42 ARK 0 - UA 17 2nd 12:25 UA Najee Harris 1 yd run (Joseph Bulovas kick), 6-70 2:16 ARK 0 - UA 24 09:57 UA Najee Harris 1 yd run (Joseph Bulovas kick), 4-48 1:30 ARK 0 - UA 31 SCORING SUMMARY 02:36 UA Joseph Bulovas 30 yd fi eld goal, 5-13 1:48 ARK 0 - UA 34 1st 11:22 UA Najee Harris 1 yd run (Joseph Bulovas kick), 4-35 2:05 TENN 0 - UA 7 00:07 UA Trevon Diggs 84 yd interception return (Joseph Bulovas kick) ARK 0 - UA 41 04:21 TENN Brian Maurer 2 yd run (Brent Cimaglia kick), 6-41 3:12 TENN 7 - UA 7 3rd 12:38 UA Jerry Jeudy 40 yd pass from Mac Jones (Joseph Bulovas kick), 5-64 2:22 ARK 0 - UA 48 01:35 UA Brian Robinson Jr. 9 yd run (Joseph Bulovas kick), 6-65 2:46 TENN 7 - UA 14 4th 14:52 ARK Cheyenne O’Grady 8 yd pass from John Stephen Jones (Connor Limpert kick), 13-85 7:34 ARK 7 - UA 48 2nd 11:54 TENN Brent Cimaglia 37 yd fi eld goal, 11-55 4:41 TENN 10 - UA 14 09:02 UA Najee Harris 1 yd run (Joseph Bulovas kick), 6-75 2:52 TENN 10 - UA 21 3rd 08:32 TENN Brent Cimaglia 32 yd fi eld goal, 11-40 4:29 TENN 13 - UA 21 ARK UA 04:55 UA Miller Forristall 6 yd pass from Slade Bolden (Joseph Bulovas kick), 10-76 3:37 TENN 13 - UA 28 FIRST DOWNS 13 23 4th 07:21 UA Trevon Diggs 100 yd fumble recovery (Joseph Bulovas kick) TENN 13- UA 35 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 30-106 38-179 PASSING YDS (NET) 107 280 TENN UA Passes Comp-Att-Int 11-26-3 24-30-0 FIRST DOWNS 18 23 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 56-213 68-459 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 37-114 34-140 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0-0 1-37-0 PASSING YDS (NET) 117 233 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0-0 0-0-0 Passes Comp-Att-Int 12-24-1 18-24-1 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-49-0 2-3-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 61-231 58-373 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0-0 3-108-1 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0-0 1-100-1 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-39.0 2-47.5 Punt Returns-Yards 1-22-0 2-35-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-79-0 2-43-0 Penalties-Yards 0-0 6-60 Interception Returns-Yards 1-59-0 1-4-0 Possession Time 25:26 34:34 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-36.6 3-42.0 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 12 8 of 13 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1 Penalties-Yards 13-93 8-93 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 6-7 Possession Time 31:44 28:16 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-7 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 15 6 of 10 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1 RUSHING: ARK - Rakeem Boyd 12-50; Devwah Whaley 9-40; John Stephen Jones Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 4-6 6-14; TJ Hammonds 1-7; Treylon Burks 1-3; TEAM 1-minus 8. UA - Najee Harris 13- Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-15 3-23 86; Brian Robinson Jr. 13-67; Keilan Robinson 9-29; Mac Jones 1-1; Taulia Tagovailoa 1-minus 2; TEAM 1-minus 2. RUSHING: TENN - Tim Jordan 17-94; Ty Chandler 4-23; Eric Gray 3-12; Brian Maurer 2-1; Quavaris Crouch 1-1; 1-1; TEAM 1-minus 2; Jarrett Guarantano PASSING: ARK - Nick Starkel 5-19-3-58; John Stephen Jones 6-7-0-49. UA - Mac 7-minus 4; J.T. Shrout 1-minus 12. UA - Najee Harris 21-112; Brian Robinson Jr. 7-40; Jones 18-22-0-235; Taulia Tagovailoa 6-8-0-45. Keilan Robinson 3-6; Tua Tagovailoa 1-minus 5; Mac Jones 2-minus 6. RECEIVING: ARK - Rakeem Boyd 4-55; Cheyenne O’Grady 4-13; Devwah Whaley PASSING: TENN - Jarrett Guarantano 7-16-0-55; Brian Maurer 5-7-1-62; J.T. Shrout 2-24; Treylon Burks 1-15. UA - Jerry Jeudy 7-103; Jaylen Waddle 5-39; DeVonta 0-1-0-0. UA - Tua Tagovailoa 11-12-1-155; Mac Jones 6-11-0-72; Slade Bolden 1-1- Smith 4-67; Henry Ruggs III 4-47; Miller Forristall 2-11; Brian Robinson Jr. 1-8; John 0-6. Metchie III 1-5.

RECEIVING: TENN - Jauan Jennings 6-66; Ty Chandler 2-9; Dominick Wood- INTERCEPTIONS: UA - Anfernee Jennings 1-0; Patrick Surtain II 1-24; Trevon Diggs Anderson 2-9; 1-20; Marquez Callaway 1-13. UA - Henry Ruggs III 4-72; 1-84. Najee Harris 4-48; Jerry Jeudy 3-41; Miller Forristall 3-28; Brian Robinson Jr. 2-13; FUMBLES: ARK - TEAM 1-1. UA - Miller Forristall 1-0. DeVonta Smith 1-18; Jaylen Waddle 1-13.

INTERCEPTIONS: TENN - Nigel Warrior 1-59. UA - Jared Mayden 1-4. FUMBLES: TENN - Jarrett Guarantano 1-1.

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2/1/2 LSU (9-0, 5-0 SEC) 46 5/4/4 ALABAMA (9-1, 6-1 SEC) 38

3/2/1 ALABAMA (8-1, 5-1 SEC) 41 MISS. STATE (4-6, 2-5 SEC) 7

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9 • BRYANT-DENNY STADIUM • TUSCALOOSA, ALA. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 • DAVIS WADE STADIUM • STARKVILL, MISS. ATTENDANCE: 101,821 • TV: CBS ATTENDANCE: 57,607 • TV: ESPN

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — No. 3/2/1 Alabama came up just short in a back-and-forth STARKVILLE, Miss. — A career day from junior running back Najee Harris along affair with No. 2/1/2 LSU, 46-41, in Bryant-Denny Stadium. The loss was the Crimson with a standout defensive performance led No. 5/4/4 Alabama to a dominant 38-7 Tide’s fi rst at home since 2015. road win against Mississippi State at Davis Wade Stadium. The Crimson .

On offense, the Tide was led by running back Najee Harris with the junior totaling a On offense, Harris continued his impressive stretch with another career day, totaling career-best 146 rushing yards to go with two scores on the ground. Harris also tallied four touchdowns, all of which came in the fi rst half. Harris recorded three of his four 44 receiving yards and one touchdown in the passing game. Junior quarterback Tua scores in the fi rst quarter alone, making him the fi rst Alabama running back to score Tagovailoa fi nished the game 21-of-40 for 418 yards and four scores. Fellow junior, three touchdowns in the fi rst quarter in a single game. The Antioch, Calif., native wideout DeVonta Smith, ended the night with his second 200-plus yard game of the totaled 88 rushing yards on 17 carries to go along with three rushing touchdowns, season after compiling 213 receiving yards and two touchdowns. while also catching three passes for 51 yards and one touchdown. Junior quarterback Tua Tagovailoa went 14-of-18 for 256 yards and two scores before exiting in the Junior defensive back Xavier McKinney tied his career high with 13 tackles, two second quarter with an injury. Jerry Jeudy led the among Tide wideouts with the sacks, a forced fumble and a blocked extra point. Senior defensive backs Jared junior catching seven passes for 114 yards. Mayden and Trevon Diggs each had career highs in tackles with Mayden totaling 11 and Diggs fi nishing right behind him at 10. Redshirt senior linebacker Anfernee On the defensive side of the ball, linebacker Shane Lee had the best game of his Jennings added eight tackles and a career-high two sacks. young career with a career-high 10 tackles The freshman added his fi rst interception of the season, picking off State’s fi rst play from scrimmage and returning it 10 yards. Redshirt senior linebacker Anfernee Jennings was second on the Tide with eight 1 2 3 4 Score tackles, including one for loss (-3 yards). LSU 10 23 0 13 46 Alabama 7 6 7 21 41 1 2 3 4 Score Alabama 21 14 3 0 38 SCORING SUMMARY Mississippi State 7 0 0 0 7 1st 09:15 LSU Ja’Marr Chase 33 yd pass from Joe Burrow (Cade York kick), 6-92 2:46 LSU 7 - UA 0 04:54 LSU Cade York 40 yd fi eld goal, 5-18 3:11 LSU 10 - UA 0 01:14 UA Jaylen Waddle 77 yd punt return (Joseph Bulovas kick) LSU 10 - UA 7 SCORING SUMMARY 2nd 13:03 LSU Terrace Marshall 29 yd pass from Joe Burrow (Cade York kick blocked), 8-75 3:11 LSU 16 - UA 7 1st 13:08 UA Najee Harris 10 yd run (Joseph Bulovas kick), 5-55 1:52 UA 7 - MSU 0 06:43 UA DeVonta Smith 64 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick failed), 4-90 1:20 LSU 16 - UA 13 12:54 UA Najee Harris 19 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick), 1-19 0:05 UA 14 - MSU 0 04:20 LSU Cade York 45 yard fi eld goal, 7-48 2:23 LSU 19 - UA 13 08:37 MSU Kylin Hill 1 yd run (Jace Christmann kick), 8-75 4:17 UA 14 - MSU 7 00:26 LSU Clyde Edwards-Helaire 1 yd run (Cade York kick), 8-61 2:13 LSU 26 - UA 13 03:22 UA Najee Harris 5 yd run (Joseph Bulovas kick), 10-70 5:15 UA 21 - MSU 7 00:06 LSU Clyde Edwards-Helaire 13 yd pass from Joe Burrow (Cade York kick), 1-13 0:05 LSU 33 - UA 13 2nd 14:15 UA Jaylen Waddle 35 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick), 4-69 1:44 UA 28 - MSU 7 3rd 04:51 UA Najee Harris 15 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick), 10-95 3:30 LSU 33 - UA 20 06:08 UA Najee Harris 5 yd run (Joseph Bulovas kick), 13-70 5:49 UA 35 - MSU 7 4th 14:33 UA Najee Harris 1 yd run (Joseph Bulovas kick), 9-78 3:37 LSU 33 - UA 27 3rd 07:28 UA Joseph Bulovas 22 yd fi eld goal, 9-81 4:04 UA 38 - MSU 7 10:07 LSU Clyde Edwards-Helaire 5 yd run (Joe Burrow pass failed), 12-75 4:26 LSU 39 - UA 27 05:32 UA Jerry Jeudy 5 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick), 14-75 4:35 LSU 39 - UA 34 01:37 LSU Clyde Edwards-Helaire 7 yd run (Cade York kick), 7-75 3:55 LSU 46 - UA 34 UA MSU 01:21 UA DeVonta Smith 85 yd pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick), 1-85 0:16 LSU 46 - UA 41 FIRST DOWNS 24 11 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 31-160 37-188 LSU UA PASSING YDS (NET) 350 82 FIRST DOWNS 29 22 Passes Comp-Att-Int 21-29-0 12-21-1 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 40-166 28-123 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 60-510 58-270 PASSING YDS (NET) 393 418 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0-0 0-0-0 Passes Comp-Att-Int 31-39-0 21-40-1 Punt Returns-Yards 2-28-0 1-0-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 79-559 68-541 Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0-0 1-1-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0-0 1-2-0 Interception Returns-Yards 1-10-0 0-0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-19-0 1-77-1 Punts (Number-Avg) 2-39.5 5-39.4 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-20-0 5-91-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards 1-16-0 0-0-0 Penalties-Yards 7-86 5-37 Punts (Number-Avg) 4-39.8 3-48.7 Possession Time 27:57 32:03 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 10 3 of 12 Penalties-Yards 4-35 7-53 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 4 Possession Time 34:34 25:26 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 1-2 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 15 6 of 15 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-8 1-8 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 3 of 5 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 3-4 RUSHING: UA - Najee Harris 17-88; Brian Robinson Jr. 8-56; Tyrell Shavers 1-14; Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-9 5-37 Keilan Robinson 3-10; Tua Tagovailoa 2-minus 8. MSU - Tommy Stevens 10-96; Nick Gibson 9-56; Kylin Hill 16-35; 1-2; Garrett Shrader 1-minus 1. RUSHING: LSU - Clyde Edwards-Helaire 20-103; Joe Burrow 14-64; Ty Davis-Price 3-4; TEAM 3-minus 5. UA - Najee Harris 19-146; Brian Robinson Jr. 3-3; Slade Bolden PASSING: UA - Tua Tagovailoa 14-18-0-256; Mac Jones 7-11-0-94. MSU - Tommy 1-0; TEAM 1-minus 2; Tua Tagovailoa 3-minus 5; Ty Perine 1-minus 19. Stevens 12-21-1-82.

PASSING: LSU - Joe Burrow 31-39-0-393. UA - Tua Tagovailoa 21-40-1-418. RECEIVING: UA - Jerry Jeudy 7-114; DeVonta Smith 6-92; Najee Harris 3-51; Henry Ruggs III 3-39; Jaylen Waddle 1-35; Jahleel Billingsley 1-19. MSU - Kylin Hill 3-21; RECEIVING: LSU - Clyde Edwards-Helaire 9-77; 7-79; Ja’Marr Stephen Guidry 3-18; Deddrick Thomas 2-6; Nick Gibson 2-4; Farrod Green 1-30; Chase 6-140; Thaddeus Moss 6-46; Terrace Marshall 2-45; Ty Davis-Price 1-6. UA Lee Witherspoon 1-3. - DeVonta Smith 7-213; Jerry Jeudy 5-71; Henry Ruggs III 3-68; Najee Harris 3-44; Jaylen Waddle 3-22. INTERCEPTIONS: UA - Shane Lee 1-10.

INTERCEPTIONS: LSU - Patrick Queen 1-16. FUMBLES: UA - DeVonta Smith 1-0. FUMBLES: LSU - Thaddeus Moss 1-0; Joe Burrow 1-1. UA - Ty Perine 1-0; Tua Tagovailoa 1-1.

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WESTERN CAROLINA (3-9) 3 5/5/5 ALABAMA (10-2, 6-2 SEC) 45

5/5/5 ALABAMA (10-1) 66 15/16/16 AUBURN (9-3, 5-3 SEC) 48

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23 • BRYANT-DENNY STADIUM • TUSCALOOSA, ALA. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30 • JORDAN-HARE STADIUM • AUBURN, ALA. ATTENDANCE: 101,821 • TV: ESPN ATTENDANCE: 87,451 • TV: CBS

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — No. 5/5/5 Alabama rolled to a 66-3 win over Western AUBURN, Ala. — The No. 5/5/5 Alabama Crimson Tide battled throughout a back- Carolina on Senior Day on Saturday afternoon, closing out the Crimson Tide’s 2019 and-forth affair with No. 15/16/16 Auburn in Jordan-Hare Stadium, coming up just home schedule at Bryant-Denny Stadium. short, 48-45.

Redshirt sophomore Mac Jones made the second start of his Crimson Tide career Sophomore wide receiver Jaylen Waddle combined for four touchdowns on the at quarterback, going 10-of-12 for 275 yards and three touchdowns in just over day, including a 98-yard kickoff return for a score, as well as 98 receiving yards and two quarters of work. Freshman running back Keilan Robinson tallied 92 yards touchdowns of 58, 12 and 28 yards on just four catches. Waddle fi nished his day with rushing and a touchdown, all in the second half, to lead all UA rushers in the game. 230 all-purpose yards. Sophomore Jaylen Waddle and junior DeVonta Smith led all wide receivers with 101 and 94 yards, respectively, with Smith contributing a team-high two touchdowns The offense was led by redshirt sophomore Mac Jones. The quarterback, making his while Waddle added one score of his own. third start of the year, went 26-of-39 for 335 yards and four touchdowns to go with two interceptions. Alabama’s ground game was paced by Najee Harris. The junior The Crimson Tide defense forced fi ve turnovers on the day, including an 81-yard led both teams with 146 rushing yards on 27 attempts and scored once while adding pick-six by junior defensive back Xavier McKinney. Four total interceptions and a 26 receiving yards on four catches. Junior Henry Ruggs III paced all receivers with 99 fumble recovery by Alabama resulted in a season-high 35 points off turnovers. The yards on six catches and added one touchdown. defense held the Catamounts to only 179 yards of total offense, including just 67 yards on the ground. Junior defensive back Xavier McKinney and senior defensive lineman Raekwon Davis led the Tide with eight tackles each, including seven solo stops apiece. McKinney McKinney led the defense with two interceptions and a forced fumble to go with his also forced a fumble in the second quarter. three tackles, one of which went for loss. Freshman linebacker Shane Lee paced the Tide with seven tackles while a foursome of Alabama defenders combined to record 1 2 3 4 Score four sacks for UA, led by Anfernee Jennings’ 1.5 sacks (-13 yards). The redshirt Alabama 3 28 7 7 45 senior contributed three total tackles and added a team-best two quarterback Auburn 7 20 13 8 48 hurries in his fi nal game at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

SCORING SUMMARY 1 2 3 4 Score Western Carolina 0 0 0 3 3 1st 08:27 UA Joseph Bulovas 43 yd fi eld goal, 10-55 4:30 UA 3 - AU 0 02:07 AU Bo Nix 7 yd run (Anders Carlson kick), 3-32 0:58 UA 3 - AU 7 Alabama 17 21 21 7 66 2nd 10:16 UA Najee Harris 6 yd run (Joseph Bulovas kick), 14-75 6:51 UA 10 - AU 7 07:04 AU Anders Carlson 43 yd fi eld goal, 11-50 3:12 UA 10 - AU 10 SCORING SUMMARY 05:36 AU Smoke Monday 29 yd interception return (Anders Carlson kick) UA 10 - AU 17 05:22 UA Jaylen Waddle 98 yd kickoff return (Joseph Bulovas kick) UA 17 - AU 17 1st 11:44 UA Joseph Bulovas 29 yd fi eld goal, 8-46 3:16 WCU 0 - UA 3 04:12 UA Henry Ruggs III 3 yd pass from Mac Jones (Joseph Bulovas kick), 4-37 0:58 UA 24 - AU 17 09:00 UA DeVonta Smith 57 yd pass from Mac Jones (Joseph Bulovas kick), 3-79 0:40 WCU 0 - UA 10 01:06 AU Sal Cannella 14 yd pass from Bo Nix (Anders Carlson kick), 7-75 3:06 UA 24 - AU 24 05:33 UA Xavier McKinney 81 yd interception return (Joseph Bulovas kick) WCU 0 - UA 17 00:33 UA Jaylen Waddle 58 yd pass from Mac Jones (Joseph Bulovas kick), 2-62 0:27 UA 31 - AU 24 2nd 11:29 UA Brian Robinson Jr. 5 yd run (Joseph Bulovas kick), 6-63 1:44 WCU 0 - UA 24 00:00 AU Anders Carlson 52 yd fi eld goal, 6-31 0:33 UA 31 - AU 27 07:36 UA Najee Harris 12 yd pass from Mac Jones (Joseph Bulovas kick), 4-65 1:40 WCU 0 - UA 31 3rd 11:49 AU Anders Carlson 43 yd fi eld goal, 7-17 2:15 UA 31 - AU 30 04:08 UA Jaylen Waddle 54 yd pass from Mac Jones (Joseph Bulovas kick), 1-54 0:10 WCU 0 - UA 38 06:31 AU Zakoby McClain 100 yd interception return (Anders Carlson kick) UA 31 - AU 37 3rd 13:41 UA Najee Harris 3 yd run (Joseph Bulovas kick), 3-27 1:11 WCU 0 - UA 45 04:57 UA Jaylen Waddle 12 yd pass from Mac Jones (Joseph Bulovas kick), 5-63 1:34 UA 38 - AU 37 10:32 UA DeVonta Smith 15 yd pass from Taulia Tagovailoa (Joseph Bulovas kick), 4-32 1:40 WCU 0 - UA 52 00:49 AU Anders Carlson 44 yd fi eld goal, 5-32 1:36 UA 38 - AU 40 06:02 UA Keilan Robinson 46 yd run (Joseph Bulovas kick), 5-73 2:10 WCU 0 - UA 59 4th 13:44 UA Jaylen Waddle 28 yd pass from Mac Jones (Joseph Bulovas kick), 6-90 1:58 UA 45 - AU 40 4th 14:56 WCU Julian Pletz 38 yd fi eld goal, 10-54 6:06 WCU 3 - UA 59 08:08 AU Shaun Shivers 11 yd run (Shedrick Jackson pass from Bo Nix), 11-77 5:32 UA 45 - AU 48 08:13 UA Jerome Ford 6 yd run (Joseph Bulovas kick), 10-63 6:43 WCU 3 - UA 66

UA AU WCU UA FIRST DOWNS 28 23 FIRST DOWNS 10 23 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 38-180 34-181 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 34-67 42-231 PASSING YDS (NET) 335 173 PASSING YDS (NET) 112 310 Passes Comp-Att-Int 26-39-2 15-31-0 Passes Comp-Att-Int 10-19-4 12-25-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 77-515 65-354 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 53-179 57-541 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0-0 0-0-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0-0 0-0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0-0 2-47-0 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0-0 2-67-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-177-1 3-48-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0-0 2-42-0 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0-0 2-129-2 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0-0 4-92-1 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-45.0 3-46.7 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-35.7 1-33.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-1 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1 Penalties-Yards 13-96 9-60 Penalties-Yards 3-36 4-45 Possession Time 35:52 24:08 Possession Time 32:09 27:51 Third-Down Conversions 6 of 14 5 of 13 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 12 5 of 8 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 0 of 0 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-5 3-3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 6-7 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 1-8 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 4-25

RUSHING: UA - Najee Harris 27-146; Mac Jones 8-32; Slade Bolden 1-3; Brian RUSHING: WCU - Donnavan Spencer 15-39; Tyrie Adams 11-28; Connell Young Robinson Jr. 2-minus 1. AU - JaTarvious Whitlow 16-114; Bo Nix 6-44; D.J. Williams 6-8; TEAM 1-minus 1; Will Jones 1-minus 7. UA - Keilan Robinson 8-92; Najee Harris 8-16; Shaun Shivers 1-11; Harold Joiner 1-1; TEAM 2-minus 5. 14-66; Jerome Ford 5-24; Chadarius Townsend 6-24; De’Marquise Lockridge 2-12; Brian Robinson Jr. 4-11; Mac Jones 1-4; TEAM 2-minus 2. PASSING: UA - Mac Jones 26-39-2-335. AU - Bo Nix 15-30-0-173; TEAM 0-1-0-0.

PASSING: WCU - Tyrie Adams 10-19-4-112; Will Jones 0-0-0-0. UA - Mac Jones RECEIVING: UA - Henry Ruggs III 6-99; DeVonta Smith 5-80; Jerry Jeudy 5-26; 10-12-0-275; Taulia Tagovailoa 2-3-0-35. Jaylen Waddle 4-98; Najee Harris 4-26; Brian Robinson Jr. 1-7; Mac Jones 1-minus 1. AU - Eli Stove 4-31; Seth Williams 3-66; JaTarvious Whitlow 2-29; Matthew Hill 2-7; RECEIVING: WCU - Owen Cosenke 4-46; Connell Young 2-20; Clayton Bardall 1-28; Sal Cannella 1-14; Anthony Schwartz 1-13; Will Hastings 1-11; Shaun Shivers 1-2. Jaylin Young 1-11; Daquan Patten 1-7; Tyrie Adams 1-0. UA - DeVonta Smith 4-94; Jaylen Waddle 3-101; Jerry Jeudy 2-66; Tyrell Shavers 1-20; John Metchie 1-17; INTERCEPTIONS: AU - Smoke Monday 1-29; Zakoby McClain 1-100. Najee Harris 1-12. FUMBLES: UA - Cameron Latu 1-0. AU - JaTarvious Whitlow 1-1; Anthony Schwartz INTERCEPTIONS: UA - Xavier McKinney 2-78; Jared Mayden 2-14. 1-0; Christian Tutt 1-0. FUMBLES: WCU - Tyrie Adams 1-1. UA - Brian Robinson Jr. 1-1.

ROLLTIDE.COM 103 TOP BOWL TEAM

The Tide is playing in its 67th bowl game, more than any team in the country. How

The Alabama football team is playing in its NCAA-leading 67th bowl game and making its 71st postseason appearance in the Vrbo Citrus Bowl. The Crimson Tide has played in more bowl/CFP playoff games (7) and earned Sweet more bowl/postseason wins (38) than any team in college football history. The Tide’s 16 Sugar Bowl appearances are the most of any program in the bowl’s storied history. Alabama has also appeared in eight Cotton Bowls and six it is. Rose Bowl games in its history. The Crimson Tide has been bowling for 16 consecutive seasons, something that has not happened since Alabama played in 25 straight bowl games from 1959-83. Here is a breakdown of the Tide’s postseason appearances.

1926 Rose Alabama 20, Washington 19 1983 Sun Alabama 28, SMU 7 1927 Rose Alabama 7, Stanford 7 1985 Aloha Alabama 24, USC 3 sugar bowl 1931 Rose Alabama 24, Washington State 0 1986 Sun Alabama 28, Washington 6 16 1935 Rose Alabama 29, Stanford 13 1988 Hall of Fame Michigan 28, Alabama 24 1938 Rose California 13, Alabama 0 1988 Sun Alabama 29, Army 28 Orange bowl 1942 Cotton Alabama 29, Texas A&M 21 1990 Sugar Miami 33, Alabama 25 9 1943 Orange Alabama 37, Boston College 21 1991 Fiesta Louisville 34, Alabama 7 1945 Sugar Duke 29, Alabama 26 1991 Blockbuster Alabama 30, Colorado 25 Cotton bowl 1946 Rose Alabama 34, USC 14 1993 Sugar Alabama 34, Miami 13 8 1948 Sugar Texas 27, Alabama 7 1993 Gator Alabama 24, North Carolina 10 1953 Orange Alabama 61, Syracuse 6 1995 Citrus Alabama 24, Ohio State 17 rose bowl 1954 Cotton Rice 28, Alabama 6 1997 Outback Alabama 17, Michigan 14 6 1959 Liberty Penn State 7, Alabama 0 1998 Music City Virginia Tech 38, Alabama 7 1960 Bluebonnet Alabama 3, Texas 3 2000 Orange Michigan 35, Alabama 34 (OT) liberty bowl 1962 Sugar Alabama 10, Arkansas 3 2001 Independence Alabama 14, Iowa State 13 4 1963 Orange Alabama 17, Oklahoma 0 2004 Music City Minnesota 20, Alabama 16 1964 Sugar Alabama 12, Ole Miss 7 2005 Cotton *Alabama 13, Texas Tech 10 cfp CHAMPIONSHIP GAMEs 1965 Orange Texas 21, Alabama 17 2006 Independence Oklahoma St. 34, Alabama 31 4 1966 Orange Alabama 39, Nebraska 28 2007 Independence Alabama 30, Colorado 24 1967 Sugar Alabama 34, Nebraska 7 2009 Sugar Utah 31, Alabama 17 bcs CHAMPIONSHIP GAMEs 1968 Cotton Texas A&M 20, Alabama 16 2010 Citi BCS Game Alabama 37, Texas 21 3 1968 Gator Missouri 35, Alabama 10 2011 Capital One Alabama 49, Michigan State 7 1969 Liberty Colorado 47, Alabama 33 2012 Allstate BCS Game Alabama 21, LSU 0 3 capital One/Citrus bowl 1970 Bluebonnet Alabama 24, Oklahoma 24 2013 Discover BCS Game Alabama 42, Notre Dame 14 1972 Orange Nebraska 38, Alabama 6 2014 Sugar Oklahoma 45, Alabama 31 sun bowl 1973 Cotton Texas 17, Alabama 13 2015 CFP Semifinal (Sugar) Ohio State 42, Alabama 35 3 1973 Sugar Notre Dame 24, Alabama 23 2015 CFP Semifinal (Cotton) Alabama 38, Michigan State 0 1975 Orange Notre Dame 13, Alabama 11 2016 CFP Championship Game Alabama 45, Clemson 40 Independence bowl 1975 Sugar Alabama 13, Penn State 6 2016 CFP Semifinal (Peach) Alabama 24, Washington 7 3 1976 Liberty Alabama 36, UCLA 6 2017 CFP Championship Game Clemson 35, Alabama 31 1978 Sugar Alabama 35, Ohio State 6 2017 CFP Semifinal (Sugar) Alabama 24, Clemson 6 bluebonnet bowl 1979 Sugar Alabama 14, Penn State 7 2018 CFP Championship Game Alabama 26, Georgia 23 (OT) 2 1980 Sugar Alabama 24, Arkansas 9 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) Alabama 45, Oklahoma 34 1981 Cotton Alabama 30, Baylor 2 2019 CFP Championship Game Clemson 44, Alabama 16 gator bowl 1982 Cotton Texas 14, Alabama 12 2 1982 Liberty Alabama 21, Illinois 15 *Win later vacated due to NCAA ruling 2 Music city bowl 1 Chick-fil-a peach bowl 1 Blockbuster bowl 1 Aloha bowl 1 hall of fame bowl 1 fiesta bowl 1 outback bowl Bowl Records and Recaps Bowl Bound ALABAMA ON ALL-TIME BOWL TEAMS Rose Bowl Cotton Bowl Johnny (HB), 1926 Holt Rast (E), 1942 TOTAL BOWL/POSTSEASON GAMES: 66/70 Millard “Dixie” Howell (HB), 1935 Don Whitmire (T), 1942 Jimmy Nelson (HB), 1942 WINS: *38 LOSSES: 25 TIES: 3 Sugar Bowl Paul Bryant (Coach), 1968, ‘73, ‘81, ‘82 Vaughn Mancha (C), 1945 Year Bowl Result Tom Whitley (T), 1948 1926 Rose Alabama 20, Washington 19 1927 Rose Alabama 7, Stanford 7 (HB), 1945 1931 Rose Alabama 24, Washington State 0 Ray Richeson (G), 1948 1935 Rose Alabama 29, Stanford 13 1938 Rose California 13, Alabama 0 Orange Bowl 1942 Cotton Alabama 29, Texas A&M 21 Joe Domnanovich (C), 1943 1943 Orange Alabama 37, Boston College 21 Don Whitmire (T), 1943 1945 Sugar Duke 29, Alabama 26 Lee Roy Jordan (LB), 1963 1946 Rose Alabama 34, USC 14 (QB), 1965 1948 Sugar Texas 27, Alabama 7 (E), 1966 1953 Orange Alabama 61, Syracuse 6 (QB), 1966 1954 Cotton Rice 28, Alabama 6 John Hannah (G), 1972 1959 Liberty Penn State 7, Alabama 0 Leroy Cook (E), 1975 1960 Bluebonnet Alabama 3, Texas 3 Mike Washington (CB), 1975 1962 Sugar Alabama 10, Arkansas 3 1963 Orange Alabama 17, Oklahoma 0 1964 Sugar Alabama 12, Mississippi 7 1965 Orange Texas 21, Alabama 17 ALL-TIME BOWL/CFP OPPONENTS 1966 Orange Alabama 39, Nebraska 28 1967 Sugar Alabama 34, Nebraska 7 1968 Cotton Texas A&M 20, Alabama 16 Opponent Bowl Record 1968 Gator Missouri 35, Alabama 10 Arkansas 2-0 1969 Liberty Colorado 47, Alabama 33 Army 1-0 1970 Bluebonnet Alabama 24, Oklahoma 24 Baylor 1-0 1972 Orange Nebraska 38, Alabama 6 Boston College 1-0 1973 Cotton Texas 17, Alabama 13 California 0-1 1973 Sugar Notre Dame 24, Alabama 23 Clemson 2-2 1975 Orange Notre Dame 13, Alabama 11 Colorado 2-1 1975 Sugar Alabama 13, Penn State 6 1976 Liberty Alabama 36, UCLA 6 Duke 0-1 1978 Sugar Alabama 35, Ohio State 6 Georgia 1-0 1979 Sugar Alabama 14, Penn State 7 Illinois 1-0 1980 Sugar Alabama 24, Arkansas 9 Iowa State 1-0 1981 Cotton Alabama 30, Baylor 2 LSU 1-0 1982 Cotton Texas 14, Alabama 12 Louisville 0-1 1982 Liberty Alabama 21, Illinois 15 Miami 1-1 1983 Sun Alabama 28, SMU 7 1985 Aloha Alabama 24, USC 3 Michigan 1-2 1986 Sun Alabama 28, Washington 6 Michigan State 2-0 1988 Hall of Fame Michigan 28, Alabama 24 Minnesota 0-1 1988 Sun Alabama 29, Army 28 Ole Miss 1-0 1990 Sugar Miami 33, Alabama 25 Missouri 0-1 1991 Fiesta Louisville 34, Alabama 7 Nebraska 2-1 1991 Blockbuster Alabama 30, Colorado 25 North Carolina 1-0 1993 Sugar Alabama 34, Miami 13 Notre Dame 1-2 1993 Gator Alabama 24, North Carolina 10 1995 Citrus Alabama 24, Ohio State 17 Ohio State 2-1 1997 Outback Alabama 17, Michigan 14 Oklahoma 2-1-1 1998 Music City Virginia Tech 38, Alabama 7 Oklahoma State 0-1 2000 Orange Michigan 35, Alabama 34 (OT) Penn State 2-1 2001 Independence Alabama 14, Iowa State 13 Rice 0-1 2004 Music City Minnesota 20, Alabama 16 USC 2-0 *2005 Cotton Alabama 13, Texas Tech 10 SMU 1-0 2006 Independence Oklahoma State 34, Alabama 31 2007 Independence Alabama 30, Colorado 24 Stanford 1-0-1 2009 Sugar Utah 31, Alabama 17 Syracuse 1-0 2010 BCS National Championship Alabama 37, Texas 21 Texas 1-4-1 2011 Capital One Alabama 49, Michigan State 7 Texas A&M 1-1 2012 BCS National Championship Alabama 21, LSU 0 *Texas Tech 1-0 2013 BCS National Championship Alabama 42, Notre Dame 14 Utah 0-1 2014 Sugar Oklahoma 45, Alabama 31 UCLA 1-0 2015 CFP Semifinal (Sugar Bowl) Ohio State 42, Alabama 35 Virginia Tech 0-1 2015 CFP Semifinal (Cotton Bowl) Alabama 38, Michigan State 0 2016 CFP National Championship Alabama 45, Clemson 40 Washington 3-0 2016 CFP Semifinal (Peach Bowl) Alabama 24, Washington 7 Washington State 1-0 2017 CFP National Championship Clemson 35, Alabama 31 *later vacated per NCAA ruling

2018 CFP Semifinal (Sugar Bowl) Alabama 24, Clemson 6 BOWL RECORDS 2018 CFP National Championship Alabama 26, Georgia 23 (OT) 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange Bowl) Alabama 45, Oklahoma 34 2019 CFP National Championship Clemson 44, Alabama 16 BOWL/CFP RECORD VS. CONFERENCES *Vacated per NCAA ruling Conference UA Record ACC 3-3 (.500) BOWL GAME/CFP APPEARANCES (BY GAME): Big East 1-2 (.333) Big Ten 6-4 (.600) 16 – Sugar 2 – Bluebonnet Big 12 *11-9-1 (.548) 9 – Orange 2 – Gator Mountain West 0-1 (.000) 8 – Cotton 2 – Music City 6 – Rose 1 – Aloha Pac-12 8-1-1 (.850) 4 – Liberty 1 – Blockbuster SEC 3-0 (1.000) 4 – CFP Championship Game 1 – Chick-Fil-A Peach Independents 6-4 (.600) 3 – BCS National Championship Game 1 – Fiesta 3 – Capital One/Citrus 1 – Hall of Fame * Actual record is 10-10-1. 2006 Cotton Bowl win over Texas Tech was later 3 – Independence 1 – Outback vacated per NCAA ruling. 3 – Sun ROLLTIDE.COM 105 Bowl Records and Recaps CFP NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP THE SUGAR BOWL THE GATOR BOWL Various Sites New Orleans, Louisiana Jacksonville, Florida Record: Won 2, Lost 2 Record: Won 9, Lost 7 Record: Won 1, Lost 1 2016 Alabama 45, Clemson 40 1945 Duke 29, Alabama 26 1968 Missouri 35, Alabama 10 2017 Clemson 35, Alabama 31 1948 Texas 27, Alabama 7 1993 Alabama 24, North Carolina 10 2018 Alabama 26, Georgia 23 (OT) 1962 Alabama 10, Arkansas 3 2019 Clemson 44, Alabama 16 1964 Alabama 12, Ole Miss 7 Outstanding Player Award 1967 Alabama 34, Nebraska 7 1993 Quarterback Brian Burgdorf Outstanding Player Award 1973 Notre Dame 24, Alabama 23 2016 Tight End O.J. Howard (Offense) 1975 Alabama 13, Penn State 6 Safety Eddie Jackson (Defense) 1978 Alabama 35, Ohio State 6 THE BLOCKBUSTER BOWL 2018 Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (Offense) 1979 Alabama 14, Penn State 7 Defensive Lineman Da’Ron Payne (Defense) 1980 Alabama 24, Arkansas 9 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 1990 Miami (Fla.) 33, Alabama 25 Record: Won 1, Lost 0 1993 Alabama 34, Miami (Fla.) 13 BCS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2009 Utah 31, Alabama 17 1991 Alabama 30, Colorado 25 2014 Oklahoma 45, Alabama 31 Various Sites 2015 Ohio State 42, Alabama 35 (CFP Semifinal) Outstanding Player Award Record: Won 3, Lost 0 2017 Alabama 24, Clemson 6 (CFP Semifinal) 1991 Receiver/Punt Returner David Palmer 2010 Alabama 37, Texas 21 Outstanding Player Award 2012 Alabama 21, LSU 0 1962 Fullback Mike Fracchia THE LIBERTY BOWL 2013 Alabama 42, Notre Dame 14 1964 Field Goal Kicker Tim Davis 1967 Quarterback Philadelphia & Memphis Outstanding Player Award 1975 Quarterback Richard Todd Record: Won 2, Lost 2 2010 Running Back Mark Ingram (Offense) 1978 Quarterback Defensive Tackle Marcell Dareus (Defense) 1979 Linebacker Barry Krauss 1959 Penn State 7, Alabama 0 2012 Quarterback AJ McCarron (Offense) 1980 Halfback Major Ogilvie 1969 Colorado 47, Alabama 33 Linebacker Courtney Upshaw (Defense) 1993 Tailback 1976 Alabama 36, UCLA 6 2013 Running Back Eddie Lacy (Offense) 2018 Quarterback Jalen Hurts (Offense) 1982 Alabama 21, Illinois 15 Linebacker C.J. Mosley (Defense) Defensive Lineman Da’Ron Payne (Defense) Outstanding Player Award 1976 Linebacker Barry Krauss THE ORANGE BOWL THE ROSE BOWL 1982 Defensive Back Jeremiah Castille Miami, Florida Pasadena, California Record: Won 5, Lost 4 Record: Won 4, Lost 1, Tied 1 THE BLUEBONNET BOWL 1943 Alabama 37, Boston College 21 1926 Alabama 20, Washington 19 Houston, Texas 1953 Alabama 61, Syracuse 6 1927 Alabama 7, Stanford 7 Record: Won 0, Lost 0, Tied 2 1963 Alabama 17, Oklahoma 0 1931 Alabama 24, Washington State 0 1965 Texas 21, Alabama 17 1935 Alabama 29, Stanford 13 1960 Alabama 3, Texas 3 1966 Alabama 39, Nebraska 28 1938 California 13, Alabama 0 1970 Alabama 24, Oklahoma 24 1972 Nebraska 38, Alabama 6 1946 Alabama 34, USC 14 1975 Notre Dame 13, Alabama 11 Outstanding Player Award 2000 Michigan 35, Alabama 34 (OT) Outstanding Player Award 1960 Linebacker Lee Roy Jordan (Defensive Player) 2018 Alabama 45, Oklahoma 34 1926 Back Johnny Mack Brown 1970 Linebacker Jeff Rouzie (Defensive Player) 1927 Tackle Fred Pickhard Outstanding Player Award 1931 Back John Campbell 1963 Linebacker Lee Roy Jordan 1935 Back Millard “Dixie” Howell 1965 Quarterback Joe Namath 1946 Back Harry Gilmer 1966 Quarterback Steve Sloan 1975 End Leroy Cook (Defense) 2018 Quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (Offense) Safety Xavier McKinney (Defense) THE COTTON BOWL Dallas, Texas *Record: Won 3, Lost 4 1942 Alabama 29, Texas A&M 21 1954 Rice 28, Alabama 6 1968 Texas A&M 20, Alabama 16 1973 Texas 17, Alabama 13 1981 Alabama 30, Baylor 2 BOWL RECORDS 1982 Texas 14, Alabama 12 *2006 Alabama 13, Texas Tech 10 2015 Alabama 38, Michigan State 0 *Vacated per NCAA ruling Outstanding Player Award 1942 End Holt Rast, Tackle Don Whitmire, and Halfback Jimmy Nelson 1981 Halfback Major Ogilvie and Middle Guard Warren Lyles 1982 Linebacker Robbie Jones 2006 Quarterback Brodie Croyle (Offense) Linebacker DeMeco Ryans (Defense) 2015 Running Back Derrick Henry (Offense) Defensive Back Cyrus Jones (Defense)

SNAPSHOTS Da’Ron Payne (L) and Jalen Hurts (R) earned player of the game honors at the . 106 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL Bowl Records and Recaps THE SUN BOWL THE PEACH BOWL TOTAL OFFENSE El Paso, Texas Atlanta, Georgia Most Total Yards 586 ....vs. Syracuse, 1953 Orange Record: Won 3, Lost 0 Record: Won 1, Lost 0 546 ....vs. Michigan State, 2011 Capital One 1983 Alabama 28, SMU 7 2016 Alabama 24, Washington 7 529 ....vs. Notre Dame, 2013 BCS National Championship 1986 Alabama 28, Washington 6 528 ....vs. Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) 1988 Alabama 29, Army 28 Most Valuable Player Award 521 ....vs. Ohio State, 1995 Citrus 2016 Running Back Bo Scarbrough (Offense) Outstanding Player Award Linebacker Ryan Anderson (Defense) Fewest Total Yards 1983 Quarterback Walter Lewis 23 ...... vs. Missouri, 1968 Gator 1983 Center Wes Neighbors 75 ...... vs. Texas A&M, 1968 Cotton 1986 Linebacker ALABAMA BOWL/CFP RECORDS 98 ...... vs. Stanford, 1927 Rose 1988 Quarterback David Smith (Player) Linebacker (Lineman) 103 ....vs. Texas, 1948 Sugar TEAM BESTS 131 ....vs. Penn State, 1959 Liberty Most Yards Per Play THE ALOHA BOWL FIRST DOWNS 10.6 ...vs. Stanford, 1935 Rose Honolulu, Hawai’i Most Total First Downs ...... 36 plays, 383 yards Record: Won 1, Lost 0 29 ...... vs. Army, 1988 Sun 8.7 .....vs. Syracuse, 1953 Orange 29 ...... vs. Nebraska, 1966 Orange ...... 67 plays, 586 yards 1985 Alabama 24, USC 3 28 ...... vs. Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) 8.1 .....vs. Michigan State, 2011 Capital One ...... 67 plays, 546 yards Outstanding Player Award 28 ...... vs. Notre Dame, 2013 BCS National Championship 7.9 .....vs. Oklahoma, 2014 Sugar 1985 Halfback Gene Jelks (Offense) 28 ...... vs. Ohio State, 1995 Citrus 1985 Linebacker Cornelius Bennett (Defense) 28 ...... vs. Michigan, 1988 Hall of Fame ...... 65 plays, 516 yards 7.5 .....vs. Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) Fewest Total First Downs ...... 70 plays, 528 yards 1 ...... vs. Texas A&M, 1942 Cotton THE CITRUS BOWL/CAPITAL ONE BOWL 4 ...... vs. Texas, 1960 Bluebonnet Fewest Yards Per Play Orlando, Florida 6 ...... vs. Missouri, 1968 Gator 0.4 .....vs. Missouri, 1968 Gator Record: Won 2, Lost 0 7 ...... vs. Texas, 1948 Sugar ...... 56 plays, 23 yards 8 ...... vs. Penn State, 1959 Liberty 2.27 ...vs. Texas A&M, 1942 Cotton 1995 Alabama 24, Ohio State 17 ...... 33 plays, 75 yards 2011 Alabama 49, Michigan State 7 Most First Downs Rushing 2.28 ...vs. Texas, 1948 Sugar Outstanding Player Award 17 ...... vs. Ohio State, 1978 Sugar ...... 45 plays, 103 yards 1995 Tailback Sherman Williams (Offense) 17 ...... vs. UCLA, 1976 Liberty 2.6 .....vs. Stanford, 1927 Rose 2011 Linebacker Courtney Upshaw 16 ...... vs. Syracuse, 1953 Orange ...... 38 plays, 98 yards 14 ...... vs. North Carolina, 1993 Gator 2.8 .....vs. Louisville, 1991 Fiesta 14 ...... vs. USC, 1985 Aloha ...... 68 plays 189 yards THE HALL OF FAME BOWL 14 ...... vs. Arkansas, 1980 Sugar 14 ...... vs. Nebraska, 1966 Orange RUSHING Tampa, Florida Most Rush Attempts Record: Won 0, Lost 1 Fewest First Downs Rushing 68 ...... vs. Ohio State, 1978 Sugar 0 ...... vs. Arkansas, 1962 Sugar 67 ...... vs. Baylor, 1981 Cotton 1988 Michigan 28, Alabama 24 0 ...... vs. Texas A&M, 1942 Cotton 64 ...... vs. Colorado, 1991 Blockbuster 1 ...... vs. Minnesota, 2004 Music City 62 ...... vs. SMU, 1983 Sun 2 ...... vs. Texas, 1960 Bluebonnet 60 ...... vs. Miami (Fla.), 1993 Sugar THE FIESTA BOWL 3 ...... vs. Miami (Fla.), 1990 Sugar 60 ...... vs. Penn State, 1979 Sugar Tempe, Arizona 3 ...... vs. Notre Dame, 1975 Orange Record: Won 0, Lost 1 3 ...... vs. Missouri, 1968 Gator Fewest Rush Attempts 21 ...... vs. Minnesota, 2004 Music City 1991 Louisville 34, Alabama 7 Most First Downs Passing 26 ...... vs. Texas, 1965 Orange 23 ...... vs. Army, 1988 Sun 28 ...... vs. Texas, 1948 Sugar 18 ...... vs. Michigan, 1988 Hall of Fame 29 ...... vs. Miami (Fla.), 1990 Sugar THE MUSIC CITY BOWL 16 ...... vs. Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) 29 ...... vs. Missouri, 1968 Gator 14 ...... vs. Notre Dame, 2013 BCS National Championship Nashville, Tennessee 14 ...... vs. Texas, 1965 Orange Most Yards Rushing Record: Won 0, Lost 2 293 ....vs. USC, 1946 Rose 1998 Virginia Tech 38, Alabama 7 Fewest First Downs Passing 286 ....vs. Syracuse, 1953 Orange 2004 Minnesota 20, Alabama 16 1 ...... vs. Miami (Fla.), 1993 Sugar 284 ....vs. Arkansas, 1980 Sugar 1 ...... vs. Ole Miss, 1964 Sugar 280 ....vs. Ohio State, 1978 Sugar 1 ...... vs. Penn State, 1959 Liberty 269 ....vs. Washington, 2016 CFP Semifinal (Peach) 1 ...... vs. Texas A&M, 1942 Cotton THE OUTBACK BOWL 2 ...... vs. Missouri, 1968 Gator Fewest Yards Rushing Tampa, Florida 2 ...... vs. Texas, 1960 Bluebonnet -45 .....vs. Missouri, 1968 Gator Record: Won 1, Lost 0 21 ...... vs. Minnesota, 2004 Music City Most First Downs By Penalty 31 ...... vs. Utah, 2009 Sugar 1997 Alabama 17, Michigan 14 4 ...... vs. Miami (Fla.), 1990 Sugar 38 ...... vs. Miami (Fla.), 1990 Sugar 41 ...... vs. Texas, 1948 Sugar Outstanding Player Award 4 ...... vs. Colorado, 1969 Liberty 1997 Linebacker 3 ...... vs. SMU, 1983 Sun 3 ...... vs. Texas A&M, 1968 Cotton Most Yards Per Rush 3 ...... vs. Nebraska, 1966 Orange 7.3 .....vs. Stanford, 1935 Rose ...... 23 rushes, 167 yards BOWL RECORDS THE INDEPENDENCE BOWL Fewest First Downs By Penalty 6.5 .....vs. Clemson, 2017 CFP National Championship Shreveport, Louisiana 0 ...... 24 times – most recent: vs. Clemson, 2019 CFP ...... 34 rushes, 221 yards Record: Won 2, Lost 1 National Championship (Others vs. Oklahoma, 2018 CFP 6.4 .....vs. Syracuse, 1953 Orange Bowl Semifinal (Orange); vs. Washington, 2016 CFP Semifinal ...... 45 rushes, 286 yards 2001 Alabama 14, Iowa State 13 (Peach); vs. Oklahoma, 2014 Sugar; vs. LSU, 2012 BCS 6.3 ....vs. Michigan State, 2011 Capital One 2006 Oklahoma State 34, Alabama 31 National Championship; vs. Colorado, 2007 Independence; ...... 44 rushes, 275 yards 2007 Alabama 30, Colorado 24 vs. Iowa State, 2001 Independence; vs. Michigan, 2000 5.9 .....vs. Notre Dame, 2013 BCS National Championship Co-Defensive Player Award Orange; vs. Virginia Tech, 1998 Music City; vs. Michigan, ...... 45 rushes, 265 yards 2001 Strong Safety Waine Bacon 1997 Outback; vs. Colorado, 1991 Blockbuster; vs. 5.9 .....vs. Boston College, 1943 Orange Michigan, 1988 Hall of Fame; vs. Illinois, 1982 Liberty; vs...... 42 rushes, 246 yards Outstanding Player Award Texas, 1982 Cotton; vs. Penn State, 1975 Sugar; vs. Notre 2007 Quarterback John Parker Wilson Dame, 1975 Orange; vs. Texas, 1973 Cotton; vs. Nebraska, 1972 Orange; vs. Nebraska, 1967 Sugar; vs. Texas, 1965 Orange; vs. Oklahoma, 1963 Orange; vs. Arkansas, 1962 Sugar; vs. Texas, 1960 Bluebonnet; vs. Penn State, 1959 Liberty) ROLLTIDE.COM 107 Bowl Records and Recaps

Fewest Yards Per Rush Notable Performance: Worst Punting Average -1.5 ....vs. Missouri, 1968 Gator 100.0 ..vs. Duke, 1945 Sugar (8 of 8) 19.8 ...vs. USC, 1946 Rose ...... 29 plays, -45 yards 23.0 ...vs. Arkansas, 1962 Sugar 0.9 .....vs. Utah, 2009 Sugar Lowest Completion Percentage 24.0 ...vs. Ohio State, 1995 Citrus ...... 33 rushes, 31 yards 14.3 ...vs. Stanford, 1927 Rose (1 of 7) 26.5 ...vs. UCLA, 1976 Liberty 1.0 .....vs. Minnesota, 2004 Music City 14.3 ...vs. Texas A&M, 1942 Cotton (1 of 7) 28.0 ...vs. Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) ...... 21 rushes, 21 yards 23.1 ...vs. Nebraska, 1972 Orange (3 of 13) 1.3 .....vs. Miami (Fla.), 1990 Sugar 23.5 ...vs. Texas, 1948 Sugar (4 of 17) PUNT RETURNS ...... 29 rushes, 38 yards 25.0 ...vs. Washington State, 1931 Rose (2 of 8) Most Punt Returns 1.5 .....vs. Virginia Tech, 1998 Music City 25.0 ...vs. California, 1938 Rose (3 of 12) 6 ...... vs. Colorado, 1991 Blockbuster ...... 32 rushes, 50 yards 25.0 ...vs. Penn State, 1959 Liberty (2 of 8) 6 ...... vs. Nebraska, 1966 Orange 1.5 .....vs. Texas, 1948 Sugar 6 ...... vs. Texas, 1965 Orange ...... 28 rushes, 41 yards Most Passing Yards 5 ...... vs. Georgia, 2018 CFP National Championship 412 ....vs. Army, 1988 Sun 5 ...... vs. Michigan State, 2015 CFP Semifinal (Cotton) Most Touchdowns Rushing 387 ....vs. Oklahoma, 2014 Sugar 5 ...... vs. Miami (Fla.), 1993 Sugar 6 ...... vs. Michigan State, 2011 Capital One 335 ....vs. Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship 5 ...... vs. Notre Dame, 1975 Orange 4 ...... vs. Texas, 2010 BCS National Championship 328 ....vs. Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) 5 ...... vs. Texas A&M, 1968 Cotton 4 ...... vs. Syracuse, 1953 Orange 317 ....vs. Ohio State, 1995 Citrus 5 ...... vs. Syracuse, 1953 Orange 3 ...... vs. Clemson, 2017 CFP National Championship 3 ...... vs. Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship Fewest Passing Yards Fewest Punt Returns 3 ...... vs. Ohio State, 2015 Sugar 9 ...... vs. Stanford, 1927 Rose 0 ...... vs. Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) 3 ...... vs. Michigan, 2000 Orange 16 ...... vs. Texas A&M, 1942 Cotton 0 ...... vs. Colorado, 2007 Independence 3 ...... vs. Miami (Fla.), 1993 Sugar 18 ...... vs. Miami (Fla.), 1993 Sugar 0 ...... vs. Missouri, 1968 Gator 3 ...... vs. SMU, 1983 Sun 20 ...... vs. Arkansas, 1962 Sugar 0 ...... vs. UCLA, 1976 Liberty 3 ...... vs. Baylor, 1981 Cotton 22 ...... vs. California, 1938 Rose 0 ...... vs. Louisville, 1991 Fiesta 3 ...... vs. Arkansas, 1980 Sugar 0 ...... vs. Michigan, 1997 Outback 3 ...... vs. Ohio State, 1978 Sugar Most Touchdown Passes 3 ...... vs. Colorado, 1969 Liberty 4 ...... vs. Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) Most Punt Return Yards 3 ...... vs. Nebraska, 1967 Cotton 4 ...... vs. Notre Dame, 2013 BCS National Championship 168 ....vs. Syracuse, 1953 Orange 3 ...... vs. Nebraska, 1966 Sugar 3 ...... vs. Georgia, 2018 CFP National Championship 136 ....vs. Nebraska, 1972 Orange 3 ...... vs. Colorado, 2007 Independence 108 ....vs. Michigan, 2000 Orange Fewest Touchdowns Rushing 3 ...... vs. Colorado, 1991 Blockbuster 86 ...... vs. Oklahoma State, 2006 Independence 0 ...... 20 times - most recent vs. Clemson, 2019 CFP 3 ...... vs. Miami (Fla.), 1990 Sugar 80 ...... vs. Michigan State, 2015 CFP Semifinal (Cotton) National Championship (Others - vs. Georgia, 2018 CFP 3 ...... vs. Oklahoma, 1970 Bluebonnet National Championship; vs. Clemson, 2017 Sugar; vs. 3 ...... vs. Syracuse, 1953 Orange Fewest Punt Return Yards Utah, 2009 Sugar; vs. Colorado, 2007 Independence; vs. -3 ...... vs. Virginia Tech, 1998 Music City Texas Tech, 2006 Cotton; vs. Virginia Tech, 1998 Music Fewest Touchdown Passes 0 ...... vs. Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) City; vs. Colorado, 1991 Blockbuster; vs. Louisville, 1991 0 ...... 21 times – most recent: vs. Washington, 2016 0 ...... vs. Missouri, 1968 Gator Fiesta; vs. Miami (Fla.), 1990 Sugar; vs. Texas, 1982 CFP Semifinal (Peach) 0 ...... vs. UCLA, 1976 Liberty Cotton; vs. Notre Dame, 1975 Orange; vs. Oklahoma, 0 ...... vs. Louisville, 1991 Fiesta 1970 Bluebonnet; vs. Missouri, 1968 Gator; vs. Texas, Most Interceptions Thrown 0 ...... vs. Michigan, 1997 Outback 1965 Orange; vs. Ole Miss, 1964 Sugar; vs. Texas, 1960 3 ...... vs. Ohio State, 2014 CFP Semifinal (Sugar) 0 ...... vs. Colorado, 2007 Independence Bluebonnet; vs. Penn State, 1959 Liberty; vs. Texas, 1948 3 ...... vs. Virginia Tech, 1998 Music City Sugar; vs. California, 1938 Rose) 3 ...... vs. Louisville, 1991 Fiesta KICKOFF RETURNS 3 ...... vs. Texas A&M, 1968 Cotton Most Kickoff Returns PASSING 3 ...... vs. Ole Miss, 1964 Sugar 8 ...... vs. Colorado, 1969 Liberty Most Pass Attempts 7 ...... vs. Ohio State, 2014 CFP Semifinal (Sugar) 52 ...... vs. Army, 1988 Sun Fewest Interceptions Thrown 7 ...... vs. Nebraska, 1972 Orange 44 ...... vs. Texas, 1965 Orange 0 ...... 30 times – most recent: vs. Oklahoma, 2018 6 ...... vs. Utah, 2009 Sugar 43 ...... vs. Miami (Fla.), 1990 Sugar CFP Semifinal (Orange) 6 ...... vs. Virginia Tech, 1998 Music City 40 ...... vs. Michigan, 1988 Hall of Fame 6 ...... vs. Louisville, 1991 Fiesta 37 ...... vs. Ohio State, 1995 Citrus PUNTING 6 ...... vs. Miami (Fla.), 1990 Sugar Most Punts Fewest Pass Attempts 16 ...... vs. Texas A&M, 1942 Cotton Fewest Kickoff Returns 7 ...... vs. Arkansas, 1980 Sugar 13 ...... vs. Stanford, 1927 Rose 0 ...... vs. Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) 7 ...... vs. Texas A&M, 1942 Cotton 11 ...... vs. Clemson, 2017 CFP National Championship 0 ...... vs. Michigan State, 2015 CFP Semifinal (Cotton) 8 ...... vs. Penn State, 1959 Liberty 11 ...... vs. Washington State, 1931 Rose 0 ...... vs. Texas, 1960 Bluebonnet 8 ...... vs. Duke, 1945 Sugar 10 ...... vs. Penn State, 1979 Sugar 0 ...... vs. Oklahoma, 1963 Orange 10 ...... vs. Arkansas, 1962 Sugar 10 ...... vs. Missouri, 1968 Gator 0 ...... vs. Nebraska, 1972 Orange 0 ...... vs. Penn State, 1959 Liberty Most Pass Completions Fewest Punts 32 ...... vs. Army, 1988 Sun 1 ...... vs. Ohio State, 1978 Sugar Most Kickoff Return Yards 27 ...... vs. Miami (Fla.), 1990 Sugar 2 ...... vs. Clemson, 2019 CFP National Championship 196 ....vs. Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship BOWL RECORDS 25 ...... vs. Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) 2 ...... vs. Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) 149 ....vs. Utah, 2009 Sugar 25 ...... vs. Michigan State, 2015 CFP Semifinal (Cotton) 2 ...... vs. Michigan State, 2011 Capital One 128 ....vs. Nebraska, 1972 Orange 23 ...... vs. LSU, 2012 BCS National Championship 2 ...... vs. UCLA, 1976 Liberty 127 ....vs. Colorado, 1969 Liberty 23 ...... vs. Michigan, 1988 Hall of Fame 119 ....vs. Army, 1988 Sun Most Punting Yards Fewest Pass Completions 581 ....vs. Texas A&M, 1942 Cotton Fewest Kickoff Return Yards 1 ...... vs. Texas A&M, 1942 Cotton 483 ....vs. Clemson, 2017 CFP National Championship 0 ...... vs. Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) 2 ...... vs. Penn State, 1959 Liberty 419 ....vs. Missouri, 1968 Gator 0 ...... vs. Michigan State, 2015 CFP Semifinal (Cotton) 3 ...... vs. Nebraska, 1972 Orange 412 ....vs. Stanford, 1927 Rose 0 ...... vs. Nebraska, 1972 Orange 3 ...... vs. Ole Miss, 1964 Sugar 412 ....vs. Washington, 1986 Sun 0 ...... vs. Oklahoma 1963 Orange 4 ...... vs. Miami (Fla.), 1993 Sugar 0 ...... vs. Texas, 1960 Bluebonnet 4 ...... vs. Arkansas, 1980 Sugar 0 ...... vs. Penn State, 1959 Liberty 4 ...... vs. Arkansas, 1962 Sugar Fewest Punting Yards 33 ...... vs. Ohio State, 1978 Sugar 4 ...... vs. Texas, 1948 Sugar FUMBLES 4 ...... vs. USC, 1946 Rose 53 ...... vs. UCLA, 1976 Liberty 4 ...... vs. California, 1937 Rose 56 ...... vs. Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) Most Fumbles 77 ...... vs. USC, 1946 Rose 10 ...... vs. Ohio State, 1978 Sugar Highest Completion Percentage 79 ...... vs. Michigan State, 2011 Capital One 7 ...... vs. Penn State, 1959 Liberty 6 ...... vs. Ole Miss, 1964 Sugar (Minimum 10 Completions) Best Punting Average 5 ...... vs. Baylor, 1981 Cotton 89.3 ...vs. Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) (25 of 28) 55.0 ...vs. Ohio State, 2014 CFP Semifinal (Sugar) 5 ...... vs. Notre Dame, 1975 Orange 83.3 ...vs. Penn State, 1975 Sugar (10 of 12) 50.0 ...vs. Clemson, 2019 CFP National Championship 5 ...... vs. Nebraska, 1972 Orange 82.6 ...vs. Michigan State, 2011 Capital One (19 of 23) 49.2 ...vs. Notre Dame, 2013 BCS National Championship 5 ...... vs. Texas A&M, 1968 Cotton 80.6 ...vs. Michigan State, 2015 CFP Semifinal (Cotton) 47.5 ...vs. Georgia, 2018 CFP National Championship 76.9 ...vs. Stanford, 1935 Rose (10 of 13) 46.5 ...vs. Michigan, 1997 Outback

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Fewest Fumbles Fewest Points Most Points in a Loss 0 ...... 15 times – most recent: Oklahoma, 2018 CFP 0 ...... vs. Penn State, 1959 Liberty 35 ...... vs. Ohio State, 2014 CFP Semifinal (Sugar) Semifinal (Orange) (Others - vs. Georgia, 2018 CFP 0 ...... vs. California, 1938 Rose 34 ...... vs. Michigan, 2000 Orange National Championship; vs. Clemson, 2016 CFP National 3 ...... vs. Texas, 1960 Bluebonnet 33 ...... vs. Colorado, 1969 Liberty Championship; vs. Ohio State, 2015 CFP Semifinal (Sugar); 6 ...... vs. Nebraska, 1972 Orange 31 ...... vs. Clemson, 2017 CFP National Championship vs. Notre Dame, 2013 BCS National Championship; vs. 6 ...... vs. Rice, 1954 Cotton 31 ...... vs. Oklahoma, 2014 Sugar LSU, 2012 BCS National Championship; vs. Texas, 2010 31 ...... vs. Oklahoma State, 2006 Independence BCS National Championship; vs. Texas Tech, 2006 Cotton; Most Points - Any Quarter vs. Iowa State, 2001 Independence; vs. Miami (Fla.), 1993 24 ...... vs. Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship (4th) Most Combined Points (Both Teams) Sugar; vs. Miami (Fla.), 1990 Sugar; vs. Washington, 1986 24 ...... vs. Texas, 2010 BCS National Championship (2nd) 85 ...... vs. Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship Sun; vs. USC, 1985 Aloha; vs. Nebraska, 1966 Orange; vs. 22 ...... vs. Boston College, 1943 Orange (2nd) (UA 45, CU 40) Stanford, 1935 Rose) 22 ...... vs. Stanford, (2nd) 80 ...... vs. Colorado, 1969 Liberty (CU 47, UA 33) 21 ...... vs. Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) (1st) 79 ...... vs. Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) Most Fumbles Lost 21 ...... vs. Michigan State, 2016 CFP Semi (Cotton) (3rd) (UA 45, OU 34) 4 ...... vs. Penn State, 1959 Liberty 21 ...... vs. Michigan State, 2011 Capital One (2nd) 77 ...... vs. Ohio State, 2015 Sugar (OSU 42, UA 35) 4 ...... vs. Rice, 1954 Cotton 21 ...... vs. Washington State, 1931 Rose (2nd) 76 ...... vs. Oklahoma, 2014 Sugar (OU 45, UA 31) 3 ...... vs. Oklahoma, 2014 Sugar 3 ...... vs. Ohio State, 1995 Citrus Most Points – First Quarter Fewest Combined Points (Both Teams) 3 ...... vs. Illinois, 1982 Liberty 21 ...... vs. Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) 6 ...... vs. Texas, 1960 Bluebonnet (UA 3, UT 3) 3 ...... vs. Ole Miss, 1964 Sugar 20 ...... vs. Colorado, 2007 Independence 7 ...... vs. Penn State, 1959 Liberty (PSU 7, UA 0) 3 ...... vs. Arkansas, 1962 Sugar 17 ...... vs. UCLA, 1976 Liberty 13 ...... vs. Arkansas, 1962 Sugar (UA 10, Ark 3) 3 ...... vs. California, 1938 Rose 17 ...... vs. Nebraska, 1967 Sugar 13 ...... vs. California, 1938 Rose (Cal 13, UA 0) 14 ...... vs. Ohio State, 2015 CFP Semifinal (Sugar) 14 ...... vs. Stanford, 1927 Rose (UA 7, SU 7) Fewest Fumbles Lost 14 ...... vs. Notre Dame, 2013 BCS National Championship 0 ...... 22 times - most recent: vs. Clemson, 2019 CFP 14 ...... vs. SMU, 1983 Sun TOUCHDOWNS National Championship (Others - Oklahoma, 2018 CFP 14 ...... vs. Arkansas, 1980 Sugar Most Total Touchdowns Semifinal (Orange); vs. Clemson, 2016 CFP National 9 ...... vs. Syracuse, 1953 Orange Championship; vs. Washington, 2016 CFP Semifinal Most Points – Second Quarter 7 ...... vs. Michigan State, 2011 Capital One (Peach); vs. Clemson, 2017 CFP National Championship; 24 ...... vs. Texas, 2010 BCS National Championship 6 ...... vs. Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) vs. Michigan State, 2015 CFP Semifinal (Cotton); vs. 22 ...... vs. Boston College, 1943 Orange 6 ...... vs. Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship Ohio State, 2014 CFP Semifinal (Sugar); vs. Notre Dame, 22 ...... vs. Stanford, 1935 Rose 5 ...... vs. Michigan State, 2015 CFP Semifinal (Cotton) 2013 BCS National Championship; vs. LSU, 2012 BCS 21 ...... vs. Michigan State, 2011 Capital One 5 ...... vs. Ohio State, 2014 CFP Semifinal (Sugar) National Championship; vs. Michigan State, 2011 Capital 21 ...... vs. Washington State, 1931 Rose 5 ...... vs. Texas, 2010 BCS National Championship One; vs. Texas Tech, 2006 Cotton; vs. Iowa State, 2001 5 ...... vs. Michigan, 2000 Orange Independence; vs. Michigan, 2000 Orange; vs. North Most Points – Third Quarter 5 ...... vs. Ohio State, 1978 Sugar Carolina, 1993 Gator; vs. Miami (Fla.), 1993 Sugar; 21 ..... vs. Michigan State, 2016 CFP Semifinal (Cotton) 5 ...... vs. Colorado, 1969 Liberty vs. Miami (Fla.), 1990 Sugar; vs. Army, 1988 Sun; vs. 20 ...... vs. Syracuse, 1953 Orange 5 ...... vs. Nebraska, 1966 Orange Washington, 1986 Sun; vs. USC, 1985 Aloha; vs. UCLA, 20 ...... vs. Washington, 1926 Rose 5 ...... vs. Boston College, 1943 Orange 1976 Liberty; vs. Nebraska, 1966 Orange; vs. Stanford, 14 ...... vs. Clemson, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Sugar) 5 ...... vs. USC, 1946 Rose 1935 Rose) 14 ...... vs. Michigan State, 2011 Capital One 14 ...... vs. Michigan, 2000 Orange FIELD GOALS PENALTIES 14 ...... vs. Miami (Fla.), 1993 Sugar Most Field Goal Attempts Most Penalties 14 ...... vs. Washington, 1986 Sun 7 ...... vs. LSU, 2012 BCS National Championship 18 ...... vs. Michigan, 2000 Orange 14 ...... vs. Colorado, 1969 Liberty 5 ...... vs. Ole Miss, 1964 Sugar 11 ...... vs. Washington, 2016 CFP Semifinals (Peach) 4 ...... vs. Georgia, 2018 CFP National Championship 11 ...... vs. Penn State, 1979 Sugar Most Points – Fourth Quarter 10 ...... vs. Virginia Tech, 1998 Music City 24 ...... vs. Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship Most Field Goals Made 10 ...... vs. USC, 1985 Aloha 20 ...... vs. Syracuse, 1953 Orange 5 ...... vs. LSU, 2012 BCS National Championship 15 ...... vs. Michigan, 1988 Hall of Fame 4 ...... vs. Ole Miss, 1964 Sugar Fewest Penalties 14 ...... vs. Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) 3 ...... vs. Colorado, 2007 Independence 0 ...... vs. Penn State, 1975 Sugar 14 ...... vs. Oklahoma State, 2006 Independence 3 ...... vs. Army, 1988 Sun 0 ...... vs. Washington, 1926 Rose 14 ...... vs. Michigan, 1997 Outback 3 ...... vs. Baylor, 1981 Cotton 1 ...... 10 times - most recent: vs. LSU, 2012 BCS National 14 ...... vs. USC, 1985 Aloha 3 ...... vs. UCLA, 1976 Liberty Championship (Others - vs. Washington, 1986 Sun; vs. 14 ...... vs. Baylor, 1981 Cotton Texas, 1982 Cotton; vs. Ohio State, 1978 Sugar; vs. 14 ...... vs. Ohio State, 1978 Sugar Notre Dame, 1975 Orange; vs. Missouri, 1968 Gator; vs. Nebraska, 1967 Sugar; vs. Oklahoma, 1963 Orange; vs. Most Points - Any Half Duke, 1945 Sugar; vs. California, 1938 Rose; vs. Stanford, 40 ...... vs. Syracuse, 1953 Orange (2nd) 1927 Rose) 31 ...... vs. Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) (1st) 31 ...... vs. Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship (2nd) Most Penalty Yards 28 ...... vs. Michigan State, 2015 CFP Semifinal (Cotton) (2nd) 132 ....vs. Michigan, 2000 Orange 28 ...... vs. Notre Dame, 2013 BCS National Championship (1st) 94 ...... vs. Virginia Tech, 1998 Music City 28 ...... vs. Michigan State, 2011 Capital One (1st) 93 ...... vs. USC, 1985 Aloha 28 ...... vs. SMU, 1983 Sun (1st) 89 ...... vs. Baylor, 1981 Cotton 86 ...... vs. Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) Most Points – First Half 31 ...... vs. Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) Fewest Penalty Yards 28 ...... vs. Notre Dame, 2013 BCS National Championship 0 ...... vs. Penn State, 1975 Sugar 28 ...... vs. Michigan State, 2011 Capital One 5 ...... vs. LSU, 2012 BCS National Championship 28 ...... vs. SMU, 1983 Sun 5 ...... vs. Texas, 1982 Cotton 27 ...... vs. Colorado, 2007 Independence 5 ...... vs. Ohio State, 1978 Sugar BOWL RECORDS 5 ...... vs. Notre Dame, 1975 Orange Most Points – Second Half 5 ...... vs. California, 1938 Rose 40 ...... vs. Syracuse, 1953 Orange 5 ...... vs. Stanford, 1927 Rose 31 ...... vs. Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship 28 ..... vs. Michigan State, 2015 CFP Semifinal (Cotton) SCORING 22 ...... vs. Ohio State, 1978 Sugar Most Points 22 ...... vs. Texas A&M, 1942 Cotton 61 ...... vs. Syracuse, 1953 Orange 49 ...... vs. Michigan State, 2011 Capital One Fewest Points in a Win 45 ...... vs. Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) 10 ...... vs. Arkansas, 1962 Sugar 45 ...... vs. Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship 12 ...... vs. Ole Miss, 1964 Sugar 42 ...... vs. Notre Dame, 2013 BCS National Championship 13 ...... vs. Texas Tech, 2006 Cotton 13 ...... vs. Penn State, 1975 Sugar 14 ...... vs. Iowa State, 2001 Independence 14 ...... vs. Penn State, 1979 Sugar

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Fewest Yards Per Play Fewest Pass Attempts OPPONENT BOWL RECORDS 0.9 .....USC, 1946 Rose 6 ...... Army, 1988 Sun ...... 44 plays, 41 yards 6 ...... Missouri, 1968 Gator 2.1 .....LSU, 2012 BCS National Championship 7 ...... Oklahoma, 1970 Bluebonnet TEAM BESTS ...... 44 plays, 92 yards 8 ...... Notre Dame, 1975 Orange 2.5 .....Baylor, 1981 Cotton 8 ...... Oklahoma, 1963 Orange FIRST DOWNS ...... 62 plays, 158 yards 8 ...... Duke, 1945 Sugar Most Total First Downs 2.7 .....Clemson, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Sugar) 31 ...... Clemson, 2017 CFP National Championship ...... 70 plays, 188 yards Most Pass Completions 31 ...... Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship 2.7 .....Penn State, 1979 Sugar 36 ...... Clemson, 2017 CFP National Championship 29 ...... Colorado, 1969 Liberty ...... 68 plays, 182 yards 35 ...... Michigan, 2000 Orange 26 ...... Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) 35 ...... Illinois, 1982 Liberty 25 ...... Louisville, 1991 Fiesta RUSHING 32 ...... Oklahoma, 2014 Sugar Most Rush Attempts 30 ...... Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship Fewest Total First Downs 82 ...... Missouri, 1968 Gator 3 ...... USC, 1946 Rose 72 ...... Minnesota, 2004 Music City Fewest Pass Completions 5 ...... LSU, 2012 BCS National Championship 69 ...... Texas, 1973 Cotton 0 ...... Army, 1988 Sun 7 ...... Arkansas, 1962 Sugar 66 ...... Penn State, 1959 Liberty 0 ...... Missouri, 1968 Gator 8 ...... Colorado, 1991 Blockbuster 64 ...... Duke, 1945 Sugar 2 ...... Arkansas, 1962 Sugar 9 ...... Ole Miss, 1964 Sugar 2 ...... USC, 1946 Rose Fewest Rush Attempts 2 ...... California, 1938 Rose Most First Downs By Penalty 16 ...... Colorado, 1969 Liberty 4 ...... Clemson, 2017 CFP National Championship 18 ...... Miami (Fla.), 1993 Sugar Highest Completion Percentage 4 ...... Texas A&M, 1942 Cotton 18 ...... Washington State, 1931 Rose (Minimum 10 Completions) 3 ...... Georgia, 2018 CFP National Championship 19 ...... Notre Dame, 2013 BCS National Championship 75.0 ...Stanford, 1927 Rose (12 of 16) 3 ...... Texas, 2010 BCS National Championship 23 ...... Michigan, 2000 Orange 74.4 ...Michigan, 2000 Orange (35 of 47) 3 ...... Texas, 1965 Orange 72.7 ...Oklahoma, 2014 Sugar (32 of 44) Most Yards Rushing 63.8 ...Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship Fewest First Downs By Penalty 473 ....Colorado, 1969 Liberty (30 of 47) 0 ...... 20 times - most recent: Clemson, 2018 CFP 402 ....Missouri, 1968 Gator 63.2 ...Clemson, 2017 CFP National Championship Semifinal (Sugar) (Others - Washington, 2016 CFP Semifinal 379 ....Rice, 1954 Cotton (36 of 57) (Peach); LSU, 2012 BCS National Championship; Colorado, 350 ....Army, 1988 Sun 63.2 ...Nebraska, 1966 Sugar (12 of 19) 2007 Independence; Colorado, 1991 Blockbuster; SMU, 349 ....Oklahoma, 1970 Bluebonnet 1983 Sun; Illinois, 1982 Liberty; Texas, 1982 Cotton; Lowest Completion Percentage Penn State, 1979 Sugar; Ohio State, 1978 Sugar; UCLA, Fewest Yards Rushing 0.0 .....Army, 1988 Sun (0 of 6) 1976 Liberty; Penn State, 1975 Sugar; Oklahoma, 1970 -48 .....Michigan State, 2011 Capital One 0.0 .....Missouri, 1968 Gator (0 of 6) Bluebonnet; Colorado, 1969 Liberty; Texas A&M, 1968 -11 .....Colorado, 1991 Blockbuster 16.7 ...Arkansas, 1962 Sugar (2 of 12) Cotton; Nebraska, 1967 Sugar; Ole Miss, 1964 Sugar; 6 ...... USC, 1946 Rose 18.2 ...Boston College, 1943 Orange (2 of 11) Oklahoma, 1963 Orange; Penn State, 1959 Liberty; 13 ...... Utah, 2009 Sugar 18.2 ...USC, 1946 Rose (2 of 11) California, 1938 Rose) 19 ...... Penn State, 1979 Sugar Most Passing Yards TOTAL OFFENSE Most Yards Per Rush 458 ....Louisville, 1991 Fiesta Most Plays 8.7 .....Michigan, 1988 Hall of Fame 423 ....Illinois, 1982 Liberty 99 ...... Clemson, 2017 CFP National Championship ...... 32 rushes, 278 yards 420 ....Clemson, 2017 CFP National Championship 88 ...... Missouri, 1968 Gator 7.8 .....Washington State, 1931 Rose 369 ....Michigan, 2000 Orange 86 ...... Colorado, 1969 Liberty ...... 18 rushes, 140 yards 348 ....Oklahoma, 2014 Sugar 85 ...... Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship 7.4 .....Colorado, 1969 Liberty 85 ...... Minnesota, 2004 Music City ...... 64 rushes, 473 yards Fewest Passing Yards 7.0 .....Rice, 1954 Cotton 0 ...... Army, 1988 Sun Fewest Plays ...... 54 rushes, 379 yards 0 ...... Missouri, 1968 Gator 35 ...... Washington State, 1931 Rose 6.7 .....Ohio State, 2014 CFP Semifinal (Sugar) 19 ...... Notre Dame, 1975 Orange 43 ...... Nebraska, 1966 Orange ...... 42 rushes, 281 yards 22 ...... California, 1938 Rose 43 ...... Stanford, 1927 Rose 35 ...... USC, 1946 Rose 44 ...... LSU, 2012 BCS National Championship Fewest Yards Per Rush 44 ...... USC, 1946 Rose -1.7 ....Michigan State, 2011 Capital One Bowl Most Touchdown Passes ...... 28 rushes, -48 yards 4 ...... Oklahoma, 2014 Sugar Most Total Yards -0.4 ....Colorado, 1991 Blockbuster 4 ...... Michigan, 2000 Orange 571 ....Louisville, 1991 Fiesta ...... 30 rushes, -11 yards 3 ...... Clemson, 2019 CFP National Championship 563 ....Colorado, 1969 Liberty 0.2 .....USC, 1946 Rose 3 ...... Clemson, 2017 CFP National Championship 550 ....Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship ...... 33 rushes, 6 yards 3 ...... Utah, 2009 Sugar 537 ....Ohio State, 2014 CFP Semifinal (Sugar) 0.5 .....Utah, 2009 Sugar 3 ...... Colorado, 2007 Independence 511 ....Clemson, 2017 CFP National Championship ...... 24 rushes, 13 yards 3 ...... Louisville, 1991 Fiesta 0.5 .....Penn State, 1979 Sugar 3 ...... Miami (Fla.), 1990 Sugar BOWL RECORDS Fewest Total Yards ...... 38 rushes, 19 yards 3 ...... Nebraska, 1966 Orange 41 ...... USC, 1946 Rose 92 ...... LSU, 2012 BCS National Championship Most Touchdowns Rushing Fewest Touchdown Passes 158 ....Baylor, 1981 Cotton 5 ...... Colorado, 1969 Liberty 0 ...... 31 times – most recent: Clemson, 2017 CFP 168 ....Arkansas, 1962 Sugar 4 ...... Virginia Tech, 1998 Music City Semifinal (Sugar) 171 ....Michigan State, 2011 Capital One 4 ...... Nebraska, 1972 Orange 4 ...... Missouri, 1968 Gator Most Interceptions Thrown Most Yards Per Play 4 ...... Rice, 1954 Cotton 7 ...... Illinois, 1982 Liberty 4 ...... Duke, 1945 Sugar 8.8 .....Nebraska, 1966 Orange 7 ...... Texas A&M, 1942 Cotton ...... 43 plays, 377 yards 5 ...... Nebraska, 1967 Sugar 7.7 .....Clemson, 2019 CFP National Championship Fewest Touchdowns Rushing 5 ...... Syracuse, 1953 Orange ...... 63 plays, 482 yards 0 ...... 28 times – most recent: Clemson, 2017 CFP 4 ...... Texas, 2010 BCS National Championship 7.3 .....Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) Semifinal (Sugar) 4 ...... Penn State, 1975 Sugar ...... 69 plays, 507 yards 4 ...... Stanford, 1935 Rose 7.3 .....Louisville, 1991 Fiesta PASSING ...... 78 plays, 571 yards Most Pass Attempts PUNTING 7.3 .....Boston College, 1943 Orange 58 ...... Illinois, 1982 Liberty Most Punts ...... 55 plays, 402 yards 57 ...... Clemson, 2017 CFP National Championship 12 ...... Colorado, 1991 Blockbuster 56 ...... Miami (Fla.), 1993 Sugar 10 ...... Penn State, 1975 Sugar 47 ...... Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship 10 ...... Texas A&M, 1968 Cotton 47 ...... Michigan, 2000 Orange 10 ...... Oklahoma, 1963 Orange 10 ...... California, 1938 Rose

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SNAPSHOTS Crimson Tide stars Jesse Richardson (68), Tommy Lewis (42) and (32) enjoy the closing minutes of ninth-ranked Alabama’s stunning 61-6 rout of 14th-ranked Syracuse in the 1953 Orange Bowl game on January 1, 1953, in Miami.

Fewest Punts PUNT RETURNS Fewest Kickoff Returns 2 ...... Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) Most Punt Returns 0 ...... Clemson, 2019 CFP National Championship 2 ...... UCLA, 1976 Liberty 7 ...... Louisville, 1991 Fiesta 0 ...... Nebraska, 1972 Orange 2 ...... Texas, 1973 Cotton 6 ...... Nebraska, 1972 Orange 0 ...... Penn State, 1959 Liberty 2 ...... Colorado, 1969 Liberty 5 ...... Miami (Fla.), 1990 Sugar 1 ...... Michigan State, 2015 CFP Semifinal (Cotton) 3 ...... Clemson, 2019 CFP National Championship 5 ...... Washington, 1986 Sun 1 ...... Minnesota, 2004 Music City 3 ...... Virginia Tech, 1998 Music City 5 ...... Missouri, 1968 Gator 1 ...... Virginia Tech, 1998 Music City 3 ...... Louisville, 1991 Fiesta 5 ...... Texas, 1960 Bluebonnet 1 ...... Michigan, 1997 Outback 3 ...... Illinois, 1982 Liberty 1 ...... Penn State, 1979 Sugar 3 ...... Nebraska, 1966 Orange Fewest Punt Returns 0 ...... Clemson, 2019 CFP National Championship Most Kickoff Return Yards Most Punting Yards 0 ...... Clemson, 2017 CFP Semifinal (Sugar) 222 ....Colorado, 1969 Liberty 492 ....Colorado, 1991 Blockbuster 0 ...... Texas, 2010 BCS National Championship 171 ....Michigan State 2011 Capital One 423 ....Washington, 2016 CFP Semifinal (Peach) 0 ...... Colorado, 2007 Independence 150 ....Notre Dame, 1973 Sugar 411 ....Michigan State, 2015 CFP Semifinal (Cotton) 0 ...... Illinois, 1982 Liberty 146 ....Miami (Fla.), 1993 Sugar 411 ....LSU, 2012 BCS National Championship 0 ...... UCLA, 1976 Liberty 141 ....UCLA, 1976 Liberty 410 ....Texas A&M, 1968 Cotton 0 ...... Notre Dame, 1975 Orange) Fewest Kickoff Return Yards Fewest Punting Yards Most Punt Return Yards 0 ...... Clemson, 2019 CFP National Championship 65 ...... UCLA, 1976 Liberty 136 ....Nebraska, 1972 Orange 0 ...... Nebraska, 1972 Orange 75 ...... Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) 95 ...... Miami (Fla.), 1993 Sugar 0 ...... Penn State, 1959 Liberty 75 ...... Colorado, 1969 Liberty 68 ...... Michigan, 1997 Outback 11 ...... Penn State, 1979 Sugar 88 ...... Texas, 1973 Cotton 68 ...... Washington, 1986 Sun 14 ...... Minnesota, 2004 Music City 100 ....Illinois, 1982 Liberty 44 ...... Missouri, 1968 Gator FUMBLES Best Punting Average Fewest Punt Return Yards Most Fumbles 48.5 ...Penn State, 1975 Sugar 0 ...... Clemson, 2019 CFP National Championship 11 ...... Ole Miss, 1964 Sugar

47.8 ...USC, 1946 Rose 0 ...... Clemson, 2017 CFP Semifinal (Sugar) 6 ...... USC, 1946 Rose BOWL RECORDS 47.0 ...Washington, 2016 CFP Semifinal (Peach) 0 ...... Texas, 2010 BCS National Championship 6 ...... Duke, 1945 Sugar 46.7 ...Virginia Tech, 1998 Music City 0 ...... Colorado, 2007 Independence 6 ...... Texas A&M, 1942 Cotton 46.5 ...Ohio State, 2014 CFP Semifinal (Sugar) 0 ...... Oklahoma State, 2006 Independence 5 ...... Baylor, 1981 Cotton 0 ...... Illinois, 1982 Liberty 5 ...... Nebraska, 1967 Sugar Worst Punting Average 0 ...... UCLA, 1976 Liberty 5 ...... Boston College, 1943 Orange 25.1 ...Rice, 1954 Cotton 0 ...... Notre Dame, 1975 Orange 26.1 ...Michigan, 1997 Outback Fewest Fumbles 29.0 ...Penn State, 1959 Liberty KICKOFF RETURNS 0 ...... 10 times - most recent: Clemson, 2019 CFP 30.1 ...North Carolina, 1993 Gator Most Kickoff Returns National Championship (Others - Oklahoma, 2018 30.3 ...Stanford, 1927 Rose 8 ...... UCLA, 1976 Liberty CFP Semifinal (Orange); Georgia, 2018 CFP National 8 ...... Colorado, 1969 Liberty Championship; Clemson, 2017 CFP Semifinal (Sugar): 8 ...... Syracuse, 1953 Orange Virginia Tech, 1998 Music City; Michigan, 1988 Hall of 7 ...... Michigan State, 2011 Capital One Fame; Texas, 1982 Cotton; Ohio State, 1978 Sugar; Texas, 7 ...... Miami (Fla.), 1993 Sugar 1973 Cotton; Syracuse, 1953 Orange) 7 ...... Nebraska, 1967 Sugar

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Most Fumbles Lost Most Points – First Quarter FIELD GOALS 6 ...... Ole Miss, 1964 Sugar 25 ...... Louisville, 1991 Fiesta Most Field Goals Made 5 ...... Texas A&M, 1942 Cotton 21 ...... Utah, 2009 Sugar 3 ...... Georgia, 2018 CFP National Championship 4 ...... Baylor, 1981 Cotton 14 ...... Clemson, 2019 CFP National Championship 2 ...... Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) 4 ...... Nebraska, 1966 Orange 14 ...... Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship 2 ...... Clemson, 2017 CFP Semifinal (Sugar) 4 ...... Penn State, 1959 Liberty 14 ...... Oklahoma, 2014 Sugar 2 ...... Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship 4 ...... Stanford, 1935 Rose 14 ...... Nebraska, 1972 Orange 2 ...... Ohio State, 2014 CFP Semifinal (Sugar) 4 ...... Washington State, 1931 Rose 14 ...... Boston College, 1943 Orange 2 ...... Texas, 2010 BCS National Championship 2 ...... Oklahoma State, 2006 Independence Fewest Fumbles Lost Most Points – Second Quarter 2 ...... Minnesota, 2004 Music City 0 ...... 24 times - most recent Clemson, 2019 CFP National 21 ...... Colorado, 1969 Liberty 2 ...... Iowa State, 2001 Independence Championship (Others - Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal 17 ...... Clemson, 2019 CFP National Championship 2 ...... Michigan, 1997 Outback (Orange); Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship; 17 ...... Oklahoma, 2014 Sugar 2 ...... Miami (Fla.), 1993 Sugar Michigan State, 2015 CFP Semifinal (Cotton); Oklahoma, 17 ...... Oklahoma State, 2006 Independence 2 ...... Washington, 1986 Sun 2014 Sugar; Notre Dame, 2013 BCS National Championship; 14 ...... Ohio State, 2014 CFP Semifinal (Sugar) 2 ...... Penn State, 1975 Sugar Michigan State, 2011 Capital One; Colorado, 2007 14 ...... Colorado, 2007 Independence Independence; Texas Tech, 2006 Cotton; Iowa State, 2001 14 ...... Ohio State, 1995 Citrus Independence; Virginia Tech, 1998 Music City; Ohio State, 14 ...... Michigan, 1988 Hall of Fame 1995 Citrus; Colorado, 1991 Blockbuster; Army, 1988 Sun; 14 ...... Nebraska, 1972 Orange Michigan, 1988 Hall of Fame; Texas, 1982 Cotton; Penn 14 ...... Oklahoma, 1970 Bluebonnet State, 1979 Sugar; Ohio State, 1978 Sugar; Penn State, 14 ...... Texas, 1965 Orange 1975 Sugar; Texas, 1973 Cotton; Texas, 1960 Bluebonnet; 14 ...... Rice, 1954 Cotton Rice, 1954 Cotton; Syracuse, 1953 Orange; California, 1938 Rose) Most Points – Third Quarter 21 ...... Michigan, 2000 Orange PENALTIES 14 ...... Ohio State, 2014 CFP Semifinal (Sugar) Most Penalties 14 ...... Virginia Tech, 1998 Music City 11 ...... Oklahoma, 2014 Sugar 14 ...... Army, 1988 Sun 11 ...... Minnesota, 2004 Music City 13 ...... Clemson, 2019 CFP National Championship 11 ...... Miami (Fla.), 1990 Sugar 10 ...... Utah, 2009 Sugar Most Points – Fourth Quarter 10 ...... Texas Tech, 2006 Cotton 21 ...... Clemson, 2017 CFP National Championship 10 ...... Michigan, 2000 Orange 21 ...... Missouri, 1968 Gator 10 ...... Louisville, 1991 Fiesta 16 ...... Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship 16 ...... Colorado, 1969 Liberty Fewest Penalties 15 ...... Nebraska, 1966 Orange 0 ...... Texas, 1973 Cotton 1 ...... 11 times - most recent: Clemson, 2019 CFP Most Points In Any Half National Championship (Others - North Carolina, 1993 31 ...... Clemson, 2019 CFP National Championship Gator; Michigan, 1988 Hall of Fame; Washington, 1986 31 ...... Oklahoma, 2014 Sugar (1st) Sun; Arkansas, 1980 Sugar; Notre Dame, 1975 Orange; 31 ...... Colorado, 1969 Liberty (1st) Oklahoma, 1963 Orange; Texas, 1948 Sugar; Duke, 1945 28 ...... Clemson, 2017 CFP National Championship (2nd) Sugar; Texas A&M, 1942 Cotton; Washington, 1926 Rose) 28 ...... Virginia Tech, 1998 Music City (2nd) 28 ...... Nebraska, 1972 Orange (1st) Most Penalty Yards 115 ....Michigan, 2000 Orange Most Points – First Half 95 ...... Oklahoma, 2014 Sugar 31 ...... Clemson, 2019 CFP National Championship (1st) 94 ...... Colorado, 1969 Liberty 31 ...... Oklahoma, 2014 Sugar 91 ...... Utah, 2009 Sugar 31 ...... Colorado, 1969 Liberty 89 ...... Rice, 1954 Cotton 28 ...... Nebraska, 1972 Orange 25 ...... Louisville, 1991 Fiesta Fewest Penalty Yards 0 ...... Texas, 1973 Cotton Most Points – Second Half 5 ...... Michigan, 1988 Hall of Fame 28 ...... Clemson, 2017 CFP National Championship 5 ...... Oklahoma, 1963 Orange 28 ...... Virginia Tech, 1998 Music City 5 ...... Texas, 1948 Sugar 26 ...... Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship 5 ...... Duke, 1945 Sugar 24 ...... Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) 5 ...... Texas A&M, 1942 Cotton 22 ...... Ohio State, 2014 CFP Semifinal (Sugar)

SCORING Fewest Points in a Win Most Points 7 ...... Penn State, 1959 Liberty 47 ...... Colorado, 1969 Liberty 13 ...... Notre Dame, 1975 Orange 45 ...... Oklahoma, 2014 Sugar 13 ...... California, RECORDS 44 ...... Clemson, 2019 CFP National Championship 14 ...... Texas, 1982 Cotton 42 ...... Ohio State, 2014 CFP Semifinal (Sugar) 17 ...... Texas, 1973 Cotton 40 ...... Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship Most Points in a Loss Fewest Points 40 ...... Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship 0 ...... Michigan State, 2015 CFP Semifinal (Cotton) 28 ...... Army, 1988 Sun 0 ...... LSU, 2012 BCS National Championship 28 ...... Nebraska, 1966 Orange 0 ...... Oklahoma, 1963 Orange 25 ...... Colorado, 1991 Blockbuster 0 ...... Washington State, 1931 Rose 24 ...... Colorado, 2007 Independence 2 ...... Baylor, 1981 Cotton TOUCHDOWNS Most Points in Any Quarter Most Total Touchdowns 25 ...... Louisville, 1991 Fiesta (1st) 6 ...... Clemson, 2019 CFP National Championship 21 ...... Clemson, 2017 CFP National Championship (4th) 6 ...... Oklahoma, 2014 Sugar 21 ...... Utah, 2009 Sugar (1st) 6 ...... Colorado, 1969 Liberty 21 ...... Colorado, 2007 Independence (2nd) 5 ...... Clemson, 2017 CFP National Championship 21 ...... Michigan, 2000 Orange (3rd) 5 ...... Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship 21 ...... Missouri, 1968 Gator (4th) 5 ...... Ohio State, 2014 CFP Semifinal (Sugar) 5 ...... Michigan, 2000 Orange 5 ...... Virginia Tech, 1998 Music City 5 ...... Louisville, 1991 Fiesta 5 ...... Miami (Fla.), 1990 Sugar 5 ...... Nebraska, 1972 Orange 5 ...... Missouri, 1968 Gator

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RECEIVING ALABAMA BOWL RECORDS Most Receptions 9 ...... Amari Cooper vs. Ohio State, 2014 CFP Semifi nal (Sugar) INDIVIDUAL BESTS 9 ...... Amari Cooper vs. Oklahoma, 2014 Sugar 9 ...... Marco Battle vs. Army, 1988 Sun 9 ...... Greg Payne vs. Army, 1988 Sun RUSHING 8 ...... Calvin Ridley vs. Michigan State, 2015 CFP Semifi nal (Cotton) Most Rushing Attempts 8 ...... vs. Virginia Tech, 1998 Music City 36 ...... Derrick Henry vs. Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship 8 ...... Sherman Williams vs., Ohio State, 1995 Citrus 28 ...... Derrick Lassic vs. Miami (Fla.), 1993 Sugar 8 ...... Joe Curtis vs. Syracuse, 1953 Orange 28 ...... vs. Washington, 1986 Sun 28 ...... Ricky Moore vs. SMU, 1983 Sun Most Yards Receiving 27 ...... Sherman Williams vs. Ohio State, 1995 Citrus 178 ..... Ray Perkins vs. Nebraska, 1967 Sugar 27 ...... Bobby Humphrey vs. Michigan, 1988 Hall of Fame 155 ..... Sherman Williams vs. Ohio State, 1995 Citrus 27 ...... vs. Oklahoma, 1970 Bluebonnet 139 ...... Jerry Jeudy vs. Clemson, 2019 CFP National Championship 139 ..... DeAndrew White vs. Oklahoma, 2014 Sugar Most Yards Rushing 138 ..... Calvin Ridley vs. Michigan State, 2015 CFP Semifi nal (Cotton) 180 ..... Bo Scarbrough vs. Washington, 2016 CFP Semifi nal (Peach) 166 ..... Sherman Williams vs. Ohio State, 1995 Citrus Most Touchdowns Receiving 161 .... Shaun Alexander vs. Michigan, 2000 Orange 2 ...... O.J. Howard vs. Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship 159 ..... Bobby Humphrey vs. Washington, 1986 Sun 2 ...... Calvin Ridley vs. Michigan State, 2015 CFP Semifi nal (Cotton) 158 ..... Derrick Henry vs. Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship 2 ...... Amari Cooper vs. Ohio State, 2014 CFP Semifi nal (Sugar) 2 ...... Amari Cooper vs. Notre Dame, 2013 BCS National Championship Most Touchdowns Rushing 2 ...... Ray Perkins vs. Nebraska, 1966 Orange 3 ...... Shaun Alexander vs. Michigan, 2000 Orange 2 ...... vs. Stanford, 1935 Rose 2 ...... Damien Harris vs. Oklahoma, 2017 CFP Semifinal (Orange) 2 ...... Bo Scarbrough vs. Clemson, 2017 CFP National Championship ALL-PURPOSE YARDS 2 ...... Bo Scarbrough vs. Washington, 2016 CFP Semifinal (Peach) 359* .... Sherman Williams (116 Rush, 155 Rec., 38 KOR) vs. Ohio State, 1995 Citrus 2 ...... Derrick Henry vs. Michigan State, 2015 CFP Semifinal (Cotton) 223 ..... Bobby Humphrey (149 Rush, 34 Rec., 21 KOR) vs. Washington, 1986 Sun 2 ...... Mark Ingram vs. Michigan State, 2011 Capital One 218 ..... Kenyan Drake (196 KOR, 21 Rec., 1 Rush) vs. Clemson, 2016 CFP 2 ...... Eddie Lacy vs. Michigan State, 2011 Capital One 207 ..... Javier Arenas (134 KOR, 73 PR) vs. Utah, 2009 Sugar 2 ...... Mark Ingram vs. Texas, 2010 BCS 197 ..... Bobby Humphrey (159 Rush, 43 Rec., 14 KOR) vs. Michigan, 1988 Hall of Fame 2 ...... Trent Richardson vs. Texas, 2010 BCS * NCAA Record

Longest Rushing Touchdown TOTAL OFFENSE 68 ...... Bo Scarbrough vs. Washington, 2016 CFP Semifi nal (Peach) 382 ..... David Smith (412 Pass, -30 Rush) vs. Army, 1988 Sun 67 ...... vs. Stanford, 1935 Rose 344 ..... AJ McCarron (387 Pass, -43 Rush) vs. Oklahoma, 2014 Sugar 64 ...... Bobby Humphrey vs. Washington, 1986 Sun 327 ... ..Tua Tagovailoa (318 Pass, 9 Rush) vs. Oklahoma, 62 ...... Eddie Lacy vs. Michigan State, 2011 Capital One 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) 58 ...... Kenyan Drake vs. Michigan State, 2016 CFP Semifi nal (Cotton) 315 ..... (335 Pass, -20 Rush) vs. Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship PASSING 315 ..... (317 Pass, -2 Rush) vs. Ohio State, 1995 Citrus Most Pass Attempts 52 ...... David Smith vs. Army, 1988 Sun SCORING 43 ...... Gary Hollingsworth vs. Miami (Fla.), 1990 Sugar Most Points Scored 40 ...... Jeff Dunn vs. Michigan, 1988 Hall of Fame 19 ...... Bobby Luna vs. Syracuse, 1953 Orange (2 TDs, 7 PATs) 37 ...... Jay Barker vs. Ohio State, 1995 Citrus 18 ...... Derrick Henry vs. Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship (3 TDs) 37 ...... Scott Hunter vs. Missouri, 1968 Gator 18 ...... Shaun Alexander vs. Michigan, 2000 Orange (3 TDs) 37 ...... Joe Namath vs. Texas, 1965 Orange 18 ...... Bobby Humphrey vs. Washington, 1986 Sun (3 TDs) 15 ...... vs. LSU, 2012 BCS National Championship (5 FGs) Most Pass Completions 33 ...... David Smith vs. Army, 1988 Sun KICKOFF RETURNS 27 ...... Gary Hollingsworth vs. Miami (Fla.), 1990 Sugar Most Kickoff Returns 25 ...... Jake Coker vs. Michigan State, 2015 CFP Semifi nal (Cotton) 7 ...... vs. Ohio State, 2014 CFP Semifi nal (Sugar) 24 ...... Tua Tagovailoa vs. Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) 7 ...... Sherman Williams vs. Ohio State, 1995 Citrus 23 ...... AJ McCarron vs. LSU, 2012 BCS National Championship 6 ...... Steve Williams vs. Nebraska, 1972 Orange 23 ...... Jeff Dunn vs. Michigan, 1988 Hall of Fame 5 ...... Kenyan Drake vs. Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship 5 ...... Javier Arenas vs. Utah, 2009 Sugar Most Yards Passing 412 ..... David Smith vs. Army, 1988 Sun Most Kickoff Return Yards 387 ..... AJ McCarron vs. Oklahoma, 2014 Sugar 196 ..... Kenyan Drake vs. Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship 335 ..... Jake Coker vs. Clemson, 2015 CFP National Championship 146 ..... Sherman Williams vs. Miami, 1993 Sugar 318 ... ..Tua Tagovailoa vs. Oklahoma, 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) 134 ..... Javier Arenas vs. Utah, 2009 Sugar 317 ..... Jay Barker vs. Ohio State, 1995 Citrus 122 ..... Steve Williams vs. Nebraska, 1972 Orange 296 ..... Steve Sloan vs. Nebraska, 1966 Orange 104 ..... Christion Jones vs. Oklahoma, 2014 Sugar

Best Completion Percentage Longest Kickoff Return 1.000 ...Tyler Watts vs. Michigan (6-6), 2000 Orange 95 ...... Kenyan Drake vs. Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship 1.000 ...Harry Gilmer vs. Duke (8-8), 1945 Sugar 62 ...... Lou Ikner vs. Penn State, 1979 Sugar .889 .. ..Tua Tagovailoa vs. Oklahoma (24-27), 2018 CFP Semifinal (Orange) 61 ...... Joey Jones vs. Texas, 1982 Cotton .833 .... Jake Coker vs. Michigan State (25-30), 2015 CFP Semifi nal (Cotton) BOWL RECORDS .833 .... Richard Todd vs. Penn State (10-12), 1975 Sugar PUNT RETURNS Most Returns Longest Pass Completion 6 ...... David Palmer vs. Colorado, 1991 Blockbuster 68 ...... Jalen Hurts to O.J. Howard vs. Clemson, 2017 CFP National Championship 5 ...... Trevon Diggs vs. Georgia, 2018 CFP National Championship 67 ...... AJ McCarron to DeAndrew White vs. Oklahoma, 2014 Sugar 5 ...... Cyrus Jones vs. Michigan State, 2015 CFP Semifi nal (Cotton) 63 ...... Jake Coker to O.J. Howard vs. Clemson, 2016 CFP National Championship 5 ...... David Palmer vs. Miami, 1993 Sugar 63 ...... AJ McCarron to DeAndrew White vs. Oklahoma, 2014 Sugar 5 ...... Willie Shelby vs. Notre Dame, 1975 Sugar 62 ...... Tua Tagovailoa to Jerry Jeudy vs. Clemson, 2019 CFP National Championship Most Punt Return Yards 108 ..... Freddie Milons vs. Michigan, 2000 Orange (1 TD, 62 yards) 86 ...... Javier Arenas vs. Oklahoma State, 2006 Independence (1 TD, 86 yards) 95 ...... Sherman Williams vs. Miami, 1993 Sugar 80 ...... Cyrus Jones vs. Michigan State, 2015 CFP Semifi nal (Cotton) 74 ...... David Palmer vs. Colorado, 1991 Blockbuster

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SNAPSHOTS Mark Ingram, the 2009 Heisman Trophy winner, surges through a hole opened by 2011 first team All-American (75) Barrett Jones and Michael Williams (89) in the 2009 Citi BCS National Championship game. The Tide beat Texas 37-31 for the school’s 13th national championship.

Longest Punt Return Most Field Goals Made 86 ...... Javier Arenas (TD) vs. Oklahoma State, 2006 Independence 5 ...... Jeremy Shelley vs. LSU, 2012 BCS National Championship 80 ...... Cecil Ingram (TD) vs. Syracuse, 1953 Orange 4 ...... Tim Davis vs. Ole Miss, 1964 Sugar 78 ...... Sherman Williams (TD) vs. Miami, 1993 Sugar 3 ...... Leigh Tiffi n vs. Colorado, 2007 Independence 73 ...... Javier Arenas (TD) vs. Utah, 2009 Sugar 3 ...... Philip Doyle vs. Army, 1988 Sun 72 ...... Jimmie Nelson (TD) vs. Texas A&M, 1942 Cotton 3 ...... Peter Kim vs. Baylor, 1981 Cotton

PUNTING Longest Field Goal Made Most Punts 52 ...... Leigh Tiffi n vs. Utah, 2009 Sugar 10 ...... JK Scott (458 yards) vs. Clemson, 2017 CFP National Championship 51 ...... Philip Doyle vs. Michigan, 1988 Hall of Fame 10 ...... Woody Umphrey (388 yards) vs. Penn State, 1979 Sugar 50 ...... Greg Gantt vs. Texas, 1973 Cotton 10 ...... Frank Mann (419 yards) vs. Missouri, 1968 Gator 48 ...... Van Tiffi n vs. USC, 1985 Aloha 9 ...... Patrick Morgan (310 yards) vs. Michigan, 2000 Orange 48 ...... Tim Davis vs. Ole Miss, 1964 Sugar 9 ...... Chris Mohr (412 yards) vs. Washington, 1986 Sun INTERCEPTIONS Most Punting Yards Most Interceptions 458 ..... JK Scott (10 punts) vs. Clemson, 2017 CFP National Championship 3 ...... Jeremiah Castille vs. Illinois, 1982 Liberty 419 ..... Frank Mann (10 punts) vs. Missouri, 1968 Gator 2 ...... Javier Arenas vs. Texas 2010 BCS 412 ..... Chris Mohr (9 punts) vs. Washington, 1986 Sun 2 ...... Kermit Kendrick vs. Washington, 1986 Sun

BOWL RECORDS 388 ..... Woody Umphrey (10 punts) vs. Penn State, 1979 Sugar 2 ...... Steve Wade vs. Texas, 1973 Cotton 385 ..... JK Scott (7 punts) vs. Ohio State, 2014 CFP Semifi nal (Sugar) Longest Interception Return Best Punting Average 88 ...... Dwayne Rudd (TD) vs. Michigan, 1997 Outback 55.0 .... JK Scott (7 for 385) vs. Ohio State, 2014 CFP Semifi nal (Sugar) 75 ...... Hugh Morrow (TD) vs. Duke, 1945 Sugar 50.0 .... Mike Bernier (2 for 100) vs. Clemson, 2019 CFP National Championship 60 ...... Buster Hill (TD) vs. Syracuse, 1953 Orange 49.2 .... (4 for 197) vs. Notre Dame, 2013 BCS National Championship 49 ...... Mark McMillian vs. Colorado, 1991 Blockbuster 47.5 .... JK Scott (6 for 285) vs. Georgia, 2018 CFP National Championship 46.5 .... JK Scott (6 for 279) vs. Michigan State, 2015 CFP Semifi nal (Cotton) 46.5 .... Hayden Stockton (6 for 279) vs. Michigan, 1997 Outback

FIELD GOALS Most Field Goal Attempts 7 ...... Jeremy Shelley vs. LSU, 2012 BCS National Championship 5 ...... Tim Davis vs. Ole Miss, 1964 Sugar 4 ...... Andy Pappanastos vs. Georgia, 2018 CFP National Championship 3 ...... Leigh Tiffi n vs. Utah, 2009 Sugar 3 ...... Leigh Tiffi n vs. Colorado, 2007 Independence 3 ...... Michael Proctor vs. Ohio State, 1995 Citrus 3 ...... Philip Doyle vs. Army, 1988 Sun 3 ...... Peter Kim vs. Baylor, 1981 Cotton

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RECEIVING OPPONENT BOWL RECORDS Receptions 12 ...... Freddie Brown, Utah (2009 Sugar) INDIVIDUAL BESTS 10 ...... Hunter Renfrow, Clemson (2017 CFP National Championship) 10 ...... , Texas (2010 BCS National Championship) 10 ...... David Terrell, Michigan (2000 Orange) RUSHING 9 ...... Tyson DeVree, Colorado (2007 Independence) Attempts 9 ...... Corey Holliday, North Carolina (1993 Gator) 37 ...... Marion Barber III, Minnesota (2004 Music City) 35 ...... Bob Anderson, Colorado (1969 Liberty) Receiving Yards 32 ...... Vic Bottari, California (1938 Rose) 153 ...... Justyn Ross, Clemson (2019 CFP National Championship) 29 ...... , Minnesota (2004 Music City) 150 ...... David Terrell, Michigan (2000 Orange) 28 ...... Jim Grisham, Oklahoma (1963 Orange) 146 ...... Joey Galloway, Ohio State (1995 Citrus) 142 ...... James Sterling, Texas A&M (1942 Cotton) Rushing Yards 127 ...... Mike Martin, Illinois (1982 Liberty) 265 ...... Dicky Moegle, Rice (1954 Cotton) 125 ...... Freddie Brown, Utah (2009 Sugar) 254 ...... Bob Anderson, Colorado (1969 Liberty) 125 ...... Corey Holliday, North Carolina (1993 Gator) 234 ...... Jamie Morris, Michigan (1988 Hall of Fame) 230 ...... , Ohio State (2014 CFP Semi at Sugar Bowl) Receiving Touchdowns 187 ...... Marion Barber III, Minnesota (2004 Music City) 3 ...... David Terrell, Michigan (2000 Orange) 2 ...... Hunter Renfrow, Clemson (2017 CFP National Championship) Rushing Touchdowns 2 ...... Hunter Renfrow, Clemson (2016 CFP National Championship) 3 ...... Terry McMillan, Missouri (1968 Gator) 2 ...... Jalen Saunders, Oklahoma (2014 Sugar) 3 ...... Dicky Moegle, Rice (1954 Cotton) 2 ...... Jordan Shipley, Texas (2010 BCS National Championship) 3 ...... Mike Holovak, Boston College (1943 Orange) 2 ...... Tyson DeVree, Colorado (2007 Independence) 2 ...... , Clemson, (2019 CFP National Championship) 2 ...... Joey Galloway, Ohio State (1995 Citrus) 2 ...... Ezekiel Elliott, Ohio State (2014 CFP Semi at Sugar Bowl) 2 ...... Tony Jeter, Nebraska (1966 Orange) 2 ...... Keith Toston, Oklahoma State (2006 Independence) 2 ...... Marion Barber III, Minnesota (2004 Music City) 2 ...... Lamont Pegues, Virginia Tech (1998 Music City) 2 ...... Alan Lowry, Texas (1973 Cotton) 2 ...... Greg Pruitt, Oklahoma (1970 Bluebonnet) 2 ...... Ernie Koy, Texas (1965 Orange) 2 ...... George Clark, Duke (1945 Sugar)

PASSING Attempts 56 ...... , Clemson (2017 CFP National Championship) 56 ...... , Miami (Fla.) (1993 Sugar) 55 ...... , Illinois (1982 Liberty) 47 ...... Deshaun Watson, Clemson (2016 CFP National Championship) 46 ...... , Michigan (2000 Orange)

Completions 36 ...... Deshaun Watson, Clemson (2017 CFP National Championship) 35 ...... Tony Eason, Illinois (1982 Liberty) 34 ...... Tom Brady, Michigan (2000 Orange) 32 ...... Trevor Knight, Oklahoma (2014 Sugar) 30 ...... Deshaun Watson, Clemson (2016 CFP National Championship)

Passing Yards 451 ...... Browning Nagle, Louisville (1991 Fiesta) 423 ...... Tony Eason, Illinois (1982 Liberty) 420 ...... Deshaun Watson, Clemson (2017 CFP National Championship) 405 ...... Deshaun Watson, Clemson (2016 CFP National Championship) 369 ...... Tom Brady, Michigan (2000 Orange)

Touchdown Passes 4 ...... Deshaun Watson, Clemson (2016 CFP National Championship) 4 ...... Trevor Knight, Oklahoma (2014 Sugar) 4 ...... Tom Brady, Michigan (2000 Orange) 3 ...... , Clemson (2019 CFP National Championship) 3 ...... Deshaun Watson, Clemson (2017 CFP National Championship) 3 ...... Brian Johnson, Utah (2009 Sugar) 3 ...... Cody Hawkins, Colorado (2007 Independence) 3 ...... , Miami (Fla.) (1990 Sugar) 3 ...... Bob Churchich, Nebraska (1966 Orange)

Interceptions Thrown 5 ...... Derace Moser, Texas A&M (1942 Cotton) 4 ...... Garret Gilbert, Texas (2010 BCS National Championship) 4 ...... Tony Eason, Illinois (1982 Liberty) BOWL RECORDS 3 ...... Gino Torretta, Miami (Fla.) (1993 Sugar) 3 ...... Browning Nagle, Louisville (1991 Fiesta) 3 ...... Kris Jenner, Illinois (1982 Liberty)

SNAPSHOTS Alabama defeated Miami, 34-13, in the 1993 Sugar Bowl with the help of to win the 1992 national championship. ROLLTIDE.COM 115 Postseason History

1926 ROSE BOWL 1927 ROSE BOWL Alabama 20, Washington 19 Alabama 7, Stanford 7 Alabama 24, Washington State 0

PASADENA, Calif. (Jan. 1, 1926) — Trailing 12-0 at halftime, PASADENA, Calif. (Jan. 1, 1927) — Alabama head coach PASADENA, Calif. (Jan. 1, 1931) — Head Coach Wallace Coach ’s Alabama team battled back in the second Wallace Wade’s Crimson Tide was invited to return for the 1927 Wade’s last Alabama team before he left for Duke typifi ed the half to capture a thrilling 20-19 win over Washington in the renewal after another perfect season. His great backs of 1925 personality of the coldly effi cient strategist. Alabama crushed Crimson Tide’s fi rst bowl outing. It was a game that was long were gone, and he was not wealthy in reserves. But it was a Washington State, 24-0, before a crowd of 60,000. Wade remembered as one of the best contests in Rose Bowl history team wealthy with colorful nicknames: “Lovely” Barnes, “Goofy” announced on New Year’s Eve that he planned to start his and Alabama’s victory brought new and permanent national Bowdoin, “Snake” Vines and “Rosy” Caldwell. second team. The sportswriters were incredulous. But Wade, respect for Southern football. who felt Alabama was two touchdowns better, meant it and, in The game matched two of college football’s legendary coaches: fact, did open with his second unit. Washington’s great halfback, George Wilson, lived up to his Wallace Wade of Alabama and Glenn “Pop” Warner of Stanford. pregame billing. He rushed for 134 yards and completed fi ve As usual, the Rose Bowl stadium was packed with record crowd The Cougars entered the fi eld dressed completely in red from passes for 77 yards and two touchdowns. But injuries put him out of 57,417. Gross receipts were $218,047 – the highest ever. head to toe. Their helmets, jerseys, pants, socks and shoes were of the game for 22 minutes. It was during those 22 minutes that Approximately $100,000 was refunded. red. The ploy seemed to work early on, as the Cougars held the Crimson Tide scored all of its points. the upper hand most of the fi rst quarter but didn’t come close Both teams entered the game undefeated and would end the to scoring. During the 38 minutes that Wilson was healthy and on the fi eld, game there, as well, with Stanford fi nishing 10-0-1 and Alabama the Huskies scored three touchdowns and gained 300 yards. 9-0-1 and sharing the national championship. Stanford was Late in the period Wade inserted his fi rst string and things began During the 22 minutes he was on the sidelines nursing an injury, the No. 1 team in the nation under the Dickinson System, and to pop. The Crimson Tide rushed for 21 points in the second Washington gained just 17 yards and failed to score, giving up all awarded the Rissman Trophy, while Alabama was No. 1 in the quarter – much like its 20-point third quarter in 1926 that spelled three scores that Alabama would need to win in the third quarter Helms System (The Associated Press poll would not begin until defeat for a stunned Washington team – and another fi eld goal in what many considered the greatest played 1936). in the third to win, 24-0. Much of the damage was done in a wild, to that point. six-minute stretch. For Stanford, it was All-American doing most of “As George Wilson went, so went Washington,” wrote famed the damage against the Crimson Tide. Stanford dominated the After 13 straight plays on the ground, from its own 39, Alabama sportswriter Damon Runyan. “If there was ever a one-man game statistically (305 total yards to 98) but played “stale” as left end Jimmy Moore returned and sped into his own backfi eld football team, George was it. When Wilson was on the fi eld it one writer described it throughout. Fumbles were frequent and when the march reached the WSU 43-yard line. He received the was a ball game.” Stanford missed on two chances to score inside the 10-yard line. ball from fullback , took a few steps and spiraled a Stanford scored fi rst on a 20-yard pass play from George Bogue long pass downfi eld. Left halfback John “Flash” Suther gathered Wilson was named the game’s most outstanding player, but to end Ed Walker, who ran the fi nal 15 yards for the touchdown. it in full stride on the Washington State 22 and raced untouched his greatness was not enough to prevent an Alabama victory. Bogue, who had missed an 18-yard fi eld goal earlier in the fi rst to the end zone to complete the 43-yard scoring play. Alabama had some stars of its own as quarterback “Pooley” period, then kicked the point-after and Stanford had a 7-0 lead Hubert and halfback Johnny Mack Brown wreaked havoc on that would last until the game’s fi nal moments. Crimson Tide center Jess Eberdt intercepted a Cougar pass on the Washington defense, especially when Wilson was not on the the WSU 47. From the WSU 41, Moore again passed, hitting end fi eld. After scoreless second and third quarters, it appeared Stanford on the Cougar one where he outfought three Cougar was on its way to a shutout, but Alabama center Clarke “Babe” defenders to make the catch. “Monk” Campbell powered in for “He is a great football player, this George Wilson – one of the Pearce blocked a punt by Stanford’s Frankie Wilton, giving the score from a yard out on the next play. very greatest,” Runyan wrote. “His brief absence probably made Alabama the ball on the 14-yard line. Into the game went a big difference to Washington, but, still ‘Pooley’ Hubert was 170-pound Jimmy Johnston at halfback. A dislocated shoulder Lightning struck quickly the next time Alabama got the ball. always on hand for Alabama. It was a great team that the South had prevented him from playing much that season, but he had Campbell, on a beautifully setup fake to Moore, shot through sent to California to take its part in the Tournament of Roses, been regarded as one of the fi nest backs in the South prior to left guard, wriggled free of a State man’s clutches and bolted 43 probably the greatest that ever came out of the South.” the injury. yards to score. In that quick stretch, the Crimson Tide had settled the issue for the day. Wilson missed the third quarter, and that’s when Alabama scored Wu Winslett started the march with a run for three yards, then its 20 points, all in seven minutes. First it was Hubert scoring Johnson raced forward for seven to the Stanford four-yard line. Wade’s second team was on the fi eld in the third quarter when from the one with Bill Buckler kicking the point after. After Winslett smashed for three yards to the one. Then Johnson the fi nal points were registered. Guard J. B. “Ears” Whitworth, holding Washington and forcing a punt, faded back banged into right guard, the resistance crumpling under his later head coach at Alabama, kicked a 30-yard fi eld goal for the from his own 41 and found Johnny Mack Brown at the Husky 25, charge. It was 7-6 now and a ruse was coming up next. game’s fi nal points. who eluded one tackler and continued untouched on a 59-yard touchdown pass and run. As the teams lined up for the crucial extra point attempt with It was a dominant victory for the Crimson Tide. Alabama ran for the crowd respectfully hushed, captain Emile Barnes barked 232 yards and passed for 101 for a total of 333 yards of total A fumble gave Alabama another chance at the Washington 30. signals. Suddenly, someone shouted “signals off.” Stanford’s offense. Washington State only mustered 204 total yards and On fi rst down Hubert told Brown to run as fast as he could for the line stood at ease in anticipation of another signal sequence. only once seriously threatened to score, fumbling its only real goal. “When I reached the three, I looked around,” said Brown. At that moment center Gordon Holmes snapped the ball to scoring chance on the Alabama 1-yard line. “Sure enough, the ball was coming down over my shoulder. I Winslett, who touched it down. Unrushed and with plenty of took it in stride, used my stiff arm on one man and went over time, Herschel Caldwell smoothly kicked it through the posts SCORE BY QUARTERS carrying somebody. The place was really in an uproar.” and over the bar. 1 2 3 4 - F Alabama 0 21 3 0 - 24 Washington scored a fi nal time in the fourth quarter but couldn’t The 7-7 game ended three plays later. Washington State 0 0 0 0 - 0 overcome the Alabama lead. Attendance: 60,000 (capacity: 83,000). SCORE BY QUARTERS SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 - F

BOWL RECAPS 1 2 3 4 - F Alabama 0 0 0 7 - 7 Alabama 0 0 20 0 - 20 Stanford 7 0 0 0 - 7 Washington 6 6 0 7 - 19 Attendance: 57,417 (capacity: 57,000). Attendance: 55,000 (capacity: 57,000).

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1935 ROSE BOWL 1938 ROSE BOWL 1942 COTTON BOWL Alabama 29, Stanford 13 (2) California 13, (4) Alabama 0 (20) Alabama 29, (9) Texas A&M 21

PASADENA, Calif. (Jan. 1, 1935) — “Dixie Howell, the human PASADENA, Calif. (Jan. 1, 1938) — Head Coach Frank Thomas’ DALLAS (Jan. 1, 1942) — It was the early days of World War II, howitzer from Hartford, Ala., blasted the Rose Bowl dreams of 1937 Alabama team was not one of his best, but none was so the nation’s attention certainly wasn’t focused on football, but Stanford today with one of the greatest all-around exhibitions better coached or accomplished quite so much with what it what the crowd at the Cotton Bowl Stadium witnessed on the football has ever known,” was the lead written by legendary had. After four previously victorious trips to Pasadena, Alabama fi rst day of 1942 would be long remembered as one of the most sportswriter Grantland Rice. Alabama blasted Stanford, 29-13, fi nally faced the other side of the outcome in its fi fth Rose Bowl unlikely football games ever played. Alabama’s opportunistic with Howell teaming with the incomparable pass catching end, appearance as the Golden Bears of California dominated the Crimson Tide whipped Texas A&M, 29-21, under very bizarre Don Hutson, to electrify the crowd of 84,474 with a 22-point Crimson Tide, 13-0. circumstances. second quarter explosion. This Crimson Tide team had experienced several close calls in The Crimson Tide made only one fi rst down while A&M had 13. Stanford’s “Vow Boys,” named for their vow as freshmen to never the season on the way to this Rose Bowl berth. Sandy Sanford Alabama gained only 75 yards total offense, as opposed to 309 lose again to USC after a loss to the freshman team in 1932, were literally kicked his team to Pasadena, winning two crucial games for the Aggies. The Tide completed just one pass while A&M now juniors. There was nothing tricky about Alabama’s game this with fi eld goals. In the Tulane game, Sanford booted a 32-yard completed 13 and Alabama ran just 33 plays, as opposed to 81 day – the Crimson Tide relied on the lethal, immortal connection fi eld goal late in the fourth quarter when Alabama had only by the Aggies. Yet the Tide led 29-7 midway in the fourth quarter of Howell and Hutson to pass for 214 yards. six men on the line of scrimmage. The illegal formation was and held off an Aggie rush at the end to wind up with what undetected by offi cials and the Tide won, 9-6. Later in the remains to this day one of the most amazing bowl wins in history. In the entire calendar year of 1934 – including the 1934 Rose season, Sanford beat Vanderbilt, 9-7, with another late-game Bowl game – this Stanford team had given up a total of 21 fi eld goal. In the Rose Bowl, however, there was no opportunity In spite of all the statistical anomalies, the only signifi cant points. In the 13 minutes before halftime in the 1935 Rose for Sanford’s heroics. statistics were seven Alabama pass interceptions and fi ve fumble Bowl game, Alabama scored 22. In those 15 minutes, Alabama recoveries, for a total of 12 turnovers by A&M. Perhaps only one completed eight-of-nine passes for 150 yards and gained California, coached by Leonard B. “Stub” Allison, demonstrated fact made the difference in this game – Alabama had Jimmie another 106 yards on the ground. Howell gained 96 yards in the too much power and speed, better balance, and some Nelson while the Aggies didn’t. air on four completions to Hutson and three more to end Paul exceptionally skilled and rugged players in center Bob Herwig, “Bear” Bryant. Howell also had a sensational 67-yard sprint for end Perry Schwartz, quarterback Johnny Meek, guard Vard The Aggies scored fi rst. Leo Daniels set up the touchdown on a touchdown. Stockton, and halfback Sam Chapman, the latter soon to his fi rst play in the game by returning a punt 44 yards to the become a major league outfi elder. Alabama 18-yard line. Three plays later – on the second play Alabama had the ball for four plays in the fi rst quarter and of the second quarter – Daniels pitched a pass to end Herman collected four yards. Stanford actually opened the scoring. But the star of the game was Vic Bottari, a junior tailback who Cowley for a 12-yard touchdown. Jake Webster’s kick gave A&M Recovering a fumble on the Alabama 29-yard line, Stanford started his career as a virtual nonentity on the Golden Bear a 7-0 lead. – carried by , “Bones” Hamilton and “Buck” squad. Bottari scored both touchdowns against Alabama on Van Dellen – thundered through the Alabama defense and almost identical plays in the second and third quarters, quick, Alabama responded less than three minutes later. Daniels marched straight to a 7-0 lead. Then came the Crimson Tide’s well-escorted trips around right end of three and fi ve yards, fumbled and Alabama tackle Don Whitmire recovered the ball reinforcements. respectively. Bottari rushed for 137 yards and both touchdowns on the Aggie 25. Nelson connected with Holt Rast on a 17-yard in the game. pass to the Aggie 8. On third down, Nelson crossed up the Howell completed a 17-yard pass to Hutson, then threw Aggie defense on a beautifully executed reverse as he started to completions of 12 and 15 yards to other receivers before Howell The scoring started soon after California’s Sam Chapman punted the right, then handed the ball to halfback , who raced scored from the fi ve early in the second quarter to tie the game. to Alabama’s safety, who was hit so hard by end Perry Schwartz to the left to go the eight yards for a touchdown. As rules allowed in those days, Stanford chose to kickoff as if to that the ball squirted to the turf, and Schwartz recovered. show Alabama’s score was a fl uke. Howell started the ensuing California punched over the fi rst touchdown to culminate a 63 Nelson stopped an Aggie threat with an interception in the possession with a 25-yard pass to Hutson, then passed to Bryant yard, 13-play land march. Alabama couldn’t check driving, brutal end zone at the end of the fi rst half to preserve the tie. Nelson for 18 and then back to Hutson for fi ve more. On fourth down power smashes accompanied by paralyzing blocking. Bottari then put the Tide ahead for good, taking Derace Moser’s low with the ball on the Stanford six, Hutson held while Riley Smith scored from four yards out to give the Golden Bears a lead they line drive kick at the 28 and following a convoy of blockers to kicked a 22-yard fi eld goal for a 9-7 Alabama lead. Still not would never lose. complete a 72-yard kickoff return for a touchdown and a 13-7 convinced, Stanford stubbornly kicked off again. Crimson Tide lead. Hecht’s try for the extra point was blocked. The second scoring drive, this one in the third quarter, was an On the second play following the kickoff, Howell swung to his uncanny resemblance of the fi rst. California took over on the Late in the third quarter, Nelson again scored. Daniels fumbled right and swerved for the sidelines and raced 67 yards for a Alabama 48-yard line, and Chapman and Bottari led another a Nelson punt and Alabama end Sam Sharp recovered at the touchdown that sent the crowd to its feet, agog at this masterly hard-charging ground march that took nine plays (no passes) to Aggie 21. On the fi rst play, Nelson started to the right, cut back piece of running. Alabama now led, 16-7. reach paydirt. Bottari again punched it in, this time from 5 yards through the Aggie left tackle and managed to avoid six tacklers out. Chapman missed the extra point, but it wouldn’t matter. on a 21-yard touchdown run. Hecht’s conversion gave the Tide Joe Riley replaced Howell at quarterback, but the results were a 20-7 lead. similar. He hit Hutson with a 54-yard pass for a touchdown on Alabama threatened twice in the game, reaching the Bears’ 2- Alabama’s next possession to end the half and seal the verdict and 7-yard lines, but they fumbled both times. In fact, because Early in the fourth quarter, an interception led to a 31-yard fi eld with a 22-7 Crimson Tide lead. of the four fumbles Alabama lost, the Cal victory was criticized goal by Hecht for a 23-7 Alabama lead. A Nelson punt that rolled as one wrought with bad breaks for the Tide that, inversely, were dead on the Aggie 4-yard line enabled the Tide to the margin a From the Alabama 41, the duo struck again. Hutson caught good breaks for the Bears. But the consensus was that those short time later. Passing from his own 10-yard line, A&M’s Moser Howell’s long spiral on the Stanford 30 and sprinted in from “breaks” were actually forced fumbles caused by strong, hard fi red a pass to Aggie end Jake Webster, who tipped it into the there for his second touchdown, this one spanning a total of 59 tackling by the Cal defenders. hands of Rast, who promptly returned the intercepted pass 12 yards to close the scoring. yards for a touchdown. Hecht’s conversion kick was blocked. SCORE BY QUARTERS When Howell left the game in the fourth quarter after a 52-yard 1 2 3 4 - F Alabama claimed its fourth victory in six bowl games. Alabama punt, he had accounted for 239 yards of total offense (71 yards Alabama 0 0 0 0 - 0 coach Frank Thomas clearly had his team prepared for the rushing, 160 yards passing), while completing 9-of-12 passes, California 6 7 6 0 - 13 Aggies, the nation’s leading passing team. The victory was punted six times for an average of 43.8 yards, and returned four a typical Alabama bowl victory as the Tide simply wasted few kickoffs for 74 yards. All told, he amassed 313 all-purpose yards. Attendance: 89,650 (capacity: 87,677). scoring opportunities; seizing every break and making them pay Hutson fi nished the day with eight catches for 164 yards and off. two scores. SCORE BY QUARTERS SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 - F BOWL RECAPS 1 2 3 4 - F Alabama 0 7 13 9 - 29 Alabama 0 22 0 7 - 29 Texas A&M 0 7 0 14 - 21 Stanford 7 0 6 0 - 13 Attendance: 38,000 (capacity: 46,200). Attendance: 84,474 (capacity: 83,000).

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1943 ORANGE BOWL 1945 SUGAR BOWL 1946 ROSE BOWL (10) Alabama 37, (8) Boston College 21 (11) Duke 29, Alabama 26 (3) Alabama 34, (11) USC 14

MIAMI (Jan. 1, 1943) — Stung by two fi rst quarter Boston NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 1, 1945) — To say that the 1945 Sugar PASADENA, Calif. (Jan. 1, 1946) — This was Alabama’s sixth College touchdowns, Alabama’s All-American center Joe Bowl game was charged with drama every minute, it wouldn’t trip to the Rose Bowl and, although the Crimson Tide had Domnanovich called his team into a huddle as they awaited a be much of an exaggeration. The lead changed four times. The enjoyed great success against the West Coast powers, a lot kickoff. “Don’t give up,” he said, simply but fi rmly. “We haven’t outcome was uncertain until the last second. of that region’s news media and fans had always said, “You’ve had a chance to go with the ball yet. We’re going to receive and never played USC.” There wasn’t much of that commentary after we’re going to run them into the ground.” The heart-throbbing fi nish pulled 72,000 people out of their the outcome of this one as Alabama won, 34-14. seats. In the fi nal analysis, it was the power and experience of Twenty minutes later, at halftime, Alabama was in front, 22- 21, Duke’s Navy trainees that prevailed over Alabama’s inspired At halftime, Alabama led 20-0. Troy’s 21 plays had resulted in and won the game, 37-21. wartime civilian group, 29-26. a net loss of 24 yards. Not until the score was 27-0 in the third quarter did USC make a fi rst down. Mike Holovak, the Eagles’ swift-striding right halfback, scored on Harry Gilmer hit the tough Duke line hard for important gains runs of 65 and 35 yards to put Boston College in front early. Then and made many tackles, personally downing the Blue Devils ball Alabama’s “wooden horse” toppled the men of Troy like no Alabama went to work. carrier after every kickoff. One of Gilmer’s passes stood out. team ever before. USC had won eight straight Pasadena battles Forced far back, Gilmer tripped over one Duke man. Two more since 1923. Fortunately, Alabama head coach Frank Thomas Russ Craft, , Johnny August and Russ Mosley tore Blue Devils got a piece of him. Suddenly, he broke loose for an was merciful. For Thomas it was his last bowl trip as a coach. off big chunks of turf and the Eagle defense caved in. Bobby instant, leaped high, and whipped the ball 41 yards to Ralph His health began to fail in 1946 and he was forced to give up Tom Jenkins raced 40 yards for one score. Boston College made Jones, a big end. coaching in 1947. He died May 10, 1954. a comeback effort and went ahead 21-19 just before halftime, but George Hecht booted a 25-yard fi eld goal to put Alabama On the game’s fi nal play, Gilmer fi red another long pass to Jones, Alabama outgained USC 351 to 41. Troy’s running offense on top, 22 21, at intermission. The Tide added 15 more points who just missed scoring a touchdown on a 33-yard gainer to netted just six yards. in the second half. Duke’s 25. It was written and said that, at the time, never had one so young performed so brilliantly in a bowl game. Harry Gilmer, the Crimson Tide’s extraordinary passer, threw Wheeler Leeth scored on a 14-yard pass from Mosley, Ted Cook only 11 times, resulting in one touchdown. But he ran for 116 grabbed a 17-yard scoring aerial from August, Jenkins scored Duke led early, 7-0, but Gilmer’s aerial attack set up three yards on 16 carries. scored twice, sneaking over from twice on runs of 40 and one, and August faked a pass and ran Crimson Tide touchdowns before Duke could score again, the one and on a 24-yard Gilmer pass. Gilmer went over from the around right end for a 15-yard score. Hecht kicked a fi eld goal making it 19-13 at halftime. one, and hit left guard from the two for points and and two extra points and Domnanovich even put two points on Norwood Hodges scored up the middle on a one-yard plunge. the board by tackling an Eagle in the end zone for a safety. Trailing 20-19 early in the fourth quarter, Alabama threw back the Hugh Morrow kicked four extra points. Blue Devils on the Tide 12. But the Crimson Tide surged forward Bill Cullingham, a columnist for the Boston Post, wrote, “When again, this time with Hugh Morrow intercepting a Cliff Lewis pass The resounding victory assured Thomas a place among the you’re beaten as clearly and as splendidly as was Boston College and running 78 yards for the score. all-time coaching greats. Some 15 years later, Alabama team today, the only thing to do is stand and salute as the victors captain Tom Whitley remarked: “Coach Thomas’s system would go by. It was a fi ne game, played in the truest tradition of Duke took the kickoff and drove to the Alabama 1-yard line go today. He used innovations no scout could capture with notes sportsmanship, brilliantly won and gallantly lost in a magnifi cent before the Crimson Tide held on a goal-line stand, getting the and against which no defense could be surely set.” setting, so in taste with the times that none who saw it will ever ball back on downs. forget it.” SCORE BY QUARTERS With three minutes remaining, Alabama coach Frank Thomas 1 2 3 4 - F SCORE BY QUARTERS took a calculated risk and sent in orders to give up two points Alabama 7 13 7 7 - 34 1 2 3 4 - F through an intentional safety. Thomas hoped for a long, high USC 0 0 0 14 - 14 punt from the 20 by John Wade, who would have plenty of time. Alabama 0 22 6 9 - 37 Attendance: 94,000 (capacity: 87,677). Boston College 14 7 0 0 - 21 The strategy backfi red. The punt sailed 40 yards. Duke’s George Attendance: 30,000 (capacity: 23,330). Clark returned it 20 yards to Alabama’s 40, from where the Blue Devils cracked the Tide defense for the winning touchdown in two inspired runs.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 - F Alabama 7 6 7 9 - 26 Duke 12 7 0 7 - 29 Attendance: 72,000 (capacity: 72,000). BOWL RECAPS

118 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL Postseason History

1948 SUGAR BOWL 1953 ORANGE BOWL 1954 COTTON BOWL (5) Texas 27, (6) Alabama 7 (9) Alabama 61, (14) Syracuse 6 (6) Rice 28, (13) Alabama 6

NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 1, 1948) — It is a peculiar fact that some MIAMI (Jan. 1, 1953) — New Year’s Day 1953 was the fi rst on DALLAS (Jan. 1, 1954) — Rice’s Dicky Moegle rolled back the of the most celebrated backs in the Southeastern Conference which football fans could see, through the medium of television, Crimson Tide with one of the greatest exhibitions of football came to grief in New Orleans in their fi nal game. Names coming bowl games in Pasadena, Dallas, New Orleans, and Miami. history, scoring touchdowns on runs of 79, 95 and 34 yards while to mind of those so ill-fated are (1960), Johnny Receipts increased greatly with bigger checks for competing gaining a total of 265 yards as the Owls swamped Alabama, 28-6 Majors (1957), Hank Lauricella (1952), and Harry Gilmer (1948). schools and their conference brethren. in the Cotton Bowl.

Three years before, Gilmer, the Alabama sharpshooter, had Meanwhile, Alabama crushed Syracuse, champion of the East, On Moegle’s second touchdown run, one of the weirdest events heard the multitudes’ roar of applause in the Sugar Bowl. It was 61-6, in the Orange Bowl. Many in the crowd of 66,280 left in in bowl history occurred when Alabama fullback Tommy Lewis a far cry from the reaction of 72,000 fans who saw Texas thwart the third quarter so they could see more of other bowl games leaped off the bench as Moegle was roaring past, along the Gilmer and the Crimson Tide, 27-7. He completed only three on TV at home. 45-yard line, and downed him with a fi erce block. At the time, of his 11 passes and ran for a mere fi ve yards. Loudest cheers Moegle was steaming along with only one man having a chance went to Texas quarterback . He sent the ball aloft 24 Because the game was lasting so long, an Orange Bowl – and that a doubtful one – of stopping him. times and made connections ten times for 183 yards. committee man reportedly approached the timekeeper and suggested the game, nearly three hours old at the time, might Rice was leading, 7-6, midway in the second quarter. The Owls Both ground attacks were virtually ineffective as Alabama rushed be sped up because it was about to be cut off the network. were in possession on their own 5. Alabama had just muffed a for 41 yards and Texas to 59. scoring opportunity. Moegle, taking a handoff from quarterback Fifteen records were set in the fi asco, televised nationally by LeRoy Fenstemaker, went around right end as his blockers did The Tide was not outplayed to the extent the score would CBS. Even the deepest Alabama substitutes among the 46 their job effi ciently and headed for the Alabama goal line. indicate. The difference could have been a touchdown. The Crimson Tide players were record-minded. “We didn’t want to fi rst half ended in a 7-7 standoff. Texas’ last three touchdowns leave any still standing,” explained tackle Van Marcus. As Moegle approached midfi eld near the sidelines in front of the were achieved by defensive alertness. Or, to say it another Alabama bench, it appeared no player could stop him. No one, way, Alabama committed three expensive errors – having a Alabama rushed for 286 yards and passed for 300. Its total that is, except Lewis, who was on the bench, and suddenly ran punt blocked, having a pass intercepted and run back for a offense of 586 yards and the sum of 818 for both teams were onto the fi eld bareheaded, and threw his body into Moegle’s touchdown, and fumbling deep in its own territory. Orange Bowl records. legs. Moegle was felled on Alabama’s 41. Then the alternate captain of the Tide retreated quickly to the spot he had vacated It was a close contest for a quarter when Alabama led, 7-6. After The left side of the Longhorns’ line swarmed into the backfi eld and sat there with his head down in embarrassment as Coach two periods the score was 20-6. And in the second half, “I just when Norman Mosley tried to punt from Alabama’s 25 in the Red Drew stood before him and looked at Lewis in disbelief. couldn’t stop them,” said Coach Harold (Red) Drew, a native of third quarter. Left tackle George Petrovich blocked the kick and Referee Cliff Shaw ruled that Moegle should be credited with a Maine who came to Alabama as end coach under Frank Thomas left guard Vic Vasicek recovered in the end zone for a touchdown. touchdown. The play had started on the Owl 5-yard-line and thus and developed Don Hutson, Paul Bryant, and Holt Rast, among was good for 95 yards. Alabama appeared to wilt after that but displayed the heart to others. stall Texas drives twice within its 10. Then, with six minutes left Although Tide coach Harold (Red) Drew said the Lewis incident Soon after the game the Orange Bowl committee signed and the Tide gambling to tie or win, Gilmer was rushed hard had no demoralizing effect on his team, the Southeastern contracts with the Big Eight (then Big Seven) and the Atlantic and threw desperately over oncoming Longhorns’ upraised Conference champions were never the same again. A letdown Coast Conference. Their representatives met for the next fi ve arms. End Lewis Holder intercepted the soft, short, high pitch. was evident. He raced for the red fl ag at the corner of the fi eld 18 yards away, years. just making it in. It was Lewis who plunged the fi nal foot for a touchdown on a 47- SCORE BY QUARTERS yard advance in the fi rst quarter. Rice went ahead on a 79-yard A few plays after that, Holder pounced on a Gilmer fumble 1 2 3 4 - F run by Moegle. Moegle scurried 34 yards for another touchdown fi ve yards from another touchdown. Layne scored that one on Alabama 7 14 20 20 - 61 in the third period as he gained 265 yards of his team’s whopping a sneak. Syracuse 6 0 0 0 - 6 379 rushing yards. He carried the ball only 11 times, averaging Attendance: 89,650 (capacity: 87,677). 24.1 yards. After this game, Moegle held four Cotton Bowl In addition to the times they reached the promised land the records and three all-time major bowl records. Longhorns, in writing a brilliant fi nale to ’s rstfi season as head coach, missed the boat on several other occasions. In In the third quarter, Moegle sizzled through right tackle and went the second quarter Texas went from the Alabama 46 to the 12 34 yards to score. In the fi nal period, he almost did it again as he where Rebel Steiner knocked down Layne’s fourth down pass raced 20 yards down the right sideline. Center Ralph Carrigan intended for Billy Pyle, who was a great back all afternoon. caught Moegle by a heel to prevent him scoring again. The Owls gained a total of 448 yards to Alabama’s 225. Moegle was the Again in the third quarter, Texas went from the Alabama 45 to difference in the game. Except for his unbridled running, the the 27 where another passing attack died. But the Steers came affair might have been close. Rice was hampered by the early back knocking and went to the seven before bogging down. loss of its All-American fullback Kosse Johnson, who went out in Layne fi nally attempted a fi eld goal from the 15, but it was the fi rst period when his ailing ankle was sprained again. partially blocked. Texas also missed a third score in the fourth period when a 65-yard drive carried all the way to within one foot The scoring action began when quarterback stole a of the Crimson Tide goal. But there the center of the Crimson Rice pass to put the ball in Alabama’s possession on the Owl forward wall rose up and smacked down Jimmy Canady on a try 49. Lewis surged through the middle of the line for 15 yards. through the middle. On a keeper play, Starr got 12 through left tackle. Lewis got 13 more in two tries to put the ball on the 5. Rice was offside on The result was a shock to Alabama followers who expected the next play. With the ball on the 1, Lewis managed to get the the large senior contingent, stars of freshman and sophomore ball to within inches of the goal line and then leaped high for the appearances in bowl games, to fi nish in grand fashion. Texas was touchdown. The Rice line rolled him back, but he had crossed faster, more powerful, and deserved to win. the line with his forward motion. The extra point try of Halfback SCORE BY QUARTERS Bobby Luna was blocked and Alabama led 6 to 0. 1 2 3 4 - F SCORE BY QUARTERS Texas 7 0 7 13 - 27 1 2 3 4 - F Alabama 0 7 0 0 - 7

Rice 0 14 7 7 - 28 BOWL RECAPS Attendance: 72,000 (capacity: 72,000). Alabama 6 0 0 0 - 6 Attendance: 75,504 (capacity: 75,504).

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1959 LIBERTY BOWL 1960 BLUEBONNET BOWL 1962 SUGAR BOWL (12) Penn State 7, (10) Alabama 0 (9) Alabama 3, Texas 3 (1) Alabama 10, (9) Arkansas 3

PHILADELPHIA (Dec. 19, 1959) — Quarterback Galen Hall HOUSTON (Dec. 17, 1960) — A pair of linemen provided all NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 1, 1962) — Alabama’s defense proved to led Penn Slate to a 7-0 victory over Alabama in the fi rst Liberty the scoring as Texas and Alabama battled to a 3-3 deadlock in be the difference once again as the national collegiate football Bowl game. Hall’s pass to Roger Kochman on a fake fi eld goal the second annual Bluebonnet Bowl played in Rice Stadium. A champs carved out a 10-3 victory over stubborn Arkansas in the was good for 18 yards and the touchdown on the last play of crowd of 68,000 saw Alabama End Tommy Brooker boot a 30- Sugar Bowl Classic. the second period. Sam Stellatella added the extra point by yard fi eld goal in the third period to put the Crimson Tide out placement and that was the ball game. front. Then Texas tackle Dan Petty kicked a 20-yard fi eld goal Alabama wasted no time in lighting up the scoreboard. With with just 3:44 left to play as the underdog Longhorns tied the only eight minutes gone in the opening period, the Crimson Fumbles plagued both clubs, each team losing the ball four score. Tide moved 79 yards, with Fullback Mike Fracchia’s 43-yard times. In addition, Alabama recovered three of its own. The rash dash to the Porker’s 12 highlighting the march. Quarterback Pat of fumbles was attributed to the 42-degree temperature that Alabama, with a 7-1-1 season record, went into the game as a Trammell, who called a near perfect game, carried the remainder seemed colder because of a brisk wind. slim one-point favorite. Except for one strong Alabama threat of the way on a rollout. in the fading seconds of the fi rst period, the game was one of Penn State completely dominated the fi rst half but fi zzled on booming punts by Texas’ Bobby Nunis and Alabama’s Laurien A record crowd of 82,910 watched as Tim Davis booted a 32- three scoring chances before fi nally breaking through. The Stapp. The defenses played a mighty role in the game. Texas yard fi eld goal in the second period to put Alabama out in front, Nittany Lions fumbled and lost the ball on the Alabama eight contained one Alabama drive on the one-yard line, and the Tide 10-0. in the fi rst period. In the second quarter, they got to the one, blunted Texas’ offense and kept the Longhorns bottled up in Coach ’ Razorbacks, fi nding it hard to puncture but Hall’s fourth down pass misfi red. A fi eld goal attempt by their own end of the fi eld most of the game. Stellatella from the Alabama 12 was blocked by Billy Richardson. Bama’s granite like defense, cut the Tide’s lead to seven points Alabama got its score midway in the third period. Texas was when Mickey Cissell split the uprights with a 23-yard fi eld goal After a four-yard punt against the stiff wind by Tommy White, forced to punt. Nunez’ kick was taken on the Tide 40 by Bill in the third period. Alabama Head Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant, Penn State had one more chance on the Alabama 22 with less Piper, who returned all the way to the Texas 34. Pat Trammel who guided the Crimson Tide to a perfect season (11-0), was than a minute to go. They ran off one play, gaining four yards, and Mike Fracchia worked to the 28 on two plays. Skelton hit bubbling with joy. and then came Hall’s scoring pass to Kochman. This was the and Norbie Ronsonnet with a pass on thee 14. Wilson carried to “I thought it was a great game,” Bryant said with a smile. “I’m as trickery coach Rip Engle had promised. It was Penn State’s fi rst the 13 and then the Tide lost two downs on incomplete passes. fake fi eld goal of the season. proud of them as if the score had been 100-0. We came to play. With fourth down and seven needed for a fi rst down, the Tide Our boys rose up real well and stopped them on the big plays.” Hall took over early in the second period after Lucas left the elected to try a fi eld goal. The ball was spotted on the 20-yard “Fracchia didn’t let them catch their breath with his shots up the game because of a hip injury. Penn State’s talented triple threat line and Brooker neatly toed it through the uprights with 7:21 middle and Trammell, like always, did whatever he had to do. quarterback never got back into the ball game. While he was remaining in the period, in, Lucas gained 54 yards in nine carries and completed one of Our boys did a good job stopping Lance Alworth. He’s a good four passes for 23 yards. Lucas, however, was the leading ground Texas took the following kickoff and marched from the 23 to the competitor, but we just didn’t give him a chance today. If we had, gainer. Alabama 19 and bogged down. Petty came in for a fi eld goal try. it could have been a different ball game.” The ball was spotted on the 25, but Petty’s kick was wide to the Trammell, the Southeastern Conference total offensive leader On the fake fi eld goal, Hall appeared to be ready to hold the left. The big gainer in the Texas march was a 38-yard pass play in 1961, repeatedly picked up yardage with his seemingly slow ball for Stellalella’s kick. Instead, he bounced up and pitched from Mike Cotten to James Saxton. Texas fi nally broke into the style of running. However, the decisive factor was the hot pursuit to Kochman, who made his way through the startled Alabama scoring deep in the last period. defense. It was Alabama’s fi rst defeat since its opening loss to of the Alabama line. The Crimson Tide, champions of the SEC, Georgia, and Penn State’s ninth victory in 11 games. The Longhorns took over on a punt on the 26 and marched to showed why they had the best defensive record in the country the Tide three in 13 plays. A personal foul against Alabama aided in 1961. They swarmed into the Arkansas backfi eld all afternoon. Two beautiful quick kicks by Gary O’Steen that carried 61 and 64 the Texans in a key spot. At the end of the fi rst half, Alabama halted a Razorbacks drive on yards with the help of a following wind, kept Penn Stale penned its own 10 and in the third period, halted the Hogs on the seven. up most of the fi rst period. Still the Nittany Lions managed an Texas pulled a fake fi eld goal on the seven. Petty went in to boot, 89-yard march to the Alabama 1 before Don Cochran, who but instead of kicking, Cotton fl ipped a pass to Jack Collins on “We knew when we went into the game that we were going to recovered two fumbles, pounced on a ball jarred loose from the four. Texas kicked its game-tying fi eld goal on a fourth down have trouble grinding out yardage against this team.” Broyles Kochman. and three situation. The ball was spotted on the 10 and Petty said. “But, we never thought it would be this hard. We just kicked good. couldn’t get our offense going. I guess the main reason was Jay Huffman was named the outstanding lineman of the day Alabama’s great defense. Bama’s offense was just what we for his fi ne center play and excellent linebacking. Engle’s Penn Alabama tried to come back via passes, but only got as far as the expected - tough and aggressive. Our boys were tight and State club, which has used a variety of formations in a successful Texas 35. Texas mustered enough drive to move back into Bama uneasy in the fi rst half. That didn’t help, but when you’re playing season, leaned heavily to the unbalanced line with both ends territory and Petty attempted his third fi eld goal try of the day the number one team in the nation, you expect that. In the on the same side of the center. In the dressing room, Alabama from the 25. The kick was made just as the fi nal gun sounded, second half, I thought we did a respectable job.” coach Paul “Bear” Bryant had this comment: “We just got a but the kick was wide. good old sound thrashing.” The game ended almost like it started, on a note of high drama. Statistics showed Texas had the best offense of the day, picking It started when Arkansas surged down the fi eld with Alworth It was Penn State’s fi rst bowl victory in three attempts. In the up 11 fi rst downs to four and outgaining the Tide 124 yards to catching a 31-yard pass from quarterback George McKinney on dressing room, Coach Engle smiled as he said, “We beat them at 65 on the ground. Alabama picked up 151 yards passing to 108 the Alabama 43, only to fumble. After failing to move, Alabama their own game - defense.” for Texas. punted to the Razorbacks’ 20. Two plays later, Arkansas was the benefi ciary of a pass interference call that gave the Razorbacks A crowd of 36,211 braved the elements at cavernous Philadelphia SCORE BY QUARTERS the ball on the Tide 40. McKinney immediately went to the air Municipal Stadium (later named John F. Kennedy Stadium). 1 2 3 4 - F again, tossing one that barely eluded Alworth’s hands at the goal

BOWL RECAPS Alabama 0 0 3 0 - 3 line. SCORE BY QUARTERS Texas 0 0 0 3 - 3 1 2 3 4 - F Attendance: 68,000 (capacity: 70,000). Alabama knocked down another pass and then Butch Wilson Penn State 0 7 0 0 - 7 jumped high to intercept a third and stepped out of bounds Alabama 0 0 0 0 - 0 inches short of the goal. Trammell butted up the middle three Attendance: 36,211 (capacity: 102,000). times and failed to budge the Razorbacks’ line.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 - F Alabama 7 3 0 0 - 10 Arkansas 0 0 3 0 - 3 Attendance: 82,910 (capacity: 80,985).

120 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL Postseason History

1963 ORANGE BOWL 1964 SUGAR BOWL 1965 ORANGE BOWL (5) Alabama 17, (8) Oklahoma 0 (8) Alabama 12, (7) Ole Miss 7 (5) Texas 21, (1) Alabama 17

MIAMI (Jan. 1, 1963) — In the Alabama dressing room after NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 1, 1964) — This was no ordinary Sugar MIAMI (Jan. 1, 1965) — Favoring a knee that he had severely the Crimson Tide’s 17-0 Orange Bowl victory over Oklahoma, a Bowl game. It snowed on the eve of the game and that was just injured earlier in the 1964 season, Alabama quarterback Joe photographer asked Coach Paul Bryant to spell the name of a the fi rst of some unusual occurrences. Namath put on a memorable show while nearly pulling out a player whose picture he had just taken. comeback victory, but the Texas Longhorns rose up to stop With junior standout quarterback Joe Namath suspended for Namath inches short of the goal line late in the game to win, “That’s Namath, son – N-A-M-A-T-H,” Bryant said. “But don’t disciplinary reasons, sophomore Steve Sloan, showing the poise 21-17, over the national champion Crimson Tide. worry about it. You’ll learn how to spell it in the next couple of and savvy of a veteran, guided the Crimson Tide to a 12-7 victory years.” over the heavily favored Ole Miss Rebels, but it took four Tim Namath was a shoo-in for the game’s Most Valuable Player Davis fi eld goals to turn the trick. honors, hitting on 18 of 37 passes for 255 yards and two If the photographer was unfamiliar with the name, the crowd of touchdowns. All of this after his knee was hurting so much that 73,380 that attended the 1963 Orange Bowl game – and millions Davis’s kicks of 31, 46, 22 and 48 yards earned the senior from he couldn’t start the game. more watching on television – were not. Columbus, Ga., the Outstanding Player award. His four fi eld goals were a bowl record and his 48-yarder was the longest in Texas struck fi rst, scoring with just 23 seconds left in the rstfi Long before that game, Bryant said the precocious young man bowl history at the time. quarter when big Ernie Koy sped 79 yards. In the second period, from Pennsylvania was ahead of (whom he coached Jim Hudson fi red a 69-yard bomb to George Sauer to put Texas at Kentucky) as a sophomore. He rated Namath “potentially the It was 3-0 after the fi rst quarter, 9-0 at halftime and 12-0 going on top, 14-0. fi nest quarterback I’ve ever coached.” into the fi nal quarter. The Rebels fi nally got on the scoreboard when Larry Smith took a fi ve-yard pass from . Billy The Tide battled back, marching 87 yards, with Namath passing Namath piloted his team 61 yards in ten plays for a touchdown Irwin kicked good and it ended just that way, 12-7, Alabama. seven yards to sophomore for the score. in the fi rst quarter. From the Oklahoma 5-yard line, he faked a handoff and a short pass, whirled, and sailed a long pass into end With snow piled on the edge of the playing fi eld, the Tide put on Texas got a couple of breaks for its next score just before Richard Williamson’s hands in the end zone. a great display of how to win under adversity. The alert Crimson halftime. The Longhorns were seemingly stopped and went for Tide gobbled up six Rebels fumbles and intercepted three a fi eld goal. Alabama’s Creed Gilmer raced through to block it A sleight of hand pitch-out to halfback Cotton Clark resulted in Rebels passes. And while Ole Miss piled up more yardage (248 and David Ray recovered for the Tide and rambled three yards a 15-yard scoring sprint in the second period. It was the third to 194), it was Alabama that controlled the football by running before fumbling. Texas recovered to regain possession. play after Billy Piper returned a punt by Joe Don Looney to the 69 plays to only 48 for the Rebels. Sooners’ 34. First, Namath threw a pass to Williamson, good for On the next play Hudson went back to pass and was dumped by 20 yards. In the fi nal quarter the Tide defense stopped the Rebels on Jim Simmons for a loss, but on the play, Alabama was guilty of Alabama’s 2, 9 and 28-yard lines to seal the verdict. holding a receiver down fi eld and it gave the Horns a rstfi down Next, and fi nally, Namath conducted a Tide surge from on the Tide 13. Three plays later, Koy went around right end from Oklahoma’s 33 to the two-yard line. There, it was fourth down. SCORE BY QUARTERS the one and it was 21-7 at halftime. Tim Davis, Alabama’s placekicker, toed a 19-yard fi eld goal. 1 2 3 4 - F This third quarter opportunity arose when Looney, the nation’s Alabama 3 6 3 0 - 12 Namath then put the Tide into motion in the second half. He leading punter with an average of 43.4 yards, was hurried by Ole Miss 0 0 0 7 - 7 hit Tommy Tolleson, Wayne Cook and Ray Perkins for passes to guard Frankie McClendon’s rush and got off a kick of only seven Attendance: 80,785 (capacity: 80,985). move to the Texas 20, then hurled a perfect strike to Perkins for yards. the score. In the fourth quarter, Namath got the offense going again, only to bog down and have to settle for a David Ray fi eld Lee Roy Jordan was as fi ne a linebacker as has ever played in the goal to cut it to 21-17. South. Perhaps no one in college football in 1962 had his almost instinctive ability to seek out the ball carrier so quickly and bring Jimmy Fuller intercepted a Texas pass in the fourth quarter, then him down so abruptly. It is doubtful if Bryant ever praised a Namath and Steve Bowman moved the ball within inches of the player quite as much. Longhorn goal, but on fourth down, linebacker and the Texas line stopped Namath and ended Alabama’s hopes. Jordan fi nished the game with an Alabama bowl record 31 tackles. Moments later, when Alabama swarmed into the offensive again, Pete Lammons, who played a titanic role for Texas on defense, Fifteen seniors fi nished the best three years (29-2-2) Alabama snared a pass on the Texas 32, and that was the ball game. There had ever known to that point in football. Only a matter of a was less than three minutes to play and time ran out for Alabama. few inches, the distance by which Jack Hurlbut failed to make a two-pointer after the only touchdown against Georgia Tech Koy, son of a former major league baseball player, was the (Tech won, 7-6), separated the Tide from two straight national leading ground gainer of the game. He ran for 145 yards in 24 championships. tries for a 5.5 average.

SCORE BY QUARTERS Alabama’s leading ground gainer was Bowman, with 23 yards 1 2 3 4 - F in 10 carries. This gave an indication of the might of the Texas Alabama 7 7 3 0 - 17 defense, rated fi fth best in the country on the ground. Oklahoma 0 0 0 0 - 0 Steve Sloan, who started the game at quarterback for Alabama Attendance: 73,380 (capacity: 72,000). on a fragile knee hurt in the season’s fi nal game, threw seven times for 43 yards. He and Namath threw 44 passes between them - an Orange Bowl record at the time.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 - F Texas 7 14 0 0 - 21 Alabama 0 7 7 3 - 17 Attendance: 73,647 (capacity: 72,000). BOWL RECAPS

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1966 ORANGE BOWL 1967 SUGAR BOWL 1968 COTTON BOWL (4) Alabama 39, (3) Nebraska 28 (3) Alabama 34, (6) Nebraska 7 Texas A&M 20, (8) Alabama 16

MIAMI (Jan. 1, 1966) — The third-ranked Nebraska Cornhuskers NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 1, 1967) — Nebraska’s hopes for a DALLAS (Jan. 1, 1968) — “The big plays won for us again,” and the fourth ranked Alabama Crimson Tide both entered their revenge victory over Alabama’s Crimson Tide in the 1967 Sugar said head coach Gene Stallings of Texas A&M as he reviewed Orange Bowl matchup with longshot aspirations at the National Bowl Classic ended abruptly — the fi rst play of the game, to his team’s 20-16 triumph over Alabama in the Cotton Bowl. Championship. Things looked up by game time as number one be exact. Big plays and Alabama mistakes - the kind of mistakes that led ranked Michigan State was upset by UCLA in the Rose Bowl and Alabama head coach Paul “Bear” Bryant to contend earlier in the number two ranked Arkansas fell victim to LSU in the Cotton The Cornhuskers, 39-28 Alabama victims in the 1966 Orange 1967 seasons that the defense can outscore the offense. Bowl. The scene was set for the winner of the Orange Bowl to Bowl, picked the Sugar Bowl for a chance to meet the Tide claim the national crown. again, and by doing so became the only Big 8 team to land a Alabama was making the mistakes and the Aggie defense was spot in the four major bowls. But that was the only satisfaction cashing in on them. Bryant, who coached Stallings at A&M The Orange Bowl featured two explosive offensive teams with the Huskers could gain as The Tide struck early and quickly in the 1950s, took the young man with him to Alabama as an different approaches to their attack. ’s Crimson Tide established dominant superiority. assistant, lamented over his team’s mistakes, but spent his time used the accurate throwing arm of quarterback Steve Sloan to telling Stallings how proud he was that he could bring A&M rebound from an early season loss to Georgia and a tie with On the fi rst play after the opening kickoff, Tide quarterback out of a four-game losing streak to the Tennessee, while Bob Devaney’s Cornhuskers hit the ground Kenny Stabler blazed the ball through the soggy, leaden skies championship, then victory in the Cotton Bowl to run his winning running averaging 290 rushing yards per game and 32.1 points to All America end Ray Perkins sailing full speed at the NU 40. string to seven. per game. Perkins wasn’t hauled down until he hit the Husker 27. Seven plays later Alabama scored and launched the rout that was to Bryant came across the fi eld and carried Stallings around like a Alabama took the fi rst lead fi ve and a half minutes into the game. see the Tide lead, 17-0 at the quarter, 24-0 at the half and 27-0 football team often does a winning coach. Stallings couldn’t help Sloan guided the Tide on a 61-yard drive to score on a 21-yard before the Huskers could muster a fourth-quarter touchdown himself — the Bear outweighed him by about 75 pounds. pass play to Ray Perkins. Perkins grabbed the scoring pass at and avert a shutout. the 15 and wiggled away from a pair of defenders to skip into The Aggies took the fi eld with a 6-4 record compared with proud the end zone. It was a convincing display of Alabama speed, quickness and Alabama’s 8-1-1. The Aggies, playing in their fi rst bowl game determination as the Tide sought to become the only major in 26 years while Alabama was in its 21st, cashed in on a pass The Huskers rallied back early in the second to tie the score. The unbeaten claimant to the national title. interception and a recovered fumble for touchdowns, then saw fi rst Husker tally came on a 33-yard pass from quarterback Bob Wendell Housley smash 33 yards in two runs for the touchdown Churchich to end Tony Jeter. Alabama coach Bear Bryant gave Stabler’s pin-point passing, Perkins’ amazing pass catching skills that sealed the game. quarterback Steve Sloan the green light to throw on any down and some fi ne running by Stabler — he won the Miller-Digby who then opened up an offensive onslaught to bury the Huskers Memorial Trophy as the outstanding player of the game — put Ken Stabler ran for two Alabama touchdowns, and Steve Davis by halftime. the Cornhuskers in a huge hole early and they were never able kicked a 36-yard fi eld goal for the Alabama scores. Stabler to regain the initiative. worried the Aggies throughout with his passing. He had three Alabama scored two touchdowns and a fi eld goal in the second of his throws intercepted and was smothered repeatedly by the period to post a 24-7 lead by halftime. The fi rst score followed The heavier Cornhuskers, unable to utilize their ball-control vicious Aggie rush. Alabama scored fi rst on an 80-yard drive a 39-yard Sloan to Perkins pass that took the ball down to the strategy against the lighter, swifter Tide, were forced to play with Stabler running the last three yards. A&M’s Tommy Maxwell NU 13. Leslie Kelley took the ball over from 4 yards out for the catch-up from the opening gong and simply couldn’t master intercepted a Stabler pass to set up the tying touchdown, made touchdown. The second score followed a 93-yard Tide drive, Alabama’s rock-ribbed defense until the fi nal period. by Larry Stegent, who took a 13-yard toss from Hargett. capped by an 11-yard pass from Sloan to Perkins. A David Ray Nebraska, led by quarterback Bob Churchich, made a game fi eld goal later in the period sent the teams to the locker rooms Davis kicked his fi eld goal opening the second period, and try — Churchich tied a pass attempt record (34), set a new with the Tide sporting a 17-point lead. Alabama led 10-7. With only 21 seconds left in the half, the completion record (21) and passed for 201 yards — but fi ve Aggies scored after a 56-yard drive with Hargett throwing for 59, Nebraska pulled back into the game early in the third period on interceptions (two against Churchich) dashed comeback hopes three of which made up for an Aggie loss. His seven-yard toss to a 49-yard touchdown pass from Churchich to Ben Gregory, but at every turn. Maxwell in the end zone brought the score. Charlie Riggs missed the point-after kick was missed. The Tide lengthened their lead the extra point try when the ball hit the cross bar and A&M led Alabama’s win was bolstered by a solid edge in statistics. The with a 1-yard touchdown run by Steve Bowman and a two-point 13-10 at the half. Tide out-rushed Nebraska 157-84, out-passed the Huskers 279- conversion to make the score 32-13 after three periods. 213 and out-downed NU, 19-16. A 28-yard kick by Davis set the Aggies up on their 48 early in the Nebraska wasn’t ready to give up in the fourth period. Churchich third period, and A&M, behind the passing of Hargett and the The Cornhuskers fi nally broke the scoring ice on the fi rst play of scored his fi rst touchdown of the day on a 1-yard plunge. running of Housley, slammed 52 yards for the touchdown that the fourth quarter when Churchich capped a 70-yard, 9-play with Alabama kept the comeback in check later in the period by gave A&M victory. Hargett passed for 10 and ran for one and a 15-yard, scoring toss to junior fullback Dick Davis. Davis took turning in another Bowman touchdown run, this time from Stegent ran for seven before Hargett turned it over to Housley, the ball at the 10 and powered in for the Husker touchdown and three yards out. Nebraska added a late 14-yard touchdown pass who battered the Alabama line for 13 yards and then 20 more Larry Wachholtz kicked the point-after conversion. from Churchich to Tony Jeter, but it wouldn’t be enough as the and the touchdown. Crimson Tide claimed the National Championship with a 39-28 Following the game, Nebraska Coach Bob Devaney confi rmed Alabama came back fi ghting and surged 83 yards for a Orange Bowl win. what most of the fans were thinking when he said: “The Alabama touchdown, with David Chatwood running for 28, Ed Morgan team today is the best football team I’ve ever seen - they’re No. Sloan’s 20 for 28 passing performance broke the Orange Bowl chipping in with a six-yard dash and Stabler passing for 41. 1, all right.” pass completion record, set just one year prior by fellow Tide Stabler got the score with a run over tackle from the seven. quarterback Joe Namath. Sloan’s 296 yards in the air also set SCORE BY QUARTERS There was no more scoring as A&M failed to cash in on a Stabler a new Orange Bowl standard. Perkins fi nished his day with 9 1 2 3 4 - F interception and again fumbled the ball away on what appeared completions for 159 yards. Alabama 17 7 3 7 - 34 to be another touchdown drive. Nebraska 0 0 0 7 - 7 BOWL RECAPS Nebraska was held to 232 yards rushing, almost 60 yards The Aggies had pushed to the Alabama 22 when Hargett below their average, and were victimized by four fumbles and Attendance: 82,000 (capacity: 80,985). fumbled and Alvin Samples recovered on the Tide 27. The Tide an intercepted pass. The Huskers fi nished the season 10-1 and then started its last desperate drive with Stabler throwing the ranked number fi ve in the nation by the Associated Press. football. The Tide was aided by a personal foul against the Aggies that put the ball on the Alabama 44. Stabler pitched to SCORE BY QUARTERS All-American on the A&M but the Aggies held 1 2 3 4 - F and took over on their 26. Alabama 7 17 8 7 - 19 Nebraska 0 7 6 15 - 28 SCORE BY QUARTERS Attendance: 72,214 (capacity: 72,000). 1 2 3 4 - F Texas A&M 7 6 7 0 - 20 Alabama 7 3 6 0 - 15 Attendance: 75,000 (capacity: 75,504). 122 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL Postseason History

1968 GATOR BOWL 1969 LIBERTY BOWL 1970 BLUEBONNET BOWL (16) Missouri 35, (12) Alabama 10 Colorado 47, Alabama 33 Alabama 24, (20) Oklahoma 24

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Dec. 28, 1968) — Missouri startled MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Dec. 13, 1969) — The enthusiastic Liberty HOUSTON (Dec. 21, 1970) — Two offensive-minded football Alabama with a newly-installed Power I offense that the Tigers Bowl committee wanted a high-scoring football game to teams battled to a 24-24 deadlock in Houston’s Astrodome in perfected in secret workouts and blunted the Crimson Tide’s enhance its reputation and they certainly got it when they the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl as Alabama and Oklahoma fought attack with a vicious defense that swept the Tigers to a 35-10 matched Colorado and Alabama. tooth-and-nail down to the wire. victory before 68,011 in the 24th annual Gator Bowl. All-American Bob Anderson rushed for three touchdowns and There was a total of 843 yards total offense in the game but, It was the worst beating a Paul Bryant-coached Alabama team 254 yards Saturday to lead the University of Colorado to a come- while the defenses weren’t anything to brag about, both teams had ever suffered and the statistics told the story. Alabama from-behind 47-33 victory over Alabama in the 11th annual did make some key stops along the way. had minus-45 yards rushing and a total offensive output of just Liberty Bowl. 23 yards. Missouri banged out 402 yards rushing but didn’t Alabama scored fi rst as tight end Randy Moore gathered in a complete a single pass although it really wasn’t necessary. Trailing 33-31 going into the fi nal period, Anderson, who earlier four-yard Scott Hunter pass to cap a 54-yard, eight-play drive. Alabama made just six fi rst downs to 21 for the Tigers. had run four yards for a touchdown, turned in scoring jaunts of Oklahoma responded with a touchdown drive to tie the game two and three yards to carry the Buffaloes to victory. with Joe Wylie scoring from the two. It was 7-7 after one quarter McMillan scored three Tiger touchdowns on short runs and and things were just heating up. baffl ed Alabama throughout the nationally televised football Alabama’s Bear Bryant had told his team “honor and pride” were battle with his deft pitchouts on the option. McMillan never awaiting them if they could win the post-season game since they In the second quarter, Alabama marched to within the shadow completed a pass, but he never had to. He did have a pair of had posted the worst regular season record (6-4) in more than of the Oklahoma end zone, only to have an interception kill the tosses picked off that gave Alabama its only points. Defensive a decade. drive. The Sooners came back with a 58-yard scoring run out back Donnie Sutton raced 38 yards with an interception for an from swift Greg Pruitt to go on top, 14-7. Colorado jumped off to a 17-0 lead and went to the dressing Alabama touchdown in the second quarter, and Mike Dean’s room at halftime leading 31-19. Colorado scored on the After a missed fi eld goal attempt by Alabama, Oklahoma fourth quarter interception set up his 25-yard fi eld goal. opening drive with Ward Walsh blasting over from the 13 to cap extended its lead to 21-7 as Pruitt followed a key block from The Missouri defense, anchored by ends Elmer Benhardt and Bill an 80-yard drive in eight plays. Later in the quarter, Dave Haney Wylie and dashed 25 yards to score. With the game in danger of Schmitt, blunted Alabama’s running and passing attack. Crimson kicked a 30-yard fi eld goal to extend the Colorado lead to 10-0. getting out of hand, Alabama was able to bounce back just 14 Tide quarterbacks were thrown for losses nine times. Alabama, The Buffaloes made it 17-0 via the power running of Anderson, seconds left in the second quarter as Hunter hit David Bailey with losing three games in a season for the fi rst time since 1958, who barged over from four yards out to cap an 80-yard march a fi ve-yard scoring pass to narrow the defi cit to 21-14 at halftime. managed only three fi rst downs in the fi rst three quarters. The in just eight plays. In the third quarter, Alabama’s Richard Ciemny kicked a 20-yard Tide stayed in contention until the late minutes only with the But the Tide got in a few surprises of their own, with dropback fi eld goal to narrow the gap to 21-17. That set up an intense help of its two pass interceptions and a pair of Tiger fumbles. passer Scott Hunter dashing 31 yards on a surprise run to make fourth quarter. But Roger Wehrli, Missouri’s All-American safety, clinched the it 17-7. Later in the quarter Alabama’s George Ranager took a With 7:36 left and Alabama facing a fourth down at the Sooner Tigers’ fourth straight bowl triumph with a late interception that pitchout and got a key block from Johnny Musso to score from 25, running back Johnny Musso took a handoff and started wide set up McMillan’s third touchdown, a two-yard run. In the dosing the six and it was 17-13, as Alabama went for two and failed. to his right. He then stopped and fi red a left-handed pass back minutes, ran 37 yards from scrimmage and Dennis But it took the Buffaloes only six plays to respond with Walsh to quarterback Hunter. That pass caught the Sooners napping, Poppe raced 47 yards with an interception to pad the margin. popping over from the 15. Alabama wasn’t fi nished, however, with Hunter making a dash to score. The play gave Alabama the McMillan scored in the fi rst quarter on a four-yard burst, and he and drove 72 yards in seven plays to score with Musso going in lead, 24-21. gave the Tigers a 14-7 lead in the second period with a fi ve- from the two. Again, the Tide went for two and failed, but it was With only 59 seconds left, OU fi eld goal specialist Bruce Derr yard scoring run. The Tigers, who operated from the “regular 24-19 with just 46 seconds left in the fi rst half. Jim Duke’s kickoff hit on a 42-yard attempt to tie the game at 24-24. But Alabama I” during a 7-3 season, changed their attack during Gator Bowl was fi elded by Bob Mastern on the Buffs’ 9, where Mastern was able to mount one fi nal threat. Oklahoma tried an onside workouts “to give us stronger running.” Missouri head coach handed the ball off to Steve Engle, who raced 91 yards to score kick, but it was recovered by the Tide had it at the OU 40. Musso said. for a 31-19 Colorado lead at halftime. broke loose for 21 yards to the 19. Dave Brungard got two yards, The switch paid off with Cook, McMillan, Jim Harrison and Ron Alabama received to open the second half. On second and 10 then Hunter was sacked for a one-yard loss. McBride all cracking through the Tide line. Missouri gained from its 45-yard line, Neb Hayden arched a long pass to Griff With just fi ve seconds left Alabama called time out. Ciemny 404 yards rushing, with Cook collecting 179. Alabama gained Langston, who gathered it in and raced home to score, to trim lined up for a 34-yard fi eld goal try that would win the game, but only 45 yards on the ground and added but 68 through the air. the Colorado lead to 31-26. Oklahoma’s John Shelley get a hand on it and defl ected the kick Quarterback Scott Hunter was so harassed by the Missouri ends Alabama’s Steve Williams intercepted a CU pass a few minutes to preserve the tie. that be hit only seven of 25 throws and was thrown for losses later and the Tide was at it again. Hayden again went to the air totaling 61 yards. and hit Musso with a 10-yard touchdown pass to put the Tide out Hunter completed 13 of 26 passes for 174 yards as the Crimson Tide rolled up a total offense of 428 yards. Oklahoma, with Leon Alabama, a slim favorite after its 8-2 season record, never led. in front of the hectic offensive show by a 33-31 margin. Crosswhite gaining 111 yards in 20 carries and Pruitt adding 97 The Tigers took the opening kickoff and McMillan drove the Colorado’s Anderson then slid off left tackle from the two to put in eight carries, fi nished with a 415 total. Tigers to a 7-0 lead in 11 plays. Alabama never led although the Buffs in front for good, 38-33. Alabama’s Hayden was caught the Tide did roll to a brief tie on Sutton’s scoring interception. in the end zone later in the game for a safety to give Colorado Pruitt took the game’s outstanding back award while Alabama linebacker Jeff Rouzie was named the top lineman. Bryant bad not lost three times in a season since his fi rst year a 40-33 lead. at Alabama in 1958. The Missouri explosion was particularly With time running out and Alabama trying to make a last-ditch SCORE BY QUARTERS surprising because the Tigers rolled without completing a pass comeback, the Crimson Tide went for it on fourth and 18 from 1 2 3 4 - F against a team that had given up only 104 points during the its own 18 and could not convert. Colorado then marched down Alabama 7 7 3 7 - 24 regular season. the short distance with Anderson scoring from the three with just Oklahoma 7 14 0 3 - 24 SCORE BY QUARTERS 45 seconds left to make it a 47-33 fi nal score. Attendance: 53,822 (capacity: 53,050). 1 2 3 4 - F SCORE BY QUARTERS Missouri 7 7 0 21 - 35 1 2 3 4 - F Alabama 0 7 0 3 - 10 Colorado 10 21 0 16 - 47 Attendance: 68,011(capacity: 70,000). Alabama 0 19 14 0 - 33 Attendance: 50,042 (capacity: 50,160). BOWL RECAPS

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1972 ORANGE BOWL 1973 COTTON BOWL 1973 SUGAR BOWL (1) Nebraska 38, (2) Alabama 6 (7) Texas 17, (4) Alabama 13 (3) Notre Dame 24, (1) Alabama 23

MIAMI (Jan. 1, 1972) — It was billed as the National DALLAS (Jan. 1, 1973) — Billed as “The Battle of the NEW ORLEANS (Dec. 31, 1973) — It was the fi rst meeting Championship Game as Nebraska entered the game ranked fi rst Wishbones”, this Cotton Bowl clash found Texas storming from between two giants of college football – Alabama and Notre with Alabama ranked second. But the Cornhuskers quickly salted behind in the fourth quarter to capture a 17-13 decision on a Dame. The game was the latest version of “The Game of the away not only the game but the national title with a 38-6 win that cold and blustery day in which the Crimson Tide was unable to Century,” and it certainly lived up to every inch of newspaper was greatly aided by a mistake-fi lled effort by the Crimson Tide. get it together on offense. space and moment of air time on radio and television.

Played before 78,151 in 70-degree weather, the Orange Bowl Following Steve Wade’s interception for Alabama, the Crimson Notre Dame won 24-23, in one of the true classics of college showed no ill effects from a two-hour downpour that ended just Tide’s Gregg Gantt kicked a Cotton Bowl record 50-yard fi eld football history. The game had everything – six lead changes, before the game. Nebraska’s incomparable ’ 77- goal to give the Tide an early 3-0 lead. After an exchange of outstanding plays in all phases of the game, a tense fi nish and yard punt return in the opening quarter served notice that the punts, Wade grabbed his second interception of the young dramatic play calling. With the close victory, Notre Dame vaulted Huskers’ one touchdown favorite odds were not nearly enough. game and raced 42 yards to the Texas 31. On the next play, from third to fi rst in the fi nal Associated Press (AP) rankings. took a pitch wide to the right and behind Joe Alabama had fi nished fi rst in both polls in the regular season and But it was the work of the Huskers defense that was responsible LaBue’s clearing block, cruised untouched for the touchdown remained the United Press International (UPI) champion, as that for keeping the Huskers’ unbeaten string going up to 32 and and Bill Davis quickly added the extra point to make it 10-0. ranking did not have a post-bowl survey. winning streak to 23. The Blackshirts held the Tide to a single touchdown. The unit set up three touchdowns by recovering Texas drove to a fi eld goal of 24 yards by Billy Schott to pull Alabama could have put the game away in the third quarter, but fumbles and a fourth via an interception returned to the Tide Texas within 10-3. A short time later, with just eight seconds the Tide couldn’t deliver the knockout punch. Notre Dame ran 1-yard line. remaining in the fi rst half, Bill Davis banged through a 30-yard back a kickoff for a touchdown and dominated the early going. fi eld goal for Alabama to push its halftime lead to 13-3. Led by quarterback , who sprayed passes of 19, 26 With Nebraska clinging to a 6-0 lead eight seconds before and 14 yards to split end Pete Demmerle, the Irish offense scored the end of the fi rst quarter, the Blackshirts forced a punt by A short Tide punt in the third quarter gave Texas good fi eld fi rst in the opening quarter. Fullback Wayne Bullock capped a 64- Alabama’s Gregg Gantt. It was not the long, driving type of position and the wishbone-driven Horns drove 59 yards in 15 yard scoring drive with a six-yard run into the end zone. punt, beyond the defensive cover that is Rogers’ favorite type. plays. Quarterback Alan Lowry raced in from three yards out and He gambled by picking up a bouncer with enemies in close at Schott’s kick cut the Alabama lead to 13-10. Alabama responded in the second quarter, producing three long his 23. He darted to his right, shaking loose from the fi rst foe. drives that resulted in a pair of scores – the fi rst when Randy A key block by Jim Anderson allowed the junior sprinter to turn Alabama reeled off an impressive fourth quarter drive from its 20 Billingsley scored on a six-yard run and Bill Davis added the extra the corner. Another block was supplied by Jerry List, who lost to the Texas 34 where on fi rst down Terry Davis went for broke point that put Alabama up by one (7-6) with 7:30 remaining. On his helmet in the process. From midfi eld on, it was no contest as and tried to hit Wayne Wheeler with a touchdown pass, only to the ensuing kickoff, Notre Dame’s Al Hunter stunned the crowd Rodgers logged his fourth punt return touchdown of the season have Texas defensive back Terry Melancon intercept in the end with a dazzling 93-yard return, the longest in Sugar Bowl history. and sixth of his career. The 77-yarder was three yards short of the zone. The Irish went for two and converted for a 14-7 lead. Orange Bowl record. Texas, going to the air behind Lowry, marched to the Tide 34, Alabama moved deep into Notre Dame territory late in the If that play didn’t take the starch out of the Tide, the next play from where Lowry bootlegged the fi nal 34 yards, tightrope second quarter but had to settle for a 39-yard fi eld goal by Davis. did. Steve Williams was decked by Randy Borg while returning walking the sidelines for the winning touchdown. Television At the start of the second half, Alabama marched 93 yards to the kickoff. The ball popped free and into the inviting arms of replays and newspaper still photos showed that Lowry may have take a 17-14 lead after Wilbur Jackson’s fi ve-yard scoring run. John Peterson 27 yards from the Tide goal. Seven plays later, the stepped out of bounds on his winning run, but the play stood, Huskers were sitting happily on a 21-0 lead. Tagge’s 20-yard pass and Schott’s kick made it 17-13. A short time later, Notre Dame linebacker Drew Mahalic to Gary Dixon, only the second reception of the year by Dixon, recovered a Tide fumble in mid-air and took the ball to the The Tide wasn’t fi nished, though, and marched from its 10 to carried it to the nine. Two carries by Dixon netted two yards and Alabama 12-yard line. On the fi rst play from scrimmage, Eric the Texas 43, where Jackson was stopped short on a fourth and Tagge passed to substitute fullback Maury Damkroger, who was Penick dashed 12 yards for the score. The extra point gave the one play, Texas taking over and hammering the fi nal nail into jolted out of bounds inches from the end zone. Tagge’s fourth- Irish a 21-17 lead with 2:30 left in the third quarter. the Tide’s coffi n. down sneak for the touchdown came with 12:43 left in the half. Early in the fourth period, the game took a wild turn with three Alabama came back in the second half with grit and determination SCORE BY QUARTERS turnovers in 90 seconds. Alabama gambled with a trick play that to earn whatever comfort can be found in statistics. The Tide’s 1 2 3 4 - F paid off. With the ball on the Notre Dame 25, second-string All-American halfback Johnny Musso gained a much-deserved Texas 0 3 7 7 - 17 quarterback Richard Todd handed off to halfback Mike Stock, 79 yards on 15 carries, but he, like other highly touted backs, Alabama 10 3 0 0 - 13 then raced to the sidelines where he took a return pass from toiled in the shadows of NU’s Kinney, who rushed for 99 yards Attendance: 72,032 (capacity: 72,032). Stock and went in for the score – but Davis missed the conversion on 20 carries. try and Alabama was left with a 23-21 lead and 9:33 remaining. Alabama’s most effective weapon was the option running Notre Dame responded by driving 79 yards in 11 plays. The Irish and draw plays of its quarterbacks, Terry Davis during a third reached the Alabama 3-yard line and Thomas came on to kick a quarter bid and Butch Hobson after Davis was injured in the 19-yard fi eld goal with 4:26 remaining for the fi nal 24-23 margin. fourth quarter. After Husker cornerback Joe Blahak punted, Alabama’s initial post-intermission threat ended with an end- SCORE BY QUARTERS zone interception, the Tide rolled 55 yards, with Davis stepping 1 2 3 4 – F 28 and 10 yards before turning the left side on fourth and three Notre Dame 6 8 7 3 – 24 and taking Blackshirts Dave Mason and John Dutton into the end Alabama 0 10 7 6 – 23 zone with him. But that was the extent of Alabama’s challenge Attendance: 85,161 (capacity: 80,985). until the game-ending drive that ended on Nebraska’s eight. BOWL RECAPS Nebraska added three more points on a 21-yard Sanger fi eld goal on the last play of the third quarter and a fi nal touchdown following Anderson’s interception. Nebraska’s last touchdown was scored by backup quarterback Van Brownson.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 - F Nebraska 14 14 3 7 - 38 Alabama 0 0 6 0 - 6 Attendance: 78,151 (capacity: 80,010).

124 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL Postseason History

1975 ORANGE BOWL 1975 SUGAR BOWL 1976 LIBERTY BOWL (9) Notre Dame 13, (2) Alabama 11 (4) Alabama 13, (8) Penn State 6 (16) Alabama 36, (7) UCLA 6

MIAMI (Jan. 1, 1975) — A rematch of the previous year’s NEW ORLEANS (Dec. 31, 1975) — Alabama ended its eight- MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Dec. 20, 1976) — A Liberty Bowl-record national championship showdown produced another painful, year bowl losing streak in a memorable way with a hard-fought crowd of 52,737 braved freezing temperatures and gusting winds close loss for Alabama. Notre Dame once again proved to be the victory over an outstanding team. The Crimson Tide’s fi rst bowl at speeds up to 31 miles per hour at the 18th annual Liberty spoiler for Alabama’s national championship dreams, upsetting victory since January 1, 1967 (a 34-7 victory over Nebraska in the Bowl. This game, playfully referred to as “The Refrigerator the Crimson Tide, 13-11. Sugar Bowl) was a 13-6 victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions. Bowl”, was blown open by the Alabama defense, which stopped the Bruins twice on fourth down plays – once at the Crimson Tide Alabama was ranked fi rst in the nation in the United Press It was the fi rst Sugar Bowl played inside the climate-controlled 1-yard line, and another time by an interception on a third down International (UPI) poll and second by the Associated Press (AP) Louisiana Superdome, matching third-ranked Alabama (10-1) at the Alabama 1. going into the game, with Notre Dame being eighth and ninth. against seventh-ranked Penn State (9-2). A year before when the two had met with the Sugar Bowl as the After Bucky Berrey opened the scoring with a 37-yard fi eld goal setting, Notre Dame won 24-23 and vaulted to the national title. Richard Todd, Alabama’s senior quarterback, put on an offensive midway through the fi rst quarter for a 3-0 Alabama lead, the show, completing 10 of 12 passes for 205 yards. In running the Crimson Tide defense began asserting its dominance. Alabama Notre Dame built a 13-0 lead in the fi rst half and withstood a Tide’s wishbone offense to near perfection, he was named the sophomore linebacker Barry Krauss, the game’s most valuable furious Alabama rally in the game’s fi nal minutes. game’s Most Valuable Player. Todd passed 55 yards to split end player, intercepted a pass and rambled 44 yards for the Tide’s Ozzie Newsome to set up the game’s only touchdown in the fi rst touchdown. “Our defense was simply magnifi cent most of The scoring started midway through the fi rst quarter when fourth quarter. the time,” said Alabama head coach Paul “Bear” Bryant. “Not Alabama fumbled a Notre Dame punt and Al Samuel recovered only were we stopping them, our defense put some points on for the Irish at the Crimson Tide’s 16-yard line. Three plays later Todd, who had suffered a cut fi nger on Christmas Day, came out the board, too.” Notre Dame faced a fourth-and-one play at the Alabama 7-yard with his fi nger bandaged, and Penn State stacked its defense line. Wayne Bullock powered his way over the left side for three while daring him to throw. That strategy cost the Nittany Lions Late in the fi rst quarter, running back Johnny Davis plunged yards and a fi rst down. On the next play, he rumbled into the dearly in the early going. Joe Dale Harris, a surprise starter, ran one yard for the Tide’s fi rst offensive touchdown and a 17-0 end zone on a four-yard run for the fi rst Irish score. Dave Reeve a turn-in pattern while Todd released his throw just before being Alabama lead. The lone scoring play in the second quarter added the extra point. engulfed by the defense. came about when Alabama used trickery to move the lead to 24-0. Quarterback Jack O’Rear handed off to running back Tony With 50 seconds left in the fi rst quarter, the Irish offense took With State’s minimal coverage, Harris broke free and turned the Nathan, who drifted to his right before throwing back to O’Rear control at its own 23-yard line as quarterback Tom Clements short pass into a 54-yard gain. That play eventually led to a 25- on a 20-yard scoring play. engineered a 77-yard scoring drive in 17 plays, taking 7:21 yard fi eld goal by Danny Ridgeway and a 3-0 Alabama lead that off the clock. The Irish attempted only one pass in the march, held up to the half. Two more fi eld goals by Berrey in the third quarter – from 25 rushing 16 times for 68 yards on the drive. An offsides call on and 28 yards out – extended the lead to 30-0 early in the fourth Penn State’s Chris Bahr tied the score with a 42-yard fi eld goal Alabama on a fi eld-goal attempt revived the drive. The Irish quarter. The three fi eld goals by Berrey set a Liberty Bowl record. made the most of the opportunity, with Mark McLane breaking in the third quarter, but Todd brought the Tide back quickly. At free from nine yards out for the score. Reeve missed the point- the Penn State 35 following a timeout, Todd pump faked PSU After UCLA notched its only score on a 61-yard run by Leotis after, but Notre Dame led 13-0. freshman Bill Crummy and Newsome broke back to the sideline Brown with 9:32 left in the fourth quarter, Alabama closed the and caught the pass 25 yards downfi eld, being brought down at scoring when Rick Watson broke through on a 1-yard run with 22 A Notre Dame fumble on their next possession gave the Tide the 10. Todd lost four yards recovering a fumble, but Mike Stock seconds left in the game for the fi nal 36-6 margin. the football on the Irish 40-yard line. Alabama went to the air swept into the end zone behind a ferocious block by Newsome. with quarterback Richard Todd hitting Ozzie Newsome for 11 SCORE BY QUARTERS yards and Jerry Brown for 12 yards, as the Tide marched to the Bahr cut the margin to 10-6 with a 37-yard fi eld goal in the fourth 1 2 3 4 - F Notre Dame 8-yard line. The Irish defense held, and Alabama quarter, but Ridgeway answered for Alabama with a 28-yard kick Alabama 17 7 3 9 - 36 scored on a 21-yard fi eld goal by Danny Ridgeway with 1:45 left for a 13-6 lead. With 3:19 left, Penn State got its last chance. The UCLA 0 0 0 6 - 6 before halftime. Nittany Lions inched out to their 39 before Alabama stopped the Nittany Lions on a fourth-and-one play with 1:15 to go. Attendance: 52,736 (capacity: 50,160). After a scoreless third quarter Alabama – which averaged only 11 passes a game during the season – again went to the air. SCORE BY QUARTERS Todd carried the Tide to the Irish 12-yard line but then threw an 1 2 3 4 - F interception to John Dubenetzky Alabama 3 0 7 3 - 13 Penn State 0 0 3 3 - 6 On fourth down of the next Tide drive, needing fi ve yards for Attendance: 75,212 (capacity: 75,212). a fi rst down, Todd threw a 48-yard touchdown pass to Russ Schamun with 3:13 remaining. The Tide added two points on a conversion pass from Todd to George Pugh to close the defi cit to 13-11.

With 1:39 left, Alabama got the ball back at its own 38-yard line needing only a fi eld goal to win. Todd tossed to Schamun for a 16-yard gain and hit Randy Billinsley for an eight-yard reception to the Irish 38. But Notre Dame’s Reggie Barnett intercepted Todd’s next throw to clinch the verdict in favor of the Irish. For Alabama, linebacker Leroy Cook was the defensive standout while fellow linebacker Ronnie Robertson led in tackles with 11. Alabama outgained the Irish in total offense, 285 to 204, but had four turnovers. Todd completed 13 of 24 passes, six of them to the freshman Newsome for 68 yards and fi ve to Schamun for 126.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 - F Alabama 0 3 0 8 - 11 BOWL RECAPS Notre Dame 7 6 0 0 - 13 Attendance: 71,801 (capacity: 80,010).

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1978 SUGAR BOWL 1979 SUGAR BOWL 1980 SUGAR BOWL (3) Alabama 35, (9) Ohio State 6 (2) Alabama 14, (1) Penn State 7 (2) Alabama 24, (6) Arkansas 6

NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 2, 1978) — Alabama had rebounded NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 1, 1979) — One vivid image was NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 1, 1980) — A tweak in the offensive nicely after an early-season 31-24 loss at Nebraska, racing into permanently etched into the minds of the 76,824 in the scheme played a major role as the University of Alabama its Sugar Bowl encounter with the Ohio State Buckeyes riding a Superdome and the millions of television viewers who watched reached a new pinnacle of success by beating Arkansas, 24-9, strong crest of momentum that had set the Crimson Tide up for the 45th annual Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day, 1979. Penn State, in the 46th annual Sugar Bowl. In the process of winning its fi fth a shot at a national title if things broke their way in the other New the nation’s No. 1 team, was stopped on two consecutive plays straight bowl, four of them Sugar Bowls, this unbeaten Alabama Year’s Day bowl games. inside the one-yard line by the Alabama defense to preserve a team became the fi rst Tide squad in the school’s history to win 14-7 victory for Alabama’s second-ranked Crimson Tide. The 12 games in a season. A record Sugar Bowl crowd of 77,468 and Alabama won easily, 35-6, and with the upset by fi fth-ranked famous goal line stand won a national championship for Paul millions of viewers on national television watched Alabama win. Notre Dame of top-ranked Texas in the Cotton Bowl, it appeared “Bear” Bryant and the Crimson Tide. the Crimson Tide were in position to claim another national In the weeks preceding the Sugar Bowl game, Alabama head championship. But in a controversial and tight vote, the Irish The outcome of this tight defensive battle was determined by coach Paul “Bear” Bryant installed a double wing with motion vaulted from fi fth to fi rst, with Alabama fi nishing a close second. a small number of critical decisions and crucial plays in a game off the wishbone formation. The Crimson Tide could run its basic in which the nation’s top two teams proved to be amazingly plays off the set, but its real value was in catching the Arkansas Alabama quarterback Jeff Rutledge and the Crimson Tide evenly matched. The teams battled evenly for the entire fi rst players and coaches off-guard. offense wasted no time in getting the game under their control. half and appeared headed for a scoreless deadlock as halftime On the Tide’s second possession, a 10-play, 76-yard march, approached. After the Razorbacks took an early lead on a 34-yard fi eld goal running back scored from a one-yard out. by Ish Ordonez, courtesy of a lost Alabama fumble on the With the ball at the Alabama 33-yard line in the half’s fi nal opening kickoff, the Tide showed its new look. The Crimson Tide Rutledge guided Alabama 76 yards in the fi rst quarter with Tony moments, the Crimson Tide appeared content to run out the immediately embarked on a seven-play, 82-yard drive featuring Nathan scoring from one-yard out. clock with 1:11 left. But Penn State called a timeout after two a fullback in motion and plenty of counter-action movement, consecutive plays to stop the clock, hoping to get the ball back slowing the aggressive Arkansas defense. Rutledge and the Crimson Tide then pushed Ohio State around and set up a fi eld goal. But Alabama senior halfback Tony Nathan on an 11-play, 76-yard touchdown drive. The scoring play came countered with runs of 30 and 7 yards down to the Penn State Alabama’s Major Ogilvie took a pitchout from quarterback when fullback Johnny Davis moved to his right on a fake at the 30-yard line. Steadman Shealy and scored from 22 yards out midway through Buckeye 27 while split end Bolton, who had lined up as a right the fi rst quarter, marking the third straight year in which Ogilvie halfback, rolled out of the backfi eld and raced down the sideline. Suddenly, Alabama was within range of a score to end the half scored a Sugar Bowl touchdown. Rutledge dropped back and handed the ball to Bolton, who was and had the time to get even closer to the Penn State end zone. barely inbounds. The extra point was missed, but Alabama led Within fi eld goal range, Alabama presumably would position On the fourth play after the ensuing kickoff, another Razorback 13-0. itself for a go-ahead kick in the fi nal seconds of the second fumble was recovered by Crimson Tide linebacker Thomas Boyd quarter. But Penn State coach Joe Paterno’s plan backfi red on the Arkansas 22. Four plays later, Ogilvie scored his second After the Alabama defense again stopped the Buckeyes at enormously when Crimson Tide quarterback Jeff Rutledge touchdown on a one-yard run to put the Tide ahead 14-3 with the Crimson Tide 28, Rutledge took the Tide 72 yards for a dropped back and found split end Bruce Bolton wide open 3:46 left in the fi rst period. That defi cit forced the Arkansas touchdown. He hit Richard Neal with a three-yard scoring pass in the end zone for a 30-yard touchdown pass with just eight offense into an accelerated passing game. for the touchdown and added another pass to Neal on a two- seconds left in the half. Alan McElroy kicked the extra point to point conversion for a 21-0 lead late in the third quarter. When the Tide’s Alan McElroy kicked a 25-yard fi eld goal for a give Alabama a 7-0 halftime lead. 17-3 lead at intermission, it appeared that Alabama was content Ohio State fought back to within 21-6 on the ensuing possession, An interception by Penn State’s Pete Harris at Alabama’s 48-yard with sitting on its lead and running out the clock. marching 85 yards in seven plays to score on a 38-yard pass from line late in the third period set up Penn State’s only touchdown. Gerald to Jim Harrell with 13:34 left in the game. A two-point But Arkansas quarterback Kevin Scanlon, who had been Nittany Lions quarterback hit Scott Fitzkee deep in conversion attempt was stopped by Alabama. punished throughout the fi rst half, gathered himself and found the end zone for a touchdown. Matt Bahr’s extra point kick tied his touch, guiding the Razorbacks 80 yards to a touchdown after the game at 7-7 with 4:25 left in the third quarter. Sophomore quarterback Steadman Shealy assumed control of the second half kickoff. The two-point conversion fell short and the Alabama offense in the fi nal quarter and engineered two A few moments later Alabama halfback Lou Ikner ran 62 yards the Razorbacks now trailed 17-9. touchdown drives. The fi rst was an 84-yard march in 14 plays with a Penn State punt before being dragged down at the Nittany that ended with a 1-yard run by Major Ogilvie with 6:30 left. But Bryant’s troops were at their best when it counted, racing Lions’ 11-yard line. Three plays later, Major Ogilvie rammed into A short time later, Johnny Davis capped a 24-yard drive in four 98 yards in 9 plays to the touchdown. Steve Whitman ran for six the corner of the end zone, sprung by a key block by tight end plays following a Buckeyes turnover by scoring on a 7-yard run yards to start the drive. Ogilvie rushed for seven to the Tide 15. Rick Neal. McElroy kicked the extra point to extend the Alabama with 5:09 left. Billy Jackson’s 35-yard sprint with a Shealy pitchout keyed the lead to 14-7 with 21 seconds left in the third quarter. march, reaching the 50-yard line. Jackson came right back on the Rutledge fi nished as the game’s Most Valuable Player, hitting on The Nittany Lions had a chance to tie the score when the Lions’ next play with a 14-yard run up the middle to the Arkansas 36. 8 of 11 passes for 109 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Johnny Joe Lally fell on a misdirected pitchout by Rutledge on an option Ogilvie gained six off guard, then Shealy ran an option keeper Davis, the Tide’s bullish senior fullback, led the Alabama ground play at the Tide 19 with 7:57 remaining. Penn State drove to for 22 yards at the Arkansas 11. assault with 95 yards on 24 carries. a third down and goal at the Alabama one. But the Alabama After two plays and a fi ve-yard penalty on the Tide, Alabama defense sealed off its end zone in a tremendous defensive effort, SCORE BY QUARTERS faced third-and-11 at the Arkansas 12-yard line. Offensive climaxed by Crimson Tide linebacker Barry Krauss stopping Penn 1 2 3 4 - F coordinator suggested the play, “43 Read”, to State tailback Mike Guman short of the goal line. Alabama 0 13 8 14 - 35 Shealy, who ran the option play to the right side of the line and Ohio State 0 0 0 6 - 6 SCORE BY QUARTERS handed to Whitman, who raced through the Arkansas defense Attendance: 76,811 (capacity: 76,800). 1 2 3 4 - F for the clinching touchdown. The 98-yard drive, Alabama’s Alabama 0 7 7 0 - 14 longest of the season, sealed the outcome. BOWL RECAPS Penn State 0 0 7 0 - 7 SCORE BY QUARTERS Attendance: 76,824 (capacity: 76,800). 1 2 3 4 - F Alabama 14 3 0 7 - 24 Arkansas 3 0 6 0 - 9 Attendance: 77,486 (capacity: 76,800).

126 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL Postseason History

1981 COTTON BOWL 1982 COTTON BOWL 1982 LIBERTY BOWL (9) Alabama 30, (6) Baylor 2 (6) Texas 14, (3) Alabama 12 Alabama 21, Illinois 15

DALLAS (Jan. 1, 1981) — Alabama capped off a 10-2 season DALLAS (Jan. 1, 1982) — Alabama marched into Dallas as the MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Dec. 29, 1982) — The 1982 Liberty Bowl is by decking Southwest Conference champion Baylor 30-2 in Southeastern Conference co-champion and its head coach, Paul remembered almost solely as the last football game Alabama the 45th . For only the second time since “Bear” Bryant, entered as the winningest man in the history of played under the direction of legendary head coach Paul “Bear” 1971, Alabama had failed to win the Southeastern Conference the game, but ’ Texas Longhorns were not impressed. Bryant, who announced his retirement from coaching just two championship, fi nishing second behind eventual national weeks prior to the game. champion Georgia. The Tide had been upset by Mississippi State Five weeks after Bryant had earned his record-breaking (6-3) to snap the nation’s longest winning streak at 28, then fell to 315th head coaching victory against in-state rival Auburn, the At the end of an atypical season, Alabama entered the 1982 old nemesis Notre Dame (7-0). Longhorns came from behind to hand Alabama a 14-12 defeat. Liberty Bowl coming off three straight season-ending losses. Big Ten Conference foe Illinois, 7-4 and boasting a potent offense But against Grant Teaff’s Baylor Bears, Paul “Bear” Bryant’s The Longhorns overcame a 10-0 defi cit with two touchdowns in and in the midst of a resurgence under 46-year-old head coach, Crimson Tide was impressive. The Alabama defense was the fourth quarter, then gave the Crimson Tide an intentional Mike White, was appearing in its fi rst bowl in 19-years. the primary factor, as the likes of middle guard Warren Lyles, safety before weathering a counter-charge. Not only did the E.J. Junior and Thomas Boyd shut down Baylor’s previously victory by Texas keep alive a Longhorns jinx of never having lost Alabama retired Coach Bryant in proper fashion by registering a unstoppable running tandem of Walter Abecrombie and Dennis to Alabama, but it kept Bryant from winning an NCAA record 21-15 victory over the Fighting Illini. The win gave Coach Bryant Gentry. The pair had combined for nearly 2,000 yards during seventh consecutive bowl game in seven years. a fi nal record of 323-85-17 – the most wins by any head coach in Baylor’s 10-1 regular season, but on this sunny day in Dallas, they college football history up to that point. Alabama quarterback Walter Lewis’s six-yard touchdown pass were limited to a combined total of 54 yards. to Jesse Bendross and Peter Kim’s 24-yard fi eld goal gave the “Many thanks to the staff for one heck of a job,” he said Major Ogilvie, Don Jacobs and Mark Nix scored touchdowns Longhorns a big fourth quarter hill to climb. afterward in a crowded press interview tent. “The players’ for the Crimson Tide and sophomore Peter Kim added a Cotton preparation and the coaches’ preparation, especially in this Texas quarterback Robert Brewer, starting only his fourth game bowl record three fi eld goals to send Alabama to its record- circus-type atmosphere, were exceptional. I am thankful to have for the Longhorns, raced 30 yards for a touchdown on a tricky tying sixth consecutive bowl victory. Baylor’s offense was all but won my fi nal game. Whether the team likes it or not, they will draw play. After a punt, Brewer directed the Longhorns 80 yards blunted by the swarming Crimson Tide defense, which helped always be remembered for winning my last game. I am proud in 11 plays climaxed by Terry Orr’s eight-yard touchdown run. bring Bryant his 306th career coaching victory. they wanted to win this one for me.” Included in the drive was a 37-yard completion to tight end Kim kicked fi eld goals of 29 and 28 yards in the fi rst half and Lawrence Sampleton on a third-and 10 play. Alabama jumped ahead in the early going as fullback Ricky added a 42-yarder in the third quarter. His three fi eld goals Moore started the scoring with a four-yard touchdown run in the Alabama’s Joey Jones returned the ensuing kickoff a Cotton Bowl equaled a Cotton Bowl record set in 1972 by Penn State’s fi rst quarter. After Illinois closed the gap to 7-6 on a one-yard run record 61 yards, but cornerback William Graham intercepted Alberto Vitiello. Ogilvie, who carried 15 times for 74 yards, by Joe Curtis and failed extra point in the second quarter, the Lewis on the next play at the Texas 1, setting up an ending that scored Alabama’s fi rst touchdown of the game, going over Tide took the lead into the locker room at halftime. was steeped in strategic decisions by both head coaches. from the 1 in the second quarter and thus becoming the fi rst In the third quarter, split end Jesse Bendross ran scored on a person ever to score a rushing touchdown in four consecutive Akers ordered Texas punter John Goodson to take a safety with reverse from 8 yards out to put Alabama up 14-6. Then, Illinois bowl games. less than a minute to play. And Texas held Alabama after it got a rallied behind quarterback Tony Eason on a two-yard pass from free punt from its own 20. Alabama, which fi nished with 241 yards on the ground, added Eason to wide receiver Oliver Williams to draw within 14-12 after a failed two-point conversion attempt. a pair of touchdowns in the fi nal quarter on a one-yard run by The win improved Texas’ record to 10-1-1, while the loss Jacobs and a three-yard run by Nix with 1:16 to play. Baylor, shut dropped Alabama to 9-2-1. Brewer, who completed 12 of 21 The Crimson Tide surged further ahead in the fi nal quarter as out 45-0 by Alabama during the 1979 season, could manage only passes on the day for 201 yards, was named the offensive most Craig Turner scored the last touchdown of the Bryant Era for a safety that coming in the second quarter when defensive tackle valuable player and Alabama linebacker Robbie Jones, who had Alabama on a one-yard run with 7:34 left in the game for a 21- Tommy Tabor tackled Alabama’s Lewis in the end zone as Lewis 12 tackles, was the defensive MVP. 12 lead. Illinois roared back and drew closer on a 23-yard fi eld was trying to throw the ball. goal by Mike Bass with 6:12 remaining, but the Fighting Illini SCORE BY QUARTERS could get no closer due to a clutch defensive effort spearheaded Alabama and Baylor both fi nished the season with 10-2 records 1 2 3 4 - F and the game was never a contest after the Bears missed on their by cornerback Jeremiah Castille’s three interceptions. Castille Texas 0 7 0 5 - 12 earned Most Valuable Player honors for that performance. only good touchdown opportunity late in fi rst quarter. Alabama 0 0 0 14 - 14 SCORE BY QUARTERS Attendance: 73,243 (capacity: 72,032). Alabama won the game despite giving up 444 yards of total 1 2 3 4 - F offense and surviving a Liberty Bowl record, 423 yards of passing Alabama 6 7 3 14 - 30 from Eason. Alabama’s bruising ground attack plowed for 217 Baylor 2 0 0 0 - 2 yards while the Tide defense allowed only 21 yards on the ground. Attendance: 74,281 (capacity: 72,032). Bryant died on January 26, 1983, less than four weeks following the Liberty Bowl.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 - F Alabama 7 0 7 7 - 21 Illinois 0 6 0 9 - 15 Attendance: 54,123 (capacity: 61,008). BOWL RECAPS

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1983 SUN BOWL 1985 ALOHA BOWL 1986 SUN BOWL Alabama 28, (6) SMU 7 (15) Alabama 24, USC 3 (13) Alabama 28, (12) Washington 6

EL PASO, Texas (Dec. 24, 1983) — Alabama entered the 50th HONOLULU, Hawai’i (Dec. 28, 1985) — Alabama dominated EL PASO, Texas (Dec. 25, 1986) — Alabama’s memorable 1986 Annual Sun Bowl after a disappointing 7-4 regular season. the second half to hand USCifornia a 24-3 defeat in the fourth senior class went out in impressive style with a dominant 28-6 Playing before the largest crowd (41,412) ever to witness an annual Aloha Bowl in Honolulu to end the 1985 season with a 9-2- victory over Pac-10 Conference runner-up Washington. The win event in El Paso, Texas, sports history up to that point, the 1 record. Before a crowd of 35,183, the Crimson Tide victory tied gave the Crimson Tide a 10-3 record against one of the nation’s Crimson Tide football team gave the fans their money’s worth USC with the most bowl victories (21) as the traditional football toughest schedules. Alabama head coach Ray Perkins’ fi nal team by shocking sixth-ranked Southern Methodist (SMU), 28-7. powers met for only the second time in bowl competition. at the Capstone opened the season 7–0, only to lose three of its That crowd braved wind gusts of up to 35 miles per hour and fi nal fi ve regular season games to fi nish with a 9–3 record. temperatures in the 20s. The fi rst half was a defensively-dominated sloppy affair that ended in a 3-3 tie. Alabama was whistled for 68 yards on seven Senior All-American linebacker Cornelius Bennett was selected Fullback Ricky Moore ran for two fi rst-period touchdowns and penalties in the fi rst half. The Tide scored on its first possession, the game’s most valuable player. He led the defense that allowed Walter Lewis riddled the nation’s second best defense with his driving 54 yards from its own 15-yard line to the USC 31 where Washington’s high-powered offense just 62 yards on the ground, passing to lead Alabama to its most impressive victory of the Van Tiffi n kicked a 48-yard fi eld goal. Early in the second quarter, and 241 yards total offense. The Tide didn’t allow a touchdown. season, Moore carried 28 times for 113 yards and his sixth USC tied the score on a 24-yard fi eld goal by Don Shafer with consecutive 100-yard effort, capped early drives of 59 and 9:36 left in the half after UA stopped the Trojans at the eight- After a scoreless fi rst quarter, All-American halfback Bobby 51 yards with touchdown runs of 1 yard and 11 yards to give yard line on a drive that started from the USC 37. Humphrey broke loose on a 64-yard sprint for the game’s fi rst the Crimson Tide a 14-0 lead after one period. Lewis, who score with 13:55 left in the second quarter. The Huskies’ kicker, completed 9-of-14 passes for 148 yards and was named the The charged up Crimson Tide scored a touchdown on its second Jeff Jaeger, booted a 31-yard fi eld goal with 5:55 left and added game’s most valuable player, scored from a yard out to end an possession in the third quarter. Greg Richardson returned a punt a 34-yarder with 44 seconds remaining as Alabama took a 7-6 86-yard drive midway through the second quarter. He lofted a 14 yards to the Trojans 42. Ten plays later, fullback Craig Turner halftime lead. 19-yard touchdown pass to split end Joey Jones 43 seconds dove into the end zone from the one. Tiffi n converted the extra Midway through the third quarter, Alabama’s Freddie Robinson before halftime to make it 28-0. point for a 10-3 lead. recovered a Washington fumble on the Huskies’ 47-yard line. In SMU quarterback Lance Mcllhenny fumbled a snap from center Moments later, Kermit Kendrick intercepted a USC pass and six plays, quarterback sharply guided the Crimson on the Mustangs’ fi rst possession and Alabama cornerback returned it 16 yards to the Trojans 44. Five plays later, Alabama Tide to a touchdown, completing two passes to Humphrey Sammy Hood, who was blitzing, recovered at the Tide 19. quarterback Mike Shula hit wide receiver Clayton Whitehurst in and a 32-yard scoring strike to Greg Richardson. All-American Alabama needed only 64 seconds and three plays to make it 14- the end zone for a 24-yard touchdown pass. Tiffi n converted for placekicker Van Tiffi n converted his second point-after kick of 0. Lewis passed 32 yards to Richardson, scrambled for eight and a 17-3 lead with 13:25 left in the fourth quarter. the day with 6:24 remaining in the period and Alabama led, 14-6. fl ipped a pitchout to Moore, who started right, cut back sharply Alabama forced USC to punt on its next possession and On the Crimson Tide’s next possession, Humphrey ran three and scored from the 11 without a hand being laid on him. Richardson called for a fair catch on the Trojans 44. Seven plays plays for 15 yards. Then Shula hit Angelo Stafford for 27 yards, The Crimson Tide went 86 yards in 6:22 for its third touchdown. later, fl anker Albert Bell ran a reverse around the left side for a Richardson for 25 and Humphrey for an 18-yard touchdown pass. Reserve tailback Linnie Patrick started it with a 14-yard run and 14-yard touchdown with 8:25 remaining. Tiffi n kicked the extra The six-play, 83-yard drive took but 2:11 off the clock and with Lewis whipped passes of 18 yards to tight end Preston Gothard point for the 24-3 fi nal score. Tiffi n’s conversion kick, Alabama was in charge 21-6. and 17 to Jones. Lewis fooled the SMU defense with a fake to Alabama freshman running back Gene Jelks gained 79 yards on Alabama scored again on its next possession, covering 92 yards Moore up the middle, hesitated for a second and then darted 17 carries and was named the game’s Most Valuable Offensive in 16 plays. Humphrey ran in the score from three yards out after around right end to score easily. Freshman Van Tiffi n’s conversion Player. Junior All-American linebacker Cornelius Bennett had gaining 48 yards on ten carries and catching three passes for 30 made it 21-0. nine tackles, broke up one pass, and pressured opposing passers yards from Shula on the drive. Tiffi n converted at the 7:16 mark Free safety Freddie Robinson intercepted a McIlhenny pass at throughout the game to earn the Most Valuable Defensive Player in the last quarter for the fi nal 28-6 margin. the Alabama 38 with 1:09 left in the half and Lewis needed only honor. The game was televised nationally by Innovative Sports Shula, starting his 27th consecutive game for Alabama, four plays and 26 seconds to make it 28-0. Lewis found Jones TV. completed 15 of 26 passes for 176 yards with two touchdown in the rear of the end zone behind cornerback Fred Nichols for passes in his fi nal collegiate game. Humphrey ended a Alabama’s fi nal touchdown. SMU scored with 3:41 left in the SCORE BY QUARTERS sensational year with three touchdowns and his 159 yards third period with McIlhenny tossing a touchdown pass to split 1 2 3 4 - F rushing gave him eight 100-yard rushing games for the season. end Marquis Pleasant, another freshman. Alabama 3 0 7 14 - 24 USC 0 3 0 0 - 3 A crowd of 48,722 witnessed the game and CBS televised it After SMU’s third period score, the Mustangs threatened on Attendance: 35,183 (capacity: 50,000). nationally. two other occasions. But tailback fumbled the ball away at the Tide 2l with 4:16 left in the third period and SCORE BY QUARTERS McIlhenny threw an incomplete pass on fourth down from the 1 2 3 4 - F Alabama nine with 7:02 remaining. Alabama 0 7 14 7 - 28 It was Alabama’s 37th bowl game and 25th in a row, both national Washington 0 6 0 0 - 6 records, but the fi rst since head coach Ray Perkins succeeded Attendance: 48,722 (capacity: 51,500). the late Paul “Bear” Bryant as head coach. The victory enabled the Crimson Tide to snap a two-game losing streak which had dropped them out of the Top 20 rankings and wind up 8-4 in Perkins’ fi rst season, the same record as Bryant’s fi nal team a year earlier.

BOWL RECAPS SMU, the nation’s winningest team over the span of 1981-82 with a 31-2-1 record before the Sun Bowl debacle, fi nished the season with a 10-2 record. The Mustangs two setbacks in that three-year stretch were by two and three points to Texas.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 - F Alabama 14 14 0 0 - 28 SMU 0 0 7 0 - 7 Attendance: 41,412 (capacity: 51,500).

128 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL Postseason History

1988 HALL OF FAME BOWL 1988 SUN BOWL 1990 SUGAR BOWL Michigan 28, Alabama 24 (20) Alabama 29, Army 28 (2) Miami 33, (7) Alabama 25

TAMPA, Fla. (Jan. 2, 1988) — In a battle of two traditional EL PASO, Texas (Dec. 24, 1988) — Resilient Alabama, behind a NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 1, 1990) — On the fi rst day of the 1990s, football powers, Alabama and Michigan met for the fi rst time in record-setting performance by senior quarterback David Smith, Miami clinched the 1989 National Championship with a 33-25 the second Hall of Fame Bowl in Tampa, Fla., and the Wolverines rallied to defeat upset-minded Army 29-28 in the 55th annual victory over seventh-ranked Alabama in a game that was Bill won, 28-24, on a fourth down play in the game’s fi nal minute. Sun Bowl Classic. Smith shattered passing records set by such Curry’s last as head coach of the Crimson Tide. esteemed Alabama greats as Steve Sloan and Joe Namath in NBC televised the game nationally and 60,156 fans looked on guiding the Crimson Tide to the win on a near perfect day in Miami struck early, moving ahead 7-0 with 4:55 left in the fi rst as Alabama head coach Bill Curry faced Michigan assistant head El Paso. quarter on a three-yard run by fullback Stephen McGuire. The coach Gary Moeller, who replaced head coach Bo Schembechler, Tide had held the Hurricanes on downs and forced a fi eld goal who had suffered a heart attack three weeks prior to the game. A 51-yard run by Army fullback Ben Barnett set up the fi rst score attempt by Carlos Huerta, but Alabama was offsides, giving of the game, a one-yard run by Mike Mayweather, with less than Miami a fi rst down at the three-yard line to set up McGuire’s A 51-yard Philip Doyle fi eld goal at 8:43 in the rstfi quarter three minutes elapsed. touchdown run. gave the Crimson Tide a 3-0 lead. Michigan’s All-American halfback Jamie Morris, who fi nished with a career-high 234 Alabama cut the lead to 7-3 in the fi rst quarter on a 37-yard eldfi Two series later, a short punt and a 10-yard return by Gene Jelks rushing yards on the day, proceeded to score three unanswered goal by Philip Doyle but, early in the second period, the Cadets which put Alabama within striking range from the Miami 36. It touchdowns. Two came in the second quarter from 25 and 14 took a 14-3 lead when quarterback Bryan McWilliams capped took nine plays to move that distance against the Miami defense, yards out, enabling Michigan to build a 14-3 lead at halftime. On a 69-yard, six-play drive with a 30-yard touchdown run on a but a four-yard reception of a Gary Hollingsworth pass by Marco Michigan’s second possession of the third quarter, Morris broke wishbone option play. Alabama settled for another Doyle fi eld Battle scored the Tide touchdown and tied the score at 7-7. through the left side of his line for a 77-yard touchdown sprint goal, this time from 22 yards out, to draw within 14-6. with 9:36 remaining. The Hurricanes answered quickly by going 78 yards in fi ve plays The end of the fi rst half brought some of the game’s most pivotal with Craig Erickson and Wesley Carroll connecting on three Down 21-3, Alabama came to life and scored three touchdowns moments. While the Alabama defense was trying to fi gure out completions for 50 yards, including an 18-yarder for the score. for the lead. With 4:55 left in the third quarter, tight end Howard the intricacies of the Black Knights’ wishbone, Army went to Carlos Huerta’s extra point was blocked by Alabama’s Mike Cross took a 16-yard scoring strike from quarterback Jeff Dunn the air on a halfback pass, but passer Calvin Cass overshot a Ramil, leaving the score at 13-7. to complete a 72-yard drive, but the Tide failed on a two- wide-open Otto Leone for what would have been an easy score. point conversion. On Alabama’s next possession, the team put Instead, Army had to settle for a fi eld goal attempt from the The second quarter fi reworks continued with Tide freshman together an 85-yard drive with All-American tailback Bobby Alabama 24-yard line. The Crimson Tide’s Derrick Thomas recovering a fumbled Miami punt to set up Humphrey leaping over from the one-yard line. blocked the kick, keeping Army from adding to its lead. an eventual 45-yard fi eld goal by Philip Doyle. Nine plays later, the Hurricanes went up 20-10 after Alex Johnson scored from After forcing Michigan to punt on its next two possessions, the David Smith rapidly drove Alabama 76 yards in 1:12 for a score. three yards out. The Tide struck back with its most impressive passing of Dunn and the running of Humphrey completed a 79- With only 35 seconds left in the fi rst half, Doyle converted the drive of the night, covering 80 yards in 11 plays and scoring on a yard drive with Humphrey scoring on a determined 17-yard run. extra point to narrow the lead to 14-13. Five plays later and with seven-yard pass from Hollingsworth to Lamonde Russell with 40 Dunn completed a two-point play to Clayton Whitehurst for a only a few ticks left on the clock, Army lined up for another fi eld seconds left in the half. 24-21 lead with 4:49 remaining to play. goal try, this time from the Alabama 27-yard line. Keith Walker’s 44-yard attempt was blocked, again by the omnipresent Thomas. Alabama was back in business seconds later when senior Lee Starting from its own 38-yard line after the kickoff, Michigan Ozmint intercepted an Erickson toss and ran it back 23 yards to quickly moved to Alabama’s 20-yard line where the Wolverines Trailing 28-20, the Crimson Tide and Smith did not panic, driving the Miami 19. Three plays later Doyle tried a 40-yard fi eld goal faced a fourth-and-three situation. From there, quarterback to the Army two-yard line where the Army defense stiffened, and on the fi nal play of the fi rst half. Doyle had the distance to hit it Demetrius Brown completed a beautifully executed touchdown Doyle was called on to kick a 32-yard fi eld goal with 7:25 left. from better than 60 yards, but the kick sailed to the left and the pass to fl anker John Kolesar with 50 seconds left in the game to halftime score read Miami 20, Alabama 17. give the Wolverines a 28-24 victory. Kolesar, who beat Alabama Now behind 28-23, Alabama surged to the winning touchdown. cornerback John Mangum, jumped high into the air on the play A 19-yard pass from Smith to Todd Richardson and a 16-yard run Both teams came out slow in the second half and failed to score to catch the winning pass, his only reception of the day. by Wayne Shaw led to senior David Casteal leaping into the end in a conservative third quarter. The fourth quarter, however, zone for the winning score. began with the Hurricane offense in high gear, as Erickson hit Dunn completed 23 of 40 passes for 269 yards and Humphrey tight end Rob Chudzinski for an 11-yard score. Only minutes rushed for 149 yards on 27 attempts to lead Alabama offensively. Smith, the game’s Most Valuable Player, completed 33 of 52 later, Erickson found his other tight end, Randy Bethel, from 12 passes for 412 yards and two touchdown, setting Alabama bowl yards out to give Miami a commanding 33-17 lead. SCORE BY QUARTERS records for attempts, completions and yardage. Thomas was 1 2 3 4 - F voted the game’s best lineman. Late in the game, Alabama made a heroic comeback effort as Alabama 3 0 6 15 - 24 Hollingsworth hit Miami native Prince Wimbley with a scoring Michigan 0 14 7 7 - 28 SCORE BY QUARTERS pass from nine yards out with 2:53 left. A Hollingsworth to 1 2 3 4 - F Attendance: 60,156 (capacity: 60,000). Russell two-point conversion pass pulled the Tide within eight, Alabama 3 10 7 9 - 29 33-25. However, Alabama’s on-side kick attempt failed, and the Army 7 7 14 0 - 28 Hurricanes had little trouble running out the clock and claiming Attendance: 48,719 (capacity: 51,500). not only the Sugar Bowl crown but the unanimous No. 1 ranking in the nation as well.

Miami’s became only the second coach in college football history to win the national championship in his fi rst season at a school, and Craig Erickson was named the game’s Most Outstanding Player. For Alabama, Hollingsworth threw for 214 yards and three touchdowns. On defense, Alabama was led by defensive backs Lee Ozmint and Efrum Thomas, both of whom had a team-leading nine tackles.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 - F Alabama 0 17 0 8 - 25 Miami 7 13 6 7 - 33 BOWL RECAPS Attendance: 77,452 (capacity: 76,800).

ROLLTIDE.COM 129 Postseason History

1991 FIESTA BOWL 1991 BLOCKBUSTER BOWL 1993 SUGAR BOWL (18) Louisville 34, (25) Alabama 7 (8) Alabama 30, (15) Colorado 25 (2) Alabama 34, (1) Miami 13

TEMPE, Ariz. (Jan. 1, 1991) — The Louisville Cardinals, behind MIAMI (Dec. 28, 1991) — Alabama relied on a second half rally NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 1, 1993) — All week long Alabama coach four fi rst-quarter touchdowns, jumped to a 25-0 lead over the and three Jay Barker touchdown passes to come from behind Gene Stallings said he did not consider his Crimson Tide an Crimson Tide and coasted to a 34 7 victory in the 1991 Sunkist and defeat defending national champion Colorado, 30-25, at underdog. In front of 76,789 in the Superdome and a national Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Arizona. Joe Robbie Stadium in South Florida. television audience, Alabama proved the skeptics wrong as the Tide handily defeated the No. 1-ranked Miami Hurricanes, 34- The game marked the second time that Louisville head coach This game was marked Colorado’s switch to a one-back, pass- 13, winning the national championship for the fi rst time since , an assistant coach at Alabama from oriented offense after the Buffaloes had been primarily an option 1979. 1961-65, had faced the Tide as a head coach. Schnellenberger, running team for several years leading up to the contest. But an assistant under the legendary Paul “Bear” Bryant, helped Alabama adjusted quickly and successfully to the scheme. Alabama’s defensive strategy stifl ed Miami’s rushing game, only coach the Tide to an impressive 49-5-1 record, including three allowing the Hurricanes 48 yards on the ground. Gino Torretta SEC and national championships (1961, ‘64 and ‘65). David Palmer was honored with the “Brian Piccolo Award” as the passed for 278 yards but was ineffective. With Alabama leading game’s most valuable player and he put the Crimson Tide on the 13-6 at the half, the defense took control of the game early in the Offensively, the Tide compiled only 189 yards total offense. scoreboard fi rst in his usual fashion, a punt return. Palmer took third quarter. On UM’s fi rst play from scrimmage in the second Alabama’s vaunted defense, ranked fi rst in passing defense, the punt on Alabama’s 48-yard line, ran through four Colorado half, Torretta was intercepted by Tommy Johnson, who returned third in total defense, fourth in scoring defense and sixth in defenders and scooted down the right sideline 52 yards for the the ball to the Miami 20-yard line. Six plays later, Derrick Lassic rushing defense, gave up an Alabama bowl-record 458 yards score. Matt Wethington’s point-after kick gave Alabama a 7-0 scored from a yard out to increase UA’s lead to 20-6. passing. The Cardinals rushed for another 113 yards to set an lead with 8:49 left in the fi rst quarter. opponent record for most yards gained in a bowl game (571). Alabama’s defense had been giving Torretta problems all day The Tide defense was unable to stop the Cardinals’ Browning Colorado’s Ron Woolfork blocked an Alabama punt to give the but the one play that virtually spelled the end for Miami came Nagle, who hit on 20-of-33 attempts for 451 yards and three Buffaloes the ball on the Alabama three-yard line and two plays on their next possession. The Tide pulled all 11 players up to line touchdowns. later Scott Phillips ran it in from the one 1 with 1:34 remaining with Torretta operating from the shotgun. His errant pass was in the opening period. Jim Harper kicked the extra point to tie snared by George Teague who high-stepped 31 yards for the The Cardinals jumped ahead with 7:35 left in the fi rst quarter the game. Two possessions later, Colorado took the lead when second Tide touchdown in 16 seconds. when Nagle hit Latrell Ware for a 70-yard scoring pass with 7:35 linebacker Ted Johnson tackled Alabama running back Martin left. Ralph Dawkins came back with 3:40 remaining to score on Houston in the end zone for a safety with 13:15 left in the second Teague was matched against Miami tailback Jonathan Harris, a fi ve-yard burst that capped a six-play, 26-yard drive. After an quarter. who was lined up in a slot to the right. Teague jammed Harris Alabama punt, Louisville breezed to a 19-0 lead by driving 77 as he tried to come off the line of scrimmage. Torretta, who was yards in six plays. That march was capped by a 37-yard pass Neither team could generate much offense, but the Alabama pressured all night by the Alabama defense, chose to force a from Nagle to Anthony Cummings. After a misconnection on a defense provided the necessary boost when Mark McMillian throw towards Harris. But Teague stepped in front of Harris, two-point conversion pass, the lead remained at 19-0 with 54 intercepted a pass on the 50-yard line and ran it caught the pass at the 31, took off toward the right sideline seconds left in the fi rst period. back 49 yards to the one. The Tide lost seven yards in three plays and high-stepped the last fi ve yards into the end zone for a and settled for a Wethington fi eld goal. The Buffaloes used the 21-point lead. This play by Teague would be a big one in the Just 53 seconds later, Louisville blocked an Alabama punt and fi nal 43 seconds in the half and kicked a 33-yard fi eld goal as Tide’s victory, however, it would not be the only one he would be the Cardinals’ Ray Buchanan recovered it in the end zone for time ran out. remembered for in this game. a touchdown. The Cardinals went for two, but George Teague stopped a run by Ralph Dawkins on the one-yard line and the In the second half, the Alabama offense woke up and drove the Trailing 27-6, the Hurricanes offense took the fi eld to mount a Cardinals’ led, 25-0, with one second left in the fi rst quarter. ball to Colorado’s eight. An apparent David Palmer touchdown successful drive. On Miami’s second down and 10 play, Teague was called back because of an illegal substitution, but on the made one the biggest defensive plays of the season, although The Tide’s only score came when Charles Gardner intercepted a next play (third-and-13) Barker and connected on a it was null and void because of a fi ve-yard offside penalty Jeff Brohm pass and returned it 49 yards for a touchdown with 13-yard pass for six points. The two-point conversion failed, and called against Alabama. Torretta hit his favorite receiver, Lamar 7:32 left in the second quarter. Alabama led, 16-12. Thomas, who was streaking down the sideline for an apparent six points. Teague streaked down the sideline, ran Thomas down, Louisville rounded out the scoring when Nagle threw 19 yards to The lead didn’t last long. The Buffaloes scored just 18 seconds stripped the ball from him, and proceeded to advance the ball in Anthony Cummings and Bama quarterback Danny Woodson was later on a 62-yard pass from Hagan to Michael Westbrook to the other direction for a short gain. The play may not be offi cially called for intentional grounding in the end zone. put CU back in front, 19-16. At this point, both offenses were recorded in the record books, but it will stand as one of the best moving. Alabama marched 75 yards its next possession, scoring defensive plays ever. SCORE BY QUARTERS on a 12-yard pass from Barker to Kevin Lee. Wethington’s 1 2 3 4 - F conversion kick put the Tide up, 23-19, with 6:55 left in the third The Tide relied on a ground attack to move the ball on offense. Alabama 0 7 0 0 - 7 quarter. Out of the 285 total yards gained, 267 of them came on the Louisville 25 0 7 2 - 34 ground. Derrick Lassic controlled UA’s ground game cutting A 15-play drive in the fourth quarter culminated with a fi ve-yard Attendance: 69,098 (capacity: 71,706). and weaving his way to 135 yards rushing on 28 carries and two touchdown pass from Barker to Palmer and gave the Tide a 30- touchdowns. His efforts gained him the Miller-Digby Sugar Bowl 19 lead with 8:10 remaining. But the Buffaloes cut the lead to Most Valuable Player Award. fi ve on a 13-yard pass from Hagan to Charles Johnson with 3:30 left. Colorado got the ball back with 1:49 left and drove to the Alabama was outgained, 326 yards to 285. Tide quarterback Alabama 33-yard line before being stopped on a fourth-and-one Jay Barker, who led his team to victory for the 17th time in 17 play with 40 seconds left. starts, completed just 4 of 13 passes for 18 yards, with two interceptions. Meanwhile, Torretta’s decisive mistakes were the SCORE BY QUARTERS result of an overwhelming Alabama defensive effort that all but 1 2 3 4 - F eliminated Miami’s ability to run. Miami was held to 48 rushing BOWL RECAPS Alabama 7 3 13 7 - 30 yards, 42 of which came during an inconsequential fi nal drive Colorado 7 5 7 6 - 25 long after a Crimson celebration had begun. Attendance: 52,644 (capacity: 75,192). SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 - F Alabama 3 10 14 7 - 34 Miami 3 3 0 7 - 13 Attendance: 76,789 (capacity: 76,800).

130 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL Postseason History

1993 GATOR BOWL 1995 CITRUS BOWL 1997 OUTBACK BOWL (18) Alabama 24, North Carolina 10 (2) Alabama 24, (13) Ohio State 17 (16) Alabama 17, (15) Michigan 14

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Dec. 31, 1993) — A key to this game ORLANDO (Jan. 2, 1995) — The Crimson Tide and the Ohio TAMPA, Fla. (Jan. 1, 1997) — Head coach Gene Stallings went for Alabama was to stop the Tar Heels’ running attack led by State Buckeyes met for only the third time in the two schools’ out a winner in his fi nal game at Alabama as linebacker Dwayne 1,000-yard rushers Curtis and Leon Johnson. The Tide would great football histories at the 1995 CompUSA Florida Citrus Rudd returned an interception 88 yards for the go-ahead score also have to defend against the Tar Heels’ passing game, guided Bowl. Alabama, winner of the previous two encounters with the to give the 16th-ranked Crimson Tide a 17-14 victory over 15th- by Jason Stanicek (who had completed 139 of 219 attempts for Buckeyes, made its fi rst Citrus Bowl appearance, the school’s ranked Michigan in the Outback Bowl at Tampa, Fla. 1,878 yards and 12 touchdowns) whose favorite receiver, Corey 13th different bowl. Holliday, fi nished the year with 867 yards and two touchdowns. Stallings, who had announced his resignation in November of A scoreless fi rst quarter was highlighted by a four-legged, 1996, fi nished his seven-year career at Alabama with wins in his A key ingredient for Alabama to win would be the play of back- unwanted visitor. Alabama took possession following a missed last fi ve bowl games and a national championship in 1992. up quarterback Brian Burgdorf, who was starting for the injured fi eld goal and mounted an impressive drive, but the momentum Jay Barker. Also, the Tide defensive backs would be without the seemed to escape when a stray dog found his way onto the Alabama (10-3) appeared in its record 48th bowl game, services of consensus All-American , who had fi eld and caused a lengthy delay in play. After the curious canine improving to 28-17-3 in those contests. Michigan (8-4) fell to 13- been ruled ineligible for the SEC Championship game and the was chased off the fi eld and into a portal, the drive stalled, and 15 in the postseason. Gator Bowl. Michael Proctor’s 49-yard fi eld goal attempt was blocked. Alabama used John Brock’s 43-yard fi eld goal to take a 3-0 lead After a scoreless fi rst quarter, Alabama got on the board with The Crimson Tide started another drive on its 20-yard line with with 3:42 left in the fi rst quarter, but Michigan grabbed a 6-3 a Michael Proctor 22-yard fi eld goal with 11:01 in the second just over four minutes remaining in the fi rst period. The 16-play, halftime lead on fi eld goals of 44 and 22 yards by Remy Hamilton quarter. The Tar Heels answered Alabama’s score with a one-yard 80-yard drive ended early in the second period and was capped in the second quarter. After a scoreless third quarter, action touchdown carry by William Henderson on the next series giving off by Tarrant Lynch’s touchdown run from nine yards out. heated up in the fi nal period. them a 7-3 lead. The lead was short-lived, however, as 13 seconds later, OSU Rudd intercepted a pass by in the right fl at and On Alabama’s next series, Burgdorf hit three-of-four passing for tied the game with a 69-yard bomb from Bobby Hoying to Joey raced untouched down the left sideline with 12:13 left in the 27 yards and picked up another 19 himself placing Alabama on Galloway. The Buckeyes then capitalized on a blocked punt deep fourth quarter to give Alabama a 10-6 lead. The return broke the Tar Heels’ 33-yard line. On fi rst and 10, Burgdorf ran a draw in Tide territory, and Hoying hooked up with Galloway again, this the record for the bowl previously held by Georgia’s Gary Moss up the middle for the distance and the touchdown. Proctor’s time from 11 yards out, to give OSU a 14-7 lead. (81 yards) in the 1986 Hall of Fame Bowl. It was also an Alabama point-after kick gave Alabama a 10-7 lead. bowl record. Alabama responded with an 11-play, 80-yard drive on the very North Carolina tied the game with two seconds left on the clock next possession to tie the game. Sherman Williams fi nished the “I didn’t get a good look at the play,” Rudd said. “I looked up before the half on a Tripp Pignetti 23-yard fi eld goal. drive with a seven-yard scamper and both teams went to the and saw the ball and just grabbed it. When I turned around, all locker room deadlocked at 14-14. I saw was a big fi eld in front of me and I just ran straight for the In the third quarter, Alabama had the fi rst possession and used end zone. It felt sort of good to get in the end zone. I haven’t its rushing attack to drive the length of the fi eld. On second and After a scoreless third quarter, Ohio State regained the lead at been there all year.” goal from the Carolina eight-yard line, Burgdorf threw his fi rst 17-14 as Josh Jackson connected on a 34-yard fi eld goal with pass of the drive to Tarrant Lynch in the middle of the end zone 8:41 to go in the game. Michael Proctor, who had missed a 25- Shaun Alexander scored on a 46-yard run with 2:15 left in the for six points. yard fi eld goal to start the fourth quarter, redeemed himself with game, increasing the seemingly safe cushion to 17-6. Alexander a 27-yarder that tied the score, 17-17, with 4:29 left to play. fi nished with 99 yards on just nine carries. But the Wolverines Alabama’s fi nal score of the game was Chad Key’s rstfi career rebounded on the ensuing drive as Griese threw a nine-yard touchdown. The Tide picked up three rushing fi rst downs before Then, as it had done all season long, Alabama came through with scoring pass to Russell Shaw. Chris Floyd’s run for the two- Burgdorf hit Key on a 10-yard reception. Proctor’s conversion late-game heroics to pull out a win. With less than a minute to point conversion got the Wolverines within 17-14 with 1:16 left, kick gave Alabama a 24-10 lead with 6:34 left with neither team play, Jay Barker hit Sherman Williams over the middle and, 50 but Chad Goss recovered Michigan’s onside kick attempt and threatening again. yards later, the talented tailback had given the Tide a 24-17 win. Alabama ran out the clock.

SCORE BY QUARTERS Alabama fi nished the season at 12-1-0, and with the victory, the Griese was 21-of-37 for 287 yards with one interception and a 1 2 3 4 - F senior class of 1994 (45-4-1) broke the record for most wins in touchdown. His completions and attempts set new Michigan Alabama 0 10 7 7 - 24 a four-year period. Sherman Williams was given the Charles Y. bowl standards. Alabama used John Brock’s 43-yard fi eld goal North Carolina 0 10 0 0 - 10 McClendon Most Valuable Player Award after rushing for 166 to take a 3-0 lead with 3:42 left in the fi rst quarter, but Michigan Attendance: 67,205 (capacity: 62,000). yards, catching eight passes for 155 yards and scoring two grabbed a 6-3 halftime lead on fi eld goals of 44 and 22 yards by touchdowns. Remy Hamilton in the second quarter.

SCORE BY QUARTERS SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 - F 1 2 3 4 - F Alabama 0 14 0 10 - 24 Alabama 3 0 0 14 - 17 Ohio State 0 14 0 3 - 17 Michigan 0 6 0 8 - 14 Attendance: 71,195 (capacity: 70,000). Attendance: 53,161 (capacity: 60,000). BOWL RECAPS

ROLLTIDE.COM 131 Postseason History

1998 MUSIC CITY BOWL 2000 ORANGE BOWL 2001 INDEPENDENCE BOWL (24) Virginia Tech 38, Alabama 7 (8) Michigan 35, (5) Alabama 34 Alabama 14, Iowa State 13

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 29, 1998) — Virginia Tech’s special MIAMI (Jan. 1, 2000) — In a meeting between two of college SHREVEPORT, La. (Dec. 27, 2001) — Andrew Zow, playing teams generated 14 points and cornerback football’s most storied programs, Michigan came from behind with a bruised calf, tossed a 27-yard touchdown pass to Terry returned an interception 27 yards for a touchdown as the 24th- twice, then held on in overtime to win. Alabama’s Ryan Pfl ugner Jones with 4:44 remaining as the Crimson Tide ended Alabama ranked Hokies routed Alabama, 38-7, in the inaugural Music City missed an extra-point attempt by inches on the fi nal play of head coach Dennis Franchione’s fi rst season with a victory as Bowl. overtime to give the Wolverines a 35-34 victory over the Crimson the Crimson Tide trimmed Iowa State, 14-13, before a national Tide in the Orange Bowl. television audience on ESPN. The game marked Alabama’s 51st Linebacker Phillip Summers also set up a touchdown with bowl appearance and the fi rst for the Tide in the Independence an interception for the Hokies, whose defense picked off 24 Michigan’s Tom Brady threw for 369 yards and four touchdowns, Bowl. passes in 1998, the second-highest total in the country. Playing including three to David Terrell who caught 10 passes for 150 in front of a sellout crowd of 41,600 at Vanderbilt Stadium, the yards. After Michigan’s Shawn Thompson caught a 25-yard The fi nal score wasn’t indicative of the tempo of the game. Iowa Hokies recorded their fi rst victory over Alabama in 11 tries. Tech touchdown pass on the fi rst play of overtime, Alabama scored State’s offense gave the Alabama defense all it wanted and quarterback Al Clark ran for a 43-yard touchdown, running back on Andrew Zow’s 21-yard pass to Antonio Carter. But Pfl ugner’s racked up 456 yards of total offense and 23 fi rst downs. But the Lamont Pegues added a pair of one-yard scores and running extra-point attempt was just wide to the right. Tide defense held when it had to, and the offense scored when back Shyrone Stith added a four-yard touchdown for Virginia it counted most. Iowa State’s defense dominated throughout, Tech (9-3), which snapped a two-game bowl losing streak. The Wolverines won even though they lost a fumble at the but Alabama free safety Waine Bacon blocked Tony Yelk’s punt, Alabama 1 in the fourth quarter and had a 36-yard fi eld goal giving the Crimson Tide possession at the Cyclones’ 29-yard line. Freshman Andrew Zow and Michael Vaughn hooked up on a attempt blocked to force the overtime. Shaun Alexander, the fi ve-yard second-quarter touchdown to account for Alabama’s Southeastern Conference Player of the Year, rushed for 161 yards Two plays later, Zow connected with Jones for the winning score, only scoring in a game that began with temperatures hovering and three touchdowns in his fi nal game for Alabama. His scores enabling Alabama (7-5) to rally from a 10-0 defi cit and fi nish the around 40 degrees. The conditions worsened as the contest came on runs of 5, 6 and 50 yards, and teammate Freddie Milons season with a winning record. Zow, who was sacked four times, progressed, with freezing rain falling for most of the fi nal three scored on a 62-yard punt return. completed 11-of-19 passes for 119 yards with an interception. quarters. Alabama’s 31-point setback was surpassed only by a The Crimson Tide were held to just 150 yards on the ground. 38-6 loss to Nebraska in the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day The eighth-ranked Wolverines (10-2) managed just one fi rst 1972. Alabama (7-5) had its fi ve-game bowl winning streak down in the opening 28 minutes but completed their third Iowa State (7-5) had a chance to regain the lead in the fi nal snapped. consecutive 10-win season. The sixth-ranked Crimson Tide (10-3) minute, but Yelk’s 47-yard fi eld goal was wide right with 46 lost in their 50th bowl game, an NCAA record. seconds left. It was his third miss of the game. Seneca Wallace Virginia Tech led 10-7 at halftime, but the Crimson Tide self- drove the Cyclones into fi eld goal range on their final possession. destructed in one of Alabama’s worst second halves of the The Wolverines’ fi rst six possessions produced just one first He converted a second-and-25 with a 26-yard completion to season. On Alabama’s second possession of the third quarter, down, which came on a 5-yard gain on a fake punt. The offense Jack Whitver at midfi eld, then kept the drive alive by hitting Zow’s pass over the middle was picked off by Summers at the fi nally mustered a fi rst down with 1:18 left in the opening half, Lane Danielson for 14 yards on 4th-and-7 from the Alabama 47. Tide 3-yard line and Virginia Tech entered the end zone three then scored two plays later on a 27-yard pass from Brady to For the game, Wallace completed 25-of-42 passes for 284 yards. plays later on Pegues’ fi rst one-yard plunge. Terrell. The Wolverines erased defi cits of 14-0 and 28-14 thanks to Terrell, who tied Orange Bowl and Michigan bowl records with But Yelk’s fi eld goal missed the upright by inches and Zow took Alabama’s next drive was quickly halted, and defensive end three touchdown receptions. two snaps to run out the clock. Yelk kicked a 36-yard fi eld goal Corey Moore broke through the line to block Pope’s kick, giving to open the scoring 1:42 into the contest before Joe Woodley Virginia Tech possession at the Alabama 29. It took the Hokies Brady, who was 34-for-46, led Michigan to three touchdowns in scored on a one-yard touchdown run to make it 10-0 with 14:24 four plays to score this time, with Stith’s four-yard scamper a 12-minute span in the third quarter. The comeback wasn’t the left in the second quarter. Alabama got on the board on Zow’s making it 24-7. Moore was voted the game’s most valuable fi rst by the Wolverines, who rallied from fourth-quarter defi cits eight-yard touchdown run with 9:19 left in the second and Yelk player. Winston’s muff late in the third period was recovered by to win three times during the regular season. Alabama’s Phillip failed to extend the lead, missing a 25-yard fi eld goal with 26 safety Cory Bird at the Alabama 19 and Pegues’ one-yard scoring Weeks blocked a fi eld-goal attempt by Hayden Epstein as time seconds left in the half. run 1:29 into the fourth quarter ended any hopes of an Alabama ran out in the fourth quarter, forcing the overtime. Earlier in comeback. For emphasis, Midget picked off Zow and sprinted the period, Michigan’s Anthony Thomas lost a fumble at the Yelk converted a 41-yarder to make it 13-7 with 2:11 left in the into the right corner of the end zone with 7:33 remaining. Alabama 1. third period but kept Alabama within one score by missing a 40-yarder 4:22 into the fi nal period. Clark completed 7-of-14 passes for 71 yards and was intercepted Alexander turned a third-and-1 run into a 50-yard touchdown, once while carrying nine times for 55 yards. Stith added 71 yards breaking three tackles to give Alabama a 21-14 lead in the third Cyclones running back Ennis Haywood rushed for 125 yards on on 10 attempts for the Hokies, who needed just 278 total yards quarter. Less than three minutes later, Milons caught a 51-yard 20 carries, marking the fi rst time Iowa State had lost in 13 games to record the blowout. Zow was 19-of-35 for 224 yards but was punt, weaved across the fi eld and scored untouched to make when its leading runner surpassed the century mark. Ahmad picked off three times for Alabama, which was held to 274 yards, it 28-14. Galloway paced Alabama on the ground with 90 yards on 16 including just 50 on the ground. Shaun Alexander carried 21 carries. The Wolverines made the score 14-14 on their fi rst series of times for 55 yards and caught eight passes for 87 yards. the second half. Terrell caught a short pass from Brady, eluded SCORE BY QUARTERS Tech began the onslaught on its fi rst possession when Clark cornerback Milo Lewis, and sprinted to the end zone, completing 1 2 3 4 - F faked to Pegues, burst up the middle and outran the Tide a 57-yard play. Terrell beat Lewis again in the third quarter for a Alabama 0 7 0 7 - 14 secondary for a 43-yard touchdown just 2:35 into the contest. 20-yard score. Iowa State 3 7 3 0 - 13 Attendance: 45,627 (capacity: 50,832). Alabama tied the game just under six minutes into the second Alabama picked up only one fi rst down in the opening quarter, period when Zow found Vaughn in the back of the end zone. but a 32-yard run by Alexander got the Tide rolling. The play But Graham connected from 44 yards moments later to give the started a 76-yard drive that ended with Alexander’s 5-yard Hokies a three-point halftime advantage. touchdown run. Three minutes later, Alabama scored again on

BOWL RECAPS Milons’ 23-yard punt return, and a late-hit penalty gave the Tide SCORE BY QUARTERS the ball at the Michigan 31. Alexander’s 6-yard touchdown run 1 2 3 4 - F made the score 14-0. Alabama 0 7 0 0 - 7 Virginia Tech 7 3 14 14 - 38 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 OT - F Attendance: 41,600 (capacity: 39,790). Alabama 0 14 14 0 6 - 34 Michigan 0 7 21 0 7 - 35 Attendance: 70,416 (capacity: 71,295).

132 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL Postseason History

2004 MUSIC CITY BOWL 2006 COTTON BOWL 2006 INDEPENDENCE BOWL Minnesota 20, Alabama 16 (13) Alabama 13, (18) Texas Tech 10 Oklahoma State 34, Alabama 31

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Dec. 27, 2004) — A turnaround 2005 DALLAS (Jan. 2, 2006) — A turnaround 2005 season for SHREVEPORT, La. (Dec. 27, 2006) — Ending the 2006 season season for Alabama ended in a way indicative of the regular Alabama ended in a way indicative of the regular season as in the PetroSun Independence Bowl, Alabama scored two late season as Crimson Tide rode a game-winning 45-yard fi eld goal Crimson Tide rode a game-winning 45-yard fi eld goal by Jamie touchdowns to erase a 14-point defi cit, but a 27-yard fi eld goal by Jamie Christensen to a 13-10 win over explosive Texas Tech in Christensen to a 13-10 win over explosive Texas Tech in the by Oklahoma State’s Jason Ricks with 8.9 seconds left pinned a the 2006 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic at the Cotton Bowl Stadium 2006 AT&T Cotton Bowl Classic at the Cotton Bowl Stadium in 34-31 loss on Alabama at Independence Stadium. in Dallas. The victory produced the Tide’s 28th 10-win season Dallas. The victory produced the Tide’s 28th 10-win season and, and, when the dust settled, Alabama fi nished ranked eighth in when the dust settled, Alabama fi nished ranked 8th in both fi nal OSU running back Dantrell Savage ran for 112 yards and a both fi nal national polls. national polls. touchdown and made the key play on the winning drive. He took a screen pass from quarterback Bobby Reid for 26 yards on third- Although the kick by Christensen was by no means perfect, it Although the kick by Christensen was by no means perfect, it and-9 to the Alabama 15 to put Ricks in prime position. Alabama was enough to keep Alabama in the win column and marked his was enough to keep Alabama in the win column and marked his tried to ice Ricks with three timeouts. But the sophomore sent third game-winning fi eld goal of the season. Alabama’s defense third game-winning fi eld goal of the season. Alabama’s defense the kick through the uprights, and he snatched off his helmet and dominated the game early as the Red Raiders were forced to dominated the game early as the Red Raiders were forced to ran to the sideline with it extended over his head. punt after their fi rst possession of the game. punt after their fi rst possession of the game. The kick saved the Cowboys (7-6) from a fourth-quarter collapse The Tide’s fi rst possession resulted in a 76-yard touchdown pass The Tide’s fi rst possession resulted in a 76-yard touchdown pass and gave them both a winning record and their fi rst bowl victory from Brodie Croyle to Keith Brown on the Tide’s second play of from Brodie Croyle to Keith Brown on the Tide’s second play of since 2002. Oklahoma State blew a 14-point lead, setting up the the game as Croyle fl icked a play-action pass to the streaking the game as Croyle fl icked a play-action pass to the streaking Crimson Tide for the tying touchdown with a fumbled kickoff Brown. Christensen’s point-after kick was good, giving the Tide Brown. Christensen’s point-after kick was good, giving the Tide return. an early 7-0 lead. an early 7-0 lead. Alabama (6-7) was playing in its NCAA-record 54th bowl game The Tide defense held the Red Raiders in check until late in the The Tide defense held the Red Raiders in check until late in the and looking for its 31st bowl victory but for much of the night fi rst quarter when Alex Trlica hit a 34-yard fi eld goal, cutting the fi rst quarter when Alex Trlica hit a 34-yard fi eld goal, cutting the the Crimson Tide’s vaunted postseason history seemed a distant Alabama lead to 7-3. Alabama lead to 7-3. memory. With 2:39 left in the second quarter, a 38-yard fi eld goal With 2:39 left in the second quarter, a 38-yard fi eld goal The Cowboys scooped up an Alabama fumble on the Tide’s attempt by Christensen was blocked and allowed Tech to take attempt by Christensen was blocked and allowed Tech to take 38-yard line to set up the opening score. Savage ran the fi nal possession at the Alabama 46-yard line. Tech quickly marched to possession at the Alabama 46-yard line. Tech quickly marched to yard to cap a 38-yard drive and make it 7-0 Oklahoma State. the Alabama 21 and as the second quarter neared an end Trlica the Alabama 21 and as the second quarter neared an end Trlica Alabama tied it on an 18-yard touchdown pass from quarterback attempted a 37-yard fi eld goal on the fi nal play of the rst fi half, attempted a 37-yard fi eld goal on the fi nal play of the rst fi half, John Parker Wilson to Matt Caddell with 3:32 remaining in the but Alabama defensive lineman Mark Anderson burst through to but Alabama defensive lineman Mark Anderson burst through to fi rst quarter. block the attempt to keep Alabama’s halftime lead at 7-3. block the attempt to keep Alabama’s halftime lead at 7-3. Oklahoma State went ahead 14-7 on Keith Toston’s 4-yard run. In the third quarter, the Crimson Tide was able to put more points In the third quarter, the Crimson Tide was able to put more points The Cowboys stretched their lead to 17-7 on a 28-yard fi eld on the scoreboard when Christensen kicked a 31-yard fi eld goal on the scoreboard when Christensen kicked a 31-yard fi eld goal goal by Ricks. Alabama cut the margin to 17-14 on a 1-yard run to extend the Alabama lead to 10-3. Early in the fourth quarter, to extend the Alabama lead to 10-3. Early in the fourth quarter, by fullback . But Alabama was unable to stop the Tech managed to tie the game at 10-10 as quarterback Cody Tech managed to tie the game at 10-10 as quarterback Cody Cowboys’ fi nal drive of the half. Oklahoma State took it 64 yards, Hodges connected with Jarrett Hicks on a 12-yard touchdown Hodges connected with Jarrett Hicks on a 12-yard touchdown capped by a 7-yard run by Toston for a 24-14 halftime lead. pass. Trlica’s conversion kick tied the game. pass. Trlica’s conversion kick tied the game. In the third quarter, Jamie Christensen kicked a 24-yard fi eld Alabama then went to work from its own 14-yard line, moving Alabama then went to work from its own 14-yard line, moving goal to pull Alabama three points closer. Then Reid hit Adarius to the Red Raider 28-yard line in the game’s waning seconds. to the Red Raider 28-yard line in the game’s waning seconds. Bowman for a 10-yard score to give Oklahoma State a 14-point With just fi ve seconds left in the game, Christensen nailed a 45- With just fi ve seconds left in the game, Christensen nailed a 45- lead, 31-17. Alabama played fl at until late in the fourth quarter. yard fi eld goal that barely cleared the crossbar, giving the Tide yard fi eld goal that barely cleared the crossbar, giving the Tide With the Tide trailing 31-17, Javier Arenas returned a punt 86 the 13-10 victory, Alabama’s national-leading 30th victory in a the 13-10 victory, Alabama’s national-leading 30th victory in a yards to pull Alabama to within a touchdown with 10:50 left in postseason bowl game. postseason bowl game. the game. Playing his last game as the Alabama quarterback, senior Brodie Playing his last game as the Alabama quarterback, senior Brodie Then Grant Jones fumbled the ensuing kickoff and Chris Rogers, Croyle earned the game’s Offensive Most Valuable Player Croyle earned the game’s Offensive Most Valuable Player who forced the fumble, recovered to give Alabama a fi rst down honor as he completed 19 of 31 passes for 275 yards and one honor as he completed 19 of 31 passes for 275 yards and one on the Oklahoma State 21. Six plays later, left tackle Andre Smith touchdown. Alabama linebacker DeMeco Ryans was named touchdown. Alabama linebacker DeMeco Ryans was named caught a lateral from John Parker Wilson and ran tw0 yards to tie Defensive MVP after garnering seven tackles to lead the Crimson Defensive MVP after garnering seven tackles to lead the Crimson the game at 31-31. Tide defense. Tide defense. Oklahoma State, ranked 16th nationally in total offense, SCORE BY QUARTERS SCORE BY QUARTERS outgained Alabama, 419 to 276. The Cowboys rushed for 207 1 2 3 4 - F 1 2 3 4 - F yards compared to 108 yards for the Tide. Jeremy Nethon had Alabama 7 7 0 2 - 16 Alabama 7 0 0 7 - 13 11 tackles including seven solo for Oklahoma State and was Minnesota 7 10 3 0 - 20 Texas Tech 7 0 3 3 - 10 selected the game’s Most Valuable Player honor. Attendance: 66,089 (capacity: 69,143). Attendance: 74,222(capacity: 74,222). For OSU, Reid completed 15 of 29 attempts for 212 yards with a touchdown and an interception, and Keith Toston added 58 yards and two touchdowns. John Parker Wilson completed 18 of 33 for 168 yards and a touchdown for Alabama. He was intercepted twice.

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 - F Alabama 7 17 0 10 - 31 Oklahoma State 7 7 3 14 - 34 BOWL RECAPS Attendance: 45,054 (capacity: 50,832).

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2007 INDEPENDENCE BOWL 2009 SUGAR BOWL 2010 BCS CHAMPIONSHIP Alabama 30, Colorado 24 (6) Utah 31, (4) Alabama 17 (1) Alabama 37, (2) Texas 21

SHREVEPORT, La. (Dec. 24, 2007) — Alabama used a 20-point NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 2, 2009) — Fourth-ranked Alabama PASADENA, Calif. (Jan. 7, 2010) —The No. 1-ranked Alabama fi rst quarter and relied on a stingy second-half defense to battled back from an early 21-0 defi cit, cutting its defi cit against football team held true to its ranking, defeating second-ranked withstand Colorado in the PetroSun Independence Bowl, No. 6 Utah to 21-17 in the second half, but the Crimson Tide Texas, 37-21, in the 2010 BCS National Championship at the gaining 388 total yards in a 30-24 win over the Buffaloes at was unable to overcome the defi cit, falling to the Utes, 31-17, in Rose Bowl in Pasadena. The 2009 national championship was Independence Stadium. the 75th Allstate Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. Alabama fi nished the 13th in Alabama history. the season with a 12-2 record while Utah fi nished the season as Alabama (7-6) dominated the fi rst quarter of the game, opening college football’s only undefeated team at 13-0. The Crimson Tide defense ended any hopes of a Longhorn with two fi eld-goal-scoring drives to take a 6-0 lead before an comeback when blitzing linebacker forced a fumble unsuccessful fake punt by Colorado (6-7) led to the Crimson Utah scored 21 fi rst-quarter points, capitalizing on a John Parker by Texas quarterback with only 3:08 remaining in Tide’s fi rst touchdown of the night, a 15-yard pass from Wilson interception and getting a pair of touchdown passes the game. Alabama later forced two more turnovers and scored quarterback John Parker Wilson to receiver Keith Brown for a from Brian Johnson to take a 21-0 lead into the second quarter. two touchdowns to seal the 2009 national championship. 13-0 lead 10 minutes into the game. Alabama responded with 17 unanswered points, starting the comeback with a 52-yard fi eld goal by Leigh Tiffi n and getting After Texas jumped ahead 6-0 in the fi rst quarter, the Crimson After a Colorado punt, the Tide took the ball 63 yards in fi ve a 73-yard punt return for a touchdown by Javier Arenas that cut Tide took the lead with running back Mark Ingram punching in plays on its next possession, capping the drive with a 34-yard the largest defi cit the Crimson Tide had faced all season to 21- a two-yard rush to put Alabama up 7-6 with 14:18 remaining in touchdown pass from Wilson to receiver Matt Caddell for a 20-0 10 at halftime. A fumble on Utah’s fi rst possession of the third the second quarter. fi rst-quarter lead. quarter gave Alabama the ball in the Utes’ territory, and a 4-yard Trent Richardson joined in on the ground attack when he busted touchdown pass from Wilson to cut the lead to 21- A blocked punt by Caddell on Colorado’s next possession set a 49-yard touchdown run at the 7:59 mark of the second quarter, 17 with 11:14 to go in the third. Utah, however, closed the game up the Tide at its own 35-yard line and, six plays later, Wilson hit stretching Alabama’s lead to 14-7. on a 10-0 run. receiver Nikita Stover for his third touchdown pass of the night, Placekicker Leigh Tiffi n extended the Tide’s lead by connecting a 34-yarder, to extend Alabama’s lead to 27-0 with 12:20 left in Wilson completed 18-of-30 passes for 177 yards, with one on a 26-yard fi eld goal. Two plays later, defensive tackle Marcell the fi rst half. Wilson completed 13 of his fi rst 15 passes for 185 touchdown and two interceptions. Julio Jones was Wilson’s Dareus intercepted Gilbert’s shovel pass and returned it 28 yards and three touchdowns. leading receiver, fi nishing with seven catches for 77 yards. Coffee yards for an Alabama touchdown. The 10-point swing gave the (36 yards) and Mark Ingram (26) combined for 62 yards on the Late in the half, Colorado quarterback Cody Hawkins found Crimson Tide a 24-6 lead heading into halftime. ground. receiver Tyson DeVree for a four-yard score to cut the Tide lead After Texas scored 11 unanswered points in the second half, to 27-7. A 25-yard pass from Hawkins to Dusty Sprague with Utah quarterback Brian Johnson threw for 336 yards and pulling within 24-21, Anders forced a fumble at the three-yard four seconds left in the second quarter cut the Alabama lead to three touchdowns on his way to being selected the game’s line and linebacker Courtney Upshaw recovered for the Tide. 27-14 at the half. most outstanding player, a fi tting fi nish to the career of Utah’s The Texas fumble led directly to Ingram’s one-yard touchdown winningest quarterback (26-7). A third quarter Colorado fi eld goal cut the Alabama lead to 10 run, putting Alabama up 31-21. and, with the Alabama offense stalled, the Buffaloes got the ball Utah’s defense was impressive, intercepting Wilson twice and Javier Arenas came up with his second interception of the game back at the Alabama 20 with 8:25 left in the game and a chance sacking him eight times, with the seventh sack forcing a fumble with 1:55 remaining and Richardson turned the turnover into to cut the Tide lead even more. But Alabama defensive tackle that ended the Crimson Tide’s last threat with just more than points once again, scoring a touchdown on a two-yard run. Tiffi n tipped a Hawkins pass and linebacker Darren fi ve minutes remaining. The Utes’ front seven was signifi cantly missed the extra point attempt, making the fi nal score 37-21. Mustin made a diving interception to give Alabama the ball on outweighed by Alabama’s offensive line, playing without left Buffaloes’ 22. tackle Andre Smith, the Outland Trophy winner who missed the Alabama head coach Nick Saban became the fi rst head coach game due to a suspension. Seven plays later Alabama was able to extend its lead to 30-17 in major college football history to win a national championship at two different schools, previously winning the BCS national with a 26-yard fi eld goal from Leigh Tiffi n, his third of the night, Johnson adeptly spread the ball around, completing passes to championship in 2003 at LSU. Saban also became the second with 4:36 left in the game. Colorado then went 69 yards in just seven receivers while the Utes almost completely ignored the head coach to win two BCS national championships, joining 45 seconds to cut the Alabama lead to 30-24 with a touchdown running game. Johnson connected with receiver Freddie Brown Urban Meyer of Florida. pass from Hawkins to DeVree, but the Tide was able to convert 12 times for 125 yards. Johnson’s touchdowns went for 7 yards two fi rst downs on its next possession, running the clock down to Brent Casteel, 18 yards to Bradon Godfrey and 28 yards to The victory in Pasadena came 84 years after Alabama won its to one second before the Buffaloes took over at their own 20. David Reed. Matt Asiata ran for a 2-yard score, set up by Reed’s fi rst national championship in the game and Colorado’s lateral-fi lled fi nal play was stopped at the Buffaloes’ leaping catch at the 2. An Alabama comeback appeared to marked the fi fth Alabama team to end a national championship 45-yard line. be building early in the second half, when Dont’a Hightower campaign at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. stripped Johnson, and Bobby Greenwood recovered at the Utah Wilson was 19-of-32 passing for 256 yards, with three 30. Wilson drove the Tide for a score, hitting Coffee for an easy touchdowns and one interception. The Alabama defense was SCORE BY QUARTERS 4-yard touchdown pass on a rollout to close the gap to 21-17. led by end Wallace Gilberry, who recorded fi ve tackles-for-loss 1 2 3 4 - F in an eight-tackle performance in his fi nal game for the Tide, Alabama 0 24 0 13 - 37 At the point, it appeared to be only a matter of time before the Texas 6 0 7 8 - 21 tying the Alabama single-game record for tackles-for-loss. Safety Tide would overtake the underdog Utes. But Johnson opened Rashad Johnson had 13 tackles while Mustin had eight stops to Utah’s next drive with a 33-yard pass over the middle to Brown. Attendance: 94,906 (capacity: 83,542). go with his interception. That started a 71-yard scoring drive that ended with Reed’s touchdown. The Tide drove right back into Utah territory, but SCORE BY QUARTERS Ingram was stopped for no gain on third-and-2 from the Utah 32. 1 2 3 4 - F But Tiffi n missed a long fi eld goal attempt, hooking a 49-yarder Alabama 20 7 0 3 - 30 just left of the upright. BOWL RECAPS Colorado 0 14 0 7 - 24 Attendance: 47,043 (capacity: 50,832). SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 - F Alabama 0 10 7 0 - 17 Utah 21 0 7 3 - 31 Attendance: 71,872 (capacity: 75,000).

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2011 CAPITAL ONE BOWL 2012 BCS CHAMPIONSHIP 2013 BCS CHAMPIONSHIP (15) Alabama 49, (7) Michigan State 7 (2) Alabama 21, (1) LSU 0 (2) Alabama 42, (1) Notre Dame 14

ORLANDO (Jan. 1, 2011) — Mark Ingram ran for two scores to NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 9, 2012) — A staunch defensive effort, MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (Jan. 7, 2013) – The Alabama Crimson break the school record for career touchdowns, and 15th-ranked combined with a record-setting night from kicker Jeremy Shelley, Tide established its dominance early on the way to a dominant Alabama rolled past No. 7 Michigan State 49-7 in the most propelled the University of Alabama football team to its 14th performance as the Tide earned the programs 15th national lopsided Capital One Bowl in the game’s history. national championship with a 21-0 victory over LSU in the 2012 championship in football with a 42-14 victory over Notre Dame BCS National Championship Game at the Mercedes-Benz in the 2013 Discover BCS National Championship Game. The 2009 Heisman Trophy winner had 59 yards rushing on 12 Superdome. carries and a 30-yard reception against the team he rooted for Playing before a Sun Life Stadium record crowd of 80,120 as a kid. Greg McElroy threw for 220 yards and one touchdown, The Crimson Tide’s defense held LSU to 92 total yards and fi ve the Tide raced to touchdowns on their fi rst three offensive and the game got so out of hand that the Crimson Tide (10-3) fi rst downs as defensive player of the game Courtney Upshaw possessions and built a lead that eventually reached 35-0 in the pulled most of their starters early in the third quarter. Ingram and each had seven tackles. As a unit, the defense third quarter. The title, Alabama’s third in the past four seasons, also moved past Shaun Alexander’s mark (41) with 42 career had 11 tackles for loss, four sacks and an interception. concluded a 13-1 season for the Tide while Notre Dame fell touchdowns. to 12-1 with the loss. Tide quarterback AJ McCarron passed Fifteen of Alabama’s 21 points came from the leg of Shelley, who for four touchdowns and 264 yards while completing 20 of 28 The margin of victory topped East Texas State’s 33-0 victory over converted on a bowl-record fi ve fi eld goals from 23, 34, 41, 35 attempts without throwing an interception. Tennessee Tech in the 1953 game, then known as the Tangerine and a career-long 44 yards. The defense provided the offense Bowl. The bowl dates back to 1947. with excellent fi eld position all evening and quarterback AJ Running back Eddie Lacy rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown McCarron did a masterful job under center completing 23-of-34 while averaging seven yards per carry, wide receiver Amari The Crimson Tide found the end zone on their fi rst fi ve passes for 234 yards to earn offensive player of the game honors. Cooper caught six passes for 105 yards and two scores possessions, held the Spartans (11-2) to 171 total yards and running back T.J. Yeldon rushed for 108 yards and a and sacked four times in their most dominant “We knew that he was going to have to play well, because we touchdown as the Tide offense fl ourished behind an outstanding performance all season. Cousins had 120 yards passing, threw knew that we were going to throw the ball,” Saban said of his performance by its offensive line. Alabama gained 529 total one interception and was under pressure all game. Edwin quarterback. “He showed great leadership and poise in making yards while exhibiting incredible balance, rushing for 265 yards Baker was held to 14 yards rushing for a Spartans team that felt good decisions.” and passing for 264. snubbed by the BCS after sharing the Big Ten title. Instead, they were bullied and bruised by a team that knows the big stage Thanks to Shelley, the Tide carried a 15-0 lead into the fi nal The Crimson Tide romped to its second consecutive BCS well. quarter when LSU mounted its fi rst legitimate charge after being championship, cruising to the second-most lopsided BCS held to 55 yards in the previous three quarters. Upon crossing championship game victory to date. Alabama (13-1) became the Alabama (10-3) took the opening kickoff 79 yards on 13 plays midfi eld for the fi rst time all game, the drive stalled and left the third team to win three national titles in four seasons since polls and Ingram scored on a 1-yard run to the right side. Tigers facing 4th and 18 to gain on the Alabama 40. The Tide started being used to crown champions in 1936, and the fi rst defense came through again, as Dont’a Hightower sacked LSU’s since Nebraska from 1994-97. Michigan State (11-2) took its opening drive and looked to have Jordan Jefferson and knocked the ball loose at the 50-yard line. something going, but quarterback Kirk Cousins was intercepted Nick Gentry fell on the fumble to end the drive and set up the The Fighting Irish (12-1) didn’t score until they were down 35-0 by Alabama’s Robert Lester. A short time later, Richardson Tide offense at midfi eld with 6:15 left to play. late in the third quarter. In a matchup of tradition-rich programs scored on an 8-yard run to help the Tide grab a 14-0 lead. tied for the most AP national championships with eight, Notre Four plays later, Trent Richardson raced 34 yards for the fi rst Dame was looking for its fi rst national championship in 24 years. The Spartans again looked to have something going in the touchdown of the game. The Heisman Trophy semifi nalist The Crimson Tide got its ninth. second quarter, driving to Alabama’s 7-yard line, but linebacker fi nished with 96 yards on 20 carries and 107 all-purpose yards. Courtney Upshaw hit Cousins from the blindside, forcing a The Tide marched with ease on the opening drive, going 82 yards fumble that stalled another Michigan State drive. Upshaw Alabama put up the fi rst points of the game when Shelley on fi ve plays to take a 7-0 lead on Lacy’s 20-yard touchdown run fi nished with fi ve total tackles, two sacks, and three tackles for capped off a fi ve-play, 20-yard drive with a 23-yard fi eld goal up the middle with 12:03 left in the fi rst quarter. loss. He was voted the game’s most valuable player. with fi ve minutes left in the fi rst quarter. Shelley came up big for the Tide on two more occasions in the fi rst half, connecting from Lacy set up Alabama’s second touchdown with another 20-yard On the following drive, Alabama drove 80 yards on seven plays 34 and 41 yards to give Alabama a 9-0 lead at the break. run, this time to the Irish 2. Instead of running into a Notre Dame and scored when Ingram burst through on the left side for a 6-yard goal-line defense that has become known for goal-line stands, touchdown to put the Tide up by three scores. The touchdown Alabama held LSU to one fi rst down throughout the first half, McCarron faked a handoff and found tight end Michael Williams was Ingram’s 42nd career rushing touchdown, making him the while collecting 13 of its own. The Tide also amassed 156 total all alone for the score and a 14-0 lead. Alabama made it 3 for 3 school’s all-time leader, passing Shaun Alexander. yards compared to the Tigers’ 26 total yards in the fi rst 30 on the next drive when Yeldon scored from a yard out on the fi rst minutes. play of the second quarter. McElroy, playing his fi nal game for Alabama, was nearly fl awless. The fi fth-year senior was 13-of-17 for 220 yards and even made SCORE BY QUARTERS Lacy landed one more blow with 31 seconds left in the half a block that sprung Julio Jones on a 35-yard reverse for a score. 1 2 3 4 - F when McCarron found Lacy for an 11-yard score to make it Alabama 3 6 6 6 - 21 28-0. Alabama turned a Ha Ha Clinton-Dix interception in the The Spartans managed only 48 yards on the ground. It was the LSU 0 0 0 0 - 0 third quarter into another long scoring drive, capping it with a second fewest yards allowed on the ground by an Alabama team McCarron a 34-yard touchdown pass to freshman Amari Cooper. since 1962. Edwin Baker, the Big Ten’s third-leading rusher, was Attendance: 78,237 (capacity: 73,208). held to 14 yards on 12 carries. Alabama outgained Michigan McCarron earned Offensive Most Valuable Player honors while State 546-171 in total yards. linebacker C.J. Mosley earned Defensive MVP honors by virtue of his team-best 8 tackles. Cousins was sacked four times and the last one, by Alabama linebacker , forced him to the sidelines. He was SCORE BY QUARTERS replaced by redshirt freshman Andrew Maxwell, who didn’t fare 1 2 3 4 - F much better. Maxwell was sacked twice and was replaced by Alabama 14 14 7 7 - 42 Keith Nichol who connected with wideout for a Notre Dame 0 0 7 7 - 14 49-yard touchdown pass with 5:45 left to avoid the shutout. Attendance: 80,120 (capacity: 73,208). SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 - F Alabama 7 21 14 7 - 49

Michigan State 0 0 0 7 - 7 BOWL RECAPS Attendance: 61,519 (capacity: 70,000).

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OU receiver took a pitchout on a reverse and After throwing an interception, Jones led one of the biggest raced 13 yards for a touchdown. Hunnicutt’s conversion kick was drives of the game at the end of the fi rst half, completing three good and the Sooners had a 31-17 lead over the Crimson Tide straight passes for 37 yards, then broke off a 27-yard run up the with 1:05 left in the half. Alabama drove within fi eld goal range middle when his receivers were covered. After a timeout with as the half was drawing to a close, but Foster’s 32-yard fi eld goal 19 seconds remaining, Ohio State pulled out a trick play with attempt was wide right as the fi rst half clock expired. wide receiver Michael Thomas making a spectacular catch. Jones handed off to receiver Jalin Marshall on an apparent end-around, Alabama twice drew within a touchdown in the second half but Marshall fl ipped it to Evan Spencer coming the other way, and could not contain the Sooner offense at key points in the late Spencer suddenly pulled up and threw toward Thomas. Thomas going. leaped up to make a twisting catch and somehow got his left foot down just inside the line for a 13-yard score that gave the SCORE BY QUARTERS Buckeyes all the momentum going into halftime. 1 2 3 4 - F Oklahoma 14 17 0 14 - 45 Ohio State built on that momentum at the beginning of the third Alabama 10 7 7 7 - 31 quarter, scoring two more touchdowns to complete a stunning 2014 SUGAR BOWL Attendance: 70,483 (capacity: 72,003). 28-0 spurt that pushed the Buckeyes ahead 34-21. (11) Oklahoma 45, (3) Alabama 31 For the Tide, Sims ended the night with 237 passing yards and three touchdowns while accounting for 266 total yards and four NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 2, 2014) — The tenth-ranked Oklahoma touchdowns overall. Derrick Henry rushed for 95 yards and a Sooners (11-2) used a surprising quick-tempo offensive attack touchdown while receiver Amari Cooper closed his career with a keyed by pinpoint passing from quarterback Trevor Knight to game-high nine catches for 77 yards and two touchdowns. upset third-ranked Alabama (11-2), 45-31, in the 2014 Allstate Sugar Bowl. SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 - F Four Alabama turnovers led directly to 28 Oklahoma points that Ohio State 6 14 14 8 - 42 proved to be too much to overcome for the Crimson Tide before Alabama 14 7 7 7 - 35 a crowd of 70,473 at Mercedes-Benz Superdome (capacity: 72,003). The Tide churned out 516 yards of offense but could Attendance: 74,682 (capacity: 72,003) not erase a 14-point halftime defi cit largely due to the turnovers that the Sooners converted into points, as one turnover resulted in a touchdown and two others were converted into touchdowns on the ensuing play after the miscues. Additionally, Alabama suffered fi ve total turnovers in the game and had two offensive possessions into the Oklahoma red zone 2014 CFP SEMIFINAL AT end without points, one on a turnover and another on a missed fi eld goal. The Tide failed to capitalize on a dominant third THE SUGAR BOWL quarter performance before the Sooners clinched the outcome in the fi nal period. (4) Ohio State 42, (1) Alabama 35

Tide quarterback AJ McCarron set the Alabama single-season NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 1, 2015) — Ohio State quarterback passing yards record during the game as he completed 19 of , making only his second collegiate start, 30 passes for a career-high 387 yards and two touchdowns accounted for 290 total yards (243 passing and 47 rushing and with two interceptions, connecting nine times for 121 yards to Buckeyes running back Ezekiel Elliott ran for an Allstate Sugar wide receiver Amari Cooper and three times for 139 yards to Bowl-record 230 yards to lead Ohio State to a 42-35 upset of DeAndrew White. That marked the fi fth time in Alabama history top-ranked Alabama in the second semifi nal of the 2014 College that two receivers eclipsed the century mark in yardage and the Football Playoff. The No. 4 Buckeyes (13-1) kicked off at the fi rst time it happened in a bowl game. Superdome right after No. 2 Oregon fi nished its 59-20 rout of reigning national champion Florida State in the Rose Bowl. Freshman running back Derrick Henry rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on eight carries and had one catch for 61 yards and The victory gave Ohio State a spot opposite Oregon in the fi rst a score. For the defense, Tide cornerback Eddie Jackson led the College Football Playoff National Championship played eight team with 10 tackles while safety Landon Collins had nine stops days later on January 12. Alabama, meanwhile, was denied a and an interception. shot at the Crimson Tide’s fourth national title in six years while suffering a loss in the Sugar Bowl for the second consecutive Despite outgaining the Sooners in total offense, 516 to 429, the year. Tide lost largely due to failures in the red zone and turnovers. Oklahoma’s fast-paced offense had the Tide defense off balance Jones threw a 47-yard touchdown to Devin Smith that put the in the fi rst half and during key points of the game overall. The Buckeyes ahead for good early in the third quarter. He also Sooners managed 348 passing yards against the Tide as Sooners’ converted a crucial third-down play with a spinning, one-yard quarterback Trevor Knight completed 32 of 44 attempts for dive when Ohio State was clinging to a 34-28 lead. On the next four touchdowns with one interception. Knight earned Most play, Elliott took a handoff, broke one attempt at a tackle, and Outstanding Player honors for his performance. was gone for an 85-yard touchdown that essentially clinched the victory with 3:24 remaining. The Ohio State victory snapped The decisive portion of the game came in the second quarter a 0-for-10 streak of futility against Southeastern Conference with the score knotted at 17-17. After a touchback on the kickoff, opponents in bowl games, its only victory vacated by an NCAA Alabama started at its 25 and constructed a 67-yard drive in ruling. 11 plays that consumed 6:19 of clock but ended in futility and frustration. Alabama, which fi nished its season 12-2, didn’t go down quietly as the Crimson Tide became the fi rst team in history to win at Alabama marched to a fi rst down at the Sooner 20. A pass to least 11 games in four consecutive seasons. Quarterback Blake Cooper yielded seven yards to the OU 13 on fi rst down, and Sims threw a six-yard touchdown pass to Amari Cooper with then Yeldon gained two more to set up third-and-one. On the 1:59 remaining. The Buckeyes recovered the onside kick, but next play, Yeldon gained four yards and a fi rst down at the OU Alabama got it back one more time. The Tide’s fi nal chance seven-yard line, but he fumbled when hit by OU’s Joe Palange ended when a desperation heave into the end zone was picked and the OU defensive end Geneo Grissom scooped up the ball off by Tyvis Powell as time ran out, Sims’ third interception of and returned it 26 yards to the OU 34 with 5:26 left in the half. the game. Five rapid-fi re plays by the OU offense moved the Sooners to BOWL RECAPS a fourth-and-one at the Alabama 45 where Clay’s two-yard run Alabama’s third consecutive Sugar Bowl loss, dating back to a converted the fi rst down. After a two-yard run by Clay on fi rst defeat against Utah following the 2008 season, was especially down to the Tide 43, the Sooners called timeout. On the next painful, costing the Tide a chance to advance in college play, Knight launched a perfectly thrown touchdown bomb to football’s fi rst playoff. “I’m proud of this team,” Saban said. Jalen Saunders who had beaten Alabama’s on the “They excelled all year long and kept Alabama at the forefront play for a 43-yard touchdown pass. Hunnicutt’s kick gave the of college football.” Sooners a 24-17 lead with 2:59 left in the second quarter. It was a lead the Sooners would never relinquish. But Saban never liked the feel of the game, even after Alabama raced to an early 21-6 lead by taking advantage of a pair of Alabama responded with a march to the OU 48, but McCarron’s turnovers and coming up with two red zone stops. “We really second-down pass was intercepted by OU cornerback Zack weren’t stopping them. We had the momentum of the game Sanchez, who returned the pickoff 41 yards to the Tide 13 with because of the turnovers,” Saban said. “We did not control the 1:12 left in the second quarter. On the fi rst play after the turnover, football game like we usually do.” 136 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL Postseason History

Alabama extended the lead to 17-0 on the opening Charone Peake reached the Tide 39. Two plays later, drive of the second half, moving 75 yards in nine plays Greg Huegel’s 44-yard fi eld goal attempt was blocked to pay dirt on a six-yard pass to Ridley along the side- by Alabama’s D.J. Pettway and fell short. line in the end zone. Later in the third period, Jones returned an MSU punt 57 yards for a touchdown to After forcing a punt on Clemson’s opening possession give the Tide a 24-0 lead with 3:24 left in the third of the second half, Alabama raced 64 yards in three period. Just 1:04 later, Coker and Ridley connected on plays to take a 21-14 lead on a 53-yard pass from a 50-yard touchdown bomb to move the Tide to a 31-0 Coker to tight end O.J. Howard with 12:53 left in the lead with 2:20 left in the third period. Henry closed the third period. Clemson came right back with a 55-yard scoring with an 11-yard run with 7:52 left in the game. drive to a 37-yard fi eld goal by Huegel with 10:10 left in the third quarter, narrowing the Tide lead to 21-17. “I think last year when we came to this game, we were Clemson moved ahead on its next possession on a just happy to take part in the game,” said Saban, who 1-yard run by , capping a 60-yard drive improved to 9-0 against his former assistants, with all to give the Tigers a 24-21 lead with 4:48 left in the nine wins coming by double digits. “I think this year we third period. 2015 CFP SEMIFINAL AT wanted to sort of take the game and really thought our guys had a vision of what they wanted, and everybody Alabama evened the score at 24-24 on a 33-yard fi eld THE Cotton BOWL paid the price for what they had to do in preparation.” goal by Griffi th with 10:34 left. On the ensuing kickoff, Griffi th booted an onsides kick that bounced high and (2) Alabama 38, (3) Michigan State 0 SCORE BY QUARTERS into the hands of the Tide’s leaping Marlon Humphrey 1 2 3 4 - F to give Alabama the ball at the 50. One play later, ARLINGTON, Texas (Dec. 31, 2015) – The Crimson Michigan State 0 0 0 0 - 0 Coker found Howard wide open again for a 51-yard Tide (13-1 overall), ranked No. 2 in the College Foot- Alabama 0 10 21 7 - 38 touchdown pass to give the Tide a 31-24 lead with ball Playoff (CFP) rankings, produced a dominant per- Attendance: 82,812 (capacity: 71,815) 9:45 left in the fourth period. Clemson stormed right formance for a 38-0 victory over the No. 3 Michigan back, driving 61 yards to a 31-yard fi eld goal by Hue- State Spartans (12-2) in the College Football Playoff gel with 7:47 on the clock. Kenyan Drake returned the Semifi nal at the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic in kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown to extend the Tide front of a crowd of 82,812 at AT&T Stadium (capac- lead to 38-27 with 7:31 on the clock. ity: 71,815). With the victory, Alabama advanced to the CFP National Championship Game against the No. 1 The Tigers stormed back on a 75-yard touchdown Clemson Tigers at University of Phoenix Stadium in drive capped by a 15-yard pass from Watson to Artavis Glendale, Ariz. Scott with 4:40 on the clock. A two-point conversion try on a run by Watson was stopped and Alabama The Alabama defense produced an excellent perfor- held a 38-33 lead. Two plays later, on a second-and-12 mance against a quality opponent, shutting down the play, Coker found Howard in the left fl at and Howard Spartans’ offense for much of the game, holding the raced past defenders for 63 yards to the Clemson 14. Spartans to only 29 rushing yards and 239 total yards. Six plays later, Henry sealed the victory with a 1-yard Meanwhile, Tide cornerback Cyrus Jones produced dive to give the Tide a 45-33 lead with 1:07 left in the game-changing plays with an interception to stop an fourth period. A pass by Watson to Leggett with 12 MSU scoring threat and a punt return for a touchdown seconds left for a Clemson touchdown provided the that sealed the verdict. The Tide defense registered fi nal 45-40 margin. four quarterback sacks, posted six tackles for loss, and 2016 CFP National intercepted two passes. SCORE BY QUARTERS Championship 1 2 3 4 - F Linebacker Reggie Ragland led Alabama with seven Alabama 7 7 7 24 - 45 tackles while linebacker Dillon Lee had six stops and (2) Alabama 45, (1) Clemson 40 Clemson 14 0 10 16 - 40 intercepted a pass. Linebacker Ryan Anderson had Attendance: 75,765 (capacity: 71,000) four tackles, including a sack and two tackles for loss- PHOENIX, Ariz. (Jan. 11, 2016) – In a scintillating es. Linebacker Reuben Foster and safety Geno Matias- matchup of contrasting styles, the Alabama Crimson Smith also had four tackles in the game. Alabama lim- Tide (14-1) showed incredible resourcefulness and re- ited MSU’s outstanding quarterback, , to silience to earn its 16th football national championship 186 passing yards on 17 completions in 33 attempts in the Arizona desert. The national title was the Tide’s with an interception and no touchdowns. fourth in seven seasons (since 2009) for the Crimson Tide and gave Tide head coach Nick Saban fi ve na- Alabama’s offense produced 440 total yards (286 pass- tional crowns in his career, including four with the Tide. ing, 154 rushing) led by senior quarterback Jake Cok- er’s then-career-best 286 passing yards and two touch- Tight end O.J. Howard caught fi ve passes for a career- downs. Coker was deadly accurate, completing 25 of high 208 yards, quarterback Jake Coker passed for 30 pass attempts. Freshman wide receiver Calvin Rid- a career-best 335 yards, running back Derrick Henry ley had 138 receiving yards on eight catches for two rushed for 158 yards and Kenyan Drake returned a touchdowns, setting a new Alabama freshman record kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown to lift the Tide to a for single-season receiving yards in the process (1,031 45-40 victory over the top-ranked Clemson Tigers (14- yards). Heisman Trophy winning running back Derrick 1) before a crowd of 75,756 (capacity: 71,000) in the Henry rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns on 20 College Football Playoff Championship Game at the carries, becoming only the 25th running back in NCAA University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. history (encompassing all divisions) to rush for 2,000 yards in a season. He entered the CFP title game with Howard’s receiving yardage set an Alabama record for 2,061 rushing yards in 2015. a tight end and was the fi fth-most by any Tide player, regardless of position. Meanwhile, Henry broke season After a scoreless fi rst quarter, the teams continued in and career school records for rushing yards and rush- a standoff well into the second quarter until the Tide ing touchdowns during the game. moved 80 yards in six plays to a touchdown to break on top, 7-0, on a 1-yard run by Henry with 5:36 left in A 50-yard run by Henry opened the scoring to put the the fi rst half. Clutch plays in the passing game keyed Crimson Tide up early, 7-0, with 7:55 left in the fi rst the drive that was highlighted by a 50-yard pass from period. Clemson responded on the next possession on Coker to Ridley that reached the MSU 1-yard line. a 31-yard touchdown pass from Deshaun Watson to Henry’s touchdown run was his 24th, breaking the wide receiver Hunter Renfrow, evening the score at 7-7 Southeastern Conference record for rushing TDs in a with 5:18 left in the fi rst quarter. season (previously held by Auburn’s in 2013 and Florida’s in 2006). Placekicker Adam After a missed fi eld goal by Alabama ended a scor- Griffi th connected on a 47-yard fi eld goal to give the ing threat, Clemson moved 73 yards in seven plays to Tide a 10-0 lead with 1:25 left in the half. Tide corner- another Watson-to-Renfrow touchdown pass, this one back Cyrus Jones made a huge play at the end of the from 11 yards for a 14-7 lead on the fi nal play of the fi rst half. The Spartans had marched to the Tide 12 in

fi rst period. Moments later, Tide safety Eddie Jackson BOWL RECAPS the fi nal minute of the half before Jones leaped high intercepted a Watson pass to set up the tying touch- to intercept a Connor Cook pass at the Tide 2-yard down as Alabama moved 42 yards to a 1-yard dive line in the waning seconds of the half, ending a scor- by Henry to tie the score at 14-14. The Tide held off ing threat and protecting the Tide’s 10-0 lead heading another Clemson scoring threat in the fi nal minute of into halftime. the half. A 27-yard pass from Watson to wide receiver ROLLTIDE.COM 137 Postseason History

a 41-yard fi eld goal attempt, driving the ball through getting the score on an eight-yard run and putting the Ti- the uprights to put Alabama ahead, 10-7 with 14:55 gers on the board. Greg Huegel made the extra point to left in the fi rst half. cut Alabama’s lead to 14-7 with 6:09 left, which would be the fi nal score of the half. Late in the second quarter, Anderson picked off a Browning pass, returning the interception 26 yards for Clemson opened the second half with the ball and picked a touchdown. Griffi th connected on the point-after at- up a quick fi rst down on a three-yard run by Gallman fol- tempt and Alabama extended its lead to 17-7 with just lowed by an eight-yard Watson to Renfrow pass. An incom- over a minute left in the second quarter. The pick-six plete pass was followed by Alabama’s Ryan Anderson strip- was the Alabama defense’s 11th touchdown (by eight ping Watson of the ball, forcing and recovering the fumble, different players) of 2016. before returning it 12 yards to the Clemson 16.

The Tide’s fi nal score of the game came early in the After the turnover, Griffi th converted a 27-yard eldfi goal fourth period off another rushing touchdown from Scar- attempt, extending Alabama’s lead to 17-7 with 12:25 left 2016 CFP SEMIFINAL AT brough. Starting at it two-yard line, Alabama gained in the third quarter. one yard on its fi rst two plays before Scarbrough burst through for 12 yards and a fi rst down. A Hurts to How- The Tigers responded by scoring in four plays, travel- THE chick-fil-A peach ard toss picked up 16 more followed by a one-yard rush ing 42 yards, closing with a 24-yard Watson to Renfrow by Hurts. Scarbrough, touching the ball for the second touchdown pass with 7:10 left in the third quarter to cut BOWL time in the drive, powered his way 68 yards to the end the Alabama lead to 17-14. Later in the third, Hurts found zone and another score, breaking two tackles on the a wide-open Howard for a 68-yard touchdown pass in an (1) Alabama 24, (4) Washington 7 weaving run. Griffi th’s PAT was good, and Alabama echo of last year’s championship game. Griffi th made the pushed its lead to 24-7 with 11:56 remaining. extra point and Alabama’s lead went to 24-14. ATLANTA (Dec. 31, 2016) — Led by a Crimson Tide bowl-record 180 yards on the ground from running SCORE BY QUARTERS Watson opened the fourth quarter with a four-yard rush back Bo Scarbrough and an opportunistic and often 1 2 3 4 - F before fi nding Williams for a four-yard touchdown pass. stifl ing defense, the No. 1-ranked 7 0 0 0 - 7 Huegel made the point after attempt, to pull Clemson with Alabama football team won the College Football Alabama 7 10 0 7 - 24 three, with Alabama leading 24-21. Playoff Semifi nal at the Chick-fi l-A Peach Bowl, 24-7, Attendance: 75,996 (capacity: 71,250) over No. 4 Washington in front of a record crowd of Minutes later, after the teams traded three-and-outs, Wat- 75,996 at the Georgia Dome. son mixed three complete passes for 52 yards with 20 yards rushing before handing the ball off to Gallman, who Scarbrough, the Peach Bowl Offensive Most Valu- plunged in from one-yard out for a touchdown and a 28-24 able Player, opened and closed the Tide’s scoring. Clemson lead following Huegel’s extra point. He bulled his way 18 yards into the end zone in the fi rst quarter to tie things up with Washington and Alabama responded quickly, with Hurts racing up the mid- then powered 68 yards early in the fourth quarter to dle for 30 yards and a touchdown. Following Griffi th’s extra make it 24-7. In between he added nearly 100 yards point, Alabama was back on top, 31-28, with 2:01 on clock. rushing. Senior linebacker Ryan Anderson, the Peach Bowl Defensive MVP, scored Alabama’s 11th defensive Clemson opened the next drive with three-straight comple- touchdown of the season in the waning moments of tions that gained a combined 25 yards to the Alabama 43. the fi rst half, intercepting a pass and returning it 26 Watson then threw to Renfrow for a six-yard pickup and yards for a score. Leggett for a 17-yard completion to the Alabama nine-yard line. A pass interference penalty on the Tide put Clemson Defensively, Alabama tallied fi ve sacks of Washing- fi rst-and-goal on the two-yard line with nine seconds on the ton quarterback Jake Browning for losses totaling 38 clock. Watson then hit Renfrow for a two-yard touchdown yards, nabbed two interceptions returned for 54 yards 2017 CFP National pass with one second remaining. Huegel’s point after at- and one touchdown and had seven tackles for losses tempt was good and Clemson led, 35-31. totaling 48 yards. Junior cornerback Anthony Averett Championship led the Tide with six solo tackles, including a 13-yard SCORE BY QUARTERS sack and a forced fumble. Senior linebacker Reuben (2) Clemson 35, (1) Alabama 31 1 2 3 4 - F Foster had nine total tackles with a team-best six as- Clemson 0 7 7 21 - 35 sists. Alabama 7 7 10 7 - 31 TAMPA, Fla. (Jan. 9, 2017) — In a national champion- Attendance: 74,512 (capacity: 71,000) Alabama won the toss and deferred its option to the ship game that seesawed back-and-forth throughout the second half. Washington chose to receive the opening second half, The University of Alabama football team came kickoff. The two teams traded three-and-outs to start up just short in the fi nal seconds against Clemson, falling to the game before the Huskies took over on their own the Tigers, 35-31, in the 2017 College Football Playoff Na- 36-yard line for their second possession of the game. tional Championship Game. The two teams played in front Washington marched 64 yards in eight plays to a of a Raymond James Stadium-record 74,512 fans. touchdown, scoring on a 16-yard pass from Browning to wide receiver . Place kicker Cameron The Crimson Tide, playing in its second consecutive nation- Van Winkle tacked on the point-after, putting Wash- al championship game and third College Football Playoff in ington ahead, 7-0, with 7:56 left in the fi rst quarter. as many years, battled to the last second in a contest where the lead changed hands three times in the last four minutes Alabama answered Washington with a touchdown and 38 seconds of the game. drive of its own on the next possession. After start- ing with a two-yard run by running back Damien Har- Alabama freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts was 13-of-31 ris, quarterback Jalen Hurts threw a sideline pass to for 131 yards and a touchdown throwing the ball. He also tight end O.J. Howard for a fi rst-down pickup of 16 added 63 rushing yards, including a 30-yard rushing touch- yards. Harris then rushed twice for a total of 11 yards down with 2:07 left in the game. Sophomore running back and another fi rst down. Hurts then picked up another Bo Scarbrough rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns fi rst down with an 11-yard rush followed by a 12-yard, on 16 carries before leaving the game midway through the fi rst-down rush by Scarbrough that put the ball on the third period with an injury. Senior tight end O.J. Howard Washington 26. Hurts ran for fi ve more yards before led all receivers with 106 yards and a touchdown on four Scarbrough closed out the possession with a run of receptions. three yards, followed by a punishing 18-yard rush, BOWL RECAPS bulling his way into the end zone. Place kicker Adam In the fi rst quarter, Alabama marched down the field on Griffi th’s point-after attempt was good, and Alabama a series of runs to score the fi rst points of the game on knotted the score at 7-7. a Scarbrough 25-yard touchdown run. Place kicker Adam Griffi th kicked the extra point to put the score 7-0 in Ala- Washington was driving the ball on its next posses- bama’s favor. sion, picking up 33 yards and two fi rst downs before Alabama’s Averett stripped the ball from receiver John Later in the second quarter, Bama struck again, this time Ross following a seven-yard completion, forcing a fum- Scarbrough picked up key blocks downfi eld, running ble that defensive end Jonathan Allen recovered at through a great clearing block by tackle Cam Robinson, the 50. Following the turnover, Alabama drove to the racing 37 yards into the end zone. Griffi th’s extra point was Washington 23-yard line as the fi rst quarter expired. true to give Alabama a 14-0 lead with 10:42 left in the half. Coming out of the quarter break, Griffi th came on for Clemson answered with a touchdown of its own, when Wat- son then bounced to the outside and raced to the pylon, 138 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL Postseason History

The two sides traded punts before Alabama took over Tony Brown and sophomore defensive lineman Raekwon at its own 41-yard line, where UA put together a drive Davis each had an interception in the win. down to the Clemson 20-yard line where Pappanastos’ fi eld-goal attempt hit off the left upright and bounced Georgia received the ball first in the overtime period, out to keep the score at 10-3 heading into the half. starting at the UA 25-yard line. The Alabama defense pushed Georgia back nine yards to the 34-yard line, After an Alabama fumble 12 seconds into the second where the Bulldogs netted a 51-yard field goal attempt half, Clemson capitalized with a 42-yard fi eld goal to to go up 23-20. cut the UA lead to 10-6 with 12:45 left in the third quarter. Lining up on the UGA 25-yard line in Alabama’s first overtime possession, Tagovailoa was sacked on the first With Clemson gaining momentum to start the second play for a 16-yard loss to the 41-yard line. On the next half, the Tigers controlled the ball at the UA 35-yard play from scrimmage, Tagovailoa found Smith sprinting line when sophomore linebacker Anfernee Jennings down the field for a 41-yard touchdown reception to came with the pressure that forced Tiger’s quarterback give Alabama the 26-23 win in thrilling fashion. 2017 CFP SEMIFINAL AT Kelly Bryant to throw the ball directly to Payne who returned his fi rst career interception 21 yards to the The game opened with a scoreless first quarter before CU 42. A personal foul on Clemson during the return THE AllState Sugar Georgia took a 3-0 lead on a 41-yard field goal with then advanced the ball to the Clemson 27-yard line. 14:14 left to go in the first half. The Bulldogs extended BOWL Four plays into the drive, Harris converted a crucial the lead to 6-0 on the next drive, going 70 yards on 13 fourth-and-one with a four-yard rush to the CU 14-yard plays to set up a 27-yard field goal. (4) Alabama 24, (1) Clemson 6 line. Three plays later, Hurts found the aforementioned Payne who came into the game in the jumbo package, Georgia found the end zone late in the first half to go NEW ORLEANS (Jan. 1, 2018) – The No. 4-ranked for a one-yard score to cap the seven-play, 27-yard up 13-0 following a one-yard touchdown run with just University of Alabama football team defeated No. drive. After the Pappanastos kick, the Tide led 17-6 seven seconds left in the first half of play. 1-ranked Clemson, 24-6, in the 84th Allstate Sugar with 5:40 left in the third quarter. Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New The Tide began the second half with Tagovailoa in Orleans. On the next play from scrimmage, Bryant dropped back at quarterback. On the second drive of the half, UA to pass when the ball was tipped by senior defensive faced a third-and-seven from its own 47-yard line The Crimson Tide (12-1) scored 14 points off two back Levi Wallace into Wilson’s hands who returned when Tagovailoa escaped multiple Bulldog defenders turnovers by the Tigers (12-2) in the third quarter to it 18 yards for the touchdown. The Tide scored 14 and scrambled for nine yards to keep the drive alive. put the game out of reach. points in 13 seconds after Pappanastos converted the Alabama capitalized with Tagovailoa completing four- PAT to put UA up 24-6 with 5:27 remaining in the third straight passes, including a six-yard touchdown pass to On the defensive side of the ball, Alabama dominated quarter. freshman Henry Ruggs III, capping a seven-play 56-yard with fi ve sacks, allowing Clemson just 188 total yards scoring drive that cut the lead to 13-7 with 8:52 left in of offense, while holding the Tigers to their lowest The two sides each punted multiple times in the fourth the third quarter. point total since the 2014 season. quarter with no change in the score. Alabama made a fi nal stand with 1:43 left in the game, keeping the Sophomore linebacker Mack Wilson grabbed his fi rst Georgia quickly responded with an 80-yard touchdown Tigers out of the end zone on fourth-and-goal from the pass to put the Bulldogs up 20-7 with 6:52 remaining in career pick-six to go along with six tackles and a pass UA fi ve-yard line to seal the win. breakup, while junior defensive lineman Da’Ron Payne the third quarter. got his fi rst-career interception and caught a one-yard SCORE BY QUARTERS touchdown pass, also a fi rst in his time at UA. Senior But following that score, the Crimson Tide defense 1 2 3 4 - F stiffened, limiting the Bulldogs to just 71 yards of linebacker Rashaan Evans led the team with nine Alabama 10 0 14 0 - 24 tackles including one sack and a pass breakup. offense and a single field goal the rest of the way to Clemson 0 3 3 0 - 6 spur the UA rally. On offense, sophomore quarterback Jalen Hurts Attendance: 72,360 (capacity: 72,500) fi nished 16-of-24 with 120 yards and a pair of The comeback started on the next Georgia drive touchdowns through the air while picking up 40 when sophomore defensive lineman Raekwon Davis rushing yards on 11 carries in the win. Junior running intercepted a Bulldog pass and galloped 19 yards to the back Damien Harris led the Tide on the ground with 77 UGA 40-yard line. The Tide capitalized on the turnover, yards on 19 attempts. with a 43-yard Andy Pappanastos field goal to cut the deficit to 20-10 with 5:15 remaining in the third quarter. The Alabama defense forced the potent Clemson offense into a three-and-out on the opening drive of Alabama cut the lead to 20-13 with 9:24 left in the fourth the game. The Tigers responded in kind, as the Tide quarter as Tagovailoa engineered an eight-play, 71-yard was forced to punt after its fi rst three plays from drive that ended with a 30-yard Pappanastos field goal. scrimmage. Clemson took over at its own 16-yard line Freshman running back Najee Harris provided a spark before being forced to punt again after another three- off the bench with a 16-yard scamper to begin the drive, and-out. followed by a 35-yard run two plays later to put the Tide in position for the score. The UA offense started its second drive from its own 47-yard line. Alabama used a heavy dose of the run 2018 CFP National Alabama then came up with a big stop on defense, game, with three different players carrying the ball for stuffing Georgia on a third-and-two to force a three- 40 yards on seven carries, before senior placekicker Championship and-out and the Tide took over on its own 34-yard Andy Pappanastos converted a 24-yard fi eld goal line with 7:10 remaining in the game. Tagovailoa drove attempt to get the Tide on the board. The fi eld goal (4) Alabama 26, (3) Georgia 23 (OT) UA down the field where the offense was faced with capped a 10-play 47-yard drive, giving Alabama a 3-0 a fourth-and-four from the UGA seven-yard line. The lead with 5:23 left in the opening quarter. true freshman scrambled around in the backfield before ATLANTA (Jan. 8, 2018) – The No. 4-ranked University of finding junior wide receiver Calvin Ridley in the end On the following Clemson drive, the Alabama defense Alabama football team defeated third-ranked Georgia, zone for the seven-yard touchdown. Pappanastos’ extra came up with yet another three-and-out. After 26-23, on a game-winning 41-yard touchdown pass point tied the game at 20-20 with 3:56 left in the game. sophomore defensive back Trevon Diggs returned the from freshman Tua Tagovailoa to fellow freshman wide punt 14 yards, the UA offense took over at the Tiger receiver DeVonta Smith in the 2018 College Football After a Georgia three-and-out, Alabama was wide left 46-yard line. Playoff National Championship Game at Mercedes-Benz on a field goal attempt at the end of regulation to send Stadium in Atlanta. Alabama took full advantage of the favorable fi eld the game into overtime. position, scoring the game’s fi rst touchdown when The Crimson Tide won its 17th national championship Hurts found junior wide receiver Calvin Ridley for a and fifth in the last nine seasons with the win over the SCORE BY QUARTERS 12-yard pitch-and-catch to cap an eight-play, 46-yard Bulldogs. Alabama head coach Nick Saban improved 1 2 3 4 OT F scoring drive. Following the Pappanastos point after, to 12-0 against his former assistants with the win over Alabama 0 0 10 10 6 - 26 the Tide led 10-0 with 12 seconds remaining in the fi rst UGA’s . Georgia 0 13 7 0 3 - 23 quarter. Attendance: 77,430 (capacity: 77,430) At the end of the fi rst quarter, Clemson had a total of Tagovailoa was named Offensive MVP after going 14-of- -7 yards of offense, while UA had amassed 102 yards. 24 for 166 yards, three scores through the air and 27 yards on the ground, all in the second half. BOWL RECAPS The Tigers answered to begin the second quarter, going 54 yards on 13 plays and ending with a 44-yard On defense, junior Da’Ron Payne was named the fi eld goal to cut the Tide lead to 10-3 with 10 minutes Defensive MVP with six tackles in the game. Sophomore remaining in the fi rst half. linebacker Mack Wilson led the team with 12 tackles, including two tackles-for-loss. Senior defensive back ROLLTIDE.COM 139 Postseason History

Tagovailoa put the Tide up 38-20 to begin the fi nal tight end Hale Hentges wide open in the back of the end quarter after fi nding Smith for another quick slant zone for the one-yard score. Bulovas’ extra point was no touchdown, this time from 10 yards out with 13:08 good, giving the Tigers a 14-13 advantage with 6:23 to go left in the game. Bulovas’ point after completed the in the fi rst. methodical nine-play drive that accumulated 87 total yards. Following a Clemson three-and-out, the Tide took the 16- 14 lead with 14:18 remaining in the second quarter after The Sooners answered with its second touchdown of Bulovas converted a 25-yard fi eld goal to cap an 11-play, the half to cut the Alabama advantage to 38-27 with 45-yard drive. 8:31 to go in the contest. The Tigers answered by driving 65 yards in 11 plays, The Tide bounced back with another touchdown when capped by an Etienne one-yard run to put Clemson up 21- Tagovailoa connected with sophomore wideout Jerry 16 with 11:38 to go before halftime. Jeudy from 13 yards out to end a fi ve-play, 46-yard scoring drive. Following the extra point from Bulovas, The Tigers got the ball back after Tagovailoa’s second inter- 2018 CFP SEMIFINAL AT Alabama held the 45-27 edge with 6:08 remaining. ception was returned 46 yards to the UA 47-yard line. Eight THE orange BOWL Oklahoma found the end zone again with 4:23 left in plays later, the Tigers found the end zone for the fourth the game to cut the lead to 45-34. However, Alabama time in the half when quarterback Trevor Lawrence linked recovered the ensuing onside kick and ran out the up with Etienne from fi ve yards out to go up 28-16 with (1) Alabama 45, (4) Oklahoma 34 clock for the victory. 4:38 left before the halftime break.

MIAMI GARDEN, Fla. (Dec. 29, 2018) — The No. 1 The Tide compiled 528 yards of total offense and The Tigers extended their lead to 31-16 and carried the Alabama football team jumped out to a 28-0 lead and controlled the ball for 36 minutes of the game in the lead into the half after a 36-yard fi eld goal with 45 seconds never looked back against No. 4 Oklahoma, winning victory. to go. 45-34 in the College Football Playoff Semifi nal at the Capital One Orange Bowl Saturday at Hard Rock SCORE BY QUARTERS In the fi rst half, Alabama outgained Clemson 266-224 while Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla. 1 2 3 4 - F controlling the ball for 19:26 of the fi rst 30 minutes of ac- Oklahoma 0 10 10 14 - 34 tion. Sophomore quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was Alabama 21 10 0 14 - 45 impressive, going 24-of-27 for 318 yards and four Attendance: 66,203 (capacity: 65,490) Alabama drove the ball down the fi eld to begin the sec- touchdowns through the air. Sophomore wide receiver ond half but came up empty after a fake fi eld goal attempt DeVonta Smith led the team with six catches for 104 failed. On the ensuing Clemson drive, the Tigers connected yards and a score. Junior running back Josh Jacobs for a 74-yard touchdown throw to go up 37-16 with 8:26 added 158 total yards and a touchdown, while senior left in the third quarter. Later in the third, CU went on a 12- running back Damien Harris racked up 48 yards on the play, 89-yard drive capped by a fi ve-yard throw-and-catch ground and two touchdowns. to push the lead to 44-16 with 21 seconds in the quarter. On the defensive side of the ball, sophomore linebacker Dylan Moses led the way with six tackles, The two sides traded possessions in the fi nal quarter, with while sophomore defensive back Xavier McKinney no further scoring. totaled fi ve tackles to go along with a game-high four pass breakups. SCORE BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 - F The Tide started the game with a bang when Clemson 14 17 13 0 - 44 Tagovailoa found Smith on a slant route across the Alabama 13 3 0 0 - 16 middle for a 50-yard pitch-and-catch on the fi rst play Attendance: 74,814 (capacity: 71,000) from scrimmage. Six plays later, Harris found the end zone from one yard out to get UA on the board. Following redshirt freshman Joseph Bulovas’ extra 2019 CFP National point the Tide held a 7-0 advantage with 11:54 left in the opening quarter. Championship After an Oklahoma three-and-out, Alabama added to its total when Tagovailoa found sophomore wide (2) Clemson 44, (1) Alabama 16 receiver Henry Ruggs III in the back of the end zone for a toe-tap 10-yard touchdown. Bulovas’ point after SANTA CLARA, Calif. (Jan. 7, 2019) — The No. 1 Ala- pushed the lead to 14-0 with 5:54 on the clock in the bama football team fell against No. 2 Clemson, 44-16, in fi rst quarter. the 2019 College Football Playoff National Championship Game in Levi’s Stadium Monday night in Santa Clara, Calif. The Crimson Tide scored its third touchdown on its The Crimson Tide ended the season at 14-1, while the Ti- third offensive drive of the quarter after Harris found gers fi nished at 15-0. his way untouched into the end zone for his second one-yard score to cap a fi ve-play, 61-yard drive. Sophomore quarterback Tua Tagovailoa fi nished the game Bulovas’ extra point extended the lead to 21-0 with 22-of-34 for 295 yards to go along with two touchdowns 1:33 remaining in the fi rst. and two interceptions. Sophomore wide out Jerry Jeudy ended the contest with fi ve catches for 139 yards and a Alabama continued to pour on the points in the second score. quarter when Tagovailoa connected with Jacobs out of the backfi eld who then rumbled 27 yards for the Tide’s On defense, sophomore defensive back Xavier McKinney fourth touchdown of the game. After Bulovas knocked had seven tackles and a pass breakup, while junior line- through the extra point, UA held the 28-0 advantage backer Mack Wilson and senior defensive end Isaiah Buggs with 13:01 left before the half. each had six tackles.

The Sooners responded with a pair of scoring drives, Alabama opened on defense, forcing Clemson into a three- scoring a touchdown with 11:48 to go in the second and-out. On the Tide’s third offensive play, Tagovailoa was quarter before adding a fi eld goal with 7:30 remaining picked off by A.J. Terrell who took the ball 44 yards for a in the half. touchdown. Clemson led 7-0 with 13:20 on the fi rst quarter On its next offensive possession, Alabama added a clock. BOWL RECAPS fi eld goal of its own after Bulovas knocked through a 37-yard attempt to make it 31-10 at the halftime break. Tagovailoa quickly bounced back with a 62-yard touchdown strike to Jeudy to cap a three-play, 75-yard scoring drive. At the end of the fi rst 30 minutes of play, the Tide Redshirt freshman Joseph Bulovas’ extra point tied the outgained the Sooners 318-191 and held OU game at 7-7 with 12:05 remaining in the opening quarter. quarterback to just 6-of-13 passing. The 10 points at the half were the lowest by Oklahoma all A minute and a half later the Tigers found the end zone season. after connecting for a 62-yard pitch-and-catch of their own before fi nishing off the drive with a 17-yard rush from Travis Oklahoma scored twice in the third quarter, a 26- Etienne to take the 14-7 with 10:35 on the clock. yard fi eld goal and a 49-yard receiving touchdown to trim Alabama’s lead to 31-20 heading into the fourth Alabama battled back by going on a methodical 10-play, quarter. 75-yard touchdown drive, with Tagovailoa fi nding senior 140 2019 ALABAMA FOOTBALL ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE | CITRUS BOWL MEDIA GUIDE JANUARY 1, 2020