SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE 2016 FOOTBALL QUESTIONNAIRE
General Information SCHOOL: University of Alabama
LOCATION: Tuscaloosa, Ala.
FOUNDED: April 12, 1831
ENROLLMENT: 37,100
PRESIDENT/CHANCELLOR: Dr. Stuart R. Bell
Alma Mater/Year: Texas A&M/1979
ATHLETICS DIRECTOR: Bill Battle
Alma Mater/Year: Alabama/1963
Coaching Staff HEAD COACH: Nick Saban Alma Mater/Year: Kent State/1973
RECORD @ SCHOOL (YEARS): 100-18 (9 seasons)
CAREER RECORD (YEARS): 191-60-1 (20 seasons)
FOOTBALL OFFICE PHONE: 205-348-3602
BEST TIME/DAY TO REACH COACH: Contact Athletics Communications
ASSISTANT COACHES (Alma mater /Year/Responsibilities/Yrs at Current School): Derrick Ansley (Troy, 2005/Secondary/1st) Burton Burns (Nebraska, 1976/Associate Head Coach/Running Backs/10th) Mario Cristobal (Miami, 1993/Assistant Head Coach/Tackles and Tight Ends/4th) Brent Key (Georgia Tech, 2001/Centers and Guards/1st) Lane Kiffin (Fresno State, 1998/Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks/3rd) Tosh Lupoi (California, 2005/Outside Linebackers/2nd) Billy Napier (Furman, 2003/Wide Receivers/4th) Jeremy Pruitt (West Alabama, 2001/Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers/4th) Scott Cochran (LSU, 2001/Director of Strength and Conditioning/10th)
Team Information BASIC OFFENSE: Pro Style (Multiple)
BASIC DEFENSE: 3-4
LETTERWINNERS RETURNING: Offense: 23 Defense: 21 Specialty: 4 TOTAL: 48
LETTERWINNERS LOST: Offense: 11 Defense: 12 Specialty: 1 TOTAL: 23
STARTERS RETURNING: Offense: 6 Defense: 5 Specialty: 3 TOTAL: 14
STARTERS LOST: Offense: 5 Defense: 6 Specialty: 0 TOTAL: 11
RETURNING OFFENSIVE STARTERS (Pos/Ht/Wt/Cl): No. Name Pos. Class HT. WT. EXP Hometown/Last School 88 O.J. Howard TE Sr. 6-6 242 3L Prattville, Ala./Autauga Academy 71 Ross Pierschbacher OL So. 6-4 298 1L Cedar Falls, Iowa/Cedar Falls 3 Calvin Ridley WR So. 6-1 188 1L Coconut Creek, Fla./Monarch 74 Cam Robinson OL Jr. 6-6 326 2L Monroe, La./West Monroe 13 ArDarius Stewart WR Jr. 6-1 204 2L Fultondale, Ala./Fultondale 50 Alphonse Taylor OL Sr. 6-5 325 3L Mobile, Ala./Davidson
RETURNING DEFENSIVE STARTERS (Pos/Ht/Wt/Cl): No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown/Last School 93 Jonathan Allen DL Sr. 6-3 283 3L Leesburg, Va./Stone Bridge 29 Minkah Fitzpatrick DB So. 6-1 195 1L Old Bridge, N.J./St. Peter’s Prep 10 Reuben Foster LB Sr. 6-1 240 2L Auburn, Ala./Auburn 26 Marlon Humphrey DB So. 6-1 192 1L Hoover, Ala./Hoover 4 Eddie Jackson DB Sr. 6-0 194 3L Lauderdale Lakes, Fla./Boyd Anderson
STARTERS LOST (Pos/Ht/Wt/Cl): No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Wt. Exp. Hometown/Last School 14 Jake Coker QB Sr. 6-5 232 2L Mobile, Ala./FSU/St. Pauls 30 Denzel Devall LB Sr. 6-2 252 4L Bastrop, La./Bastrop 2 Derrick Henry RB Jr. 6-3 242 3L Yulee, Fla. 76 Dominick Jackson OL Sr. 6-6 315 2L Cupertino Calif./College of San Mateo/Homestead 5 Cyrus Jones CB Sr. 5-10 196 4L Baltimore, Md./Gilman 70 Ryan Kelly OL Sr. 6-5 301 4L West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West 24 Geno Matias-Smith DB Sr. 6-0 199 4L Atlanta, Ga./St. Pius X 16 Richard Mullaney WR Sr. 6-3 208 1L Thousand Oaks, Calif./Oregon State/Thousand Oaks 19 Reggie Ragland LB Sr. 6-2 252 4L Madison, Ala./Bob Jones 90 Jarran Reed DL Sr. 6-4 313 2L Goldsboro, N.C./Goldsboro/Hargrave/EMCC 86 A’Shawn Robinson DL Jr. 6-4 312 3L Fort Worth, Texas/Arlington Heights
ALL-STAR CANDIDATES (Name/Pos): Jonathan Allen, DL Minkah Fitzpatrick, DB Adam Griffith, PK Reuben Foster, LB Calvin Ridley, WR O.J. Howard, TE Cam Robinson, OL Marlon Humphrey, DB ArDarius Stewart, WR Eddie Jackson, DB JK Scott, P
Returning Statistical Leaders from 2015 (Use Complete Names) RUSHING: ATT. YARDS AVG. TDS Damien Harris 46 157 3.4 1 Bo Scarbrough 18 104 5.8 1
PASSING: ATT. COMP INT. TDS YARDS PCT. Cooper Bateman 52 37 2 1 291 71.2
RECEIVING: REC. YARDS AVG. AVG/GAME TDS Calvin Ridley 89 1,045 11.7 69.7 7 ArDarius Stewart 63 700 11.1 46.7 4 O.J. Howard 38 602 15.8 40.1 2
TACKLES: TOTAL SOLO ASST. INT. SACKS TFL-YDS Reuben Foster 73 48 25 0 2.0/7 8.0/24 Eddie Jackson 46 34 12 6/230 0/0 3.0/12 Marlon Humphrey 45 35 10 3/28 0 3.5/16 Minkah Fitzpatrick 45 30 15 2/88 2.0/17 3.0/18 Ryan Anderson 37 21 16 0 6.0/41 11.5/50 Jonathan Allen 36 19 17 0 12.0/88 14.5/92
2015 In Review FINAL 2015 OVERALL RECORD: 14-1
FINAL 2015 CONFERENCE RECORD/FINISH: 7-1/ SEC Champions
2016 BOWL APPEARANCE (BOWL, OPPONENT, W/L, SCORE): 2016 Goodyear Cotton Bowl, Michigan State, W, 38-0 (College Football Playoff Semifinal) 2016 CFP National Championship Game, Clemson, W, 45-40
FINAL 2015 NATIONAL RANKING: 1st AP/1st Coaches