CRIMSON TIDE FOOTBALL 17 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS » 134 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS » 71 POSTSEASON GAMES » 39 BOWL VICTORIES » 27 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS GAME 9 2020 SCHEDULE at 1/1/1 ALABAMA (8-0, 8-0 SEC) ALABAMA LSU S26 at Missouri* ESPN W, 38-19 O3 13/13 TEXAS A&M* CBS W, 52-24 O10 at RV/RV Ole Miss* ESPN W, 63-48 DECEMBER 5, 2020 / 7 P.M. CT / BATON ROUGE, LA. O17 3/3 GEORGIA* CBS W, 41-24 O24 at RV/RV Tennessee* CBS W, 48-17 TIGER STADIUM (21,124) O31 MISSISSIPPI STATE* ESPN W, 41-0 N21 KENTUCKY* SEC Network W, 63-3 TV:CBS N28 22/22/19 AUBURN* CBS W, 42-13 D5 at LSU* CBS 7 p.m. (Play-by-Play: Brad Nessler, Analyst: Gary Danielson, Sideline: Jamie Erdahl) D5 at Arkansas* TBA Postponed RADIO: CRIMSON TIDE SPORTS NETWORK LSU (3-4, 3-4 SEC) S26 RV/RV MISSISSIPPI STATE* CBS L, 34-44 (Play-By-Play: Eli Gold, Analyst: John Parker Wilson, Sideline: Rashad Johnson, Host: Chris Stewart) O3 at Vanderbilt* SEC Network W, 41-7 CTSN on Sirius/XM: 84/84 O10 at Missouri* SEC Network+ L, 41-45 O24 SOUTH CAROLINA* ESPN W, 52-24 NATIONAL RADIO: ESPN RADIO 031 at RV/RV Auburn* CBS L, 11-48 N21 at Arkansas* SEC Network W, 27-24 (Play-By-Play: Sean Kelley, Analyst: Barrett Jones) N28 at 5/5/5 Texas A&M* ESPN L, 7-20 D5 1/1/1 ALABAMA* CBS 7 p.m. D5 OLE MISS* TBA Postponed CRIMSON TIDE TIGERS D12 at Florida* TBA TBA 2020 Record/SEC Record 8-0/8-0 2020 Record/SEC Record 3-4/3-4 * - Conference game BOLD indicates home game CFP/AP/Amway Coaches Poll 1/1/1 CFP/AP/Amway Coaches Poll NR/NR/NR Rankings listed are College Football Playoff/AP/Coaches Head Coach Nick Saban Head Coach lEd Orgeron All times Central Record at Alabama (Years) 165-23* (14th) Record at LSU (Years) 43-13 (5th) Career Record (Years) 256-65-1* (25th) Career Record (Years) 59-40 (9th) *160-23/251-65-1 after vacations INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: 85th Meeting (Alabama leads, 53-26-5) In Baton Rouge: Alabama leads, 28-9-2 Current Streak: LSU, Won 1 Last Meeting: Nov. 9, 2019 (L, 41-46) Series Notes: Alabama and LSU will meet for the 85th time in series history when the two teams square off on Saturday night in Baton Rouge. The Crimson Tide owns a 53-26-5 all-time advantage despite losing last year’s shootout between Nos. 1 and 2, 46-41. That win by the Tigers snapped UA’s eight-game winning streak that included a 29-0 win in the Tide’s last visit to Baton Rouge. Alabama head coach Nick Saban is 10-5 in his career against LSU, including a 10-4 mark at Alabama. LSU head coach Ed Orgeron is 1-6 all-time against the Crimson Tide, including a 1-3 mark during his time in Baton Rouge. Follow us on Facebook and Follow us on Twitter SOCIAL MEDIA: Instagram @AlabamaFBL at @AlabamaFTBL Follow ALABAMA FOOTBALL on the social media sites listed for up-to-date news, exclusive content and more. FOOTBALL PAGE 1 THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / FOOTBALL NOTES CRIMSON TIDE FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday MEDIA DAY PRACTICE SEC COACHES NO MEDIA NO MEDIA LSU OFF DAY Noon - Coach Saban 1 p.m. - Players TELECONFERENCE AVAILABILITY AVAILABILITY 7 p.m. CT 12:30 p.m. - Players 10:40 a.m. CBS PRACTICE 6 p.m. - Coach Saban All times CT MONDAY ON THE INTERNET Noon - Coach Saban Press Conference – Alabama head coach Nick Saban will be available RollTide.com – Alabama’s offi cial athletics website serves as a resource for in-depth to the media for his weekly press conference in the Naylor Stone Media Room in the Mal information on current and historical Crimson Tide student-athletes, coaches and teams. Moore Athletic Facility at 12 p.m. Media will be asked to participate over a Zoom call. If The football page includes links to rosters, coaching staff, notes packages, practice reports you are requesting to be added to the e-mail list that receives the link, please contact Josh and schedules as well as Tide TV and all of Alabama’s rich football history and tradition. Maxson. Selected players that have been requested 24 hours in advance will be available on the same Zoom link in the Naylor Stone Media Room following Coach Saban’s press SECsportsmedia.com – Media covering the Southeastern Conference have its own conference at 12:30 p.m. Player requests should be made by contacting Josh Maxson or Alex website to get the latest information on the league. Through the services of Sports Thompson. Josh can be reached by e-mail ([email protected]) or phone (205) 348-3631. Systems, Inc., the site has the latest updated standings, results, schedules, statistics, Alex can be reached by e-mail ([email protected]) or phone (205) 348-6084. Requests notes and PDF versions of all SEC releases and media guides. On the site, the SEC has a must be made no later than 5 p.m. CT on Sunday. digital image platform that provides access to the SEC’s latest photographs, images, logos and links to all of the SEC school media web sites and home pages. MONDAY PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE 11:30 a.m. – Game notes posted on RollTide.com CRIMSON TIDE VIDEO FTP – Links to download footage for broadcast television use only will be emailed when footage is made available. For questions or to be add- Noon - Coach Saban ed to the list, please contact Christopher England by e-mail at [email protected]. 12:30 p.m. - Selected players available via Zoom in the Naylor Stone Media Room ALABAMA PLAYERS – Interview requests for Alabama players should be made through 3 p.m. – Press conference video posted on RollTide.com Alex Thompson ([email protected]). Player interviews are usually conducted at Monday’s press conference beginning at 12:30 p.m. and before practice on Tuesday. TUESDAY All player requests for Monday’s press conference need to be made by 5 p.m. on the 1 p.m. – Selected players available via Zoom in the Naylor Stone Media Room Sunday before so that proper notice can be given to the players. Players are off limits for interviews beginning Thursday. WEDNESDAY 10 a.m.-12:10 p.m. – SEC Weekly Teleconference – Nick Saban (10:40-10:50 a.m.) - GAME CREDENTIALS – Media should apply for credentials at www.RollTide.com/ 1-877-381-5694 (Confi dential). Contact SEC Offi ce 1-205-458-3000 for weekly passcode media. All credentials are held at media will call, which is located in the northwest corner to access the call of Bryant-Denny Stadium at Ticket Window 8, located next to Gate 4. The media will call window opens three hours prior to kickoff. Any questions can be directed to Roots 6 p.m. – Coach Saban available to the media via Zoom following practice in the Naylor Woodruff ([email protected]). Stone Media Room THURSDAY No media availability FRIDAY No media availability ALABAMA ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Phone: (205) 348-6084 Fax: (205) 348-8841 Assistant Athletics Director, Football Communications: Assistant Director of Athletics Communications: Assistant Director of Athletics Communications: Josh Maxson Haley Peterson (Notes/Game Program) Nathan Sheehan Office: (205) 348-3631 Phone: (559) 356-8802 Phone: (847) 846-9894 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Senior Associate Athletics Director, Director of Athletics Communications: Athletics Communications: Aaron Jordan (Football Stats) Jessica Paré (Logistics/Credentials) Phone: (205) 913-1979 Phone: (205) 394-5985 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Associate Director of Athletics Communications: Assistant Director of Athletics Communications: Roots Woodruff (Football Credentials) Alex Thompson (Football Players/Notes) Phone: (205) 394-2758 Phone: (440) 666-7615 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] PAGE 2 FOOTBALL THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / FOOTBALL NOTES TOUGH TO GET SABAN’S TIDE TWICE: During his tenure at Alabama, head coach Nick Saban has suffered 23 total losses. Of those 23 losses, the Crimson Tide and Saban have had the opportunity to face the team that ALABAMA FOOTBALL beat them at a later date on 19 occasions. In those 19 rematches, Alabama owns a 17-2 mark when avenging its QUICK FACTS previous loss. The only two times the Crimson Tide has fallen in back-to-back games against the same opponent Location Tuscaloosa, Ala. is LSU (2010-2011) and Ole Miss (2014-2015). Alabama has not had the opportunity to bounce back from a loss Enrollment 37,842 against Clemson (2018), LSU (2019), Ohio State (2014) and Utah (2009). The Tide avenged its most recent loss Founded April 12, 1831 against Auburn in 2019 with a dominant 42-13 win last weekend over the Tigers. Conference Southeastern (West) Colors Crimson and White ALABAMA’S D AT TIGER STADIUM: Alabama heads to Baton Rouge this weekend where the Tide defense Nickname Crimson Tide has been dominant as of late. A 29-0 win over then-No. 3/4/4 LSU on UA’s last visit to Baton Rouge on Nov. President Dr. Stuart Bell Director of Athletics Greg Byrne 3, 2018, extended an impressive run by the Crimson Tide defense. With the shutout in 2018, Alabama has not Faculty Athletics Representative Dr.