CRIMSON TIDE FOOTBALL 17 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS » 131 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS » 70 POSTSEASON GAMES » 38 BOWL VICTORIES » 27 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS GAME 5 2019 SCHEDULE VS 2/2 ALABAMA (4-0, 1-0 SEC) ALABAMA Ole Miss A31 vs. UR/RV Duke% ABC W, 42-3 S7 NEW MEXICO STATE SEC Network W, 62-10 S14 at South Carolina* CBS W, 47-23 SEPTEMBER 28, 2019 / 2:39P.M. CT / TUSCALOOSA, ALA. S21 SOUTHERN MISS ESPN2 W, 49-7 S28 OLE MISS* TBA 2:39 p.m. O12 at Texas A&M* TBA TBA BRYANT-DENNY STADIUM (101,821) O19 TENNESSEE* TBA TBA TV: CBS O26 ARKANSAS* TBA TBA N9 LSU* TBA TBA (Play-By-Play: Brad Nessler, Analyst: Gary Danielson, Sideline: Jamie Erdahl) N16 at Mississippi State* TBA TBA N23 WESTERN CAROLINA TBA TBA N30 at Auburn* TBA TBA RADIO: CRIMSON TIDE SPORTS NETWORK OLE MISS (2-2, 1-0 SEC) (Play-By-Play: Eli Gold, Analyst: John Parker Wilson, Sideline: Rashad Johnson) A31 at RV/RV Memphis ABC L, 10-15 CTSN on Sirius/XM: 105/191 S7 ARKANSAS* SECN W, 31-17 S14 SE LOUISIANA SECN W, 40-29 NATIONAL RADIO: ESPN S21 23/23 CALIFORNIA ESPNU L, 20-28 S28 at 2/2 Alabama* CBS 2:39 p.m. (Play-By-Play: Sean Kelley, Analyst: Barrett Jones, Sideline: Ian Fitzsimmons) O5 VANDERBILT* TBA TBA O12 at Missouri* TBA TBA O19 TEXAS A&M* TBA TBA CRIMSON TIDE REBELS N2 at Auburm* TBA TBA N9 NEW MEXICO STATE TBA TBA 2019 Record/SEC Record 4-0/1-0 2019 Record/SEC Record 2-2/1-0 N16 LSU* TBA TBA N28 at Mississippi State* ESPN TBA AP/Amway Coaches Poll 2/2 AP/Amway Coaches Poll UR/UR * - Conference game Head Coach Nick Saban Head Coach Matt Luke % - Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta, Ga.) Record at Alabama (Years) 150-21* (13th) Record at Ole Miss (Years) 13-15 (3rd) BOLD indicates home game Rankings listed are AP/Coaches Career Record (Years) 241-63-1* (24th) Career Record (Years) 13-15 (3rd) All times Central *145-21/236-63-1 after vacations INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: 67th Meeting, Alabama leads, 54-10-2 (51-11-2 NCAA) In Tuscaloosa: Alabama leads, 26-2 (after vacations and forfeits) Current Streak: Alabama, Won 3 Last Meeting: Sept. 15, 2018 (W, 62-7) Series Notes: Alabama and Ole Miss will meet for the 67th time on Saturday. The Crimson Tide leads the all-time series, 54-10-2 (51-11-2 NCAA) and won last year’s meeting, 62-7, in Oxford on Sept. 15. Alabama head coach Nick Saban is 14-3 all-time (13-3 after vacations) and 10-2 at Alabama (9-2 after vacations) in his career against the Rebels. Ole Miss head coach Matt Luke is 0-2 against the Tide. 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FOOTBALL PAGE 1 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / FOOTBALL CRIMSON TIDE FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday MEDIA DAY PRACTICE SEC COACHES NO MEDIA NO MEDIA OLE MISS OFF DAY Noon - Coach Saban 1 p.m. - Players TELECONFERENCE AVAILABILITY AVAILABILITY 2:39 p.m. CT 12:30 p.m. - Players 3:40 p.m. - Viewing 10:40 a.m. CBS 4:15 p.m.- Viewing PRACTICE 3:40 p.m. - Viewing 6 p.m. - Coach Saban All times CT THURSDAY No media availability MONDAY Noon - Coach Saban Press Conference – Alabama head coach Nick Saban will be available FRIDAY to the media for his weekly press conference in the Naylor Stone Media Room in the Mal No media availability Moore Building at 12 p.m. Media unable to attend the press conference may view it live or access an archived version on RollTide.com. Selected players that have been requested 24 ON THE INTERNET hours in advance will be available in the Naylor Stone Media Room following Coach Saban’s RollTide.com – Alabama’s offi cial athletics website serves as a resource for in-depth press conference at 12:30 p.m. Player requests should be made by contacting Josh Maxson information on current and historical Crimson Tide student-athletes, coaches and teams. or Alex Thompson. Josh can be reached by e-mail ([email protected]) or phone (205) The football page includes links to rosters, coaching staff, notes packages, practice reports 348-3631. Alex can be reached by e-mail ([email protected]) or phone (205) 348-6084. and schedules as well as Tide TV and all of Alabama’s rich football history and tradition. Requests must be made no later than 5 p.m. CT on Sunday. SECsportsmedia.com – Media covering the Southeastern Conference have its own MONDAY PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE website to get the latest information on the league. Through the services of Sports Noon - Coach Saban Systems, Inc., the site has the latest updated standings, results, schedules, statistics, 12:30 p.m. - Selected -players notes and PDF versions of all SEC releases and media guides. On the site, the SEC has a digital image platform that provides access to the SEC’s latest photographs, images, logos 3 p.m. – Game notes and press conference quotes/video posted on RollTide.com. and links to all of the SEC school media web sites and home pages. 4 p.m. – Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing period at beginning; CRIMSON TIDE VIDEO FTP – Links to download footage for broadcast television use no media availability following practice). only will be emailed when footage is made available. For questions or to be added to the list, please contact Christopher England by e-mail at [email protected]. TUESDAY 1 p.m. – Selected players available in the Naylor Stone Media Room. ALABAMA PLAYERS – Interview requests for Alabama players should be made through Alex Thompson ([email protected]). Player interviews are usually conducted at 3:40 p.m. – Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing period at Monday’s press conference beginning at 12:30 p.m. and before practice on Tuesday. All beginning). player requests for Monday’s press conference need to be made by 5 p.m. on the Sunday before so that proper notice can be given to the players. Players are off limits for interviews WEDNESDAY beginning Thursday. 10 a.m.-12:10 p.m. – SEC Weekly Teleconference – Nick Saban (10:40-10:50 a.m.) - 1-877- 381-5694 (Confi dential). Contact SEC Offi ce 1-205-458-3000 for weekly passcode to access GAME CREDENTIALS – Media should apply for credentials at www.RollTide.com/ the call. media. All credentials are held at media will call, which is located in the northwest corner of Bryant-Denny Stadium at Ticket Window 8, located next to Gate 3. The media will 3:40 p.m. – Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing period at call window opens three hours prior to kickoff. Any questions can be directed to Roots beginning). Woodruff ([email protected]). 6 p.m. – Coach Saban available to the media following practice in the Naylor Stone Media Room. 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) Zach Rhodes Office: (205) 348-3631 Phone: (559) 356-8802 Phone: (919) 247-7585 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Associate Athletics Director, Athletics Communications: Director of Athletics Communications: Assistant Director of Athletics Communications: Jessica Paré (Logistics/Credentials) Aaron Jordan (Football Stats) Nathan Sheehan Phone: (205) 394-5985 Phone: (205) 913-1979 Phone: (847) 846-9894 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Assistant Director of Athletics Communications: Associate Director of Athletics Communications: Athletics Communications Intern: Alex Thompson (Football Players) Roots Woodruff (Football Credentials) Allison Koerbel Phone: (440) 666-7615 Phone: (205) 394-2758 Phone: (412) 855-4983 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] PAGE 2 FOOTBALL UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA / CRIMSON TIDE / FOOTBALL SABAN IN SEC HOME OPENERS: Nick Saban is 15-2 (.882) all-time in Southeastern Conference home openers spanning his time at Alabama and LSU and his teams have outscored its opponents by a score of ALABAMA FOOTBALL 579-259 (34.1-15.2 ppg). He is 11-1 (.917) at Alabama with the Crimson Tide outscoring its foes by a margin of QUICK FACTS 393-155 (32.8-12.9) mark during his fi rst 12 conference home openers in Tuscaloosa. Location Tuscaloosa, Ala. Enrollment 38,103 THE FRIENDLY CONFINES OF BRYANT-DENNY STADIUM: Alabama has won 28 straight and 43 of the last Founded April 12, 1831 44 games at its home stadium following the Crimson Tide’s dominant 49-7 performance against Southern Miss Conference Southeastern (West) on Sept. 21. Prior to the Sept. 19, 2015 loss to Ole Miss, the Crimson Tide had not lost a game at home since Colors Crimson and White falling to Texas A&M in 2012. Alabama boasts the best all-time home winning percentage in the FBS at .832 Nickname Crimson Tide (268-53-3) at Bryant-Denny Stadium since the stadium opened in 1929. Georgia Southern’s Paulson Stadium President Dr. Stuart Bell Director of Athletics Greg Byrne (193-40), which debuted in 1984 is second at .828.