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12 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 21 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 51 BOWL APPEARANCES GAME 9: TENNESSEE VOLUNTEERS vs. ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE October 25, 2003 Bryant-Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, Alabama Quick Facts 2:34 p.m. (CDT) CBS Sports -- One of Southern Football’s Great Rivalries Alabama in this week’s polls Associated Press NR USA Today/Coaches NR Alabama Football Alabama Quick Notes: The Tennessee series is the sec- ond-most played series in the UA record book...Bama IT’S TENNESSEE WEEK helm of the Volunteers football program. A 1972 UT and Tennessee are meeting for just the sixth time here in Tuscaloosa, with UT holding 3-2 series lead...The One of Southern football’s greatest and most colorful graduate, Fulmer’s career record rank second nationally Vols have won the last two Tuscaloosa meetings and rivalries takes place this Saturday in Tuscaloosa when the among active head coaches. Fulmer has guided the Vols look to become the first team ever to win three Alabama Crimson Tide (3-5, 1-3 SEC) hosts the No. 21 to three SEC Championship game appearances, winning straight games against Alabama here in Bryant- Tennessee Volunteers (4-2, 2-2 SEC) in a Southeastern the league title in 1997 and 1998. Fulmer also led the Denny Stadium...The Crimson Tide has not beaten Conference matchup at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The Vols to the 1998 national championship, following a win the Vols in the state of Alabama since 1991...UA has annual Tennessee-Alabama game will be televised over Florida State in the Fiesta Bowl. not won back-to-back games in the series since 1991- nationally by CBS Sports with kickoff slated for 2:34 92...Shaud Williams is 115 rushing yards shy of 1,000 p.m. (CDT) on the Alabama campus. The Crimson Tide THE SERIES yards for the 2003 season...Williams leads the SEC in is coming off a 43-28 loss at Ole Miss last Saturday, while 43-35-7 rushing attempts (168), yards (885) and TDs Tennessee had its second open date of the 2003 season. Alabama leads the all-time series with Tennessee, (.547) (10)...Dre Fulgham is 67 yards shy of 1,000 career Alabama and Tennessee have met on a yearly basis since , dating back to a 6-6 tie here in Tuscaloosa during receiving yards...Triandos Luke is 42 yards shy of 1928, with the exception of 1943. This will be just the the 1901 season. The Crimson Tide snapped a seven- 1,000 receiving yards...Bo Freelend has averaged 47.8 sixth meeting on the Alabama campus, with UT holding game series losing streak last year with 34-13 win in not beaten Tennessee in the state yards per punt in his last three games...DeMeco a 3-2 series lead, including wins in its last two trips to Knoxville. Bama has of Alabama Ryans leads the SEC with 90 tackles this season... Tuscaloosa. Handling the announcing duties for CBS since a 24-19 victory at Legion Field on Oct. Sports are Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Todd 19, 1991. Blackledge (analyst) and Jill Arrington (sideline). The Alabama (3-5, 1-3 SEC) game will also be aired on the 80-plus station Crimson NEXT WEEK Date Opponent TV Time/Score Tide Sports Network with Eli Gold (play-by-play), Kenny After nine consecutive games, Alabama finally has an 8-30 South Florida ESPN W, 40-17 Stabler (color analyst) and Tom Roberts (sidelines) open date next week (Nov. 1). The Crimson Tide returns 9-6 Oklahoma (1) ESPN L, 20-13 describing the action. to action on Saturday, Nov. 8 at Mississippi State. The 9-13 Kentucky ESPN W 27-17 game time has yet to be announced for the UA-MSU 9-20 Northern Illinois PPV L 19-16 9-27 Arkansas (9) CBS L 34-31 (2 OT) game in Starkville. UA IN 109th FOOTBALL SEASON 10-4 at Georgia (11) CBS L 37-23 The University of Alabama is in its 109th football season 10-11 Southern Miss (HC) PPV W 17-3 and has compiled a 757-289-43 (.716) all-time record in SPECIAL EVENTS 10-18 at Ole Miss JP L 43-28 1,089 games. The Crimson Tide played its first football *Kickoff on the Quad begins at 11:30 a.m. at the UA 10-25 Tennessee (21) CBS 2:34 PM game on Nov. 11, 1892 with a 56-0 win over Quad with food, entertainment, autograph guests and 11- 1 OPEN DATE Birmingham High School in Birmingham. Alabama is more. 11-8 at Miss. State TBA fifth on the all-time victory list for Division I. The *One of the Crimson Tide’s great football families will be 11-15 LSU TBA Crimson Tide football legacy includes 12 national cham- presenting the game ball on Saturday against Tennessee, 11-22 at Auburn TBA pionships and 21 SEC championships. UA has also as Herb Hannah will run out the game ball. Mr. Hannah 11-30 at Hawai’i TBA logged 27 10-win seasons, the most by any Division I will also be signing autographs in the legends tent school. UA also ranks among the best in post-season between Noon and 12:45 p.m. on the Quad. #21 Tennessee (4-2, 2-2 SEC) play, holding the NCAA record for most bowl games (51) *The Alabama men’s (12:45-1:30 PM) and women’s Date Opponent TV Time/Score and wins (29). (Noon-12:45 PM) basketball teams will sign autographs 8-30 Fresno State espn2 W 24-6 in the Mayfield Dairy Tent this weekend. 9-6 Marshall espn2 W 34-24 *The Alabama men’s and women’s basketball team will 9-20 at Florida CBS W 24-10 THE HEAD COACHES 9-27 South Carolina ESPN W 23-20 (ot) host “Fan Jam, 2003” at Coleman Coliseum from 10:30- Alabama head coach Mike Shula (3-5, .375) is making his 10-4 at Auburn ESPN L 28-21 11:30 a.m. head coaching debut during the 2003 season. Shula pre- 10-11 Georgia ESPN L 41-14 *The Alabama women’s softball team will host the viously served as an assistant coach in the NFL with 10-25 ALABAMA CBS 2:34 PM Alabama Softball Alumni game at 10 a.m. at the UA Tampa Bay, Chicago and Miami. A three-year letterman 11-1 Duke (HC) 4 PM (EST) at Alabama (1984-86), Shula was a two-time All-SEC Softball Complex. 11-8 at Miami, Fla. TBA men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams selection and threw for over 2,000 yards as a junior *The 11-15 Mississippi State TBA (1985), leading Alabama to dramatic come-from-behind open the 2003-04 season Friday, Oct. 24 at home against 11-22 Vanderbilt TBA wins over Georgia and Auburn. Tennessee head coach LSU. 11-29 at Kentucky TBA Phillip Fulmer (107-26, .805) is in his 12th season at the (CONTINUED ON PAGE 5) (Rank -- Opponent ranking at time of game) ALABAMA VS. TENNESSEE WWW.ROLLTIDE.COM PAGE 1 This Week’s Schedule Media Relations Directory SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Media Relations Phone: 348-6084 Media Relations Fax: 348-8841 MEDIA DAY Mike Shula Practice Practice No Interviews Tennessee at Teleconference (4-5:50 pm) (4:15-5:35 pm) with players or ALABAMA Associate Director of Athletics Lunch (11:30) coaches for Media Relations: (1 PM) Coach Rader Photo Opps. Photo Opps. *Larry White and Coach Kines 2:34 PM Practice OFF DAY (4:05-4:25 PM) (4:15-4:35 PM) Closed practice (CBS Sports) Work: 348-6084 (Noon) at practice (5:35 PM - Coach Shula Home: 333-1640 Coach Shula Coach Shula facility 6:05 PM) (12:30 pm) e-mail: [email protected] (After Practice) (After Practice) Players (1 pm) Player inter- Charter flight to “Hey, Coach” Memphis Associate Director of Media Relations: views follow- Practice ing practice 7-8:30 PM Becky Hopf (4-6:05 PM) Work: 348-6084 Home: 343-9055 Crimson Tide Sports Network Affiliates e-mail: [email protected] Jackson, MS WPBQ-AM 1240 Your Guide to Alabama on the airwaves Assistant Directors of Media Relations: with Eli Gold, Ken Stabler and Tom Roberts Jacksonville, FL WIOJ-AM 1010 Jasper *WARF-AM 1240 *Barry Allen Office: 348-8836 Anniston *WASZ-FM 95.5 *WFFN-FM 95.3 Linden *WINL-FM 98.5 Home: 758-6526 Apalachicola, FL *WFCT-FM 105.5 e-mail: [email protected] Arab *WAFN-FM 92.7 Meridian, MS *WZKR-FM 103.3 Bessemer *WSMQ-AM 1450 Mobile *WNTM-AM 710 WYCL-FM 107.3 John Hayden Birmingham *WZRR-FM 99.5 Office: 348-6734 WJOX-AM 690 Monroeville *WMFC-AM 1360 *WMFC-FM 99.3 Home: 752-5601 Brewton *WKNU-FM 106.3 e-mail: [email protected] Butler *WPRN-FM 107.7 Montgomery *WXFX-FM 95.1 Carrollton, GA WCKS-FM 103.3 Nashville, TN WWTN-FM 99.7 Oneonta *WCRL-AM 1570 Brian Morgan Centre *WRHY-FM 105.9 Office: 348-7496 Centreville *WBIB-AM 1110 WKLD-FM 97.7 Opp WAMI-AM 860 Home: 345-5509 Clanton *WKLF-AM 980 e-mail: [email protected] *WEZZ-FM 97.7 WAMI-FM 102.3 Cullman *WFMH-AM 1340 Pell City *WFHK-AM 1430 Russellville *WGOL-AM 920 Roots Woodruff *WFMH-FM 95.5 Office: 348-2088 Decatur *WWTM-AM 1400 Scottsboro *WKEA-FM 98.3 Selma *WHBB-AM 1490 Home: 349-0936 Dothan *WAGF-AM 1320 e-mail: [email protected] *WAGF-FM 101.3 WDXX-FM 100.1 Spartanburg, SC WASC-AM 1530 Eufaula WRVX-FM 97.9 Media Relations Intern: Fayette *WLDX-AM 990 Sylacauga *WFEB-AM 1340 Tuscaloosa *WZBQ-FM 94.1 *Mitch Dobbs Florence *WVNA-FM 105.5 Office: 348-7486 Fort Payne *WFPA-AM 1400 West Point, GA *WCJM-FM 100.9 Winfield *WKXM-AM 1300 Home: 562-1988 Gadsden *WGAD-AM 1350 e-mail: [email protected] Georgiana *WFXX-FM 107.7 WKXM-FM 105.9 Haleyville *WJBB-AM 1230 Athletic Photographer: *WJBB-FM 92.7 * -- Denotes the station also carries “Hey, Coach” each Thursday night from 7-8:30 p.m.