AALABAMALABAMA CCRIMSONRIMSON TTIDEIDE FFOOTBALLOOTBALL 1155 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 111515 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS 6622 BOWL APPEARANCES 3344 BOWL VICTORIES 2244 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 12/12 ALABAMA (2-1, 0-1 SEC) GAME 4 Sept. 5 vs. 20/18 Wisconsin (ABC) W, 35-17 Sept. 12 Middle Tennessee (SECN) W, 37-10 Date ............ Saturday, Sept. 26 Sept. 19 *15/11 Ole Miss (ESPN) L, 37-43 Time .................... 3:01 p.m. CT Sept. 26 Louisiana-Monroe (SECN) 3:01 p.m. Location ......... Tuscaloosa, Ala. Oct. 3 *at Georgia TBA Venue ....Bryant-Denny Stadium Oct. 10 *Arkansas TBA Capacity ...................... 101,821 Oct. 17 *at Texas A&M TBA Television ........... SEC Network Oct. 24 *Tennessee TBA Series Record ...... Series tied 1-1 Alabama (2-1, 0-1 SEC) La.-monroe (1-1, 0-0 sun belt) Nov. 7 *LSU TBA Last Meeting ........ Nov. 17, 2007 Nov. 14 *at Mississippi State TBA CRIMSON TIDE ........ Alabama 14, La.-Monroe 21 WARHAWKS Nov. 21 Charleston Southern TBA Nov. 28 *at Auburn TBA THE GAME: The No. 12/12 University of Alabama football team will close out a three-game homestand at Bryant-Denny Stadium as the Crimson Tide welcomes the Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks. The matchup is scheduled for a LOUISIANA-MONROE WARHAWKS (1-1, 0-0 sUN BELT) 3:01 p.m. CT kickoff on the SEC Network with Dave Neal and Matt Stinchcomb Sept. 5 at Georgia (SECN) L, 14-51 in the booth and Kayce Smith roaming the sidelines. Eli Gold and Phil Savage Sept. 12 Nicholls State (ESPN3) W, 47-0 will handle the radio call on the Crimson Tide Sports Network, with Chris Sept. 26 at Alabama (SECN) 3 p.m. Stewart serving as the sideline reporter. Oct. 3 *Georgia Southern 6 p.m. Oct. 10 at Tulsa TBA RANKINGS: Alabama enters week four ranked as the No. 12 overall team in Oct. 17 *Appalachian State 6 p.m. both major polls. Louisiana-Monroe is unranked. Oct. 24 *at Idaho 4 p.m. Oct. 31 *at Louisiana-Lafayette 4 p.m. LOUISIANA-MONROE: The Warhawks will head to Tuscaloosa sitting at 1-1 on Nov. 7 *at Troy 2:30 p.m. the season after a bye last weekend. ULM opened the season in Athens, falling Nov. 14 *Arkansas State 2 p.m. 51-14 to Georgia, before returning home to shut out Nicholls State by a score Nov. 19 *at Texas State (ESPNU) 8:30 p.m. of 47-0. Louisiana-Monroe is led by Todd Berry, now in his sixth season as head Nov. 28 at Hawai’i 11 p.m. coach and fi nished last year at 4-8 overall record with a 3-5 mark in the Sun Belt Dec. 5 *New Mexico State 2 p.m. Conference. ULM returns 17 starters and 32 lettermen overall from a season ago, while losing nine starters and 21 lettermen. *Conference Game All times are Central and subject to change SERIES HISTORY: Alabama and Louisiana-Monroe will meet for only the third Rankings listed are AP/Amway Coaches Poll time this Saturday. The Warhawks offi cially lead the series as the Crimson Tide’s 41-7 win in 2006 was later vacated by NCAA ruling. ULM then followed with a ON THE AIR 21-14 victory over the Tide in 2007. TELEVISION SEC Network SABAN VS. SUN BELT OPPONENTS: Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban Play-by-Play: Dave Neal owns an 8-1 record against current members of the Sun Belt Conference. At Color Analyst: Matt Stinchcomb Alabama, Saban sports a 4-1 mark with his lone loss coming to Louisiana- Monroe in 2007, his fi rst season at the helm of the Crimson Tide. Saban- Sideline: Kayce Smith coached teams have outscored Sun Belt opponents by a margin of 366-107 RADIO (40.67-11.89 points per game) and have limited teams to seven points or fewer in fi ve of those contests, including two shutouts. In the most recent matchup, Crimson Tide Sports Network Saban led the Crimson Tide to a 45-3 victory over Georgia State at Bryant- Play-by-Play: Eli Gold Denny Stadium in 2013. Color Analyst: Phil Savage Sideline: Chris Stewart NEXT GAME: Alabama will head to Athens next Saturday, Oct. 3, to take on SATELLITE RADIO the No. 7/6 Georgia Bulldogs for the Tide’s fi rst true road game of the season. The Crimson Tide owns the all-time series advantage, 37-25-4, and won the CTSN on Sirius: 83 most recent matchup in the 2012 SEC Championship Game, 32-28. The victory CTSN on XM: 190 propelled Alabama into the national championship game where the Crimson Tide dominated Notre Dame, 41-14, earning the Tide’s 15th national title in program history. 1 ALABAMA FOOTBALL CRIMSON TIDE FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday MEDIA DAY PRACTICE SEC COACHES NO MEDIA NO MEDIA LOUISIANA- OFF DAY 12 p.m. - Coach 1 p.m. - Players TELECONFERENCE AVAILABILITY AVAILABILITY MONROE Saban 3:40 p.m. - Viewing 10:40 a.m. 3:01 p.m. CT 12:30 p.m. - Players NO PRACTICE PRACTICE ESPN 3:40 p.m. - Viewing 6 p.m. - Coach Saban 6:15 p.m. - Players @AlabamaFTBL @AlabamaFBL @AlabamaFTBL MONDAY 12 p.m. CT - Coach Saban Press Conference – Alabama head coach Nick 6 p.m. – Coach Saban available to the media following practice in the Naylor Saban will be available to the media for his weekly press conference in the Stone Media Room. Naylor Stone Media Room in the Mal Moore Building at 12 p.m. The audio of Coach Saban’s media briefi ng can also be heard by teleconference by 6:15 p.m. – Selected players available to the media following practice in the calling 1-800-973-1544 (password is U of A). Selected players that have been Naylor Stone Media Room. requested 24 hours in advance will be available in the Naylor Stone Media Room following Coach Saban’s press conference at 12:30 p.m. Player requests THURSDAY should be made by contacting Josh Maxson or Alex Thompson. Josh can be No media availability reached by e-mail ([email protected]) or phone (205) 348-3631. Alex can be reached by e-mail ([email protected]) or phone (205) 348-6084. Requests FRIDAY must be made no later than 5 p.m. CT on Sunday. No media availability MONDAY PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE ON THE INTERNET 12 p.m. Coach Saban RollTide.com – Alabama’s offi cial athletics web site serves as a resource for 12:30 p.m. Selected Players in-depth information on current and historical Crimson Tide student-athletes, coaches and teams. The football page includes links to rosters, coaching 3 p.m. CT – Game notes and press conference quotes/video posted on staff, notes packages, practice reports and schedules as well as Tide TV and RollTide.com. all of Alabama’s rich football history and tradition. Crimson Tide Video Uplink – Links to download footage for broadcast SECsportsmedia.com – Media covering the Southeastern Conference have television use will be emailed when footage is made available. For questions its own web site to get the latest information on the league. Through the or to be added to the list, please contact Christopher England by e-mail at services of Sports Systems, Inc., the site has the latest updated standings, [email protected]. results, schedules, statistics, notes and PDF versions of all SEC releases and media guides. On the site, the SEC has a digital image platform that provides TBA – Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing period at access to the SEC’s latest photographs, images, logos and links to all of the beginning; no media availability following practice). SEC school media web sites and home pages. TUESDAY ALABAMA PLAYERS: Interview requests for Alabama players should be 1 p.m. CT – Selected players available in the Naylor Stone Media Room. made through Josh Maxson or Alex Thompson. Player interviews are usually conducted at Monday’s press conference beginning at 12:30 p.m., before TBA – Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing period practice on Tuesday and after practice on Wednesday. All player requests at beginning). for Monday’s press conference need to be made by 5 p.m. on the Sunday before, so proper notice can be given to the players. Players are off limits for WEDNESDAY interviews beginning Thursday. 10-12:10 a.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 GAME CREDENTIALS: Media should apply for credentials at www.RollTide. weekly passcode to access the call. com/media. All credentials are held at media will call, which is located in the northwest corner of Bryant-Denny Stadium at Ticket Window 8 which is TBA – Practice at the Thomas-Drew Practice Fields (limited viewing period located next to Gate 3. The media will call window opens three hours prior at beginning). to kickoff. Any questions can be directed to Roots Woodruff. ALABAMA ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Phone: 205-348-6084 Fax: 205-348-8841 Director of Football Communications: Director of Athletics Communications: Associate Director of Athletics Josh Maxson Jessica Paré (Football Program) Communications: Office: 205-348-3631 Office: 205-348-3673 Roots Woodruff (Football Credentials) e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Office: 205-348-2088 e-mail: [email protected] Senior Associate Athletics Director for Assistant Director of Athletics Communications: Marketing and Communications: Alex Thompson (Football Notes/Players) Jeff Purinton Office: 205-348-3550 Office: 205-348-4578 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] Associate Director of Athletics Senior Associate Athletics Director for Athletics Communications: Communications: Aaron Jordan (Football Statistics) Doug Walker Office: 205-348-5401 Office: 205-348-7245 e-mail: [email protected] e-mail: [email protected] 2 ALABAMA FOOTBALL FACING OFF WITH THE BEST: The Crimson Tide has the toughest schedule in college football this season, according to ESPN.com’s College Football Power ALABAMA FOOTBALL Index.