CRIMSON TIDE FOOTBALL 17 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS » 134 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS » 71 POSTSEASON GAMES » 39 BOWL VICTORIES » 27 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS GAME 1 2020 SCHEDULE at 2/2 ALABAMA (0-0, 0-0 SEC) ALABAMA missouri S26 at Missouri* ESPN 6 p.m. O3 TEXAS A&M* CBS 2:30 p.m. O10 at Ole Miss* TBA TBA SEPT. 26, 2020 / 6 P.M. CT / COLUMBIA, MO. O17 GEORGIA* CBS 7 p.m. O24 at Tennessee* TBA TBA FAUROT FIELD/MEMORIAL STADIUM (15,655) O31 MISSISSIPPI STATE* ESPN 6 p.m. N14 at LSU* CBS 5 p.m. TV: ESPN N21 KENTUCKY* ESPN TBA N28 AUBURN* TBA TBA (PxP: Sean McDonough, Analyst: Todd Blackledge, Analyst: Todd McShay, Sideline: Allison Williams) D5 at Arkansas* TBA TBA RADIO: CRIMSON TIDE SPORTS NETWORK MISSOURI (0-0, 0-0 SEC) S26 2/2 ALABAMA* ESPN 6 p.m. (Play-By-Play: Eli Gold, Analyst: John Parker Wilson, Sideline: Rashad Johnson) O3 at Tennessee* SEC Network 11 a.m. CTSN on Sirius/XM: 81/81 O10 at LSU* TBA TBA O17 VANDERBILT* SEC Network 6:30 p.m. O24 at Florida* TBA TBA O31 KENTUCKY* SEC Network 11 a.m. CRIMSON TIDE TIGERS N14 GEORGIA* TBA TBA N21 at South Carolina* TBA TBA N28 ARKANSAS* TBA TBA 2019 Record/SEC Record 11-2/6-2 2019 Record/SEC Record 6-6/3-5 D5 at Mississippi State* TBA TBA AP/Amway Coaches Poll 2/2 AP/Amway Coaches Poll UR/UR * - Conference game Head Coach Nick Saban Head Coach Eliah Drinkwitz BOLD indicates home game Record at Alabama (Years) 157-23* (14th) Record at Missouri (Years) First Season Rankings listed are AP/Coaches All times Central Career Record (Years) 248-65-1* (25th) Career Record (Years) 11-1 (1) *152-23/243-65-1 after vacations INSIDE THE SERIES Overall: Seventh Meeting (Alabama leads, 4-2) Current Streak: Alabama, Won 4 Last Meeting: Oct. 13, 2018 (W, 39-10) Series Notes: Alabama and Missouri will meet for the seventh time in series history when the two teams match up for the 2020 season opener. The Crimson Tide holds a 4-2 (.667) advantage in the previous six pairings and has won the last four matchups after dropping the fi rst two games of the series. The most recent meeting between the two schools came on Oct. 13, 2018, in Tuscaloosa for Homecoming with the Crimson Tide securing a 39-10 victory. 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 AT MISSOURI OFF DAY Noon - Coach Saban 1 p.m. - Players TELECONFERENCE AVAILABILITY AVAILABILITY 6 p.m. CT 12:30 p.m. - Players 10:40 a.m. ESPN 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 OPENING DAY SUCCESS UNDER SABAN: Alabama has been dominant in season openers under head coach Nick Saban. The Tide is a perfect 13-0 under Saban and has won in impressive fashion. Alabama has ALABAMA FOOTBALL outscored its opponents 528-144 in those games and has outgained the opposition, 5,743-2,685. The Tide has QUICK FACTS averaged 40.6 points per opening contest under Saban and given up just 11.1 points per game. UA has also Location Tuscaloosa, Ala. amassed 441.8 total yards per opener and surrendered just 206.5 yards per matchup. Enrollment 37,842 Founded April 12, 1831 ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Alabama will begin the 2020 season on the road against Missouri. It will be the Conference Southeastern (West) fi rst time the Crimson Tide has begun a season with a true road game since 2000 when UA traveled west Colors Crimson and White to take on UCLA on Sept. 2 of that year. The Bruins handed the Crimson Tide a 35-24 loss in that matchup. Nickname Crimson Tide Saturday’s contest with the Tigers will also be the fi rst time Alabama has begun its season on the road against President Dr. Stuart Bell Director of Athletics Greg Byrne a conference opponent since 1999 when the Tide squared off with Vanderbilt, a 28-17 win for UA. Overall, Faculty Athletics Representative Dr. James King Alabama is 16-11-1 when beginning its season with a true road matchup, including a 12-3 mark over its last 15 games. FOOTBALL HISTORY SABAN’S ROAD RECORD: Head coach Nick Saban owns a 74-32-1 (.696) mark in road games across his four First Season 1892 career stops, including a 46-9 (.836) mark while at Alabama. Saban has notched seven perfect road records All-Time Record 916-331-43 (.727) (2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016 and 2018) and has lost more than one game on the road in only two All-Time SEC Record 415-170-20 (.703) seasons (2007, 2010).