AALABAMALABAMA FFOOTBALLOOTBALL 13 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS • 22 SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 98 FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICANS • 58 BOWL APPEARANCES • 32 BOWL VICTORIES No. 3/2 ALABAMA (4-0, 1-0 SEC) GAME 5: ALABAMA (4-0, 1-0 SEC) Sept. 3 Kent State (SEC Network) W, 48-7 Sept. 10 at No. 23/20 Penn State (ABC) W, 27-11 VS. FLORIDA (4-0, 2-0 SEC) Sept. 17 North Texas (FS South) W, 41-0 Sept. 24 *No. 14/12 Arkansas (CBS) W, 38-14 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2011 • 7 P.M. • CBS Oct. 1 *at No. 12/12 Florida (CBS) 7 p.m. BEN HILL GRIFFIN STADIUM (88,548) • GAINESVILLE, FLA. Oct. 8 *Vanderbilt TBA Oct. 15 *at Mississippi TBA Oct. 22 *Tennessee TBA THE GAME: No. 3/2 Alabama heads to Gainesville, Fla., for its fi rst Southeastern Con- Nov. 5 *LSU TBA ference road test when it takes on the No. 12/12 Florida Gators on Saturday, October 1, in Nov. 12 *at Mississippi State TBA Ben Hill Griffi n Stadium. It will be the 37th meeting between the two schools and 11th trip Nov. 19 Georgia Southern (PPV) 1 p.m. to Gainesville for the Crimson Tide. Florida is 4-0 on the season and 2-0 against SEC op- Nov. 26 *at Auburn TBA ponents following a 48-10 victory over Kentucky last week. The game will air on CBS with *SEC Game Verne Lundquist serving as the play-by-play announcer, and Gary Danielson at his side as the all times are central and subject to change color analyst. The two will be joined by sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson. Eli Gold and Phil No. 12/12 FLORIDA (4-0, 2-0 SEC) Savage will handle the radio call on the Crimson Tide Sports Network, with Chris Stewart Sept. 3 Florida Atlantic (ESPNU) W, 41-3 serving as sideline reporter. Sept. 10 UAB (FSS) W, 39-0 Sept. 17 *Tennessee (CBS) W, 33-23 HEAD COACH NICK SABAN: Alabama head coach Nick Saban (Kent State, 1973) is in Sept. 24 *at Kentucky (ESPN) W, 48-10 his fi fth season with the Crimson Tide. Named the school’s 27th head coach on Jan. 3, 2007, Oct. 1 *No. 3/2 Alabama (CBS) 7 p.m. Saban has compiled a 42-11 record (47-11 before fi ve vacated wins in 2007) at Alabama while Oct. 8 *at LSU TBA leading the Tide to two SEC Western Division championships, one conference title and one Oct. 15 *at Auburn TBA national championship. Saban holds a career record of 133-53-1 (138-53-1) as a collegiate Oct. 29 *Georgia (CBS) 2:30 p.m. head coach, while also serving at Toledo, Michigan State and LSU. Saban won his fi rst na- Nov. 5 *Vanderbilt TBA tional championship as head coach of the LSU Tigers in 2003, guiding the Tigers to a 13-1 Nov. 12 *at South Carolina TBA record that season. Overall, Saban has coached four conference championship teams (1990 Nov. 19 Furman TBA Mid-American, 2001 SEC, 2003 SEC and 2009 SEC) and 11 of his 14 teams have played Nov. 26 Florida State TBA in postseason bowl games with the Tide appearing in a bowl game each year under Saban’s *SEC Game direction. Saban is also the only active coach to win two BCS National Championships and all times are central and subject to change the fi rst to accomplish the feat at two different schools. ON THE AIR TTELEVISIONELEVISION RANKINGS: In the latest polls released on September 25, Alabama remains third in the CBS Associated Press Top 25 and No. 2 in the USA TODAY Coaches’ Poll, while Florida comes in Play-by-Play: Verne Lundquist at No. 12 in both polls. Color Analyst: Gary Danielson Sideline: Tracy Wolfson FLORIDA SERIES: Alabama and Florida will be meeting for the 37th time this Saturday with the Crimson Tide holding a 21-14 (22-14 without NCAA vacation in 2005) edge in the RRADIOADIO series. Alabama and Florida are meeting in the regular season for the second time in as many Crimson Tide Sports Network seasons and for the fi rst time in Gainesville since 2006. The two teams squared off in the Play-by-Play: Eli Gold 2008 and 2009 SEC Championships Games with UF winning in 2008 en route to a national Color Analyst: Phil Savage championship and Alabama returning the favor with a 32-13 victory in 2009 in Atlanta be- Sideline: Chris Stewart fore polishing off Texas in the BCS National Championship Game. SSATELLITEATELLITE RRADIOADIO NEXT GAME: Alabama returns home to take on the Vanderbilt Commodores on Saturday, CTSN on XM: 199 October 8, in Bryant-Denny Stadium. Vanderbilt is currently 3-1 overall and 1-1 in SEC play CTSN on Sirius: 220 after suffering their fi rst loss of the season last week by a score of 21-3 at South Carolina. The Crimson Tide leads the series with the Commodores 58-19-4 (60-18-4 before forfeited NNATIONALATIONAL RRADIOADIO and vacated games). This will be the fi rst meeting between the two since 2007 and 82nd TBD meeting overall. 1 FOOTBALL ALABAMA UNDER SABAN IN SEPTEMBER: Alabama has been very success- ful in the opening month of the season under head coach Nick Saban. Now in his fifth ALABAMA FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS season at Alabama, the Crimson Tide sports a 19-2 record in September following the win against North Texas. Since 2008, Alabama is a perfect 16-0 in September games. Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala. Enrollment: 31,747 RICHARDSON AND JONES HONORED BY THE SEC: Alabama junior run- Founded: April 12, 1831 ning back Trent Richardson and junior offensive lineman Barrett Jones were named SEC Conference: Southeastern (West) Offensive Player of the Week and SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week, respectively, Colors: Crimson and White following the Crimson Tide’s 38-14 victory over Arkansas on September 24. Richard- Nickname: Crimson Tide son rushed for a game-high 126 yards on 17 carries, marking his third-straight 100-yard President: Dr. Robert E. Witt game, and also caught three passes for a game-best 85 yards. Jones received the highest Athletic Director: Mal M. Moore grade on the Alabama offensive line and helped lead a balanced Tide attack that led to Faculty Athletics Representative: Dr. Kevin Whitaker 197 rushing yards and 200 passing yards. FOOTBALL HISTORY TIDE AT HOME SINCE 2008: Alabama is 23-1 in its last 24 games at Bryant-Denny First Season: 1892 Stadium, dating back to the start of the 2008 season. During that stretch the Crimson All-Time Record: 806-319-43 (.703) Tide has been extremely stingy on defense and very effective on offense. Some of the All-Time SEC Record: 352-162-20 (.672) most impressive numbers include 55 rushing touchdowns for the Alabama offense, while National Championships: 13 the Crimson Tide defense has surrendered just two rushing touchdowns at home since SEC Championships: 22 the beginning of the 2008 season. UA has averaged 190.8 yards of total offense more than First Team All-Americans: 98 players, 114 times its opponents while rushing for 130.9 more yards per game. Alabama is also outscoring First Team All-Conference: 210 players, 279 times its opponents by 25.2 points per game (33.6 points per game [807 points] to 8.4 points Bowl Appearances: 58 per game [201]). Below is a look at the numbers for the Crimson Tide during its last 24 Bowl Victories: 32 games at home: COACHING STAFF By the Numbers Head Coach: Nick Saban Total Offense: 9,959/415.0 ypg/83 TD Total Defense: 5,380/224.2 ypg/20 TD Alma Mater: Kent State, 1973 Rushing Offense: 4,904/204.3 ypg/55 TD Rushing Defense: 1,762/73.4 ypg/2 TD Collegiate Career Record (Years): 133-53-1 (16) Passing Offense: 5,055/210.6 ypg/32 TD Passing Defense: 3,710/154.6 ypg/19 TD Alabama Record (Years): 42-11 (5) Scoring Offense: 807/33.6 ppg Scoring Defense: 201/8.4 ppg Offensive Coordinator: Jim McElwain Alma Mater: Eastern Washington, 1984 FIRST-TIME STARTERS: Three Alabama players have made their first starts for the Defensive Coordinator: Kirby Smart Crimson Tide this season: quarterback AJ McCarron, wide receiver DeAndrew White Alma Mater: Georgia, 1999 and defensive end Jesse Williams. TEAM INFORMATION NEWCOMERS CONTRIBUTE IN EARLY PART OF THE SEASON: The 2010 Overall Record: 10-3 Crimson Tide has seen 18 of its newcomers – nine redshirt freshmen, seven true fresh- 2010 SEC Record/Finish: 5-3/4th (West) men and two junior college transfers – make appearance thus far in the 2011 season. 2010 Bowl: Capital One Bowl Among the nine redshirt freshmen were TE Harrison Jones, LB Adrian Hubbard, DL Bowl Result: Alabama 49, Michigan State 7 Brandon Ivory, OL Chad Lindsay, OL Austin Shepherd, QB Phillip Sims, RB Blake Sims, Final Ranking: No. 10 Associated Press TE Brian Vogler and WR DeAndrew White. Alabama’s seven true freshmen included S No. 11 USA TODAY Coaches’ Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, LB Trey DePriest, LB Xzavier Dickson, WR Christion Jones, OL Cyrus Kouandjio, DL Jeoffrey Pagan and DB Vinnie Sunseri. DL Quinton Dial and DL Jesse Williams, who are both junior college transfers, have also contributed for Alabama this season. 2011 SEC STANDINGS Eastern Division School Overall SEC PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 1. Florida 4-0 2-0 South Carolina 4-0 2-0 UNDRA Billingsley Andre 3. Vanderbilt 3-1 1-1 XZAVIER Dickson X-zay-vee-ehr Georgia 2-2 1-1 Phillip ELY E-lee 5.