1994 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1994 Alabama Crimson Tide football
SEC Western Division champion Citrus Bowl champion
SEC Championship Game, L 23–24 vs. Florida
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 24–17 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 5
1994 record	12–1 (8–0 SEC)
Head coach	Gene Stallings (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Homer Smith
Defensive coordinator	Bill Oliver
Captain	Jay Barker
Captain	Tarrant Lynch
Captain	Tommy Johnson
Captain	Sam Shade
Home stadium	Bryant–Denny Stadium (Capacity: 70,123) Legion Field (Capacity: 83,091)

1994 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Eastern Division
No. 7 Florida x$	7	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	1
No. 22 Tennessee	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Georgia	3	–	4	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Vanderbilt	2	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	8	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
Western Division
No. 5 Alabama x	8	–	0	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Auburn	6	–	1	–	1	9	–	1	–	1
No. 24 Mississippi State	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
LSU	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Arkansas	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Championship: Florida 24, Alabama 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama for the 1994–95 college football season, competing in the Western Division in the Southeastern Conference. Gene Stallings led the Crimson Tide to a perfect 11–0 regular season, only to see the Crimson Tide lose to the Florida Gators by one point in the SEC Championship Game. Highlights include a win over then unbeaten Auburn, and a dramatic victory over Georgia which is rebroadcast occasionally as part of the ESPN "Classic" series. Alabama beat Ohio State in the 1995 Florida Citrus Bowl to finish their 1994 season with a 12–1 record.

The team played their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	4:00 p.m.	Tennessee–Chattanooga*	No. 11	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	PPV	W 42–13	82,109
September 10	11:30 a.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 11	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	JPS	W 17–7	70,123
September 17	2:30 p.m.	at Arkansas	No. 12	Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	ABC	W 13–6	52,089
September 24	2:30 p.m.	Tulane*	No. 11	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	PPV	W 20–10	81,421
October 1	6:30 p.m.	Georgia	No. 11	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	ESPN	W 29–28	70,123
October 8	2:30 p.m.	Southern Miss*	No. 11	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	PPV	W 14–6	70,123
October 15	5:30 p.m.	at Tennessee	No. 10	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	ESPN	W 17–13	96,856
October 22	2:30 p.m.	Ole Miss	No. 8	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)	ABC	W 21–10	70,123
November 5	6:30 p.m.	at LSU	No. 6	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 35–17	75,453
November 12	2:30 p.m.	at No. 20 Mississippi State	No. 6	Scott Field • Starkville, MS (Rivalry)	ABC	W 29–25	41,358
November 19	2:30 p.m.	No. 6 Auburn	No. 4	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	ABC	W 21–14	83,091
December 3	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Florida	No. 3	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game)	ABC	L 23–24	74,751
January 2, 1995	1:00 p.m.	vs. No. 13 Ohio State*	No. 6	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	ABC	W 24–17	71,195
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Starters

Players who started at their respective position in the 1994 season.

Defensive Starters

FS
Gaston
E. Turner

WLB	MLB	SLB
Staten	Walters	Pickett
Rudd	Rogers	Royal

SS
Shade
Samuel

CB
T. Johnson
Ford

DE	DT	DT	DE
Jeffries	S. Brown	Parker	K. Moore
Bodden	Burton	Powell	Blackburn

CB
Samuel
Townsend

Offensive Starters

WR
C. Brown
Key

LT	LG	C	RG	RT
Harville	Belser	Stevenson	Friend	McNeal
		Causey	Stevenson

TE
Hape
Johnson

WR
Malone
West

QB
Jay Barker

FB
Lynch

RB
Williams
Rutledge

References

Alabama Crimson Tide football
Venues	University of Alabama Quad (1893–1914) Denny Field (1915–1928) Bryant–Denny Stadium (1929–present) Rickwood Field (alternate, 1912–1927) Cramton Bowl (alternate, 1922–1954) Ernest F. Ladd Stadium (alternate, 1948–1968) Legion Field (alternate, 1927–2003)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn: Iron Bowl (James E. Foy, V-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy) LSU Mississippi State Ole Miss Penn State Tennessee: Third Saturday in October
Culture & lore	History Saban era Traditions Big Al "Yea Alabama" A-Day 1922 Penn game Million Dollar Band Walk of Fame Paul W. Bryant Museum The Bear The Bear Bryant Show Porter Cup 1943 Informals
People	Head coaches All-Americans College Football Hall of Fame inductees NFL draftees Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders Champ Pickens
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

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