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1994 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
American college football season
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.
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| 1994 Alabama Crimson Tide football | |
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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 |
| Record | 12–1 (8–0 SEC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Homer Smith |
| Defensive coordinator | Bill Oliver (2nd season) |
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| Home stadium | Bryant–Denny Stadium Legion Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team played their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | 4:00 p.m. | Chattanooga* | No. 11 | PPV | W 42–13 | 82,109 | [1] | |
| September 10 | 11:30 a.m. | Vanderbilt | No. 11 | JPS | W 17–7 | 70,123 | [2] | |
| September 17 | 2:30 p.m. | at Arkansas | No. 12 | ABC | W 13–6 | 52,089 | [3] | |
| September 24 | 2:30 p.m. | Tulane* | No. 11 |
| PPV | W 20–10 | 81,421 | [4] |
| October 1 | 6:30 p.m. | Georgia | No. 11 |
| ESPN | W 29–28 | 70,123 | [5] |
| October 8 | 2:30 p.m. | Southern Miss* | No. 11 |
| PPV | W 14–6 | 70,123 | [6] |
| October 15 | 5:30 p.m. | at Tennessee | No. 10 | ESPN | W 17–13 | 96,856 | [7] | |
| October 22 | 2:30 p.m. | Ole Miss | No. 8 |
| ABC | W 21–10 | 70,123 | [8] |
| November 5 | 6:30 p.m. | at LSU | No. 6 | ESPN | W 35–17 | 75,453 | [9] | |
| November 12 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 20 Mississippi State | No. 6 | ABC | W 29–25 | 41,358 | [10] | |
| November 19 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 6 Auburn | No. 4 |
| ABC | W 21–14 | 83,091 | [11] |
| December 3 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. No. 6 Florida | No. 3 | ABC | L 23–24 | 74,751 | [12] | |
| January 2, 1995 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 13 Ohio State* | No. 6 | ABC | W 24–17 | 71,195 | [13] | |
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More information Players, Coaches ...
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Starters
Players who started at their respective position in the 1994 season.
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Main article: 1994 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Vs. Ohio State (Citrus Bowl)
Main article: 1995 Citrus Bowl
See also: 1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
- "Tide defense struggles in romp". The Anniston Star. September 4, 1994. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tide slides by on Commodore errors". The Tennessean. September 11, 1994. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Sherman saves Tide again, 13–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 18, 1994. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wave scares Bama". Daily World. September 25, 1994. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Dogs can't hold back Tide". The Atlanta Constitution. October 2, 1994. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Alabama survives USM scare". Hattiesburg American. October 9, 1994. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Vols stall against Tide again". The Tennessean. October 16, 1994. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Alabama storms past Ole Miss". Enterprise-Journal. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "LSU self-destructs in loss to Alabama". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1994. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "No joy in Starkville". The Clarion-Ledger. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tide gets measure of revenge". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 20, 1994. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "SEC-ond chance". The Tampa Tribune. December 4, 1994. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Alabama's one-man show beats Buckeyes". The Cincinnati Enquirer. January 3, 1995. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "1994 Alabama football archives". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2021.