1994 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1994 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Citrus Bowl champion SEC West Division champion
SEC Championship Game, L 23–24 vs. Florida
Florida Citrus Bowl, W 24–17 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 5
1994 record	12–1 (8–0 SEC)
Head coach	Gene Stallings (5th year)
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
#7 Florida x$	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	1
#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
#5 Alabama x	8	–	0	–	0			12	–	1	–	0
#9 Auburn	6	–	1	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
#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

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