1994 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

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.

1994 Alabama Crimson Tide football
SEC Western Division champion
Citrus Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 5
Record12–1 (8–0 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHomer Smith
Defensive coordinatorBill Oliver (2nd season)
Captains
  • Jay Barker
  • Tarrant Lynch
  • Tommy Johnson
  • Sam Shade
Home stadiumBryant–Denny Stadium
(Capacity: 70,123)
Legion Field
(Capacity: 83,091)
1994 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Eastern Division
No. 7 Florida x$ 7 –1 –010 –2 –1
No. 22 Tennessee 5 –3 –08 –4 –0
South Carolina 4 –4 –07 –5 –0
Georgia 3 –4 –16 –4 –1
Vanderbilt 2 –6 –05 –6 –0
Kentucky 0 –8 –01 –10 –0
Western Division
No. 5 Alabama x 8 –0 –012 –1 –0
No. 9 Auburn 6 –1 –19 –1 –1
No. 24 Mississippi State 5 –3 –08 –4 –0
LSU 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
Arkansas 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Ole Miss 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Championship: Florida 24, Alabama 23
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 34:00 p.m.Chattanooga*No. 11
PPVW 42–1382,109[1]
September 1011:30 a.m.VanderbiltNo. 11
JPSW 17–770,123[2]
September 172:30 p.m.at ArkansasNo. 12
ABCW 13–652,089[3]
September 242:30 p.m.Tulane*No. 11
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
PPVW 20–1081,421[4]
October 16:30 p.m.GeorgiaNo. 11
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)
ESPNW 29–2870,123[5]
October 82:30 p.m.Southern Miss*daggerNo. 11
PPVW 14–670,123[6]
October 155:30 p.m.at TennesseeNo. 10
ESPNW 17–1396,856[7]
October 222:30 p.m.Ole MissNo. 8
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)
ABCW 21–1070,123[8]
November 56:30 p.m.at LSUNo. 6
ESPNW 35–1775,453[9]
November 122:30 p.m.at No. 20 Mississippi StateNo. 6
ABCW 29–2541,358[10]
November 192:30 p.m.No. 6 AuburnNo. 4
ABCW 21–1483,091[11]
December 32:30 p.m.vs. No. 6 FloridaNo. 3
ABCL 23–2474,751[12]
January 2, 19951:00 p.m.vs. No. 13 Ohio State*No. 6
ABCW 24–1771,195[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
  • Source: Rolltide.com: 1994 Alabama football schedule[14]

Roster
1994 Alabama Crimson Tide football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 7 Jay Barker Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB Mickey Conn Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Starters

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

Defensive Starters
FS
Willie Gaston
Eric Turner
WLBMLBSLB
Ralph StatenJohn WaltersPickett
Dwayne RuddMichael RogersAndre Royal
SS
Sam Shade
Cedric Samuel
CB
Tommy Johnson
Brad Ford
DEDTDTDE
Dameian JeffriesShannon BrownParkerK. Moore
BoddenBurtonPowellBlackburn
CB
Cedric Samuel
Deshea Townsend
Offensive Starters
WR
Curtis Brown
Chad Key
LTLGCRGRT
HarvilleBelserJon StevensonWill FriendMcNeal
CauseyStevenson
TE
Patrick Hape
Tony Johnson
WR
Toderick Malone
West
QB
Jay Barker
FB
Lynch
RB
Sherman Williams
Dennis Riddle

Rankings
Main article: 1994 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP12 (1)11 (1)11 (1)12 (1)11111110886643 (1)3 (1)65
Coaches10101110996554433364

Game summaries

Vs. Ohio State (Citrus Bowl)
Main article: 1995 Citrus Bowl
See also: 1994 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

References
  1. "Tide defense struggles in romp". The Anniston Star. September 4, 1994. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Tide slides by on Commodore errors". The Tennessean. September 11, 1994. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Sherman saves Tide again, 13–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 18, 1994. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Wave scares Bama". Daily World. September 25, 1994. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Dogs can't hold back Tide". The Atlanta Constitution. October 2, 1994. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Alabama survives USM scare". Hattiesburg American. October 9, 1994. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Vols stall against Tide again". The Tennessean. October 16, 1994. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Alabama storms past Ole Miss". Enterprise-Journal. October 23, 1994. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "LSU self-destructs in loss to Alabama". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1994. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "No joy in Starkville". The Clarion-Ledger. November 13, 1994. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Tide gets measure of revenge". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 20, 1994. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "SEC-ond chance". The Tampa Tribune. December 4, 1994. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Alabama's one-man show beats Buckeyes". The Cincinnati Enquirer. January 3, 1995. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "1994 Alabama football archives". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
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