He was named the College Football Player of the Decade for the 1970's and was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994. An All-American in 1934, Huston went off for 165 yards and a pair of touchdowns in the 1935 Rose Bowl to give coach Frank Thomas his first national championship. An All-American during his senior season, Cain was elected into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1973. The Crimson Tide snapped No. Leroy Cook's career at Alabama was one of the most successful in school history. Fans are still working their way back to big venues and crowds. But it should be noted that he was a big part of the rebuilding process that got Alabama back into the championship picture. The team played their home games at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and Legion Field in Birmingham . A few plays later, Dennis Riddle would convert a 2-yard touchdown run that proved to be the difference in Alabama's 10-3 win. Record: 13-16(6-10, 4th in SEC MBB West), Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 6:01AM. Other roles need to be figured out and adjusted, but special teams don't have to be a priority. Remember, this is the starting point, and everything has to be earned. That earned him the SEC Player of the Year Award as well as consensus All-American honors. Now having it finalized is nice." With the win, Alabama clinched the SEC West for the first time since 1996. 6] Starting on March 13, NFL teams can begin negotiations with pending unrestricted free agents. 1998 Football Roster. ); Antonio Kite (Fr.). While he hasn't been nearly as impressive this season as he was a year ago, defenses have focued on him more than ever. Learn more and register, Height of bar is margin of victory Mouseover bar for details Click for box score Grouped by Month, 1. Saban covets having a little more depth. 33, Dallas Turner, who 247 had as the No. At the collegiate level, he is known as one of the strongest recruiters, consistently landing top-tier high school talent from all across the nation. He tragically died of cancer at age 28. QB: Jalen Milroe (Jr.), or Ty Simpson (RFr); Eli Holstein, (Fr. Saban's correct that it doesn't mean much in March and April, when the season doesn't start until September, but there's always a pecking order of some sort. The 1999 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 1999 college football season. You know, the ones who don't work for teams, and sometimes don't have a lot of experience as talent evaluators. The interior linebacker who transferred from Georgia is a senior, and Alabama doesn't have a lot of returning experience in the middle. 7 seed; Mississippi State vs. VanderbiltGame 6: Winner Game 2 vs. No. Moreover, he's played in a similar scheme, so could make a push from day one. Here's how the SEC Tournament projects heading into this weekend: Game 1: No. With the exception of 2016 and 2017, Eastern Michigan has closed the season on "Black Friday" a total of 11 times since the MAC switched to its current scheduling model in 2008. Playing both linebacker and center, Jordan was critical in the team's 1961 championship season and finished his career as a unanimous All-American. 1 in the 247Sports Composite Team Rankings for . He would later be named to the Crimson Tide's 1970s All-Decade team and was also chosen to Sports Illustrated's All-Time Alabama team. Howell played college football at Alabama from 1932 to 1934 and was a consensus All-American seleciton his senior year playing primarily as the team's quarterback. This would also be the first time Alabama won at Jordan-Hare Stadium. 26 Feb Feb University of Alabama Athletics. He was voted to the 2005 freshman All-American team by both Sporting News and Rivals.com, then went one to become a consensus first-team All-American as a senior in 2008. Now, with the NCAA transfer portal, Saban's dominance is translating into recruiting . TE: Robbie Ouzts (Jr.); CJ Dippre (Jr.); Amari Niblack (So. If not for Samuels, Shaun Alexander's carer just wouldn't have been the same. Alabama also brought in four transfers, including a pair of . The key to the whole group may be Little because Arnold could play anywhere in the secondary and consequently gives the coaching staff a tremendous amount of flexibility on the back end. The fact remains that he had a prolific career with Alabama and was a unanimous All-American selection before becoming the fourth overall pick of the 1990 draft. It seems like longer. Alonzo Ephraim Wenonah Sch (Birmingham, AL) 6-3 / 280. He helped Alabama's 2013 defense to hold opponents to 13.9 points per game, the fifth-best mark in Division I college football. 11 seed vs. No. I'm not sure if a collective is a four-letter-word or not, time will tell on that." Nate Oats on home-court success in college basketball. Even though South Panola won a national title in 2010, it would be hard to take top billing away from the 1993 team as the greatest in school history. RB: Jase McClellan (Sr.) or Roydell Williams (Sr.); Jam Miller (So.) A 14-team schedule and then a 12-team schedule. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. Meanwhile, Octagon sports marketing Senior Vice President for Media Rights William Mao noted that the Longhorn Network has been unprofitable since at least 2020," and had its subscriber count peak in 2017. In the SEC, there are six teams with two-or-fewer losses at home, and, at 13-3 in Rupp Arena, Kentucky isn't among them. Alabama went 31-5 durning Lyons' All-American career with the team, making a key contribution in the famous "Goal Line Stand" of the 1979 Sugar Bowl during Alabama's national championship season. Date Opponent Location Result Recap Notes Stats Photos Video . The team entered . Similar to the offensive line, look for Alabama to do a lot of experimenting to try and find the best combinations. 1] Although Alabama basketball's seeding remains secure for now, the Crimson Tide has slipped a little with oddsmakers. College Football Scores. Jan 15 @ Georgia, Alabama (8-7) Loss vs. Georgia, 59-75, 16. 4) Where did all these wide receivers come from? It's been a while since we've seen four scholarship quarterbacks at the same time as Alabama hasn't been able to add more than one to a signing class since Taulia Tagovailoa and Paul Tyson in 2019. The popular site Bracket Matrix lists the projections of 107 different sites and all have Alabama as a No. For the 10th time since 2011, Saban and Alabama finished No. A semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award in 2009, Arenas' All-American campaign was one of the many reasons the Crimson Tide rolled to a 14-0 season an a national championship. ); Jahil Hurley (Fr. The 1999 team had tremendous success. Wilcox would earn All-American honors in 1981 and 1982, and his knack for big plays quickly turned him into a fan favorite. A look at the Crimson Tide by the numbers, including with the depth chart, and whether the massive home-court advantage in college basketball this season is more of an Alabama thing. For the first time since 1930, the Third Saturday in October would be in Tuscaloosa. This was becoming just the fourth lineman in history to start every game as a freshman back in 2006. John Copeland and Eric Curry go hand in hand like few others do in Alabama football history. There are numerous teams like that around the country, and even among ranked teams. The other road game left on the regular-season schedule, of course, is at Texas A&M on March 5, which could decide the SEC title and top seeding in the upcoming conference tournament in Nashville. Dec 21, Alabama (6-4) Win vs. Alabama A&M, 97-74, 11. In his first year as the starting quarterback in 1966, Stabler led Alabama to an 11-0 season, but the Tide finished third in the polls. They all have Houston and Kansas as No. Let's be clear, there's always some form of a depth chart, with every team, every day of the year. That has to be the defensive backs, where Alabama has 16 players and six regular roles plus reserve roles. Dwayne Rudd sacked the Ole Miss quarterback who fumbled the ball out of the back end zone for a safety. He was different from an early age. 1999 Football Archives. Big Ten, SEC, ACC, Big 12, Conference USA. or Justice Haynes (Fr.). This gave the Volunteers their fifth win in a row against Alabama. # . Signed. The lone holdout prefers UCLA. We're guessing the team won't be staying there the night before games. The old men of the group are senior Jermaine Burton, who transferred in last season from Georgia, and redshirt junior Thaiu Jones-Bell. The Crimson Tide were led by head coach Mike Shula who was entering his second season as head coach. It was just last Saturday, not even a week ago, that the selection committee for the 2023 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament revealed its early top 16 seeds for March Madness and had the Crimson Tide as the No. Print. One of three Crimson Tide players to be All-Americans in 1982, Pitts went on to have a 12-year career in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots. Nov 27, Alabama (4-2) Win vs. La Salle, 85-70, 7. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. It's with the specialists as kicker Will Reichard and punter James Burnip returning, and long snapper Kneeland Hibbett is only a junior. Players are switching teams so often that long-term chemistry is becoming rare. Feb 5, Alabama (10-10) Loss vs. Louisiana State, 60-93, 21. "Obviously having sellout crowds is better than 20 percent, 15 percent or whatever it was.". There will be some adjusting and experimenting this spring, but JC Latham is one of the top returning tackles in the nation, while top prospect Kadyn Proctor could come in and push for playing time immediately. That year, Ingram became the second player since Matt Leinart in 2004 to win both the Heisman and the national championship in the same season. Newsome had 2,070 receiving yards for his career, averaging 20.3 yards per catch; a Southeast Conference record. ): Jake Pope (So. The game against Arkansas featured a last-minute 4th-and-goal touchdown pass by Arkansas, giving them the win; however, replays later showed the ball was clearly caught. Alabama has 14 linebackers over four different positions, but it's time for some of them to step up, especially with top prospectsKeon Keeley andYhonzae Pierre arriving over the summer. The captain of the Crimson Tide's 1979 national championship squad and an All-American, McNeal would later go on to be selected as a member of the Alabama All-Centennial Team in 1992. Moreover, there's new coordinators on both sides of the ball, although neither will be running his own scheme. Jan 8, Alabama (8-6) Win vs. Mississippi State, 77-74, 15. Wilson isn't generally heralded as one of the best quarterbacks in Alabama history. Saban covets having a little more depth. Robbie Ouzts is his primary competition at the position, and look for Amari Niblack to step into a bigger role. Gone are Brian Branch, Eli Ricks, Jordan Battle and DeMarcco Hellams, who should all be selected in the 2023 NFL Draft. In 1975, he was the defensive MVP of the Orange Bowl andwas named the SEC Player of the Year. Check out the detailed 1999-00 Alabama Crimson Tide Roster and Stats for College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. They began their season with trying to improve from a 4-9 (2-6) record from the 2003 season. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 11:34AM. 3 min read. About Us; Staff; Camps; Scuba. or Tre'Quan Fegans, STAR: Malachi Moore (Sr.); Tony Mitchell (Fr. The 1995 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama for the 199596 college football season, competing in the Western Division in the Southeastern Conference. Find out more. Jan 5 @ LSU, Alabama (7-6) Loss vs. Louisiana State, 66-78, 14. Jan 22, Alabama (9-8) Loss vs. Florida, 73-77, 18. They were the All-American anchors of what's considered one of the best college defenses of all timme. Jan 19, Alabama (9-7) Win vs. Arkansas, 73-64, 17. It shouldn't be forgotten that Howell was the man throwing them the ball, or the fact that he's a College Football Hall of Famer. Who was Alabama's Highest-Rated Recruit at Each Position? Granted, there will still be some movement eventually, as Alabama still has four players set to arrive over the summer, but by our count the Crimson Tide roster appears to be at exactly where Nick Saban wants it, with 85 scholarship players enrolled and set to go. NA NA NA. In 1999, he was awarded the Outland Trophy after a unanimous All-American season in which he did not allow a quarterback pressure for the entire season playing in nearly every offensive snap in the regular season. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Sports Reference Baseball; Football; Basketball; Hockey; Soccer; Blog; . This group features 12 players. Newcomer Justice Haynes will get plenty of chances to show what he can do along with sophomore Jam Miller. Humphrey set the then-school record for rushing yards in a season in 1986, finishing his college career with 3,420 yards and 40 touchdowns. Patrick Murphy - 1,204 - Alabama (1999-pres.) Another defensive player just missed at No. Note: This will be Richard Young when he arrives over the summer. The third All-American of Alabama's mammoth offensive line 2008, Smith won the Outland Trophy that year as the nation's top lineman. The would happen over Robert Kraft's dead body.". It was the Crimson Tide's 69th as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and its 12th within the SEC Western Division. ), or Dylan Lonergan (Fr.). Note: When in doubt we always go with the incumbent, especially for the start of spring. Alabama football has struck gold in the transfer portal at times. The 6-foot-5 sophomore caught 30 passes for 314 yards and three touchdowns this past season. Gone are Brian Branch, Eli Ricks, Jordan Battle and DeMarcco Hellams, who should all be selected in the 2023 NFL Draft. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. ); Jalen Hale (Fr.) The 4114 blowout loss to Tennessee marked the Vols first win over the Tide since 1985, ending Alabama's 9-game unbeaten streak. Elsewhere, Joe Lunardi of ESPN has Alabama the top-overall seed, playing in Birmingham as part of the South Regional. Bear Bryant one said of Jordan, "He was one of the finest football players the world has ever seen. Another Ricks, Dezz, might make a push from the get-go at corner along with prize safety prospect Caleb Downs, but Alabama has some second- and third-year players ready to step into bigger roles. Mar 1 @ Ole Miss, Alabama (13-14) Loss vs. Mississippi, 59-63, 28. Gerald Dixon Paint Branch (Burtonsville, MD) 5-11 / 185. "If you . Another Ricks, Dezz, might make a push from the get-go at corner along with prize safety prospect Caleb Downs, but Alabama has some second- and third-year players ready to step into bigger roles. Among them, the Huskies have the worst home record at 13-2, but none of them are better than 6-4 on the road. Hey, the coaches miss pretty often as well. They're in a logjam at 9-7 in the Big Ten standings thanks to going 13-2 at home and just 3-6 on the road. But the guess here is that the other tight ends are still being viewed as projects. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Play Index. All rights reserved. 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