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LSU AT ALABAMA

Alabama Football

12 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 21 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS 52 BOWL APPEARANCES

GAME 10: LSU TIGERS AT ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDENovember 12, 2005 -- Bryant-Denny Stadium (81,018) -- Tuscaloosa, Ala.

2:40 p.m. (CST) -- CBS Sports -- SEC WESTERN DIVISION SHOWDOWN

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Quick Facts

ALABAMA QUICK NOTES: The Alabama-LSU game features

two of the nation’s top defenses ... Alabama is first in scoring

defense, while LSU is sixth ... The Crimson Tide has allowed

only 19 points (3.8 ppg) in its last five games ... LSU has

given up only 50 points in its last six games ... Both teams

are coming off shutouts ... Bama has the nation’s third-

longest winning streak (9), while LSU has the seventh-

longest (7) winning streak ... Alabama is looking for its

NCAA-leading 28th, 10-win season ... Oklahoma is second

all-time with 25 and Michigan is third with 24, 10-win seasons

... LSU is the second Top 5 team to play at Bryant-Denny

Stadium this season, marking the first time the Crimson Tide

has played two Top 5 teams on campus in the same year ...

Saturday’s game is also the first ever game in Tuscaloosa to

feature two teams ranked in the Top 5 ... Alabama has not

allowed a red zone TD in the last 16 chances ... UA has forced

at least one turnover in 25 consecutive games ... Alabama has

scored only one TD in its last three SEC games ... Brodie

Croyle is 30 yards away from becoming the first UA quar-

terback with two 2,000-yard passing seasons ... Kenneth

Darby needs 32 yards to become 4th UA player with back-

to-back 1,000-yard seasons on the ground ... Bama is 42-3

when ranked 4th in the AP poll, with a 17-game win strk ...

#3 Alabama (9-0, 6-0 SEC)Date Opponent TV Time/Score9- 3 Middle Tennessee PPV W, 26-79-10 Southern Miss espn2 W, 30-219-17 at South Carolina CBS W, 37-149-24 Arkansas JP W, 24-1310-1 (5) Florida CBS W, 31-310-15 at Ole Miss CBS W, 13-1010-22 (17) Tennessee CBS W, 6-310-29 Utah State (HC) PPV W, 35-311- 5 at Mississippi State CBS W, 17-011-12 (5) LSU CBS 2:40 PM11-19 at (16) Auburn CBS 2:37 PM

#5 LSU (7-1, 4-1 SEC)Date Opponent TV Time/Score9-10 at Arizona State ESPN W, 35-319-26 Tennesee ESPN L, 30-27 (ot)10-1 at Miss. State W, 37-710-8 Vanderbilt espn2 W, 34-610-15 Florida CBS W, 17-1410-22 Auburn ESPN W, 20-17 (ot)10-29 North Texas W, 56-311-5 Appalachian State W, 24-011-12 at (3) ALABAMA CBS 2:40 PM11-19 at Ole Miss ESPN 6:45 PM11-25 Arkansas CBS 1:30 PM

SEC WESTERN DIVISION TITLE UP FOR GRABSHeading into the final three weeks of the 2005 regu-lar season, the Southeastern Conference WesternDivision race is down to three teams. Two of thosethree teams meet this Saturday at Bryant-DennyStadium as the No. 3/4 Alabama Crimson Tide (9-0,6-0 SEC) hosts No. 5 LSU Tigers (7-1, 4-1 SEC) in agame that will go a long way in crowning the SECWestern Division champion. The Alabama-LSU gamewill be televised by CBS Sports with kickoff set for2:40 p.m. (CST) from Tuscaloosa. Handling theannouncing duties for CBS Sports will be VerneLundquist (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst)and Tracy Wolfson (sidelines). The game will also beaired on the 80-plus station Crimson Tide SportsNetwork with Eli Gold (play-by-play), Kenny Stabler(analyst) and Tom Roberts (sidelines) describing theaction. The Alabama-LSU game is expected to havesome defensive flavor this weekend. Alabama bringsthe nation’s No. 1 scoring defense (8.2 ppg) intoSaturday’s game, while LSU ranks sixth (13.8 ppg).UA also ranks in the Top 10 nationally in pass effi-ciency defense (2nd), total defense (3rd), pass defense(4th) and rushing defense (6th).

Alabama won its ninth straight game with a 17-0 winat Miss. State last Saturday. LSU picked up its sixthstraight victory with an easy non-conference winover Appalachian State (24-0) in Baton Rouge.Alabama owns a one-game lead over both LSU andAuburn in the SEC Western Division standings head-ing into the final three weeks of the regular-season.The Crimson Tide could clinch the division champi-onship this weekend with a win over LSU and anAuburn loss at Georgia. Alabama has not won theSEC Western Division since the 1999 season.

THE HEAD COACHES Alabama head football coach Mike Shula (Alabama,1986) has compiled a 19-15 (.559) record in threeseasons as head coach of the Crimson Tide. Shulaguided the Crimson Tide to a 6-6 record last seasonand a berth in the 2004 Music City Bowl, despite los-ing his entire starting backfield. Shula led Alabamato a 4-9 record in his rookie season in 2003, despitetaking the job just 114 days before the start of theseason and without a spring practice session. Hepreviously served as an assistant coach in the NFLwith Tampa Bay, Chicago and Miami. A three-yearletterman at Alabama (1984-86), Shula was a two-time All-SEC selection and threw for over 2,000yards as a junior (1985), leading the Crimson Tide todramatic come-from-behind wins over Georgia andAuburn. LSU head coach Les Miles (Michigan, 1976)is 7-1 (.825) in his first season at LSU. Overall, Milesis in his fifth season at the Division I level and hasfashioned a 36-22 (.621) ledger. Prior to coming toLSU, Miles spent four years as head coach atOklahoma State, where he went 28-21 (.571) from2001-04. He was named the 2002 Big 12 Coach ofthe Year after leading the Cowboys to an 8-5 recordin his second season. From 1980-2000, Miles servedas an assistant coach at Michigan, Colorado,Oklahoma State and the Dallas Cowboys.

UP NEXT Alabama plays its final game of the 2005 regularseason next Saturday, Nov. 19 when they travel toface No. 16 Auburn (7-2, 5-1 SEC) at Jordan-HareStadium. The game will be televised nationally byCBS Sports with a 2:37 p.m. (CST) kickoff.

WHAT’S INSIDE:Topic PageMedia Quick Facts ..................................................................2Coach Mike Shula ................................................................3-4NCAA Stats, Polls ....................................................................5History of UA Football ..............................................................6Assistant Coaches, UA Participation Chart ..............................72005 Honors and Awards ..................................................8-10Alabama Seeks 9-0 Start; Winning Streaks ..........................10ESPN GameDay Coming; Final Game for 22 Seniors ..............11SEC West Title at Stake; UA Seeks 10-Win Season................12Alabama Weekly Rankings; All-Time Rankings ................13-16Prothro, Reamer, Closner Injuries ....................................16-17Alabama Debuts; First-Time Starters; Game Streaks........17-19Alabama Wins and Losses Stats under Shula ........................20Hall Catching On; Second Hall Rushing Success ..............20-21GW Field Goals; UA wins w/out TD; Bama Defense ..........22-23Alabama-LSU Series; Results; Recaps; Career Stats ........24-28November Record; On This Date; Coaching Records ........28-29Alabama on TV; East vs. West Standings ..........................29-30Alabama Feture Story Ideas ............................................31-32Game-By-Game Starters ......................................................33Brodie Croyle Bio ............................................................34-36Kenneth Darby Bio ..........................................................37-38DeMeco Ryans Bio ..........................................................39-40Roman Harper Bio ................................................................41Charlie Peprah Bio ..........................................................42-432005 Alabama Depth Chart ..................................................44Miscellaneous Stats ........................................................45-50

Alabama in the latest polls:Associated Press 4thESPN Coaches 3rdHarris Interactive 4thBCS Standings 3rd

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Crimson Tide Sports Network AffiliatesYour Guide to Alabama on the airwaveswith Eli Gold, Ken Stabler and Tom Roberts

Anniston WASZ-FM 95.5Alexander City WKGA-FM 100.3Appalachicola, FL WFCT-FM 105.5Arab WAFN-FM 92.7Birmingham WZRR-FM 99.5Birmingham WJOX-AM 690Brewton WKNU-FM 106.3Butler WPRN-FM 107.7Centre WRHY-FM 105.9Clanton WKLF-AM 980Clanton WEZZ-FM 97.7Corinth, MS WADI-FM 95.3Cullman WFMH-AM 1340Cullman WFMH-FM 95.5Decatur WWTM-AM 1400Dothan WAGF-AM 1320Dothan WAGF-FM 101.3Eufaula WRVX-FM 97.9Fayette WLDX-AM 990Florence WYTK-FM 93.9Fort Payne WFPA-AM 1400Gadsden WGAD-AM 1350Georgiana WFXX-FM 107.7Haleyville WJBB-AM 1230Haleyville WJBB-FM 92.7Huntsville WUMP-AM 730Huntsville WZYP-FM 104.3Jackson, AL WRJX-AM 1230Jackson, AL WBMH-FM 106.1

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Coach Shula TV Show AffiliatesThe weekly look at Crimson Tide Football is hosted byNBC 13 news anchor Jim Dunaway.

Dothan WTVY (Sunday, 10:30 pm)Birmingham NBC 13 (Sunday, 10:30 pm)Birmingham WOTM 19 (Monday, 7 pm)Huntsville WZDX (Sunday, 10:30 pm)Mobile WJTC (Sunday, 10 pm)Montgomery WCOV (Sunday, 10:30 pm)Tuscaloosa WVUA (Monday 6:30 pm)Comcast CSS (Thursday, 6:30 pm)FOX Sports Net FSNS (Monday, 11 am)

“Hey, Coach!”Bama fans again will have an opportunity to talk withCrimson Tide coach Mike Shula each week on the net-work’s “Hey, Coach!” show. The show airs from 6-7:30 pm on most CTSM affiliates. Tom Roberts hoststhe 90-minute coaches’ call-in show on Thursdaynight during the 2005 football season. Coach Shulamakes comments and interviews fans in attendance.The show is broadcast live from Wings Sports Grille inTuscaloosa. In December, “Hey, Coach!” will return toMonday night with other Bama head coaches. Fanscan join the program by calling toll-free 877-202-BAMA.

“Crimson Tide Post-Game Party”Chris Stewart hosts the “Crimson Tide Post-GameParty” one hour after each Alabama game at WingsSports Grille. The “Crimson Tide Post-Game Party” iscarried live on Crimson Tide Sports Network stations.

Alabama Football on TV

Live: PPV (2:37 PM)Verne Lundquist, Todd Blackledge and Tracy Wolfson

Delay: Sunday (3 p.m., CT) (CSS)Satellite Radio: SIRIUS (Channel 119) (LIVE)

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MIKE SHULAYEAR-BY-YEAR LEDGER

Alabama Player, Starting QB(32-15-1, .678)

Year All Conf Bowl*1983 8-4 4-2 Sun Bowl1984 5-6 2-4 None1985 9-2-1 4-1-1 Aloha Bowl1986 10-3 4-2 Sun Bowl* -- Played only one game as a true freshman in 1983.

Tampa Bay Offensive Asst/QB Coach(20-43, .317)

Year All Finish Playoffs1987 4-11 5th Central None1988 5-11 5th Central None1989 5-11 5th Central None1990 6-10 5th Central None

Miami Dolphins, Offensive Asst.(19-14, .576)

Year All Finish Playoffs1991 8-8 T2nd East None1992 11-5 1st East 1-1 (AFC Semis)

Chicago Bears Tight Ends Coach(23-23, .500)

Year All Finish Playoffs1993 7-9 4th Central None1994 9-7 T2nd Central 1-1 (2nd Round)1995 9-7 2nd Central None

Tampa Bay Offensive Coordinator(35-29, .547)

Year All Finish Playoffs1996 6-10 None1997 10-6 1st Central 1-1 (NFC Semis)1998 8-8 None1999 11-5 1st Central 1-1 (NFC Champ)

Miami Dolphins, QBs Coach(33-15, .688)

Year All Finish Playoffs2000 11-5 1st East 1-1 (AFC Semis)2001 11-5 2nd East 0-1 (AFC Wild Card)2002 11-5 t1st East None

Alabama, Head Coach (19-15, .559)Year All SEC Bowl2003 4-9 2-6 NA2004 6-6 3-5 Music City2005 9-0 6-0

Composite Record as Player and Coach180-153-1 (.540) - 334 Games

Five NFL Divisional ChampionshipsSix NFL Playoff Appearances

Three Bowl Appearances at AlabamaTwo-Time All-SEC Selection1986 Alabama Team Captain

MIKE SHULA NOTEBOOK*Former All-SEC quarterback Mike Shulamade his head coaching debut as theCrimson Tide defeated the South FloridaBulls, 40-17, Aug. 30, 2003 at Legion Field.

*Since his debut with the AlabamaCrimson Tide as a true freshman in 1983,the 2003 season will mark Shula’s 22nd sea-son in the collegiate or professional ranks.

*Shula made his Alabama playing debut onSept. 17, 1983 in a 40-0 win over the Ole MissRebels at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

*Shula was a three-year letterman andstarter for coach Ray Perkins from 1984-86, leading the Tide to a 32-15-1 (.678)record.

1984 (Sophomore) -- Shula played in eightgames and made six starts for the CrimsonTide... His first career start for theCrimson Tide came in a 38-31 loss toBoston College and 1984 Heisman Trophywinner Doug Flutie on Sept. 8, 1984 atLegion Field...Completed a 67-yard pass toGreg Richardson with 7:57 left in the gameto give UA a 24-20 win over Miss. State inJackson.

1985 (Junior) -- An All-SEC selection afterbecoming the second QB in Alabama his-tory to throw for more than 2,000 yards ina single-season (138-for-229, 2,009 yards,16 TDs), Shula also ranked third in theSEC and fifth nationally with a 150.02 rat-ing ... Set UA records for single-game (4)and single-season TD passes (16) andcompletion percentage (60.3%) ... Twicenamed SEC Player of the Week for his per-formances against Cincinnati andMemphis State, where he threw a UArecord four TD passes ... Led Alabama toexciting comeback wins over Georgia andAuburn ... Against Georgia, he fired a 17-yard TD pass to Al Bell with 15 seconds toplay for the 20-16 game-winning TD ...Against Auburn, Shula directed a six-play,45-yard drive that led to Van Tiffin’s 52-yard game-winning FG (UA 25, AU 23)...Shula completed passes to Gene Jelks (16yds) and Greg Richardson (19 yards) onthe drive and threw a key block on Bell’s20-yard reverse on fourth and four ...Caught game-tying TD pass at LSU fromJelks.

Mike Shula1986 (Senior) -- Finished his career with aschool record 35 career TD passes ... Ledthe Crimson Tide to its only ever win overNotre Dame (28-10) in Oct. 4, 1986 ...Shula completed 15 of 23 passes for 191yards and three TDs in the win over theIrish ... Elected a permanent team captainalong with future NFL All-Pro CorneliusBennett.

Mike Shula’s Key Games as UA QuarterbackOpponent (Year) StatsOle Miss (1983) 1-for-4, 6 yds, 1 INT*Made his Alabama debut as back up to Walter LewisBoston College (1984) 11-for-19, 67 yards, 1 TD*First career start at Alabama opposite 1984 Heismanwinner Doug Flutie Georgia (1985) 9-for-13, 136 yds, 2 TDs*Game Winning TD pass to Al Bell with 15 seconds to playPenn State (1985) 16-for-27, 211 yds, 2 TDsTennessee (1985) 16-for-29, 216 yds, TDMemphis State (1985) 24-for-34, 367 yds, 4 TDs*Tossed an Alabama record four TD passes and namedSEC Offensive Player of the Week

Miss. State (1985) 8-for-17, 200 yds, 2 TDsLSU (1985) 14-for-23-153 yards*Caught-game tying TD pass from Gene Jelks Auburn (1985) 14-for-28, 195 yds*Led UA to game-winning drive in final 50 secondsUSC (Aloha Bowl) 8-for-15, 112 yds, TDOhio State (1986) 11-for-19, 183 yds, TDSouthern Miss (1986) 17-for-28, 199 yds, 2 TDsNotre Dame (1986) 15-for-23, 191 yds, 3 TDs*Alabama’s only win over the Fighting IrishMemphis State (1986) 13-for-24, 176 yds, 1 TDTennessee (1986) 3-for-6, 78 yds, 2 TDWashington (1986) 15-for-26, 176 yds, 2 TDs*Final game as Alabama quarterback in Sun Bowl

FORMER QB LEADS THE TIDEOf the previous seven former UA playersto be named head coach at Alabama, CoachShula is the only former quarterbackamong the group.

*Shula is one of seven Alabama head coaches tohave also played for the Crimson Tide.The list also includes Allen McCants, EliAbbott, J.B. Whitworth, Paul Bryant, RayPerkins and Mike DuBose.

Alabama Players Who Became Head CoachPlaying Coaching

Name Years YearsEli Abbott 1892-94 1893-95; 1902Allen McCants 1892-94 1897J.B. Whitworth 1930-31 1955-57Paul Bryant 1933-35 1958-82Ray Perkins 1964-66 1983-86Mike DuBose 1972-74 1997-2000Mike Shula 1983-86 Present


*Eli Abbott, a Tuscaloosa native, was a tackle(1892-94) while also serving as the player-coach in his tenure at Alabama. Abbott islisted as the head coach from 1893-95 andthen coached again in 1902.

*Abbott is the only player-coach in schoolhistory and the only coach to serve twotenures at Alabama.

*Allen McCants was a right halfback from1892-94 for coach Eli Abbott. McCantswas a native of Meridian, Miss.

*J.B. Whitworth lettered as a tackle undercoach Wallace Wade (1930) and FrankThomas (1931).

*Paul Bryant was an end for coach FrankThomas and was a teammate of NFL Hallof Famer and Green Bay Packers legendDon Hutson.

*Ray Perkins was a standout receiver atAlabama, catching passes from NFL leg-ends Joe Namath and Kenny Stabler from1964-66 and helping Bama to a pair ofnational championships (1964-65) and an11-0 season as a senior in 1966.

*Mike DuBose was a standout defensive line-man under Coach Bryant (1972-73) andwas a member of two SEC Championshipteams while a Bama player.

*Shula was a three-year starter at quarter-back under Ray Perkins and is the school’ssixth all-time winningest signal-caller.

Alabama’s All-Time Winningest Starting QBs Player Record YearsJay Barker 35-1-1 1991-94*Harry Gilmer 30-9-2 1944-47Pat Trammell 26-2-4 1959-61Jeff Rutledge 24-4 1976-78“Dixie” Howell 22-2-1 1934-37Mike Shula 22-8-1 1984-86Joe Namath 21-3 1962-64Terry Davis 21-3 1971-72* --Gilmer and Howell both played in single wing for-mations in which they did not lineup as quarterback,but were their team’s pass thrower.

FOR THE RECORDHere is a look at the coaching records forthe Crimson Tide’s previous 25 headcoaches since 1892.

*Legendary coach Paul W. “Bear” Bryant(1958-82) remains the winningest coach inschool history with his 232-46-9 (.824)record in 287 career games. He led theCrimson Tide to six national titles (1961,‘64, ‘65, ‘73, ‘78 and ‘79) in his tenure atthe Capstone.

ALABAMA FOOTBALL COACHES RECORDSCoach Years RecordE.B. Beaumont 1892 2-2 (.500)Eli Abbott 1893-95, 1902 7-13 (.350)Otto Waggonhurst 1896 2-1 (.667)Allen McCants 1897 1-0 (1.000)W.A. Martin 1899 4-3-1 (.750)M. Griffin 1900 2-3 (.400)M.H. Harvey 1901 2-1-2 (.600)W.B. Blount 1903-04 10-7 (.598)Jack Leavenworth 1905 6-4 (.600)J.W.H. Pollard 1906-09 21-4-5 (.783)Guy Lowman 1910 4-4 (.500)D.V. Graves 1911-14 21-12-3 (.625)Thomas Kelley 1915-17 17-7-1 (.700)Xen Scott 1919-22 29-9-3 (.744)Wallace Wade 1923-30 61-13-3 (.812)Frank Thomas 1931-46 115-24-7 (.812)Harold “Red” Drew 1947-54 54-28-7 (.643)J.B. Whitworth 1955-57 4-24-2 (.167)Paul Bryant 1958-82 232-46-9 (.824)Ray Perkins 1983-86 32-15-1 (.677)Bill Curry 1987-89 26-10 (.722)Gene Stallings 1990-96 62-25 (.713)Mike DuBose 1997-2000 24-23 (.511)Dennis Franchione 2001-02 17-8 (.680)Mike Shula 2003-Present 19-15 (.559)

THE TOP FIVEHere is a listing of Alabama’s top five headcoaches in terms of games, wins and win-ning percentage since 1892.

Top Five Games CoachedCoach Years GamesPaul Bryant 1958-82 287Frank Thomas 1931-46 146Harold “Red” Drew 1947-54 89Gene Stallings 1990-96 87Wallace Wade 1923-30 77

Top Five All-Time WinsCoach Years WinsPaul Bryant 1958-82 232Frank Thomas 1931-46 115Gene Stallings 1990-96 62Wallace Wade 1923-30 61Harold “Red” Drew 1947-54 54

Top Five All-Time Winning Percentage (Min. 3 Yrs)Coach Years Pct.Paul Bryant 1958-82 .854Frank Thomas 1931-46 .812Wallace Wade 1923-30 .812J.W.H. Pollard 1906-09 .783Xen Scott 1919-22 .744


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AP TOP 25 Rk Team Record Pts PVS1. Southern Cal (57) 9-0 1,617 12. Texas (8) 9-0 1,568 23. Miami, Fla. 7-1 1,452 54. ALABAMA 9-0 1,450 45. LSU 7-1 1,328 56. Penn State 9-1 1,271 107. Notre Dame 6-2 1,201 88. Virginia Tech 8-1 1,147 39. Georgia 7-1 1,097 11

10. Ohio State 7-2 1,076 1211. Oregon 8-1 943 1512. Florida 7-2 905 1313. Texas Tech 8-1 753 1614. UCLA 8-1 693 715. Auburn 7-2 680 1716. West Virginia 7-1 677 1817. Florida State 7-2 605 918. TCU 9-1 536 2019. Wisconsin 8-2 438 1420. Fresno State 7-1 410 2121. Michigan 6-3 372 2222. Colorado 7-2 312 2523. Louisville 6-2 242 2424. Georgia Tech 6-2 109 NR25. Northwestern 6-3 82 NR

2005 Alabama 0pponents in boldface.

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ESPN COACHES POLLRk Team Record Pts PVS1. Southern Cal (56) 9-0 1,544 12. Texas (6) 9-0 1,494 23. ALABAMA 9-0 1,398 44. Miami, Fla. 7-1 1,385 55. LSU 7-1 1,283 66. Penn State 9-1 1,139 117. Notre Dame 7-2 1,124 98. Virginia Tech 8-1 1,116 39. Georgia 7-1 1,093 10

10. Ohio State 7-2 962 1211. Oregon 8-1 919 1312. Florida 7-2 754 1513. Texas Tech 8-1 745 1714. UCLA 8-1 744 715. West Virginia 7-1 710 1616. Florida State 7-2 667 817. Auburn 7-2 619 1818. TCU 9-1 491 2019. Wisconsin 8-2 385 1420. Fresno State 7-1 360 2221. Colorado 7-2 302 2422. Michigan 6-3 275 2323. Louisville 6-2 242 2524. Georgia Tech 6-2 117 NR25. Boston College 6-3 56 11

2005 Alabama 0pponents in boldface.

BAMA - NCAA/SEC STATS

2005 NCAA TEAM STATSScoring Offense 74th (24.3)Scoring Defense 1st (8.2)Rushing Offense 45th (159.4)Rushing Defense 7th (93.8)Passing Offense 63rd (220.0)Passing Defense 4th (150.7)Pass Efficiency Offense 26th (143.2)Pass Efficiency Defense 2nd (89.6)Total Offense 59th (379.4)Total Defense 3rd (244.4)Kickoff Returns 19th (24.1)Punt Returns 92nd (6.7)Net Punting 101st (30.9)Turnover Margin 21st (+7)

2005 SEC TEAM STATSScoring Offense 6th (24.3)Scoring Defense 1st (8.2)Rushing Offense 5th (159.4)Rushing Defense 2nd (93.8)Passing Offense 7th (220.0)Passing Defense 1st (150.7)Pass Efficiency Offense 4th (143.2)Pass Efficiency Defense 1st (89.6)Total Offense 6th (379.4)Total Defense 1st (244.4)Time of Possession 1st (32:29)Kickoff Returns 4th (24.1)Punt Returns 8th (6.7)Net Punting 11th (30.9)Turnover Margin 3rd (+7)

2005 SEC INDIVIDUAL STATSRushing: Kenneth Darby, 2nd (107.6)Passing: Brodie Croyle, 7th (214.4)Pass Efficiency: Brodie Croyle, 4th (141.9)Total Offense: Brodie Croyle, 6th (210.3)Receptions Per Game: DJ Hall, 7th (4.22)Receiving Yards: DJ Hall, 7th (63.4)

Keith Brown, 8th (56.4)All-Purpose Yards: Kenneth Darby, 4th (117.6)Scoring: Jamie Christensen, 4th (6.9)Field Goals/Game: Jamie Christensen, 2nd (1.38)QB Sacks: Mark Anderson, 4th (6.0)Tackles for Loss: Mark Anderson, 4th (11.5)

DeMeco Ryans, 7th (9.0)PBUs: Freddie Roach, t8th (8)

Ramzee Robinson, t8th (8)

2005 NCAA INDIVIDUAL STATSRushing: Kenneth Darby, 20th (107.6)Pass Efficiency: Brodie Croyle, 30th (141.9)Total Offense: Brodie Croyle, 64th (210.3)Receptions Per Game: DJ Hall, 93rd (4.22)Receiving Yards: DJ Hall, 78th (63.4)

Keith Brown, 96th (56.4)All-Purpose Yards: Kenneth Darby, 53rd (117.6)Scoring: Jamie Christensen, 81st (6.9)Field Goals/Game: Jamie Christensen, 26th (1.38)

SEC and NCAA leaders in boldface.

MISSING PLAYER BIOS*Here are bios that are not found in the 2005Alabama Football Media Guide that might behelpful in your coverage of the Crimson Tide thisseason.

ERYK ANDERS, LBFr. * 6-2 * 215 * San Antonio, TexasSmithson Valley HS

PREP: A standout defensive lineman/linebacker atSmithson Valley (Texas) High School, where hewas named to the Class 5A Texas all-state team bythe Associated Press ... As a senior, he had 118tackles, 43 TFLs and 16 sacks, with four forcedfumbles, four pass breakups and two blocked kicksthat included a touchdown ... He helped theRangers reached the Class 5A state championshipgame ... The Rangers were 13-3 last season.

P.J. FITZGERALD, PFr. * 6-0 * 190 * Coral Springs, FloridaStoneman Douglas

PREP: A 2005 graduate of Stoneman DouglasHigh School, where he played for Jim Mathison(2003) and Elliott Bonner (2004-05) ... As a prepsenior, P.J. averaged 40 yards per punt ... He alsoplayed quarterback, where he threw for 800 yardsand ran for another 300 yards ... Following hissenior season, he was awarded the Doc StoneyKicker Award for the best punter/kicker in thecounty ...

PERSONAL: Full name is Paul Justin Fitzgerald ...His parents are Robert and Kimberly Fitzgerald ...A Business major at the Capstone ... Born: May27, 1987.

RYAN SAXBY, PKJr. * 6-1 * 180 * Jonesboro, GeorgiaJonesboro, HS

PREP: A 2001 graduate of Jonesboro (Ga.) HighSchool, where he played for coach Tommy Webb... A three-year letterman at Jonesboro, Saxby wasselected as all-region punter following his seniorseason ... In 1999, he was the Georgia-FloridaCombine kicking champion ...

PERSONAL: Full name is Ryan Schuyler Saxby ...Parents are Ski and Barbara Saxby ... His grandfa-ther, Edward Saxby, attended the United StatesMilitary Academy and played football at WestPoint during the heyday of Heisman Trophy win-ners, Doc Blanchard (1945) and Glenn Davis(1946) ... His grandfather was also a member ofArmy’s back-to-back national championshipteams in 1944 (9-0) and 1945 (9-0) under coachRed Blaik ... Born: August 11, 1982


ALABAMA’S MILESTONE VICTORIESWin Result of Game (Date and Site)1 Alabama 56, Birmingham HS 0

(Nov. 11, 1892) (Bham)100 Alabama 49, Ole Miss 0

(Oct. 11, 1919) (Tuscaloosa)150 Alabama 34, Florida 0

(Nov. 14, 1925 (Montgomery)200 Alabama 28, George Washington 6

(Oct. 8, 1932 (Washington DC)250 Alabama 26, Kentucky 6

(Oct 29, 1938) (Lexington)300 Alabama 54, SW Louisiana 0

(Oct. 12, 1946 (Tuscaloosa)350 Alabama 33, Georgia 12

(Oct. 31, 1953) (Athens)400 Alabama 36, Miami, Fla., 3

(Nov. 10, 1962) (Tuscaloosa)450 Alabama 17, Southern Miss 14

(Sept. 28, 1968) (Mobile)500 Alabama 21, LSU 7

(Nov. 22, 1973) (Baton Rouge)550 Alabama 35, Virginia Tech 0

(Oct. 28, 1978) (Tuscaloosa)600 Alabama 28, Southern Miss 16

(Nov. 12, 1983) (Bham)650 Alabama 32, LSU 16

(Nov. 11, 1989) (Baton Rouge)700 Alabama 23, Ole Miss 9

(Oct. 21, 1995) (Oxford)750 Alabama 34, Tennessee 14

(Oct. 26, 2002) (Knoxville)

ALABAMA’S SEC TRADITION*Alabama has compiled a 335-147-20 (.688)all-time record in 502 SEC games since1933.

*Alabama has played in more games (502),has more wins (335) and championships(21) than any team in SEC history.

*Alabama has more SEC wins than Kentucky,Vanderbilt, Arkansas and South Carolinacombined.

*Alabama is the only SEC school to win achampionship in every decade since the1930s. The Crimson Tide’s last SECChampionship came in 1999.

Alabama’s SEC Titles By DecadesDecade Titles Years1930s 3 1933, 34, 371940s 1 19451950s 1 19531960s 4 1961, 64, 65, 661970s 8 1971, 72, 73, 74,

75, 77, 78, 791980s 2 1981, 891990s 2 1992, 99

*Every Alabama head coach since 1933,with the exception of J.B. “Ears” Whitworth,Ray Perkins and Dennis Franchione won at leastone SEC Championship.

Alabama’s SEC Titles By CoachCoach YearsFrank Thomas (4) 1933, 34, 37, 45Red Drew (1) 1953Paul Bryant (13) 1961, 64, 65, 66, 71, 72,

73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 79, 81Bill Curry (1) 1989Gene Stallings (1) 1992Mike DuBose (1) 1999

DECADES OF SUCCESS*Alabama became the first team in NCAAhistory to win 100 games in a decade.

*The Crimson Tide posted a 103-16-1(.863) record from 1970-79, which includ-ed seven SEC Championships and threenational titles.

*Oklahoma also won 100 game in the1970s as the Sooners compiled a 102-13-3(.877) ledger.

*Alabama is one of only two SEC teams towin 100 games in a decade. Florida postedan impressive 102-22-1 (.000) slate in the1990s.

DOMINATING DECADESSchool (Decade) Overall RecordALABAMA (1970s) 103-16-1Oklahoma (1970s) 102-13-3Nebraska (1980s) 103-20BYU (198)s) 102-26Florida State (1990s) 109-13-1Nebraska (1990s) 108-16-1Florida (1990s) 102-22-1

ALABAMA’S 10-WIN FOOTBALL SEASONS

Year Record Year Record Year Record1920 10-1 1966 11-0 1980 10-21925 10-0 1971 11-1 1986 10-31930 10-0 1972 10-2 1989 10-21934 10-0 1973 11-1 1991 11-11945 10-0 1974 11-1 1992 13-01952 10-2 1975 11-1 1994 12-11961 11-0 1977 11-1 1996 10-31962 10-2 1978 11-1 1999 10-31964 10-1 1979 12-0 2002 10-3

HISTORY OF ALABAMA FOOTBALL*The University of Alabama is in its 110thfootball season and has compiled a 773-299-43 (.713) all-time record in 1,115 games.

*The Crimson Tide played its first footballgame on Nov. 11, 1892 with a 56-0 winover Birmingham High School inBirmingham.

*Alabama is fifth on the all-time victory list forDivision I.

*The Crimson Tide football legacyincludes 12 national championships and 21SEC championships.

*UA also ranks among the best in post-season play, holding the NCAA record formost bowl games (52) and wins (29).

*UA has also logged 27, 10-win seasons, themost by any Division I school.

NCAA All-Time Leaders School 10-Win SeasonsAlabama 27Oklahoma 25Michigan 24Nebraska 23Southern California 21Tennessee 19Penn State 18Florida State 18Texas 16Georgia 15Miami, Fla. 14Notre Dame 14Ohio State 14

*In terms of SEC play, Alabama holds anoverwhelming lead over second-placeTennessee (18) and third-place Georgia(14).

*Alabama also has more 10-win seasonsthan LSU (6), Ole Miss (6), Kentucky (2),Miss. State (2), South Carolina (1) andVanderbilt (0) combined.

ALL-TIME 10-WIN SEASONS (SEC SCHOOLS)School 10-Win SeasonsAlabama 27Tennessee 19Georgia 14Auburn 10Arkansas 9Florida 9LSU 6Ole Miss 6Miss. State 2Kentucky 2South Carolina 1Vanderbilt 0


THE COACHING STAFF*Shula’s nine on-the-field assistant coacheshave combined for 184 years of experience inthe high school, college and pro ranks.

*Three of the Crimson Tide’s assistantcoaches have previously served as DivisionI head coaches, including defensive coordi-nator Joe Kines (Arkansas, 1992), offensivecoordinator Dave Rader (Tulsa, 1988-99)and Sparky Woods (South Carolina, 1989-93).

*In addition, another three coaches areserving their second stint on the UA staff,including Kines (Defensive Coordinator,1985-86), Rader (Quarterbacks/ReceiversCoach, 1983-85) and Charlie Harbison(Secondary, 1998-2000).

*Kines and Rader were on Ray Perkins’coaching staff in the mid 1980s when cur-rent head coach Mike Shula was the startingquarterback. Shula’s position coach wasRader and he worked against Kines’ defen-sive unit each day in practice.

2005 Alabama Coaching StaffCoach ResponsibilitiesJoe Kines (f) Asst. Head Coach

Defensive Coordinator

Dave Rader (p) Offensive CoordinatorQuarterbacks Coach

Chris Ball (p) Secondary Coach

Bob Connelly (f) Offensive Line Coach

Charlie Harbison (f) Receivers Coach

Paul Randolph (p) Defensive Ends Coach

Dave Ungerer (f) Tight Ends CoachSpecial Teams Coach

Sparky Woods (f) Running Backs Coach

Buddy Wyatt (f) Defensive Tackles Coach(f) -- on the field (p) -- in the pressbox

2005 ROSTER BREAKDOWN*Here is a breakdown by class of theCrimson Tide’s August 105-man reportingroster for the 2005 football season.

UA Roster By ClassClass Number of Players5th Year Senior 19Senior 2Junior 20Sophomore 22Redshirt Freshmen 12Freshmen 30

2005 ALABAMA FOO2005 ALABAMA FOOTBALL PTBALL PARARTICIPTICIPAATION CHARTION CHARTTCareer 2005 2004 2003 2002 Cons. Cons.G-GS G-GS G-GS G-GS G-GS Games Starts

J.P. Adams 13-0 8-0 3-0 2-0 0-0 3 0Mark Anderson 47-27 9-9 12-12 13-6 13-0 47 26Jeffrey Aul 5-0 2-0 0-0 3-0 0-0 0 0Justin Ballard 9-0 2-0 7-0 0-0 0-0 1 0Danny Barger 1-0 1-0 NA NA NA 0 0Kyle Bennett 10-0 6-0 3-0 NA NA 6 0Justin Britt 19-3 8-3 11-0 0-0 0-0 6 1Taylor Britt 15-0 7-0 5-0 3-0 0-0 3 0Brandon Brooks 23-0 6-0 10-0 5-0 1-0 4 0Keith Brown 18-10 8-7 10-2 0-0 0-0 1 1Matt Caddell 21-12 8-1 12-9 0-0 0-0 21 0Antoine Caldwell 9-9 9-9 NA NA NA 9 9Chris Capps 15-9 9-9 6-0 0-0 0-0 15 9Marcus Carter 19-0 8-0 11-0 0-0 0-0 8 0Simeon Castille 20-3 9-3 11-0 0-0 0-0 17 1Tim Castille 28-18 8-0 8-8 12-9 0-0 0 0Jamie Christensen 20-0 7-0 12-0 0-0 0-0 20 0Jeremy Clark 32-23 9-5 12-12 13-12 6-0 29 0JB Closner 40-33 9-9 12-12 13-12 6-0 34 25Glen Coffee 9-0 9-0 NA NA NA 9 0Jake Collins 1-0 1-0 NA NA NA 1 0Matt Collins 22-0 9-0 12-0 0-0 0-0 22 0Brodie Croyle 36-25 9-9 3-3 12-11 12-2 9 9Kenneth Darby 31-14 9-9 12-5 10-0 0-0 25 9Trent Davidson 12-1 0-0 12-1 0-0 0-0 12 0Cody Davis 7-0 7-0 NA NA NA 2 0Marlon Davis 4-1 4-1 NA NA NA 2 0Will Denniston 2-0 2-0 NA NA NA 2 0Jeffrey Dukes 21-0 9-0 12-0 0-0 0-0 21 0Wallace Gilberry 21-9 9-9 12-0 0-0 0-0 21 9Eric Gray 15-0 6-0 9-0 0-0 0-0 6 0Rudy Griffin 21-20 9-9 12-11 0-0 0-0 20 13Bobby Greenwood 9-0 9-0 NA NA NA 9 0Marc Guillon 6-2 2-0 4-2 0-0 0-0 1 0DJ Hall 21-7 9-6 12-1 0-0 0-0 21 4Roman Harper 46-35 9-9 12-12 13-13 12-1 42 35Chris Harris 28-0 9-0 12-0 7-0 0-0 23 0Charles Hoke 6-0 6-0 NA NA NA 6 0Vic Horn 3-0 3-0 NA NA NA 1 0Aaron Johns 8-1 0-0 8-1 0-0 0-0 4 0Jimmy Johns 9-0 9-0 NA NA NA 9 0Justin Johnson 1-0 1-0 NA NA NA 1 0Rashad Johnson 9-0 9-0 NA NA NA 9 0Terrence Jones 31-1 6-1 12-0 13-0 0-0 5 0Chris Keys 9-0 9-0 NA NA NA 9 0Bryan Kilpatrick 7-0 4-0 1-0 2-0 0-0 1 0Juke King 24-1 8-0 12-1 1-0 2-0 21 0Ezekial Knight 21-3 9-3 12-0 0-0 0-0 21 0Drew Lane 21-0 9-0 12-0 0-0 0-0 21 0Dominic Lee 23-0 8-0 8-0 7-0 0-0 6 0Anthony Madison 47-36 9-9 12-12 13-13 13-2 47 34Le’Ron McClain 32-13 9-7 12-5 11-1 0-0 29 3Marcus McKnight 4-0 3-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1 0Greg McLain 28-5 2-0 4-0 11-0 11-5 1 0Matt Miller 32-0 9-0 12-0 11-0 0-0 21 0Lionel Mitchell 5-0 5-0 NA NA NA 0 0Justin Moon 14-0 9-0 5-0 0-0 0-0 9 0Will Oakley 3-0 3-0 0-0 NA NA 1 0Charlie Peprah 47-43 9-9 12-12 13-13 13-9 47 35Tyrone Prothro 26-4 5-3 12-1 9-0 0-0 0 0Foress Rayford 5-0 1-0 4-0 NA NA 1 0Cory Reamer 5-0 5-0 NA NA NA 0 0Freddie Roach 46-36 9-8 12-6 13-12 13-10 47 8Ramzee Robinson 34-20 9-7 12-12 13-1 0-0 34 7Travis Robinson 5-0 0-0 5-0 0-0 0-0 0 0DeMeco Ryans 47-35 9-9 12-11 13-13 13-2 47 20Mark Sanders 8-1 3-1 5-0 0-0 0-0 2 0Keith Saunders 14-0 9-0 5-0 0-0 0-0 9 0Ryan Saxby 2-0 2-0 NA NA NA 0 0Jeremy Schatz 10-0 8-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 8 0Juwan Simpson 31-18 9-9 10-5 12-4 0-0 14 9Luke Spaulding 1-0 1-0 NA NA NA 1 0Marcel Stamps 21-0 9-0 12-0 0-0 0-0 21 0Kyle Tatum 30-23 9-9 12-12 9-2 0-0 27 21Theo Townsend 8-0 8-0 NA NA NA 8 0DeMarcus Waldrop 21-1 9-0 12-1 0-0 0-0 21 0Nick Walker 9-9 9-9 NA NA NA 9 9John Parker Wilson 4-0 4-0 NA NA NA 1 0


MAXWELL FOOTBALL CLUB NAMESCROYLE, RYANS AND SHULA SEMIFINALISTS FOR TOP AWARDS*Alabama quarterback Brodie Croyle andlinebacker DeMeco Ryans have been namedsemifinalists for the Maxwell andBednarik Awards and head coach Mike Shulahas been named a semifinalist for theGeorge Munger Award as announced bythe Maxwell Football Club AdvisoryCommittee.

*Croyle, a semifinalist for the 69thMaxwell Award for the Collegiate Playerof the Year, is Alabama's career passingtouchdown leader (39), and has passed for1,814 yards and 12 touchdowns for thefourth-ranked Crimson Tide. He hasthrown at least one TD pass in 20 of his24 career starts.

*Croyle is one of three quarterbacks inschool history to pass for more than 5,000yards. He enters the Mississippi Stategame with 5,697 career passing yards.Croyle needs 287 yards to be the school’sall-time leader to move ahead of AndrewZow (5,983 yards).

*Croyle has been named the SECOffensive Player of the Week once thisseason and the Walter Camp NationalOffensive Player of the Week as well.

Semifinalists for the 69th Maxwell AwardPlayer, Pos. Class SchoolReggie Bush, RB Junior USCBrian Calhoun, RB Senior WisconsinBrodie Croyle, QB Senior AlabamaMaurice Drew, RB Junior UCLACody Hodges, QB Senior Texas TechMatt Leinart, QB Senior USCLaurence Maroney Senior MinnesotaBrady Quinn, QB Junior Notre DameD.J. Shockley, QB Senior GeorgiaDrew Stanton, QB Junior Michigan StateDeAngelo Williams, RB Senior MemphisVince Young, QB Junior Texas

*Ryans, a semifinalist the 11th ChuckBednarik Award for the OutstandingDefensive Player of the Year, currentlyleads the team in tackles with 57. Heranks second on the team in tackles for aloss with 9.0 (-45). He’s also recorded 3.5sacks (-31), two pass breakups, two quar-terback pressures, two forced fumbles afumble recovery and an interception.

*A four-year starter at linebacker for theCrimson Tide, Ryans has played in all 46games in his career. He has recorded 288tackles, with 29 TFLs, and five sacks. His288 career tackles currently ranks fifth all-time at Alabama and he is second amongactive SEC defenders with 288 careerstops.

*He has twice been honored as the SEC’sDefensive Player of the Week this seasonand has also earned the Walter CampNational Defensive Player of the Weekaward once.

Semifinalists for the 11th Chuck Bednarik AwardPlayer, Pos. Class SchoolElvis Dumervil, DE Senior LouisvilleChad Greenway, LB Senior IowaAaron Harris, LB Senior TexasSpencer Havner, LB Senior UCLAA.J. Hawk, LB Senior Ohio StateD’Qwell Jackson, LB Senior MarylandMathias Kiwanuka, DE Senior Boston CollegeTim McGarigle, LB Senior NorthwesternA.J. Nicholson, LB Senior Florida StatePaul Posluszny, LB Junior Penn StatePatrick Willis, LB Junior Ole Miss

*Shula, a semifinalist for the 17th GeorgeMunger Award for College Coach of theYear, has led Alabama to an 8-0 start thisseason, its best start since the 1994 cam-paign.

Semifinalists for the 17th George Munger AwardCoach SchoolBarry Alvarez WisconsinFrank Beamer Virginia TechBobby Bowden Florida StateMack Brown TexasPete Carroll Southern CaliforniaLarry Coker MiamiKarl Dorrell UCLALes Miles LSUJoe Paterno Penn StateMark Richt GeorgiaMike Shula AlabamaCharlie Weis Notre Dame

*The announcement of the winners of theMaxwell and Bednarik Awards will bemade during the Home Depot CollegeFootball Awards Show that will be broad-cast on ESPN on Thursday December 8,2005. Three finalists for each award willbe in attendance for the ESPN broadcast.

*The Maxwell Football Club willannounce the winner of the 17th GeorgeMunger Award via a press release inDecember.

*The formal presentation of these awardswill be made at the Maxwell FootballClub’s Awards Dinner, to be held onFriday March 3, 2006 at the Harrah’sEntertainment Complex in Atlantic City,New Jersey.

CROYLE NAMED FINALIST FOR JOHNNY UNITAS AWARD*University of Alabama senior quarter-back Brodie Croyle has been selected as oneof seven finalists for the Johnny UnitasGolden Arm Award as announced by theFrank Camp Chapter of the JohnnyUnitas Golden Arm EducationalFoundation.

*Croyle joins fellow senior quarterbacksBrett Basanez (Northwestern), KellenClemens (Oregon), Jay Cutler(Vanderbilt), Matt Leinart (USC), DrewOlson (UCLA) and D.J. Shockley(Georgia).

*The nation's top senior quarterback isselected for the award from a list com-piled by a select committee of footballexperts from across the United States.The 2005 recipient will be announcedNov. 30, with the award presentation to bemade in Louisville on December 9 at theClarion Conference Center.

*The prestigious award bears the name ofwho many refer to as the finest quarter-back to ever play the game of football.Established in 1987, the Johnny UnitasGolden Arm Award has previously hon-ored 18 outstanding young men.

RYANS NAMED SEMI-FINALST FOR LOMBARDI AWARD*University of Alabama senior strong line-backer DeMeco Ryans was named as one of12 semi-finalists for 36th RotaryLombardi Award, presented by WachoviaBank, announced on Oct. 17th.

*He was the Walter Camp FoundationNational Defensive Player of the Weekafter recording 11 tackles and forcing twoturnovers in the win over No. 7 Tennesseeon Oct. 22.

*Ryans recovered UT fumble at midfieldthat led to third quarter field goal andthen intercepted a pass on the final play ofthe game to preserve the 6-3 win.


*He is a two-time SEC Defensive Player ofthe Week award winner after his effortsagainst Arkansas (15 tackles, 2 TFL, 1sack, 1 FR, 1 QBP) on Sept. 24 andTennessee.

*A standout student, Ryans will graduatethis December in just seven semesters. Heis a three-time SEC Academic Honor Rollselection and a 2004 Academic All-America selection. He has also been twicenamed the captain of the “High Tide”Club, which is awarded by head coachMike Shula and UA Director ofAcademics Jon Dever. The members ofthe “High Tide” Club are selected basedon the highest grade point averages on thefootball squad.

*The Rotary Lombardi Award goes annu-ally to the college football lineman --offense or defense -- who, in addition tooutstanding performance and ability, bestexemplifies the discipline of VinceLombardi.

Semifinalists for the Lombardi AwardPlayer, Pos. Class SchoolElvis Dumervil, DE Senior LouisvilleGreg Eslinger, C Senior MinnesotaD’Brickshaw Ferguson Senior Virginia Spencer Havner, LB Senior UCLAA.J. Hawk, LB Senior Ohio StateMathias Kiwanuka, DE Senior Boston CollegeJesse Mahelona, DT Senior TennesseePaul Posluszny, LB Junior Penn StateDeMeco Ryans, LB Senior AlabamaJoe Thomas, OT Junior WisconsinEric Winston, OT Senior MiamiRod Wright, DT Senior Texas

RYANS NAMED SEMI-FINALIST FOR BUTKUS AWARD*Ryans has been named a semi-finalist forthe prestigious Butkus Award asannounced by the Downtown AthleticClub of Orlando, Inc., announced on Oct.20th.

*Ryans is one of 10 semi-finalists for theprestigious award which is given annuallyto the best collegiate linebacker.

*The semi-finalist list will be cut down tothree finalists which will be announcedvia a national teleconference with players,coaches, media members and ButkusAward officials on Thursday, November10. The winner will be announcedSaturday, December 10, 2005 at theButkus Award Gala in Orlando, FL. TheButkus Award will be presented to thewinner by the award's namesake formerUniversity of Illinois and Chicago BearNFL Hall of Fame member, Dick Butkus.

2005 HONORS AND A2005 HONORS AND AWWARDSARDS

Mark AndersonSEC Defensive Lineman of the Week vs. Florida (Oct. 1)

Keith Brown ESPN’s Pontiac Game Changing Performance 46-yard TD catch vs. South Carolina (Sept. 17)

Antoine CaldwellRivals.com SEC Freshman of the Week vs. Florida (Oct. 1)

Simeon CastilleSEC Defensive Player of the Week vs. Mississippi State (Nov. 5)

Jamie ChristensenSEC Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Ole Miss (Oct. 15)Lou Groza Award Kicker of the Week vs. Ole Miss (Oct. 15)SEC Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Tennessee (Oct. 22)

Matt Collins CBS Scholar-Athlete of the Game vs. Tennessee (Oct. 22)

Brodie CroyleFinalist for the 2005 Johnny Unitas AwardSemifinalist for the Maxwell Award (College Player of the Year)Walter Camp Foundation National Offensive Player of the Week vs. Florida (Oct. 1)SEC Offensive Player of the Week vs. Florida (Oct. 1)Sports Illustrated’s Midseason SEC Most Valuable Player

Kenneth Darby SEC Offensive Player of the Week vs. South Carolina (Sept. 17)

Charlie Peprah CBS Scholar-Athlete of the Game vs. Ole Miss (Oct. 15)

Tyrone ProthroSEC Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Southern Miss (Sept. 10)Collegesportsreport.com SEC Player of the Week (Sept. 10) vs. Southern MissESPN’s Pontiac Game Changing Performance (2 times)42-yard catch vs. Southern Miss 87-yard TD catch vs. Florida

DeMeco RyansFinalist for the 2005 Draddy Award (Academic Heisman)Semifinalist for the 2005 Lombardi AwardSemifinalist for the 2005 Butkus AwardSemifinalist for the 2005 Lott TrophySemifinalist for the 2005 Chuck Bednarik Award (top defensive player)CBS Scholar-Athlete of the Game vs. South Carolina (Sept. 17)SEC Defensive Player of the Week vs. Arkansas (Sept. 24)CBS Scholar-Athlete of the Game vs. Florida (Oct. 1)Sports Illustrated’s Midseason All-America TeamWalter Camp Foundation National Defensive Player of the Week vs. TennesseeSEC Defensive Player of the Week vs. Tennessee (Oct. 22)

Jeremy Schatz SEC Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Arkansas (Sept. 24)

Coach Mike ShulaSemifinalist for the George Munger Award (Coach of the Year)


*The independent Butkus Award SelectionCommittee for the 2005 Butkus Award,comprised of the nation's foremostnational media members, is solely respon-sible for all voting in the selection process.Selection Committee members have beenevaluating the candidates since the begin-ning of the season and will continue theirreview throughout the entire football sea-son.

*Voting for the three Butkus Award final-ists and the Butkus Award winner will beconducted by confidential ballots of theButkus Award Selection Committee.

The Butkus Award is regarded as one ofthe most elite individual honors in collegefootball. Past recipients include such out-standing linebackers as: Derrick Johnson(2004-Texas); Teddy Lehman (2003-Oklahoma); E.J. Henderson (2002-Maryland); Rocky Calmus (2001-Oklahoma); Dan Morgan (2000-Miami(FL); LaVar Arrington (1999-Penn State);Chris Claiborne (1998-SouthernCalifornia); Andy Katzenmoyer (1997-Ohio State); Matt Russell (1996Colorado); Kevin Hardy (1995-Illinois);Dana Howard (1994-Illinois); Trev Alberts(1993-Nebraska); Marvin Jones (1992-Florida State); Erick Anderson (1991-Michigan); Alfred Williams (1990-Colorado); Percy Snow (1989-MichiganState); Derrick Thomas (1988-Alabama);Paul McGowan (1997-Florida State); andBrian Bosworth (1985 and 1986-Oklahoma).

*Created in 1985 by the DowntownAthletic Club of Orlando Inc., the ButkusAward carries the name and support ofone of the greatest middle linebackers infootball history, Dick Butkus.

RYANS NAMED DRADDY AWARD FINALIST; WINS $18,000 POST GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP*University of Alabama senior strong line-backer DeMeco Ryans (Bessemer) was namedone of 16 finalists for the 2005 DraddyAward, the Academic Heisman Trophy, in anannouncement October 27 by the CollegeFootball Foundation and College Hall ofFame (NFF).

*In being named on the 16 finalists forthe 2005 Draddy Award, the AcademicHeisman Trophy, Ryans was awarded an$18,000 post-graduate scholarship by theNFF.

*Ryans is also the recipient of the CoachEddie Robinson National Scholar-AthleteAward funded by the George M.Steinbrenner Family and the New YorkYankees.

*A fierce tackler and dominating defensivepresence, Alabama's DeMeco Ryans hashelped re-launch the Crimson Tide as anational power while establishing himselfas a top-flight academic scholar.

*A three-time Academic All-Conferenceselection, Ryans is scheduled to graduateCum Laude in only three and a half years.A two-time ESPN The MagazineAcademic All-District selection, he wasnamed the top student-athlete from theCollege of Commerce and BusinessAdministration and received the BryantAward as the athletics department's topmale student-athlete. An Arthur AsheScholar, Ryans has earned Dean's Listrecognition four times.

*A team leader, Ryans earned 2004Second Team All-Conference honors. In2003, he led the team in tackles with 126,the second highest single-season total inschool history.

*Dedicated to the community, Ryans is afrequent speaker to youth sports banquetsand has been a spokesperson for theFranklin County DARE Program. A par-ticipant in area "Read Across America"programs, he volunteered at theTuscaloosa VA Hospital United WayKickoff Program.

*Ryans was also named to the 2005 SECGood Works Team and has twice been hon-ored by CBS Sports as the Scholar-Athleteof the game against South Carolina (Sept.17) and Florida (Oct. 1). Red Lobsterdonated $1,000 to the University ofAlabama’s general scholarship fund onbehalf of Ryans for both of his CBS hon-ors.

*Nominated by their schools, which arelimited to one nominee each, candidatesmust be a senior or graduate student intheir final year of eligibility, have a gradepoint average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale,have outstanding football ability as a firstteam player and have demonstratedstrong leadership and citizenship. With a3.7 average GPA, 14 of the players haveearned all-conference recognition on thefield and 14 of them have served as cap-tains of their teams.

"We take great pride in providing eachmember of the scholar-athlete class with acoveted $18,000 scholarship for theirpost-graduate studies," said NFF PresidentSteven J. Hatchell. "They have set the stan-dard for their teammates and for all whoplay sports. By highlighting their achieve-ments, we hope to inspire all student-ath-letes to higher levels of achievement in allaspects of their lives, especially the nextgeneration of players."

*Selected by the NFF Awards Committee,comprised of former coaches, Hall ofFamers and college administrators, the 16National Scholar-Athlete Award recipientswill be honored at the 48th NFF AwardsDinner on December 6 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.

"After thorough review of 184 outstand-ing candidates representing schools fromall levels of collegiate play, the commit-tee's deliberations resulted in the selectionof an exceptional class of 16 scholar-ath-letes," said Robert E. Mulcahy III, chair-man of the NFF Awards Committee anddirector of athletics at Rutgers University."Knowing the importance and prestige ofthese awards, the committee takes theutmost care in making the selections, andI applaud them for their efforts."

*Each finalist will receive an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship, and one of the 16 willbe announced as the recipient of the 2005Draddy Trophy, which recognizes an indi-vidual as the absolute best scholar-athletein the nation.

*Established to honor former NFFChairman Vincent dePaul Draddy, aManhattan College quarterback whodeveloped the Izod and Lacoste brands,the award comes with a stunning 24-inch,25-pound bronze trophy and increases thewinner's scholarship to a total of $25,000.

*Launched in 1959, the NFF scholar-ath-lete program is the first initiative in histo-ry to credit a football player for both aca-demic and athletic accomplishments. Thisyear's scholarship recipients include:

DIVISION I-A FINALISTSDeMeco Ryans, University of AlabamaJosh Betts, Miami University (Ohio)David Castillo, Florida State University Greg Eslinger, University of MinnesotaGrayling Love, Arizona State UniversityGarrett Mills, University of TulsaRudy Niswanger, Louisiana State UniversityBradley Smith, University of Missouri


ESPN RADIO’S COLLEGE GAMEDAY ROADTOUR VISITS TUSCALOOSA*ESPN Radio, America’s largest sportsradio network, will send its CollegeGameDay Road Tour to the University ofAlabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Saturday,Nov. 12 when the No. 3 Crimson Tidehosts No. 5 LSU in an SEC showdown.

*ESPN Radio’s College GameDay RoadTour set will be located at the southwestcorner of the Quad on the UA campusnext to the ESPN College GameDay set.

*Dave Revsine of ESPNNews serves as theshow’s host and will be joined by analystsTodd McShay and former Vanderbilt andLSU head coach Gerry DiNardo.

*The show will air live from 11 a.m. until6 p.m. (CT) this Saturday analyzing theafternoon’s college football action fortheir national radio audience.

*Alabama students and visiting fans arewelcomed and encouraged to stop by andwatch the games on several Hi-Definitionand plasma screen monitors, and possiblytake home a T-shirt or mini-footballwhich will be distributed to the crowd.

*ESPN Radio’s College GameDay RoadTour is a high-energy, fast-paced programthat provides listeners up-to-the-minuteanalysis of all the afternoon’s key games.Originating from different game sites eachweek, the College GameDay Road Tourfeatures game analysis, as well as inter-views with celebrities, coaches and play-ers.

SENIORS PLAY FINAL HOME GAME*The LSU game marks the final home gamefor 23 Crimson Tide seniors.

*The 2005 senior class has been the back-bone of the Crimson Tide football pro-gram during the past five years whenNCAA sanctions and multiple coachingchanges took its toll on the program.

*Under the leadership of this season class,Alabama has won its first nine games ofthe season and is ranked third in the latestESPN Coaches poll.

*The senior class has compiled a 29-18 (.617)record heading into the LSU game, includ-ing a 10-3 record as freshmen in 2002.

*With one more win this season, they willbecome the first senior class to post two,10-win seasons since the 1996 senior class.

*Five seniors -- Mark Anderson, AnthonyMadison, Charlie Peprah, Freddie Roachand DeMeco Ryans -- have not missed agame (47) in their four-year career.

*The UA offense featured two seniorstarters -- Brodie Croyle and JB Closner.

*Croyle is the school’s all-time leader with39 career TD passes and will soon be thecareer record holder in pass attempts,completions and yards.

*Closner suffered a broken left leg in theMiss. State game last Saturday and will seehis streak of 25 consecutive starts end thisweekend against LSU.

*The Crimson Tide defense features sevensenior starters and leads the nation inscoring defense and ranks in the Top 10 inis rushing defense, passing defense andtotal defense.

*The UA defense also features three of theschool’s Top 10 all-time tackle leaders.

*Ryans is fifth with 290 tackles, whileHarper is seventh (287) and Roach is 10th(258) all-time.

*Peprah has started more games than anyother senior on the team and ranks fourthall-time with 29 career pass breakups.

2005 ALABAMA FOOTBALL SENIOR CLASSPlayer, Pos. HometownMark Anderson, DE Tulsa, OklahomaJustin Ballard, FS EutawTaylor Britt, C CullmanBrandon Brooks, WR BirminghamJB Closner, C San Antonio, TexasJake Collins, WR HomewoodBrodie Croyle, QB Rainbow CityRudy Griffin, DT Hepzibah, Ga.Roman Harper, FS PrattvilleVictor Horn, FB HuntsvilleJuke King, LB TheodoreStephen Kulback, DE BirminghamDrew Lane, SN Braxton, Miss.Anthony Madison, CB ThomasvilleGreg McLain, FB HeflinMatt Miller, WR Rainbow CityCharlie Peprah, SS Plano, TexasFreddie Roach, LB KillenDeMeco Ryans, LB BessemerMark Sanders, RG AshvilleRyan Saxby, PK Jonesboro, Ga.Jeremy Schatz, P HomewoodDavid Steakley, WR Huntsville

DIVISION I-AA FINALISTSReed Doughty, Northern ColoradoNick Hartigan, Brown University

DIVISION II FINALISTSCory Cangelosi, Central ArkansasRyan Koch, St. Cloud State University

DIVISION III FINALISTSChris Edwards, Washington & JeffersonMatt Hawn, Saint John's University (MN)Santo Maimone, Case Western Reserve

NAIA FINALISTSTyler Emmert, Carroll College (MT)

ESPN COLLEGE GAMEDAY TO VISIT TUSCALOOSA THIS WEEKEND*ESPN’s highly-popular College GameDaywill be live in Tuscaloosa this weekend forthe Alabama-LSU game at Bryant-DennyStadium.

*The show will originate from the south-west corner (across University Blvd fromReese Phifer Hall) of the UA quadrangleon Saturday, Nov. 12 beginning at 9:30a.m. (CT).

*Chris Fowler, Lee Corso, Kirk Herbstreitand Desmond Howard will report livefrom Tuscaloosa throughout the day.

*There will also be live and taped seg-ments on Friday to be used on ESPN Newsand during SportsCenter at 6 p.m. and 11p.m. (ET).

*ESPN College GameDay is coming toTuscaloosa for the fourth time. It’s lastappearance was to cover the Alabama-Oklahoma game on Sept. 6, 2003 when theNo. 1 ranked Sooners beat the CrimsonTide 20-13.

*In all, ESPN College GameDay has doneeight Alabama games on site, includingthree at Legion Field and two road gamessince 1994.

BAMA ON ESPN COLLEGE GAMEDAYYear Game 1994 Auburn at Alabama 1995 Tennessee at Alabama

Alabama at Auburn 1996 Alabama at LSU

Auburn at Alabama2001 UCLA at Alabama2002 Georgia at Alabama2003 Oklahoma at Alabama


UA Coaches with 10-Win SeasonsCoach 10-Win SeasonsPaul W. “Bear” Bryant 14 Gene Stallings 3Wallace Wade 2 Frank Thomas 2 Xen Scott 1 Harold “Red” Drew 1 Ray Perkins 1Bill Curry 1Dennis Franchione 1

NINE-GAME WINNING STREAK*Alabama’s nine-game winning streakequals the third-longest active streak inDivision I football.

*The two-time defending national cham-pion Southern California Trojans own thenation’s longest winning streak at 31games.

*Texas is second with 16 straight wins.

*Alabama is third with nine straight wins.

*UCLA and Virginia Tech fell from theranks of the unbeaten on Nov. 5 and sawtheir eight-game winning streaks come toan end.

*Georgia fell from the ranks of theunbeaten as its nine-game winning streakwas snapped with a 14-10 loss to Floridaon Oct. 29th.

NCAA LONGEST ACTIVE WINNING STREAKSRank Team Win Streak1. USC 312. Texas 163. ALABAMA 94. TCU 85. Miami, Fla. 7

Boise State 77. LSU 6

Fresno State 69. Oregon 5

South Carolina 5

*Bama’s current nine-game winning streakequals the school’s longest winning streaksince the 1996 season and the third-longest since 1990.

SEC WESTERN DIVISION TITLE UP FOR GRABS *With three weeks remaining in the 2005regular-season, the SEC Western Divisiontitle is still up for grabs.

*Alabama (6-0), Auburn (5-1) and LSU(4-1) are all in contention for the division-al title and the berth in the SECChampionship Game (Dec. 3) at theGeorgia Dome in Atlanta.

*Alabama could wrap up the SEC WesternDivision title this weekend with a win overLSU and an Auburn loss to Georgia inAthens.

*The Crimson Tide is seeking its sixth SECWestern Division championship (1992,1994, 1994, 1996 and 1999) since theleague split into two divisions in 1992.Alabama has not won the division since1999.

*LSU would gain the upperhand in thedivisional race with a win over Alabamathis Saturday.

*A win over the Tide, plus wins over OleMiss and Arkansas the next two weeks,would give LSU the Western Divisionchampionship.

*Auburn is also still in the mix, too.Auburn would win the SEC West withwins over Georgia and Alabama the nexttwo weekends and an Alabama win overLSU.

*LSU wins the head-to-head tie breakerwith Auburn after its 23-20 overtime winover Oct. 22.

BAMA SEEKS 10-0 START*Alabama is seeking its first 10-0 start sincethe 1994 season. The Crimson Tide wonall 11 regular season games in 1994 beforelosing to Florida (24-23) in the SECChampionship Game in Atlanta. Bamafinished the season with a 12-1 recordafter a thrilling 24-17 win over Ohio Statein the Jan. 2, 1995 Florida Citrus Bowl.

*Alabama improved to 9-0 on the seasonwith a 17-0 win at Miss. State on Nov. 5.

*Alabama is 9-0 for the 18th in time in school history.

ALABAMA’S 9-0 STARTS1925 1945 1972 19921926 1961 1973 19941930 1964 1974 20051934 1966 1979 1937 1971 1989

*Alabama is looking to go 10-0 for the 16thtime in school history.

ALABAMA’S 10-0 STARTS1925 1961 1972 19891930 1964 1973 19921934 1966 1974 19941945 1971 1979

BAMA LOOKS TO EXTEND NCAA RECORD FOR 10-WIN SEASONS*Alabama seeks its NCAA leading 28th 10-winseason when they host the LSU Tigers thisSaturday in Tuscaloosa.

*Alabama has not had a 10-win seasonsince the Crimson Tide posted a 10-3record in 2002.

*Alabama has had at least one 10-win sea-son in every decade since the 1920s.

*Coach Mike Shula is looking to becomethe 11th different UA coach to record a 10-winseason.

*Dating back to 1920, every Alabamacoach with the exception of J.B. “Ears”Whitworth (1954-56) has had at least one,10-win season.

NCAA All-Time Leaders School 10-Win SeasonsAlabama 27Oklahoma 25Michigan 24Nebraska 23USC 21Tennessee 19Florida State 18Penn State 18Texas 16Georgia 15

ALABAMA’S 10-WIN FOOTBALL SEASONS

Year Record Year Record Year Record1920 10-1 1966 11-0 1980 10-21925 10-0 1971 11-1 1986 10-31930 10-0 1972 10-2 1989 10-21934 10-0 1973 11-1 1991 11-11945 10-0 1974 11-1 1992 13-01952 10-2 1975 11-1 1994 12-11961 11-0 1977 11-1 1996 10-31962 10-2 1978 11-1 1999 10-31964 10-1 1979 12-0 2002 10-3


*UA quarterback Jeff Rutledge threw fiveinterceptions in the loss and did not throwanother one the remainder of the year asBama finished the season with an 11-1record and No. 2 national ranking.

BAMA CLIMBING AP CHARTS*The Alabama football team began the2005 season unranked in the AssociatedPress Top 25 poll.

*The 2005 Alabama squad is the fourth inschool history to be unranked in the preseasonand reach the Top 10 during the year.

*Alabama was also unranked to open the seasonin 1959, 1960 and 2002, and all three of thoseteams also achieved Top 10 status duringthe year.

*The 2005 squad is also the fastest UAteam to reach the Top 10 after opening theseason out of the polls.

*The 1959 squad was ranked 10th after a7-2-1 regular season entering its Dec. 19Liberty Bowl game against Penn State inPhiladelphia.

*In 1960, Alabama completed an 8-1-1regular season and climbed to ninth in theAP poll before a 3-3 tie with Texas in theDec. 17 Astro Bluebonnet Bowl inHouston.

*The AP poll was considered final after theregular-season in both 1959 and 1960.

*In 2002, Alabama was 9-2 heading intoits home game with Auburn (Nov. 23) andwas ranked ninth in the AP poll. After theloss to Auburn, the Tide fell to 14th andthen after beating Hawai’i in the regular-season finale, Bama finished 11th in thefinal AP poll.

ALL-TIME RANKINGS*Alabama has compiled a 354-121-10 (.740) all-time record when ranked in the AssociatedPress Top 25 poll.

*Alabama’s initial appearance in the APpoll came during the poll’s inaugural yearin 1936 and the 14th ranked Crimson Tidebeat No. 10 Tulane 34-7 in Legion Field.

*Alabama compiled a 12-15-2 (.448)record when ranked in the AP poll from1936-60.

*Things changed in 1961 as coach Paul“Bear” Bryant began his dominance in col-lege football.

*Alabama was ranked in the AP poll for 47consecutive weeks from Nov. 20, 1960through Sept. 19, 1965.

*After a six-week hiatus in 1965, followinga 5-1-1 start, Alabama re-entered the pollon Nov. 7, 1965 after a 31-7 win at LSU.

*The Crimson Tide was ranked another 20consecutive weeks from 1965-67, endingthe run with a 24-13 loss to Tennessee atLegion Field on Oct. 21, 1967.

*The 1970s are easily the heyday ofAlabama football. From 1970-79,Alabama won 103 games to become thefirst college football team to win 100games in a decade.

*From 1971-82, Alabama was ranked in theAP poll 141 of a possible 142 weeks. TheCrimson Tide had a one-week absence fol-lowing a 21-0 loss at Georgia on Oct. 2,1976.

*After a win over Southern Miss the fol-lowing week, the Crimson Tide was backin the rankings until the 1982 season.

*Ironically, the Tide fell out of the AP pollfor the first time since 1976 with a 38-29loss to Southern Miss at Bryant-DennyStadium on Nov. 13, 1983.

*Since the 1983 season, Alabama has com-piled a 129-46-2 (.734) record when ranked inthe AP Top 25.

*Former Alabama coach Gene Stallings’teams (1990-96) were 62-13-1 (.822) andwere ranked for 71 consecutive weeksfrom 1991 through the end of his seven-year tenure in 1996.

*Since 1997, Alabama has only been ranked inthe AP poll 35 times and has compiled a 24-12 (.667) record.

*Bama is 12-3 (.800) in its last 15 games whenranked in the AP Top-25.

*Here is a look at Alabama’s longest win-ning streaks since the 1990 season.

UA LONGEST WINNING STREAKS SINCE 1990RANK Streak (Dates)1. 28

September 21, 1991-October 2, 19932. 12

December 31, 1993-November 19, 19943. 9

September 3, 2005-PRESENT7

August 31-October 18, 19965. 5

October 30-December 4, 19995

October 19-November 16, 20025

November 10, 2001-August 31, 2002

BAMA REMAINS 4TH IN AP POLL*The Crimson Tide is ranked in theAssociated Press Top-10 for the sixth con-secutive week.

*Following its 17-0 win over Miss. State onNov. 5, Alabama remained fourth in thelatest AP poll (released Sunday, Nov. 6).

*Alabama is also fourth in the HarrisInteractive Poll, which was released onMonday, Nov. 7.

*Alabama did move up one spot in theESPN Coaches Poll and BCS rankings thisweek to third. Virginia Tech’s loss toMiami on Nov. 5 opened the door for theTide to inch up one spot in both polls thisweek.

*Alabama (.8814) held a .0009 lead overNo. 4 Miami (.8805) in this week’s BCSrankings.

*Alabama made its debut in the AP Top-10 on Sunday, Oct. 2, following a 31-3 winover then-No. 5 Florida as the Tidedebuted at No. 7 in the AP poll. In fact, itswas Bama’s first appearance in the Top 10since the 2002 season.

MORE NO. 4 RANKINGS*Alabama is 42-3 (.933) all-time when rankedNo. 4 in the AP football poll.

*The Crimson Tide has won 17 consecutivegames when ranked fourth in the AP poll.

*The last time Alabama lost a game whenranked No. 4 was Sept. 17, 1977 whenNebraska beat Alabama 31-24 in Lincoln.


ALABAMA VS. RANKED TEAMS*Alabama is 105-110-6 (.468) all-time againstteams ranked in the Associated Press Top-25.

*Here is a year-by-year listing of Alabama’srecord against ranked opponents.

UA ALL-TIME RECORD VS. RANKED TEAMSYear AP Poll Record1936 1-01937 1-11939 0-1-11940 0-21941 2-11942 2-21944 1-11945 1-01946 1-31947 2-21948 1-11950 0-11951 0-21952 2-11953 2-21954 0-21955 0-41956 0-41957 0-11958 2-2-11959 2-2-11960 1-01961 1-01962 1-01963 1-11964 3-11965 1-01966 1-01967 0-11968 2-11969 1-41970 2-5-11971 4-11972 2-21973 2-11974 3-11975 2-11976 2-21977 3-01978 4-11979 3-01980 1-11981 2-11982 1-11983 1-21984 2-31985 1-2-11986 4-31987 3-21988 0-21989 2-21990 2-21991 3-11992 4-01993 1-2-11994 3-11995 0-2

ALABAMA ALL-TIME RECORD WHEN RANKEDYear AP Poll Record1936 1-01937 1-11939 0-2-11940 0-21941 2-11942 2-21944 1-1-11945 1-01946 1-31947 2-21948 1-11950 0-21951 0-21952 3-21953 2-21954 0-21955 0-41956 0-41957 0-11958 2-2-11959 2-2-11960 2-1-11961 11-01962 10-11963 9-21964 10-11965 4-11966 11-01967 4-2-11968 5-21969 3-41970 2-5-11971 11-11972 10-21973 11-11974 11-11975 11-11976 8-31977 11-11978 11-11979 12-01980 10-21981 9-2-11982 7-31983 7-41984 0-21985 5-2-11986 10-31987 7-51988 8-31989 10-21990 0-21991 10-11992 13-01993 9-3-11994 12-11995 8-31996 10-31997 3-21998 0-11999 10-32000 0-22001 0-12002 6-22003 0-12004 0-02005 6-0

TOP TEN RANKINGSTOP TEN RANKINGS*Alabama has compiled a 234-39-4 (.852)

all-time record when ranked in the AP Top10.

*In fact, Alabama has been ranked in the APTop 10 for 277 of its 781 (.354) possible gamessince the AP poll originated in 1936.

*The most popular position in the Top 10rankings is second, where Alabama hasplayed 56 games as the No. 2 team in thenation and compiled a 47-7-2 (.857)ledger.

*Here is a look at Alabama’s record whenranked first through 10th in the AP Top10.

ALABAMA IN THE AP TOP 10Rank RecordNo. 1 20-4 (.833)No. 2 47-7-2 (.857)No. 3 31-6 (.838)No. 4 42-3 (.933)No. 5 20-5 (.800)No. 6 21-5 (.808)No. 7 16-3-1 (.825)No. 8 16-4 (.800)No. 9 12-2-1 (.833)No. 10 9-1 (.900)

2005 WEEKL2005 WEEKLY RANKINGSY RANKINGS

*Here is a look at the Crimson Tide’sweek-by-wek rankings during the 2005season.

Week AP ESPN Harris BCSPre NR 24th NA NASept. 4 NR 24th NA NASept. 11 NR 24th NA NASept. 18 20th 20th NA NASept. 25 15th 16th 15th NAOct. 2 7th 10th 8th NAOct. 9 6th 8th 7th NAOct. 16 5th 5th 5th 5thOct. 23 5th 5th 5th 5thOct. 30 4th 4th 4th 4thNov. 6 4th 3rd 4th 3rdNov.13Nov. 20Nov. 27Dec. 4Final


RANKED OPPONENTS AT BRYANT-DENNY*Overall, Alabama is 16-21 (.432) against Top25 teams here in Bryant-Denny Stadium.

*The Crimson Tide’s 31-3 win over No. 5Florida on Oct. 1 snapped a five-game los-ing streak against ranked opponents inBryant-Denny Stadium.

*The Crimson Tide is 3-9 (.250) at Bryant-Denny Stadium against Top 25 clubs since the2001 season.

*Prior to the 1999 season, the traditional“bigger” games were played at Legion Fieldin Birmingham.

*Alabama moved the Tennessee game toTuscaloosa in 1999 and the Auburn gamefollowed in 2000.

*In 2004, Alabama played all of its homegames in Tuscaloosa, leaving historicLegion Field after a successful 75-year rela-tionship with the venerable ballpark.

*Alabama’s most successful season came in1999, when the Crimson Tide went 3-1against Top 25 clubs here in Tuscaloosa.

*In 2002, Alabama beat No. 21 Ole Miss42-7.

*The 35-point win over Ole Miss equalledthe most-lopsided win by Alabama over a rankedteam in the history of Bryant-DennyStadium. The Crimson Tide also posted a35-point win over No. 17 Miss. State (35-0) on Nov. 2, 1974.

RANKED TEAMS AT BRYANT-DENNY STADIUMYear Result1940 (11) Miss. State 13, Alabama 01941 (19) Miss. State 14, Alabama 01944 Alabama 19, (16) Miss. State 01946 Alabama 24, (19) Miss. State 71955 (8) TCU 21, Alabama 01956 (4) TCU 23, Alabama 61964 (3) Alabama 17, (9) Florida 141970 Alabama 46, (13) Florida 151974 (4) Alabama 35, (17) Miss. State 01976 (17) Alabama 34, (18) Miss. State 171981 (8) Alabama 13, (7) Miss. State 101984 Alabama 6, (11) Penn State 01986 (6) Penn State 23, (2) Alabama 31988 (13) LSU 19, (18) Alabama 181990 (24) Florida 17, Alabama 131991 Alabama 10, (25) Georgia 01997 (14) LSU 27, Alabama 0

(17) Miss. State 32, Alabama 201998 (8) Florida 16, Alabama 101999 Alabama 35, (14) Arkansas 28

(5) Tennessee 21, (10) Alabama 7(14) Alabama 35, (20) Southern Miss 14

(11) Alabama 19, (8) Miss. State 7

Year AP Poll Record1996 2-21997 0-41998 0-21999 6-22000 1-32001 1-32002 3-22003 0-52004 1-32005 2-0

BAMA VS. TOP FIVE TEAMS*LSU is the second Top 5 team thatAlabama has played this season.

*The Crimson Tide beat No. 5 Florida 31-3 on Oct. 1 for its first-ever win over theTop 5 ranked team at Bryant-DennyStadium.

*Alabama is 13-27 (.325) all-time againstteams ranked in the Associated Press Top5.

*Alabama’s first win over a Top 5 oppo-nent came in the Jan. 1, 1966 Orange Bowlas the No. 4 Crimson Tide slugged No. 3Nebraska 39-28.

*After losing its first 15 games against Top5 opponents (1937-64), Alabama is 13-12(.520) in its last 25 games with Top 5 teams sincethe 1966 Orange Bowl.

*Since 1977, Alabama has posted a 10-9(.526) record against Top 5 foes, including threewins over the No. 1 team in the nation.

ALABAMA VS. TOP 5 TEAMS Year Result1937 (2) California 13, Alabama 01939 (5) Tennessee 21, (8) Alabama 01940 (5) Tennessee 27, Alabama 121942 (2) Georgia 21, Alabama 10

(2) Georgia Tech 7, Alabama 01946 (5) Georgia 14, Alabama 01947 (5) Texas 27, (6) Alabama 71951 (2) Tennessee 27, Alabama 131952 (2) Georgia Tech 7, Alabama 31953 (2) Maryland 21, Alabama 61956 (4) TCU 23, Alabama 6

(4) Georgia Tech 27, Alabama 01957 (1) Auburn 40, Alabama 01958 (2) Auburn 14, Alabama 81964 (5) Texas 21, (1) Alabama 171965 (4) Alabama 39, (3) Nebraska 281970 (3) Southern Cal 42, (12) Alabama 211971 (16) Alabama 17, (5) Southern Cal 10

(3) Alabama 31, (4) Auburn 7(1) Nebraska 38, (2) Alabama 6

1973 (3) Notre Dame 24, (1) Alabama 231975 (5) Missouri 20, (13) Alabama 71977 (5) Alabama 21, (1) Southern Cal 201978 (2) Alabama 14, (1) Penn State 71981 (6) Alabama 31, (5) Penn State 161982 (4) Alabama 42, (3) Penn State 21

Year Result1983 (3) Auburn 23, (19) Alabama 201987 (13) Alabama 22, (5) LSU 101989 (1) Miami 33, (7) Alabama 251990 Alabama 9, (3) Tennessee 31992 (2) Alabama 34, (1) Miami 131996 (4) Florida 45, (15) Alabama 301998 (4) Tennessee 35, Alabama 181999 (21) Alabama 40, (3) Florida 39 (2ot)

(7) Alabama 34, (5) Florida 72002 (2) Oklahoma 37, Alabama 272003 (1) Oklahoma 20, Alabama 13

(3) LSU 27, Alabama 32004 (2) Auburn 21, Alabama 132005 (15) Alabama 31, (5) Florida 3

ALABAMA VS. NO. 5 *Alabama has compiled a 5-6 (.454) all-timerecord against the No. 5 ranked team in theAssociated Press poll.

*The Crimson Tide has a won five of itslast six games against the No. 5 rankedteam, including a four-game winningstreak.

ALABAMA VS. NO. 5 RANKED TEAMYear Result1939 (5) Tennessee 21, (8) Alabama 01940 (5) Tennessee 27, Alabama 121946 (5) Georgia 14, Alabama 01947 (5) Texas 27, (6) Alabama 71964 (5) Texas 21, (1) Alabama 171971 (16) Alabama 17, (5) Southern Cal 101975 (5) Missouri 20, (13) Alabama 71981 (6) Alabama 31, (5) Penn State 161987 (13) Alabama 22, (5) LSU 101999 (7) Alabama 34, (5) Florida 72005 (15) Alabama 31, (5) Florida 3

SHULA VS. RANKED OPPONENTS*Alabama coach Mike Shula is 3-8 (.274)against ranked teams in his career atAlabama.

SHULA VS. RANKED TEAMSYear Result2003 (1) Oklahoma 20, Alabama 13

(9) Arkansas 34, Alabama 31 (2ot)(11) Georgia 37, Alabama 23

(22) Tennessee 51, Alabama 43 (5ot)(3) LSU 27, Alabama 3

2004 Alabama 27, (24) Southern Miss 3(11) Tennessee 17, Alabama 13

(15) LSU 26, Alabama 10(2) Auburn 21, Alabama 13

2005 (15) Alabama 31, (5) Florida 3(6) Alabama 6, (17) Tennessee 3


PROTHRO OUT FOR THE SEASON*Alabama junior Tyrone Prothro (Heflin) suf-fered an open fracture of tibia and fibulain his left leg in the Crimson Tide’s 31-3win over the Florida Gators on Oct. 1. Hewill miss the remainder of the 2005 sea-son.

*Prothro’s surgery was performed by Dr.Les Fowler at DCH Regional MedicalCenter.

“They put a steel rod in his leg,” Shulasaid. “He (Dr. Fowler) feels very goodabout the success of the surgery and nowit’s just a matter of him recovering andstarting his rehab.

“It was obviously a dangerous injury,that’s why they kept him in a little bitlonger just to make sure he’s ok before hegoes home.”

*Prothro spent 26 days in the hospital andwas released on Wednesday, Oct. 26. Heattended Alabama’s practice that after-noon and was introduced to the crowd atthe Oct. 30 homecoming game againstUtah State as he watched the game fromhis wheelchair in the south end zone atBryant-Denny Stadium.

*At the time of his injury, Prothro was wasthird in the SEC and 33rd nationally with 133.8 all-purpose yards per game.

*He had a mammoth game against theGators as he caught five passes for 134yards (26.8 avg) and two touchdowns inthe 31-3 win.

*Prothro also had one rushing attempt forsix yards, one kickoff return for 16 yardsand two punt returns for minus twoyards.

*He also had 273 all-purpose yards in theTide’s win over Southern Miss on Sept.10. In that game, Prothro caught sevenpasses for 134 yards.

*Prothro was the Tide’s leading receiver atthe time of his injury with 17 catches for325 yards (19.1) and three TDs.

Year Result2000 Alabama 27, (23) South Carolina 17

(18) Auburn 9, Alabama 02001 (17) UCLA 20, (25) Alabama 17

(11) Tennessee 35, Alabama 242002 (7) Georgia 27, (22) Alabama 25

(24) Alabama 42, (21) Ole Miss 72003 (1) Oklahoma 20, Alabama 13

(9) Arkansas 34, Alabama 31 (2ot)(22) Tennessee 51, Alabama 43 (5ot)


(6) Alabama 6, (17) Tennessee 3

*Alabama is 5-9 (.357) all-time at Bryant-Denny Stadium against teams ranked inthe AP Top 10.

TOP 10 TEAMS AT BRYANT-DENNY STADIUMDate Result1955 (8) TCU 21, Alabama 01956 (4) TCU 23, Alabama 61964 (3) Alabama 17, (9) Florida 141981 (8) Alabama 13, (7) Miss. State 101986 (6) Penn State 23, (2) Alabama 31998 (8) Florida 16, Alabama 10

(5) Tennessee 21, (10) Alabama 7(11) Alabama 19, (8) Miss. State 7

2002 (7) Georgia 27, (22) Alabama 252003 (1) Oklahoma 20, Alabama 13

(9) Arkansas 34, Alabama 31 (2ot)(3) LSU 27, Alabama 3

2004 (2) Auburn 21, Alabama 132005 (15) Alabama 31, (5) Florida 3

*The Crimson Tide is 1-5 (.167) all-time atBryant-Denny Stadium against teamsranked in the AP Top 5.

TOP 5 TEAMS AT BRYANT-DENNY STADIUMDate Result1956 (4) TCU 23, Alabama 62003 (1) Oklahoma 20, Alabama 13


SEPTEMBER TO REMEMBER*Alabama was undefeated in the month ofSeptember for the first time since the 1996season.

*Since 1958, Alabama has been undefeatedthrough the month of September 24times.

*An undefeated record through the monthof September usually means success forthe Crimson Tide football team.

*The composite record of the previous 23seasons in which Alabama was undefeatedthrough the month of September is 229-44-1(.836), which includes 16, 10-win seasons.

*The Crimson Tide’s average record whenundefeated through the month ofSeptember is 9.95 wins and 1.91 losses.

UNDEFEATED SEPTEMBERSYear September Final Record1961 2-0 11-01962 2-0 10-11963 2-0 9-21964 2-0 10-11966 1-0 11-01968 2-0 8-31969 2-0 6-51971 3-0 11-11972 3-0 10-21973 3-0 11-11974 3-0 11-11979 3-0 12-01980 3-0 10-21982 3-0 8-41983 3-0 8-41985 4-0 9-2-11986 4-0* 10-31988 2-0 9-31989 3-0 10-21992 4-0 13-01993 4-0 10-31994 4-0 12-11996 4-0* 10-32005 4-0 TBA* -- Includes one game played in August


*Alabama had four more players maketheir debuts in the homecoming win overUtah State on Oct. 30. Sophomore tightend Will Denniston (Mobile), sophomoredeep snapper Luke Spaulding (Mobile),sophomore defensive tackle Justin Johnson(Tuscaloosa) and senior split end JakeCollins (Homewood).

*The Crimson Tide played 78 differentplayers last season, including 35 first-timeplayers and 11 true freshmen.

*The complete list of players making theirdebut this season are:

2005 ALABAMA DEBUTSPlayer Position ClassDanny Barger Sp Tm JuniorAntoine Caldwell LG RS FreshmanGlen Coffee RB True FreshmanJake Collins SE SeniorCody Davis LT RS FreshmanMarlon Davis RG True FreshmanWill Denniston TE SophomoreBobby Greenwood DE True FreshmanCharles Hoke TE True FreshmanVic Horn FB SeniorJimmy Johns RB True FreshmanJustin Johnson DT SophomoreRashad Johnson Sp Tm RS FreshmanChris Keys Sp Tm True FreshmanTravis McCall TE True FreshmanLionel Mitchell Sp Tm True FreshmanWill Oakley WR RS FreshmanCory Reamer Sp Tm True FreshmanRyan Saxby PK SeniorLuke Spaulding SN SophomoreB.J. Stabler LG RS FreshmanTheo Townsend Sp Tm RS FreshmanNick Walker TE RS FreshmanJohn Parker Wilson QB True Freshman

FIRST-TIME STARTERS*Alabama has used 10 first-time starters sofar this season. The list includes six offen-sive players and four defensive players.

*On offense, the Crimson Tide’s list offirst time starters have all been on theoffensive line, including the tight end.

*Alabama used four, first-time starters onoffense in the season opener againstMiddle Tennessee. The list included lefttackle Chris Capps (Jonesboro, Ga.), leftguard Antoine Caldwell (Montgomery), rightguard Mark Sanders (Asheville) and tightend Nick Walker (Brundidge).

*The Crimson Tide used another first timestarter on the offensive line againstSouthern Miss as true freshman MarlonDavis (Columbus, Ga.) started at rightguard for the injured Mark Sanders.

ALABAMA STATS (With and Without Prothro)Category With Prothro W/O ProthroGames 5 4Record 5-0 4-0

Points Scored 148 71Average 29.6 17.8

Rushing Yards 172.0 143.8Passing Yards 230.4 207.0Total Offense 402.4 350.8

Turnovers 5 7Fumbles 3 5Interceptions 2 2

Penalties-Yards 32-265 19-142Per Game Avg. 6.4 4.8Average Yards 53.0 35.5Punting (No-Yds) 22-824 23-832Punting Avg 37.5 36.2Third Down Conv. 29/70 23/62Percentage .414 .371Fourth Down Conv. 3/6 0/3Percentage .500 .000

*In the first five games of the season,Croyle completed 76 of 126 passes for1,111 yards, with nine touchdowns andtwo interceptions.

*Prothro was obviously the leading receiv-er (17-325-3-65.0) and all-purposeyardage leader (138.2) in those first fivegames.

*In the four games without Prothro,Croyle has completed 75 of 117 (.641)passes for 819 yards, with three TDs andtwo interceptions.

*His completion percentage (64.2) againstOle Miss, Tennessee, Utah State and Miss.Stae is better than his completion percent-age (60.3) through the first five games.

*DJ Hall had 12 catches for 231 yards(46.2 per game) and three TDs in the firstfive games.

*In the four games without Prothro, Hallhas 26 catches for 340 yards (85 per game)and is now the Crimson Tide’s leadingreceiver.

*Keith Brown added 11 catches for 269yards (53.8 per game) and three TDs inthe first five games of the season.

*Brown has 13 catches for for 182 yards(60.7 per game) in three games sinceProthro’s injury. Brown did not playagainst Utah State on Oct. 29.

CORY REAMER TEARS ACL*Alabama suffered its second season-end-ing injury in a five-day span when fresh-man special teams player Cory Reamer(Hoover) tore his ACL in practice onWednesday, Oct. 5 and was lost for theremainder of the season.

*Reamer had played in all five games thisseason and was a major contributor on theCrimson Tide’s kickoff coverage and puntreturn units. He had two tackles this sea-son.

CLOSNER BREAKS LEFT LEG*Alabama senior center JB Closner (SanAntonio, Texas) suffered a broken left legduring the Miss. State game on Nov. 5.

*Closner’s injury took place with 3:38 leftin the first quarter. He is expected to missthe remainder of the season.

*Closner had played in 40 games duringhis UA career, including 35 starts.

*The Miss. State was his 34th consecutivegame and his 25th consecutive start undercenter for the Crimson Tide.

*Closner had the longest games playedstreak (34) and consecutive starts streak(25) of any Crimson Tide offensive playersafter the Miss. State game.

*Both of those streaks are expected to endthis Saturday against LSU.

ALABAMA DEBUTS*Alabama has used 24 first-time players in its first nine games this season.

*The Crimson Tide has also used 10 “true”freshman this year.

*There were 52 players on Alabama’s 105-manreporting roster that had never played a game forthe Crimson Tide prior to the seasonopener.

*The Crimson Tide played 17 first-time play-ers in its 26-7 win over Middle Tennesseein the season opener.

*Alabama added one more first-time play-er to the list against Southern Miss as red-shirt freshman B.J. Stabler made his debuton the offensive line.

*The Crimson Tide used two more first-time players in the 37-14 win over SouthCarolina as junior Danny Barger and redshirtfreshman Will Oakley made their UA debuts.


*That list includes seniors Rudy Griffin andDrew Lane, junior Jeffrey Dukes, sophomoresMatt Caddell, Wallace Gilberry, DJ Hall, EzekialKnight and Marcel Stamps.

*There have been three players miss gamesalready this season to knock them off theperfect attendance list at Alabama.

*Sophomores Jamie Christensen (PK) andTrent Davidson (TE) missed the season open-er with Middle Tennessee to snap theirperfect attendance streak at 12 games.Davidson has missed the entire seasonwith a foot injury and appears headed fora redshirt campaign.

*Junior linebacker Terrence Jones missed theSouthern Miss game with a sprained ankleto snap his perfect attendance streak at 26consecutive games for the Tide. Jones alsomissed games against South Carolina andArkansas before returning for the Floridagame on Oct. 1.

PLAYING STREAKS*In addition to the previously mentionedplayers with perfect attendance, there areseveral Alabama players that have lengthyplaying streaks entering this weekend’sgame.

*Senior free safety Roman Harper has playedin 41 consecutive games, dating back tothe 2002 season.

*After playing the first four games of the2002 season, Harper missed the Arkansasgame (Sept. 27) due to the death of hisaunt and has not missed a game since.Overall, Harper has played in 39 of a pos-sible 40 games at Alabama.

*Junior fullback Le’Ron McClain has playedin 27 straight games for the Crimson Tide,which is now the longest current streak byan Alabama offensive player now thatClosner is injured.

*For the third consecutive game, Alabamaused a first-time starter at the right guardposition when redshirt freshman B.J. Stabler(Grove Hill) made his first career start atSouth Carolina (Sept. 17).

*Stabler has started the last seven games atright guard since making his initial starton Sept. 17.

*The first-time starters on defense againstMiddle Tennessee included defensive endWallace Gilberry (Bay Minette), defensivetackle Justin Britt (Cullman), strong line-backer Terrence Jones (Northport) and cor-nerback Simeon Castille (Birmingham).

*Britt replaced junior Jeremy Clark(Daphne), who had battled injuries duringpreseason camp. Britt played in 11 gameslast year as a true freshman, but made hisfirst start against Middle Tennessee.

*Clark played 16 snaps in a backup role,but saw his streak of 17 consecutive startscome to and end in the season opener.

*Jones was pressed into action when start-ing linebacker Freddie Roach suffered anelbow injury on the Crimson Tide’s firstpunt and was lost for the game. Jones hasplayed in all 26 games in his UA career,but made his first career start against theBlue Raiders.

*Castille made his first career start in placeof junior Ramzee Robinson (Huntsville).Castille played in 11 games last season andscored a TD in the season opener againstUtah State. The Middle Tennessee gamewas his first collegiate start.

*Robinson missed all of preseason campwith a sore lower back. The Huntsvillenative played 24 snaps on defense and twoon special teams against the Blue Raidersand has now played 26 consecutive gamesfor Alabama.

*Robinson did see his streak of 13 consec-utive starts come to an end in the seasonopener.

BAMA’S CONSECUTIVE STARTS (Current)Players StreakRoman Harper 35Charlie Peprah 35Anthony Madison 34Mark Anderson 26JB Closner 25Kyle Tatum 21DeMeco Ryans 19Rudy Griffin 14

SEC CONSECUTIVE STARTS (Current)Players StreakMike Degory, Florida 48Andrew Whitworth, LSU 47Tre Stallings, OIe Miss 45Jay Cutler, Vanderbilt 38Herdley Harrison, Vanderbilt 38Roman Harper, Alabama 35Charlie Peprah, Alabama 35Anthony Madison, Alabama 34

PERFECT ATTENDANCE*There are 13 veteran players on theAlabama football team that have nevermissed a game for the Crimson Tide.

*Five seniors -- Mark Anderson, AnthonyMadison, Charlie Peprah, Freddie Roach andDeMeco Ryans -- headline the list by playingin all 47 games of their Alabama career.

*Junior Ramzee Robinson has not missed agame in three years with the CrimsonTide. The Huntsville native has played inall 34 games since his redshirt freshmanseason.

*The list also includes seven players whohave played in all 21 games with theCrimson Tide.

2005 ALABAMA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (Selected by the Coaching Staff)

Opponent Offense Defense Special TeamsMiddle Tennessee Kyle Tatum DeMeco Ryans Rashad JohnsonSouthern Miss Tyrone Prothro Mark Anderson Tyrone Prothroat South Carolina Keith Brown Simeon Castille Jamie ChristensenArkansas Kenneth Darby DeMeco Ryans Jeremy SchatzFlorida Brodie Croyle Freddie Roach Jeffrey Dukesat Ole Miss Keith Brown Juwan Simpson Jamie ChristensenTennessee DJ Hall Roman Harper Jamie ChristensenUtah State DJ Hall Freddie Roach Terrence Jonesat Miss. State Kenneth Darby Rudy Griffin Simeon CastilleLSUat Auburn


TRUE FRESHMEN TO START AT UA Player, Pos. YearGreg Montgomery, LG 1972Ozzie Newsome, SE 1974Jim Bunch, OT 1976Bill Condon, G 1984Larry Rose, OT 1985Matt Hammond, LT 1990Jon Stevenson, RT 1991Terry Jones, Jr., TE 1998Dante Ellington, RT 1999Saleem Rasheed, LB 1999Kenny King, DE 1999Tim Castille, FB 2003Le’Ron McClain, FB 2003Keith Brown, WR 2004DJ Hall, WR 2004Marlon Davis, RG 2005

BRITT MAY GET NOD AT CENTER*Senior Taylor Britt (Cullman) took over forthe injured JB Closner last week againstMiss. State and may get the starting nod atcenter this week against No. 5 LSU.

*Britt played a season-high 52 snaps at centerlast week at Miss. State. He entered thegame with 3:38 left in the first quarter andplayed the remainder of the game.

*Taylor could become the third different Brittbrother to start a game for the CrimsonTide.

*His younger brother, Justin, has startedthree games this season at defensive tackle.He made his starts against MiddleTennessee State, Southern Miss and Miss.State.

*His older brother Wesley (2001-04) was afour-year letterman at Alabama and start-ed 48 games in his UA career. He waselected permanent team captain in 2005.

CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED (Current)Players StreakMark Anderson 47Anthony Madison 47Charlie Peprah 47Freddie Roach 47DeMeco Ryans 47Roman Harper 42JB Closner 34Ramzee Robinson 34Jeremy Clark 29Le’Ron McClain 29Kyle Tatum 27Kenneth Darby 25Chris Harris 21Matt Caddell 21Matt Collins 21Jeffrey Dukes 21Wallace Gilberry 21Rudy Griffin 21DJ Hall 21Juke King 21Ezekial Knight 21Drew Lane 21Matt Miller 21Marcel Stamps 21DeMarcus Waldrop 21

BOLDFACE INDICATES PLAYER HAS NEVER MISSED A GAME

TRUE FROSH STARTS ON O-LINE*True freshman Marlon Davis (Columbus, Ga.) made his first collegiate start in theCrimson Tide’s 30-21 win over SouthernMiss on Sept. 10.

*He was subbing for the injured MarkSanders (Asheville), who did not dress dueto a sprained knee.

*Davis played 12 snaps in his first careerstart before an ankle injury sidelined himfor the remainder of the game.

*Davis became just the eighth “true” fresh-man to start on the offensive line forAlabama since freshmen became eligibleagain in 1972.

*The last true freshman to start on theoffensive line for Alabama was DanteEllington in 1999.

2005 ALABAMA GAME CAPTAINS

Opponent Offense Defense Special TeamsMiddle Tennessee Brodie Croyle DeMeco Ryans Mark AndersonSouthern Miss JB Closner Anthony Madison Matt Millerat South Carolina Kenneth Darby Freddie Roach Juwan SimpsonArkansas Tyrone Prothro Roman Harper Charlie PeprahFlorida Brodie Croyle DeMeco Ryans Le’Ron McClainat Ole Miss Kyle Tatum Rudy Griffin Jeffrey DukesTennessee Brodie Croyle DeMeco Ryans Roman HarperUtah State Tim Castille Mark Anderson Juke Kingat Miss. State Kenneth Darby Freddie Roach Terrence JonesLSUat Auburn

ALABAMA PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Player PronunciationJeffrey AUL ALLMatt CADDELL Cuh-DellSimeon CASTILLE Sim-ee-n Cass-TeelTim CASTILLE Cass-TeelJB CLOSNER Claws-nerMarc GUILLON Gill-UNTyrone PROTHRO Pro-ThrowDEMECO Ryans Duh-me-coJeremy SCHATZ ShotsAli SHARRIEF Ah-lee Shuh-reefKyle TATUM Tate-um

ALABAMA PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Hometown PronunciationBoaz, AL Bow-AzDaphne, AL Daf-neeEutaw, AL UTAHGuntersville, AL GunnersvilleHouma, LA Home-uhPonte Vedra, FL Pawn-tuh Vee-druhWedowee, AL We-dow-ee


WINS AND LOSSES*Alabama has compiled a 19-15 (.559)record under third-year head coach MikeShula.

*In the 18 wins, Alabama averages 29points and 386.1 yards per game. Thedefense allows just 10.2 points and 227.3yards per game.

*In the 15 losses, Alabama averages 18.3points and 302.5 yards per game. Thedefense allows 28.5 points and 368.3 yardsper game.

THE STATS*Here is the statistical comparison between Alabama’s wins and losses underhead coach Mike Shula.

ALABAMA STATS (Games Won Since 2003)Category UA OPPPoints Scored 545 166Average 28.7 8.7

Rushing Yards 3872 1273Avg. Per Game 203.8 67.0Passing Yards 3483 2466Avg. Per Game 183.3 129.8Total Offense 7355 3739Avg. Per Game 387.1 196.8


Penalties-Yards 113-1028 116-964Per Game Avg. 5.9 6.1Average Yards 54.1 50.7Punting (No-Yds) 86-3289 119-4705Punting Avg 38.2 39.5Third Down Conv. 113-268 63-235Percentage .421 .280Fourth Down Conv. 9/17 9/23Percentage .529 .391

Sacks By 50 (-313) 26 (-165)

ALABAMA STATS (Games Lost Since 2003)Category UA OPPPoints Scored 274 427Average 18.3 28.5

Rushing Yards 1851 2623Avg. Per Game 123.4 174.8Passing Yards 2687 2905Avg. Per Game 179.1 193.7Total Offense 4538 5528Avg. Per Game 302.5 368.5


Penalties-Yards 88-739 85-688Per Game Avg. 5.9 5.7Average Yards 49.3 45.9Punting (No-Yds) 99-3854 80-3260Punting Avg 38.9 40.1Third Down Conv. 57/219 80/223Percentage .260 .359Fourth Down Conv. 12/30 7/13Percentage .400 .538

Sacks By 22 (-177) 34 (-235)

HALL CATCHING ON FOR BAMA*In the absence of play-maker TyroneProthro, sophomore wide receiver DJ Hall(Ft. Walton Beach) has stepped up for theCrimson Tide receiving corps.

*In the four games since Prothro’s season-ending injury, Hall has 26 receptions for340 yards and one TD.

*He had a breakout game in the win overNo. 17 Tennessee on Oct. 22 with 10catches for 139 yards, including a 43-yardcatch on a crucial third-down play on theTide’s final drive that enabled JamieChristensen to deliver the game-winningfield goal.

*Hall was at it again in the homecomingwin over Utah State on Oct. 29 with 11catches for 157 yards and one TD.

*The 11 catches tied for the third-most in agame in Bama history and were the mostsince Quincy Jackson had 11 catches in a38-31 win over BYU in 1998.

*The 157 yards against Utah State tiedAntonio Carter (vs. Ole Miss, 2000) foreighth place on the UA single-game yardslist.

*He had 21 catches for 296 yards (148avg) and one TD in the two games againstTennessee and Utah State.

*Hall is the only receiver in school history torecord 10 or more catches in consecutivegames.

*He is also the only UA player with 10 ormore catches in two games in the sameseason.

*The only other player with double-figurecatches twice in his UA career is DavidBailey, who caught 12 passes in losses toTennessee in 1969 and 1970.

MOST RECEPTIONS (Single Game)Rank Rec Player (Opponent) Year1. 12 David Bailey (Tennessee) 1969

12 David Bailey (Tennessee) 19703. 11 DJ Hall (Utah State) 2005

11 Quincy Jackson (BYU) 199811 Dennis Homan (USM) 1967

6. 10 DJ Hall (Tennessee) 200510 Freddie Milons (Florida) 199910 Kevin Turner (Ole Miss) 1989

8. 9 Freddie Milons (S Carolina) 20009 Freddie Milons (Ole Miss) 19999 Freddie Milons (Miss. State) 19999 Siran Stacy (Tennessee) 19899 David Bailey (Auburn) 19699 David Bailey (OIe Miss) 19699 Ray Perkins (Ole Miss) 1966

SECOND HALF SUCCESS*Alabama has become a second half teamthis season, showing the ability to makenecessary adjustments at halftime and putthe games away with a strong fourth quar-ter.

*The Crimson Tide has been particularlysuccessful on the ground in the secondhalf, nearly doubling its rushing totalsfrom the first half through the first fivegames.

*Alabama has rushed for 872 (60.8 percent) ofits 1,435 rushing yards in the second half.

*Alabama is averaging 96.9 yards per game onthe ground in the second half, compared to just62.6 yards per game in the first half.

ALABAMA STATS BREAKDOWN Category 1st Half 2nd HalfPoints 104 115

Average 11.6 12.8First Downs 91 70Rushing Yards 563 872Average 62.6 96.9

Passing Yards 1,322 660Average 146.9 73.3Total Offense 1,885 1,532Average 209.4 170.2


*Alabama junior running back KennethDarby (Huntsville) is the reason for the secondhalf success on the ground.

*For the season, Darby has 171 rushingattempts for 938 yards and three TDs. Heleads the SEC in total rushing yards thisseason.

*His second half numbers are quite stag-gering.

*Darby has 83 rushing attempts for 377yards (41.9 avg) in the first half this sea-son.

*Darby has 88 rushing attempts for 611yards (67.9) and three TDs in the secondhalf.

*Darby has accounted for more rushingyards in the second half in seven of hisnine games this season.

*Darby had more rushing yards in the firsthalf than the second half in his last twogames against Utah State and Miss. State.

*Against Utah State, Darby had eight car-ries for 74 yards in the first half, comparedto seven carries for 73 yards and one TDin the second half, despite not playing asnap in the fourth quarter.

*Against Miss. State, Darby had 14 rushingattempts for 68 yards in the first two quar-ters, compared to seven attempts for 64yards in the last two quarters.

KENNETH DARBY RUSHING BY HALVESOpponent 1st Half 2nd HalfMiddle Tennessee 7-16-0 10-74-0Southern Miss 7-14-0 15-65-0at South Carolina 14-70-0 6-75-1Arkansas 8-29-0 10-69-0Florida 6-43-0 9-58-0at Ole Miss 10-30-0 10-70-1Tennessee 9-33-0 14-53-0Utah State 8-74-0 7-73-1Miss. State 14-68-0 7-64-0TOTALS 83-377-0 88-611-3Average 41.9 67.9

CHRISTENSEN HITS GAME WINNER AGAINST OLE MISS AND TENNESSEE*Sophomore kicker Jamie Christensen(Norcross, Ga.) hit back-to-back game win-ning field goals as Alabama beat Ole Missand Tennessee in consecutive weeks.

*Christensen’s first game-winning fieldgoal was a 31-yard kick as time expired tobeat Ole Miss 13-10 in Oxford on Oct. 15.

*His second game-winner was a 34-yardfield goal with 13 seconds left to beat No.17 Tennessee 6-3 at Bryant-DennyStadium on Oct. 22.

*He is the first kicker in Alabama history tokick game-winning field goals in back-to-back games.

*In addition, Christensen is just the sec-ond kicker in school history to have twogame-winning field goals in the same sea-son.

*In 1937, Heywood “Sandy” Sanfordkicked two game-winning field goals in athree-week period to give Alabama winsover Tulane and Vanderbilt.

*Sanford’s 41-yard field goal late in thegame lifted Bama to a 9-6 win over Tulaneon Nov. 6, 1937.

*Then, 19 days later, he kicked a 27-yardfield goal with less than five minutes leftin the game to give Alabama a 9-7 winover Vanderbilt at Dudley Field inNashville.

*In all, Alabama has had 12 game-win-ning field goals in the modern era (since1933) of the Crimson Tide football.

*There have been several other games thatAlabama has won with a field goal, butdid not come in the final minutes of thefourth quarter.

*Fred Sington kicked a 15-yard field goalwith 2:13 left in the third quarter as Bamabeat Houston 3-0 on Sept. 26, 1959.

*Tommy Brooker’s 12-yard FG with 8:37left in the second quarter were the onlypoints scored in the Tide’s 3-0 win overAuburn on Nov. 26, 1960.

*Alan McElroy’s 27-yard field goal with8:43 left in the third quarter gave No. 1Alabama a 3-0 win over LSU on rainynight in Baton Rouge on Nov. 10, 1979.

*Terry Sanders, subbing for the injuredVan Tiffin, provided the winning points inBama’s 13-10 win over Miss. State with a32-yard FG with 10:34 left in the game.

*Van Tiffin kicked two fourth quarterfield goals as Alabama beat Penn State 6-0on Oct. 13, 1984 in Tuscaloosa. Tiffinsnapped a scoreless tie with a 53-yard FGwith 13:42 left in the game. He added asecond FG (23 yards) with 7:15 left on theclock for the six-point win.

GAME-WINNING FIELD GOGAME-WINNING FIELD GOALS (4th QuarterALS (4th Quarter,, 5 minutes or less)5 minutes or less)

Kicker Opponent Date Game-Winning FG Final ScoreJamie Christensen Tennessee Oct. 22, 2005 34-yard FG w/13 seconds UA 13-10Jamie Christensen at Ole Miss Oct. 15, 2005 31-yard FG as time expired UA 6-3Neal Thomas at Vanderbilt Sept. 8, 2001 27-yard FG w/5 mins left UA 12-9Ryan Pflugner Ole Miss Oct. 10, 1998 22-yard FG in OT UA 20-17Michael Proctor Georgia Oct. 1, 1994 32-yard FG with 1:13 left UA 29-28Philip Doyle at Tennessee Oct. 20, 1990 47-yard FG as time expired UA 9-6Van Tiffin Auburn Nov. 30,1985 52-yard FG as time expired UA 25-23Bucky Berrey Florida State Oct. 12, 1974 36-yard FG w/33 seconds UA 8-7Steve Davis at Tennessee Oct. 15, 1966 17-yard FG w/3:23 left UA 11-10Richard O’Dell at Ga. Tech Nov. 12, 1960 24-yard FG as time expired UA 16-15Sandy Sanford at Vanderbilt Nov. 25, 1937 27-yard FG w/less than 5 mins UA 9-7Sandy Sanford at Tulane Nov. 6, 1937 41-yard FG in closing moments UA 9-6


CRIMSON TIDE WINS WITHOUT TD*Alabama’s 6-3 win over Tennessee onOct. 22 marked the first time since Sept. 8, 2001the Crimson Tide won a football gamewithout scoring a touchdown.

*Christenen kicked field goals of 32 and 34yards in the win over Tennessee at Bryant-Denny Stadium.

*The six points against Tennessee is thefewest points scored in an Alabama victory sincea 6-0 win over Penn State on Oct. 13,1984.

*In the 2001 win at Vanderbilt, NealThomas kicked four field goals, includingthe game-winner with just over five min-utes left to give Bama the 12-9 victory.

*The 2005 Tennessee game marked the 10thtime in the modern era that Alabama has wona game without scoring a touchdown.

UA WINS WITHOUT A TOUCHDOWNYear Score Opponent Scores1938 3-0 Tulane 1 FG1959 3-0 Houston 1 FG1960 3-0 Auburn 1 FG1974 8-7 Florida State 2 FG, Safety1979 3-0 at LSU 1 FG1984 6-0 Penn State 2 FGs1988 8-3 Penn State 2 FG, Safety1990 9-6 at Tennessee 3 FGs2001 12-9 at Vanderbilt 4 FGs2005 6-3 Tennessee 2 FG

DEFENSE UNDER KINES *The Crimson Tide defense has madegreat strides under veteran defensive coor-dinator Joe Kines.

*After allowing a school-record 333 pointsin 13 games during the 2003 season,Alabama rebounded last year to be one ofthe top defensive units in the nation.

*Alabama showed marked improvementlast season on defense and led the nation inpass defense (113.1 yards per game) andranked second in total defense (245.5yards per game) and seventh in scoringdefense (15.8 points per game).

*The scoring defense was the mostimproved as the Crimson Tide allowedonly 190 points in 12 games, compared toa school-record 333 points in 13 games in2003.

*Alabama was also among the SEC leaderslast year in pass defense (1st), pass effi-ciency defense (1st), total defense (1st)and scoring defense (2nd).

*The Crimson Tide is back at it again thisseason with nine starters back on defense.

*Through nine games, Alabama leads the SECin scoring defense (8.2), passing defense(150.7), total defense (244.4) and pass effi-ciency defense (89.6).

*The Crimson Tide is second in the SECin rushing defense (93.8).

*On the national level, Alabama ranks first inscoring defense (8.2) and has allowed 74points this season.

*The defense has actually allowed only 67 points(7 points came on an interception returnby Southern Miss on Sept. 10), an averageof 7.4 points per game through ninegames.

*The Tide ranks second in pass efficiency,third in total defense, fourth in passingdefense and seventh in rushing defense onthe national level.

*Alabama has held eight of its first nine oppo-nents to less than 200 passing yards thisseason.

*Ole Miss (210) is the only team to throwfor more than 200 yards against the Tidethis season.

*Arkansas (81) had the fewest passingyards against Alabama this season.

*Overall, Alabama has held six of its first nineopponents to less than 300 total yards thisseason.

*Arkansas managed a season-high 318yards, which included a season best 237rushing yards against the Tide.

*Alabama held Miss. State to 103 totalyards in a 17-0 win on Nov. 5 in Starkville.The Bulldogs ran for 26 yards and com-pleted 10 of 30 passes for 77 yards in theloss.

*MSU did not crack the century mark intotal offense until the final drive of thegame with less than one minute to play.

*MSU ran only five plays in Alabama territoryand four of those came after a UAturnover at the Crimson Tide 18-yard line.

2005 Alabama Defensive RankingsCategory SEC NCAA Scoring Defense 1st 1stPass Eff. Defense 1st 2ndTotal Defense 1st 3rdPassing Defense 1st 4thRushing Defense 2nd 7th

ALABAMA DEFENSE (SINCE 2003)Year G Pts Allowed Avg.2003 13 333 25.62004 12 189 15.62005 9 74 8.2Totals 34 597 17.6

Year G Rushing Yds Allowed Avg.2003 13 1722 132.42004 12 1589 132.42005 9 844 93.8Totals 34 4153 122.1

Year G Pass Yds Allowed Avg.2003 13 2961 227.82004 12 1357 113.12005 9 1356 150.7Totals 34 5674 166.9

Year G Total Yds Allowed Avg.2003 13 4683 360.22004 12 2946 245.52005 9 2200 244.4Totals 34 9829 289.1

ALABAMA RECORD WHEN ALLOWING:Less than 100 Yards RushingYear G Record2003 6 4-22004 6 4-22005 5 5-0Totals 17 13-4

Less than 200 Yards PassingYear G Record2003 3 2-12004 9 5-42005 8 8-0Totals 20 15-5

Less than 300 Yards Total OffenseYear G Record2003 5 4-12004 10 6-42005 6 6-0Totals 21 15-5

Turnovers ForcedYear G Total2003 13 232004 12 262005 9 19Totals 34 68


*Alabama has forced at least one turnover in 30of the 34 games since Kines has served asdefensive coordinator.

*Alabama has forced at least one turnover in 26consecutive games, dating back to the 2003season.

*The last time Alabama did not force atleast one turnover was against Ole Miss onOct. 18, 2003.

ALABAMA DEFENSIVE SCORES (Since 2003)Charlie Peprah 51-yard interception returnvs. South Florida (Aug. 30, 2003)

Team Safety vs. Auburn (Nov. 22, 2003)

Simeon Castille 31-yard interception returnvs. Utah State (Sept. 4, 2004)

Team Safety vs. Minnesota (Dec. 31, 2004)

Team Safety (Mark Anderson) vs. Middle Tennessee (Sept. 3, 2005)

Rudy Griffin 17-yard interception returnvs. Miss. State (Nov. 5, 2005)

DEFENSIVE NOTEBOOK*Alabama and Miami (Fla.) are the only twoDivision I teams to rank in the Top 10nationally in the five major statisticaldefensive (rushing, passing, total defense,scoring and pass efficiency) categories.

DEFENSIVE LEADERSCategory UM UAScoring Defense 2 1Rushing Defense 10 7Passing Defense 1 4Total Defense 1 3Pass Eff. Defense 1 2

*Alabama leads the nation in scoringdefense. The Crimson Tide has allowed 74points (8.2) in nine game this year.

Scoring DefenseRank Pts Allowed School1. 8.2 ALABAMA 2. 10.4 Miami, Fla.3. 11.1 Virginia Tech4. 12.7 Auburn5. 13.8 Georgia

*The SEC has four of the Top 10 scoringdefenses in the latest SEC stats as Alabama(1), Auburn (4), Georgia (5) and LSU (6)comprise the top six leaders this week.

*Alabama has not allowed a touchdown in thelast 15-plus quarters (228:47), dating back tothe first quarter of the Ole Miss game.

*The Crimson Tide has held its last five oppo-nents to 19 total points.

*UA opponents have averaged just 3.8 points pergame since Oct. 1.

*Alabama has not allowed a rushing touchdownin its last 20 quarters, dating back to thefourth quarter of the Arkansas game.

*Alabama and Kansas lead the nation infewest rushing touchdowns (2) allowedthis season.

Fewest Rushing TDsRank No. School1. 2 ALABAMA

Kansas3. 3 Virginia Tech4. 4 Central Michigan

4 Boston College

*Alabama is the national leader for fewesttouchdowns allowed (8) enteringSaturday’s game with LSU.

Fewest TouchdownsRank No. School1. 8 ALABAMA2. 9 Miami, Fla.3. 11 Virginia Tech4. 12 Auburn5. 13 LSU

13 Middle Tennessee

*Alabama is third in the nation in total defensethis season, behind Miami (Fla.) andVirginia Tech.

Total DefenseRank Yds Allowed School1. 214.75 Miami, Fla.2. 239.33 Virginia Tech3. 244.44 ALABAMA4. 269.88 West Virginia5. 273.89 Kansas

RED ZONE DEFENSE SUCCESS*Alabama has not allowed a touchdown in thelast 16 trips into the red zone.

*The last time the Crimson Tide allowed ared zone touchdown was at SouthCarolina on Sept. 17.

*Alabama’s defense opened the season byallowing touchdowns in the first trips intothe red zone.

*Middle Tennessee and Southern Missscored one each, while South Carolinaadded two red zone touchdowns.

*In the last 15 trips into the red zone, UAopponents have scored just 18 points onsix field goals.

*The other 10 trips have ended with fourmissed field goals, three on downs and twoturnovers and one came as time expired inthe first half.

*For the season, UA opponents have scored onjust 10 of 20 (.500) red zone possessions, includ-ing six field goals and four TDs.

*The Crimson Tide has the best red zonedefense in the SEC through nine games.

*UA opponents have scored touchdownsin just four of 20 red zone chances in ninegames, also the best in the SEC.

BAMA’S 200 CAREER TACKLE CLUB*The Alabama defense has three membersof the 200 tackle club and one other playeris just one tackle shy from joining the elitegroup.

*Senior strong linebacker DeMeco Ryans(Bessemer) has recorded 290 career tackles,which ranks fifth on the school’s all-timecharts.

*Senior free safety Roman Harper (Prattville) isseventh on the school’s all-time list with285 career tackles.

*Senior middle linebacker Freddie Roach(Killen) is 10th all-time with 258 careertackles.

*The trio has combined for 833 careertackles at the Capstone.

*Senior strong safety Charlie Peprah is onetackle away from becoming the fourth UAdefender with 200 career tackles.

*Peprah enters the LSU game with 199career stops in his four-year career.


ALABAMA-LSU SERIES*Alabama leads the all-time series withLSU 43-20-5 (.669) in a series that dates backto the 1895 season.

*The Tigers won the inaugural meeting(12-6) played in Baton Rouge on Nov. 18,1895. The two teams did not meet againuntil the 1902 season, with LSU prevailingonce again. Alabama’s first series wincame on Nov. 9, 1903 in Baton Rouge asthe Crimson Tide scored a 10-0 victory.

*LSU won four of the first six meetings inthe series, before Alabama began to takecontrol at the conclusion of World War I.From 1919-45, Alabama posted a 12-gameunbeaten streak (9-0-3) against LSU.

*The Fighting Tigers would gain a slightadvantage over the next nine meetings,posting a 5-3-1 record from 1946-58.

*In 1964, the series became one-sided infavor of the Crimson Tide. Alabamawould go 16-2 (.889) against LSU from1964-81, including a series-long 11-gamewinning streak from 1971-81.

*During Paul Bryant's era as head coach(1958-82), UA posted a 16-4 (.800) markagainst LSU, which included a five-gamewinning streak (1964-68) and a 11-gamewinning streak (1971-81). LSU's fourwins over Bryant's teams came in 1958,1969, 1970 and 1982.

*Since 1982, the Crimson Tide holds anarrow 12-10-1 (.543) series lead with theTigers. Included in that stretch was afour-game winning streak by Alabamafrom 1989-92.

*LSU also ended UA’s school record 31-game(30-0-1) unbeaten streak with a 17-13 win atBryant-Denny Stadium in 1993.

*The Tigers also snapped a 15-game win-less streak to the Crimson Tide in TigerStadium with a 30-28 win in Baton Rougeon Nov. 4, 2000.

*LSU has won five of the last nine meetings,dating back to 1997.

*The Tigers have won four of the last fivemeetings, dating back to 2000. In its lastfour wins, LSU has outscored Alabama118-62.

*Alabama has not beaten LSU inTuscaloosa since a 23-17 win in 1999.

Game 10 l LSU 26 - Alabama 10 l November 13, 2004 Tiger Stadium l Baton Rouge, La.. l (ESPN) Attendance: 91,861

1 2 3 4 TotalALABAMA 7 3 0 0 10LSU 0 6 7 13 26

Scoring Summary:1st QuarterUA 7 - LSU 0 - 4:27 Kenneth Darby 1 yd run, Brian Bostick kick (4-plays, 53-yards, 1:45)

2nd QuarterUA 7 - LSU 3 -12:17 Ryan Gaudet 32 yd field goal (8-plays, 35-yards, 3:33) UA 10 - LSU 3 - 5:24 Brian Bostick 26 yd field goal (14-plays, 72-yards, 6:53) UA 10 - LSU 6 - 1:37 Ryan Gaudet 28 yd field goal (9-plays, 65-yards, 3:42)

3rd QuarterUA 10 - LSU 13 - 5:01 Cameron Vaughn 8 yd fumble recovery, Ryan Gaudet kick

4th QuarterUA 10 - LSU 20 - 9:38 Joseph Addai 35 yd pass from Jamarcus Russell, Ryan Gaudet kick (4-plays, 63-yards, 2:05)UA 10 - LSU 26 - 4:32 Joseph Addai 47 yd run, Ryan Gaudet kick failed (2-plays, 49-yards, 0:53)

UA LSUFirst Downs 8 14Rushing Yards (Att.-Yds) 43-82 44-192Passing Yards 114 91Passes (Att-Comp-Int) 15-7-1 14-6-0Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 58-196 58-283Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-8Punt Returns-Yards 1-4 3-38Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-29 2-23Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-44Punts (Number-Avg) 9-38.1 6-40.5Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-1Penalties-Yards 7-45 3-15Possession Time 31:26 28:34Third-Down Conversions 3 of 16 4 of 13Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 2-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-30 4-29

INDIVIDUAL STATSRUSHING: UA - Kenneth Darby 35-109; L. McClain 1-4; Aaron Johns 1-minus 1; Tyrone Prothro 1-minus 1; S. Pennington 5-minus 29. LSU - Joseph Addai 12-99; Alley Broussard 18-84; Skyler Green 1-16; Justin Vincent 4-16; Jacob Hester 1-10; Team 2-minus 3; Marcus Randall 3-minus 5; Jamarcus Russel 3-minus 25.

PASSING: UA - S. Pennington 7-15-114-1-0; LSU - Jamarcus Russell 5-10-92-0-1; Marcus Randall 1-4-(-1)-0-0

RECEIVING: UA - Kenneth Darby 3-15-0; Matt Caddell 2-66-0; Le’Ron McClain 1-24-0; Tyrone Prothro 1-9-0;LSU - Joseph Addai 3-46-1; Criag Davis 2-36-0; Keith Zinger 1-9-0

TACKLES (UA-A): UA - Roach 3-6-9; Ryans 3-6-9; Wortham 2-5-7; Peprah 3-3-6; Anderson 2-3-5; Bates 2-3-5; Clark 0-5-5; Robinson 2-2-4; Madison 1-3-4; S. Castille 1-2-3; Gilberry 0-3-3; Harper 0-3-3; Simpson 0-2-2; Turner 1-0-1; Bryant 1-0-1;Carter 1-0-1; T. Jones 1-0-1; Waldrop 1-0-1; Knight 1-0-1; Harris 1-0-1; Britt 1-0-1; Griffin 0-1-1; McClain 0-1-1; LSU - Landry 4-6-10; Turner 3-6-9; Williams 1-8-9; Spears 5-3-8; Wroten 4-2-6; J. Daniels 0-6-6; Vaughn 2-3-5; Oliver 1-4-5; Hollis 0-5-5; T. Daniels 1-2-3; Pittman 0-2-2; Hester 0-2-2; Webster 0-2-2; West 0-2-2; Prude 1-0-1; Fisher 0-1-1; Highsmith 0-1-1; Washing 0-1-1; Kuale 0-1-1; Dorsey 0-1-1

SACKS (UA-A): UA- Bates 1-10; Gilberry 1-7; S. Castille 1-5; Clark 0.5 (-6), Anderson 0.5 (-2); LSU - Wroten 2-17; Spears 2-12

INTERCEPTIONS: UA - None. LSU - Webster 1-44

FUMBLES: UA - Anderon 1-0; LSU - Vaughn 1-8 (TD)


ALABAMA-LSU ALL-TIME SCORESYear Result Site1895 LSU 12, Alabama 6 Baton Rouge1902 LSU 11, Alabama 0 Tuscaloosa1903 Alabama 18, LSU 0 Baton Rouge1904 Alabama 11, LSU 0 Baton Rouge1907 Alabama 6, LSU 4 Mobile1909 LSU 12, Alabama 6 Birmingham1919 Alabama 21, LSU 0 Baton Rouge1920 Alabama 21, LSU 0 Tuscaloosa1921 Alabama 7, LSU 7 New Orleans1922 Alabama 47, LSU 3 Tuscaloosa1923 Alabama 30, LSU 3 Montgomery1925 Alabama 32, LSU 0 Baton Rouge1926 Alabama 24, LSU 0 Tuscaloosa1927 Alabama 0, LSU 0 Birmingham1928 Alabama 13, LSU 0 Birmingham1930 Alabama 33, LSU 0 Montgomery1944 Alabama 27, LSU 27 Baton Rouge1945 Alabama 26, LSU 7 Baton Rouge1946 LSU 31, Alabama 21 Baton Rouge1947 Alabama 31, LSU 12 Tuscaloosa1948 LSU 26, Alabama 6 Baton Rouge1951 LSU 13, Alabama 7 Mobile1952 Alabama 21, LSU 20 Baton Rouge1953 Alabama 7, LSU 7 Mobile1954 Alabama 12, LSU 0 Tuscaloosa1957 LSU 28, Alabama 0 Baton Rouge1958 LSU 13, Alabama 3 Mobile1964 Alabama 17, LSU 9 Birmingham1965 Alabama 31, LSU 7 Baton Rouge1966 Alabama 21, LSU 0 Birmingham1967 Alabama 7, LSU 6 Baton Rouge1968 Alabama 16, LSU 7 Birmingham1969 LSU 20, Alabama 15 Baton Rouge1970 LSU 14, Alabama 9 Birmingham1971 Alabama 14, LSU 7 Baton Rouge1972 Alabama 35, LSU 21 Birmingham1973 Alabama 21, LSU 7 Baton Rouge1974 Alabama 30, LSU 0 Birmingham1975 Alabama 23, LSU 10 Baton Rouge1976 Alabama 28, LSU 17 Birmingham1977 Alabama 24, LSU 3 Baton Rouge1978 Alabama 31, LSU 10 Birmingham1979 Alabama 3, LSU 0 Baton Rouge1980 Alabama 28, LSU 7 Tuscaloosa1981 Alabama 24, LSU 7 Baton Rouge1982 LSU 20, Alabama 10 Birmingham1983 Alabama 32, LSU 26 Baton Rouge1984 LSU 16, Alabama 14 Birmingham1985 Alabama 14, LSU 14 Baton Rouge1986 LSU 14, Alabama 10 Birmingham1987 Alabama 22, LSU 10 Baton Rouge1988 LSU 19, Alabama 18 Tuscaloosa1989 Alabama 32, LSU 16 Baton Rouge1990 Alabama 24, LSU 3 Tuscaloosa1991 Alabama 20, LSU 17 Baton Rouge1992 Alabama 31, LSU 11 Baton Rouge1993 LSU 17, Alabama 13 Tuscaloosa1994 Alabama 35, LSU 17 Baton Rouge1995 Alabama 10, LSU 3 Tuscaloosa1996 Alabama 26, LSU 0 Baton Rouge1997 LSU 27, Alabama 0 Tuscaloosa1998 Alabama 22, LSU 16 Baton Rouge1999 Alabama 23, LSU 17 Tuscaloosa

Game 10 l LSU 27 - Alabama 3 l November 15, 2003 Bryant-Denny Stadium l Tuscaloosa, Ala. l (ESPN) Attendance: 83,818

1 2 3 4 TotalLSU 10 7 7 3 27Alabama 0 0 0 3 3

First QuarterLSU 3, UA 0 - 10:34 Chris Jackson 2-yard field goal (10 plays, 46 yards, 3:24)LSU 10, UA 0 - 9:16 Michael Clayton 23-yard pass from Matt Mauck (1 plays, 23 yards, 0:06), Chris Jackson kick

Second QuarterLSU 17, UA 0 - 2:03 Eric Edwards 3-yard pass from Matt Mauck (9 plays, 55 yards, 4:00), Chris Jackson kick

Third QuarterLSU 24, UA 0 - 9:15 Alley Broussard 4-yard run (9 plays, 72 yards, 3:52), Chris Jackson kick

Fourth QuarterLSU 27, UA 0 - 10:11 Chris Jackson 33-yard field goal (8 plays, 67 yards, 3:48)LSU 27, UA 3 - 6:39 Brian Bostick 27-yard field goal (10 plays, 75 yards, 3:32)

Team Stats LSU UAFirst Downs 28 10Rushing (Att-Yds) 40-219 26-65Passing (Att-Comp-Int) 36-24-1 33-12-1Passing Yards 251 154Total Offense 470 219Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0Interceptions-yards 1--5 1-36Punting (No-Avg) 4-32.8 9-36.3Punt Returns (No-Yds) 4-69 2-2Penalties-Yards 4-42 5-35Time of Possession 34:30 25:30Third Down Conversions 4 of 12 2 of 16Fourth Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 3Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-15 0-0

Rushing (Att-Yds-TD): UA - Kenneth Darby 10-41; Shaud Williams 11-29; Brodie Croyle 5-minus 5. LSU - Justin Vincent 16-83;Alley Broussard 11-79; Joseph Addai 5-31; Matt Mauck 1-16; Shyrone Carey 5-9; D. Henderson 1-4; TEAM 1-minus 3.

Passing (Att-Comp-Int-Yds-TD): UA - Brodie Croyle 12-33-1-154. LSU - Matt Mauck 24-36-1-251.

Receiving (Rec-Yds-TD): UA - Triandos Luke 4-60; Tyrone Prothro 3-41; Dre Fulgham 2-13; Tim Castille 1-21; Zach Fletcher 1-17;Shaud Williams 1-2. LSU - Michael Clayton 12-130; D. Henderson 5-68; Skyler Green 4-41; Joseph Addai 2-9; Eric Edwards 1-3.

Fumbles:UA - Brandon Brooks 1-0. LSU - Joseph Addai 1-0; Michael Clayton 1-1.

Defensive StatsTackles: UA - Charlie Peprah 13-1; Derrick Pope 6-3; Anthony Madison 7-0; Mark Anderson 3-3; Charles Jones 4-1; Juwan Garth4-1; Carlos Andrews 4-0; Demeco Ryans 4-0; Jeremy Clark 3-1; Roman Harper 3-1; Anthony Bryant 0-4; Freddie Roach 3-0;Antwan Odom 1-0; Chris James 1-0; Lance Taylor 1-0; Terrence Jones 1-0; Bo Freelend 1-0; Leslie Williams 1-0; Dominic Lee 1-0; Kyle Tatum 1-0; Danny Martz 1-0; David Scott 1-0. LSU - LaRon Landry 6-1; Kyle Williams 6-1; Marquise Hill 5-0; ChadLavalais 4-0; Marcus Spears 3-0; Randall Gay 2-1; Corey Webster 2-1; Lionel Turner 1-2; Melvin Oliver 2-0; Cameron Vaughn 2-0;Jesse Daniels 2-0; Daniel Francis 2-0; Travis Daniels 1-1; Michael Clayton 1-0; Chris Jackson 1-0; B. Edwards 1-0; Bryce Wyatt 0-1; Eric Alexander 0-1.

Interceptions: LSU - Chad Lavalais 1-minus 5. UA - Charlie Peprah 1-36.

Sacks (UA-A): LSU - Marquise Hill 1-0; Melvin Oliver 1-0. UA - None


Year Result Site2000 LSU 30, Alabama 28 Baton Rouge2001 LSU 35, Alabama 21 Tuscaloosa2002 Alabama 31, LSU 0 Baton Rouge2003 LSU 27, Alabama 3 Tuscaloosa2004 LSU 26, Alabama 10 Baton Rouge

THE STATS*Here is the statistical comparison between Alabama and LSU heading intoSaturday’s game in Baton Rouge.

ALABAMA-LSU STATSCategory UA LSURecord 9-0 7-1Conf Record 6-0 4-1

Points Scored 219 254Average 24.3 31.8Points Allowed 74 111Average 8.2 13.9

Rushing Yards 159.4 159.1Passing Yards 220.0 241.9Total Offense 379.4 401.0

Rushing Defense 93.8 107.5Passing Defense 150.7 188.2Total Defense 244.4 295.8


Penalties/Yards 51-407 72-611Penalties Per Game 5.7 9.0Average Yards 45.2 67.9Punting (No-Yds) 45-1656 39-1651Punting Avg 36.8 42.3Net Punting 32.6 39.8Time of Possession 32:30 30:44Third Down Conv. 52/132 37/99Percentage .394 .374Fourth Down Conv. 3/9 5/5Percentage .333 1.000Sacks By 20 (-132) 23 (-175)

RUSHING LEADERS Att-Yds-TDKenneth Darby (UA) 171-968-3Jimmy Johns (UA) 34-170-0Glen Coffee (UA) 46-152-0Tim Castille (UA) 36-81-6

Joseph Addai (LSU) 135-654-7Justin Vincent (LSU) 57-299-2Shyrone Carey (LSU) 40-148-2

PASSING LEADERS Comp-Att-Int-Yds-TDBrodie Croyle (UA) 151-243-4-1930-12John Parker Wilson (UA) 4-7-50-0-2

JaMarcus Russell (LSU) 135-211-5-1759-11Matt Flynn (LSU) 9-11-0164-3

ALABAMA FOOTBALL CAREER STATS (vs. LSU)

Player (GP) Rushing Passing Receiving OtherBrandon Brooks (3) 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 2 PR, 2 yds

3 KOR, 21 ydsKeith Brown (1) 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Matt Caddell (1) 0-0-0 0-0-0 2-66-0 1 KOR, 10 ydsTim Castille (1) 1-21-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Brodie Croyle (2) 6 (-8) 12-35-154-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Kenneth Darby (2) 45-150-1 3-15-0 0-0-0 0-0-0Ezekial Knight (1) 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1 Tackle

Player (GP) Tackles TFLs Sacks OtherMark Anderson (3) 6-6-12 2 (-5) 0.5 (2) FRJustin Britt (1) 1-0-1 0 0 0Marcus Carter (1) 1-0-1 0 0 0Simeon Castille (1) 1-2-3 1 (-5) 1 (-5) 0Jeremy Clark (2) 4-5-9 1 (-6) 0.5 (-6) 0Wallace Gilberry (1) 0-3-3 3 (-8) 1 (-7) 0Rudy Griffin (1) 0-1-1 0 0 0Roman Harper (3) 7-6-13 0 0 PBUChris Harris (1) 1-0-1 0 0 0Terrence Jones (2) 2-0-2 0 0 0Dominic Lee (1) 1-0-1 0 0 0Anthony Madison (3) 6-4-10 0 0 PBUCharlie Peprah (3) 17-4-21 0 0 1 INT, 36 ydsFreddie Roach (3) 7-8-15 3 (-11) 0 0Ramzee Robinson (2) 4-2-6 0 0 0DeMeco Ryans (3) 7-11-18 2 (-2) 0 0Juwan Simpson (2) 3-4-7 0 0 0DeMarcus Waldrop (1) 1-0-1 0 0 0

ALABAMA-LSU PLAYER NOTEBOOK

*Sophomore wide receiver Matt Caddell had two catches for 66 yards in last year’s game at LSU. Caddell hauled ina 48-yard pass in the first quarter to give the Tide a first-and-goal at the LSU 5-yard line. Bama scored three playslater when Kenneth Darby punched it in from the one-yard line.

*Senior quarterback Brodie Croyle has played in two games against LSU in his career and has completed 12 of 35passes (.343) passes for 154 yards, with one interception. In his lone start against the Tigers, Croyle completed 12of 33 passes for 154 yards in a 27-3 loss to LSU in Tuscaloosa in 2003.

*Junior running back Kenneth Darby had 35 rushing attempts for 109 yards in last year’s loss at LSU. He sufferedhis sports hernia injury in the loss and played sparingly against Auburn and Minnesota in the final two games of theseason. Darby’s one-yard TD run with 4:27 left in the first quarter gave Alabama a 7-0 lead at Tiger Stadium. Darbyhad 10 carries for 41 yards in the Tide’s 27-3 loss to LSU in 2003.

*Sophomore defensive end Wallace Gilberry recorded three tackles (3 TFLs, -9 yds) in last year’s game at LSU andall three were behind the line of scrimmage. He had a seven-yard sack and two other stops behind the line forminus two yards.

*Senior strong safety Charlie Peprah has logged 21 career tackles and one interception in three career gamesagainst LSU. Peprah had 13 tackles in the Crimson Tide’s 27-3 loss to the Tigers in Tuscaloosa in 2003. He alsohad a 36-yard interception return in that game, along with three pass deflections. Peprah had six tackles last yearin Baton Rouge.

*Senior middle linebacker Freddie Roach had a team-high nine tackles, including two TFLs (-6) in last year’s gameat LSU. In his three-year career, Roach has logged 15 tackles, including three TFLs (-11), against LSU.

*Senior strong linebacker DeMeco Ryans also had nine tackles in last year’s loss at LSU. In his three-year career,Ryans has 18 total tackles and two TFLs (-3) against the Tigers.

ALABAMA SINGLE-GAME RECORDS VS.ALABAMA SINGLE-GAME RECORDS VS. LSULSUCategory Record Holder (Year)Rushing Attempts: 35, Kenneth Darby (2004)

35, Bobby Humphrey (1987)33, Dennis Riddle (1995)

Rushing Yards: 291, Shaun Alexander (1996) (UA single-game record)211, Siran Stacy (1989)

Rushing TD: 4, Shaun Alexander (1996) Most TD Passes: 3, Andrew Zow (1988)Longest Pass: 77, Gary Rutledge to Wayne Wheeler (1973) (TD)Most Receiving Yards: 134, Quincy Jackson (1998)Most TD Receptions: 2, Quincy Jackson (1998)


RECEIVING LEADERS Rec-Yds-Avg-TDDJ Hall (UA) 38-571-15.0-4Keith Brown (UA) 21-451-18.8-3Kenneth Darby (UA) 18-90-5.0-0

Skyler Green (LSU) 26-207-8.0-0Dwayne Bowe (LSU) 24-450-18.8-7Early Doucet (LSU) 21-336-16.0-4

PUNTING No-Yds-Avg-BlkJeremy Schatz (UA) 38-1461-38.4-1Jeffrey Aul (UA) 6-195-32.5-0

Chris Jackson (LSU) 37-1553-42.0-0Patrick Fisher (LSU) 2-98-49.0-0

PUNT RETURNS No.-Yds-Avg-TDSimeon Castille (UA) 2-38-19.0-0Brandon Brooks (UA) 8-36-4.5-0DJ Hall (UA) 2 (-1)

Skyler Green (LSU) 18-280-15.6-1

KICKOFF RETURNS No.-Yds-Avg-TDDJ Hall (UA) 2-48-24.0-0Brandon Brooks (UA) 2-35-17.5-0

Skyler Green (LSU) 9-198-22.0-0Shawn Jordan (LSU) 2-22-11.0-0

LEADING TACKLERS Solo-Ast-TotalDeMeco Ryans (UA) 32-27-59Roman Harper (UA) 27-25-52Freddie Roach (UA) 28-24-52Juwan Simpson (UA) 27-24-51Charlie Peprah (UA) 21-11-32

Ali Highsmith (LSU) 27-28-55Cameron Vaughn (LSU) 22-27-49LeRon Landry (LSU) 29-15-44Melvin Oliver (LSU) 22-22-44Kyle Williams (LSU) 18-16-34

TFL LEADERS Tkls-Yds LostMark Anderson (UA) 12 (-53)DeMeco Ryans (UA) 9 (-45)Roman Harper (UA) 4.5 (-9)

Ali Highsmith (LSU) 8.5 (-41)Claude Wroten (LSU) 7 (-24)Melvin Oliver (LSU) 6 (-29)

SACKS LEADERS Sacks-Yds LostMark Anderson 5 (-30)DeMeco Ryans 3.5 (-31)

Melvin Oliver (LSU) 5 (-27)Ali Highsmith (LSU) 4 (-36)

LSU SERIES IS A LONG ONE*For now, the Alabama-LSU series ranksas the fourth-longest in Crimson Tide his-tory. The two teams will be meeting forthe 69th time on Saturday.

*The Alabama-Auburn game next week-end will also be the 69th meeting in theseries, tying the UA-LSU series for thefourth-longest in school history.

MOST GAMES VS. OPPONENT (All-Time)Opponent Games 1st MeetingMiss. State 90 1896Tennessee 88 1901Vanderbilt 79 1903LSU 69 1895Auburn 68 1892

*In addition, the LSU game is tied for thethe third-oldest series in the UA recordbooks as the two teams first met in 1895.

ALABAMA’S OLDEST FOOTBALL SERIESRank Opponent First Meeting1. Auburn 18932. Ole Miss 18943. Georgia 1895

LSU 18955. Miss. State 18966. Tennessee 1901

SERIES HIGHLIGHTS*The LSU series is the fourth oldest seriesin the UA record books. The series datesback to 1895.

*LSU and Southern Miss are the only twoteams to play Alabama at all four modern erahome sites -- Crampton Bowl, LaddStadium, Legion Field and Bryant-DennyStadium.

*Alabama has shutout LSU 15 times, includinga 31-0 win in Baton Rouge in 2002. TheCrimson Tide’s biggest shutout win was a42-0 decision in 1925.

*LSU has shutout Alabama three times and notsince a 27-0 win in Tuscaloosa in 1997.The Tigers’ biggest shutout win came in1957 (28-0).

*Alabama’s longest series winning streak is 11games from 1971-82.

*LSU has never won more than two straightgames against Alabama. The Tigers own atwo-game winning streak over theCrimson Tide and seeks its first-everthree-game winning streak this season inTuscaloosa.

*The first meeting between Alabama andLSU took place on Monday, Nov. 18, 1895at 9:30 a.m. The game had originally beenscheduled for Friday, Nov. 15th.

*Alabama defeated LSU 6-4 in Mobileduring the 1907 season on a 75-yard returnby Thomas Reidy with less than oneminute to play.

*The Crimson Tide’s 21-0 win in BatonRouge during the 1919 season was the firstwin of a then school record 12-game winningstreak for Alabama.

*This was also the first win in the first 10-game winning streak in school history.

*Alabama and LSU played to 27-27 tie inBaton Rouge on Sept. 30, 1944, marking thefirst Alabama football game since the Jan. 1, 1943Orange Bowl win over Boston College (37-21). The Crimson Tide did not field afootball team in 1943 due to World War II.

*Legendary Alabama coach Paul “Bear”Bryant’s first game as head coach of theCrimson Tide was against LSU. TheTigers defeated the Crimson Tide 13-3 onSept. 27, 1958 at Mobile’s Ladd Stadium.

*Also, the bleachers collapsed at LaddStadium that night due to the overflowcrowd attracted by Bryant’s debut.

*Alabama recorded its 500th all-time winwith a 21-7 victory over LSU onThanksgiving night (Nov. 22) in 1973.

*LSU beat Alabama 19-18 in a classicgame in Tuscaloosa on Nov. 5, 1988, mark-ing the Tigers’ first win on the UA campus since1902 and first-ever in Bryant-DennyStadium.

*Alabama’s 650th win (32-16) came againstLSU on Nov. 11, 1989 in Baton Rouge asUA clinched a share of its first SECChampionship since 1981.

*Alabama’s 700th on-the-field win also camein Baton Rouge on Nov. 5, 1994 as theTide claimed a 35-17 win.

*LSU shutout Alabama 27-0 on Nov. 8,1997, marking just the sixth time the CrimsonTide had ever been shutout in Bryant-Denny Stadium.


THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME*There's no place like home, unless youplay in the Alabama-LSU football series.

*A streaky series at best, this matchupbetween Alabama and LSU has producedsome interesting results.

*The Crimson Tide holds a 43-20-5 serieslead over the Tigers in a series that hasbeen dominated by the road team.

*The home team has compiled a 10-24-1(.300) record since the 1970 season.

*The road team won every game in the Alabama-LSU series from 1981-89, with the exception ofa 14-14 tie in Baton Rouge in 1985.

*Alabama snapped the nine-game unbeat-en streak by the road team with a 24-3 winin Tuscaloosa during the 1990 season.

*Since 1991, the road team is 10-4 (.714) in thelast 14 games. LSU won at home last year(26-10) to snap a three-game losing streakby the home team.

*Since 1982, LSU owns an 8-3 (.727) recordover the Crimson Tide in the state of Alabama.The Tigers won four straight road gamesfrom 1982-88.

*LSU enters the 2005 season having wonthree of the last four games at Bryant-DennyStadium, including a three-game winningstreak.

Recent Games in AlabamaYear Result1982 *LSU 20, Alabama 101984 *LSU 16, Alabama 141986 *LSU 14, Alabama 101988 LSU 19, Alabama 18 1990 Alabama 24, LSU 31993 LSU 17, Alabama 13 1995 Alabama 10, LSU 3 1997 LSU 27, Alabama 0 1999 Alabama 23, LSU 17 2001 LSU 35, Alabama 212003 LSU 27, Alabama 3* - Game played at Legion Field, Birmingham

*Since 1969, Alabama is 15-2-1 (.861) in BatonRouge.

Recent Games at Tiger StadiumYear Result1971 Alabama 14, LSU 71973 Alabama 21, LSU 71975 Alabama 23, LSU 101977 Alabama 24, LSU 31979 Alabama 3, LSU 01981 Alabama 24, LSU 71983 Alabama 32, LSU 261985 Alabama 14, LSU 141987 Alabama 22, LSU 101989 Alabama 32, LSU 161991 Alabama 20, LSU 171992 Alabama 31, LSU 111994 Alabama 35, LSU 171996 Alabama 26, LSU 01998 Alabama 22, LSU 162000 LSU 30, Alabama 282002 Alabama 31, LSU 02004 LSU 26, Alabama 10

BAMA-LSU SERIES AT VARIOUS SITES*The Alabama-LSU series has been playedat six different sites since the initial meetingin 1895.

*The city of Baton Rouge has hosted themost games in the series (32), withAlabama posting a 23-7-2 (.750) record onthe LSU campus.

*Only one other Louisiana city has hostedthis series, with Alabama and LSU playingto a 7-7 tie in New Orleans in 1921.

*Four Alabama cities have played host tothis rivalry, including Tuscaloosa, Mobile,Montgomery and Birmingham.

ALABAMA-LSU SERIES RECORD BY SITESSite Series RecordBaton Rouge UA leads, 23-7-2New Orleans Series Tied, 0-0-1

Tuscaloosa UA leads 9-6Birmingham UA leads 8-5-1Montgomery UA leads 2-0Mobile LSU leads 2-1-1

ALABAMA TIGERS*The Alabama roster does not list anyplayers from the state of Louisiana.

LSU TIDERS*LSU has five players on its roster from the state of Alabama.

LSU PLAYERS FROM ALABAMAPlayer HometownKenneth Hollis AdamsvilleChevis Jackson MobileJaMarcus Russell MobileMelvin Oliver OpelikaBrandon Washington Tuscaloosa

BAMA-LSU NOTEBOOK*Alabama and LSU have met every yearsince 1964.

*Alabama head coach Mike Shula is 0-2(.000) in his coaching career against LSU.

*Overall, Shula is 0-4-1 (.000) as player andcoach against the Tigers. In 1985, Shulacaught a 0-yard TD pass from Gene Jelksas the Crimson Tide and Tigers played to a14-14 tie at Tiger Stadium.

Mike Shula vs. LSUYear Result1984 LSU 16, Alabama 14 (Birmingham)1985 Alabama 14, LSU 14 (Baton Rouge)1986 LSU 14, Alabama 10 (Birmingham)2003 LSU 27, Alabama 3 (Tuscaloosa)2004 LSU 26, Alabama 10 (Baton Rouge)

*Bama receivers coach Charlie Harbisonserved as the defensive backs coach at LSUin 2001 and 2002 before joining coachShula’s staff at Alabama.

*LSU’s Director of Athletic Training, JackMarucci, earned his master’s degree fromAlabama in 1988. He spent two years withthe Crimson Tide football and baseballteams as a graduate assistant trainer.

NOVEMBER RECORD*Alabama has compiled a 251-118-14 (.674)all-time record in 383 all-time Novembergames.

*The Crimson Tide has compiled a 3-5(.375 record in the month of Novemberunder coach Mike Shula. Bama was 1-2last year in November and posted a 1-3record in 2003.

*Bama’s only three wins in the Shula era inthe month of November have comeagainst Miss. State.

*The first football game in Alabama history wasplayed in the month of November. TheCrimson Tide defeated Birmingham HighSchool 56-0 on Nov. 11, 1892.

*Alabama is 47-27-1 (.633) in the month ofNovember since the 1983 season.


ON THIS DATE*Alabama has compiled an 7-6-1 (.536) all-time record in games played on November12th.

*The LSU game marks the first time sincethe 1994 season that Alabama has played agame on this date.

*The Crimson Tide erased a 25-15 fourth-quarter deficit to beat Miss. State 29-25 inStarkville to clinch its third straight SECWestern Division title.

*The second game in Crimson Tide foot-ball history was played on Nov. 12, 1892 asthe Birmingham Athletic Club beatAlabama, 5-4.

*Alabama recorded its 600th all-time winwith a 28-16 victory over Southern Misson Nov. 12, 1983.

*Alabama lost its first five games played onthis date and posted an 0-5-1 record onNov. 12th through the 1938 season.

*Since then, Alabama is 7-1 in its last eight games on this date.

*Bama has compiled a 3-0 record inTuscaloosa games played on Nov. 12th.

*Alabama and LSU have never met on thisdate.

All-Time Games on November 12thYear Result Site1892 Bham AC 5, Alabama 4 Birmingham1904 Auburn 29, Alabama 5 Birmingham1910 Sewanee 30, Alabama 0 Birmingham1927 Florida 13, Alabama 6 Montgomery1932 Georgia Tech 6, Alabama 9 Atlanta1938 Georgia Tech 14, Alabama 14 Atlanta1949 Alabama 20, Georgia Tech 7 Birmingham1955 Georgia Tech 26, Alabama 2 Birmingham1960 Alabama 16, Georgia Tech 15 Atlanta1966 Alabama 24, South Carolina 0 Tuscaloosa1977 Alabama 36, Miami, Fla. 0 Tuscaloosa1983 Alabama 28, S. Miss 16 Birmingham1988 Alabama 17, USL 0 Tuscaloosa1994 Alabama 29, Miss. State 25 Starkville

BAMA COACHES IN NOVEMBER*Here is Alabama’s all-time coachingrecords in the month of November.

NOVEMBER COACHING RECORDS Coach Record (Pct.)Wallace Wade 22-8 (.733)Frank Thomas 42-12-2 (.768)Red Drew 24-7-1 (.742)J.B. Whitworth 3-9-1 (.269)Paul Bryant 68-16 (.810)Ray Perkins 9-4-1 (.679)Bill Curry 5-4 (.556)Gene Stallings 18-4 (.818)Mike DuBose 5-8 (.385)Dennis Franchione 7-2 (.778)Mike Shula 2-5 (.286)

ALABAMA ON THE TUBE*Alabama has compiled a 159-99-5 (.614) all-time record on television since its first tele-vised game in 1951.

*Alabama is 7-0 on television this season afterwins over Southern Miss (espn2), SouthCarolina (CBS), Arkansas (JP Sports),Florida (CBS), Ole Miss (CBS), Tennessee(CBS) and Miss. State (CBS).

*The LSU marks Alabama’s sixth game ofCBS this season and fifth in the last sixgames.

*CBS will also televise the Alabama-Auburn game next week from Jordan-Hare Stadium.

*The LSU game will also be Alabama’s 25thconsecutive televised SEC game. The last SECgame not to be televised was a 28-14 winover Miss. State on Nov. 9, 2002.

*Alabama is 13-14 (.481) in televised gamesunder head coach Mike Shula.

*The Crimson Tide has compiled a 135-81-3 (.622) record in 219 regular-season TVgames.

ALABAMAALABAMA’S NOVEMBER’S NOVEMBER HIGHLIGHTSHIGHLIGHTS

Date Result NotesNov. 11, 1892 Alabama 56, Bham HS First-game in the history of Alabama footballNov. 4, 1922 Alabama 9, Penn 7 Crimson Tide upsets Penn in Philadelphia

Landmark win for Southern footballNov. 14, 1925 Alabama 35, Florida 0 Alabama’s 150th all-time winNov. 23, 1946 Boston College 13, Alabama 7 Game played at Braves Field in Boston

First time UA traveled to game using airplaneNov. 14, 1981 Alabama 31, Penn State 16 Coach Paul Bryant ties Amos Alonzo Stagg (314 wins)Nov. 28, 1981 Alabama 28, Auburn 17 Bryant becomes all-time winningest coach w/315th winNov. 13, 1982 S. Miss 38, Alabama 29 UA’s 57-game Tuscaloosa winning streak snapped

Bryant’s last Tuscaloosa game as head coachNov. 12, 1983 Alabama 28, S. Miss 16 UA’s 600th all-time football winNov. 11, 1989 Alabama 32, LSU 16 Alabama clinches share of first SEC title since 1981

UA’s 650th all-time football winNov. 9, 1996 Alabama 26, LSU 0 Shaun Alexadner’s school record 291 rushing yardsNov. 23, 1996 Alabama 24, Auburn 23 Gene Stallings’ final game as head coach

Dennis Riddle scores game winner with six seconds leftNov. 20, 1999 Alabama 28, Auburn 17 Shaun Alexander 100 rushing yards and 3 TDs in 4th qtr


EAST AND WEST*Since the SEC split into two divisions in1992, the Western Division owns a 128-118-3(.520) lead over the Eastern Division.

*Alabama has compiled a 25-15-1 (.622)record against Eastern Division teamssince the 1992 season.

*The Crimson Tide has the best winningpercentage among SEC Western Divisionteams against its Eastern Division counter-parts.

*Overall, Alabama has the fourth-bestdivisional record in the SEC since 1992behind Tennessee, Florida and Georgia.

*Alabama is 68-39-1 (.634) record in 108regular-season SEC games since 1992.

*If one includes the SEC ChampionshipGame, Alabama’s record would be 69-42-1(.621) in 112 games against SEC teams.

*Alabama has compiled a 43-25 (.633) regu-lar season record against SEC WesternDivision teams since 1992.

SEC WESTERN DIVISION RECORD (Since 1992)Opponent Recordvs. Auburn 6-7vs. Arkansas 8-5vs. LSU 7-6vs. Ole Miss 12-2vs. Mississippi State 10-4

*Alabama has compiled a 25-14-1 (.638) reg-ular season record against SEC EasternDivision teams since 1992.

SEC EASTERN DIVISION RECORD (Since 1992)Opponent Recordvs. Florida 2-1 vs. Georgia 2-2vs. Kentucky 3-1vs. South Carolina 4-2vs. Tennessee 3-9-1vs. Vanderbilt 11-0

ALABAMA’S OVERTIME RECORDOverall Record: 2-4 (.333) Regular-Season OT: 2-3 (.400) SEC OT Record: 2-3 (.400) Post-Season OT: 0-1 (.000)

Date Result SiteOct. 4, 1997 Kentucky 40, Alabama 34 LexingtonOct. 10, 1998 Alabama 20, Ole Miss 17 TuscaloosaOct. 2, 1999 Alabama 40, Florida 39 GainesvilleJan. 1, 2000 Michigan 35, Alabama 34 Orange Bowl, Miami Sept. 27, 2003 Arkansas 34, Alabama 31 (2 OT) TuscaloosaOct. 25, 2003 Tennessee 51, Alabama 43 (5 OT) Tuscaloosa

ALABAMA ALL-TIME RECORD WHEN SCORING BETWEEN

30-39 Points 169-9-1

40-49 Points 93-1

50-59 Points 47-0

60-69 Points 18-0

70-79 Points 3-0

80+ Points 6-0


ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE FOOALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE FOOTBALL - DID YTBALL - DID YOU KNOW?OU KNOW?

PERSONALLY SPEAKING*Here are some interesting facts and fig-ures about members of the Alabama foot-ball team. These may be some helpfulhints for feature story ideas, etc.

*Junior kicker Jeffrey Aul was born inSeoul, South Korea.

*Senior wide receiver Brandon Brooks was atwo-time Alabama high school state cham-pion in the 55-meter dash, winning theClass 6A title in 1999 (6.51) and 2000(6.43).

*Senior center JB Closner’s full name is Jon-Bennett Closner.

*Junior quarterback Brodie Croyle is thethird member of his family to suit up forthe Crimson Tide.

*His father, John, was a defensive end forCoach Paul Bryant (1971-73).

*Brodie’s sister, Reagan, who played basket-ball at Alabama for former coach RickMoody, is married to former Alabamaquarterback John David Phillips (1994-98).Reagan was elected Alabama'sHomecoming Queen in 2000.

*Croyle was also an outstanding highschool baseball player and holds theAlabama state record for highest batting averagewith a .672 (43-for-64) average as a sopho-more in 1999.

*Junior defensive end Chris Harris is thefourth member of his family to play col-lege football. His father, Orlando, playedat Jackson State, while two cousins --Anthony (Southern Miss) and ShaunPowell (Jackson State) -- also played col-lege football.

*Senior free safety Roman Harper is one offive children born to Ronald and PrincessHarper.

*Junior linebacker Juke King's real name isTersheikiya King. He received the nick-name "Juke" from a cousin because of the1980s song "Jukebox Hero".

*Senior right corner Anthony Madison oncehad 400 all-purpose yards and scored fiveTDs in a game at Thomasville HS.

*Senior strong safety Charlie Peprah's grand-father, General I.G. Achampong, was thePresident of Ghana, West Africa in the1970s.

HIGH TIDE CLUB*The members of the High Tide Club areplayers who had the most successful acad-emic year. These players do not necessari-ly have the highest grade point average,but showed the best academic progress.

*The High Tide Club was founded byAlabama coach Mike Shula and AssistantAthletic Director for Academics Jon Dever.

*The members are of the High Tide Clubare given a white t-shirt with “High Tide”on the front.

*The captain of the club is given a red t-shirt. Senior linebacker DeMeco Ryans(Bessemer) is the captain for the secondyear in a row.

*The members of the 2005 High TideClub are Mark Anderson, Justin Ballard,Brandon Brooks, Tim Castille, MattCollins, Bryan Kilpatrick, Drew Lane,Anthony Madison, Lionel Mitchell andRyans.

UA PLAYERS SERVE LUNCH AT RED CROSS SHELTER*University of Alabama senior linebackerDeMeco Ryans had seen enough of thetragedy of Hurricane Katrina.

“As students and football players, we don’thave a lot of time to watch television, butwhat we did see of Hurricane Katrina wassickening,” Ryans said. “We talked aboutwhat we could do to help and Karin Lee(Assistant AD for Community Outreach)suggested that on our off day on Monday,we help serve lunch to those housed at theRecreation Center.”

*And that’s just what they did.

*Ryans, who was joined by 16 otherCrimson Tide players, spent two hours atthe American Red Cross shelter at theStudent Rec Center on Monday, Sept. 5,talking with evacuees, playing with chil-dren and then helping to serve lunch.

“This isn’t about us,” defensive endWallace Gilberry offered, “this is abouthelping our fellow man. These peoplehave been through some unimaginablecircumstances and we all need to pulltogether to do what we can to help them.”

“We all have so much and we take somuch for granted,” added Ryans. “Whenyou see people who have lost everything,it makes you appreciate all you have.”

*Crimson Tide football players who vol-unteered their services were BrandonBrooks, Matt Caddell, Jeremy Clark,Gilberry, Eric Gray, DJ Hall, Chris Harris,Vic Horn, Terrence Jones, StephenKulback, Greg McLain, Anthony Madison,Justin Martin, Marcus McKnight, ForessRayford, Freddie Roach, RamzeeRobinson and Ryans.

ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT ASSISTS REDCROSS*Alabama Director of Athletics MalMoore said the University of Alabama woulddonate one dollar for each ticket sold to theAlabama-Middle Tennessee football game onSept. 3 to the American Red CrossDisaster Relief Fund. The athletic departmentdonated more than $80,000 following the game.

*The University of Alabama donated 140unused tickets for the Alabama-MiddleTennessee game to the Red Cross and theywere distributed to ecacuess who wantedto attend the Crimson Tide’s season open-er.

*The Alabama football team and coaching staffgave up all hotel rooms at the Sheraton FourPoints hotel on Friday, Sept. 2 in order for theevacuees to have a place to stay. TheCrimson Tide players spent Friday in theirdorm rooms or apartments, believed to bethe first time in more than 50 years thatAlabama did not spend the eve of thefootball game in an off-campus hotel.

*The Alabama football team gave up its Friday,Sept. 2 per diem (more than $1,500) and donat-ed the money to the American Red CrossDisaster Relief Fund. Coach Mike Shulamatched the team’s contribution with apersonal donation of his own as the Tideteam gave more than $3,000 to the relieffund.


ALABAMA’S FAMILY TREE*Football is not only a way of life atAlabama, but it is also a family affair.

*The 2005 Alabama football team has twosets of brothers.

2005 Alabama Football BrothersTaylor (LG) and Justin (DT) BrittTim (FB) and Simeon Castille (LCB)

*The 2005 football roster contains five, sec-ond-generation players, with one uniquethird-generation player.

*Senior flanker Matt Miller (6-3, 210,Rainbow City) is a third-generation player forthe Crimson Tide. His grandfather, FloydMiller, lettered at tackle in 1948-49. Hisfather, Noah Miller lettered in 1973 at line-backer.

*Matt’s older brother, Marc, was the firstthird-generation player at UA. He playedlinebacker and strong safety for theCrimson Tide in 2001-02.

2005 UA Second-Generation PlayersTim (FB) and Simeon Castille (LCB) BhamFather: Jeremiah Castille (DB, 1979-82)MVP of Coach Bryant’s last game at Liberty BowlCurrently serves as UA’s FCA Director

Brodie Croyle (QB) Rainbow CityFather: John Croyle (DE, 1971-73)Sister: Reagan Croyle Phillips (1994-98, Basketball)Brother In-Law: John David Phillips (QB, 1995-98)

Stephen Kulback (DE) BirminghamFather: Steve Kulback (DE, 1973-74)

Matt Miller (FL) Rainbow CityGrandfather: Floyd Miller (T, 1948-49)Father: Noah Dean Miller (LB, 1973)Brother: Marc Miller (FS/LB, 2001-02)

David Steakley (FL) HuntsvilleFather: Rod Steakley (SE, 1971)

ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE FOOALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE FOOTBALL - DID YTBALL - DID YOU KNOW?OU KNOW?

FUTURE SCHEDULES*Alabama Director of Athletics MalMoore announced on Sept. 20 the addi-tion of home-and-home series with Duke,Penn State and Georgia Tech on futureCrimson Tide football schedules.

*Alabama and Duke will play next seasonon Oct. 7 at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Itwill be the first meeting between the twoschools since Alabama posted a 35-12 winon Sept. 9, 1972 at Legion Field.

*Alabama will return the game on Sept.18, 2010 at a site to be determined.

*Alabama and Penn State will meet againin 2010 and 2011. The Crimson Tide willhost the Nittany Lions on Sept. 11, 2010and then return the game to State Collegeon Sept. 10, 2011.

*Alabama and Penn State have not metsince the 1990 season. The two schoolsplayed a 10-year, home-and-home seriesfrom 1981-90.

*The Crimson Tide leads the all-timeseries with the Nittany Lions, 8-5.

*Alabama and Georgia Tech will renewtheir rivalry in Tuscaloosa on Sept. 15,2012, with the two teams meeting inAtlanta on Sept. 13, 2014.

*The Crimson Tide leads the all-timeseries with Tech 28-21-3.

2006 ALABAMA FOOTBALL SCHEDULEDate GameSept. 2 Hawai’iSept. 9 VanderbiltSept. 16 Louisiana-MonroeSept. 23 at ArkansasSept. 30 at FloridaOct. 7 DukeOct. 14 Ole MissOct. 21 at TennesseeOct. 28 Florida International (HC)Nov. 4 Mississippi StateNov. 11 at LSUNov. 18 Auburn

ALABAMA-FSU TO PLAY IN ‘07*The University of Alabama and FloridaState will meet in a football game on Sept.29, 2007 in Jacksonville, Fla., AlabamaAthletics Director Mal Moore confirmedon Oct. 26.

*“We are thrilled that the game will takeplace,” Moore said. “All the details havenot been finalized, but with the coopera-tion of the Southeastern Conference, theAtlantic Coast Conference and televisionpartners CBS and ESPN/ABC, we will playthe game.

* “We expect this game to produce a greatdeal of excitement within our respectivefan bases and on a national level as well,”Moore said.

*The one-time meeting will be played at82,000-seat Alltel Stadium, home of theGator Bowl, in Jacksonville, Fla.

*The game will be televised by either CBSor ESPN, a decision that will be reachedtwo weeks prior to the game.

*“We will soon complete the final con-tractual agreements, in conjunction withthe City of Jacksonville,” Moore added.

*The last time the teams met was in 1974,a game the Tide won, 8-7. Alabama has a2-0-1 edge in the series.


2005 Alabama Football Game-By-Game Starters

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GAME LT LG C RG RT TE QB RB FB WR WR OTHER

MTSU

USM

at SC

Arkansas

Florida

at Ole Miss

Tennessee

Utah State

Miss. State

at LSU

Auburn

Sanders

M. Davis

Stabler

Stabler

Stabler

Stabler

Stabler

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Stabler

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Tatum

Tatum

Tatum

Tatum

Tatum

Tatum

Tatum

Tatum

Tatum

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Walker

Walker

Walker

Walker

Walker

Walker

Walker

Walker

Walker

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Croyle

Croyle

Croyle

Croyle

Croyle

Croyle

Croyle

Croyle

Croyle

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Darby

Darby

Darby

Darby

Darby

Darby

Darby

Darby

Darby

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McClain

McClain

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McClain

McClain

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McClain

McClain

McClain

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Hall

Prothro

Hall

Prothro

Prothro

Hall

Hall

Hall

Hall

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Caddell

Brown

Brown

Brown

Brown

Brown

Brown

Knight

Brown

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Caldwell

Caldwell

Caldwell

Caldwell

Caldwell

Caldwell

Caldwell

Caldwell

Caldwell

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Closner

Closner

Closner

Closner

Closner

Closner

Closner

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Closner

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Capps

Capps

Capps

Capps

Capps

Capps

Capps

Capps

Capps

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OFFENSE

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GAME LDE LDT RDT RDE WLB MLB SLB RCB FS SS LCB OTHER

MTSU

USM

at SC

Arkansas

Florida

at Ole Miss

Tennessee

Utah State

Miss State

at LSU

Auburn

Anderson

Anderson

Anderson

Anderson

Anderson

Anderson

Anderson

Anderson

Anderson

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Simpson

Simpson

Simpson

Simpson

Simspon

Simpson

Simpson

Simpson

Simpson

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Ryans

Roach

Roach

Roach

Roach

Roach

Roach

Roach

Roach

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Jones

Ryans

Ryans

Ryans

Ryans

Ryans

Ryans

Ryans

Ryans

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Madison

Madison

Madison

Madison

Madison

Madison

Madison

Madison

Madison

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Harper

Harper

Harper

Harper

Harper

Harper

Harper

Harper

Harper

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Peprah

Peprah

Peprah

Peprah

Peprah

Peprah

Peprah

Peprah

Peprah

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S. Castille

S. Castille

Robinson

Robinson

Robinson

Robinson

Robinson

Robinson

Robinson

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S. Castille

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Griffin

Griffin

Griffin

Griffin

Griffin

Griffin

Griffin

Griffin

Griffin

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Britt

Britt

Clark

Clark

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Clark

Clark

Clark

Britt

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Gilberry

Gilberry

Gilberry

Gilberry

Gilberry

Gilberry

Gilberry

Gilberry

Gilberry

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DEFENSE


12 BRODIE CROYLE, QBSr., Rainbow City, Ala., 3VL

*The senior is in his fourth season as theCrimson Tide’s starting quarterback.

*The senior is 16-9 (.640) in 25 careerstarts at Alabama and is riding a 12-gamewinning streak as the starting quarterback.

*In 36 career games, Croyle has completed437 of 773 passes for 5,813 yards, with 22interceptions and 39 touchdowns.

*He is Alabama’s all-time touchdown leader with39 career TD passes. He broke the previousrecord of 35 TD passes held by AndrewZow (1998-2001) and Mike Shula (1983-86).

*Croyle is currently second on the school’s all-time list for pass attempts, completions and yards.

*With 437 completions, he is 22 comple-tions shy of breaking Andrew Zow’s(1998-2001) career record of 459 comple-tions.

*With 773 career pass attempts, Croyle is80 attempts away from breaking Zow’s all-time record of 852 attempts.

*With 5,813 passing yards, Croyle is 170yards shy of the Alabama career passingrecord held by Zow (5,983).

*He has thrown at least one TD pass in 20 ofhis 25 career starts. He had a streak ofnine straight games with at least one TDpass snapped at Ole Miss on Oct. 15.

*In nine games this season, Croyle hascompleted 151 of 243 (.621) passes for 1,970yards, with four interceptions and 12 TDs.

*Croyle also has at least one completion of 40or more yards in seven of his nine starts this sea-son.

*He averages 16.8 completions, 27attempts and 218.9 yards per game thisseason.

*At his current pace, Croyle would finishthe season (based on a 12-game season)with a school-record 2,627 passing yardsin 2005.

*Croyle would narrowly miss GaryHollingsworth’s (205) single-season recordfor completions at his current pace.

*He would also fall just short of his ownsingle-season record for pass attempts(341) at his current pace.

*Croyle is 70 yards away from becomingthe first quarterback in Alabama history to passfor 2,000 yards in two different seasons. As asophomore in 2003, he threw for 2,093yards, the second-highest single-seasonmark in Bama annals.

UA Quarterbacks with 2,000 Yards SeasonsRank Player (Year) Yards1. Gary Hollingsworth (1989) 2,3792. Brodie Croyle (2003) 2,3033. Scott Hunter (1969) 2,1884. Freddie Kitchens (1996) 2,1245. Mike Shula (1985) 2,009

Brodie Croyle (2005) 1,970

*Croyle completed 14 of 22 passes for 116yards and two interceptions in the Tide’s17-0 win at Miss. State.

*In the win over Utah State, Croyle com-pleted 22 of 31 passes for 279 yards andthree TDs.

*The Utah State was Croyle’s fourth gamewith three TD passes, an Alabama record.The previous record was three games withthree TD passes held by Zow.

*Croyle has thrown three TD passes in twodifferent games this season, tying the UArecord held by himself (2003) and Zow(2001).

*He completed 17 of 27 passes for 190yards in the 6-3 win over Tennessee onOct. 22, including a clutch 43-yard pass onthird-and-eight from the Bama 22-yardline to set up the game-winning FG.

*Croyle completed 14 of 17 (.824) passes for 283 yards and three TDs in the Crimson Tide’s31-3 win over fifth-ranked Florida on Oct.1.

*He teamed with junior Tyrone Prothrowith an 87-yard TD pass on the CrimsonTide’s first play from scrimmage.

*The 87-yard TD pass equals the third-longest in school history.

*He later teamed with Keith Brown on a65-yard TD pass that gave Alabama a 24-3lead at halftime.

*Croyle and Gary Rutledge (1971-73) arethe only two UA quarterbacks with twocareer 80-yard TD passes at Alabama.

*For his efforts against the Gators, Croylewas named the Walter Camp FoundationNational Offensive Player of the Week.

*He was also the SEC Offensive Player ofthe Week following the win over Florida.

*Croyle also appeared on the cover ofSports Illustrated following the win overFlorida.

BRODIE CROYLE’S CAREER NUMBERSCareer Record as Starter: 16-9 (.640)

Gms Comp Att Pct. Yds TD INTStarter Stats 25 395 702 .563 5249 37 19Non-Starter 11 32 71 .451 564 2 3

SEC Games 23 261 469 .557 3649 24 1312-Game Win Strk 12 195 309 .631 2504 18 4

Wins 16 254 401 .633 3333 24 6Losses 9 161 301 .535 1916 13 13

By Quarter G Comp Att Pct. Yds TD INT1st Quarter 25 107 175 .611 1389 12 52nd Quarter 25 122 218 .560 1502 9 53rd Quarter 25 88 151 .583 1237 8 34th Quarter 21 83 142 .585 1083 6 5Overtime 2 5 12 .417 38 1 1

By Halves G Comp Att Pct. Yds TD INT1st Half 25 229 393 .583 2891 21 102nd Half 25 176 305 .577 2321 16 9


*He threw for a career-high 330 passing yardsin the win over Southern Miss (Sept. 10),which was the first 300-yard passing gameby Alabama in the Shula era.

*Croyle’s 330 passing yards againstSouthern Miss rank as the 10th best single-game total in school history.

*Croyle missed the final nine games of the2004 season after suffering a torn (rightknee) ACL in the third quarter ofAlabama’s win over Western Carolina.

*As a junior, Croyle completed 44 of 66passes for 534 yards and six TDs. At thetime of his injury, he was second in thenation in passing offense.

*Croyle underwent successful surgery onhis left (non-throwing) shoulder on Dec.11, 2003 to repair a partially dislocatedshoulder.

*In 2003, Croyle became the first sopho-more in school history to pass for morethan 2,000 yards.

*In 11 games, he completed 182 of 341passes for 2,303 yards, with 16 TDs and 13interceptions.

*The 341 pass attempts broke the single-season record at Alabama held previouslyby Gary Hollingsworth (339, 1989).

*He also tied the school record with 16 TDpasses also held by his coach Mike Shulain 1985.

*The 182 completions and 2,303 passingyards were second on the single-seasonlists to Hollingsworth’s totals. Croylemissed the yardage record by 76 yards.

*Croyle also set the UA record for mosttotal offensive plays in one season with413 snaps (341 pass, 72 rush) and wasthird in total offense with 2,311 yards.

*Against Ole Miss (2003), he completed 21of 29 passes for 248 yards, two TDs and twointerceptions.

*His 72.4 completion percentage at Ole Miss isthe best in his career.

*Croyle threw three TD passes in a double-overtime loss to Arkansas (Sept. 27, 2003).

*As a redshirt freshman (2001), Croylecompleted 60-of-123 passes for 1,046 yards,five TDs and five interceptions.

CONSECUTIVE ACONSECUTIVE ATTEMPTS WITHOUT AN INTERCEPTIONTTEMPTS WITHOUT AN INTERCEPTION*Alabama quarterback Brodie Croyle set the Alabama record for most pass attempts without an interception with190 consecutive passes. The streak was also the third-longest in SEC history. Croyle’s streak ended in the firstquarter at Miss. State on Nov. 5, 2005 with his sixth pass attempt of the game. Prior to the MSU game, the last timeCroyle threw an interception was the first since the first quarter of the Southern Miss game on Sept. 10. The previ-ous school record was held by Jay Barker, who threw 155 consecutive passes without an interception during the1993-94 seasons. Dating back to the 2003 season, Croyle has thrown only four interceptions in his last 321pass attempts.

Most Pass Attempts Without An Interception:

ALABAMA LEADERS SEC LEADERSRank Atts. Player (Streak) Rank Atts Player (School, Year)1. 190 Brodie Croyle (2005) 1. 214 David Greene (Georgia, 2004)2. 155 Jay Barker (1993-94) 2. 200 Stewart Patridge (Miss, 1997)3. 135 Freddie Kitchens (1997) 3. 190 Brodie Croyle (UA, 2005)4. 100 Jeff Rutledge (1977-78) 4. 176 Eric Zeier (Georgia, 1993-94)

100 David Smith (1988) 176 David Greene (Ga., 2002-03)6. 91 Steve Sloan (1965) 6. 170 Quincy Carter (Georgia, 1999)7. 84 Brodie Croyle (2003-05) 7. 168 Eli Manning (Ole Miss, 2001

8. 167 Steve Tannyhill (USC, 1995)9. 158 Ben Leard (Auburn, 1998-99)10. 155 Jay Barker (UA, 1993-94)

BRODIE CROBRODIE CROYLE - FINALIST FOR JOHNNY UNITYLE - FINALIST FOR JOHNNY UNITAS AAS AWWARDARDAlabama quarterback Brodie Croyle is one of seven finalists or the 2005 Johnny Unitas Award. Here is a look atthe 2005 statistics of the seven finalists for this year’s award.

Player G Cmp Att Yds Pct TD INTBrett Basanez 9 236 365 2845 .647 16 5Kellen Clemens 8 185 289 2406 .640 19 4Brodie Croyle 9 151 243 1930 .621 12 4Jay Cutler 9 207 357 2363 .579 13 9Matt Leinart 9 191 286 2771 .668 23 6Drew Olson 9 196 295 2399 .664 25 3DJ Shockley 7 95 164 1538 .579 12 4

ALABAMA QB WINNING STREAKSALABAMA QB WINNING STREAKS*Croyle brings an 12-game winning streak into Saturday’s game against No. 5 LSU. He is currently tied for fourthplace on the school’s all-time list for consecutive wins with Stedman Shealy (1979) and Jeff Rutledge (1977-78)with a 12-game winning streak. He needs wins over LSU and Auburn to tie Harry Gilmer (1945-46) and Dixie Howell(1933-34) for second-place all-time with a 14-game winning streak.

*Here is a look at the all-time winning streaks by UA quarterbacks.

Rank WIn Streak Quarterback (Years)1. 21 Jay Barker (1991-93)2. 14 Harry Gilmer (1945-46)

14 Dixie Howell (1933-34)4. 12 Brodie Croyle (2004-05)

12 Steadman Shealy (1979)12 Jeff Rutledge (1977-78)

7. 11 Jay Barker (1994)11 Terry Davis (1971)11 Kenny Stabler (1966)11 Pat Trammell (1961)11 Pooley Hubert (1924-25)

11. 10 Mike Shula (1985-86)10 Terry Davis (1972)


*The 1,046 passing yards made Croyle justthe second freshman quarterback to pass formore than 1,000 yards in a season atAlabama.

*In his first career start against Arkansas,Croyle completed 12-of-24 passes for 285yards and two TDs in the Crimson Tide’s30-12 win at Fayetteville in 2002.

*Croyle’s performance against the Hogsearned him “National Freshman of Week” hon-ors.

BRODIE CROYLE GAME-BY-GAME STATS

2002 SeasonDate Opponent Comp-Att-Yds-INT-TDSpt. 7 at Oklahoma 1-3-7-0-0Spt. 14 North Texas 2-4-37-1-0Spt. 21 Southern Mississippi 4-15-15-2-0Spt. 28 at Arkansas 12-24-285-0-2Oct. 5 Georgia 16-29-197-1-1Oct. 19 Ole Miss 6-11-179-0-1Oct. 26 at Tennessee 5-7-128-0-0Nov. 2 at Vanderbilt 5-9-94-0-1Nov. 9 Miss State 2-2-21-0-0Nov. 16 at LSU 0-2-0-0-0Nov. 23 Auburn 7-16-83-1-0Nov. 30 at Hawai’i 0-1-0-0-0

2003 SeasonDate Opponent Comp-Att-Yds-INT-TDAug. 30 South Florida 14-27-203-0-1Spt. 6 Oklahoma 24-42-195-2-1Spt. 13 Kentucky 14-27-198-1-0Spt. 20 Northern Illinois 22-39-276-0-1Spt. 27 Arkansas 12-25-204-1-3Oct. 4 at Georgia 0-1-0-0-0Oct. 11 Southern Miss DNP - InjuredOct. 18 at Ole Miss 21-29-248-2-2Oct. 25 Tennessee 21-38-215-1-2Nov. 8 at Miss State 9-14-183-1-3Nov. 15 LSU 12-33-154-1-0Nov. 22 at Auburn 13-29-180-2-1Nov. 29 at Hawai’i 20-37-247-2-2

2004 SeasonDate Opponent Comp-Att-Yds-INT-TDSpt. 4 Utah State 16-22-205-0-2Spt. 11 Ole Miss 14-22-169-0-2Spt. 18 W. Carolina 14-22-160-0-2

2005 SeasonDate Opponent Comp-Att-Yds-INT-TDSpt. 3 Middle Tennessee 16-24-210-1-1Spt. 10 Southern Miss 21-37-330-1-2Spt. 17 at South Carolina 12-21-115-0-1Spt. 24 Arkansas 13-27-173-0-2Oct. 1 Florida 14-17-283-0-3Oct. 15 at Ole Miss 22-37-234-0-0Oct. 22 Tennessee 17-27-190-0-0Oct. 29 Utah State 22-31-279-0-3Nov. 5 at Miss. State 14-22-116-2-0Nov. 12 LSUNov. 19 AuburnStarts listed in boldface.

SINGLE SEASON PASSING LEADERS

Most Pass Attempts Rank Player (Year) Attempts1. Brodie Croyle (2003) 3412. Gary Hollingsworth (1989) 3393. Freddie Kitchens (1996) 3024. Gary Hollingsworth (1990) 2825. Scott Hunter (1969) 2666. Andrew Zow (1999) 2647. Andrew Zow (1998) 2568. Walter Lewis (1983) 2569. Andrew Zow (2000) 249

10. Brodie Croyle (2005) 243Jay Barker (1992) 243

Most CompletionsRank Player (Year) Completions1. Gary Hollingsworth (1989) 2052. Brodie Croyle (2003) 1823. Scott Hunter (1969) 1574. Freddie Kitchens (1996) 1525. Brodie Croyle (2005) 1516. Andrew Zow (1999) 1487. Walter Lewis (1983) 1448. Andrew Zow (1998) 1439. Gary Hollingsworth (1990) 140

10. Jay Barker (1992) 139

Most Passing YardsRank Player (Year) Yards1. Gary Hollingsworth (1989) 2,3792. Brodie Croyle (2003) 2,3033. Scott Hunter (1969) 2,1884. Freddie Kitchens (1996) 2,1245. Mike Shula (1985) 2,0096. Jay Barker (1992) 1,9947. Walter Lewis (1983) 1,9918. Brodie Croyle (2005) 1,9709. Andrew Zow (1998) 1,969

10. Andrew Zow (1999) 1,79911. Jay Barker (1992) 1,61412. David Smith (1988) 1,59213. Andrew Zow (2000) 1,56114. Freddie Kitchens (1997) 1,54515. Jay Barker (1993) 1,525

Most Touchdown PassesRank Player (Year) TDs1. Brodie Croyle (2003) 16

Mike Shula (1985) 163. Freddie Kitchens (1996) 14

Jay Barker (1994) 14Gary Hollingsworth (1989) 14Walter Lewis (1983) 14

7. Mike Shula (1986) 13Jeff Rutledge (1978) 13Joe Namath (1962) 13Harry Gilmer (1945) 13

11. Brodie Croyle (2005) 12

CAREER PASSING LEADERS

Most Pass Attempts Rank Player (Years) Attempts1. Andrew Zow (1998-2001) 8522. Brodie Croyle (2002-Present) 7733. Jay Barker (1991-94) 7064. Freddie Kitchens (1993-97) 6805. Scott Hunter (1968-70) 6726. Gary Hollingsworth (1987-90) 6217. Mike Shula (1983-86) 5788. Walter Lewis (1980-83) 5049. Tyler Watts (1999-02) 494

10. Harry Gilmer (1944-47) 41211. Joe Namath (1962-64) 37412. Jeff Rutledge (1975-78) 371

Most CompletionsRank Player (Years) Completions1. Andrew Zow (1998-2001) 4592. Brodie Croyle (2002-Present) 4373. Jay Barker (1991-94) 4024. Scott Hunter (1968-70) 3825. Gary Hollingsworth (1987-90) 3456. Freddie Kitchens (1993-97) 3437. Mike Shula (1983-86) 3138. Walter Lewis (1980-83) 2869. Tyler Watts (1999-02) 284

10. Harry Gilmer (1944-47) 21911. Jeff Rutledge (1975-78) 20712. Joe Namath (1962-64) 203

Most Passing YardsRank Player (Years) Yards1. Andrew Zow (1998-2001) 5,9832. Brodie Croyle (2002-Present) 5,8133. Jay Barker (1991-94) 5,6894. Scott Hunter (1968-70) 4,8995. Freddie Kitchens (1993-97) 4,6686. Walter Lewis (1980-83) 4,2577. Mike Shula (1983-86) 4,0698. Gary Hollingsworth (1987-90) 3,8429. Tyler Watts (1999-2002) 3,540

10. Jeff Rutledge (1975-78) 3,351

Most Touchdown PassesRank Player (Years) TDs1. Brodie Croyle (2002-Present) 392. Andrew Zow (1998-2001) 35

Mike Shula (1983-86) 354. Freddie Kitchens (1993-97) 30

Jeff Rutledge (1975-78) 306. Harry Gilmer (1944-47) 29

Walter Lewis (1980-83) 298. Scott Hunter (1968-70) 279. Jay Barker (1991-94) 26

10. Joe Namath (1962-64) 25


34 KENNETH DARBY, RBJr., Huntsville, Ala, 2VL

*Junior running back Kenneth Darby(Huntsville) returns for his second season asthe Crimson Tide’s starting running back.

*In his three-year career, Darby has playedin 31 games and has rushed the ball 424times for 2,215 yards and 11 TDs.

*He currently ranks 10th on the school’sall-time rushing list.

*Darby is one of only 12 players in schoolhistory to rush for 2,000 career yards.

*At his current pace based on a 12-gameseason, Darby is projected to finish theseason in sixth place (2,538) on theschool’s all-time rushing list.

UA RUSHING LEADERSRank Player Yards Darby Needs1. S. Alexander 3565 13502. B. Humphrey 3420 12053. Johnny Musso 2741 5264. Dennis Riddle 2645 4305. Bobby Marlow 2604 3896. Johnny Davis 2519 3047. S. Williams 2486 2718. Shaud Williams 2288 739. Ricky Moore 2270 55

10. Kenneth Darby 2215 --

*In nine games this season, Darby has 171rushing attempts for 968 yards and threeTDs.

*He leads the SEC with 968 rushing yardsand ranks second in the league with 107.6yards per game.

*In SEC games only, Darby ranks secondwith 652 rushing yards and trails Auburn’sKenny Irons (659) by just seven totalyards.

*In addition, Darby is third in the leaguewith 108.7 yards per game in conferencegames.

*Against Miss. State, Darby rushed 21times for 122 yards in the Tide’s 17-0 winin Starkville for his second consecutive100-yard game.

*Darby has five 100-yard games this sea-son and nine in his UA career. The CrimsonTide has posted an 8-1 (.889) record whenDarby rushes for 100 yards, with lone losscoming last year at LSU.

*He is one of eight different players inschool history to rush for 1,000 yards in aseason.

*Darby also became the second sophomore inschool history to rush for 1,000 yards in asingle-season. Bobby Humphrey ran for anAlabama record 1,471 yards as a sopho-more in 1986.

*Darby’s best game at Alabama came lastyear in a win over Miss. State at Bryant-Denny Stadium, where he ran the ball 36times for 200 yards in a 30-14 win on Nov.6.

*He became the 12th player in Alabama historyto rush for 200 yards in a single game.

*In addition, the 36 rushing attempts tiedShaun Alexander (36 vs. Ole Miss, 1999 and vs.Southern Miss, 1998) for the fifth-best mark inschool history.

*Darby is the only player in Alabama history torush for 200 yards in a single-game atBryant-Denny Stadium.

*In his first career start against SouthernMiss (Oct. 16), Darby ran the ball 29 timesfor 197 yards and one touchdown.

*The 197 rushing yards are the most in agame by an Alabama player making hisfirst career start.

*In the 2004 season opener against UtahState, Darby ran 11 times for 111 yardsand one TD in the 48-14 win over theAggies.

*He scored his first collegiate touchdownon a 29-yard run to give Alabama a 17-7lead with 5:47 left in the second quarter.

*In the process, Darby became the first run-ning back from the state of Alabama to rush for100 yards for the Crimson Tide since Tuscaloosanative Dennis Riddle ran for 131 yards in a24-23 win over Auburn on Nov. 23, 1996(a span of 86 games).

DARBY’S CAREER 100-YARD GAMESYds Opponent Date111 Utah State Sept. 4, 2004197 Southern Miss Oct. 16, 2004200 Miss. State Nov. 6, 2004109 at LSU Nov. 13, 2004145 at South Carolina Sept. 17, 2005101 Florida Oct. 1, 2005100 at Ole Miss Oct. 15, 2005149 Utah State Oct. 29, 2005122 at Miss. State Nov. 5, 2005

*In the win over Utah State, Darby ran 15times for 149 yards and one TD. His 38-yard TD run in the third quarter gaveAlabama a 28-3 lead.

*Darby had back-to-back 100-yard gamesearlier this season against No. 5 Florida(15-101) on Oct. 1 and Ole Miss (20-100)on Oct. 15.

*Darby turned in his best of the season todate with 20 carries for 145 yards and one TD inthe win over South Carolina (Sept. 17).

*For his efforts, he was named the SECOffensive Player of the Week for the secondtime in his career.

*With 968 yards this season, Darby is 32yards away from his second straight 1,000-yard season.

*He is seeking to become the fourth playerin UA history to record back-to-back1,000-yard seasons.

BACK-TO-BACK 1,000-YARD SEASONSYards Player (Atts) Year1,137 Johnny Musso (226) 19701,088 Johnny Musso (191) 1971

1,471 Bobby Humphrey (236) 19861,255 Bobby Humphrey (238) 1987

1,178 Shaun Alexander (258) 19981,383 Shaun Alexander (302) 1999

1,061 Kenneth Darby (218) 2004968 Kenneth Darby (171) 2005

*Darby is 32 yards away from posting the13th 1,000-yard rushing season in Bamahistory.

*Darby had pelvic surgery in the springfor a sports hernia (suffered at the end ofthe 2004 season) and underwent extensiverehab in the offseason.

*Last year as a sophomore, Darby playedin 11 games and ran the ball 216 times for1,061 yards and eight TDs.


KENNETH DARBY GAME-BY-GAME STATS

2003 SeasonDate Opponent Att-Yds-TDAug. 30 South Florida 8-41-0Spt. 6 Oklahoma 1-(-2)-0Spt. 13 Kentucky 8-62-0Spt. 20 Northern Illinois 3-2-0Spt. 27 Arkansas DNPOct. 4 at Georgia 0-0-0Oct. 11 Southern Miss DNPOct. 18 at Ole Miss 1-41-0Oct. 25 Tennessee DNP - InjuredNov. 8 at Miss State DNP - InjuredNov. 15 LSU 10-41-0Nov. 22 at Auburn 1-1-0Nov. 29 at Hawai’i 1-(-5)-0

2004 SeasonDate Opponent Att-Yds-TDSpt. 4 Utah State 11-111-1Spt. 11 Ole Miss 17-86-0Spt. 18 W. Carolina 9-63-2Spt. 25 at Arkansas 16-51-0Oct. 2 South Carolina 6-27-0Oct. 9 at Kentucky 20-99-2Oct. 16 Southern Miss 29-197-1Oct. 23 at Tennessee 25-99-0Nov. 6 Miss. State 36-200-1Nov. 13 at LSU 35-109-1Nov. 20 Auburn 14-19-0Dec. 31 Minnesota 1-1-0

2005 SeasonDate Opponent Att-Yds-TDSpt. 3 Middle Tennessee 17-90-0Spt. 10 Southern Miss 22-79-0Spt. 17 at South Carolina 20-145-1Spt. 24 Arkansas 18-98-0Oct. 1 Florida 15-101-0Oct. 15 at Ole Miss 20-100-1Oct. 22 Tennessee 23-86-0Oct. 29 Utah State 15-149-1Nov. 5 at Miss. State 21-122-0Nov. 12 LSUNov. 19 Auburn

BAMA BACKS WITH 100 YDS IN SAME GAMEYear Players (Opponent and Site)2004 Ray Hudson (111), Kenneth Darby (111)

vs. Utah State (Sept. 4) (Tuscaloosa)2002 Shaud Williams (131), Santonio Beard (109)

at LSU (Nov. 16, 2002)2001 Santonio Beard (199), Ahmaad Galloway (127)

at Auburn (Nov. 17, 2001)1996 Shaun Alexander (106), Dennis Riddle (103)

at Miss. State (Oct. 15, 1996)1992 Chris Anderson (120), Derrick Lassic (100)

vs. South Carolina (Oct. 3, 1992) (Tuscaloosa)1991 Kevin Turner (143), Siran Stacy (102)

at LSU (Oct. 9, 1991)1983 Kerry Goode (142), Ricky Moore (109)

vs. Auburn (Dec. 3, 1983) (Birmingham)1980 Linnie Patrick (111), Billy Jackson (108)

at Ole Miss (Sept. 20, 1980) (Jackson)1977 Johnny Davis (104), Jeff Rutledge (102)

vs. Auburn (Nov. 26, 1977)1973 James Taylor (142), Wilbur Jackson (138)

Calvin Culliver (127) and Richard Todd (102)vs. Virginia Tech (Oct. 27, 1973) (Tuscaloosa)

1951 Bobby Marlow (223), Bimbo Melton (109)vs. Auburn (Dec. 2, 1951) (Birmingham)

SINGLE-GAME RUSHING LEADERSYards Player Opponent (Year)291 Shaun Alexander at LSU (1996)284 Bobby Humphrey at Miss. State (1986)233 Bobby Marlow Auburn (1951)221 Johnny Musso Auburn (1970)220 Bobby Humphrey at Penn State (1987)217 Bobby Humphrey at Tennessee (1986)216 Harry Gilmer at Kentucky (1945)214 Shaun Alexander at Ole Miss (1999)211 Siran Stacy at LSU (1989)206 Shaun Alexander vs. Vanderbilt (1998)204 Bobby Humphrey vs. Auburn (1986)200 Kenneth Darby vs. Miss. State (2004)

SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING LEADERSYards Player (Atts) Year1,471 Bobby Humphrey (236) 19861,383 Shaun Alexander (302) 19991,367 Shaud Williams (280) 20031,341 Sherman Williams (291) 19941,255 Bobby Humphrey (238) 19871,178 Shaun Alexander (258) 19981,137 Johnny Musso (226) 19701,088 Johnny Musso (191) 19711,079 Dennis Riddle (242) 19961,079 Siran Stacy (216) 19891,061 Kenneth Darby (218) 2004

ALABAMA ALL-TIME RUSHING LEADERSRk Player, Years Yards 1. Shaun Alexander (1996-99) 3,5652. Bobby Humphrey (1985-88) 3,4203. Johnny Musso (1969-71) 2,7414. Dennis Riddle (1994-97) 2,6455. Bobby Marlow (1950-52) 2,6046. Johnny Davis (1974-77) 2,5197. Sherman Williams (1991-94) 2,4868. Shaud Williams (2002-03) 2,2889. Ricky Moore (1981-84) 2,270

10. KENNETH DARBY (2003-Present) 2,21511. Siran Stacy (1989-91) 2,10512. Harry Gilmer (1944-47) 2,02513. Corky Tharp (1951-54) 2,00814. Tony Nathan (1975-78) 1,99715. Ahmaad Galloway (1999-2002) 1,83016. Lowell Tew (1944-47) 1,82917. Major Ogilvie (1977-80) 1,71818. Derrick Lassic (1989-92) 1,69619. Ray Hudson (2001-04) 1,63920. Calvin Culliver (1973-76) 1,56821. Wilbur Jackson (1971-73) 1,52922. Dixie Howell (1933-34) 1,50823. Linnie Patrick, 1980-83 1,48024. Steve Bowman (1963-65) 1,45225. Santonio Beard (2000-03) 1,44426. Walter Lewis (1980-83) 1,43327. Billy Jackson (1978-80) 1,40828. Murry Hill (1985-89) 1,39829. Steadman Shealy (1977-79) 1,39530. Kerry Goode (1983-87) 1,35031. Paul Ott Carruth (1981-82-84) 1,33632. Chris Anderson (1990-93) 1,27833. Richard Todd (1973-75) 1,25434. Tom Calvin (1948-50) 1,20635. Willie Shelby (1973-75) 1,12737. Steve Whitman (1977-79) 1,12638. Pat Trammell (1959-61) 1,119

Curtis Alexander (1993-97) 1,11940. Gene Jelks (1985-86) 1,09741. Mike Fracchia (1960-63) 1,08442. Steve Bisceglia (1971-72) 1,07543. Martin Houston (1989-92) 1,04244. Bobby Luna (1951-54) 1,03745. Randy Billingsley (1872-74) 1,02646. Kevin Turner (1988-91) 1,020


35 DeMECO RYANS, LBSr., Bessemer, Ala., 3VL

*A four-year starter at linebacker for theCrimson Tide, Ryans has played in all 47games in his career.

*In 47 career games, Ryans has recorded290 tackles, with five sacks and 24 careerTFLs.

*Ryans has 290 career tackles and is cur-rently 5th all-time at Alabama.

*With five tackles against Utah State (Oct.29), Ryans surpassed Robbie Jones (284,1979-82) and Cornelius Bennett (287,1983-86) on the all-time tackle charts atBama.

*Ryans is 10 tackles shy of becoming thefifth UA defender to log 300 career tackles.

*Marcus Spencer (1997-2001) is fourthall-time with 303 tackles.

*Ryans is 37 tackles shy of the Alabama careerrecord held by Wayne Davis (1983-86), whoposted 327 career stops at UA.

*Ryans is second among active SEC defenderswith 290 career tackles.

SEC LEADING TACKLERS (Career)Player, School TacklesMoses Osemwegie, Vanderbilt 366DeMeco Ryans, Alabama 290Roman Harper, Alabama 285

*In 30 career SEC games, Ryans has 204tackles and 16 TFLs.

*The senior is on the preseason Dick ButkusAward (top linebacker), Chuck Bednarik Award(top defensive player), Bronco Nagurski Award(top defensive player) watch list.

*Also named to the Ronnie Lott Watch List,presented to the defensive football playerwith the most impact based on perfor-mance, academics, community service, etc.

*Ryans was named one of 12 semifinalists for theRotary Lombardi Award on Tuesday, Oct. 18.

*Ryans was named a semifinalist for the ButkusAward on Thursday, Oct. 20.

*Ryans was named a finalist for the Draddy Award(Academic Heisman) on Friday, Oct. 21.

*A standout student, Ryans will graduate thisDecember in just seven semesters. He is athree-time SEC Academic Honor Rollselection and a 2004 Academic All-America selection.

*He has also been twice named the captainof the “High Tide” Club, which is awarded bycoach Mike Shula and UA Director ofAcademics Jon Dever. The members ofthe “High Tide” Club are selected based onthe highest grade point averages on thefootball squad.

*Ryans leads Alabama with 59 tackles innine games this season, including 3.5 sacksand nine TFLs.

*He is 13th in the SEC with 6.6 tackles pergame this season.

*Ryans is also seventh in the league withnine TFLs.

*The senior turned in a phenomenal gameagainst No. 17 Tennessee (11 tackles, 1.5TFLs, one fumble recovery and one inter-ception) in the Tide’s 6-3 win on Oct. 22.

*For his efforts, Ryans was named theWalter Camp Foundation National Defensive Playerof the Week and SEC Player of the Week fol-lowing the Tennessee game.

*The Tennessee game was his eighth career dou-ble-figure tackle game at Alabama.

*He had his best game of the seasonagainst Arkansas (Sept. 24) with a game-leading 15 tackles, including one sack, twoTFLs, one fumble recovery and one QBpressure.

*In 12 games as a junior (2004), Ryanslogged 78 tackles, including seven TFLs (-12) for the Crimson Tide.

*Ryans posted his first career interceptionin the loss at Tennessee on Oct. 16 to setup the Tide’s lone touchdown of the game.

*Ryans added nine tackles and two TFLsin the Crimson Tide’s win at Kentucky onOct. 2.

*As a sophomore (2003), Ryans burst ontothe scene with an astounding 126 tacklesto rank on the school’s all-time single-sea-son charts.

*Ryans missed Woodrow Lowe’s (1973)school record of 134 tackles by only eighttotal stops in 2003.

*He combined with Roman Harper (114)and Derrick Pope (108) to become thefirst threesome in Alabama history with100 or more tackles in the same season.

*The Bessemer native set the Alabama single-game record with 25 tackles (13 solos and 12assists) in the double-overtime loss toArkansas on Sept. 27, 2003.

*The previous record for tackles in a gamewas 24 set by Mike Hall vs. Clemson in1968 and Wayne Davis vs. Texas A&M in1985.

*Ryans had nearly as many tackles in the2003 Arkansas game (25) as he did hisentire freshman year (27).

*Speaking of his freshman season, Ryanswas one of only two true freshmen to seeaction in 2001 and was the only true fresh-man to start a game under former coachDennis Franchione.

*As a freshman (2002), Ryans had 27 tackles(12 solos), one TFL (-1), two QB pressuresand one fumble recovery in 13 games.


Ryans Game-By-Game Tackles

2002 SeasonDate Opponent Solo-Ast-TotalAug. 31 Middle Tennessee 0-2-2Spt. 7 at Oklahoma 1-0-1Spt. 14 North Texas 2-0-2Spt. 21 Southern Mississippi 0-0-0Spt. 28 at Arkansas 1-1-2Oct. 5 Georgia 2-2-4Oct. 19 Ole Miss 1-3-4Oct. 26 at Tennessee 1-0-1Nov. 2 at Vanderbilt 0-2-2Nov. 9 Miss State 3-0-3Nov. 16 at LSU 0-3-3Nov. 23 Auburn 1-2-3Nov. 30 at Hawai’i 0-0-0

2003 SeasonDate Opponent Solo-Ast-TotalAug. 30 South Florida 4-3-7Spt. 6 Oklahoma 6-10-16Spt. 13 Kentucky 5-2-7Spt. 20 Northern Illinois 6-2-8Spt. 27 Arkansas 13-12-25Oct. 4 at Georgia 6-3-9Oct. 11 Southern Miss 7-6-13Oct. 18 at Ole Miss 3-2-5Oct. 25 Tennessee 9-4-13Nov. 8 at Miss. State 4-1-5Nov. 15 LSU 4-2-6Nov. 22 at Auburn 4-6-10Nov. 29 at Hawai’i 2-0-2

2004 SeasonDate Opponent Solo-Ast-TotalSpt. 4 Utah State 0-0-0 Spt. 11 Ole Miss 1-2-3Spt. 18 W. Carolina 0-2-2Spt. 25 at Arkansas 6-4-10Oct. 2 S. Carolina 2-3-5Oct. 9 at Kentucky 8-1-9Oct. 16 Southern Miss 4-1-5Oct. 23 at Tennessee 5-2-7Nov. 6 Miss. State 3-4-7Nov. 13 at LSU 3-6-9Nov. 20 Auburn 3-5-8Dec. 31 Minnesota

2005 SeasonDate Opponent Solo-Ast-TotalSpt. 3 Middle Tennessee 3-3-6Spt. 10 Southern Miss 3-1-4Spt. 17 at South Carolina 3-2-5Spt. 24 Arkansas 6-9-15Oct. 1 Florida 5-4-9Oct. 15 at Ole Miss 2-0-2Oct. 22 Tennessee 6-5-11Oct. 29 Utah State 2-3-5Nov. 5 at Miss. State 2-0-2Nov. 12 LSUNov. 19 Auburn

Double-Figure Tackle Games in boldface

BAMA TACKLE CHARTS

UA SINGLE-SEASON TACKLE LEADERSRk Player (Year) Tackles1. Woodrow Lowe (1973) 1342. DeMeco Ryans (2003) 1263. Wayne Davis (1985) 1254. Thomas Boyd (1980) 120

Mike Hall (1968) 1206. Saleem Rasheed (2001) 119

Keith McCants (1989) 119Marty Lyons (1978) 119

9. Barry Krauss (1978) 11210. Brooks Daniels (2002) 11011. Roman Harper (2003) 11112. Derrick Pope (2003) 10513. Brooks Daniels (2001) 102

Marcus Spencer (2000) 102

BAMA’S ALL-TIME TACKLE LEADERSRank Total Player (Years)1. 327 Wayne Davis (1983-86)2. 324 Thomas Boyd (1979-82)3. 315 Woodrow Lowe (1972-75)4. 303 Marcus Spencer (1997-00)5. 290 DeMeco Ryans (2002-Present)6. 287 Cornelius Bennett (1983-86)7. 285 Roman Harper (2002-Present)8. 284 Robbie Jones (1979-82)9. 280 Saleem Rasheed (1999-01)

10. 258 Freddie Roach (2002-Present)11. 251 Cornelius Wortham (2000-04)12. 247 Barry Krauss (1976-78)13. 246 Bob Baumhower (1974-76)

243 Tommy Wilcox (1979-82)15. 241 Eddie Lowe (1980-82)16. 234 Jon Hand (1982-85)17. 226 Brooks Daniels (2000-02)


Harper Game-By-Game Tackles

2002 SeasonDate Opponent Solo-Ast-TotalAug. 31 M Tennessee 2-2-4Spt. 7 at Oklahoma 2-2-4Spt. 14 North Texas 1-1-2Spt. 21 Southern Mississippi 1-0-1Spt. 28 at Arkansas DNPOct. 5 Georgia 0-1-1Oct. 19 Ole Miss 3-2-5Oct. 26 at Tennessee 1-0-1Nov. 2 at Vanderbilt 3-2-5Nov. 9 Miss State 2-1-3Nov. 16 at LSU 3-1-4Nov. 23 Auburn 0-1-1Nov. 30 at Hawai’i 9-2-11


2004 SeasonDate Opponent Solo-Ast-TotalSpt. 4 Utah State 1-0-1 Spt. 11 Ole Miss 6-5-11Spt. 18 W. Carolina 1-2-3Spt. 25 at Arkansas 10-4-14Oct. 2 S. Carolina 4-4-8Oct. 9 at Kentucky 3-0-3Oct. 16 Southern Miss 2-0-2Oct. 23 at Tennessee 5-2-7Nov. 6 Miss. State 3-2-5Nov. 13 at LSU 0-3-3Nov. 20 Auburn 1-5-6Dec. 31 Minnesota 9-5-14



*Alabama took over at the 20 with 5:08left in the game and drove for the game-winning field goal, set up by Harper’s bighit on third-and-goal.

*He recorded a season-high eight tacklesin the win over No. 5 Florida.

*Last year as a junior (2004), Harper post-ed 77 tackles in 12 games, including sevenTFLs (-33), seven PBUs and one sack (-15).

*He had three, double-digit tackle games lastseason, including a season-high 14 stops inthe loss at Arkansas (Sept. 25, 2004) andagainst Minnesota in the Music City Bowl.

*Roman was named SEC Defensive Player ofthe Week after his season-high 11 tackleperformance against the Ole Miss Rebelson Sept. 11, 2004. He also added one sack(-15), caused one fumble, two pass deflec-tions and one quarterback hurry.

*As a sophomore (2003), Harper was sec-ond on the team with 111 tackles and joinedDeMeco Ryans (126) and Derrick Pope(105) as the only trio in school history torecord 100 tackles in the same season.

*Harper is one of just 13 players in schoolhistory with 100 tackles in a single-season.

*In addition to the 111 stops, Harper alsoadded three PBUs, one interception andrecovered one fumble.

*He had five double-digit tackle gamesand had a three-game stretch where heaveraged 15 stops per game.

*Harper logged a career-high 18 tackles inUA’s double-overtime loss to Arkansas.

*As a freshman (2002), Harper played in12 games and posted 42 tackles, one TFLand two sacks.

*Making his first career start at Alabama,he logged 11 tackles at Hawai’i to close outthe 2002 season.

41, ROMAN HARPER, FSSr., Prattville, Ala., 3VL

*A three-year starter at safety for the CrimsonTide, Harper has played in 46 of a possible47 games in his UA career.

*He missed one game (Arkansas) duringthe 2002 season due to the death of hisaunt.

*In four seasons with the Crimson Tide,Harper has logged 285 tackles, 14 TFLs, 15PBUs, five forced fumbles, four intercep-tions, four fumble recoveries and 3.5 sacks.

*Harper is 7th all-time at Alabama with285 career tackles. He moved past RobbieJones (1979-82) on the all-time list withtwo stops last week at Miss. State.

*Harper is third among active SEC defenderswith 285 career tackles.

SEC LEADING TACKLERS (Career)Player, School TacklesMoses Osemwegie, Vanderbilt 366DeMeco Ryans, Alabama 290Roman Harper, Alabama 285

*In 29 career SEC games, Harper has 186tackles, 8.5 TFLs and six PBUs.

*He has also recorded 10 career double-figuretackle games in his four-year career.

*He has played in 42 consecutive games, datingback to the Georgia game (Oct. 5) duringthe 2002 season.

*Roman has also started 35 consecutivegames, dating back to the 2002 seasonfinale at Hawai’i.

*In nine games this season, Harper is thesecond-leading tackler with 52 total stops.He has also added one sack, 4.5 TFLs, twoforced fumbles, one interception (50 yds)and one PBU.

*He had seven tackles and his fifth careerinterception (50 yard return) in the winover Utah State.

*Harper had six tackles and the biggestplay of the game in the win over Tennesseeon Oct. 22.

*With the game tied at 3-3 and UT insidethe Bama 15-yard line, Harper hit UT full-back Cory Anderson at the UA four-yardline and forced a fumble that rolledthrough the end zone for a touchback.


26, CHARLIE PEPRAH, SSSr., Plano, Texas, 3VL

*A four-year starter at cornerback and safety forthe Crimson Tide, Peprah has played in all47 games in his UA career.

*Peprah began his UA career (2002-03) asthe Tide’s free safety before moving tostrong safety the last two years.

*In four seasons with the Crimson Tide,Peprah has logged 199 tackles, includingeight TFLs (-15), with 29 passes defended,nine interceptions and recovered threefumbles.

*With 199 career tackles, Peprah is onetackle shy of becoming the fourth memberof the UA defense to post 200 career tack-les.

*In 29 career SEC games, Peprah 130career tackles and 17 passes defended.

*The 29 career pass deflections rank fourth inschool history.

*He needs one PBU to tie JeremiahCastille’s (1979-82) third-place total.

*Peprah needs two PBUs to tie FernandoBryant’s (1995-98) second place total of 31pass deflections.

*Peprah has nine career interceptions and tworeturns for touchdowns in his career. He isone TD shy of tying Antonio Langham’s(1990-93) all-time record of three careerTDs.

*Peprah also has 214 career interception returnyards to rank fifth on the school’s all-timelist.

*Peprah is the Tide’s fifth-leading tackler thisseason with 32 total stops. He has alsoadded two TFLs, four PBUs, one pressureand recovered one fumble.

*As a junior (2004), Peprah had 51 tackles,including two TFLs (-2), two PBUs andone interception.

*He had a season-high nine tackles,including one TFL (-3) against No. 2Auburn in the regular-season finale.

*As a sophomore (2002), Peprah logged acareer-high 69 tackles, including three TFLs(-5).

*He also had 15 pass deflections and fourinterceptions for the Crimson Tide.

*Peprah’s 15 PBUs ranked fourth on the single-season list at UA behind John Mangum (24,1989), Efrum Thomas (19, 1989) and MiloLewis (16, 1999).

*He scored the first touchdown in the Mike Shulaera with a 51-yard interception return inthe 2003 season opener.

*Peprah’s interception return marked thefirst time since 1979 (EJ Junior, 57-yardinterception return vs. Georgia Tech) thatthe defense had scored the first touchdownof the season.

*He had double-figure tackle gamesagainst Georgia (10) and LSU (13) andhad interceptions against South Florida,Arkansas, Miss. State and LSU.

*Peprah started eight of 13 games as red-shirt freshman in 2002.

*He logged 47 tackles, one TFL and tiedWaine Bacon for the team lead with fourinterceptions.

*He scored his first collegiate touchdownagainst Georgia to give Alabama a 25-24lead with 8:24 left in the game on Oct. 5,2002.

*Also had interceptions against SouthernMiss, Tennessee and Hawai’i.

Peprah Game-By-Game Tackles

2002 SeasonDate Opponent Solo-Ast-TotalAug. 31 Middle Tennessee 2-0-2Spt. 7 at Oklahoma 4-0-4Spt. 14 North Texas 3-2-5Spt. 21 Southern Mississippi 2-1-3Spt. 28 at Arkansas 3-0-3Oct. 5 Georgia 7-1-8Oct. 19 Ole Miss 4-1-5Oct. 26 at Tennessee 3-0-3Nov. 2 at Vanderbilt 1-0-1Nov. 9 Miss State 2-1-3Nov. 16 at LSU 1-1-2Nov. 23 Auburn 3-0-3Nov. 30 at Hawai’i 4-1-5


2004 SeasonDate Opponent Solo-Ast-TotalSpt. 4 Utah State 1-1-2 Spt. 11 Ole Miss 1-0-1Spt. 18 W. Carolina 1-2-3Spt. 25 at Arkansas 5-0-5Oct. 2 S. Carolina 4-3-7Oct. 9 at Kentucky 1-0-1Oct. 16 Southern Miss 2-1-3Oct. 23 at Tennessee 1-2-3Nov. 6 Miss. State 0-0-0Nov. 13 at LSU 3-3-6Nov. 20 Auburn 5-4-9Dec. 31 Minnesota 10-1-11




CAREER INTERCEPTIONS (9)Year Opponent (Return)2002 Southern Miss (7-yard return)

Georgia (35-yard return, TD)at Tennessee (48-yard return)at Hawai’i (0 Return)

2003 South Florida (51-yard return, TD)Arkansas (6-yard return)at Mississippi State (0 Return)LSU (36-yard return)

2004 Southern Miss (31-yard return)

CAREER TOUCHDOWN RETURNSRank No Player (Yrs)1. 3 Antonio Langham (1990-93)2. 2 Charlie Peprah (2002-Pres)

2 Reggie Myles (1998-01)2 Steve Higginbotham (1968-71)2 Bobby Johns (1965-67)2 Hootie Ingram (1952-54)

CAREER INTERCEPTION RETURN YDSRank Yds Player (Yrs)1. 255 Bobby Luna (1951-54)2. 234 Harry Gilmer (1944-47)3. 229 Antonio Langham (1990-93)4. 227 Steve Higgonbotham (1969-71)5. 214 Charlie Peprah (2002-Pres)6. 199 Reggie Myles (1998-2001)7. 173 Hootie Ingram (1952-54)

CAREER PASS BREAKUPSRank Yds Player (Yrs)1. 47 John Mangum (1985-88)2. 31 Fernando Bryant (1995-98)3. 30 Jeremiah Castille (1979-82)4. 29 Charlie Peprah (2002-Pres)5. 27 Anthony Madison (2002-Pres)

27 Ricky Tucker (1977-80)7. 25 Tommy Wilcox (1979-82)

SINGLE-SEASON PASS BREAKUPSRank Yds Player (Yrs)1. 24 John Mangum (1989)2. 19 Efrum Thomas (1989)3. 16 Milo Lewis (1999)4. 15 Charlie Peprah (2003)5. 14 Fernando Bryant (1996)6. 13 John Mangum (1988)7. 12 Gerald Dixon (2002)

12 Jeremiah Castille (1982)12 Stan Gay (1982)

10. 11 Ricky Tucker (1978)11 Benny Perrin (1981)


OFFENSEOFFENSELT 72 Chris Capps (6-6, 268, So.) ............... 9 GS (493 snaps); 51 snaps at Miss. State; 1st career start vs. Middle Tennessee

75 Cody Davis (6-7, 279, Fr.) ................ 7 G (140 snaps) as backup at LT; 17 snaps at MSU; 30 snaps last 2 G; 48 snaps vs. USMLG 59 Antoine Caldwell (6-3, 296, Fr.) ................ 9 GS (528 snaps); 44 snaps at MSU; Injured in MSU game; Rivals.com SEC Frosh of Week vs. UF

73 Justin Moon (6-5, 290, So.) ............... 9 G (92 snaps); season-high 24 snaps at Miss. State; 37 snaps in last 2 gamesC 52 Taylor Britt (6-4, 292, Sr.) ................ 8 G (137 snaps); 53 snaps at Miss. State; replaces JB Closner (broken leg); 1st start vs. LSU

00 XXXXXXXX (0-0, 000, XX) ............... Who goes here?RG 61 B.J. Stabler (6-4, 295, Fr.) ................ 8 G; 7 GS (467 snaps); 55 snaps at MSU; 1st career start at South Carolina (67 snaps)

76 Marlon Davis (6-4, 315, Fr.) ................ 4 G (80 snaps); 13 snaps at MSU; 26 snaps in last 2 G; 1st career start vs. USMRT 58 Kyle Tatum (6-8, 290, Jr.) ................ 2-yr starter; 30 G; 23 GS; Leads UA with 551 snaps this season; 62 snaps at Miss. State

63 Mark Sanders (6-7, 315, Sr.) ................ 8 G, 1 GS; 19 snaps last 2 G after missing 6 games (ankle); 13 snaps at Miss. State; TE 88 Nick Walker (6-4, 245, Fr.) ................ 9 GS (392 snaps); 45 snaps at Miss. State; 3 catches each vs. Ole Miss (46) and Ark (34 yds)

83 Travis McCall (6-2, 250, Fr.) ................ 8 G (173 snaps); season-high 24 snaps at Miss. State; UA debut vs. MT (21 snaps) as true frosh89 Charles Hoke (6-6, 240, Fr.) ................ 6 G (20 snaps); Played only one snap (Utah State) in last 4 G; Used primarily on goal-line;

QB 12 Brodie Croyle (6-3, 205, Sr.) ................ 36 G; 26 GS; 12-G winning streak; UA record 190 attempts w/out INT; 5813 yds, 39 TDs (career)14 John Parker Wilson (6-2, 207, Fr.) ................ 4 G (32 snaps); Two of four completions have been TDs; 9-yard TD pass to Glen Coffee vs. USU18 Marc Guillon (6-3, 212, Jr.) ................ 2 G (10 snaps); 0-for-1 against Utah State; 15-for-36, 120 yards in 2 GS last year

RB 34 Kenneth Darby (5-11, 205, Jr.) .............. 31 G; 9, 100-yard games (UA 8-1); 122 yds at MSU; 32 yds shy of 1,000 yards this season38 Glen Coffee (6-1, 206, Fr.) ................ 9 G; 46 rush, 152 yds; 6 rec, 47 yds, TD; 9-yard TD catch vs. Utah State was first career TD10 Jimmy Johns (6-2, 225, Fr.) ................ 9 G; 34 rush, 170 yds; 12 rushes, 65 yds at MSU; 18 rushes, 105 yards in last 2 games

FB 33 Le’Ron McClain (6-1, 256, Jr.) ................ 32 G; 11 GS; 29 straight G; Both TD catches this year have been one-yard pass; 15 rec, 94 yds19 Tim Castille (5-11, 236, Jr.) .............. 28 G; Leads UA with 6 rushing TDs; Injured vs. Utah State (ankle) and missed MSU game

WR 81 Keith Brown (6-3, 192, So.) ............... 19 G; 8 GS; 24 catches for 451 yds, 3 TD; 3 rec for 65 yards at MSU; 6 rec (79 yds) at UM;84 Ezekial Knight (6-3, 217, So.) ............... 21 G; 3 GS; 10 rec, 121 yds, TD; 3 rec for 59 yds, TD vs. Utah State (1st career TD);

WR 22 DJ Hall (6-3, 190, So.) ............... 21 G; 38 catches, 571 yds, 4 TDs; 4 catches for 34 yds at MSU; 11 catches vs. USU (157, TD); 11 Matt Caddell (6-0, 181, So.) ............... 21 G; 14 GS; 7 catches for 105 yds this year; 1 catch (13 yds) vs. USU; 3 rec (38 yds) last 6 G

PK 86 Jamie Christensen (6-0, 178, So.) ............... GW FG vs. Ole Miss and Tennessee; SEC Special Teams POW (Oct. 17 & 24); 13 pts at USC 43 Ryan Saxby (6-0, 171, Sr.) ................ UA debut vs. Middle Tennessee; Handled all KOs, PATs (3-3) and FGs (1-2) vs. MT

DEFENSEDEFENSERDE 47 Mark Anderson (6-5, 253, Sr.) ................ 4-yr starter; 47 G; 26 GS; 9 G (358 snaps); 4th in SEC with 11.5 TFLs; 4th in SEC w/5 sacks

94 Keith Saunders (6-3, 242, Fr.) ................ 13 G; 9 G (135 snaps); career-high 30 snaps vs. Utah State; Career-high 2 tackles vs. UF93 Bobby Greenwood (6-6, 245, Fr.) ................ 9 G (117 snaps); 2 TFLs (-12) at MSU (14 snaps); career-high 28 snaps vs Utah State (4 tkls);

RDT 50 Justin Britt (6-4, 294, So.) ............... 19 G, 4 GS; 8 G, 3 GS (127 snaps); 22 snaps at MSU (starter); Blocked FG vs Ole Miss99 Jeremy Clark (6-3, 305, Jr.) ................ 32 G, 23 GS; 9 G (197 snaps); 5 GS; 18 snaps at MSU; 2 tkls at Ole Miss and Utah State

LDT 90 Rudy Griffin (6-0, 286, Jr.) ................ 2-yr starter; 21 G, 20 GS; 9 GS (269 snaps); 1st career TD (17-yrd INT) at MSU (25 snaps)96 Dominic Lee (6-2, 303, Jr.) ................ 23 G; 8 G (97 snaps); 9 snaps at Miss State; season-high 20 snaps vs. Utah State; 3 tackles67 J.P. Adams (6-3, 288, Jr.,) ............... 12 G; 8 G (103 snaps); 20 snaps at MSU; career-high 3 tkls vs. Utah State (13 snaps)

LDE 92 Wallace Gilberry (6-3, 254, So.) ............... 21 G, 9 GS; 9 GS (366 snaps) in 2005; 36 snaps at MSU; 5 tkls vs. Tennessee 91 Chris Harris (6-5, 244, Jr.) ................ 27 G; 9 G (185 snaps) this year; 10 snaps vs. MSU; 1st career INT (12 yd ret) vs. UF

WLB 42 Juwan Simpson (6-3, 222, Jr.) ................ 31 G; 18 GS; Started all 9 G (417 snaps) in 2005; 49 snaps vs. Utah State; 8 tkls at Ole Miss; 44 Demarcus Waldrop (5-11, 190, So.) ............. 21 G; Played in all 9 G (132 snaps); 5 tkls vs. Utah State; Played season-high 30 plays at USC;

MLB 8 Freddie Roach (6-2, 248, Sr.) ................ 4-yr starter; 47 G; 36 GS; Started all 9 G (413 snaps) this yr; 10th all-time w/258 career tackles56 Matt Collins (6-1, 241, So.) ............... 21 G; 9 G (73 snaps) in 2005; Recorded 11 tackles this year; 3 tackles vs. USM and Florida

SLB 35 DeMeco Ryans (6-2, 232, Sr.) ................ 4-yr starter: 47 G; 35 GS; 5th all-time w/290 tackles; 7th in SEC w/9 TFLs; SEC Def. POW vs. UT55 Terrence Jones (6-1, 222, Jr.) ................ 31 G; 2 GS; 6 G (134 snaps) this yr; 4 snaps vs. MSU; Career-high 8 tackles vs. USU (46 snaps)

RCB 9 Anthony Madison (5-9, 180, Sr.) ................ 4-yr starter; 47 G; 36 GS: 34 consecutive GS; Ranks 2nd on tm w/35 starts; 27 career PBUs36 Eric Gray (5-11, 186, So.) ............. 16 G; Missed first three games with injury; Played 4 G all on special teams (77 snaps)16 Lionel Mitchell (6-2, 180, Fr.) ................ 5 G; Missed last four games w/injury; Played 13 snaps on defense; 22 snaps on special teams

FS 41 Roman Harper (6-1, 197, Sr.) ................ 4-yr starter; 46 G, 35 GS; 35 consecutive GS; 512 snaps this yr; 6th all-time w/285 career tkls; 3 Jeffrey Dukes (6-1, 193, So.) ............... 21 G; 8 G (154 snaps) this yr; 12 sanps at MSU; Recorded 5 tkls; 1st career INT vs. USM

30 Bryan Kilpatrick (6-4, 197, Jr.) ................ 6 G; Played nine snaps on special teams; 1 snap vs. Utah State; season-high 5 snaps vs. USMSS 26 Charlie Peprah (5-11, 200, Sr.) .............. 4-yr starter; 47 G; 43 GS; 35 consecutive GS; 44 GS most on team; 492 snaps; 29 career PBUs

20 Marcus Carter (6-1, 190, So.) ............... 19 G; Played in 8 G (41 snaps); Played only on special teams this seasonLCB 1 Ramzee Robinson (5-10, 190, Jr.) .............. 34 G; 20 GS; 9 G (486 snaps) w/7 GS; 53 snaps at MSU; 6 tkls vs. UF and UT; 8th SEC w/8 PBUs

2 Simeon Castille (6-1, 188, So.) ............... 20 G; 4 GS; 9 G; 4 GS (350 snaps) this yr; SEC POW vs. MSU (2 tkls, INT, Blocked Punt & PBU)P 25 Jeremy Schatz (5-7, 148, Sr.) ................ 10 G; 38.4 average on 38 punts; 72-yd punt vs. Ark (10th longest UA history); 62-yd punt at MSU

14 Jeffrey Aul (6-2, 199, Jr.) ................ 2 G; Recorded six punts (32.5 avg) this year; Had 3 punts (29 avg) vs. Southern Miss

SPECIAL TEAMSSPECIAL TEAMSSN 95 Drew Lane (6-1, 230, Sr.) ................ 21 G; Second year as UA’s snapper; JuCo transfer from Hinds CC

HOLD 37 Matt Miller (6-3, 210, Sr.) ................ 32 G; First season as Alabama’s holder on field goals and PATs; Scored TD at MSU (Fumble ret)KOR 22 DJ Hall (6-3, 183, Fr.) ................ 2 career KOR for 48 yards; 1 KOR for 19 yds vs. UT; 1 KOR (29 yds) vs. Arkansas

5 Brandon Brooks (5-5, 165, Sr.) ................ 23 G; 18 KOR for 485 yards (26.9 avg); 96-yd TD vs. Auburn (2003); 2 KOR (35 yds) this yearPR 5 Brandon Brooks (5-5, 165, Sr.) ................ 23 G; 44 PR for 240 yards (5.5 avg); 6 PR for 66 yds vs. USM (2004); 4 PR for 17 yds at MSU

2 Simeon Castille (6-1, 188, So.) ............... UA debut on punt returns vs. Utah State (2 for 38 yds)22 DJ Hall (6-3, 183, Fr.) ................ 2 punt returns for minus one yard in debut vs. Tennessee (Oct. 22)

KO 86 Jamie Christensen (6-0, 178, So.) ............... 21 G; Handled KO duties in last 8 G; 32 career touchbacks at UA43 Ryan Saxby (6-0, 171, Sr.) ................ UA debut vs. Middle Tennessee; Handled all KOs, PATs (3-3) and FGs (1-2)14 Jeff Aul (6-2, 199, Jr.) ................ Did not see action last year; handled kickoff chores in three gms in 2003 (USF, OU, UK)

2005 Alabama Football Depth Chart


ALABAMA FOOTBALL STATISTICS (FIRST QUARTER)

ALABAMA MTSU USM USC ARK FLA MISS TENN USU MSU LSU AUBPoints 2 10 14 0 17 0 0 14 0First Downs 3 6 8 2 3 7 4 4 8Rushing Yds 10 16 80 30 30 33 18 39 32Passing Yds 46 126 90 32 109 99 48 90 57Total Off. 56 142 170 62 139 132 66 129 893rd Dwn 1-3 2-5 2-2 0-3 1-2 3-4 1-3 0-3 2-44th Dwn 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0Time/Possession 6:45 9:25 8:14 6:30 3:40 9:34 6:55 8:00 10:05

OPPONENT MTSU USM USC ARK FLA MISS TENN USU MSU LSU AUBPoints 0 14 7 0 0 7 0 0 0First Downs 2 1 5 4 2 4 3 1 2Rushing Yds 12 -11 26 41 77 10 29 18 13Passing Yds 32 19 61 16 1 89 38 30 23Total Off. 44 8 87 57 78 99 67 48 363rd Dwn 1-3 0-3 1-3 0-3 1-6 2-3 2-4 0-4 1-24th Dwn 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0Time/Possession 8:15 5:35 6:46 9:30 11:20 5:26 8:05 6:00 4:55

ALABAMA FOOTBALL STATISTICS (SECOND QUARTER)

ALABAMA MTSU USM USC ARK FLA MISS TENN USU MSU LSU AUBPoints 7 7 6 7 7 3 0 7 3First Downs 5 4 7 3 6 1 5 8 7Rushing Yds 25 -2 105 0 22 -8 18 42 78Passing Yds 53 106 5 72 126 24 64 118 55Total Off. 78 104 110 72 148 16 82 160 1333rd Dwn 1-2 1-5 4-8 1-3 2-4 0-4 2-5 3-5 2-54th Dwn 0-1 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1Time/Possession 7:39 8:04 12:11 7:06 9:27 5:37 9:04 8:11 11:03

OPPONENT MTSU USM USC ARK FLA MISS TENN USU MSU LSU AUBPoints 7 7 0 3 3 0 0 0 0First Downs 6 4 0 4 2 5 2 2 1Rushing Yds 23 16 -1 36 -3 19 17 38 11Passing Yds 68 75 10 30 70 73 18 12 13Total Off. 91 91 9 66 67 92 35 50 243rd Dwn 1-3 1-2 0-2 2-5 0-3 3-6 0-3 1-4 1-34th Dwn 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1Time/Possession 7:21 6:56 2:49 7:54 5:33 9:23 5:56 6:49 3:57

2005 Alabama Football Quarter Stats (1st and 2nd Qtr)


2005 Alabama Football Quarter Stats (3rd and 4th Qtr)

ALABAMA FOOTBALL STATISTICS (THIRD QUARTER)

ALABAMA MTSU USM USC ARK FLA MISS TENN USU MSU LSU AUBPoints 14 6 10 3 7 7 3 7 14First Downs 7 4 5 6 6 3 3 4 0 Rushing Yds 75 40 91 66 56 49 28 78 21Passing Yds 48 47 20 33 48 37 32 71 2Total Off. 123 87 111 99 104 86 60 149 233rd Dwn 1-2 2-3 1-3 2-5 2-3 0-2 0-4 3-4 0-34th Dwn 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Time/Possession 7:32 8:24 8:03 8:58 9:09 4:46 8:44 7:01 4:44

OPPONENT MTSU USM USC ARK FLA MISS TENN USU MSU LSU AUBPoints 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0First Downs 0 1 3 0 5 5 3 8 4Rushing Yds -1 4 19 21 4 36 20 40 9Passing Yds 17 37 59 2 97 47 23 83 27Total Off. 16 41 78 23 101 83 43 123 363rd Dwn 1-3 1-4 2-4 0-3 2-3 2-5 1-3 1-3 2-64th Dwn 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Time/Possession 7:28 6:36 6:57 6:02 5:51 10:14 6:16 7:59 10:16

ALABAMA FOOTBALL STATISTICS (FOURTH QUARTER)

ALABAMA MTSU USM USC ARK FLA MISS TENN USU MSU LSU AUBPoints 3 7 7 14 0 3 3 7 0First Downs 5 10 3 5 2 6 3 3 4Rushing Yds 23 86 62 30 13 47 3 46 51Passing Yds 65 51 36 38 3 74 46 9 2Total Off. 88 137 98 68 16 121 49 55 533rd Dwn 1-4 1-3 3-4 1-3 0-3 4-6 1-3 2-4 0-34th Dwn 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Time/Possession 11:10 10:25 8:39 8:34 8:51 7:16 7:24 5:09 10:09

OPPONENT MTSU USM USC ARK FLA MISS TENN USU MSU LSU AUBPoints 0 0 7 10 0 3 3 0 0First Downs 0 6 6 6 5 0 4 6 1Rushing Yds 6 0 27 139 61 4 53 54 -7Passing Yds 6 59 55 33 19 1 65 34 14Total Off. 12 59 82 172 80 5 108 88 73rd Dwn 0-3 1-2 1-3 1-6 1-4 0-4 1-3 2-4 0-34th Dwn 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1Time/Possession 3:50 4:35 6:21 6:26 6:09 7:44 7:36 9:51 4:51


2005 Alabama Football Scoring Drives

Opponent Scoring Play (Quarter) Scoring DriveMTSU SAFETY (Mark Anderson) (1st) NO DRIVEMTSU Tim Castille 1-yard run (2nd) 10-51-4:30MTSU Tyrone Prothro 13-yard pass from Brodie Croyle (3) 6-68-2:48MTSU Tim Castille 1-yard run (3rd) 6-59-2:55MTSU Ryan Saxby 32 FG (4th) 7-62-2:34

USM DJ Hall 26-yard pass from Croyle (1) 4-80-0:56USM Jamie Christensen 33 FG (1) 8-53-3:29USM Le’Ron McClain 1-yard pass from Croyle (2) 11-72-3:30USM Castille 2-yard run (3) 9-60-4:00USM Castille 2-yard run (4) 11-85-4:20

USC Croyle 15-yard run (1) 8-80-4:06USC Brown 46-yard pass from Croyle (1) 7-80-2:10USC Christensen 41 FG (2) 12-62-5:02USC Christensen 29 FG (2) 13-40-6:12USC Christensen 27 FG (3) 9-39-4:42USC Kenneth Darby 22-yard run (3) 3-39-1:03USC Brown 36-yard pass from John Parker Wilson 11-80-4:08

ARK Hall 43-yard pass from Croyle (2) 4-64-1:57ARK Christensen 36-yard FG (3) 4-(-1)-1:23ARK Castille 1-yard run (4) 10-79-4:50ARK Hall 5-yard pass from Croyle (4) 8-40-3:28

FLA Prothro 87-ayrd pass from Croyle (1) 1-87-0:12FLA Castille 1-yard run (1) 3- 2-1:21FLA Christensen 22-yard FG (1) 6-50-2:07FLA Brown 65-yard pass from Croyle (2) 1-65-0:10FLA Prothro 15-yard pass from Croyle (3) 7-80-3:01

MISS Christensen 43-yard FG (2) 4-(-11)-1:36MISS Darby 48-yard run (3) 4-82-1:17MISS Christensen 31-yard FG (4) 11-63-2:39

TENN Christensen 33-yard FG (3) 6-34-3:19TENN Christensen 34-yard FG (4) 10-63-4:55

USU Ezekial Knight 9-yard pass from Croyle (1) 4-65-1:37USU L. McClain 1-yard pass from Croyle (1) 4-54-1:44USU Hall 13-yard pass from Croyle (2) 8-74-3:33USU Darby 38-yard run (3) 8-76-4:00USU Glen Coffee 9-yard pass from Wilson (4) 6-23-2:01

MSU Christensen 38-yard FG (2) 12-70-5:06MSU Matt Miller 15-yard fumble return (3) NO DRIVEMSU Rudy Griffin 17-yard interception return (3) NO DRIVE

LONGEST SCORING DRIVEMost Plays: 12 vs. Miss. State (11-5-05)

Most Yards: 87 vs. Florida (10-1-05)

TOP: 5:06 vs. Miss State (11-5-05)

Scoring Drives: 36

Total Plays: 245Avg. Plays: 6.8

Total Yards: 2,061Avg. Yards: 57.25

POINTS OFF TURNOVERS

Opp. Turnover Points Off

MTSU Fumble 0 (Miss FG)

USM Interception 0 (End of Game)

USC Interception 0 (Punt)Fumble 3 (FG)

ARK Fumble 3 (FG)Interception 7 (TD Pass)

FLA Interception 7 (TD Rush)Interception 0 (Downs)

MISS Fumble 0 (Fumble)Interception 3 (FG)

TENN Fumble 0 (Miss FG)Fumble 3 (FG)Fumble 3 (FG)Interception 0 (End of Game)

USU Interception 0 (Punt)

MSU Fumble 7 (Return TD)Interception 7 (Return TD)Interception 0 (Punt)Interception 0 (Punt)

TWO-POINT CONVERSIONSAlabama Crimson Tide (0-for-0)

GOAL-TO-GO SITUATIONSOpp Total TDs FGs TOsMTSU 2 2 0 0USM 4 3 0 1USC 0 0 0 0ARK 2 2 0 0FLA 1 1 0 0 MISS 0 0 0 0TENN 0 0 0 0USU 2 2 0 0MSU 0 0 0 0LSUAUBTOTALS 11 10 0 1


2005 Opponents Football Scoring Drives

Opponent Scoring Play (Quarter) Scoring DriveMTSU Nick McAfee 14-yard pass from Clint Marks (2nd) 9-80-2:59

USM Gerald McRath 32-yard INT Return (1) NO DRIVEUSM Anthony Perine 12-yard pass from Dustin Almond (1) 1-12-0:07USM Perine 37-yard pass from Almond (2) 7-64-3:05

USC Mike Davis 1-yard run (1) 13-75-5:38USC Sidney Rice 6-yard pass from Blake Mitchell (4) 11-80-4:08

ARK Chris Balseiro 34-yard FG (2) 8-27-3:05ARK Darren McFadden 70-yard run (4) 2-82-0:46ARK Balseiro 27-yard FG (4) 4- 1-1:27

FLA Chris Hetlend 37-yard FG (2) 5-45-1:22

MISS Mario Hill 27-yard pass from Michael Spurlock (1) 3-26-1:10MISS Robert Bass 24-yard FG (4) 11-42-7:15

TENN James Wilhoit 32-yard FG (4) 5-39-3:08

USU Justin Hamblin 24-yard FG (3) 9-65-3:10

LONGEST SCORING DRIVEMost Plays: 11 by Ole Miss (10-15-05)

Most Yards: 82 by Arkansas (9-24-05)

TOP: 7:15 by Ole Miss (10-15-05)

Total Scoring Drives: 13

Total Plays: 89Avg. Plays: 6.8

Total Yards: 629Avg. Yards: 48.3

POINTS OFF TURNOVERSOpp. Turnover Points Off

MTSU Interception 0 (UA safety)

USM Interception 7 (Return TD)Fumble 0 (Interception)

USC None None

ARK None None

FLA Fumble PuntFumble End of Half

MISS Fumble 7 (TD Pass)Fumble 0 (Punt)

TENN Fumble 0 (Fumble)

USU Fumble 0 (Miss FG)

MSU Interception 0 (Punt)Fumble 0 (Downs)Interception 0 (Punt)

TWO-POINT CONVERSIONS

UA Opponents (0-for-0)

GOAL-TO-GO SITUATIONSOpp Total TDs FGs TOsMTSU 0 0 0 0USM 0 0 0 0USC 2 2 0 0ARK 1 0 0 0FLA 1 0 0 0MISS 1 0 1 0TENN 1 0 0 0 USU 0 0 0 0MSU 0 0 0 0LSUAUBTOTALS 6 2 1 0


MIDDLE TENNESSEE (Sept. 3)Brodie Croyle 40-yard pass to Keith Brown

SOUTHERN MISS (Sept. 10)Croyle 52-yard pass to Tyrone ProthroProthro 66-yard kickoff returnCroyle 44-yard pass to DJ Hall

SOUTH CAROLINA (Sept. 17)Croyle 46-yard pass to Brown (TD)Prothro 41-yard runGlen Coffee 37-yard runJohn Parker Wilson 36-yard pass to Brown (TD)

ARKANSAS (Sept. 24)Croyle 43-yard pass to Hall (TD)

FLORIDA (Oct. 1)Croyle 87-yard pass to Prothro (TD)Darby 26-yard runCroyle 65-yard pass to Brown (TD)Darby 33-yard run

OLE MISS (Oct. 15)Darby 48-yard run (TD)Ramzee Robinson 39-yard interception returnCroyle 26-yard pass to Brown

TENNESSEE (Oct. 22)Croyle 43-yard pass to Hall

UTAH STATE (Oct. 29)Darby 36-yard runCroyle 27-yard pass to Ezekial KnightCroyle 56-yard pass to HallDarby 38-yard run (TD)Johns 25-yard runHarper 50-yard interception return

MISS. STATE (Nov. 5)Darby 26-yard runCroyle 35-yard pass to Brown

2005 Alabama Big Plays (25 Yards or Longer)

RED ZONEOpp. No. TD FG TOsMTSU 5 3 1 0USM 6 3 1 1USC 3 1 2 0ARK 3 2 1 0FLA 4 2 1 0MISS 2 0 1 0TENN 2 0 2 0USU 5 4 0 0MSU 4 0 1 0LSUAUBTOTALS 34 15 10 1

Red Zone Stats: 25 for 34 (.735)TD Stats: 15 for 34 (.441)Total Points: 134Avg. Pts per Trip: 3.94

OPENING DRIVEOpp. 1st Half 2nd HalfMTSU Punt TD PassUSM TD Pass TD RushUSC TD Rush FGARK Downs FGFLA TD Pass TD PassMISS Downs TD RushTENN Fumble PuntUSU TD Pass FumbleMSU Interception PuntLSUAUBTOTALS

GAME-BY-GAME TURNOVERS Opp. Fum INT TotMTSU 0 1 1USM 1 1 2USC 0 0 0ARK 0 0 0 FLA 2 0 2MISS 2 0 2TENN 1 0 1USU 1 0 1MSU 1 2 3LSUAUBTOTALS 8 4 12

ALABAMA TURNOVER MARGIN(Takeaways/Giveaways)

Opp. UA Opp. +/-MTSU 1 1 0USM 2 1 -1USC 0 2 +2ARK 0 2 +2FLA 2 2 0MISS 2 2 0TENN 1 4 +3USU 1 1 0MSU 3 4 +1LSUAUBTOTALS 12 19 +7


MIDDLE TENNESSEE (Sept. 3)None

SOUTHERN MISS (Sept. 10)Dustin Almond 37-yard pass to Anthony Perine (TD)Jasper Faulk 36-yard punt returnGerald McRath 32-yard interception return (TD)Almond 30-yard pass to Antown CouringtonAlmond 27-yard pass to Larry Thomas

SOUTH CAROLINA (Sept. 17)Carlos Thomas 36-yard runThomas 35-yard kickoff return

ARKANSAS (Sept. 24)Darren McFadden 70-yard run (TD)

FLORIDA (Oct. 1)Eugene Everett 32-yard run (fake punt)Chris Leak 42-yard pass to Dallas Baker

OLE MISS (Oct. 15)Michale Spurlock 27-yard pass to Mario Hill (TD)Mico McSwain 25-yard runSpurlock 31-yard pass to Taye Biddle

TENNESSEE (Oct. 22)Lucas Taylor 41-yard KO returnRick Clausen 35-yard pass to Jayson SwainGerald Riggs 24-yard run

UTAH STATE (Oct. 29)Leon Jackson 27-yard pass to Tony Pennyman

MISS. STATE (Nov. 5)Titus Brown 44-yard fumble return

2005 Opponents Big Plays (25 Yards or Longer)

RED ZONEOpp. No. TD FG TOsMTSU 1 1 0 0USM 1 1 0 0USC 2 2 0 0ARK 3 0 2 0FLA 3 0 1 0MISS 3 0 1 0TENN 3 0 1 0USU 3 0 1 0MSU 1 0 0 0LSUAUBTOTALS 20 4 6 0

Red Zone Stats: 10 for 20 (.500)TD Stats: 4 for 20 (.200)Total Points: 46Avg. Pts per Trip: 2.3 points

OPENING DRIVEOpp. 1st Half 2nd HalfMTSU Punt PuntUSM Punt PuntUSC TD Rush DownsARK Punt FumbleFLA Punt PuntMISS Fumble PuntTENN Punt PuntUSU Punt FGLSU Punt InterceptionMSUAUBTOTALS

GAME-BY-GAME TURNOVERS Opp. Fum INT TotMTSU 1 0 1USM 0 1 1USC 1 1 2ARK 1 1 2FLA 0 2 2MISS 1 1 2TENN 3 1 4USU 0 1 1MSU 1 3 4LSUAUBTOTALS 8 11 19

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