Single-season receptions: Senior wide receiver DeVonta Smith has 80, while Amari Cooper holds the Alabama record of 124 (2014). 3 Alabama past Florida", "Courtney Upshaw delivers the Tide's biggest plays", "Football to host Vanderbilt on Homecoming", "AJ McCarron has career day as Alabama shuts out Vanderbilt", "McCarron passes No. [10] After transferring to Alabama from Arizona Western College, Douglas struggled with off-field issues including a DUI charge following a December 2010 arrest. 1 LSU and No. [82] On the following drive Vanderbilt had an opportunity to cut into the lead, but Carey Spear missed a 47-yard field goal to keep the Alabama lead at 7–0. Find out the latest on your favorite NCAAF teams on CBSSports.com. Courtney Upshaw scored a defensive touchdown early in the quarter after he intercepted a Brantley pass and returned it 45-yards for the score. The Alabama record, set in 2018, is 522.0 yards. [133] He then missed a 41-yard field goal attempt wide right before he connected on a 44-yard attempt to give the Crimson Tide a 15–0 lead at the end of the third quarter. In April 2012, eight members of the 2011 squad were selected in the NFL Draft, with an additional six signed as undrafted free agents to various teams. [109] Later in the quarter Derek DePasquale missed a 41-yard field goal attempt for the Bulldogs, but on the ensuing Alabama possession Cameron Lawrence intercepted an AJ McCarron pass and returned it to the Alabama four-yard line. [84], After Ole Miss took an early 7–0 lead, the Crimson Tide scored 52 unanswered points in their 52–7 victory over the Rebels at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium. [117] On their opening possession, Georgia Southern had a nine-play, 49-yard drive to set up a 42-yard field goal attempt. [60][61] The shutout was the Crimson Tide's first since they defeated Chattanooga 45–0 in 2009 and improved Alabama's all-time record against the Mean Green to 4–0. [51] The final points of the game came late in the fourth when Silas Redd scored on a one-yard touchdown for the Nittany Lions, and Rob Bolden converted the two-point conversion to bring the final score to 27–11. [43] In the fourth, the Tide scored their final touchdown of the afternoon on a 49-yard Jalston Fowler run and their final points on a 32-yard Shelley field goal to make the final score 48–7. However, the Adrian Mora attempt was blocked by Dont'a Hightower and returned by Dre Kirkpatrick 55-yards for a touchdown and a 10–0 Crimson Tide lead. The team was led by head coach Nick Saban, in his fifth year, and played their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. [189] Upshaw was the third player selected in the second round (35th Baltimore Ravens). [157] In addition to Richardson, Mark Barron, Barrett Jones, Courtney Upshaw and William Vlachos were named to the AP All-SEC First Team. [88] The Crimson Tide added ten points in the second quarter to take a 17–7 halftime lead. [34], Alabama played four non-conference games. 3 Crimson Tide", "Student, teacher to meet as Florida takes on 'Bama in Swamp matchup", "Sideline reports: Fast start, poor finish", "Alabama vs Florida: Play-by-Play Summary", "Trent Richardson, defense lead No. [14], Alabama head coach Nick Saban entered his fifth year as the Crimson Tide's head coach for the 2011 season. [88][89] On the first play ensuing Rebels possession, Courtney Upshaw forced a Randall Mackey fumble that was recovered by Ed Stinson at the Ole Miss 15-yard line. [59][60] Lacy scored the final points of the game midway through the fourth with his second touchdown of the evening on a 67-yard run to give Alabama the 41–0 victory. [40] The radio announcers for the 2011 season were Eli Gold with play-by-play, Phil Savage with color commentary, and Chris Stewart with sideline reports. Visit ESPN to view the Alabama Crimson Tide team stats for the 2020 season. [59][60], Trent Richardson ran for a career-high 167 yards and three touchdowns and Eddie Lacy ran for 161 yards and two touchdowns and became the first pair of running backs to each run for 150 yards in a game. Alabama is looking at having a finalist for just about everything outside of the Ray Guy Award, and is probably the frontrunner for the Joe Moore Award for the Most outstanding offensive line unit. [96][97] Cade Foster scored early in the fourth quarter with his 45-yard field goal, and after a Dont'a Hightower interception, Richardson scored his second touchdown of the day on a one-yard run to make the final score 37–6. [82][83], For the game, Trent Richardson ran for 107 yards to extend his streak of consecutive games rushing for at least 100 yards to five games. [35] The non-conference schedule also included games against Kent State of the Mid-American Conference, North Texas of the Sun Belt Conference and Georgia Southern of the Southern Conference. [90] The 52 total points were the most Alabama had scored in a SEC game since defeating Vanderbilt 59–28 in 1990. [65] Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron received the snap as the holder, and proceeded to throw a 37-yard touchdown pass to Michael Williams to give the Crimson Tide a 7–0 lead. After Kentucky's 1–3 Start, Can the Wildcats Turn Things Around? Tua Tagovailoa was on pace to top that last year at 71.4 percent, but only had 180 completions. [53] The 107,846 fans in attendance were the most to ever see an Alabama squad compete on the gridiron, and the victory improved their all-time record against the Nittany Lions to 10–5. [174] Upshaw and Vlachos were both named to the Walter Camp All-America Second Team. [84] The defense was dominant in completing their second shutout of the season and only allowing Vanderbilt 190 yards of total offense. 82 Malcolm Faciane (TE); No. [125], On the opening kickoff of the second half, Onterio McCalebb scored a touchdown on an 83-yard return to cut the Alabama lead to 24–14. [51] Alabama took a 7–3 lead later in the first quarter after AJ McCarron connected with Michael Williams for a five-yard touchdown reception to cap an 11-play, 69-yard drive. Barrett Jones won both the Wuerffel Trophy and the Outland Trophy; and Trent Richardson won the Doak Walker Award, was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy and was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Year. In these cases, the average was taken. [188] In the draft, Alabama tied a school record with four players selected in the first round. The SEC record is four: Tim Couch (1998), Johnny Manziel (2013) and Joe Burrow (2019). [63] For his 235 all-purpose yards and touchdown reception, Trent Richardson was named the SEC Offensive Player of the Week. [157] Barron, Hightower, Jones, Richardson, Upshaw and Vlachos were named to the Coaches' All-SEC First Team. [149] AJ McCarron led the team in passing offense and completed 219 of 328 passes for 2,634 passing yards and 16 touchdowns. [64][66] The Alabama defense only allowed 17 rushing and 226 of total offense to the Razorbacks in the victory. [92], After holding the Volunteers to a three-and-out to open the second half, the Alabama offensive responded with their first of three third-quarter touchdowns with a two-yard AJ McCarron touchdown run. However, Alabama lost to the LSU Tigers in their regular season matchup, and as a result did not qualify for the 2011 SEC Championship Game. Career rushing yards: Alabama’s all-time rushing king is Henry with 3,591 yards from 2013-15. [131][132], In the game, Alabama outgained LSU in total offense 384 to 92 yards, and the shutout was the first ever completed in a BCS game since the advent of the BCS in 1998. [43][45] After holding the Golden Flashes to a three-and-out on the opening possession, Trent Richardson scored the Crimson Tide's first touchdown on a one-yard run to give Alabama a 7–0 lead. [119], After the loss against the Auburn Tigers the previous year, in which the Crimson Tide surrendered a 24-point lead, for nearly a year reminders of the defeat and the phrase "never again" were utilized by the team as even greater motivation to win in an already heated rivalry. [47] On offense, the Crimson Tide had 482 total yards with three different running backs scoring touchdowns and Maze totaling 118 yards receiving on eight catches with one touchdown. 1 LSU visits No. Christopher Walsh's notes column All Things Bama regularly appears on BamaCentral. [66] After an Arkansas goal line stand, Jeremy Shelley connected on a 20-yard field goal to give Alabama a 10–7 lead. After the completion of the 2010 season, the Crimson Tide signed a highly rated recruiting class in February 2011 and completed spring practice the following April. The official Football page for the University of Alabama Crimson Tide The … Several Alabama players were selected by postseason all-star games. [162] Richardson won the Doak Walker Award and was also named a finalist for the Maxwell Award;[163][164] Dont'a Hightower was named a finalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award, the Butkus Award, the Lott Trophy and the Lombardi Award;[163][165][166][167] Courtney Upshaw was named a finalist for the Butkus Award and the Lombardi Award;[165][167] Barrett Jones won the Outland Trophy, the Wuerffel Trophy and the ARA Sportsmanship Award;[163][164][168][169] Mark Barron was named a finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award and the Bronko Nagurski Trophy;[163][170] and William Vlachos was named a finalist for the Rimington Trophy. [36][37] In the game, the Crimson Tide defeated the Tigers 21–0 to clinch their second BCS Championship in three years. 4 in all but the BCS standing where they dropped to No. [112] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against the Bulldogs to 74–18–3 (76–17–3 without NCAA vacations and forfeits). [8], In the weeks after the conclusion of spring practice, a pair of tragedies occurred that directly impacted the team. Smith has six this season, and 11 for his career. [23] The most notable departures from the previous year were defensive end Marcell Dareus, left tackle James Carpenter, tight end Preston Dial, quarterback Greg McElroy, wide receiver Julio Jones and running back Mark Ingram Jr.[24], Alabama's recruiting class included eleven players from the "ESPN 150": No. 1 recruiting class according to Rivals and the No. [75] The Gators responded with what turned out to be their final points of the game when Caleb Sturgis connected on a 21-yard field goal. [105] LSU responded on their following possession by driving to the Alabama two-yard line and kicking a 19-yard Drew Alleman field goal as time expired to tie the game at 3–3 at halftime. [150] Courtney Upshaw was tied for sixteenth nationally, fourth in conference and first on the team with 9.5 quarterback sacks. The record is 7.9. [75], After a scoreless third quarter, a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns gave Alabama the 38–10 victory. [189] The first round selections were Richardson (3rd Cleveland Browns), Barron (7th Tampa Bay Buccaneers), Kirkpatrick (17th Cincinnati Bengals) and Hightower (25th New England Patriots). [99] The victory was Alabama's fifth consecutive over Tennessee and improved their all-time record against the Volunteers to 48–38–7 (49–37–8 without NCAA vacations and forfeits). [55], In their meeting against the North Texas Mean Green, Alabama outgained their opponent 586 to 169 yards of total offense in Alabama's 41–0 victory. [179] On January 17, Brad Smelley became the seventh member of Alabama's team to receive an invitation to the Senior Bowl. [156], The SEC recognized several players for their individual performances with various awards. SB Nation is the largest independent sports media brand, consisting of SBNation.com, MMAFighting.com and over 300 fan-centric team communities. The only matchup that would likely get people excited at all is the Buckeyes vs. the Aggies. [96][97], In the game, Marquis Maze had 106 yards receiving on five catches and McCarron set a new career high with 284 yards passing. [83] Early in the fourth, DeMarcus Milliner intercepted a Jordan Rodgers pass and returned it 37-yards to the Commodores' 20-yard line. [117] In the fourth quarter, Alabama stopped the Eagles at the Crimson Tide eight-yard line after an incomplete Shaw pass on fourth down. 1 recruiting class according to Rivals and the No. [59][60] After Shelley missed a 42-yard field goal on the first play of the fourth quarter, Richardson scored again with a 71-yard touchdown run on Alabama's next offensive possession to extend their lead to 34–0. Average gain per offensive play: Alabama is going at a 8.1 clip. [177] Of the seven Alabama players selected, Barron, Jones and Richardson were each recognized as unanimous All-American selections, and Hightower was recognized as a consensus All-American selection.[178]. ... From DeVonta Smith to Buddy Johnson, the 2020-21 college football All-Bowl team. 2 Alabama heavily favored over rival Tennessee", "Alabama breaks halftime tie, goes on to pound Tennessee", "Tennessee vs Alabama: Play-by-Play Summary", "Tennessee can't tackle Trent Richardson (Alabama Play of the Week)", "Dont'a Hightower named Lott IMPACT Player of the Week", "Top ranked matchup set for Tuscaloosa on Saturday", "LSU kicks winning field goal in OT for defensive-minded win over Alabama", "It's finally here! Most values are per game averages; Team Stats Table; Passing Rushing Total Offense First Downs Penalties Turnovers; Split G Cmp Att Pct Yds TD Att Yds Avg TD Plays Yds Avg ... > Alabama Crimson Tide … [30] Prior to National Signing Day, three high school players and three junior college transfers of the 2011 recruiting class enrolled for the spring semester in order to participate in spring practice. Jones would need 325 completions to qualify and he's at 295. [133][134] On that possession, the Crimson Tide scored the only touchdown of the game on a 34-yard Trent Richardson run to make the final score 21–0. [117] From there the Alabama offense began a 15-play, 92-yard drive that took 8:36 to complete with McCarron throwing a four-yard touchdown pass to Smelley for the final points in their 45–21 win. [157] Josh Chapman, Dont'a Hightower and Dre Kirkpatrick were named to the AP All-SEC Second Team. [183] On January 13, assistant head and linebackers coach Sal Sunseri was named as the defensive coordinator with the Tennessee Volunteers. Richardson scored his second touchdown of the game with 12:25 remaining on a 36-yard run and Eddie Lacy scored the final points of the game on a 20-yard run. The game against Penn State was originally scheduled to be played as part of the 2004 season, however the series was moved back to this season at the request of Alabama due to fallout from NCAA sanctions being levied on the program. [68] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against the Razorbacks to 12–8 (15–7 without NCAA vacations and forfeits). [160] Jones earned the Jacobs Blocking Trophy and was also named the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Get Alabama Crimson Tide NCAA Football News, schedule, recruiting information. [75][76] For the game, Alabama's defense was dominant in only allowing 222 total yards of offense, with the 15 rushing yards being the fewest ever allowed against Florida in their all-time series. [88] Alabama responded on the following drive with the first of four Trent Richardson touchdowns of the evening on an eight-yard run to tie the game at 7–7. [96] On the following Tennessee drive, the Alabama defense stopped quarterback Matt Simms on a fourth-and-one to give the Crimson Tide offense the ball on the Volunteers' 39-yard line. [95] Mike Palardy connected from 40 and 52-yards for Tennessee and Jeremy Shelley connected from 26 and 29-yards for Alabama. [117] After Cade Foster missed a 47-yard field goal attempt late, Alabama led 24–14 at halftime. The record is 342.2. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. [117] In the second quarter, AJ McCarron threw a four-yard touchdown pass to Trent Richardson to complete a ten-play, 71-yard drive for a 17–0 lead. 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