1995 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1995 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
AP	No. 21
1995 record	8–3 (5–3 SEC)
Head coach	Gene Stallings (6th year)
Offensive coordinator	Homer Smith
Defensive coordinator	Bill Oliver
Captain	Shannon Brown
Captain	Brian Burgdorf
Captain	Tony Johnson
Captain	John Walters
Home stadium	Bryant-Denny Stadium (Capacity: 70,123) Legion Field (Capacity: 83,091)

1995 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Eastern Division
#2 Florida x$	8	–	0	–	0	12	–	1	–	0
#3 Tennessee	7	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
Georgia	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	5	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	7	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Western Division
Arkansas x	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	5	–	0
#21 Alabama	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
#22 Auburn	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
LSU	4	–	3	–	1	7	–	4	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Championship: Florida 34, Arkansas 3
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama for the 1995–96 college football season, competing in the Western Division in the Southeastern Conference. The team played their home games at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. Gene Stallings led the Crimson Tide to an 8–3 record. Due to NCAA sanctions, no bowl appearance was made.

The early season victory over Southern Miss came in dramatic fashion, as Alabama completed a 36 yard pass on 4th down for a go ahead touchdown with under 30 seconds left in the game. The three games Alabama lost were also particularly noteworthy. The game against Arkansas featured a last minute 4th and goal touchdown pass by Arkansas giving them the win, however replays later showed the ball was clearly trapped. This call, along with a missed twelve men on the field penalty on Arkansas' final drive led to the suspension of the officiating crew the following week. The 41–14 blowout loss to Tennessee marked the Vols first win over the Tide since 1985, ending Alabama's 9 game unbeaten streak. The season ending loss at Auburn also featured a questionable last minute call regarding a pass. Alabama QB Freddie Kitchens had apparently hit Curtis Brown for a late go ahead touchdown, but officials ruled Brown out of bounds.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	No. 11	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	PPV	W 33–25	40,880
September 9	2:00 p.m.	Southern Miss*	No. 13	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	PPV	W 24–20	83,091
September 16	11:30 a.m.	Arkansas	No. 13	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	JPS	L 19–20	70,123
September 30	11:00 a.m.	at Georgia	No. 20	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	ABC	W 31–0	86,117
October 7	2:30 p.m.	NC State*	No. 16	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	PPV	W 27–11	70,123
October 14	6:30 p.m.	No. 6 Tennessee	No. 11	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)	ESPN	L 14–41	83,091
October 21	2:00 p.m.	at Ole Miss	No. 21	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry)		W 23–9	44,312
October 28	2:30 p.m.	North Texas*	No. 18	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	PPV	W 38–19	70,123
November 4	2:30 p.m.	LSU	No. 16	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)	ABC	W 10–3	70,123
November 11	11:30 a.m.	Mississippi State	No. 16	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)	JPS	W 14–9	70,123
November 18	4:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Auburn	No. 17	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Iron Bowl)	ESPN	L 27–31	85,214
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

References

Alabama Crimson Tide football

Venues	University of Alabama Quad (1893–1914) Denny Field (1915–1928) Bryant–Denny Stadium (1929–present) Rickwood Field (alternate, 1912–1927) Cramton Bowl (alternate, 1922–1954) Ernest F. Ladd Stadium (alternate, 1948–1968) Legion Field (alternate, 1927–2003)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn: Iron Bowl (James E. Foy, V-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy) LSU Mississippi State Ole Miss Penn State Tennessee: Third Saturday in October

Culture & lore	History Saban era Traditions Big Al "Yea Alabama" A-Day 1922 Penn game Million Dollar Band Walk of Fame Paul W. Bryant Museum The Bear The Bear Bryant Show Porter Cup 1943 Informals

People	Head coaches All-Americans College Football Hall of Fame inductees NFL draftees Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders Champ Pickens

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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