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The 2014 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represents the University of Alabama in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It marks the Crimson Tide's 120th overall season, 81st as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and its 23rd within the SEC Western Division. The team is led by head coach Nick Saban, in his eighth year, and play its home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Before the season

Previous season

In 2013, Alabama came into the season ranked as the number one team in the nation and as two-time, defending national champions. The Crimson Tide opened the season with eleven consecutive victories that included one over Virginia Tech at a neutral site, against Texas A&M in a game that saw many team records broken and a victory over Louisiana State University (LSU) at Bryant–Denny Stadium. In their twelfth game, Alabama was upset by Auburn. The Crimson Tide loss resulted in them not making an appearance in the SEC Championship Game. Alabama accepted an invitation to play in the Sugar Bowl, lost to Oklahoma 45–31 and finished the season ranked seventh in the AP poll.

Fall camp

At the start of fall camp on August 1, coach Saban announced Jarran Reed, Brandon Ivory and Tim Williams were suspended indefinitely for violations of team rules. Reed and Ivory returned from suspension on August 4 and Williams returned on August 20. The camp featured several positional battles with incoming freshmen competing for starting spots. Of note were true freshmen Cameron Robinson who landed the starting spot at left tackle over Dominick Jackson and both Tony Brown and Marlon Humphrey who secured back-up roles at defensive back. The most anticipated positional battle of camp was for quarterback. Both Blake Sims and Jacob Coker played themselves into position to be named starter through the end of camp when Sims was selected as the starter for the opening game against West Virginia.

By mid-August, Alabama had a combined 26 players on 12 different preseason award watch lists. Landon Collins, Trey DePriest and A'Shawn Robinson for the Chuck Bednarik Award; Amari Cooper for the Fred Biletnikoff Award; Collins, DePriest and Robinson for the Bronko Nagurski Trophy; DePriest and Reggie Ragland for the Butkus Award; Collins, Cooper and T. J. Yeldon for the Walter Camp Award; Arie Kouandjio and Robinson for the Lombardi Award; O. J. Howard for the John Mackey Award; Jacob Coker, Cooper, Derrick Henry and Yeldon for the Maxwell Award; Ryan Kelly, Kouandjio and Robinson for the Outland Trophy; Kelly for the Rimington Trophy; Collins for the Jim Thorpe Award; and Henry and Yeldon for the Doak Walker Award.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Alabama head coach Nick Saban entered his eighth year as the Crimson Tide's head coach for the 2014 season. During his previous seven years with Alabama, he led the Crimson Tide to an overall record of 74 wins and 15 losses (74–15) and the 2009, 2011 and 2012 national championships. On January 10, 2014, former Oakland Raiders, Tennessee and USC head coach Lane Kiffin was hired as the replacement for Doug Nussmeier as offensive coordinator. Nussmeier resigned from Alabama on January 9 to become offensive coordinator at Michigan. Kiffin was working with Alabama in some capacity before the team's 2014 Sugar Bowl game and before taking the offensive coordinator position.

On January 11, defensive line coach Chris Rumph resigned and took a position on the Texas staff under new head coach Charlie Strong to replace former defensive line coach Bo Davis. At that time, Davis had accepted a job at USC. After Rumph left Alabama, Davis resigned as defensive line coach at USC after one week on the job to take Rumph's job at Alabama. Davis previously coached defensive line at Alabama from 2007 to 2010.

On February 12, Greg Brown resigned after only one season at Alabama to become the safeties coach at Louisville. Two days later, Kevin Steele was promoted from Alabama's director of player personnel to inside linebackers coach. Steele previously served as a defensive assistant for Saban at Alabama in 2007 and 2008.

2014 recruiting class

Prior to National Signing Day on February 5, 2014, eight players enrolled for the spring semester in order to participate in spring practice and included six former high school seniors and two junior college transfers. The early enrollments from high school included top-ranked offensive tackle Cameron Robinson, wide receiver Cameron Sims, safety Laurence "Hootie" Jones, cornerback Tony Brown, quarterback David Cornwell and linebacker Shaun Dion Hamilton. The junior college transfers enrolled early included defensive end D. J. Pettway and defensive tackle Jarran Reed. All of the players will take part in Alabama's "fourth-quarter" strength and conditioning program in February before spring practice starts in March.

On National Signing Day, Alabama signed 18 additional players out of high school that completed the 2014 recruiting class. The class was highlighted by 19 players from the "ESPN 300": No. 3 Cameron Robinson; No. 6 Da'Shawn Hand; No. 8 Tony Brown; No. 12 Bo Scarbrough; No. 15 Marlon Humphrey; No. 27 Laurence Jones; No. 48 Christian Miller; No. 49 Cameron Sims; No. 52 Rashaan Evans; No. 57 David Cornwell; No. 64 Ross Pierschbacher; No. 71 Ronnie Clark; No. 102 Shaun Dion Hamilton; No. 160 Joshua Frazier; No. 168 Josh Casher; No. 190 J. C. Hassenauer; No. 199 Derek Kief; No. 215 O. J. Smith; and No. 281 Keith Holcombe. Alabama signed the No. 1 recruiting class according to Rivals.com, Scout.com and 247Sports.com. Of the 26 players signed only two failed to qualify to compete in 2014: Montel McBride and Bo Scarbrough. McBride played for Iowa Western Community College in 2014 and Scarbrough is expected to enroll at Alabama in January 2015.

In addition to those signed as part of the 2014 class, on January 26 Florida State quarterback Jacob Coker announced his intention to transfer to Alabama. After he graduated in May 2014, Coker officially enrolled at Alabama on May 5. Based on NCAA transfer rules for student athletes who graduate, Coker had two years of eligibility remaining to compete with the Crimson Tide.

College recruiting information (2014)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40	Commit date
Tony Brown DB	Beaumont, Texas	Ozen High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	4.40	Jan 2, 2014
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Joshua Casher C	Mobile, Alabama	St. Paul's Episcopal School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	–	Oct 29, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 83
Ronnie Clark DB	Calera, Alabama	Calera High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.59	Oct 4, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 83
David Cornwell QB	Norman, Oklahoma	Norman North High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	–	Jun 14, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 85
Johnny Dwight DT	Rochelle, Georgia	Wilcox County High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	298 lb (135 kg)	–	Jun 4, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Rashaan Evans LB	Auburn, Alabama	Auburn High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	4.5	Feb 5, 2014
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 84
Ty Flournoy-Smith TE	Moultrie, Georgia	Georgia Military College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	–	Feb 3, 2014
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 76
Josh Frazier DT	Springdale, Arkansas	Har-Ber High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	334 lb (151 kg)	5.10	Nov 23, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 83
Shaun Dion Hamilton LB	Montgomery, Alabama	G. W. Carver High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	241 lb (109 kg)	–	Apr 17, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 83
Da'Shawn Hand DE	Woodbridge, Virginia	Woodbridge High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	4.70	Nov 14, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 93
J. C. Hassenauer C	Woodbury, Minnesota	East Ridge High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	5.35	Jun 17, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 83
Keith Holcombe LB	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Hillcrest High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	5.35	Jun 30, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 82
Marlon Humphrey CB	Hoover, Alabama	Hoover High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	–	Jan 29, 2014
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
Dominick Jackson OT	Cupertino, California	College of San Mateo	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	312 lb (142 kg)	–	Jun 26, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 82
Laurence Jones DB	Monroe, Louisiana	Neville High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	–	Jan 2, 2014
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 87
Derek Kief WR	Cincinnati, Ohio	La Salle High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	–	Jun 16, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 82
Montel McBride OG	Plant City, Florida	Plant City High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	332 lb (151 kg)	5.52	Jul 2, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79
Christian Miller LB	Columbia, South Carolina	Spring Valley High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	–	Jul 25, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 84
D. J. Pettway DT	Pensacola, Florida	East Mississippi Community College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Ross Pierschbacher OG	Cedar Falls, Iowa	Cedar Falls High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	5.21	Aug 11, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 84
Jarran Reed DT	Goldsboro, North Carolina	East Mississippi Community College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	–	Dec 19, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79
Cameron Robinson OT	West Monroe, Louisiana	West Monroe High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	320 lb (150 kg)	–	Sep 4, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 95
Bo Scarbrough RB	Northport, Alabama	IMG Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	4.50	Sep 7, 2012
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 90
JK Scott P	Denver, Colorado	Mullen High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–	Jun 9, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Cameron Sims WR	Monroe, Louisiana	Ouachita Parish High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	–	Aug 24, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 84
O. J. Smith DT	Bossier City, Louisiana	Airline High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	330 lb (150 kg)	5.00	May 24, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 1   Rivals: 1  247Sports: 1  ESPN: 1
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Alabama Signee List 2014". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 5, 2014. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help) "Scout.com Football Recruiting: Alabama". Scout.com. Retrieved February 5, 2014. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help) "2014 Player Signees – Alabama". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 5, 2014. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help) "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 5, 2014. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 5, 2014.

Departed players

Notable departures from the 2013 squad included juniors, Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Adrian Hubbard, Cyrus Kouandjio, Jeoffrey Pagan and Vinnie Sunseri who declared their eligibility for the 2014 NFL Draft. Senior starters from the 2013 squad who exhausted their eligibility included AJ McCarron, Kevin Norwood and Anthony Steen on offense; Deion Belue, C. J. Mosley and Ed Stinson on defense; and Cody Mandell, McCarron and Cade Foster on special teams. Other notable departures from the 2013 squad included several players who transferred to another school. These transfers included quarterback Luke Del Rio to Oregon State, running back Dee Hart to Colorado State and center Chad Lindsay to Ohio State.

Returning starters

Alabama had seven returning players on offense, five on defense and five on special teams that started games in 2013.

Offense

Depth chart

The depth chart listed below shows starters and backups as announced in August 2014.

Schedule

The 2014 schedule was officially released on August 21, 2013. Alabama will face all six Western Division opponents: Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and Texas A&M. They will also face two Eastern Division opponents: official SEC rival Tennessee and Florida. Alabama is not scheduled to play SEC opponents Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina or Vanderbilt. They are also scheduled to play four non-conference games: West Virginia of the Big 12 Conference, Florida Atlantic and Southern Miss of Conference USA and Western Carolina of the Southern Conference.

August 302:30 p.m.vs. West Virginia*No. 2

• Georgia Dome
• Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game)

ABCW 33–2370,502 September 611:00 a.m.Florida Atlantic*No. 2

• Bryant–Denny Stadium
• Tuscaloosa, AL

SECNW 41–0100,306 September 135:00 p.m.Southern Miss*No. 3

• Bryant–Denny Stadium
• Tuscaloosa, AL

ESPN2W 52–12101,821 September 202:30 p.m.FloridaNo. 3

• Bryant–Denny Stadium
• Tuscaloosa, AL

CBS   October 4at Ole Miss

• Vaught–Hemingway Stadium
• Oxford, MS (Rivalry)

  October 11at Arkansas

• Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium
• Fayetteville, AR

  October 18Texas A&M

• Bryant–Denny Stadium
• Tuscaloosa, AL

  October 25at Tennessee

• Neyland Stadium
• Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)

  November 8at LSU

• Tiger Stadium
• Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)

  November 15Mississippi State

• Bryant–Denny Stadium
• Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)

  November 22Western Carolina*

• Bryant–Denny Stadium
• Tuscaloosa, AL

  November 29Auburn

• Bryant–Denny Stadium
• Tuscaloosa, AL (Iron Bowl)

Template:CFB Schedule End

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Game notes

West Virginia

at Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA

• Date: August 30, 2014
• Game time: 3:36 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather: Indoors
• Game attendance: 70,502
• Referee: David Epperley
• TV announcers (ABC): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Brian Griese (color), Tom Luginbill (sideline)
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On May 17, 2012, officials from both Alabama and West Virginia announced the Crimson Tide and the Mountaineers would meet for the first time to open the 2014 season in the Chick-fil-A College Kickoff at Atlanta. As they entered their game week preparations, Alabama head coach Nick Saban announced starting linebacker Trey DePriest would be suspended for the game due to a NCAA violation. Although Alabama entered the game as a heavy favorite over the Mountaineers, the Crimson Tide only defeated West Virginia by a score of 33–23 in what was Blake Sims first start at quarterback. After Alabama won the coin toss and deferred until the second half, West Virginia had a 14-play drive that took them as far as the Crimson Tide three-yard line. It was from the three that Josh Lambert gave the Mountaineers a 3–0 lead with his 20-yard field goal. Alabama responded on the next possession after Adam Griffith connected on a 47-yard field goal that tied the game 3–3. After the Crimson Tide defense forced a punt on the Mountaineers possession that followed, Alabama scored their first touchdown on the 95-yard drive that ensued. Behind a strong running attack, T. J. Yeldon gave the Crimson Tide a 10–3 lead with his 15-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter.

West Virginia responded on their next possession with a long touchdown drive of their own. Led by quarterback Clint Trickett, the Mountaineers went 75 yards in nine plays with Trickett throwing a 19-yard touchdown pass to Kevin White that tied the game 10–10. Late in the quarter, Alabama retook a 17–10 lead on a one-yard Yeldon touchdown run. However on the kickoff that ensued, Mario Alford dodges several Crimson Tide tackles en route to a 100-yard touchdown run that tied the game 17–17. Alabama did respond with a quick, 50-yard drive that ended with a 41-yard Adam Griffith field goal that gave the Crimson Tide a 20–17 halftime lead.

After Alabama was stopped on a fourth-down conversion and the Mountaineers missed a 47-yard field goal on their opening possessions of the second half, the Crimson Tide took a 27–17 lead behind a 19-yard Derrick Henry touchdown run. Both teams then traded field goals on the next two possessions and made the score 30–20 in favor of the Crimson Tide as they entered the fourth quarter. Although only a pair of field goals were scored in the fourth that made the final score 33–23, the Alabama defense played its quarter of the game and forced the Mountaineers into several three-and-out possessions late in the game. For his four field goal performance, Adam Griffith was recognized as both the SEC Special Teams Player of the Week and as a Lou Groza Award National Star of the Week.

Florida Atlantic

at Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL

• Date: September 6, 2014
• Game time: 11:01 A.M. CST
• Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C); fair with wind from the north at 5 mph
• Game attendance: 100,306
• Referee: Hubert Owens
• TV announcers (SEC Network): Dave Neal (play-by-play), Andre Ware (color), Laura Rutledge (sideline)
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To open their 2014 home schedule, Alabama defeated the Florida Atlantic Owls 41–0 in a game that was called midway through the fourth quarter due to lightning strike within eight miles of Bryant–Denny Stadium. The Crimson Tide elected to receive the ball to open the game and then proceeded to go on a seven-play, 74-yard drive that culminated in a seven-yard Blake Sims touchdown run. After the Alabama defense forced a punt on the Owls' first possession, Sims connected with Amari Cooper on a 52-yard touchdown pass for a 14–0 lead. The Crimson Tide extended their lead further to 21–0 on their next possession when Sims threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Kenyan Drake. On the first defensive play that followed, Eddie Jackson forced a Kamrin Solomon fumble that was recovered by Reggie Ragland at the Owls' 42-yard line.

It was on this possession that backup quarterback Jacob Coker entered the game. He led the Crimson Tide on a 37-yard drive that resulted in a 24–0 lead after Adam Griffith connected on a 22-yard field goal early in the second quarter. The Alabama defense continued their strong performance and forced a three-and-out before the offense started their fourth touchdown drive of the game. Coker led the Crimson Tide on a 12-play, 87-yard drive that ended with a three-yard Corker touchdown pass to Jalston Fowler for a 31–0 lead. FAU responded with their longest drive of the game only to again have to punt. Alabama then had their final drive of the first half stall at the Owls' nine-yard line that made the halftime score 31–0.

On the first Alabama possession of the third quarter, Eugene Fau recovered a Sims fumble at the FAU one-yard line and prevented another Crimson Tide touchdown. They managed to score their fifth touchdown on a three-yard Kenyan Drake touchdown run later in the third that extended their lead to 38–0. With many of Alabama's back-ups in the game, Adam Griffith scored the final points of the game with his 28-yard field goal. After Cyrus Jones setup a late Crimson Tide scoring opportunity with his 70-yard punt return, officials delayed the game due to lightning strikes in the vicinity of the stadium with Alabama in a fourth and goal situation. Within fifteen minutes of the delay, both schools agreed to call the game with 7:53 to play in the fourth quarter. The game marked the first in Alabama history where two quarterbacks had over 200 yards passing, and Cooper's 13 receptions also tied a Crimson Tide, single-game record set by D. J. Hall in 2007. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against the Owls to 2–0.

Southern Miss

at Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL

• Date: September 13, 2014
• Game time: 5:06 P.M. CST
• Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C); partly cloudy with wind from the north at 8 mph
• Game attendance: 101,821
• Referee: Matt Austin
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Brock Huard (color), Shannon Spake (sideline)
• Sources:

In their third game of the 2014 season and second consecutive home non-conference game, Alabama defeated the Southern Miss Golden Eagles 52-12. The win improved the Crimson Tide's record in the all-time series versus Southern Miss to 34–6–2 (36–5–2 without NCAA vacations and forfeits).

Florida

at Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL

• Date: September 20th, 2014
• Game time: TBA CST
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• TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (color), Allie LaForce (sideline)

In their first conference game of the season, Alabama will play the Florida Gators at home for the first time since 2010. In their previous meeting, Alabama defeated Florida 31–6 during the 2010 season, and the Crimson Tide lead the all-time series 21–14 (22–14 without the NCAA vacation of the 2005 victory).

Ole Miss

at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS

• Date: October 4, 2014
• Game time: TBA CST
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Alabama will play their first road conference game in their annual rivalry game, against the Ole Miss Rebels at Oxford. In their previous meeting, Alabama defeated Ole Miss 25–0 during the 2013 season, and the Crimson Tide lead the all-time series 47–9–2 (51–8–2 without NCAA vacations and forfeits).

Arkansas

at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR

• Date: October 11th, 2014
• Game time: TBA CST
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In the 2014 edition of their game against Arkansas, Alabama will travel to Fayetteville and play the Razorbacks at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. In their previous meeting, Alabama defeated Arkansas 52–0 during the 2013 season, and the Crimson Tide lead the all-time series 14–8 (17–7 without NCAA vacations and forfeits).

Texas A&M

at Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL

• Date: October 18th, 2014
• Game time: TBA CST
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In the second home conference game of the 2014 season, Alabama will play the Texas A&M Aggies in Tuscaloosa. In their previous meeting, Alabama defeated the Aggies 49–42 during the 2013 season, and the Crimson Tide lead the all-time series 4–2.

Tennessee

at Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN

• Date: October 25th, 2014
• Game time: TBA CST
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In their annual rivalry game, Alabama will play the Tennessee Volunteers at Knoxville. In their previous meeting, Alabama defeated Tennessee 45–10 during the 2013 season, and the Crimson Tide lead the all-time series 50–38–7 (51–37–8 without NCAA vacations and forfeits).

LSU

at Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA

• Date: November 8th, 2014
• Game time: TBA CST
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In their annual rivalry game, Alabama will play the LSU Tigers at Baton Rouge. In their previous meeting, Alabama defeated LSU 38–17 during the 2013 season, and the Crimson Tide lead the all-time series 48–25–5.

Mississippi State

at Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL

• Date: November 15th, 2014
• Game time: TBA CST
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In their annual rivalry game, Alabama will play the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Tuscaloosa. In their previous meeting, Alabama defeated the Bulldogs 20–7 during the 2013 season, and the Crimson Tide lead the all-time series 76–18–3 (78–17–3 without NCAA vacations and forfeits).

Western Carolina

at Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL

• Date: November 22nd 2014
• Game time: TBA CST
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In the final non-conference game the 2014 season, Alabama will play the Western Carolina Catamounts of the Southern Conference. In their previous meeting, Alabama shutout the Catamounts 49–0 during the 2012 season, and the Crimson Tide lead the all-time series 2–0 (3–0 without a NCAA vacation).

Auburn

at Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL

• Date: November 29th, 2014
• Game time: TBA CST
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In the 2014 edition of the Iron Bowl, Alabama will play the Auburn Tigers at Tuscaloosa. In their previous meeting, Auburn defeated the Crimson Tide 34–28 during the 2013 season, and the Crimson Tide lead the all-time series 42–35–1.

Rankings

Entering the 2014 football season, the Crimson Tide were ranked No. 2 in both the AP and Coaches' Preseason Polls.

Notes

1. With with 7:53 to play in the fourth quarter, officials delayed the game due to lightning strikes within ten miles of Bryant–Denny Stadium. Both schools subsequently agreed to call the game, and this resulted in the 41–0 Alabama victory.

References

General

• 2014 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Media Guide (PDF). Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office. 2014. Retrieved September 6, 2014.

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