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1994 Alabama

12–⁠1 (8–⁠0 Southeastern Conference), coached by Gene Stallings, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1994, game by game: won vs. Chattanooga 42–13; won vs. Vanderbilt 17–7; won at Arkansas 13–6; won vs. Tulane 20–10; won vs. Georgia 29–28; won vs. Southern Miss 14–6; won at Tennessee 17–13; won vs. Ole Miss 21–10; won at LSU 35–17; won at No. 20 Mississippi State 29–25; won vs. No. 6 Auburn 21–14; lost vs. No. 5 Florida 23–24; won vs. No. 13 Ohio State 24–17+29−1Won 42–13 vs. Chattanooga+29ChattanoogaWon 17–7 vs. Vanderbilt+10VanderbiltWon 13–6 at Arkansas+7ArkansasWon 20–10 vs. Tulane+10TulaneWon 29–28 vs. Georgia+1GeorgiaWon 14–6 vs. Southern Miss+8Southern MissWon 17–13 at Tennessee+4TennesseeWon 21–10 vs. Ole Miss+11Ole MissWon 35–17 at LSU+18LSUWon 29–25 at No. 20 Mississippi State+4No. 20 Mississippi Sta…Won 21–14 vs. No. 6 Auburn+7No. 6 AuburnLost 23–24 vs. No. 5 Florida-1No. 5 FloridaWon 24–17 vs. No. 13 Ohio State+7No. 13 Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsChattanoogaW 42–⁠1392%
Sep 10vsVanderbiltW 17–⁠778%
Sep 17atArkansasW 13–⁠666%
Sep 24vsTulaneW 20–⁠1091%
Oct 1vsGeorgiaW 29–⁠2872%
Oct 8vsSouthern MissW 14–⁠685%
Oct 15atTennesseeW 17–⁠1350%
Oct 22vsOle MissW 21–⁠1083%
Nov 5atLSUW 35–⁠1777%
Nov 12at20Mississippi StateW 29–⁠2563%
Nov 19vs6AuburnW 21–⁠1459%
Dec 3Bowls & playoffvs5FloridaSEC Championship GameL 23–⁠2445%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs13Ohio StateCitrus BowlW 24–⁠1756%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ohio State 24–⁠17 in the Citrus Bowl; No. 5 in the final AP poll; first in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 12
  2. Wk 2: 11
  3. Wk 3: 11
  4. Wk 4: 12
  5. Wk 5: 11
  6. Wk 6: 11
  7. Wk 7: 11
  8. Wk 8: 10
  9. Wk 9: 8
  10. Wk 10: 8
  11. Wk 11: 6
  12. Wk 12: 6
  13. Wk 13: 4
  14. Wk 14: 3
  15. Wk 15: 3
  16. Wk 16: 6
  17. Final: 5

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1994.

SEC West champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Heisman voteJay Barker, fifth

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm AwardJay Barker, QB

Record
12–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 5 peak No. 3
Points
305–⁠190
Coach
Gene Stallings
Elo
1763 +116 this season
SP+ rating
19.9 No. 10 of 106; offense No. 51, defense No. 3
SRS
12.8 No. 19 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Homer Smith
Defensive coordinator
Bill Oliver
Captains
Jay Barker, Tarrant Lynch, Tommy Johnson and Sam Shade
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4 or 4–⁠3

Drafted in 1995

The 1995 draft
Rd 2Sherman Williams RBDallas Cowboys
Rd 4Sam Shade DBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 4Dameian Jeffries DENew Orleans Saints
Rd 5Jay Barker QBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 7Bryne Diehl PNew York Giants

All-SEC

6 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Jay BarkerQBAP-1; Coaches-1
  • Sherman WilliamsRBAP-1; Coaches-1
  • Jon StevensonOTAP-2; Coaches-1
  • Tommy JohnsonCBAP-1
  • Willie GastonSAP-2; Coaches-1
  • Michael ProctorKAP-2; Coaches-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1994 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1994 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠012–⁠15
Florida7–⁠110–⁠2–⁠17
Auburn6–⁠1–⁠19–⁠1–⁠19
Tennessee5–⁠38–⁠422
Mississippi State5–⁠38–⁠424
South Carolina4–⁠47–⁠5
Georgia3–⁠4–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
LSU3–⁠54–⁠7
Vanderbilt2–⁠65–⁠6
Ole Miss2–⁠64–⁠7
Arkansas2–⁠64–⁠7
Kentucky0–⁠81–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.