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1991 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Blockbuster Bowl champion
Blockbuster Bowl, W 30–25 vs. Colorado
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 5
Record11–1 (6–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMal Moore
Captains
  • Kevin Turner
  • Siran Stacy
  • Robert Stewart
  • John Sullins
Home stadiumBryant–Denny Stadium
(Capacity: 70,123)
Legion Field
(Capacity: 83,091)
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Florida $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 5 Alabama 6 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 14 Tennessee 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 17 Georgia 4 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Mississippi State 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
LSU 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Auburn 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Kentucky 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was led by head coach Gene Stallings who was in his second season at Alabama. The team played their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The team competed in the Southeastern Conference.

The team improved upon a 7–5 record from Stallings's first season as they ended with an 11–1 overall record, while going 6–1 in their conference games. The September 21st win against Georgia would prove to be the first in a school record tying 28-game winning streak and a school record 31-game unbeaten streak.

In the opener against Temple, Chris Anderson had a 96-yard touchdown run from scrimmage, setting an all-time team record that still stands.[1] One week later, Alabama traveled to Florida and got blown out, 35–0. It was the worst Tide loss in 34 years, since a 40–0 loss in 1957 to Auburn that ended the disastrous coaching tenure of J.B. Whitworth. It also cost Alabama an SEC title as the Gators went undefeated in conference play. However, it would be the last game Alabama lost until November 1993, as the next week's 10–0 victory over Georgia began a 28-game winning streak.

After lopsided victories over Vanderbilt, Chattanooga, and Tulane, the Tide started winning a series of squeakers. Against Tennessee the Tide trailed 6–3 in the fourth quarter when starting quarterback Danny Woodson left the game with a strained hamstring. Behind backup Jay Barker, Alabama rallied for three touchdowns in the fourth quarter and won 24–19.[2] It was the Crimson Tide's sixth victory in a row in the Third Saturday in October rivalry. Barker assumed the starting job when Woodson was suspended for violating team rules before the LSU game.[3]

Late in the fourth quarter of the Mississippi State game, the Bulldogs drove down to the Alabama 1, but Stacy Harrison's end-zone interception preserved a 13–7 victory.[4] Against LSU, David Palmer ran a punt back 90 yards for a touchdown and Antonio London blocked a field goal with 2:39 to go to preserve a 20–17 Alabama victory.[5] Bama eked out a 10–7 victory over lowly Memphis State after the Memphis kicker missed two second-half field goals and Alabama end John Copeland forced a fumble by the Memphis quarterback at the Tide 27 with 3:51 to go.[6] The season ended with Alabama's fifth straight victory by six points or less, as the Tide defeated Auburn in the Iron Bowl 13–6. Alabama faced off against Colorado in the Blockbuster Bowl and won another nailbiter 30–25 behind a punt return TD and 146 all-purpose yards from Palmer.[7] Alabama's 11–1 record was its best since the 1979 team went 12–0 and won the national championship.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 74:00 p.m.Temple*No. 20
PPVW 41–383,091[8]
September 146:30 p.m.at No. 6 FloridaNo. 16
ESPNL 0–3585,069[9]
September 217:00 p.m.No. 25 Georgia
ABCW 10–070,123[10]
September 287:00 p.m.at VanderbiltNo. 22
PPVW 48–1740,736[11]
October 51:30 p.m.Chattanooga*No. 20
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 53–776,543[12]
October 122:30 p.m.Tulane*daggerNo. 19
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
PPVW 62–070,123[13]
October 1911:00 a.m.No. 8 TennesseeNo. 14
ABCW 24–1986,293[14]
November 211:30 a.m.Mississippi StateNo. 7
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)
WTBSW 13–770,123[15]
November 92:30 p.m.at LSUNo. 7
ABCW 20–1778,838[16]
November 161:30 p.m.at Memphis State*No. 7
W 10–734,632[17]
November 303:00 p.m.at AuburnNo. 8
ESPNW 13–683,091[18]
December 288:00 p.m.vs. No. 15 Colorado*No. 8
CBSW 30–2552,644[19]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
  • Source: Rolltide.com: 1991 Alabama football schedule[20]

Rankings

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Further information: 1991 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Final
AP Poll[21] 22 20 16 NR 22 20 19 14 7 7 8 7 8 8 8 5

Roster

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1991 Alabama Crimson Tide football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 2 David Palmer Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Regular season statistics

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Source:[22]

Overall

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Alabama Opponents
Total Points 294 118
Average 26.7 10.7
First Downs 217 173
Rushing 136 84
Passing 63 78
Penalty 18 11
Total Yards 4,280 3,303
Rushing 2,772 1,452
Passing 1,508 1,851
Touchdowns 37 13
Rushing 24 4
Passing 7 9
Return 6 0
Field Goals Made–Att 12–22 9–19
PAT Made–Att 34–37 11–11
Third Down Made–Att 60–141 54–160
Percent Successful 42.6 33.8

Scoring

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1 2 3 4 Total
Alabama 78 70 59 87 294
Opponents 7 35 25 51 118

Passing

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Name G Comp–Att TD Int Yards Pct. Long
Woodson 8 64–101 4 3 882 63.4 59
Jay Barker 9 33–56 1 3 554 58.9 75
Siran Stacy 11 3–4 2 1 57 75.0 26
David Palmer 11 1–1 0 0 15 100 15

Postseason

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NFL draft

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The following Crimson Tide players were selected in the 1992 NFL draft following the season.[23]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
2 48 Siran Stacy Running back Philadelphia Eagles
3 71 Kevin Turner Fullback New England Patriots
8 218 Robert Stewart Defensive tackle New Orleans Saints
10 272 Mark McMillian Cornerback Philadelphia Eagles

References

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  1. ^ "The Record Book" Archived 2010-01-07 at the Wayback Machine, p. 12
  2. ^ "COLLEGE FOOTBALL", The New York Times, Oct. 20, 1991
  3. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: COLLEGE FOOTBALL", The New York Times, Nov. 7, 1991
  4. ^ "COLLEGE FOOTBALL", The New York Times, Nov. 3, 1991
  5. ^ "COLLEGE FOOTBALL", The New York Times, Nov. 10, 1991
  6. ^ "College Report", Sports Illustrated, Nov. 25, 1991
  7. ^ "COLLEGE FOOTBALL", The New York Times, Dec. 30, 1991
  8. ^ "Temple is no match for Alabama in opener". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 8, 1991. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gators pummel Tide 35–0". The Tampa Tribune. September 15, 1991. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Georgia runs aground 10–0 against Tide". The Atlanta Constitution. September 22, 1991. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Alabama rolls past VU, 48–17". The Tennessean. September 19, 1991. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Alabama swamps Moccasins". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 6, 1991. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Alabama has fun in 62–0 rout of Tulane". The Selma Times-Journal. October 13, 1991. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Bama makes it six straight over UT". The Tennessean. October 20, 1991. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Bama inches past State". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1991. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Bama holds on to beat LSU". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 10, 1991. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Bama survives against Memphis St". The Jackson Sun. November 17, 1991. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Iron-willed Tide wins". The Anniston Star. December 1, 1991. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Tide offense ends slumber to beat Buffs". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 29, 1991. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "1991 Alabama football archives". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  21. ^ "Alabama 1991 AP Football Rankings". AP Poll Archive. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2008.
  22. ^ "1991 University of Alabama final football statistics" (PDF). University of Alabama Athletics. 1991. Retrieved November 11, 2008.[permanent dead link]
  23. ^ "1992 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
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