Backup QB Mac Jones took over and Alabama won the game 35-13, but the game was closer than the final score indicated. Stephen Garcia’s from Tampa and loves to drink.’, ‘That performance was kind of like in Old School, when Will Ferrell answers the very difficult debate question, and everyone’s like, “Wow, that was amazing,” and he’s like, “Whoa, what happened? As Ryan Nanni and Doug Gillett said on the Shutdown Fullcast, in which a question from one of our listeners brought up this topic: ‘I’m going to give you a passing line from an Alabama opponent, and I want you to guess the game: 17 of completions on 20 attempts, 201 passing yards, one interception, three touchdowns. But after the Tigers handed Alabama a 46-41 loss at home — snapping a 31-game home winning streak — Ingram waited little time to explain what went wrong for Alabama. Golding spoke frankly about the shortcomings of the Alabama defense and the recipe for regression. Alabama didn’t have a sack or a quarterback hit, nor did it force a single turnover. This year, he was going to win No. 17 Alabama as No. Michael Casagrande is an Alabama beat writer for the Alabama Media Group. Alabama crushed all 12 regular season opponents by 20 points or more. The Crimson Tide were recognized as one of the most dominant and most unforgiving teams this season. It also marked the first three peat for Alabama since the late 1970s when Alabama won SEC Championships from 1977–1979. Alabama would then go on to win their next ten games, heading into the Iron Bowl undefeated and still ranked number 1. Jones passed for over 300 yards against the Tigers' number one rated defense and wide receiver Jaylen Waddle had 4 total touchdowns on the day, but it proved too little as Auburn's offense was too much for Alabama to stop. Known for this Fourth Quarter Program, Cochran usually holds up four fingers up with both hands as soon as the third quarter ends to signify that it’s time to finish off the opponent. First-year defensive coordinator Pete Golding took much of the heat, at least outside the Alabama football complex for shortcomings. Additionally, 96 former Crimson Tide players have been drafted into the National Football League, 33 as first-round selections. The Alabama Crimson Tide college football team compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the University of Alabama in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). And it came after Bama had built a 14-0 lead. Through the 2019 season, Saban has compiled an overall record of eight wins and five losses (8–5) against the Tigers. [83] Alabama then closed the regular season with a 49–0 win over Auburn and captured the SEC West division title to play Georgia in the SEC Championship Game. As the rumors persisted that he was prepared to take the Alabama job, on December 21 Saban stated "I guess I have to say it, I'm not going to be the Alabama coach" in an effort to stop the Alabama rumors. [43] In the annual A-Day game, the Crimson team defeated the White team by a score of 14–7 before 84,050 fans at Bryant–Denny Stadium. The following week saw even more misfortune. A few years ago, that unit mauled its way to a national championship and this December they’re in Orlando. [31] They followed the victory with home wins over Tulane and WKU and won on the road over Arkansas before a much-hyped game at Georgia. “They had their growing pains. Alabama thought they had a great chance to win a ring in 2014, especially when they knew they would have to beat Ohio State in the semifinal. There have been few losses for Alabama football since Nick Saban became head coach. He said the job as Nick Saban’s defensive coordinator is “not as bad as people think it is” but there were trying moments this fall. Tua Tagovailoa, still recovering from the injury in the Tennessee game, suffered a dislocated hip against Mississippi State, but unlike before, he would not play again. 2 LSU past No. Auburn would go on to the SEC Championship Game, where they would face Georgia in a rematch. Down 31–16 at halftime, Saban decided to fake a field goal on his team’s first drive of the third quarter after they couldn’t convert third-and-6 from the Clemson 22.