1990 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

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1990 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Fiesta Bowl, L 34–7 vs. Louisville
Conference Southeastern Conference
1990 record 7–5 (5–2 SEC)
Head coach Gene Stallings (1st year)
Captain Efrum Thomas
Captain Gary Hollingsworth
Captain Philip Doyle
Home stadium Bryant-Denny Stadium
Legion Field
Seasons
« 1989 1991 »
1990 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#8 Tennessee † 5 – 1 – 1     9 – 2 – 2
#13 Florida 6 – 1 – 0*     9 – 2 – 0
#21 Ole Miss 5 – 2 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
Alabama 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 5 – 0
#19 Auburn 4 – 2 – 1     8 – 3 – 1
Kentucky 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
LSU 2 – 5 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Georgia 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 6 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 6 – 0     1 – 10 – 0
† – Conference champion
  • ineligible due to probation
    Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama for the 1990 college football season. The Crimson Tide was led by first-year head coach Gene Stallings,[1][2] replacing Bill Curry who left for the University of Kentucky.[3]

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[edit] Summary

The 1990 season got off to an excruciating start, as the Tide and new coach Gene Stallings lost three games by a combined total of eight points. In the opener against Southern Miss, star tailback Siran Stacy tore ligaments in his knee and missed the rest of the season. Against Florida, quarterback Gary Hollingsworth threw three interceptions to Florida safety Will White, and the Gators scored the winning touchdown on a blocked punt.[4]

After wins over lightly regarded Vanderbilt and SW Louisiana (now Louisiana-Lafayette), Bama traveled to Knoxville to face undefeated, third-ranked Tennessee. The result was a shocking 9–6 upset victory, Alabama's fifth in a row in the Third Saturday in October rivalry. The game was a defensive struggle and a field goal duel. UT's kicker Greg Harris, who hit a 51-yard field goal try to tie the game with ten minutes left, attempted a 50-yarder for the win with 1:35 to go, but Alabama's Stacy Harrison blocked the kick and the ball bounced to the Tennessee 37-yard line. The Crimson Tide advanced the ball seven yards on three running plays, setting up Philip Doyle's third field goal, a game-winning 48-yarder as time expired.[5]

The next game was an ugly 9–0 loss to Penn State in which Hollingsworth threw five interceptions and Bama rushed for only six yards.[6] However, Alabama bounced back to win four in a row and salvage a winning season after the 0–3 start. Most importantly, Alabama won its first Iron Bowl in five years, dominating Auburn defensively and winning 16–7. It was the seventh game in a row in which the Alabama defense held the opposition to single digits. The season ended with a lopsided 34–7 bowl loss to Louisville, and Alabama finished 7–5.

[edit] Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 8 Southern Miss* #13 Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama   L 24–27   75,962
September 15 #24 Florida Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama WTBS L 13–17   70,123
September 22 at Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia CBS L 16–17   82,122
September 29 Vanderbilt Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama   W 59–28   70,123
October 6 at Louisiana-Lafayette* Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana   W 25–6   36,133
October 20 at #3 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee (Third Saturday in October) ESPN W 9–6   96,732
October 27 Penn State*dagger Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Alabama–Penn State rivalry) ESPN L 0–9   70,123
November 23 at Mississippi State Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi (Alabama–Mississippi State rivalry) ESPN W 22–0   39,252
November 10 LSU Bryant-Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Alabama–LSU rivalry) WTBS W 24–3   70,123
November 17 Cincinnati* Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama   W 45–7   71,327
December 1 #20 Auburn Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama (Iron Bowl) CBS W 16–7   75,962
January 1, 1991 vs. Louisville* #25 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona (Fiesta Bowl)   L 7–34   69,098
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

[edit] Statistics

Note: Does not include Fiesta Bowl.

[edit] Overall

Statistics Alabama Opponents
Touchdowns 26 13
Points Scored 253 127
Total First Downs 194 139
Rushing 111 62
Passing 72 65
Penalty 11 12
Total Yards 3,673 2,523
Rushing 2,144 1,007
Passing 1,529 1,519
Punts–Yards 64–2,473 79–3,105
FG Made–Att 24–29 12–17
XP Made–Att 25–25 11–11

[edit] Scoring

 1   2   3   4  Total
Alabama 89 74 42 48 253
Opponents 15 24 34 54 127

[edit] Passing

Name Comp–Att Pct. TD INT Yards Rating Long
Hollingsworth 140–282 49.7 4 13 1,463 88.7 60
Woodson 2–11 18.2 0 3 66 14.0 35
Lee 0–1 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 0

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Stallings Hopes To Bring Alabama Program Home". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 2008-01-14. 
  2. ^ "Alabama set to name stallings". St. Petersburg Times: p. C1. 2008-01-11. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jMsNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XHUDAAAAIBAJ. Retrieved 2008-12-01. [dead link]
  3. ^ "Alabama's Curry quits, reportedly for Kentucky job". Dallas Morning News. 1990-01-08. 
  4. ^ "Loaded For Bear", Douglas S. Looney, Sports Illustrated, Sept. 24, 1990
  5. ^ "COLLEGE FOOTBALL; Alabama Stuns Tennessee, 9–6", New York Times, Oct. 21, 1990
  6. ^ "Lions' defense smothers Tide in 9–0 win", The Daily Collegian (Penn State University), Oct. 29, 1990

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