1992 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

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1992 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Consensus national champion
SEC champion
SEC Western Division champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl (BC NCG), W 34–13 vs. Miami (FL)
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record13–0 (8–0 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMal Moore (11th season)
Captains
  • Prince Wimbley
  • George Wilson
  • Derrick Oden
  • George Teague
Home stadiumBryant–Denny Stadium
(Capacity: 70,123)
Legion Field
(Capacity: 83,091)
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Eastern Division
No. 10 Florida xy 6 2 0 9 4 0
No. 8 Georgia x 6 2 0 10 2 0
No. 12 Tennessee 5 3 0 9 3 0
South Carolina 3 5 0 5 6 0
Vanderbilt 2 6 0 4 7 0
Kentucky 2 6 0 4 7 0
Western Division
No. 1 Alabama x$ 8 0 0 13 0 0
No. 16 Ole Miss 5 3 0 9 3 0
No. 23 Mississippi State 4 4 0 7 5 0
Arkansas 3 4 1 3 7 1
Auburn 2 5 1 5 5 1
LSU 1 7 0 2 9 0
Championship: Alabama 28, Florida 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. This was the team's third season under head coach Gene Stallings. They played their home games at both Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season undefeated with a record of 13–0 (8–0 in the SEC) and as National Champions. The team was noted especially for its strong defense, which led the nation in fewest points allowed (9.2 per game during the regular season) and, in a strong bowl game performance, prevented defending national champion Miami from scoring an offensive touchdown.

The 1992 Crimson Tide won their twentieth Southeastern Conference title by defeating the Florida Gators 28–21 on December 5 in the inaugural SEC Championship Game. The team then capped off Alabama's eighth perfect season by winning the 1992 national football championship, defeating the heavily favored Miami Hurricanes 34–13 in the 1993 Sugar Bowl on January 1, 1993, a matchup resulting from the first ever Bowl Coalition national championship game. This would be the last national championship won by the Tide until 2009.

The Alabama Crimson Tide celebrated 100 years of Alabama Football in the 1992 season.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 511:30 a.m.VanderbiltNo. 9JPSW 25–870,123[1]
September 124:00 p.m.Southern Miss*No. 8VideoSeatW 17–1083,091[2]
September 197:00 p.m.at ArkansasNo. 9VideoSeatW 38–1155,912[3]
September 261:30 p.m.Louisiana Tech*No. 7
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
VideoSeatW 13–077,622[4]
October 32:30 p.m.South CarolinadaggerNo. 9
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
VideoSeatW 48–770,123[5]
October 107:00 p.m.at Tulane*No. 6VideoSeatW 37–050,240[6]
October 172:30 p.m.at No. 13 TennesseeNo. 4ABCW 17–1097,388[7]
October 2411:30 a.m.Ole MissNo. 4
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)
JPSW 31–1070,123[8]
November 72:30 p.m.at LSUNo. 3ABCW 31–1176,813[9]
November 146:30 p.m.at No. 16 Mississippi StateNo. 2ESPNW 30–2141,320[10]
November 26NoonAuburnNo. 2
ABCW 17–083,091[11]
December 52:30 p.m.vs. No. 12 FloridaNo. 2
ABCW 28–2183,091[12]
January 1, 19937:30 p.m.vs. No. 1 Miami (FL)*No. 2
ABCW 34–1376,789[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster[edit]

Position key

Back B Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR
1992 Alabama Crimson Tide football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 1 Chad Key Fr
WR 2 David Palmer So
TE 5 Tony Johnson Fr
WR 6 Willis Bevelle Sr
QB 7 Jay Barker So
QB 14 Brian Burgdorf Fr
WR 15 Donnie Finkley Sr
QB 16 Jason Jack So
QB 18 Danny Davis So
RB 20 Sherman Williams So
RB 25 Derrick Lassic Sr
FB 30 Craig Harris Sr
WR 32 Prince Wimbley (C) Sr
RB 33 Chris Anderson Jr
FB 35 Martin Houston Sr
WR 37 Kevin Lee Jr
WR 38 Mike Campbell Sr
WR 40 Lorenzo Cole Jr
FB 41 Robert Strain So
TE 42 Myron Pope Jr
FB 45 Tarrant Lynch So
TE 49 Chris Cochran Sr
C 50 Don Dover Sr
C 57 Derek Weaver Jr
G 59 John Clay Jr
OT 60 Joey Harville So
C 61 Tobie Sheils Jr
G 62 William Barger Jr
OT 63 Matt Hammond Jr
G 65 Napoleon Folks So
C 66 Tim Barnett Fr
OT 66 John Wall So
OL 67 Scott Mullenix Jr
OT 68 George Wilson (C) Sr
G 69 Jon Stevenson So
OT 70 Rory Segrest Fr
OT 74 Kareem McNeil Fr
OT 75 Johnny Howard Sr
OT 77 Roosevelt Patterson Jr
WR 80 Roman Colburn So
WR 82 Rick Brown So
TE 83 Steve Busky Sr
WR 85 Curtis Brown So
WR 88 Dabo Swinney Sr
TE 95 Jason Abrams Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 1 Darren Greenwood Sr
CB 9 Alvin Hope Sr
CB 10 Tommy Johnson So
LB 11 Lemanski Hall Jr
FS 13 George Teague (C) Sr
FS 17 Will Brown So
FS 21 Chris Donnelly Jr
SS 25 Alex Jordan Jr
CB 28 Michael Ausmus Fr
CB 29 Rock Woody So
DB 31 Sam Shade So
LB 36 Andre Royal So
DB 40 Mickey Conn So
CB 43 Antonio Langham So
LB 44 Dameian Jeffries So
SS 47 Jackson Lowery So
LB 48 Jay Brannen So
LB 51 DeLan Trimble So
LB 52 Michael Rogers So
LB 53 Jeff Torrence Fr
LB 55 Antonio London Sr
LB 56 Derrick Oden (C) Sr
LB 58 Mario Morris So
LB 59 Thad Turnipseed So
LB 60 Jeff Foshee So
DT 67 James Gregory Jr
DT 71 Bart Pritchett Sr
DE 73 Jeremy Nunley Jr
DE 76 Elverett Brown So
DT 77 John Phillips Sr
DE 80 Eric Curry Sr
DE 92 Jason Milner So
DE 93 Shannon Brown Fr
DE 94 John Copeland Sr
DE 95 Chuck Aaron So
DE 96 Bryan Thornton Fr
DE 98 Vann Bodden Fr
LB 99 Victor Lockett Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 2 Stan Moss Sr
K 3 Michael Proctor Fr
K 4 Matt Wethington So
K 8 Steve Cole Jr
P 12 Bryne Diehl So
K 19 Matt Mundy Fr
P 28 J.J. Adams So
K 81 Hamp Greene Fr
LS 87 Matthew Pine Jr
K 92 James Tuley Jr
LS 99 Jared Watson So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries[edit]

Vanderbilt[edit]

1 234Total
Vanderbilt 0 080 8
# 9 Alabama 9 709 25

In the opener, freshman Michael Proctor kicked four field goals and Alabama defeated Vanderbilt 25–8 despite the absence of star WR/KR David Palmer, then serving a suspension for a drunk driving arrest.[15] One Alabama touchdown came after Tide pressure caused the Vanderbilt punter to fumble the ball at his team's 6-yard line and the other came on an interception return in the fourth quarter.[16]

Statistics[17]

Statistics Vanderbilt Alabama
First downs 15 15
Total yards 210 289
Passing yards 72 185
Rushing yards 138 104
Penalties 4-35 3-15
Turnovers 6 2
Time of possession 35:14 24:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Vanderbilt Passing David Lawrence 1-1, 41 yards
Rushing Eric Lewis 8 carries, 37 yards
Receiving Brandon Berry 2 receptions, 15 yards
Alabama Passing Jay Barker 14-27, 185 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Derrick Lassic 9 carries, 51 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Kevin Lee 3 receptions, 78 yards

Southern Mississippi[edit]

1 234Total
Southern Miss 0 0100 10
#8 Alabama 7 037 17
  • Date: September 12
  • Location: Legion Field
    Birmingham, AL
  • Game start: 4:00 pm CDT
  • Game attendance: 83,091
  • Game weather: 84, Partly Cloudy, Wind N @ 3-5 mph

Alabama held the Golden Eagles to only 54 yards of total offense and three first downs. Alabama had 383 yards total offense, but lost two fumbles and an interception and struggled to score.[18] Alabama's only TD in the first half came on a fake punt. When the Golden Eagles tipped a pass by Alabama quarterback Jay Barker in the air in the third quarter, intercepted it, and ran it back 18 yards for a touchdown, the game was tied 7–7. On the next possession, Alabama fumbled the ball away to Southern Mississippi at its own 18-yard-line. After the Golden Eagles subsequently kicked a field goal, they led 10–7 despite a total inability to move the ball on offense. It was the first of only four times all year that Alabama trailed in a game. Towards the end of the third quarter, Southern Miss returned the turnover favors, fumbling the ball away to Alabama at its own 20. Michael Proctor's field goal tied the game up with 38 seconds to go in the third. Finally, in the fourth quarter, Alabama put together its only sustained drive of the game, a 63-yard march that ended with a 1-yard Chris Anderson TD. Alabama won, 17–10.[19]

Statistics

Statistics Southern Miss Alabama
First downs 3 19
Total yards 54 383
Passing yards 26 200
Rushing yards 28 183
Penalties 10-81 9-78
Turnovers 2 3
Time of possession 23:47 36:13
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Miss Passing Tommy Waters 7-19, 26 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Dwayne Nelson 8 carries, 28 yards
Receiving Marcus Pope 1 receptions, 14 yards
Alabama Passing Jay Barker 13-21, 127 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Chris Anderson 15 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Tommy Johnson 1 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD

At Arkansas[edit]

New SEC member Arkansas (the Razorbacks joined the conference along with the South Carolina Gamecocks for the 1992 season) proved no match for the Tide. Derrick Lassic scored on a 33-yard TD run on Alabama's first play from scrimmage, the Tide was up 28–0 halfway through the second quarter, and from there Alabama cruised to a 38–11 victory. Jay Barker threw for 192 yards and three touchdown passes, and Alabama had 467 yards in total offense. Arkansas governor and Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton was in attendance.[20]

Louisiana Tech[edit]

Alabama had its worst offensive game of the season against Louisiana Tech. The Tide mustered only 167 yards of offense in the game. In the first quarter, a drive to the Tech 19 ended in a field goal. In the second Bama started a possession on the Louisiana Tech 30 after a short punt and a penalty, but again could muster only a field goal. In the third Tech nearly took the lead after a 62-yard pass completion (more than half of their 117 yards total offense for the entire game) advanced the ball to the Alabama 9, but the Bulldogs could not punch it into the end zone and a field goal attempt missed. In the fourth quarter, with Alabama still clinging to a 6–0 lead, David Palmer ran a punt back 63 yards for a touchdown, making the final score 13–0. It was his first game after sitting out the first three games of the season due to his drunk driving arrest.[21]

South Carolina[edit]

The other new arrival to the SEC proved to be even less of a challenge. By the time South Carolina got its first 1st down, late in the second quarter, Alabama was ahead 38–0.[22] Alabama gave almost all of its starters the second half off, and still managed to rack up 485 yards of total offense while limiting USC to one touchdown and nine first downs. The Tide won 48–7.[23]

At Tulane[edit]

One year after Alabama annihilated the Green Wave 62–0, Tulane put up stiffer resistance against the Tide, in the first half at least. Alabama penetrated inside the Tulane 25 three times in the first half but came away with only two field goals. Tulane lost a touchdown when the lineman carrying the ball on a fumblerooski touched his knee to the ground as he picked the ball up. A third field goal put Alabama up 9–0 in the third, and after another Tulane drive ended in an interception at the Tide 2, Alabama pulled away, scoring four touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters to win 37–0.[24]

At No. 13 Tennessee[edit]

Alabama dominated the Third Saturday in October matchup with Tennessee, outgaining the Vols 355 yards (301 on the ground) to 194, but nearly blew the game late after taking a 17–0 second quarter lead. Proctor missed two field goals, then, late in the third, Bama had the ball up 17–3 and with a 4th and goal at the Tennessee 2. Coach Stallings elected to go for it, but Derrick Lassic was tackled for a 1-yard loss. Heath Shuler's touchdown pass with 12:53 to go cut the deficit to 17–10, and a Tide fumble at the Tennessee 48 with 1:33 left gave UT one last chance. However, Shuler threw an interception two plays later and the Crimson Tide escaped with a victory, its seventh in a row over Tennessee. Lassic rushed for 142 yards and both Alabama touchdowns.[25] Tennessee backup quarterback Jerry Colquitt, who came into the game in relief after a hit forced Shuler to the sideline, said of the Alabama defense that "These guys are unbelievable [sic]. They beat you to the pocket."[26]

Ole Miss[edit]

Against Ole Miss, the usually dominant Tide running attack was held to 83 yards after averaging 241 yards per game going in, but Jay Barker responded by completing 25 of 39 passes for 285 yards, all career highs, and the Tide rolled over the Rebels 31–10. Kevin Lee had 82 yards receiving and David Palmer had 67 yards as well as a touchdown reception.[27]

At LSU[edit]

Chris Anderson ran for 149 yards on only 15 carries to help lift Bama to an easy 31–11 victory over LSU[28] after starting tailback Derrick Lassic left the game with a shoulder injury in the first half. LSU had only 22 yards rushing. LSU's field goal on the first possession of the ball game was only the second time all season that Alabama had trailed.[29]

At No. 16 Mississippi State[edit]

The Bulldogs gave Alabama its hardest test of the entire season. In the first half, it did not appear that would be the case. Alabama's first drive was an easy 67-yard march ending in a 23-yard shovel pass from Barker to Lassic for a touchdown. Mississippi State got the ball back, went nowhere, and attempted to punt, but Antonio Langham blocked the punt, recovered it at the MSU 5, and scored a touchdown to put Bama up 14–0. In the second quarter, the Tide kicked two field goals and the Bulldogs kicked one, making the halftime score 20–3.

Alabama, which had not allowed any opponent to score more than 11 points in a game, led by 17 at the half. Then Mississippi State caught a break, picking off a Barker pass and returning it to the Alabama 11. A touchdown and a two-point conversion followed to make it 20–11. Bama went three and out on its next possession, the Bulldogs got the ball at the Tide 47, and they capitalized with a quick TD drive. Suddenly the score was 20–18. Bama got one first down, then punted again. Mississippi State drove down to the Alabama 1, but an illegal participation penalty pushed the ball back to the 16 and the Bulldogs settled for a field goal. Eighteen unanswered third quarter points gave the Bulldogs a 21–20 lead. It was only the third time all year Alabama had trailed, and it was the only time in the 1992 season that they trailed in the fourth quarter.

An interception ended one Alabama drive and a sack ended the next one. Finally, a Mississippi State fumbled punt gave Alabama momentum. Barker completed a 24-yard pass to Prince Wimbley to advance the ball to the Bulldog 16, and a 26-yard field goal by Proctor made the score 23–21 with 8:10 left. Shortly thereafter George Teague intercepted a pass by MSU's Greg Plump, giving Alabama possession at the Bulldog 20. A five-play drive ended in a Chris Anderson TD run made the score 30–21 with 5:07 to go. Alabama stopped two Mississippi State drives in the waning minutes and the Tide escaped Starkville with a 30–21 victory.[30]

Auburn[edit]

In the Iron Bowl finale against Auburn, the Tide offense struggled. Jay Barker threw two interceptions, including one on 2nd and 11 at the Auburn 16, and the game was scoreless at the half. Auburn got the ball to start the second half, but Antonio Langham intercepted a pass by Auburn's Stan White and returned it 61 yards for the first points of the game. Barker's struggles led Stallings to direct an ultra-conservative game in the second half, as the Tide attempted only one pass after halftime. That one pass, a 20-yard completion from Barker to Curtis Brown, set up a Michael Proctor field goal that stretched the lead to 10–0. A 16-yard Auburn punt gave Alabama the ball on the Tiger 40 as the third quarter ended, and the clinching touchdown in a 17–0 victory followed. Auburn had only eight first downs and 119 yards of total offense.[31] It was Alabama's third shutout of the season, the most since the 1980 team also recorded three.

Vs. No. 12 Florida (SEC Championship)[edit]

Pregame line Over/under
Alabama by 10 36.5

As champions of the SEC Western Division, the Crimson Tide faced off in the first-ever SEC Championship Game against the Eastern Division champion Florida Gators. It was a tight contest. Florida QB Shane Matthews passed for 287 yards against a Tide defense that had been averaging 126 passing yards allowed per game. Florida scored a touchdown on the game's opening drive, driving 77 yards on an array of short passes completed by Matthews. It was the only first-quarter touchdown yielded by Alabama in all of 1992. Alabama responded immediately with a 72-yard drive that ended on a 5-yard TD run by Lassic. Jay Barker's 30-yard pass to Curtis Brown put Alabama out in front 14–7 in the second quarter. In the third quarter, a 39-yard completion from Barker to David Palmer was the key play in a drive that put the Tide ahead 21–7. Florida rallied, going on 68-yard and 51-yard marches to tie the game up with 8:09 left. Alabama's perfect season hung in the balance, until Antonio Langham picked off a Matthews pass with 3:16 to go for the game-winning touchdown, and another Matthews interception at the 2:54 mark sealed the victory. Palmer had 101 receiving yards and Derrick Lassic rushed for 117 yards. It was Alabama's 20th SEC Championship.[32][33]

Vs. No. 1 Miami (Sugar Bowl)[edit]

Pregame line Over/under
Miami by 8 36
1 234Total
#1 Miami 3 307 13
#2 Alabama 3 10147 34

Alabama faced #1 Miami in the Sugar Bowl for the national championship. The result was an emphatic 34–13 Alabama victory that completed the perfect season and won a national championship. Jay Barker managed only 18 yards passing in the Sugar Bowl and threw two interceptions, but the Tide running game punished Miami for 267 yards, 67 more than Miami had allowed all season. This included 135 rushing yards by Derrick Lassic. 1992 Heisman Trophy winner Gino Toretta threw for 278 yards but, critically, also threw three interceptions, all of which led to Alabama touchdowns.[34] Toretta was often flummoxed by Alabama's 11-man fronts.

On the opening possession, Alabama drove deep into Miami territory but could not get into the end zone, settling for a Michael Proctor field goal and a 3–0 lead. A 34-yard pass from Toretta to Kevin Williams set up a 49-yard field goal that tied the game. Jay Barker threw an interception in the first quarter that gave Miami the ball at the Alabama 39, but Lamar Thomas fumbled it right back after catching a pass from Toretta and the opportunity was wasted. Barker's second interception killed a drive at the Miami 23 before the first quarter ended. In the second, Alabama drove down to the Miami 1, the key plays being runs of 24 yards and 10 yards by Lassic and a six-yard pass from Barker to Palmer to move the chains on a third down.[35] However, after Lassic's 10-yard run he and Alabama were penalized 15 yards for unsportsmanlike conduct (Lassic spun the ball on the ground as he got up), and the Tide was pushed back 15 yards. Alabama settled for another Proctor field goal and a 6–3 lead.[36] Sam Shade intercepted a Toretta pass in the second quarter and returned it to the Miami 31, setting up a five-play drive that ended in a 2-yard TD run by Sherman Williams, putting Alabama ahead 13–3.[37] A late Miami field goal made it 13–6 at the half.

Early in the third, Tommy Johnson intercepted a Toretta pass and returned it 23 yards to the Miami 20-yard line. A Lassic TD followed soon after. On the first play from scrimmage after Lassic's touchdown, George Teague picked off another Toretta pass and ran it back 31 yards for another touchdown and a 27–6 Alabama lead.[36] Later in the third, Toretta hit Lamar Thomas on what briefly appeared to be an 88-yard touchdown pass. George Teague somehow caught Thomas from behind, so the play briefly appeared to be an 82-yard completion, but instead, Teague actually stripped Thomas of the football. Miami retained possession of the ball due to an offsides penalty on Alabama,[35] but Teague's feat in catching Thomas and stripping him of the ball prevented a Hurricane touchdown and sent the ball back deep in Miami territory. Miami was forced to punt three plays later.

Kevin Williams ran a punt back 78 yards for Miami in the fourth quarter to cut the deficit to 27–13, but Derrick Lassic's four-yard run with 6:46 to go for his second touchdown of the game closed the scoring.[35] Alabama beat Miami 34–13 and finished 13–0.

It was Alabama's twelfth national championship and the seventh by vote of either the AP Poll or Coaches' Poll. It was the first 13–0 season in Alabama history, and it was the eighth perfect season in Alabama history, following the perfect seasons of 1925, 1930, 1934, 1945, 1961, 1966, and 1979 (the 1897 season consisted of a single game which Alabama won).

Statistics

Statistics Miami Alabama
First downs 16 15
Total yards 326 285
Passing yards 278 18
Rushing yards 48 267
Penalties 6-37 7-46
Turnovers 4 2
Time of possession 23:56 36:04

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP9 (1)9 (1)8 (1)9 (1)7 (1)9 (1)6 (1)4 (1)4 (1)4 (1)3 (1)2 (1)2 (1)2 (1)2 (1)2 (1)1 (62)
Coaches998989754432 (1)2 (1)2221 (60)

Awards and honors[edit]

Coaches[edit]

Gene Stallings

All-Americans[edit]

Consensus Selection

All-SEC[edit]

First Team

Players drafted into the NFL[edit]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Team
1 5 John Copeland DE Cincinnati Bengals
1 6 Eric Curry DE Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1 29 George Teague DB Green Bay Packers
3 62 Antonio London LB Detroit Lions
4 94 Derrick Lassic RB Dallas Cowboys
6 163 Derrick Oden LB Philadelphia Eagles

References[edit]

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