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2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Alabama Crimson Tide logo
Consensus national champion
SEC champion
SEC West Division champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic (CFP Semifinal), W 38–0 vs. Michigan State
CFP National Championship, W 45–40 vs. Clemson
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Western Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 1
AP No. 1
2015 record 14–1 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach Nick Saban (9th year)
Offensive coordinator Lane Kiffin (2nd year)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Kirby Smart (8th as DC, 9th overall year)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Bryant–Denny Stadium
(Capacity: 101,821)
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
#25 Florida x   7 1         10 4  
#22 Tennessee   5 3         9 4  
Georgia   5 3         10 3  
Vanderbilt   2 6         4 8  
Kentucky   2 6         5 7  
Missouri   1 7         5 7  
South Carolina   1 7         3 9  
West Division
#1 Alabama x$#^   7 1         14 1  
#10 Ole Miss   6 2         10 3  
Arkansas   5 3         8 5  
#16 LSU   5 3         9 3  
Texas A&M   4 4         8 5  
Mississippi State   4 4         9 4  
Auburn   2 6         7 6  
Championship: Alabama 29, Florida 15
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
2015 A-Day Spring Game
1 2 3 4 Total
• White 7 0 10 10 27
Crimson 7 0 0 7 14
  • Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Game start: 2:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:12
  • Television network: ESPNU

The 2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama", or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It marked the Crimson Tide's 121st overall season, 82nd as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and its 24th within the SEC Western Division. The team played its home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. They were led by ninth-year head coach Nick Saban. They finished the season with a record of 14 wins and 1 loss (14–1 overall, 7–1 in the SEC), as SEC champions and as consensus national champions after they defeated Clemson in the College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship Game. Alabama also secured its 10th Associated Press (AP) national title.

The 2014 Alabama Crimson Tide finished the regular season 11–1, 7–1 SEC, with their only loss to Ole Miss. The Crimson Tide won the Western Division of SEC and qualified to play in the 2014 SEC Championship Game against the Missouri Tigers. Alabama defeated the Tigers, 42–13 in Atlanta, Georgia, clinching the program's 24th SEC title. The team was ranked no. 1 in all polls including the new College Football Playoff Rankings entering bowl season. As the no. 1 seed in the inaugural College Football Playoff, the Crimson Tide were selected to play in the semifinal game at the 2015 Sugar Bowl against the no. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten. Alabama fell short against the Buckeyes in a 35–42 upset loss, finishing the 2014 season 12–2.


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