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2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Alabama Crimson Tide logo
Conference Southeastern Conference
Division Western Division
2017 record 0-0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach Nick Saban (11th year)
Offensive coordinator vacant
Co-offensive coordinator Mike Locksley (1st as OC; 2nd overall year)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt (2nd year)
Co-defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi (1st as DC; 3rd overall year)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Bryant–Denny Stadium
(Capacity: 101,821)
Seasons
« 2016 2018 »
2017 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Florida   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Georgia   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Kentucky   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Missouri   0 – 0         0 – 0  
South Carolina   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Tennessee   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Vanderbilt   0 – 0         0 – 0  
West Division
Alabama   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Arkansas   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Auburn   0 – 0         0 – 0  
LSU   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Mississippi State   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Ole Miss   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Texas A&M   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Championship: December 2, 2017
Rankings from AP Poll
2016 A-Day Spring Game
1 2 3 4 Total
White 0 0 0 0 0
Crimson 0 0 0 0 0
  • Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
  • Television network: ESPN
Chick-fil-A Kickoff
1 2 3 4 OT Total
Florida State (FSU) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alabama (UA) 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • Location: Mercedes Benz Stadium • Atlanta, GA
  • Game weather: Temperature:
  • Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge: • Center judge:
  • TV announcers: (play-by-play), (color), (sidelines)

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1 2 3 4 OT Total
Fresno State (FSU) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alabama (UA) 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • Location: Bryant-Denny Stadium
    Tuscaloosa, AL
  • Game weather: Temperature: 97 °F (36 °C) • Wind: 15 mph (24 km/h) • Weather: 10% chance of rain, partly cloudy
  • Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman : • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge: • Center judge:
  • TV announcers: (play-by-play), (color), (sidelines)
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1 2 3 4 OT Total
Colorado State (CSU) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Alabama (UA) 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • Location: Bryant-Denny Stadium
    Tuscaloosa, AL
  • Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: partly cloudy
  • Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman : • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge: • Center judge:
  • TV announcers: (play-by-play), (color), (sidelines)
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1 2 3 4 OT Total
Alabama (UA) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vanderbilt (VAN) 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • Location: Vanderbilt Stadium
    Nashville, TN
  • Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: partly cloudy
  • Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman : • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge: • Center judge:
  • TV announcers: (play-by-play), (color), (sidelines)
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The 2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represents the University of Alabama in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This season marks the Crimson Tide's 123nd overall season, 84th as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and its 26th within the SEC Western Division. They play their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and are led by Eleventh year head coach Nick Saban.

In 2016, Alabama came into the season ranked No. 1 in both preseason polls and finished the regular season 13–0, 8–0 SEC. The Crimson Tide were ranked number 1 the entire season prior to their national championship appearance against Clemson. Alabama won the Western Division of SEC and qualified to play in the 2016 SEC Championship Game against the Florida Gators. Alabama defeated the Gators again in the rematch from last year's SEC Championship by a final score of 54–16 in Atlanta, Georgia, clinching the program's 26th SEC title. As the #1 seed in the third season of the College Football Playoff, the Crimson Tide were selected to play in the semifinal game at the 2016 Peach Bowl against #4 Washington of the Pac-12. Alabama beat the Huskies in a 24–7, advancing them to the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Game against #2 Clemson of the ACC. The Crimson Tide lost to the Tigers in the rematch from last year's College Football Playoff National Championship by a final score of 35-31 after Deshaun Watson threw the game-winning TD pass to Hunter Renfrow with :01 remaining. The Crimson Tide finished the 2016 season with a record of 14–1.

The Crimson Tide lose twenty-three senior football players to graduation, lose four more players to the NFL Draft and lose four more players from the 2016 team due to various reasons (transfers and withdrawals will be filled out once spring practice occurs). Notable departures from the 2016 squad included.

None recruits transferring from other programs enrolled for Spring semester courses at Alabama. The twelve players are 5-star running back Najee Harris from Antioch HS, 5-star offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood from Booker T. Washington HS, 5-star linebacker end Dylan Moses from IMG Academy, 4-star wide receiver Jerry Jeudy from Deerfield Beach HS, 4-star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa from St. Louis School, 4-star wide receiver Tyrell Shavers from Lewisville HS, 4-star defensive end Isaiah Biggs from Mississippi Gulf Coast CC, 4-star offensive tackle Elliot Baker from City College of San Francisco, 4-star athlete Chadarius Townsend from Tanner HS, 4-star tight end Major Tennison from Bullard HS, 3-star cornerback Kyriq McDonald from James Clemens HS and 2-star long snapper Thomas Fletcher from IMG Academy. The list includes ratings when originally recruited from high school.


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