| Year: | 2016 |
| Team: | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| Sport: | football |
| Logo Alt: | Alabama Crimson Tide logo |
| Conference: | Southeastern Conference |
| Division: | Western Division |
| Short Conf: | SEC |
| Coachrank: | 2 |
| Aprank: | 2 |
| Record: | 14–1 |
| Conf Record: | 8–0 |
| Head Coach: | Nick Saban |
| Hc Year: | 10th |
| Off Coach: | Lane Kiffin (3rd season; regular season and bowl game) Steve Sarkisian (national championship game) |
| Off Scheme: | Multiple |
| Def Coach: | Jeremy Pruitt |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | 3–4 |
| Captain: | Jonathan Allen |
| Captain2: | Reuben Foster |
| Captain3: | Eddie Jackson |
| Captain4: | Cam Robinson |
| Stadium: | Bryant–Denny Stadium |
| Champion: | National champion (Colley) SEC champion SEC Western Division champion Peach Bowl champion |
| Conf Champ: | SEC Championship Game |
| Bowl: | Peach Bowl (CFP Semifinal) |
| Bowl Result: | W 24–7 vs. Washington CFP National Championship, L 31–35 vs. Clemson |
The 2016 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This season marked the Crimson Tide's 122nd overall season, 83rd as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and its 25th within the SEC Western Division. They played their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and were led by tenth year head coach Nick Saban. They finished the season 14–1, were SEC champions and advanced to the College Football Playoff National Championship game, for the second consecutive year, where they were defeated by Clemson.
Notable departures from the 2015 squad included
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 6'3 | 245 | Junior | Declared for the 2016 NFL draft | |||
| DE | 6'4 | 312 | Junior | Declared for the 2016 NFL draft | |||
| QB | 6'5 | 232 | Senior | Undrafted free agent | |||
| LB | 6'2 | 252 | Senior | Undrafted free agent | |||
| RB | 6'1 | 210 | Senior | Declared for the 2016 NFL draft | |||
| Dominick Jackson |
| OL | 6'6 | 315 | Senior | Undrafted free agent | ||
| CB | 5'10 | 196 | Senior | Declared for the 2016 NFL draft | |||
| OL | 6'5 | 297 | Senior | Declared for the 2016 NFL draft | |||
| Dillon Lee |
| LB | 6'4 | 242 | Senior | Undrafted free agent | ||
| WR | 6'3 | 208 | Senior | Undrafted free agent | |||
| Michael Nysewander |
| TE | 6'1 | 237 | Senior | Undrafted free agent | ||
| D.J. Pettway |
| LB | 6'2 | 270 | Senior | Undrafted free agent | ||
| LB | 6'2 | 252 | Senior | Declared for the 2016 NFL draft | |||
| DL | 6'4 | 313 | Senior | Declared for the 2016 NFL draft | |||
| Geno Matias-Smith |
| S | 6'0 | 196 | Senior | Undrafted free agent | ||
| Alec Morris |
| QB | 6'3 | 233 | Junior | Transferred to North Texas |
See also: American football positions, Glossary of American football and Recruiting (college athletics).
Prior to National Signing Day on February 3, 2016, eight players enrolled for the spring semester in order to participate in spring practice and included six former high school seniors and two junior college transfers.On National Signing Day, Alabama signed 18 additional players out of high school that completed the 2016 recruiting class. The class was highlighted by 19 players from the "ESPN 300". Alabama signed the No. 1 recruiting class according to Rivals.com,[1] Scout.com[2] and 247Sports.com[3] and No. 2 at ESPN[4] recruiting class.
Alabama had seven returning players on offense, five on defense and five on special teams that started games in 2015.
| Player | Class | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Pierschbacher | Sophomore | Offensive Line | |
| Cam Robinson | Junior | Offensive Line | |
| Alphonse Taylor | Senior | Offensive Line | |
| O. J. Howard | Senior | Tight End | |
| Robert Foster | Junior | Wide Receiver | |
| Calvin Ridley | Sophomore | Wide Receiver | |
| ArDarius Stewart | Junior | Wide Receiver | |
| Reference: | |||
| Player | Class | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minkah Fitzpatrick | Sophomore | Cornerback | |
| Marlon Humphrey | Sophomore | Cornerback | |
| Jonathan Allen | Senior | Defensive End | |
| Ryan Anderson | Senior | Linebacker | |
| Reuben Foster | Senior | Linebacker | |
| Tim Williams | Senior | Linebacker | |
| Eddie Jackson | Senior | Safety | |
| Reference: | |||
| Player | Class | Position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Griffith | Senior | Kicker | |
| J. K. Scott | Junior | Punter | |
| Cole Mazza | Senior | Long Snapper | |
| Reference: | |||
Spring practice began March 11, 2016. The annual A-Day game was held on April 16, 2016.
Alabama faced all six Western Division opponents: Arkansas, Auburn, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, and Texas A&M. They also faced two Eastern Division opponents: official SEC rival Tennessee, and Kentucky.
The team played four non-conference games, three home games against the Western Kentucky of C-USA, Kent State of the MAC, Chattanooga of the FCS' Southern, and traveled to Arlington, TX to play USC of the Pac-12 for the Advocare Classic at AT&T Stadium, a non—conference game at a neutral site.
[5]See also: 2016 USC Trojans football team. This game was the eighth meeting between the Trojans and Crimson Tide, and the first meeting between the two schools since the 1985 Aloha Bowl, which Alabama won 24–3. Alabama is now 6–2 in the series.
See also: 2016 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team.
See also: 2016 Ole Miss Rebels football team. The Crimson Tide began conference play against Ole Miss, who entered the game on a two-game winning streak against Alabama, their longest winning streak in the series.
See also: 2016 Kent State Golden Flashes football team. This was only the second meeting between these two schools, the first coming in 2012. Alabama coach Nick Saban is a graduate of Kent State.
See also: 2016 Kentucky Wildcats football team.
See also: 2016 Arkansas Razorbacks football team.
See also: 2016 Tennessee Volunteers football team.
See also: 2016 LSU Tigers football team.
See also: 2016 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2016 Chattanooga Mocs football team.
See also: 2016 Auburn Tigers football team.
See also: 2016 Florida Gators football team and 2016 SEC Championship Game.
See also: 2016 Washington Huskies football team and 2016 Peach Bowl.
See also: 2016 Clemson Tigers football team and 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship.
| Name | Position | Consecutive season at Alabama in current position | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th | ||||
| 10th | ||||
| 3rd | ||||
| 1st | ||||
| 1st | ||||
| Offensive tackles and tight ends, recruiting coordinator | 4th | |||
| Wide receivers | 4th | |||
| Outside linebackers | 2nd | |||
| Defensive backs | 1st | |||
| Brent Key | Interior offensive line and special teams | 1st | ||
| Strength and conditioning | 10th | |||
| Reference:[6] | ||||
| Team Statistics < | --as of 10/24/2014--> | ||
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| Alabama | Opponents | ||
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| Kick Returns: # – Yards | |||
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|-Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FF: Forced Fumbles, FR: Fumbles Recovered, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties
| Defensive Statistics | ||||||||||||||||
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| NAME | POS | SOLO | AST | TOT | TFL-YDS | SACKS | INT-YDS | BU | PD | QBH | FR–YDS | FF | BLK | SAF | ||
| TOTAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | – | |||
| OPPONENTS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | – | |||
Overall awards
Offensive awards
Defensive awards
Players
Coaches
Players
Coaches
Preseason All-SEC Team
Cam Robinson – OL
Calvin Ridley – WR
Reuben Foster – LB
Eddie Jackson – DB
Preseason All-Americans
Each year several publications release lists of their ideal "team". The athletes on these lists are referred to as All-Americans. The NCAA recognizes five All-American lists. They are the Associated Press (AP), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Sporting News (SN), and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF). If a player is selected to the first team of three publications he is considered a consensus All-American, if a player is selected to the first team of all five publications he is considered a unanimous All-American.
Key:
First team
Consensus All-American
Unanimous All-American
The Crimson Tide had TBA players honored as members of the 2016 SEC All-Conference team, with five each on the first and second teams, respectively. TBA other Crimson Tide earned honorable mention honors.
The Crimson Tide had two players selected to the Southeastern Conference All-Academic Second Team, six players granted honorable mention and no players selected to the First Team. In order to be eligible for the academic team a player must maintain a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average and play in at least 50 percent of their team's games.
Senior Bowl
All Star Game
The 2017 NFL draft was held on April 27–29 in Philadelphia. Ten Alabama players were selected as part of the draft, the second most in the draft behind Michigan's 11. Two additional Alabama players were signed to NFL teams as undrafted free agents.[7]
| style= | Player | style= | Position | style= | Round | style= | Overall pick | style= | NFL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1 | 16 | Baltimore Ravens | ||||||
| DE | 1 | 17 | Washington Redskins | ||||||
| TE | 1 | 19 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| LB | 1 | 31 | San Francisco 49ers | ||||||
| OT | 2 | 34 | Jacksonville Jaguars | ||||||
| LB | 2 | 49 | Washington Redskins | ||||||
| DT | 2 | 55 | New York Giants | ||||||
| LB | 3 | 78 | Baltimore Ravens | ||||||
| WR | 3 | 79 | New York Jets | ||||||
| S | 4 | 112 | Chicago Bears | ||||||
| WR | Undrafted | Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||
| Korren Kirven | OL | Undrafted | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |