A-Day (University of Alabama)

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American football players in motion during a play.
A. J. McCarron takes a snap for the White team during the 2013 A-Day Game.

A-Day is an annual college football exhibition game set at the conclusion of spring practice by the University of Alabama Crimson Tide. Played on-campus at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the game features teams composed of offensive starters against defensive starters of the Crimson Tide. National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) rules allow for member schools to conduct a series of fifteen practice sessions during the spring months.[1] As part of these practices the NCAA allows three 11-on-11 scrimmages, one of which may be conducted as a spring game.[1]

Prior to the game, the captains from the previous seasons' team are honored at the annual "Walk of Fame" ceremony at the base of Denny Chimes.[2] In addition to this ceremony, several other memorable events have occurred as part of the annual A-Day festivities. The 1967 edition of the game saw Dock Rone and Andrew Pernell participate and become the first African American players to play at Denny Stadium as members of the Crimson Tide football team.[3] At halftime of the 1976 game, Denny Stadium was officially rededicated as Bryant–Denny Stadium in honor of then head coach Bear Bryant.[2] The 1985 edition of the A-Day game featured a White team of current, varsity starters against a Crimson team of former Alabama players such as Ken Stabler and Ozzie Newsome.[4]

It has been since the arrival of head coach Nick Saban for the 2007 season, A-Day has become a major event. The 2007 game saw an overflow crowd of 92,138 in attendance and served as the catalyst for other programs to make their spring game a larger event.[5][6] The growth of A-Day has resulted in its being televised nationally by ESPN first in 2009 and again in subsequent years in addition to being utilized to enhance recruiting.[6][7]

Key

W White team win
C Crimson team win
T Tie

Games

List of A-Day games showing season played in, score, date, MVP and attendance
Season[A 1] Score[A 2] Date MVP[A 3] Attendance[8] Reference
1946 W 18–6 March 30, 1946 — 24,000[A 4] [10]
1947 C 13–7 March 15, 1947 — 12,000 [13]
1948 W 20–7 March 13, 1948 — 12,000 [14]
1949 C 14–0 March 12, 1949 — 10,000 [15]
1950 W 12–0 March 11, 1950 — 10,000 [16]
1951 W 22–7 March 9, 1951 — 15,000 [17]
1952 C 41–26 March 8, 1952 — — [18]
1953 W 13–6 March 14, 1953 — 7,500 [19]
1954 W 20–13 March 20, 1954[A 5] — 4,000 [21]
1955 C 12–7 March 12, 1955 — — [22]
1956 W 26–0 March 10, 1956 — — [23]
1957 C 21–0 March 9, 1957 — — [24]
1958 W 13–0 April 26, 1958 — — [25]
1959 C 14–3 April 11, 1959 — 15,000 [26]
1960 C 38–0 April 30, 1960 — — [27]
1961 C 17–7 April 22, 1961 — — [28]
1962 W 15–14 May 19, 1962 — — [29]
1963 W 17–6 May 11, 1963 — 14,000 [30]
1964 C 17–6 May 8, 1964 — 14,500 [31]
1965 C 67–36 May 8, 1965 — 13,000 [32]
1966 C 17–15 April 23, 1966 — 15,000 [33]
1967 C 13–3 May 5, 1967 — 15,000 [34]
1968 W 17–7 May 4, 1968 — 12,000 [35]
1969 W 27–25 May 10, 1969 — 17,000 [36]
1970 W 40–39 April 18, 1970 — 17,000 [37]
1971 W 21–15 May 1, 1971 Steve Dean 15,000 [38]
1972 W 24–7 April 22, 1972 Wayne Wheeler 20,000 [39]
1973 W 21–16 April 21, 1973 Mike Washington 5,000 [40]
1974 C 17–14 April 20, 1974 Conley Duncan 15,000 [41]
1975 C 21–13 April 12, 1975 Johnny Davis 15,000 [42]
1976 C 14–11 April 10, 1976 Ozzie Newsome 10,000 [43]
1977 W 27–23 April 16, 1977 Tony Nathan 10,000 [44]
1978 T 7–7 April 22, 1978 Keith Pugh 7,000 [45]
1979 W 21–0 April 14, 1979 Alan Gray 7,500 [46]
1980 W 16–14 April 12, 1980 Johnny Brooker 8,000 [47]
1981 C 31–13 April 11, 1981 Ken Simon 8,500 [48]
1982 W 17–0 April 17, 1982 Walter Lewis 11,500 [49]
1983 W 14–11 April 16, 1983 Jon Hand 16,000 [50]
1984 W 7–3 April 14, 1984 Brent Sowell 16,000 [51]
1985 W 20–7 April 20, 1985 Don McClain 28,000 [4]
1986 W 20–0 April 19, 1986 Angelo Stafford 20,435 [52]
1987 W 20–10 April 25, 1987 Kerry Goode 32,000[A 4] [11]
1988 W 28–16 April 9, 1988 Vince Sutton 51,117[A 4] [12]
1989 C 28–14 April 8, 1989 Jeff Dunn 16,500 [53]
1990 W 42–12 April 21, 1990 Danny Woodson 12,500 [54]
1992 C 13–7 April 11, 1992 Jeremy Nunley 35,016 [55]
1993 C 27–19 April 17, 1993 Brian Burgdorf 30,000 [56]
1994 C 17–6 April 16, 1994 Brian Steger 46,700 [57]
1995 W 16–10 April 15, 1995 Toderick Malone 37,323 [58]
1997 W 9–5 April 19, 1997 Michael Vaughn 30,212 [59]
1998 W 65–24 April 18, 1998 Montoya Madden 8,968 [60]
1999 W 23–10 April 17, 1999 Jason McAddley 32,500 [61]
2000 C 17–12 April 15, 2000 Ahmaad Galloway 25,355 [62]
2001 C 10–7 April 14, 2001 Jonathan Richey 35,000 [63]
2002 C 20–6 April 13, 2002 Ahmaad Galloway 37,000 [64]
2003 C 47–0 March 29, 2003 Brodie Croyle 34,000 [65]
2004 W 21–0 March 19, 2004 Tim Castille 35,000 [66]
2005 W 20–18 March 19, 2005 John Parker Wilson 25,000 [67]
2006 W 17–3 April 1, 2006 D. J. Hall 40,000 [68]
2007 W 20–13 April 21, 2007 D. J. Hall 92,138 [5]
2008 C 24–14 April 12, 2008 Terry Grant 78,200 [69]
2009 C 14–7 April 18, 2009 Marquis Maze
Greg McElroy		 84,050 [70]
2010 C 23–17 April 17, 2010 Mark Ingram, Jr. 91,312 [71]
2011 C 14–10 April 16, 2011 Trent Richardson 92,310 [72]
2012 W 24–15 April 14, 2012 T. J. Yeldon 78,526 [73]
2013 W 17–14 April 20, 2013 T. J. Yeldon 78,315 [74]
2014 W 17–13 April 19, 2014 T. J. Yeldon 73,506 [75]
2015 W 27–14 April 18, 2015 Robert Foster
ArDarius Stewart		 65,175 [76]
2016 W 7–3 April 16, 2016 Damien Harris 76,212

Notes

  1. ↑ Links to the season article for the Alabama team that played in the A-Day for that year. The game was not played in the 1991 or 1996 seasons.[8]
  2. ↑ Results are sortable first by whether the result was a Crimson or White team win and then second by the margin of victory.
  3. ↑ Links to the winner of the Dixie Howell Memorial Award, presented annually to the outstanding player of the game as selected by the media since 1971.[9]
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The 1946, 1987 and 1988 editions of the A-Day game were played at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.[10][11][12]
  5. ↑ The 1954 A-Day game was originally scheduled to be played on March 13, but was postponed for a week due to poor field conditions at Denny Stadium as a result of heavy rains.[20]

References

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