The Alabama Crimson Tide rushed for eight touchdowns in a 56-0 shutout win over Eastern Illinois from the Football Championship Subdivision at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa on Saturday.
Alabama (9-2) scored 14 points in each quarter to close the home portion of its regular season schedule. Whether the Crimson Tide plays again in Tuscaloosa this season will depend on how they fare in the final College Football Playoff rankings.
In any case, the Tide rushed for 269 yards total on 49 carries. Jam Miller led the way with 11 carries for 62 yards and had Alabama’s first touchdown. Freshmen AK Dear (nine carries, 45 yards) and Kevin Riley (eight carries, 36 yards) rushed for two touchdowns apiece.
Alabama finished with 539 yards of total offense and held Eastern Illinois (3-9) to two first downs and just 34 total yards in the game. Tim Keenan III recorded two sacks, and safety Bray Hubbard added another. Dijon Lee recorded an interception on the Panthers’ first series of the game.
Ty Simpson played the entire first half before giving way to backups Austin Mack and five-star freshman Keelon Russell. Simpson threw two interceptions, including one right before halftime. He finished 11 of 16 for 147 yards passing. After throwing one interception through the first nine games, Simpson now has three in his last two starts.
Coach Kalen DeBoer’s team, ranked No. 4 in the College Football Playoff rankings, will learn its updated ranking from the committee Tuesday night at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN, but don’t expect much change from last week; the Crimson Tide are currently No. 10 in the CFP rankings.
Here’s where Alabama sits in this week’s Coaches Poll after a Week 13 schedule that saw one upset — No. 12 Georgia Tech’s loss to Pittsburgh — in the top half of the polls.
Where is Alabama football ranked in new US LBM Coaches Poll?
Alabama is ranked No. 10 in the Week 14 US LBM Coaches Poll, the same spot as last week. The top 10 teams remained the same from last week. The Crimson Tide remain the third highest-ranked two-loss team behind No. 8 Oklahoma and No. 9 Notre Dame.
Alabama is ranked one spot ahead of No. 11 BYU.
Alabama football schedule 2025
Alabama (9-2, 6-1) will take on the Auburn Tigers (5-6, 1-6) in the annual Iron Bowl showdown in Week 14 of the 2025 college football season at Jordan-Hare Stadium Saturday.
Kickoff for Alabama-Auburn is 6:30 p.m. CT. The game will be televised on ABC, marking the 10th time this season the Crimson Tide will be shown on the “Alphabet Network.”
Auburn defeated Mercer, 62-17, Saturday.
US LBM Coaches Poll rankings after Week 13
The full Week 14 top 25 rankings in the US LBM Coaches Poll are below.
| Rank | Team | Record | PTS | 1st | Prev | Chg | Hi/Lo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 11-0 | 1573 | 61 | 1 | – | 1/2 |
| 2 | Indiana | 11-0 | 1495 | 0 | 2 | – | 2/21 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | 11-0 | 1461 | 2 | 3 | – | 3/22 |
| 4 | Georgia | 10-1 | 1378 | 0 | 4 | – | 3/10 |
| 5 | Oregon | 10-1 | 1291 | 0 | 5 | – | 2/9 |
| 6 | Ole Miss | 10-1 | 1262 | 0 | 6 | – | 4/15 |
| 7 | Texas Tech | 10-1 | 1211 | 0 | 7 | – | 7/24 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | 9-2 | 1108 | 0 | 8 | – | 6/NR |
| 9 | Notre Dame | 9-2 | 1073 | 0 | 9 | – | 5/21 |
| 10 | Alabama | 9-2 | 1002 | 0 | 10 | – | 4/20 |
| 11 | BYU | 10-1 | 943 | 0 | 11 | – | 8/NR |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 9-2 | 828 | 0 | 13 | +1 | 11/NR |
| 13 | Miami (FL) | 9-2 | 781 | 0 | 15 | +2 | 2/18 |
| 14 | Utah | 9-2 | 774 | 0 | 14 | – | 14/NR |
| 15 | Michigan | 9-2 | 683 | 0 | 17 | +2 | 13/NR |
| 16 | Texas | 8-3 | 615 | 0 | 18 | +2 | 1/19 |
| 17 | Virginia | 9-2 | 532 | 0 | 19 | +2 | 11/NR |
| 18 | Tennessee | 8-3 | 499 | 0 | 20 | +2 | 11/22 |
| 19 | Georgia Tech | 9-2 | 344 | 0 | 12 | -7 | 7/NR |
| 20 | USC | 8-3 | 313 | 0 | 16 | -4 | 16/NR |
| 21 | James Madison | 10-1 | 262 | 0 | 22 | +1 | 21/NR |
| 22 | North Texas | 10-1 | 251 | 0 | 23 | +1 | 22/NR |
| 23 | Tulane | 9-2 | 186 | 0 | 25 | +2 | 23/NR |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 8-3 | 158 | 0 | NR | +11 | 23/NR |
| 25 | SMU | 8-3 | 109 | 0 | NR | +2 | 16/NR |
Schools Dropped Out
No. 21 Missouri; No. 24 Houston;
Others Receiving Votes
Arizona State 86; Navy 58; Washington 39; Missouri 32; Iowa 32; Arizona 30; San Diego State 29; Houston 22; Penn State 4; Illinois 4; Connecticut 4; UNLV 2; South Florida 1;
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