Returning Individual Statistical Leaders
Rushing: Sr. TB DeShaun Foster [269 for 1,037 yards; 3.9 avg.; 12 TDs]
Passing: Jr. QB Cory Paus [134- 241- 9; 55.6 pct.; 2,154 yards; 17 TDs]
Receptions: Sr. WR Brian Poli- Dixon [53 for 750 yards; 14.2 avg.; 5 TDs]
Scoring: Sr. TB DeShaun Foster [13 TDs; 78 points]
Tackles: Sr. MLB Robert Thomas [88 TT (69- 19); 9 TFL (- 22)]

Head Coach: 
Dennis Franchione (Pittsburg State, ‘73) 
Overall: 138- 65- 2 (. 678) 19th Year
UA: First season

2001 Schedule:
ALABAMA (0- 0, 0- 0 SEC)
Sept. 1 UCLA (ESPN) 6:45 pm
Sept. 8 at Vanderbilt (JP) 11:30 am
Sept. 15 *SOUTHERN MISS (ESPN2) 4:45 pm
Sept. 22 ARKANSAS TBA
Sept. 29 at South Carolina TBA
Oct. 6 *TEXAS- EL PASO TBA
Oct. 13 at Ole Miss TBA
Oct. 20 TENNESSEE TBA
Nov. 3 LSU TBA
Nov. 10 MISSISSIPPI STATE TBA
Nov. 17 at Auburn TBA

* - Birmingham, Ala.
ALL TIMES CENTRAL

National Rankings: 25th - USA Today/ ESPN; 25th - AP

Formations: 
Offense - Multiple
Defense - Pressing

Returning Individual Statistical Leaders
Rushing: Jr. TB Ahmaad Galloway [137 for 659 yards; 4.8 avg.; 7 TDs]
Passing: Sr. QB Andrew Zow [120- 249- 14; 48.2 pct.; 1,561 yards; 6 TDs]
Receptions: Jr. SE Antonio Carter [45 for 586 yards; 13.0 avg; 1 TD]
Scoring: Sr. PK Neal Thomas [0 TD; 9- 13 FGs; 27- 27 PATs; 54 points]
Tackles: Sr. SLB Victor Ellis [94 TT (64- 30); 9 TFL (- 42); 2.5 Sacks (- 24)]

Series History Record: Tied, 1- 1

Last: UCLA, 35- 24 (9/ 2/ 2000 at Pasadena, Cal.)

OTHER NOTES:

• Alabama has won its last 10 home openers, dating back to 1990 (loss to Southern Miss, 24- 27, at Birmingham)
• The Tide lost last season’s opener at UCLA (35- 24)
• Alabama is 13- 4- 1 against teams in the Pac- 10 (1- 1 vs. California; 1- 0- 1 vs. Stanford; 1- 1 vs. UCLA; 5- 2 vs. Southern California; 4- 0 vs. Washington; 1- 0 vs. Washington State)
• Dennis Franchione begins his Alabama head coaching career against the Bruins
• In last season’s game, UCLA’s DeShaun Foster rushed a school- record tying 42 times for a career- high 187 yards and 3 TDs to defeat Alabama, 35- 24.