Alabama A-Day Postgame Notes
4/17/2021 3:21:00 PM | Football
Team Captains
Team captains for the 2021 Golden Flake A-Day Game for the Crimson Team were linebacker Christopher Allen, defensive back Jordan Battle and defensive lineman Phidarian Mathis; for the White Team, quarterback Bryce Young and offensive lineman Chris Owens.
Official A-Day Game Attendance
The official attendance at the 2021 Golden Flake A-Day Game was 47,218 at Bryant-Denny Stadium, the 15th-largest attendance mark for an A-Day football game.
Largest A-Day Attendance Totals
The top attendance totals for Alabama's A-Day Game.
| Rank | Year | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011 | 92,310 |
| 2 | 2007 | 92,138 |
| 3 | 2010 | 91,312 |
| 4 | 2009 | 84,050 |
| 5 | 2012 | 78,526 |
| 6 | 2013 | 78,315 |
| 7 | 2008 | 78,200 |
| 8 | 2016 | 76,212 |
| 9 | 2018 | 74,732 |
| 10 | 2017 | 74,326 |
| 11 | 2014 | 73,506 |
| 12 | 2015 | 65,175 |
| 13 | 2019 | 62,219 |
| 14 | 1988 | 51,117 |
| 15 | 2021 | 47,218 |
| 16 | 1994 | 46,700 |
| 17 | 2006 | 40,000 |
| 18 | 1995 | 37,323 |
| 19 | 2002 | 37,000 |
| 20 | 2004 | 35,000 |
| 2001 | 35,000 |
Spring Football Award Winners
The following Alabama football players were honored for the performance throughout spring football practice with the following awards bestowed by the Crimson Tide coaching staff:
Award Recipients
- Lee Roy Jordan Headhunter Award: Will Anderson Jr., Brian Robinson Jr.
- Jerry Duncan "I Like to Practice" Award: Slade Bolden, Darrian Dalcourt, Kyle Edwards, Kendall Randolph, Drew Sanders, Daniel Wright
- Billy Neighbors Defensive Lineman Award: Justin Eboigbe, DJ Dale, Byron Young
- Paul Crane Offensive Lineman Award: Evan Neal, Chris Owens
- Bobby Johns Defensive Back Award: Jordan Battle, Josh Jobe
- Johnny Musso Offensive Back Award: Jase McClellan, Roydell Williams
- Ray Perkins Receiver Award: Javon Baker, Jahleel Billingsley
- Woodrow Lowe Linebacker Award: Chris Allen, Christian Harris
- Derrick Thomas Community Service Award: Shane Lee, Brian Robinson, Ronald Williams       Â
- Bear Bryant Outstanding Non-Scholarship Award: Braxton Barker, Bret Bolin, DJ Douglas, Joshua Lanier, Sam Willoughby
- Ozzie Newsome Most Improved Freshman Award: Chris Braswell, Dameion George, Agiye Hall, Traeshon Holden, JC Latham, Deontae Lawson, Ga'Quincy McKinstry, Que Robinson, Tim Smith
- Bart Starr Most Improved Player Award: Jalyn Armour-Davis, Marcus Banks, Brian Branch, Demarcco Hellams, Cameron Latu, Seth McLaughlin, Jaylen Moody
- Mal Moore Leadership Award: Phil Mathis, John Metchie
- Sylvester Croom Commitment to Excellence Award: LaBryan Ray, Will Reichard, Bryce Young
In addition to these awards given by the coaches, the media honors two players for their performance in the A-Day game. The following award winners were voted on by the media.
- Dwight Stephenson Award (Most Valuable Lineman): Jah-Marien Latham
- Dixie Howell Memorial Award (Most Valuable Player): Bryce Young
The Golden Flake A-Day Game Brings an End to Spring Practice
The University of Alabama football team and head coach Nick Saban wrapped up spring practice today with the 2021 Golden Flake A-Day Game at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Alabama opened spring practice on Friday, March 19, and held 14 practices through Thursday, April 15, leading up to today's A-Day game. The Crimson Tide also held two scrimmages here at Bryant-Denny Stadium this spring (April 2 and April 10) in preparation for today's game.
Walk of Fame Ceremony Honored 2019 and 2020 Team Captains
The annual Walk of Fame ceremony took place Saturday at Denny Chimes, and due to the pandemic in 2020, for the first time, the ceremony featured two classes of captains. The 2020 permanent team captains - center Landon Dickerson, quarterback Mac Jones, offensive tackle Alex Leatherwood and wide receiver DeVonta Smith - and the 2019 permanent captains - linebacker Anfernee Jennings, safety Xavier McKinney, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and Smith (two-time captain) - had their hand and foot prints placed in cement at the base of Denny Chimes.
A-Day Game Format
The format for the A-Day game was much like a normal game, with a few minor variations primarily regarding the game clock. The game consisted of four 15-minute quarters with a running clock. The clock stopped only following scoring plays, penalties, and changes of possession. Regular clock rules were used during the final minutes of the second quarter and the fourth quarter. Halftime was 12 minutes in duration. Players wearing black jerseys (quarterbacks and injured players) were considered "tag-off" and were not treated as live players. The kickoffs and kick returns were "tag-off" plays as well, with the ball spotted at the 30-yard line.
