aten ▁Miami ▁H urr ican es , ▁who ▁entered ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 9 - game ▁winning ▁stre ak ▁and ▁that ▁year ' s ▁He is man ▁Tro phy ▁winner , ▁quarter back ▁G ino ▁Tor rett a . ▁Despite ▁Miami ▁being ▁fav ored ▁by ▁ 8 ▁points , ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁rout ed ▁the ▁H urr ican es ▁ 3 4 – 1 3 ▁and ▁finished ▁a ▁perfect ▁ 1 3 – 0 . ▁The ▁victory ▁earned ▁Alabama ▁its ▁ 1 2 th ▁national ▁championship — the ▁first ▁since ▁the ▁Bry ant ▁era . ▁ ▁The ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁for fe it ▁eight ▁vict ories ▁and ▁one ▁tie ▁achieved ▁during ▁the ▁ 9 – 3 – 1 ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁season ▁in ▁games ▁participated ▁in ▁by ▁senior ▁corner back ▁Antonio ▁Lang ham . ▁The ▁NCAA ▁ruled ▁before ▁Alabama ' s ▁bow l ▁game ▁that ▁year ▁that ▁Lang ham ▁had ▁viol ated ▁NCAA ▁rules ▁by ▁alleg edly ▁signing ▁with ▁an ▁agent ▁after ▁the ▁previous ▁season . ▁St all ings ' ▁Alabama ▁team ▁was ▁in ▁cont ention ▁for ▁another ▁national ▁title ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁They ▁defeated ▁Tennessee ▁and ▁A ub urn ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁an ▁und efe ated ▁regular ▁season ▁before ▁losing ▁the ▁SE C ▁Championship ▁Game ▁to ▁the ▁# 3 - rank ed ▁Florida . ▁Alabama ▁finished ▁ 1 2 – 1 ▁after ▁defe ating ▁Ohio ▁State ▁in ▁the ▁Cit rus ▁Bowl . ▁Alabama ▁finished ▁ranked ▁# 5 ▁in ▁the