▁attempted ▁and ▁missed ▁a ▁ 5 7 - yard ▁field ▁goal ▁attempt ▁as ▁time ▁exp ired ▁in ▁reg ulation . ▁In ▁what ▁was ▁since ▁dub bed ▁" The ▁K ick ▁Six ", ▁Chris ▁Davis ▁returned ▁the ▁missed ▁field ▁goal ▁ 1 0 9 ▁yards ▁( o fficial ly , ▁ 1 0 0 ▁yards ; ▁unlike ▁the ▁NFL , ▁the ▁NCAA ▁only ▁counts ▁return ▁yard age ▁from ▁goal ▁line ▁to ▁goal ▁line ) ▁for ▁the ▁game - win ning ▁score ▁with ▁no ▁time ▁left ▁on ▁the ▁clock ▁to ▁cl inch ▁a ▁ 3 4 – 2 8 ▁A ub urn ▁victory . ▁As ▁the ▁loss ▁also ▁cost ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁both ▁the ▁SE C ▁and ▁national ▁champion ships , ▁they ▁were ▁selected ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁Sug ar ▁Bowl . ▁In ▁the ▁game , ▁Alabama ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Oklahoma ▁ 4 5 – 3 1 ▁and ▁closed ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁an ▁overall ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 1 – 2 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁season ▁ ▁Alabama ▁entered ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁season ▁ranked ▁# 3 ▁in ▁the ▁pol ls . ▁ ▁The ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁rolled ▁off ▁four ▁straight ▁vict ories ▁before ▁losing ▁to ▁Ole ▁Miss ▁ 1 7 - 2 3 . ▁ ▁Their ▁loss ▁to ▁Ole ▁Miss ▁dropped ▁them ▁down ▁to ▁# 7 ▁in ▁the ▁rank ings . ▁ ▁However , ▁Alabama ▁reb ounded ▁by ▁winning ▁eight ▁straight ▁games , ▁including ▁vict