1 6 ▁Ark ansas ▁for ▁a ▁ 3 – 0 ▁record ▁to ▁open ▁the ▁season . ▁They ▁entered ▁the ▁pol ls ▁at ▁the ▁No .   1 6 ▁position , ▁but ▁then ▁lost ▁in ▁over time ▁at ▁home ▁against ▁Georgia ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁River ▁City ▁Show down ▁at ▁Jackson ville ▁Municipal ▁Stadium ▁to ▁Florida ▁State . ▁Alabama ▁reb ounded ▁with ▁three ▁consecutive ▁wins ▁over ▁Houston ▁on ▁home coming , ▁at ▁Ole ▁Miss ▁and ▁at ▁home ▁over ▁Tennessee . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁their ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁Vol s , ▁Antoine ▁C ald well , ▁Mar lon ▁Davis , ▁Glen ▁C off ee , ▁Mar quis ▁Johnson ▁and ▁Chris ▁Rog ers ▁were ▁susp ended ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁viol ating ▁NCAA ▁rules . ▁The ▁viol ation ▁was ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁a ▁failure ▁in ▁the ▁distribution ▁system ▁of ▁text books ▁that ▁was ▁de emed ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁impro per ▁benefits ▁as ▁defined ▁by ▁the ▁NCAA . ▁After ▁the ▁NCAA ▁review ed ▁the ▁case , ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁they ▁determined ▁all ▁players ▁who ▁received ▁the ▁impro per ▁benefits ▁to ▁be ▁retro act ively ▁in el ig ible . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁penalty , ▁the ▁NCAA ▁forced ▁Alabama ▁to ▁vac ate ▁football ▁vict ories ▁that ▁dated ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁season ▁through ▁the ▁first ▁five ▁games ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁season . ▁ ▁After ▁their ▁victory ▁over ▁Tennessee , ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁lost ▁their ▁four ▁remaining ▁regular ▁season ▁games . ▁Again st ▁his