Amari Cooper breaks Alabama career receiving TD record

Alabama Crimson Tide receiver Amari Cooper has nine receptions for 195 yards in the game against the Florida Gators and his second touchdown of the game set a new program record with 19 receiving touchdowns.

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Cooper breaks the record held by Dennis Homan who had 18 with the Tide form 1965-1967. Cooper is playing at another level than any other receiver in the nation and is a legitimate Heisman Trophy contender at a position that has not won the award since Desmond Howard won in 1991.

The record-breaking score came from four yards with Vernon Hargreaves draped all over him and with Jake Coker in relief of Blake Sims who left temporarily with a shoulder injury.

Cooper had 33 receptions for 454 yards and two touchdowns entering Saturday’s game with Florida. The touchdown gave Alabama a 35-21 lead over the Gators in a game that shouldn’t even be this close. Florida has scored all 21 of their points off turnovers from Alabama.

The junior receiver now owns the single-season record with 11 he set as a freshman and the all-time record and is having a season that could see him drafted awful high in the upcoming NFL Draft.

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Amari Cooper breaks Alabama career receiving TD record vs Florida

By Patrick Schmidt | Sep 20, 2014

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