List of Alabama Crimson Tide football seasons

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Since the team's founding in 1892, Alabama has played in over 1,100 sanctioned football games.
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50-yard line action during the 2010 BCS National Championship Game

The Alabama Crimson Tide college football team compete as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the University of Alabama in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Alabama has played their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama since 1929.[1]

The Crimson Tide acknowledge 18 national championships, from various and legitimate organizations of their time, 13 of which were awarded by the AP or Coaches' wire-service polls.[2] Alabama has 32 conference championships and holds NCAA records with 73 postseason bowl game appearances and 44 bowl game victories.[3][4] The Crimson Tide has also had 11 undefeated seasons, a longest winning streak of 28 games between 1978 and 1980 and a home winning streak of 57 games between 1963 and 1982.[5] Alabama leads the SEC West Division with 13 appearances in the SEC Championship Game, and has a winning record against every SEC team. The Associated Press (AP) ranks Alabama 5th all-time in total appearances in the AP Poll.[6] With 954 official wins in over 126 seasons of football, Alabama ranks sixth all-time in win–loss records in the NCAA.[7][A 1]

Football was introduced to the university by W. G. Little in 1892. The first win in the history of the program came in its inaugural game, a 56–0 shutout over Birmingham High School on November 11, 1892.[3] From 1892 to 1894, Alabama competed as a football independent, before they joined the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) as a charter member in 1895. From 1895 to 1921, Alabama saw some success, as they had only three losing seasons as a member of the SIAA. In 1922, Alabama left the SIAA and became a charter member of the Southern Conference (SoCon).[3] As a member of the Southern Conference, Alabama won conference championships in 1924, 1925, 1926 and 1930. Additionally, Alabama won their first three National Championships in the 1925, 1926 and 1930 seasons.[3]

By 1933, Alabama again switched conferences, joining the SEC as a charter member. Alabama won the first SEC title in 1933 and its fourth and fifth national championship in the 1934 and 1941 seasons.[3] After winning five national championships and nine conference championships through 1946, Alabama saw a decline between 1946 and 1957 and captured a single conference title. After they only won four games over a period of three seasons, Bear Bryant was hired as head coach in 1958. Under his guidance Alabama won thirteen SEC championships and national championships in the 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978 and 1979 seasons.[3] After the retirement of Bryant in 1982, Alabama had two coaches, and won one SEC championship before Gene Stallings was hired in 1990. Stallings coached Alabama for seven years, won a national championship in 1992 season, an SEC championship that same season, and four SEC West Division titles. His retirement was followed by a succession of four coaches who only won one SEC championship among them.

In 2007, Alabama hired coach Nick Saban, who led the program to their thirteenth national championship in the 2009 season, fourteenth in the 2011 season, fifteenth in the 2012 season, sixteenth in the 2015 season, seventeenth in the 2017 season, and eighteenth in the 2020 season. Through the 2020 season, Alabama has compiled an official overall record of 929 wins, 331 losses, 43 ties and has appeared in 73 bowl games, with the most recent appearance and win coming in the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship.[8] On 10 January 2024, Saban announced his retirement.[9] Soon after, on 12 January 2024, Alabama hired head coach Kalen DeBoer from the University of Washington.

Seasons[edit]

National champions † Conference champions * Division champions ‡ Bowl game berth ^
Season
[A 2]
 Head coach
[10] 		Conference Conference finish Division finish
[A 3] 		Wins Losses Ties Bowl result AP Poll
[A 4] 		Coaches' Poll
[A 5]
1892 E. B. Beaumont Independent — — 2 2 0 — N/A N/A
1893 Eli Abbott — — 0 4 0 — N/A N/A
1894 — — 3 1 0 — N/A N/A
1895 SIAA — — 0 4 0 — N/A N/A
1896 Otto Wagonhurst — — 2 1 0 — N/A N/A
1897 Allen McCants — — 1 0 0 — N/A N/A
1899 W. A. Martin — — 3 1 0 — N/A N/A
1900 Malcolm Griffin — — 2 3 0 — N/A N/A
1901 M. S. Harvey — — 2 1 2 — N/A N/A
1902 Eli Abbott — — 4 4 0 — N/A N/A
1903 W. B. Blount — — 3 4 0 — N/A N/A
1904 — — 7 3 0 — N/A N/A
1905 Jack Leavenworth — — 6 4 0 — N/A N/A
1906 J. W. H. Pollard — — 5 1 0 — N/A N/A
1907 — — 5 1 2 — N/A N/A
1908 — — 6 1 1 — N/A N/A
1909 — — 5 1 2 — N/A N/A
1910 Guy Lowman — — 4 4 0 — N/A N/A
1911 D. V. Graves — — 5 2 2 — N/A N/A
1912 — — 5 3 1 — N/A N/A
1913 — — 6 3 0 — N/A N/A
1914 — — 5 4 0 — N/A N/A
1915 Thomas Kelley — — 6 2 0 — N/A N/A
1916 — — 6 3 0 — N/A N/A
1917 — — 5 2 1 — N/A N/A
1919 Xen C. Scott — — 8 1 0 — N/A N/A
1920 — — 10 1 0 — N/A N/A
1921 — — 5 4 2 — N/A N/A
1922 SoCon 8th — 6 3 1 — N/A N/A
1923 Wallace Wade 4th — 7 2 1 — N/A N/A
1924* 1st * — 8 1 0 — N/A N/A
1925 †* T–1st * — 10 0 0 Won 1926 Rose Bowl vs. Washington Huskies, 20–19 ^ N/A N/A
1926 †* 1st * — 9 0 1 Tie 1927 Rose Bowl vs. Stanford, 7–7 ^ N/A N/A
1927 10th — 5 4 1 — N/A N/A
1928 5th — 6 3 0 — N/A N/A
1929 11th — 6 3 0 — N/A N/A
1930 †* T–1st * — 10 0 0 Won 1931 Rose Bowl vs. Washington State Cougars, 24–0 ^ N/A N/A
1931 Frank Thomas 3rd — 9 1 0 — N/A N/A
1932 T–5th — 8 2 0 — N/A N/A
1933 * SEC 1st * — 7 1 1 — N/A N/A
1934 †* T–1st * — 10 0 0 Won 1935 Rose Bowl vs. Stanford Indians, 29–13 ^ N/A N/A
1935 5th — 6 2 1 — N/A N/A
1936 2nd — 8 0 1 — 4 N/A
1937 * 1st * — 9 1 0 Lost 1938 Rose Bowl to California Golden Bears, 0–13 ^ 4 N/A
1938 T–2nd — 7 1 1 — 13 N/A
1939 8th — 5 3 1 — — N/A
1940 4th — 7 2 0 — — N/A
1941 † 3rd — 9 2 0 Won 1942 Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Texas A&M Aggies, 29–21 ^ 20 N/A
1942 5th — 8 3 0 Won 1943 Orange Bowl vs. Boston College Eagles, 37–21 ^ 10 N/A
1944 4th — 5 2 2 Lost 1945 Sugar Bowl to Duke Blue Devils, 26–29 ^ — N/A
1945 * 1st * — 10 0 0 Won 1946 Rose Bowl vs. USC Trojans, 34–14 ^ 2 N/A
1946 6th — 7 4 0 — — N/A
1947 Harold Drew 3rd — 8 3 0 Lost 1948 Sugar Bowl to Texas Longhorns, 7–27 ^ 6 N/A
1948 6th — 6 4 1 — — N/A
1949 6th — 6 3 1 — — N/A
1950 3rd — 9 2 0 — 16 17
1951 T–7th — 5 6 0 — — —
1952 4th — 10 2 0 Won 1953 Orange Bowl vs. Syracuse Orangemen, 61–6 ^ 9 9
1953 * 1st * — 6 3 3 Lost 1954 Cotton Bowl Classic to Rice Owls, 6–28 ^ 13 11
1954 8th — 4 5 2 — — —
1955 Jennings B. Whitworth 12th — 0 10 0 — — —
1956 T–8th — 2 7 1 — — —
1957 11th — 2 7 1 — — —
1958 Bear Bryant T–6th — 5 4 1 — — —
1959 4th — 7 2 2 Lost 1959 Liberty Bowl to Penn State Nittany Lions, 0–7 ^ 10 13
1960 3rd — 8 1 2 Tie 1960 Bluebonnet Bowl vs. Texas Longhorns, 3–3 ^ 9 10
1961 †* T–1st * — 11 0 0 Won 1962 Sugar Bowl vs. Arkansas Razorbacks, 10–3 ^ 1 1
1962 2nd — 10 1 0 Won 1963 Orange Bowl vs. Oklahoma Sooners, 17–0 ^ 5 5
1963 3rd — 9 2 0 Won 1964 Sugar Bowl vs. Ole Miss Rebels, 10–7 ^ 8 9
1964 †* 1st * — 10 1 0 Lost 1965 Orange Bowl to Texas Longhorns, 17–21 ^ 1 1
1965 †* 1st * — 9 1 1 Won 1966 Orange Bowl vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers, 39–28 ^ 1 4
1966 * T–1st * — 11 0 0 Won 1967 Sugar Bowl vs. Nebraska Cornhuskers, 34–7 ^ 3 3
1967 2nd — 8 2 1 Lost 1968 Cotton Bowl Classic to Texas A&M Aggies, 16–20 ^ 8 7
1968 T–3rd — 8 3 0 Lost 1968 Gator Bowl to Missouri Tigers, 10–35 ^ 17 12
1969 8th — 6 5 0 Lost 1969 Liberty Bowl to Colorado Buffaloes, 33–47 ^ — —
1970 T–7th — 6 5 1 Tie 1970 Bluebonnet Bowl to Oklahoma Sooners, 24–24 ^ — —
1971 * 1st * — 11 1 0 Lost 1972 Orange Bowl to Nebraska Cornhuskers, 6–38 ^ 4 2
1972 * 1st * — 10 2 0 Lost 1973 Cotton Bowl Classic to Texas Longhorns, 13–17 ^ 7 4
1973 †* 1st * — 11 1 0 Lost 1973 Sugar Bowl to Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 23–24 ^ 4 1
1974 * 1st * — 11 1 0 Lost 1975 Orange Bowl to Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 11–13 ^ 5 2
1975 * 1st * — 11 1 0 Won 1975 Sugar Bowl vs. Penn State Nittany Lions, 13–6 ^ 3 3
1976 2nd — 9 3 0 Won 1976 Liberty Bowl vs. UCLA Bruins, 36–6 ^ 11 9
1977 * 1st * — 11 1 0 Won 1978 Sugar Bowl vs. Ohio State Buckeyes, 35–6 ^ 2 2
1978 †* 1st * — 11 1 0 Won 1979 Sugar Bowl vs. Penn State Nittany Lions, 14–7 ^ 1 2
1979 †* 1st * — 12 0 0 Won 1980 Sugar Bowl vs. Arkansas Razorbacks, 24–9 ^ 1 1
1980 T–2nd — 10 2 0 Won 1981 Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Baylor Bears, 30–2 ^ 6 6
1981 * T–1st * — 9 2 1 Lost 1982 Cotton Bowl Classic to Texas Longhorns, 12–14 ^ 7 6
1982 T–6th — 8 4 0 Won 1982 Liberty Bowl vs. Illinois Fighting Illini, 21–15 ^ — 17
1983 Ray Perkins T–3rd — 8 4 0 Won 1983 Sun Bowl vs. SMU Mustangs, 28–7 ^ 15 12
1984 T–7th — 5 6 0 — — —
1985 T–3rd — 9 2 1 Won 1985 Aloha Bowl vs. USC Trojans, 24–3 ^ 13 14
1986 T–2nd — 10 3 0 Won 1986 Sun Bowl vs. Washington Huskies, 28–6 ^ 9 9
1987 Bill Curry T–4th — 7 5 0 Lost 1988 Hall of Fame Bowl to Michigan Wolverines, 24–28 ^ — —
1988 T–4th — 9 3 0 Won 1988 Sun Bowl vs. Army, 29–28 ^ 17 17
1989 * T–1st * — 10 2 0 Lost 1990 Sugar Bowl to Miami Hurricanes, 25–33 ^ 9 7
1990 Gene Stallings T–3rd — 7 5 0 Lost 1991 Fiesta Bowl to Louisville Cardinals, 7–34 ^ — —
1991 2nd — 11 1 0 Won 1991 Blockbuster Bowl vs. Colorado Buffaloes, 30–25 ^ 5 5
1992 †* 1st * 1st ‡ 13 0 0 Won 1993 Sugar Bowl vs. Miami Hurricanes, 34–13 ^ 1 1
1993
[A 6]
 2nd 2nd ‡
[A 7] 		1 (9) 12 (3) 0 (1) Won 1993 Gator Bowl vs. North Carolina Tar Heels, 24–10 ^ 14 13
1994 2nd 1st ‡ 12 1 0 Won 1995 Citrus Bowl vs. Ohio State Buckeyes, 24–17 ^ 5 4
1995
[A 8]
 — T–2nd 8 3 0 Ineligible 21 —
1996 2nd T–1st ‡ 10 3 —
[A 9] 		Won 1997 Outback Bowl vs. Michigan Wolverines, 17–14 ^ 11 11
1997 Mike DuBose — T–5th 4 7 — — — —
1998 — 3rd 7 5 — Lost 1998 Music City Bowl to Virginia Tech Hokies, 7–38 ^ — —
1999 * 1st * 1st ‡ 10 3 — Lost 2000 Orange Bowl to Michigan Wolverines, 34–35 ^ 8 8
2000 — T–5th 3 8 — — — —
2001 Dennis Franchione — T–3rd 7 5 — Won 2001 Independence Bowl vs. Iowa State Cyclones, 14–13 ^ — —
2002
[A 10]
 — 1st
[A 11] 		10 3 — Ineligible 11 —
2003 Mike Shula — 5th 4 9 — Ineligible — —
2004 — T–3rd 6 6 — Lost 2004 Music City Bowl to Minnesota Golden Gophers, 16–20 ^ — —
2005
[A 12]
 — 3rd 0 (10) 2 — Won (vacated) 2006 Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders, 13–10 ^ 8 8
2006
[A 13][A 14]
 — T–4th 0 (6) 7 — Lost 2006 Independence Bowl to Oklahoma State Cowboys, 31–34 ^ — —
2007
[A 15]
 Nick Saban — T–3rd 2 (7) 6 — Won 2007 Independence Bowl vs. Colorado Buffaloes, 30–24 ^ — —
2008 2nd 1st ‡ 12 2 — Lost 2009 Sugar Bowl to Utah Utes, 17–31 ^ 6 6
2009 †* 1st * 1st ‡ 14 0 — Won 2010 BCS National Championship Game vs. Texas Longhorns, 37–21 ^ 1 1
2010 — 4th 10 3 — Won 2011 Capital One Bowl vs. Michigan State Spartans, 49–7 ^ 10 11
2011 † — 2nd 12 1 — Won 2012 BCS National Championship Game vs. LSU Tigers, 21–0 ^ 1 1
2012 †* 1st * 1st ‡ 13 1 — Won 2013 BCS National Championship Game vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 42–14 ^ 1 1
2013 — T–1st ‡ 11 2 — Lost 2014 Sugar Bowl to Oklahoma Sooners, 31–45 ^ 7 8
2014 * 1st * 1st ‡ 12 2 — Lost 2015 Sugar Bowl to Ohio State Buckeyes, 35–42 ^ 4 4
2015 †* 1st * 1st ‡ 14 1 — Won 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Michigan State Spartans, 38–0 ^
Won 2016 CFP National Championship vs. Clemson Tigers, 45–40 ^ 		1 1
2016 * 1st * 1st ‡ 14 1 — Won 2016 Peach Bowl vs. Washington Huskies, 24–7 ^
Lost 2017 CFP National Championship to Clemson Tigers, 31–35 ^ 		2 2
2017 † — T–1st ‡ 13 1 — Won 2018 Sugar Bowl vs. Clemson Tigers, 24–6 ^
Won 2018 CFP National Championship vs. Georgia Bulldogs, 26–23 ^ 		1 1
2018 * 1st * 1st ‡ 14 1 — Won 2018 Orange Bowl vs. Oklahoma Sooners, 45–34 ^
Lost 2019 CFP National Championship to Clemson Tigers, 16–44 ^ 		2 2
2019 — 2nd 11 2 — Won 2020 Citrus Bowl vs. Michigan Wolverines, 35–16 ^ 8 8
2020 †* 1st * 1st ‡ 13 0 — Won 2021 Rose Bowl vs. Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 31–14 ^
Won 2021 CFP National Championship vs. Ohio State Buckeyes, 52–24 ^ 		1 1
2021 * 1st * 1st ‡ 13 2 — Won 2021 Cotton Bowl Classic vs. Cincinnati Bearcats, 27–6 ^
Lost 2022 CFP National Championship to Georgia Bulldogs, 18–33 ^ 		2 2
2022 — T–1st ‡ 11 2 — Won 2022 Sugar Bowl vs. Kansas State Wildcats, 45–20 ^ 5 5
2023 * 1st * 1st ‡ 12 2 — Lost Rose Bowl to Michigan Wolverines, 20–27 ^ 5 5

Totals[edit]

1892–2023 totals through January 1, 2024
Wins Losses Ties Win percentage
Regular season games 853 304 40 .728
Conference Championship games 10 4 0 .714
Bowl games 46 27 3 .620
All games 954 336 43 .733
Reference: [3]
Records above take into account an additional 21 victories vacated and 8 victories and 1 tie forfeited.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Alabama has had an additional 21 victories vacated (2005–2007) and 8 victories and 1 tie forfeited (1993).
  2. ^ Alabama did not field teams for the 1898, 1918 or 1943 seasons.[3]
  3. ^ The Southeastern Conference introduced divisional play in 1992; the divisional winners advance to the SEC Championship Game to determine the conference champion.[11]
  4. ^ The Associated Press began conducting a weekly college football poll in 1936.[12]
  5. ^ The college football coaches' poll has been sponsored by multiple organizations since its creation in 1950. Its current sponsor is USA Today[12]
  6. ^ Alabama finished the 1993 season with an overall record of 9–3–1, but was later forced to officially forfeit all regular season games as a penalty due to NCAA infractions.[13]
  7. ^ Alabama finished second in the SEC West in 1993, but played in the SEC Championship Game as Auburn was prohibited from post-season play because of NCAA violations.[14][15]
  8. ^ Alabama finished the 1995 season with an overall record of 8–3, but was ineligible for a bowl appearance due a one-year bowl ban imposed by the NCAA for rules violations.[13]
  9. ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[16]
  10. ^ Alabama finished the 2002 season with an overall record of 10–3, but was ineligible for postseason play as a result of a two-year bowl ban imposed by the NCAA due to recruiting violations.[17]
  11. ^ Alabama finished first in the SEC West in 2002, but could not play in the SEC Championship Game due to NCAA sanctions.
  12. ^ The NCAA ruled Alabama to vacate 21 victories between the 2005–07 seasons due to sanctions stemming from textbook-related infractions. Following an unsuccessful appeal to the NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee, ten overall wins from the 2005 season have been officially vacated.[18]
  13. ^ Joe Kines served as interim head coach for the 2006 Independence Bowl.[19]
  14. ^ The NCAA ruled Alabama to vacate 21 victories between the 2005–07 seasons due to sanctions stemming from textbook-related infractions. Following an unsuccessful appeal to the NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee, six overall wins from the 2006 season have been officially vacated.[18]
  15. ^ The NCAA ruled Alabama to vacate 21 victories between the 2005–07 seasons due to sanctions stemming from textbook-related infractions. Following an unsuccessful appeal to the NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee, five overall wins from the 2007 season have been officially vacated.[18]

References[edit]

General
  • 2013 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Media Guide (PDF). Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  • National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Football Bowl Subdivision Records" (PDF). 2013 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. pp. 114–116. Retrieved November 21, 2011.
  • National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
Specific
  1. ^ "Facilities: Bryant–Denny Stadium". RollTide.com. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  2. ^ 2013 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Media Guide, pp. 151–165
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h 2013 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Media Guide, pp. 46–122
  4. ^ "Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 16
  5. ^ Football Bowl Subdivision Records, pp. 114–116
  6. ^ "Total Appearances in the AP Poll". College Poll Archive. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  7. ^ Football Bowl Subdivision Records, p. 68
  8. ^ DeLassus, David. "Alabama Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 13, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  9. ^ "Nick Saban Announces Retirement after 17 Seasons at Alabama". University of Alabama Athletics. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
  10. ^ "All-Time Head Coaches". Paul W. Bryant Museum. Archived from the original on October 11, 2013. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  11. ^ "SEC Championship Game". SECdigitalnetwork. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  12. ^ a b Football Bowl Subdivision Records, p. 80
  13. ^ a b Segrest, Doug (August 3, 1995). "Penalties stun, anger UA: NCAA charged a third, unexpected violation". The Birmingham News.
  14. ^ "No. 6 Auburn Rallies to Beat Alabama and Finishes at 11–0 SEC: The Tigers, banned from postseason play, overcome 14–5 deficit for 22–14 victory". Los Angeles Times. November 21, 1993. pp. C5.
  15. ^ "Auburn Lands On Two-Year Probation". Associated Press. August 13, 1993. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  16. ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  17. ^ Kirk, Steve (February 2, 2002). "Alabama branded a 'disgrace' – NCAA levies sanctions for recruiting, blasts boosters; University will appeal". The Birmingham News.
  18. ^ a b c Hurt, Cecil (March 23, 2010). "UA officials disappointed in appeal outcome". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  19. ^ Melick, Ray (December 28, 2006). "Kines latest face of change at Alabama". The Birmingham News.

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