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

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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]

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

YearCoachOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#AP°
E. B. Beaumont (Independent)(1892)
1892 E. B. Beaumont2–2
Eli Abbott (Independent)(1893–1894)
1893 Eli Abbott0–4
1894 Eli Abbott3–1
Eli Abbott(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1895)
1895 Eli Abbott0–40–2T–4th
Otto Wagonhurst (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1896)
1896 Otto Wagonhurst2–11–1T–5th
Allen McCants (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1897)
1897 Allen McCants1–00–0T–5th
W. A. Martin (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1899)
1899 W. A. Martin3–11–03rd
Malcolm Griffin (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1900)
1900 Malcolm Griffin2–31–38th
M. S. Harvey (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1901)
1901 M. S. Harvey2–1–22–1–26th
Eli Abbott(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1902)
1902 Eli Abbott4–42–411th
W. B. Blount (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1903–1904)
1903 W. B. Blount3–43–410th
1904 W. B. Blount7–35–35th
Jack Leavenworth (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1905)
1905 Jack Leavenworth6–44–47th
J. W. H. Pollard (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1906–1909)
1906 J. W. H. Pollard5–13–14th
1907 J. W. H. Pollard5–1–25–1–24th
1908 J. W. H. Pollard6–1–11–1–1T–7th
1909 J. W. H. Pollard5–1–24–1–13rd
Guy Lowman (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1910)
1910 Guy Lowman4–40–413th
D. V. Graves (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1911–1914)
1911 D. V. Graves5–2–22–2–28th
1912 D. V. Graves5–3–13–3–18th
1913 D. V. Graves6–34–36th
1914 D. V. Graves5–43–3T–9th
Thomas Kelley (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1915–1917)
1915 Thomas Kelley6–25–0T–1st
1916 Thomas Kelley6–34–310th
1917 Thomas Kelley5–2–13–1–16th
Xen C. Scott (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1919–1921)
1919 Xen C. Scott8–16–1T–1st
1920 Xen C. Scott10–16–14th
1921 Xen C. Scott5–4–22–4–216th
Xen C. Scott(Southern Conference)(1922)
1922 Xen C. Scott6–3–13–2–18th
Wallace Wade (Southern Conference)(1923–1930)
1923 Wallace Wade7–2–14–1–14th
1924 Wallace Wade8–15–01st
1925 Wallace Wade10–07–0T–1stW Rose
1926 Wallace Wade9–0–18–01stT Rose
1927 Wallace Wade5–4–13–4–110th
1928 Wallace Wade6–36–25th
1929 Wallace Wade6–34–311th
1930 Wallace Wade10–08–0T–1stW Rose
Frank Thomas (Southern Conference)(1931–1932)
1931 Frank Thomas9–17–13rd
1932 Frank Thomas8–25–2T–5th
Frank Thomas(Southeastern Conference)(1933–1946)
1933 Frank Thomas7–1–15–0–11st
1934 Frank Thomas10–07–0T–1stW Rose
1935 Frank Thomas6–2–14–25th
1936 Frank Thomas8–0–15–0–12nd4
1937 Frank Thomas9–16–01stL Rose 4
1938 Frank Thomas7–1–14–1–1T–2nd13
1939 Frank Thomas5–3–12–3–18th
1940 Frank Thomas7–24–24th
1941 Frank Thomas9–25–23rdW Cotton 20
1942 Frank Thomas8–34–25thW Orange 10
1944 Frank Thomas5–2–23–1–24thL Sugar
1945 Frank Thomas10–06–01stW Rose 3
1946 Frank Thomas7–44–36th
Harold Drew (Southeastern Conference)(1947–1954)
1947 Harold Drew8–35–23rdL Sugar 6
1948 Harold Drew6–4–14–4–16th
1949 Harold Drew6–3–14–3–16th
1950 Harold Drew9–26–23rd1716
1951 Harold Drew5–63–5T–7th
1952 Harold Drew10–24–24thW Orange 99
1953 Harold Drew6–3–34–0–31stL Cotton 1113
1954 Harold Drew4–5–23–3–28th
Jennings B. Whitworth (Southeastern Conference)(1955–1957)
1955 Jennings B. Whitworth0–100–712th
1956 Jennings B. Whitworth2–7–12–5T–8th
1957 Jennings B. Whitworth2–7–11–6–110th
Bear Bryant (Southeastern Conference)(1958–1982)
1958 Bear Bryant5–4–13–4–1T–6th
1959 Bear Bryant7–2–24–1–24thL Liberty 1310
1960 Bear Bryant8–1–25–1–13rdT Bluebonnet 109
1961 Bear Bryant11–07–0T–1stW Sugar 11
1962 Bear Bryant10–16–12ndW Orange 55
1963 Bear Bryant9–26–22ndW Sugar 98
1964 Bear Bryant10–18–01stL Orange 11
1965 Bear Bryant9–1–16–1–11stW Orange 41
1966 Bear Bryant11–06–0T–1stW Sugar 33
1967 Bear Bryant8–2–15–12ndL Cotton 78
1968 Bear Bryant8–34–2T–3rdL Gator 1217
1969 Bear Bryant6–52–48thL Liberty
1970 Bear Bryant6–5–13–4T–7thT Astro-Bluebonnet
1971 Bear Bryant11–17–01stL Orange 24
1972 Bear Bryant10–27–11stL Cotton 47
1973 Bear Bryant11–18–01stL Sugar 14
1974 Bear Bryant11–16–01stL Orange 25
1975 Bear Bryant11–16–01stW Sugar 33
1976 Bear Bryant9–35–23rdW Liberty 911
1977 Bear Bryant11–17–01stW Sugar 22
1978 Bear Bryant11–16–01stW Sugar 21
1979 Bear Bryant12–06–01stW Sugar 11
1980 Bear Bryant10–25–1T–2ndW Cotton 66
1981 Bear Bryant9–2–16–0T–1stL Cotton 67
1982 Bear Bryant8–43–3T–5thW Liberty 17
Ray Perkins (Southeastern Conference)(1983–1986)
1983 Ray Perkins8–44–2T–3rdW Sun 1215
1984 Ray Perkins5–62–4T–7th
1985 Ray Perkins9–2–14–1–1T–3rdW Aloha 1413
1986 Ray Perkins10–34–2T–2ndW Sun 99
Bill Curry (Southeastern Conference)(1987–1989)
1987 Bill Curry7–54–24thL Hall of Fame
1988 Bill Curry9–34–34thW Sun 1717
1989 Bill Curry10–26–1T–1stL Sugar 79
Gene Stallings (Southeastern Conference)(1990–1996)
1990 Gene Stallings7–55–2T–3rdL Fiesta
1991 Gene Stallings11–16–12ndW Blockbuster 55
1992 Gene Stallings13–08–01st (Western)W Sugar †11
1993 [b] Gene Stallings1–120–82nd (Western) [c] W Gator †1314
1994 Gene Stallings12–18–01st (Western)W Florida Citrus 45
1995 [d] Gene Stallings8–35–3T–2nd (Western)21
1996 Gene Stallings10–36–2T–1st (Western)W Outback 1111
Mike DuBose (Southeastern Conference)(1997–2000)
1997 Mike DuBose4–72–65th (Western)
1998 Mike DuBose7–54–4T–3rd (Western)L Music City
1999 Mike DuBose10–37–11st (Western)L Orange †88
2000 Mike DuBose3–83–5T–4th (Western)
Dennis Franchione (Southeastern Conference)(2001–2002)
2001 Dennis Franchione7–54–4T–3rd (Western)W Independence
2002 [e] Dennis Franchione10–36–21st (Western) [f] 11
Mike Shula (Southeastern Conference)(2003–2006)
2003 Mike Shula4–92–65th (Western)
2004 Mike Shula6–63–53rd (Western)L Music City
2005 [g] Mike Shula0–20–23rd (Western)W Cotton 88
2006 [g] Mike Shula0–70–64th (Western)L Independence [h]
Nick Saban (Southeastern Conference)(2007–2023)
2007 [g] Nick Saban2–61–4T–3rd (Western)W Independence
2008 Nick Saban12–28–01st (Western)L Sugar †66
2009 Nick Saban14–08–01st (Western)W BCS NCG †11
2010 Nick Saban10–35–34th (Western)W Capital One 1110
2011 Nick Saban12–17–12nd (Western)W BCS NCG †11
2012 Nick Saban13–17–11st (Western)W BCS NCG †11
2013 Nick Saban11–27–1T–1st (Western)L Sugar †87
2014 Nick Saban12–27–11st (Western)L Sugar †(CFP Semifinal)44
2015 Nick Saban14–17–11st (Western)W Cotton †(CFP Semifinal)
W CFP NCG †		11
2016 Nick Saban14–18–01st (Western)W Peach †(CFP Semifinal)
L CFP NCG †		22
2017 Nick Saban13–17–1T–1st (Western)W Sugar †(CFP Semifinal)
W CFP NCG †		11
2018 Nick Saban14–18–01st (Western)W Orange †(CFP Semifinal)
L CFP NCG †		22
2019 Nick Saban11–26–22nd (Western)W Citrus 88
2020 Nick Saban13–010–01st (Western)W Rose †(CFP Semifinal)
W CFP NCG †		11
2021 Nick Saban13–27–11st (Western)W Cotton †(CFP Semifinal)
L CFP NCG †		22
2022 Nick Saban11–26–2T–1st (Western)W Sugar †55
2023 Nick Saban12–28–01st (Western)L Rose †(CFP Semifinal)55
Kalen DeBoer (Southeastern Conference)(2024–present)
2024 Kalen DeBoer9–45–3T–4thL ReliaQuest 1717
Total:963–340–43
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

Notes

  1. ↑ Alabama has had an additional 21 victories vacated (2005–2007) and 8 victories and 1 tie forfeited (1993).
  2. ↑ Alabama finished the 1993 season with an overall record of 9–3–1, 5–2–1 in conference play, but was later forced to officially forfeit all regular season games as a penalty due to NCAA infractions.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ The 1995 team was ineligible to win the conference title, to be selected to a bowl, or to be selected in the coaches poll due to a one-year bowl ban imposed by the NCAA for rules violations.
  5. ↑ Alabama finished the 2002 season with an overall record of 10–3, but was ineligible for postseason play or to be selected in the coaches poll as a result of a two-year bowl ban imposed by the NCAA due to recruiting violations.
  6. ↑ Alabama finished first in the SEC West in 2002, but could not play in the SEC Championship Game due to NCAA sanctions.
  7. 1 2 3 The NCAA ruled Alabama to vacate 21 victories between the 2005–07 seasons due to sanctions stemming from textbook-related infractions.
  8. ↑ Independence Bowl was coached by interim head coach Joe Kines.

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References

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Specific
  1. ↑ "Facilities: Bryant–Denny Stadium". RollTide.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2010. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  2. ↑ 2013 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Media Guide, pp. 151–165
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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. Archived from the original on January 3, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  7. ↑ Football Bowl Subdivision Records, p. 68
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