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The '''Alabama Crimson Tide (SEC). Alabama is one of the most storied programs in College Football history, claiming 12 national championships1 and having been coached by the legendary Bear Bryant for 25 years. Alabama has also recorded 25 conference championships, 21 SEC championships, 54 post-season bowl game appearances,2 30 bowl game victories,3 and 28 ten-win seasons, each an NCAA record. Alabama leads the SEC West Division with its 5 appearances in the SEC Championship game. The Associated Press (AP) ranks Alabama 4th4 in its All Time Final AP Poll. With 781 wins over 112 years of football, Alabama ranks 6th all-time in win-loss records in the NCAA .5
Alabama plays its home games at Bryant-Denny Stadium , located on-campus in Tuscaloosa, Alabama .
On January 3 , 2007 , Nick Saban accepted a formal offer worth US$ 32 million guaranteed for 8 years to be the next Crimson Tide head coach.67 Saban was previously the head coach the of Miami Dolphins of the NFL and he has also coached at Louisiana State University , Michigan State University , and University Of Toledo . Preceding Saban as head coach of the team was Mike Shula , a former Tide Quarterback , who was fired on November 27 , 2006 after a 6-6 regular season.
Alabama's 12 national championships are validated by the NCAA 8 in their list of past Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (Division I FBS) National Champions. Prior to 1945, national champions were declared by numerous organizations and associations, including the National Championship Foundation (NCF), Helms Athletic Foundation, Dunkel, Houlgate, Litkenhaus, and the College Football Research Association (CFRA).9 Since 1936, the AP Poll has been the most widely-circulated national championship selector.10 The AFCA Coaches Poll has also been widely recognized since 1950. Since 1998, the national championship has been bestowed by the Bowl Championship Series .11
The ''Official NCAA Football Records Book'' also cites 5 additional championships in 1945, 1962, 1966, 1975 and 1977.12 These championships, however, are not claimed by the University Of Alabama .
The following table lists the 12 national championships owned by Alabama and recognized by the NCAA:
- - College Football Research Association (retroactive)
- - Helms Athletic Foundation (retroactive 1883-1941)
- - National Championship Foundation (retroactive)
- - Dunkel
- - Houlgate
- - Football Annual
- - Williamson
- - Football Thesaurus
- -- The 1925 Alabama football team, coached by Wallace Wade , completed the regular season 9-0-0, winning the Southern Conference championship. Alabama was then invited to play the University Of Washington in the January 1, 1926 Rose Bowl . Coach Wade's team initially fell behind the undefeated Huskies, but rallied in the second half to defeat Washington 20-19. The outstanding player of the game was Johnny Mack Brown .13 The 1925 Alabama football team finished the season with a 10-0-0 record and was selected national champions by Football Annual and the Helms Athletic Foundation .14
- -- The 1930 Alabama football team, coached by Wallace Wade , completed the regular season 9-0-0, winning the Southern Conference championship. Alabama was then invited to play Washington State University in the January 1, 1931 Rose Bowl . Coach Wade's team defeated the Cougars 24-0 to finish the season 10-0-0. The outstanding player of the game was John Campbell .17 The 1930 Alabama football team was selected national champions by the Davis poll.18
- -- The 1961 Alabama Crimson Tide, coached by Bear Bryant , completed the regular season 10-0-0, winning the Southeastern Conference championship. Led by quarterback Pat Trammell , linebacker Lee Roy Jordan and two-way lineman Billy Neighbors , Alabama outscored their opponents 297-25. Alabama was then invited to play the #9-ranked University Of Arkansas in the January 1, 1962 Sugar Bowl . Coach Bryant's team defeated the Razorbacks 10-3 to finish the season 11-0-0. The outstanding player of the game was Mike Fracchia .23 The 1961 Alabama football team was selected national champions by the AP and Coaches' Polls.24
- -- The 1964 Alabama Crimson Tide, coached by Bear Bryant , completed the regular season 10-0-0, winning the Southeastern Conference championship. Alabama was led by quarterback Joe Namath . Alabama was then invited to play the University Of Texas in the January 1, 1965 Orange Bowl . Coach Bryant's team lost to the Longhorns 21-17 to finish the season 10-1-0. The outstanding player of the game was Joe Namath .25 Despite the Orange Bowl loss, the 1964 Alabama football team was selected national champions by the AP and Coaches' Polls.26
- -- The 1973 Alabama Crimson Tide, coached by Bear Bryant , completed the regular season 11-0-0, winning the Southeastern Conference championship. Alabama was then invited to play the University Of Notre Dame in the December 31, 1973 Sugar Bowl . Coach Bryant's team lost to the Fighting Irish 24-23 to finish the season 11-1-0. The 1973 Alabama football team was selected national champions by the Coaches' Poll.29
- -- The 1979 Alabama Crimson Tide, coached by Bear Bryant , completed the regular season 11-0-0, winning the Southeastern Conference championship. The Tide defeated #18-ranked University Of Tennessee 27-17, and defeated #14-ranked Auburn University 25-18 during the regular season. Alabama was then invited to play the #6-ranked University Of Arkansas in the January 1, 1980 Sugar Bowl . Coach Bryant's team defeated the Razorbacks 24-9 to finish the season 12-0-0. The outstanding player of the game was Major Ogilvie .32 The 1979 Alabama football team was selected national champions by the AP and Coaches' Polls.33
- -- The 1992 Alabama Crimson Tide, coached by Gene Stallings , completed the regular season 11-0-0. They then defeated the #12-ranked University Of Florida in the inaugural SEC Championship Game , defeating the Gators 28-21; the win gave Alabama its 20th SEC title and a record of 12-0-0. Alabama was then invited to play the #1-ranked University Of Miami in the January 1, 1993 Sugar Bowl . Coach Stallings' team defeated the Hurricanes 34-13 to finish the season 13-0-0. The outstanding player of the game was Derrick Lassic .34 The 1992 Alabama football team was selected national champions by the AP and Coaches' Polls.35
Alabama has won a total of 25 conference championships, including 21 SEC Championships.
As winners of the Southeastern Conference's Western Division, Alabama has made 5 appearances in the SEC Championship Game , with the most recent coming in 1999. The Tide is 2-3 in those games. Incidentally, all five of Bama's SEC Championship Game appearances have come against Florida.
Alabama has participated in an NCAA-record 54 bowl games, compiling a bowl record of 30-21-3 through the 2006 season.
Alabama has had 92 players honored 103 times as First-Team All-Americans.
- DeMeco Ryans , LB, 2005
- Shaun Alexander , RB, 1999
- Chris Samuels , OT, 1999
- Michael Myers , DE, 1996
- Dwayne Rudd , LB, 1996
- Kevin Jackson, SS, 1996
- Jay Barker , QB, 1994
- Michael Proctor, PK, 1993-1994
- David Palmer , FL, 1993
- Antonio Langham , CB, 1992-1993
- John Copeland , DE, 1992
- Eric Curry , DE, 1992
- Robert Stewart, NT, 1991
- Philip Doyle, K, 1990
- Keith McCants , LB, 1989
- John Mangum , CB, 1989
- Derrick Thomas , LB, 1988
- Kermit Kendrick, DB, 1988
- Larry Rose, OG, 1988
- Bobby Humphrey , TB, 1986-1987
- Van Tiffin , PK, 1986
- Cornelius Bennett , LB, 1984-1986
- Jon Hand , DT, 1985
- Jeremiah Castille , CB, 1982
- Mike Pitts , DE, 1982
- Tommy Wilcox, S, 1981-1982
- Thomas Boyd, LB, 1980-1981
- E.J. Junior , DE, 1980
- Don McNeal , CB, 1979
- Jim Bunch, OT, 1979
- Dwight Stephenson , C, 1979
- Barry Krauss , LB, 1978
- Marty Lyons , DT, 1978
- Ozzie Newsome , SE, 1977
- Leroy Cook, DE, 1974-1975
- Sylvester Croom , C, 1974
- Mike Washington , CB, 1974
- Woodrow Lowe , LB, 1973-1975
- Buddy Brown, OT, 1973
- Wayne Wheeler, SE, 1973
- John Hannah , OG, 1972
- Jim Krapf, C, 1972
- John Mitchell, DE, 1972
- Johnny Musso , HB, 1970-1971
- Steve Sloan , QB, 1969
- Alvin Samples, OG, 1969
- Sam Gellerstadt, NG, 1968
- Mike Hall, LB, 1968
- Dennis Homan , SE, 1967
- Kenny Stabler , QB, 1967
- Bobby Johns, DB, 1966-1967
- Ray Perkins , SE, 1966
- Richard Cole, DT, 1966
- Cecil Dowdy, OT, 1966
- Paul Crane, LB/C, 1965
- Joe Namath , QB, 1964
- Wayne Freeman, OG, 1964
- Dan Kearly, DT, 1964
- David Ray, PK, 1964
- Lee Roy Jordan , LB, 1962
- Billy Neighbors , OT, 1961
- George Mason, OT, 1954
- Bobby Marlow, HB, 1952
- Ed Salem, HB, 1950
- Harry Gilmer , HB, 1945
- Vaughn Mancha , C, 1945
- Joe Domnanovich, C, 1942
- Don Whitmire, OT, 1942
- Holt Rast, DE, 1941
- Carey Cox, C, 1939
- Joe Kilgrow, HB, 1937
- Leroy Monsky, OG, 1937
- James Ryba, DT, 1937
- James "Bubber" Nesbit, FB, 1936
- Arthur "Tarzan" White, OG, 1936
- Riley Smith , QB, 1935
- Millard "Dixie" Howell , QB, 1934
- Don Hutson , SE, 1934
- Bill Lee, DT, 1934
- Tom Hupke, OG, 1933
- Johnny Cain , FB/P, 1931-1932
- John Henry Suther, HB, 1930
- Fred Sington, OT, 1929-1930
- Tony Holm, FB, 1929
- Fred Pickhard, OT, 1926
- Hoyt "Wu" Winslett, DE, 1926
- A.T.S. "Pooley" Hubert, QB, 1925
- W.T. "Bully" VandeGraaff, OT, 1915
See Also: Iron Bowl
Alabama's rivalry with the and 1981 .
Named the Third Saturday In October . The name refers to its traditional calendar date, but it is no longer exact. From 1995 to 2006, it has only been scheduled for that date four times. However, recently the game has returned to its traditional date, and will be played on that weekend in 2007. The rivalry dates back to the 1920s, when legendary Tenneesee coach Robert Neyland began challenging Alabama's perennial role atop the SEC standings. The state schools of the border states faced off many times with the winner going on to win the SEC. In the 1950s, Bear Bryant started the tradition of passing out victory cigars after a victory over Tennessee, but since the 1990s, both teams now typically celebrate a victory in this way. There have been some long streaks in the series. Alabama had a 12 game streak broken in 1982 when Johnny Majors led the Vols to an upset victory over Bear Bryant and the Tide. Alabama had another long streak, this time 9 games, from 1986 to 1994. That streak included a tie in 1993 on a last second touchdown and two point conversion by David Palmer. The streak was broken by Tennessee in 1995, when the Vols led by coach Phillip Fulmer and QB Peyton Manning beat the Tide by a score of 41-14. Tennessee began their own streak, from 1995 to 2001, broken by a 34-14 Alabama victory at Neyland Stadium. Alabama leads the all-time series 44-38-7. Tennessee won the last game played on October 21, 2006, 16-13.
Alabama versus LSU is a major rivalry within the SEC . It started when Alabama started a winning streak in Baton Rouge in 1971 that was not broken until LSU won in Baton Rouge, 30-28, in 2000. Since 1992's conference alignment, Alabama and LSU compete annually for the SEC West title. This has increased an existing rivalry between these two traditional football powerhouses. The significance of this rivalry increases greatly with Alabama's hiring of former LSU coach Nick Saban . In 2006, LSU defeated Alabama 28 to 14, their 4th consecutive victory over Alabama.
Alabama has more Super Bowl winning quarterbacks than any other school, with 3. Bart Starr won Super Bowls I and II with the Green Bay Packers , Joe Namath won Super Bowl III with the New York Jets , and Ken Stabler won Super Bowl XI with the Oakland Raiders .
- Ozzie Newsome , SE, 1999
- Dwight Stephenson , C, 1998
- John Hannah , OG, 1991
- Joe Namath , QB, 1985
- Bart Starr , QB, 1977
- Don Hutson , E, 1963
- Shaun Alexander , RB, Seattle Seahawks
- Mark Anderson , DE, Chicago Bears
- Wesley Britt , OT, New England Patriots
- Anthony Bryant , DT, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Fernando Bryant , CB, Detroit Lions
- Brodie Croyle , QB, Kansas City Chiefs
- Alonzo Ephraim, C, Cleveland Browns
- Cornelius Griffin , DT, Washington Redskins
- Roman Harper , SS, New Orleans Saints
- Jarrett Johnson , DE, Baltimore Ravens
- Anthony Madison , CB, Pittsburgh Steelers
- Evan Mathis , OG, Carolina Panthers
- Kindal Moorehead , DT, Carolina Panthers
- Michael Myers , DT, Denver Broncos
- Derrick Pope , LB, Miami Dolphins
- Antwan Odom , DE, Tennessee Titans
- DeMeco Ryans , LB, Houston Texans
- Chris Samuels , OT, Washington Redskins
- Justin Smiley , OG, San Francisco 49ers
- Deshea Townsend , CB, Pittsburgh Steelers
- Shaud Williams , RB, Buffalo Bills
See Also: University of Alabama traditions
During the , the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers.http://community.foxsports.com/blogs/rlb001/2005/12/28/The_Controversy_of_the_Tennessee_Volunteers "The Controversy of the Tennessee Volunteers"
Many Alabama fans believe that the NCAA was unfair in their handling of the most recent sanctions.http://www.tiderinsider.com/forum/classics/020223-1.html The Alabama athletic department received praise for the way in which the case was handled.http://gridironwork.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=79906
In April 2003, news reports alleged that would-be head coach in May 2003.
WACT-AM 1420 and WRTR-FM 105.9 in Tuscaloosa
Eli Gold ("Voice of the Crimson Tide"), Ken Stabler (Color Analyst), Tom Roberts (Sideline Reporter), Butch Owens (Spotter) and Brian Roberts (Statistician)
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