Alabama Crimson Tide football

Alabama Crimson Tide football
2016 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
First season	1892
Athletic director	Bill Battle
Head coach	Nick Saban 10th year, 113–18 (.863)
Other staff	See Coaching staff section
Stadium	Bryant–Denny Stadium
Seating capacity	101,821[1]
Field surface	Natural grass
Location	Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Conference	SEC
Division	Western
All-time record	877–326–43 (.721)
Bowl record	36–24–3 (.595)
Playoff appearances	2 (2014, 2015)
Playoff record	2–1 (.667)
Claimed nat'l titles	16 (1925, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1941, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1992, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015)[2]
Unclaimed nat'l titles	4 (1945, 1966, 1975, 1977)
Conference titles	30 (Southern Conference: 4; SEC: 26)
Division titles	13
Heisman winners	2 (2009 Mark Ingram, 2015 Derrick Henry)
Consensus All-Americans	64
Colors	Crimson and White[3]
Fight song	Yea Alabama
Mascot	Elephant (Big Al)
Marching band	Million Dollar Band
Primary rivals	Auburn Tigers Tennessee Volunteers LSU Tigers
Website	RollTide.com

The Alabama Crimson Tide football team represents the University of Alabama (variously Alabama, UA, or 'Bama) in the sport of American football. The team competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).^[4] The team is currently coached by Nick Saban. The Crimson Tide is among the most storied and decorated football programs in NCAA history. Since beginning play in 1892, the program recognizes 16 of the national championships awarded to the team,^[2][5][6] including 11 wire-service (AP or Coaches) national titles in the poll-era, the most of any current FBS program.^[7] From 1958 to 1982, the team was led by Hall of Fame coach Paul "Bear" Bryant, who won six national championships with the program.^[5] Despite numerous national and conference championships, it was not until 2009 that an Alabama player received a Heisman Trophy, when running back Mark Ingram became the university's first winner. In 2015, Derrick Henry became the university's second Heisman winner.^[8]

As of the completion of the 2015 season, Alabama has 864 official victories^[a][b] in NCAA Division I (an additional 21 victories were vacated and 8 victories and 1 tie were forfeited), has won 30 conference championships (4 Southern Conference and 26 SEC championships) and has made an NCAA-record 64 postseason bowl appearances. Other NCAA records include 23 10-game or more winning streaks and 19 seasons with a 10–0 start. The program has had 34 10-win seasons (plus one vacated),^[9][10] and has 37^[b] bowl victories, both NCAA records.^[11] Alabama has completed 10 undefeated seasons, 9 of which were perfect seasons. The Crimson Tide leads the SEC West Division with eleven division titles and ten appearances in the SEC Championship Game. Alabama holds a winning record against every current and former SEC school. The Associated Press (AP) ranks Alabama 4th in all-time final AP Poll appearances, with 53 through the 2015 season.^[12][13]

Alabama plays its home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium, located on the campus in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.^[1] With a capacity of 101,821,^[1] Bryant-Denny is the 8th largest non-racing stadium in the world and the seventh largest stadium in the U.S.

History

Head coaching history

Alabama has had 28 head coaches since organized football began in 1892. Adopting the nickname "Crimson Tide" after the 1907 season, the team has played more than 1,100 games in their 114 seasons. In that time, 12 coaches have led the Crimson Tide in postseason bowl games: Wallace Wade, Frank Thomas, Harold D. "Red" Drew, Bear Bryant, Ray Perkins, Bill Curry, Gene Stallings, Mike DuBose, Dennis Franchione, Mike Shula, Joe Kines, and Nick Saban.^[2] Eight of those coaches also won conference championships: Wade, Thomas, Drew, Bryant, Curry, Stallings, DuBose, and Saban. During their tenures, Wade, Thomas, Bryant, Stallings, and Saban all won national championships with the Crimson Tide.^[2]

Of the 27 different head coaches who have led the Crimson Tide, Wade,^[14] Thomas,^[15] Bryant,^[16] and Stallings have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. The current head coach is Nick Saban, who was hired in January 2007.^[17]

Championships

National championships

National championships in NCAA FBS college football are debated as the NCAA does not officially award the championship. Despite not naming an official National Champion, the NCAA provides lists of championships awarded by organizations it recognizes.^[6][18] According to the official NCAA 2009 Division I Football Records Book, "During the last 138 years, there have been more than 30 selectors of national champions using polls, historical research and mathematical rating systems. Beginning in 1936, the Associated Press began the best-known and most widely circulated poll of sportswriters and broadcasters. Before 1936, national champions were determined by historical research and retroactive ratings and polls. […] The criteria for being included in this historical list of poll selectors is that the poll be national in scope, either through distribution in newspaper, television, radio and/or computer online."^[19]

Since World War II, Alabama only claims national championships awarded by the final AP Poll or the final Coaches' Poll. This policy is consistent with other FBS football programs with numerous national title claims, including Notre Dame, USC, and Oklahoma. All national championships claimed by the University of Alabama were published in nationally syndicated newspapers and magazines, and each of the national championship selectors, and are cited in the Official 2010 NCAA FBS Record Book.^[20] In addition to the championships claimed by the university, the NCAA has listed Alabama as receiving a championship for the 1945, 1966, 1975, and 1977 college football seasons.^[6][18]

In Alabama's 1982 media guide, the last for Coach Bryant, 1934 is listed as the only national championship before Coach Bryant in a footnote about the school's SEC history. In the 1980s, Alabama's Sports Information Director Wayne Atcheson started recognizing five pre-Bryant national championship teams (1925, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1941) by adding them to the University's Football Media Guide. Although three of these national champions are not recognized by the NCAA. According to Atcheson, he made the effort in the context of disputed titles being claimed by other schools, and "to make Alabama football look the best it could look" to compete with the other claimants. Atcheson maintains that the titles are the school's rightful claims.^[21]

The University of Alabama 2009 Official Football Media Guide states that Alabama had 12 national championships prior to winning the 2010 BCS National Championship Game.^[22] The 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2015 titles bring the total number of national championships claimed by Alabama to 16. Eleven of Alabama's national championships were awarded by the wire-services (AP, Coaches' Poll) or by winning the BCS National Championship Game.^[6][18]

In January 2013, CNN suggested that Alabama might be college football's new dynasty,^[23] and in May 2013, Athlon Sports ranked Alabama's ongoing dynasty as the fourth-best since 1934, behind Oklahoma (1948–58), Miami (1986–92), and Nebraska (1993–97).^[24]

National championship seasons

Season	Coach	Selectors	Record	Bowl
1925	Wallace Wade	Various	10–0	Won Rose Bowl
1926	Wallace Wade	Various	9–0–1	Tied Rose Bowl
1930	Wallace Wade	Various	10–0	Won Rose Bowl
1934	Frank Thomas	Various	10–0	Won Rose Bowl
1941	Frank Thomas	Houlgate Poll	9–2	Won Cotton Bowl Classic
1961	Paul "Bear" Bryant	AP, Coaches'	11–0	Won Sugar Bowl
1964	Paul "Bear" Bryant	AP, Coaches'	10–1	Lost Orange Bowl
1965	Paul "Bear" Bryant	AP	9–1–1	Won Orange Bowl
1973	Paul "Bear" Bryant	Coaches'	11–1	Lost Sugar Bowl
1978	Paul "Bear" Bryant	AP	11–1	Won Sugar Bowl
1979	Paul "Bear" Bryant	AP, Coaches'	12–0	Won Sugar Bowl
1992	Gene Stallings	AP, Coaches'	13–0	Won Sugar Bowl
2009	Nick Saban	AP, Coaches'	14–0	Won BCS National Championship Game
2011	Nick Saban	AP, Coaches'	12–1	Won BCS National Championship Game
2012	Nick Saban	AP, Coaches'	13–1	Won BCS National Championship Game
2015	Nick Saban	AP, Coaches', CFP	14–1	Won Cotton Bowl Classic Won College Football Playoff National Championship
National Championships			16

• 1925 — The 1925 Alabama Crimson Tide 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 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.^[25] This game is viewed by many football historians as the single most important event for Southern football, and is hailed "the football game that changed the South." Alabama was the first Southern football team to be invited to play in the Rose Bowl, and proved that the Southern teams could compete with those from the East, the Midwest and the West coast. The victory for Coach Wallace Wade established Alabama as a football powerhouse. The 1925 Alabama football team finished the season with a 10–0–0 record and was selected national champion by the Football Annual, Billingsley, and the Helms Athletic Foundation.^[5]
• 1926 — The 1926 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, coached by Wallace Wade, completed the regular season 9–0–0, winning the Southern Conference championship. Alabama was then invited to play Stanford in the January 1, 1927 Rose Bowl. Coach Wade's team tied the Indians 7–7 to finish the season 9–0–1. The outstanding player of the game was Fred Pickhard.^[25] The 1926 Alabama football team was selected national champion by Billingsley and the Helms Athletic Foundation.^[5]
• 1930 — The 1930 Alabama Crimson Tide 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 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.^[25] The 1930 Alabama football team tied with Notre Dame as national champions in the Davis Poll.^[5]
• 1934 — The 1934 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, coached by Frank Thomas, completed the regular season 9–0–0, winning the Southeastern Conference championship. Alabama was then invited to play Stanford in the January 1, 1935 Rose Bowl. Coach Thomas' team defeated the Indians 29–13 to finish the season 10–0–0. The outstanding player of the game was Millard "Dixie" Howell.^[25] The 1934 Alabama football team was selected national champion by Dunkel, Williamson, and Football Thesaurus.^[5] The University of Alabama honored Ben McLeod, Jr., the 95-year–old former backup End of the 1934 team at the September 6, 2008 Alabama–Tulane game.^[26]
• 1941 — The 1941 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, coached by Frank Thomas, completed the regular season 8–2–0. Alabama's squad finished 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.^[27] After losing to Mississippi State 14-0 and Vanderbilt,^[25] 7–0, Alabama finished the regular season ranked No. 20 in the AP Poll.^[28] This title is disputed by the program's rivals because of the ranking; however, the onset of World War II changed the college football postseason.^[29] Alabama was one of 10 teams chosen for post-season competition when they were invited to play Texas A&M in the January 1, 1942 Cotton Bowl Classic. Coach Thomas' team defeated the Aggies 29–21 to finish the season 9–2–0. Minnesota, the AP national champion, finished 8–0 and did not play in a bowl game per Big 10 rules. The outstanding players of the game were Holt Rast, Don Whitmire, and Jimmy Nelson.^[25] The squad was selected national champions by the Houlgate Poll, published in the nationally syndicated Football Thesaurus.^[5] The 2009 NCAA Record Book cites the Minnesota Golden Gophers, the Texas Longhorns, and the Alabama Crimson Tide as the three teams selected as national champions in 1941.^[6] The Tuscaloosa News described the 1941 Alabama Crimson Tide as the university's best team since the 1934 Rose Bowl Championship Team.^[29] The September 11, 1967 issue of Sports Illustrated lists Alabama's 1941 squad as national champion based on Alabama's strength of schedule relative to Minnesota's; and due to the fact that the AP Poll was finalized with two games left in the regular season.^[30]
• 1961 — The 1961 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, 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 Arkansas Razorbacks 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.^[25] The 1961 Alabama football team was selected national champion by the AP Poll and Coaches' Poll.^[5]
• 1964 — The 1964 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, 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 Texas Longhorns 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] The 1964 Alabama football team was selected national champion by the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll prior to bowl games.^[5] The AP Poll waited until after the bowl games to select their champion for the 1965 season.
• 1965 — The 1965 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, coached by Bear Bryant, completed the regular season 8–1–1, winning the Southeastern Conference championship. The Tide lost to Georgia and tied Tennessee during the regular season. Alabama was then invited to play Nebraska in the January 1, 1966 Orange Bowl. Coach Bryant's team defeated the Cornhuskers 39–28 to finish the season 9–1–1. The outstanding player of the game was Steve Sloan.^[25] The 1965 Alabama football team was selected national champion by the AP Poll.^[5]
• 1973 — The 1973 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, coached by Bear Bryant, completed the regular season 11–0–0, winning the Southeastern Conference championship. Alabama was then invited to play 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 champion in the final regular season Coaches' Poll, which was finalized prior to the post-season bowl games.^[5] The Coaches' Poll began selecting their champion after the bowl games starting in 1974. The post-bowl game AP Poll ranked Alabama 4th, and selected Notre Dame as its national champion.^[31]
• 1978 — The 1978 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, coached by Bear Bryant, completed the regular season 10–1–0, winning the Southeastern Conference championship. The Tide defeated #10–ranked Nebraska 20–3, and defeated #11–ranked Missouri 38–20, and lost to #7-ranked Southern California 24–14, during the regular season.^[32] The #2-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide was then invited to play the #1–ranked Penn State in the January 1, 1979 Sugar Bowl. Coach Bryant's team defeated the Nittany Lions 14–7 to finish the season 11–1–0. The outstanding player of the game was linebacker Barry Krauss.^[25] Alabama was selected national champion by the AP Poll,^[5] and Southern California was selected national champion by the Coaches' Poll.^[32]
• 1979 — The 1979 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, coached by Bear Bryant, completed the regular season 11–0–0, winning the Southeastern Conference championship. The Tide defeated #18–ranked Tennessee 27–17, and defeated #14–ranked Auburn 25–18 during the regular season. Alabama was then invited to play #6–ranked 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 running back Major Ogilvie.^[25] The 1979 Alabama football team was selected national champion by the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll.^[5]
• 1992 — The 1992 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, coached by Gene Stallings, completed the regular season 11–0–0. They then defeated #12–ranked 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 #1–ranked Miami, led by Heisman trophy winner Gino Torretta, 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.^[25] The 1992 Alabama football team was awarded the national championship by the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll.^[5]

The Crimson Tide meeting with President Barack Obama after winning the 2009 national championship

• 2009 — The 2009 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, coached by Nick Saban, finished with a 12–0 regular season. In the 12 wins, the Crimson Tide defeated four teams that were ranked at the time, including an opening day victory over No. 7 Virginia Tech in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game. The team headed back to the Georgia Dome in December to face off against #1 Florida in the SEC Championship Game. The Crimson Tide defeated the Gators 32–13 in a rematch of the previous year's championship.^[33] Alabama then traveled to Pasadena to face #2-ranked Texas in the 2010 BCS National Championship Game at the Rose Bowl. Alabama's Heisman Trophy-winning running back, Mark Ingram, rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns in a 37–21 win.^[34] This was Alabama's first victory over Texas (1–7–1). Ingram was named the game's offensive MVP in Alabama's first BCS victory. The 2009 Alabama football team was selected national champion by the AP and Coaches' Polls. The 2009 squad became the first FBS division team to defeat six teams ranked in the AP top 25 during one season and received a record six first team AP All-America selections. The 2009 team finished with a perfect 14–0 record, an all-time highest number of wins in a season for Alabama.
• 2011 — The 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, coached by Nick Saban, completed the regular season 11–1. The only loss of the season was to LSU in overtime 9–6.^[35] The team did not play in the SEC Championship Game because of that loss, but won convincingly in its final three regular-season games and earned a No. 2 ranking in the BCS poll.^[36] For their final regular season game, Alabama defeated rival Auburn 42-14.^[37] Alabama, led by Heisman trophy finalist Trent Richardson, then qualified to play No. 1 ranked LSU in the 2012 BCS National Championship Game.^[36] Coach Saban's team defeated the Tigers 21–0 and finished the season 12–1.^[38] Jeremy Shelley had a bowl record-tying five field goals in the game, and the game's offensive MVP was A.J. McCarron, and the defensive MVP was Courtney Upshaw.^[38] With the win, Alabama became the first team to shutout its opponent in a BCS bowl game.^[38] In addition to winning the BCS National Championship, the AP also awarded its national title to Alabama for the 8th time.^[39]
• 2012 — The 2012 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, coached by Nick Saban, completed the regular season 11–1. The only loss of the season was against Texas A&M 29–24.^[40] Despite the loss, Alabama won the SEC Western division and went to the 2012 SEC Championship Game, where they defeated Georgia 32–28 for the 23rd conference championship in school history.^[41] Alabama earned a No. 2 ranking in the final BCS rankings for the second straight year and as a result qualified for the 2013 BCS National Championship Game against No. 1 Notre Dame.^[42] Alabama defeated the Fighting Irish 42–14, finished the season 13–1, and the game's offensive MVP was Eddie Lacy, and the defensive MVP was C.J. Mosley.^[43] Alabama became the third team in history to win three national championships in a four-year period. This was Alabama's 9th AP national championship and 10th wire-service championship.^[43]
• 2015 — The 2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, coached by Nick Saban, finished the regular season 11–1. Their only loss was to Ole Miss 43–37. They won the SEC Western Division title with a record of 7–1, defeating rivals LSU and Tennessee en route, and then defeated Florida 29–15 in the SEC Championship. Alabama returned to the playoffs for the second consecutive season. After falling short in the semifinals against Ohio State in 2014, Alabama defeated the Michigan State Spartans 38–0 in the Cotton Bowl to advance to the Championship Game. Alabama beat the Clemson Tigers 45–40 and won the 2015 FBS national championship. Alabama's Heisman Trophy-winning running back Derrick Henry rushed for 158 yards and 3 touchdowns. This victory gave Coach Nick Saban his fifth national title, including four in the last seven seasons.

Conference championships

Alabama has won a total of 30 conference championships; this includes 4 Southern Conference and 26 SEC Championships. Alabama captured its 4 Southern Conference titles in 1924, 1925, 1926, and 1930. Alabama captured the first SEC title in 1933 and has won a total of 25 SEC Championships (1933, 1934, 1937, 1945, 1953, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1989, 1992, 1999, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016). The school has won more SEC football titles than any other school, including six since the conference split into separate divisions and added the Championship Game in 1992. Alabama is the only SEC school to win an SEC Championship in every decade since the conference was founded in 1933.

Season	Conference	Coach	Overall Record	Conference Record
1924	Southern	Wallace Wade	8–1	5–0
1925	Southern	Wallace Wade	10–0	7–0
1926	Southern	Wallace Wade	9–0–1	8–0
1930	Southern	Wallace Wade	10–0	8–0
1933	SEC	Frank Thomas	7–1–1	5–0–1
1934	SEC	Frank Thomas	10–0	7–0
1937	SEC	Frank Thomas	9–1	6–0
1945	SEC	Frank Thomas	10–0	6–0
1953	SEC	Harold Drew	6–3–3	4–0–3
1961	SEC	Paul "Bear" Bryant	11–0	7–0
1964	SEC	Paul "Bear" Bryant	10–1	8–0
1965	SEC	Paul "Bear" Bryant	9–1–1	6–1–1
1966	SEC	Paul "Bear" Bryant	11–0	6–0
1971	SEC	Paul "Bear" Bryant	11–1	7–0
1972	SEC	Paul "Bear" Bryant	10–2	7–1
1973	SEC	Paul "Bear" Bryant	11–1	8–0
1974	SEC	Paul "Bear" Bryant	11–1	6–0
1975	SEC	Paul "Bear" Bryant	11–1	6–0
1977	SEC	Paul "Bear" Bryant	11–1	7–0
1978	SEC	Paul "Bear" Bryant	11–1	6–0
1979	SEC	Paul "Bear" Bryant	12–0	6–0
1981	SEC	Paul "Bear" Bryant	9–2–1	7–0
1989	SEC	Bill Curry	10–2	6–1
1992	SEC	Gene Stallings	13–0	8–0
1999	SEC	Mike DuBose	10–3	7–1
2009	SEC	Nick Saban	14–0	8–0
2012	SEC	Nick Saban	13–1	7–1
2014	SEC	Nick Saban	12–2	7–1
2015	SEC	Nick Saban	14–1	7–1
2016	SEC	Nick Saban	13-0	8-0
Conference Championships			25 SEC, 4 SoCon
Denotes co-champions

Divisional Championships

The SEC has been split into two divisions since the 1992 season. Alabama competes in the SEC West. Alabama has won or shared 12 division titles, and has posted a 6-4 record in the SEC Championship Game as of 2015.

Season	Division	SEC CG Result	Opponent	PF	PA
1992	SEC West	W	Florida	28	21
1993	SEC West	L	Florida	13	28
1994	SEC West	L	Florida	23	24
1996†	SEC West	L	Florida	30	45
1999	SEC West	W	Florida	34	7
2008	SEC West	L	Florida	20	31
2009	SEC West	W	Florida	32	13
2012	SEC West	W	Georgia	32	28
2013†	SEC West	-	N/A	-	-
2014	SEC West	W	Missouri	42	13
2015	SEC West	W	Florida	29	15
2016	SEC West	W	Florida	54	16
Division Championships			12
† Denotes co-champions

Individual accomplishments

First team All-Americans

Terrence Cody was named an All-American for both 2008 and 2009 seasons.

Every year, several publications release lists of their ideal "team". The athletes on these lists are referred to as All-Americans. The NCAA recognizes five All-American lists. They are the Associated Press (AP), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Sporting News (TSN), and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF). Alabama has had 115 players honored 134 times as first team All-Americans (59 consensus)^[44][45] in its history, including 13 players honored twice and two players (Cornelius Bennett and Woodrow Lowe) who were honored three times.^[46]

The most recent All-Americans from Alabama came after the 2015 season, when Derrick Henry, Ryan Kelly, A'Shawn Robinson and Reggie Ragland were each named First Team All-America by various selectors.^[47]

College Football Hall of Fame inductees

In 1951, the College Football Hall of Fame opened in South Bend, Indiana. Since then, Alabama has had 21 players and 4 former coaches inducted into the Hall of Fame.^[48][49] Alabama had two members inducted into the inaugural 1951 class—Don Hutson and Frank Thomas.^[50]

Name Time at Alabama Position Year Inducted Cornelius Bennett 1983–86 LB 2005 Johnny Mack Brown 1923–25 HB 1957 Paul Bryant 1958–82 Head coach 1986 Johnny Cain 1930–32 FB 1973 Harry Gilmer 1944–47 QB, DB 1993 John Hannah 1970–72 OG 1999 Frank Howard 1928–30 OG 1989 Dixie Howell 1932–34 HB 1970 Pooley Hubert 1922–25 QB 1964 Don Hutson 1932–34 E 1951 Lee Roy Jordan 1960–62 LB 1983 Woodrow Lowe 1972–75 LB 2009

Name Time at Alabama Position Year Inducted Vaughn Mancha 1944–47 C 1990 Johnny Musso 1969–71 HB 2000 Billy Neighbors 1959–61 T 2003 Ozzie Newsome 1974–77 SE 1994 Fred Sington 1928–30 T 1955 Riley Smith 1934–35 QB 1985 Gene Stallings 1990–96 Head coach 2010 Derrick Thomas 1985–88 LB 2014 Frank Thomas 1931–46 Head coach 1951 Wallace Wade 1923–30 Head coach 1955 Don Whitmire 1941–42 T 1956 Marty Lyons 1975–78 DT 2012

Award winners

Overall Heisman Trophy Mark Ingram (2009) Derrick Henry (2015) Maxwell Award A.J. McCarron (2013) Derrick Henry (2015) Walter Camp Award Derrick Henry (2015) Sporting News Player of the Year Mark Ingram (2009)

Positional Doak Walker Award Trent Richardson (2011) Derrick Henry (2015) Fred Biletnikoff Award Amari Cooper (2014) Butkus Award Derrick Thomas (1988) Rolando McClain (2009) C.J. Mosley (2013) Jim Thorpe Award Antonio Langham (1993) Lombardi Award Cornelius Bennett (1986) Outland Trophy Chris Samuels (1999) Andre Smith (2008) Barrett Jones (2011) Rimington Trophy Barrett Jones (2012) Ryan Kelly (2015) Sammy Baugh Trophy Steve Sloan (1965) Paul Warfield Trophy David Palmer (1993) Amari Cooper (2014) Jim Parker Trophy Andre Smith (2008) Barrett Jones (2011) Jack Lambert Trophy Rolando McClain (2009) Jack Tatum Trophy Antonio Langham (1993) Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Jay Barker (1994) A.J. McCarron (2013) Kellen Moore Award A.J. McCarron (2013)

Other Lott Trophy DeMeco Ryans (2005) Wuerffel Trophy Barrett Jones (2011) William V. Campbell Trophy Barrett Jones (2012) Joe Moore Award Offensive Line (2015)

Coaching AFCA Coach of the Year Paul "Bear" Bryant (1961, 1971, 1973) Gene Stallings (1992) Paul "Bear" Bryant Award Gene Stallings (1992) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year Gene Stallings (1992) Nick Saban (2008) Walter Camp Coach of the Year Gene Stallings (1992) Nick Saban (2008) George Munger Award Gene Stallings (1992) Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Bill Curry (1989) Nick Saban (2014) AP Coach of the Year Nick Saban (2008) Sporting News Coach of the Year Nick Saban (2008) Home Depot Coach of the Year Nick Saban (2008) Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award Nick Saban (2008) Bobby Bowden Coach of the Year Nick Saban (2009, 2011, 2012) Broyles Award Kirby Smart (2009) AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year Kirby Smart (2012)

Heisman Trophy

On December 12, 2009, Mark Ingram became Alabama's first Heisman Trophy winner.^[8] In the closest race ever, he edged out Stanford running back Toby Gerhart by 28 points.^[8] The previous best finish for an Alabama player occurred in 1993, when David Palmer finished 3rd in the Heisman voting.^[51][52] AJ McCarron finished as runner-up for the 2013 season.^[53] Derrick Henry became Alabama's second Heisman trophy winner on December 12, 2015.^[54]

Top 5 finishes for Alabama players:

Year	Name	Position	Finish
1937	Joe Kilgrow	RB	5th
1945	Harry Gilmer	RB	5th
1947	Harry Gilmer	RB	5th
1961	Pat Trammell	QB	5th
1962	Lee Roy Jordan	LB	4th
1971	Johnny Musso	RB	5th
1972	Terry Davis	QB	5th
1993	David Palmer	WR	3rd
1994	Jay Barker	QB	5th
2009	Mark Ingram	RB	1st
2011	Trent Richardson	RB	3rd
2013	AJ McCarron	QB	2nd
2014	Amari Cooper	WR	3rd
2015	Derrick Henry	RB	1st

SEC Legends

Starting in 1994, the Southeastern Conference has annually honored one former football player from each of the SEC member schools as an "SEC Legend". The following former Crimson Tide football players have been honored as SEC Legends.

1994 Lee Roy Jordan 1995 Harry Gilmer 1996 Billy Neighbors 1997 John Hannah 1998 Holt Rast 1999 Johnny Musso 2000 Dwight Stephenson 2001 Joe Namath 2002 Vaughn Mancha 2003 Jeremiah Castille

2004 Bob Baumhower 2005 Cornelius Bennett 2006 Steve Sloan 2007 Ken Stabler 2008 Bart Starr 2009 Antonio Langham 2010 Cornelius Griffin 2011 Dennis Homan 2012 Paul Crane 2013 Marty Lyons

2014 Bobby Humphrey 2015 Woodrow Lowe

Rivalries

Auburn

Alabama on offense against the Tigers in 2010

The main rivalry of the Crimson Tide is against its in-state rival, Auburn University. The rivalry is considered to be one of the best and most hard-fought rivalries in all of sports. The Alabama-Auburn game has come to be known as the Iron Bowl.^[55][56] The outcome of the game generally determines "bragging rights" in the state of Alabama until the following contest. Due to the intensity of the rivalry, many families, marriages, and other groups are split over their respective teams. The game may also have implications as to which team will represent the SEC Western Division in the SEC Championship Game.

On February 22, 1893, at Lakeview Park in Birmingham, Auburn was victorious in the first ever Iron Bowl, 32–22. The series was suspended after the 1907 contest, due to violence and financial complications.^[57] In 1944, Auburn suggested to reopen the series, though the Board of Trustees at Alabama rejected. The series was resumed in 1948, with Alabama crushing the Tigers 55–0, which is still the largest margin of victory in the series.^[58][59] In the following contest, Auburn shocked Alabama with a 14–13 victory, which is credited with helping revive the series.^[60]

For many years, the contest was held at Legion Field in Birmingham, before the teams began alternating between Bryant-Denny Stadium, in Tuscaloosa, and Jordan–Hare Stadium, in Auburn. Alabama currently leads the series at 45-35–1.^[61] Alabama won the recent 2016 meeting 30-12.

Tennessee

Alabama on offense versus Tennessee in Tuscaloosa during the 2009 season

Despite the heated in-state rivalry with Auburn, Bear Bryant was more adamant about defeating his rivals to the north, the Tennessee Volunteers.^[62] The series is named the Third Saturday in October, the traditional calendar date on which the game was played. Despite the name, the game has only been played on the third Saturday five times between 1995–2007. The first game between the two sides was played in 1901 in Birmingham, ending in a 6–6 tie. From 1902 to 1913, Alabama dominated the series, only losing once, and never allowing a touchdown by the Volunteers. Beginning in 1928, the rivalry was first played on its traditional date and began to be a challenge for the Tide as Robert Neyland began challenging Alabama for their perennial spot on top of the conference standings.^[63] In the 1950s, Jim Goostree, the head trainer for Alabama, began another tradition as he began handing out cigars following a victory over the Volunteers.^[64]

Between 1971–1981, Alabama held an eleven-game winning streak over the Volunteers and, between 1986–1994, a nine-game unbeaten streak. However, following Alabama's streak, Tennessee responded with a seven-game winning streak from 1995–2001. Alabama has won the last ten meetings from 2007–2016. Alabama won the most recent meeting 49-10 in Knoxville, and leads the series 53-38–7.^[61]

LSU

Alabama vs. LSU 2011

A rivalry within the SEC Western Division occurs yearly between Alabama and the LSU Tigers. Starting in 1895, the Tigers were victorious 12–6 in the first meeting.^[61] The teams did not regularly meet until the mid-1960s during Alabama's dominance of the SEC. Between 1971–1981, the Crimson Tide won 11 consecutive times. In the 1969 game, LSU defeated Alabama 20–15 in Baton Rouge. Alabama did not lose again in Baton Rouge until 2000.

In 2007, the meeting was more heated following Alabama's hiring of head coach Nick Saban, who previously coached at LSU. With the hiring, many media outlets dubbed the 2007 meeting as the "Saban Bowl".^[65][66][67] The Crimson Tide lost the first "Saban Bowl" in 2007, won the 2008 and 2009 meetings only to lose in Baton Rouge in 2010.

In 2011, the teams played as the consensus No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams in the polls with LSU winning 9–6 in overtime. They played each other again for the BCS National Championship with Alabama winning 21–0 to secure its 14th National Championship. Alabama won the most recent meeting 10-0 in Baton Rouge. Alabama leads the head-to-head series 51-25–5.^[61]

All-time record vs. current SEC teams

Official record (including any NCAA imposed vacates and forfeits) against all current SEC opponents as of the completion of the 2015 season:

Opponent	Won	Lost	Tied	Percentage	Streak	First Meeting
Arkansas	20	7	0	.714	Won 10	1962
Auburn	45	35	1	.551	Won 3	1893
Florida	26	14	0	.650	Won 6	1916
Georgia	38	25	4	.597	Won 3	1895
Kentucky	37	2	1	.938	Won 6	1917
LSU	51	25	5	.656	Won 6	1895
Mississippi State	79	18	3	.805	Won 9	1896
Missouri	3	2	0	.600	Won 3	1968
Ole Miss	48	11	2	.803	Won 1	1894
South Carolina	10	4	0	.714	Lost 1	1937
Tennessee	53	38	7	.577	Won 10	1901
Texas A&M	7	2	0	.778	Won 4	1942
Vanderbilt	58	19	4	.741	Won 21	1903
Totals	424	195	27	.676

Bowl games

This is a partial list of the ten most recent bowl games Alabama competed in. For the full Alabama bowl game history, see List of Alabama Crimson Tide bowl games.

Season	Bowl Game	Winner	Loser
2007	Independence Bowl	Alabama 30	Colorado 24
2008	Sugar Bowl	Utah 31	Alabama 17
2009	BCS National Championship Game	Alabama 37	Texas 21
2010	Capital One Bowl	Alabama 49	Michigan State 7
2011	BCS National Championship Game	Alabama 21	LSU 0
2012	BCS National Championship Game	Alabama 42	Notre Dame 14
2013	Sugar Bowl	Oklahoma 45	Alabama 31
2014	Sugar Bowl	Ohio State 42	Alabama 35
2015	Cotton Bowl	Alabama 38	Michigan State 0
	CFP National Championship	Alabama 45	Clemson 40

Overall bowl record: 37–24–3 (64 games)

Alabama and the NFL

Pro Football Hall of Fame

Eight former Alabama football players have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the fourth most among all colleges.

Year Inducted Player Seasons at UA NFL Team(s) Years with NFL Team(s) 1963 Don Hutson 1932–34 Green Bay Packers 1935–45 1977 Bart Starr 1952–55 Green Bay Packers 1956–71 1985 Joe Namath 1962–64 New York Jets 1965–76 Los Angeles Rams 1977 1991 John Hannah 1970–72 New England Patriots 1973–85 1998 Dwight Stephenson 1977–79 Miami Dolphins 1980–87 1999 Ozzie Newsome 1974–77 Cleveland Browns 1978–90 2009 Derrick Thomas 1985–88 Kansas City Chiefs 1989–99 2016 Ken Stabler 1964-67 Oakland Raiders 1970-79 Reference:[68]

Alabama players currently in the NFL

Player Years at UA NFL Team Mark Barron 2008–2011 Los Angeles Rams James Carpenter 2009–2010 New York Jets Ha Ha Clinton-Dix 2011–2013 Green Bay Packers Landon Collins 2012–2014 New York Giants Amari Cooper 2012–2014 Oakland Raiders Marcell Dareus 2008–2010 Buffalo Bills Quinton Dial 2009–2012 San Francisco 49ers Kenyan Drake 2012–2015 Miami Dolphins D. J. Fluker 2009–2012 San Diego Chargers Jalston Fowler 2010–2014 Tennessee Titans Wallace Gilberry 2003–2007 Detroit Lions Roman Harper 2002-2005 New Orleans Saints Derrick Henry 2013-2015 Tennessee Titans Dont'a Hightower 2008–2011 New England Patriots Mark Ingram, Jr. 2008–2010 New Orleans Saints Kareem Jackson 2007–2009 Houston Texans Rashad Johnson 2005–2008 Tennessee Titans Cyrus Jones 2012-2015 New England Patriots Julio Jones 2008–2010 Atlanta Falcons Ryan Kelly 2011-2015 Indianapolis Colts Dre Kirkpatrick 2009-2011 Cincinnati Bengals Arie Kouandjio 2010-2014 Washington Redskins Cyrus Kouandjio 2011-2013 Buffalo Bills Eddie Lacy 2009-2012 Green Bay Packers

Player Years at UA NFL Team Evan Mathis 2000–2004 Arizona Cardinals AJ McCarron 2009–2013 Cincinnati Bengals Rolando McClain 2007–2009 Dallas Cowboys C. J. Mosley 2010–2013 Baltimore Ravens D.J. Pettway 2012, 2014-2015 New Orleans Saints Reggie Ragland 2012-2015 Buffalo Bills Jarran Reed 2014-2015 Seattle Seahawks A'Shawn Robinson 2013-2015 Detroit Lions Andre Smith 2006–2008 Minnesota Vikings Damion Square 2008-2012 San Diego Chargers Anthony Steen 2009-2013 Miami Dolphins Ed Stinson 2009–2013 Arizona Cardinals Vinnie Sunseri 2011-2013 New England Patriots Carson Tinker 2008–2012 Jacksonville Jaguars Courtney Upshaw 2008–2011 Atlanta Falcons Chance Warmack 2009–2012 Tennessee Titans DeAndrew White 2010-2014 New England Patriots T.J. Yeldon 2012-2014 Jacksonville Jaguars

Alumni Tracker – Alabama

Coaching staff

Nick Saban has served as Alabama's head coach since the 2007 season.

Name	Position	Consecutive season at Alabama in current position
Nick Saban	Head coach	10th
Burton Burns	Associate Head Coach, Running Backs	10th
Lane Kiffin	Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks	3rd
Karl Dunbar	Defensive Line	1st
Jeremy Pruitt	Defensive Coordinator, Inside Linebackers	1st
Mario Cristobal	Offensive Tackles and Tight Ends, Recruiting Coordinator	4th
Billy Napier	Wide Receivers	3rd
Tosh Lupoi	Outside Linebackers	2nd
Derrick Ansley	Defensive Backs	1st
Brent Key	Interior OL and Special Teams	1st
Scott Cochran	Strength and Conditioning	10th
Reference:[69]

Media

During the football season, the Crimson Tide Sports Network broadcasts multiple shows on gameday for most sports. The network includes more than sixty radio stations across the country. Radio stations WFFN-FM, WTSK-AM as a backup, broadcast all home games in the Tuscaloosa area.^[70]

Football radio broadcasts begin three hours prior to the game's designated kickoff time with Chris Stewart and Tyler Watts in Around the SEC.^[71] The radio broadcast then moves to the Crimson Tide Tailgate Party hosted by Tom Roberts.^[71] Immediately following the end of the game, the Fifth Quarter Show begins as host Eli Gold talks to coaches and players and gives game statistics.^[71] For the 2008 season, former Alabama players and personalities were brought on to provide guest commentary for each broadcast.^[72]

Eli Gold has done play-by-play work for Alabama football since 1988.

Current radio staff:^[73][74]

• Eli Gold – play-by-play
• Phil Savage – color analyst
• Chris Stewart – sideline reporter, pre- and post-game show host
• Tyler Watts – pre- and post-game show co-host
• Tom Roberts – director of broadcasting
• Tom Stipe, Butch Owens, Brian Roberts – producers

Stewart and Watts also provide play-by-play and color commentary respectively for CTSN pay-per-view television broadcasts.

Former radio staff:

• Bert Bank, founder of the Alabama Football Network, producer emeritus
• John Forney, play-by-play
• Jerry Duncan, sideline reporter
• Paul Kennedy, play-by-play
• Doug Layton, color analyst
• Ken Stabler, color analyst^[75][76]

Future opponents

Non-division conference opponents

Alabama plays Tennessee as a permanent non-division opponent annually and rotates around the East division among the other six schools.^[77]

2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
at Tennessee	vs Tennessee	at Tennessee	vs Tennessee	at Tennessee	vs Tennessee	at Tennessee	vs Tennessee	at Tennessee	vs Tennessee
vs Kentucky	at Vanderbilt	vs Missouri	at South Carolina	vs Georgia	at Florida	vs Vanderbilt	at Kentucky	vs South Carolina	at Missouri

Non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of June 23, 2016

2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
vs USC**[78]	vs Florida State	vs Louisville		vs Georgia State	vs Mercer
vs Western Kentucky	vs Colorado State	vs Arkansas State
vs Kent State	vs Fresno State	vs The Citadel
vs Chattanooga	vs Mercer

Source:^[79]

** The 2016 game against USC will be part of the Cowboys Classic held at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

See also

• Alabama Crimson Tide home football stadiums
• University of Alabama traditions

Notes

1. ^ In 1995, the NCAA forfeited Alabama's 8 regular season victories and 1 tie from the 1993 season.^[80]
2. ^ In 2009, the NCAA vacated 21 victories, including the 2006 Cotton Bowl Classic, from the 2005–2007 seasons.

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Further reading

• Barnhart, Tony; Keith Jackson (2000). Southern Fried Football: The History, Passion, and Glory of the Great Southern Game. Triumph Books. ISBN 1-60078-093-8.
• Davis, Terry (1999). Roll Tide: The Alabama Crimson Tide Story. Creative Education. ISBN 0-88682-975-5.
• Forney, John (1993). Talk of the Tide: an oral history of Alabama football since 1920. Crane Hill Publishers. ISBN 1-881548-03-1.
• Gold, Eli (2005). Crimson Nation. Thomas Nelson Incorporated. ISBN 1-4016-0190-1.
• Groom, Winston (2000). The Crimson Tide – An Illustrated History. The University of Alabama Press. ISBN 0-8173-1051-7.
• Langford, George (1974). The Crimson Tide: Alabama Football. H. Regnery Co. ISBN 0-8092-8363-8.
• Sharpe, Wilton (2007). Crimson Tide Madness: Great Eras in Alabama Football. Cumberland House Publishing. ISBN 1-58182-580-3.
• Townsend, Steve (2003). Tales from 1978–79 Alabama Football: A Time of Champions. Sports Publishing LLC. ISBN 1-58261-425-3.
• Walsh, Christopher J. (2005). Crimson Storm Surge: Alabama Football Then and Now. Taylor Trade Publishing. ISBN 1-58979-279-3.
• Wells, Lawrence (2000). Football Powers of the South. Sports Yearbook Company. ISBN 0-916242-27-7.
• Athlon Sports; Mike Shula (2006). Alabama Football: The Greatest Games, Players, Coaches, and Teams in the Glorious Tradition of Crimson Tide Football. Triumph Books. ISBN 1-57243-880-0.
• The Tuscaloosa News; Mike Bynum, Associated Press (2003). Greatest Moments in Alabama Crimson Tide Football History. Distributors. ISBN 1-928846-65-3.

External links

• Official website