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Alabama Crimson Tide
Alabama Crimson Tide athletic logo
UniversityUniversity of Alabama
NicknameCrimson Tide
Team ColorsCrimson and White
Head CoachNick Saban
LocationTuscaloosa, Al.
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
NCAADivision I-A
StadiumBryant-Denny Stadium
MascotElephant named "Big Al"
WebsiteAlabama Football Official Website

The Alabama Crimson Tide represents the University of Alabama in NCAA Division I-A's college football tournament, competing under the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Alabama's football program is one of the most decorated not just in the SEC, but in the entire NCAA as well. The Crimson Tide has won almost every title there is to win, and to prove just how successful the team is, it currently ranks number 5 in all-time win-loss card in the NCAA, tallying over 700 wins for over 112 years. The AP Poll also placed Alabama in the 4th spot in its All Time Final AP Poll.

The Crimson Tide history actually started back in 1892, competing as an independent team for two years before joining the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1895. But business only picked up for the Alabama gridiron gang in the 1920's when the team joined the Southern Conference in 1922. Two years later, the Crimson Tide won their first conference title, then not only successfully defended it the following year, but added the first of their many National championships as well. That season was capped with their first Rose Bowl appearance, a 20-19 squeaker of a win over Washington for their first postseason bowl game victory. By 1926, the team was already a 3-peat conference champ, a back-to-back national champ, and a Rose Bowl contender for the 2nd straight year. This same amount of success was duplicated in 1930 before the team, along with the other 12 members of the Southern Conference, formed their own conference now known as the SEC.

The team was equally dominating in the SEC, as the team won the inaugural SEC championship and as of 2006, has 21 SEC titles under its belt. The team has so far won 12 wire national titles with 25 conference titles to boot, appeared in 54 postseason bowl games (winning 30), has won an all-time average of 70.9% of their games, and has produced 92 All-Americans. Since 1893, Alabama has also developed this rivalry with the Auburn Tigers popularly known as the Iron Bowl and is regarded as one of the greatest rivalry in college football history. The two teams have so far squared off in 71 games, with Alabama winning 38 of them, with one draw. Alabama's other rivals are the Tennessee Volunteers (whom the Crimson Tide play annually in the "Third Saturday in October") and the LSU Tigers.


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[edit] Ranking

Year Record AP Rank Coach Rank
1936 8-0-1 4
1937 9-1-0 4
1938 7-1-1 13
1941 9-2-0 20
1942 8-3-0 10
1945 10-0-0 2
1947 8-3-0 6
1950 9-2-0 16 17
1952 10-2-0 9 9
1953 6-3-3 13 11
1959 7-2-2 10 13
1960 8-1-2 9 10
1961 11-0-0 1 1
1962 10-1-0 5 5
1963 9-2-0 8 9
1964 10-1-0 1 1
1965 9-1-1 1 4
1966 11-0-0 3 3
1967 8-2-1 8 7
1968 8-3-0 17 12
1971 11-1-0 4 2
1972 10-2-0 7 4
1973 11-1-0 4 1
1974 11-1-0 5 2
1975 11-1-0 3 3
1976 9-3-0 11 9
1977 11-1-0 2 2
1978 11-1-0 1 2
1979 12-0-0 1 1
1980 10-2-0 6 6
1981 9-2-1 7 6
1982 8-4-0 17
1983 8-4-0 15 12
1985 9-2-1 13 14
1986 10-3-0 9 9
1988 9-3-0 17 17
1989 10-2-0 9 7
1991 11-1-0 5 5
1992 13-0-0 1 1
1993 1-12-0 14 13
1994 12-1-0 5 4
1995 8-3-0 21
1996 10-3-0 11 11
1999 10-3-0 8 8
2002 10-3-0 11
2005 10-2-0 8 8

[edit] Scouting Report

Category SEC Rank Nat'l Rank
Scoring Offense 7 64
Scoring Defense 4 27
Total Offense 7 75
Total Defense 6 31
Turnover Margin 5 34
Pass Efficiency Defense 7 38
Kickoff Returns 8 62
Net Punting 8 85
Passing Offense 6 59
Passing Defense 9 48
Passing Efficiency 8 86
Punt Returns 2 11
Rushing Offense 8 60
Rushing Defense 4 28

[edit] Championships

National Championships

  • 1925 - National Champions
  • 1926 - National Champions
  • 1930 - National Champions
  • 1934 - National Champions
  • 1961 - National Champions
  • 1964 - National Champions
  • 1965 - National Champions
  • 1973 - National Champions
  • 1978 - National Champions
  • 1979 - National Champions
  • 1992 - National Champions

Conference Championships

  • 1924 Southern Conference Champions
  • 1925 Southern Conference Co-Champions
  • 1926 Southern Conference Champions
  • 1930 Southern Conference Co-Champions
  • 1933 Southeastern Conference Champions
  • 1934 Southeastern Conference Co-Champions
  • 1937 Southeastern Conference Champions
  • 1945 Southeastern Conference Champions
  • 1953 Southeastern Conference Champions
  • 1961 Southeastern Conference Co-Champions
  • 1964 Southeastern Conference Champions
  • 1965 Southeastern Conference Champions
  • 1966 Southeastern Conference Co-Champions
  • 1971 Southeastern Conference Champions
  • 1972 Southeastern Conference Champions
  • 1973 Southeastern Conference Champions
  • 1974 Southeastern Conference Champions
  • 1975 Southeastern Conference Champions
  • 1977 Southeastern Conference Champions
  • 1978 Southeastern Conference Champions
  • 1979 Southeastern Conference Champions
  • 1981 Southeastern Conference Co-Champions
  • 1989 Southeastern Conference Co-Champions
  • 1992 Southeastern Conference Champions
  • 1999 Southeastern Conference Champions

SEC West Division Championships

  • 1992 - SEC - West Division Champions
  • 1993 - SEC - West Division Champions
  • 1994 - SEC - West Division Champions
  • 1996 - SEC - West Division Co-Champions
  • 1999 - SEC - West Division Champions

Other National Championship Selections

  • 1936 Cliff Morgan, Mel Smith, Ray Bryne
  • 1937 Ray Bryne
  • 1941 Houlgate System
  • 1945 National Championship Foundation
  • 1950 Bob Kirlin
  • 1962 Billingsley Report, Sagarin Ratings
  • 1963 Jim Koger
  • 1966 ARGH Power Ratings, Cliff Morgan, Clyde Berryman, Earl Jessen, National Championship Foundation, Soren Sorensen
  • 1974 Washington Touchdown Club
  • 1975 Matthews Grid Ratings
  • 1977 College Football Researchers Association
  • 1980 Annual Football Predictions, Montgomery Full Season Championship
  • 1991 Annual Football Predictions
  • 1994 Annual Football Predictions

[edit] University of Alabama Bowl History

Year Bowl Game Opponent Result Score
Dec 30, 2007 Independence Bowl Colorado W 30-24
Dec 28, 2006 Independence Bowl Oklahoma State L 31-34
Jan 02, 2006 Cotton Bowl Texas Tech W 13-10
Dec 31, 2004 Music City Bowl Minnesota L 16-20
Dec 27, 2001 Independence Bowl Iowa State W 14-13
Jan 01, 2000 Orange Bowl Michigan L 34-35
Dec 29, 1998 Music City Bowl Virginia Tech L 7-38
Jan 01, 1997 Outback Bowl Michigan W 17-14
Jan 02, 1995 Florida Citrus Bowl Ohio State W 24-17
Dec 31, 1993 Gator Bowl North Carolina W 24-10
Jan 01, 1993 Sugar Bowl Miami FL W 34-13
Dec 28, 1991 Blockbuster Bowl Colorado W 30-25
Jan 01, 1991 Fiesta Bowl Louisville L 7-34
Jan 01, 1990 Sugar Bowl Miami FL L 25-33
Dec 24, 1988 Sun Bowl Army W 29-28
Jan 02, 1988 Hall Of Fame Bowl Michigan L 24-28
Dec 25, 1986 Sun Bowl Washington W 28-6
Dec 28, 1985 Aloha Bowl Southern California W 24-3
Dec 24, 1983 Sun Bowl Southern Methodist W 28-7
Dec 29, 1982 Liberty Bowl Illinois W 21-15
Jan 01, 1982 Cotton Bowl Texas L 12-14
Jan 01, 1981 Cotton Bowl Baylor W 30-2
Jan 01, 1980 Sugar Bowl Arkansas W 24-9
Jan 01, 1979 Sugar Bowl Penn State W 14-7
Jan 02, 1978 Sugar Bowl Ohio State W 35-6
Dec 20, 1976 Liberty Bowl UCLA W 36-6
Dec 31, 1975 Sugar Penn State W 13-6
Jan 01, 1975 Orange Bowl Notre Dame L 11-13
Dec 31, 1973 Sugar Bowl Notre Dame L 23-24
Jan 01, 1973 Cotton Bowl Texas L 13-17
Jan 01, 1972 Orange Bowl Nebraska L 6-38
Dec 31, 1970 Bluebonnet Bowl Oklahoma T 24-24
Dec 13, 1969 Liberty Bowl Colorado L 33-47
Dec 28, 1968 Gator Bowl Missouri L 10-35
Jan 01, 1968 Cotton Bowl Texas A&M L 16-20
Jan 02, 1967 Sugar Bowl Nebraska W 34-7
Jan 01, 1966 Orange Bowl Nebraska W 39-28
Jan 01, 1965 Orange Bowl Texas L 17-21
Jan 01, 1964 Sugar Bowl Mississippi W 12-7
Jan 01, 1963 Orange Bowl Oklahoma W 17-0
Jan 01, 1962 Sugar Bowl Arkansas W 10-3
Dec 17, 1960 Bluebonnet Bowl Texas T 3-3
Dec 19, 1959 Liberty Bowl Penn State L 0-7
Jan 01, 1954 Cotton Bowl Rice L 6-28
Jan 01, 1953 Orange Bowl Syracuse W 61-6
Jan 01, 1948 Sugar Bowl Texas L 7-27
Jan 01, 1946 Rose Bowl Southern California W 34-14
Jan 01, 1945 Sugar Bowl Duke L 26-29
Jan 01, 1943 Orange Bowl Boston College W 37-21
Jan 01, 1942 Cotton Bowl Texas A&M W 29-21
Jan 01, 1938 Rose Bowl California L 0-13
Jan 01, 1935 Rose Bowl Stanford W 29-13
Jan 01, 1931 Rose Bowl Washington State W 24-0
Jan 01, 1927 Rose Bowl Stanford T 7-7
Jan 01, 1926 Rose Bowl Washington W 20-19

[edit] Highlights

The Drive. The Iron Bowl is a game played by fierce rivals Auburn University and the University of Alabama which, as surveyed by Sports Illustrated, ranks 2nd among the greatest sports rivalries, just behind the Boston Red Sox-New York Yankees rivalry. In 1985, the two teams slugged it out in a nail-biting thriller, with the outcome determined right at the last second. Alabama, behind by a point with under a minute left, made their final drive from their own 12 yard line. The Crimson Tide however managed to reach the Auburn territory just enough for a field goal attempt which went in as time expired.


[edit] Schedule

Alabama Crimson Tide 2008 Games Schedule
Date Opponent Location Result
08.30.08 #9 Clemson Atlanta, Ga. W, 34-10
09.06.08 Tulane Tuscaloosa, Ala. W, 20-6
09.13.08 Western Kentucky Tuscaloosa, Ala. W, 41-7
09.20.08 Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. W, 49-14
09.27.08 #3 Georgia Athens, Ga. W, 30-41
10.04.08 Kentucky Tuscaloosa, Ala. W, 17-14
10.18.08 Mississippi Tuscaloosa, Ala. W, 24-20
10.25.08 Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. W, 29-9
11.01.08 Arkansas State Tuscaloosa, Ala. W, 35-0
11.08.08 #15 LSU Baton Rouge, La. W, 27-21
11.15.08 Mississippi State Tuscaloosa, Ala. W, 32-7
11.29.08 Auburn Tuscaloosa, Ala.

[edit] Roster

Alabama Crimson Tide 2008 Roster
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Prev. School)
1 B.J. Scott Wide Receiver 5-11 188 FR Prichard (Vigor)
2 Star Jackson Quarterback 6-3 195 FR Lake Worth, Fla. (Lake Worth)
3 Kareem Jackson Cornerback 5-11 192 SO Macon, Ga. (Fork Union Military)
4 Mark Barron Defensive Back 6-2 215 FR Mobile (St. Paul's)
4 Marquis Maze Wide Receiver 5-9 171 RS FR Tarrant, Ala. (Tarrant)
5 Roy Upchurch Running Back 6-0 201 JR Tallahassee, Fla. (Godby)
5 Jerrell Harris Linebacker 6-3 215 FR Gadsden (Gadsden City)
6 Demetrius Goode Runningback 5-10 190 FR LaGrange, Ga. (Hargrave)
7 Will Oakley Wide Receiver 6-1 196 SR Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (Nease)
8 Chris Rogers Defensive Back 6-0 195 JR Lakeland, Fla. (Evangel Christian)
8 Julio Jones Wide Receiver 6-4 210 FR Foley (Foley)
9 Nikita Stover Wide Receiver 6-0 /203 SR Hartselle, Ala. (Itawamba JC)
10 Morgan Ogilvie Quarterback 6-0 185 FR Mountain Brook (Mountain Brook)
11 Brandon Gibson Wide Receiver 6-1 196 FR Mobile (UMS-Wright)
12 Greg McElroy Quarterback 6-2 220 SO Southlake, Texas (Carroll)
13 Cory Reamer Linebacker 6-4 218 JR Hoover, Ala. (Hoover)
13 Robert Ezell Quarterback 5-10 170 FR Athens (Athens)
14 John Parker Wilson Quarterback 6-2 211 SR Hoover, Ala. (Hoover)
15 Darius Hanks Wide Receiver 6-0 172 SO Norcross, Ga. (Norcross)
15 Alonzo Lawrence Defensive Back 6-1 190 FR Lucedale, MS (George County)
16 Thomas Darrah Quarterback 6-6 212 FR Newnan, Ga. (Newnan)
17 Brad Smelley Tight End 6-3 218 FR Tuscaloosa (American Christian)
19 Chris Jackson Wide Receiver 6-1 190 FR McDonough, Ga. (Henry County)
20 Tyrone King Defensive Back 5-11 198 JR Birmingham (Grambling State)
21 Prince Hall Linebacker 5-11 235 JR Moreno Valley, Calif. (Moreno Valley)
22 Mark Ingram Running Back 5-10 215 FR Flint, Mich. (Southwestern Academy)
23 Robby Green Defensive Back 6-0 180 FR New Orleans, La. (John Curtis Christian)
24 Marquis Johnson Defensive Back 5-11 192 JR Sarasota, Fla. (Booker)
25 Rolando McClain Linebacker 6-4 249 SO Decatur, Ala. (Decatur)
26 Ali Sharrief Defensive Back 5-9 205 JR Stevenson, Ala. (North Jackson)
27 Justin Woodall Defensive Back 6-2 220 JR Oxford, Miss. (Lafayette HS)
28 Javier Arenas Defensive Back 5-9 198 JR Tampa, Fla. (Robinson)
29 Terry Grant Running Back 5-10 190 SO Lumberton, Miss. (Lumberton)
30 Dont'a Hightower Linebacker 6-4 250 FR Lewisburg, Tenn. (Marshall County)
31 Ivan Matchett Running Back 5-10 215 FR Mobile (St. Paul's)
32 Eryk Anders Linebacker 6-2 227 JR San Antonio, Texas (Smithson Valley)
33 Hampton Gray Defensive Back 6-1 194 SO Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Tuscaloosa County)
34 Jeramie Griffin Running Back 6-2 228 FR Batesville, Miss. (South Panola)
35 Charlie Kirschman Linebacker 6-3 230 SO St. Augustine, Fla. (Nease)
36 Chris Jordan Linebacker 6-2 220 FR Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy)
37 Robert Lester Defensive Back 6-2 210 FR Foley (Foley)
38 Glen Coffee Running Back 6-1 198 JR Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. (Ft. Walton Beach)
39 Kyle Pennington Wide Receiver 5-11 177 FR Chatom, Ala. (Washington County)
40 Baron Huber Running Back 6-3 249 JR Knoxville, Tenn. (Powell)
41 Courtney Upshaw Linebacker 6-2 230 FR Eufaula (Eufaula)
42 Jennings Hester Linebacker 6-3 219 FR Atlanta, Ga. (Marist School)
43 A.J. Walker Wide Receiver 6-1 185 FR Huntsville, Ala. (Huntsville)
44 Corey Smith Kicker/Punter 6-0 195 FR Bunker Hill, W.V. (Musselman)
45 Sam Snider Punter/Wide Receiver 5-10 165 FR Norcross, Ga. (Norcross)
45 Charlie Higgenbotham Linebacker 6-0 218 SO Birmingham, Ala. (Mountain Brook)
46 Wesley Neighbors Defensive Back 6-1 210 FR Huntsville (Huntsville)
48 Travis Sikes Wide Receiver 6-2 188 SO Nashville, Tenn. (Christ Presbyterian)
49 Rashad Johnson Defensive Back 6-0 186 SR Sulligent, Ala. (Sulligent)
50 Brian Selman Snapper 6-0 211 JR Vestavia Hills (Vestavia Hills)
51 Michael DeJohn Linebacker 6-0 220 FR Hoover, Ala. (Hoover)
52 Alfred McCullough Defensive Line 6-2 292 SO Athens, Ala. (Athens)
53 Daren Hallman Special Teams 6-3 230 FR Lynn Haven, Fla. (A.C. Mosley)
54 Glenn Harbin Defensive Line 6-6 245 FR Mobile (McGill-Toolen)
55 Chavis Williams Defensive Line/Linebacker 6-4 223 SO Dora, Ala. (Dora)
56 Calvin Lee Linebacker 6-2 215 FR Chapin, SC (Chapin)
57 Brad Pounds Defensive Line 6-3 280 SR Boaz, Ala. (Boaz)
57 Marcel Dareus Defensive Line 6-3 280 FR Huffman (Huffman)
58 Nick Gentry Defensive Line 6-1 254 SO Prattville, Ala. (Prattville)
59 Antoine Caldwell Offensive Line 6-3 305 SR Montgomery, Ala. (Lee)
60 Scott Deaton Offensive Line 6-6 275 JR Birmingham, Ala. (Oak Mountain)
61 Carson Tinker Special Teams 6-1 230 FR Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Riverdale)
62 Terrence Cody Defensive Line 6-5 365 JR Ft. Meyers, Fla. (Gulf Coast C.C.)
63 David Williams Offensive Line 6-3 272 FR Duncanville (Hillcrest)
66 Brian Motley Offensive Line 6-2 289 SO Autaugaville, Ala. (Autaugaville)
67 John Michael Boswell Offensive Line 6-5 300 FR Northport (Tuscaloosa County)
68 Taylor Pharr Offensive Line 6-6 285 SO Irondale, Ala. (Shades Valley)
70 Evan Cardwell Offensive Line 6-2 279 JR Killen, Ala. (Brooks)
71 Andre Smith Offensive Line 6-4 330 JR Birmingham, Ala. (Huffman)
72 Tyler Love Offensive Line 6-7 290 FR Mountain Brook (Mountain Brook)
73 William Vlachos Offensive Line 6-0 305 SO Birmingham, Ala. (Mountain Brook)
74 David Ross Offensive Line 6-3 295 SO Homewood, Ala. (Homewood)
75 Barrett Jones Offensive Line 6-5 280 FR Memphis, Tenn. (Evangelical Christian)
76 Marlon Davis Offensive Line 6-2 300 SR Columbus, Ga. (Carver)
78 Mike Johnson Offensive Line 6-6 299 JR Pensacola, Fla. (Pine Forest)
79 Drew Davis Offensive Line 6-7 300 JR Evergreen, Ala. (Sparta Academy)
80 Mike McCoy Wide Receiver 6-2 195 JR Rankin, Miss. (Northwest Rankin)
82 Earl Alexander Wide Receiver 6-4 216 SO Phenix City (Central)
83 Travis McCall Tight End 6-2 260 SR Prattville, Ala. (Prattville)
84 Colin Peek Tight End 6-6 247 JR Jacksonville, Fla. (Georgia Tech)
85 Preston Dial Tight End 6-3 245 SO Mobile, Ala. (UMS-Wright)
86 Chris Scott Wide Receiver 5-11 175 SO Birmingham (Ramsay)
87 Drew Bullard Linebacker 6-3 240 RS FR Florence, Ala. (Florence)
87 Chris Underwood Tight End 6-3 224 FR Birmingham, Ala. (Vestavia Hills)
88 Nick Walker Tight End 6-5 248 SR Brundidge, Ala. (Pike County)
89 Michael Williams Tightend/Defensive End 6-6 270 FR Reform (Pickens County)
90 Milton Talbert Defensive Line 6-3 263 SO Hattiesburg, Miss. (Hattiesburg)
91 Alex Watkins Linebacker 6-3 225 FR Brownsville, Tenn. (Haywood)
92 Damion Square Defensive Line 6-2 290 FR Houston, TX (Yates)
93 Bobby Greenwood Defensive Line 6-5 278 SR Prattville, Ala. (Prattville)
94 Undra Billingsley Defensive Line 6-3 275 FR Birmingham (Woodlawn)
95 Brandon Deaderick Defensive Line 6-4 287 JR Elizabethtown, Ky. (Elizabethtown)
96 Luther Davis Defensive Line 6-3 299 SO West Monroe, La. (West Monroe)
97 Lorenzo Washington Defensive Line 6-5 275 JR Loganville, Ga. (Hargrave Military)
97 P.J. Fitzgerald Punter 5-11 198 JR Coral Springs, Fla. (Stoneman Douglas)
98 Heath Thomas Punter 6-3 213 JR Montgomery, Ala. (Trinity Presbyterian)
98 Brandon Fanney Linebacker/Offensive Line 6-4 257 JR Morristown, Tenn. (Hargrave Military)
99 Josh Chapman Defensive Line 6-1 303 SO Hoover, Ala. (Hoover)
99 Leigh Tiffin Kicker 6-1 199 JR Muscle Shoals, Ala. (Muscle Shoals)

[edit] Coaches/Team Officials

[edit] Notable Alumni in NFL

Alabama Crimson Tide in NFL

[edit] References

[edit] External Links


Southeastern Conference Football Teams
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