

TheAlabama Crimson Tide are acollege football team that competes as part of theNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division IFootball Bowl Subdivision, representing theUniversity of Alabama in the Western Division of theSoutheastern Conference (SEC). Alabama has played their home games atBryant–Denny Stadium inTuscaloosa,Alabama since 1929.[1]
The Crimson Tide acknowledge 18national 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 postseasonbowl game appearances and 44 bowl game victories.[3][4] The Crimson Tide has also had 11 undefeated seasons, a longestwinning 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 theSEC Championship Game, and has a winning record against every SEC team. TheAssociated Press (AP) ranks Alabama 5th all-time in total appearances in theAP Poll.[6] With 954 official wins in over 126 seasons of football, Alabama ranks sixth all-time inwin–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 afootball independent, before they joined theSouthern 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 theSouthern 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 the1925,1926 and1930 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 the1934 and1941 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 the1961,1964,1965,1973,1978 and1979 seasons.[3] After the retirement of Bryant in 1982, Alabama had two coaches, and won one SEC championship beforeGene Stallings was hired in 1990. Stallings coached Alabama for seven years, won a national championship in1992 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 coachNick Saban, who led the program to their thirteenth national championship in the2009 season, fourteenth in the2011 season, fifteenth in the2012 season, sixteenth in the2015 season, seventeenth in the2017 season, and eighteenth in the2020 season. Through the2020 season, Alabama has compiled an official overall record of 929 wins, 331 losses, 43 ties and has appeared in 73bowl games, with the most recent appearance and win coming in the2021 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.
| Year | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. B. Beaumont(Independent)(1892) | |||||||||
| 1892 | E. B. Beaumont | 2–2 | |||||||
| Eli Abbott(Independent)(1893–1894) | |||||||||
| 1893 | Eli Abbott | 0–4 | |||||||
| 1894 | Eli Abbott | 3–1 | |||||||
| Eli Abbott(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1895) | |||||||||
| 1895 | Eli Abbott | 0–4 | 0–2 | T–4th | |||||
| Otto Wagonhurst(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1896) | |||||||||
| 1896 | Otto Wagonhurst | 2–1 | 1–1 | T–5th | |||||
| Allen McCants(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1897) | |||||||||
| 1897 | Allen McCants | 1–0 | 0–0 | T–5th | |||||
| W. A. Martin(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1899) | |||||||||
| 1899 | W. A. Martin | 3–1 | 1–0 | 3rd | |||||
| Malcolm Griffin(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1900) | |||||||||
| 1900 | Malcolm Griffin | 2–3 | 1–3 | 8th | |||||
| M. S. Harvey(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1901) | |||||||||
| 1901 | M. S. Harvey | 2–1–2 | 2–1–2 | 6th | |||||
| Eli Abbott(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1902) | |||||||||
| 1902 | Eli Abbott | 4–4 | 2–4 | 11th | |||||
| W. B. Blount(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1903–1904) | |||||||||
| 1903 | W. B. Blount | 3–4 | 3–4 | 10th | |||||
| 1904 | W. B. Blount | 7–3 | 5–3 | 5th | |||||
| Jack Leavenworth(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1905) | |||||||||
| 1905 | Jack Leavenworth | 6–4 | 4–4 | 7th | |||||
| J. W. H. Pollard(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1906–1909) | |||||||||
| 1906 | J. W. H. Pollard | 5–1 | 3–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1907 | J. W. H. Pollard | 5–1–2 | 5–1–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1908 | J. W. H. Pollard | 6–1–1 | 1–1–1 | T–7th | |||||
| 1909 | J. W. H. Pollard | 5–1–2 | 4–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| Guy Lowman(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1910) | |||||||||
| 1910 | Guy Lowman | 4–4 | 0–4 | 13th | |||||
| D. V. Graves(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1911–1914) | |||||||||
| 1911 | D. V. Graves | 5–2–2 | 2–2–2 | 8th | |||||
| 1912 | D. V. Graves | 5–3–1 | 3–3–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1913 | D. V. Graves | 6–3 | 4–3 | 6th | |||||
| 1914 | D. V. Graves | 5–4 | 3–3 | T–9th | |||||
| Thomas Kelley(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1915–1917) | |||||||||
| 1915 | Thomas Kelley | 6–2 | 5–0 | T–1st | |||||
| 1916 | Thomas Kelley | 6–3 | 4–3 | 10th | |||||
| 1917 | Thomas Kelley | 5–2–1 | 3–1–1 | 6th | |||||
| Xen C. Scott(Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1919–1921) | |||||||||
| 1919 | Xen C. Scott | 8–1 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1920 | Xen C. Scott | 10–1 | 6–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1921 | Xen C. Scott | 5–4–2 | 2–4–2 | 16th | |||||
| Xen C. Scott(Southern Conference)(1922) | |||||||||
| 1922 | Xen C. Scott | 6–3–1 | 3–2–1 | 8th | |||||
| Wallace Wade(Southern Conference)(1923–1930) | |||||||||
| 1923 | Wallace Wade | 7–2–1 | 4–1–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1924 | Wallace Wade | 8–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1925 | Wallace Wade | 10–0 | 7–0 | T–1st | WRose | ||||
| 1926 | Wallace Wade | 9–0–1 | 8–0 | 1st | TRose | ||||
| 1927 | Wallace Wade | 5–4–1 | 3–4–1 | 10th | |||||
| 1928 | Wallace Wade | 6–3 | 6–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1929 | Wallace Wade | 6–3 | 4–3 | 11th | |||||
| 1930 | Wallace Wade | 10–0 | 8–0 | T–1st | WRose | ||||
| Frank Thomas(Southern Conference)(1931–1932) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Frank Thomas | 9–1 | 7–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1932 | Frank Thomas | 8–2 | 5–2 | T–5th | |||||
| Frank Thomas(Southeastern Conference)(1933–1946) | |||||||||
| 1933 | Frank Thomas | 7–1–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1934 | Frank Thomas | 10–0 | 7–0 | T–1st | WRose | ||||
| 1935 | Frank Thomas | 6–2–1 | 4–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1936 | Frank Thomas | 8–0–1 | 5–0–1 | 2nd | 4 | ||||
| 1937 | Frank Thomas | 9–1 | 6–0 | 1st | LRose | 4 | |||
| 1938 | Frank Thomas | 7–1–1 | 4–1–1 | T–2nd | 13 | ||||
| 1939 | Frank Thomas | 5–3–1 | 2–3–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1940 | Frank Thomas | 7–2 | 4–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1941 | Frank Thomas | 9–2 | 5–2 | 3rd | WCotton | 20 | |||
| 1942 | Frank Thomas | 8–3 | 4–2 | 5th | WOrange | 10 | |||
| 1944 | Frank Thomas | 5–2–2 | 3–1–2 | 4th | LSugar | ||||
| 1945 | Frank Thomas | 10–0 | 6–0 | 1st | WRose | 3 | |||
| 1946 | Frank Thomas | 7–4 | 4–3 | 6th | |||||
| Harold Drew(Southeastern Conference)(1947–1954) | |||||||||
| 1947 | Harold Drew | 8–3 | 5–2 | 3rd | LSugar | 6 | |||
| 1948 | Harold Drew | 6–4–1 | 4–4–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1949 | Harold Drew | 6–3–1 | 4–3–1 | 6th | |||||
| 1950 | Harold Drew | 9–2 | 6–2 | 3rd | 17 | 16 | |||
| 1951 | Harold Drew | 5–6 | 3–5 | T–7th | |||||
| 1952 | Harold Drew | 10–2 | 4–2 | 4th | WOrange | 9 | 9 | ||
| 1953 | Harold Drew | 6–3–3 | 4–0–3 | 1st | LCotton | 11 | 13 | ||
| 1954 | Harold Drew | 4–5–2 | 3–3–2 | 8th | |||||
| Jennings B. Whitworth(Southeastern Conference)(1955–1957) | |||||||||
| 1955 | Jennings B. Whitworth | 0–10 | 0–7 | 12th | |||||
| 1956 | Jennings B. Whitworth | 2–7–1 | 2–5 | T–8th | |||||
| 1957 | Jennings B. Whitworth | 2–7–1 | 1–6–1 | 10th | |||||
| Bear Bryant(Southeastern Conference)(1958–1982) | |||||||||
| 1958 | Bear Bryant | 5–4–1 | 3–4–1 | T–6th | |||||
| 1959 | Bear Bryant | 7–2–2 | 4–1–2 | 4th | LLiberty | 13 | 10 | ||
| 1960 | Bear Bryant | 8–1–2 | 5–1–1 | 3rd | TBluebonnet | 10 | 9 | ||
| 1961 | Bear Bryant | 11–0 | 7–0 | T–1st | WSugar | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1962 | Bear Bryant | 10–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | WOrange | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1963 | Bear Bryant | 9–2 | 6–2 | 2nd | WSugar | 9 | 8 | ||
| 1964 | Bear Bryant | 10–1 | 8–0 | 1st | LOrange | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1965 | Bear Bryant | 9–1–1 | 6–1–1 | 1st | WOrange | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1966 | Bear Bryant | 11–0 | 6–0 | T–1st | WSugar | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1967 | Bear Bryant | 8–2–1 | 5–1 | 2nd | LCotton | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1968 | Bear Bryant | 8–3 | 4–2 | T–3rd | LGator | 12 | 17 | ||
| 1969 | Bear Bryant | 6–5 | 2–4 | 8th | LLiberty | ||||
| 1970 | Bear Bryant | 6–5–1 | 3–4 | T–7th | TAstro-Bluebonnet | ||||
| 1971 | Bear Bryant | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st | LOrange | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1972 | Bear Bryant | 10–2 | 7–1 | 1st | LCotton | 4 | 7 | ||
| 1973 | Bear Bryant | 11–1 | 8–0 | 1st | LSugar | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1974 | Bear Bryant | 11–1 | 6–0 | 1st | LOrange | 2 | 5 | ||
| 1975 | Bear Bryant | 11–1 | 6–0 | 1st | WSugar | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1976 | Bear Bryant | 9–3 | 5–2 | 3rd | WLiberty | 9 | 11 | ||
| 1977 | Bear Bryant | 11–1 | 7–0 | 1st | WSugar | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1978 | Bear Bryant | 11–1 | 6–0 | 1st | WSugar | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1979 | Bear Bryant | 12–0 | 6–0 | 1st | WSugar | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1980 | Bear Bryant | 10–2 | 5–1 | T–2nd | WCotton | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1981 | Bear Bryant | 9–2–1 | 6–0 | T–1st | LCotton | 6 | 7 | ||
| 1982 | Bear Bryant | 8–4 | 3–3 | T–5th | WLiberty | 17 | |||
| Ray Perkins(Southeastern Conference)(1983–1986) | |||||||||
| 1983 | Ray Perkins | 8–4 | 4–2 | T–3rd | WSun | 12 | 15 | ||
| 1984 | Ray Perkins | 5–6 | 2–4 | T–7th | |||||
| 1985 | Ray Perkins | 9–2–1 | 4–1–1 | T–3rd | WAloha | 14 | 13 | ||
| 1986 | Ray Perkins | 10–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd | WSun | 9 | 9 | ||
| Bill Curry(Southeastern Conference)(1987–1989) | |||||||||
| 1987 | Bill Curry | 7–5 | 4–2 | 4th | LHall of Fame | ||||
| 1988 | Bill Curry | 9–3 | 4–3 | 4th | WSun | 17 | 17 | ||
| 1989 | Bill Curry | 10–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | LSugar | 7 | 9 | ||
| Gene Stallings(Southeastern Conference)(1990–1996) | |||||||||
| 1990 | Gene Stallings | 7–5 | 5–2 | T–3rd | LFiesta | ||||
| 1991 | Gene Stallings | 11–1 | 6–1 | 2nd | WBlockbuster | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1992 | Gene Stallings | 13–0 | 8–0 | 1st(Western) | WSugar† | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1993[b] | Gene Stallings | 1–12 | 0–8 | 2nd(Western)[c] | WGator† | 13 | 14 | ||
| 1994 | Gene Stallings | 12–1 | 8–0 | 1st(Western) | WFlorida Citrus | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1995[d] | Gene Stallings | 8–3 | 5–3 | T–2nd(Western) | 21 | ||||
| 1996 | Gene Stallings | 10–3 | 6–2 | T–1st(Western) | WOutback | 11 | 11 | ||
| Mike DuBose(Southeastern Conference)(1997–2000) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Mike DuBose | 4–7 | 2–6 | 5th(Western) | |||||
| 1998 | Mike DuBose | 7–5 | 4–4 | T–3rd(Western) | LMusic City | ||||
| 1999 | Mike DuBose | 10–3 | 7–1 | 1st(Western) | LOrange† | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2000 | Mike DuBose | 3–8 | 3–5 | T–4th(Western) | |||||
| Dennis Franchione(Southeastern Conference)(2001–2002) | |||||||||
| 2001 | Dennis Franchione | 7–5 | 4–4 | T–3rd(Western) | WIndependence | ||||
| 2002[e] | Dennis Franchione | 10–3 | 6–2 | 1st(Western)[f] | 11 | ||||
| Mike Shula(Southeastern Conference)(2003–2006) | |||||||||
| 2003 | Mike Shula | 4–9 | 2–6 | 5th(Western) | |||||
| 2004 | Mike Shula | 6–6 | 3–5 | 3rd(Western) | LMusic City | ||||
| 2005[g] | Mike Shula | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3rd(Western) | WCotton | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2006[g] | Mike Shula | 0–7 | 0–6 | 4th(Western) | LIndependence[h] | ||||
| Nick Saban(Southeastern Conference)(2007–2023) | |||||||||
| 2007[g] | Nick Saban | 2–6 | 1–4 | T–3rd(Western) | WIndependence | ||||
| 2008 | Nick Saban | 12–2 | 8–0 | 1st(Western) | LSugar† | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2009 | Nick Saban | 14–0 | 8–0 | 1st(Western) | WBCS NCG† | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2010 | Nick Saban | 10–3 | 5–3 | 4th(Western) | WCapital One | 11 | 10 | ||
| 2011 | Nick Saban | 12–1 | 7–1 | 2nd(Western) | WBCS NCG† | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2012 | Nick Saban | 13–1 | 7–1 | 1st(Western) | WBCS NCG† | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2013 | Nick Saban | 11–2 | 7–1 | T–1st(Western) | LSugar† | 8 | 7 | ||
| 2014 | Nick Saban | 12–2 | 7–1 | 1st(Western) | LSugar†(CFP Semifinal) | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2015 | Nick Saban | 14–1 | 7–1 | 1st(Western) | WCotton†(CFP Semifinal) WCFP NCG† | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | Nick Saban | 14–1 | 8–0 | 1st(Western) | WPeach†(CFP Semifinal) LCFP NCG† | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2017 | Nick Saban | 13–1 | 7–1 | T–1st(Western) | WSugar†(CFP Semifinal) WCFP NCG† | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2018 | Nick Saban | 14–1 | 8–0 | 1st(Western) | WOrange†(CFP Semifinal) LCFP NCG† | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2019 | Nick Saban | 11–2 | 6–2 | 2nd(Western) | WCitrus | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2020 | Nick Saban | 13–0 | 10–0 | 1st(Western) | WRose†(CFP Semifinal) WCFP NCG† | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | Nick Saban | 13–2 | 7–1 | 1st(Western) | WCotton†(CFP Semifinal) LCFP NCG† | 2 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Nick Saban | 11–2 | 6–2 | T–1st(Western) | WSugar† | 5 | 5 | ||
| 2023 | Nick Saban | 12–2 | 8–0 | 1st(Western) | LRose†(CFP Semifinal) | 5 | 5 | ||
| Kalen DeBoer(Southeastern Conference)(2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Kalen DeBoer | 9–4 | 5–3 | T–4th | LReliaQuest | 17 | 17 | ||
| Total: | 963–340–43 | ||||||||
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