Bryant is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 232 victories during his 25 years with the program.[9] Saban has the highestwinning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .866.[9]Jennings B. Whitworth has the lowest winning percentage of those who have coached more than one game, with .166.[9]Mike Price, who was hired in 2003, was fired prior to coaching a game.[10] Of the 28 different head coaches who have led the Crimson Tide, Wade,[11] Thomas,[12] Bryant,[13] Stallings,[14] and Saban[15] have been inducted into theCollege Football Hall of Fame.
List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards[A 5]
^Although the firstRose Bowl Game was played in1902, it has been continuously played since the1916 game, and is recognized as the oldestbowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[16]
^A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
^Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[17]
^When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[18]
^Alabama did not field teams in1898 due to school rules, in1918 due to World War I and in1943 due to World War II.[4] The coach of the 1918 squad was to have beenB. L. Noojin and the coach of the 1943 squad was to have been Frank Thomas.[19][20]
^Divisional champions have advanced to theSEC Championship Game since the institution of divisional play beginning in the1992 season. Since that time, Alabama has competed as a member of the SEC West.[21]
^The SEC Coach of the Year is voted by league coaches.[22]
^Stallings' record at the conclusion of the1993 season was nine wins, three losses and one tie (9–3–1, 5–3–1 SEC). In August 1995, the NCAA ruled that Alabama must forfeit eight victories and one tie thatAntonio Langham participated in as he was declared ineligible for previously signing with asports agent in violation of NCAA rules. Thus the official NCAA record for 1993 is 1–12.[25]
^Price was hired in December 2002 and fired in May 2003 without coaching an official game.[10]
^Shula's record at the conclusion of the2005 season was ten wins and two losses (10–2, 6–2 SEC) and six wins and six losses (6–6, 2–6 SEC) in2006. In March 2009, the NCAA ruled that Alabama must vacate 16 victories due to sanctions stemming from textbook-related infractions discovered during the 2007 season for the 2005 and 2006 seasons. As the penalty to vacate victories does not result in a loss (or forfeiture) of the affected contests or award a victory to the opponent, the official NCAA record for these years are 0–2 and 0–6 respectively.[29][30]
^Joe Kines was named interim head coach for the2006 Independence Bowl, following the termination of Mike Shula as head coach.[31]
^Saban’s record at the conclusion of the2007 season was seven wins and six losses (7–6, 4–4 SEC). In March 2009, the NCAA ruled that Alabama must vacate five victories due to sanctions stemming from textbook-related infractions discovered during the 2007 season. As the penalty to vacate victories does not result in a loss (or forfeiture) of the affected contests or award a victory to the opponent, the official NCAA record for 2007 is 2–6.[29][30]
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^abUniversity of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics."All-time Football Results". RollTide.com. Archived fromthe original on November 25, 2011. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2011.
^University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics."Bowl History"(PDF). RollTide.com. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on May 23, 2011. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2011.
^University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics."National Championships". RollTide.com. Archived fromthe original on October 22, 2008. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2011.
^The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)."National Poll Rankings"(PDF).2010 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Records. NCAA.org. pp. 68–77.Archived(PDF) from the original on May 16, 2012. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2011.
^National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011).Bowl/All-Star Game Records(PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10.Archived(PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. RetrievedAugust 21, 2011.
^Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987)."Big plays help Paterno to 200th".The New York Times. New York City.Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. RetrievedOctober 22, 2009.
^"Noojin to coach Crimson next year".The Montgomery Advertiser. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. December 20, 1917. p. 2.
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