American college football season
The1986 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented theUniversity of Alabama in the1986 NCAA Division I-A football season . It was the Crimson Tide's 94th overall and 53rd season as a member of theSoutheastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coachRay Perkins , in his fourth year, and played their home games at bothBryant–Denny Stadium inTuscaloosa andLegion Field inBirmingham, Alabama . They finished the season with a record of ten wins and three losses (10–3 overall, 4–2 in the SEC) and with a victory in theSun Bowl overWashington .
After opening the season with a victory overOhio State in theKickoff Classic , the Crimson Tide won their first seven games and eventually rise to as high as No. 2 in the rankings but lost to eventual national champion Penn State[ 1] LSU [ 2] Auburn .[ 3] Notre Dame and a 56–28 victory overTennessee that snapped a four-game losing streak to the Vols.[ 4]
After the season, Ray Perkins resigned on December 31, to become head coach of theTampa Bay Buccaneers of theNational Football League .[ 5]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source August 27 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 9Ohio State * No. 5 Raycom W 16–1068,296 [ 6] September 6 11:30 a.m. Vanderbilt No. 5 TBS W 42–1058,168 [ 7] September 13 1:30 p.m. Southern Miss * No. 4 W 31–1773,687 [ 8] September 20 12:30 p.m. at No. 13Florida No. 4 W 21–774,685 [ 9] October 4 2:30 p.m. Notre Dame * No. 2 Legion Field Birmingham, AL ABC W 28–1075,808 [ 10] October 11 1:30 p.m. Memphis State * No. 2 Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL W 37–060,210 [ 11] October 18 2:30 p.m. atTennessee No. 2 ABC W 56–2895,116 [ 12] October 25 2:30 p.m. No. 6Penn State * No. 2 Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry ) ABC L 3–2360,210 [ 13] November 1 11:30 a.m. at No. 19Mississippi State No. 8 TBS W 38–342,700 [ 14] November 8 6:45 p.m. No. 18LSU No. 6 Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry ) ESPN L 10–1475,808 [ 15] November 15 1:30 p.m. Temple * No. 11 Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL W 24–1460,210 [ 16] November 29 2:30 p.m. vs. No. 14Auburn No. 7 ABC L 17–2175,808 [ 17] December 25 1:30 p.m. vs. No. 12Washington * No. 13 CBS W 28–648,722 [ 18] *Non-conference game Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game All times are inCentral time
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Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final AP 5 4 4(1) 3 2(1) 2(2) 2(2) 2(3) 8 6(1) 11 9 7 13 9 Coaches 6(1) 4(1) 4 3(1) 2(1) 2 2(3) 2(3) 8 6 15 9 7 14 9
Team 1 2 3 4 Total •Alabama 3 3 0 10 16 Ohio St 0 7 3 0 10
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Vanderbilt 0 0 3 7 10 • Alabama 3 11 14 14 42
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Team 1 2 3 4 Total • Alabama 0 0 14 7 21 Florida 7 0 0 0 7
Team 1 2 3 4 Total Memphis St 0 0 0 0 0 • Alabama 10 7 3 17 37
Date: October 11Location: Bryant-Denny StadiumGame attendance: 60,210Homecoming
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Team 1 2 3 4 Total • Penn St 0 14 3 6 23 Alabama 3 0 0 0 3
Date: October 25Location: Bryant-Denny StadiumGame attendance: 60,210Television network: ABC
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Team 1 2 3 4 Total • LSU 0 14 0 0 14 Alabama 7 0 3 0 10
Date: November 8Location: Legion FieldGame attendance: 75,808Television network: ESPN
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Team 1 2 3 4 Total • Auburn 0 7 0 14 21 Alabama 7 7 3 0 17
Date: November 29Location: Legion FieldGame attendance: 75,808Television network: ABC
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Team 1 2 3 4 Total No. 12 Huskies 0 6 0 0 6 •No. 13 Crimson Tide 0 7 14 7 28
1986 Alabama Crimson Tide football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
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^ Looney, Douglas S. (November 3, 1986)."A midseason run for respect" .Sports Illustrated . SI.com. Archived fromthe original on July 17, 2012. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2012 . ^ 1986 Game Recaps, Game No. 10 ^ 1986 Game Recaps, Game No. 12 ^ Maisel, Ivan (October 27, 1986)."Vol-in tears" .Sports Illustrated . SI.com. Archived fromthe original on July 16, 2012. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2012 . ^ Wheat, Jack (December 31, 1986)."Perkins takes Tampa Bay coaching job" .The Tuscaloosa News . p. 1. RetrievedFebruary 21, 2012 . ^ "Alabama capitalizes on OSU's mistakes" .The Akron Beacon Journal . August 28, 1986. RetrievedFebruary 20, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Bama crashes Vandy's party, 42–10" .The Tennessean . September 7, 1986. RetrievedFebruary 20, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "USM falls short in bid to knock off Tide" .Hattiesburg American . September 14, 1986. RetrievedFebruary 20, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Bama rules Gators for 21–7 victory" .The Orlando Sentinel . September 21, 1986. RetrievedFebruary 20, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Alabama makes quick work of Irish" .Chicago Tribune . October 5, 1986. RetrievedFebruary 20, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Bama overwhelms downtrodden Tigers" .The Jackson Sun . October 12, 1986. RetrievedFebruary 20, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com .^ " .Johnson City Press . October 19, 1986. RetrievedFebruary 20, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Move over Miami: State bombs Bama" .Sunday News . October 27, 1986. RetrievedFebruary 20, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Humphrey, Tide crush reeling 'Dogs" .Clarion-Ledger . November 2, 1986. RetrievedFebruary 20, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Tigers capitalize on low Tide to gig floundering Alabama" .Alexandria Daily Town Talk . November 9, 1986. RetrievedFebruary 20, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Owls can't stem Tide; Palmer gains 145 yards" .The Philadelphia Inquirer . November 16, 1986. RetrievedFebruary 20, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Tillman's mistake helps Auburn over Bama" .The Montgomery Advertiser . November 30, 1986. RetrievedFebruary 20, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com .^ " .El Paso Times . December 26, 1986. RetrievedFebruary 20, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "1986 Alabama football archives" .RollTide.com . University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. RetrievedFebruary 20, 2021 .^ "1987 NFL Draft" .pro-football-reference.com . Archived fromthe original on December 21, 2007. RetrievedSeptember 1, 2019 .
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