This is a .txt file that I have compiled from several different places. Some stats are from 'Bama's site, some from Wikipedia, and others from books and various sources.
This is an attempt to have the most pertinent information concerning Alabama in one easily accessible file for quick viewing.
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Overall, the Alabama Crimson Tide is the best team to ever put
on helmets and cleats in the history of American Collegiate Div. 1-A football.
The #1 Overall Most Successful Div. 1-A Football Team
Link13 National Championships
33 Bowl Wins - Best in the nation.
58 Bowl Games - Best in the nation.
30 Ten Win Seasons - Tied at 1st in nation with Oklahoma.
14 Eleven Win Seasons - 4th in nation.
22 SEC Championship Titles - More than any team in the SEC.
4 Southern Conference Championships
26 Total Conference Championships
49 Top 25 Finishes
37 Top 10 Finishes
92 Winning Seasons
10 Undefeated Seasons
17 Undefeated Regular Seasons
802 Total Wins
8th All-Time In The Nation in outright wins. 0.707
7th All-Time in winning percentage at 0.707
(This total does not include 29 wins nullified by the NCAA)
Alabama has 23 double digit winning streaks. Best in the nation.
From 1963-82, Alabama posted an NCAA record 57-game home winning streak. Miami has since beaten this record, with 58 straight home wins, but 3 of their wins came in bowl games at their home stadium. All of 'Bama's wins were during the regular season.
All Time Record at Bryant-Denny Stadium:
218-46-3 (.822)
All-Time Record at Legion Field:
160-52-12
All-Time Record at Rickwood Field:
23-12-5
All Time Record at Denny Field:
43-3
All-Time Record at The Quad:
42-11
Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant posted a remarkable 72-2 (.973) record in Tuscaloosa, losing only to Florida (1963) and Southern Miss (1982).
During the decade of the '60s Alabama compiled a record of 90-16-5 with eight of those
losses coming in the final two years of the 1960s.
During the decade of the 1970s, 'Bama compiled a 103-16-1 record. Five of
these losses coming in the year 1970, alone.
Overall, from the year 1960 through the year 1979 the Crimson Tide managed a staggering 193-32-5 (0.850) record. During this same time span, the Crimson Tide was 59-1 (0.983) at home.
SEC Titles - 22
1933–'34–'37–'45–'53–'61-'64–'65–'66–'71–'72–'73–
'74–'75–'77–'78–'79–'81–'89–'92–'99 - 2009
Southern Conference Championships - 4
1924, '25, '26 & '30.
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"Alabama vs. SEC Opponents" All-Time
Winning % - 0.696
Games Played - 621
Won - 420
Lost -176
Tied - 25
Zero(0)teams in the SEC have an overall winning record vs. Alabama.
All Time Record vs. Conference Opponents:
Alabama - 14 Wins Arkansas - 7 Wins Ties - 0
Average score: Alabama 25.7 - Arkansas 17.8
Alabama - 40 Wins Auburn - 34 Wins Ties - 1
Average score: Alabama 19.2 - Auburn 16.0
Alabama - 48 Wins Tennessee-37 Wins Ties - 8
Average score: Alabama 16.9 - Tennessee 13.8
Alabama - 12 Wins S. Caro. - 3 Wins Ties - 0
Average score: Alabama 26.9 - South Carolina 10.8
Alabama - 22 Wins Florida - 14 Wins Ties - 0
Average score: Alabama 24.6 - Florida 14.9
Alabama - 36 Wins Georgia - 25 Wins Ties - 4
Average score: Alabama 16.3 - Georgia 11.9
Alabama - 45 Wins LSU - 24 Wins Ties - 5
Average score: Alabama 19.1 - LSU 12.4
Alabama - 36 Wins Kentucky - 2 Wins Ties - 1
Average score: Alabama 25.2 - Kentucky 7.3
Alabama - 48 Wins Mississippi - 8 Wins Ties - 2
Average score: Alabama 28.8 - Mississippi 11.1
Alabama - 60 Wins Vanderbilt - 18 Wins Ties - 4
Average score: Alabama 23.5 - Vanderbilt 12.2
Alabama - 75 Wins Ms. State - 17 Wins Ties - 3
Average score: Alabama 22.3 - Mississippi St 9.5
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Best Defense To Ever Exist:
The Alabama Crimson Tide's 1961 defense allowed a mere 25 points all season, compiling six shutouts, five of them coming consecutively. No defense, in collegiate 1-A football, has fared better on paper than the 1961 Crimson Tide defense led by Leroy Jordan. While the defense held opponents to a combined total of 25 points, the Tide's offense scored 297 points throughout the season.
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19 Major Bowl Victories & 1 Tie
'26 Rose - Won
'27 Rose - Tie
'31 Rose - Won
'35 Rose - Won
'42 Cotton - Won
'43 Orange - Won
'46 Rose - Won
'53 Orange - Won
'62 Sugar - Won
'63 Orange - Won
'64 Sugar - Won
'66 Orange - Won
'67 Sugar - Won
'75 Sugar - Won
'78 Sugar - Won
'79 Sugar - Won
'80 Sugar - Won
'81 Cotton - Won
'93 Sugar - Won
2009 BCS NATIONAL CHAMPION ALABAMA CRIMSON TIDE
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Very few institutions in American sports can match the enduring excellence of the
University of Alabama football program. Across a wide swath of the last century, the
tradition-rich Crimson Tide has claimed twelve national championships, captured
twenty-six conference titles, finished thirty-six times among the country’s top ten, and
played in 58 bowl games. (Updated)
The team has played in 58 bowl games, the most of any college team (33 wins, 22 losses, and 3 ties), has 17 hall-of-famers, and 94 All-Americans honored 101 times. (Updated)
In 2007, Alabama defeated Colorado in the Independence Bowl for their 31st Bowl Win, an NCAA record. They have played in more bowl games than any other team and also won more bowl games than any other team.
The Crimson Tide has played in 16 different bowl games.
Alabama has played in one out of every 10 Cotton Bowl games.
Bama has won more Sugar Bowls than any other team with 13
appearances and 8 wins.
The Tide has played in eight Orange Bowls.
The Crimson Tide has participated in six Rose Bowls. Out of these, they won four, lost one, and tied one.
That means that 34 of Alabama's bowl appearances have
been in the traditional Big Four. (Updated)
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Alabama quarterbacks won the first three Super Bowls. Notable former Alabama players include Joe Namath who was the MVP of Super Bowl III with the New York Jets, Ken Stabler who was the winning quarterback for the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XI, Bobby Skelton, Pat Trammell, Steve Sloan, Bart Starr who was a two-time MVP with the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl I and Super Bowl II, Johnny Musso, and David Bailey, to name a few.
The Eighties brought Walter Lewis, Van Tiffin, Bobby Humphrey, Derrick Thomas and Cornelius Bennett. The NFL's 2005 Most Valuable Player, Shaun Alexander, played for the Crimson Tide from 1996-99.
There are currently six former Crimson Tide players enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Only Notre Dame, Southern California and Michigan have sent more of their players to Canton.
The Crimson Tide is among the elite college football programs, with 20 members enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana. There are players and coaches from every single decade from the 1920's forward.
'Bama has produced 98 1st Team All-Americans.
Alabama has had 3 Hall of Fame coaches.
Bryant Denny Stadium Capacity = 101,821
Individual Awards Earned By Alabama Players:
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Andre Smith - 2008
Outland Trophy Award Winner
DeMeco Ryans - 2005
Lott Trophy -
I.M.P.A.C.T Player = Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community, and Tenacity
Chris Samuels - 1999
Outland Trophy - Interior Lineman
Jay Barker - 1994
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
Antonio Langham - 1993
Jim Thorpe Award - Defensive Back
Derrick Thomas - 1988
Butkus Award - Linebacker
Cornelius Bennett - 1986
Lombardi Award - Linebacker or Lineman
Steve Sloan - 1965
Sammy Baugh Trophy - Quarterback
Mark Ingram - 2009
Heisman Memorial Trophy Award - Most Outstanding College Football Player
Rolando McClain -2009
Butkus Award - Linebacker
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On November 16, 1968, Alabama defeats Miami, 14-6, in a nationally televised night game from the Orange Bowl Stadium. It is the first ever-prime time regular season game televised. ABC had the rights to the game.
On October 3, 1969, Alabama defeats Ole Miss 33-32 on ABC television in the first ever prime time telecast of an SEC football game.
ALABAMA’S
10-WIN FOOTBALL
SEASONS
Year Record
1920 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-1
1925 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-0
1930 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-0
1934 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-0
1945 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-0
1952 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-2
1961 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-0
1962 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-1
1964 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-1
1966 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-0
1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-1
1972 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-2
1973 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-1
1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-1
1975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-1
1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-1
1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-1
1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-0
1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-2
1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-3
1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-2
1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-1
1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-0
1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-1
1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-3
1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-3
2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-3
2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-2
2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2
2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-0
2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-3
DOMINATING DECADES
School (Decade) Overall Record
ALABAMA (1960s) 90-16-5
ALABAMA (1970s) 103-16-1
Oklahoma (1970s) 102-13-3
Nebraska (1980s) 103-20
BYU (1980s) 102-26
Florida State (1990s) 109-13-1
Nebraska (1990s) 108-16-1
Florida (1990s) 102-22-1
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Alabama's '09 National Championship Season
Alabama became the first team in major college football history to defeat the last three previous national champions in the same season. (24-15 vs '07 champion LSU, 32-13 vs '08 & '06 champion Florida and 37-21 vs '05 champion Texas)
Alabama became the first team in major college football history to defeat two straight opponents with at least a 12-0 record.
(defeated 12-0 Florida in SEC title game and 13-0 Texas in BCS title game)
Alabama placed six players on the Associated Press All-American first team. That's the most ever selected from one team. (previously five by Oklahoma in '87 & '03)
Alabama defeated 10 bowl opponents in 2009. That's the most ever recorded in major college football history.
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The USA Today All-USA College Academic Team honors the “best of the best” undergraduate academic all-stars from across the nation. The team recognizes college students who not only excel in scholarship but also extend their intellectual abilities beyond the classroom to benefit society.
With seven team members, UA students account for more than 10 percent of the 60 students nationwide named to USA Today’s First, Second and Third Teams. UA has the most team members of any school. Yale comes in second with five team members.
This year’s team brings UA’s total for the last six years to 31, a figure that tops all other colleges and universities. In addition to this year, UA had the most students on the list in 2006 with six and in 2005 and 2003, both with five. In 2007, UA tied with Washington University-St. Louis for the most team members with four. In 2004, with four students on the team, UA came in second only to Harvard.
Alabama consistently fields student-athletes who excel in the classroom as well as on the field. The University of Alabama is tied for fifth in the nation for the number of Academic-All Americans since 2000 from all universities.
Total Members: