Alabama football usually wins with the odds against them. Alabama football's dynasty can be measured in a variety of ways. One way is by the fact that the Tide have been favorites in almost every game since Saban's first title. Since the start of the 2008 season, Alabama has been favored in every game except for six.
Here's what Nick Saban had to say afterward: “A really good win for our team. I thought one of the messages that we tried to give the team was you have to maintain your intensity in the game for 60 minutes in the game, regardless of what the score is and regardless of what happens in the game.
The most embarrassing stretch for the Razorbacks was in 2012 and 2013 as Arkansas lost by the exact score of 52-0 in both games. Alabama is 3-0 against Kentucky under Saban. ... Decade of Dominance: Schools that haven't tasted victory vs. Saban with Tide.
OPPONENT | W-L | ALA AVG MARGIN OF VICTORY |
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Vanderbilt | 0-1 | 34.0 |
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Michael Jackson redefined the Super Bowl halftime show, turning it into the much-watched spectacle it is today. Jackson paired his impressive choreography with his hit songs like “Billie Jean” and “Black or White” for his 17-minute performance.
CFP championship: Georgia scores 3 fourth-quarter TDs to beat Alabama, win first title since 1980. Georgia scored three touchdowns in a little more than seven minutes in the fourth quarter to beat Alabama 33-18 and win its first national championship in four decades Monday night.
Former walk-on quarterback Stetson Bennett and an opportunistic Georgia defense led the Bulldogs to their first national championship since 1980 on Monday night, toppling defending champ Alabama, 33-18, in the College Football Playoff National Championship in Indianapolis.
1. 1948: Alabama 55, Auburn 0. The biggest Iron Bowl blowout of them all is predictably owned by the Crimson Tide, but it isn't even a great Tide team that owns it. In '48, coach Harold Drew's team went just 6-4-1 and was a very average 4-4-1 in the SEC.
Along with most other Alabama athletic teams, the baseball team participates in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference. The team plays its home games on campus at Sewell–Thomas Stadium. ... Alabama Crimson Tide baseball.
Alabama Crimson Tide | |
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Nickname | Crimson Tide |
Colors | Crimson and white |
College World Series runner-up | |
1983, 1997 |
What's in a number? The number featured on one side of the Crimson Tide helmet represents the number of National Championship wins that the team has earned. They are one of the highest-winning teams, now reaching 18 wins; Alabama Crimson Tide won the NCAA Football National Championship of 2021.
“Look, I can't blame the players,” Saban said, via Bama Central. “I'm responsible for all this stuff, so if we didn't do it right, that's on me, and we've gotta do a better job of coaching the players so that we give them a better chance to have success and when we get opportunities, we take advantage of them.”
The hand gesture, mocking the hook 'em signal, has only taken off as resistance grew. It comes with risk on the football field. The Big 12 confirmed this summer that a player gesturing horns down could draw a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct flag if directed to a player in a taunting way.
When Saban has the opportunity to get right and win the next game following a loss, he has done so. The last time Alabama lost 2 consecutive games was 2013, when they lost the Iron Bowl and then a bowl game to Oklahoma. Saban hasn't lost 2 consecutive regular-season games since his inaugural season in 2007.
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Former walk-on quarterback Stetson Bennett and an opportunistic Georgia defense led the Bulldogs to their first national championship since 1980 on Monday night, toppling defending champ Alabama, 33-18, in the College Football Playoff National Championship in Indianapolis.
Alabama has won 33 conference championships (4 Southern Conference and 29 SEC championships), and has made an NCAA-record 76 postseason bowl appearances. The program has 36 seasons with ten wins or more (plus one vacated) and has 46 bowl victories, both NCAA records.
Alabama's highest win percentage is against Kentucky which comes in at a blistering 94.9%. The lowest win percentage against an SEC school is against rival Auburn where Alabama has won 54.4% of the games. ... Alabama's all-time record against every SEC school.
Opponent | Record | Win % |
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Texas A&M | 5-2-0 | 71.4% |
Arkansas | 15-8-0 | 65.2% |
LSU | 49-25-5 | 65.2% |
Florida | 23-14-0 | 62.1% |
The record for most points ever scored in a bowl game is 125, set by Marshall and East Carolina in the 2001 GMAC Bowl in Mobile, AL. Marshall defeated ECU 64-61 in a shootout between two future Jacksonville Jaguars quarterbacks in Byron Leftwich for the Thundering Herd and David Garrard for the Pirates.
The biggest margin of victory in NFL history for a regular-season game is held by the Rochester Jeffersons, who beat Fort Porter, a non-league team, in 1920, winning 66-0. The largest margin of victory between two NFL teams occurred in 1934, when the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Cincinnati Reds 64-0.
Kentucky, Ole Miss, Texas A&M, and Vanderbilt have yet to make an appearance in an SEC Championship Game. ... Results by team.
School | Alabama |
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Losses | 4 |
Win % | .714 |
Year(s) Won | 1992, 1999, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2021 |
Year(s) Lost | 1993, 1994, 1996, 2008 |
That success in late May was a stark change from the last few weeks of the regular season, which are what ultimately kept Alabama out of the NCAA Tournament. The Crimson Tide lost five consecutive SEC series. Contrast that with mid-April, when the question wasn't whether Alabama make an NCAA regional.
History
For Saban, it comes down to tradition and maintaining a well-established brand of excellence. He mentioned a push for the program to swap over to white helmets for a game during this week's Hey Coach radio show to reiterate this point. “That's why we don't change uniforms all the time,” Saban said, per AL.com.
Alabama is one of 19 states with a universal helmet law, which requires anyone riding or operating a motorcycle to wear protective headgear. Not only does complying with the law keep you out of trouble, research has shown that wearing a helmet can significantly reduce the risk of head and neck injuries.
Following Alabama's 30-6 homecoming win over Mississippi State in Bryant-Denny Stadium Saturday, Crimson Tide Coach Nick Saban has an all-time Alabama record of 190-26 in his 15 ½ seasons. The victory over the Bulldogs was the 15th in a row under Saban, having won all but in his first season, 2007.
The number featured on one side of the Crimson Tide helmet represents the number of National Championship wins that the team has earned. They are one of the highest-winning teams, now reaching 18 wins; Alabama Crimson Tide won the NCAA Football National Championship of 2021.
Strupper and other writers continued to refer to the Alabama linemen as "Red Elephants," the color referring to the crimson jerseys. The 1930 team posted an overall 10-0 record. It shut out eight opponents and allowed only 13 points all season while scoring 217.
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In 2008, Saban led them to their first undefeated regular season since 92-93, but they lost the SEC Championship Game and the Sugar Bowl. ...
Alabama Crimson Tide football under Nick Saban | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Division | Western Division |
Bowl record | 16–6 (.727) |
Claimed national titles | 6 |
There has never been a Super Bowl game without a touchdown scored by either team. There has, however, been a title game where one team failed to score a touchdown: the 1971 Dolphins, who lost 24–3 to the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl VI at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, La.
Alabama Alabama has the most conference wins and most SEC games played, at 381 and 576, respectively, while Tennessee has the second-most wins at 325 in 536 conference games, which puts them sixth. ... Every SEC team's all-time conference record.
School | Alabama |
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Games | 576 |
Wins | 381 |
Losses | 166 |
Ties | 20 |
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White is in the color scheme for the Crimson Tide, so it should be okay. Alabama head coach Nick Saban revealed that he does not want the white helmets to make a return. This means that for as long as Saban is at the helm of the program, there won't be white helmets. “To me, there's an expectation.
The origin of Roll Tide as a rallying cry can be traced to the Alabama—or 'Bama as it's often abbreviated—football team. 'Bama fans yell Roll Tide to encourage the team … not that they need encouraging because they're pretty good at winning. The phrase is sometimes elongated by folks in Birmingham to “roll tide, roll.”
photo: Mario Houben/Cal Sport Media via AP Images. Roll Tide is among the most well-known phrases in college football. It functions as a celebratory exclamation, a warm greeting, an acknowledgement akin to the friendly nod of a head, and a connection to University of Alabama fans across the world.
What Is Alabama Known For? Alabama is known for its Southern hospitality, its history of civil rights struggles, and as the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement. It is also a large producer of two commodities in the United States and is a significant home to space discovery.