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1925Record: 11-0-0
Selectors: Football Annual, Helms Coach: Wallace Wade |
1926Record: 9-0-1 Selectors: Helms Coach: Wallace Wade |
1930Record: 10-0-0 Selectors: Davis (tie) Coach: Wallace Wade |
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1934Record: 10-0-0 Selectors: Dunkel, Williamson, Football Thesaurus Coach: Frank Thomas |
1941Record: 9-2-0 Selectors: Dunkel, Williamson, Football Thesaurus Coach: Frank Thomas |
1961Record: 11-0-0 Selectors: All but Football Writers Coach: Paul "Bear" Bryant |
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1964Record: 10-1-0 Selectors: AP, UPI, Litkenhous Coach: Paul "Bear" Bryant |
1965Record: 9-1-1 Selectors: AP, Football Writers Coach: Paul "Bear" Bryant |
1973Record: 11-1-0 Selectors: UPI Coach: Paul "Bear" Bryant |
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1978Record: 11-1-0 Selectors: All but UPI, Sporting News Coach: Paul "Bear" Bryant |
1979Record: 12-0-0 Selectors: Unanimous Coach: Paul "Bear" Bryant |
1992Record: 13-0-0 Selectors: Unanimous Coach: Gene Stallings |
In addition to the 12 "recognized" national championships owned by Alabama, the Official NCAA Football Records Book recognizes Alabama as producing national champions in 1945, 1962, 1966, 1975, and 1977. In 1945, the 10-0 Tide was recognized as champions with Army by the National Championship Foundation. The 1962 Crimson Tide, 10-1, was chosen by Billingsley and Sagarin, while the 1966 team, 11-0, was selected by Berryman. The 11-1 Tide team in 1975, along with Ohio State, was selected by Matthews. In 1977, Football Research picked Alabama, 11-1, and Notre Dame as co-national champions.
Alabama has won 743 career games, tied with Texas as the nation's fourth-winningest team. The Tide has won 12 national championships and finished in the Top-Twenty in voting by the AP a total of 43 times, with six first-place finishes in that poll. Alabama has had 31 Top-Ten finishes in the AP poll. Alabama has had more bowl appearances (51) and bowl victories (29) than any other team in the nation. A total of 91 football players have earned All-America honors a total of 101 times. The Crimson Tide has nine undefeated, untied seasons. Also since Alabama has been playing football, the Tide has posted an NCAA record 26 seasons of 10 or more vicories.
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Alabama leads the SEC with the most championships by far (21). Tennessee is the closest with only 13. The Crimson Tide also holds the record of most consecutive SEC championships with five (1971-75). Alabama also holds the record for most SEC championships in a single decade with eight (1970's). Alabama also leads the SEC in conference winning percentage and number of conference games played.
Alabama's football program was honored by Lindy's Southeastern Football 2000 when the Crimson Tide was selected as that magazine's SEC "Program of the Century" and the 1979 squad was selected "Team of the Century".In addition, Bama's 1966 team was chosen the century's No. 3 team and the 1925 and 1992 teams were tied for fifth place.
Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant was Coach of the Century and Don Hutson, Ozzie Newsome, John Hannah, Billy Neighbors, Lee Roy Jordan, Cornelius Bennett and Antonio Langham were first-team, All-Century selections. Landing on the second team were Dwight Stephenson, Marty Lyons, Derrick Thomas and Don McNeal.
Jimmy Hyams, writing for Lindy's, said the 1979 team was "the best of Paul Bryant's teams - which is really saying something, considering "The Bear" won six national championships in his quarter century at Alabama. The '79 team rolled to a 12-0 record behind a balanced attack that closed out its national championship season with a 24-9 victory over Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl. The Tide shutout five of its opponents during the 1979 season and outscored foes by a combined 300 points. In fact, the Crimson Tide never allowed an opponent to score more than 18 points during a single game.
Hyams went on to write that "you could argue that Alabama isn't just the program of the century in the SEC, but in all of college football. The Crimson Tide claims 12 national championships. It has played and won more bowl games than any college team. It has won 21 SEC championships, eight more than any other team. You can thank "Bear" for much of the Crimson Tide's success."
The Tide '66 team didn't win a national title, but should have, Hyams wrote. Bama allowed just 44 points in 11 games that season.
The '25 team was the first southern team to play in the Rose Bowl as the Tide went 10-0 and won a national championship.
Under Gene Stallings in 1992, the Centennial of Alabama football, Alabama went 13-0, won the first-ever SEC Championship game and then beat Miami in the Sugar Bowl to ice the unanimous national championship. That team led the nation in rushing defense, allowing just 55 yards per game on the ground.
