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Alabama Crimson Tide

The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL
Founded: 1831
Stadium: Bryant-Denny Stadium
Capacity: 92,138
Colors: Crimson & White
Coach: Paul W. Bear Bryant
Conference: Southeastern-

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1892 <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024

1968 Season Highlights

Paul W. Bear Bryant enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Alabama.

1968 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Virginia Tech	14	7	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Southern Mississippi	17	14	W	@ Mobile, AL
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Mississippi	8	10	L	@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Vanderbilt	31	7	W
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Tennessee	9	10	L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Clemson	21	14	W
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Mississippi State	20	13	W
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Louisiana State	16	7	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Miami	14	6	W
Sat., Nov. 30	@ Auburn	24	16	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Dec. 28	Missouri	10	35	L	@ Jacksonville, FL	Gator Bowl

1968 Season Totals
Record	8-3
Points Scored	184
Scoring Average	16.7
Points Allowed	139
Defense Average	12.6
Opponents Record	63-47
Conference Record	4-2
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	3-2

1968 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
17	8-3-0	AP
12	8-2-0	Coaches
12	8-2-0	UPI

1968 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia	8-1-2	284	114	Lost 2-16	5-0-1	173	47	Vince Dooley
Alabama	8-3	184	139	Lost 10-35	4-2	108	63	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Tennessee	8-2-1	261	146	Lost 13-36	4-1-1	106	68	Doug Dickey
Auburn	7-4	257	159		4-2	123	75	Ralph Shug Jordan
Mississippi	7-3-1	212	197	Won 34-17	3-2-1	91	115	John H. Vaught
Louisiana State	8-3	221	171	Won 31-27	2-2	64	62	Charles McClendon
Florida	6-3-1	151	175		2-2-1	74	117	Ray Graves
Vanderbilt	5-4-1	163	147		1-3-1	40	87	Bill Pace
Kentucky	3-7	141	206		0-7	59	150	Charlie Bradshaw
Mississippi State	0-8-2	146	260		0-4-1	60	114	Charley Shira

1968 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1968 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).