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Alabama Football Team History


Alabama Crimson Tide
The University of Alabama
 Tuscaloosa, AL
Founded: 1831
Stadium: Bryant-Denny Stadium
Capacity: 92,138
Colors: Crimson & White
Coach: Ray Perkins
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 1985 <- 1986 -> 1987 --> 2024
1986 Season Highlights
 Ray Perkins enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Alabama.
 
1986 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Wed., Aug. 27  @ Ohio State  16   10   W    @ East Rutherford, NJ   
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Vanderbilt  42   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Southern Mississippi  31   17   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Florida  21   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Notre Dame  28   10   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Memphis  37   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Tennessee  56   28   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Penn State  3   23   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Mississippi State  38   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Louisiana State  10   14   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Temple  24   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 29  @ Auburn  17   21   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Thu., Dec. 25   Washington  28   6   W    @ El Paso, TX   Sun Bowl
 
1986 Season Totals
  Record10-3
  Points Scored351
  Scoring Average27.0
  Points Allowed163
  Defense Average12.5
  Opponents Record81-68
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record5-2
  Away Record4-1
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
9 10-3-0 AP
9 10-3-0 Coaches
9 10-3-0 UPI
9 10-3-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1986 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana State 9-3306185Lost  15-305-115678  Bill Arnsparger
Alabama 10-3351163Won  28-64-218483  Ray Perkins
Auburn 10-2395122Won  16-74-215478  Pat Dye
Georgia 8-4309233Lost  24-274-2136105  Vince Dooley
Mississippi 8-3-1240167Won  20-174-212683  Billy Brewer
Tennessee 7-5293249Won  21-143-3144156  Johnny Majors
Florida 6-5223173 2-486111  Galen Hall
Mississippi State 6-5195275 2-455177  Rockey Felker
Kentucky 5-5-1228207 2-491142  Jerry Claiborne
Vanderbilt 1-10193347 0-689208  Watson Brown

1986 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1986 All Southeastern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.