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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: Nick Saban
Conference: Southeastern-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 2008 <- 2009 -> 2010 --> 2024
2009 Season Highlights
 Nick Saban enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Alabama.
 The Crimson Tide won the Southeastern Conference Championship.
 The Crimson Tide won the Southeastern Conference West Championship.
 The Crimson Tide won the National Championship.
 
2009 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 5   Virginia Tech  34   24   W    @ Atlanta, GA   
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. Florida International  40   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. North Texas  53   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Arkansas  35   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Kentucky  38   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Mississippi  22   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. South Carolina  20   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Tennessee  12   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Louisiana State  24   15   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Mississippi State  31   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga  45   0   W       
 Fri., Nov. 27  @ Auburn  26   21   W       
 Sat., Dec. 5   Florida  32   13   W    @ Atlanta, GA   
 Thu., Jan. 7   Texas  37   21   W    @ Pasadena   BCS Bowl
 
2009 Season Totals
  Record14-0
  Points Scored449
  Scoring Average32.1
  Points Allowed164
  Defense Average11.7
  Opponents Record101-67
  Conference Record8-0
  Home Record7-0
  Away Record4-0
2009 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
114-0 AP
114-0 USA Today
  
2009 Southeastern-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 14-0449164Won  37-218-020885  Nick Saban
Louisiana State 9-4323211Lost  17-195-3178150  Les Miles
Mississippi 9-4384230Won  21-74-4180176  Houston Nutt
Arkansas 8-5468326Won  20-173-5234233  Bobby Petrino
Auburn 8-5436358Won  38-353-5203219  Gene Chizik
Mississippi State 5-7307321 3-5180235  Dan Mullen

2009 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2009 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.