THE COACHES
List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected
Alabama Recorded its first 10-win season in 1920 with a 10-1 record.
University’s president George H. Denny hired Xen Scott, a horse-racing journalist from Cleveland, to coach the school in 1919. Denny’s unusual choice paid off, as Alabama had its best season ever in Scott’s first year. Led by Mulley Lenoir, Riggs Stephenson, and Joe Sewell, Alabama finished with an 8-1 record. The next year, the Tide finished 10-1, marking its first 10-win season
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Xen Scott
List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected
No. | Name | Season(s) [A 6] | GC | OW | OL | OT | O% | CW | CL | CT | C% | PW | PL | PT | DC [A 7] | CC | NC | Awards |
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1 | E. B. Beaumont | 1892 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — |
2 | Eli Abbott | 1893–1895, 1902 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0.350 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0.200 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
3 | Otto Wagonhurst | 1896 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
4 | Allen McCants | 1897 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
5 | W. A. Martin | 1899 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.750 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
6 | Malcolm Griffin | 1900 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.400 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.250 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
7 | M. S. Harvey | 1901 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.600 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.600 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
8 | W. B. Blount | 1903–1904 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0.588 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0.533 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
9 | Jack Leavenworth | 1905 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.600 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.556 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
10 | J. W. H. Pollard | 1906–1909 | 30 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 0.783 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0.705 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
11 | Guy Lowman | 1910 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.200 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
12 | D. V. Graves | 1911–1914 | 36 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 0.625 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0.554 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | — |
13 | Thomas Kelley | 1915–1917 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0.700 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0.658 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
14 | Xen Scott | 1919–1922 | 41 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 0.744 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0.661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
15 | 1923–1930 | 77 | 61 | 13 | 3 | 0.812 | 45 | 10 | 2 | 0.807 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 – 1925, 1926, 1930 | — | |
16 | 1931–1946 | 146 | 115 | 24 | 7 | 0.812 | 71 | 19 | 6 | 0.771 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 – 1934, 1945 | SEC Coach of the Year (1945)[21][A 8] | |
17 | Harold Drew | 1947–1954 | 89 | 54 | 28 | 7 | 0.646 | 33 | 21 | 7 | 0.598 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | SEC Coach of the Year (1952)[21] |
18 | Jennings B. Whitworth | 1955–1957 | 30 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 0.167 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0.159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
19 | 1958–1982 | 269 | 220 | 40 | 9 | 0.835 | 125 | 25 | 5 | 0.823 | 12 | 10 | 2 | — | 13 | 6 – 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979 | AFCA Coach of the Year (1961, 1971, 1973)[22] AP SEC Coach of the Year (1961, 1964, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981)[21] UPI SEC Coach of the Year (1959, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1981)[21] SEC Coach of the Year (1961, 1964, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1981)[21] | |
20 | Ray Perkins | 1983–1986 | 48 | 32 | 15 | 1 | 0.677 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0.604 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
21 | Bill Curry | 1987–1989 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 0.722 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0.700 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award (1989)[23] AP SEC Coach of the Year (1989)[21] UPI SEC Coach of the Year (1987, 1989)[21] SEC Coach of the Year (1989)[21] |
22 | 1990–1996 | 87 | 62 | 25 | 0 | 0.713 | 38 | 16 | 0 | 0.704 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 – 1992 | AFCA Coach of the Year (1992)[22] FWAA Coach of the Year (1992)[25] George Munger Award (1992)[26] Walter Camp Coach of the Year (1992)[27] AP SEC Coach of the Year (1992)[21] SEC Coach of the Year (1992)[21] | |
23 | Mike DuBose | 1997–2000 | 47 | 24 | 23 | — | 0.511 | 16 | 16 | — | 0.500 | 0 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | AP SEC Coach of the Year (1999)[21] SEC Coach of the Year (1999)[21] |
24 | Dennis Franchione | 2001–2002 | 25 | 17 | 8 | — | 0.680 | 10 | 6 | — | 0.625 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
25 | Mike Price [A 10] | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
26 | Mike Shula [A 11] | 2003–2006 | 49 | 10 | 23 | — | 0.303 | 5 | 19 | — | 0.208 | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Int | Joe Kines [A 12] | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | .000 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
27 | Nick Saban [A 13] | 2007–present | 216 | 189 | 27 | — | 0.875 | 109 | 18 | — | 0.858 | 16 | 6 | — | 9 | 7 | 6 – 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2020 | AP Coach of the Year (2008)[31] Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (2008)[25] Home Depot Coach of the Year (2008)[32] Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award (2008)[33] Sporting News College Football Coach of the Year (2008)[34] Walter Camp Coach of the Year (2008)[27] AP SEC Coach of the Year (2009)[21] SEC Coach of the Year (2008, 2009, 2016)[21] Paul " |
Alabama Recorded its first 10-win season in 1920 with a 10-1 record.
University’s president George H. Denny hired Xen Scott, a horse-racing journalist from Cleveland, to coach the school in 1919. Denny’s unusual choice paid off, as Alabama had its best season ever in Scott’s first year. Led by Mulley Lenoir, Riggs Stephenson, and Joe Sewell, Alabama finished with an 8-1 record. The next year, the Tide finished 10-1, marking its first 10-win season
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