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National Championship #14
2011
Coach- Nick Saban

Alabama finished with an 11-1 regular season and was left out of the SEC Champsionship Game after losing to LSU at Bryant-Denny Stadium. When all of the other undefeated teams eventually posted losses, the polls sent the Tide to a rematch in the 2012 BCS National Championship Game at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Alabama's defense held the Tigers to 92 combined yards on offense on the way to a 21-0 shutout. Jeremy Shelley kicked a bowl-record 5 of 7 field goals and Trent Richardson closed the scoring with a 34-yard touchdown run in the 4th quarter.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 311:21 a.m.Kent State*No. 2SECNW 48–7101,821
September 102:30 p.m.at No. 23 Penn State*No. 3ABCW 27–11107,846
September 176:30 p.m.North Texas*No. 2
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
SECRNW 41–0101,821
September 242:30 p.m.No. 14 ArkansasNo. 3
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
CBSW 38–14101,821
October 17:00 p.m.at No. 12 FloridaNo. 3CBSW 38–1090,888
October 86:00 p.m.Vanderbilt
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No. 2
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
ESPNUW 34–0101,821
October 155:00 p.m.at Ole MissNo. 2ESPN2W 52–761,792
October 226:00 p.m.TennesseeNo. 2ESPN2W 37–6101,821
November 57:00 p.m.No. 1 LSUNo. 2CBSL 6–9 OT102,437
November 126:45 p.m.at Mississippi StateNo. 3ESPNW 24–757,871
November 191:00 p.m.No. 3 (FCS) Georgia Southern*No. 3
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
PPVW 45–21101,821
November 262:30 p.m.at No. 24 AuburnNo. 2CBSW 42–1487,451
January 9, 20127:30 p.m.vs. No. 1 LSUNo. 2ESPNW 21–078,237
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Kirk Van de Graaff said:
National Championship #14
2011
Coach- Nick Saban

Alabama finished with an 11-1 regular season and was left out of the SEC Champsionship Game after losing to LSU at Bryant-Denny Stadium. When all of the other undefeated teams eventually posted losses, the polls sent the Tide to a rematch in the 2012 BCS National Championship Game at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. Alabama's defense held the Tigers to 92 combined yards on offense on the way to a 21-0 shutout. Jeremy Shelley kicked a bowl-record 5 of 7 field goals and Trent Richardson closed the scoring with a 34-yard touchdown run in the 4th quarter.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 311:21 a.m.Kent State*No. 2SECNW 48–7101,821
September 102:30 p.m.at No. 23 Penn State*No. 3ABCW 27–11107,846
September 176:30 p.m.North Texas*No. 2
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
SECRNW 41–0101,821
September 242:30 p.m.No. 14 ArkansasNo. 3
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
CBSW 38–14101,821
October 17:00 p.m.at No. 12 FloridaNo. 3CBSW 38–1090,888
October 86:00 p.m.Vanderbilt
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No. 2
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
ESPNUW 34–0101,821
October 155:00 p.m.at Ole MissNo. 2ESPN2W 52–761,792
October 226:00 p.m.TennesseeNo. 2ESPN2W 37–6101,821
November 57:00 p.m.No. 1 LSUNo. 2CBSL 6–9 OT102,437
November 126:45 p.m.at Mississippi StateNo. 3ESPNW 24–757,871
November 191:00 p.m.No. 3 (FCS) Georgia Southern*No. 3
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
PPVW 45–21101,821
November 262:30 p.m.at No. 24 AuburnNo. 2CBSW 42–1487,451
January 9, 20127:30 p.m.vs. No. 1 LSUNo. 2ESPNW 21–078,237
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Really good D. One game was an outlier :).
 
National Championship #15
2012
Coach- Nick Saban

Alabama finished with an 11-1 regular season and defeated the Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC Championship Game. Another round of upsets gave the Tide a match-up against the storied Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the 2013 BCS National Championship Game at Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. Alabama burst out of the gate, scoring its fourth unanswered touchdown at the start of the 2nd quarter and rolled to a 42-14 win. Quarterback A. J. McCarron threw four touchdown passes; two to freshman Amari Cooper; and running back Eddie Lacy rumbled for 140 yards and a score.
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.vs. No. 8 Michigan*No. 2ABCW 41–1490,413
September 82:30 p.m.Western Kentucky*No. 1SECNW 35–0101,821
September 152:30 p.m.at ArkansasNo. 1CBSW 52–074,617
September 224:00 p.m.Florida Atlantic*No. 1
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
PPVW 40–7101,821
September 298:15 p.m.Ole MissNo. 1
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)
ESPNW 33–14101,821
October 132:30 p.m.at MissouriNo. 1CBSW 42–1071,004
October 206:00 p.m.at TennesseeNo. 1ESPNW 44–13102,455
October 277:45 p.m.No. 13 Mississippi State
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No. 1
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)
ESPNW 38–7101,821
November 37:00 p.m.at No. 5 LSUNo. 1CBSW 21–1793,374
November 102:30 p.m.No. 15 Texas A&MNo. 1
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
CBSL 24–29101,821
November 1711:21 a.m.Western Carolina*No. 4
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
SECNW 49–0101,126
November 242:30 p.m.AuburnNo. 2
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (Iron Bowl)
CBSW 49–0101,821
December 14:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 GeorgiaNo. 2CBSW 32–2875,624
January 7, 20137:30 p.m.vs. No. 1 Notre Dame*No. 2ESPNW 42–1480,120

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Alabama All time leaders

QB- AJ McCarron- McCarron led the Crimson Tide to the 2011 and 2012 national championships and graduated as Alabama's career leader in passing yardage (9,019), completions (686) and touchdowns (77). He also holds the record for passing touchdowns (30) in a single season. He finished runner-up for the Heisman Trophy in the 2013 season. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 2014 NFL Draft.

RB- Derrick Henry
Career stats (scrimmage): 619 plays, 3,876 yards, 45 touchdowns
  • Career stats (rushing): 602 carries, 3,591 yards, 28 touchdowns
  • Henry was the most physically imposing back in school history (6-foot-3, 247 pounds).
  • He is one of few backs in Tide history that had to carry an offense to the finish line.
  • Henry achieved his first 1,000-yard season in 2015, while become the first back in SEC history to total 2,000 rushing yards in a single season (2,219 yards, 28 touchdowns).
  • He accounted for back-to-back 100-yard outings in two SEC title games (2014, 2015).
  • Henry had a string of 20 consecutive games in which he scored a rushing touchdown.
  • His 271-yard rushing performance against Auburn broke Bo Jackson mark in 1983 (253), and put Henry at No. 3 all-time in school history for most yards in a single game.
  • He ended his Alabama career with an average of six yards per carry.
  • Henry swept the College Football Awards in 2015, winning Maxwell, Doak Walker and Walter Camp honors. He became the second Tide player to win the Heisman Trophy.
  • He was named a consensus All-American in 2015.
  • Henry left with two conference titles, a national championship and multiple school records, including 3,591 career rushing yards and 42 total touchdowns (tied for first).

WR-DeVonta Smith
He is the greatest wide receiver in Alabama football history and one of college football’s most decorative players. He is the Crimson Tide’s all-time statistical leader for receptions (235), receiving yards (3,965), and touchdown catches (46).

TE-Ozzie Newsome-
During his four seasons with the Crimson Tide, though, Newsome totaled 102 receptions for 2,070 yards (averaging 20.3 yards per catch) with 16 touchdowns. He made a career-best 36 of those catches during the 1977 season.

SACKS- Derrick Thomas
Derrick Thomas played for the Crimson Tide from 1985 - 1988. He’s the all-time leader in sacks at Alabama with 52. According to the official Crimson Tide record book, his sacks were responsible for 408 lost yards. Thomas’s full collegiate stats aren’t available, however according to the official Crimson Tide record book he also holds the records for tackles for loss with 68, blocked kicks with five and shares the record for forced fumbles (10) with EJ Junior and Leroy Cook. Thomas played in the NFL for 10 years with the Kansas City Chiefs which drafted him 4th overall in the 1989 NFL Draft. He holds the NFL record for sacks in a single game with seven and is the Chiefs all-time sack leader with 126.5. He passed away in 2000.

Tackles- Woodrow Lowe,
Lowe is one of two Alabama players to be named a three-time All-American during their college career. The College Football Hall of Famer ranks among the program's leaders with 315 career tackles, and his 134 from the Crimson Tide's 1973 national championship season still rank No. 1 in school history. In addition to being a key member of that national title team, Lowe was part of four SEC championship teams while at Alabama.

Interceptions - Antonio Langham,
As a sophomore, Langham recorded a pick-six late in the inaugural SEC Championship Game against Florida that would ultimately be the deciding score and boost the Crimson Tide to the national title game against Miami.

As a junior, Langham earned consensus All-American honors as well as winning the Jim Thorpe Award and the Jack Tatum Trophy. Langham finished his career as the Crimson Tide's all-time interceptions leader with 19.

All Time Scorer- Will Reichard,
Reichard secured his place in college football history, surpassing former record holder Kennan Reynolds. The former Navy quarterback had held the record since the end of the 2015 season, scoring 530 points during his career with the Midshipmen. Reichard has now scored 533 points during his Alabama football career.
 
National Championship #16
2015
Coach- Nick Saban

The 13-1 2015 Alabama Crimson Tide football team shut out Michigan State Spartans 38-0 in the College Football Playoff semi-final in Arlington, Texas, then defeated the Clemson Tigers 45-40 in the championship game in Glendale, Arizona. Big plays by Derrick Henry, Kenyan Drake and O. J. Howard kept Alabama a step ahead of Clemson for most of the game.
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 57:00 p.m.vs. No. 20 Wisconsin*No. 3ABCW 35–1764,279
September 123:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee*No. 2SECNW 37–1098,568
September 198:15 p.m.No. 15 Ole MissNo. 2
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry, College GameDay)
ESPNL 37–43101,821
September 263:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe*No. 12
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
SECNW 34–0101,323
October 32:30 p.m.at No. 8 GeorgiaNo. 13CBSW 38–1092,746
October 106:00 p.m.Arkansas
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No. 8
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
ESPNW 27–14101,821
October 172:30 p.m.at No. 9 Texas A&MNo. 10CBSW 41–23105,733
October 242:30 p.m.TennesseeNo. 8CBSW 19–14101,821
November 77:00 p.m.No. 2 LSUNo. 4
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry, College GameDay)
CBSW 30–16101,821
November 142:30 p.m.at No. 17 Mississippi StateNo. 2CBSW 31–662,435
November 213:00 p.m.Charleston Southern*No. 2
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
SECNW 56–6101,821
November 282:30 p.m.at AuburnNo. 2CBSW 29–1387,451
December 53:00 p.m.vs. No. 18 FloridaNo. 2CBSW 29–1575,320
December 317:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 Michigan State*No. 2ESPNW 38–082,812
January 11, 20167:30 p.m.vs. No. 1 Clemson*No. 2ESPNW 45–4075,765
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National Championship #17
2017
Coach- Nick Saban

The 2017 Alabama Crimson Tide football team lost the 2017 Iron Bowl and missed the SEC championship game, but slipped into the 4-team playoff after losses by Auburn and Wisconsin. The Tide avenged their 2016 loss to Clemson in a dominating performance in the semi-final in New Orleans, then defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 26-23 in the championship game in Atlanta. Freshman quarterback Tua Tagovailoa relieved Jalen Hurts in the second half and threw the game-winning 41-yard strike to a streaking Devonta Smith to win the game in overtime.
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 Florida State*No. 1ABCW 24–776,330
September 92:30 p.m.Fresno State*No. 1ESPN2W 41–10101,127
September 166:00 p.m.Colorado State*No. 1
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
ESPN2W 41–23101,821
September 232:30 p.m.at VanderbiltNo. 1CBSW 59–040,350
September 308:00 p.m.Ole MissNo. 1
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)
ESPNW 66–3101,821
October 76:15 p.m.at Texas A&MNo. 1ESPNW 27–19101,058
October 146:15 p.m.Arkansas
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No. 1
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
ESPNW 41–9101,821
October 212:30 p.m.TennesseeNo. 1CBSW 45–7101,821
November 47:00 p.m.No. 19 LSUNo. 2
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry, SEC Nation)
CBSW 24–10101,821
November 116:00 p.m.at No. 16 Mississippi StateNo. 2ESPNW 31–2461,344
November 1811:00 a.m.Mercer*No. 1
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
SECNW 56–0101,821
November 252:30 p.m.at No. 6 AuburnNo. 1CBSL 14–2687,451
January 1, 20187:45 p.m.vs. No. 1 Clemson*No. 4ESPNW 24–672,360
January 8, 20187:30 p.m.vs. No. 3 GeorgiaNo. 4ESPNW 26–23 OT77,430
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National Championship #18
2020
Coach- Nick Saban

The 2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football team went undefeated through an 11-game all-SEC season played in the shadow of the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic. They beat the Florida Gators 52–46 in the SEC championship game in Atlanta, then defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Ohio State Buckeyes in the College Football Playoffs.

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 266:00 p.m.at MissouriNo. 2ESPNW 38–1911,738
October 32:30 p.m.No. 13 Texas A&MNo. 2CBSW 52–2419,424
October 106:30 p.m.at Ole MissNo. 2ESPNW 63–4814,419
October 177:00 p.m.No. 3 GeorgiaNo. 2CBSW 41–2419,424
October 242:30 p.m.at TennesseeNo. 2CBSW 48–1723,394
October 316:00 p.m.Mississippi StateNo. 2
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)
ESPNW 41–019,424
November 213:00 p.m.KentuckyNo. 1
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
SECNW 63–319,424
November 282:30 p.m.No. 22 AuburnNo. 1CBSW 42–1319,424
December 57:00 p.m.at LSUNo. 1CBSW 55–1722,349
December 1211:00 a.m.at ArkansasNo. 1ESPNW 52–316,500
December 197:00 p.m.vs. No. 7 FloridaNo. 1CBSW 52–4616,520
January 1, 20213:00 p.m.vs. No. 4 Notre Dame*No. 1ESPNW 31–1418,373
January 11, 20217:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 Ohio State*No. 1ESPNW 52–2414,926
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I was at the Orange Bowl in 2000. Brady the Michigan QB. We missed the extra point to lose...such a disappointing way to lose. Still had fun and stayed a few days in Miami and and few days in Key West.

I almost got in a fight with obnoxious drunk Michigan fan at the game. He was running his foul mouth in front of everyone - including my 2 kids. He finally shut his mouth but not until I went up 2 rows to have a discussion with him about it. He was still chatty - just not quite as loud and definitely without the swearing.
 
The history of the playing fields of The Alabama Crimson Tide. from Birmingham, Mobile, to Montgomery to its final rightful place in Tuscaloosa.
I will touch on each place and give a brief history.

Birmingham Al.

The very first field the Tide played on was Lakeview Park, located at the present-day intersection of Highland and Clairmont Avenues. November 11, 1892, Alabama won its first game ever played, against Birmingham High School 56–0. They lost the first Iron Bowl against The Barn 32–22, on February 22, 1893.


1893 Iron Bowl in Lakeview Park
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2024 Lakeview Park now is Highland Park Golf Course. Located in the Lakeview District, the Lake itself is now a water Hazard on the golf course.
The spring head is covered by concrete and homesites, but the spring water still emerges from the ground and runs through the golf course to the pond.

The spring originates along the hillside near the Highland tennis courts. With Apartment buildings, eateries, bars and a district, the landscape is all but gone.
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The first home in Tuscaloosa for the Crimson Tide, known as just The Crimson was "The Quad" at the center of the Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa. The Crimsons as they were known then compiled an overall record of 42 wins to only 11 losses between the 1893 through the 1914] The location of the playing field on The Quad was located at two locations. The first location of the field was at the southeast corner, with the field running parallel to 6th Avenue, and its second location was moved 90-degrees to the west to run parallel to University Boulevard. They also played at Rickwood Field in Birmingham and is located at the corner of 2nd Avenue West and 12th Street West in the West End. Alabama played home games at Rickwood between the 1912 and 1927 seasons, with an all-time record at Rickwood Field of 23 wins, 12 losses and 5 ties.

Tuscaloosa Al.

The Quad
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Birmingham Al.

Rickwood Field

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Tuscaloosa Al.

Denny Field served as the home stadium for the Crimson Tide football team from 1915 through the 1928 seasons, excluding 1918 when a team was not fielded due to World War 1. Originally named University Field, but renamed in 1920, during its tenure as the team's home field, Alabama amassed an overall home record of 43 wins to only 3 losses.


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Kirk Van de Graaff said:
Denny Field served as the home stadium for the Crimson Tide football team from 1915 through the 1928 seasons, excluding 1918 when a team was not fielded due to World War 1. Originally named University Field, but renamed in 1920, during its tenure as the team's home field, Alabama amassed an overall home record of 43 wins to only 3 losses.


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Where was the gym? I can see the cemetery at the far end. Was there a gym where Reese-Phifer is now?
 
Birmingham Al.

Legion Field
Legion Field opened in 1927 and named in honor of the American Legion. At it’s peak, it seated 83,091 for football and had the name “Football Capital of the South” emblazoned from the facade on its upper deck. Legion Field is colloquially called “The Old Gray Lady” and “The Gray Lady on Graymont”. Now, only the Birmingham Blazers occupy the field.

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