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[Guest]

Who wants to see a homer post? LOL.

This is something that I have compiled from about 10 different sources and simply put into one text file in what I hope is an interesting structure.

Hope everyone likes it. Get ready to do some reading.

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Overall, the Alabama Crimson Tide is the second best
team to ever put on helmets and cleats in the history of
American Collegiate Div. 1-A Football.

The #2 Overall Most Successful Div. 1-A Football Team
http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/rankings/all_time_team_rankings.php

12 National Championships - 2nd Best, not counting Ivy League teams

31 Bowl Wins- Best in the nation.
55 Bowl Games - Best in the nation.

28 Ten Win Seasons - 2nd in nation.

21 SEC Championship Titles - More than any team in the SEC.
4 Southern Conference Championships
25 Total Conference Championships

46 Top 25 Finishes

34 Top 10 Finishes

89 Winning Seasons

9 Undefeated Seasons

787 Total Wins.
7th All-Time In The Nation in outright wins.
7th All-Time in winning percentage at 706.73

(This total does not include 10 wins nullified by the NCAA)


From 1963-82, Alabama posted an NCAA record 57-game home
winning streak. Miami has since beaten this record,
with 58 straight home wins, but 3 of their wins came in bowl
games at their home stadium, all of 'Bama's wins were
during the regular season.

Alabama has compiled a 294-57-3 (.837) record in 354 games
in all games on campus, Bryant Denny stadium not being built until 1929.
((NEEDS TO BE UPDATED))

All Time Record at Bryant-Denny Stadium:
214-46-3 ((NEEDS TO BE UPDATED))

Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant posted a remarkable 72-2 (.973) record
in Tuscaloosa, losing only to Florida (1963) and Southern Miss (1982).


During the decade of the '60s Alabama compiled a record of 90-16-5
with eight of those losses coming in the final two years of the 1960s.

During the decade of the 1970s, 'Bama compiled a 103-16-1 record. Five of
these losses coming in the year 1970, alone.

Overall, from the year 1960 through the year 1979 the Crimson Tide
managed a staggering 193-32-5 (0.850) record. During this same time span, the Crimson Tide was 59-1 (0.983) at home.

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"Alabama vs. SEC Opponents" All-Time

Winning % - 0.673
Games Played - 626
Won - 408
Lost -191
Tied - 27

Zero(0)teams in the SEC have an overall winning record vs. Alabama.


All Time Record vs. Conference Opponents:

Alabama - 10 Wins Arkansas - 8 Wins Ties - 0
Alabama - 38 Wins Auburn - 33 Wins Ties - 1
Alabama - 45 Wins Tennessee - 38 Wins Ties - 8
Alabama - 21 Wins Florida - 13 Wins Ties - 0
Alabama - 10 Wins S. Caro. - 3 Wins Ties - 0
Alabama - 35 Wins Georgia - 25 Wins Ties - 4
Alabama - 43 Wins LSU - 23 Wins Ties - 5
Alabama - 33 Wins Kentucky- 2 Wins Ties - 1
Alabama - 44 Wins Mississippi- 9 Wins Ties - 2
Alabama - 58 Wins Vanderbilt - 19 Wins Ties - 4
Alabama - 71 Wins Ms. State- 18 Wins Ties - 3
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Best Defense To Ever Exist:

The Alabama Crimson Tide's 1961 defense allowed a mere 25 points all season, compiling six shutouts, five of them coming consecutively. No defense, in collegiate 1-A football, has fared better on paper than the 1961 Crimson Tide defense led by Leroy Jordan. While the defense held opponents to a combined total of 25 points, the Tide's offense scored 297 points throughout the season.


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18 Major Bowl Victories & 1 Tie

'26 Rose - Won
'27 Rose - Tie
'31 Rose - Won
'35 Rose - Won
'42 Cotton - Won
'43 Orange - Won
'46 Rose - Won
'53 Orange - Won
'62 Sugar - Won
'63 Orange - Won
'64 Sugar - Won
'66 Orange - Won
'67 Sugar - Won
'75 Sugar - Won
'78 Sugar - Won
'79 Sugar - Won
'80 Sugar - Won
'81 Cotton - Won
'93 Sugar - Won


Record vs. Southeastern Conference and All Other Div.1-A Conferences.
Alabama holds a winning record against all current 1-A Conferences except the Big 12.
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Southeastern Conference
406 Wins (( SEC NEEDS TO BE UPDATED to reflect '07 season))
190 Losses
27 Ties

Pacific-10 Conference
13 Wins
5 Losses
1 Tie

Big Ten Conference
13 Wins
9 Losses
0 Ties

Atlantic Coast Conference
76 Wins
34 Losses
4 Ties

Big East Conference
11 Wins
2 Losses
0 Ties

Conference USA
83 Wins
22 Losses
5 Ties

Sun Belt Conference
15 Wins
0 Wins
1 Loss

Western Athletic Conference
6 Wins
4 Losses
0 Ties

Division I-A Independent
5 Wins
5 Losses
0 Ties

Mid-American Athletic Conference
1 Win
1 Loss
0 Ties

Mountain West Conference
3 Wins
3 Losses
0 Ties

Big 12 Conference
13 Wins
16 Losses
2 Ties


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Very few institutions in American sports can match
the enduring excellence of the University of Alabama football program.
Across a wide swath of the last century, the tradition-rich
Crimson Tide has claimed twelve national championships, captured
twenty-five conference titles, finished thirty-four times among
the country’s top ten, and played in 55 bowl games.

The team has played in 55 bowl games, the most of any college
team (31 wins, 21 losses, and 3 ties), has 17 hall-of-famers,
and 91 All-Americans honored 101 times.

In 2007, Alabama defeated Colorado in the Independence Bowl
for their 31st Bowl Win, an NCAA record. They have played
in more bowl games than any other team and also won more bowl
games than any other team.

The Crimson Tide has played in 16 different bowl games.

Alabama has played in one out of every 10 Cotton Bowl games.

Bama has won more Sugar Bowls than any other team with 12
appearances and 8 wins.

The Tide has played in eight Orange Bowls.

The Crimson Tide has participated in six Rose Bowls.
Out of these, they won four, lost one, and tied one.

That means that 33 of Alabama's bowl appearances have
been in the traditional Big Four.


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Alabama quarterbacks won the first three Super Bowls.
Notable former Alabama players include Joe Namath who was the MVP
of Super Bowl III with the New York Jets, Ken Stabler who was the winning quarterback for the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XI, Bobby Skelton,
Pat Trammell, Steve Sloan, Bart Starr who was a two-time MVP with the
Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl I and Super Bowl II, Johnny Musso, and David Bailey, to name a few.

The eighties brought Walter Lewis, Van Tiffin, Bobby Humphrey,
Derrick Thomas and Cornelius Bennett. The NFL's 2005 Most Valuable Player, Shaun Alexander, played for the Crimson Tide from 1996-99.

There are currently six former Crimson Tide players enshrined
in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Only Notre Dame,
Southern California and Michigan have sent more of their players to Canton.

The Crimson Tide is among the elite college football programs, with 20 members enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana. There are players and coaches from every single decade from the 1920's forward.

Alabama has had 3 Hall of Fame coaches.

Bryant Denny Stadium Capacity = 92,138


Individual Awards Earned By Alabama Players:
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DeMeco Ryans - 2005
Lott Trophy -
I.M.P.A.C.T Player = Integrity, Maturity, Performance,
Academics, Community, and Tenacity

Chris Samuels - 1999
Outland Trophy - Interior Lineman

Jay Barker - 1994
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award

Antonio Langham - 1993
Jim Thorpe Award - Defensive Back

Derrick Thomas - 1988
Dick Butkus Award - Linebacker

Cornelius Bennett - 1986
Lombardi Award - Linebacker or Lineman

Steve Sloan - 1965
Sammy Baugh Trophy - Quarterback


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On November 16, 1968, Alabama defeats Miami, 14-6,
in a nationally televised night game from the Orange Bowl Stadium.
It is the first ever-prime time regular season game televised. ABC had the rights to the game.

On October 3, 1969, Alabama defeats Ole Miss 33-32 on ABC television in the first ever prime time telecast of an SEC football game.

ALABAMA’S
10-WIN FOOTBALL
SEASONS
Year Record
1920 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-1
1925 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-0
1930 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-0
1934 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-0
1945 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-0
1952 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-2
1961 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-0
1962 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-1
1964 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-1
1966 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-0
1971 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-1
1972 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-2
1973 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-1
1974 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-1
1975 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-1
1977 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-1
1978 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-1
1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-0
1980 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-2
1986 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-3
1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-2
1991 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-1
1992 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13-0
1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-1
1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-3
1999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-3
2002 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-3
2005 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-2

DOMINATING DECADES
School (Decade) Overall Record
ALABAMA (1960s) 90-16-5
ALABAMA (1970s) 103-16-1
Oklahoma (1970s) 102-13-3
Nebraska (1980s) 103-20
BYU (1980s) 102-26
Florida State (1990s) 109-13-1
Nebraska (1990s) 108-16-1
Florida (1990s) 102-22-1

The USA Today All-USA College Academic Team honors the “best of the best” undergraduate academic all-stars from across the nation. The team recognizes college students who not only excel in scholarship but also extend their intellectual abilities beyond the classroom to benefit society.

With seven team members, UA students account for more than
10 percent of the 60 students nationwide named to USA Today’s First,
Second and Third Teams. UA has the most team members of any school.
Yale comes in second with five team members.

This year’s team brings UA’s total for the last six years to 31,
a figure that tops all other colleges and universities. In addition
to this year, UA had the most students on the list in 2006 with six
and in 2005 and 2003, both with five. In 2007, UA tied with
Washington University-St. Louis for the most team members with four.
In 2004, with four students on the team, UA came in second only to Harvard.

 

[TerryP]

Damn. Good stuff there.

 

[Guest]

Thanks, Terry. I am trying to re-wrap it so it will not be so hard to scroll from left to right. It seems to have lost it's formatting when I posted it.

 

[Swamptick]

I was crying half way through.

 

[Guest]

Nice post. Great read.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for compiling all that great stuff. One small correction is needed in your list of 10 win seasons. the 1962 team was 10-1, not 10-2.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for compiling all that great stuff. One small correction is needed in your list of 10 win seasons. the 1962 team was 10-1, not 10-2.

Thanks, psychojoe, I will correct it.

 

[Guest]

I was crying half way through.

What more could be asked for a reaction than that. Great.

 

[Guest]

Great post Altie. Welcome to RTB.

 

[Guest]

There are other points that can not be quantified into a statistic driven ranking as well.

--It was the Crimson Tide of Alabama that burst through the bias that Southern schools played inferior football. Remember the Rose Bowl...

--It was Coach Bryant who strengthened integration in a head-strong segregated era by orchestrating Sam "the Bam" Cunningham's playing in the largest arena in the state. There was no going back after that.

Miami of Ohio enjoys being called :the cradle of Coaching", but I would bet the list of coaches that got their start at Alabama would put Miami's to shame. (If someone has a link to back me up on this, post it please.)

Most recently, it was Alabama that introduced the concept of a Spring Game being a huge event worthy of sell out crowds and national media attention.

And finally, only Alabama can turn a low-functioning, handicapped, young man from a single parent home into a star -- Forest Gump :lol: My point is that Hollywood has focused on this one team from little ol' Tuscaloosa more than one would think they would. We are not locatedjust down the road from Hollywood like USC, and don't have the support of Rome like the Pope. We are the underdog from small town west-Alabama.

 

[Guest]

Great post Altie. Welcome to RTB.

Thanks, Big Fan. I think I have spoken with you before. Glad to be here. :lol:

 

[Guest]

I was crying half way through.

What more could be asked for in a reaction than that. Great.

 

[AUSociologyMajor]

I'll take a homer post over a barner post anyday!

 

[Guest]

I'll definitely keep this post in my favorites for future arguments. Will help with my non-research moods.

 

[Guest]

man, that was some great stuff. thanks for posting that. ;tr

 

[Guest]

Tenn had a defense that didnt allow a point all year. :?

 

[bamafan4ever]

Tenn had a defense that didnt allow a point all year. :?

Lenny, you have barely made a point since you have been a member here. Ut has nothing on you.

Welcome to the newst members! Good info in this post.

 

[Guest]

Tenn had a defense that didnt allow a point all year. :?

Lenny, you have barely made a point since you have been a member here. Ut has nothing on you.

Welcome to the newst members! Good info in this post.

I just made one. :wink:


Go back to getting your arse handed to you in the politcal forum :lol:

 

[Guest]

Tenn had a defense that didnt allow a point all year. :?

Lenny, you have barely made a point since you have been a member here. Ut has nothing on you.

Welcome to the newst members! Good info in this post.

I just made one. :wink:


Go back to getting your arse handed to you in the politcal forum :lol:

I see I am talking to an Englishman, funny that you know so much about American football. But wait, you don't know as much as you imagine that you do.

The 1939 Tennessee team that you are referencing didn't play any high quality competition all year and when they finally did, they lost.

The best team that Tenn. played during the regular season was a 6-2-1 Kentucky team, so, that tells a lot.

'Bama, on the other hand, played an 8-3 Arkansas and a 7-4 Ga. Tech and they beat a 6-4 Tennessee team by a margin of 34-3.

Also, 'Bama didn't lose a game during the regular season and they had enough fortitude to beat a very powerful team in their bowl game, that being Arkansas that was mentioned above.

Tennessee, on the other hand, was shut out 14-0 by Southern Cal in their bowl game.

You don't get to have the title of best defense to ever exist bestowed on one of your teams if they lose a game, Vol.

As originally stated, Alabama has the best defense to eveer exist on paper in the history of college football.

Learn something, be wiser.

 

[Guest]

Tenn had a defense that didnt allow a point all year. :?

Lenny, you have barely made a point since you have been a member here. Ut has nothing on you.

Welcome to the newst members! Good info in this post.

I just made one. :wink:


Go back to getting your arse handed to you in the politcal forum :lol:

I see I am talking to an Englishman, funny that you know so much about American football. But wait, you don't know as much as you imagine that you do.

While you were having your tea and crumpets, guvnah, you and your old chaps probably overlooked all of this:

The 1939 Tennessee team that you are referencing didn't play any high quality competition all year and when they finally did, they lost.

The best team that Tenn. played during the regular season was a 6-2-1 Kentucky team, so, that tells a lot.

'Bama, on the other hand, played an 8-3 Arkansas and a 7-4 Ga. Tech and they beat a 6-4 Tennessee team by a margin of 34-3.

Also, 'Bama didn't lose a game during the regular season and they had enough fortitude to beat a very powerful team in their bowl game, that being Arkansas that was mentioned above.

Tennessee, on the other hand, was shut out 14-0 by Southern Cal in their bowl game.

You don't get to have the title of best defense to ever exist bestowed on one of your teams if they lose a game, Vol. Not only that, but have 14 points scored on you in one game? Not very good.

As originally stated, Alabama has the best defense to ever exist, on paper, in the history of college football.

The '92 'Bama defense was quite possibly the best defense to ever play the game of college football, but they didn't fare quite as well statistically as the '61 D did.

God Save the Queen.