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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: Wallace W. Wade
Conference: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 1925 <- 1926 -> 1927 --> 2024
1926 Season Highlights
 Wallace W. Wade enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Alabama.
 The Crimson Tide won the Southern Conference Championship.
 The Crimson Tide won the National Championship.
 
1926 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 24  vs. Millsaps  54   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Vanderbilt  19   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Mississippi State  26   7   W    @ Meridian, MS   
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Georgia Tech  21   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Sewanee  2   0   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Louisiana State  24   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Kentucky  14   0   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Florida  49   0   W    @ Montgomery, AL   
 Thu., Nov. 25  vs. Georgia  33   6   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Jan. 1   Stanford  7   7   T    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1926 Season Totals
  Record9-0 -1
  Points Scored249
  Scoring Average24.9
  Points Allowed27
  Defense Average2.7
  Opponents Record42-29
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record3-0
1926 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1926 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 9-0-124927Tied  7-7  Wallace W. Wade
Tennessee 8-115134   Robert R. Bob Neyland
Vanderbilt 8-124142   Dan McGugin
Louisiana State 6-312845   Mike Donahue
South Carolina 6-415962   Branch Bocock
Virginia 6-2-216153   A. Earle Greasy Neale
Auburn 5-412285   David B. Morey
Georgia 5-4135115   George C. Kid Woodruff
Maryland 5-4-116193   H.C. Curley Byrd
Mississippi 5-4113110   Homer Hazel
Mississippi State 5-413498   Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Virginia Tech 5-3-113480   Andy Gustafson
Georgia Tech 4-58787   William A. Bill Alexander
North Carolina 4-55974   Charles C. Chuck Collins
North Carolina State 4-666102   G.K. Gus Tebell
Tulane 3-5-17160   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Clemson 2-720169   Bud Saunders
Florida 2-6-294136   H.L. Sebring
Kentucky 2-6-18491   Fred J. Murphy

1926 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1926 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.