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: Frank W. Thomas Conference: Southeastern-
1941 Season Highlights
Frank W. Thomas enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Alabama.
The Crimson Tide won the National Championship.
1941 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 27 vs. Louisiana Lafayette
47
6
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Mississippi State
0
14
L
Sat., Oct. 11 @ Samford
61
0
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Tennessee
9
2
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Georgia
27
14
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Kentucky
30
0
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Tulane
19
14
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Georgia Tech
20
0
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Vanderbilt
0
7
L
Fri., Nov. 28 @
Miami
21
7
W
Thu., Jan. 1
Texas A&M
29
21
W
@ Dallas, TX
Cotton Bowl
1941 Season Totals
Record 9-2
Points Scored 263
Scoring Average 23.9
Points Allowed 85
Defense Average 7.7
Opponents Record 63-24
Conference Record 4-2
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 4-1
1941 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
20 8-2-0
AP
1941 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1941 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 oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.