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: Paul W. Bear Bryant Conference: Southeastern-
1971 Season Highlights
Paul W. Bear Bryant enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Alabama.
The Crimson Tide won the Southeastern Conference Championship.
1971 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 10 @
Southern California
17
10
W
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Southern Mississippi
42
6
W
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Florida
38
0
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Mississippi
40
6
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Vanderbilt
42
0
W
Sat., Oct. 16 vs.
Tennessee
32
15
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Houston
34
20
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @
Mississippi State
41
10
W
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 6 @
Louisiana State
14
7
W
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Miami
31
3
W
Sat., Nov. 27 @
Auburn
31
7
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Jan. 1
Nebraska
6
38
L
@ Miami, FL
Orange Bowl
1971 Season Totals
Record 11-1
Points Scored 368
Scoring Average 30.7
Points Allowed 122
Defense Average 10.2
Opponents Record 86-50
Conference Record 7-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 6-0
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
4 11-1-0
AP
2 11-0-0
Coaches
2 11-0-0
UPI
1971 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1971 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.