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-
1974 Season Highlights
Paul W. Bear Bryant enters his 17th season as Head Coach at Alabama.
The Crimson Tide won the Southeastern Conference Championship.
1974 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 14 @
Maryland
21
16
W
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Southern Mississippi
52
0
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Sep. 28 vs.
Vanderbilt
23
10
W
Sat., Oct. 5 @
Mississippi
35
21
W
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
Florida State
8
7
W
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Tennessee
28
6
W
Sat., Oct. 26 vs.
Texas Christian
41
3
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 2 vs.
Mississippi State
35
0
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Louisiana State
30
0
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Miami
28
7
W
Fri., Nov. 29 @
Auburn
17
13
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Wed., Jan. 1
Notre Dame
11
13
L
@ Miami, FL
Orange Bowl
1974 Season Totals
Record 11-1
Points Scored 329
Scoring Average 27.4
Points Allowed 96
Defense Average 8.0
Opponents Record 73-60
Conference Record 6-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 5-0
1974 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
5 11-1-0
AP
2 11-1-0
Coaches
2 11-1-0
UPI
1974 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1974 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).