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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: Harold D. Red Drew
Conference: Southeastern-

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1892 <-- 1951 <- 1952 -> 1953 --> 2024

1952 Season Highlights

Harold D. Red Drew enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Alabama.

1952 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 19	vs. Southern Mississippi	20	6	W	@ Montgomery, AL
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Louisiana State	21	20	W
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Miami	21	7	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Virginia Tech	33	0	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Tennessee	0	20	L
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Mississippi State	42	19	W
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Georgia	34	19	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga	42	28	W
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Georgia Tech	3	7	L
Sat., Nov. 22	Maryland	27	7	W	@ Mobile, AL
Sat., Nov. 29	@ Auburn	21	0	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Thu., Jan. 1	Syracuse	61	6	W	@ Miami, FL	Orange Bowl

1952 Season Totals
Record	10-2
Points Scored	325
Scoring Average	27.1
Points Allowed	139
Defense Average	11.6
Opponents Record	70-44
Conference Record	4-1
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	3-2

1952 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
9	9-2-0	AP
9	9-2-0	Coaches
6	9-2-0	INS
9	9-2-0	UP

1952 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia Tech	12-0	325	59	Won 24-7	6-0	124	26	Bobby Dodd
Tennessee	8-2-1	259	79	Lost 0-16	5-0-1	142	36	Robert R. Bob Neyland
Alabama	10-2	325	139	Won 61-6	4-1	118	78	Harold D. Red Drew
Mississippi	8-1-2	244	120	Lost 7-24	4-0-2	122	69	John H. Vaught
Georgia	7-4	226	208		4-3	108	131	Wallace Butts
Florida	8-3	304	122	Won 14-13	3-3	127	84	George R. Bob Woodruff
Mississippi State	5-4	225	186		3-4	170	172	Murray Warmath
Tulane	5-5	188	146		3-5	107	132	Raymond Bear Wolf
Louisiana State	3-7	148	214		2-5	101	138	Gaynell Gus Tinsley
Kentucky	5-4-2	161	173		1-3-2	75	121	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Vanderbilt	3-5-2	151	199		1-4-1	55	145	Bill Edwards
Auburn	2-8	139	208		0-7	75	188	Ralph Shug Jordan

1952 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1952 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).