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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: Paul W. Bear Bryant
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024
1968 Season Highlights
 Paul W. Bear Bryant enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Alabama.
 
1968 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Virginia Tech  14   7   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Southern Mississippi  17   14   W    @ Mobile, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Mississippi  8   10   L    @ Jackson, MS   
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Vanderbilt  31   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Tennessee  9   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Clemson  21   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Mississippi State  20   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Louisiana State  16   7   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Miami  14   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Auburn  24   16   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Dec. 28   Missouri  10   35   L    @ Jacksonville, FL   Gator Bowl
 
1968 Season Totals
  Record8-3
  Points Scored184
  Scoring Average16.7
  Points Allowed139
  Defense Average12.6
  Opponents Record63-47
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record3-2
1968 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
17 8-3-0 AP
12 8-2-0 Coaches
12 8-2-0 UPI
  
1968 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia 8-1-2284114Lost  2-165-0-117347  Vince Dooley
Alabama 8-3184139Lost  10-354-210863  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Tennessee 8-2-1261146Lost  13-364-1-110668  Doug Dickey
Auburn 7-4257159 4-212375  Ralph Shug Jordan
Mississippi 7-3-1212197Won  34-173-2-191115  John H. Vaught
Louisiana State 8-3221171Won  31-272-26462  Charles McClendon
Florida 6-3-1151175 2-2-174117  Ray Graves
Vanderbilt 5-4-1163147 1-3-14087  Bill Pace
Kentucky 3-7141206 0-759150  Charlie Bradshaw
Mississippi State 0-8-2146260 0-4-160114  Charley Shira

1968 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1968 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.