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: Ray Perkins Conference: Southeastern-
1986 Season Highlights
Ray Perkins enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Alabama.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Wed., Aug. 27 @
Ohio State
16
10
W
@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Vanderbilt
42
10
W
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Southern Mississippi
31
17
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Florida
21
7
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Notre Dame
28
10
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Memphis
37
0
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Tennessee
56
28
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Penn State
3
23
L
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Mississippi State
38
3
W
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Louisiana State
10
14
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Temple
24
14
W
Sat., Nov. 29 @
Auburn
17
21
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Thu., Dec. 25
Washington
28
6
W
@ El Paso, TX
Sun Bowl
1986 Season Totals
Record 10-3
Points Scored 351
Scoring Average 27.0
Points Allowed 163
Defense Average 12.5
Opponents Record 81-68
Conference Record 4-2
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 4-1
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
9 10-3-0
AP
9 10-3-0
Coaches
9 10-3-0
UPI
9 10-3-0
USA Today/CNN
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.