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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: Mike DuBose
Conference: Southeastern-West

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1892 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

Mike DuBose enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Alabama.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 30	vs. Houston	42	17	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Thu., Sep. 11	@ Vanderbilt	20	0	W
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Arkansas	16	17	L
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Southern Mississippi	27	13	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Kentucky	34	40	L
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Tennessee	21	38	L	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Mississippi	29	20	W
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Louisiana Tech	20	26	L
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Louisiana State	0	27	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Mississippi State	20	32	L
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Auburn	17	18	L

1997 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	246
Scoring Average	22.4
Points Allowed	248
Defense Average	22.5
Opponents Record	78-50
Conference Record	2-6
Home Record	2-5
Away Record	2-2

1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1997 Southeastern-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Auburn	10-3	340	250	Won 21-17	6-2	172	159	Terry Bowden
Louisiana State	9-3	373	188	Won 27-9	6-2	229	152	Gerry DiNardo
Mississippi	8-4	267	240	Won 34-31	4-4	145	147	Tommy Tuberville
Mississippi State	7-4	226	215		4-4	154	167	Jackie Sherrill
Alabama	4-7	246	248		2-6	157	192	Mike DuBose
Arkansas	4-7	181	284		2-6	127	224	Danny Ford

1997 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1997 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).