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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  <-- 1964 <- 1965 -> 1966 --> 2024
1965 Season Highlights
 Paul W. Bear Bryant enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Alabama.
 The Crimson Tide won the Southeastern Conference Championship.
 The Crimson Tide won the National Championship.
 
1965 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Georgia  17   18   L       
 Sat., Sep. 25   Tulane  27   0   W    @ Mobile, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Mississippi  17   16   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Vanderbilt  22   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Tennessee  7   7   T    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Florida State  21   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Mississippi State  10   7   W    @ Jackson, MS   
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Louisiana State  31   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. South Carolina  35   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 27  @ Auburn  30   3   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Jan. 1   Nebraska  39   28   W    @ Miami, FL   Orange Bowl
 
1965 Season Totals
  Record9-1 -1
  Points Scored256
  Scoring Average23.3
  Points Allowed107
  Defense Average9.7
  Opponents Record61-49
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record3-0 -1
  Away Record4-1
1965 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
1 9-1-1 AP
4 8-1-1 Coaches
4 8-1-1 UPI
  
1965 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 9-1-1256107Won  39-286-1-116165  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Mississippi 7-4179115Won  13-75-312977  John H. Vaught
Florida 7-4239149Lost  18-204-212676  Ray Graves
Auburn 5-5-1172175Lost  7-134-1-1113115  Ralph Shug Jordan
Louisiana State 8-3265164Won  14-73-3144109  Charles McClendon
Kentucky 6-4202160 3-312090  Charlie Bradshaw
Tennessee 8-1-222098Won  27-62-1-27340  Doug Dickey
Georgia 6-4186158 2-38190  Vince Dooley
Mississippi State 4-6202172 1-578123  Paul J. Davis
Tulane 2-871268 1-537192  Thomas J. Tommy OBoyle
Vanderbilt 2-7-185180 1-540125  Jack Green

1965 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1965 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.