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: Bill Curry Conference: Southeastern-
1987 Season Highlights
Bill Curry enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Alabama.
1987 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
Southern Mississippi
38
6
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Penn State
24
13
W
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Florida
14
23
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Vanderbilt
30
23
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs. Louisiana Lafayette
38
10
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Memphis
10
13
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Tennessee
41
22
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Mississippi State
21
18
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Louisiana State
22
10
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Notre Dame
6
37
L
Fri., Nov. 27 @
Auburn
0
10
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Jan. 2
Michigan
24
28
L
@ Tampa, FL
Outback Bowl
1987 Season Totals
Record 7-5
Points Scored 268
Scoring Average 22.3
Points Allowed 213
Defense Average 17.8
Opponents Record 78-46
Conference Record 4-2
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 3-3
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
25 7-5-0
USA Today/CNN
1987 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1987 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.