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: Dennis Franchione Conference: Southeastern-West
2001 Season Highlights
Dennis Franchione enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Alabama.
2001 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 vs.
UCLA
17
20
L
Sat., Sep. 8 @
Vanderbilt
12
9
W
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Arkansas
31
10
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
South Carolina
36
37
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Texas El Paso
56
7
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Mississippi
24
27
L
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Tennessee
24
35
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Louisiana State
21
35
L
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Mississippi State
24
17
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Auburn
31
7
W
Thu., Nov. 29 vs.
Southern Mississippi
28
15
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Thu., Dec. 27
Iowa State
14
13
W
@ Shreveport, LA
Independence Bowl
2001 Season Totals
Record 7-5
Points Scored 318
Scoring Average 26.5
Points Allowed 232
Defense Average 19.3
Opponents Record 78-62
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 4-3
Away Record 2-2
2001 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2001 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2001 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.