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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-

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1892 <-- 1981 <- 1982 -> 1983 --> 2024

1982 Season Highlights

Paul W. Bear Bryant enters his 25th season as Head Coach at Alabama.

1982 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 11	@ Georgia Tech	45	7	W
Sat., Sep. 18	@ Mississippi	42	14	W	@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Vanderbilt	24	21	W
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Arkansas State	34	7	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Penn State	42	21	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Tennessee	28	35	L
Sat., Oct. 23	vs. Cincinnati	21	3	W
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Mississippi State	20	12	W	@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Louisiana State	10	20	L	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Southern Mississippi	29	38	L
Sat., Nov. 27	@ Auburn	22	23	L	@ Birmingham, AL
Wed., Dec. 29	Illinois	21	15	W	@ Memphis, TN	Liberty Bowl

1982 Season Totals
Record	8-4
Points Scored	338
Scoring Average	28.2
Points Allowed	216
Defense Average	18.0
Opponents Record	82-54
Conference Record	3-3
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	3-2

1982 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
17	8-4-0	Coaches
17	8-4-0	UPI
22	8-4-0	USA Today/CNN

1982 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia	11-1	338	160	Lost 23-27	6-0	179	73	Vince Dooley
Auburn	9-3	274	197	Won 33-26	4-2	131	94	Pat Dye
Louisiana State	8-3-1	385	191	Lost 20-21	4-1-1	171	92	Jerry Stovall
Vanderbilt	8-4	293	242	Lost 28-36	4-2	135	121	George MacIntyre
Alabama	8-4	338	216	Won 21-15	3-3	146	125	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Florida	8-4	296	228	Lost 24-28	3-3	127	146	Charley Pell
Tennessee	6-5-1	281	239	Lost 22-28	3-2-1	152	128	Johnny Majors
Mississippi State	5-6	252	244		2-4	122	145	Emory Bellard
Mississippi	4-7	208	262		0-6	69	196	Steve Sloan
Kentucky	0-10-1	96	287		0-6	57	169	Jerry Claiborne

1982 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1982 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).