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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: Harold D. Red Drew
Conference: Southeastern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 1948 <- 1949 -> 1950 --> 2024
1949 Season Highlights
 Harold D. Red Drew enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Alabama.
 
1949 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24   Tulane  14   28   L    @ Mobile, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Vanderbilt  7   14   L       
 Fri., Oct. 7  vs. Duquesne  48   8   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Tennessee  7   7   T    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Mississippi State  35   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Georgia  14   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Georgia Tech  20   7   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. Southern Mississippi  34   26   W       
 Sat., Nov. 26  @ Florida  35   13   W       
 Sat., Dec. 3  @ Auburn  13   14   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 
1949 Season Totals
  Record6-3 -1
  Points Scored227
  Scoring Average22.7
  Points Allowed130
  Defense Average13.0
  Opponents Record43-38
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record4-0 -1
  Away Record2-2
1949 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1949 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia Tech 7-3197129 5-213499  Bobby Dodd
Tulane 7-2-1251142 5-115561  Henry E. Frnka
Kentucky 9-331774Lost  13-214-11266  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Louisiana State 8-3231109Lost  0-354-212253  Gaynell Gus Tinsley
Tennessee 7-2-1214104 4-1-19764  Robert R. Bob Neyland
Vanderbilt 5-5177183 4-4144170  Bill Edwards
Alabama 6-3-1227130 3-3-112589  Harold D. Red Drew
Mississippi 4-5-1246243 2-4107151  John H. Vaught
Auburn 2-4-3134188 2-4-2114168  Earl M. Brown
Florida 4-5-1180218 1-4-186156  Raymond Bear Wolf
Georgia 4-6-1177134 1-4-14794  Wallace Butts
Mississippi State 0-8-138224 0-625184  Arthur W. Slick Morton

1949 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1949 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.