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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 <-- 1963 <- 1964 -> 1965 --> 2024

1964 Season Highlights

Paul W. Bear Bryant enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Alabama.

The Crimson Tide won the Southeastern Conference Championship.

The Crimson Tide won the National Championship.

1964 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Georgia	31	3	W
Sat., Sep. 26	Tulane	36	6	W	@ Mobile, AL
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Vanderbilt	24	0	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. North Carolina State	21	0	W
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Tennessee	19	8	W
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Florida	17	14	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Mississippi State	23	6	W	@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Louisiana State	17	9	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Georgia Tech	24	7	W
Thu., Nov. 26	@ Auburn	21	14	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Fri., Jan. 1	Texas	17	21	L	@ Miami, FL	Orange Bowl

1964 Season Totals
Record	10-1
Points Scored	250
Scoring Average	22.7
Points Allowed	88
Defense Average	8.0
Opponents Record	64-45
Conference Record	8-0
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	4-0

1964 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
1	10-0-0	AP
1	10-0-0	Coaches
1	10-0-0	UPI

1964 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	10-1	250	88	Lost 17-21	8-0	188	60	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Louisiana State	8-2-1	128	89	Won 13-10	4-2-1	83	70	Charles McClendon
Florida	7-3	181	98		4-2	101	64	Ray Graves
Kentucky	5-5	150	194		4-2	95	97	Charlie Bradshaw
Georgia	7-3-1	130	98	Won 7-0	3-2	52	59	Vince Dooley
Auburn	6-4	123	91		3-3	43	65	Ralph Shug Jordan
Mississippi	5-5-1	217	127	Lost 7-14	2-4-1	113	104	John H. Vaught
Mississippi State	4-6	155	143		2-5	82	102	Paul J. Davis
Tennessee	4-5-1	80	121		1-5-1	32	87	Doug Dickey
Tulane	3-7	79	147		1-4	31	82	Thomas J. Tommy OBoyle
Vanderbilt	3-6-1	79	122		1-4-1	37	67	Jack Green

1964 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1964 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).