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: Paul W. Bear Bryant Conference: Southeastern-
1973 Season Highlights
Paul W. Bear Bryant enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Alabama.
The Crimson Tide won the Southeastern Conference Championship.
The Crimson Tide won the National Championship.
1973 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 15 vs.
California
66
0
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Kentucky
28
14
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Vanderbilt
44
0
W
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Georgia
28
14
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Florida
35
14
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Tennessee
42
21
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Virginia Tech
77
6
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Mississippi State
35
0
W
@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Miami
43
13
W
Thu., Nov. 22 @
Louisiana State
21
7
W
Sat., Dec. 1 @
Auburn
35
0
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Mon., Dec. 31
Notre Dame
23
24
L
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
1973 Season Totals
Record 11-1
Points Scored 477
Scoring Average 39.8
Points Allowed 113
Defense Average 9.4
Opponents Record 73-61
Conference Record 8-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 6-0
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
4 11-1-0
AP
1 11-0-0
Coaches
1 11-0-0
UPI
1973 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1973 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.