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: Mike DuBose Conference: Southeastern-West
1998 Season Highlights
Mike DuBose enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Alabama.
1998 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
Brigham Young
38
31
W
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
Vanderbilt
32
7
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Arkansas
6
42
L
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Florida
10
16
L
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Mississippi
20
17
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
East Carolina
23
22
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Tennessee
18
35
L
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Southern Mississippi
30
20
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Louisiana State
22
16
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Mississippi State
14
26
L
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Auburn
31
17
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Tue., Dec. 29
Virginia Tech
7
38
L
@ Nashville, TN
Music City Bowl
1998 Season Totals
Record 7-5
Points Scored 251
Scoring Average 20.9
Points Allowed 287
Defense Average 23.9
Opponents Record 87-57
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 1-3
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1998 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1998 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.