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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: Paul W. Bear Bryant
Conference: Southeastern-

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1892 <-- 1969 <- 1970 -> 1971 --> 2024

1970 Season Highlights

Paul W. Bear Bryant enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Alabama.

1970 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 12	vs. Southern California	21	42	L	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Virginia Tech	51	18	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Florida	46	15	W
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Mississippi	23	48	L	@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Vanderbilt	35	11	W
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Tennessee	0	24	L
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Houston	30	21	W
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Mississippi State	35	6	W
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Louisiana State	9	14	L	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Miami	32	8	W
Sat., Nov. 28	@ Auburn	28	33	L	@ Birmingham, AL
Thu., Dec. 31	Oklahoma	24	24	T	@ Houston, TX	Bluebonnet Bowl

1970 Season Totals
Record	6-5 -1
Points Scored	334
Scoring Average	27.8
Points Allowed	264
Defense Average	22.0
Opponents Record	82-51
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	2-3

1970 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1970 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Auburn	9-2	390	177	Won 35-28	5-2	247	128	Ralph Shug Jordan
Louisiana State	9-3	289	113	Lost 12-17	5-0	144	49	Charles McClendon
Tennessee	11-1	370	116	Won 34-13	4-1	154	49	Bill Battle
Mississippi	7-4	313	255	Lost 28-35	4-2	156	157	John H. Vaught
Florida	7-4	224	256		3-3	118	190	Doug Dickey
Alabama	6-5-1	334	264	Tied 24-24	3-4	176	151	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Mississippi State	6-5	171	264		3-4	72	189	Charley Shira
Georgia	5-5	242	153		3-4	145	102	Vince Dooley
Vanderbilt	4-7	201	213		1-5	60	159	Bill Pace
Kentucky	2-9	131	233		0-7	72	173	John Ray

1970 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1970 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).