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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: Mike DuBose
Conference: Southeastern-West

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1892 <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024

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 Southeastern-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Arkansas	9-3	390	227	Lost 31-45	6-2	254	139	Houston Nutt
Mississippi State	8-5	350	256	Lost 11-38	6-2	235	140	Jackie Sherrill
Alabama	7-5	251	287	Lost 7-38	4-4	153	176	Mike DuBose
Mississippi	7-5	280	274	Won 35-18	3-5	137	188	Tommy Tuberville
Louisiana State	4-7	337	279		2-6	206	214	Gerry DiNardo
Auburn	3-8	166	235		1-7	124	193	Terry Bowden

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

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.