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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: Dennis Franchione
Conference: Southeastern-West

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1892 <-- 2001 <- 2002 -> 2003 --> 2024

2002 Season Highlights

Dennis Franchione enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Alabama.

2002 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 31	vs. Middle Tennessee State	39	34	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Sep. 7	@ Oklahoma	27	37	L
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. North Texas	33	7	W
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Southern Mississippi	20	7	W
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Arkansas	30	12	W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Georgia	25	27	L
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Mississippi	42	7	W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Tennessee	34	14	W
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Vanderbilt	30	8	W
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Mississippi State	28	14	W
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Louisiana State	31	0	W
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Auburn	7	17	L
Sat., Nov. 30	@ Hawaii	21	16	W

2002 Season Totals
Record	10-3
Points Scored	367
Scoring Average	28.2
Points Allowed	200
Defense Average	15.4
Opponents Record	100-70
Conference Record	6-2
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	5-1

2002 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
11	10-3-0	AP

2002 Southeastern-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	10-3	367	200		6-2	227	99	Dennis Franchione
Arkansas	9-5	370	277	Lost 14-29	5-3	223	184	Houston Nutt
Auburn	9-4	388	231	Won 13-9	5-3	213	150	Tommy Tuberville
Louisiana State	8-5	323	238	Lost 20-35	5-3	179	160	Nick Saban
Mississippi	7-6	351	331	Won 27-23	3-5	175	230	David Cutcliffe
Mississippi State	3-9	227	339		0-8	123	265	Jackie Sherrill

2002 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2002 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.