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: Nick Saban Conference: Southeastern-West
2009 Season Highlights
Nick Saban enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Alabama.
The Crimson Tide won the Southeastern Conference Championship.
The Crimson Tide won the Southeastern Conference West Championship.
The Crimson Tide won the National Championship.
2009 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5
Virginia Tech
34
24
W
@ Atlanta, GA
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
Florida International
40
14
W
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
North Texas
53
7
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Arkansas
35
7
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Kentucky
38
20
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Mississippi
22
3
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
South Carolina
20
6
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Tennessee
12
10
W
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Louisiana State
24
15
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Mississippi State
31
3
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
45
0
W
Fri., Nov. 27 @
Auburn
26
21
W
Sat., Dec. 5
Florida
32
13
W
@ Atlanta, GA
Thu., Jan. 7
Texas
37
21
W
@ Pasadena
BCS Bowl
2009 Season Totals
Record 14-0
Points Scored 449
Scoring Average 32.1
Points Allowed 164
Defense Average 11.7
Opponents Record 101-67
Conference Record 8-0
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 4-0
2009 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
1 14-0
AP
1 14-0
USA Today
2009 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2009 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.