Despite not naming an official National Champion, the NCAA provides lists of championships awarded by 'major selectors.' According to the official NCAA 2009 Division I Football Records Book, 'During the last 138 years, there have been more than 30 selectors of national champions using polls, historical research and mathematical rating systems. National championships in NCAA FBS college football are debated as the NCAA does not officially award the championship. The head coach is Nick Saban, who was hired in January 2007. Of the 27 different head coaches who have led the Crimson Tide, Wade, Thomas, Bryant, and Stallings have been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. During their tenures, Wade, Thomas, Bryant, Stallings, and Saban all won national championships with the Crimson Tide. Eight of those coaches also won conference championships: Wade, Thomas, Drew, Bryant, Curry, Stallings, DuBose, and Saban. 'Red' Drew, Bear Bryant, Ray Perkins, Bill Curry, Gene Stallings, Mike DuBose, Dennis Franchione, Mike Shula, Joe Kines, and Nick Saban.

Adopting the nickname 'Crimson Tide' after the 1907 season, 12 coaches have led the Crimson Tide in postseason bowl games: Wallace Wade, Frank Thomas, Harold D. Main article: List of Alabama Crimson Tide head football coachesĪlabama has had 28 head coaches since organized football began in 1892. With a capacity of 101,821, Bryant-Denny is the 8th largest non-racing stadium in the world and the seventh largest stadium in the United States. Īlabama plays its home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium, located on the campus in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Associated Press (AP) ranks Alabama fourth in all-time final AP Poll appearances, with 59 through the 2021 season. Alabama holds a winning record against every current and former SEC school. The Crimson Tide leads the SEC West Division with 16 division titles and 14 appearances in the SEC Championship Game. The program has 35 seasons with ten wins or more (plus one vacated) and has 45 bowl victories, both NCAA records. Alabama has won 32 conference championships (4 Southern Conference and 28 SEC championships), and has made an NCAA-record 75 postseason bowl appearances.

The Crimson Tide won back to back Heisman trophies in 20, with DeVonta Smith and Bryce Young.Īlabama has 942 official victories in NCAA Division I (an additional 21 victories were vacated, and eight victories and one tie were forfeited). In 2015, Derrick Henry became the university's second Heisman winner. Despite numerous national and conference championships, it was not until 2009 that an Alabama player received a Heisman Trophy, when running back Mark Ingram became the university's first winner. From 1958 to 1982, the team was led by Hall of Fame coach Paul 'Bear' Bryant, who won six national titles with the program. Since beginning play in 1892, the program claims 18 national championships, including 13 wire-service ( AP or Coaches') national titles in the poll-era, and five other titles before the poll-era. The Crimson Tide is among the most storied and decorated football programs in NCAA history. The team's head coach is Nick Saban, who has led the Tide to six national championships over his tenure. The team competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The Alabama Crimson Tide football program represents the University of Alabama (variously Alabama, UA, or Bama) in the sport of American football.

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