Alabama Crimson Tide football seasons

The Alabama Crimson Tide college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the University of Alabama in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Alabama has played their home games at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama since 1929. [http://www.rolltide.com/facilities/bryant-denny.html Bryant-Denny Stadium] RollTide.com. Accessed 2008-09-27]

The Crimson Tide has won twelve national championships; [http://www.rolltide.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/alab/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/history-awards Alabama Football History & Tradition] "Alabama Football: National Team Champions," University of Alabama Sports Information, July 2008. pp. 74–78. Accessed 2008-09-27] recorded 25 total conference championships; holds NCAA records with 55 post-season bowl game appearances [http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/football_records/DI/2008/bowl.pdf Bowl/All-Star Game Records] "All-Time Bowl Appearances & Victories Leaders," NCAA, July 2008. p. 281. Accessed 2008-09-27] and 31 bowl game victories; and leads the NCAA in undefeated, untied seasons with eight. [http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/football_records/DI/2008/FBS%20compiled.pdf Undefeated, Untied Teams] "Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Records," NCAA, July 2008. pp. 111–112. Accessed 2008-09-27] Alabama leads the SEC West Division with five appearances in the SEC Championship Game, and has a winning record against every SEC team. [http://www.rolltide.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/alab/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/history-stats Alabama Football: The Record Book] "Alabama vs. All Opponents," University of Alabama Sports Information, July 2008. p. 52.] The Associated Press (AP) ranks Alabama fifth in all-time Final AP Poll appearances.cite web
url = http://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/app_final.cfm?sort=totapp&decade=all&rows=all
title = Final AP Poll Appearances Summary
accessdate = 2008-09-27
author = AP Poll Archive] With 787 wins in over 112 seasons of football, Alabama ranks sixth all-time in win-loss records in the NCAA. [http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/football_records/DI/2008/FBS%20compiled.pdf All-Time Team Won-Lost Records] "Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) Records," NCAA, July 2008. p. 70. Accessed 2008-09-27]

Football was introduced to the university by W.G. Little in 1892. The first win in the history of the program came in its inaugural game, a 56–0 shutout over Birmingham High School on November 11, 1892. [http://www.rolltide.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/alab/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/history-awards Alabama Football History & Tradition] "Alabama Football: How it all began," University of Alabama Sports Information, July 2008. p. 72. Accessed 2008-09-27] From 1892 to 1894, Alabama competed as a football independent, before joining the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) as a charter member in 1895. From 1895 to 1921, the Tide saw success in only having three losing seasons as a member of the SIAA. By 1922, Alabama left the SIAA to become a charter member of the Southern Conference. As a member of the Southern Conference, Alabama won conference championships in 1924–1926 and 1930. Additionally, Alabama won their first three National Championships in the 1925, 1926 and 1930 seasons.cite web
url = http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/m-footbl-results-archive.html
title = All-time Football Results
accessdate = 2008-09-27
author = University of Alabama Sports Information]

By 1933, Alabama again switched conferences, this time joining the SEC as a charter member, and as of 2008 Alabama still competes as a member of the conference. Alabama won the first SEC title in 1933 and its fourth and fifth national championship in the 1934 and 1941 seasons. After winning five national championships and nine conference championships through 1946, Alabama saw a decline between 1946 and 1957 in capturing only a single conference title. After only winning four games over a period of three seasons, Bear Bryant was hired as head coach in 1958. Under his guidance Alabama won thirteen SEC championships and national championships in the 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978 and 1979 seasons. Following the retirement of Bryant in 1982, Alabama has had eight head coaches and won three SEC championships as well as the programs twelfth national championship in the 1992 season. Through the 2007 season, Alabama has compiled an overall record of 787 wins, 314 losses, 43 ties and has appeared in 55 bowl games, with the most recent coming in the 2007 Independence Bowl.

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* [http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/alab-m-footbl-archive.html Football archives] from RollTide.com