Including his . Next came the 2020 SEC Championship Game which saw the Tide win the 2020 SEC Title by defeating the Florida Gators in a high scoring affair, 52-46. [47], The Crimson Tide then returned home where they played South Carolina on homecoming. On January 5, 2021, wide receiver Devonta Smith would win the Heisman Trophy, becoming the third winner of the award in school history. 2 ranking and then defeated Kentucky, Ole Miss, Tennessee and Arkansas State on homecoming to extend their record to 90. [83] Alabama then closed the regular season with a 490 win over Auburn and captured the SEC West division title to play Georgia in the SEC Championship Game. Last season, Ole Miss again hung tough, but Alabama pulled out another win, 42-21, at the time preserving Saban's perfect record against former assistants. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. The game may also have implications as to which team will represent the SEC Western Division in the SEC Championship Game. Former Alabama quarterback Freddie Kitchens will be joining North Carolina's coaching staff as the team's tight ends coach, according to On3's Matt Zenitz. [59] The Crimson Tide then defeated Mississippi State and Georgia State prior to their season finale against Auburn. STARKVILLE, MISSISSIPPI - OCTOBER 16: Head coach Nick Saban of the Alabama Crimson Tide during their game against the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium on October 16, 2021 in Starkville, Mississippi. Following the loss the Crimson Tide would go in to win the next twelve games including the 2015 Cotton Bowl Playoff Semifinal 38-0 over Michigan State and winning the 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship over undefeated Clemson 45-40 to claim Alabama's 16th National Championship and Saban's fourth national championship at the Capstone. "I'm jealous that Nick (Saban) got . [52] At the conclusion of the regular season, Mark Ingram II won the first Heisman Trophy in Alabama history with the closest margin of victory in the history of the award over Toby Gerhart. The win gave the Tide its sixth national title under head coach Nick Saban and its 18th overall. [37] In what was Saban's first game at Tiger Stadium since he resigned as LSU's coach after their 2004 season, the Crimson Tide defeated the Tigers 2721 in overtime. The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only. 1 position in the polls. Alabama leads the series 105. 2 matchup. South Alabama; SEC All teams played within their own conferences until the postseason. When he was brought on board in mid-February to be a special assistant to Nick Saban, Ken Whisenhunt became the latest former head coach to join Saban in Alabama. McCarron. Tagovailoa completed 25 of 32 passes and threw for 324 yards and five touchdowns in the Tide's Iron Bowl win. The third game of the season saw the Tide struggle in a 31-29 win against Florida in Gainesville, after getting out to huge lead early on. Alabama finished 2021 with a record of 13-2. 71 players have been recognized as First Team All-Americans, 45 by consensus or unanimously. 16 Arkansas for a 30 record to open the season. In March 2009, the NCAA ruled that Alabama must vacate 21 victories due to sanctions stemming from textbook-related infractions discovered during the 2007 season, including 16 for the 2005 and 2006 seasons. After he led them to the 2009 national championship, athletics director Mal Moore indicated that a statue of Saban would be erected in the Walk of Champions just as the previous four coaches. This post was edited on 2/23 at 7:28 pm. [6] At that time Saban also stated he had not personally interviewed at Alabama and told his players that he was not leaving. Nick Saban will reportedly once again become the highest-paid coach in college football after the approval of a new contract with the Alabama Crimson Tide.. It would mark the first time since 2010 that the Tide would lose two regular season games and it would be the first time in the playoff era that they would not make the semifinals. if (Modernizr.desktop || Modernizr.laptop) { sr_menus_checkInfoCookie_inline('desktop'); } else { sr_menus_checkInfoCookie_inline('mobile'); } As the rumors persisted that he was prepared to take the Alabama job, on December 21 Saban stated "I guess I have to say it, I'm not going to be the Alabama coach" in an effort to stop the Alabama rumors. The Cotton Bowl was the site of the other Playoff Semifinal, where Clemson would defeat Notre Dame 303 to set up a fourth consecutive Alabama-Clemson meeting in the postseason. [5], In early December, Moore made a preliminary offer to Saban's agent Jimmy Sexton to coach at Alabama for $5 million per season for seven years with a $7 million signing bonus. var el_info = document.getElementById('info'); Find out more. He would certainly pass . Saban's record for the 2007 season was 7-6. [22][23], After their victory over Tennessee, the Crimson Tide lost their four remaining regular season games. [129] It was officially unveiled prior to the 2011 A-Day spring game on April 16, 2011, and has since been updated to include subsequent championships. His no-nonsense, work-by-the-book mentality carried Alabama to six national championships and eight . Where voters had Alabama: Only two of the 63 coaches had Alabama at No. Against his former team LSU, the Crimson Tide lost to the eventual national champions in what was dubbed "the Saban Bowl". 1 Texas lost to Texas Tech, the Crimson Tide achieved their first regular season No. Bryant played tackle and was all . Clinton-Dix was an Alabama safety from 2011-2013. All betting content is intended for an audience ages 21+. Alabama football has reportedly hired Robert Bala as its next inside linebackers coach, and new Auburn football coach Hugh Freeze knows him well. [126] The expansion was completed just prior to the start of the 2010 season on August 20 and increased BryantDenny's capacity to 101,821, the fifth largest in college football. This story appears in the new book from The Tuscaloosa News, "Nick Saban: 15 Epic Seasons That Changed Alabama Football Forever ." The limited-edition 160-page book, which tells the story of Saban . In those two years, the Tide averaged a whopping 47.8 points per game and 526.3 yards of total offense per game. 4-1) on Saturday (6 p.m., ESPN) at Tiger Stadium. 1 ranking in the AP Poll since the 1980 season and their first ever No. Alabama would finish the 2019 regular season with a 10-2 record. [28][29] The class featured many players who were later drafted into the NFL and formed the foundation for their championship run from 2009 through 2012. Nick Saban tested positive before the game against Georgia on October 17. In the first ever Iron Bowl to go to overtime, Alabama managed to escape against Auburn 24-22 in 4 overtimes at Jordan Hare Stadium. [46] Alabama next went on a two-game road trip, defeated both Kentucky and Ole Miss and extended their record to 60. Their overall official record under Saban is 189-27[a] (.875) (19427 on the field), 22 bowl game appearances with 16 victories, nine SEC West titles, eight SEC championships, and six national championships. No.15 Texas A&M: 29 vs No.1 Alabama: 24 November 10, 2012 - Tuscaloosa, AL In their first year in the SEC, Manziel and the Aggies would accomplish what few have ever done against Nick Saban - beat him on his field. [18][19] Alabama rebounded with three consecutive wins over Houston on homecoming, at Ole Miss and at home over Tennessee. 4 ranking for their 490 win over Western Carolina. [84] In the championship game, Alabama escaped with a 3228 win after the Bulldogs were stopped inside the Crimson Tide's five-yard line as time expired and captured the SEC Championship and a berth in the BCS National Championship Game against Notre Dame. Nick Saban Career Record: 27 Years, 285-69-1, .804 Win% (at major schools ) Bowl Record: 30 Games, 19-11, .633 Win% (at major schools ) More bio, uniform, draft info . Additionally, 113 former Crimson Tide players have been drafted into the National Football League, 41 as first-round selections, under Coach Saban. Alabama returned to action by defeating Kentucky 63-3 and avenging the previous season's Iron Bowl loss by crushing Auburn 42-13 in Tuscaloosa. Even though Alabama has two losses, Saban said he believes they are better than a few 1-loss teams, like TCU or Ohio State. These players included first round NFL draft picks James Carpenter, Dre Kirkpatrick, Trent Richardson, D. J. Fluker, and Chance Warmack in addition to Eddie Lacy and A. J. Hurts was the first true freshman QB to start for the Crimson Tide since 1984. Auburn would go on to the SEC Championship Game, where they would face Georgia in a rematch from earlier in the season. Tagovailoa returned for the game against LSU which saw the Tigers prevail over Bama 46-41. His arrival to Tuscaloosa 15 years ago started one of the greatest dynasties this . The program saw a record . 2 ranking and as a favorite to repeat as national champions. In all, the contract is worth $93.6 million and covers the following eight football seasons. "Hey, 2007. Never have I s aid Tennessee caused Nick Saban to change . [67] With the loss, Alabama dropped into the No. if (browserType === 'desktop') { button_cookie = vjs_readCookie('meta_more_button'); } The series was suspended after the 1907 contest, due to violence and financial complications. 11 Ole Miss and Auburn AND hope for . This thrust Mac Jones into the starting role for the remainder of the season. Alabama opened the season on the last weekend of September by defeating Missouri 38-19 in Columbia. And former players know why. [125] After Saban became head coach, in February 2009, the University of Alabama System Board of Trustees unanimously approved a proposal to expand the south endzone with an upper deck that seated approximately 9,000 spectators and added 36 luxury boxes. 2 position as a result of upset losses for both Kansas State and Oregon. Malzahn is indeed 3-4 vs. Nick Saban as a head coach, and scoring the most points is the object of the game . [119] Dodd cited this feud as the primary impetus for Georgia Tech leaving the SEC three years later. 3 Bulldogs in what was deemed a "blackout" game by Georgia head coach Mark Richt, the Crimson Tide took a 310 halftime lead en route to a 4130 upset victory. However, it was later deemed a false positive and he was able to coach the game, which saw Alabama defeat Georgia by a final score of 41-24. [97][98] The outcome of the game generally determines "bragging rights" in the state of Alabama until the following contest. Saban has sifted through . 1 in national polls. [25] After their sixth consecutive loss to Auburn in the Iron Bowl, Alabama closed the season with a victory over Colorado in the Independence Bowl and finished the season with a winning record at 7-6 in Saban's first season. [80] However, the next week, Alabama suffered their only loss of the season when Texas A&M upset the Tide 2924 in Tuscaloosa. Coach Saban was unable to be at the game due to having tested positive for Covid-19 just a few days earlier. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. The loss ended Alabama's 26 game winning streak, the second-longest in program history. The Crimson Tide rolled off four straight victories before losing to Ole Miss 17-23. Title. They trailed by 3 touchdowns at halftime. [51], In the SEC Championship Game, Alabama faced East division champion Florida for the second season in a row in a No. In 2008, Saban led them to their first undefeated regular season since 92-93, but they lost the SEC Championship Game and the Sugar Bowl. Alabama entered the 2014 season ranked #3 in the polls. It was the Tide's second consecutive SEC Championship and the win sent Alabama to the playoffs once again where they would defeat Cincinnati 27-6 in the Cotton Bowl Semifinal. [114] Alabama leads the series 145. Tagovailoa turned in several stellar performances as Alabama rolled to their 2nd undefeated regular season in three years. Several of those losses actually came in Sabans first season in Tuscaloosa as the Crimson Tide struggled to a 7-6 record (which the NCAA knocked down to a 2-6 record). Teams with the best odds to win next year's national championship. Nick Saban won his record seventh national title when he led Alabama to a 52-24 decision over Ohio State in the College Football Playoff National Championship presented by AT&T on Monday night. However, they regained the No. . More bio, uniform, draft info [108] The teams did not regularly meet until the mid-1960s during Alabama's dominance of the SEC. Build your customFanSided Daily email newsletter with news and analysis onFanSided.com and all your favorite sports teams, TV shows, and more. As the University of Louisiana Monroe returns to . Bear Bryant has the most wins of any Alabama coach, with 323. Like all other teams in the nation, Alabama's schedule had been drastically altered so as to play a revised season due to the pandemic. His staff did not include any of Shula's former staff, and Kevin Steele was hired as defensive coordinator and Major Applewhite as offensive coordinator. Alabama would start 2-0 but would lose their next game against Ole Miss 43-37. In what was the Tide and the Longhorns' first meeting since the BCS National Championship Game played after the 2009 season as well as Bama's first trip to Austin, TX in 100 years, Bama squeaked by with a 20-19 win. Saban's 2014 team won the SEC West and SEC championships, then lost to Ohio State in the inaugural College Football Playoff's semi-final round at the Sugar Bowl, finishing 12-2. View 25 items Share this article 716 shares share [129], Alabama Crimson Tide football under Nick Saban. Before Liberty, he was a defensive coordinator for two seasons at FCS member Southern Utah while . In order to reach the SEC championship game, Alabama would have to beat No. That means Georgia is currently riding a series-worst seven-game losing streak. The Tide concluded the 2022 season with a 45-20 win against the Wildcats. [1], As the two-time defending national champions, Alabama entered the 2013 season as the favorite to repeat and win their third consecutive national championship and their fourth in five years. Although Alabama battled back in the game, they never had the lead. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 14 Crimson Tide assistants that became head coaches 23-0 lifetime record vs. former assistants 43-17 average margin of victory. This was the school's 27th SEC Championship and it sent Alabama to the playoffs once again where they would defeat the Oklahoma Sooners in the Orange Bowl Playoff Semifinal, 4534. Against Virginia Tech, the Crimson Tide trailed at halftime, but an 18-point rally in the fourth quarter gave Alabama the 3424 win. MIA challenged the ruling, and the play was upheld. Nick Saban is the prime example of a supreme coach. For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. Was that the year Alabama went 6-6 also?" Steve Spurrier said in the . On the rare occasion the Crimson Tide are underdogs, they've been dominant. Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? [86][87] Alabama then won their first eleven games and retained their unanimous No. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. Tagovailoa went 14 of 24 passing for 166 yards and three touchdowns, including the game-winning touchdown pass to freshman wide receiver, DeVonta Smith in overtime. Do you have a sports website? With the hiring, many media outlets dubbed the 2007 meeting as the "Saban Bowl". However, Alabama rebounded by winning eight straight games, including victories against #14 LSU, #1 Mississippi State, and #15 Auburn in the Iron Bowl. [29] Players from the class included future first round draft picks Marcell Dareus, Julio Jones, Mark Barron, Dont'a Hightower, and Mark Ingram II. They played each other again for the BCS National Championship with Alabama winning 210 to secure its 14th National Championship. 1 Bowl Championship Series (BCS) ranking prior to their game at LSU. Nick Saban ditching the NFL for Alabama makes for one an epic "what if?" scenario in coaching history. This past week, Alabama head football coach Nick Saban announced a number of coaching additions to his staff last week, including adding the 26-year-old Aylward. Many cite the 2014 meeting as the biggest game in the series where Alabama faced a #1 ranked, 100 Mississippi State team with Dak Prescott as its quarterback. [42] Just as in the previous year, the 2009 class included many players who played significant roles in their championship run. No game from the upset-filled 2007 stands in starker contrast to today's standards than ULM 21, Alabama 14. Nick Saban has been the coach of the Alabama football program since 2007, and during his tenure, 106 players have been drafted to an NFL team through '21. Alabama also set three records during the season. 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Nick Saban was a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1988 to 2006, ending his career as head coach of the Miami Dolphins. Alabama avenged their only loss of the 2017 season with a decisive 31 point win over arch rival Auburn, 5221 in Tuscaloosa. [2][3] At that time several current coaches were rumored to be in consideration for the position at Alabama, with Steve Spurrier of South Carolina and Saban of the Miami Dolphins thought to be the preferred candidates. Its not a secret that Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban is one of the best coaches in college football history. In 2009, Saban led Alabama to a perfect 14-0 and its first BCS National Championship, as well as its . It turned out to be the worst defense in Nick Saban's career. February 27, 2023. Advertisement. Nicholas Lou Saban Jr. ( / sebn /; born October 31, 1951) [15] is an American football coach who has been the head football coach at the University of Alabama since 2007. As well, Alabama become the first team since Yale in 1888 to outscore each of their first twelve opponents by 20 or more points. Former Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray thought Saban's interview was . Alabama opened the season with a blowout win over Duke, 42-3 in the 2019 Chick Fila Kickoff Game in Atlanta. Saban's 2014 team won the SEC West and SEC championships, then lost to Ohio State in the inaugural College Football Playoff's semi-final round at the Sugar Bowl, finishing 12-2. 11 in the AP Top 25 poll before losing two of their final . [57], They rebounded the next week with a 2310 win over Ole Miss on homecoming and at Tennessee by a margin of 4110 before their top ten matchup at LSU. Alabama did not lose again in Baton Rouge until 2000. Ten short years, and a complete turnaround to the school we all know and love today. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. It was an unprecedented seventh national title for coach Saban, giving him the most all time of any head coach, breaking the legendary Paul Bear Bryant's previous record of six. Nick Saban has built a remarkable dynasty with the Alabama Crimson Tide. While Alabama was undefeated going into their game vs LSU in November, the season ending injuries had piled up, mainly on an already young and inexperienced defense. In March 2009, the NCAA ruled that Alabama must vacate 21 victories due to sanctions stemming from textbook-related infractions discovered during the 2007 season, including five for the 2007 season. Nick Saban (11-2) Sugar Bowl (W) 2: 2021: SEC: 13: 2: 0.867: 7: 1: 0.875: 19.62: 5.69: 1: 1: 2: Nick Saban (13-2) Cotton Bowl (W), College Football Championship (L) 3: It was the final loss for long-time Penn State head coach Joe Paterno. Alabama Football Records and Nick Saban. In the 1969 game, LSU defeated Alabama 2015 in Baton Rouge. [7] After the Dolphins season ended, it was speculated again that Alabama was to offer their head coaching position to Saban. Thus, Smart is . This was the first win for the Aggies over the Tide since 2012. A heated feud developed between Bear Bryant and Georgia Tech head coach Bobby Dodd following a controversial hit in the 1961 game, a 100 Alabama victory. In his 13 years . Nicholas Lou Saban Jr. MIA challenged the ruling, and the play was upheld. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. Unfortunately, Georgia has not beaten Alabama since Saban's first year on the job way back in 2007. 13 ranked Mississippi State. Prior to the 2006 season, the north endzone expansion brought the total seating capacity of BryantDenny to 92,138, the seventh largest stadium in college football. In 2011, the teams played as the consensus No. Outside of his first season, there has been nothing but wins in Tuscaloosa, bringing in seven SEC championships and six national championships. Since that point Alabama has riden a 12 game winning streak against their rival that Tennessee keeps hoping to end. [88] The Crimson Tide opened the season with a victory over Virginia Tech in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game at Atlanta. Georgia's 5448 overtime win over Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl Playoff semifinal set up an all-SEC National Championship Game where the Tide would win its 17th national championship by defeating Georgia 2623 in overtime. The Tide barely escaped with a 24-20 win against the Aggies in Tuscaloosa, narrowly avoiding a second consecutive shocking upset loss to them. But the Crimson Tide improved considerably from there. Against the Gamecocks, Mark Ingram II had a career-high with 246 rushing yards and entered the Heisman Trophy conversation as he led Alabama to a 206 victory. He also had a TD himself, running one in early in the game, bringing the total to 6, an Iron Bowl record. 3 Alabama past No. 2020 also happened to be the only other season during which Saban and the Crimson Tide did not lose a single game. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. 5 and 21 at No. [45] After consecutive wins over non-conference Florida International and North Texas, the Crimson Tide defeated Arkansas 357 to open conference play at BryantDenny Stadium. He doesn't usually get to a lot of basketball games. Alabama entered the 2019 season as the reigning SEC Champions and ranked number 2 in the nation behind reigning national champion Clemson. Also in 2021, Bryce Young won the Heisman Trophy, becoming Alabama's the second consecutive winner of the award, the fourth overall, and the first quarterback in Alabama history to win it. . The Tide would suffer it's only other loss of the 2022 season in overtime, 32-31 against LSU in Baton Rouge. While Alabama would roll through the remainder of the regular season without a loss, the season was not without its woes. Alabama 2006 was son alone record was 0-7 in comes Saban. The Bulldogs would prevail the second time around, crushing the Tigers 287 and leading to discussion of whether a similar situation to 2011 would take place. 17 Tigers (6-2, 4-1 SEC) face the No. For the first time since 2009, Alabama would go undefeated all the way through the SEC Championship Game. [22][23] After the NCAA reviewed the case, in June 2009 they determined all players who received the improper benefits to be retroactively ineligible. var sr_menus_checkInfoCookie_run_inline = true; Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 6:40AM. [48] In their next game, a pair of Terrence Cody blocked field goals, one of which came as time expired, preserved a 1210 win over rival Tennessee. In five seasons at LSU, Saban went 48-16. Alabama's issues caught up with them in October as the Tide fell to Texas A&M, 41-38, in College Station. [99] In 1944, Auburn suggested to reopen the series, though the board of trustees at Alabama rejected. 16 position, but then lost in overtime at home against Georgia and in the River City Showdown at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium to Florida State. Shula's overall record at time of his firing was 26-23. Saban won his sixth national championship at Alabama and seventh of his career in 2020 by defeating Ohio State 52-24. Mark Ingram II (2009), Derrick Henry (2015), DeVonta Smith (2020) and Bryce Young (2021) are Alabama's four Heisman Trophy winners, with Young taking 83% of voters. 8 Alabama turns up heat in first half on way to win over No. The series was resumed in 1948, with Alabama crushing the Tigers 550, which is still the largest margin of victory in the series. Mr. Saban has been with the University of Alabama for over 200 years. 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