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1951: The matchup between Alabama and Tennessee was the first game of football played in the Deep South to be televised. [ 27 ] 1964 : In 1964, David Ray gave the Crimson Tide an early 3–0 lead after he connected on a 30-yard field goal in the first quarter.
With 954 official wins in over 126 seasons of football, Alabama ranks sixth all-time in win–loss records in the NCAA. [7] [a] 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. [3]
The Alabama Crimson Tide football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the University of Alabama in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Since the establishment of the team in 1892, Alabama has appeared in 75 bowl games.
Alabama has had 28 head coaches since organized football began in 1892. 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. "Red" Drew, Bear Bryant, Ray Perkins, Bill Curry, Gene Stallings, Mike DuBose, Dennis Franchione, Mike Shula, Joe Kines, and Nick Saban. [7]
After four seasons as head coach in which he compiled an overall record of 26 [b] –23 (.531) on November 26, 2006, Mike Shula was fired as head coach of the Crimson Tide. [3] [4] At the time of his firing, athletic director Mal Moore promoted defensive coordinator Joe Kines into the role of interim head coach for the Independence Bowl and that the search for a permanent replacement would ...
Alabama won 15 consecutive games from 2007 to 2021. In 2022, #6 Tennessee won 52–49 on a last second field goal to claim its first game against #3 Alabama in 16 years. The win kept Tennessee undefeated, and fans stormed the field of Neyland Stadium in celebration [10] Alabama is Tennessee's third most-played opponent, after Kentucky and ...
No. 11 Alabama bludgeoned No. 17 Tennessee in the second half for a 34-20 win. The Vols led 20-7 at halftime after Joe Milton hit McCallan Castles for a TD with 12 seconds to go in the second quarter.
Against the Volunteers, Alabama won 34–3, and the victory was both the first for Alabama over Tennessee since the 1954 season and the largest since their 51–0 win in 1906. [ 17 ] [ 31 ] [ 32 ] After Tennessee took an early 3–0 lead on a 53-yard George Shuford field goal , Alabama responded with 34 unanswered points.