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Tennessee elected to run out the clock, preserving the 17–17 tie – the last tie in Alabama football history — and ending Alabama's 28 game winning streak. Alabama later had to forfeit this game and it is officially considered a Tennessee win.
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]
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]
In their latest bowl appearance, Alabama defeated Ohio State in the 2021 College Football Playoff National Championship. [27] The win brings Alabama's overall bowl record to 44 wins, 26 losses, and 3 ties, placing the Crimson Tide in first place among all FBS schools for both bowl appearances and victories. [1]
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.
The Alabama–Auburn football rivalry, better known as the Iron Bowl, [2] is an American college football rivalry game between the University of Alabama Crimson Tide and the Auburn University Tigers, both charter members of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) and both teams are located in the state of Alabama.
Going into the 1961 game, Alabama hadn’t beaten Tennessee since 1954 (there was a 7-7 tie in 1959). Goostree told the team he’d dance naked in the locker room if Alabama won.
In eight years as Alabama's head football coach, Drew compiled a 51–28–7 record. [40] He was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame in 1970. [36] [41] Alabama had grown into a major football power and enjoyed consistent success over the past three decades. However, Whitworth would lead the Crimson Tide to its worst three-year stretch ...