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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]
Since the team's founding in 1892, Alabama has played in over 1,100 sanctioned football games. 50-yard line action during the 2010 BCS National Championship Game. The Alabama Crimson Tide college football team compete 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 ...
Below is a list of the national champions of college football since 1869 chosen by NCAA-designated "major selectors" listed in the official Football Bowl Subdivision Records publication. [8] Many teams did not have coaches as late as 1899.
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.
During their tenures, Wade, Thomas, Bryant, Stallings, and Saban each won national championships with the Crimson Tide. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] Bryant is the leader in seasons coached and games won, with 232 victories during his 25 years with the program. [ 9 ]
In January 2013, Alabama defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish 42–14 for its 15th national championship. [7] In January 2016, Alabama defeated the Clemson Tigers 45–40 to claim its 16th national championship. On January 8, 2018, Alabama defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 26–23 to take the team's 17th national championship. [8]
NCAA Division I champions are the winners of annual top-tier competitions among American college sports teams. This list also includes championships classified by the NCAA as "National Collegiate", the organization's official branding of championship events open to members of more than one of the NCAA's three legislative and competitive divisions.
Prior to 1932, Alabama claimed national championships in football in 1925, 1926, and 1930. Prior to 1932, Georgia was named national champion in football in 1920 by Berryman and 1927 by the Boand and Poling polls. Prior to 1932, former member Georgia Tech claimed football national titles in 1917 and 1928.