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Alabama finished its regular season 12–0 for the third time in Saban's career at Alabama and first since 2009. [327] In the SEC Championship, Alabama defeated #15 Florida in a rematch of the previous season's title game, 54–16. [328] The win gave Alabama its 26th SEC title, 5th for Saban at Alabama and 7th overall for his career. [329]
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 ...
During his 17 years at Alabama, Nick Saban created some of the most memorable moments in college football history. ... The coach once known for block-and-tackle football and a punishing run game ...
Alabama's offensive coaches called for a running play, but head coach Nick Saban, unwilling to settle for a field goal, overruled this decision and demanded a pass. [140] McElroy completed a 4-yard touchdown pass to third-string tailback Roy Upchurch, giving Alabama a 26–21 lead with 1:24 to go.
Saban led the Tide to nine SEC championships and won his first national title at Alabama with a 14-0 season in 2009. Titles came again in 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017 and 2020. He also won the SEC with ...
Former Alabama head coach Nick Saban is one of four coaches who is honored in the Hall of Fame's 2025 class, just one year after retiring from the sideline. ... Nick Saban – 292-71-1 (80.4% ...
Some Alabama players saw the signs of Nick Saban's impending departure from college football long before his January retirement announcement. “It kind of hurt a lot of people’s hearts ...
In the game dubbed "Saban Bowl I", in which Nick Saban's new Alabama team faced a LSU Tigers team that featured several players Saban himself had recruited during his tenure in Baton Rouge, the Tide found itself in an SEC shootout, but lost 41–34. [58] [59] [60] Alabama struck first with a 36-yard Leigh Tiffin field goal. [58]