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Since its opening in 1929 through 2023, the Crimson Tide owns a 249–51–3 (.827) record at Bryant–Denny Stadium. [29] Nick Saban is the leader in wins at the stadium, with an all-time record of 88–7–0 (.926) since 2007, as 3 home game wins were vacated by the NCAA that year.
Bryant–Denny Stadium in 2010. The Alabama Crimson Tide football team represents the University of Alabama and has competed in football since 1892. Although the Alabama campus is physically located in Tuscaloosa, through the history of the program, several stadiums located in Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile have played host to the football team.
The stadium served as the primary venue for Alabama Crimson Tide home games until the late 1990s and was for many years the site of the annual Iron Bowl rivalry game against Auburn. The UAB football team played at Legion Field from their inception in 1991 through the 2020 season. It has also hosted teams from various professional football leagues.
The Crimson Tide repeated as national champions in 1926. Wade led the Crimson Tide to his third and last national championship in 1930. Wade was under fire after lackluster seasons in 1928 and 1929, which included narrow losses to Robert Neyland's Tennessee Volunteers. As a result, Wade submitted his resignation on April 30, with the caveat ...
The stadium opened as Thomas Field on March 26, 1948, in honor of former Tide head football coach and athletic director Frank Thomas, with a capacity of 2,000.In 1978, a bill was introduced by undergraduate SGA Senator Mike Harrington to rename the stadium Sewell–Thomas Stadium, adding the name of former Alabama player and head coach Joe Sewell, who had just been inducted into the Baseball ...
Alabama Crimson Tide (1915–1929) Denny Field was located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama , and served as the home field for the University of Alabama football team from 1915 through the 1928 seasons , excluding 1918 when a team was not fielded due to World War I.
The Crimson Tide was unbeaten at home with a perfect 19–0 season, a school record. In 2012 the Crimson Tide was a participant in the NCAA tournament and finished its season with a 21–12 record. Former Dallas Mavericks and New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets coach Avery Johnson became the Alabama Head Coach on April 5, 2015.
The Paul W. Bryant Museum is located on the campus of the University of Alabama, [1] in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. [2] Founded in 1985, [ 3 ] the museum was opened in 1988 to "house the history of Alabama football , with special emphasis on the legendary coach" Paul William "Bear" Bryant .