Alabama Bowl Game History

Alabama s first bowl game was in 1926 when wallace wade led them to the first of three rose bowls during his tenure and defeated washington 20 19.

Alabama bowl game history. 5 years 2015. All these years later saban is back for his third citrus bowl appearance as a head coach he coached lsu in the 2005 game and the tide in the 2011 edition and unlike 1972 a nation of fans. 4 years 1971. 1980 most consecutive losses.

The crimson tide has a 41 26 3 on the field record in those games. 6 years 1975. 1 1902 at tournament park. The game was known as the mobile alabama bowl for its first two playings in 1999 and 2000.

Mac jones threw three touchdown passes jerry jeudy became the first alabama player to top 200 receiving yards in a bowl game and the ninth ranked crimson tide topped no. The rose bowl is played on either new year s eve or new. If you believe in signs the last time alabama played a meaningless bowl game against a big ten team from. In 2014 the rose bowl began participating in the college football playoff system serving as a host of the football bowl subdivsion college football s top division championship semifinals in a rotation along with the cotton bowl fiesta bowl orange bowl peach bowl and sugar bowl.

G w l t pfpg papg 2010 s 14 10 4 0 33 0 22 4 2000 s 7 4 3 0 22 6 21 9 1990 s 8 5 3 0 22 1 23 3 1980 s 9 6 3 0 24 6 15 1 1970 s 10 5 4. 17 michigan 35 16 on. 1974 current appearance streak. 16 years 2004.

Alabama is the all time leader in bowl appearances and bowl victories. Alabama 23 8 opponents 18 5 streaks. 110 plays by michigan s opponents have gained at least 10. Taking over for wade following the 1930 season between 1931 and 1946 frank thomas led alabama to six bowl appearances including three rose and one trip each to the cotton orange and sugar bowls.

Here s every winner from the game and notable moments from its 100 plus years of history. 1983 most consecutive wins. The rose bowl the granddaddy of them all was first played on jan. Gmac now ally financial had become the title sponsor for the 2000 playing and the game was renamed as the gmac bowl for the 2001 though january 2010 playings.

Alabama won by the remarkable final score of 29 21. The tide s 55 point victory against syracuse in the 1953 orange bowl 61 6 was the largest margin of victory in ncaa bowl history. Alabama bowl game history bowl game record.