Seasons
| National Champions | Conference Champions * | Division Champions | Bowl game berth ^ |
| Season | Head coach |
Conference |
Season results | Bowl result | Final ranking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference finish | Division finish |
Wins | Losses | Ties | Associated Press Poll |
USA Today Coaches' Poll |
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| Alabama Crimson Tide | |||||||||||
| 1892 | E. B. Beaumont | Independent | — | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1893 | Eli Abbott | Independent | — | — | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1894 | Independent | — | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1895 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | — | — | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1896 | Otto Wagonhurst | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | — | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1897 | Allen McCants | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1898 | Alabama did not field a football team for the 1898 season | ||||||||||
| 1899 | W. A. Martin | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | — | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1900 | M. Griffin | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | — | — | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1901 | M. H. Harvey | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1902 | Eli Abbott | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | — | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1903 | W. B. Blount | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | — | — | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1904 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | — | — | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1905 | Jack Leavenworth | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | — | — | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1906 | J. W. H. Pollard | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | — | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1907 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1908 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1909 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1910 | Guy Lowman | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | — | — | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1911 | D. V. Graves | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1912 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1913 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | — | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1914 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | — | — | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1915 | Thomas Kelly | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | — | — | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1916 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | — | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1917 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1918 | Alabama did not field a football team for the 1918 season due to World War I | ||||||||||
| 1919 | Xen Scott | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | — | — | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1920 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | — | — | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1921 | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1922 | Southern Conference | 8th | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1923 | Wallace Wade | Southern Conference | 3rd | — | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1924* | Southern Conference | 1st * | — | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1925 * | Southern Conference | 1st * | — | 10 | 0 | 0 | Won 1926 Rose Bowl against Washington Huskies, 20–19 ^ | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1926 * | Southern Conference | 1st * | — | 9 | 0 | 1 | Tie 1927 Rose Bowl against Stanford Indians, 7–7 ^ | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1927 | Southern Conference | 10th | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1928 | Southern Conference | 5th | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1929 | Southern Conference | 10th | — | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1930 * | Southern Conference | 1st * | — | 10 | 0 | 0 | Won 1931 Rose Bowl against Washington State Cougars, 24–0 ^ | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1931 | Frank Thomas | Southern Conference | 3rd | — | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | |
| 1932 | Southern Conference | 7th | — | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1933 * | Southeastern Conference | 1st * | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1934 * | Southeastern Conference | 1st * | — | 10 | 0 | 0 | Won 1935 Rose Bowl against Stanford Indians, 29–13 ^ | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1935 | Southeastern Conference | 5th | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | N/A | N/A | ||
| 1936 | Southeastern Conference | 2nd | — | 8 | 0 | 1 | — | 4 | N/A | ||
| 1937 * | Southeastern Conference | 1st * | — | 9 | 1 | 0 | Lost 1938 Rose Bowl to California Golden Bears, 0–13 ^ | 4 | N/A | ||
| 1938 | Southeastern Conference | 2nd | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | N/A | ||
| 1939 | Southeastern Conference | 8th | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | N/A | ||
| 1940 | Southeastern Conference | 4th | — | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | N/A | ||
| 1941 | Southeastern Conference | 3rd | — | 9 | 2 | 0 | Won 1942 Cotton Bowl Classic against Texas A&M Aggies, 29–21 ^ | 20 | N/A | ||
| 1942 | Southeastern Conference | 5th | — | 8 | 3 | 0 | Won 1943 Orange Bowl against Boston College Eagles, 37–21 ^ | 10 | N/A | ||
| 1943 | Alabama did not field a football team for the 1943 season due to World War II | ||||||||||
| 1944 | Frank Thomas | Southeastern Conference | 4th | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | Lost 1945 Sugar Bowl to Duke Blue Devils, 26–29 ^ | — | N/A | |
| 1945 * | Southeastern Conference | 1st * | — | 10 | 0 | 0 | Won 1946 Rose Bowl against USC Trojans, 26–29 ^ | 3 | N/A | ||
| 1946 | Southeastern Conference | 6th | — | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | N/A | ||
| 1947 | Harold Drew | Southeastern Conference | 3rd | — | 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost 1948 Sugar Bowl to Texas Longhorns, 7–27 ^ | 6 | N/A | |
| 1948 | Southeastern Conference | 6th | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | N/A | ||
| 1949 | Southeastern Conference | 6th | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | N/A | ||
| 1950 | Southeastern Conference | 3rd | — | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 17 | ||
| 1951 | Southeastern Conference | 7th | — | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1952 | Southeastern Conference | 4th | — | 10 | 2 | 0 | Won 1953 Orange Bowl against Syracuse Orangemen, 61–6 ^ | 9 | 9 | ||
| 1953 * | Southeastern Conference | 1st * | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | Lost 1954 Cotton Bowl Classic to Rice Owls, 6–28 ^ | 13 | 11 | ||
| 1954 | Southeastern Conference | 8th | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | ||
| 1955 | Jennings B. Whitworth | Southeastern Conference | 12th | — | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1956 | Southeastern Conference | 8th | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| 1957 | Southeastern Conference | 11th | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| 1958 | Bear Bryant | Southeastern Conference | 6th | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1959 | Southeastern Conference | 4th | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | Lost 1959 Liberty Bowl to Penn State Nittany Lions, 0–7 ^ | 10 | 13 | ||
| 1960 | Southeastern Conference | 3rd | — | 8 | 1 | 2 | Tie 1960 Bluebonnet Bowl against Texas Longhorns, 3–3 ^ | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1961 * | Southeastern Conference | 1st * | — | 11 | 0 | 0 | Won 1962 Sugar Bowl against Arkansas Razorbacks, 10–3 ^ | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1962 | Southeastern Conference | 2nd | — | 10 | 1 | 0 | Won 1963 Orange Bowl against Oklahoma Sooners, 17–0 ^ | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1963 | Southeastern Conference | 3rd | — | 9 | 2 | 0 | Won 1964 Sugar Bowl against Ole Miss Rebels, 10–7 ^ | 8 | 9 | ||
| 1964 * | Southeastern Conference | 1st * | — | 10 | 1 | 0 | Lost 1965 Orange Bowl to Texas Longhorns, 17–21 ^ | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1965 * | Southeastern Conference | 1st * | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | Won 1966 Orange Bowl against Nebraska Cornhuskers, 39–28 ^ | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1966 * | Southeastern Conference | 1st * | — | 11 | 0 | 0 | Won 1967 Sugar Bowl against Nebraska Cornhuskers, 34–7 ^ | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1967 | Southeastern Conference | 2nd | — | 8 | 2 | 1 | Lost 1968 Cotton Bowl Classic to Texas A&M Aggies, 16–20 ^ | 8 | 7 | ||
| 1968 | Southeastern Conference | 3rd | — | 8 | 3 | 0 | Lost 1968 Gator Bowl to Missouri Tigers, 10–35 ^ | 17 | 12 | ||
| 1969 | Southeastern Conference | 8th | — | 6 | 5 | 0 | Lost 1969 Liberty Bowl to Colorado Buffaloes, 33–47 ^ | — | — | ||
| 1970 | Southeastern Conference | 7th | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | Tie 1970 Bluebonnet Bowl to Oklahoma Sooners, 24–24 ^ | — | — | ||
| 1971 * | Southeastern Conference | 1st * | — | 11 | 1 | 0 | Lost 1972 Orange Bowl to Nebraska Cornhuskers, 6–38 ^ | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1972 * | Southeastern Conference | 1st * | — | 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost 1973 Cotton Bowl Classic to Texas Longhorns, 13–17 ^ | 7 | 4 | ||
| 1973 * | Southeastern Conference | 1st * | — | 11 | 1 | 0 | Lost 1973 Sugar Bowl to Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 23–24 ^ | 4 | 1 | ||
| 1974 * | Southeastern Conference | 1st * | — | 11 | 1 | 0 | Lost 1975 Orange Bowl to Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 11–13 ^ | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1975 * | Southeastern Conference | 1st * | — | 11 | 1 | 0 | Won 1975 Sugar Bowl against Penn State Nittany Lions, 13–6 ^ | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1976 | Southeastern Conference | 3rd | — | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won 1976 Liberty Bowl against UCLA Bruins, 36–6 ^ | 11 | 9 | ||
| 1977 * | Southeastern Conference | 1st * | — | 11 | 1 | 0 | Won 1978 Sugar Bowl against Ohio State Buckeyes, 35–6 ^ | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1978 * | Southeastern Conference | 1st * | — | 11 | 1 | 0 | Won 1979 Sugar Bowl against Penn State Nittany Lions, 14–7 ^ | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1979 * | Southeastern Conference | 1st * | — | 12 | 0 | 0 | Won 1980 Sugar Bowl against Arkansas Razorbacks, 24–9 ^ | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1980 | Southeastern Conference | 2nd | — | 10 | 2 | 0 | Won 1981 Cotton Bowl Classic against Baylor Bears, 30–2 ^ | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1981 * | Southeastern Conference | 1st * | — | 9 | 2 | 1 | Lost 1982 Cotton Bowl Classic to Texas Longhorns, 12–14 ^ | 7 | 6 | ||
| 1982 | Southeastern Conference | 6th | — | 8 | 4 | 0 | Won 1982 Liberty Bowl against Illinois Fighting Illini, 21–15 ^ | — | 17 | ||
| 1983 | Ray Perkins | Southeastern Conference | 3rd | — | 8 | 4 | 0 | Won 1983 Sun Bowl against SMU Mustangs, 21–15 ^ | 15 | 12 | |
| 1984 | Southeastern Conference | 7th | — | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | ||
| 1985 | Southeastern Conference | 3rd | — | 9 | 2 | 1 | Won 1985 Aloha Bowl against USC Trojans, 24–3 ^ | 13 | 14 | ||
| 1986 | Southeastern Conference | 2nd | — | 10 | 3 | 0 | Won 1986 Sun Bowl against Washington Huskies, 28–6 ^ | 9 | 9 | ||
| 1987 | Bill Curry | Southeastern Conference | 4th | — | 7 | 5 | 0 | Lost 1988 Hall of Fame Bowl to Michigan Wolverines, 24–28 ^ | — | — | |
| 1988 | Southeastern Conference | 4th | — | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won 1988 Sun Bowl against Army Black Knights, 29–28 ^ | 17 | 17 | ||
| 1989 * | Southeastern Conference | 1st * | — | 10 | 2 | 0 | Lost 1990 Sugar Bowl to Miami Hurricanes, 25–33 ^ | 9 | 7 | ||
| 1990 | Gene Stallings | Southeastern Conference | 3rd | — | 7 | 5 | 0 | Lost 1991 Fiesta Bowl to Louisville Cardinals, 7–34 ^ | — | — | |
| 1991 | Southeastern Conference | 2nd | — | 11 | 1 | 0 | Won 1991 Blockbuster Bowl against Colorado Buffaloes, 30–25 ^ | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1992 * | Southeastern Conference | 1st * | 1st | 13 | 0 | 0 | Won 1993 Sugar Bowl against Miami Hurricanes, 34–13 ^ | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1993 |
Southeastern Conference | 2nd | 2nd |
1 | 12 | 0 | Won 1993 Gator Bowl against North Carolina Tar Heels, 24–10 ^ | 14 | 13 | ||
| 1994 | Southeastern Conference | 2nd | 1st | 12 | 1 | 0 | Won 1995 Citrus Bowl against Ohio State Buckeyes, 24–17 ^ | 5 | 4 | ||
| 1995 |
Southeastern Conference | — | 2nd | 8 | 3 | 0 | Ineligible | 21 | — | ||
| 1996 | Southeastern Conference | 2nd | 1st | 10 | 3 | — | Won 1997 Outback Bowl against Michigan Wolverines, 17–14 ^ | 11 | 11 | ||
| 1997 | Mike DuBose | Southeastern Conference | — | 5th | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | Southeastern Conference | — | 3rd | 7 | 5 | — | Lost 1998 Music City Bowl to Virginia Tech Hokies, 7–38 ^ | — | — | ||
| 1999 * | Southeastern Conference | 1st * | 1st | 10 | 3 | — | Lost 2000 Orange Bowl to Michigan Wolverines, 34–35 ^ | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2000 | Southeastern Conference | — | 5th | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 | Dennis Franchione | Southeastern Conference | — | 3rd | 7 | 5 | — | Won 2001 Independence Bowl against Iowa State Cyclones, 14–13 ^ | — | — | |
| 2002 |
Southeastern Conference | — | 1st | 10 | 3 | — | Ineligible | 11 | — | ||
| 2003 |
Mike Shula | Southeastern Conference | — | 5th | 4 | 9 | — | Ineligible | — | — | |
| 2004 | Southeastern Conference | — | 3rd | 6 | 6 | — | Lost 2004 Music City Bowl to Minnesota Golden Gophers, 16–20 ^ | — | — | ||
| 2005 |
Southeastern Conference | — | 3rd | 0 | 2 | — | Won (vacated) 2006 Cotton Bowl Classic against Texas Tech Red Raiders, 13–10 ^ | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2006 |
Southeastern Conference | — | 4th | 0 | 7 | — | Lost 2006 Independence Bowl to Oklahoma State Cowboys, 31–34 ^ | — | — | ||
| 2007 |
Nick Saban | Southeastern Conference | — | 3rd | 2 | 6 | — | Won 2007 Independence Bowl against Colorado Buffaloes, 30–24 ^ | — | — | |
| 2008 | Southeastern Conference | 2nd | 1st | 12 | 2 | — | Lost 2009 Sugar Bowl to Utah Utes, 31–17 ^ | 6 | 6 | ||
| 2009 * | Southeastern Conference | 1st* | 1st | 14 | 0 | — | Won 2010 BCS National Championship Game against Texas Longhorns, 37–21 ^ | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2010 | Southeastern Conference | — | 4th | 10 | 3 | — | Won 2011 Capital One Bowl against Michigan State Spartans, 49–7 ^ | 10 | 11 | ||
| 2011 | Southeastern Conference | — | 2nd | 12 | 1 | — | Won 2012 BCS National Championship Game against LSU Tigers, 21–0 ^ | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2012 * | Southeastern Conference | 1st* | 1st | 13 | 1 | — | Won 2013 BCS National Championship Game against Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 42–14 ^ | 1 | 1 | ||
| Total | 789 | 295 | 40 | (regular season games) | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | (conference championship games) | ||||||||
| 34 | 22 | 3 | (bowl games) | ||||||||
| 827 | 321 | 43 | (all games) | ||||||||
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