List of Alabama Crimson Tide Bowl games - wikipedia List of Alabama Crimson Tide Bowl games 50 - yard line action during the 2010 BCS National Championship Game The Alabama Crimson Tide football team competes as part of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision ( FBS ), representing the University of Alabama in the Western Division of the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ). Since the establishment of the team in 1892, Alabama has appeared in 68 bowl games. Included in these games are 38 combined appearances in the traditional `` big four '' bowl games ( the Rose, Sugar, Cotton, and Orange ), 6 Bowl Championship Series ( BCS ) game appearances ( including three victories in the BCS National Championship Game ) and four appearances in the College Football Playoff, and two victories in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game. 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. 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. After Thomas, Harold Drew led Alabama to the Sugar, Orange and Cotton Bowls between 1947 and 1954. After a five - year bowl absence, Alabama made the first of 24 consecutive bowl appearances under Paul `` Bear '' Bryant in the 1959 Liberty Bowl. From 1959 to 1982, Bryant led the Crimson Tide to eight Sugar, five Orange, four Cotton, four Liberty, two Bluebonnet and one Gator Bowls. After Bryant retired, Ray Perkins extended Alabama 's consecutive bowl game streak to 25 years with a victory in the 1983 Sun Bowl. However, the streak ended when the 1984 team finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses and failed to qualify for a bowl for the first time in 26 years. The bowl absence lasted only one season as Perkins led the Crimson Tide to wins in both the Aloha and Sun Bowls before he resigned as head coach following the 1986 season. Bill Curry continued the bowl tradition and led the Crimson Tide to Hall of Fame, Sun and Sugar Bowl appearances in his three seasons as head coach. After Curry, Gene Stallings took Alabama to the Fiesta, Blockbuster, Gator, Citrus and Outback Bowls. Stallings also led the Crimson Tide to victory in the first Bowl Coalition national championship game with a 34 -- 13 victory over Miami in the Sugar Bowl. In August 1995, as part of the penalty imposed by the NCAA for rules violations, Alabama was ruled ineligible to participate in the 1995 bowl season. Following the retirement of Stallings, Mike DuBose was hired as head coach. After failing to qualify for a bowl game in 1997, DuBose led the Crimson Tide to the inaugural Music City Bowl and Alabama 's first BCS bowl berth in the Orange Bowl. After again failing to qualify for a bowl in 2000, DuBose was fired and Dennis Franchione was hired as head coach. In his first season, Franchione led Alabama to the Independence Bowl. In February 2002, the NCAA found Alabama violated multiple rules, and as part of its penalty a two - year bowl ban was imposed to include both the 2002 and 2003 seasons. Eligible again to compete in bowl games, Mike Shula led Alabama to the Music City Bowl and a victory in the Cotton Bowl. However, in 2009, Alabama was again found to have violated NCAA rules between 2005 and 2007 and as part of their penalty, the 2006 Cotton Bowl Classic victory was officially vacated. In the week following the 2006 loss to Auburn, Shula was fired and Joe Kines served as interim head coach for the Independence Bowl loss. In January 2007, Nick Saban was hired as head coach, and has led the Crimson Tide to bowl appearances in each of his five seasons at Alabama. After defeating Colorado in the Independence Bowl, Saban led Alabama to their second BCS bowl against Utah in the Sugar Bowl. In 2009, Saban led the Crimson Tide to the BCS National Championship Game, and defeated Texas 37 -- 21 to clinch the program 's first national title of the BCS era. A year after Alabama defeated Michigan State in the 2011 Capital One Bowl, the Crimson Tide defeated LSU in the BCS National Championship Game to clinch the program 's second national title of the BCS era. The following season, the Crimson Tide won their second consecutive BCS National Championship Game by a final score of 42 -- 14 over Notre Dame. In their latest bowl appearance, Alabama beat Georgia in the College Football Playoff National Championship. The win brings Alabama 's overall bowl record to 40 wins, 25 losses and 3 ties, placing the Crimson Tide in first place among all FBS schools for both bowl appearances and victories. Contents 1 Key 2 Bowl games 3 Notes 4 References Key General Bowl game record attendance Former bowl game record attendance * Denotes national championship game § Denotes College Football Playoff game Results Win Loss Tie Bowl games List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach # Bowl Score Date Season Opponent Stadium Location Attendance Head coach Rose Bowl 1 ! W 20 -- 19 000000001926 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1926 1925 Washington Huskies Rose Bowl Pasadena 50,000 Wade, Wallace Wallace Wade Rose Bowl 0 ! T 7 -- 7 000000001927 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1927 1926 Stanford Rose Bowl Pasadena 57,417 Wade, Wallace Wallace Wade Rose Bowl 24 ! W 24 -- 0 000000001931 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1931 1930 Washington State Cougars Rose Bowl Pasadena 60,000 Wade, Wallace Wallace Wade Rose Bowl 16 ! W 29 -- 13 000000001935 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1935 1934 Stanford Indians Rose Bowl Pasadena 84,474 Frank Thomas Frank Thomas Rose Bowl - 13 ! L 13 -- 0 000000001938 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1938 1937 California Golden Bears Rose Bowl Pasadena 90,000 Frank Thomas Frank Thomas 6 Cotton Bowl Classic 8 ! W 29 -- 21 000000001942 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1942 1941 Texas A&M Aggies Cotton Bowl Dallas 38,000 Frank Thomas Frank Thomas 7 Orange Bowl 16 ! W 37 -- 21 000000001943 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1943 1942 Boston College Eagles Orange Bowl Miami 25,166 Frank Thomas Frank Thomas 8 Sugar Bowl - 3 ! L 29 -- 26 000000001945 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1945 1944 Duke Blue Devils Tulane Stadium New Orleans 72,000 Frank Thomas Frank Thomas 9 Rose Bowl 20 ! W 34 -- 14 000000001946 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1946 1945 USC Trojans Rose Bowl Pasadena 93,000 Frank Thomas Frank Thomas 10 Sugar Bowl - 20 ! L 27 -- 7 000000001948 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1948 1947 Texas Longhorns Tulane Stadium New Orleans 72,000 Drew, Harold Harold Drew 11 Orange Bowl 55 ! W 61 -- 6 000000001953 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1953 1952 Syracuse Orangemen Orange Bowl Miami 66,280 Drew, Harold Harold Drew 12 Cotton Bowl Classic - 22 ! L 28 -- 6 000000001954 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1954 1953 Rice Owls Cotton Bowl Dallas 75,504 Drew, Harold Harold Drew 13 Liberty Bowl - 7 ! L 7 -- 0 000000001959 - 12 - 19 - 0000 December 19, 1959 1959 Penn State Nittany Lions Philadelphia Municipal Stadium Philadelphia 36,211 Bryant, Bear Bear Bryant 14 Bluebonnet Bowl 0 ! T 3 -- 3 000000001960 - 12 - 17 - 0000 December 17, 1960 1960 Texas Longhorns Rice Stadium Houston 68,000 Bryant, Bear Bear Bryant 15 Sugar Bowl 7 ! W 10 -- 3 000000001962 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1962 1961 Arkansas Razorbacks Tulane Stadium New Orleans 82,910 Bryant, Bear Bear Bryant 16 Orange Bowl 17 ! W 17 -- 0 000000001963 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1963 1962 Oklahoma Sooners Orange Bowl Miami 72,880 Bryant, Bear Bear Bryant 17 Sugar Bowl 5 ! W 12 -- 7 000000001964 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1964 1963 Ole Miss Rebels Tulane Stadium New Orleans 80,785 Bryant, Bear Bear Bryant 18 Orange Bowl - 4 ! L 21 -- 17 000000001965 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1965 1964 Texas Longhorns Orange Bowl Miami 72,647 Bryant, Bear Bear Bryant 19 Orange Bowl 11 ! W 39 -- 28 000000001966 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1966 1965 Nebraska Cornhuskers Orange Bowl Miami 72,214 Bryant, Bear Bear Bryant 20 Sugar Bowl 27 ! W 34 -- 7 000000001967 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2, 1967 1966 Nebraska Cornhuskers Tulane Stadium New Orleans 82,000 Bryant, Bear Bear Bryant 21 Cotton Bowl Classic - 4 ! L 20 -- 16 000000001968 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1968 1967 Texas A&M Aggies Cotton Bowl Dallas 75,504 Bryant, Bear Bear Bryant 22 Gator Bowl - 25 ! L 35 -- 10 000000001968 - 12 - 28 - 0000 December 28, 1968 1968 Missouri Tigers Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville 68,011 Bryant, Bear Bear Bryant 23 Liberty Bowl - 14 ! L 47 -- 33 000000001969 - 12 - 13 - 0000 December 13, 1969 1969 Colorado Buffaloes Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium ! Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis 50,042 Bryant, Bear Bear Bryant 24 Bluebonnet Bowl 0 ! T 24 -- 24 000000001970 - 12 - 31 - 0000 December 31, 1970 1970 Oklahoma Sooners Houston Astrodome Houston 53,829 Bryant, Bear Bear Bryant 25 Orange Bowl - 32 ! L 38 -- 6 000000001972 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1972 1971 Nebraska Cornhuskers Orange Bowl Miami 78,151 Bryant, Bear Bear Bryant 26 Cotton Bowl Classic - 4 ! L 17 -- 13 000000001973 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1973 1972 Texas Longhorns Cotton Bowl Dallas 72,000 Bryant, Bear Bear Bryant 27 Sugar Bowl - 1 ! L 24 -- 23 000000001973 - 12 - 31 - 0000 December 31, 1973 1973 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Tulane Stadium New Orleans 85,161 Bryant, Bear Bear Bryant 28 Orange Bowl - 2 ! L 13 -- 11 000000001975 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1975 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Orange Bowl Miami 71,801 Bryant, Bear Bear Bryant 29 Sugar Bowl 7 ! W 13 -- 6 000000001975 - 12 - 31 - 0000 December 31, 1975 Penn State Nittany Lions Louisiana Superdome New Orleans 75,212 Bryant, Bear Bear Bryant 30 Liberty Bowl 30 ! W 36 -- 6 000000001976 - 12 - 20 - 0000 December 20, 1976 1976 UCLA Bruins Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium ! Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis 52,736 Bryant, Bear Bear Bryant 31 Sugar Bowl 29 ! W 35 -- 6 000000001978 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2, 1978 1977 Ohio State Buckeyes Louisiana Superdome New Orleans 76,811 Bryant, Bear Bear Bryant 32 Sugar Bowl 7 ! W 14 -- 7 000000001979 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1979 1978 Penn State Nittany Lions Louisiana Superdome New Orleans 76,824 Bryant, Bear Bear Bryant 33 Sugar Bowl 15 ! W 24 -- 9 000000001980 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1980 1979 Arkansas Razorbacks Louisiana Superdome New Orleans 77,486 Bryant, Bear Bear Bryant 34 Cotton Bowl Classic 28 ! W 30 -- 2 000000001981 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1981 1980 Baylor Bears Cotton Bowl Dallas 74,281 Bryant, Bear Bear Bryant 35 Cotton Bowl Classic - 2 ! L 14 -- 12 000000001982 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1982 1981 Texas Longhorns Cotton Bowl Dallas 73,243 Bryant, Bear Bear Bryant 36 Liberty Bowl 6 ! W 21 -- 15 000000001982 - 12 - 29 - 0000 December 29, 1982 1982 Illinois Fighting Illini Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis 54,123 Bryant, Bear Bear Bryant 37 Sun Bowl 21 ! W 28 -- 7 000000001983 - 12 - 24 - 0000 December 24, 1983 SMU Mustangs Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso 41,412 Ray Perkins Ray Perkins 38 Aloha Bowl 21 ! W 24 -- 3 000000001985 - 12 - 28 - 0000 December 28, 1985 1985 USC Trojans Aloha Stadium Honolulu 35,183 Ray Perkins Ray Perkins 39 Sun Bowl 22 ! W 28 -- 6 000000001986 - 12 - 25 - 0000 December 25, 1986 1986 Washington Huskies Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso 48,722 Ray Perkins Ray Perkins 40 Outback Bowl ! Hall of Fame Bowl - 4 ! L 28 -- 24 000000001988 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2, 1988 Michigan Wolverines Tampa Stadium Tampa 60,156 Curry, Bill Bill Curry 41 Sun Bowl 1 ! W 29 -- 28 000000001988 - 12 - 24 - 0000 December 24, 1988 1988 Army Sun Bowl Stadium El Paso 48,719 Curry, Bill Bill Curry 42 Sugar Bowl - 8 ! L 33 -- 25 000000001990 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1990 1989 Miami Hurricanes Louisiana Superdome New Orleans 77,452 Curry, Bill Bill Curry 43 Fiesta Bowl - 27 ! L 34 -- 7 000000001991 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1991 1990 Louisville Cardinals Sun Devil Stadium Tempe 69,098 Stallings, Gene Gene Stallings 44 Blockbuster Bowl 5 ! W 30 -- 25 000000001991 - 12 - 28 - 0000 December 28, 1991 1991 Colorado Buffaloes Joe Robbie Stadium Miami Gardens 52,644 Stallings, Gene Gene Stallings 45 Sugar Bowl * 21 ! W 34 -- 13 000000001993 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1993 1992 Miami Hurricanes Louisiana Superdome New Orleans 76,789 Stallings, Gene Gene Stallings 46 Gator Bowl 14 ! W 24 -- 10 000000001993 - 12 - 31 - 0000 December 31, 1993 1993 North Carolina Tar Heels Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville 67,205 Stallings, Gene Gene Stallings 47 Capital One Bowl ! Citrus Bowl 7 ! W 24 -- 17 000000001995 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2, 1995 1994 Ohio State Buckeyes Citrus Bowl Orlando 71,195 Stallings, Gene Gene Stallings 48 Outback Bowl 3 ! W 17 -- 14 000000001997 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 1997 Michigan Wolverines Tampa Stadium Tampa 53,161 Stallings, Gene Gene Stallings 49 Music City Bowl - 31 ! L 38 -- 7 000000001998 - 12 - 28 - 0000 December 28, 1998 1998 Virginia Tech Hokies Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville 41,248 DuBose, Mike Mike DuBose 50 Orange Bowl - 1 ! L 35 -- 34 000000002000 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 2000 1999 Michigan Wolverines Joe Robbie Stadium ! Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens 70,461 DuBose, Mike Mike DuBose 51 Independence Bowl 1 ! W 14 -- 13 000000002001 - 12 - 27 - 0000 December 27, 2001 2001 Iowa State Cyclones Independence Stadium Shreveport 45,627 Franchione, Dennis Dennis Franchione 52 Music City Bowl - 4 ! L 20 -- 16 000000002004 - 12 - 31 - 0000 December 31, 2004 Minnesota Golden Gophers The Coliseum Nashville 66,089 Shula, Mike Mike Shula 53 Cotton Bowl Classic 3 ! W 13 -- 10 000000002006 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 2006 2005 Texas Tech Red Raiders Cotton Bowl Dallas 74,222 Shula, Mike Mike Shula 54 Independence Bowl - 3 ! L 34 -- 31 000000002006 - 12 - 28 - 0000 December 28, 2006 2006 Oklahoma State Cowboys Independence Stadium Shreveport 45,054 Kines, Joe Joe Kines 55 Independence Bowl 6 ! W 30 -- 24 000000002007 - 12 - 30 - 0000 December 30, 2007 2007 Colorado Buffaloes Independence Stadium Shreveport 47,043 Saban, Nick Nick Saban 56 Sugar Bowl - 14 ! L 31 -- 17 000000002009 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2, 2009 2008 Utah Utes Louisiana Superdome New Orleans 71,872 Saban, Nick Nick Saban 57 BCS National Championship Game * 16 ! W 37 -- 21 000000002010 - 01 - 07 - 0000 January 7, 2010 2009 Texas Longhorns Rose Bowl Pasadena 94,906 Saban, Nick Nick Saban 58 Capital One Bowl 42 ! W 49 -- 7 000000002011 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 2011 Michigan State Spartans Citrus Bowl Orlando 61,519 Saban, Nick Nick Saban 59 BCS National Championship Game * 21 ! W 21 -- 0 000000002012 - 01 - 09 - 0000 January 9, 2012 2011 LSU Tigers Louisiana Superdome ! Mercedes - Benz Superdome New Orleans 78,237 Saban, Nick Nick Saban 60 BCS National Championship Game * 28 ! W 42 -- 14 000000002013 - 01 - 07 - 0000 January 7, 2013 2012 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Sun Life Stadium Miami Gardens 80,120 Saban, Nick Nick Saban 61 Sugar Bowl - 14 ! L 45 -- 31 000000002014 - 01 - 02 - 0000 January 2, 2014 2013 Oklahoma Sooners Louisiana Superdome ! Mercedes - Benz Superdome New Orleans 70,473 Saban, Nick Nick Saban 62 Sugar Bowl § - 7 ! L 42 -- 35 000000002015 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 2015 2014 Ohio State Buckeyes Louisiana Superdome ! Mercedes - Benz Superdome New Orleans 74,682 Saban, Nick Nick Saban 63 Cotton Bowl Classic § 38 ! W 38 -- 0 000000002015 - 12 - 31 - 0000 December 31, 2015 2015 Michigan State Spartans AT&T Stadium ! AT&T Stadium Arlington 82,812 Saban, Nick Nick Saban 64 CFP National Championship * 5 ! W 45 -- 40 000000002016 - 01 - 11 - 0000 January 11, 2016 Clemson Tigers University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale 75,765 Saban, Nick Nick Saban 65 Peach Bowl § 17 ! W 24 -- 7 000000002016 - 12 - 31 - 0000 December 31, 2016 2016 Washington Huskies Georgia Dome Atlanta 79,996 Saban, Nick Nick Saban 66 CFP National Championship * - 4 ! L 35 -- 31 000000002017 - 01 - 09 - 0000 January 9, 2017 Clemson Tigers Raymond James Stadium Tampa 74,512 Saban, Nick Nick Saban 67 Sugar Bowl § 18 ! W 24 -- 6 000000002018 - 01 - 01 - 0000 January 1, 2018 2017 Clemson Tigers Mercedes - Benz Superdome New Orleans 72,360 Saban, Nick Nick Saban 68 CFP National Championship * 3 ! W 26 -- 23 000000002018 - 01 - 08 - 0000 January 8, 2018 Georgia Bulldogs Mercedes - Benz Stadium Atlanta 77,430 Saban, Nick Nick Saban Notes Jump up ^ Statistics correct as of 2012 -- 13 NCAA football bowl games. Jump up ^ Results are sortable first by whether the result was an Alabama win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory. Jump up ^ Links to the season article for the Alabama team that competed in the bowl for that year. Jump up ^ Links to the season article for the opponent that Alabama competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable. ^ Jump up to : Originally called Memphis Memorial Stadium, in 1976 it was renamed Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. ^ Jump up to : The Outback Bowl was previously known as the Hall of Fame Bowl ( 1986 -- 1995 ). Jump up ^ The Champs Sports Bowl was at the time known as the Blockbuster Bowl ( 1990 -- 1993 ). ^ Jump up to : The Capital One Bowl has been known as : the Tangerine Bowl ( 1947 -- 1982 ), Florida Citrus Bowl ( 1983 -- 1993 ), CompUSA Florida Citrus Bowl ( 1994 -- 1999 ), OurHouse.com Florida Citrus Bowl ( 2000 ), Capital One Florida Citrus Bowl ( 2001 -- 2002 ), Capital One Bowl ( since 2003 ). ^ Jump up to : Originally called Joe Robbie Stadium, in 1996 it was renamed Pro Player Stadium after naming rights were sold, and it retained the Pro Player moniker through the 2005 season. Today it is known as Sun Life Stadium. Jump up ^ In March 2009, the NCAA ruled that Alabama must vacate its 2006 Cotton Bowl Classic victory due to sanctions stemming from textbook - related infractions discovered during the 2007 season. After an unsuccessful appeal to the NCAA Division I Infractions Appeals Committee, the 2006 Cotton Bowl Classic victory was officially vacated. As the penalty to vacate the victory did not result in a loss ( or forfeiture ) of the contest or award a victory to the opponent, Texas Tech still counts the game as a loss in its overall records. Jump up ^ Mike Shula coached the entire 2006 regular season with Joe Kines serving as the interim head coach for the bowl game. ^ Jump up to : On October 3, 2011, it was announced that Mercedes - Benz purchased naming rights to the Superdome effective October 23, 2011. From 1976 through 2011 the facility was called the Louisiana Superdome. References General National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ). `` Bowl / All - Star Game Records '' ( PDF ). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. Retrieved August 30, 2011. UA Athletics Media Relations Office. `` Bowl Bound '' ( PDF ). 2010 Alabama Football Media Guide. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on May 23, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2011. Specific ^ Jump up to : Bowl / All - Star Game Records, p. 14 ^ Jump up to : Bowl Bound, p. 182 ^ Jump up to : Bowl / All - Star Game Records, p. 31 Jump up ^ Dunnavant, Keith ( 2004 ). The Fifty - Year Seduction : How Television Manipulated College Football, from the Birth of the Modern NCAA to the Creation of the BCS. Macmillan. pp. 93 -- 99. ISBN 978 - 0 - 312 - 32345 - 5. Retrieved March 2, 2011. Jump up ^ Bowl Bound, p. 188 Jump up ^ Bowl Bound, pp. 189 -- 190 Jump up ^ Bowl Bound, p. 191 ^ Jump up to : Bowl Bound, pp. 192 -- 199 Jump up ^ Bowl Bound, p. 200 Jump up ^ Mitchell, Billy ( November 11, 1984 ). `` Reality of a losing record stuns the Tide ''. The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1B. Retrieved January 29, 2011. Jump up ^ Wheat, Jack ( December 31, 1986 ). `` Perkins takes Tampa Bay coaching job ''. The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. Retrieved January 29, 2011. Jump up ^ Bowl Bound, p. 201 Jump up ^ Bowl Bound, pp. 202 -- 203 Jump up ^ Hurt, Cecil ( December 7, 1992 ). `` Voters do n't let the Tide down ''. The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1B. Retrieved January 29, 2011. Jump up ^ Hurt, Cecil ( January 2, 1993 ). `` National Champions ! Bama finds life is sweet back at top ''. The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. Retrieved January 29, 2011. Jump up ^ Hurt, Cecil ( August 3, 1995 ). `` Sayers will fight ' excessive ' penalties ''. The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. Jump up ^ `` Aide gets Alabama post ''. The New York Times. December 10, 1996. Retrieved February 23, 2011. ^ Jump up to : Bowl Bound, pp. 204 -- 205 Jump up ^ Hurt, Cecil ( December 2, 2000 ). `` Fran 's the new man at Alabama ''. The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. Retrieved February 23, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Alabama is penalized with 2 - year bowl ban ''. The New York Times. February 2, 2002. Retrieved January 29, 2011. ^ Jump up to : Hurt, Cecil ( March 23, 2010 ). `` UA officials disappointed in appeal outcome ''. The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved January 29, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Alabama fires Shula, names Kines interim coach ''. ESPN.com. ESPN.com news services. November 28, 2006. Retrieved January 29, 2011. ^ Jump up to : Bowl Bound, p. 206 Jump up ^ Solomon, Jon ( January 2, 2011 ). `` Alabama 's defense dismantles Michigan State ''. The Birmingham News. Retrieved January 30, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Alabama 's D embarrasses LSU as five FGs, late TD seal national title ''. ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 9, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Alabama routs Notre Dame, wins 3rd BCS title in past 4 years ''. ESPN.com. ESPN.com news services. January 7, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Alabama blanks Michigan State to reach CFP title game ''. ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 1, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2016. Jump up ^ Bowl / All - Star Game Records, pp. 32 -- 38 Jump up ^ Brown, Gary ; Mike Morrison ; Michael Morrison ( 2008 ). ESPN Sports Almanac 2008. ESPN. p. 187. ISBN 1 - 933060 - 38 - 7. ^ Jump up to : Bowl / All - Star Game Records, pp. 10 -- 11 Jump up ^ `` Joe Robbie gets a name change ''. TimesDaily. Florence, Alabama. August 26, 1996. Retrieved December 11, 2011. Jump up ^ Lefton, Terry ( January 18, 2010 ). `` Dolphins sell stadium naming rights to Sun Life ''. South Florida Business Journal. bizjournals.com. Retrieved December 11, 2011. Jump up ^ Woodyard, Chris ( October 4, 2011 ). `` Mercedes - Benz buys naming rights to New Orleans ' Superdome ''. USA Today. usatoday.com. Retrieved December 11, 2011. Alabama Crimson Tide bowl games 1926 Rose Bowl 1927 Rose Bowl 1931 Rose Bowl 1935 Rose Bowl 1938 Rose Bowl 1942 Cotton Bowl Classic 1943 Orange Bowl 1945 Sugar Bowl 1946 Rose Bowl 1948 Sugar Bowl 1953 Orange Bowl 1954 Cotton Bowl Classic 1959 Liberty Bowl 1960 Bluebonnet Bowl 1962 Sugar Bowl 1963 Orange Bowl 1964 Sugar Bowl 1965 Orange Bowl 1966 Orange Bowl 1967 Sugar Bowl 1968 Cotton Bowl Classic 1968 Gator Bowl 1969 Liberty Bowl 1970 Astro - Bluebonnet Bowl 1972 Orange Bowl 1973 Cotton Bowl Classic 1973 Sugar Bowl 1975 Orange Bowl 1975 Sugar Bowl 1976 Liberty Bowl 1978 Sugar Bowl 1979 Sugar Bowl 1980 Sugar Bowl 1981 Cotton Bowl Classic 1982 Cotton Bowl Classic 1982 Liberty Bowl 1983 Sun Bowl 1985 Aloha Bowl 1986 Sun Bowl 1988 Hall of Fame Bowl 1988 Sun Bowl 1990 Sugar Bowl 1991 Fiesta Bowl 1991 Blockbuster Bowl 1993 Sugar Bowl # 1993 Gator Bowl 1995 Florida Citrus Bowl 1997 Outback Bowl 1998 Music City Bowl 2000 Orange Bowl 2001 Independence Bowl 2004 Music City Bowl 2006 Cotton Bowl Classic 2006 Independence Bowl 2007 Independence Bowl 2009 Sugar Bowl 2010 BCS National Championship Game # 2011 Capital One Bowl 2012 BCS National Championship Game # 2013 BCS National Championship Game # 2014 Sugar Bowl 2015 Sugar Bowl / 2015 Cotton Bowl Classic ( Dec ) / 2016 College Football Playoff National Championship # 2016 Peach Bowl / 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship # 2018 Sugar Bowl / 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship # # denotes national championship game / denotes College Football Playoff semifinal game Alabama Crimson Tide football Venues University of Alabama Quad ( 1893 -- 1914 ) Denny Field ( 1915 -- 1928 ) Bryant -- Denny Stadium ( 1929 -- present ) Rickwood Field ( alternate, 1912 -- 1927 ) Cramton Bowl ( alternate, 1922 -- 1954 ) Ernest F. Ladd Stadium ( alternate, 1948 -- 1968 ) Legion Field ( alternate, 1927 -- 2003 ) Bowls & rivalries Bowl games Auburn : Iron Bowl ( James E. Foy, V - ODK Sportsmanship Trophy ) LSU Mississippi State Ole Miss Penn State Tennessee : Third Saturday in October Culture & lore History Saban era Traditions Big Al `` Yea Alabama '' A-Day 1922 Penn game Million Dollar Band Walk of Fame Paul W. Bryant Museum The Bear The Bear Bryant Show Porter Cup 1943 Informals People Head coaches All - Americans College Football Hall of Fame inductees NFL draftees Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders Champ Pickens Seasons 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 National championship seasons in bold Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_bowl_games&oldid=823611163 '' Categories : Lists of college bowl games by team Alabama Crimson Tide football bowl games Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Featured lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 2 February 2018, at 09 : 02. 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