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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 93 

Congratulating the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team for 

winning the 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Association College Football Playoff National Championship. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 3, 2021 

Mr. SHELBY (for himself and Mr. TUBERVILLE) submitted the following 

resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team for winning the 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Association College Football Playoff National Championship. 

Whereas the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football 

team went 13-0 and won the 2021 National Collegiate 

Athletic Association College Football Playoff National 

Championship, defeating the Ohio State University Buckeyes by a score of 52 to 24 at the Hard Rock Stadium 

in Miami, Florida, on January 11, 2021; 

Whereas this victory marks the sixth College Football National Championship in the last 11 years for the University of Alabama and the 18th National Championship 

overall; 


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Whereas the 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Association 

College Football Playoff National Championship was the 

73rd post-season football bowl appearance and the 44th 

football bowl victory for the University of Alabama; 

Whereas the 2020–2021 Crimson Tide football team won the 

Southeastern Conference Championship and went 11-0 in 

conference play, becoming the first team in college football history to win 11 Southeastern Conference games in 

a single season; 

Whereas the 2020–2021 Crimson Tide football team averaged 48.5 points per game, which is the most in Southeastern Conference history; 

Whereas the University of Alabama head football coach, Nick 

Saban, has now won 7 College Football National Championships, setting the record for the most national championships won by a single head coach; 

Whereas this victory extends the record of Coach Saban to 

170 wins and 23 losses during his tenure as the head 

football coach of the University of Alabama; 

Whereas members of the 2020–2021 Crimson Tide football 

team have been honored by various awards throughout 

the season and during the post-season, including the 

2020 Heisman Trophy winner, DeVonta Smith; 

Whereas Chancellor Finis St. John IV, President Stuart Bell, 

and Athletic Director Greg Byrne have emphasized the 

importance of academic success to the Crimson Tide football team and all student-athletes at the University of 

Alabama; and 

Whereas the 2020–2021 Crimson Tide football team has 

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bama, loyal fans of the Crimson Tide, and the entire 

State of Alabama: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates the University of Alabama 

3 Crimson Tide for an undefeated season and winning 

4 the 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Association 

5 College Football Playoff National Championship 

6 game; 

7 (2) recognizes the achievements of all players, 

8 coaches, and staff who contributed to the champion9 ship season; and 

10 (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of 

11 the Senate prepare an official copy of this resolution 

12 for presentation to— 

13 (A) the President of the University of Ala14 bama, Dr. Stuart Bell; 

15 (B) the Athletic Director of the University 

16 of Alabama, Greg Byrne; and 

17 (C) the Head Coach of the University of 

18 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Nick 

19 Saban. 

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