List of Alabama Crimson Tide home football stadiums 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 stadia located in Tuscaloosa , Birmingham , Montgomery and Mobile have played host to the football team . Tuscaloosa . Bryant – Denny Stadium . Bryant – Denny Stadium has served as the on - campus home of the Crimson Tide since its opening on September 28 , 1929 . Originally known as the George Hutchenson Denny Stadium after the university president of the same name , in 1975 the Alabama state legislature renamed the stadium Bryant – Denny Stadium in honor of then coach Bear Bryant . Originally only have seating for 12 , 000 fans , subsequent expansions have brought its capacity to 92 , 138 by the 2006 season . An expansion to the south end zone , completed during the Summer of 2010 , increased its capacity to over 101 , 000 to make it the 8th largest stadium in the world by seating . All - time , Alabama has a record of 218 wins , 46 losses and 3 ties at Bryant – Denny in addition to selling - out every home game since the 1988 season . Denny Field . Denny Field served as the home stadium for the Crimson Tide football team from 1915 through the 1928 seasons , excluding 1918 when a team was not fielded due to World War I . Originally named University Field , but renamed in 1920 , during its tenure as the team ' s home field , Alabama amassed an overall home record of 43 wins to only 3 losses . The Quad . The first home of Crimson Tide football was located on The Quad at the center of the Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa . The Crimsons as they were known then compiled an overall record of 42 wins to only 11 losses between the 1893 through the 1914 seasons . The location of the playing field on The Quad was located at two locations . The first location of the field was at the southeast corner , with the field running parallel to 6th Avenue , and its second location was moved 90 - degrees to the west to run parallel to University Boulevard . Birmingham . Legion Field . Opening for Crimson Tide football on November 26 , 1927 , Legion Field played host to Alabama through the 2003 season . Legion had an original capacity of 21 , 000 , and was expanded over the years to reach a maximum capacity of 83 , 091 by the 1990s . The Crimson Tide posted an all - time record at Legion Field of 160 wins , 52 losses and 12 ties . Rickwood Field . Rickwood Field provided for the fifth location of Alabama home games in Birmingham , and is located at the corner of 2nd Avenue West and 12th Street West in the West End . Alabama would play home games at Rickwood between the 1912 and 1927 seasons , with an all - time record at Rickwood Field of 23 wins , 12 losses and 5 ties . Birmingham Fairgrounds . The Birmingham Fairgrounds provided for the fourth location of Alabama home games in Birmingham , and is located in western Birmingham at the location of Birmingham International Raceway . Alabama would play home games at the fairgrounds between the 1905 and 1911 seasons , with an all - time record at the Birmingham Fairgrounds of 12 wins , 6 losses and 2 ties . West End Park . West End Park provided for the third location of Alabama home games in Birmingham , and is now known as Kelly Ingram Park in downtown Birmingham . The Crimsons would play home games at West End Park between the 1901 and 1904 seasons , with an all - time record at West End Park of 3 wins , 5 losses and 1 tie . North Birmingham Park . North Birmingham Park provided for the second location of Alabama home games in Birmingham , and is located off 35th Avenue in North Birmingham . The Crimsons would play a single home game at North Birmingham Park in the 1900 , a 35 – 0 defeat against the Clemson Tigers . Lakeview Park . Located at the present - day intersection of Highland and Clairmont Avenues , Lakeview Park has the distinction of being the first home of Alabama football . On November 11 , 1892 , Alabama would win its first all - time game against Birmingham High School 56 – 0 and lose the first Iron Bowl against Auburn 22 – 32 on February 22 , 1893 at Lakeview . Alabama would play home games at Lakeview between the 1892 and 1894 seasons , with an all - time record at Lakeview Park of 2 wins and 5 losses . Montgomery . Cramton Bowl . The Cramton Bowl provided for the fourth and final location of Alabama home games in the capital city . The Tide played home games at the Cramton Bowl in the 1922 through 1932 seasons , in 1934 , between the 1944 through 1946 seasons and again between the 1951 through 1954 seasons . Alabama ' s all - time record at the Cramton Bowl was 17 wins and 3 losses . Soldiers Field . Soldiers Field provided for the third location of Alabama home games in the capital city . The Crimsons would play a single home game at Soldiers Field in the 1917 , a 7 – 0 victory over the 2nd Ambulance Company of Ohio . Highland Park . Highland Park provided for the second location of Alabama home games in the capital city . The Crimsons would play home games at Highland in the 1901 , 1903 , and the 1907 seasons . Alabama ' s all - time record at Riverside was 1 win , 0 losses and 2 ties . Mobile . Ladd Peebles Stadium . Opening for Crimson Tide football on October 2 , 1948 , Ladd Peebles Stadium played host to Alabama through the 1948 and the 1959 seasons , the 1961 and the 1963 through the 1968 seasons . The Crimson Tide posted an all - time record at Ladd - Peebles Stadium of 10 wins , 7 losses and 2 ties . Murphy Stadium . Murphy Stadium played host to Alabama for the 1944 season . The Crimson Tide posted an all - time record at Murphy Stadium of 2 wins , 0 losses and 0 ties . 1940 — Alabama 26 , Spring Hill 0 ( Sept . 27 , 1940 , Mobile ) In the first night game in Alabama football history , the Crimson Tide beat Spring Hill College , 26 - 0 , in front of 7 , 500 fans at Murphy High School in Mobile . Unknown stadium . Records of the 1907 season indicate that Alabama played LSU in Mobile on October 23 , 1907 , winning 6 - 4 , but do not specify exactly where the game took place . Locally , this is said to have taken place in a park where Hank Aaron Stadium now stands .