Question: when was the last time alabama played in the rose bowl
Answer: - 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