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Alabama in the Post Season   

       The 2000 season marked the 75th anniversay of the University of Alabama's first bowl game. Alabama has participated in an NCAA record 55 bowl games. Tennessee is second with only 47. The Tide record in those 55 bowls stands at 31-21-3. The 31 wins are also an NCAA record  From 1959 to 1983 the Crimson Tide played in a 25 bowl game at the end of every year, also an NCAA record. Alabama has participated in 16 different bowl games including six trips to the Rose Bowl.

 1/1/1926
Alabama         20
Vs
Washington      19
Rose Bowl
1-0-0
1/1/1927
Alabama    7
Vs
Stanford      7
Rose Bowl
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1-0-1
1/1/1931
Alabama             24
Vs
Washinton State  0
Rose Bowl
2-0-1
1/1/1935
Alabama 29
Vs
Stanford 13
Rose Bowl
3-0-1
1/1/1938
Alabama       8
Vs
California     13
Rose Bowl
3-1-1

1/1/1942
Alabama        29
Vs
Texas A&M   21
Cotton Bowl
4-1-1

1/1/1943
Alabama             37
Vs
Boston College    21
Orange Bowl
5-1-1

 
1/1/1945
Alabama 26
Vs
Duke       29
Sugar Bowl
5-2-1
1/1/1946
Alabama     34   
Vs
USC           14
Rose Bowl  
6-2-1
1/1/1948
Alabama 7
Vs
Texas      27
 Sugar Bowl
6-3-1
1/1/1953
Alabama 61
Vs
Syracuse 6
Orange Bowl
7-3-1
1/1/1954
Alabama    6
Vs
Rice           28
Cotton Bowl
7-4-1

12/19/1959
Alabama      0    
Vs
Penn State    7
Liberty Bowl
(Philadelphia Stadium)
(1st time UA plays an integrated team)
7-5-1

12/17/1960
Alabama     3
Vs
Texas          3
Bluebonnet Bowl
(Rice Stadium, Houston)
7-5-2

1/1/1962
Alabama 10
Vs
Arkansas 3
Sugar Bowl
8-5-2

 

1/1/1963
Alabama       17
Vs
Oklahoma       0
Orange Bowl
9-5-2

 
1/1/1964
Alabama      12
Vs
Mississippi     7
Sugar Bowl
10-5-2
1/1/1965
Alabama     17
Vs
Texas          21
Orange Bowl
10-6-2

1/1/1966
Alabama     39
Vs
Nebraska    28
Orange Bowl
11-6-2
1/2/1967
Alabama      34
Vs
Nebraska       7
Sugar Bowl
12-6-2
1/1/1968
Alabama           16
Vs
Texas A&M      20
Cotton Bowl
12-7-2

12/28/1968
Alabama 10
Vs
Missouri   35
Gator Bowl
12-8-2

 

12/13/1969
Alabama     33
Vs
Colorado    47
Liberty Bowl
Memphis, TN
12-9-2

 
12/31/1970
Alabama        24
Vs
Oklahoma      24
Bluebonnet Bowl
Astro Dome
12-9-3
1/1/1972
Alabama      6
Vs
Nebraska     38
Orange Bowl
(UA's 25th Bowl Game)
12-10-3
          

1/1/1973
Alabama     13
Vs
Texas          17
Cotton Bowl
12-11-3
12/31/1973
Alabama         23
Vs
Notre Dame    24
Sugar Bowl
(Tulane Stadium)
12-12-3
1/1/1975
Alabama        11
Vs
Notre Dame    13
Orange Bowl (night)
12-13-3

12/31/1975
Alabama     13
Vs
Penn St          6
Sugar Bowl (night)
Super Dome
13-13-3

 

12/20/1976
Alabama    36
Vs
UCLA         6
Liberty Bowl
14-13-3

1/2/1978
Alabama     35
Vs
Ohio State    6
Sugar Bowl
15-13-3
1/1/1979
Alabama    14
Vs
Penn St        7
Sugar Bowl
16-13-3
1/1/1980
Alabama       24
Vs
Arkansas        9
Sugar Bowl
17-13-3

1/1/1981
Alabama    30
Vs
Baylor         2
Cotton Bowl
18-13-3

 

1/1/1982
Alabama   12
Vs
Texas        14
Cotton Bowl
18-14-3

 
12/29/1982
Alabama    21
Vs
Illinois          15
Liberty Bowl
19-14-3
12/24/1983
Alabama     28
Vs
SMU            7
Sun Bowl
20-14-3
12/28/1985
Alabama       24
Vs
USC               3
Aloha Bowl
21-14-3

12/25/1986
Alabama       28
Vs
Washington     6
Sun Bowl
22-14-3

 
1/2/1988
Alabama       24
Vs
Michigan       28
Hall of Fame Bowl
(Tampa Stadium)
22-15-3

11/24/1988
Alabama   29
Vs
Army         28
Sun Bowl
23-15-3

 
1/1/1990
Alabama      25
Vs
Miami          33
Sugar Bowl
23-16-3
1/1/1991
Alabama        7
Vs
Louisville       34
Fiesta Bowl
(Sundevil Stadium)
23-17-3

12/28/1991
Alabama     30
Vs
Colorado     25
Blockbuster Bowl (night)
Joe Robie Stadium
24-17-3

1/1/1993
Alabama    34
Vs
Miami         13
Sugar Bowl
25-17-3
12/31/1993
Alabama              24
Vs
North Carolina      10
Gator Bowl
26-17-3
1/2/1995
Alabama      24
Vs
Ohio State    17
Citrus Bowl
27-17-3
1/1/1997
Alabama     17
Vs
Michigan     14
Out Back Bowl
Tampa Stadium
28-17-3

12/29/1998
Alabama             7
Vs
Virginia Tech       38
Music City Bowl
Vanderbilt Stadium
28-18-3

1/1/2000
Alabama     34
Vs                   OT
Michigan    35
Orange Bowl
(Joe Robbie Stadium)
(UA's 50th BOWL GAME)
28-19-3
12/27/2001
Alabama                     14
Vs
Iowa State                    13
Independence Bowl
Independence Stadium
29-19-3
12/31/2004 #1068
Alabama           16   
Vs
Minnesota          20
Music City Bowl
The Coliseum
29-20-3
1/2/2006 #1118 Stats
#13 Alabama           13 
Vs.                               
#18 Texas Tech        10       
Cotton Bowl
30-20-3
12/28/2006 #1131 Stats     
Alabama              31          
Vs
Oklahoma State  34               
Independence Bowl
Independence Stadium
30-21-3
12/30/2007 Stats     
Alabama        30                
Vs
Colorado          24
NIGHT                 
Independence Bowl
Independence Stadium
31-21-3