| Alabama Crimson Tide | |
 |
|
| University | University of Alabama |
|---|---|
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletics director | Mal Moore |
| Location | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Varsity teams | 18 |
| Football stadium | Bryant-Denny Stadium |
| Basketball arena | Coleman Coliseum |
| Mascot | Big Al |
| Nickname | Crimson Tide |
| Fight song | "Yea Alabama" |
| Colors | Crimson and White
|
| Homepage | www.rolltide.com |
Athletic teams at The University of Alabama are known as the Crimson Tide. The Southeastern Conference (SEC is a College Athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern Mal Moore (born December 19, 1939 in Dozier Alabama) is the current Athletic director for the University of Alabama. Tuscaloosa is a city in west central Alabama in the southern United States. Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. The University of Alabama is a school with many rich and spirited traditions The school fields teams in 11 varsity sports in the NCAA's Division I and is a member of the competitive Southeastern Conference (Western Division). The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States The Southeastern Conference (SEC is a College Athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which operates in the southeastern The school's athletic teams compete at the highest level, often contending for conference and NCAA titles. Athletic facilities on campus include the 92,138-seat Bryant-Denny Stadium, named after legendary football coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and former UA President George Denny, and the 15,043-seat Coleman Coliseum. Bryant-Denny Stadium, located in Tuscaloosa Alabama, is the home stadium for the University of Alabama football team. Coleman Coliseum is a 15316-seat multi-purpose Arena in Tuscaloosa Alabama and is home to the University of Alabama Crimson Tide
Alabama maintains athletic rivalries with Auburn University and University of Tennessee. Auburn University ( AU or Auburn) is a State university located in Auburn, Alabama, U The University of Tennessee (also known as UT) sometimes called the University of Tennessee Knoxville ( UT Knoxville, or UTK) is the flagship The rivalry with Auburn is especially heated, as it encompasses all sports. The annual Alabama-Auburn football game is nicknamed the Iron Bowl and is considered by many as the most intense game in all of college football; and second in US sports rivalries only to the New York Yankees-Boston Red Sox rivalry in baseball (as stated in both ESPN The Magazine, and Sports Illustrated). The Iron Bowl is the name given to the annual intercollegiate football game between the teams of Auburn University and the University of Alabama. The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each ESPN The Magazine is a bi-weekly sports Magazine published by the ESPN sports network in Bristol CT in the United States. Sports Illustrated is an American Sports Magazine owned by media conglomerate Time Warner.
The Alabama-Tennessee game has traditionally been played on the third Saturday of each October, and thus the rivalry title, the "Third Saturday in October. " While the rivalry with Tennessee is centered around football for the most part, there is no shortage of acrimony here, especially given the recent history between UT Coach Phil Fulmer and his relationship to the Tide's most recent NCAA probation. Phillip Fulmer (born September 1 1950 in Winchester Tennessee) is the head football coach at the University of Tennessee, where he has been
There are also rivalries with Mississippi State University (baseball and basketball), LSU (football), and the University of Georgia (women's gymnastics). Mississippi State University is a Land-grant university located in north east-central Mississippi, United States, in the town of Starkville and Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, Coeducational The University of Georgia ( UGA) is a public research University located in Athens, Georgia, the oldest and largest of the
Contents |
Football
The Alabama Crimson Tide football team started in 1892. The Alabama Crimson Tide football program is a College football team that represents the University of Alabama (variously "Alabama" or "UA" Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a The program has won 21 Southeastern Conference (SEC) titles and claims 12 NCAA Division I-A National Football Championships: 1925, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1941, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, and 1992; the university also cites five additional national championship seasons based on NCAA records: 1945, 1962, 1966, 1975, and 1977. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (commonly known as the SEC) is an independent agency of the United States government which holds primary responsibility [1] The Division I Football Bowl Subdivision national championship is the subject of debate, as discussed on the NCAA Division I-A National Football Championship page.
| Year | Record | Championship awards |
|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 10-0-0 | Billingsley, Boand, Dickinson, Football Research, Helms, Houlgate, National Championship Foundation, Poling |
| 1926 | 9-0-1 | Billingsley, Football Research, Helms*, National Championship Foundation*, Poling |
| 1930 | 10-0-0 | Football Research, Parke Davis |
| 1934 | 10-0-0 | Dunkel, Houlgate, Poling, Williamson |
| 1941 | 9-2-0 | Houlgate |
| 1945 | 10-0-0 | National Championship Foundation |
| 1961 | 11-0-0 | AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FB News, Football Research, Helms, Litkenhous, National Championship Foundation, NFF, Sagarin, UPI, Williamson |
| 1962 | 10-1-0 | Billingsley |
| 1964 | 10-1-0 | AP, Berryman, Litkenhous, UPI |
| 1965 | 9-1-1 | AP, Billingsley, Football Research, FW*, National Championship Foundation |
| 1966 | 11-0-0 | Berryman |
| 1973 | 11-1-0 | Berryman, UPI |
| 1975 | 11-1-0 | Matthews |
| 1977 | 11-1-0 | Football Research |
| 1978 | 11-1-0 | AP, FACT*, Football Research, FW, Helms*, National Championship Foundation*, NFF |
| 1979 | 12-0-0 | AP, UPI, FACT*, Football Research, FW, Helms*, National Championship Foundation*, NFF |
| 1992 | 13-0-0 | AP, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, Eck, FACT, FB News, Football Research, FW,
Matthews, National Championship Foundation, NY Times, Sporting News, UPI/NFF, USA/CNN |
Bowl Games
Perhaps the most telling sign of the University of Alabama's football legacy is its bowl game history. No team in NCAA history has appeared in more (55) or won more (31) bowl games. The Crimson Tide made its 55th bowl appearance on December 30, 2007 in a victory (30-24) against Colorado University in the Independence Bowl. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The University of Colorado at Boulder ( CU-Boulder, UCB officially Colorado and CU colloquially is the Flagship University The Independence Bowl is a post-season NCAA -sanctioned Division I College football Bowl game that is played annually at Independence Stadium The 1926 and 1927 Rose Bowls put the Crimson Tide in the nation's headlines, as they were the first team from the Southern United States to win the Rose Bowl, the "granddaddy" of bowl games. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American College football Bowl game, usually played on January 1 ( New Year's Day) at the Rose The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive
The football team recently played in its 55th bowl game, more than any other college team (31 wins, 21 losses, and 3 ties), has 17 hall-of-famers, and 91 All-Americans honored 101 times. The first All-American from Alabama was W. T. "Bully" VandeGraaff who made the team in 1915. He later served as an Alabama assistant coach and head coach at Colorado College. The Colorado College (familiarly known as CC) is a private liberal arts college in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In 2007, Alabama defeated Colorado in the Independence Bowl for their 31st bowl win, an NCAA record.
Paul "Bear" Bryant
Coach Paul W. "Bear" Bryant is the name most associated with the Crimson Tide football program. His famous houndstooth hat, and images of him leaning against a goalpost while his players warmed up for a game, are instantly recognizable by football fans everywhere.
It was on December 3, 1957, that Bryant informed his players at Texas A&M University, where he was then coaching, that he would be accepting the position of head football coach at his alma mater, the University of Alabama. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Texas A&M University, often called A&M or TAMU, is a Coeducational public Research University located in College Station "Gentlemen, I've heard Mama calling, and now I'm going home" he was reported to have said. From 1978 to 1980, Bryant led the tide to 28 straight victories. He had other winning streaks of 19, 17, 12 and 11 victories.
On December 29, 1982, sports history was made and an era ended with Bryant's final game, the Liberty Bowl. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The Liberty Bowl is an annual US American College football Bowl game played in December of each year since 1959 It was the same bowl he had taken the Tide to in his first year as head coach, and his final team defeated Illinois 21-15. With 323 career wins, Bryant was the winningest coach in college football history to that point. At Alabama, he tallied to 232 wins, six national championships, and 24 straight bowl appearances.
All-star players
The Crimson Tide is among the elite college football programs, with 20 members enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame in South Bend, Indiana. The College Football Hall of Fame, located in South Bend Indiana, USA is a hall of fame and museum devoted to College football. South Bend is a city on the St Joseph river and a twin city of Mishawaka Indiana. There are 92 Crimson Tide players that are honored 102 times as First Team All-Americans.
Alabama quarterbacks won the first three Super Bowls. professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL Notable former Alabama players include Bart Starr, who was a two-time MVP with the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl I and Super Bowl II; Joe Namath, who was the MVP of Super Bowl III with the New York Jets; Ken Stabler, who was the winning quarterback for the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XI; Bobby Skelton; Pat Trammell; Steve Sloan; Johnny Musso and David Bailey, to name a few. Bryan Bartlett Starr (born January 9, 1934 in Montgomery Alabama) is a former professional American football player and coach The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. The first AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later to be known as Super Bowl I, was played on January 15, 1967 The second AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later to be known as Super Bowl II, was played on January 14, 1968 Joseph William Namath (born May 31 1943, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania) also known as Broadway Joe or Joe Willie, is a former Super Bowl III was the third AFL-NFL Championship Game in professional American football, but the first to officially bear the name " Super Bowl " The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. Ken "Kenny" Michael Stabler (born December 25, 1945 in Foley Alabama) nicknamed "The Snake", is a former American The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California. Super Bowl XI was an American football game played on January 9, 1977 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California to decide the The 1980s brought Walter Lewis, Van Tiffin, Bobby Humphrey, Derrick Thomas, Mike Swafford and Cornelius Bennett. Derrick Vincent Thomas ( January 1 1967 &ndash February 8 2000) was an NFL Linebacker who played his entire professional Cornelius O'Landa Bennett (born August 25, 1965 in Birmingham, Alabama) is a former American football Linebacker who played The NFL's 2005 Most Valuable Player, Shaun Alexander, played for the Crimson Tide from 1996-99. Shaun Edward Alexander (born August 30, 1977 in) is an American football Running back who is currently a Free agent.
There are currently six former Crimson Tide players enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the Hall of fame of the National Football League (NFL Only Notre Dame, Southern California and Michigan have sent more of their players to Canton. The University of Notre Dame du Lac (or simply Notre Dame) (ˌnoʊtɚˈdeɪm is a private Roman Catholic Research university located in The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research
Men's basketball
Alabama's men's basketball program has been overshadowed for most of its history by football. The Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball program has been overshadowed for most of its history by football even though it trails only Kentucky in SEC basketball However, in recent years, the men's basketball program has risen in stature nationally, achieving a No. 1 national ranking briefly in 2002. UA has become a regular conference basketball contender much as it was in the 80's under the direction of Coach Wimp Sanderson. Winfrey "Wimp" Sanderson (born August 8 1937 in Florence Alabama) is a retired College basketball coach Under head coach and former point guard Mark Gottfried, the Tide advanced to postseason play for six consecutive years, culminating with the team's advancement into the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history in 2004, where the team lost to eventual champion Connecticut in the Phoenix Regional Final. Mark Frederick Gottfried (born January 20, 1964 in Crestline Ohio) is a men's College basketball coach and is currently the head coach The term Elite Eight refers to the final eight teams in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship or the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship. The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the The Connecticut Huskies, also known as the UConn Huskies, are the athletic teams of the University of Connecticut.
In 2005, the program received a minor setback when the team lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to eventual Sweet Sixteen participant Milwaukee, led by now-Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl. The 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I College basketball Bruce Dean-Fredrick Pearl is an American College basketball coach who currently serves as the Head coach of the University of Tennessee In the 2006 NCAA Tournament, Alabama beat Marquette and advanced to the second round where they lost to heavily favored #2 seed UCLA. The 2006 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a Single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division The Marquette Golden Eagles (formerly known as the Marquette Warriors Blue and Gold Hilltoppers and Golden Avalanche (football only is the name of the various sports teams of The UCLA Bruins men's basketball program established in 1920 owns a record 11 NCAA championships Heading into the 2006 season, the Ronald Steele-led Tide were ranked as high as #5 in preseason polls, but suffered a loss on the road at Notre Dame early in the season. Ronald Steele (born April 22, 1986 in Birmingham Alabama) is an American College basketball player for the University of Alabama
Baseball
Alabama also has a winning tradition in baseball. The Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team represents the University of Alabama in NCAA Division I College baseball. The Crimson Tide is tied with LSU for the most SEC titles with 14 regular season titles. Alabama also leads the conference with 7 SEC Tournament Championships. [4] Tide baseball teams have participated in the NCAA College World Series five times (1950, 1983, 1996, 1997, 1999), finishing second in 1983 and 1997. The College World Series or CWS is a Baseball Tournament held in Omaha Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball Home games are played at at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. Sewell-Thomas Stadium is a Baseball Stadium in Tuscaloosa Alabama.
Women's gymnastics
UA's women's gymnastics team, like the basketball teams, competes in Coleman Coliseum. Gymnastics is a Sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength agility and coordination Coached by Sarah Patterson, the team regularly competes for the NCAA National Championship, having won the NCAA team title in 1988, 1991, 1996, and most recently in 2002. Sarah Patterson is the head coach of the women's gymnastics program at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa Alabama. In addition to those 4 titles, the UA team has placed in the top 5 at the NCAA Women's Gymnastics championship 19 of the past 21 years. The NCAA introduced Women's Gymnastics as a championship sport in 1982.
Other sports
In addition to the four major sports on campus, the University of Alabama has had success in a number of other sports.
Women's Soccer was a varsity sport from 1986 to 1988, and was revived in 1994. Former Head Coach Don Staley had been with the program since 1994, but stepped down at the end of the 2007 season. He was replaced with former Clemson University head coach Todd Bramble. The team has won the SEC West three times and participated in the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship in 1999. This article lists NCAA Women's Soccer championships. Division I 1982 North Carolina 1-0 Central Florida In 2005, senior Libby Probst earned third team All America honors and the SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year award after breaking almost every major offensive record in her career at "The Capstone. "
Women's Basketball played its first game in 1974 and has been a varsity sport ever since. The team has had eight head coaches, including Rick Moody, who guided the club to the 1994 NCAA Women's Final Four. Wendell Hudson was named head coach on March 15, 2008, replacing Stephany Smith
Softball has been successful ever since its introduction at the University of Alabama in 1997. The NCAA Women's Division I Championship is an annual Basketball tournament for women Stephany Smith was the head women's basketball coach at the University of Alabama. The team has won the SEC Conference Tournament three times (1998, 2003, 2005), the SEC Regular Season Championship in 2006, and have been to the NCAA Softball Championship in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma four times (2000, 2003, 2005, 2006). Head Coach Patrick Murphy is also a coach for the Canadian national team. Patrick Murphy may refer to Patrick Murphy (politician, US Representative from Pennsylvania Patrick Murphy (giant (1834&ndash1862 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
Volleyball is coached by Judy Green and has been at the University since 1974. Judith "Judy" Green (1931 - 2001 was a New York novelist socialite and philanthropist. Although successful in the 2004 season, finishing with a 21-9 overall record and finishing 2nd in the SEC West, the team still failed to win a place in the NCAA Women's Volleyball Championship. The NCAA has contested Team Championships in Women 's Volleyball since 1981. However, The Tide has since made three straight post-season appearances, losing in the first round each time.
Additional Sports at the University include tennis, golf, cross country, swimming and diving, track and field, and rowing. The University supports both men's and women's programs in all of these sports except for rowing, which is women's only. The school has had individual success in all of these sports, including Vladislav Polyakov winning national titles in the 200-meter men's breaststroke in 2005 and 2007, and the men's golf program finishing 6th in the nation in 2007 while being consistently ranked in the top three in the 2007-2008 season. Vladislav Polyakov (born November 30, 1983) is a Kazakhstani swimmer who competes in the Breaststroke events The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The University also has two cheerleading squads (The "Crimson Squad" and "White Squad") and a dance team known as the Crimson Cabaret.
Club sports
The University of Alabama through University Recreation also fields a number of club sports of varying degrees of competitiveness, though most compete only with other teams from the southeastern part of the country. The club sports include crew, cricket, cycling, disc golf, ice hockey,[5] lacrosse,[6] racquetball, rugby union, men's soccer, team handball, tennis, triathlon, Ultimate, wheelchair basketball, water polo, water skiing, and wrestling. Racquetball is a Racquet Sport played with a hollow Rubber Ball in an indoor or outdoor court Overview See also Playing rugby union A rugby union match lasts for 80 minutes (plus stoppage time with a short Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Ultimate (often called Ultimate Frisbee in reference to the trademarked brand name) is a non-contact Team sport played with a 175 gram Flying Water polo is a team water sport A team consists of six field players and one Goalkeeper. Collegiate wrestling is the commonly-used name of the style of Amateur wrestling practiced at the College and University level in the United States
Athletic Academics
Alabama consistently fields student-athletes who excel in the classroom as well as on the field. The University of Alabama is tied for fifth in the nation for the number of Academic-All Americans since 2000 from all Universities. Amongst BCS conference schools in this category, Alabama trails only Nebraska, Notre Dame, and Penn State.
References
- ^ National Poll Champions. National Collegiate Athlethic Association (2007). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Alabama season records, football. stassen. com
- ^ NCAA Division IA Football Power Ratings, jhowell. net
- ^ 2006 Media Guide. Retrieved on June 21, 2006.
- ^ Bama Hockey
- ^ UA Men's Lacrosse Home
External link
- RollTide.com - Official Homepage of the University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic