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Alabama won their first national championship in 1925 with a score of 20-19. What team did they beat?

Washington. Alabama won the championship in the Rose Bowl. Their record was 10-0.

In 1926 Alabama repeated as national champions with a tie against Stanford. The score was 7-7 in that game. Who was the coach for the Crimson Tide that year?

Wallace Wade. Alabama was 9-0-1 that year.

Alabama was undefeated in the 1930 season for their third national championship. Alabama's opponent proved to be easy in the Rose Bowl as Alabama came up with a 24-0 victory. Who was the opponent?

Washington State. Wallace Wade won his third championship with Alabama.

Alabama won championship number four in 1934 with a 29-13 victory in the Rose Bowl against Stanford. What was Alabama's final record this season?

10-0. Alabama rolled through Howard, Sewanee, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt and Stanford in the undefeated 1934 season.

1941 proved to be another banner year with the Crimson Tide going 9-2. The Cotton Bowl saw a great game with the Tide being victorious with a score of 29-21. Who was the opponent?

Texas A&M. Alabama lost to Mississippi State and Vanderbilt that year.

Their 5th title came in 1961. Alabama waited 20 years for the next national championship. The game was a low scoring affair with the Tide beating Arkansas 10-3. What bowl game featured this game?

Sugar Bowl. Bear Bryant's first championship with Alabama.

1964 was another great year for Alabama football. The Tide lost to Texas but was still voted the national champions. Which bowl paired these teams together?

Orange Bowl. This was Alabama's only loss for the season. Good enough for the championship.

1965 saw another back-to-back championship team in Alabama. The Tide beat Nebraska 39-28 in the Orange Bowl. The Tide was 9-1-1 for this season. Who did they tie?

Tennessee. The Tide also lost to Georgia in the first game of the season.

Championship number nine came in 1973 with yet another loss in a bowl game. The game was the Sugar Bowl. Who was the team they lost to?

Notre Dame. The Tide lost a close game 23-24 against the Fighting Irish. Lucky the Tide had big wins against California (66-0), Vanderbilt (44-0), Virginia Tech (77-6) and Auburn (35-0) to influence the voters.

1978 brought Alabama their 10th national championship in one of the most thrilling games I ever witnessed. This game went down to the wire and was a real nail biter. The score was 14-7 in the Sugar Bowl that year. Who did the Tide beat?

Penn State. The Tide's only loss this season was a 14-24 loss to USC.

Back-to-back championship seasons are not uncommon to the University of Alabama football team. After their championship in 1978, 1979 saw the Tide beat Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl with a score of 24-9. What record did the Tide end up with?

12-0. The Tide had some close games in this undefeated season. They barely beat LSU 3-0 and beat Auburn by a touchdown in the final regular season game.

Alabama's 12th national championship came in 1992 with a thrashing of the Miami Hurricanes. The 'Canes were heavily favored in the Sugar Bowl. What was this game's final score?

34-13. Jay Barker led to the Tide to this victory with some help from the defense.

How many coaches led the Crimson Tide to their first twelve national championships?

4. They are Wallace Wade (3 championships), Frank Thomas (2), Paul "Bear" Bryant (6) and Gene Stallings (1).

Alabama beat Iowa St. in the 2001 Independence Bowl by a narrow margin of 14-13. This game was the _______ bowl game the Tide appeared in?

51st. Alabama has appeared in more bowl games than any other team in the country compiling a 29-19-3 record.

With 12 national championship teams, it would be expected that Alabama would have many honorees in the College Football Hall of Fame? How many are there?

21. The list includes Ozzie Newsome, Lee Roy Jordan, Johnny Musso, and John Hanna.

After the 1992 championship season, one Alabama player was honored with a national award. Antonio Langham was given this award. What award did he win?

Thorpe Award. The Thorpe Award is given to the nation's top defensive back. Langham's most prolific interception came in the SEC Championship game against Florida.

In 1961, Alabama had a devastating defense. How many times did the Tide shutout their opponents?

6. Alabama did not let their opponents score on them the last five games of the season.

Half of Alabama's twelve national championships were under the coaching of Paul "Bear" Bryant? What team did he beat for his 315th victory?

Auburn. Alabama won beat Pat Dye and his Tigers 28-17.

"Bear" Bryant lost twice at Bryant Denny stadium in his 25 years as coach at Alabama. One was Florida, who was the other team?

Southern Mississippi. Florida beat Alabama 10-6 in 1963 and Southern Miss beat them in 1982 with a score of 38-29.

Alabama put together long winning streaks in 1978-1980 and again in 1991-1993. How many games did these winning streaks include?

28. Alabama accomplished this feat once in 1978-1980 under Paul "Bear" Bryant and again in 1991-1993 under Gene Stallings.