1996 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1996 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Outback Bowl champion SEC West Division champion
SEC Championship Game, L 30–45 vs. Florida
Outback Bowl, W 17–14 vs. Michigan
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 11
1996 record	10–3 (6–2 SEC)
Head coach	Gene Stallings (7th year)
Offensive coordinator	Woody McCorvey
Defensive coordinator	Mike DuBose
Captain	John Causey
Captain	Fernando Davis
Home stadium	Bryant-Denny Stadium (Capacity: 70,123) Legion Field (Capacity: 83,091)

1996 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#1 Florida x$		8	–	0		12	–	1
#9 Tennessee		7	–	1		10	–	2
South Carolina		4	–	4		6	–	5
Kentucky		3	–	5		4	–	7
Georgia		3	–	5		5	–	6
Vanderbilt		0	–	8		2	–	9
Western Division
#11 Alabama xy		6	–	2		10	–	3
#12 LSU x		6	–	2		10	–	2
#24 Auburn		4	–	4		8	–	4
Mississippi State		3	–	5		5	–	6
Ole Miss		2	–	6		5	–	6
Arkansas		2	–	6		4	–	7
Championship: Florida 45, Alabama 30
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama for the 1996–97 college football season, competing in the Western Division in the Southeastern Conference. Gene Stallings led the Crimson Tide to a 10–3 record in his final year with the program. The team played their home games at Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.

Alabama's loss to Mississippi State broke a 15-game winning streak Alabama had in the series and was their first loss to the Bulldogs since a dramatic upset MSU posted over the #1 ranked Tide in 1980.

Following a victory in the annual Iron Bowl on November 23, head coach Gene Stallings announced his retirement, which would go into effect at the end of the season.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	2:00 p.m.	Bowling Green*	No. 13	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	PPV	W 21–7	76,878
September 7	11:30 a.m.	Southern Miss*	No. 14	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	JPS	W 20–10	82,338
September 14	5:00 p.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 13	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	ESPN2	W 36–26	70,123
September 21	11:30 a.m.	at Arkansas	No. 13	War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR	JPS	W 17–7	54,827
October 5	1:00 p.m.	Kentucky	No. 13	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	PPV	W 35–7	70,123
October 12	2:30 p.m.	at NC State*	No. 8	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ABC	W 24–19	50,750
October 19	5:00 p.m.	Ole Miss	No. 7	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)	ESPN2	W 37–0	70,123
October 26	2:30 p.m.	at No. 6 Tennessee	No. 7	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	CBS	L 13–20	106,700
November 9	6:30 p.m.	at No. 11 LSU	No. 10	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 26–0	80,290
November 16	8:00 p.m.	at Mississippi State	No. 8	Scott Field • Starkville, MS (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 16–17	40,050
November 23	6:30 p.m.	Auburn	No. 15	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	ESPN	W 24–23	83,091
December 7	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 4 Florida	No. 11	Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA (SEC Championship Game)	ABC	L 30–45	74,132
January 1, 1997	10:00 a.m.	vs. No. 15 Michigan*	No. 16	Houlihan's Stadium • Tampa, FL (Outback Bowl)	ESPN	W 17–14	53,161
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ "Tide prevails; Stallings retires: Auburn Bama both blow leads". The Atlanta Journal. 1996-11-24. pp. F1.

Alabama Crimson Tide football

Venues	University of Alabama Quad (1893–1914) Denny Field (1915–1928) Bryant–Denny Stadium (1929–present) Rickwood Field (alternate, 1912–1927) Cramton Bowl (alternate, 1922–1954) Ernest F. Ladd Stadium (alternate, 1948–1968) Legion Field (alternate, 1927–2003)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn: Iron Bowl (James E. Foy, V-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy) LSU Mississippi State Ole Miss Penn State Tennessee: Third Saturday in October

Culture & lore	History Saban era Traditions Big Al "Yea Alabama" A-Day 1922 Penn game Million Dollar Band Walk of Fame Paul W. Bryant Museum The Bear The Bear Bryant Show Porter Cup 1943 Informals

People	Head coaches All-Americans College Football Hall of Fame inductees NFL draftees Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders Champ Pickens

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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