1986 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
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| Coaches | No. 9 |
| AP | No. 9 |
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| No. 10 LSU $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Alabama | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 94th overall and 53rd season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ray Perkins, in his fourth year, and played their home games at both Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and three losses (10–3 overall, 4–2 in the SEC) and with a victory in the Sun Bowl over Washington.
After opening the season with a victory over Ohio State in the Kickoff Classic, the Crimson Tide would win their first 7 games and eventually rise to as high as #2 in the rankings but lost to eventual national champion Penn State[1] and lost out on an SEC championship after losses to LSU[2] and Auburn.[3] Highlights of the season included their first ever victory over Notre Dame and a 56–28 victory over Tennessee that snapped a four-game losing streak to the Vols.[4]
After the season, Ray Perkins resigned on December 31, 1986, to become head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League.[5]
Schedule
August 277:00 PMvs. No. 9 Ohio State*No. 5
RaycomW 16–10 68,296 September 611:30 AMVanderbiltNo. 5
WTBSW 42–10 58,168 September 131:30 PMSouthern Miss*No. 4
W 31–17 73,687 September 2012:30 PMat No. 13 FloridaNo. 4
W 21–7 74,685 October 42:30 PMNotre Dame*No. 2
- Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
ABCW 28–10 75,808
October 111:30 PMMemphis State*
No. 2
- Bryant–Denny Stadium
- Tuscaloosa, AL
W 37–0 60,210 October 182:30 PMat TennesseeNo. 2
ABCW 56–28 95,116 October 252:30 PMNo. 6 Penn State*No. 2
- Bryant–Denny Stadium
- Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)
ABCL 3–23 60,210 November 111:30 AMat No. 19 Mississippi StateNo. 8
WTBSW 38–3 42,700 November 86:45 PMNo. 18 LSUNo. 6
- Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL (Rivalry)
ESPNL 10–14 75,808 November 151:30 PMTemple*No. 11
- Bryant–Denny Stadium
- Tuscaloosa, AL
W 24–14 60,210 November 292:30 PMvs. No. 14 AuburnNo. 7
- Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)
ABCL 17–21 75,808 December 251:30 PMvs. No. 12 Washington*No. 13
CBSW 28–6 48,722
- Source: Rolltide.com All-time Football Results: 1986 Season[6]
References
General
- "1986 Game Recaps". 1987 Alabama Football Media Guide (PDF). Tuscaloosa, Alabama: UA Athletics Media Relations Office. 1987. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
Specific
- ^ Looney, Douglas S. (November 3, 1986). "A midseason run for respect". Sports Illustrated. SI.com. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
- ^ 1986 Game Recaps, Game No. 10
- ^ 1986 Game Recaps, Game No. 12
- ^ Maisel, Ivan (October 27, 1986). "Vol-in tears". Sports Illustrated. SI.com. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
- ^ Wheat, Jack (December 31, 1986). "Perkins takes Tampa Bay coaching job". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News. p. 1. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
- ^ "All-time Football Results: 1986 Season". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved February 21, 2012.