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1996 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
1996 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 1 Florida x$   8 0     12 1  
No. 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
No. 11 Alabama xy   6 2     10 3  
No. 12 LSU x   6 2     10 2  
No. 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

August 312:00 p.m.Bowling Green*No. 13

PPVW 21–776,878 September 711:30 a.m.Southern Miss*No. 14

JPSW 20–1082,338 September 145:00 p.m.VanderbiltNo. 13

ESPN2W 36–2670,123 September 2111:30 a.m.at ArkansasNo. 13

JPSW 17–754,827 October 51:00 p.m.KentuckydaggerNo. 13

PPVW 35–770,123 October 122:30 p.m.at NC State*No. 8

ABCW 24–1950,750 October 195:00 p.m.Ole MissNo. 7

ESPN2W 37–070,123 October 262:30 p.m.at No. 6 TennesseeNo. 7

CBSL 13–20106,700 November 96:30 p.m.at No. 11 LSUNo. 10

ESPNW 26–080,290 November 168:00 p.m.at Mississippi StateNo. 8

ESPNL 16–1740,050 November 236:30 p.m.AuburnNo. 15

ESPNW 24–2383,091 December 78:00 p.m.vs. No. 4 FloridaNo. 11

ABCL 30–4574,132 January 1, 199710:00 a.m.vs. No. 15 Michigan*No. 16

ESPNW 17–1453,161

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References

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