Alabama Football Bowl History
By Ian Anderson
In the upcoming Citrus Bowl, the Alabama Crimson Tide will face off against the Michigan Wolverines in a battle of two of the most successful programs in college football history. It's not what the Tide had in mind when they started the sason as a hot pick to win it all, as it's worth noting that this marks the first time since the College Football Playoff was introduced in 2014 that Bama will not be taking any part in it.
That said, to suggest that this progam has a rich, prolific bowl game history is the understatement of the century -- in fact, it goes back almost a full century.
Rose Bowl
1926 - Alabama Crimson Tide 20 vs Washington Huskies 19 1927 - Alabama Crimson Tide 7 vs Stanford 7 1931 - Alabama Crimson Tide 24 vs Washington State Cougars 0 1935 - Alabama Crimson Tide 29 vs Stanford Indians 13 1938 - Alabama Crimson Tide 0 vs California Golden Bears 13 1946 - Alabama Crimson Tide 34 vs USC Trojans 14
Cotton Bowl
1942 - Alabama Crimson Tide 29 vs Texas A&M Aggies 21 1954 - Alabama Crimson Tide 6 vs Rice Owls 28 1968 - Alabama Crimson Tide 16 vs Texas A&M Aggies 20 1973 - Alabama Crimson Tide 13 vs Texas Longhorns 17 1981 - Alabama Crimson Tide 30 vs Baylor Bears 2 1982 - Alabama Crimson Tide 12 vs Texas Longhorns 14 2006 - Alabama Crimson Tide 13 vs Texas Tech Red Raiders 10 2015 - Alabama Crimson Tide 38 vs Michigan State Spartans 0
Orange Bowl
1943 - Alabama Crimson Tide 37 vs Boston College Eagles 21 1953 - Alabama Crimson Tide 61 vs Syracuse Orangemen 6 1963 - Alabama Crimson Tide 17 vs Oklahoma Sooners 0 1965 - Alabama Crimson Tide 17 vs Texas Longhorns 21 1966 - Alabama Crimson Tide 39 vs Nebraska Cornhuskers 28 1972 - Alabama Crimson Tide 6 vs Nebraska Cornhuskers 38 1975 - Alabama Crimson Tide 11 vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish 13 2000 - Alabama Crimson Tide 34 vs Michigan Wolverines 35 2018 - Alabama Crimson Tide 45 vs Oklahoma Sooners 34
The Sugar Bowl
1945 - Alabama Crimson Tide 26 vs Duke Blue Devils 29 1948 - Alabama Crimson Tide 7 vs Texas Longhorns 27 1962 - Alabama Crimson Tide 10 vs Arkansas Razorbacks 3 1964 - Alabama Crimson Tide 12 vs Ole Miss Rebels 7 1967 - Alabama Crimson Tide 34 vs Nebraska Cornhuskers 7 1973 - Alabama Crimson Tide 23 vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish 24 1975 - Alabama Crimson Tide 13 vs Penn State Nittany Lions 6 1978 - Alabama Crimson Tide 35 vs Ohio State Buckeyes 6 1979 - Alabama Crimson Tide 14 vs Penn State Nittany Lions 7 1980 - Alabama Crimson Tide 24 vs Arkansas Razorbacks 9 1990 - Alabama Crimson Tide 25 vs Miami Hurricanes 33
1993 - Alabama Crimson Tide 34 vs Miami Hurricanes 13 2008 - Alabama Crimson Tide 17 vs Utah Utes 31 2014 - Alabama Crimson Tide 31 vs Oklahoma Sooners 45 2015 - Alabama Crimson Tide 35 vs Ohio State Buckeyes 42 2018 - Alabama Crimson Tide 24 vs Clemson Tigers 6
Liberty Bowl
1959 - Alabama Crimson Tide 0 vs Penn State Nittany Lions 7 1969 - Alabama Crimson Tide 33 vs Colorado Buffaloes 47 1976 - Alabama Crimson Tide 36 vs UCLA Bruins 6 1982 - Alabama Crimson Tide 21 vs Illinois Fighting Illini 15
Bluebonnet Bowl
1960 - Alabama Crimson Tide 3 vs Texas Longhorns 3 1970 - Alabama Crimson Tide 24 vs Oklahoma Sooners 24
Gator Bowl
1968 - Alabama Crimson Tide 10 vs Missouri Tigers 35 1993 - Alabama Crimson Tide 24 vs North Carolina Tar Heels 10
Sun Bowl
1983 - Alabama Crimson Tide 28 vs SMU Mustangs 7 1986 - Alabama Crimson Tide 28 vs Washington Huskies 6 1988 - Alabama Crimson Tide 29 vs Army 28
Aloha Bowl
1985 - Alabama Crimson Tide 24 vs USC Trojans 3
Hall of Fame Bowl
1988 - Alabama Crimson Tide 24 vs Michigan Wolverines 28
Fiesta Bowl
1991 - Alabama Crimson Tide 7 - Louisville Cardinals 34
Blockbuster Bowl
1991 - Alabama Crimson Tide 30 - Colorado Buffaloes 25
Citrus Bowl
1995 - Alabama Crimson Tide 24 vs Ohio State Buckeyes 17
Outback Bowl
1997 - Alabama Crimson Tide 17 vs Michigan Wolverines 14
Music City Bowl
1998 - Alabama Crimson Tide 7 vs Virginia Tech Hokies 38 2004 - Alabama Crimson Tide 16 vs Minnesota Golden Gophers 20
Independence Bowl
2001 - Alabama Crimson Tide 14 vs Iowa State Cyclones 13 2006 - Alabama Crimson Tide 31 vs Oklahoma State Cowboys 34 2007 - Alabama Crimson Tide 30 vs Colorado Buffaloes 24
Capital One Bowl
2011 - Alabama Crimson Tide 49 vs Michigan State Spartans 7
Peach Bowl
2016 - Alabama Crimson Tide 24 vs Washington Huskies 7
BCS/College Football Playoff National Championship
2010 - Alabama Crimson Tide 37 vs Texas Longhorns 21 2012 - Alabama Crimson Tide 21 vs LSU Tigers 0 2013 - Alabama Crimson Tide 42 vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish 14 2016 - Alabama Crimson Tide 45 vs Clemson Tigers 40 2017 - Alabama Crimson Tide 31 vs Clemson Tigers 35 2018 - Alabama Crimson Tide 26 vs Georgia Bulldogs 23 2019 - Alabama Crimson Tide 16 vs Clemson Tigers 44