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Alabama football bowl history: Every bowl game the Crimson Tide have played in

By Josh Yourish

Jan 8, 2018; Atlanta, GA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (13) against the Georgia Bulldogs in the 2018 CFP national championship college football game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 8, 2018; Atlanta, GA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa (13) against the Georgia Bulldogs in the 2018 CFP national championship college football game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 31, 2022; New Orleans, LA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Will Anderson Jr. (31) defensive back Jordan Battle (9) head coach Nick Saban and quarterback Bryce Young (9) celebrate the victory against the Kansas State Wildcats in the 2022 Sugar Bowl at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 31, 2022; New Orleans, LA, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Will Anderson Jr. (31) defensive back Jordan Battle (9) head coach Nick Saban and quarterback Bryce Young (9) celebrate the victory against the Kansas State Wildcats in the 2022 Sugar Bowl at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports /

Sugar Bowl (10-7)

1945: Duke 29 Alabama 26

1948: Texas 27 Alabama 7

1962: Alabama 10 Arkansas 3

In his fourth year at the helm in Tuscaloosa, Bear Bryant captured his first national championship with an undefeated season and a Sugar Bowl win. Bryant would go on to win the Sugar Bowl seven times as the head coach of the Crimson Tide.

1964: Alabama 12 Ole Miss 7

1967: Alabama 34 Nebraska 7

1973: Notre Dame 24 Alabama 23

The UPI crowned its national champion prior to the bowl season, so Alabama actually won a share of the national championship in 1973 despite losing straight up in the Sugar Bowl to the AP national champion Notre Dame, who was crowned after its upset victory.

Alabama missed an extra point on its final touchdown of the game which left the door open for the game-winning field goal that Notre Dame made as time expired. The Crimson Tide finished the season 11-1.

1975: Alabama 13 Penn State 6

1978: Alabama 35 Ohio State 6

1979: Alabama 14 Penn State 7

1980: Alabama 24 Arkansas 9

Bear Bryant led the Crimson Tide to three consecutive Sugar Bowl victories and was awarded the 1978 and 1979 national championships after finishing second with a record of 11-1 in 1977. The Crimson Tide went 34-2 across this three-year stretch.

By defeating Arkansas on New Year’s Day 1980, Bear Bryant secured his sixth and final national championship.

1990: Miami 33 Alabama 25

1993: Alabama 34 Miami 13

2009: Utah 31 Alabama 17

2014: Oklahoma 45 Alabama 31

2015: Ohio State 42 Alabama 35

2018: Alabama 24 Clemson 6

Nick Saban and Alabama got revenge for losing the 2016 national championship game to Clemson with a 24-6 victory in the CFP Semifinal the very next year. Alabama went on to win the 2017 national championship over Georgia on January 8, 2018, just one week after beating Clemson.

2022: Alabama 45 Kansas State 20

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