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1984 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1984
team	Alabama Crimson Tide
sport	football
conference	Southeastern Conference
short_conf	SEC
record	5–6
conf_record	2–4
head_coach	Ray Perkins
hc_year	2nd
off_coach	George Henshaw
oc_year	2nd
def_coach	Ken Donahue
dc_year	11th
captain	Paul Ott Carruth
captain2	Emanuel King
stadium	Bryant–Denny Stadium
Legion Field

Legion Field The 1984 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 90th overall and 51st season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ray Perkins, in his second year, and played its home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. Alabama finished the season with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6 overall, 2–4 in the SEC). This marked Alabama's first losing season since the Tide went 2–7–1 in 1957 under Jennings B. Whitworth, and ended its streak of 26 straight bowl appearances.

Some of the more notable contests of the season included a season-opening loss to Boston College (and their quarterback, Doug Flutie, who went on to win the 1984 Heisman Trophy), a third consecutive loss to Tennessee in which the Tide gave up a 14-point fourth quarter lead, and Alabama's first loss to Vanderbilt since 1969. and last until 2024. However, Alabama did upset Auburn 17–15 in the 1984 edition of the Iron Bowl, denying the Tigers a berth in the Sugar Bowl.

Schedule

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References

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References

Mitchell, Billy. (November 11, 1984). "Reality of a losing record stuns the Tide". The Tuscaloosa News.
1984 Game Recaps, Game No. 1
1984 Game Recaps, Game No. 7
Mitchell, Billy. (September 30, 1984). "Homecoming wrong time for Tide". The Tuscaloosa News.
(November 26, 2008). "Upsets do happen". AL.com.
(September 9, 1984). "BC's 'greatest comeback' swamps Alabama, 38–31". The Boston Globe.
(September 16, 1984). "Tech does it again to 'Bama". The Atlanta Journal.
(September 23, 1984). "Mistakes turn the Tide as Cajuns fall to 'Bama". The Daily Advertiser.
(September 30, 1984). "Dores slam on Bama". The Tennessean.
(October 7, 1984). "Georgia stings Bama 24–14". The Atlanta Constitution.
(October 14, 1984). "Pooped out, Bama hot weather wilt Penn State, 6–0". The Pittsburgh Press.
(October 21, 1984). "Vols ignite to edge past Alabama by 1". Johnson City Press-Chronicle.
(November 4, 1984). "It's same old story for State". The Clarion-Ledger.
(November 11, 1984). "Bengals get ugly with Bama". The Shreveport Times.
(November 18, 1984). "Listless Tide strong enough to sink 'Cats". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
(December 2, 1984). "Tide rises to the occasion". The Anniston Star.
"1984 Alabama football archives". University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.

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