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1986 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1986
team	Alabama Crimson Tide
sport	football
conference	Southeastern Conference
short_conf	SEC
CoachRank	9
APRank	9
record	10–3
conf_record	4–2
head_coach	Ray Perkins
hc_year	4th
off_coach	George Henshaw
oc_year	4th
def_coach	Joe Kines
dc_year	2nd
captain	Mike Shula
captain2	Cornelius Bennett
stadium	Bryant–Denny Stadium
Legion Field
champion	Sun Bowl champion
bowl	[Sun Bowl](1986-sun-bowl)
bowl_result	W 28–6 vs. [Washington](1986-washington-huskies-football-team)

Legion Field 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 won their first seven games and eventually rise to as high as No. 2 in the rankings but lost to eventual national champion Penn State and lost out on an SEC championship after losses to LSU and Auburn. 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.

After the season, Ray Perkins resigned on December 31, to become head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League.

Schedule

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Rankings

Game summaries

Ohio State

Vanderbilt

Southern Mississippi

At Florida

Notre Dame

Memphis State

Homecoming

At Tennessee

Penn State

At Mississippi State

LSU

Temple

Auburn

Vs. Washington (Sun Bowl)

Main article: 1986 Sun Bowl

Roster

Awards and honors

Cornelius Bennett: Lombardi Award, SEC Player of the Year, Unanimous First-team All-American

1987 NFL draft

Main article: 1987 NFL draft

References

General

Specific

References

Looney, Douglas S.. (November 3, 1986). "A midseason run for respect". SI.com.
1986 Game Recaps, Game No. 10
1986 Game Recaps, Game No. 12
Maisel, Ivan. (October 27, 1986). "Vol-in tears". SI.com.
Wheat, Jack. (December 31, 1986). "Perkins takes Tampa Bay coaching job". The Tuscaloosa News.
(August 28, 1986). "Alabama capitalizes on OSU's mistakes". The Akron Beacon Journal.
(September 7, 1986). "Bama crashes Vandy's party, 42–10". The Tennessean.
(September 14, 1986). "USM falls short in bid to knock off Tide". Hattiesburg American.
(September 21, 1986). "Bama rules Gators for 21–7 victory". The Orlando Sentinel.
(October 5, 1986). "Alabama makes quick work of Irish". Chicago Tribune.
(October 12, 1986). "Bama overwhelms downtrodden Tigers". The Jackson Sun.
(October 19, 1986). "'Bama offense destroys Vols". Johnson City Press.
(October 27, 1986). "Move over Miami: State bombs Bama". Sunday News.
(November 2, 1986). "Humphrey, Tide crush reeling 'Dogs". Clarion-Ledger.
(November 9, 1986). "Tigers capitalize on low Tide to gig floundering Alabama". Alexandria Daily Town Talk.
(November 16, 1986). "Owls can't stem Tide; Palmer gains 145 yards". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
(November 30, 1986). "Tillman's mistake helps Auburn over Bama". The Montgomery Advertiser.
(December 26, 1986). "'Bama defense shines in Sun". El Paso Times.
"1986 Alabama football archives". University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.
"1987 NFL Draft".

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