Alabama — SEC
HC
Kalen DeBoer · Bryant-Denny Stadium · Tuscaloosa, AL · 101,821 cap
PPA off / def
0.21 / 0.07
2025
Class rank
#2
class of 2026
Returning PPA
26%
returning production
| 2020 |
OSU L 24–52 | away |
| 2014 |
OSU W 42–35 | Columbus |
| 1994 |
OSU L 17–24 | away |
| 1986 |
OSU L 10–16 | away |
| 1977 |
OSU L 6–35 | away |
2026 schedule
2025 results (11–4)
Statistical comps — 2025 Alabama's closest analogs
Nearest neighbors by z-scored success rate, explosiveness, run rate & havoc (offense + defense), 2015–25.
2025 leaders
Transfer portal — 2026 (17 in / 24 out)
Origins
Two dynasties, one identity. Bryant won six national titles in the houndstooth hat, Nick Saban won six more with a process that made dominance procedural, and in between Alabama simply waited for the next one.
Founded 1831 · Chartered as the state university; burned by Union troops in 1865 · first football 1892 · defined by Bear Bryant
All-time record
All-time
999–319–42
1902–2025
Win %
75.0%
122 seasons played
Winning seasons
108
89% of seasons
| Best seasons | W | L | Conference |
|---|
| 2009 | 14 | 0 | SEC |
| 2018 | 14 | 1 | SEC |
| 2016 | 14 | 1 | SEC |
| 2015 | 14 | 1 | SEC |
| 2020 | 13 | 0 | SEC |
Season records from CollegeFootballData, which is why the span starts at 1902 — that is where its coverage of this program begins, not necessarily the first year it fielded a team.
Play-calling tendencies (2025 · garbage time excluded)
| Situation | Plays | Run % | Success % | Nat'l | Avg yds | Expl % |
|---|
| 1st down | 392 | 51% |
45% | 33 of 136 | 5.6 | 10% |
| 2nd down | 288 | 42% |
39% | 110 of 136 | 5.7 | 13% |
| 3rd & short (≤3) | 54 | 48% |
54% | — | 4.1 | 9% |
| 3rd & medium (4–7) | 62 | 26% |
45% | — | 6.0 | 16% |
| 3rd & long (8+) | 63 | 14% |
25% | — | 6.8 | 24% |
| 4th down | 33 | 33% |
64% | — | 5.5 | 9% |
162 drives · 43% ended in points · 7.6 plays and 43.1 yards per drive · 1.29 PPA per drive
Success: 50% of yardage needed on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th. Explosive: 12+ yd rush / 16+ yd pass. National rank is shown only for 1st and 2nd down, where every team has 100+ plays; the later buckets average 18-43 and a rank there would be noise.
League leaderboard →Most valuable plays (by PPA, 2025)
| Wk | Opp | Play | Yds | PPA |
|---|
| 3 | Wisconsin |
Ty Simpson pass complete to Ryan Williams for 75 yds for a TD (Conor Talty KICK) |
75 | 6.08 |
| 2 | UL Monroe |
AK Dear run for 56 yds for a TD (Peter Notaro KICK) |
56 | 6.02 |
| 3 | Wisconsin |
Ty Simpson pass complete to Ryan Williams for 41 yds for a TD (Conor Talty KICK) |
41 | 4.12 |
| CFP | Indiana |
(07:25) Shotgun #10 A.Mack pass complete short left to #2 R.Williams caught at ALA35, for … |
26 | 4.06 |
| 2 | UL Monroe |
Ty Simpson pass complete to Isaiah Horton for 29 yds for a TD (Conor Talty KICK) |
29 | 3.82 |
| 3 | Wisconsin |
Ty Simpson pass complete to Isaiah Horton for 12 yds to the WIS 42 for a 1ST down Wisconsi… |
27 | 3.82 |
| 11 | LSU |
(00:51) Shotgun #15 T.Simpson pass complete deep right to #17 L.Brooks caught at LSU19, fo… |
53 | 3.78 |
| 1 | Florida State |
Ty Simpson pass complete to Germie Bernard for 37 yds to the FSU 44 for a 1ST down |
37 | 3.77 |