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  1. In the College Football Playoff National Championship, the Crimson Tide defeated the Buckeyes, 52–24, to capture their third CFP National Championship title in seven years. The victory over Ohio State gave Alabama their 18th national championship in football (their 13th wire service title since the AP Poll began in 1936) and their tenth ...

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    At the advent of college football (first played in a much different form in the 1860s at Rutgers and Princeton), the concept of a "national champion" was nonsensical. The sport only gradually became broad enough in geographical scope and its rules standardized enough to conceive of crowning a national champion. The proliferation of post-season bowl...

    Until 1982, Alabama claimed only one national championship prior to the tenure of Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant. After his retirement, Alabama sports information director Wayne Atchesonadded four claimed championships to the team's official program notes. The NCAA does not itself recognize official national champions, but does provide a partial listing ...

    1925-- The 1925 team, coached by Wallace Wade, completed the regular season 9-0-0, winning the Southern Conference championship. Alabama was then invited to play Washington in the January 1, 1926 R...
    1926-- The 1926 team, coached by Wallace Wade, completed the regular season 9-0-0, winning the Southern Conference championship. Alabama was then invited to play Stanford in the January 1, 1927 Ros...
    1930-- The 1930 team, coached by Wallace Wade, completed the regular season 9-0-0, winning the Southern Conference championship. Alabama was then invited to play Washington State in the January 1,...
    1934-- The 1934 team, coached by Frank W. Thomas, completed the regular season 9-0-0, winning the Southeastern Conference championship. Alabama was then invited to play Stanford in the January 1, 1...
    1945: Alabama went 10-0-0 (including wins against Keesler Air Force Base and the Pensacola Naval Air Station) and overpowered 11th-ranked Southern California 34-14 in the Rose Bowl. The Cadets of t...
    1962: Alabama finished the season 10-1-0, second to Ole Miss in the SEC. The Tide went on to shut out the Big 8 champion Oklahoma Sooners 17-0 in the Orange Bowl. Alabama was ranked fifth in the fi...
    1966: Alabama finished the season 11-0-0 and defeated 6th-ranked Nebraska 34-7 in the Sugar Bowl. Notre Dame and Michigan State both went 9-0-1 in the regular season and were ranked #1 and #2 in th...
    1975: At 11-1-0, Alabama was crowned SEC champion and beat #7 Penn State in the Sugar Bowl. Ohio State was ranked #1 going into the postseason, but lost to UCLA 23-10 in the Rose Bowl. No. 2 11-1-0...
    Solomon, Jon (January 6, 2010) "Got 12? Here's how Alabama bumped up its claim to a dozen national titles". The Birmingham News
    "Alabama Crimson Tide football". (January 7, 2012) Wikipedia - accessed January 8, 2012
    Holiday, Pete (n.d.) "Alabama's National Championships"
    Solomon, Jon (January 5, 2016) "Alabama still claims most national titles (with some sketchy counting)". CBS Sports.com
    "National Championships" at bryantmuseum.org
    "Alabama's 13 National Championship Teams" at crimsontider.com
  2. Jan 1, 2024 · Alabama, ranked No. 1 during the shortened 2020 season, beat No. 3 Ohio State in the CFP National Championship to win the 2020 title. Led by by an offense featuring quarterback Mac...

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  3. Bowl Game: Won Rose Bowl 31-14 versus Notre Dame Won CFP Championship 52-24 versus Ohio State. More Team Info

  4. Jan 12, 2021 · The Alabama Crimson Tide rolled through the Ohio State Buckeyes, 52-24, on Monday in Miami to win the College Football Playoff National Championship.

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  6. National Championships: 1925, 1926, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1992, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017 and 2020. Bowl Record: 60 Bowls, 34-23-3, .592 W-L% (Major Bowls) Ranked in AP Poll: 58 Times (Preseason), 61 Times (Final), 885 Weeks (Total), 141 Weeks at #1.

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