the last time alabama lost in regular season was 1993.
the last time alabama lost in regular season was 1993.
when was the last time alabama lost in regular season?
1993
on december 12, 2009, sophomore running back mark ingram was awarded the heisman trophy as college football's best player. in being so named, ingram became the first heisman trophy winner for the university of alabama. alabama defeated texas 37–21 in the bcs championship game on january 7, 2010, capping a perfect season, an sec championship, and winning its first national championship in the bcs era. alabama defeated louisiana state university 21–0 on january 9, 2012, to win its second bcs national championship. alabama won its third bcs national championship in january 2013 defeating notre dame 42–14, becoming the first school to win three bcs titles. on january 1, 2015 no. 1 alabama lost to no. 4 ohio st. in the second game of the first college football playoffs 42–35. on december 12, 2015, running back derrick henry was awarded the heisman trophy, becoming only the second winner for the university of alabama. on january 11, 2016, alabama defeated clemson to win the national championship, 45–40. in january 2017, alabama lost to clemson 35–31 in the national championship. they beat sec rival georgia 26–23 in overtime during the 2018 national championship in january 2018.
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following gene stallings's retirement in 1996, defensive coordinator mike dubose was promoted to the head coaching position. in 1997, dubose's first season at alabama, the crimson tide won its first two games and rose as high as #11 in the ap poll. however, the loss of 30 scholarships removed the team's ability to compete consistently. alabama lost seven of the last nine games, including their first loss to kentucky since 1922. alabama also lost to tennessee, lsu, and, in an upset, to louisiana tech. in the 1997 iron bowl alabama lost after they led 17–15 with less than a minute to go. faced with third down and long, alabama ran a screen pass, which resulted in a fumble. auburn recovered the fumble and kicked the game-winning field goal. dubose reacted by firing four assistants including the ones who called the final play, bruce arians and woody mccorvey. the tide finished with the school's worst record since 1957. in his second season, dubose led alabama to a 7-5 record, which included a 31-17 win over auburn. in his third season, dubose led alabama to a 10-3 record, including an upset win over the #3-ranked florida gators in the regular season, an sec west division championship, and a 34-7 victory over florida in the sec championship. alabama represented the sec in the bcs orange bowl, losing to the michigan wolverines in overtime. with the 1999 success, alabama began their 2000 season as high as no. 3 in some polls. the expectations went unfulfilled as the tide slumped to a 3–8 record and news broke about an affair dubose was having with his secretary. following the season, dubose was fired replaced by an up-and-coming coach from tcu, dennis franchione.
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