tennessee has the most wins against alabama.
tennessee has the most wins against alabama.
what team has the most wins against alabama?
tennessee
in his 11th season, alabama started the season #1 in both the ap and coaches poll for the second consecutive year. this is the 10th season in a row that alabama was #1 at a point during the season and 4th time to start the season under saban. in the chick-fil-a kickoff game in a matchup of top 3 teams, alabama beat #3 florida state 24–7. alabama improved to 5–0 in chick-fil-a games and saban improved to 11–0 against former assistant coaches. in the home opener, the tide defeated fresno state 41–10. the next week alabama defeated colorado state 41–23. in the conference opener, the tide dominated vanderbilt 59–0. the following week, alabama manhandled ole miss 66–3, the most points in a game since 1979. the next week, alabama went on the road and defeated texas a&m 27–19. the next week, the tide defeated arkansas 41–9 for the 11th win in a row in the series. in the annual third saturday in october, the tide defeated tennessee 45–7. the win is the 11th consecutive victory over the vols, tying the record set back from 1971–1981. following the bye week, alabama won its seventh consecutive game over rival #19 lsu 24–10. alabama then traveled to starkville and escaped with a 31-24 win over #18 mississippi state. the win secured saban's 10th consecutive season with 10 or more wins. on senior day, alabama dominated fcs opponent mercer 56-0. the win gave saban's senior class its 51st win, tying the ncaa record. in the iron bowl, the tide suffered its first loss of the season to in state rival #6 auburn 26-14.they finish the regular season 11-1. on december 3, alabama was selected to the college football playoff for the 4th consecutive year, becoming the first team to be selected for the playoffs after finishing 2nd in the sec western division and not having a chance to play for an sec championship. some believed this was showing favoritism to alabama. they were chosen as the #4 seed and played the #1 seed clemson tigers at the sugar bowl. in the rematch of the previous two national championship games, alabama avenged the previous season's only loss to clemson winning 24-6. the win gave saban his first sugar bowl victory as alabama's coach, ending a 3-game losing streak in the bowl. the win secured saban his third consecutive appearance in the college football playoff championship game. it also gave saban's senior class an ncaa record 52nd win. alabama took on the #3 seed georgia bulldogs in the 2nd ever national championship game between sec schools. in overtime, backup quarterback tua tagovailoa threw the game winning touchdown pass to devonta smith for a 26-23 victory. this is alabama's 17th national championship and fifth title in nine seasons. saban tied coach paul w. bryant with six national championships for most all time in the poll era. the tide finished the season 13-1.
nick saban
lu men’s basketball underwent a drastic change with the hiring of future uwa athletics hall of famer, jack powell, in 1966. under his tutelage, the team gradually formed in a contender. in powell’s first two seasons as coach, the team made positive improvements but were still in need of a spark. that spark arrived when bob drake, dave harvey, larry cantrell and butch stafford made their way to the lu campus. drake served two years as the tiger team captain and was later an all-alabama collegiate conference (acc) selection. he made the all-acc tournament team twice and was chosen for the all-alabama small college team. during the 1969–70 season, lu recorded their first 16-win season. later that season, they were crowned acc tournament champions. with the addition of elton reece in 1970, the team built on the previous season’s success and finished with a school record 21 wins and four losses. the mark still stands as the most single-season wins in west alabama history. it earned powell coach of the year in the acc and earned coach of the year honors from alabama small colleges and universities as well as naia district 27. also that season, the tigers won their second consecutive acc crown. stafford was named the acc tournament mvp. however, they were defeated in the naia district 27 finals. for the 1971–72 season, which turned out to be powell’s last as head coach, lu finished 15-8 and won their third straight acc championship. the team also returned to the naia district 27 finals where they once again suffered a defeat. drake average 21.1 points per game in his senior campaign and made 166-of-205 free throws, which still stands as the second highest total for free throws made in a season at uwa. he also posted two 40-point games as a senior. stafford was selected the first-ever gsc player of the year in basketball and garnered all-american honors. he finished his career with 1,143 points scored. harvey is currently fifth all time in the uwa record books with 452 field goals made. cantrell is the uwa all-time leader in rebound average with 16.35 and second all-time in rebounds with 785. powell was selected as the first-ever gulf south conference coach of the year in basketball. after six seasons with lu, he retired from coaching with an 83-57 record. powell’s 83 wins is currently ranked third all time in the uwa record books. he is also ranked fourth all time in gsc coaching wins.
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