alabama has six national championships in college football.
alabama has six national championships in college football.
how many national championships does alabama have in college football?
six
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
because there is no one governing or official body that regulates, recognizes, or awards national championships in college football, and because many independent selectors of championships exist, many of the claims by the schools listed below are shared, contradict each other, or are controversial. in addition, because there is no one body overseeing national championships, no standardized requirements exist in order for a school to make a claim on a national championship, as any particular institution is free to make any declaration it deems to be fit. however, all known national championship claims are for seasons in which a national championship, or share of a championship, was believed to be awarded to that particular school by at least one independent third-party selector. the majority of these claims, but not all, are based on championships awarded from selectors listed as "major" in the official "ncaa football bowl subdivision records". not all championships awarded by third party selectors, nor those listed in the official ncaa football bowl subdivision records, are necessarily claimed by each school. therefore, these claims represent how each individual school sees their own history on the subject of national championships.
college football national championships in ncaa division i fbs