Alabama Crimson Tide Bowl Game History (Wins, Appearances and All-Time Record)

Updated: Sep 10, 5:00pm UTC

Bowl game season is an exciting time in college football. Schools across the nation will battle it out for postseason glory and a chance to end their year on a high note.

One team that's no stranger to playing in bowl games is the Alabama Crimson Tide. Here's everything you need to know about Alabama's bowl history before making its next appearance.

Alabama Bowl Game History

College football fans shouldn't be surprised to find out that Alabama has an amazing bowl game history. The Crimson Tide have played in 76 bowl games and won 15 National Championships. Three of those came under head coach Nick Saban.

Alabama's first bowl game appearance came in the 1926 Rose Bowl under head coach Wallace Wade. The Crimson Tide took down Washington 20-19 to earn their first bowl win. They went on to start 3-0-1 in bowl games before finally losing to California by a score of 13-0 in the 1938 Rose Bowl.

The Crimson Tide's most recent bowl appearance came in the 2022 Sugar Bowl against Kansas State. Alabama emerged with another postseason win in that one, defeating the Wildcats 45-20.

Alabama Bowl Game Wins and Appearances

Alabama owns a 46-27-3 all-time record in bowl games. Check out the school's full bowl results below.

Rose Bowl (Jan. 1, 1926): Alabama 20, Washington 19
Rose Bowl (Jan. 1, 1927): Alabama 7, Stanford 7
Rose Bowl (Jan. 1, 1931): Alabama 24, Washington State 0
Rose Bowl (Jan. 1, 1935): Alabama 29, Stanford 13
Rose Bowl (Jan. 1, 1938): California 13, Alabama 0
Cotton Bowl Classic (Jan. 1, 1942): Alabama 29, Texas A&M 21
Orange Bowl (Jan. 1, 1943): Alabama 37, Boston College 21
Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 1945): Duke 29, Alabama 26
Rose Bowl (Jan. 1, 1946): Alabama 34, USC 14
Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 1948): Texas 27, Alabama 7
Orange Bowl (Jan. 1, 1953): Alabama 61, Syracuse 6
Cotton Bowl Clasic (Jan. 1, 1954): Rice 28, Alabama 6
Liberty Bowl (Dec. 19, 1959): Penn State 7, Alabama 0
Bluebonnet Bowl (Dec. 17, 1960): Alabama 3, Texas 3
Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 1962): Alabama 10, Arkansas 3
Orange Bowl (Jan. 1, 1963): Alabama 17, Oklahoma 0
Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 1964): Alabama 12, Ole Miss 7
Orange Bowl (Jan. 1, 1965): Texas 21, Alabama 17
Orange Bowl (Jan. 1, 1966): Alabama 39, Nebraska 28
Sugar Bowl (Jan. 2, 1967): Alabama 34, Nebraska 7
Cotton Bowl Classic (Jan. 1, 1968): Texas A&M 20, Alabama 16
Gator Bowl (Dec. 28, 1968): Missouri 35, Alabama 10
Liberty Bowl (Dec. 13, 1969): Colorado 47, Alabama 33
Bluebonnet Bowl (Dec. 31, 1970): Alabama 24, Oklahoma 24
Orange Bowl (Jan. 1, 1972): Nebraska 38, Alabama 6
Cotton Bowl Classic (Jan. 1, 1973): Texas 17, Alabama 13
Sugar Bowl (Dec. 31, 1973): Notre Dame 24, Alabama 23
Orange Bowl (Jan. 1, 1975): Notre Dame 13, Alabama 11
Sugar Bowl (Dec. 31, 1975): Alabama 13, Penn State 6
Liberty Bowl (Dec. 20, 1976): Alabama 36, UCLA 6
Sugar Bowl (Jan. 2, 1978): Alabama 35, Ohio state 6
Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 1979): Alabama 14, Penn State 7
Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 1980): Alabama 24, Arkansas 9
Cotton Bowl Classic (Jan. 1, 1981): Alabama 30, Baylor 2
Cotton Bowl Classic (Jan. 1, 1982): Texas 14, Alabama 12
Liberty Bowl (Dec. 29, 1982): Alabama 21, Illinois 15
Sun Bowl (Dec. 24, 1983): Alabama 28, SMU 7
Aloha Bowl (Dec. 28, 1985): Alabama 24, USC 3
Sun Bowl (Dec. 25, 1986): Alabama 28, Washington 6
Hall of Fame Bowl (Jan. 2, 1988): Michigan 28, Alabama 24
Sun Bowl (Dec. 24, 1988): Alabama 29, Army 28
Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 1990): Miami 33, Alabama 25
Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 1, 1991): Louisville 34, Alabama 7
Blockbuster Bowl (Dec. 28, 1991): Alabama 30, Colorado 25
Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 1993): Alabama 34, Miami 13
Gator Bowl (Dec. 31, 1993): Alabama 24, North Carolina 10
Citrus Bowl (Jan. 2, 1995): Alabama 24, Ohio State 17
Outback Bowl (Jan. 1, 1997): Alabama 17, Michigan 14
Music City Bowl (Dec. 28, 1998): Virginia Tech 38, Alabama 7
Orange Bowl (Jan. 1, 2000): Michigan 35, Alabama 34
Independence Bowl (Dec. 27, 2001): Alabama 14, Iowa State 13
Music City Bowl (Dec. 31, 2004): Minnesota 20, Alabama 16
Cotton Bowl Classic (Jan. 1, 2006): Alabama 13, Texas Tech 10
Independence Bowl (Dec. 28, 2006): Oklahoma State 34, Alabama 31
Independence Bowl (Dec. 30, 2007): Alabama 30, Colorado 24
Sugar Bowl (Jan. 2, 2009): Utah 31, Alabama 17
BCS National Championship Game (Jan. 7, 2010): Alabama 37, Texas 21
Capital One Bowl (Jan. 1, 2011): Alabama 49, Michigan State 7
BCS National Championship Game (Jan. 9, 2012): Alabama 21, LSU 0
BCS National Championship Game (Jan. 7, 2013): Alabama 42, Notre Dame 14
Sugar Bowl (Jan. 2, 2014): Oklahoma 45, Alabama 31
Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 2015): Ohio State 42, Alabama 35
Cotton Bowl Classic (Dec. 31, 2015): Alabama 38, Michigan State 0
CFP National Championship (Jan. 11, 2016): Alabama 45, Clemson 40
Peach Bowl (Dec. 31, 2016): Alabama 24, Washington 7
CFP National Championship (Jan. 9, 2017): Clemson 35, Alabama 31
Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 2018): Alabama 24, Clemson 6
CFP National Championship (Jan. 8, 2018): Alabama 26, Georgia 23
Orange Bowl (Dec. 29, 2018): Alabama 45, Oklahoma 34
CFP National Championship (Jan. 7, 2019): Clemson 44, Alabama 16
Citrus Bowl (Jan. 1, 2020): Alabama 35, Michigan 16
Rose Bowl (Jan. 1, 2021): Alabama 31, Notre Dame 14
CFP National Championship (Jan. 11, 2021): Alabama 52, Ohio State 24
Cotton Bowl Classic (Dec. 31, 2021): Alabama 27, Cincinnati 6
CFP National Championship (Jan. 10, 2022): Georgia 33, Alabama 18
Sugar Bowl (Dec. 31, 2022): Alabama 45, Kansas State 20

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