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1981 Alabama Crimson Tide football
SEC co-champion
Cotton Bowl, L 12–14 vs. Texas
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
1981 record9–2–1 (6–0 SEC)
Head coachBear Bryant (24th season)
CaptainWarren Lyles
CaptainAlan Gray
Home stadiumBryant–Denny Stadium
(Capacity: 60,210)
Legion Field
(Capacity: 75,808)
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 SEC football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#7/6 Alabama § 6 0 0     9 2 1
#6/5 Georgia § 6 0 0     10 2 0
Mississippi State 4 2 0     8 4 0
Tennessee 3 3 0     8 4 0
Florida 3 3 0     7 5 0
Auburn 2 4 0     5 6 0
Kentucky 2 4 0     3 8 0
LSU 1 4 1     3 7 1
Ole Miss 1 4 1     4 6 1
Vanderbilt 1 5 0     4 7 0
§ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches Poll

The 1981 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 87th overall and 48th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Bear Bryant, in his 24th year, and played their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished season with nine wins, two losses and one tie (9–2–1 overall, 6–0 in the SEC), as SEC co-champions with Georgia and with a loss against Texas in the Cotton Bowl.

Alabama recovered from an upset loss to a 1–10 Georgia Tech team to win its ninth SEC title in eleven years (shared with Georgia). It was Bama's 18th SEC championship, and the 13th and last conference title for Paul "Bear" Bryant at Alabama. Alabama's 28–17 win over Auburn was Coach Bryant's 315th career victory, breaking the then all-time record held by Amos Alonzo Stagg.[1] Alabama's Cotton Bowl Classic loss to Texas dropped the Tide's all-time record against the Longhorns to 0–7–1.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 58:00 p.m.at LSUNo. 4ABCW 24–778,066
September 124:00 p.m.Georgia Tech*No. 2ESPNL 21–2478,865
September 1912:30 p.m.at KentuckyNo. 12W 19–1057,853
September 267:00 p.m.at VanderbiltNo. 10W 28–741,000
October 31:30 p.m.Ole Miss[A 1]*No. 11W 38–760,210
October 101:30 p.m.Southern Miss*No. 7T 13–1376,400
October 171:30 p.m.TennesseeNo. 15W 38–1978,550
October 241:30 p.m.Rutgers*daggerNo. 11W 31–760,210
October 311:30 p.m.No. 7 Mississippi StateNo. 8W 13–1060,210
November 1411:30 a.m.at No. 5 Penn State*No. 6ABCW 31–1685,133
November 282:45 p.m.vs. AuburnNo. 4ABCW 28–1778,170
January 1, 19821:00 p.m.vs. No. 6 Texas*No. 3CBSL 12–1473,243
  • Source: Rolltide.com: 1981 Alabama football schedule[3]

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