The 1986 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season . It was the Crimson Tide's 94th overall and 53rd season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ray Perkins , in his fourth year, and played their home games at both Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama . They finished the season with a record of ten wins and three losses (10–3 overall, 4–2 in the SEC) and with a victory in the Sun Bowl over Washington .
After opening the season with a victory over Ohio State in the Kickoff Classic , the Crimson Tide would win their first 7 games and eventually rise to as high as #2 in the rankings but lost to eventual national champion Penn State[1] LSU [2] Auburn .[3] Notre Dame and a 56–28 victory over Tennessee that snapped a four-game losing streak to the Vols.[4]
After the season, Ray Perkins resigned on December 31, to become head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League .[5]
Schedule Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 27 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 9 Ohio State * No. 5 Raycom W 16–1068,296 September 6 11:30 a.m. Vanderbilt No. 5 WTBS W 42–1058,168 September 13 1:30 p.m. Southern Miss * No. 4 W 31–1773,687 September 20 12:30 p.m. at No. 13 Florida No. 4 W 21–774,685 October 4 2:30 p.m. Notre Dame * No. 2 ABC W 28–1075,808 October 11 1:30 p.m. Memphis State * No. 2 W 37–060,210 October 18 2:30 p.m. at Tennessee No. 2 ABC W 56–2895,116 October 25 2:30 p.m. No. 6 Penn State * No. 2 ABC L 3–2360,210 November 1 11:30 a.m. at No. 19 Mississippi State No. 8 WTBS W 38–342,700 November 8 6:45 p.m. No. 18 LSU No. 6 ESPN L 10–1475,808 November 15 1:30 p.m. Temple * No. 11 W 24–1460,210 November 29 2:30 p.m. vs. No. 14 Auburn No. 7 ABC L 17–2175,808 December 25 1:30 p.m. vs. No. 12 Washington * No. 13 CBS W 28–648,722
Source: Rolltide.com All-time Football Results: 1986 Season[6]
Season summary Ohio State Vanderbilt
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Vanderbilt
0
0
3
7
10
• Alabama
3
11
14
14
42
Southern Mississippi Florida
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• Alabama
0
0
14
7
21
Florida
7
0
0
0
7
Notre Dame Memphis State
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Memphis St
0
0
0
0
0
• Alabama
10
7
3
17
37
Date: October 11 Location: Bryant-Denny StadiumGame attendance: 60,210
Homecoming
Tennessee Penn State
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• Penn St
0
14
3
6
23
Alabama
3
0
0
0
3
Date: October 25 Location: Bryant-Denny StadiumGame attendance: 60,210
Mississippi State LSU
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• LSU
0
14
0
0
14
Alabama
7
0
3
0
10
Date: November 8 Location: Legion FieldGame attendance: 75,808
Temple Auburn
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• Auburn
0
7
0
14
21
Alabama
7
7
3
0
17
Date: November 29 Location: Legion FieldGame attendance: 75,808
Sun Bowl References General
Specific
↑ Looney, Douglas S. (November 3, 1986). "A midseason run for respect" . Sports Illustrated (SI.com). http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1065417/1/index.htm . Retrieved February 21, 2012 . ↑ 1986 Game Recaps, Game No. 10
↑ 1986 Game Recaps, Game No. 12
↑ Maisel, Ivan (October 27, 1986). "Vol-in tears" . Sports Illustrated (SI.com). http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1065390/1/index.htm . Retrieved February 21, 2012 . ↑ Wheat, Jack (December 31, 1986). "Perkins takes Tampa Bay coaching job" . The Tuscaloosa News (Google News): p. 1. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xzQdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=haUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6326%2C10034562 . Retrieved February 21, 2012 . ↑ "All-time Football Results: 1986 Season" . RollTide.com . University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on December 2, 2011. https://www.webcitation.org/63dbQSj7C?url=http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/m-footbl-results-archive.html . Retrieved February 21, 2012 .
