1986 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1986 Alabama Crimson Tide football
1986 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 28–6 vs. Washington
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 9
Record	10–3 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach	Ray Perkins (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	George Henshaw (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Kines (2nd season)
Captains	Mike Shula; Cornelius Bennett;
Home stadium	Bryant–Denny Stadium; Legion Field
	Seasons ← 1985 1987 →

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.

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference

CoachesNo. 9

APNo. 9

Record10–3 (4–2 SEC)

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1986 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 LSU $	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 6 Auburn	4	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	1
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Florida	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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After opening the season with a victory over Ohio State in the Kickoff Classic, the Crimson Tide won their first seven games and eventually rise to as high as No. 2 in the rankings but lost to eventual national champion Penn State^[1] and lost out on an SEC championship after losses to LSU^[2] and Auburn.^[3] Highlights of the season included their first ever victory over 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]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 27	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 9 Ohio State*	No. 5	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	Raycom	W 16–10	68,296	^[6]
September 6	11:30 a.m.	Vanderbilt	No. 5	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL	TBS	W 42–10	58,168	^[7]
September 13	1:30 p.m.	Southern Miss*	No. 4	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 31–17	73,687	^[8]
September 20	12:30 p.m.	at No. 13 Florida	No. 4	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)		W 21–7	74,685	^[9]
October 4	2:30 p.m.	Notre Dame*	No. 2	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ABC	W 28–10	75,808	^[10]
October 11	1:30 p.m.	Memphis State*	No. 2	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL		W 37–0	60,210	^[11]
October 18	2:30 p.m.	at Tennessee	No. 2	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (Third Saturday in October)	ABC	W 56–28	95,116	^[12]
October 25	2:30 p.m.	No. 6 Penn State*	No. 2	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	ABC	L 3–23	60,210	^[13]
November 1	11:30 a.m.	at No. 19 Mississippi State	No. 8	Scott Field Starkville, MS (rivalry)	TBS	W 38–3	42,700	^[14]
November 8	6:45 p.m.	No. 18 LSU	No. 6	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 10–14	75,808	^[15]
November 15	1:30 p.m.	Temple*	No. 11	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL		W 24–14	60,210	^[16]
November 29	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 14 Auburn	No. 7	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	ABC	L 17–21	75,808	^[17]
December 25	1:30 p.m.	vs. No. 12 Washington*	No. 13	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX (Sun Bowl)	CBS	W 28–6	48,722	^[18]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
AP	5	4	4 (1)	3	2 (1)	2 (2)	2 (2)	2 (3)	8	6 (1)	11	9	7	13	9
Coaches	6 (1)	4 (1)	4	3 (1)	2 (1)	2	2 (3)	2 (3)	8	6	15	9	7	14	9

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Vanderbilt	0	0	3	7	10
• Alabama	3	11	14	14	42

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Alabama	0	0	14	7	21
Florida	7	0	0	0	7

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Memphis St	0	0	0	0	0
• Alabama	10	7	3	17	37

1986 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

Ohio State

Vanderbilt

Southern Mississippi

At Florida

Notre Dame

Memphis State

At Tennessee

Penn State

At Mississippi State

LSU

Temple

Auburn

Vs. Washington (Sun Bowl)

Roster

Awards and honors

1987 NFL draft

References

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Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Cornelius Bennett	Outside Linebacker	1	2	Indianapolis Colts
Freddie Robinson	Defensive back	6	142	Indianapolis Colts
Greg Richardson	Wide receiver	6	156	Minnesota Vikings
Curt Jarvis	Defensive tackle	7	169	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Wayne Davis	Linebacker	9	229	St. Louis Cardinals
Wes Neighbors	Center	9	231	Houston Oilers
Chris Goode	Defensive back	10	253	Indianapolis Colts
Mike Shula	Quarterback	12	313	Tampa Bay Buccaneers