1986 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

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1986 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 28–6 vs. Washington
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record10–3 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator George Henshaw (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Joe Kines (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadium Bryant–Denny Stadium
(Capacity: 60,210)
Legion Field
(Capacity: 75,808)
Seasons
←  1985
1987  →
1986 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 LSU $ 5 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 6 Auburn 4 –2 –010 –2 –0
No. 9 Alabama 4 –2 –010 –3 –0
Georgia 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Ole Miss 4 –2 –08 –3 –1
Tennessee 3 –3 –07 –5 –0
Mississippi State 2 –4 –06 –5 –0
Kentucky 2 –4 –05 –5 –1
Florida 2 –4 –06 –5 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 277:00 p.m.vs. No. 9 Ohio State *No. 5
 Raycom W 16–1068,296 [6]
September 611:30 a.m. Vanderbilt No. 5
 TBS W 42–1058,168 [7]
September 131:30 p.m. Southern Miss *No. 4
W 31–1773,687 [8]
September 2012:30 p.m.at No. 13 Florida No. 4
W 21–774,685 [9]
October 42:30 p.m. Notre Dame *No. 2
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
 ABC W 28–1075,808 [10]
October 111:30 p.m. Memphis State *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 2
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
W 37–060,210 [11]
October 182:30 p.m.at Tennessee No. 2
ABCW 56–2895,116 [12]
October 252:30 p.m.No. 6 Penn State *No. 2
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)
ABCL 3–2360,210 [13]
November 111:30 a.m.at No. 19 Mississippi State No. 8
TBSW 38–342,700 [14]
November 86:45 p.m.No. 18 LSU No. 6
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL (rivalry)
 ESPN L 10–1475,808 [15]
November 151:30 p.m. Temple *No. 11
  • Bryant–Denny Stadium
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
W 24–1460,210 [16]
November 292:30 p.m.vs. No. 14 Auburn No. 7
ABCL 17–2175,808 [17]
December 251:30 p.m.vs. No. 12 Washington *No. 13
 CBS W 28–648,722 [18]

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Roster

1986 Alabama Crimson Tide football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Doug Allen
WR Marco Battle
WR Albert Bell
RB John Cassimus
RB David Casteal
OL Bill Condon
TE 85 Howard Cross So
RB Kerry Goode
RB Murry Hill
RB 26 Bobby Humphrey So
RB Gene Jelks
OL David Johnson
OL Joe King
OL Wes Neighbors
WR Greg Payne
WR 17 Greg Richardson Sr
RB Carlos Robinson
OL Larry Rose
QB 11 Mike Shula  (C)Sr
QB David Smith
TE Angelo Stafford
WR Clay Whitehurst
RB Bo Wright
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 97 Cornelius Bennett  (C)Sr
LB George Bethune
DB Britton Cooper
DB Vantriese Davis
LB Wayne Davis
LB Greg Gilbert
CB 36 Chris Goode Jr
DL Curt Jarvis
DB Kermit Kendrick
DB Freddie Robinson
LB Randy Rockwell
DL Derrick Slaughter
DL Cliff Thomas
LB 55 Derrick Thomas So
DB Ricky Thomas
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 5 Chris Mohr So
K 3 Van Tiffin Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
AP 544 (1)32 (1)2 (2)2 (2)2 (3)86 (1)1197139
Coaches 6 (1)4 (1)43 (1)2 (1)22 (3)2 (3)861597149

Season summary

Ohio State

1234Total
•Alabama3301016
Ohio St073010


Vanderbilt

1234Total
Vanderbilt003710
• Alabama311141442

Southern Mississippi

At Florida

1234Total
• Alabama0014721
Florida70007
  • Date: September 20
  • Location: Florida Field
  • Game attendance: 74,685

Notre Dame


Memphis State

1234Total
Memphis St00000
• Alabama10731737
  • Date: October 11
  • Location: Bryant-Denny Stadium
  • Game attendance: 60,210

Homecoming

At Tennessee

Penn State

1234Total
• Penn St0143623
Alabama30003
  • Date: October 25
  • Location: Bryant-Denny Stadium
  • Game attendance: 60,210
  • Television network: ABC


At Mississippi State

LSU

1234Total
• LSU0140014
Alabama703010
  • Date: November 8
  • Location: Legion Field
  • Game attendance: 75,808
  • Television network: ESPN


Temple

Auburn

1234Total
• Auburn0701421
Alabama773017
  • Date: November 29
  • Location: Legion Field
  • Game attendance: 75,808
  • Television network: ABC

Vs. Washington (Sun Bowl)

Washington vs. Alabama
1234Total
No. 12 Huskies06006
•No. 13 Crimson Tide0714728


Awards and honors

1987 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Cornelius Bennett Outside Linebacker12 Indianapolis Colts
Freddie RobinsonDefensive back6142Indianapolis Colts
Greg Richardson Wide receiver6156 Minnesota Vikings
Curt Jarvis Defensive tackle7169 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Wayne Davis Linebacker9229 St. Louis Cardinals
Wes NeighborsCenter9231 Houston Oilers
Chris Goode Defensive back10253Indianapolis Colts
Mike Shula Quarterback12313Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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