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1974 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1974 Alabama Crimson Tide football
American football autographed by members of the 1974 Crimson Tide squad.
SEC champion
Orange Bowl, L 11–13 vs. Notre Dame
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 2
AP No. 5
1974 record 11–1 (6–0 SEC)
Head coach Bear Bryant (17th year)
Captain Sylvester Croom
Captain Ricky Davis
Home stadium Denny Stadium
Legion Field
Seasons
« 1973 1975 »
1974 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 Alabama $ 6 – 0 – 0     11 – 1 – 0
#8 Auburn 4 – 2 – 0     10 – 2 – 0
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 6 – 0
#17 Mississippi State 3 – 3 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
#15 Florida 3 – 3 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
#20 Tennessee 2 – 3 – 1     7 – 3 – 2
Vanderbilt 2 – 3 – 1     7 – 3 – 2
LSU 2 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 1
Ole Miss 0 – 6 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
• #3 Alabama 7 7 7 0 21
#14 Maryland 0 6 3 7 16
  • Date: September 14
  • Location: Byrd Stadium
    College Park, MD
  • Game attendance: 54,412
  • Sources:
1 2 3 4 Total
Southern Miss 0 0 0 0 0
• #5 Alabama 7 14 7 24 52
  • Date: September 21
  • Location: Legion Field
    Birmingham, AL
  • Game attendance: 65,181
  • Sources:
1 2 3 4 Total
Vanderbilt 3 0 0 7 10
• #4 Alabama 7 3 10 3 23
  • Date: September 28
  • Location: Denny Stadium
    Tuscaloosa, AL
  • Game attendance: 58,419
  • Sources:
1 2 3 4 Total
• #3 Alabama 7 7 14 7 35
Ole Miss 0 7 14 0 21
  • Date: October 5
  • Location: Memorial Stadium
    Jackson, MS
  • Game attendance: 45,500
  • Sources:

The 1974 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 80th overall and 41st season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Bear Bryant, in his 17th year, and played their home games at Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished season with eleven wins and one loss (11–1 overall, 6–0 in the SEC), as SEC champions and with a loss to Notre Dame in the Orange Bowl.

As they entered the 1974 season, the Crimson Tide were one of the favorites to compete for the national championship. In their first game of the season, Alabama narrowly escaped with a win at Maryland in what was Bryant's first visit to College Park since he resigned as the Terrapins' head coach after their 1945 season. They followed with victories over Southern Miss, Vanderbilt and Ole Miss before they played in their closest game of the season against Florida State. Although the Crimson Tide entered their contest against the Seminoles as a heavy favorite, they trailed for nearly the entire game until Bucky Berrey connected on the game-winning field goal from 36-yards out with only 0:33 left in the game.


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