1989 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
1989 Alabama Crimson Tide football | |
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SEC co-champion | |
Sugar Bowl, L 25–33 vs. Miami (FL) | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 7 |
AP | No. 9 |
1989 record | 10–2 (6–1 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Homer Smith (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Don Lindsey (3rd season) |
Captains |
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Home stadium | Bryant–Denny Stadium (Capacity: 70,123) Legion Field (Capacity: 75,962) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Tennessee + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Alabama + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Auburn + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1989 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 97th overall and 56th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Bill Curry, in his third 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 two losses (10–2 overall, 6–1 in the SEC), as SEC Co-Champions and with a loss in the Sugar Bowl against national championship winner Miami.
Alabama won its first ten games en route to its best record since 1980 and first SEC championship since 1981 season, its 19th overall. Highlights of the season included a 62–27 victory over Ole Miss after falling behind 21–0,[1] a 47–30 victory over Tennessee in a match of unbeatens,[2] and a 17–16 victory over Penn State in which Alabama blocked an 18-yard field goal try with 13 seconds left in the game for the win.[3] The 32-16 win at LSU featured a first for the Crimson Tide, as Alabama safety Lee Ozmint scored the first ever defensive two-point conversion in school history on a 100-yard interception return of an LSU two-point conversion attempt.[4]
However, in the season finale against Auburn—the first Iron Bowl ever played in Auburn, Alabama—the Tigers beat Alabama 30–20.[5] As a result, Alabama, Auburn and Tennessee finished in a three-way tie for the conference championship. Alabama would however receive the conference's Sugar Bowl berth.[6]
In the Sugar Bowl Miami would defeat Alabama 33–25 and be named national champions.[7]
In the week after the Sugar Bowl loss, on January 7, 1990, Bill Curry resigned his position to take the head coaching job at Kentucky.[8]
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | 1:30 p.m. | Memphis State* | No. 16 |
| W 35–7 | 75,962 | [9] | |
September 23 | 12:00 p.m. | Kentucky | No. 15 |
| WTBS | W 15–3 | 70,123 | [10] |
September 30 | 11:30 a.m. | at Vanderbilt | No. 13 |
| WTBS | W 20–14 | 29,106 | [11] |
October 7 | 1:30 p.m. | at Ole Miss | No. 13 |
| W 62–27 | 55,000 | [12] | |
October 14 | 1:30 p.m. | Southwestern Louisiana*![]() | No. 11 |
| W 24–17 | 70,123 | [13] | |
October 21 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 6 Tennessee | No. 10 |
| CBS | W 47–30 | 75,962 | [14] |
October 28 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 14 Penn State* | No. 6 |
| CBS | W 17–16 | 85,975 | [15] |
November 4 | 11:30 a.m. | Mississippi State | No. 4 |
| WTBS | W 23–10 | 75,962 | [16] |
November 11 | 6:30 p.m. | at LSU | No. 4 |
| ESPN | W 32–16 | 77,197 | [17] |
November 18 | 1:30 p.m. | Southern Miss* | No. 4 |
| W 37–14 | 70,123 | [18] | |
December 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Auburn | No. 2 |
| CBS | L 20–30 | 85,214 | [19] |
January 1, 1990 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. No. 2 Miami (FL)* | No. 7 |
| ABC | L 25–33 | 77,452 | [20] |
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- Source: Rolltide.com: 1989 Alabama football schedule[21]
Roster[]
1989 Alabama Crimson Tide football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Defense
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Special teams
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Rankings[]
Game summaries[]
Tennessee[]
vs. Miami (FL) (Sugar Bowl)[]
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References[]
General
- "1989 Game Recaps". 1990 Alabama Football Media Guide (PDF). Tuscaloosa, Alabama: UA Athletics Media Relations Office. 1990. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-22. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
Specific
- ^ 1989 Game Recaps, p. 87
- ^ Reed, William F. (October 30, 1989). "'bama Roars Back". Sports Illustrated. SI.com. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
- ^ 1989 Game Recaps, p. 90
- ^ "'Lee Ozmint records an Alabama first'". The Tuscaloosa News.
- ^ 1989 Game Recaps, p. 94
- ^ "'Alabama Falls To Auburn But Still Gets Sugar Bowl Berth'".
- ^ Frenandes, Doug (January 3, 1990). "Miami sweeps polls". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News. NYT Regional Newspapers. p. 1D. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
- ^ Hurt, Cecil (January 8, 1990). "Curry resigns: Cites family, team pressure". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News. p. 1A. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
- ^ "Memphis State falls to Tide". The Jackson Sun. September 17, 1989. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bama defense stifles UK". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 24, 1989. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VU upset bid slips away". The Tennessean. October 1, 1989. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rebs lead 21–0; Tide wins 62–27 going away". The Clarion-Ledger. October 8, 1989. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama 24, USL 17 - Cajuns give Tide all it can handle". The Daily Advertiser. October 15, 1989. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols drown in Tide revival". The Tennessean. October 22, 1989. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blocked kick shocks Lions". The Times Leader. October 29, 1989. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bama shuts down Dogs". The Clarion-Ledger. November 5, 1989. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama overwhelms LSU". Daily World. November 12, 1989. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Early hope turns to dust for Eagles". Hattiesburg American. November 19, 1989. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Slack plays his Ace card; Auburn decks Tide 30–20". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 3, 1989. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hurricanes stake claim to 3rd title". South Florida Sun Sentinel. January 2, 1990. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1989 Alabama football archives". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
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