1 Alabama becomes fourth program to join 900-win club", "No. [256] In Saban's 100thgame with the Tide, Alabama bounced back, narrowly defeating Arkansas 1413 for its eighth consecutive victory in the series. [374] In the Iron Bowl, Alabama avenged the previous season's only loss, to rival Auburn, defeating the Tigers 5221. [110][111][112] The Crimson Tide defeated Colorado in the 2007 Independence Bowl, 3024, to end the year 76. 3/3/2 Alabama Football Beats Auburn in First Overtime Game in Series History, 2422", "Instant Analysis: How Auburn lost 2422 OT thriller against Alabama", "Rewinding Alabama's 4124 SEC championship win over Georgia", "In celebration of a new CFB season and Alabama Football", "Alabama Wins its 29th SEC Championship 4124 Over #1 Georgia", "Alabama football earns No. [58], Saban unexpectedly departed in early 1966 for the University of Maryland. Nick Saban is renowned for initially serving as head coach of the National Football League's Miami Dolphins and at three other universities named Louisiana State University (LSU), Michigan State University, and the University of Toledo. [506], Saban and his wife Terry have been married for over 45 years. 20 Wisconsin 35-17 in opener", "Middle Tennessee State at Alabama Box Score, September 12, 2015", "Quarter-by-quarter: Ole Miss stuns Alabama, 43-37", "Louisiana-Monroe at Alabama Box Score, September 26, 2015", "Three thoughts on Alabama's beatdown of Georgia", "After sluggish start, Alabama wears down Arkansas", "Instant replay: Alabama 41, Texas A&M 23", "No. [28], In 1975, Saban earned his master's degree in sports administration from Kent State. [142] The seventh game was the same as Alabama defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks, 206. [41] After the Bills got out to a 23 start in 1976, Saban resigned. LSU lost the following week to Florida, 197. [2][94] He took the post as a favor to Steinbrenner, a close friend who had served on his coaching staff at Northwestern in 1955. 1 Alabama in 40-7 loss", "No. The birth name of this Football coach is Nicholas Lou Saban, Jr.. His nick name is Nick Saban. If the Sabans are related, they don't know how. [149][150][151] The Crimson Tide defeated the Florida Gators in the SEC Championship, 3213, in a rematch of the previous year's championship game. [296] In their first meeting since the 1985 Aloha Bowl, Alabama dominated traditional power #20 USC, 526, in the Advocare Classic at Arlington, Texas. Nick Saban. [275] In their home opener, the Tide defeated Middle Tennessee, 3710. A much-watched clip of him bemoaning to Denver line coach Whitey Dovell that "They're killin' me out there, Whitey, they're killin' me!" [240], Up next was the Iron Bowl, which was hosted by #4 Auburn in a matchup between top five teams. [48] Sportswriter Randy Schultz called it one of the biggest bargains in professional football history. [265] The Tide finished the regular season 111 for the fourth straight season and won the SEC West. 4 Auburn to Iron Bowl win over top-ranked Alabama", "Auburn set to face off against Missouri in SEC Championship Game", "2013 Alabama Crimson Tide Schedule and Results", "Sugar Bowl matches No. [245] In the Sugar Bowl, Alabama lost to #11 Oklahoma 4531. [342] On Senior Day, Alabama dominated FCS opponent Mercer 560. 4 LSU to lock up SEC West title", "In lapping LSU, Alabama douses the last of its doubters", "No. [114][266] It was Saban's fifth division title at Alabama. [69][70][71] LSU also suffered a 3520 loss to Texas in the Cotton Bowl Classic, and finished 85. He also coached at the high school level and for two Arena Football League teams. There is no known connection between . [246] This was Saban's second bowl loss at Alabama and first since the 2009 Sugar Bowl against Utah. [189] Alabama traveled to Oxford and destroyed Ole Miss 527. [111] The school named its football field after Saban in the late 1990s. 3 Alabama powers past Georgia Southern, 45-21", "Alabama defeats Auburn, on target for BCS berth", "RIVALRY REWIND: Alabama gets revenge over LSU in national championship game", "Crimson Tide Wins 14th National Championship, 21-0, Over LSU", "College football coaches with most national titles", "Alabama, defending national champions, destroys Michigan 41-14 in season opener", "How Michigan and Alabama fared in their previous four meetings", "Western Kentucky at Alabama Box Score, September 8, 2012", "Flood of futility: Erring, Wilson-less Hogs take worst campus loss in 93 years", "FAU dominated by No. [77] Buffalo went on to an 86 season in 1975, failing to make the playoffs. [104] His initial eight-year contract totaling US$32million made him one of the highest-paid football coaches,[105] professional or collegiate, in the United States at the time. [120] In 2011, the Professional Football Researchers Association named Saban to the PRFA Hall of Very Good Class of 2011. Saban initially dismissed this characterization, but came to accept it later in life. [430] In the first meeting since the 2013 BCS National Championship Game, the Tide defeated the Irish 3114. [279] Alabama defeated Arkansas 2714 for its ninth consecutive win in the series. [417] The next week, the Tide shutout Mississippi State 410. [515] After Saban finished his degree at Kent State in 1972, James convinced him to join the Kent State coaching staff as a graduate assistant. "If anything, he's even better this year. [16][17][18], Saban led the LSU Tigers to the BCS National Championship in 2003 and the Alabama Crimson Tide to BCS and AP national championships in 2009, 2011, 2012, and College Football Playoff championships in 2015, 2017 and 2020. [488] The next week, Alabama shutout Austin Peay 34-0. 2 Alabama faced #1 Notre Dame in the first meeting between the schools since 1987, defeating the Irish 4214 in the 2013 BCS National Championship Game. [61] When he joined, the Broncos had yet to have a winning season in seven years of existence. Lou Saban coached professional football from. [31], Saban began his career as a head coach when he was hired by the University of Toledo on December 22, 1989. Here, I'll do the same for Nick Saban who is universally regarded as the best coach in the history of the sport. Hampered by injuries, the team lost all of its games in 1955, and calls intensified for Saban's firing as the season wore on. "[44], In January 1962, Saban was named the coach of the Buffalo Bills, another AFL team, signing a one-year contract worth $20,000 ($179,000 in 2021 dollars). [113][n 1], During his second year as head coach of the Tide, Saban led his team from a sub-par season in 2007 to a perfect 120 regular season record. [423] The win secured Alabama the SEC West division title, its 15th overall and Sabans 13th as a coach. [464][465] On December 11, Bryce Young became Sabans fourth Heisman Trophy winner. He has been married to Terry Saban since 18 December 1971. [218] In the SEC Championship, Alabama overcame a late drive by #3 Georgia to defeat the Bulldogs 3228 winning the schools 23rd conference title. [289] In the College Football Playoff semifinal at the Cotton Bowl, Alabama shut out the #3 seed Michigan State, 380. [49], The Bills posted a 761 record again in 1963, but this time it was enough to tie with the Patriots for the best record in the eastern division. Saban resigned as head coach at Michigan State following the end of the 1999 regular season. [231] #21 Ole Miss Rebels was next up for Alabama, which shut out the Rebels 250 for its tenth straight win in the series. [226], As the 2013 campaign began, Saban's Crimson Tide was ranked No. "He saved my career", Simpson said in 1973, when he was named the NFL's most valuable player. [426] It marks Alabamas 13th consecutive ten-win season as well. [84] After a frustrating two months, however, the Dolphins would rally late in the season, as they won their final six games, including a win to end the season in Foxboro, Massachusetts over the New England Patriots. [27], On December 18, 1971, Saban married Terry Constable, also from West Virginia. [499] When Belichick spoke about their relationship, he said: "Two successful Croats in the same division of NFL. The game was tied 2828 with only a single second remaining in regulation, as Alabama and Auburn appeared headed for overtime. The Tide prevailed 4124 to improve to 220 versus former assistants. [117] Like Lou Saban, Nick Saban is of Croatian descent. [57], In November 1999, LSU named Nick Saban as their 31st head football coach. [362] Alabama then went to Fayetteville and defeated Arkansas 6531 for its 12th consecutive victory over the Hogs. [349] The win secured Saban his third consecutive appearance in the College Football Playoff Championship Game. [486] Following a bye week, Alabama traveled to Baton Rouge in a top ten matchup against #10 LSU. [270] The Tide finished the season at 122. [141] The sixth game of the season featured a hard-fought defensive battle with Bama defeating Ole Miss, 223. In the first meeting since 2012, The Tide won 3516. [115] Upon the death of Lou Saban, his widow, Joyce Saban, said the two men might have been second cousins. 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[105], Saban was hired in 1990 to coach the Middle Georgia Heat Wave, a semipro team in Macon, Georgia, but he left after just four games. 3 ranked Georgia Bulldogs. [46] Cookie Gilchrist, a running back who signed with the Bills after nine years in the Canadian Football League, won most valuable player honors that year and recorded the AFL's first 1,000-yard rushing season. [84][85] When Saban came to Miami, the football team had won just five games in the previous two seasons. 2 Alabama shortened due to lightning", "Blake Sims, No. [212] The next week, Alabama suffered their first loss of the season to new conference member #15 Texas A&M 2924. [370] The Tide shutout #18 Mississippi State 240, the second consecutive shutout of a conference opponent for first time since 1980. 3 Alabama top Florida 42-21", "Alabama's Defense Shines in Shutout of Texas A&M", "(4) Alabama 34, Tennessee 20: Tide stays the course", "Alabama at LSU Box Score, November 8, 2014", "Mississippi State loses to Alabama 25-20, but playoff hopes remain", "Snapshot of a Coaching Giant: Nick Saban's Record Against Ranked Teams Unparalleled", "Western Carolina at Alabama Box Score, November 22, 2014", "Alabama Football: What Went Wrong In The Sugar Bowl Loss? Nick Saban may be the king of college football. [327] In the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in a matchup of top-three teams, Alabama beat #3 Florida State 247. [209] The next week Alabama defeated their rival Tennessee 4413 for the sixth consecutive year. [295] 2016 was the ninth consecutive year Alabama was #1 at some point in the season. Now, Lou Saban was a longtime college and NFL coach. 1) fake FG vs. Clemson in a national title game with kicker as a lead blocker in the middle of the line, 2) clock management vs. UT that allowed Tennessee to win on a FG after Alabama settled for an obviously doomed FG attempt of .