1997 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1997 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
1997 record	4–7 (2–6 SEC)
Head coach	Mike DuBose (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Bruce Arians (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Ellis Johnson (1st year)
Captain	Curtis Alexander
Captain	Paul Pickett
Captain	Rod Rutledge
Captain	Deshea Townsend
Home stadium	Bryant-Denny Stadium (Capacity: 70,123) Legion Field (Capacity: 83,091)

1997 SEC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Eastern Division
#7 Tennessee x$		7	–	1		11	–	2
#10 Georgia		6	–	2		10	–	2
#4 Florida		6	–	2		10	–	2
South Carolina		3	–	5		5	–	6
Kentucky		2	–	6		5	–	6
Vanderbilt		0	–	8		3	–	8
Western Division
#11 Auburn xy		6	–	2		10	–	3
#13 LSU x		6	–	2		9	–	3
#22 Ole Miss		4	–	4		8	–	4
Mississippi State		4	–	4		7	–	4
Alabama		2	–	6		4	–	7
Arkansas		2	–	6		4	–	7
Championship: Tennessee 30, Auburn 29
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama in the college football season of 1997–98. The team's head coach was Mike DuBose, who was entering his first year at Alabama. They played their home games at both Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama and competed in the West Division of the Southeastern Conference. Alabama would finish with a record of 4–7 record in suffering the program's first losing season since the 1984 season. The loss against Kentucky marked Alabama's first ever overtime game, as overtime rules for college football had gone into effect the previous season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	11:30 a.m.	Houston*	No. 16	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	JPS	W 42–17	81,591
September 11	7:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	No. 15	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	ESPN	W 20–0	41,448
September 20	11:30 a.m.	Arkansas	No. 11	Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	JPS	L 16–17	70,123
September 27	2:00 p.m.	Southern Miss*	No. 21	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	PPV	W 27–14	83,091
October 4	6:00 p.m.	at Kentucky	No. 20	Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY	PPV	L 34–40 ^OT	59,226
October 18	6:00 p.m.	No. 9 Tennessee		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)	ESPN	L 21–38	83,091
October 25	11:30 a.m.	at No. 25 Ole Miss		Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Rivalry)	JPS	W 29–20	41,548
November 1	1:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech*		Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	PPV	L 20–26	70,123
November 8	2:30 p.m.	No. 14 LSU		Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)	CBS	L 0–27	83,091
November 15	11:30 a.m.	No. 17 Mississippi State		Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)	JPS	L 20–32	70,123
November 22	6:00 p.m.	at No. 13 Auburn		Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Iron Bowl)	ESPN	L 17–18	85,214
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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References

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Venues	University of Alabama Quad (1893–1914) Denny Field (1915–1928) Bryant–Denny Stadium (1929–present) Rickwood Field (alternate, 1912–1927) Cramton Bowl (alternate, 1922–1954) Ernest F. Ladd Stadium (alternate, 1948–1968) Legion Field (alternate, 1927–2003)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn: Iron Bowl (James E. Foy, V-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy) LSU Mississippi State Ole Miss Penn State Tennessee: Third Saturday in October

Culture & lore	History Saban era Traditions Big Al "Yea Alabama" A-Day 1922 Penn game Million Dollar Band Walk of Fame Paul W. Bryant Museum The Bear The Bear Bryant Show Porter Cup 1943 Informals

People	Head coaches All-Americans College Football Hall of Fame inductees NFL draftees Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders Champ Pickens

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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