1977 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

The 1977 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 83rd overall and 44th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Bear Bryant, in his 20th year, and played their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished season with eleven wins and one loss (11–1 overall, 7–0 in the SEC), as SEC champions and with a victory over Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl.

1977 Alabama Crimson Tide football
National champion (Football Research)
SEC champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 35–6 vs. Ohio State
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record11–1 (7–0 SEC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Mike Tucker
  • Ozzie Newsome
Home stadiumBryant–Denny Stadium
Legion Field
1977 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Alabama $ 7 0 011 1 0
No. 6 Kentucky 6 0 010 1 0
Auburn 5 1 06 5 0
LSU 4 2 08 4 0
Florida 3 3 06 4 1
Georgia 2 4 05 6 0
Mississippi State 2 4 05 6 0
Ole Miss 3 4 06 5 0
Tennessee 1 5 04 7 0
Vanderbilt 0 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll
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