1978 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1978 Alabama Crimson Tide football
AP Poll national champion
FWAA national champion
NFF national champion
SEC champion
Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 14–7 vs. Penn State
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 1
Record11–1 (6–0 SEC)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumBryant–Denny Stadium
Legion Field
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 0 0 11 1 0
No. 16 Georgia 5 0 1 9 2 1
Auburn 3 2 1 6 4 1
LSU 3 3 0 8 4 0
Tennessee 3 3 0 5 5 1
Florida 3 3 0 4 7 0
Mississippi State 2 4 0 6 5 0
Ole Miss 2 4 0 5 6 0
Kentucky 2 4 0 4 6 1
Vanderbilt 0 6 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 84th overall and 45th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Bear Bryant, in his 21st 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, 6–0 in the SEC), as SEC champions and as national champions after a victory over Penn State in the Sugar Bowl. Alabama's costumed "Big Al" mascot officially debuted this season, appearing at the Sugar Bowl.


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