Alabama Bowl Record & History: How the Crimson Tide Have Performed Over the Years

Tuesday's ReliaQuest Bowl will be Alabama's 78th bowl appearance.

The Alabama Crimson Tide logo is seen on a wall. / Adam Hagy-Imagn Images

Alabama and Michigan will face each other in a bowl game for the second year in a row, this time at the ReliaQuest Bowl on Tuesday afternoon. Last season, the two powerhouse schools played in the Rose Bowl during the College Football Playoff—a lot can change in one season.

This bowl game will look different for both teams as they both lost their championship-winning coaches with Nick Saban retiring and Jim Harbaugh leaving to become the head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers. This season, Kalen DeBoer has taken over at Alabama, whileSherrone Moore has become the head coach of Michigan.

This will be the sixth time Alabama and Michigan have faced each other in a bowl game, with the Wolverines holding a slight 3–2 advantage. Here's what you need to know about Alabama's bowl history.

Alabama Bowl Game History: How the Crimson Tide Have Fared

Alabama has played in 77 bowl games in their program's history, if you count the six College Football Playoff Championship games.

SEASON	BOWL	OPPONENT	RESULT
1925–26	Rose Bowl	Washington	W, 20–19
1926–27	Rose Bowl	Stanford	Tie, 7–7
1930–31	Rose Bowl	Washington State	W, 24–0
1934–35	Rose Bowl	Stanford	W, 29–13
1937–38	Rose Bowl	California	L, 13–0
1941–42	Cotton Bowl	Texas A&M	W, 29–21
1942–43	Orange Bowl	Boston College	W, 37–21
1944–45	Sugar Bowl	Duke	L, 29–26
1945–46	Rose Bowl	USC	W, 34–14
1947–48	Sugar Bowl	Texas	L, 27–7
1952–53	Orange Bowl	Syracuse	W, 61–6
1953–54	Cotton Bowl	Rice	L, 28–6
1959–60	Bluebonnet Bowl	Texas	Tie, 3–3
1961–62	Sugar Bowl	Arkansas	W, 10–3
1962–63	Orange Bowl	Oklahoma	W, 17–0
1963–64	Sugar Bowl	Ole Miss	W, 12–7
1964–65	Orange Bowl	Texas	L, 21–17
1965–66	Orange Bowl	Nebraska	W, 39–28
1966–67	Sugar Bowl	Nebraska	W, 34–7
1967–68	Cotton Bowl	Texas A&M	W, 20–16
1968–69	Gator Bowl	Missouri	L, 35–10
1969–70	Liberty Bowl	Colorado	L, 47–33
1970–71	Bluebonnet Bowl	Oklahoma	Tie, 24–24
1971–72	Orange Bowl	Nebraska	L, 38–6
1972–73	Cotton Bowl	Texas	L, 17–13
1973–74	Sugar Bowl	Notre Dame	L, 24–23
1974–75	Orange Bowl	Notre Dame	L, 13–11
1975–76	Sugar Bowl	Penn State	W, 13–6
1976–77	Liberty Bowl	UCLA	W, 36–6
1977–78	Sugar Bowl	Ohio State	W, 35–6
1978–79	Sugar Bowl	Penn State	W, 14–7
1979–80	Sugar Bowl	Arkansas	W, 24–9
1980–81	Cotton Bowl	Baylor	W, 30–2
1981–82	Cotton Bowl	Texas	L, 14–12
1982–83	Liberty Bowl	Illinois	W, 21–15
1983–84	Sun Bowl	SMU	W, 28–7
1985–86	Aloha Bowl	USC	W, 24–3
1986–87	Sun Bowl	Washington	W, 28–6
1987–88	Hall of Fame Bowl	Michigan	L, 28–24
1988–89	Sun Bowl	Army	W, 29–28
1989–90	Sugar Bowl	Miami (FL)	L, 33–25
1990–91	Fiesta Bowl	Louisville	L, 34–7
1991–92	Blockbuster Bowl	Colorado	W, 30–25
1992–93	Sugar Bowl	Miami (FL)	W, 34–13
1993–94	Gator Bowl	North Carolina	W, 24–10
1994–95	Citrus Bowl	Ohio State	W, 24–17
1996–97	Outback Bowl	Michigan	W, 17–14
1998–99	Music City Bowl	Virginia Tech	L, 38–7
1999–2000	Orange Bowl	Michigan	L, 35–34
2001–02	Independence Bowl	Iowa State	W, 14–13
2004–05	Music City Bowl	Minnesota	L, 20–16
2005–06	Cotton Bowl	Texas Tech	W, 13–10
2006–07	Independence Bowl	Oklahoma State	L, 34–31
2007–08	Independence Bowl	Colorado	W, 30–24
2008–09	Sugar Bowl	Utah	L, 31–17
2009–10	BCS Championship	Texas	W, 37–21
2010–11	Capital One Bowl	Michigan State	W, 49–7
2011–12	BCS Championship	LSU	W, 21–0
2012–13	BCS Championship	Notre Dame	W, 42–14
2013–14	Sugar Bowl	Oklahoma	L, 45–31
2014–15	Sugar Bowl	Ohio State	L, 42–35
2015–16	Cotton Bowl	Michigan State	W, 38–0
2016–17	Peach Bowl	Washington	W, 24–7
2017–18	Sugar Bowl	Clemson	W, 24–6
2018–19	Orange Bowl	Oklahoma	W, 45–34
2019–20	Citrus Bowl	Michigan	W, 35–16
2020–21	Rose Bowl	Notre Dame	W, 31–14
2021–22	Cotton Bowl	Cincinnati	W, 27–6
2022–23	Sugar Bowl	Kansas State	W, 45–20
2023–24	Rose Bowl	Michigan	L, 27–20

Alabama Bowl Game Notes

This is the third time Alabama will be competing in the ReliaQuest Bowl, as it was previously known as the Hall of Fame Bowl and Outback Bowl. Coincidentally, they previously faced Michigan in both of those games. The Crimson Tide lost in the 1987–88 season to Michigan, but then won in the 1996–97 season over the Wolverines.

Alabama holds the college football record for the most bowl wins with a 46-28-3 record. Michigan, on the other hand, is tied with Ohio State for the most bowl losses with 29.

Alabama Bowl Game Record

TEAM	WINS	LOSSES	TIES	WIN PERCENTAGE
Alabama	46	28	3	0.597

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