1986 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

The 1986 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 94th overall and 53rd season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ray Perkins, in his fourth year, and played their home games at both Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of ten wins and three losses (10–3 overall, 4–2 in the SEC) and with a victory in the Sun Bowl over Washington.

1986 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 28–6 vs. Washington
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
1986 record10–3 (4–2 SEC)
Head coachRay Perkins (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Kines
Captains
Home stadiumBryant–Denny Stadium
(Capacity: 60,210)
Legion Field
(Capacity: 75,808)
1986 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 LSU $ 5 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 6 Auburn 4 –2 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 9 Alabama 4 –2 –0  10 –3 –0
Georgia 4 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
Ole Miss 4 –2 –0  8 –3 –1
Tennessee 3 –3 –0  7 –5 –0
Mississippi State 2 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Kentucky 2 –4 –0  5 –5 –1
Florida 2 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –6 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

After opening the season with a victory over Ohio State in the Kickoff Classic, the Crimson Tide would win their first 7 games and eventually rise to as high as #2 in the rankings but lost to eventual national champion Penn State[1] and lost out on an SEC championship after losses to LSU[2] and Auburn.[3] Highlights of the season included their first ever victory over Notre Dame and a 56–28 victory over Tennessee that snapped a four-game losing streak to the Vols.[4]

After the season, Ray Perkins resigned on December 31, to become head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League.[5]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 277:00 p.m.vs. No. 9 Ohio State*No. 5
RaycomW 16–1068,296
September 611:30 a.m.VanderbiltNo. 5
WTBSW 42–1058,168
September 131:30 p.m.Southern Miss*No. 4
W 31–1773,687
September 2012:30 p.m.at No. 13 FloridaNo. 4
W 21–774,685
October 42:30 p.m.Notre Dame*No. 2
ABCW 28–1075,808
October 111:30 p.m.Memphis State*No. 2
W 37–060,210
October 182:30 p.m.at TennesseeNo. 2
ABCW 56–2895,116
October 252:30 p.m.No. 6 Penn State*No. 2
ABCL 3–2360,210
November 111:30 a.m.at No. 19 Mississippi StateNo. 8
WTBSW 38–342,700
November 86:45 p.m.No. 18 LSUNo. 6
ESPNL 10–1475,808
November 151:30 p.m.Temple*No. 11
W 24–1460,210
November 292:30 p.m.vs. No. 14 AuburnNo. 7
ABCL 17–2175,808
December 251:30 p.m.vs. No. 12 Washington*No. 13
CBSW 28–648,722
Source: Rolltide.com All-time Football Results: 1986 Season[6]

Roster
1986 Alabama Crimson Tide football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Doug Allen
WR Marco Battle
WR Albert Bell
RB John Cassimus
RB David Casteal
OL Bill Condon
TE 85 Howard Cross So
RB Kerry Goode
RB Murry Hill
RB 26 Bobby Humphrey So
RB Gene Jelks
OL David Johnson
OL Joe King
OL Wes Neighbors
WR Greg Payne
WR 17 Greg Richardson Sr
RB Carlos Robinson
OL Larry Rose
QB 11 Mike Shula (C) Sr
QB David Smith
TE Angelo Stafford
WR Clay Whitehurst
RB Bo Wright
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 97 Cornelius Bennett (C) Sr
LB George Bethune
DB Britton Cooper
DB Vantriese Davis
LB Wayne Davis
LB Greg Gilbert
CB 36 Chris Goode Jr
DL Curt Jarvis
DB Kermit Kendrick
DB Freddie Robinson
LB Randy Rockwell
DL Derrick Slaughter
DL Cliff Thomas
LB 55 Derrick Thomas So
DB Ricky Thomas
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 5 Chris Mohr So
K 3 Van Tiffin Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Rankings
Further information: 1986 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final 
AP 5 4 4 (1) 3 2 (1) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (3) 8 6 (1) 11 9 7 13 9 
Coaches 6 (1) 4 (1) 4 3 (1) 2 (1) 2 2 (3) 2 (3) 8 6 15 9 7 14 9

Season summary

Ohio State
1 234Total
• Alabama 3 3010 16
Ohio St 0 730 10
See also: 1986 Ohio State Buckeyes football team and Kickoff Classic
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1978 W 35–6

Vanderbilt
1 234Total
Vanderbilt 0 037 10
• Alabama 3 111414 42
  • Date: September 6
  • Location: Bryant-Denny Stadium
  • Game attendance: 58,168
  • Television network: TBS

Southern Mississippi

at Florida
1 234Total
• Alabama 0 0147 21
Florida 7 000 7
  • Date: September 20
  • Location: Florida Field
  • Game attendance: 74,685

Notre Dame
See also: 1986 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–4 1980 L 0–7

Memphis State
1 234Total
Memphis St 0 000 0
• Alabama 10 7317 37
  • Date: October 11
  • Location: Bryant-Denny Stadium
  • Game attendance: 60,210

Homecoming

at Tennessee

Penn State
1 234Total
• Penn St 0 1436 23
Alabama 3 000 3
  • Date: October 25
  • Location: Bryant-Denny Stadium
  • Game attendance: 60,210
  • Television network: ABC
See also: 1986 Penn State Nittany Lions football team and Alabama–Penn State football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–3 1985 L 17–19

at Mississippi State

LSU
1 234Total
• LSU 0 1400 14
Alabama 7 030 10
  • Date: November 8
  • Location: Legion Field
  • Game attendance: 75,808
  • Television network: ESPN
Overall record Last meeting Result
32–12–5 1985 T, 14–14

Temple

Auburn
1 234Total
• Auburn 0 7014 21
Alabama 7 730 17
  • Date: November 29
  • Location: Legion Field
  • Game attendance: 75,808
  • Television network: ABC
See also: 1986 Auburn Tigers football team and Iron Bowl

vs. Washington (Sun Bowl)
Washington vs. Alabama
1 234Total
No. 12 Huskies 0 600 6
• No. 13 Crimson Tide 0 7147 28
Main article: 1986 Sun Bowl
See also: 1986 Washington Huskies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 1978 W 20–17

Awards and honors

1987 NFL Draft
Main article: 1987 NFL Draft
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Cornelius BennettOutside Linebacker12Indianapolis Colts
Freddie RobinsonDefensive back6142Indianapolis Colts
Greg RichardsonWide receiver6156Minnesota Vikings
Curt JarvisDefensive tackle7169Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Wayne DavisLinebacker9229St. Louis Cardinals
Wes NeighborsCenter9231Houston Oilers
Chris GoodeDefensive back10253Indianapolis Colts
Mike ShulaQuarterback12313Tampa Bay Buccaneers

[7]

References

General

  • "1986 Game Recaps". 1987 Alabama Football Media Guide (PDF). Tuscaloosa, Alabama: UA Athletics Media Relations Office. 1987. Retrieved February 21, 2012.

Specific

  1. Looney, Douglas S. (November 3, 1986). "A midseason run for respect". Sports Illustrated. SI.com. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  2. 1986 Game Recaps, Game No. 10
  3. 1986 Game Recaps, Game No. 12
  4. Maisel, Ivan (October 27, 1986). "Vol-in tears". Sports Illustrated. SI.com. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  5. Wheat, Jack (December 31, 1986). "Perkins takes Tampa Bay coaching job". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News. p. 1. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  6. "All-time Football Results: 1986 Season". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on December 2, 2011. Retrieved February 21, 2012.
  7. "1987 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
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