Alabama Crimson Tide football

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2023 Nick Saban retires from coaching Alabama Crimson Tide football, concluding a tenure with an official record of 201-29 and numerous championships.
2023 Coach Saban rotated quarterbacks Ty Simpson and Tyler Buchner in a 17-3 win over South Florida following Milroe's shaky performance.
2022 QB Bryce Young was seriously injured during the Arkansas game, causing him to miss the subsequent game against Texas A&M.
October 2021 Alabama suffered a surprising loss to Texas A&M 41-38 in College Station, marking the Aggies' first win against the Tide since 2012.
September 2020 Alabama began the season, defeating Missouri 38-19 in Columbia in their season opener.
2019 Tua Tagovailoa suffered a dislocated hip against Mississippi State, ending his season and permanently installing Mac Jones as the starting quarterback.
2019 QB Tua Tagovailoa suffered a high ankle sprain against Tennessee, requiring surgery and sidelining him for weeks. Backup QB Mac Jones took over and led Alabama to a 35-13 win.
January 2019 Alabama suffers a significant 44-16 loss to Clemson in the CFP National Championship Game in Santa Clara, California, marking the worst loss of the Saban era and for the program since 2003.
2017 Saban wins his fifth national championship, this time at the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
January 2017 In the first-ever national title game rematch, Alabama lost to Clemson 35-31 in the final seconds when Deshaun Watson threw a two-yard touchdown pass to Hunter Renfrow, ending Alabama's 26-game winning streak and marking Nick Saban's first loss in a national championship game.
2016 True freshman quarterback Jalen Hurts became the first true freshman QB to start for Alabama since 1984, taking over from Blake Barnett during the season opener.
2016 Won the College Football Playoff National Championship by defeating undefeated Clemson 45-40, securing Alabama's 16th National Championship and Nick Saban's fourth national championship at the university.
2013 Went on a 14-quarter streak without allowing a touchdown, defeating Colorado State, Ole Miss, Georgia State, and Kentucky.
February 2012 Alabama signed one of the nation's top recruiting classes in February.
November 9 2011 Joe Paterno was fired in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.
April 27 2011 An EF4 tornado devastated Tuscaloosa, resulting in 43 deaths, including the girlfriend of Crimson Tide long snapper Carson Tinker. The team later dedicated their season to the victims and survivors of the storm.
2010 Defeated Michigan State 49-7 in the Capital One Bowl, concluding the season with a 10-3 overall record.
2010 Alabama won their first five games against San Jose State, Penn State, Duke, Arkansas, and Florida, maintaining their unanimous No. 1 ranking.
August 20 2010 South endzone expansion of Bryant–Denny Stadium is completed, increasing the stadium's capacity to 101,821 and making it the fifth largest in college football.

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