In 1925 the Alabama Crimson Tide, coached by Wallace Wade, won their first championship playing the Washington Huskies in the Rose Bowl. The Crimson Tide beat the previously un-defeated Huskies in a comeback win in the second half. The final score was 20-19. The team finished with a 10-0 record, and was then selected the National Champions of the College Football world by Football Annual and Helms Athletic Foundation.
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The two teams were undefeated when they met in the Sugar Bowl on December 31, 1973. The game, a classic struggle between two great coaches and two great teams, was won by Notre Dame by the score of 24-23. The Associated Press named Notre Dame national champions but the United Press International, who voted for the national championship prior to the playing of bowl games, named Alabama as national champions.
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In 1997 Nebraska and Michigan shared the title.
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Texas and Alabama will meet for the ninth time in the 2009 BCS National Championship Game. Since their first meeting in 1902, the Longhorns lead the series 7-0-1. The last time they met was the 1982 Cotton Bowl with Texas winning 14-12.Texas vs. Alabama Game History1902: Texas 10, Alabama 01915: Texas 20, Alabama 01922: Texas 19, Alabama 101947: Texas 27, Alabama 71960: Texas 3, Alabama 31964: Texas 21, Alabama 171972: Texas 17, Alabama 131981: Texas 14, Alabama 12
As of the 2007 season, the last time the two teams met was in the 1993 Sugar Bowl with Alabama winning 34-13.