10-1 ... their only loss was to Texas in the Orange Bowl.
As of the 2008 season, that would be the Texas Longhorns who have played the Crimson Tide in five bowl games: 1) 1948 Sugar Bowl - Texas 27, Alabama 7 2) 1960 Bluebonnet Bowl - Tie at 3-3 3) 1965 Orange Bowl - Texas 21, Alabama 17 4) 1973 Cotton Bowl - Texas 17, Alabama 13 5) 1982 Cotton Bowl - Texas 14, Alabama 12 Alabama is 0-4-1 against Texas in bowl games. Second most is 3 times against Penn State (Alabama is 2-1), Nebraska (Alabama is 2-1), and Michigan (Alabama is 1-2).
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
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Alabama-37 Texas-21
Through the 2008 season, Alabama's record in the Cotton Bowl is 3-4 with no ties. 1942: Alabama 29, Texas A&M 21 1954: Rice 28, Alabama 6 1968: Texas A&M 20, Alabama 16 1973: Texas 17, Alabama 13 1981: Alabama 30, Baylor 2 1982: Texas 14, Alabama 12 2006: Alabama 13, Texas Tech 10
Texas 21, Alabama 17
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Texas 28, Navy 6
Steve Sloan, a sophomore. Joe Namath, the #1 quarterback, had been suspended for the final two games of the 1963 season and the bowl game for violating the team's no drinking policy. Alabama defeated Mississippi in the 1964 Sugar Bowl, 12-7, on 4 field goals by Alabama kicker Tim Davis.
Prior to the 2009 season, Alabama and Texas have met 8 times with Texas leading the series, 7-0-1. Their last meeting was in the 1982 Cotton Bowl, won by Texas 14-12. The tie was in the 1960 Bluebonnet Bowl.
Alabama university won the 2010 rose bowl against Texas university