2021 Alabama Crimson Tide football team information
American college football season
2021Alabama Crimson Tide football
SEC champion SEC Western Division champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion
SEC Championship Game, W 41–24 vs. Georgia
Cotton Bowl Classic (CFP semifinal), W 27–6 vs. Cincinnati CFP National Championship, L 18–33 vs. Georgia
Conference
Southeastern Conference
Division
Western Division
Ranking
Coaches
No. 2
AP
No. 2
Record
13–2 (7–1 SEC)
Head coach
Nick Saban (15th season)
Offensive coordinator
Bill O'Brien (1st season)
Offensive scheme
Run and shoot
Defensive coordinator
Pete Golding (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator
Charles Kelly (3rd season)
Base defense
4–2–5
Home stadium
Bryant–Denny Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Southeastern Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
East Division
No. 1 Georgia x#^
8
–
0
14
–
1
No. 18 Kentucky
5
–
3
10
–
3
Tennessee
4
–
4
7
–
6
Missouri
3
–
5
6
–
7
South Carolina
3
–
5
7
–
6
Florida
2
–
6
6
–
7
Vanderbilt
0
–
8
2
–
10
West Division
No. 2 Alabama x$^
7
–
1
13
–
2
No. 11 Ole Miss
6
–
2
10
–
3
No. 21 Arkansas
4
–
4
9
–
4
Mississippi State
4
–
4
7
–
6
Texas A&M
4
–
4
8
–
4
Auburn
3
–
5
6
–
7
LSU
3
–
5
6
–
7
Championship: Alabama 41, Georgia 24
# – College Football Playoff champion
^ – College Football Playoff participant
$ – Conference champion
x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
The 2021 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "Bama", or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This season marked the Crimson Tide's 127th overall season, 88th as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and 30th within the SEC Western Division. They played their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and were led by 15th-year head coach Nick Saban.
Alabama entered the 2021 season as the defending consensus national champions and SEC champions and appeared in the 2022 College Football National Championship to defend their title against Georgia in a rematch from 2021 SEC Championship Game and 2018 College Football Playoff National Championship, after beating an undefeated Cincinnati in the College Football Playoff Semifinal. Alabama was defeated by Georgia in the National Championship game 33–18.
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