The Alabama Crimson Tide is a championship-winning team of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, this Crimson Tide first played its first college football season in 1902 and has since played 121 seasons as of 2024. Throughout their career, the team has been National Champions fifteen times and Conference Champions thirty times.
The Alabama Crimson Tide plays at the Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa, Arizona. The Crimson Tide are the rivals of the Auburn Tigers, the Tennessee Volunteers, the Clemson Tigers, the Florida Gators, the Georgia Bulldogs, the LSU Tigers, the Penn State Nittany Lions, the Ole Miss Rebels, and the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The Alabama Crimson Tide has achieved a record of 988-314-2 and has participated in 60 bowls, as of 2024.
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Alabama Crimson Tide Football Coach
Head Coach | Kalen DeBoer |
Born | October 24, 1974 (Age - 50), Milbank, South Dakota, United States |
Appointment Date | January 12, 2024 |
Overall Record | 46-12 |
Conference | Southeastern Conference (SEC) |
Bowl Record | 2-1 |
Career Highlights and Awards | NAIA All-American (1996) 3-times AFCA NAIA Coach of the Year (2006, 2008, 2009) 3-times NAIA Coach of the Year (2006, 2008, 2009) 2-times Pac-12 Coach of the Year (2022, 2023) AFCA Coach of the Year Award (2023) 2-times AP Pac-12 Coach of the Year (2022, 2023) AP Coach of the Year (2023) Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year (2023) Home Depot Coach of the Year (2023) Sporting News Coach of the Year (2023) Walter Camp Coach of the Year (2023) Pac-12 title (2023) |
Previous Tenures | Sioux Falls (WR) (1997), Washington HS (SD) (1998-99), Sioux Falls (OC) (2000-04), Sioux Falls (HC) (2005-09), Southern Illinois (OC/WR) (2010-13), Eastern Michigan (OC/QB) (2014-16), Fresno State (OC/QB) (2017-18), Indiana (OC/QB) (2019), Fresno State (HC) (2020-21), Washington (HC) (2022-23), Alabama (2024-present) |
Compensation | 8-year contract through December 2031 (Will earn an average of $10.875 million per year. His compensation will increase by $250,000 per year and will become $11.75 million in the final year). (According to ESPN). |
Kalen DeBoer is the head coach of the Alabama Crimson Tide as of 2024. He has an eight-year deal with the team which will continue through December 2031 as per ESPN. Kalen DeBoer first served as the head coach of the Fresno State Bulldogs from 2020 to 2021 and then for the Washington Huskies from 2022 to 2023.
Kalen DeBoer is a former college football and baseball player, active from 1992 to 1999. Following his playing career, he took up coaching in 1997. Since then, he has won several accolades, including being three-time AFCA NAIA Coach of the Year, and two-time Pac-12 Coach of the Year. He earned the Pac-12 Conference, AFCA Coach of the Year, and AP Coach of the Year. He has earned a 46-12 record throughout his five-year coaching career, as of 2024.
Alabama Crimson Tide Football Coaching Staff 2024
The following table displays the coaching staff associated with the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2024 as per Rolltide-
Name | Role |
Nick Sheridan | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks |
Kane Wommack | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
Freddie Roach | Associate Head Coach/Defensive Line |
JaMarcus Shephard | Assistant Head Coach/Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers |
Robert Gillespie | Assistant Head Coach/Running Backs |
Colin Hitschler | Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs |
Maurice Linguist | Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs |
Bryan Ellis | Tight Ends |
Chris Kapilovic | Offensive Line |
Christian Robinson | Outside Linebackers |
Jay Nunez | Special Assistant to Head Coach/Special Teams Senior Analyst |
Alabama Crimson Tide Football Support Staff 2024
The following table is an account of the support staff associated with the Alabama Crimson Tides in 2024 as per Rolltide-
Name | Role |
Jeff Allen | Associate Athletics Director, Sports Medicine (Football) |
David Ballou | Director, Sports Performance |
Ron McKeefery | Special Assistant to the Head Coach |
Courtney Morgan | General Manager |
Chuck Morrell | Special Assistant to the Head Coach |
Ellis Ponder | Associate Athletics Director, Football Chief Operating Officer |
Bob Welton | Director, Player Personnel |
Alabama Crimson Tides Football Past Head Coaches
The following table is an account of all the past head coaches in the history of the Alabama Crimson Tides as per Alabama Coaching History-
No. | Name | Years |
1. | E.B. Beaumont | 1892 |
2. | Eli Abbott | 1893-1895 |
3. | Otto Wagonhurst | 1896 |
4. | Allen McCants | 1897 |
5. | W. A. Martin | 1899 |
6. | Malcolm Griffin | 1900 |
7. | M. S. Harvey | 1901 |
8. | Eli Abbott | 1902 |
9. | W. B. Blount | 1903-04 |
10. | Jack Leavenworth | 1905 |
11. | J. W. H. Pollard | 1906-09 |
12. | Guy Lowman | 1910 |
13. | D. V. Graves | 1911-14 |
14. | Thomas Kelley | 1915-17 |
15. | Xen Scott | 1919-22 |
16. | Wallace Wade | 1923-30 |
17. | Frank Thomas | 1931-46 |
18. | Harold Drew | 1947-54 |
19. | Jennings B. Whitworth | 1955-57 |
20. | Paul "Bear" Bryant | 1958-82 |
21. | Ray Perkins | 1983-86 |
22. | Bill Curry | 1987-89 |
23. | Gene Stallings | 1990-96 |
24. | Mike DuBose | 1997-2000 |
25. | Dennis Franchione | 2001-02 |
26. | Mike Price | 2003 |
27. | Mike Shula | 2003-06 |
28. | Joe Kines | 2006 |
29. | Nick Saban | 2007-23 |
FAQs on Alabama Football Coach
A. Kalen DeBoer has been the head coach of Alabama Football since the 2024 season.
A. Kalen DeBoer joined the Alabama Crimson Tides from the University of Washington in 2024.
A. Nick Sheridan is the new offensive coordinator and Kane Wommack is the new defensive coordinator for Alabama Football in the 2024 season.
A. Christian Robinson holds the role of Outside Linebackers coach for Alabama Football in 2024.
A. The Crimson Tide football team is from the University of Alabama.