Bowl game season is underway after an exciting 2022 college football campaign. One successful program taking part in the postseason once again is the Alabama Crimson Tide, who will face Kansas State in the Sugar Bowl on Saturday, Dec. 31.
H ere's everything you need to know about Alabama's bowl game history before making its next appearance.
Alabama Bowl Game History
College football fans shouldn't be surprised to find out that Alabama has an amazing bowl game history. The Crimson Tide have played in 75 bowl games prior to Saturday afternoon's Sugar Bowl and have won 15 National Championships. Three of those came under head coach Nick Saban.
Alabama's first bowl game appearance came in the 1926 Rose Bowl under head coach Wallace Wade. The Crimson Tide took down Washington, 20-19, to earn their first bowl win. They went on to start 3-0-1 in bowl ga mes before finally losing to California by a score of 13-0 in the 1938 Rose Bowl.
The Crimson Tide's most recent bowl appearance came in last year's College Football Playoff National Championship. Alabama fell short in a 33-18 loss to Georgia, which ended its four-game bowl winning streak. It will get a chance to start a new streak in a packed Caesars Superdome.
Alabama Bowl Game Wins and Appearances
Alabama owns a 45-27-3 all-time record (60.0%) in bowl games prior to facing Kansas State. Check out the school's full bowl results below.
- Rose Bowl (Jan. 1, 1926): Alabama 20, Washington 19
- Rose Bowl (Jan. 1, 1927): Alabama 7, Stanford 7
- Rose Bowl (Jan. 1, 1931): Alabama 24, Washington State 0
- Rose Bowl (Jan. 1, 1935): Alabama 29, Stanford 13
- Rose Bowl (Jan. 1, 1938): California 13, Alabama 0
- Cotton Bowl Classic (Jan. 1, 1942): Alabama 29, Texas A&M 21
- Orange Bowl (Jan. 1, 1943): Alabama 37, Boston College 21
- Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 1945): Duke 29, Alabama 26
- Rose Bowl (Jan. 1, 1946): Alabama 34, USC 14
- Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 1948): Texas 27, Alabama 7
- Orange Bowl (Jan. 1, 1953):
Alabama 61, Syracuse 6 - Cotton Bowl Clasic (Jan. 1, 1954): Rice 28, Alabama 6
- Liberty Bowl (Dec. 19, 1959): Penn State 7, Alabama 0
- Bluebonnet Bowl (Dec. 17, 1960): Alabama 3, Texas 3
- Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 1962): Alabama 10, Arkansas 3
- Orange Bowl (Jan. 1, 1963): Alabama 17, Oklahoma 0
- Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 1964): Alabama 12, Ole Miss 7
- Orange Bowl (Jan. 1, 1965): Texas 21, Alabama 17
- Orange Bowl (Jan. 1, 1966): Alabama 39, Nebraska 28
- Sugar Bowl (Jan. 2, 1967): Alabama 34, Nebraska 7
- Cotton Bowl Classic (Jan. 1, 1968): Texas A&M 20, Alabama 16
- Gator Bowl (Dec. 28, 1968): Mi ssouri 35, Alabama 10
- Liberty Bowl (Dec. 13, 1969): Colorado 47, Alabama 33
- Bluebonnet Bowl (Dec. 31, 1970): Alabama 24, Oklahoma 24
- Orange Bowl (Jan. 1, 1972): Nebraska 38, Alabama 6
- Cotton Bowl Classic (Jan. 1, 1973): Texas 17, Alabama 13
- Sugar Bowl (Dec. 31, 1973): Notre Dame 24, Alabama 23
- Orange Bowl (Jan. 1, 1975): Notre Dame 13, Alabama 11
- Sugar Bowl (Dec. 31, 1975): Alabama 13, Penn State 6
- Liberty Bowl (Dec. 20, 1976): Alabama 36, UCLA 6
- Sugar Bowl (Jan. 2, 1978): Alabama 35, Ohio state 6
- Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 1979): Alabama 14, Penn State 7
- Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 1980): Alabama 24, Arkansas 9
- Cotton Bowl Classic (Jan. 1, 1981): Alabama 30, Baylor 2
- Cotton Bowl Classic (Jan. 1, 1982): Texas 14, Alabama 12
- Liberty Bowl (Dec. 29, 1982): Alabama 21, Illinois 15
- Sun Bowl (Dec. 24, 1983): Alabama 28, SMU 7
- Aloha Bowl (Dec. 28, 1985): Alabama 24, USC 3
- Sun Bowl (Dec. 25, 1986): Alabama 28, Washington 6
- Hall of Fame Bowl (Jan. 2, 1988): Michigan 28, Alabama 24
- Sun Bowl (Dec. 24, 1988): Alabama 29, Army 28
- Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 1990): Miami 33, Alabama 25
- Fiesta Bowl (Jan. 1, 1991): Louisville 34, Alabama 7
- Blockbuster Bowl (Dec. 28, 1991): Alabama 30, Colorado 25
- Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 1993): Alabama 34, Miami 13
- Gator Bowl (Dec. 31, 1993): Alabama 24, North Carolina 10
- Citrus Bowl (Jan. 2, 1995): Alabama 24, Ohio State 17
- Outback Bowl (Jan. 1, 1997): Alabama 17, Michigan 14
- Music City Bowl (Dec. 28, 1998): Virginia Tech 38, Alabama 7
- Orange Bowl (Jan. 1, 2000): Michigan 35, Alabama 34
- Independence Bowl (Dec. 27, 2001): Alabama 14, Iowa State 13
- Music City Bowl (Dec. 31, 2004): Minnesota 20, Alabama 16
- Cotton Bowl Classic (Jan. 1, 2006): Alabama 13, Texas Tech 10
- Independence Bowl (Dec. 28, 2006): Oklahoma State 34, Alabama 31
- Independence Bowl (Dec. 30, 2007): Alabama 30, Colorado 24
- Sugar Bowl (Jan. 2, 2009): Utah 31, Alabama 17
- BCS National Championship Game (Jan. 7, 2010): Alabama 37, Texas 21
- Capital One Bowl (Jan. 1, 2011): Alabama 49, Michigan State 7
- BCS National Championship Game (Jan. 9, 2012): Alabama 21, LSU 0
- BCS National Championship Game (Jan. 7, 2013): Alabama 42, Notre Dame 14
- Sugar Bowl (Jan. 2, 2014): Oklahoma 45, Alabama 31
- Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 2015): Ohio State 42, Alabama 35
- Cotton Bowl Classic (Dec. 31, 2015): Alabama 38, Michigan State 0
- CFP National Championship (Jan. 11, 2016): Alabama 45, Clemson 40
- Peach Bowl (Dec. 31, 2016): Alabama 24, Washington 7
- CFP National Championship (Jan. 9, 2017): Clemson 35, Alabama 31
- Sugar Bowl (Jan. 1, 2018): Alabama 24, Clemson 6
- CFP National Championship (Jan. 8, 2018): Alabama 26, Georgia 23
- Orange Bowl (Dec. 29, 2018): Alabama 45, Oklahoma 34
- CFP National Championship (Jan. 7, 2019): Clemson 44, Alabama 16
- Citrus Bowl (Jan. 1, 2020): Alabama 35, Michigan 16
- Rose Bowl (Jan. 1, 2021): Alabama 31, Notre Dame 14
- CFP National Championship (Jan. 11, 2021): Alabama 52, Ohio State 24
- Cotton Bowl Classic (Dec. 31, 2021): Alabam a 27, Cincinnati 6
- CFP National Championship (Jan. 10, 2022): Georgia 33, Alabama 18
- Sugar Bowl (Dec. 31, 2022): Alabama TBD, Kansas State TBD