Bear Bryant
Last coached Alabama Crimson Tide, 1982- Record
- 323-85-17
- Win percentage
- .780
- Games
- 425
- Seasons
- 381945–1982
Season history
Every season the coach has run a program.
| Season | Team | Record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Alabama | 8-4 | AP preseason #3 | AP final — | SRS 18.6 | SP+ 20.4 | Offense 37.8 | Defense 18.4 |
| 1981 | Alabama | 9-2-1 | AP preseason #4 | AP final #7 | SRS 18.0 | SP+ 20.2 | Offense 32.0 | Defense 12.1 |
| 1980 | Alabama | 10-2 | AP preseason #2 | AP final #6 | SRS 26.8 | SP+ 28.7 | Offense 36.2 | Defense 7.7 |
| 1979 | Alabama | 12-0 | AP preseason #2 | AP final #1 | SRS 26.4 | SP+ 27.3 | Offense 35.6 | Defense 8.6 |
| 1978 | Alabama | 11-1 | AP preseason #1 | AP final #1 | SRS 26.3 | SP+ 33.9 | Offense 42.0 | Defense 8.2 |
| 1977 | Alabama | 11-1 | AP preseason #6 | AP final #2 | SRS 28.5 | SP+ 32.5 | Offense 41.3 | Defense 9.3 |
| 1976 | Alabama | 9-3 | AP preseason #6 | AP final #11 | SRS 21.4 | SP+ 26.0 | Offense 35.7 | Defense 10.7 |
| 1975 | Alabama | 11-1 | AP preseason #2 | AP final #3 | SRS 26.6 | SP+ 28.8 | Offense 36.2 | Defense 7.2 |
| 1974 | Alabama | 11-1 | AP preseason #4 | AP final #5 | SRS 25.8 | SP+ 29.5 | Offense 35.7 | Defense 6.6 |
| 1973 | Alabama | 11-1 | AP preseason #6 | AP final #4 | SRS 31.5 | SP+ 32.6 | Offense 44.6 | Defense 13.1 |
| 1972 | Alabama | 10-2 | AP preseason #7 | AP final #7 | SRS 31.1 | SP+ 31.8 | Offense 43.0 | Defense 11.6 |
| 1971 | Alabama | 11-1 | AP preseason #16 | AP final #4 | SRS 33.0 | SP+ 37.0 | Offense 42.1 | Defense 6.5 |
| 1970 | Alabama | 6-5-1 | AP preseason #16 | AP final — | SRS 17.4 | SP+ 19.7 | Offense 39.2 | Defense 21.3 |
| 1969 | Alabama | 6-5 | AP preseason #13 | AP final — | SRS 12.5 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1968 | Alabama | 8-3 | AP preseason #10 | AP final #17 | SRS 13.8 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1967 | Alabama | 8-2-1 | AP preseason #2 | AP final #8 | SRS 15.5 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1966 | Alabama | 11-0 | AP preseason #1 | AP final #3 | SRS 28.5 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1965 | Alabama | 9-1-1 | AP preseason #5 | AP final #1 | SRS 24.5 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1964 | Alabama | 10-1 | AP preseason #6 | AP final #1 | SRS 21.3 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1963 | Alabama | 9-2 | AP preseason #3 | AP final #8 | SRS 20.0 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1962 | Alabama | 10-1 | AP preseason #3 | AP final #5 | SRS 29.0 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1961 | Alabama | 11-0 | AP preseason #3 | AP final #1 | SRS 27.6 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1960 | Alabama | 8-1-2 | AP preseason — | AP final #9 | SRS 15.8 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1959 | Alabama | 7-2-2 | AP preseason — | AP final #10 | SRS 11.0 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1958 | Alabama | 5-4-1 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 10.3 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1957 |  Texas A&M | 8-3 | AP preseason #2 | AP final #9 | SRS 17.0 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1956 | Texas A&M | 9-0-1 | AP preseason #9 | AP final #5 | SRS 21.0 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1955 | Texas A&M | 7-2-1 | AP preseason — | AP final #17 | SRS 17.9 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1954 | Texas A&M | 1-9 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 2.5 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1953 |  Kentucky | 7-2-1 | AP preseason — | AP final #16 | SRS 15.8 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1952 | Kentucky | 5-4-2 | AP preseason — | AP final #20 | SRS 8.3 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1951 | Kentucky | 8-4 | AP preseason #6 | AP final #15 | SRS 20.6 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1950 | Kentucky | 11-1 | AP preseason #13 | AP final #7 | SRS 24.8 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1949 | Kentucky | 9-3 | AP preseason #15 | AP final #11 | SRS 18.7 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1948 | Kentucky | 5-3-2 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 11.9 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1947 | Kentucky | 8-3 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS 14.6 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1946 | Kentucky | 7-3 | AP preseason #19 | AP final — | SRS 14.9 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
| 1945 |  Maryland | 6-2-1 | AP preseason — | AP final — | SRS -2.7 | SP+ — | Offense — | Defense — |
Coaching history
Every job, not only the years spent running a program.
| Years | Team | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1958–1982 | Alabama | Head Coach |