Army vs. Alabama
Saturday, December 24, 1988, Sun Bowl Share
No. 20 Alabama beat Army 29–28. It was their only meeting on record.
FinalTV: CBS (blacked out locally)Attendance 48,719Referee: J.C. Louderback (Big Eight)
MVPs David Smith (Alabama QB); Derrick Thomas (Alabama LB)Wikipedia
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Alabama 69% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Army–Alabama gameAlabama leads 1–0 in their only meeting.
Around this game
Army
- Next gameat SyracuseSept. 16, 1989
- SeasonArmy in 1988
- ProgramArmy history and records
Alabama
- Next gamevs. MemphisSept. 16, 1989
- SeasonAlabama in 1988
- ProgramAlabama history and records