Alabama vs. Michigan
Alabama and Michigan have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1987; Michigan leads the series 4–3 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Michigan 4–3, and Michigan has won the last 2. Share
- Alabama wins
- 3
- Michigan wins
- 4
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1987
- Longest streak
- 2 Alabama
- Current streak
- 2 Michigan
- Last 10 meetings
- Michigan 4–3
- Most recent
- 2024
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 0–2 |
- Both ranked
- 5 meetings: Alabama 3, Michigan 2; 3 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 9.6 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- Neutral sites
- 3–4 Alabama first
- Overtime
- 2 games went to overtime
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in. Overtime games from the games’ Wikipedia articles.
Games that tell the story
- Alabama’s biggest win2012: Alabama 41, Michigan 14by 27 points
- Michigan’s biggest win2023: Michigan 27, Alabama 20by 7 points
- Ranked showdown2023: Michigan 27, Alabama 20No. 5 Alabama at No. 1 Michigan
- Ranked showdown2012: Alabama 41, Michigan 14No. 8 Michigan at No. 2 Alabama
- Ranked showdown1999: Michigan 35, Alabama 34No. 5 Alabama at No. 8 Michigan
- Ranked showdown2019: Alabama 35, Michigan 16No. 17 Michigan at No. 9 Alabama
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
Stars of the series
Named most valuable
| Jordan Marshall Michigan | 2024 |
| J.J. McCarthy Michigan | 2023 |
| Mason Graham Michigan | 2023 |
| Jerry Jeudy Alabama | 2019 |
| David Terrell Michigan | 1999 |
| Dwayne Rudd Alabama | 1996 |
| Jamie Morris Michigan | 1987 |
Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
On television
ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game twice: 2023, 2012.
College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA).
Photos
001_MBN_S23G14_ROSEPhoto: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
004_MBN_S23G14_ROSEPhoto: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
002_MBN_S23G14_ROSEPhoto: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
003_MBN_S23G14_ROSEPhoto: Maize & Blue Nation, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).
Every game
| Dec 31, 2024 | Michigan 19, 11Alabama 13 | Raymond James Stadium | ReliaQuest Bowl | |
| Jan 1, 2024 | 1Michigan 27, 5Alabama 20overtime | Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl, CFP Semifinal | |
| Jan 1, 2020 | 9Alabama 35, 17Michigan 16 | Camping World Stadium | Citrus Bowl | |
| Sep 1, 2012 | 2Alabama 41, 8Michigan 14 | Neutral site | ||
| Jan 1, 2000 | 8Michigan 35, 5Alabama 34overtime | Neutral site | Orange Bowl | |
| Jan 1, 1997 | 16Alabama 17, 15Michigan 14 | Neutral site | Outback Bowl | |
| Jan 2, 1988 | Michigan 28, Alabama 24 | Neutral site | Hall of Fame Bowl |
Every game is listed as played on the field.