Alabama vs. Tulane
Alabama and Tulane have 38 meetings on file, the first in 1904; officially, Alabama leads 26–9–3; as played, 27–8–3 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Alabama 10–0, and Alabama has won the last 10. Alabama forfeited the 1993 game. This page counts every game as it was played. Share
- Official series
- Alabama leads 26–9–3
- Alabama wins on file
- 27
- Tulane wins on file
- 8
- Ties
- 3
- Earliest on file
- 1904
- Longest streak
- 10 Alabama
- Current streak
- 10 Alabama
- Last 10 meetings
- Alabama 10–0
- Most recent
- 2008
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1–0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 6–1 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 3–1 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 3–3 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 3–3–1 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 5–0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 4–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–0 |
- Both ranked
- 4 meetings: Alabama 3, Tulane 1
- Average margin
- 15.5 points; 14 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Alabama
- 15–3 Alabama’s record at home
- At Tulane
- 5–12–3 Tulane’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 15
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Alabama’s biggest win1991: Alabama 62, Tulane 0by 62 points
- Tulane’s biggest win1916: Tulane 33, Alabama 0by 33 points
- Upset1956: Alabama 13, Tulane 7Alabama had a 15% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1948: Tulane 21, Alabama 14Tulane had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown1937: Alabama 9, Tulane 6No. 2 Alabama at No. 19 Tulane
- Ranked showdown1936: Alabama 34, Tulane 7No. 10 Tulane at No. 14 Alabama
- Ranked showdown1941: Alabama 19, Tulane 14No. 13 Alabama at No. 14 Tulane
- Ranked showdown1939: Tulane 13, Alabama 0No. 20 Alabama at No. 7 Tulane
Coach against coach
| Years | Alabama | Series | Tulane |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936–1941 | Frank Thomas | 5–1 | Red Dawson |
| 1947–1950 | Red Drew | 1–3 | Henry Frnka |
| 1955–1957 | Ears Whitworth | 1–2 | Andy Pilney |
| 1958–1961 | Bear Bryant | 2–1–1 | Andy Pilney |
| 1962–1965 | Bear Bryant | 4–0 | Tommy O’Boyle |
| 1992–1994 | Gene Stallings | 3–0 | Buddy Teevens |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Alabama’s side (Thomas 5–1 against Dawson). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
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.
From the newspapers
1909 · The Birmingham age-herald, Birmingham, Ala., Nov 21, 1909
1912 · The Birmingham age-herald, Nov 3, 1912
1913 · The Birmingham age-herald, Birmingham, Ala., Oct 26, 1913
1914 · The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, Nov 1, 1914
1916 · The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, Nov 20, 1916
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
| Sep 6, 2008 | 13Alabama 20, Tulane 6 | at Alabama | ||
| Sep 24, 1994 | 11Alabama 20, Tulane 10 | at Alabama | ||
| Sep 4, 1993 | 2Alabama 31, Tulane 17forfeited | at Alabama | ||
| Oct 10, 1992 | 6Alabama 37, Tulane 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 12, 1991 | 19Alabama 62, Tulane 0 | at Alabama | ||
| Sep 25, 1965 | Alabama 27, Tulane 0 | at Alabama | ||
| Sep 26, 1964 | 6Alabama 36, Tulane 6 | at Alabama | ||
| Sep 28, 1963 | 2Alabama 28, Tulane 0 | at Alabama | ||
| Sep 28, 1962 | 1Alabama 44, Tulane 6 | at Tulane | ||
| Sep 30, 1961 | Alabama 9, Tulane 0 | at Alabama | ||
| Sep 24, 1960 | Tulane 6, 5Alabama 6 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 7, 1959 | Alabama 19, Tulane 7 | at Alabama | ||
| Nov 7, 1958 | Tulane 13, Alabama 7 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 9, 1957 | Tulane 7, Alabama 0 | at Alabama | ||
| Nov 10, 1956 | Alabama 13, Tulane 7 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 5, 1955 | Tulane 27, Alabama 7 | at Alabama | ||
| Nov 6, 1954 | Tulane 0, Alabama 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Sep 30, 1950 | Alabama 26, Tulane 14 | at Tulane | ||
| Sep 24, 1949 | Tulane 28, Alabama 14 | at Alabama | ||
| Sep 25, 1948 | Tulane 21, Alabama 14 | at Tulane | ||
| Sep 27, 1947 | Tulane 21, Alabama 20 | at Tulane | ||
| Sep 28, 1946 | Alabama 7, Tulane 6 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 8, 1941 | 13Alabama 19, 14Tulane 14 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 9, 1940 | Alabama 13, Tulane 6 | at Alabama | ||
| Nov 11, 1939 | 7Tulane 13, 20Alabama 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 5, 1938 | 15Alabama 3, Tulane 0 | at Alabama | ||
| Nov 6, 1937 | 2Alabama 9, 19Tulane 6 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 7, 1936 | 14Alabama 34, 10Tulane 7 | at Alabama | ||
| Dec 3, 1921 | Alabama 14, Tulane 7 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 18, 1916 | Tulane 33, Alabama 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Oct 23, 1915 | Alabama 16, Tulane 0 | at Alabama | ||
| Oct 31, 1914 | Alabama 58, Tulane 0 | at Alabama | ||
| Oct 25, 1913 | Alabama 26, Tulane 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 2, 1912 | Alabama 7, Tulane 0 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 18, 1911 | Alabama 22, Tulane 0 | at Alabama | ||
| Nov 19, 1910 | Alabama 5, Tulane 3 | at Tulane | ||
| Nov 20, 1909 | Tulane 5, Alabama 5 | at Tulane | ||
| Dec 3, 1904 | Alabama 6, Tulane 0 | at Tulane |
Every game is listed as played on the field; a game one side later forfeited is marked “forfeited”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.