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2023 Alabama

12–⁠2 (8–⁠0 Southeastern Conference), coached by Nick Saban, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 2023, game by game: won vs. Middle Tennessee 56–7; lost vs. No. 11 Texas 24–34; won at South Florida 17–3; won vs. No. 15 Ole Miss 24–10; won at Mississippi State 40–17; won at Texas A&M 26–20; won vs. Arkansas 24–21; won vs. No. 17 Tennessee 34–20; won vs. No. 13 LSU 42–28; won at Kentucky 49–21; won vs. Chattanooga 66–10; won at Auburn 27–24; won vs. No. 1 Georgia 27–24; lost vs. No. 1 Michigan 20–27+56−10Won 56–7 vs. Middle Tennessee+49Middle TennesseeLost 24–34 vs. No. 11 Texas-10No. 11 TexasWon 17–3 at South Florida+14South FloridaWon 24–10 vs. No. 15 Ole Miss+14No. 15 Ole MissWon 40–17 at Mississippi State+23Mississippi Sta…Won 26–20 at Texas A&M+6Texas A&MWon 24–21 vs. Arkansas+3ArkansasWon 34–20 vs. No. 17 Tennessee+14No. 17 TennesseeWon 42–28 vs. No. 13 LSU+14No. 13 LSUWon 49–21 at Kentucky+28KentuckyWon 66–10 vs. Chattanooga+56ChattanoogaWon 27–24 at Auburn+3AuburnWon 27–24 vs. No. 1 Georgia+3No. 1 GeorgiaLost 20–27 vs. No. 1 Michigan-7No. 1 Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsMiddle TennesseeW 56–⁠782%
Sep 9vs11TexasL 24–⁠3474%
Sep 16atSouth FloridaW 17–⁠383%
Sep 23vs15Ole MissW 24–⁠1069%
Sep 30atMississippi StateW 40–⁠1767%
Oct 7atTexas A&MW 26–⁠2063%
Oct 14vsArkansasW 24–⁠2183%
Oct 21vs17TennesseeW 34–⁠2069%
Nov 4vs13LSUW 42–⁠2871%
Nov 11atKentuckyW 49–⁠2170%
Nov 18vsChattanoogaW 66–⁠1092%
Nov 25atAuburnW 27–⁠2478%
Dec 2vs1GeorgiaSEC ChampionshipW 27–⁠2442%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs1MichiganRose Bowl, CFP SemifinalL 20–⁠2745%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Michigan 27–⁠20 in the Rose Bowl, CFP Semifinal; No. 5 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 4
  2. Wk 2: 3
  3. Wk 3: 10
  4. Wk 4: 13
  5. Wk 5: 12
  6. Wk 6: 11
  7. Wk 7: 11
  8. Wk 8: 11
  9. Wk 9: 9
  10. Wk 10: 8
  11. Wk 11: 8
  12. Wk 12: 8
  13. Wk 13: 8
  14. Wk 14: 8
  15. Wk 15: 5
  16. Final: 5

Southeastern Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanDallas Turner, LB

Record
12–⁠2
Conference
8–⁠0 shared first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 5 peak No. 3
Points
476–⁠266
Coach
Nick Saban
Elo
1815 +95 this season
SP+ rating
23.1 No. 7 of 133; offense No. 11, defense No. 8, special teams No. 1
SRS
20.2 No. 7 of 133 in FBS
Returning
42% of last season’s EPA, No. 85 of 131
Recruiting class
No. 1 roster talent No. 1 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Tommy Rees
Defensive coordinator
Kevin Steele
Offense
Play Action/Read
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense17th of 133
  • Defense30th of 133
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted13th of 133
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted16th of 133
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2344%1.3217th of 133
Defense0.0436%1.3430th of 133
Opponent-adjusted0.24 off
0.01 def		46% off
34% def		—13th off
16th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.6own 3116% allowed
Defense4.0own 2619% caused

CORE rating 24.7, 6th of 133 (offense 11.6, defense -13.1).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsJalen Milroe QB2,834 yds
Passing touchdownsJalen Milroe QB23 TD
Rushing yardsJase McClellan RB890 yds
Rushing touchdownsJalen Milroe QB12 TD
Receiving yardsJermaine Burton WR798 yds
Receiving touchdownsJermaine Burton WR8 TD
TacklesCaleb Downs S107 tkl
SacksDallas Turner LB11 sacks
InterceptionsTerrion Arnold DB5 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Keon Keeley DE★★★★★No. 2
Caleb Downs S★★★★★No. 6
Kadyn Proctor OT★★★★★No. 9
Justice Haynes RB★★★★★No. 25
Dezz Ricks CB★★★★★No. 26
James Smith DL★★★★★No. 27
Yhonzae Pierre DE★★★★★No. 31
Qua Russaw DE★★★★★No. 35

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks24.00.947
Running backs34.00.935
Receivers44.30.931
Offensive line54.20.941
Defensive line74.60.970
Defensive backs44.50.977
Athletes and specialists23.50.863
Whole class274.30.946

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2024

The 2024 draft
Rd 1J.C. Latham OTTennessee Titans
Rd 1Dallas Turner DEMinnesota Vikings
Rd 1Terrion Arnold CBDetroit Lions
Rd 2Kool-Aid McKinstry CBNew Orleans Saints
Rd 2Chris Braswell DETampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 3Jermaine Burton WRCincinnati Bengals
Rd 4Justin Eboigbe DTLos Angeles Chargers
Rd 6Jase McClellan RBAtlanta Falcons
Rd 6Will Reichard KMinnesota Vikings
Rd 7Jaylen Key SNew York Jets

Roster 138

The 2023 roster

138 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2023 line; 58 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 5

The 2023 portal
C.J. Dippre TE★★★★from Maryland
Trezmen Marshall LB★★★★from Georgia
Jaylen Key S★★★from UAB
Trey Amos CB★★★from Louisiana
Tyler Buchner QB★★★from Notre Dame

Transfers out 21

Javion Cohen OL★★★★to Miami
Aaron Anderson WR★★★★to LSU
Demouy Kennedy LB★★★★to Colorado
JoJo Earle WR★★★★to TCU
Tommy Brockermeyer OT★★★★to TCU
Traeshon Holden WR★★★★to Oregon
Tanner Bowles OL★★★★to Kentucky
Tre’Quon Fegans CB★★★★to USC
Christian Leary WR★★★to Georgia Tech
Damieon George Jr. OT★★★to Florida
Khyree Jackson CB★★★to Oregon
Trey Sanders RB★★★to TCU

And 9 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-SEC

8 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2023 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2023 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia8–⁠013–⁠14
Alabama8–⁠012–⁠25
Missouri6–⁠211–⁠28
Ole Miss6–⁠211–⁠2
LSU6–⁠210–⁠312
Tennessee4–⁠49–⁠417
Texas A&M4–⁠47–⁠6
Kentucky3–⁠57–⁠6
Auburn3–⁠56–⁠7
South Carolina3–⁠55–⁠7
Florida3–⁠55–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠75–⁠79
Arkansas1–⁠74–⁠8
Vanderbilt0–⁠82–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.