2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Independence Bowl champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record2–6, 5 wins vacated (1–4 SEC, 3 wins vacated)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMajor Applewhite (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorKevin Steele (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumBryant–Denny Stadium
(Capacity: 92,138)
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Eastern Division
No. 12 Tennessee xy   6 2     10 4  
No. 2 Georgia x%   6 2     11 2  
No. 13 Florida   5 3     9 4  
South Carolina   3 5     6 6  
Kentucky   3 5     8 5  
Vanderbilt   2 6     5 7  
Western Division
No. 1 LSU x$#   6 2     12 2  
No. 15 Auburn   5 3     9 4  
Arkansas   4 4     8 5  
Mississippi State   4 4     8 5  
Alabama   4 4     7 6  
Ole Miss   0 8     3 9  
Championship: LSU 21, Tennessee 14
  • # – BCS National Champion
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Alabama had 5 victories vacated by the NCAA in 2010. As such, the official record for Alabama is 2–6 (1–4).
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football team represented the University of Alabama for the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Tide was led by its new head coach Nick Saban, the former head coach of rival LSU. Despite a strong 6–2 start, they finished the season by losing four of their final five games. The team closed the regular season at 6–6 (4–4, SEC) and lost for a sixth-straight time to rival Auburn. The Tide defeated Colorado in the 2007 Independence Bowl 30–24 to finish the season at a 7–6. After an investigation by the NCAA, five wins by Alabama were vacated from the 2007 season, adjusting official NCAA records to show the Crimson Tide as having a 2–6 record for the season.