Even the most history conscious Alabama football fans may not fully appreciate the rarity of a perfect season. While not true for all programs, for the Alabama Crimson Tide, a perfect season is more rare than a national championship.
Alabama football began in 1892 and taking out a few years when there was no team, the Crimson Tide has played for 124 seasons. In only nine of those 124 seasons has the Tide been undefeated and untied.
In Nick Saban’s head coaching career, his teams have achieved a perfect season only once. The one was at Alabama in 2009, which is also the most recent Tide perfect season.