Miami and Alabama last met in the 1993 Sugar Bowl. The game matched the top two teams in the polls heading into the Sugar Bowl. Three years after the Miami Hurricanes beat Alabama to win their third National Championship the Tide turned to Alabama.
The win by Alabama ended a 29 game Miami Hurricanes winning streak. It was also the Crimson Tide’s first National Championship in 13 years. It would be the only one they would win until 2009.
That title occurred in Nick Saban’s third season. Saban has won three more at Alabama.
Alabama has decisive 14 to three edge all-time against Miami.