More Big Ten News ». View all Big Ten Sites. More ACC News ». View all ACC Sites. More Big 12 News ». More FS Big 12 News ». View all Big 12 Sites. More Pac 12 News ». Saban, 69, is the third-oldest coach in the FBS. If Saban coaches for the length of the extension, then he would be with Alabama for at least eight more seasons. That is bad news for the rest of the FBS. Alabama has been the most successful program in college football since Saban's arrival in How long will Saban coach at Alabama?
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Independence Bowl -L. Sun Bowl -L. Aloha Bowl -L. The team was recognized with the Disney Spirit Award, which was presented to snapper Carson Tinker, for the team's response in the community following a tornado that devastated Tuscaloosa on April 27, Despite a young roster that listed only eight scholarship seniors, the Alabama team finished with its third consecutive win season following a dominant win over Michigan State in the Capital One Bowl.
The season at Alabama turned out to be one of the most memorable in program history, as the Tide compiled a perfect mark and won the BCS National Championship by defeating Texas, , at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. Alabama earned a spot in the title game with a resounding win over defending national champion Florida in the SEC Championship Game, as the Tide moved to No.
The SEC championship was the program's 22nd. On Dec. Saban's squad also was prominent when it came to other honors, as Rolando McClain received the Butkus Award as the nation's top linebacker and six players earned first-team AP All-America status — a college football record. In addition to the on-field success, the Tide active roster featured a nation's-best 13 players who had already graduated.
That number increased to 22 players with degrees for the bowl game. Saban's first Alabama team finished in , but the season saw a vastly improved squad take the field. Saban's influence had taken hold in Tuscaloosa and — behind a small and united senior class along with a talented group of newcomers — the Tide returned to national prominence.
Alabama developed a reputation as the most physical football team in the country and methodically dominated the competition. Saban produced the largest win increase from year one to year two in school history, as the Tide went from a seven-win team in to 12 wins in Alabama swept through the regular season schedule with a record, moving to No. The team's efforts earned them a trip to the Allstate Sugar Bowl for the 13th time in school history.
Lessons learned from the season — which was capped with a win over Colorado in the Independence Bowl — no doubt carried into spring and summer preparations for the run. The win also continued an impressive streak for Saban as he has yet to have a losing season as a college head coach.
Of the six losses in , none was by more than seven points. In addition to an improvement in the win column from the year prior, the signing class was rated by many analysts as the best in the country.
Off the field, the focus on academics by Saban and his staff made an immediate impact, as the team put together one of the finest academic fall semesters in school history. The freshman class set a solid foundation for their future at Alabama as they led the way with an impressive combined grade-point average of 3. Before arriving in Tuscaloosa, Saban's most recent college head coaching stint was a five-season run at LSU that produced a record of LSU constructed a Saban took over the Alabama program after serving two seasons at the helm of the Miami Dolphins.
Saban's teams showed marked improvement over the unit he inherited. Taking over a team that finished in , Saban led the Dolphins to a record, the third-biggest turnaround in the NFL that season and the second-highest victory turnaround for a Dolphins team in any non-strike season.
Most impressively, the Dolphins finished on a six-game winning streak to end the year, the longest streak in the NFL that season. His commitment to building the total program, placing education first and instilling discipline with responsibility on and off the field transformed the Tigers into a force on the national stage. LSU's graduation rate for football players improved dramatically under his watch and two players — offensive tackle Rodney Reed and and offensive lineman Rudy Niswanger — earned first team Academic All-America honors.
Linebacker Bradie James earned a postgraduate scholarship from the National Football Foundation More than 50 of Saban's LSU players earned their college degrees, in addition to 28 who were selected in the NFL draft seven in both and Named head coach at LSU on Nov. His 48 victories over five seasons ranked third among Division I-A head coaches during that time. Saban, Paul Dietzel and current LSU head coach Les Miles are the only coaches in the program's history to post multiple win seasons.
Saban's Tigers rebounded from two straight losing seasons to post an record, capped by a win over No.
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