The 2007 Alabama Crimson Tide football season marked Nick Saban's first as head coach. The following is a list of trivia and a few stats that some of you may find of interest:

2007 Alabama Crimson Tide

Overall Record: 7 wins, 6 losses
SEC Record: 4 wins, 4 losses (4th in SEC West)
AP Poll Finish: U/R
Coaches Poll Finish: U/R

Offensive Coordinator: Major Applewhite
Defensive Coordinator: Kevin Steele
Permanent Captains: Antoine Caldwell, Rashad Johnson, and Darren Mustin

Total Offense: 373.8 YPG (#76)
Total Defense: 345.5 YPG (#33)
Average Talent Ranking on Roster: #13.5 (per Rivals)

Schedule

vs. Western Carolina (W) 52-6
@ Vanderbilt (W) 24-10
vs. #16 Arkansas (W) 41-38
vs. #22 Georgia (L) 23-26 [OT]
vs. Florida State (L) 14-21 [Jacksonville, FL]
vs. Houston (W) 30-24 [Homecoming]
@ Ole Miss (W) 27-24
vs. #20 Tennessee (W) 41-17
vs. #3 LSU (L) 34-41
@ Mississippi State (L) 12-17
vs. Louisiana-Monroe (L) 14-21 [Senior Day]
@ #25 Auburn (L) 10-17
vs. Colorado (W) 30-24 [Independence Bowl]

Leading Passer:
John Parker Wilson
255-462 55.2% 2,846 Yds 18 TDs 12 INTs 114.6 Rating

Leading Rusher:
Terry Grant
180 Att 891 Yds 5.0 Avg 8 TDs

Leading Receiver:
D.J. Hall
67 Rec 1,005 Yds 15.0 Avg 6 TDs

This post was edited on 2/17/24 at 9:39 am

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Posted by CrimsonTider98

Member since Nov 2017

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Posted on 2/16/24 at 2:11 pm to RollTide1987

This team was close. Lost all their games by 7 or less. Have to wonder how they would have finished if they pulled the LSU game out.

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Posted by Crimson Wraith

Member since Jan 2014

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Posted on 2/16/24 at 3:35 pm to RollTide1987

Lost 4 or 5 starters due to textbook BS.

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Posted by BamaAlum02

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Posted on 2/16/24 at 4:42 pm to RollTide1987

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vs. #20 Tennessee (W) 41-17

Even in his down year Saban absolutely owned the Vols.

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Posted by Deek

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Member since Sep 2013

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Posted on 2/16/24 at 5:43 pm to RollTide1987

The last game that I ever attended with my FIL was the La Monroe game. Said that he just couldn’t walk the stairs anymore.

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Posted by ghoast

Member since Jul 2020

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Posted on 2/17/24 at 7:03 am to RollTide1987

The wife and her whole family graduated from FSU…. I had to listen to that shite for years until we met again and took revenge. Bobby’s last year I believe….

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Posted by mistaken4193

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Posted on 2/17/24 at 3:33 pm to RollTide1987

We had a 4th and 4 to beat LSU and we gave up a TD. We stop them there and I honestly think we would have won the West.

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Posted by Diego Ricardo

Alabama

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Posted on 2/17/24 at 6:09 pm to RollTide1987

The 2007 Arkansas game was one of the best experiences of my rather unfortunate undergraduate tenure w/r/t football.

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Posted by BamaGradinTn

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Member since Dec 2008

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Posted on 2/19/24 at 9:15 pm to RollTide1987

quote:
Nick Saban's Tenure in Review: Season #1 - 2007 Alabama Crimson Tide

You left out a really big stat that speaks volumes:

Number of players drafted: 0

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Posted by TheTideMustRoll

Birmingham, AL

Member since Dec 2009

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Posted on 2/20/24 at 6:40 am to RollTide1987

quote:
Terry Grant

The first play from scrimmage of the Nick Saban era at Alabama was a 50+ yard TD run by Terry Grant.

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Posted by RolltidePA

North Carolina

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Posted on 2/20/24 at 4:28 pm to RollTide1987

Thanks for posting this. SOmetimes it's hard to remember just how long Saban's tenure was with Bama. The original iPhon had just released in June before the season began. W. was still president. Crazy how fast that time went by.

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Posted by MartyMoose09