2001 - Independence Bowl Preview
- Of course, we all know that this is Bama's 51st appearance in a bowl game, an NCAA record.
- Bama will be going for its 29th bowl victory, extending another NCAA record. Bama is 28-19-3 in bowl games.
- This will be Bama's first appearance in the Independence Bowl. It will be the 17th different bowl that Alabama has played in. Below are the games, and Bama's record in each:
| Game |
Wins |
Losses |
Ties |
| Aloha Bowl |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Blockbuster Bowl |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Bluebonnet Bowl |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Citrus Bowl |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Cotton Bowl |
2 |
4 |
0 |
| Fiesta Bowl |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Independence Bowl |
? |
? |
? |
| Gator Bowl |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Hall of Fame Bowl |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Liberty Bowl |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Music City Bowl |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Orange Bowl |
4 |
4 |
0 |
| Outback Bowl |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Rose Bowl |
4 |
1 |
1 |
| Sugar Bowl |
8 |
4 |
0 |
| Sun Bowl |
3 |
0 |
0 |
- This will be Bama's first game against Iowa State, making the Cyclones the 114th different team that Bama has played a game against.
- It will be the 22nd time that a bowl game is the venue when Alabama meets an opponent for the first time. Alabama is 12-8-1 in such games; the last time occurred against North Carolina in the 1993 Gator Bowl, a 24-10 Bama win.
- Bama is only 11-13-2 against teams from the current Big XII conference. (Those seven losses against Texas hurt...)
- Bama ventures into Louisiana to play a bowl game for the thirteenth time. The previous twelve were all at the Sugar Bowl. Bama holds an 8-4 mark in Louisiana-based bowls.
2001 UA Football Facts
