One of the interesting things to note is that in virtually all games that we lost from 1997-2003, we beat the spread. Since then, we haven't faired so well against the spread (ATP). Expectations are higher than results.
Date|Season|Opponent|UA|Opp|Location|Coach|Spread|ATP|Final Score Difference|UA Ranking|Opp Ranking
3-Oct-98|1997|Arkansas|16|17|Tuscaloosa|Mike Dubose|−17.0|PUSH|−1|11|
24-Oct-98|1997|Kentucky|34|40|Lexington|Mike Dubose|−6.0|W|−6|20|
14-Nov-98|1997|Tennessee|21|38|Birmingham|Mike Dubose|8.5|W|−17||9
29-Dec-98|1997|Louisiana Tech|20|26|Tuscaloosa|Mike Dubose|−20.0|W|−6||
18-Sep-99|1997|LSU|0|27|Tuscaloosa|Mike Dubose|6|W|−27||14
23-Oct-99|1997|Mississippi St.|20|32|Tuscaloosa|Mike Dubose|−3.0|W|−12||17
1-Jan-00|1997|Auburn|17|18|Auburn|Mike Dubose|11.5|W|−1||13
2-Sep-00|1998|Arkansas|6|42|Fayetteville|Mike Dubose|−3.0|W|−36|22|
16-Sep-00|1998|Florida|10|16|Tuscaloosa|Mike Dubose|17|W|−6||8
23-Sep-00|1998|Tennessee|18|35|Knoxville|Mike Dubose|17.5|W|−17||4
21-Oct-00|1998|Mississippi St.|14|26|Starkville|Mike Dubose|3|W|−12||
28-Oct-00|1998|Va. Tech|7|38|Nashville|Mike Dubose|5|W|−31||
4-Nov-00|1999|Louisiana Tech|28|29|Birmingham|Mike Dubose|−14.0|W|−1|18|
11-Nov-00|1999|Tennessee|7|21|Tuscaloosa|Mike Dubose|3|W|−14|10|5
18-Nov-00|1999|Michigan|34|35|Miami|Mike Dubose|−1.0|L|−1|5|8
1-Sep-01|2000|UCLA|24|35|Los Angeles|Mike Dubose|−6.5|W|−11|3|
29-Sep-01|2000|Southern Miss|0|21|Birmingham|Mike Dubose|−6.5|W|−21|15|
13-Oct-01|2000|Arkansas|21|28|Fayetteville|Mike Dubose|−2.0|W|−7||
20-Oct-01|2000|Tennessee|10|20|Knoxville|Mike Dubose|3|W|−10||
3-Nov-01|2000|Central Florida|38|40|Tuscaloosa|Mike Dubose|−18.0|W|−2||
7-Sep-02|2000|LSU|28|30|Baton Rouge|Mike Dubose|3|W|−2||
5-Oct-02|2000|Mississippi St.|7|29|Starkville|Mike Dubose|6.5|W|−22||15
23-Nov-02|2000|Auburn|0|9|Tuscaloosa|Mike Dubose|−1.0|W|−9||18
6-Sep-03|2001|UCLA|17|20|Tuscaloosa|Dennis Franchione|−2.5|W|−3|25|17
20-Sep-03|2001|South Carolina|36|37|Columbia|Dennis Franchione|7|W|−1||16
27-Sep-03|2001|Mississippi|24|27|Oxford|Dennis Franchione|−6.5|W|−3||
4-Oct-03|2001|Tennessee|24|35|Tuscaloosa|Dennis Franchione|1.5|W|−11||11
18-Oct-03|2001|LSU|21|35|Tuscaloosa|Dennis Franchione|−4.0|W|−14||
25-Oct-03|2002|Oklahoma|27|37|Norman|Dennis Franchione|12.5|W|−10||2
15-Nov-03|2002|Georgia|25|27|Tuscaloosa|Dennis Franchione|−4.0|L|−2|22|7
22-Nov-03|2002|Auburn|7|17|Tuscaloosa|Dennis Franchione|−11.0|L|−10|9|
25-Sep-04|2003|Oklahoma|13|20|Tuscaloosa|Mike Shula|7.5|W|−7||1
2-Oct-04|2003|Northern Illinois|16|19|Tuscaloosa|Mike Shula|−13.5|L|−3|21|
23-Oct-04|2003|Arkansas|31|34|Tuscaloosa|Mike Shula|1.5|L|−3||9
13-Nov-04|2003|Georgia|23|37|Athens|Mike Shula|12|L|−14||11
20-Nov-04|2003|Mississippi|28|43|Oxford|Mike Shula|4|L|−15||
31-Dec-04|2003|Tennessee|43|51|Tuscaloosa|Mike Shula|3|L|−8||22
12-Nov-05|2003|LSU|3|27|Tuscaloosa|Mike Shula|7|L|−24||3
19-Nov-05|2003|Auburn|23|28|Auburn|Mike Shula|7.5|W|−5||
23-Sep-06|2004|Arkansas|10|27|Fayetteville|Mike Shula|4.5|L|−17||
30-Sep-06|2004|South Carolina|3|20|Tuscaloosa|Mike Shula|−2.5|L|−17||
21-Oct-06|2004|Tennessee|13|17|Knoxville|Mike Shula|7|W|−4||11
4-Nov-06|2004|LSU|10|26|Baton Rouge|Mike Shula|9|L|−16||17
11-Nov-06|2004|Auburn|13|21|Tuscaloosa|Mike Shula|12|W|−8||2
18-Nov-06|2004|Minnesota|16|20|Nashville|Mike Shula|1.5|L|−4||
28-Dec-06|2005|LSU|13|16|Tuscaloosa|Mike Shula|3|PUSH|−3|3|5
22-Sep-07|2005|Auburn|18|28|Auburn|Mike Shula|7|L|−10|8|11
29-Sep-07|2006|Arkansas|23|24|Fayetteville|Mike Shula|2.5|W|−1|22|
3-Nov-07|2006|Florida|13|28|Gainesville|Mike Shula|15|PUSH|−15||5
10-Nov-07|2006|Tennessee|13|16|Knoxville|Mike Shula|11|W|−3||16
4-Nov-06|2006|Mississippi St.|16|24|Tuscaloosa|Mike Shula|−14.5|L|−8||
11-Nov-06|2006|LSU|14|28|Baton Rouge|Mike Shula|17.5|W|−14||12
18-Nov-06|2006|Auburn|15|22|Tuscaloosa|Mike Shula|3|L|−7||14
28-Dec-06|2006|Oklahoma State |31|34|Shreveport|Joe Kines|2|L|−3||
22-Sep-07|2007|Georgia|23|26|Tuscaloosa|Nick Saban|−3.5|L|−3|16|22
29-Sep-07|2007|Florida State|14|21|Jacksonville|Nick Saban|2.5|L|−7|22|
3-Nov-07|2007|LSU|34|41|Tuscaloosa|Nick Saban|7.5|W|7|17|3
10-Nov-07|2007|Mississippi St.|12|17|Starkville|Nick Saban|−4.5|L|−5|21|
17-Nov-07|2007|Louisiana-Monroe|14|21|Tuscaloosa|Nick Saban|-21.5|L|-7||