He played for Indiana University in college and as a professional for the Cleveland Browns of the All-America Football Conference between 1946 and 1949. [51] The Bills lost the game, 268. Lou Saban died in 2009 at age 87, and his wife said Lou wasn't sure if he was related to Nick. 2. [7][14], Saban was selected in the 10th round of the 1944 NFL Draft by Card-Pitt, a temporary merger between the Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers made necessary after the teams were gutted by players' military service. He may have been distant cousins with the Alabama head coach, his widow Joyce said in his Associated Press obituary, but. 7 Alabama Football 49, Auburn 27 at the Iron Bowl", "Alabama rolls past Auburn, reaches double-digit wins for 15th year in row", "No. Win-Loss record: 2-8-1. . [181][182] In the first game of the season, Alabama defeated Saban's alma mater Kent State 487. [515] After Saban finished his degree at Kent State in 1972, James convinced him to join the Kent State coaching staff as a graduate assistant. [89] They threw the man, who worked at a campus gathering place for UM's Jewish community, into Lake Osceola at the center of campus. 1 in all major polls in Week 10following a loss by No. [283] The Tide beat #20 Mississippi State, 316, for the eighth straight year. [148] Following a 450 shutout of Chattanooga, on Black Friday, Alabama came from behind to defeat Gene Chizik's Auburn Tigers, 2621, marking the first time since 19731974 Alabama had finished the regular season undefeated in consecutive years, and the first consecutive 12-win seasons. [230] The Crimson Tide went on to defeat Colorado State, which was coached by Alabama's former offensive coordinator Jim McElwain, 316. 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[84] After a frustrating two months, however, the Dolphins would rally late in the season, as they won their final six games, including a win to end the season in Foxboro, Massachusetts over the New England Patriots. [73] He surpassed the single-season rushing record later in the year with more than 2,000 yards. In 1973, he graduated from Kent State University with a bachelor's degree in business. [517] Saban worked with Belichick's father, Steve, while on the staff together at Navy in 1982.[518]. He died at his home in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on March 29, 2009. Nick Saban hasn't slowed down, and isn't planning to soon [392] The next day, Alabama moved to #1 in the AP and Coaches poll. [323] The Tide finished the season at 141. Saban appeared on SiriusXM Radio on . [161] It was the first time since 1978 that the Crimson Tide started the season ranked No. 1 Alabama cruises past San Jose State 48-3", "Alabama 48, San Jose State 3: Grading the Tide", "Football History vs Penn State University", "No.1 Alabama Wins Big in First Road Test", "Ingram leads No. [41] Saban resigned after the Broncos got off to a 261 start in 1971. He held 21 coaching jobs during his 50-year career (lasting an average of 2.38 years for each job), which ended with a job at Chowan University in North Carolina between 2001 and 2002. introduced Saban to a wider audience when it was aired by NFL Films. #7. [134][135][136], No. Suffer now, and live the rest of your life as a champion." . [22], Never having finished his degree at Indiana, Saban enrolled that summer at Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. [n 1], In 2013, Saban was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. 1 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes 2824 at Ohio Stadium. [178][179] The bowl victory brought Alabama to 103 on the season and secured Alabama's third consecutive 10-win season. [9] He was the captain of Indiana's 1942 team and was selected as its most valuable player. [93] After starting the season 16, however, the Dolphins got hot. [90] Culpepper never fully recovered and was ultimately benched after the fourth game of the season, when the Dolphins lost to the Houston Texans. [306] The win was also Alabama's sixth in a row over LSU and the first shutout over them since the 2012 BCS National Championship Game. [483] In the Third Saturday in October, Saban suffered his first loss as Alabama coach against #6 Tennessee, losing 5249 on a last second field goal at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville. [350] It also gave Saban's Senior class an NCAA-record 52nd win. [481] The next week, the Tide traveled to Fayetteville and defeated #20 Arkansas 4926. [504] In August 2010, the documentary Nick Saban: Gamechanger was released. [360] The Tide defeated Jimbo Fisher and #22 Texas A&M 4523. Alabama accepted an invitation to play in its third straight BCS bowl game and fifth in Saban's seven seasons at Alabama. Saban was pleasantly stunned in. [325][326] This was the tenth season in a row that Alabama was #1 at some point during the season and fourth time to start the season under Saban. [110][111][112] The Crimson Tide defeated Colorado in the 2007 Independence Bowl, 3024, to end the year 76. [486] Following a bye week, Alabama traveled to Baton Rouge in a top ten matchup against #10 LSU. [15] Saban, however, did not sign with Card-Pitt, and instead joined the Cleveland Browns, a team under formation in the new All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and coached by Paul Brown. [459] The Tide finished the regular season 111. Nick's middle name is Lou, and he said his parents named him after Lou Saban, who was a nephew of Saban's grandfather on Saban's dad's side. Saban initially dismissed this characterization, but came to accept it later in life. The Tide finished the season 112. But he's clearly "best in biz" in college football. Saban's offensive coordinator . He wasn't anywhere near as successful as Nick Saban, however. He coached teams including the University of Miami, Army, University of Central Florida and Peru State College. [2] He attended Lyons Township High School and joined the school's football team. [434] The win gave Saban his seventh overall National Title, and sixth with the Crimson Tide. [423] The win secured Alabama the SEC West division title, its 15th overall and Sabans 13th as a coach. [20] Saban and Bear Bryant are the only coaches to win an SEC championship at two different schools. 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[371][372] The win secured Saban his 11th straight 10-win season. [248][249] It was the fifth straight season the Crimson Tide started the year in the top two and the seventh consecutive year in the top five. [431] On January 5, 2021, DeVonta Smith became Sabans third Heisman Trophy winner. 1 Alabama steamrolls struggling Arkansas, 52-0", "Alabama explodes in second half to defeat LSU 38-17", "No. [35] In December, Saban and his entire staff were fired by new athletic director Stu Holcomb. [85], Miami posted a 38 record in Saban's first year, but improved to 65 in 1978. They were called "distant cousins" in a 2005 article where Lou comments on the younger Saban's success. 1 Alabama smothers No. [314] In the SEC Championship, Alabama defeated #15 Florida in a rematch of the previous season's title game, 5416. [388] In the home opener, the Tide rolled New Mexico State 6210. [464][465] On December 11, Bryce Young became Sabans fourth Heisman Trophy winner. [395] On homecoming, Alabama got its 13th consecutive win over Arkansas 487. [297][298] In their home opener, the Tide took down Western Kentucky, 3810. 1 seed in College Football Playoff, will play Cincinnati in Cotton Bowl", "The last time Alabama football played Cincinnati: 'Why did they have to score? place of origin. [111] The school named its football field after Saban in the late 1990s. [318] In the first meeting with the Huskies since the 1986 Sun Bowl,[319] Alabama won 247. Actor: The Blind Side. 3 Alabama, No. Saban returned to the Billsby then in the National Football League following the AFLNFL mergerfrom 1972 to 1976, reaching the playoffs once but failing to bring Buffalo another championship. [138][139] The following week Alabama won its conference opener over Arkansas, 357. Saban was convinced to remain through the end of the season, however, before leaving to coach at Army. [237] Following their second bye week, Alabama took on #10 LSU and Saban improved his record to 53 against the Tigers, as Alabama won 3817. 1 Alabama beats Mississippi State 20-7", "No. [58][59] In 2000, the Tigers went 84 and won the Peach Bowl over Georgia Tech. Nick Saban Age, Net worth: Weight, Kids, Bio-Wiki, Wife 2023 [129] To finish the regular season, Bama defeated in-state rival Auburn, 360, the largest margin of victory in the series since 1962. In the first meeting since 2012, The Tide won 3516. Nick Saban is one of the most successful coaches in college football history. MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) Nick Saban still has plenty of fire. 2 Alabama crushes Auburn 49-0 to win SEC West championship", "Football History vs University of Alabama", "2012 Alabama Crimson Tide Schedule and Results", "MIAMI BOUND: Crimson Tide takes SEC championship", "SEC Championship Game history: year-by-year game results, MVPs, all-time standings", "Alabama Meets Notre Dame in College Football Championship Game", "Alabama bashes Notre Dame 42-14 in BCS title game", "Alabama-Notre Dame: All-time match-up history", "Throwback Thursday: 2013 BCS Championship, Alabama 42, Notre Dame 14", "How Many National Championships Has Alabama Won? [195] On December 4, Alabama was selected to face LSU in the BCS National Championship Game by finishing No. [65][66] The AFL and National Football League completed their merger in 1970, but the Broncos continued to lose, posting a 581 record. It was Alabama's first victory over Auburn since the 2001 season. [78] Saban was replaced by Jim Ringo, who he had hired as an assistant in 1972. 3 In Preseason Coaches Poll", "No. Saban was born in Fairmont, West Virginia, to Mary and Nick Lou Saban, Sr. His father was the owner of a Gulf gas station and Dairy Queen and was also the coach of the local Pop Warner Youth League football team, the Ida Mac Black Diamonds.He has a sister too, whose name is Dianna. 1. [334][335] The next week, Alabama went on the road and defeated Texas A&M 2719. He played for Indiana University in college and as a professional for the Cleveland Browns of the All-America Football Conference between 1946 and 1949. 1 Alabama to 2420 come-from-behind victory over No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners in the Sugar Bowl, which was the host of the BCS Championship Game in 2003. Lou Saban was born on October 13, 1921 in Brookfield, Illinois, USA. [365] It was the longest winning streak against the Vols with 12 wins and most points scored against them. 17 Mississippi State, 31-6", "No. [467] In the Cotton Bowl Classic, Alabama defeated Cincinnati 276. "He promised me he'd give me the football and give me an offensive line, and he sure kept his word. In the conference opener, The Tide won a close game 3129. [338] The win was the 11th consecutive victory over the Vols, tying the record set back from 1971 to 1981. He was sitting at Baumhower's Victory Grille for his weekly radio show when a caller asked how Saban gets the team to tune . In the first three years at Alabama, Nick's Kids raised more than US$1million. [343] The win gave Saban's senior class its 51st win, tying the NCAA record. 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[511], In 2022, Saban co-signed a letter directed at Senator Joe Manchin, voicing support for the passage of the Freedom to Vote Act, while including a footnote that he does not support the removal of the filibuster in the Senate. [414] On October 14, 2020, Saban tested positive for COVID-19, along with the university athletic director, Greg Byrne. [234] Alabama defeated Arkansas for the seventh consecutive year and by a score of 520 for the second consecutive year. 4 seed Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl, losing 4235. [61] He replaced Ray Malavasi, an assistant who took over after Saban's former Browns teammate, Mac Speedie, resigned from the post after the first two games of the season. "[115], His second season as Alabama head coach began with a 3410 victory over the No. [32], In February 1955, Saban was promoted to head coach at Northwestern, succeeding Bob Voigts and becoming the youngest coach in the Big Ten Conference at 33 years old. [109] Alabama ended the regular season with a 66 record, including a four-game losing streak, a particularly humiliating loss at home to Louisiana-Monroe, and a sixth straight loss to Auburn in the Iron Bowl. [364] In the Third Saturday in October, Alabama defeated rival Tennessee 5821. 1 Alabama blow out Arkansas State, 57-7", "After strong start, Ole Miss falls flat in 62-7 loss to No. 9 Leadership Lessons From Nick Saban [3] He caught a 44-yard pass from quarterback Otto Graham in a September game against the Buffalo Bisons. 1 Ranking for Record 13th Straight Season", "Alabama destroys Kentucky 63-3 to remain undefeated", "Alabama's Saban positive, out for Auburn game", "Alabama vs. LSU score, takeaways: No. Although Nick and Lou are not related, they do share a tie to South Florida. [315] The win gave Alabama its 26th SEC title, 5th for Saban at Alabama and 7th overall for his career. [396] After a second bye week, Alabama took on #2 LSU in a matchup of top-3 teams for the second consecutive year. [268] Alabama was selected for the College Football Playoff as the No. [48] Sportswriter Randy Schultz called it one of the biggest bargains in professional football history. Your Daily Gator, still in denial | Get The Picture [466] The win ties him with Frank Leahy for most Heisman winners. Nick Saban - Namuwiki [77] Buffalo went on to an 86 season in 1975, failing to make the playoffs. 5. etc 6. related document. [73], LSU finished the 2004 season 93, after losing to the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Capital One Bowl 3025 on a final play touchdown pass. Nick Saban goes on epic rant over fans expecting Alabama to win big [88], Despite Miami's improvement in 1978, Saban departed the school amid controversy. They were chosen as the #1 seed and played the #4 seed Cincinnati in the first meeting between the schools since 1990. 3 in the preseason AP and Coaches Poll, marking the eighth straight year the Tide began the season in the topfive. 1 Alabama crushes Mississippi, 66-3", "Tide rolls to 11th straight win over Hogs", "LSU at Alabama Box Score, November 4, 2017", "No. [231] #21 Ole Miss Rebels was next up for Alabama, which shut out the Rebels 250 for its tenth straight win in the series. 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[418] Following the bye week, Alabama moved up to #1 in the polls. [33] Coming off of 65 seasons in both 1988 and 1989, the Rockets found quick success under Nick Saban in 1990. "[89] Miami's Jewish community complained, and despite numerous apologies, Saban offered to resign mid-season. [152] The championship represented Alabama's 22nd SEC title and its first since 1999. Lou Saban shares his last name with another famous football coach, Nick Saban. 1 Alabama 52, No. He shared seven children with his second wife, Joyce[114] but did not have any children together. [332] In the conference opener, the Tide dominated Vanderbilt 590. Alabama football vs. Cincinnati in the Cotton Bowl: Meet the Tide [105], Saban was hired in 1990 to coach the Middle Georgia Heat Wave, a semipro team in Macon, Georgia, but he left after just four games. 3 in Initial AP Poll", "Alabama ranked No. ", "Alabama storms past Auburn, 55-44, in highest-scoring Iron Bowl", "No. He passed away in 2009 at age 87. Nicholas Lou Saban Jr. ( / sebn /; born October 31, 1951) [15] is an American football coach who has been the head football coach at the University of Alabama since 2007. [348] The win gave Saban his first Sugar Bowl victory as Alabama's coach, ending a three-game losing streak in the bowl. [225] The title was Saban's fourth national championship and his third with the Crimson Tide, tying him with Wallace Wade for second all-time at Alabama. Kenny_Stang said: Who is Lou? [288] On December 12, running back Derrick Henry became Saban's second player to win the Heisman Trophy. [321] Alabama failed to recover Clemson's onside kick and time ran out. 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