
1892	1925	1931	1946	1953

1961	1970	1986	1992	2001

DESCRIPTION OF UNIFORMS BY YEAR:

1892 - White with crimson stockings. Crimson "U of A" on their sweaters. Also, crimson sweaters with white "A"
1894 - Collar with string tie, thick pants
1895 - Striped stockings
1896 - Extra padding in arms
1897 - Increase in padding of arms

1899 - Striped jerseys, solid crimson stockings
1900 - Crimson jersey with stripes on arms, crimson stockings, noseguards, helmets
1902 - Combination of past years
1903 - Crimson jersey, crimson stockings with white stripe, shoulder pads
1904 - Skin guards and increase in shoulder padding
1905 - Mixture of past uniforms, vest-shoulder pads
1919 - Crimson with with stripes on arms, white jerseys for away games
1920 - Thicker white stripes on arms, white stockings, numbers on back of jerseys
1922 - Thinner white stripes on jersey
1923 - Up and down stripes on jerseys and patches on arms
1924 - Long stripe down arm
1926 - Some players wear helmets
1928 - Use of white jerseys
1930 - Addition of Crimson and white jerseys with numbers on front, white helmets with crimson markings
1931 - Crimson and white jerseys but still use front stripe jersey, dark or black helmets
1942 - Some players have face masks
1945 - White pants worn midway through season
1946 - White pants with two crimson strips down side of leg
1947 - Crimson and White jerseys; White pants with two Crimson stripes down side of leg; Two tone (tan?) pants at home games; Dark helmet (possibly black)
1948 - Two tone pants all year
1949 - White helmets with crimson stripe, Crimson jerseys
1950 - New white jerseys with crimson shoulders and 3 crimson stripes on arms
1953 - Jan 1, one crimson stripe down pants leg, Nov 14, two crimson stripes down pants leg
1954 - New white jersey without crimson shoulders, stripes on arms
1955 - White helmets, no stripes on pants, shirts, or helmets, plastic face guard
1956 - Facemasks, Crimson stripes on helmets
1957 - Numbers on side of helmets
1958 - White helmets with crimson stripe, three stripes on arms, numbers on arms and helmets, white pants with two crimson stripes down leg
1959 - Last year with stripes on arms
1960 - Crimson helmet used in bowl game, white numbers on helmets, white stripe down middle of helmet
1961 - Red and white helmets used
1962 - During the 1960's, sometimes used white helmets on eligible receivers at night games or when helmets resembled opponents
1969 - Crimson helmets all year; football shaped 100 decal on side of helmets (100 years of college football)
1971 - Wore white helmets in season opener against USC and later against Houston; last time white helmets used in game until 1983
1974 - No numbers on side of arms
1980 - January 1st was the first time players allowed to wear white shoes
1981 - Names on back of jerseys
1983 - White helmets to go along with crimson helmets; No names on jerseys
1984 - Crimson helmets for home games, white helmets for road games
1985 - Crimson helmets only
1988 - Went back to wearing only black shoes
1992 - Wore Centennial patch on left shoulder
1997 - Wore Bear Bryant stamp on back of helmets
2001 - Wore American flag on back of helmets

CRIMSON TIDE HELMETS:

Since Alabama abandoned the leather helmet in 1948, the Crimson Tide has rarely deviated from their original helmet design. The two instances are as follows: In 1969, a football shaped 100 decal on side of crimson helmets were worn to celebrate the 100th year of college football. White-shelled helmets were used by Alabama sporadically during both the 1960s and in 1983 and 1984. During the 1960s, there were some occasions when the entire team wore white helmets, and that at other times only a few receivers wore white helmets, while their teammates wore the usual crimson helmets. During the 1983-1984 period, white helmets were worn by the whole team during night games or when the opposing team's helmets were similar in color to Alabama's crimson helmets.