▁Bowl . ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁season , ▁Alabama ▁went ▁ 1 0 – 3 ▁as ▁they ▁defeated ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁school ▁history , ▁and ▁ended ▁a ▁losing ▁stre ak ▁versus ▁rival ▁Tennessee . ▁In ▁the ▁season ▁finale ▁in ▁the ▁Sun ▁Bowl , ▁Alabama ▁won ▁ 2 8 – 6 ▁over ▁the ▁Washington ▁H usk ies . ▁Per kins ▁accum ulated ▁a ▁ 3 2 – 1 5 – 1 ▁record ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure ▁before ▁dec iding ▁to ▁leave ▁for ▁the ▁NFL ' s ▁T ampa ▁Bay ▁Bu cc ane ers . ▁Per kins ▁held ▁the ▁distinction ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁only ▁head ▁coach ▁to ▁lead ▁Alabama ▁to ▁a ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁Fight ing ▁Irish ▁of ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁for ▁nearly ▁thirty ▁years , ▁a ▁fe at ▁not ▁even ▁Bear ▁Bry ant ▁could ▁ever ▁accomplish . ▁ ▁Bill ▁Cur ry ▁era ▁( 1 9 8 7 – 1 9 8 9 ) ▁ ▁Bill ▁Cur ry ▁left ▁his ▁al ma ▁mater ▁Georgia ▁Te ch ▁and ▁accepted ▁the ▁job ▁as ▁head ▁coach ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Alabama . ▁There ▁he ▁posted ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 2 6 – 1 0 , ▁won ▁a ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁S out he astern ▁Conference ▁( SE C ) ▁title ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁made ▁bow l ▁appearances ▁every ▁year ▁of ▁his ▁three - year ▁ten ure , ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁Bowl ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁season , ▁the