▁their ▁first ▁loss ▁to ▁Kentucky ▁since ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁Alabama ▁also ▁lost ▁to ▁Tennessee , ▁L SU , ▁and , ▁in ▁an ▁ups et , ▁to ▁Louisiana ▁Te ch . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Iron ▁Bowl ▁Alabama ▁lost ▁after ▁they ▁led ▁ 1 7 – 1 5 ▁with ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁minute ▁to ▁go . ▁Fac ed ▁with ▁third ▁down ▁and ▁long , ▁Alabama ▁ran ▁a ▁screen ▁pass , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁a ▁f umble . ▁A ub urn ▁recovered ▁the ▁f umble ▁and ▁k icked ▁the ▁game - win ning ▁field ▁goal . ▁Du B ose ▁react ed ▁by ▁firing ▁four ▁assist ants ▁including ▁the ▁ones ▁who ▁called ▁the ▁final ▁play , ▁Bruce ▁Ari ans ▁and ▁Wo ody ▁Mc Cor vey . ▁The ▁T ide ▁finished ▁with ▁the ▁school ' s ▁worst ▁record ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁In ▁his ▁second ▁season , ▁Dub ose ▁led ▁Alabama ▁to ▁a ▁ 7 – 5 ▁record , ▁which ▁included ▁a ▁ 3 1 – 1 7 ▁win ▁over ▁A ub urn . ▁In ▁his ▁third ▁season , ▁Du B ose ▁led ▁Alabama ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 0 – 3 ▁record , ▁including ▁an ▁ups et ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁# 3 - rank ed ▁Florida ▁G ators ▁in ▁the ▁regular ▁season , ▁an ▁SE C ▁West ▁Division ▁Championship , ▁and ▁a ▁ 3 4 – 7 ▁victory ▁over ▁Florida ▁in ▁the ▁SE C ▁Championship . ▁Alabama ▁represented ▁the ▁SE C ▁in ▁the ▁B CS ▁Orange ▁Bowl ,