▁forced ▁to ▁vac ate ▁the ▁first ▁five ▁wins ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁football ▁season , ▁leaving ▁them ▁with ▁an ▁official ▁record ▁of ▁ 2 - 6 ▁for ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁Alabama ▁greatly ▁improved ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁season , ▁posting ▁a ▁ 1 2 – 0 ▁regular ▁season ▁record ▁and ▁clim bing ▁to ▁its ▁first ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁ranking ▁in ▁the ▁pol ls ▁in ▁ 1 6 ▁years , ▁before ▁finishing ▁with ▁back - to - back ▁losses ▁in ▁the ▁SE C ▁Championship ▁Game ▁and ▁the ▁Sug ar ▁Bowl ▁to ▁finish ▁the ▁year ▁at ▁ 1 2 – 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Nick ▁S aban ▁led ▁Alabama ▁to ▁its ▁second ▁consecutive ▁und efe ated ▁regular ▁season ▁( 1 2 – 0 ), ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁SE C ▁Championship ▁Game ▁with ▁a ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁ranked ▁Florida ▁G ators ▁to ▁improve ▁to ▁ 1 3 – 0 . ▁On ▁January ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Alabama ▁beat ▁Texas ▁ 3 7 – 2 1 ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁B CS ▁National ▁Championship ▁Game , ▁finishing ▁the ▁season ▁ 1 4 – 0 ▁and ▁winning ▁Alabama ▁its ▁ 1 3 th ▁national ▁championship . ▁S aban ▁joined ▁Pop ▁Warner ▁as ▁the ▁only ▁coach es ▁to ▁win ▁National ▁Championships ▁at ▁two ▁different ▁F BS ▁schools . ▁ ▁Enter ing ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁season , ▁Alabama ▁was ▁ranked ▁No . ▁ 1 ,