▁AP ▁Pol l . ▁ ▁Though ▁going ▁ 8 – 3 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Alabama ▁was ▁not ▁allowed ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁a ▁bow l ▁game , ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁prob ation ary ▁st ip ulation ▁resulting ▁from ▁the ▁Lang ham ▁incident . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁St all ings ▁led ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 0 – 3 ▁record , ▁a ▁victory ▁over ▁A ub urn , ▁and ▁a ▁victory ▁over ▁Michigan ▁in ▁the ▁Out back ▁Bowl . ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁season ▁was ▁St all ings ' ▁last ▁season ▁before ▁ret irement . ▁St all ings ▁finished ▁his ▁ten ure ▁at ▁Alabama ▁with ▁an ▁impress ive ▁ 7 0 – 1 6 – 1 ▁on ▁the ▁field ▁record . ▁ ▁Mike ▁Du B ose ▁era ▁( 1 9 9 7 – 2 0 0 0 ) ▁Following ▁Gene ▁St all ings ' s ▁ret irement ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁def ensive ▁coordin ator ▁Mike ▁Du B ose ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁head ▁co aching ▁position . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Du B ose ' s ▁first ▁season ▁at ▁Alabama , ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁won ▁its ▁first ▁two ▁games ▁and ▁rose ▁as ▁high ▁as ▁# 1 1 ▁in ▁the ▁AP ▁Pol l . ▁However , ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁scholar ships ▁removed ▁the ▁team ' s ▁ability ▁to ▁comp ete ▁consist ently . ▁Alabama ▁lost ▁seven ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁nine ▁games , ▁including