The Crimson Tide have rolled through the 2016 college football season unblemished. The Tide are undefeated SEC Champions this season and are the top seed in the College Football Playoff.
The Tide have put up impressive numbers this season leading many to wonder how they would do against past national champions. We took the 2016 Alabama football team and compared them to the past 10 college football national champs to see how they’d do.
Can they beat Tim Tebow’s Florida Gators? Cam Newton’s Auburn team? How would they fare against Alabama’s other recent national champions?
The 2016 Alabama Crimson Tide would beat 8 of 10 past college football national champions. Who would the 2016 Alabama Crimson Tide beat? Find out below.
2015 Alabama vs. 2016 Alabama
| TEAM | WIN % | SCORE |
| 2015 Alabama | 44% | 22 |
| 2016 Alabama | 56% | 26 |
vs. 2016 Alabama
| TEAM | WIN % | SCORE |
| 2014 Ohio State | 45% | 27 |
| 2016 Alabama | 55% | 31 |
2013 Florida State vs. 2016 Alabama
| TEAM | WIN % | SCORE |
| 2013 Florida State | 58% | 30 |
| 2016 Alabama | 42% | 25 |
2012 Alabama vs. 2016 Alabama
| TEAM | WIN % | SCORE |
| 2012 Alabama | 48% | 24 |
| 2016 Alabama | 52% | 25 |
2011 Alabama vs. 2016 Alabama
| TEAM | WIN % | SCORE |
| 2011 Alabama | 50% | 22 |
| 2016 Alabama | 50% | 23 |
2010 Auburn vs. 2016 Alabama
| TEAM | WIN % | SCORE |
| 2010 Auburn | 39% | 25 |
| 2016 Alabama | 61% | 32 |
2009 Florida vs. 2016 Alabama
| TEAM | WIN % | SCORE |
| 2009 Alabama | 43% | 21 |
| 2016 Alabama | 57% | 25 |
2008 Florida vs. 2016 Alabama
| TEAM | WIN % | SCORE |
| 2008 Florida | 50% | 26 |
| 2016 Alabama | 50% | 25 |
2007 LSU vs. 2016 Alabama
| TEAM | WIN % | SCORE |
| 2007 LSU | 40% | 24 |
| 2016 Alabama | 60% | 30 |
2006 Florida vs. 2016 Alabama
| TEAM | WIN % | SCORE |
| 2006 Florida | 37% | 19 |
| 2016 Alabama | 63% | 27 |
Get our prediction for Alabama vs. Washington in the national semifinal game of the College Football Playoff in our Bowl Predictions.