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Alabama Named Team of Decade Across Three Eras

7/6/2026

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CBS Sports analyst Chip Patterson named Alabama the team of the decade for the 1930s, 1960s and 2010s, with honorable mentions for the 1920s and 1970s.
Alabama recorded 79-11-5 in the 1930s (titles 1930, 1934), 90-16-4 in the 1960s (titles 1961, 1964, 1965) and 124-15 in the 2010s (titles 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017).
Patterson chose USC for 1970s, Notre Dame for 1920s, and named Georgia frontrunner for 2020s.

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CBS Sports analyst Chip Patterson named Alabama the team of the decade for the 1930s, 1960s and 2010s, with honorable mentions for the 1920s and 1970s.
Alabama recorded 79-11-5 in the 1930s (titles 1930, 1934), 90-16-4 in the 1960s (titles 1961, 1964, 1965) and 124-15 in the 2010s (titles 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017).
Patterson chose USC for 1970s, Notre Dame for 1920s, and named Georgia frontrunner for 2020s.