A Fantasy Football Team

The Beginning of the University of Alabama Football The game of football, as a varsity sports, was actually introduced in the University of Alabama way back in 1892. The first game was held on the 11th of November of the same year at the old Lakeview Park in Alabama. A record breaking score favored the Alabama team ending the game with a score of 56-0. The University of Alabama Football Team: Its Beginning and Rivalries The University of Alabama, which is also known as Alabama, UA or even as Bama, is one of the most exclusive universities in the United States. This University has an extensive history when it comes to football. Alabama has a special football program, and the Alabama Crimson Tide has become known for fielding a competitive football team year in and year out. As one of the members of the Southeastern Conference, the University of Alabama football team is competing in the NCAA football South Eastern Conference, also known as the SEC.

This caused the team to play only one game during the following season. Two years after the rule was issued, football as a sports was abandoned in 1898. It was only in 1899 that football resumed at the university when the trustees were forced to lift the prohibition on travel, this ban was lifted due to the opposition of the students. Rivals of the University of Alabama Football Team From its long history of struggles and victories, the University of Alabama football team has formed a rivalry with different teams from different universities, specifically with Auburn, Tennessee and LSU. On the one hand, the Auburn University football team remains the main rival of the Alabama football team. As a matter of fact, their rivalry is considered as one of the best and hardest-fought rivalries of all time. On top of this, their rivalry has actually affected even the cultural realm of the country. The effects of the Alabama rivalry is felt not only on the field but within the towns, cities and communities in which these teams reside.

During the 70s, the team was guided by outstanding players like quarterback Roger Staubach and defensive lineman Bob Lilly. It was from 1970 through 1978 that the Dallas went to the Super Bowl 5 times. The Cowboys won twice on those Super Bowls during those season but lost the exciting games twice to Baltimore Colts and the Pittsburgh Steelers. It was in 1989, Tom Landry, after coaching the team for 29 years was substituted. He eventually left the Dallas Cowboys with the amazing record of 250 wins; even so the team began to take a downward turn in his later years. The Dallas leaders with amazing records were Aikman with 32,942 yards and 165 touchdown passes together with Smith as being the franchise's leading rusher with 17,162 yards as a Cowboy with 153 touchdowns as a team record. 11,904 receiving yards was Michael Irvin's Dallas standard record. Fantasy football has been around for decades. But, with the advent of the Internet, researching potential players for your team has become much, much easier and quicker. You can find the newest information online regarding injuries, suspensions, trades and just about everything else almost instantly.