Meant To Be Broken: Will the Alabama Football Team Set Records Again?

Last year's Alabama team broke some significant records.

For opposing teams, the scary thing is that 'Bama fields a team that could break them again.

Let's look at the Alabama offensive records broken this past year and rate the chances they could be broken once again.

Career Rushing Touchdowns

42: Mark Ingram, 2008-11

41: Shaun Alexander, 1996-99

34: Johnny Musso, 1969-71

33: Bobby Humphrey, 1985-88

29: Tony Nathan, 1975-78

The guy with a shot at the record this season? Trent Richardson has 14 career TDs and would need to stay for his senior season to have a shot at breaking it. Indications say that won't happen.

Eddie Lacy has six; his hope to break the record is still far down the road.

Chances the record will be broken this year: two percent.

Single-Season Passing Yards

2,987: Greg McElroy, 2010 (222 of 313 passing)

2,846: John Parker Wilson, 2007 (255 of 372)

2,707: John Parker Wilson, 2006 (216 of 379)

2,507: Greg McElroy, 2009 (198 of 325)

2,499: Brodie Croyle, 2005 (202 of 339)

This record-breaking chase came down to the last game of the season, the Capital One Bowl Game. McElroy needed just 80 yards to break the record, and he ended the day with 220 in a blowout win.

Chances the record could fall this coming year with either A.J. McCarron or Phillip Sims flinging the pigskin: 50 percent.

Single-Season Touchdown Passes

20: Greg McElroy, 2010

18: John Parker Wilson, 2007

17: John Parker Wilson, 2006

17: Greg McElroy, 2009

I guess this sort of ends the speculation that, under Nick Saban, Alabama is just a running team. Quarterbacks have been breaking all of Alabama's team passing records lately.

Chances this record will fall in 2011: 60 percent.

Single-Season Receptions

78: Julio Jones, 2010 (1,133 yards)

67: DJ Hall, 2007 (1,005)

65: Freddie Milons, 1999 (733)

62: DJ Hall, 2006 (1,056)

61: David Palmer, 1993 (1,000)

58: Julio Jones, 2008 (924)

Clearly, Jones was the go-to guy the last few seasons at Alabama, and will be sorely missed. Alabama does, however, have an abundance of talent to help ease that pain.

Because I think the ball will be shared a lot more this year between many different receivers, the chances that this record will fall next year come in at 10 percent.

Single-Season Receiving Yards

1,133: Julio Jones, 2010 (78 catches)

1,056: DJ Hall, 2006 (62)

1,005: DJ Hall, 2007 (67)

1,000: David Palmer, 1993 (61)

924: Julio Jones, 2008 (58)

This is a record that certainly seems easier to break than the single-season receptions record due to the number of people who can take a pass and take it to the end zone with blinding speed.

Marquis Maze has a chance here as he will be the team's main deep threat this season.

Chances that this record could fall: 50 percent.

Single-Game Receiving Yards

Julio Jones: 221 yards at Tennessee, Oct. 23, 1010 (12 catches)

David Palmer: 217 yards at Vanderbilt, Sept. 11,1993 (8)

Julio Jones: 199 yards vs. Auburn, Nov. 26, 2010 (10)

David Baily: 187 yards vs. Auburn, Nov. 29, 1969 (9)

DJ Hall: 185 yards vs. Tennessee, Oct. 20, 2007 (13)

To repeat something already said, with Maze's ability to take any catch to the house this record could be broken.

Odds of that happening this season: 50 percent.

Consecutive Quarterback Completions

Greg McElroy set the current record of 12 in a row in a game against Auburn. Can that be broken this year?

Yes, it's possible, but the odds are only 30 percent.

Single-Game Quarterback Accuracy

Against Georgia State last season, Greg McElroy built the Crimson Tide a 35-0 lead and left midway through the second quarter having completed 12 of 13 passes for 159 yards and a touchdown.

For those who aren't math majors, that comes out to a completion ratio of 92.3 percent. To qualify for the record, you have to throw at least 10 passes.

Odds of the record being broken this season: 25 percent.

Stay tuned for part two of this series, when we talk about Alabama defensive records that may be broken in the upcoming season.