[20] He coached four Heisman Trophy winners at Alabama: Mark Ingram II (2009), Derrick Henry (2015), DeVonta Smith (2020), and Bryce Young (2021).

[53] Michigan State had not had a winning season since 1990, and the team was sanctioned by the NCAA for recruiting violations that were committed under his predecessor and former mentor, George Perles.

[61] However, even after the upset and an early-season rout of then-highly ranked Notre Dame the Spartans finished 6–6, including three last-minute losses featuring turnovers, defensive lapses, and special-teams misplays, and failed to earn a bowl invitation.

[64] Following the final regular-season game against Penn State, Saban abruptly resigned to accept the head coaching position with LSU.

They won four straight games, including wins over the Chicago Bears, who were previously unbeaten and made it to the Super Bowl that year, and the Kansas City Chiefs.

[98] The Dolphins lost their next two games to the Buffalo Bills and the New York Jets to finish 6–10, Saban's first losing season as a head coach.

On January 3, 2007, following a meeting with Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga, Saban announced that he had accepted an offer to become Alabama's 27th head coach.

[116] His initial eight-year contract totaling US$32 million made him one of the highest-paid football coaches,[117] professional or collegiate, in the United States at the time.

[157] Terrence Cody blocked Tennessee's game-winning field goal attempt with four seconds left, sealing the victory and improving the team's record to 8–0.

"[172] Following the victory over the Longhorns, the University of Alabama announced that it would unveil a statue of Saban in the week prior to the kickoff of the 2010 season.

[173] On April 16, 2011, a life-sized bronzed statue of Saban was unveiled at the 2011 A-Day spring game, making him Alabama's fifth coach to be immortalized outside the north end zone of Bryant–Denny Stadium.

[189] In the Iron Bowl, Alabama lost to in-state rival (and eventual BCS champions) #2 Auburn 28–27, snapping a 20-game home winning streak.

[190] In winning the game, Auburn overcame a 24–0 second quarter Alabama lead, thus marking the largest deficit any team had overcome to defeat the Crimson Tide in its football program's history.

[205] After a bye week, Alabama played host to #1 LSU, losing in overtime 9–6, a Game of the Century matchup between conference teams ranked No.

[210] In the rematch, Alabama defeated the Tigers 21–0 with a dominating defensive performance, improving Saban's record to 3–3 against Les Miles and his former employer, LSU.

[225] In a rematch of the 2012 BCS National Championship Game, Alabama overcame a late deficit with less than a minute remaining to defeat #5 LSU 21–17.

[239] The title was Saban's fourth national championship and his third with the Crimson Tide, tying him with Wallace Wade for second all-time at Alabama.

[265] The Tide won their home opener the next week over Florida Atlantic 41–0 after the game was called in the fourth quarter due to lightning.

[270] In Saban's 100th game with the Tide, Alabama bounced back, narrowly defeating Arkansas 14–13 for its eighth consecutive victory in the series.

[295] In the annual Third Saturday in October meeting, the Tide narrowly defeated Tennessee 19–14 with a fourth-quarter comeback to get its ninth consecutive win in the rivalry.

[323] With a win by Georgia over #9 Auburn, the Tide secured their third consecutive SEC West Division championship, seventh for Saban at Alabama, and tenth overall for his career.

[334] In a rematch of the previous season's National Championship game, Alabama fell short to #2 Clemson 35–31 when the Tigers scored on a game-winning touchdown pass with one second left on the clock.

[365] In overtime, backup quarterback Tua Tagovailoa threw the game-winning touchdown pass to DeVonta Smith on a 2nd-and-26 play for a 26–23 victory.

[498] In the Third Saturday in October, Saban suffered his first loss as Alabama coach against #6 Tennessee, losing 52–49 on a last second field goal at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville.

[525] In the Iron Bowl, quarterback Jalen Milroe on 4th and goal threw a 31-yard touchdown pass with 32 seconds left to defeat Auburn 27–24.

[540] In June 2024, The Tuscaloosa News reported that Saban currently serves in an advisory role for Alabama's athletics program with an annual salary of $500,000 and also has an office at Bryant–Denny Stadium.

[554] Saban made a cameo appearance as himself in the 2009 film The Blind Side, and requested to simply repeat a conversation he had with Michael Oher rather than follow the script, which director John Lee Hancock allowed him to do.

[560] Saban owns a vacation home on Lake Burton in northeast Georgia and purchased a beach house in Jupiter, Florida in 2023.

[561][562] He is the co-owner of Dream Motors, a collection of luxury car dealerships across the South, in partnership with former Mercedes-Benz USA CEO Steve Cannon.

[564] Saban not only speaks with NFL players, but former athletes that have moved on past football, such as Eryk Anders, linebacker turned pro fighter in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.