BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- When Alabama meets Ohio State in the Jan. 1 semifinal game of the inaugural college football playoffs, it will be the 15th time the Crimson Tide has played in the Sugar Bowl.

Through the years, Alabama has a 9-5 record in the Sugar Bowl

It lost in its first Sugar Bowl, 29-26, to Duke. It has played this year's opponent once in the Sugar Bowl in 1978, when the Tide beat Ohio State 35-6. This year's Sugar Bowl has added excitement as one of two semifinal battles to determine what team plays in the 2015 title game.

Here's how Alabama has fared in all its Sugar Bowl matchups over the years:

1945, Duke beat Alabama 29-26

1948, Texas beat Alabama 27-7

1962, Alabama beat Arkansas 10-3

1964, Alabama beat Ole Miss 12-7

1967, Alabama beat Nebraska 34-7

1973, Notre Dame beat Alabama 24-23

1975, Alabama beat Penn State 13-6

1978, Alabama beat Ohio State 35-6

1979, Alabama beat Penn State 14-7

1980, Alabama beat Arkansas 24-9

1990, Miami beat Alabama 33-25

1993, Alabama beat Miami 34-13

2009, Utah beat Alabama 31-17

2014, Oklahoma beat Alabama 45-31

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