Alabama has fired coach Mike Shula less than a year after the Crimson Tide finished a 10-2 season, according to Athletic director Mal Moore.

The Crimson Tide went 6-6 this season, finishing with three straight losses.

Shula, a former Alabama quarterback, was winless in four tries against Auburn, his team's biggest rival. The Tigers beat the Crimson Tide 22-15 on Nov. 18, leaving Shula to answer questions about his job security.

``I haven't even thought about all that stuff,'' Shula said after the game. He had received a vote of Moore several weeks ago.

Shula took over the proud but troubled program less than four months before the 2003 season after Mike Price was fired following spring practice for his off-the-field behaviour on a night of drinking at a Pensacola, Fla., strip club. Price got the job only after Dennis Franchione bolted for Texas A

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