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1928 Alabama

6–⁠3 (6–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Wallace Wade.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1928, game by game: won vs. Ole Miss 27–0; won at Mississippi State 46–0; lost vs. Tennessee 13–15; won vs. Sewanee 42–12; lost at Wisconsin 0–15; won vs. Kentucky 14–0; lost at Georgia Tech 13–33; won vs. Georgia 19–0; won vs. LSU 13–0+46−20Won 27–0 vs. Ole Miss+27Ole MissWon 46–0 at Mississippi State+46Mississippi Sta…Lost 13–15 vs. Tennessee-2TennesseeWon 42–12 vs. Sewanee+30SewaneeLost 0–15 at Wisconsin-15WisconsinWon 14–0 vs. Kentucky+14KentuckyLost 13–33 at Georgia Tech-20Georgia TechWon 19–0 vs. Georgia+19GeorgiaWon 13–0 vs. LSU+13LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 6vsOle MissW 27–⁠062%
Oct 13atMississippi StateW 46–⁠062%
Oct 20vsTennesseeL 13–⁠1556%
Oct 27vsSewaneeW 42–⁠1280%
Nov 3atWisconsinL 0–⁠1549%
Nov 10vsKentuckyW 14–⁠073%
Nov 17atGeorgia TechL 13–⁠3329%
Nov 29vsGeorgiaW 19–⁠056%
Dec 8vsLSUW 13–⁠067%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat LSU 13–⁠0; 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 79th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠2 5th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
187–⁠75
Coach
Wallace Wade
Elo
1624 +66 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.9 No. 16 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Earl Smith
Offense
Single-wing

1928 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech7–⁠010–⁠0
Tennessee6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Florida6–⁠18–⁠1
Virginia Tech4–⁠17–⁠2
Alabama6–⁠26–⁠3
LSU3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠28–⁠2
Clemson4–⁠28–⁠3
Tulane3–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠35–⁠4
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
North Carolina2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Kentucky2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Maryland2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
VMI2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
Georgia2–⁠44–⁠5
NC State1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠42–⁠4–⁠2
Virginia1–⁠62–⁠6–⁠1
Washington and Lee1–⁠62–⁠8
Sewanee0–⁠52–⁠7
Auburn0–⁠71–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.