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1929 Alabama

6–⁠3 (4–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Wallace Wade.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1929, game by game: won vs. Mississippi College 55–0; won vs. Ole Miss 22–7; won vs. Chattanooga 46–0; lost at Tennessee 0–6; won vs. Sewanee 35–7; lost at Vanderbilt 0–13; won vs. Kentucky 24–13; won at Georgia Tech 14–0; lost vs. Georgia 0–12+55−13Won 55–0 vs. Mississippi College+55Mississippi Col…Won 22–7 vs. Ole Miss+15Ole MissWon 46–0 vs. Chattanooga+46ChattanoogaLost 0–6 at Tennessee-6TennesseeWon 35–7 vs. Sewanee+28SewaneeLost 0–13 at Vanderbilt-13VanderbiltWon 24–13 vs. Kentucky+11KentuckyWon 14–0 at Georgia Tech+14Georgia TechLost 0–12 vs. Georgia-12Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsMississippi CollegeW 55–⁠089%
Oct 5vsOle MissW 22–⁠772%
Oct 12vsChattanoogaW 46–⁠076%
Oct 19atTennesseeL 0–⁠636%
Oct 26vsSewaneeW 35–⁠782%
Nov 2atVanderbiltL 0–⁠1342%
Nov 9vsKentuckyW 24–⁠1361%
Nov 16atGeorgia TechW 14–⁠048%
Nov 28vsGeorgiaL 0–⁠1273%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 12–⁠0; 11th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 83rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠3 11th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
196–⁠58
Coach
Wallace Wade
Elo
1603 +21 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
8.6 No. 32 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Billy Hicks
Offense
Single-wing

1929 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulane6–⁠09–⁠0
Tennessee6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
North Carolina7–⁠19–⁠1
Florida6–⁠18–⁠2
Vanderbilt5–⁠17–⁠2
Kentucky3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
VMI4–⁠28–⁠2
Georgia4–⁠26–⁠4
Duke2–⁠14–⁠6
LSU3–⁠26–⁠3
Alabama4–⁠36–⁠3
Clemson3–⁠38–⁠3
Virginia Tech2–⁠35–⁠4
Georgia Tech3–⁠53–⁠6
Virginia1–⁠3–⁠24–⁠3–⁠2
Maryland1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠2
South Carolina2–⁠56–⁠5
Washington and Lee1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠4–⁠21–⁠6–⁠2
Mississippi State0–⁠3–⁠11–⁠5–⁠2
Sewanee0–⁠4–⁠12–⁠5–⁠2
Auburn0–⁠72–⁠7
NC State0–⁠51–⁠8

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