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1930 Alabama

10–⁠0 (8–⁠0 Southern Conference), coached by Wallace Wade.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1930, game by game: won vs. Samford 43–0; won vs. Ole Miss 64–0; won vs. Sewanee 25–0; won vs. Tennessee 18–6; won vs. Vanderbilt 12–7; won at Kentucky 19–0; won at Florida 20–0; won vs. LSU 33–0; won vs. Georgia 13–0; won vs. Washington State 24–0+64Won 43–0 vs. Samford+43SamfordWon 64–0 vs. Ole Miss+64Ole MissWon 25–0 vs. Sewanee+25SewaneeWon 18–6 vs. Tennessee+12TennesseeWon 12–7 vs. Vanderbilt+5VanderbiltWon 19–0 at Kentucky+19KentuckyWon 20–0 at Florida+20FloridaWon 33–0 vs. LSU+33LSUWon 13–0 vs. Georgia+13GeorgiaWon 24–0 vs. Washington State+24Washington State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsSamfordW 43–⁠095%
Oct 4vsOle MissW 64–⁠073%
Oct 11vsSewaneeW 25–⁠081%
Oct 18vsTennesseeW 18–⁠648%
Oct 25vsVanderbiltW 12–⁠752%
Nov 1atKentuckyW 19–⁠047%
Nov 8atFloridaW 20–⁠050%
Nov 15vsLSUW 33–⁠080%
Nov 27vsGeorgiaW 13–⁠071%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsWashington StateRose BowlW 24–⁠056%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Washington State 24–⁠0 in the Rose Bowl; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1930.

National championsa title the school claims

Southern Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Tulane

Consensus All-AmericanFred Sington, OT

Record
10–⁠0
Conference
8–⁠0 shared first in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
271–⁠13
Coach
Wallace Wade
Elo
1765 +196 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
25.0 No. 3 of 106 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Foots Clement
Offense
Single-wing

1930 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠010–⁠0
Tulane5–⁠08–⁠1
Tennessee6–⁠19–⁠1
Duke4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠2
Vanderbilt5–⁠28–⁠2
Maryland4–⁠27–⁠5
Florida4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina4–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Clemson3–⁠28–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Kentucky4–⁠35–⁠3
South Carolina4–⁠36–⁠4
Virginia Tech2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠32–⁠7
Georgia Tech2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
LSU2–⁠46–⁠4
Virginia2–⁠54–⁠6
Sewanee1–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1
Ole Miss1–⁠53–⁠5–⁠1
NC State1–⁠52–⁠8
Auburn1–⁠63–⁠7
Washington and Lee0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
VMI0–⁠53–⁠6

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