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1944 Alabama

5–⁠2–⁠2 (3–⁠1–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Frank Thomas.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1944, game by game: tied at LSU 27–27; won at Samford 63–7; won vs. Millsaps 55–0; tied at No. 17 Tennessee 0–0; won vs. Kentucky 41–0; lost vs. Georgia 7–14; won vs. Ole Miss 34–6; won vs. No. 16 Mississippi State 19–0; lost vs. No. 11 Duke 26–29+56−7Tied 27–27 at LSU0LSUWon 63–7 at Samford+56SamfordWon 55–0 vs. Millsaps+55MillsapsTied 0–0 at No. 17 Tennessee0No. 17 TennesseeWon 41–0 vs. Kentucky+41KentuckyLost 7–14 vs. Georgia-7GeorgiaWon 34–6 vs. Ole Miss+28Ole MissWon 19–0 vs. No. 16 Mississippi State+19No. 16 Mississippi Sta…Lost 26–29 vs. No. 11 Duke-3No. 11 Duke
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30atLSUT 27–⁠2750%
Oct 7atSamfordW 63–⁠794%
Oct 14vsMillsapsW 55–⁠093%
Oct 21at17TennesseeT 0–⁠034%
Oct 27vsKentuckyW 41–⁠076%
Nov 4vsGeorgiaL 7–⁠1476%
Nov 11vsOle MissW 34–⁠683%
Nov 18vs16Mississippi StateW 19–⁠045%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs11DukeSugar BowlL 26–⁠2950%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Duke 29–⁠26 in the Sugar Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 78th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 19
  2. Wk 7: 13
  3. Wk 8: 16

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 1944.

Record
5–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠1–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 13
Points
272–⁠83
Coach
Frank Thomas
Elo
1629 +24 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
10.3 No. 24 of 95 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Joe Domnanovich

All-SEC

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1944 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1944 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech4–⁠08–⁠313
Tennessee5–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠112
Georgia4–⁠27–⁠3
Alabama3–⁠1–⁠25–⁠2–⁠2
Mississippi State3–⁠26–⁠2
LSU2–⁠3–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss2–⁠32–⁠6
Tulane1–⁠24–⁠3
Kentucky1–⁠53–⁠6
Florida0–⁠34–⁠3
Auburn0–⁠44–⁠4

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