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1946 Alabama

7–⁠4 (4–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Frank Thomas.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1946, game by game: won vs. Furman 26–7; won at Tulane 7–6; won at South Carolina 14–6; won vs. Louisiana 54–0; lost at No. 9 Tennessee 0–12; won vs. Kentucky 21–7; lost at No. 5 Georgia 0–14; lost at No. 19 LSU 21–31; won vs. Vanderbilt 12–7; lost at Boston College 7–13; won vs. No. 19 Mississippi State 24–7+54−14Won 26–7 vs. Furman+19FurmanWon 7–6 at Tulane+1TulaneWon 14–6 at South Carolina+8South CarolinaWon 54–0 vs. Louisiana+54LouisianaLost 0–12 at No. 9 Tennessee-12No. 9 TennesseeWon 21–7 vs. Kentucky+14KentuckyLost 0–14 at No. 5 Georgia-14No. 5 GeorgiaLost 21–31 at No. 19 LSU-10No. 19 LSUWon 12–7 vs. Vanderbilt+5VanderbiltLost 7–13 at Boston College-6Boston CollegeWon 24–7 vs. No. 19 Mississippi State+17No. 19 Mississippi Sta…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsFurmanW 26–⁠794%
Sep 28atTulaneW 7–⁠675%
Oct 5atSouth CarolinaW 14–⁠673%
Oct 12vsLouisianaW 54–⁠098%
Oct 19at9TennesseeL 0–⁠1247%
Oct 26vsKentuckyW 21–⁠779%
Nov 2at5GeorgiaL 0–⁠1439%
Nov 9at19LSUL 21–⁠3148%
Nov 16vsVanderbiltW 12–⁠775%
Nov 23atBoston CollegeL 7–⁠1361%
Nov 30vs19Mississippi StateW 24–⁠752%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Mississippi State 24–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 75th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 6
  2. Wk 2: 7
  3. Wk 3: 11
  4. Wk 4: 15

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 1946.

Led the nationHarry Gilmer: punt return yards (436 yds)

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠3 6th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 6
Points
186–⁠110
Coach
Frank Thomas
Elo
1637 −28 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.2 No. 25 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-SEC

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1946 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1946 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia5–⁠011–⁠03
Tennessee5–⁠09–⁠27
LSU5–⁠19–⁠1–⁠18
Georgia Tech4–⁠29–⁠211
Mississippi State3–⁠28–⁠2
Alabama4–⁠37–⁠4
Vanderbilt3–⁠45–⁠4
Kentucky2–⁠37–⁠3
Tulane2–⁠43–⁠7
Auburn1–⁠54–⁠6
Ole Miss1–⁠62–⁠7
Florida0–⁠50–⁠9

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