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1948 Alabama

6–⁠4–⁠1 (4–⁠4–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Red Drew.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1948, game by game: lost at Tulane 14–21; tied at Vanderbilt 14–14; won vs. Duquesne 48–6; lost at Tennessee 6–21; won at Mississippi State 10–7; lost vs. No. 18 Georgia 0–35; won vs. Southern Miss 27–0; won at No. 11 Georgia Tech 14–12; lost at LSU 6–26; won vs. Florida 34–28; won vs. Auburn 55–0+55−35Lost 14–21 at Tulane-7TulaneTied 14–14 at Vanderbilt0VanderbiltWon 48–6 vs. Duquesne+42DuquesneLost 6–21 at Tennessee-15TennesseeWon 10–7 at Mississippi State+3Mississippi Sta…Lost 0–35 vs. No. 18 Georgia-35No. 18 GeorgiaWon 27–0 vs. Southern Miss+27Southern MissWon 14–12 at No. 11 Georgia Tech+2No. 11 Georgia TechLost 6–26 at LSU-20LSUWon 34–28 vs. Florida+6FloridaWon 55–0 vs. Auburn+55Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25atTulaneL 14–⁠2169%
Oct 2atVanderbiltT 14–⁠1459%
Oct 8vsDuquesneW 48–⁠680%
Oct 16atTennesseeL 6–⁠2153%
Oct 23atMississippi StateW 10–⁠743%
Oct 30vs18GeorgiaL 0–⁠3549%
Nov 6vsSouthern MissW 27–⁠095%
Nov 13at11Georgia TechW 14–⁠1228%
Nov 20atLSUL 6–⁠2658%
Nov 27vsFloridaW 34–⁠2870%
Dec 4vsAuburnW 55–⁠081%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Auburn 55–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 94th-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 1948.

Record
6–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠4–⁠1 tied for 6th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
228–⁠170
Coach
Red Drew
Elo
1567 −59 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
10.3 No. 32 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
T. Ray Richeson

Drafted in 1949

The 1949 draft
Rd 7Jim Cain EChicago Cardinals

All-SEC

1 second team

Second team

  • Rebel SteinerEUP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1948 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1948 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia6–⁠09–⁠28
Ole Miss6–⁠18–⁠115
Tulane5–⁠19–⁠113
Vanderbilt4–⁠2–⁠18–⁠2–⁠112
Georgia Tech4–⁠37–⁠3
Alabama4–⁠4–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Mississippi State3–⁠34–⁠4–⁠1
Tennessee2–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠2
Kentucky1–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
Florida1–⁠55–⁠5
LSU1–⁠53–⁠7
Auburn0–⁠71–⁠8–⁠1

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