1956 Alabama
2–7–1 (2–5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Ears Whitworth. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Tulane 13–7Nov 10
By 6 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | at Rice | L 13–20 | 30% |
| Oct 6 | vs 18Vanderbilt | L 7–32 | 29% |
| Oct 13 | vs 4TCU | L 6–23 | 18% |
| Oct 20 | at 7Tennessee | L 0–24 | 13% |
| Oct 27 | vs Mississippi State | W 13–12 | 34% |
| Nov 3 | vs Georgia | L 13–16 | 43% |
| Nov 10 | at Tulane | W 13–7 | 15% |
| Nov 17 | at 4Georgia Tech | L 0–27 | 9% |
| Nov 24 | vs Southern Miss | T 13–13 | 57% |
| Dec 1 | vs Auburn | L 7–34 | 21% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Auburn 34–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 122nd-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 1956.
- Record
- 2–7–1
- Conference
- 2–5 tied for 8th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 85–208
- Coach
- Ears Whitworth
- Elo
- 1356 −30 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 0.3 No. 57 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Jim Cunningham and Wes Thompson
1956 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 6–0 | 10–1 | 2 |
| Georgia Tech | 7–1 | 10–1 | 4 |
 Florida | 5–2 | 6–3–1 | |
 Ole Miss | 4–2 | 7–3 | |
| Auburn | 4–3 | 7–3 | |
 Kentucky | 4–4 | 6–4 | |
| Tulane | 3–3 | 6–4 | |
| Vanderbilt | 2–5 | 5–5 | |
| Mississippi State | 2–5 | 4–6 | |
 Alabama | 2–5 | 2–7–1 | |
 LSU | 1–5 | 3–7 | |
| Georgia | 1–6 | 3–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.