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1958 Alabama

5–⁠4–⁠1 (3–⁠4–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bear Bryant.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1958, game by game: lost vs. No. 15 LSU 3–13; tied at No. 20 Vanderbilt 0–0; won vs. Furman 29–6; lost at Tennessee 7–14; won at No. 19 Mississippi State 9–7; won vs. Georgia 12–0; lost at Tulane 7–13; won at No. 20 Georgia Tech 17–8; won vs. Memphis 14–0; lost vs. No. 2 Auburn 8–14+23−10Lost 3–13 vs. No. 15 LSU-10No. 15 LSUTied 0–0 at No. 20 Vanderbilt0No. 20 VanderbiltWon 29–6 vs. Furman+23FurmanLost 7–14 at Tennessee-7TennesseeWon 9–7 at No. 19 Mississippi State+2No. 19 Mississippi Sta…Won 12–0 vs. Georgia+12GeorgiaLost 7–13 at Tulane-6TulaneWon 17–8 at No. 20 Georgia Tech+9No. 20 Georgia TechWon 14–0 vs. Memphis+14MemphisLost 8–14 vs. No. 2 Auburn-6No. 2 Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vs15LSUL 3–⁠1339%
Oct 4at20VanderbiltT 0–⁠023%
Oct 11vsFurmanW 29–⁠671%
Oct 18atTennesseeL 7–⁠1422%
Oct 25at19Mississippi StateW 9–⁠721%
Nov 1vsGeorgiaW 12–⁠050%
Nov 7atTulaneL 7–⁠1341%
Nov 15at20Georgia TechW 17–⁠822%
Nov 22vsMemphisW 14–⁠077%
Nov 29vs2AuburnL 8–⁠1421%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Auburn 14–⁠8; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 116th-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 1958.

Record
5–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠4–⁠1 tied for 6th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
106–⁠75
Coach
Bear Bryant
Elo
1481 +70 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
10.3 No. 24 of 112 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Dave Sington and Bobby Smith

Drafted in 1959

The 1959 draft
Rd 7Bobby Jackson BGreen Bay Packers

All-SEC

2 second team

Second team

  • Dave SingtonOTAP-3; UPI-2
  • Don CochranOGAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1958 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1958 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU6–⁠011–⁠01
Auburn6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠14
Ole Miss3–⁠29–⁠211
Vanderbilt2–⁠1–⁠35–⁠2–⁠3
Tennessee4–⁠34–⁠6
Kentucky3–⁠4–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Alabama3–⁠4–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Florida2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠4–⁠114
Georgia Tech2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Georgia2–⁠44–⁠6
Tulane1–⁠53–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠63–⁠6

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