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1960 Alabama

8–⁠1–⁠2 (5–⁠1–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bear Bryant, finished No. 9 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1960, game by game: won vs. No. 13 Georgia 21–6; tied at Tulane 6–6; won vs. Vanderbilt 21–0; lost at Tennessee 7–20; won vs. Houston 14–0; won at Mississippi State 7–0; won vs. Furman 51–0; won at Georgia Tech 16–15; won vs. Tampa 34–6; won vs. No. 8 Auburn 3–0; tied vs. Texas 3–3+51−13Won 21–6 vs. No. 13 Georgia+15No. 13 GeorgiaTied 6–6 at Tulane0TulaneWon 21–0 vs. Vanderbilt+21VanderbiltLost 7–20 at Tennessee-13TennesseeWon 14–0 vs. Houston+14HoustonWon 7–0 at Mississippi State+7Mississippi Sta…Won 51–0 vs. Furman+51FurmanWon 16–15 at Georgia Tech+1Georgia TechWon 34–6 vs. Tampa+28TampaWon 3–0 vs. No. 8 Auburn+3No. 8 AuburnTied 3–3 vs. Texas0Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vs13GeorgiaW 21–⁠648%
Sep 24atTulaneT 6–⁠657%
Oct 1vsVanderbiltW 21–⁠067%
Oct 15atTennesseeL 7–⁠2052%
Oct 22vsHoustonW 14–⁠067%
Oct 29atMississippi StateW 7–⁠059%
Nov 5vsFurmanW 51–⁠091%
Nov 12atGeorgia TechW 16–⁠1546%
Nov 19vsTampaW 34–⁠695%
Nov 26vs8AuburnW 3–⁠043%
Dec 17Bowls & playoffvsTexasBluebonnet BowlT 3–⁠345%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Texas 3–⁠3 in the Bluebonnet Bowl; No. 9 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 5
  2. Wk 3: 15
  3. Wk 4: 17
  4. Wk 5: 15
  5. Wk 10: 18
  6. Wk 11: 17
  7. Final: 9

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 1960.

Record
8–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠1–⁠1 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 9 peak No. 5
Points
183–⁠56
Coach
Bear Bryant
Elo
1634 +87 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
15.8 No. 18 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Leon Fuller and Bobby Boylston

All-SEC

1 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1960 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1960 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ole Miss5–⁠0–⁠110–⁠0–⁠12
Florida5–⁠19–⁠218
Alabama5–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠29
Auburn5–⁠28–⁠213
Georgia4–⁠36–⁠4
Tennessee3–⁠2–⁠26–⁠2–⁠2
Georgia Tech4–⁠45–⁠5
LSU2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠4–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Tulane1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Mississippi State0–⁠5–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
Vanderbilt0–⁠73–⁠7

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