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1962 Alabama

10–⁠1 (6–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bear Bryant, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1962, game by game: won vs. Georgia 35–0; won at Tulane 44–6; won vs. Vanderbilt 17–7; won vs. Houston 14–3; won at Tennessee 27–7; won vs. Tulsa 35–6; won at Mississippi State 20–0; won vs. Miami 36–3; lost at Georgia Tech 6–7; won vs. Auburn 38–0; won vs. No. 8 Oklahoma 17–0+38−1Won 35–0 vs. Georgia+35GeorgiaWon 44–6 at Tulane+38TulaneWon 17–7 vs. Vanderbilt+10VanderbiltWon 14–3 vs. Houston+11HoustonWon 27–7 at Tennessee+20TennesseeWon 35–6 vs. Tulsa+29TulsaWon 20–0 at Mississippi State+20Mississippi Sta…Won 36–3 vs. Miami+33MiamiLost 6–7 at Georgia Tech-1Georgia TechWon 38–0 vs. Auburn+38AuburnWon 17–0 vs. No. 8 Oklahoma+17No. 8 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsGeorgiaW 35–⁠083%
Sep 28atTulaneW 44–⁠679%
Oct 6vsVanderbiltW 17–⁠791%
Oct 13vsHoustonW 14–⁠378%
Oct 20atTennesseeW 27–⁠769%
Oct 27vsTulsaW 35–⁠688%
Nov 3atMississippi StateW 20–⁠076%
Nov 10vsMiamiW 36–⁠374%
Nov 17atGeorgia TechL 6–⁠761%
Dec 1vsAuburnW 38–⁠077%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs8OklahomaOrange BowlW 17–⁠062%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oklahoma 17–⁠0 in the Orange Bowl; No. 5 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 3
  2. Wk 2: 1
  3. Wk 3: 2
  4. Wk 4: 1
  5. Wk 5: 2
  6. Wk 6: 2
  7. Wk 7: 2
  8. Wk 8: 3
  9. Wk 9: 1
  10. Wk 10: 6
  11. Wk 11: 5
  12. Final: 5

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 1962.

Heisman voteLee Roy Jordan, fourth

Consensus All-AmericanLee Roy Jordan, C

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 5 peak No. 1
Points
289–⁠39
Coach
Bear Bryant
Elo
1808 +121 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
29.0 No. 2 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Howard Schnellenberger
Defensive coordinator
Gene Stallings
Captains
Lee Roy Jordan and Jimmy Sharpe

Drafted in 1963

The 1963 draft
Rd 1Lee Roy Jordan LBDallas Cowboys
Rd 2Butch Wilson BBaltimore Colts
Rd 3Mike Fracchia BSt. Louis Cardinals
Rd 2Lee Roy Jordan LBBoston Patriots (AFL)
Rd 6Butch Wilson TEOakland Raiders (AFL)
Rd 7Dick Williamson EBoston Patriots (AFL)

All-SEC

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1962 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1962 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ole Miss6–⁠010–⁠03
Alabama6–⁠110–⁠15
LSU5–⁠19–⁠1–⁠17
Georgia Tech5–⁠27–⁠3–⁠1
Florida4–⁠27–⁠4
Auburn4–⁠36–⁠3–⁠1
Georgia2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠4–⁠3
Kentucky2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
Mississippi State2–⁠53–⁠6
Tennessee2–⁠64–⁠6
Vanderbilt1–⁠61–⁠9
Tulane0–⁠70–⁠10

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