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1964 Alabama

10–⁠1 (8–⁠0 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bear Bryant, finished No. 1 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1964, game by game: won vs. Georgia 31–3; won vs. Tulane 36–6; won vs. Vanderbilt 24–0; won vs. NC State 21–0; won at Tennessee 19–8; won vs. No. 9 Florida 17–14; won at Mississippi State 23–6; won vs. No. 8 LSU 17–9; won at No. 10 Georgia Tech 24–7; won vs. Auburn 21–14; lost vs. No. 5 Texas 17–21+30−4Won 31–3 vs. Georgia+28GeorgiaWon 36–6 vs. Tulane+30TulaneWon 24–0 vs. Vanderbilt+24VanderbiltWon 21–0 vs. NC State+21NC StateWon 19–8 at Tennessee+11TennesseeWon 17–14 vs. No. 9 Florida+3No. 9 FloridaWon 23–6 at Mississippi State+17Mississippi Sta…Won 17–9 vs. No. 8 LSU+8No. 8 LSUWon 24–7 at No. 10 Georgia Tech+17No. 10 Georgia TechWon 21–14 vs. Auburn+7AuburnLost 17–21 vs. No. 5 Texas-4No. 5 Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsGeorgiaW 31–⁠380%
Sep 26vsTulaneW 36–⁠689%
Oct 3vsVanderbiltW 24–⁠090%
Oct 10vsNC StateW 21–⁠074%
Oct 17atTennesseeW 19–⁠867%
Oct 24vs9FloridaW 17–⁠1469%
Oct 31atMississippi StateW 23–⁠667%
Nov 7vs8LSUW 17–⁠969%
Nov 14at10Georgia TechW 24–⁠756%
Nov 26vsAuburnW 21–⁠1474%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs5TexasOrange BowlL 17–⁠2155%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas 21–⁠17 in the Orange Bowl; No. 1 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 28th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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 1964.

National championsNo. 1 in the final AP poll, and a title the school claims

Southeastern Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference

Record
10–⁠1
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 1 peak No. 1
Points
250–⁠88
Coach
Bear Bryant
Elo
1780 +110 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
21.3 No. 3 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Howard Schnellenberger
Defensive coordinator
Gene Stallings
Captains
Joe Namath and Ray Ogden

Drafted in 1965

The 1965 draft
Rd 1Joe Namath QBSt. Louis Cardinals
Rd 3Ray Ogden ESt. Louis Cardinals

All-SEC

5 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Tommy TollesonEAP-2; UPI-3
  • Gaylon McCulloughCAP-2; UPI-2
  • Paul CraneLBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1964 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1964 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠010–⁠11
Florida4–⁠27–⁠3
Kentucky4–⁠25–⁠5
LSU4–⁠2–⁠18–⁠2–⁠17
Georgia3–⁠27–⁠3–⁠1
Auburn3–⁠36–⁠4
Ole Miss2–⁠4–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠54–⁠6
Vanderbilt1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Tennessee1–⁠5–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Tulane1–⁠43–⁠7

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