CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

1966 Alabama

11–⁠0 (6–⁠0 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bear Bryant, finished No. 3 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1966, game by game: won vs. Louisiana Tech 34–0; won at Ole Miss 17–7; won vs. Clemson 26–0; won at Tennessee 11–10; won vs. Vanderbilt 42–6; won vs. Mississippi State 27–14; won vs. LSU 21–0; won vs. South Carolina 24–0; won vs. Southern Miss 34–0; won vs. Auburn 31–0; won vs. No. 6 Nebraska 34–7+36Won 34–0 vs. Louisiana Tech+34Louisiana TechWon 17–7 at Ole Miss+10Ole MissWon 26–0 vs. Clemson+26ClemsonWon 11–10 at Tennessee+1TennesseeWon 42–6 vs. Vanderbilt+36VanderbiltWon 27–14 vs. Mississippi State+13Mississippi Sta…Won 21–0 vs. LSU+21LSUWon 24–0 vs. South Carolina+24South CarolinaWon 34–0 vs. Southern Miss+34Southern MissWon 31–0 vs. Auburn+31AuburnWon 34–7 vs. No. 6 Nebraska+27No. 6 Nebraska
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsLouisiana TechW 34–⁠097%
Oct 1atOle MissW 17–⁠752%
Oct 8vsClemsonW 26–⁠084%
Oct 15atTennesseeW 11–⁠1056%
Oct 22vsVanderbiltW 42–⁠691%
Oct 29vsMississippi StateW 27–⁠1489%
Nov 5vsLSUW 21–⁠080%
Nov 12vsSouth CarolinaW 24–⁠092%
Nov 26vsSouthern MissW 34–⁠083%
Dec 3vsAuburnW 31–⁠084%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs6NebraskaSugar BowlW 34–⁠758%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Nebraska 34–⁠7 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 3 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 19th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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 1966.

Southeastern Conference champions6–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Georgia

2 consensus All-AmericansRay Perkins, E; Cecil Dowdy, OT

Record
11–⁠0
Conference
6–⁠0 shared first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 3 peak No. 1
Points
301–⁠44
Coach
Bear Bryant
Elo
1811 +114 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
28.5 No. 2 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Ray Perkins and Richard Cole

Drafted in 1967

The 1967 draft
Rd 1Les Kelley LBNew Orleans Saints
Rd 4Louis Thompson DTNew York Giants
Rd 4Wayne Trimble DBSan Francisco 49ers

All-SEC

5 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Wayne CookWRAP-2
  • Jerry DuncanOTAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1966 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1966 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama6–⁠011–⁠03
Georgia5–⁠010–⁠14
Florida4–⁠19–⁠2
Ole Miss5–⁠28–⁠3
Tennessee3–⁠28–⁠3
LSU2–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1
Auburn1–⁠54–⁠6
Mississippi State0–⁠62–⁠8
Vanderbilt0–⁠51–⁠9

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