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1968 Alabama

8–⁠3 (4–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bear Bryant, finished No. 17 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1968, game by game: won vs. Virginia Tech 14–7; won vs. Southern Miss 17–14; lost at Ole Miss 8–10; won vs. Vanderbilt 31–7; lost at No. 8 Tennessee 9–10; won vs. Clemson 21–14; won vs. Mississippi State 20–13; won vs. No. 20 LSU 16–7; won at Miami 14–6; won vs. No. 18 Auburn 24–16; lost vs. No. 16 Missouri 10–35+24−25Won 14–7 vs. Virginia Tech+7Virginia TechWon 17–14 vs. Southern Miss+3Southern MissLost 8–10 at Ole Miss-2Ole MissWon 31–7 vs. Vanderbilt+24VanderbiltLost 9–10 at No. 8 Tennessee-1No. 8 TennesseeWon 21–14 vs. Clemson+7ClemsonWon 20–13 vs. Mississippi State+7Mississippi Sta…Won 16–7 vs. No. 20 LSU+9No. 20 LSUWon 14–6 at Miami+8MiamiWon 24–16 vs. No. 18 Auburn+8No. 18 AuburnLost 10–35 vs. No. 16 Missouri-25No. 16 Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsVirginia TechW 14–⁠769%
Sep 28vsSouthern MissW 17–⁠1475%
Oct 5atOle MissL 8–⁠1047%
Oct 12vsVanderbiltW 31–⁠782%
Oct 19at8TennesseeL 9–⁠1037%
Oct 26vsClemsonW 21–⁠1476%
Nov 2vsMississippi StateW 20–⁠1392%
Nov 9vs20LSUW 16–⁠767%
Nov 16atMiamiW 14–⁠653%
Nov 30vs18AuburnW 24–⁠1659%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvs16MissouriGator BowlL 10–⁠3564%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Missouri 35–⁠10 in the Gator Bowl; No. 17 in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 10
  2. Wk 2: 7
  3. Wk 3: 7
  4. Wk 4: 11
  5. Wk 10: 16
  6. Wk 11: 15
  7. Wk 12: 15
  8. Wk 13: 12
  9. Final: 17

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 1968.

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 17 peak No. 7
Points
184–⁠139
Coach
Bear Bryant
Elo
1675 +34 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.8 No. 23 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Mike Hall and Donnie Sutton

All-SEC

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Al SamplesOGAP-1
  • Mike FordDEAP-1; UPI
  • Mike HallLBAP-1; UPI

Second team

  • Donnie SuttonWRAP-2
  • Randy BarronDTAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1968 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1968 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia5–⁠0–⁠18–⁠1–⁠28
Tennessee4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠2–⁠113
Alabama4–⁠28–⁠317
Auburn4–⁠27–⁠416
Ole Miss3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
LSU2–⁠28–⁠319
Florida2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt1–⁠3–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
Mississippi State0–⁠4–⁠10–⁠8–⁠2
Kentucky0–⁠73–⁠7

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