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1970 Alabama

6–⁠5–⁠1 (3–⁠4 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bear Bryant.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1970, game by game: lost vs. No. 3 USC 21–42; won vs. Virginia Tech 51–18; won vs. No. 13 Florida 46–15; lost at No. 7 Ole Miss 23–48; won vs. Vanderbilt 35–11; lost at No. 14 Tennessee 0–24; won at No. 15 Houston 30–21; won vs. Mississippi State 35–6; lost vs. No. 11 LSU 9–14; won at Miami 32–8; lost vs. No. 11 Auburn 28–33; tied vs. No. 20 Oklahoma 24–24+33−25Lost 21–42 vs. No. 3 USC-21No. 3 USCWon 51–18 vs. Virginia Tech+33Virginia TechWon 46–15 vs. No. 13 Florida+31No. 13 FloridaLost 23–48 at No. 7 Ole Miss-25No. 7 Ole MissWon 35–11 vs. Vanderbilt+24VanderbiltLost 0–24 at No. 14 Tennessee-24No. 14 TennesseeWon 30–21 at No. 15 Houston+9No. 15 HoustonWon 35–6 vs. Mississippi State+29Mississippi Sta…Lost 9–14 vs. No. 11 LSU-5No. 11 LSUWon 32–8 at Miami+24MiamiLost 28–33 vs. No. 11 Auburn-5No. 11 AuburnTied 24–24 vs. No. 20 Oklahoma0No. 20 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12vs3USCL 21–⁠4240%
Sep 19vsVirginia TechW 51–⁠1861%
Sep 26vs13FloridaW 46–⁠1550%
Oct 3at7Ole MissL 23–⁠4832%
Oct 10vsVanderbiltW 35–⁠1172%
Oct 17at14TennesseeL 0–⁠2432%
Oct 24at15HoustonW 30–⁠2130%
Oct 31vsMississippi StateW 35–⁠673%
Nov 7vs11LSUL 9–⁠1450%
Nov 14atMiamiW 32–⁠871%
Nov 28vs11AuburnL 28–⁠3342%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs20OklahomaAstro-Bluebonnet BowlT 24–⁠2450%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Oklahoma 24–⁠24 in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 82nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 16
  2. Wk 4: 17
  3. Wk 9: 19

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 1970.

Record
6–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 7th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 16
Points
334–⁠264
Coach
Bear Bryant
Elo
1609 +52 this season
SP+ rating
19.7 No. 16 of 117; offense No. 9, defense No. 42
SRS
17.4 No. 18 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Danny Gilbert and Dave Brungard

Drafted in 1971

The 1971 draft
Rd 6Scott Hunter QBGreen Bay Packers

All-SEC

1 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1970 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1970 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU5–⁠09–⁠37
Tennessee4–⁠111–⁠14
Auburn5–⁠29–⁠210
Ole Miss4–⁠27–⁠420
Florida3–⁠37–⁠4
Georgia3–⁠35–⁠5
Mississippi State3–⁠46–⁠5
Alabama3–⁠46–⁠5–⁠1
Vanderbilt1–⁠54–⁠7
Kentucky0–⁠72–⁠9

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