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1975 Alabama

11–⁠1 (6–⁠0 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bear Bryant, finished No. 3 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1975, game by game: lost vs. Missouri 7–20; won vs. Clemson 56–0; won at Vanderbilt 40–7; won vs. Ole Miss 32–6; won vs. Washington 52–0; won vs. No. 16 Tennessee 30–7; won vs. TCU 45–0; won at Mississippi State 21–10; won at LSU 23–10; won vs. Southern Miss 27–6; won vs. Auburn 28–0; won vs. No. 8 Penn State 13–6+56−13Lost 7–20 vs. Missouri-13MissouriWon 56–0 vs. Clemson+56ClemsonWon 40–7 at Vanderbilt+33VanderbiltWon 32–6 vs. Ole Miss+26Ole MissWon 52–0 vs. Washington+52WashingtonWon 30–7 vs. No. 16 Tennessee+23No. 16 TennesseeWon 45–0 vs. TCU+45TCUWon 21–10 at Mississippi State+11Mississippi Sta…Won 23–10 at LSU+13LSUWon 27–6 vs. Southern Miss+21Southern MissWon 28–0 vs. Auburn+28AuburnWon 13–6 vs. No. 8 Penn State+7No. 8 Penn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsMissouriL 7–⁠2075%
Sep 20vsClemsonW 56–⁠079%
Sep 27atVanderbiltW 40–⁠761%
Oct 4vsOle MissW 32–⁠685%
Oct 11vsWashingtonW 52–⁠086%
Oct 18vs16TennesseeW 30–⁠771%
Oct 25vsTCUW 45–⁠095%
Nov 1atMississippi StateW 21–⁠1066%
Nov 8atLSUW 23–⁠1076%
Nov 15vsSouthern MissW 27–⁠683%
Nov 29vsAuburnW 28–⁠080%
Dec 31Bowls & playoffvs8Penn StateSugar BowlW 13–⁠659%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Penn State 13–⁠6 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 3 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 2
  2. Wk 2: 13
  3. Wk 3: 14
  4. Wk 4: 11
  5. Wk 5: 9
  6. Wk 6: 7
  7. Wk 7: 6
  8. Wk 8: 6
  9. Wk 9: 6
  10. Wk 10: 5
  11. Wk 11: 5
  12. Wk 12: 5
  13. Wk 13: 4
  14. Wk 14: 4
  15. 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 1975.

Southeastern Conference champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanLeroy Cook, DE

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 3 peak No. 2
Points
374–⁠72
Coach
Bear Bryant
Elo
1816 +102 this season
SP+ rating
28.8 No. 2 of 132; offense No. 9, defense No. 2
SRS
26.6 No. 3 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mal Moore
Defensive coordinator
Ken Donahue
Captains
Leroy Cook and Richard Todd
Offense
Wishbone
Defense
5–⁠2

Drafted in 1976

The 1976 draft
Rd 1Richard Todd QBNew York Jets
Rd 4Wayne Rhodes DBChicago Bears
Rd 5Woodrow Lowe LBSan Diego Chargers
Rd 5Willie Shelby RBCincinnati Bengals

All-SEC

9 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1975 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1975 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama6–⁠011–⁠13
Georgia5–⁠19–⁠319
Florida5–⁠19–⁠3
Ole Miss5–⁠16–⁠5
Tennessee3–⁠37–⁠5
Vanderbilt2–⁠47–⁠4
Mississippi State1–⁠4–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Auburn1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠2
LSU1–⁠54–⁠7
Kentucky0–⁠62–⁠8–⁠1

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