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1977 Alabama

11–⁠1 (7–⁠0 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bear Bryant, finished No. 2 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1977, game by game: won vs. Ole Miss 34–13; lost at Nebraska 24–31; won at Vanderbilt 24–12; won vs. Georgia 18–10; won at No. 1 USC 21–20; won vs. Tennessee 24–10; won vs. Louisville 55–6; won at Mississippi State 37–7; won at No. 18 LSU 24–3; won vs. Miami 36–0; won vs. Auburn 48–21; won vs. No. 9 Ohio State 35–6+49−7Won 34–13 vs. Ole Miss+21Ole MissLost 24–31 at Nebraska-7NebraskaWon 24–12 at Vanderbilt+12VanderbiltWon 18–10 vs. Georgia+8GeorgiaWon 21–20 at No. 1 USC+1No. 1 USCWon 24–10 vs. Tennessee+14TennesseeWon 55–6 vs. Louisville+49LouisvilleWon 37–7 at Mississippi State+30Mississippi Sta…Won 24–3 at No. 18 LSU+21No. 18 LSUWon 36–0 vs. Miami+36MiamiWon 48–21 vs. Auburn+27AuburnWon 35–6 vs. No. 9 Ohio State+29No. 9 Ohio State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10vsOle MissW 34–⁠1378%
Sep 17atNebraskaL 24–⁠3158%
Sep 24atVanderbiltW 24–⁠1273%
Oct 1vsGeorgiaW 18–⁠1062%
Oct 8at1USCW 21–⁠2038%
Oct 15vsTennesseeW 24–⁠1082%
Oct 22vsLouisvilleW 55–⁠688%
Oct 29atMississippi StateW 37–⁠768%
Nov 5at18LSUW 24–⁠364%
Nov 12vsMiamiW 36–⁠090%
Nov 26vsAuburnW 48–⁠2182%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs9Ohio StateSugar BowlW 35–⁠656%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ohio State 35–⁠6 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 2 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 20th-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: 10
  4. Wk 4: 10
  5. Wk 5: 7
  6. Wk 6: 4
  7. Wk 7: 3
  8. Wk 8: 2
  9. Wk 9: 2
  10. Wk 10: 2
  11. Wk 11: 2
  12. Wk 12: 2
  13. Wk 13: 3
  14. Final: 2

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 1977.

Southeastern Conference champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanOzzie Newsome, TE

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
7–⁠0 shared first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 2 peak No. 2
Points
380–⁠139
Coach
Bear Bryant
Elo
1810 +132 this season
SP+ rating
32.5 No. 3 of 140; offense No. 7, defense No. 3
SRS
28.5 No. 2 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mal Moore
Defensive coordinator
Ken Donahue
Captains
Mike Tucker and Ozzie Newsome
Offense
Wishbone
Defense
5–⁠2

Drafted in 1978

The 1978 draft
Rd 1Bob Cryder OGNew England Patriots
Rd 1Ozzie Newsome TECleveland Browns
Rd 2Johnny Davis RBTampa Bay Buccaneers

All-SEC

5 first team, 6 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1977 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1977 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠011–⁠12
Kentucky6–⁠010–⁠16
LSU4–⁠28–⁠4
Auburn4–⁠25–⁠6
Florida3–⁠36–⁠4–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠45–⁠6
Georgia2–⁠45–⁠6
Ole Miss2–⁠55–⁠6
Tennessee1–⁠54–⁠7
Vanderbilt0–⁠62–⁠9

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