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1991 Alabama

11–⁠1 (6–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Gene Stallings, finished No. 5 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1991, game by game: won vs. Temple 41–3; lost at No. 6 Florida 0–35; won vs. No. 25 Georgia 10–0; won at Vanderbilt 48–17; won vs. Chattanooga 53–7; won vs. Tulane 62–0; won vs. No. 8 Tennessee 24–19; won vs. Mississippi State 13–7; won at LSU 20–17; won at Memphis 10–7; won vs. Auburn 13–6; won vs. No. 15 Colorado 30–25+62−35Won 41–3 vs. Temple+38TempleLost 0–35 at No. 6 Florida-35No. 6 FloridaWon 10–0 vs. No. 25 Georgia+10No. 25 GeorgiaWon 48–17 at Vanderbilt+31VanderbiltWon 53–7 vs. Chattanooga+46ChattanoogaWon 62–0 vs. Tulane+62TulaneWon 24–19 vs. No. 8 Tennessee+5No. 8 TennesseeWon 13–7 vs. Mississippi State+6Mississippi Sta…Won 20–17 at LSU+3LSUWon 10–7 at Memphis+3MemphisWon 13–6 vs. Auburn+7AuburnWon 30–25 vs. No. 15 Colorado+5No. 15 Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7vsTempleW 41–⁠371%
Sep 14at6FloridaL 0–⁠3537%
Sep 21vs25GeorgiaW 10–⁠068%
Sep 28atVanderbiltW 48–⁠1777%
Oct 5vsChattanoogaW 53–⁠790%
Oct 12vsTulaneW 62–⁠089%
Oct 19vs8TennesseeW 24–⁠1951%
Nov 2vsMississippi StateW 13–⁠771%
Nov 9atLSUW 20–⁠1767%
Nov 16atMemphisW 10–⁠769%
Nov 30vsAuburnW 13–⁠666%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvs15ColoradoBlockbuster BowlW 30–⁠2545%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado 30–⁠25 in the Blockbuster Bowl; No. 5 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 52nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 22
  2. Wk 2: 20
  3. Wk 3: 16
  4. Wk 5: 22
  5. Wk 6: 20
  6. Wk 7: 19
  7. Wk 8: 14
  8. Wk 9: 7
  9. Wk 10: 7
  10. Wk 11: 8
  11. Wk 12: 7
  12. Wk 13: 8
  13. Wk 14: 8
  14. Wk 15: 8
  15. Final: 5

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 1991.

Record
11–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1 2nd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 5 peak No. 5
Points
324–⁠143
Coach
Gene Stallings
Elo
1711 +116 this season
SP+ rating
17.3 No. 16 of 104; offense No. 42, defense No. 4
SRS
13.1 No. 16 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mal Moore
Captains
Kevin Turner, Siran Stacy, Robert Stewart and John Sullins

Drafted in 1992

The 1992 draft
Rd 2Siran Stacy RBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 3Kevin Turner RBNew England Patriots

All-SEC

3 first team, 4 second team

First team

  • Siran StacyRBAP-2; Coaches-1
  • Robert StewartMGAP-1; Coaches-1
  • John SullinsLBAP-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1991 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1991 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida7–⁠010–⁠27
Alabama6–⁠111–⁠15
Tennessee5–⁠29–⁠314
Georgia4–⁠39–⁠317
Mississippi State4–⁠37–⁠5
Vanderbilt3–⁠45–⁠6
LSU3–⁠45–⁠6
Auburn2–⁠55–⁠6
Ole Miss1–⁠65–⁠6
Kentucky0–⁠73–⁠8

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