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1992 Alabama

13–⁠0 (8–⁠0 Southeastern Conference), coached by Gene Stallings, finished No. 1 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1992, game by game: won vs. Vanderbilt 25–8; won vs. Southern Miss 17–10; won at Arkansas 38–11; won vs. Louisiana Tech 13–0; won vs. South Carolina 48–7; won at Tulane 37–0; won at No. 13 Tennessee 17–10; won vs. Ole Miss 31–10; won at LSU 31–11; won at No. 16 Mississippi State 30–21; won vs. Auburn 17–0; won vs. No. 14 Florida 28–21; won vs. No. 1 Miami 34–13+41Won 25–8 vs. Vanderbilt+17VanderbiltWon 17–10 vs. Southern Miss+7Southern MissWon 38–11 at Arkansas+27ArkansasWon 13–0 vs. Louisiana Tech+13Louisiana TechWon 48–7 vs. South Carolina+41South CarolinaWon 37–0 at Tulane+37TulaneWon 17–10 at No. 13 Tennessee+7No. 13 TennesseeWon 31–10 vs. Ole Miss+21Ole MissWon 31–11 at LSU+20LSUWon 30–21 at No. 16 Mississippi State+9No. 16 Mississippi Sta…Won 17–0 vs. Auburn+17AuburnWon 28–21 vs. No. 14 Florida+7No. 14 FloridaWon 34–13 vs. No. 1 Miami+21No. 1 Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsVanderbiltW 25–⁠881%
Sep 12vsSouthern MissW 17–⁠1079%
Sep 19atArkansasW 38–⁠1165%
Sep 26vsLouisiana TechW 13–⁠072%
Oct 3vsSouth CarolinaW 48–⁠788%
Oct 10atTulaneW 37–⁠083%
Oct 17at13TennesseeW 17–⁠1046%
Oct 24vsOle MissW 31–⁠1081%
Nov 7atLSUW 31–⁠1183%
Nov 14at16Mississippi StateW 30–⁠2167%
Nov 26vsAuburnW 17–⁠086%
Dec 5Bowls & playoffvs14FloridaSEC Championship GameW 28–⁠2165%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs1MiamiSugar BowlW 34–⁠1343%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Miami 34–⁠13 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 1 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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 1992.

National championsNo. 1 in the final AP poll, and a title the school claims

Southeastern Conference champions8–⁠0 in the conference, won the SEC Championship Game

2 consensus All-AmericansEric Curry, DL; John Copeland, DL

Eddie Robinson Coach of the YearGene Stallings, coach; also the Walter Camp Coach and Bear Bryant Award

Record
13–⁠0
Conference
8–⁠0 first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 1 peak No. 1
Points
366–⁠122
Coach
Gene Stallings
Elo
1827 +186 this season
SP+ rating
27.2 No. 3 of 105; offense No. 20, defense No. 2
SRS
20.7 No. 6 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mal Moore
Captains
Prince Wimbley, George Wilson, Derrick Oden and George Teague
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4 or 4–⁠3

Drafted in 1993

The 1993 draft
Rd 1John Copeland DECincinnati Bengals
Rd 1Eric Curry DETampa Bay Buccaneers
Rd 1George Teague DBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 3Antonio London LBDetroit Lions
Rd 4Derrick Lassic RBDallas Cowboys
Rd 6Derrick Oden LBPhiladelphia Eagles

All-SEC

8 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1992 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1992 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠013–⁠01
Georgia6–⁠210–⁠28
Florida6–⁠29–⁠410
Tennessee5–⁠39–⁠312
Ole Miss5–⁠39–⁠316
Mississippi State4–⁠47–⁠523
Arkansas3–⁠4–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠55–⁠6
Auburn2–⁠5–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠64–⁠7
Vanderbilt2–⁠64–⁠7
LSU1–⁠72–⁠9

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