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1995 Alabama

8–⁠3 (5–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Gene Stallings, finished No. 21 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1995, game by game: won at Vanderbilt 33–25; won vs. Southern Miss 24–20; lost vs. Arkansas 19–20; won at Georgia 31–0; won vs. NC State 27–11; lost vs. No. 6 Tennessee 14–41; won at Ole Miss 23–9; won vs. North Texas 38–19; won vs. LSU 10–3; won vs. Mississippi State 14–9; lost at No. 21 Auburn 27–31+31−27Won 33–25 at Vanderbilt+8VanderbiltWon 24–20 vs. Southern Miss+4Southern MissLost 19–20 vs. Arkansas-1ArkansasWon 31–0 at Georgia+31GeorgiaWon 27–11 vs. NC State+16NC StateLost 14–41 vs. No. 6 Tennessee-27No. 6 TennesseeWon 23–9 at Ole Miss+14Ole MissWon 38–19 vs. North Texas+19North TexasWon 10–3 vs. LSU+7LSUWon 14–9 vs. Mississippi State+5Mississippi Sta…Lost 27–31 at No. 21 Auburn-4No. 21 Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atVanderbiltW 33–⁠2569%
Sep 9vsSouthern MissW 24–⁠2079%
Sep 16vsArkansasL 19–⁠2082%
Sep 30atGeorgiaW 31–⁠061%
Oct 7vsNC StateW 27–⁠1184%
Oct 14vs6TennesseeL 14–⁠4161%
Oct 21atOle MissW 23–⁠968%
Oct 28vsNorth TexasW 38–⁠1995%
Nov 4vsLSUW 10–⁠378%
Nov 11vsMississippi StateW 14–⁠985%
Nov 18at21AuburnL 27–⁠3148%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Auburn 31–⁠27; No. 21 in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 10
  2. Wk 2: 11
  3. Wk 3: 13
  4. Wk 4: 13
  5. Wk 5: 23
  6. Wk 6: 20
  7. Wk 7: 16
  8. Wk 8: 11
  9. Wk 9: 21
  10. Wk 10: 18
  11. Wk 11: 16
  12. Wk 12: 16
  13. Wk 13: 17
  14. Wk 14: 21
  15. Wk 15: 21
  16. Wk 16: 21
  17. Final: 21

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 1995.

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 21 peak No. 10
Points
260–⁠188
Coach
Gene Stallings
Elo
1689 +14 this season
SP+ rating
9.0 No. 36 of 107; offense No. 65, defense No. 11
SRS
6.8 No. 34 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Homer Smith
Defensive coordinator
Bill Oliver
Captains
Shannon Brown, Brian Burgdorf, Tony Johnson and John Walters
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
3–⁠4 or 4–⁠3

Drafted in 1996

The 1996 draft
Rd 3Shannon Brown DTAtlanta Falcons
Rd 4Kendrick Burton DEHouston Oilers
Rd 4Brad Ford DBDetroit Lions
Rd 6Tony Johnson TEPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 6Toderick Malone WRNew Orleans Saints

All-SEC

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • John WaltersLBAP-2; Coaches-2
  • Deshea TownsendDBAP-2
  • Michael ProctorKCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1995 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida8–⁠012–⁠12
Tennessee7–⁠111–⁠13
Arkansas6–⁠28–⁠5
Alabama5–⁠38–⁠321
Auburn5–⁠38–⁠422
LSU4–⁠3–⁠17–⁠4–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠56–⁠5
Georgia3–⁠56–⁠6
South Carolina2–⁠5–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠64–⁠7
Mississippi State1–⁠73–⁠8
Vanderbilt1–⁠72–⁠9

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