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1999 Alabama

10–⁠3 (7–⁠1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Mike DuBose, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1999, game by game: won at Vanderbilt 28–17; won vs. Houston 37–10; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 28–29; won vs. No. 14 Arkansas 35–28; won at No. 3 Florida 40–39; won at No. 22 Ole Miss 30–24; lost vs. No. 5 Tennessee 7–21; won vs. No. 20 Southern Miss 35–14; won vs. LSU 23–17; won vs. No. 8 Mississippi State 19–7; won at Auburn 28–17; won vs. No. 10 Florida 34–7; lost vs. No. 8 Michigan 34–35+27−14Won 28–17 at Vanderbilt+11VanderbiltWon 37–10 vs. Houston+27HoustonLost 28–29 vs. Louisiana Tech-1Louisiana TechWon 35–28 vs. No. 14 Arkansas+7No. 14 ArkansasWon 40–39 at No. 3 Florida+1No. 3 FloridaWon 30–24 at No. 22 Ole Miss+6No. 22 Ole MissLost 7–21 vs. No. 5 Tennessee-14No. 5 TennesseeWon 35–14 vs. No. 20 Southern Miss+21No. 20 Southern MissWon 23–17 vs. LSU+6LSUWon 19–7 vs. No. 8 Mississippi State+12No. 8 Mississippi Sta…Won 28–17 at Auburn+11AuburnWon 34–7 vs. No. 10 Florida+27No. 10 FloridaLost 34–35 vs. No. 8 Michigan-1No. 8 Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4atVanderbiltW 28–⁠1762%
Sep 11vsHoustonW 37–⁠1069%
Sep 18vsLouisiana TechL 28–⁠2968%
Sep 25vs14ArkansasW 35–⁠2849%
Oct 2at3FloridaW 40–⁠3922%
Oct 16at22Ole MissW 30–⁠2442%
Oct 23vs5TennesseeL 7–⁠2138%
Oct 30vs20Southern MissW 35–⁠1452%
Nov 6vsLSUW 23–⁠1779%
Nov 13vs8Mississippi StateW 19–⁠757%
Nov 20atAuburnW 28–⁠1755%
Dec 4Bowls & playoffvs10FloridaSEC Championship GameW 34–⁠737%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs8MichiganOrange BowlL 34–⁠3548%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Michigan 35–⁠34 in the Orange Bowl; No. 8 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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 1999.

Southeastern Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference, won the SEC Championship Game

Led the nationShaun Alexander: points (144 pts), points per game (13.1)

Outland TrophyChris Samuels, OT

Consensus All-AmericanChris Samuels, OT

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 8 peak No. 5
Points
378–⁠265
Coach
Mike DuBose
Elo
1711 +181 this season
SP+ rating
26.5 No. 5 of 114; offense No. 8, defense No. 7
SRS
17.6 No. 10 of 114 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinators
Neil Callaway and Charlie Stubbs
Defensive coordinator
Ellis Johnson
Captains
Shaun Alexander, Cornelius Griffin, Miguel Merritt, Ryan Pflunger and Chris Samuels

Drafted in 2000

The 2000 draft
Rd 1Chris Samuels OTWashington Redskins
Rd 1Shaun Alexander RBSeattle Seahawks
Rd 2Cornelius Griffin DTNew York Giants

All-SEC

4 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1999 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1999 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠110–⁠38
Florida7–⁠19–⁠412
Mississippi State6–⁠210–⁠213
Tennessee6–⁠29–⁠39
Georgia5–⁠38–⁠416
Ole Miss4–⁠48–⁠422
Arkansas4–⁠48–⁠417
Kentucky4–⁠46–⁠6
Auburn2–⁠65–⁠6
Vanderbilt2–⁠65–⁠6
LSU1–⁠73–⁠8
South Carolina0–⁠80–⁠11

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