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Each SEC programs' top 5 teams and top 5 most difficult schedules of all time
Posted on 9/9/14 at 7:43 pm
Posted on 9/9/14 at 7:43 pm
According to the CFRC College Football Database, these are the SEC teams' 5 best seasons and 5 most difficult schedules of all time:
Alabama:
Top 5 Teams:
1. 2009 (14-0)
2. 1992 (13-0)
3. 2011 (12-1)
4. 1979 (12-0)
5. 1966 (11-0)
*Honorable mention: 2012 (13-1) and 1978 (11-1)*
Most difficult schedules:
1. 1999 (went 10-3)
2. 1970 (went 6-5-1)
3. 2010 (went 10-3)
4. 2009 (went 14-0)
5. 2012 (went 13-1)
Arkansas:
Top 5 Teams:
1. 1964 (11-0)
2. 1965 (10-1)
3. 1977 (11-1)
4. 1979 (10-2)
5. 2011 (11-2)
Most difficult schedules:
1. 2010 (went 10-3)
2. 2009 (went 8-5)
3. 2011 (went 11-2)
4. 2006 (went 10-4)
5. 2013 (went 3-9)
Auburn:
Top 5 Teams:
1. 2010 (14-0)
2. 2004 (13-0)
3. 1972 (10-1)
4. 1983 (11-1)
5. 1957 (10-0)
*Honorable mention: 2013 (12-2)*
Most difficult schedules:
1. 1983 (went 11-1)
2. 2013 (went 12-2)
3. 1984 (went 9-4)
4. 1972 (went 10-1)
5. 2010 (went 14-0)
Florida:
Top 5 Teams:
1. 1996 (12-1)
2. 2008 (13-1)
3. 2009 (13-1)
4. 1995 (12-1)
5. 1993 (11-2)
*Honorable mention: 2001 (10-2)*
Most difficult schedules:
1. 2008 (went 13-1)
2. 1987 (went 6-6)
3. 1983 (went 9-2-1)
4. 1994 (went 10-2-1)
5. 1992 (went 9-4)
Georgia:
Top 5 Teams:
1. 1982 (11-1)
2. 1980 (12-0)
3. 1983 (10-1-1)
4. 1946 (11-0)
5. 2002 (13-1)
*Honorable mention: 2012 (12-2)*
Most difficult schedules:
1. 2011 (went 10-4)
2. 2008 (went 10-3)
3. 1983 (went 10-1-1)
4. 1984 (went 7-4-1)
5. 2002 (went 13-1)
Kentucky:
Top 5 Teams:
1. 1950 (11-1)
2. 1977 (10-1)
3. 1953 (7-2-1)
4. 1984 (9-3)
5. 1949 (9-3)
Most difficult schedules:
1. 2007 (went 8-5)
2. 1976 (went 8-4)
3. 1951 (went 8-4)
4. 1983 (went 6-5-1)
5. 1969 (went 2-8)
LSU:
Top 5 Teams:
1. 2011 (13-1)
2. 1958 (11-0)
3. 1962 (9-1-1)
4. 2003 (13-1)
5. 1961 (10-1)
*Honorable mention: 2007 (12-2)*
Most difficult schedules:
1. 2011 (went 13-1)
2. 2007 (went 12-2)
3. 1988 (went 8-4)
4. 1973 (went 9-3)
5. 1955 (went 3-5-2)
Mississippi:
Top 5 Teams:
1. 1962 (10-0)
2. 1959 (10-1)
3. 1960 (10-0-1)
4. 1952 (8-1-2)
5. 1955 (10-1)
Most difficult schedules:
1. 2008 (went 9-4)
2. 2013 (went 8-5)
3. 1967 (went 6-4-1)
4. 1983 (went 6-6)
5. 2012 (went 7-6)
Mississippi State:
Top 5 Teams:
1. 1940 (10-0-1)
2. 1963 (7-2-2)
3. 1999 (10-2)
4. 1980 (9-3)
5. 1942 (8-2)
Most difficult schedules:
1. 2009 (went 5-7)
2. 2007 (went 8-5)
3. 1967 (went 1-9)
4. 2013 (went 7-6)
5. 1970 (went 6-5)
Missouri:
Top 5 Teams:
1. 2013 (12-2)
2. 1960 (11-0)
3. 1969 (9-2)
4. 2007 (12-2)
5. 1969 (8-1-2)
*Honorable mention: 2008 (10-4) and 2010 (10-3)*
Most difficult schedules:
1. 1975 (went 6-5)
2. 2011 (went 8-5)
3. 2013 (went 12-2)
4. 1973 (went 8-4)
5. 1972 (went 6-6)
South Carolina:
Top 5 Teams:
1. 2012 (11-2)
2. 2013 (11-2)
3. 2011 (11-2)
4. 1984 (10-2)
5. 2001 (9-3)
Most difficult schedules:
1. 2010 (went 9-5)
2. 2009 (went 7-6)
3. 2013 (went 11-2)
4. 2000 (went 8-4)
5. 2012 (went 11-2)
Tennessee:
Top 5 Teams:
1. 1998 (13-0)
2. 1938 (11-0)
3. 1951 (10-1)
4. 1956 (10-1)
5. 1970 (11-1)
Most difficult schedules:
1. 2007 (went 10-4)
2. 1991 (went 9-3)
3. 2013 (went 5-7)
4. 1997 (went 11-2)
5. 1998 (went 13-0)
Texas A&M:
Top 5 Teams:
1. 1939 (11-0)
2. 1956 (9-0-1)
3. 1992 (12-1)
4. 1994 (10-0-1)
5. 1940 (9-1)
*Honorable mention: 2012 (11-2)*
Most difficult schedules:
1. 1998 (went 11-3)
2. 2011 (went 7-6)
3. 1977 (went 8-4)
4. 1949 (went 1-8-1)
5. 2010 (went 9-4)
Vanderbilt:
Top 5 Teams:
1. 1955 (8-3)
2. 1922 (8-0-1)
3. 1906 (8-1)
4. 1941 (8-2)
5. 1948 (8-2-1)
Most difficult schedules:
1. 2011 (went 6-7)
2. 1993 (went 4-7)
3. 2009 (went 2-10)
4. 1983 (went 2-9)
5. 1982 (went 8-4)
Alabama:
Top 5 Teams:
1. 2009 (14-0)
2. 1992 (13-0)
3. 2011 (12-1)
4. 1979 (12-0)
5. 1966 (11-0)
*Honorable mention: 2012 (13-1) and 1978 (11-1)*
Most difficult schedules:
1. 1999 (went 10-3)
2. 1970 (went 6-5-1)
3. 2010 (went 10-3)
4. 2009 (went 14-0)
5. 2012 (went 13-1)
Arkansas:
Top 5 Teams:
1. 1964 (11-0)
2. 1965 (10-1)
3. 1977 (11-1)
4. 1979 (10-2)
5. 2011 (11-2)
Most difficult schedules:
1. 2010 (went 10-3)
2. 2009 (went 8-5)
3. 2011 (went 11-2)
4. 2006 (went 10-4)
5. 2013 (went 3-9)
Auburn:
Top 5 Teams:
1. 2010 (14-0)
2. 2004 (13-0)
3. 1972 (10-1)
4. 1983 (11-1)
5. 1957 (10-0)
*Honorable mention: 2013 (12-2)*
Most difficult schedules:
1. 1983 (went 11-1)
2. 2013 (went 12-2)
3. 1984 (went 9-4)
4. 1972 (went 10-1)
5. 2010 (went 14-0)
Florida:
Top 5 Teams:
1. 1996 (12-1)
2. 2008 (13-1)
3. 2009 (13-1)
4. 1995 (12-1)
5. 1993 (11-2)
*Honorable mention: 2001 (10-2)*
Most difficult schedules:
1. 2008 (went 13-1)
2. 1987 (went 6-6)
3. 1983 (went 9-2-1)
4. 1994 (went 10-2-1)
5. 1992 (went 9-4)
Georgia:
Top 5 Teams:
1. 1982 (11-1)
2. 1980 (12-0)
3. 1983 (10-1-1)
4. 1946 (11-0)
5. 2002 (13-1)
*Honorable mention: 2012 (12-2)*
Most difficult schedules:
1. 2011 (went 10-4)
2. 2008 (went 10-3)
3. 1983 (went 10-1-1)
4. 1984 (went 7-4-1)
5. 2002 (went 13-1)
Kentucky:
Top 5 Teams:
1. 1950 (11-1)
2. 1977 (10-1)
3. 1953 (7-2-1)
4. 1984 (9-3)
5. 1949 (9-3)
Most difficult schedules:
1. 2007 (went 8-5)
2. 1976 (went 8-4)
3. 1951 (went 8-4)
4. 1983 (went 6-5-1)
5. 1969 (went 2-8)
LSU:
Top 5 Teams:
1. 2011 (13-1)
2. 1958 (11-0)
3. 1962 (9-1-1)
4. 2003 (13-1)
5. 1961 (10-1)
*Honorable mention: 2007 (12-2)*
Most difficult schedules:
1. 2011 (went 13-1)
2. 2007 (went 12-2)
3. 1988 (went 8-4)
4. 1973 (went 9-3)
5. 1955 (went 3-5-2)
Mississippi:
Top 5 Teams:
1. 1962 (10-0)
2. 1959 (10-1)
3. 1960 (10-0-1)
4. 1952 (8-1-2)
5. 1955 (10-1)
Most difficult schedules:
1. 2008 (went 9-4)
2. 2013 (went 8-5)
3. 1967 (went 6-4-1)
4. 1983 (went 6-6)
5. 2012 (went 7-6)
Mississippi State:
Top 5 Teams:
1. 1940 (10-0-1)
2. 1963 (7-2-2)
3. 1999 (10-2)
4. 1980 (9-3)
5. 1942 (8-2)
Most difficult schedules:
1. 2009 (went 5-7)
2. 2007 (went 8-5)
3. 1967 (went 1-9)
4. 2013 (went 7-6)
5. 1970 (went 6-5)
Missouri:
Top 5 Teams:
1. 2013 (12-2)
2. 1960 (11-0)
3. 1969 (9-2)
4. 2007 (12-2)
5. 1969 (8-1-2)
*Honorable mention: 2008 (10-4) and 2010 (10-3)*
Most difficult schedules:
1. 1975 (went 6-5)
2. 2011 (went 8-5)
3. 2013 (went 12-2)
4. 1973 (went 8-4)
5. 1972 (went 6-6)
South Carolina:
Top 5 Teams:
1. 2012 (11-2)
2. 2013 (11-2)
3. 2011 (11-2)
4. 1984 (10-2)
5. 2001 (9-3)
Most difficult schedules:
1. 2010 (went 9-5)
2. 2009 (went 7-6)
3. 2013 (went 11-2)
4. 2000 (went 8-4)
5. 2012 (went 11-2)
Tennessee:
Top 5 Teams:
1. 1998 (13-0)
2. 1938 (11-0)
3. 1951 (10-1)
4. 1956 (10-1)
5. 1970 (11-1)
Most difficult schedules:
1. 2007 (went 10-4)
2. 1991 (went 9-3)
3. 2013 (went 5-7)
4. 1997 (went 11-2)
5. 1998 (went 13-0)
Texas A&M:
Top 5 Teams:
1. 1939 (11-0)
2. 1956 (9-0-1)
3. 1992 (12-1)
4. 1994 (10-0-1)
5. 1940 (9-1)
*Honorable mention: 2012 (11-2)*
Most difficult schedules:
1. 1998 (went 11-3)
2. 2011 (went 7-6)
3. 1977 (went 8-4)
4. 1949 (went 1-8-1)
5. 2010 (went 9-4)
Vanderbilt:
Top 5 Teams:
1. 1955 (8-3)
2. 1922 (8-0-1)
3. 1906 (8-1)
4. 1941 (8-2)
5. 1948 (8-2-1)
Most difficult schedules:
1. 2011 (went 6-7)
2. 1993 (went 4-7)
3. 2009 (went 2-10)
4. 1983 (went 2-9)
5. 1982 (went 8-4)
This post was edited on 9/9/14 at 8:23 pm
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Posted on 9/9/14 at 7:47 pm to KCM0Tiger
So AU has its best seasons when SOS is hardest? I guess AU doesn't play the victim like some fanbase(s) around here. :schedulethread:
Posted on 9/9/14 at 7:48 pm to AUbagman
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So AU has its best seasons when SOS is hardest?
I thought that was interesting as well.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 7:49 pm to KCM0Tiger
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Auburn: Top 5 Teams:
1. 2010 (14-0)
2. 2004 (13-0)
3.1972 (10-1)
4. 1983 (11-1)
5. 1957 (10-0)
1. 2004
2. 1983
3. 2010
4. 1972
5. 1957
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Alabama:
1. 2009 (14-0)
noThis post was edited on 9/9/14 at 7:50 pm
Posted on 9/9/14 at 7:50 pm to KCM0Tiger
hard to argue with a lot of these.
not a bad list.
not a bad list.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 8:06 pm to KCM0Tiger
Wow nice list. Amazed at what Spurrier is doing at USC. Dang.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 8:15 pm to KCM0Tiger
They don't even mention our 01 team? Fail.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 8:18 pm to AUbagman
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So AU has its best seasons when SOS is hardest? I guess AU doesn't play the victim like some fanbase(s) around here.
It is the only way we can win the popularity contest and get an invite to the dance.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 8:24 pm to KCM0Tiger
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KCMOTiger
Good post.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 8:36 pm to KCM0Tiger
Interesting. 
Posted on 9/9/14 at 8:48 pm to KCM0Tiger
So that was Mizzou's best team ever last year. Gonna be tough to top that.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 8:50 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
Their 1960 team.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 8:51 pm to Porter Osborne Jr
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So that was Mizzou's best team ever last year. Gonna be tough to top that.
I dont think so. I dont even think that last years team was better than 2007 to be quite honest.
I would rank them:
1960
2007
2013
Posted on 9/9/14 at 8:53 pm to KCM0Tiger
It is a cool site. Someone else linked it a few weeks ago but just alink and not laid out like OP did here.
BTW, 1983 AU schedule is pretty much the toughest in the entire history of the SEC.
I believe one other recent schedule was comparable but only due to the greater number of games including the SECCG.
1983 AU sorta GOAT in college football when talking schedules. And the craziest thing was it was backloaded, making AU the only team in NCAA history to play and defeat 5 consecutive ranked opponents. Top 20 opponents at the time they played in november and the sugar bowl actually.
BTW, 1983 AU schedule is pretty much the toughest in the entire history of the SEC.
I believe one other recent schedule was comparable but only due to the greater number of games including the SECCG.
1983 AU sorta GOAT in college football when talking schedules. And the craziest thing was it was backloaded, making AU the only team in NCAA history to play and defeat 5 consecutive ranked opponents. Top 20 opponents at the time they played in november and the sugar bowl actually.
This post was edited on 9/9/14 at 8:56 pm
Posted on 9/9/14 at 8:59 pm to KCM0Tiger
Alabama's 2011 (12-1) team is their best ever.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 9:01 pm to redgreen
Guess that makes 2011 LSU their best team ever. Ouch.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 9:02 pm to KCM0Tiger
So they have 2009 UF when they got crushed by GMac and Alabama in the SECCG, but they don't have 2006 UF when they crushed tOSU in the BSCNCG? Ummm...
Posted on 9/9/14 at 9:04 pm to redgreen
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Alabama's 2011 (12-1) team is their best ever.
I agree but it seems to be more weight on undefeated seasons than the eye-test.
Posted on 9/9/14 at 9:14 pm to Korin
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Guess that makes 2011 LSU their best team ever. Ouch.
huh?
Posted on 9/9/14 at 9:14 pm to HempHead
Yep.
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