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re: Can somebody explain to me the 1972 Season?
Posted on 1/3/13 at 4:41 pm to RollTide1987
Posted on 1/3/13 at 4:41 pm to RollTide1987
quote:Which might explain the 1979 OOC schedule:
The schedules Bryant put together in 1977 and 1978 cost us the first consensus threepeat in college football history.
Georgia Tech (4-6-1)
Baylor (8-4)
Wichita State (Div 1AA) (1-10)
Virginia Tech (5-6)
And before anyone claims otherwise, VA Tech was a perennial HC opponent in those days. Four of their 5 wins in '79 were against Appy State, William & Mary, Richmond and VMI.
Another bit of trivia from Bryant's last undefeated season: Bama played three consecutive opponents - Vandy, Wichita State, and Florida - who finished their respective seasons with 10 losses apiece. The combined record of Bama's 11 regular season opponents was 47-72-2, a winning percentage of .397, the lowest ever for consensus national champ.
This post was edited on 1/3/13 at 4:48 pm
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Posted on 1/3/13 at 4:53 pm to FearlessFreep
I've no prob with Bear's scheduling. Just glad he got his success though hard work and wasn't a proven liar and cheat. Guy had integrity and one of the greatest coaches ever.
Posted on 1/3/13 at 4:57 pm to FearlessFreep
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Another bit of trivia from Bryant's last undefeated season: Bama played three consecutive opponents - Vandy, Wichita State, and Florida - who finished their respective seasons with 10 losses apiece.
If only the FAU game this year was before the Western Carolina game.
Bama would have played these 3 crap opponents in a row:
3-9 FAU
1-10 W. Carolina
3-9 Auburn
Almost as bad.
Posted on 1/3/13 at 5:08 pm to FearlessFreep
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FearlessFreep
Jesus, you sure do know a lot about Bama football...
Posted on 1/3/13 at 6:17 pm to FearlessFreep
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Another bit of trivia from Bryant's last undefeated season: Bama played three consecutive opponents - Vandy, Wichita State, and Florida - who finished their respective seasons with 10 losses apiece. The combined record of Bama's 11 regular season opponents was 47-72-2, a winning percentage of .397, the lowest ever for consensus national champ.
They still crushed a Top 10 Arkansas team in the Sugar Bowl.
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