re: Is Auburn the worst 10-1 SEC team in history?

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That said, when was the last time you saw a one loss or undefeated SEC team that didn't require some luck to get to that point?

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2011. Alabama and LSU beat each other, but required no luck getting to 12-1 and 13-1, respectively. If memory serves, the closest game either team played was a 12-point victory, and the vast majority were three-score games or more. There was never any doubt - outside of the game in Tuscaloosa - as to either team winning any game in the fourth quarter.

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Pretty sure you guys actually managed to luck into a MNC the year you earned that title

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and great luck to get to the kind of seasons they've had recently.

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You're making the mistake of assuming all luck is equal. It isn't. There are certain kinds of "luck" that happen several times per year - teams expected to win end up losing, thereby benefitting teams ranked immediately behind them. That happened to LSU in 2007, and it happened to Alabama in 2011 (and arguably last year).

Then there are other kinds of luck, like when a team ends up winning a game on a fluke, deflected hail mary pass that, based on history, happens once per decade.

The former is "lucky," perhaps; but it's the type of luck that can reasonably be foreseen. The latter example is the type of luck that is remembered for decades after it happens because it was nothing short of a miracle.