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Incredible stat from the 1991 Blockbuster Bowl
Posted on 4/18/14 at 4:58 pm
Posted on 4/18/14 at 4:58 pm
It's just a testament to how bad the 1991 Alabama offense was by the end of the season. They came into the game at 10-1 and ranked #8 in the country, yes, but they really sucked on offense. For instance, at the end of the first half of the 1991 Blockbuster Bowl, Alabama and Colorado had less than 100 yards....COMBINED.
1991 Alabama is one of those statistical anomalies that you just shake your head at. They were pretty awesome against the cream puffs (41-3 over Temple; 48-17 over Vanderbilt; 53-7 over UT-Chattanooga; 62-0 over Tulane), but really struggled against SEC competition.
Their SEC schedule looked like this:
L @ Florida (0-35)
W vs. Georgia (10-0)
W @ Vanderbilt (48-17)
W vs. Tennessee (24-19)
W vs. Mississippi State (13-7)
W @ LSU (20-17)
W vs. Auburn (13-6)
They even came close to losing to Memphis two weeks before the Iron Bowl, eking out a 10-7 victory over the Tigers.
1991 Alabama is one of those statistical anomalies that you just shake your head at. They were pretty awesome against the cream puffs (41-3 over Temple; 48-17 over Vanderbilt; 53-7 over UT-Chattanooga; 62-0 over Tulane), but really struggled against SEC competition.
Their SEC schedule looked like this:
L @ Florida (0-35)
W vs. Georgia (10-0)
W @ Vanderbilt (48-17)
W vs. Tennessee (24-19)
W vs. Mississippi State (13-7)
W @ LSU (20-17)
W vs. Auburn (13-6)
They even came close to losing to Memphis two weeks before the Iron Bowl, eking out a 10-7 victory over the Tigers.
This post was edited on 4/18/14 at 4:59 pm
Posted on 4/18/14 at 5:00 pm to RollTide1987
Sounds like maybe the 2nd worst offensive performance by an SEC team in a bowl game ever..
Posted on 4/18/14 at 5:02 pm to RollTide1987
So basically, our 2012 team?
Posted on 4/18/14 at 5:04 pm to Korin
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So basically, our 2012 team?
Yep. Except we won our bowl game. Thank God for David Palmer.
Posted on 4/18/14 at 5:32 pm to RollTide1987
That 62-0 game against Tulane is my earliest memory at BDS. Guess I was about five years old. Pretty cool.
Posted on 4/18/14 at 5:33 pm to RollTide1987
Double Post
This post was edited on 4/18/14 at 5:34 pm
Posted on 4/18/14 at 5:36 pm to bamabenny
My dad was so pissed about that Florida game he told me because of what Spurrier said
Thank God for Antonio Langham
Thank God for Antonio Langham
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