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Will the SEC ever have the parity of the SWC?
Posted on 7/7/14 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 7/7/14 at 2:40 pm
While being as dominate as the SWC was from 1959-1989 on a national scale?
The only consistent SEC performer during this time was Bama while the SWC had Texas and Arkansas.
The SEC played an unbalanced schedule, while the SWC played a round robin in which they saw all but one team finish the season ranked in the AP poll and all but that same team win a share of the conference during this period. (TCU)
1959: SWC - Texas 4, TCU 7, Arkansas 9
SEC - Miss 2, LSU 3, UGA 5, Bama 10, Florida 19
Bowls: Arkansas 14 vs GT 7 (Gator)
1960: SWC - Arkansas 7 Baylor 12
SEC - Miss 2, Bama 9, Auburn 13, Florida 18
Bowls: Miss 14 vs Rice 6 (Sugar) Florida 13 vs Baylor 12 (Gator) Texas 3 vs Bama 3 (Bluebonnet)
1961: SWC - Texas 3, Arkansas 9, Rice 17
SEC - Bama 1, LSU 4, Miss 5, GT 13
Bowls: Texas 12 vs Miss 7 (cotton) Bama 10 vs Arkansas 3 (Sugar)
1962: SWC - Texas 4, Arkansas 6
SEC - Miss 3, Bama 5, LSU 7
Bowls: LSU 13 vs Texas 0 (Cotton) Miss 17 vs Arkansas 13 (Sugar)
1963: SWC - Texas 1
SEC - Auburn 5, Miss 7, Bama 8
Bowls: Texas 28 Navy 6 (Cotton) Baylor 14 LSU 7 (Bluebonnet)
1964: SWC - Arkansas 2, Texas 5
SEC - Bama 1*, LSU 7
Bowls: Texas 21 vs Bama 17 (Orange) UGA 7 vs TTU 0 (Sun)
1965: SWC - Arkansas 3
SEC - Bama 1, Tenn 7, LSU 8
Bowls: LSU 14 vs Arkansas 7 (Cotton) GT 31 vs TTU 21 (Gator)
1966: SWC - SMU 10
SEC - Bama 3, UGA 4
Bowls: UGA 24 vs SMU 9 (Cotton), Texas 19 vs Miss 0 (Bluebonnet)
1967: SWC -
SEC - Tenn 2, Bama 8
Bowls: Aggy 20 vs Bama 16 (Cotton)
1968: SWC - Texas 3, Arkansas 6, SMU 14
SEC - UGA 8, Tenn 13, Auburn 16, Bama 17, LSU 19
Bowls: Texas 36 vs Tenn 13 (cotton) Arkansas 16 vs UGA 2 (Sugar)
1969: SWC - Texas 1, Arkasnas 7
SEC - Miss 8, LSU 10, Florida 14, Tenn 15, Auburn 20
Bowls: Texas 15 vs Arkansas 14 NC Game
1970: SWC - Texas 3, Arkansas 11
SEC - Tenn 4, LSU 7, Auburn 10, Miss 20
Bowls:
1971: SWC - Arkansas 16, Texas 18
SEC - Bama 4, UGA 7, Tenn 9, LSU 11, Auburn 12, Miss 15
Bowls: Arkansas 13 vs Tenn 12 (Liberty)
1972: SWC - Texas 3
SEC - Auburn 5, Bama 7, Tenn 8, LSU 11
Bowls: Texas 17 vs Bama 13 (Cotton)
1973: SWC - Texas Tech 11, Texas 14
SEC - 4, LSU 13, Tenn 19
Bowls: Texas Tech 28 vs Tenn 19 (Gator)
1974: SWC - Baylor 14, Aggy 16, Texas 17
SEC - Bama 5, Auburn 8, Florida 15, Ms. State 17, Tenn 20
Bowls: Auburn 27 vs Texas 3 (Gator) Vady 3 vs TTU 3 (Peach)
1975: SWC - Texas 6, Arkansas 7, aggy 11
SEC - Bama 3, UGA 19
Bowls: Arkansas 31 vs UGA 10 (Cotton)
1976: SWC - Houston 4, aggy 7, TTU 13
SEC - UGA 10, Bama 11, Kentucky 18, Ms. State 20
Bowls: Aggy 37 vs Florida 14 (Sun)
1977: SWC - Arkansas 3, Texas 4
SEC - Bama 2, Kentucky 6
Bowls:
1978: SWC - Texas 9, Houston 10, Arkansas 11, aggy 19
SEC - Bama 1, UGA 16
Bowls:
1979: SWC - Houston 5, Arkansas 8, Texas 12, Baylor 14
SEC - Bama 1, Auburn 16
Bowls: Bama 24 Arkansas 9 (Sugar)
1980: SWC - Baylor 14, SMU 20
SEC - UGA 1, Bama 6, Ms. State 19
Bowls:Bama 30 vs Baylor 2 (cotton)
1981: SWC - Texas 2, SMU 5
SEC - UGA 6, Bama 7
Bowls: Texas 14 vs Bama 12 (Cotton)
1982: SWC - SMU 2, Arkansas 9, Texas 17
SEC - UGA 4, LSU 11, Auburn 14
Bowls: Arkansas 28 vs Florida 24 (Bluebonnet)
1983: SWC - Texas 5, SMU 12
SEC - Auburn 3, UGA 4, Florida 6, Bama 15
Bowls: UGA 10 vs Texas 9 (Cotton), Bama 28 vs SMU 7 (Sun)
1984: SWC - SMU 8
SEC - Florida 3, Auburn 14, LSU 15, Kentucky 19
Bowls: Auburn 21 vs Arkansas 15 (Liberty)
1985: SWC - aggy 6, Arkansas 12, Baylor 17
SEC - Tenn 4, Florida 5, Bama 13, LSU 20
Bowls: Aggy 36 vs Auburn 16 (Cotton) Baylor 21 vs LSU 7 (Liberty)
1986: SWC - Baylor 12, aggy 13, Arkansas 15
SEC - Auburn 6, Bama 9, LSU 10
Bowls: Miss 20 TTU 17 (Independence)
1987: SWC - Aggy 10
SEC - LSU 5, Auburn 7, UGA 13, Tenn 14
Bowls: UGA 20 vs Arkansas 17 (Liberty)
1988: SWC - Arkansas 12, Houston 18
SEC - Auburn 8, UGA 15, Bama 17, LSU 19
Bowls:
1989: SWC - Arkansas 13, Houston 14, TTU 19, aggy 20
SEC - Tenn 5, Auburn 6, Bama 9
Bowls: Tenn 31 vs Arkansas 27 (Cotton)
Is there any chance of the SEC seeing the inter-conference parity while still being as dominate on the national stage as the SWC was?
The only consistent SEC performer during this time was Bama while the SWC had Texas and Arkansas.
The SEC played an unbalanced schedule, while the SWC played a round robin in which they saw all but one team finish the season ranked in the AP poll and all but that same team win a share of the conference during this period. (TCU)
1959: SWC - Texas 4, TCU 7, Arkansas 9
SEC - Miss 2, LSU 3, UGA 5, Bama 10, Florida 19
Bowls: Arkansas 14 vs GT 7 (Gator)
1960: SWC - Arkansas 7 Baylor 12
SEC - Miss 2, Bama 9, Auburn 13, Florida 18
Bowls: Miss 14 vs Rice 6 (Sugar) Florida 13 vs Baylor 12 (Gator) Texas 3 vs Bama 3 (Bluebonnet)
1961: SWC - Texas 3, Arkansas 9, Rice 17
SEC - Bama 1, LSU 4, Miss 5, GT 13
Bowls: Texas 12 vs Miss 7 (cotton) Bama 10 vs Arkansas 3 (Sugar)
1962: SWC - Texas 4, Arkansas 6
SEC - Miss 3, Bama 5, LSU 7
Bowls: LSU 13 vs Texas 0 (Cotton) Miss 17 vs Arkansas 13 (Sugar)
1963: SWC - Texas 1
SEC - Auburn 5, Miss 7, Bama 8
Bowls: Texas 28 Navy 6 (Cotton) Baylor 14 LSU 7 (Bluebonnet)
1964: SWC - Arkansas 2, Texas 5
SEC - Bama 1*, LSU 7
Bowls: Texas 21 vs Bama 17 (Orange) UGA 7 vs TTU 0 (Sun)
1965: SWC - Arkansas 3
SEC - Bama 1, Tenn 7, LSU 8
Bowls: LSU 14 vs Arkansas 7 (Cotton) GT 31 vs TTU 21 (Gator)
1966: SWC - SMU 10
SEC - Bama 3, UGA 4
Bowls: UGA 24 vs SMU 9 (Cotton), Texas 19 vs Miss 0 (Bluebonnet)
1967: SWC -
SEC - Tenn 2, Bama 8
Bowls: Aggy 20 vs Bama 16 (Cotton)
1968: SWC - Texas 3, Arkansas 6, SMU 14
SEC - UGA 8, Tenn 13, Auburn 16, Bama 17, LSU 19
Bowls: Texas 36 vs Tenn 13 (cotton) Arkansas 16 vs UGA 2 (Sugar)
1969: SWC - Texas 1, Arkasnas 7
SEC - Miss 8, LSU 10, Florida 14, Tenn 15, Auburn 20
Bowls: Texas 15 vs Arkansas 14 NC Game
1970: SWC - Texas 3, Arkansas 11
SEC - Tenn 4, LSU 7, Auburn 10, Miss 20
Bowls:
1971: SWC - Arkansas 16, Texas 18
SEC - Bama 4, UGA 7, Tenn 9, LSU 11, Auburn 12, Miss 15
Bowls: Arkansas 13 vs Tenn 12 (Liberty)
1972: SWC - Texas 3
SEC - Auburn 5, Bama 7, Tenn 8, LSU 11
Bowls: Texas 17 vs Bama 13 (Cotton)
1973: SWC - Texas Tech 11, Texas 14
SEC - 4, LSU 13, Tenn 19
Bowls: Texas Tech 28 vs Tenn 19 (Gator)
1974: SWC - Baylor 14, Aggy 16, Texas 17
SEC - Bama 5, Auburn 8, Florida 15, Ms. State 17, Tenn 20
Bowls: Auburn 27 vs Texas 3 (Gator) Vady 3 vs TTU 3 (Peach)
1975: SWC - Texas 6, Arkansas 7, aggy 11
SEC - Bama 3, UGA 19
Bowls: Arkansas 31 vs UGA 10 (Cotton)
1976: SWC - Houston 4, aggy 7, TTU 13
SEC - UGA 10, Bama 11, Kentucky 18, Ms. State 20
Bowls: Aggy 37 vs Florida 14 (Sun)
1977: SWC - Arkansas 3, Texas 4
SEC - Bama 2, Kentucky 6
Bowls:
1978: SWC - Texas 9, Houston 10, Arkansas 11, aggy 19
SEC - Bama 1, UGA 16
Bowls:
1979: SWC - Houston 5, Arkansas 8, Texas 12, Baylor 14
SEC - Bama 1, Auburn 16
Bowls: Bama 24 Arkansas 9 (Sugar)
1980: SWC - Baylor 14, SMU 20
SEC - UGA 1, Bama 6, Ms. State 19
Bowls:Bama 30 vs Baylor 2 (cotton)
1981: SWC - Texas 2, SMU 5
SEC - UGA 6, Bama 7
Bowls: Texas 14 vs Bama 12 (Cotton)
1982: SWC - SMU 2, Arkansas 9, Texas 17
SEC - UGA 4, LSU 11, Auburn 14
Bowls: Arkansas 28 vs Florida 24 (Bluebonnet)
1983: SWC - Texas 5, SMU 12
SEC - Auburn 3, UGA 4, Florida 6, Bama 15
Bowls: UGA 10 vs Texas 9 (Cotton), Bama 28 vs SMU 7 (Sun)
1984: SWC - SMU 8
SEC - Florida 3, Auburn 14, LSU 15, Kentucky 19
Bowls: Auburn 21 vs Arkansas 15 (Liberty)
1985: SWC - aggy 6, Arkansas 12, Baylor 17
SEC - Tenn 4, Florida 5, Bama 13, LSU 20
Bowls: Aggy 36 vs Auburn 16 (Cotton) Baylor 21 vs LSU 7 (Liberty)
1986: SWC - Baylor 12, aggy 13, Arkansas 15
SEC - Auburn 6, Bama 9, LSU 10
Bowls: Miss 20 TTU 17 (Independence)
1987: SWC - Aggy 10
SEC - LSU 5, Auburn 7, UGA 13, Tenn 14
Bowls: UGA 20 vs Arkansas 17 (Liberty)
1988: SWC - Arkansas 12, Houston 18
SEC - Auburn 8, UGA 15, Bama 17, LSU 19
Bowls:
1989: SWC - Arkansas 13, Houston 14, TTU 19, aggy 20
SEC - Tenn 5, Auburn 6, Bama 9
Bowls: Tenn 31 vs Arkansas 27 (Cotton)
Is there any chance of the SEC seeing the inter-conference parity while still being as dominate on the national stage as the SWC was?
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Posted on 7/7/14 at 2:41 pm to DaleDenton
I'll take having so many consecutive national titles I have to look it up over 80-100% parity.
Posted on 7/7/14 at 2:44 pm to Lordofwrath88
It's not like the SEC is all Bama. Since the BCS started, LSU, Bama, Tennessee, Florida, and Auburn have all won titles. It's only a matter of time before a team like South Carolina, Texas A&M, or Georgia breaks through. It may never happen for Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Miss State, and Ole Miss, though.
Posted on 7/7/14 at 2:44 pm to DaleDenton
SWC pretty much had 7-8 teams at a time, so this is a great comparison 
Posted on 7/7/14 at 2:46 pm to DaleDenton
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The SEC played an unbalanced schedule, while the SWC played a round robin in which they saw all but one team finish the season ranked in the AP poll and all but that same team win a share of the conference during this period.
Over a 40 year window, this really doesn't seem that impressive.
Posted on 7/7/14 at 2:47 pm to craigbiggio
quote:
Over a 40 year window
Math is hard.
Posted on 7/7/14 at 2:49 pm to DaleDenton
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The only consistent SEC performer during this time was Bama while the SWC had Texas and Arkansas.
Posted on 7/7/14 at 2:50 pm to DaleDenton
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Posted on 7/7/14 at 4:19 pm to NYCAuburn
quote:
SWC pretty much had 7-8 teams at a time, so this is a great comparison
Arkansas
Texas
SMU
Baylor
TTU
Houston
aTm
Rice
TCU
Yeah, they had less teams than the SEC, one less for a majority of this time period.
The better SEC teams would never schedule each other, it was manipulating the system at its best, the SEC was the only conference doing this at that time.
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