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Alabama has won 65 consecutive games against unranked opponents
Posted on 7/20/17 at 4:01 pm
Posted on 7/20/17 at 4:01 pm
Their last loss to an unranked opponent was to Auburn in 2007 (rankings at time of game). Alabama is closing in a decade of football in which they have not lost a football game to a team ranked outside the Top 25.
Alabama losses since 2007 have come to (ranking at time of game)
2008 - #2 Florida (SECCG) (National Champ)
2008 - #7 Utah (Sugar Bowl)
2010 - @ #19 South Carolina
2010 - @ #10 LSU
2010 - vs #2 Auburn (National Champ)
2011 - vs #1 LSU (National Runner-Up)
2012 - vs #15 Texas A&M
2013 - @ #4 Auburn (National Runner-Up)
2013 - vs #11 Oklahoma (Sugar Bowl)
2014 - @ #11 Ole Miss
2014 - vs #4 Ohio State (Sugar Bowl, Playoff) (National Champ)
2015 - vs #15 Ole Miss
2016 - vs #2 Clemson (National Championship) (National Champ)
13 total losses : 7 vs the Top 10, 6 vs the Top 4, 4 to the eventual National Champion
In a time of parity and upsets all over the place, that may be the single most impressive statistic of the Saban era IMHO.
Alabama losses since 2007 have come to (ranking at time of game)
2008 - #2 Florida (SECCG) (National Champ)
2008 - #7 Utah (Sugar Bowl)
2010 - @ #19 South Carolina
2010 - @ #10 LSU
2010 - vs #2 Auburn (National Champ)
2011 - vs #1 LSU (National Runner-Up)
2012 - vs #15 Texas A&M
2013 - @ #4 Auburn (National Runner-Up)
2013 - vs #11 Oklahoma (Sugar Bowl)
2014 - @ #11 Ole Miss
2014 - vs #4 Ohio State (Sugar Bowl, Playoff) (National Champ)
2015 - vs #15 Ole Miss
2016 - vs #2 Clemson (National Championship) (National Champ)
13 total losses : 7 vs the Top 10, 6 vs the Top 4, 4 to the eventual National Champion
In a time of parity and upsets all over the place, that may be the single most impressive statistic of the Saban era IMHO.
This post was edited on 7/20/17 at 4:08 pm
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Posted on 7/20/17 at 4:03 pm to SummerOfGeorge
:NB4lookatme:
Posted on 7/20/17 at 4:54 pm to SummerOfGeorge
It is impressive. And the 2007 AU team ended up ranked #15 in the AP at the end of the season.
Don't have time to check - were any of those teams unranked in the final polls the year they beat Bama?
I'm thinking not. That's more impressive to me than game-time rankings, because it reflects the entirety of that team's season.
Don't have time to check - were any of those teams unranked in the final polls the year they beat Bama?
I'm thinking not. That's more impressive to me than game-time rankings, because it reflects the entirety of that team's season.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 4:58 pm to FearlessFreep
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Don't have time to check - were any of those teams unranked in the final polls the year they beat Bama?
I'm thinking not. That's more impressive to me than game-time rankings, because it reflects the entirety of that team's season.
They were all ranked.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 5:25 pm to FearlessFreep
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Don't have time to check - were any of those teams unranked in the final polls the year they beat Bama?
2010 South Carolina possibly, they got hammered by FSU in the Peach Bowl.
This post was edited on 7/20/17 at 5:26 pm
Posted on 7/20/17 at 5:43 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Lots of Patsies ...............like ULM!
Oh wait................they beat them!!
Oh wait................they beat them!!
Posted on 7/20/17 at 5:47 pm to SummerOfGeorge
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Don't have time to check - were any of those teams unranked in the final polls the year they beat Bama?
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2010 South Carolina possibly
SC ended up ranked 22. Probably the worst team Alabama has lost to in the last 9 years. They played a hell of a game that Saturday in Columbia though.
Posted on 7/20/17 at 6:07 pm to SummerOfGeorge
Undefeated as an underdog since 2008
Posted on 7/20/17 at 6:09 pm to dirtbag lsu
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Lots of Patsies ...............like ULM! Oh wait................they beat them!!
And coming to you next on the greatest hits of 2007 it's Umbrella by Rihanna
Posted on 7/20/17 at 6:36 pm to elposter
ole miss 2014 was worse imo
Posted on 7/20/17 at 6:43 pm to CarolinaGamecock99
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ole miss 2014 was worse imo
Ended up higher ranked than 2010 SC, but I wouldn't argue too much with you there. They had some bad losses towards the end of the year.
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