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re: Can somebody explain to me the 1972 Season?

Posted on 1/3/13 at 4:11 pm to
Posted by RollTide1987
Augusta, GA
Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 1/3/13 at 4:11 pm to
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Wow,pretty impressive.



I know. And that's why people need to stop bitching about the title from that year that we share with USC. Yeah…we lost to them, but we played a MUCH tougher non-conference schedule than USC did that year. Our first three opponents were all ranked in the Top 10 when we played them.

The schedules Bryant put together in 1977 and 1978 cost us the first consensus threepeat in college football history.
This post was edited on 1/3/13 at 4:13 pm
Posted by I-59 Tiger
Vestavia Hills, AL
Member since Sep 2003
36703 posts
Posted on 1/3/13 at 4:13 pm to
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I know


Check about 4 posts before yours.
Posted by FearlessFreep
Baja Alabama
Member since Nov 2009
17387 posts
Posted on 1/3/13 at 4:41 pm to
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The schedules Bryant put together in 1977 and 1978 cost us the first consensus threepeat in college football history.
Which might explain the 1979 OOC schedule:

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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