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re: Why did the SEC only play 6 conference games a season up til the late 80's
Posted on 1/7/19 at 12:35 pm to Al Bundy Bulldog
Posted on 1/7/19 at 12:35 pm to Al Bundy Bulldog
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Was looking at old records and noticed that SEC schools only played 6 conference games a season up until 1988
1. Smaller conference (just 10 teams back in those days)
2. Shorter seasons (just a 10-game regular season most years)
However, teams were not bound to a specific number of conference games. See 1972 controversy in which Bama won the SEC Title 7-1 in SEC play with a loss to Auburn who finished 6-1 in league play. In that season, teams played anywhere from 6-8 SEC games that season.
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Posted on 1/7/19 at 12:59 pm to BHMKyle
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2. Shorter seasons (just a 10-game regular season most years)
They played 11 game seasons in the 70's and 80's and I want to say late 90's when they went to 12 games.
Posted on 1/7/19 at 3:23 pm to BHMKyle
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See 1972 controversy in which Bama won the SEC Title 7-1 in SEC play with a loss to Auburn who finished 6-1 in league play. In that season, teams played anywhere from 6-8 SEC games that season.
Thank God the internet wasn't around then, because that's just ridiculous. It would have caused a bigger melt than any so-called mulligan, and people would be quite right to melt. Though I'm guessing the administrators of Auburn's athletic department, who would be in charge of scheduling, would deserve some of the blame too.
Posted on 1/7/19 at 4:02 pm to BHMKyle
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See 1972 controversy in which Bama won the SEC Title 7-1 in SEC play with a loss to Auburn who finished 6-1 in league play
Bama was always ahead of the curve!
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