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Strange SEC losses
Posted on 5/1/13 at 12:34 pm
Posted on 5/1/13 at 12:34 pm
Alabama
in 1999, Bama goes 10-3, wins the SEC, but loses at home to Louisiana Tech.
Florida
in 1985 UF goes 9-1-1, but against a 2-8-1 Rutgers team in the Swamp, they end up in a tie.
LSU
in 1986 LSU goes 9-3, wins the SEC, but loses at home to Miami-of-Ohio.
Tennessee
in 1996 UT goes 10-2, has Peyton Manning at QB, but loses to a 4-7 Memphis team.
Texas A&M
in 1994 A&M goes 10-0-1, with the tie being against a 1-9-1 SMU team a few years removed from the Death Penalty.
1. Can fans of these teams explain how you lost those games?
2. Can you think of anymore strange losses where your team has 9/10 wins, but loses to an inferior opponent.
in 1999, Bama goes 10-3, wins the SEC, but loses at home to Louisiana Tech.
Florida
in 1985 UF goes 9-1-1, but against a 2-8-1 Rutgers team in the Swamp, they end up in a tie.
LSU
in 1986 LSU goes 9-3, wins the SEC, but loses at home to Miami-of-Ohio.
Tennessee
in 1996 UT goes 10-2, has Peyton Manning at QB, but loses to a 4-7 Memphis team.
Texas A&M
in 1994 A&M goes 10-0-1, with the tie being against a 1-9-1 SMU team a few years removed from the Death Penalty.
1. Can fans of these teams explain how you lost those games?
2. Can you think of anymore strange losses where your team has 9/10 wins, but loses to an inferior opponent.
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Posted on 5/1/13 at 12:35 pm to intothegrinder
DuBose loss = not strange
Posted on 5/1/13 at 12:36 pm to intothegrinder
Back in '03 we lost to memphis by two scores in one of the first games of the season. Ended up going 10-3
Posted on 5/1/13 at 12:37 pm to TupeloReb
Tennessee lost 2 games in 1996: Eventual champion Florida, and Memphis 
ETA: Sorry, didn't realize that was in the OP
ETA: Sorry, didn't realize that was in the OP
This post was edited on 5/1/13 at 1:05 pm
Posted on 5/1/13 at 12:39 pm to intothegrinder
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Tennessee
in 1996 UT goes 10-2, has Peyton Manning at QB, but loses to a 4-7 Memphis team.
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1. Can fans of these teams explain how you lost those games?
The game ended and they had more points than we did.
Posted on 5/1/13 at 1:01 pm to intothegrinder
That '86 LSU-Miami of Ohio game was a nightmare. That was actually a pretty decent Miami of Ohio team. It was a rainy night and LSU was just super flat and Miami was sky high....Still no excuse. But Tommy Hodson and the offense just couldn't get anything going.
That's part of what makes college football so exciting I guess. On any given night....
ETA: This loss happened a week after beating #7 Texas A&M 35-17 and week before winning at Florida by 11....Our other loss that year(before the Sugar Bowl) was to a pretty bad Ole Miss team. A complete WTF season all around.
That's part of what makes college football so exciting I guess. On any given night....
ETA: This loss happened a week after beating #7 Texas A&M 35-17 and week before winning at Florida by 11....Our other loss that year(before the Sugar Bowl) was to a pretty bad Ole Miss team. A complete WTF season all around.
This post was edited on 5/1/13 at 1:10 pm
Posted on 5/1/13 at 1:03 pm to noladan
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DuBose loss = not strange
Exactly. It was Mike DuBose. You should have the rest of the season as "strange wins".
Posted on 5/1/13 at 1:05 pm to intothegrinder
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in 1999, Bama goes 10-3, wins the SEC, but loses at home to Louisiana Tech.
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1. Can fans of these teams explain how you lost those games?
Dubose was getting some strange.
Posted on 5/1/13 at 1:06 pm to intothegrinder
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in 1999, Bama goes 10-3, wins the SEC, but loses at home to Louisiana Tech.
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Can fans of these teams explain how you lost those games?
Mike DuBose
Posted on 5/1/13 at 1:08 pm to intothegrinder
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in 1999, Bama goes 10-3, wins the SEC, but loses at home to Louisiana Tech.
My first Alabama game
Posted on 5/1/13 at 1:08 pm to JustGetItRight
Who then beat #1 UF in the Swamp...and again in the SEC title game, 34-7. 
Posted on 5/1/13 at 1:09 pm to intothegrinder
1984: Undefeated USC (9-0) goes up to Annapolis, MD to play a 3-5-1 Navy team and loses by 2+ TDs.
Posted on 5/1/13 at 1:09 pm to intothegrinder
The 1999 season in general was strange for Alabama. Dubose survived the sex scandal but then lost to a Louisiana Tech team with their starting QB out (air raid offense) in the last moments of the game. He then reels over victories over top 15 Arkansas at home and then top 5 Florida on the road. That ended the Gators 50 game home winning streak. He loses to a crippled UT team at home. Barely beats a horrible Auburn team and then kills Florida again in the SEC title game. We couldn't stop Tom Brady in the Orange Bowl but forced OT only to lose on a missed extra point.
Posted on 5/1/13 at 1:10 pm to USMC Gators
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Who then beat #1 UF in the Swamp...and again in the SEC title game, 34-7.
That was S. Alexander...not Dubose.
This post was edited on 5/1/13 at 1:10 pm
Posted on 5/1/13 at 1:10 pm to TupeloReb
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Back in '03 we lost to memphis by two scores in one of the first games of the season. Ended up going 10-3
I still baffled and pissed off at Tay Biddle because of this.
Posted on 5/1/13 at 1:10 pm to NBamaAlum
Our first home loss in 5 years.
Posted on 5/1/13 at 1:14 pm to intothegrinder
1981 - Eventual SEC Champion Alabama loses to Georgia Tech, in what would be their only win of the year, going 1-10.
Posted on 5/1/13 at 1:16 pm to Master of Sinanju
Wasn't that GT team coached by Bill Curry.
Posted on 5/1/13 at 1:16 pm to intothegrinder
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1. Can fans of these teams explain how you lost those games?
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