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Alabama

SEC · 1939 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
5–3–1
0.611 Win %
Conference
7th
2–3 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
123
1902–2026
All-Time Record
1002–319–42
0.751 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1919, 1925, 1934 +5
#1 Finishes
8
Top 5: 37 · Top 10: 54 · Top 25: 82
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 18 Top 10 · 4× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 17 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 29 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Alabama head-to-head · History & Eras

1939 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 3SAMFORDUnranked—W 21–0
7Week 7 · Oct 10Fordham (FORDHAM)H2HIND FBSI6–2W 7–6
8Week 8 · Oct 17MERCERUnranked—W 20–0
9Week 9 · Oct 24Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC10–1L 0–21
10Week 10 · Oct 31Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC8–2W 7–0
11Week 11 · Nov 7Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC6–2–1T 7–7
12Week 12 · Nov 14Tulane (TULANE)H2HSEC8–1–1L 0–13
13Week 13 · Nov 21Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC8–2L 0–6
12Regular Season Final · Dec 5Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC2–7–1W 39–0

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.380
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+12
-4+16
  • Mississippi State +8
  • Fordham +6
  • Vanderbilt +2
  • Kentucky 0
  • Tennessee -1
  • Tulane -1
  • Georgia Tech -2

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #35Better than 75%
Win % Place 46thBetter than 67%

0.611 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#38W13#35W14#34Regular Season Final#35Post-Season W1#35Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+21
+1
+20
-21
+7
0
-13
-6
+39

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#11934#121935#31936#51937#71938

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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