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Alabama

SEC · 1949 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
6–3–1
0.650 Win %
Conference
6th
4–3 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

1949 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27Tulane (TULANE)H2HSEC7–2–1L 14–28
6Week 6 · Oct 4Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC5–5L 7–14
7Week 7 · Oct 11Duquesne (DUQUESNE)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 48–8
8Week 8 · Oct 18Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC7–2–1T 7–7
9Week 9 · Oct 25Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC0–8–1W 35–6
10Week 10 · Nov 1Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC4–6–1W 14–7
12Week 12 · Nov 15Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC7–3W 20–7
13Week 13 · Nov 22SOUTHERN MISSUnranked—W 34–26
14Week 14 · Nov 29Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC4–5–1W 35–13
13Regular Season Final · Dec 6Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC2–4–3L 13–14

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
2.714
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+7
-11+18
  • Georgia Tech +7
  • Georgia +4
  • Florida +4
  • Duquesne +3
  • Tennessee 0
  • Mississippi State 0
  • Tulane -2
  • Auburn -4
  • Vanderbilt -5

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 #45Better than 68%
Win % Place 38thBetter than 73%

0.650 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#36W12#37W13#30W14#47Regular Season Final#45Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-14
-7
+40
0
+29
+7
+13
+8
+22
-1

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

Final Rank by Season
#181944#21945#261946#221947#511948

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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