40+ Points 3 Games in a Row
by Watchman on Sep 28, 2008 2:36 PM CDT
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PrintCan anybody remember the last time we scored 40+ in three straight games? Especially including two conference games? If my google skills are good, the last time we did it at all was 1991...when we did it to Vandy, UT Chattanooga and Tulane. The last time we did it in conference was 1980...with Mississippi, Vandy and Kentucky.
Seeing the scoreboard light up like that is a great sign for the rest of the season. I don't think we're going to give up 40 very often...
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In 1983 they did it to Ole Miss, Vandy, and Memphis (that would be two conference teams).
In 1979 they were two points away from doing it four games in a row – scoring 40+ against Baylor, Vandy, and Florida, but only 38 in a game against Wichita State the week between the Commodores and the Gators.
In the 1973 season, they averaged 41+ points per game but never went three in a row.
In 1945 they scored 50+ in four straight games. 60 vs. Kentucky, 71 vs. Vandy, and 55 each vs. Pensacola N.A.S. and Mississippi State.
In 1931 they scored 40+ to open the season against Howard, Ole Miss, and MS State, outscoring them 150-6 in the process.
In 1925 they did it against Union, Birmingham Southern, and LSU, outscoring them 145-7.
In 1920 they scored 40+ in four straight games outscoring Southern Military Academy, Marion, Birmingham Southern, and Mississippi College (Ole Miss) 210-0.
In 1919 – Mississippi, Howard, Mississippi, and Sewanee 198-0
In 1915 – Howard, Birmingham Southern, and Mississippi 151-0
In 117 years of football its happened 10 times (including this season) and only 4 in the last 63 years. Pretty damn nice.
That 1945 team...
…may have been the most dominant team to ever wear the crimson and white, and they were led by the inconceivably versatile halfback, Harry Gilmer, who is one of the best quarterbacks, running backs, punt returners, and kick returners we ever had (how’s that for a long opening sentence?). Joe Namath, Shaun Alexander, and David Palmer were all undeniably great players — now imagine a player who is all three of them combined: that player was Harry Gilmer (he’s also the only #1 overall NFL draft pick in Tide history). All-American center Vaughn Mancha led the way for Gilmer, but, as the four straight 50+ games indicates, the whole team was strong. They went undefeated that year and messed up a Pac 10 team (USC) so bad in the Rose Bowl, we haven’t been invited back since. They decided to set up an annual meeting with the BIg 10. And, similarly to 1966, we were not voted into the top spot, finishing #2 behind Army.
Basically, we’ve been doubted and feared — and kicking a$$ in the process — for a long, long time. We already had 5 national championships by 1945, with a lot of Rose Bowl domination vs. the Pac 10 along the way. It did not all start with the Bear. Hell, we had three national championships before Bear even played for the Tide in the early 1930s.
Most of you probably know all of this already. For you young folks, and those of you just passing by, this is what we do.
We win football games.
Roll Tide.
by NiceLittleSaturday on Sep 28, 2008 10:13 PM CDT reply actions
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