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5/18/1979
Coach Paul Bryant goes back to Texas for a reunion with his 1954 Texas A&M team, the famed squad taken to Junction, Tex., for what was termed a "football boot camp." Only 27 players returned from the Junction to play for Texas A&M and 23 of those were at the reunion. While Bryant is out of town, the Birmingham News reports the league coaches are picking Alabama to repeat as SEC Champions but only two Bama players receive "best awards." Dwight Stephenson is listed as the "best offensive lineman" and Major Ogilvie the "best blocker in the SEC." |
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Coach: Mike DuBose (Alabama) Record: 3-8
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September 2, 2000 |
UCLA |
24-35 |
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September 9, 2000 |
Vanderbilt |
28-10 |
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September 16, 2000 |
Southern Mississippi |
0-21 |
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September 23, 2000 |
Arkansas |
21-28 |
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September 29, 2000 |
South Carolina |
27-17 |
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October 14, 2000 |
Mississippi |
45-7 |
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October 21, 2000 |
Tennessee |
10-20 |
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October 28, 2000 |
Central Florida |
38-40 |
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November 4, 2000 |
LSU |
28-30 |
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November 11, 2000 |
Mississippi State |
7-29 |
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November 18, 2000 |
Auburn |
0-9 |
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Captain(s): Paul Hogan, Bradley Ledbetter, Kenny Smith
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Alabama opened the season at the Rose Bowl Stadium against UCLA but before the sun set on the West Coast, the Bruins had knocked the Crimson Tide from its No. 3 ranking and started an ebb that would finally end with a 9-0 loss to Auburn on a cold and wet afternoon in Tuscaloosa.
In between the Tide hardly resembled the defending SEC Champions and a team picked to be a major player in the national title race. The only wins came against Vanderbilt, South Carolina and Ole Miss and the cries for a change in the staff became increasingly sharper each and every week of the season.
After the Tide lost to Central Florida on a Homecoming October afternoon, the decision was made to dismiss Mike DuBose and his staff, ending a tumultuous four-year run by the former Bama player who ended with a 24-23 overall record as the head coach. |
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Notes: For the first time since 1969 Alabama lost to LSU in Tiger Stadium, ending one of the longest streaks in NCAA history. |
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