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Rank the SEC champions of the 1980s...
Posted on 5/11/24 at 6:39 pm
Posted on 5/11/24 at 6:39 pm
In the build up to the 2024 college football season as well as the arrival of OU and Texas in conference, let's look back on the great teams of the past and bicker about who was the best of which decade. Starting with the 1980s...
1980: Georgia Bulldogs (SEC Record: 6-0)
1981: Georgia Bulldogs (SEC Record: 6-0); Alabama Crimson Tide (SEC Record: 6-0)
1982: Georgia Bulldogs (SEC Record: 6-0)
1983: Auburn Tigers (SEC Record: 6-0)
1984: Florida Gators (SEC Record: 5-0-1)
1985: Tennessee Volunteers (SEC Record: 5-1)
1986: LSU Tigers (SEC Record: 5-1)
1987: Auburn Tigers (SEC Record: 5-0-1)
1988: Auburn Tigers (SEC Record: 6-1); LSU Tigers (SEC Record: 6-1)
1989: Tennessee Volunteers (SEC Record: 6-1); Alabama Crimson Tide (6-1); Auburn Tigers (6-1)
1980: Georgia Bulldogs (SEC Record: 6-0)
1981: Georgia Bulldogs (SEC Record: 6-0); Alabama Crimson Tide (SEC Record: 6-0)
1982: Georgia Bulldogs (SEC Record: 6-0)
1983: Auburn Tigers (SEC Record: 6-0)
1984: Florida Gators (SEC Record: 5-0-1)
1985: Tennessee Volunteers (SEC Record: 5-1)
1986: LSU Tigers (SEC Record: 5-1)
1987: Auburn Tigers (SEC Record: 5-0-1)
1988: Auburn Tigers (SEC Record: 6-1); LSU Tigers (SEC Record: 6-1)
1989: Tennessee Volunteers (SEC Record: 6-1); Alabama Crimson Tide (6-1); Auburn Tigers (6-1)
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Posted on 5/11/24 at 6:55 pm to RollTide1987
Idk
But 82 was the best of the UGA teams
But 82 was the best of the UGA teams
Posted on 5/11/24 at 7:08 pm to RollTide1987
The sport evolved a lot over that decade. Go watch those early 80s teams and compare them to what we saw later. Small lineman, slow LBers, white dudes in the secondary and WR and QBs who mainly handed the ball off.
Posted on 5/11/24 at 7:45 pm to RollTide1987
1984 and 1985 Florida were national championship caliber. 18-2-2 combined both seasons.
Posted on 5/11/24 at 8:33 pm to RollTide1987
The first season where I was old enough to really understand things was that 89 season.
I was an Auburn fan. That was the first ever Iron Bowl in Auburn. Auburn won to claim a share of the SEC title.
I was an Auburn fan. That was the first ever Iron Bowl in Auburn. Auburn won to claim a share of the SEC title.
Posted on 5/12/24 at 12:51 am to RollTide1987
To complete the requested exercise, here’s my go at it:
1. 1983 Auburn
2. 1980 Georgia
3. 1988 LSU
4. 1988 Auburn
5. 1982 Georgia
6. 1987 Auburn
7. 1989 Auburn
8. 1989 Alabama
9. 1989 Tennessee
10. 1981 Georgia
11. 1981 Alabama
12. 1986 LSU
13. 1985 Tennessee
(Florida ‘84 was vacated)
1. 1983 Auburn
2. 1980 Georgia
3. 1988 LSU
4. 1988 Auburn
5. 1982 Georgia
6. 1987 Auburn
7. 1989 Auburn
8. 1989 Alabama
9. 1989 Tennessee
10. 1981 Georgia
11. 1981 Alabama
12. 1986 LSU
13. 1985 Tennessee
(Florida ‘84 was vacated)
Posted on 5/12/24 at 3:48 am to RollTide1987
The 1980s was weird. Somehow 1992 worked its way into that decade.
Florida and Auburn in 1985 had many pros on their rosters. Neither won a championship, but that game had talent on both sides of the football.
Wilbur Marshall.
Bo Jackson.
Steve Wallace.
And on and on.
The 1988 Auburn team was one I thought could have beaten anybody on the country.
Florida and Auburn in 1985 had many pros on their rosters. Neither won a championship, but that game had talent on both sides of the football.
Wilbur Marshall.
Bo Jackson.
Steve Wallace.
And on and on.
The 1988 Auburn team was one I thought could have beaten anybody on the country.
Posted on 5/12/24 at 7:08 am to RollTide1987
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1984: Florida Gators (SEC Record: 5-0-1)
While Florida had a very good team in 84, they were ineligible for the SEC title due to probation so LSU got the Sugar Bowl invite that season.
Posted on 5/12/24 at 2:24 pm to RollTide1987
tBig six 
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