LSU in the 2000s -- on track to beat Spurrier in the 90's or Bear Bryant in the 70s?

LSU in the 2000s has won two National Titles, three SEC Championships, and has a 79% winning percentage.

Steve Spurrier's Florida in the 1990s won one National Title, five SEC Championships, and had an 82% winning percentage.

Bear Bryant's Alabama in the 1970s won three National Titles, eight SEC Championships, and had an 86% winning percentage.

Bear Bryant's Alabama in the 1960s won three National Titles, four SEC Championships, and had an 84% winning percentage.

The 2000s

National Championships by SEC Teams
2 -- LSU (03*, 07)
1 -- UF (06)

SEC Championships
3 -- LSU (01, 03, 07)
2 -- Georgia (02, 05)
2 -- Florida (00, 06)
2 -- up for grabs (08, 09)
1 -- Auburn (04)
0 -- everybody else

SEC Teams With Winning Percentage above 60% in the 2000s
79% -- LSU
78% -- Georgia
74% -- Auburn
73% -- Florida
70% -- Tennessee

The 90s

National Championships by SEC Teams
1 -- Florida (96)
1 -- Tennessee (98)
1 -- Alabama (92)

SEC Championships
5 -- Florida (91, 93, 94, 95, 96)
3 -- Tenneseee (90, 97, 98)
2 -- Alabama (92, 99)
0 -- everybody else

SEC Teams With Winning Percentage above 60% in the 90s
82% -- Florida
81% -- Tennessee
67% -- Alabama
64% -- Auburn
63% -- Georgia

The 80s

National Championships by SEC Teams
1 -- Georgia (80)

SEC Championships
4 - Auburn (83, 87, 88*, 89*)
3 - Georgia (80, 81*, 82)
2 - LSU (86, 88*)
2 - Tennessee (85, 89*)
2 - Alabama (81*, 89*)
1 -- Florida (84, but had to forfeit it)
0 -- everybody else

SEC Teams With Winning Percentage above 60% in the 80s
76% -- Georgia
73% -- Auburn
72% -- Alabama
67% -- Tennessee
66% -- Florida
63% -- LSU

The 70s

National Championships by SEC Teams
3 -- Alabama (73*, 78*, 79)

SEC Championships
8 - Alabama (71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 77, 78, 79)
1 - LSU (70)
1 - Georgia (76*)
1 - Kentucky (76*)
0 -- everybody else

SEC Teams With Winning Percentage above 60% in the 70s
86% -- Alabama
66% -- LSU
66% -- Georgia
65% -- Tennessee
65% -- Auburn

The 60s

National Championships by SEC Teams
3 -- Alabama (61*, 64*, 65*)
1 -- Ole Miss (60*)

SEC Championships
4 -- Alabama (61, 64, 65, 66*)
3 -- Ole Miss (60, 62, 63)
2 -- Tennessee (67, 69)
2 -- Georgia (66*, 68)
0 -- everybody else

SEC Teams With Winning Percentage above 60% in the 60s
84% -- Alabama
74% -- Ole Miss
73% -- LSU
67% -- Tennessee
67% -- Florida
63% -- Auburn
60% -- Georgia

*denotes split title

 

Re: LSU in the 2000s -- on track to beat Spurrier in the 90's or Bear Bryant in the 7

Depending upon how much you value NC's and SECC's, it could be argued that we have beaten FL's run. I think that one NC is worth a handful of SECC's. Therefore, since we have 2 and FL has one, I would pick LSU as having already beaten the Spurrier era. I don't think it is possible in the near future to beat the Bear's run.

Nice stats.

 

Re: LSU in the 2000s -- on track to beat Spurrier in the 90's or Bear Bryant in the 7

And they still have a few years to work on it! I'll be surprised if anyone other than our SEC brethren will ever give us credit for it though. Every Gator fan I know was pulling for the Tigers in that game! BTW...I was reminded we're one up on them in NC's now:thumb:

 

Re: LSU in the 2000s -- on track to beat Spurrier in the 90's or Bear Bryant in the 7

still think UF of 90s has us, even with one less NC. they dominated the SEC way more.

anyone care to break down the stats more? id bet that Bama of the 70s and UF of the 90s had a worse nonconf record of the 00s. or at least they had a worse nonconf than their own conf record.

 

Re: LSU in the 2000s -- on track to beat Spurrier in the 90's or Bear Bryant in the 7

That's a solid argument, considering the SEC wasn't nearly as strong in the 90's as it has been in this decade.

 

Re: LSU in the 2000s -- on track to beat Spurrier in the 90's or Bear Bryant in the 7

We have two more years to seal it up. Another couple SEC Championships would seal the deal if you ask me...

 

Re: LSU in the 2000s -- on track to beat Spurrier in the 90's or Bear Bryant in the 7

Man, the landscape of college football sure has changed since the 70's. No wonder Bama fans are delusional, they compare every coach and every year to the 70's. :geaux::crystal::geaux:

 

Re: LSU in the 2000s -- on track to beat Spurrier in the 90's or Bear Bryant in the 7

Since Bear Bryant coached the Tide from 1958–1982, I added the 60's stats to my original post, which only had the 70's, 80's, 90's, and 00's.

 

Re: LSU in the 2000s -- on track to beat Spurrier in the 90's or Bear Bryant in the 7

Thanks for adding the 60's, I was wondering how it looked.

 

Re: LSU in the 2000s -- on track to beat Spurrier in the 90's or Bear Bryant in the 7

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