1977-78 Alabama Crimson Tide — schedule and results

The 1977-78 Alabama Crimson Tide went 17-10 (11-7 in the SEC) under head coach C.M. Newton. The team peaked at #15 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 8.09.

Game-by-game results (27 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1977-11-30at South Carolina GamecocksW 92–67Carolina Coliseum
1977-12-03at Purdue BoilermakersL 65–82Mackey Arena
1977-12-05vs Tennessee Tech Golden EaglesW 94–66Memorial Coliseum
1977-12-10vs Missouri TigersW 75–71BJCC Coliseum
1977-12-14vs Michigan WolverinesW 78–63BJCC Coliseum
1977-12-20neutral Princeton TigersW 61–60Assembly Hall
1977-12-21at Indiana HoosiersL 57–66Assembly Hall
1977-12-27neutral Princeton TigersW 68–65Madison Square Garden (IV)
1977-12-28neutral Georgetown HoyasL 73–83Madison Square Garden (IV)
1978-01-02vs Ole Miss RebelsW 65–62BJCC Coliseum
1978-01-04vs LSU TigersW 70–67Memorial Coliseum
1978-01-08vs Mississippi State BulldogsW 76–59Memorial Coliseum
1978-01-14at Tennessee VolunteersL 78–87Stokely Center
1978-01-16at Georgia BulldogsL 70–71Georgia Coliseum
1978-01-21vs Vanderbilt CommodoresW 66–59Memorial Coliseum
1978-01-23vs Kentucky WildcatsW 78–62Memorial Coliseum
1978-01-28at Auburn TigersW 81–74Memorial Coliseum
1978-01-30at Florida GatorsL 73–84Florida Gymnasium
1978-02-04at Mississippi State BulldogsL 60–69Humphrey Coliseum
1978-02-11vs Tennessee VolunteersW 93–89Memorial Coliseum
1978-02-13vs Georgia BulldogsW 67–66Memorial Coliseum
1978-02-18at Vanderbilt CommodoresL 69–71Memorial Gymnasium
1978-02-20at Kentucky WildcatsL 84–97Rupp Arena
1978-02-25vs Auburn TigersW 89–86Memorial Coliseum
1978-02-27vs Florida GatorsW 81–70Memorial Coliseum
1978-03-04at Ole Miss RebelsW 66–63C.M. "Tad" Smith Coliseum
1978-03-06at LSU TigersL 85–103Maravich Assembly Center

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