Bama went on to win 28 straight games after this loss, including a 13-0 National Championship season in 1992. The win streak finally came to an end on Oct 16th, 1993 with a 17-17 tie vs Tennessee. This was a good time to be a Bama fan. Stallings left after the 96 season and a dark time began for Alabama. Between NCAA Probation and a few bad coaching hires, Bama wouldn't be restored to a national powerhouse until Saban's second season in 2008. You know the rest. RTR!
I was a teenager and there that night. Remember it rained so hard right before kickoff. It was like all those old tough breaks from the Gators past were washed away and they came out and really stuck it to Alabama
Syracuse was freaking good and they didn't lose in that Carrier Dome. Against Notre Dame we just gave out. Remember we were coming off probation so we didn't have the depth. We just gave out and then the rode the Bus on us.
That is awesome. My first ever Gator game was against New Mexico State. That was the day Emmitt ran for like 300 plus yards. We had a kid named Donald Douglas who had a rocket of an arm. It's amazing because I hear people act as if they are so surprised about Kyle Trask and what he accomplished. Heck Shane Matthews wasn't even on the depth chart. Thank goodness for Spurrier who came in the next year and gave Shane a chance. Then there are the people who think Ron Zook wasn't a good coach. I beg to differ. Zook was a very good coach.
Heck yes they did. You couldn't have paid me enough to get my butt out there with those Gator defenses. Monte Grow and Ephesians Bartley were knocking people's heads off, LOL. And remember, 1990 Tim Paulk hit that kid from Bama and broke him up. However, the next year after this game in the SEC Championship that Bama Defense was one of the best college defenses ever. Nobody even came close to beating that team except for Florida. Erict Rhett will forever have my respect for what he did the day. They were lighting him up. Rhett was hurting and Spurrier walks up and says, E Rhett, you ready? You are going to have to run harder than you ever have. We came within an eyelash of destroying the college football system of today, LOL.
Things for Gene Stallings were looking bleak after this game. In 1 season and 2 games, his record at Alabama stood 8-6. Alabama lost this game 35-0 and had been blown out by Louisville 34-7 in the Fiesta (Bama's only score was a pick six against Ville's backup, now HC Jeff Brohm). Add a 9-0 loss to Penn State and three of those 6 losses were offensive shut outs. Wins over Tennessee and Auburn were the only thing that kept Bama fans from revolting. The following week Alabama had a gut-check game against a Georgia team that would finish 9-3. Georgia missed a couple of scoring opportunities and Bama's D rose to the occasion for a 10-0 win over Georgia, that started what would become a 28-game win streak. That 10-0 win over Georgia may not have been pretty, but I think it was the most important game in Stallings' tenure. Somehow they found a way to win that game, which proved to be a theme for the 1991 season, as they won their final six games of the season by seven points or less.
Beginning with that Georgia game, they went on an absolute tear. Stallings’ record at Alabama from UGA 10-0 afterwards: 62-10-1! (And even that tie against Tennessee in 1993 one could make the case it was a net positive)
They met in 1992 SEC Championship game that Alabama won and went on to destoryed Miami for a National Championship, 1993 Florida got it's revenge 28-13, 1994 24-23 one point win, in 1996 Florida crushed Alabama 45-30 and won a National Championship, In 1998 Florida seals with Interception victory 16-10
@Benj Smith Productions Alabama ends a home-winning streak with a 40-39 victory in the Swamp handed the Gators' their first loss since 36-33 to Auburn in 1994, and whooped them again in the SEC Championship Game 34-7 was a BIG HURT
@@DeAngeloStevens Then 2005, (losses in 2006 &2008), 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, and 2016! Including the two in 1999, Bama is 9-2 vs Florida in the past 20+ years
I’ve only been to Florida field one time. My Grandpa took me down to Gainesville back in 1979. It was a 40-0 Bama win. Thank goodness I didn’t go to this shellacking, sheesh.
I'm positive I went to.my first gator game that day .Bryant was coaching and I sat in the south endzone bleachers and I remember they were aluminum bleachers like a highschool field. And obviously I remember the blowout
@@randyjohnson6845 sounds right cuz back then the south end zone was those temporary bleachers you described. They were constructing the end zone after that season of 1979. Also, another interesting trivia from that game. Afterward Bear Bryant called Florida a “sleeping giant” and said if they could get a good coach down there they’d be unstoppable. Bear was right, as usual.
But after that game, Bama would not lose for 31 consecutive games. Just a testimony to the fantastic job Stallings did to save the 1991 season (lots of close games) and build the foundation for a National Championship and three consecutive SEC Championship game appearances.
Tim Marsh Stallings did a great job at Bama. His only hang up was Florida, aside from his undefeated 1992 national championship season. In 1991 and 1994 his only loss of those seasons was to Florida.
Randy, I would add that this game really set the stage for Stallings' run toward the National Championship. Alabama would not lose again until November 1993.
Carlton Reese We wouldn’t, we were humbled on this night. I’ve still yet to see a game where we were dominated so decisively that all I could do was hang my head.
It's hard for me to believe that Alabama looks like this and are getting pushed around and the next year they win it all.only thing that could do that is PEDs
They won every other game that season and finished 11-1… So you are saying that they started juicing the very next week? Clown! They were a physically talented, young team that learned something about themselves after this loss and grew from the lesson. Discipline, focus, and a new quarterback (Jay Barker) were the missing pieces until this game (although I realize Barker didn’t take over until LSU game a few weeks later).
1 thing that never changed. Shitty PAC and Big10 teams getting highlights, being overrated, losing to unranked teams while Florida was balling. #truestory
Bama went on to win 28 straight games after this loss, including a 13-0 National Championship season in 1992. The win streak finally came to an end on Oct 16th, 1993 with a 17-17 tie vs Tennessee. This was a good time to be a Bama fan. Stallings left after the 96 season and a dark time began for Alabama. Between NCAA Probation and a few bad coaching hires, Bama wouldn't be restored to a national powerhouse until Saban's second season in 2008. You know the rest. RTR!
I miss the Swamp being like this. Damn I miss the old days. Electric.
I was a teenager and there that night. Remember it rained so hard right before kickoff. It was like all those old tough breaks from the Gators past were washed away and they came out and really stuck it to Alabama
How this Florida team did not go undefeated is beyond me. Losses to Syracuse and Notre Dame were inexplicable.
Syracuse was freaking good and they didn't lose in that Carrier Dome. Against Notre Dame we just gave out. Remember we were coming off probation so we didn't have the depth. We just gave out and then the rode the Bus on us.
@@bernie7044 I looked back at Syracuse' record that year and they were 10-2. Like Syracuse, Florida was just unbeatable at home...
Florida always CHOKES in big games. BAMA RULES. We love Shane Mathews!! Pick 6 in SEC Championship 1992 !!!
This was the first Gator game I ever attended. Section: 21, Row: 13, Seats: 21 & 22
That is awesome. My first ever Gator game was against New Mexico State. That was the day Emmitt ran for like 300 plus yards. We had a kid named Donald Douglas who had a rocket of an arm. It's amazing because I hear people act as if they are so surprised about Kyle Trask and what he accomplished. Heck Shane Matthews wasn't even on the depth chart. Thank goodness for Spurrier who came in the next year and gave Shane a chance. Then there are the people who think Ron Zook wasn't a good coach. I beg to differ. Zook was a very good coach.
@@bernie7044
I agree about Zook being a good head coach. Zook's only problem was he was the guy hired right after Spurrier.
Is it just me or do they hit harder in the 90s?
Yep alot of hit stick action going on...
Heck yes they did. You couldn't have paid me enough to get my butt out there with those Gator defenses. Monte Grow and Ephesians Bartley were knocking people's heads off, LOL. And remember, 1990 Tim Paulk hit that kid from Bama and broke him up. However, the next year after this game in the SEC Championship that Bama Defense was one of the best college defenses ever. Nobody even came close to beating that team except for Florida. Erict Rhett will forever have my respect for what he did the day. They were lighting him up. Rhett was hurting and Spurrier walks up and says, E Rhett, you ready? You are going to have to run harder than you ever have. We came within an eyelash of destroying the college football system of today, LOL.
Gators kicked their teeth in this day
Things for Gene Stallings were looking bleak after this game. In 1 season and 2 games, his record at Alabama stood 8-6. Alabama lost this game 35-0 and had been blown out by Louisville 34-7 in the Fiesta (Bama's only score was a pick six against Ville's backup, now HC Jeff Brohm). Add a 9-0 loss to Penn State and three of those 6 losses were offensive shut outs. Wins over Tennessee and Auburn were the only thing that kept Bama fans from revolting.
The following week Alabama had a gut-check game against a Georgia team that would finish 9-3. Georgia missed a couple of scoring opportunities and Bama's D rose to the occasion for a 10-0 win over Georgia, that started what would become a 28-game win streak. That 10-0 win over Georgia may not have been pretty, but I think it was the most important game in Stallings' tenure. Somehow they found a way to win that game, which proved to be a theme for the 1991 season, as they won their final six games of the season by seven points or less.
Beginning with that Georgia game, they went on an absolute tear. Stallings’ record at Alabama from UGA 10-0 afterwards: 62-10-1!
(And even that tie against Tennessee in 1993 one could make the case it was a net positive)
They met in 1992 SEC Championship game that Alabama won and went on to destoryed Miami for a National Championship, 1993 Florida got it's revenge 28-13, 1994 24-23 one point win, in 1996 Florida crushed Alabama 45-30 and won a National Championship, In 1998 Florida seals with Interception victory 16-10
@Benj Smith Productions Alabama ends a home-winning streak with a 40-39 victory in the Swamp handed the Gators' their first loss since 36-33 to Auburn in 1994, and whooped them again in the SEC Championship Game 34-7 was a BIG HURT
@@DeAngeloStevens Then 2005, (losses in 2006 &2008), 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, and 2016! Including the two in 1999, Bama is 9-2 vs Florida in the past 20+ years
@@tmarsh0307 90's, 2000's, and 2010's
@@tmarsh0307 After 2009, those were terrible Florida teams. Smoke and mirrors getting to Atlanta twice.
I wouldn't say terrible. You have to be good to win your division. But, they were not on par with Alabama...
My guess is steroids is the only explanation on the size difference in both of these teams from 1985 to 1990.nothing else could explain it
I’ve only been to Florida field one time. My Grandpa took me down to Gainesville back in 1979. It was a 40-0 Bama win. Thank goodness I didn’t go to this shellacking, sheesh.
I'm positive I went to.my first gator game that day .Bryant was coaching and I sat in the south endzone bleachers and I remember they were aluminum bleachers like a highschool field. And obviously I remember the blowout
@@randyjohnson6845 sounds right cuz back then the south end zone was those temporary bleachers you described. They were constructing the end zone after that season of 1979. Also, another interesting trivia from that game. Afterward Bear Bryant called Florida a “sleeping giant” and said if they could get a good coach down there they’d be unstoppable. Bear was right, as usual.
This was Bama's only loss of the season, but it definitely was an ugly one.
But after that game, Bama would not lose for 31 consecutive games. Just a testimony to the fantastic job Stallings did to save the 1991 season (lots of close games) and build the foundation for a National Championship and three consecutive SEC Championship game appearances.
Tim Marsh Stallings did a great job at Bama. His only hang up was Florida, aside from his undefeated 1992 national championship season. In 1991 and 1994 his only loss of those seasons was to Florida.
Bama fans always like to talk about the SEC Title Game the following year, but never about this game......
Randy Dubin What’s to talk about? It was just an absolute beat down.
Randy, I would add that this game really set the stage for Stallings' run toward the National Championship. Alabama would not lose again until November 1993.
Why would a Bama want to talk about this game?
Carlton Reese We wouldn’t, we were humbled on this night. I’ve still yet to see a game where we were dominated so decisively that all I could do was hang my head.
@@RedElephantStampede the first half was a defensive battle. That second half Florida just unloaded, though. Bama woke up after this loss tho
It's hard for me to believe that Alabama looks like this and are getting pushed around and the next year they win it all.only thing that could do that is PEDs
They won every other game that season and finished 11-1… So you are saying that they started juicing the very next week? Clown!
They were a physically talented, young team that learned something about themselves after this loss and grew from the lesson. Discipline, focus, and a new quarterback (Jay Barker) were the missing pieces until this game (although I realize Barker didn’t take over until LSU game a few weeks later).
1 thing that never changed. Shitty PAC and Big10 teams getting highlights, being overrated, losing to unranked teams while Florida was balling. #truestory