Season:
| Date | Rank | Opponent | Stadium | Result | Record |
| August 31 | NR | Middle Tennessee | Legion Field | W 39–34 | 1-0 |
| September 7 | NR | at #2 Oklahoma | Oklahoma Memorial Stadium | L 27–37 | 1-1 |
| September 14 | NR | North Texas | Bryant–Denny Stadium | W 33–7 | 2-1 |
| September 21 | NR | Southern Miss | Bryant–Denny Stadium | W 20–7 | 3-1 |
| September 28 | NR | at Arkansas | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium | W 30–12 | 4-1 |
| October 5 | #22 | #7 Georgia | Bryant–Denny Stadium | L 25–27 | 4-2 |
| October 19 | #24 | #21 Ole Miss | Bryant–Denny Stadium | W 42–7 | 5-2 |
| October 26 | #19 | at #16 Tennessee | Neyland Stadium | W 34–14 | 6-2 |
| November 2 | #12 | at Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt Stadium | W 30–8 | 7-2 |
| November 9 | #11 | Mississippi State | Bryant–Denny Stadium | W 28–14 | 8-2 |
| November 16 | #10 | at #14 LSU | Tiger Stadium | W 31–0 | 9-2 |
| November 23 | #9 | Auburn | Bryant–Denny Stadium | L 7–17 | 9-3 |
| November 30 | #14 | at Hawaii | Aloha Stadium | W 21–16 | 10-3 |
