Auburn responded with a 31-yard Harry Unger touchdown pass to Terry Beasley in the second quarter that made the halftime score 147. Join our linker program. And it just happened that, for the African-American community, football is so important. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. They enter this season as the defending AAC champions. Record: 10-3-1, 1st in AFC East Division ( Schedule and Results ) Coach: Don Shula (10-3-1) With both teams ranked in the top five, Alabama defeated Auburn 317 and captured the outright SEC football championship. Bama completed 10 of 12 passes for 122 yards, while AU was 15-28 for 152 yards, but with two interceptions. 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[55] In what was the first AlabamaAuburn game that featured two undefeated teams, the Crimson Tide defeated their rival 317 and captured the outright SEC championship for the 1971 season. All rights reserved (About Us). This was the first team that African Americans contributed as members of the Alabama varsity squad, with John Mitchell being the first to actually see playing time. Join our linker program. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. [42][43] Fourth quarter points were scored on a 33-yard Bill Davis field goal, touchdowns on runs of one-yard by Johnny Musso and 16-yards by David Knapp and on a one-yard Terry Davis pass to Glenn Woodruff. They scored first on a seven-yard Charles Young touchdown run and next on a 37-yard Mike Rae field goal. A 27-yard Bill Davis field goal in the second gave Alabama a 163 halftime lead. [16][17] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Southern Miss to 1221. [52][53], The Crimson Tide closed the game with a six-yard Terry Davis touchdown run in the third and a 10-yard Butch Hobson touchdown run in the fourth for the 313 Alabama win. [13] At the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Alabama upset the No. [10][11] In spring 1971, Alabama assistants Mal Moore and Jimmy Sharpe traveled to Austin where they saw first hand how the wishbone operated during Texas' final week of spring practice. In 1971, Alabama had just one other Black player on its team (John Mitchell, who helped the Tide win at USC in the return matchup of the home-and-home), and it wasn't until 1977 that Alabama had . 1971 Alabama Crimson Tide Schedule and Results Previous Year Next Year Record: 11-1 (3rd of 128) ( Schedule & Results ) Rank: 4th in the Final AP poll Conference: SEC Conference Record: 7-0 Coach: Bear Bryant (11-1) Points For: 368 Points/G: 30.7 (11th of 128) Points Against: 122 More Team Info Alabama School History 1971 Alabama Statistics The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Alabama opened the season with an upset victory at USC. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). Bamas 28-17 win in 1981 to make Tide Coach Paul Bryant the all-time winningest coach. Alabamas time of possession advantage was 41 minutes to 18 minutes. [52][53] With their 345 offensive yards in the game, Alabama surpassed the previous SEC season record for total offense of 3,068 yards set by Tennessee in 1951. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. The 1971 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1971. All rights reserved. Miami Dolphins. In their rival game, the Crimson Tide ended a four-game losing streak to the Vols with their 3215 victory. He rose to the title of assistant head coach in 2007. [69], In their final game of the season, before 15,000 fans at Cliff Hare Stadium, Alabama defeated Auburn 136. As we have noted in the past, any Alabama win over Auburn is a good one. [67] The Vols tied the game 77 early in the second quarter on a 35-yard Condredge Holloway touchdown pass to John Yarbrough. [65] The next week, Alabama rallied from a 15-point deficit and defeated Tulane 2322 at New Orleans. 1 versus No. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Additionally, the shutout was the first for the Crimson Tide defense since their 170 victory in 1967 over South Carolina. [68] Green Wave points were scored on a 43-yard Steve Foley touchdown pass to Robert Johnson, a one-yard Foley touchdown run, a 50-yard John Washington punt return and on a 31-yard David Falgue field goal. The Paul W. Bryant Museum was honored to be invited to the dedication of this mural of Wilbur Jackson in his hometown of Ozark Alabama. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. After Bill Davis connected on a 41-yard field goal, Johnny Musso scored on touchdown runs of 12 and six-yards in the victory. We present them here for purely educational purposes. [11], During the second summer session at the University, both Moore and Sharpe began to work with players on the offensive change, and in August Royal and Bellard traveled to Tuscaloosa and led a coaching clinic for the Alabama staff on the wishbone. (Photo courtesy of the Paul W. Bryant Museum). The 1972 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. [64] Ralph Stokes then went on and scored the game-winning touchdown for Alabama in the fourth quarter on a 38-yard run that made the final score 2823. 4 position and Tennessee into the No. In the third quarter, Musso scored for Alabama first with his nine-yard run and Houston followed with a three-yard Gary Mullins touchdown pass to Riley Odoms; in the fourth Joe LaBue scored for the Crimson tide on a 10-yard run and Mullins threw a second, three-yard pass to Odoms that made the final score 3420. 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There is still work to do, said Stokes, now a successful businessman in Atlanta whose own memoir One of the First, was published earlier this year. Ken Stablers 47-yard run in the mud for a 10-7 win in 1967. [63] In the game, the Tigers had seven turnovers and both teams missed several scoring opportunities. [9], During the second summer session at the University, both Moore and Sharpe began to work with players on the offensive change, and in August Royal and Bellard traveled to Tuscaloosa and led a coaching clinic for the Alabama staff on the wishbone. [57][58] Nebraska stormed out to a 280 halftime lead after they scored a pair of touchdowns in the first two quarters. [64] After Randy Billingsley gave Alabama an early 70 lead with his nine-yard touchdown run, Navy responded with a trick play that saw Jim O'Brien throw a 33-yard touchdown pass to John Brodhead. But when I think of great Alabama wins, it was the drama of the 1971 game. [14][16][17] Johnny Musso gave the Crimson Tide a 140 lead with touchdown runs of one-yard in the first and 16-yards in the second quarter. Though the game was not televised, it was being followed closely within the African-American community as well as by Alabamas core white fanbase. After Bill Davis connected on a 41-yard field goal, Johnny Musso scored on touchdown runs of 12 and six-yards in the victory. [13][14][16] The Crimson Tide took a 100 lead in the first quarter behind a 13-yard Johnny Musso touchdown run and a 37-yard Bill Davis field goal. [28] Looking to avenge the 4823 loss from the previous season, the Crimson Tide defeated the Rebels 406 at Legion Field. [18][19] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Southern Miss to 1221. [11] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Southern Cal to 31. Do you have a sports website? 6 position in the AP Poll prior to their game against Vanderbilt. Record: 11-1 (3rd of 128) (Schedule & Results), Bowl Game: Lost Orange Bowl 38-6 versus Nebraska, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Thursday, March 2, 6:51AM. But that is a key point about the integration of the Alabama program, because once Wilbur and John hit, that next year, the gates opened and it had a profound impact on the program. [24][25] Alabama responded with an 11-yard Terry Davis touchdown pass to David Bailey that made the halftime score 136. [14][20][21] After Bill Davis gave the Crimson Tide a 30 lead with his first quarter field goal, Musso scored Alabama's next four touchdowns and extended their lead to 310. Jeff Kinney scored on a two-yard run and Johnny Rodgers on a 77-yard punt return in the first; Jerry Tagge scored on a one-yard run and Gary Dixon on a two-yard run in the second quarter. [44][45], State cut the Alabama lead to 1710 on an 88-yard Frank Dowsing punt return in the third. 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