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[8] [9] However, Alabama football had actually begun integrating in 1967, when five black students attempted to walk-on. [10] Moreover, the team was already integrated by 1970, as Wilbur Jackson was a freshman on the team. This game was also the first Alabama played on Poly-Turf at Legion Field as it was installed during the previous summer. [11]
From the time Bryant arrived at Alabama through the 1970 season, the Crimson Tide ran a pro-style offense. [10] By 1969, Bryant began to recruit larger linemen and tailbacks, and after a pair of six win seasons in 1969 and 1970, Bryant saw the success of the wishbone for the Longhorns and decided to implement the offense for the 1971 season.
Pages in category "Alabama Crimson Tide football players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 667 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Rutledge was the first of two brothers to lead a national championship team. He led Alabama to the 1973 national championship and his brother Jeff Rutledge led Alabama to the 1978 national championship. [18] [19] Terry Davis: 1971–1972: Neb Hayden: 1970: Scott Hunter: 1968–1970: Wayne Trimble: 1966: Ken Stabler: 1966–1967: All-SEC. Super ...
Alabama opened the 1972 season ranked as the No. 7 team in the preseason AP Poll as they entered their game against Duke. [4] At Legion Field, the Crimson Tide scored 21 unanswered points in the second half en route to a 35–12 victory over the Blue Devils to open the 1971 season.
Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, Musso graduated from L. Frazier Banks High School in 1968, and played college football at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa under head coach Bear Bryant. He was an All-American in 1971 and led the Crimson Tide to an undefeated regular season and a berth in the Orange Bowl against top-ranked Nebraska ...
As they entered their first game of the 1974 season, Alabama was ranked as the USA's No. 3 team and Maryland as the No. 14 team in the AP Poll. [4] Before what was then the largest crowd to ever attend a college football game in the state of Maryland, the Crimson Tide entered the game as a two-touchdown favorite, but struggled to a 21–16 win over the Terrapins.
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