Alabama opened the season with an upset victory at USC. It was the Crimson Tide's 77th overall and 38th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). [14][42][43] After Alabama took a 30 first quarter lead behind a 20-yard Bill Davis field goal, they scored a pair of touchdowns in the second. And of course, I believe it also had a profound impact on culture as well., Alabama's 1975 team picture shows a number of African-American players. By that point, the wishbone was going so great guns that starters was kind of a misnomer because they played three complete teams. Musso was an unknown quality leading up to the game. 1 versus No. 7 position in the AP Poll prior to their game against Ole Miss. [14][33][34] After the Crimson Tide took an early 60 lead on a 20-yard Terry Davis touchdown pass to David Bailey, the Vols responded with a four-yard Curt Watson touchdown run that made the score 76 at the end of the first quarter. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. [38][39] In the game, Musso had 132 yards rushing for Alabama and both Robert Newhouse and Tom Mozisek each had over 100 yards rushing for Houston with 182 and 105 respectively. 14 position in the AP Poll prior to their game at Legion Field. [42][43] The Bulldogs then made the halftime score 173 behind a 41-yard Glenn Ellis field goal at the end of the second. For the record, Birmingham returned Mayor George C. Siebels Jr. to office in 1971. . [63][64] The Alabama freshmen squad was led by coach Clem Gryska for the 1971 season and finished with a record of four wins and one loss (41). [26][27] Alabama responded with an 11-yard Terry Davis touchdown pass to David Bailey that made the halftime score 136. Mitchell became Alabamas first African-American assistant coach in 1973, and has for the last 27 years been on the staff of the NFLs Pittsburgh Steelers. (Photo courtesy of the Paul W. Bryant Museum). As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. [66] 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. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. They are: (1) the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), (2) the Associated Press (AP),[1] (3) the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), (4) the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), and (5) the United Press International (UPI). And, of course, Alabama had Paul Bryant as coach. The score came on a 48-yard Kenneth Lyons touchdown pass to Elmer Allen in the second quarter. At Knoxville, a 3613 loss to the Volunteers ended an eight-game winning streak for the Baby Tide. But over time, the transition happened to where schools evaluated talent and players based on the abilities that they could bring to their program. Starters are marked with an asterisk (*). These players included: Prior to the 1972 NCAA University Division football season, NCAA rules prohibited freshmen from participating on the varsity team, and as such many schools fielded freshmen teams. [9] From the time Bryant arrived at Alabama through the 1970 season, the Crimson Tide ran a pro-style offense. [16][55][56] Alabama took a 140 lead behind first quarter touchdown runs of six and 11-yards by Terry Davis. Previous Season Next Season. The official 1971 Football schedule for the University of Alabama Crimson Tide.
University of Alabama Athletics. Do you have a blog? Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. 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. 4 position and Tennessee into the No. [33][34], Early in the third, the Crimson Tide extended their lead to 227 behind a 16-yard Terry Davis touchdown pass to Bailey. More importantly, Alabama's first African-American football players took the field for the first time. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. Ralph Stokes then a freshman halfback who had signed with Alabama a year after Jackson and a few months after Mitchell remembers listening on the radio, and later watching highlight shows to prove to himself that what he was hearing was real young Black men were actually playing for the Crimson Tide. Join us for a March Madness Webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm ET.
1971 Football Schedule. The 1971 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. The team was led by head coach Bear Bryant, in his 14th year, and played their home games at Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. However, the Crimson Tide closed the game with a 39-yard Bill Davis field goal and five-yard Johnny Musso touchdown run for the 3215 victory. Through the '70s and '80s, more leagues formed across the U.S. Beruldson herself spearheaded leagues in Brooklyn (1985), New York (1990) and Key West . Auburn responded with a 31-yard Harry Unger touchdown pass to Terry Beasley in the second quarter that made the halftime score 147. [29] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Ole Miss to 2252. [57] 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. [10] The change to the wishbone was kept under such secrecy that when the media would visit practice, Bryant had the team practice the pro-style system that was phased out. [53] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Miami to 92. Record: 10-3-1, 1st in AFC East Division ( Schedule and Results ) Coach: Don Shula (10-3-1) The seniors and juniors, those guys that had been there before, some of those guys were crying. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. [26] Looking to avenge the 4823 loss from the previous season, the Crimson Tide defeated the Rebels 406 at Legion Field. Do you have a sports website? Or write about sports? Or write about sports? 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. [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. [24][25] The 531 rushing yards made by Alabama were the most allowed by the Rebels' defense in school history. [35][36] The 73,828 in attendance set a new record for largest crowd in the history of Legion Field to date. 4 position and LSU was in the No.
The #16 Alabama Crimson Tide traveled to Los Angeles, CA to face the #5 USC Trojans in both teams' 1971 season opener. Greg McElroy leading a desperation 15-play TD drive for a 26-21 win in 2009 to keep an undefeated, national championship season going. Now that opportunity go to Alabama was there for us.. Tickets Ticket Info. [35][36], Early in the third, the Crimson Tide extended their lead to 227 behind a 16-yard Terry Davis touchdown pass to Bailey. [32], After their victory at Vanderbilt, Alabama moved into the No. [50] Playing in a regionally televised game on ABC, Alabama defeated the Tigers 147 at Tiger Stadium. [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. [49], As they entered their game against Miami, Alabama retained their No.
Ellis Beck scored on a one-yard run and Terry Davis threw a nine-yard touchdown pass to Jim Simmons in the third quarter. This was the first game that the wishbone was utilized by the Crimson Tide offense, and their victory was attributed in part to surprising the Trojans with its introduction. However, the Crimson Tide closed the game with a 39-yard Bill Davis field goal and five-yard Johnny Musso touchdown run for the 3215 victory. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). [34], After their victory at Vanderbilt, Alabama moved into the No. We present them here for purely educational purposes. [21], After their victory over Southern Miss, Alabama moved into the No. [16][44][45] After Alabama took a 30 first quarter lead behind a 20-yard Bill Davis field goal, they scored a pair of touchdowns in the second. [67] Alabama took an early 70 lead after Duffy Boles scored on a one-yard run that was set up after the Baby Tide recovered a Tennessee fumble at their one-yard line.
See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. After the game, we came in for a team prayer, but Coach Bryant prayed, Jackson said in a 2020 short film Breaking Barriers, produced by the Alabama athletic department. After a hard-fought win over Houston and victory over Mississippi State at Jackson, Alabama defeated LSU for their third win over a ranked team on the season. 1971 NCAA University Division football season, 1971 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team, 1971 All-Big Eight Conference football team, 1971 All-Big Ten Conference football team, 1971 All-Pacific-8 Conference football team, 1971 All-Southwest Conference football team, "Walker, Majors All-Americans on Two Teams", "FWAA All-America Since 1944: The All-Time Team", "Arneson Named To Team: Sporting News Picks UA Star", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1971_College_Football_All-America_Team&oldid=1105114212, Articles with unsourced statements from February 2016, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 18 August 2022, at 16:03. [69] The Vols tied the game 77 early in the second quarter on a 35-yard Condredge Holloway touchdown pass to John Yarbrough. [11][12], USC responds with ten unanswered points and made the halftime score 1710. (As for the difference in records for Alabama and Auburn, in 1970 the NCAA allowed teams to schedule 11 regular season games, but AU never a pacesetter elected not to participate, while Alabama enjoyed a huge payday with an 11th game against Southern Cal. Baseball Baseball: . [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. The 1971 squad was notable for a pair of firsts in Alabama football history. 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. [65] The next week, Alabama rallied from a 15-point deficit and defeated Tulane 2322 at New Orleans. [35][36] Tennessee responded in the fourth with a nine-yard Watson touchdown run that cut the Alabama lead to 2215. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. 1 versus No. In those days it was a sprained toe. 8 position in the AP Poll prior to their game against Florida. [64], In their only home game of the season, the Baby Tide ran for 359 yards and six touchdowns en route to a 417 win over Vanderbilt on a Friday afternoon. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Although several African American students competed during spring practice in 1967, Wilbur Jackson became the first African American awarded a scholarship to play for Alabama, and he competed as a member of the freshman squad in 1970 and played for the varsity team in 1971. [69] Alabama took an early 70 lead after Duffy Boles scored on a one-yard run that was set up after the Baby Tide recovered a Tennessee fumble at their one-yard line. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. All rights reserved. [51] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Miami to 92. They scored first on a seven-yard Charles Young touchdown run and next on a 37-yard Mike Rae field goal. [67] Tennessee further extended their lead to 297 with a pair of touchdown runs from John Sapp and one from Kent Fullington in the third quarter. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. [23] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Florida to 115. Ellis Beck then extended their lead to 210 with his one-yard touchdown run prior to halftime. [1][2] For the 1971 season, John Mitchell became the first African American to play on the varsity squad for the Crimson Tide during the regular season after he transferred from Eastern Arizona College.[3][4][5][6]. Over time, the coaching and the preparation of the athlete got better. Bear Bryant surprised the Trojans by unveiling the Wishbone set which. John Mitchell, who made the team as a junior in 1971, was the first to actually play, eight . [46] At Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, the visiting Crimson Tide did not allow an offensive touchdown and defeated the Bulldogs 4110. Main Navigation Menu. 2021 | 2020 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 The Tigers offense scored 335 points while the defense allowed 182 points. However, the Crimson Tide closed the game with 24 unanswered points for the 4110 win. The Crimson Tide next defeated Miami on homecoming and set up a match-up between undefeated teams for the first time in the history of the Iron Bowl to close the regular season. And there was a couple of clips in there. [69] Tennessee further extended their lead to 297 with a pair of touchdown runs from John Sapp and one from Kent Fullington in the third quarter. Visit ESPN to view the Alabama Crimson Tide team roster for the current season [67] The Vols tied the game 77 early in the second quarter on a 35-yard Condredge Holloway touchdown pass to John Yarbrough. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2007-12-21. However, they were unable to capture a national championship as they were defeated by No.
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