1970 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
1970 Alabama Crimson Tide football | |
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Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl co-champion | |
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, T 24–24 vs. Oklahoma | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Record | 6–5–1 (3–4 SEC) |
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Home stadium | Denny Stadium Legion Field |
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No. 7 LSU $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Tennessee | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Auburn | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Ole Miss | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1970 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 76th overall and 37th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Bear Bryant, in his 13th year, and played their home games at Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished season with six wins five losses and one tie (6–5–1 overall, 3–4 in the SEC) and with a tie against Oklahoma in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl.
As a result of a newly enacted rule by the NCAA that allowed teams to schedule an eleventh regular season game, Alabama opened the season against USC. Led by Sam Cunningham, the Trojans defeated the Crimson Tide 42–21 at Legion Field to open the season. Alabama rebounded from the loss and defeated Virginia Tech and Florida in consecutive games that set up a top-twenty match-up against Ole Miss. Led by Archie Manning, the Rebels defeated the Crimson Tide 48–23 after a 22-point fourth quarter at Jackson.
Alabama defeated Vanderbilt in their next game, but then were shut out for the first time since their 1959 season with a 24–0 loss at Tennessee. They again rebounded with a pair of consecutive victories. The first was against Houston, in what was also the first game Alabama played indoors, and the second on homecoming against Mississippi State. After a loss to LSU, the Crimson Tide defeated Miami in their final road game of the season. The win also made Alabama bowl-eligible, and as such an invitation to play Oklahoma in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl was accepted in the week leading to the Iron Bowl. Against Auburn, the Crimson tide surrendered a 17-point lead and closed the regular season with a 33–28 loss to their rival. A month later, Alabama ended their season with a 24–24 tie against the Sooners.
The 1970 season is also notable for being the first fully
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 12 | No. 3 USC* | No. 16 | L 21–42 | 72,175 | ||
September 19 | Virginia Tech* |
| W 51–18 | 53,958 | ||
September 26 | No. 13 Florida | W 46–15 | 58,138 | |||
October 3 | at No. 7 Ole Miss | No. 17 | ABC | L 23–48 | 46,812 | |
October 10 | Vanderbilt |
| W 35–11 | 49,038 | ||
October 17 | at No. 14 Tennessee | L 0–24 | 64,947 | |||
October 24 | at No. 15 Houston* | W 30–21 | 46,869 | |||
October 31 | Mississippi State |
| W 35–6 | 58,843 | ||
November 7 | No. 11 LSU | No. 19 |
| ABC | L 9–14 | 60,371 |
November 14 | at Miami (FL)* | W 32–8 | 25,469 | |||
November 28 | vs. No. 11 Auburn |
| L 28–33 | 71,747 | ||
December 31 | vs. No. 20 Oklahoma* |
| ABC | T 24–24 | 53,822 | |
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Game summaries
USC
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After the NCAA enacted a rule that allowed its member institutions to schedule an eleventh regular season game, in January 1970 the Crimson Tide agreed to a home-and-home series with the
The Trojans continued their dominance of the game into the second half as they extended their lead to 32–7 in the third quarter.
The game became referred to as the "Cunningham game" by many Alabama fans and is often cited as being the turning point towards the full integration of the Crimson Tide football team beginning with the 1971 season.[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] The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against Southern Cal to 2–1.[12]
Virginia Tech
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The 51 points scored by Alabama against
Much to the surprise of coach Bryant, Virginia Tech rallied early in the third quarter and scored a pair of touchdowns that brought the score to 30–18.[15] John Dobbins scored first for the Hokies on a one-yard run and was followed with a four-yard Rich Matijevich touchdown reception from Schwabe.[13][14] The Crimson Tide responded with three unanswered touchdowns to close the game first on 20-yard Brungard run, next on a 10-yard Hunter pass to Joe LaBue and finally on a 36-yard Buddy Seay run.[13][14] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Virginia Tech to 6–0.[16]
Florida
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As they entered conference opener against
After a 10-yard Neb Hayden touchdown pass to Griff Langston in the third extended the Crimson Tide lead to 24–7, they outscored Florida 22–8 in the fourth quarter for the 46–15 victory.[17][18] In the final period Crimson Tide touchdowns were scored on runs of six-yards by Johnny Musso, three-yards by Buddy Seay and 13-yards by Terry Davis. The Gators scored their final points on a one-yard Leonard George touchdown run.[17][18] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Florida to 10–5.[20]
Ole Miss
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After their victory over Florida, Alabama reentered the AP Poll at the No. 17 position and
The Crimson Tide were able to cut the Ole Miss lead to 26–17 on a ten-yard Hayden pass to Johnny Musso in the third quarter.[21][22] The Rebels responded in the fourth with three touchdowns and outscored Alabama 22–6 in the quarter en route to the 48–23 victory. Ole Miss points were scored on an eight-yard Manning pass to Studdard, a 14-yard Manning run and on a one-yard William. R. Knight run; Alabama scored their lone touchdown on a 19-yard Hayden pass to Stephen Doran.[21][22] The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against Ole Miss to 21–5–2.[24]
Vanderbilt
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After their loss against the Rebels, Alabama out of the AP Poll prior to their game against
Tennessee
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At
Scott Hunter threw five and Neb Hayden threw three interceptions in the game. Hunter's five and the eight combined stand as school records for interceptions in a single game.[29] The shutout loss was their first since their 7–0 loss against Penn State during their 1959 season that ended a 115-game streak.[29] The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against Tennessee to 23–23–7.[31]
Houston
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In what was the first game the Crimson Tide played indoors, Alabama upset the
Houston then took a 21–17 lead early in the third quarter on a one-yard Tom Mozisek run.[32][33] After a 34-yard Ciemny field goal bought Alabama within one point of the lead later in the quarter, his 40-yard field goal in the fourth gave the Crimson Tide a 23–21 lead.[32][33] Steve Higginbotham then made the final score 30–21 late in the game after he returned an interception 80-yards for a touchdown.[32][33] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Houston to 6–0.[35]
Mississippi State
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On homecoming in Tuscaloosa, Alabama defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs 35–6.[7][36][37] After the Crimson Tide took a 7–0 lead on a 13-yard Johnny Musso run in the first, a pair of second quarter touchdowns made the halftime score 21–0. The pair were scored on running plays of ten-yards by George Ranager and one-yard by Musso.[36][37] Alabama then scored their final pair of touchdowns in the third on runs of 14-yards Dave Brungard and three-yards by Musso.[36][37] Up 35–0, Alabama closed the game with many of its reserves seeing playing time in the fourth quarter. It was in that period that the Bulldogs ended the bid for a shutout when Joe Reed threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to David Smith and made the final score 35–6.[36][37] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Mississippi State to 42–10–3.[38]
LSU
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After their victory over Mississippi State, Alabama reentered the AP Poll at the No. 19 position and
Miami (FL)
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After their loss to LSU, Alabama again dropped out of the AP Poll for the week of their game at Miami.[45] On homecoming in Miami, Alabama defeated Hurricanes 32–8 at the Orange Bowl and with their sixth victory of the season became bowl eligible.[7][43][44] After a scoreless first quarter, the Crimson Tide took a 14–0 halftime lead after they scored a pair of second quarter touchdowns. The first came when Lanny Norris intercepted a Kelly Cochrane pass and returned it 31-yards for the first score followed with the second on a 21-yard Scott Hunter touchdown pass to Jerry Cash later in the quarter.[43][44]
After George Ranager extended the Alabama lead to 21–0 with his five-yard run in the third, Miami scored their only points on a four-yard Cochrane pass to Steve Schaap early in the fourth quarter that made the score 21–8.
Auburn
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In their final regular season game, the
Sullivan then tied the game 17–17 with his seven-yard touchdown run in the third quarter.[47][48] With the game tied as the teams entered the fourth quarter, both traded field goals and made the score 20–20 before Sullivan threw a 17-yard touchdown pass to Robby Robinett that gave the Tigers their first lead of the game.[47][48] Alabama responded with a 54-yard Hunter touchdown pass to George Ranager, then made a two-point conversion and took a 28–27 lead.[47][48] However, Sullivan led Auburn to the game-winning touchdown scored on a three-yard Wallace Clark run for the 33–28 victory.[47][48] The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against Auburn to 18–16–1.[49]
Oklahoma
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On November 21, Alabama accepted an invitation to play in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl against Oklahoma of the Big Eight Conference on New Year's Eve.[52] Against the Sooners, Alabama played to a 24–24 tie in the 12th annual Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl.[7][50][51] After the Crimson Tide took an early 7–0 lead on a four-yard Scott Hunter touchdown pass to Randy Moore, the Sooners scored the next three touchdowns en route to a 21–7 lead. After Joe Wylie scored on a two-yard run in the first, Greg Pruitt scored a pair of second quarter touchdowns on long runs of 58 and 25 yards.[50][51] Alabama responded with a five-yard Hunter touchdown pass to David Baily and made the halftime score 21–14.[50][51]
After a 20-yard Richard Ciemny
NFL Draft
Several players that were
Year | Round | Overall | Player name | Position | NFL team |
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1971 NFL Draft
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6 | 140 | Scott Hunter | Quarterback | Green Bay Packers |
1972 NFL Draft
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3 | 62 | Johnny Musso | Running back | Chicago Bears |
11 | 266 | David Bailey | Wide receiver | Green Bay Packers | |
15 | 386 | Robin Parkhouse | Linebacker | Baltimore Colts | |
16 | 411 | Steve Higginbottom | Defensive back | Washington Redskins | |
1973 NFL Draft
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1 | 4 | John Hannah | Offensive guard | New England Patriots |
7 | 174 | John Mitchell | Defensive end | San Francisco 49ers | |
12 | 309 | Jim Krapf | Guard | Oakland Raiders |
Freshman squad
Prior to the
The Baby Tide opened their season on a Monday afternoon with a 24–7 victory over Mississippi State at Denny Stadium.
Against Ole Miss, Alabama rallied from a 20-point, first quarter deficit and defeated the Rebels 41–28 at Oxford.[62] The Rebels took their 20–0 on a trio of touchdowns scored by Mickey Fratesi when he returned the opening kickoff 100-yards and on touchdown runs 11-yards by Gene Allen and one-yard by Fratesi.[62] Alabama responded in the second with Paul Spivey touchdown runs of 19 and 12-yards that made the halftime score 20–14.[62] They then took a 21–20 lead early in the third after Gary Rutledge threw a 37-yard touchdown pass to Geary Eason. Touchdown runs of seven-yards by Richard Bryan and four-yards by Rutledge extended the Alabama lead to 35–20 at the end of the third quarter.[62] After Alabama scored their final points on a 22-yard Mike Harter touchdown run, Ole Miss made the final score 41–28 after they had a safety and scored on a 31-yard Kenny Lyons touchdown pass to Danny Harris.[62]
Against Tennessee, the Baby Tide won 28–20 behind a strong performance by defensive back Jimmy Dawson.[63] The game was tied 7–7 at halftime after Paul Spivey scored on a two-yard run in the first for Alabama and Chip Howard threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Steve Chancey in the second quarter for Tennessee.[63] After the teams traded touchdowns in the third quarter, and Gary Rutledge went on and scored the game-winning touchdown on a short run with just over one minute left in the game for the 28–20 victory.[63] Alabama then closed the season with a 9–3 victory over rival Auburn before 7,000 fans at Denny Stadium.[57] After the teams traded first half field goals, Gary Rutledge scored the game-winning touchdown on a five-yard run in the fourth quarter.[57]
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References
General
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- "2012 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Record Book" (PDF). Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2013. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
Specific
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- ^ Rappoport, Ken (October 6, 1970). "Auburn climbs to ninth in latest grid ranking". The Tuscaloosa News. Associated Press. p. 7. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
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- ^ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Louisiana State". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Darling, Ed (November 15, 1970). "Defenders boost Tide to victory". The Tuscaloosa News. p. B1. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h Smothers, Jimmy (November 29, 1970). "The Tigers come back to beat Bama, 33–28". The Gadsden Times. p. 11. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
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- ^ a b c d e "Anderson, Oklahoma tie 24–24 in Bluebonnet Bowl". The News and Courier. Associated Press. January 1, 1971. p. 2B. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
- ^ Darling, Ed (November 22, 1970). "Tide, Sooners in Bluebonnet". The Tuscaloosa News. p. B1. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
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- ^ Reed, Delbert (January 21, 1972). "Unanimous vote makes SEC frosh eligible". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 6. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
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- ^ Land, Charles (October 4, 1970). "Tide frosh open here Monday". The Tuscaloosa News. p. B2. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ Marshall, Phillip (July 23, 2006). "Jackson made history as first black Tide football player". The Gadsden Times. p. C7. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ a b c d Land, Charles (October 6, 1970). "Baby Tiders impressive". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 6. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ a b McNair, Kirk (October 17, 1970). "Spivey, Baby Tidesmen crush Commodores 38–7". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 7. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e McNair, Kirk (October 24, 1970). "Alabama freshmen battle back for 41–28 victory". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 6. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
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