[10] Playing at Legion Field, the Crimson Tide shutout the Bears of the Southwest Conference 45–0 in what was the first all-time meeting between the schools. [5][6], The Crimson Tide took control of the game with a pair of third quarter touchdowns that extended their lead to 27–0. 54 (primarily, Jordan) would have to earn it. Junior intercepted a Mike Kelley pass and returned it 59-yards for a touchdown. AFC East Division Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. [8][9], After their victory over Baylor, Alabama was still ranked as the No. 54, which had been worn the previous three years by Lee Roy Jordan, long considered the finest middle linebacker in Alabama history. Three weeks later, against LSU, all the Tide offense could scrape up was a single field goal, but it was enough to win 3–0. As they entered the 1979 season, Alabama was ranked as the No. After Steadman S. Shealy connected with Keith Pugh on a 27-yard touchdown pass, Shealy scored on a three-yard run for a 14–0 first quarter lead. [16][17][19] Alabama took a 28–0 lead into halftime behind a pair of touchdowns scored in each of the first two quarters. Ht. More 1977 Alabama Pages. Record: 9-5-0, 3rd in Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Anderson, Rene #2 (Sr.) DB ... Alabama came into Lincoln ranked #2 as Nebraska was still feeling the sting of the loss to Washington State and a rare absence from the polls. See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. Yr. City State School 100 Altman DickDick Altman WB 6-00 185 3So. After Mike Woodard scored the only Vandy points with his 47-yard field goal, Alabama extended their lead to 32–3 at the half after Alan McElroy connected on a 21-yard field goal and touchdowns were scored on runs of 19 and one-yard by Shealy and Mark Nix. Subscribe to our Free Newsletter, This Month in Sports ReferenceFind out when we add a feature or make a change. Do you have a sports website? Alabama School History; Schedule & Results; Roster; AP Poll Summary. 55 for the Crimson Tide. No. All rights reserved. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. 51) having lost his girl friend and also being serverely injured in the Tuscaloosa tornado nine years ago this month. Someone’s gotta’ talk about it. And his jersey number, 52, was said to have painted onto tee shirts by young admirers. 1977 Southeastern Conference football standings, 1977 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Alabama–Mississippi State football rivalry, "2012 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Record Book", "Alabama Withstands Rally And Upsets U.S.C., 21‐20", "1978 Game Recap - Official Site of the Allstate Sugar Bowl", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1977_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team&oldid=949521369, 1977 Southeastern Conference football season, Southeastern Conference football champion seasons, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox college sports team season with no sport parameter, Pages using CFB schedule with named parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Ocala Star-Banner. [15], As they prepared for their first Tuscaloosa game of the season, Alabama retained their No.