[42][43] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Mississippi State to 43103. Or write about sports? [9] The wishbone was derived from the Split-T offense run at Oklahoma under Bud Wilkinson. More importantly, Alabama had African-American players on its varsity roster for the first time. Crimson Tide trainer Jim. Join our linker program. [44][45] 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. [59][60] The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against Nebraska to 21.[61]. ); The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. 3 position and the Tigers were in the No. All rights reserved (About Us). [49], As they entered their game against Miami, Alabama retained their No. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 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. On Sept. 10, 1971, the Crimson Tide unleashed the wishbone offense on unsuspecting USC. Alabama had dominated. Contents 1 Season 1.1 Schedule 2 Roster [18] In their home opener, Alabama played 62 different players and defeated the Golden Eagles 426 at Denny Stadium. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. [59][60] Nebraska stormed out to a 280 halftime lead after they scored a pair of touchdowns in the first two quarters. [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). That 1971 season had begun with Bama in the return game to USC, a Tide win that shocked the college football world.). [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. The 1971 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season . [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. Alabama opened the season with an upset victory at USC. 1971 Alabama Crimson Tide Stats 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 Schedule & Results He finally settled on an oversized shoe on the foot with the injury and an inch or so of tongue depressors taped together and placed under Mussos foot to keep the toe elevated. 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Main Header. Baseball Baseball: Facebook Baseball: . 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. 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. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. [16][17] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Southern Miss to 1221. Sullivan to Beasley was a non-factor in the game, perhaps because the previous spring Bryant had hired Bill Brother Oliver from Auburn to coach Tide defensive backs. [40][41] The Crimson Tide responded with a pair of Terry Davis touchdown passes to David Bailey from 10 and 25-yards that gave Alabama a 207 halftime lead. Find out more. I remember over the next three years that I was there, when we had a team prayer, Coach Bryant only prayed maybe four times. University of Alabama Athletics.
John Mitchell, who made the team as a junior in 1971, was the first to actually play, eight . Interestingly, many considered Sullivan to be only the second best player for Auburn. Mitchell was an All-American in 1972, and both he and Jackson were widely recognized for exhibiting the hard work and class that Bryant preached to those within his program. It was the Crimson Tide's 77th overall and 38th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). [28] Looking to avenge the 4823 loss from the previous season, the Crimson Tide defeated the Rebels 406 at Legion Field. 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. After Bill Davis connected on a 41-yard field goal, Johnny Musso scored on touchdown runs of 12 and six-yards in the victory. As we have noted in the past, any Alabama win over Auburn is a good one. [15] At the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Alabama upset the No. Jan. 5. [46] At Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, the visiting Crimson Tide did not allow an offensive touchdown and defeated the Bulldogs 4110.
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. [45], After their victory over Mississippi State, Alabama retained their No. 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. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. If it wasnt the game that changed college football, it was definitely the one that changed Alabama football. [13] At the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Alabama upset the No. [31] Against the Commodores, the Alabama defense forced their second shutout of the season win this 420 victory at Dudley Field. [38] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Tennessee to 24237. 9 position in the AP Poll prior to their game against Southern Miss. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. [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. 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. Main Navigation Menu. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. [66] In the second quarter, Billingsley scored on a one-yard touchdown run, and again the Midshipmen responded with a 20-yard Brodhead touchdown pass to Rhett Bray that made the halftime score 1413. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Whats his name? asked Dr. Terry Parker. Buy newspaper front pages, posters and more. 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. [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. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Several players that were varsity lettermen from the 1971 squad were drafted into the National Football League (NFL) in the 1972, 1973 and 1974 drafts. [11] Alabama later opened the season with an upset victory over USC that was credited to the surprise switch to the wishbone that caught the Trojans off-guard. This column lists the number of selectors choosing the player as a first-team All-American as follows: official selectors/other selectors/total selectors. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 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