1977 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
| 1977 Alabama Crimson Tide football | |
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SEC champion Sugar Bowl champion | |
Sugar Bowl, W 35–6 vs. Ohio State | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 2 |
| AP | No. 2 |
| 1977 record | 11–1 (7–0 SEC) |
| Head coach | Bear Bryant (20th year) |
| Captain | Mike Tucker |
| Captain | Ozzie Newsome |
| Home stadium |
Bryant–Denny Stadium Legion Field |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #2 Alabama $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #6 Kentucky | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1977 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 83rd overall and 44th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Bear Bryant, in his 20th year, and played their home games at Bryant–Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished season with eleven wins and one loss (11–1 overall, 7–0 in the SEC), as SEC champions and with a victory over Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl.
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |||
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| September 10 | Ole Miss | No. 6 | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Rivalry) | W 34–13 | 74,324 | ||||
| September 17 | at Nebraska* | No. 4 | Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE | ABC | L 24–31 | 75,899 | |||
| September 24 | at Vanderbilt | No. 10 | Dudley Field • Nashville, TN | W 24–12 | 34,694 | ||||
| October 1 | Georgia | No. 10 | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 18–10 | 60,210 | ||||
| October 8 | at No. 1 USC* | No. 7 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | ABC | W 21–20 | 63,140 | |||
| October 15 | Tennessee | No. 4 | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October) | W 24–10 | 71,000 | ||||
| October 22 | Louisville* |
No. 3 | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 55–6 | 60,210 | ||||
| October 29 | at Mississippi State | No. 2 | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Rivalry) | W 37–7 | 47,500 | ||||
| November 5 | at No. 18 LSU | No. 2 | Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) | ABC | W 24–3 | 65,377 | |||
| November 12 | Miami (FL)* | No. 2 | Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL | W 36–0 | 57,422 | ||||
| November 26 | vs. Auburn | No. 2 | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl) | W 48–21 | 69,721 | ||||
| January 2, 1978 | vs. No. 9 Ohio State* | No. 3 | Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) | ABC | W 35–6 | 76,811 | |||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | |||||||||
- Source: Rolltide.com: 1977 Alabama football schedule[1]
References
General
- "1977 Season Recaps" (PDF). RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- "2012 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Record Book" (PDF). Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office. 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
Specific
- ↑ "1977 Alabama football schedule". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
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