1977 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
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.
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 |
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Coaches | No. 2 |
AP | No. 2 |
1977 record | 11–1 (7–0 SEC) |
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Home stadium | Bryant–Denny Stadium Legion Field |
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No. 2 Alabama $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Kentucky | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 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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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 10 | Ole Miss | No. 6 | W 34–13 | 74,324 | ||
September 17 | at Nebraska* | No. 4 | ABC | L 24–31 | 75,899 | |
September 24 | at Vanderbilt | No. 10 | W 24–12 | 34,694 | ||
October 1 | Georgia | No. 10 | W 18–10 | 60,210 | ||
October 8 | at No. 1 USC* | No. 7 | ABC | W 21–20 | 63,140 | |
October 15 | Tennessee | No. 4 | W 24–10 | 71,000 | ||
October 22 | Louisville* | No. 3 | W 55–6 | 60,210 | ||
October 29 | at Mississippi State | No. 2 | W 37–7 | 47,500 | ||
November 5 | at No. 18 LSU | No. 2 | ABC | W 24–3 | 65,377 | |
November 12 | Miami (FL)* | No. 2 | W 36–0 | 57,422 | ||
November 26 | vs. Auburn | No. 2 | W 48–21 | 69,721 | ||
January 2, 1978 | vs. No. 9 Ohio State* | No. 3 | ABC | W 35–6 | 76,811 | |
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- Source: Rolltide.com: 1977 Alabama football schedule[1]
Personnel
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
Ole Miss
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Ole Miss | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Alabama | 13 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
at Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama
- Date: September 10
- Game attendance: 74,324
- Box Score
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at Nebraska
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Alabama | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Nebraska | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Memorial Stadium, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Date: September 17
- Game attendance: 75,899
- TV: ABC
- Box Score
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Alabama went into Lincoln with Nebraska still feeling the sting of a home loss to Washington State. While the Crimson Tide slightly exceeded the Cornhuskers in offensive production, five interceptions helped give Nebraska the edge to pull off the stunning upset.
at Vanderbilt
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Alabama | 10 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 24 |
Vanderbilt | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
at Dudley Field, Nashville, Tennessee
- Date: September 24
- Game attendance: 34,694
- Box Score
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Georgia
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Georgia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Alabama | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
at Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama
- Date: October 1
- Game attendance: 60,210
- Box Score
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at USC
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Alabama | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
USC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 20 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
- Date: October 8
- Game attendance: 63,140
- TV: ABC
- Box Score
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Tennessee
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tennessee | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Alabama | 3 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 24 |
at Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama
- Date: October 15
- Game attendance: 71,000
- Box Score
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Louisville
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Louisville | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Alabama | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 55 |
at Bryant–Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Game attendance: 60,210
- Box Score
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at Mississippi State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Alabama | 14 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 37 |
Mississippi State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, Mississippi
- Date: October 29
- Game attendance: 47,500
- Box Score
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at LSU
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Alabama | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
LSU | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Date: November 5
- Game attendance: 65,377
- TV: ABC
- Box Score
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Miami (FL)
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Miami (FL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Alabama | 0 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 36 |
at Bryant–Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Date: November 12
- Game attendance: 57,422
- Box Score
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vs. Auburn
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Alabama | 0 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 48 |
Auburn | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama
- Date: November 26
- Game attendance: 69,721
- Box Score
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- Jeff Rutledge 15 rushes, 102 yards
Sugar Bowl (vs. Ohio State)
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Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Alabama | 0 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 35 |
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Date: January 2, 1978
- Game weather: Indoors (dome)
- Game attendance: 76,811
- Referee: Percy Penn
- TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson and Ara Parseghian
- Box Score
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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. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
Specific
- "1977 Alabama football schedule". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original on December 2, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- "Alabama Withstands Rally And Upsets U.S.C., 21‐20". The New York Times. October 9, 1977. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- "Alabama stole the show". Sports Illustrated. October 17, 1977. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- "1978 Game Recap - Official Site of the Allstate Sugar Bowl". Sugar Bowl. Retrieved September 28, 2019.