1977 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1977 Alabama Crimson Tide football
1977 Alabama Crimson Tide football
National champion (Football Research); SEC champion; Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 35–6 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	11–1 (7–0 SEC)
Head coach	Bear Bryant (20th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mal Moore (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone
Defensive coordinator	Ken Donahue (4th season)
Base defense	5–2
Captains	Mike Tucker; Ozzie Newsome;
Home stadium	Bryant–Denny Stadium; Legion Field
	Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

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 35–6 victory over Ohio State in the Sugar Bowl.

CoachesNo. 2

APNo. 2

Record11–1 (7–0 SEC)

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1977 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
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	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Tennessee	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Kentucky ineligible for SEC championship due to NCAA probation. Mississippi State later forfeited all 1977 wins due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Ole Miss	No. 6	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)		W 34–13	74,324	^[1]
September 17	at Nebraska*	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	ABC	L 24–31	75,899	^[2]
September 24	at Vanderbilt	No. 10	Dudley Field Nashville, TN		W 24–12	34,694	^[3]
October 1	Georgia	No. 10	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)		W 18–10	60,210	^[4]
October 8	at No. 1 USC*	No. 7	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 21–20	63,140	^[5]
October 15	Tennessee	No. 4	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)		W 24–10	71,000	^[6]
October 22	Louisville*	No. 3	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL		W 55–6	60,210	^[7]
October 29	at Mississippi State	No. 2	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		W 37–7	47,500	^[8]
November 5	at No. 18 LSU	No. 2	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ABC	W 24–3	65,377	^[9]
November 12	Miami (FL)*	No. 2	Bryant–Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL		W 36–0	57,422	^[10]
November 26	vs. Auburn	No. 2	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)		W 48–21	69,721	^[11]
January 2, 1978	vs. No. 9 Ohio State*	No. 3	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	W 35–6	76,811	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll Poll released prior to the game Source: ^[13]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ole Miss	6	7	0	0	13
Alabama	13	14	0	7	34

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Alabama	7	10	0	7	24
Nebraska	10	7	7	7	31

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Alabama	10	6	0	8	24
Vanderbilt	6	0	0	6	12

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Georgia	3	0	0	7	10
Alabama	9	0	6	3	18

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1977 Alabama Crimson Tide football
National champion (Football Research) SEC champion Sugar Bowl champion
Sugar Bowl, W 35–6 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	11–1 (7–0 SEC)
Head coach	Bear Bryant (20th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mal Moore (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Wishbone
Defensive coordinator	Ken Donahue (4th season)
Base defense	5–2
Captains	Mike Tucker Ozzie Newsome
Home stadium	Bryant–Denny Stadium Legion Field
Seasons ← 1976 1978 →