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5/18/1979
Coach Paul Bryant goes back to Texas for a reunion with his 1954 Texas A&M team, the famed squad taken to Junction, Tex., for what was termed a "football boot camp." Only 27 players returned from the Junction to play for Texas A&M and 23 of those were at the reunion. While Bryant is out of town, the Birmingham News reports the league coaches are picking Alabama to repeat as SEC Champions but only two Bama players receive "best awards." Dwight Stephenson is listed as the "best offensive lineman" and Major Ogilvie the "best blocker in the SEC." |
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Coach: Wallace Wade (Brown) Record: 8-1
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Captain(s): Pooley Hubert
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A 33-0 romp over Georgia on Thanksgiving Day, 1924, successfully completed Alabama's first official championship season. In being awarded the Southern Conference title, Alabama had successfully climbed to the top of its region in football. Only a distressing loss to Centre College impeded a perfect season but 8-1 and the championship certainly sufficed.
Backs Johnny Mack Brown and Pooley Hubert teamed with guards Bill Buckler and Ben Compton on the All-Southern Conference team. Georgia entered the season finale that year as the No. 1 team in the South and the tough Bulldog defense had yielded but 14 points for the entire season. Two TD passes by Hubert, two field goals by Compton and a 65-yard interception return for a TD by Brown sparked the Bama rout. |
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Notes: Alabama records seven shutouts en route to its first ever championship. |
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