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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: Frank Thomas (Notre Dame) Record: 7-1-1
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Captain(s): Foy Leach
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Fittingly in the inaugural season of the infant conference, the Southeastern, Alabama won the 13-team race to first place. The Tide was 7-1-1 for the year with the loss coming in a controversial 2-0 decision to Fordham at the Polo Grounds in New York.
Bama's road to the first SEC title started rather inauspiciously when Bama and Ole Miss battled to a 0-0 tie in Birmingham in the first conference game. A week later in Tuscaloosa Bama discolored Miss. State's Maroons 18-6 and the title chase was on. Three demanding road wins clinched the initial title: 12-6 over Tennessee in Knoxville, 12-9 over Georgia Tech in Atlanta, and 7-0 over Vanderbilt in Nashville. Guard Tom Hupke was an All-American. |
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Notes: Alabama wins the first ever SEC title. The trip to New York is a first for an SEC team. |
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