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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: 9-1
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Captain(s): Leroy Monsky
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Led by unanimous All-American guard Leroy Monsky, Alabama won the SEC title and posted a perfect 9-0 regular season but the season ended on a down note when California upended Bama 13-0 in the Rose Bowl.
Alabama outscored its foes 225-33 and the most memorable wins came against Tennessee (14-7), Tulane (9-6) and Vanderbilt (9-7). Placekicker Sandy Sanford toed last minute field goals for the wins over the Green Wave and Commodores.
Running back Joe Kilgrow and lineman Jim Ryba also earned All-American honors for the Crimson Tide. For the second year in a row and in the second ever AP poll, Bama finished fourth in the national rankings. |
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Notes: The Tide loses in the Rose Bowl for the only time. Leroy Monsky wins the Jacobs Trophy while Joe Kilgrow is fifth in the Heisman Trophy balloting. |
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