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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: Paul "Bear" Bryant (Alabama) Record: 9-1-1
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September 18, 1965 |
Georgia |
17-18 |
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September 25, 1965 |
Tulane |
27-0 |
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October 2, 1965 |
Mississippi |
17-16 |
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October 9, 1965 |
Vanderbilt |
22-7 |
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October 16, 1965 |
Tennessee |
7-7 |
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October 23, 1965 |
Florida State |
21-0 |
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October 30, 1965 |
Mississippi State |
10-7 |
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November 6, 1965 |
LSU |
31-7 |
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November 13, 1965 |
South Carolina |
35-14 |
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November 27, 1965 |
Auburn |
30-3 |
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1966 Orange Bowl |
Nebraska |
39-28 |
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Captain(s): Steve Sloan and Paul Crane
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Actually, it was not until late on the eve of the first night of 1966 that this Alabama team would crest and a series of improbable events catapulted the Tide from No. 4 in the country to No. 1. By Orange Bowl kickoff, No. 1 Michigan State had lost to UCLA and No. 2 Arkansas had fallen to LSU leaving the No. 3 Nebraska Cornhuskers as the only team ranked above Bama.
The final score of 39-28 hardly indicates the surprising ease in which Paul Bryant's pint-sized warriors shucked the Cornhuskers of coaching legend Bob Devaney. Steve Sloan was MVP of the win and when the final polls came out UA was No. 1, in spite of a 9-1-1 record, for the second consecutive year.
Sloan and center-linebacker Paul Crane, two of nine seniors on this squad, were All-Americans on a team that lost a controversial opener 18-17 to Georgia and tied Tennessee in mid-season 7-7. After Bama bungled numerous opportunities to drown the Volunteers, the Crimson Tide started to crest, especially in impressive televised wins over LSU (31-7) and Auburn (30-3). Nebraska would be in the way when the Tide truly reached its apex. |
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Notes: For the first time ever, the Associated Press voted after the bowl games. United Press continued to vote prior to the bowls. |
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