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OPEN DAILY
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
5/19/1988
John Forney, who served on the Alabama broadcast team from 1953-82, is returning as the play-by-play commentator for the 1988 season, it is announced today at the football complex by Crimson Tide athletic director Steve Sloan. |
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Coach: Paul "Bear" Bryant (Alabama) Record: 6-5
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September 20, 1969 |
Virginia Tech |
17-13 |
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September 27, 1969 |
Southern Mississippi |
63-14 |
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October 4, 1969 |
Mississippi |
33-32 |
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October 11, 1969 |
Vanderbilt |
10-14 |
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October 18, 1969 |
Tennessee |
14-41 |
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October 25, 1969 |
Clemson |
38-13 |
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November 1, 1969 |
Mississippi State |
23-19 |
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November 8, 1969 |
LSU |
15-20 |
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November 15, 1969 |
Miami |
42-6 |
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November 29, 1969 |
Auburn |
26-49 |
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December 13, 1969 |
Colorado |
33-47 |
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1969 Liberty Bowl |
Colorado |
33-47 |
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Captain(s): Danny Ford and Alvin Samples
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While offensive records were shattered by the '69 team, the defense could not slow down opponents and Bama slipped to a 6-5 season, including a 47-33 Liberty Bowl loss to Colorado.
One of the few highlights came when the Tide defeated Ole Miss 33-32 in Birmingham in one of the most electrifying games ever played on national television. Scott Hunter hit 22 of 29 passes for 300 yards in his fabled duel with Rebel quarterback Archie Manning, who completed 33 of 52 for 436 yards while he rushed for 104 more. The win over Ole Miss, a team which went on to the Sugar Bowl, gave the Tide an early 3-0 record, but disaster struck in Nashville when Bama lost to Vanderbilt and the season continued slipping away. Tennessee, LSU and Auburn each posted relatively easy wins over the Tide and the loss to Colorado in the bowl was a discouraging conclusion to an otherwise successful decade. For the decade Alabama was 90-16-5 with eight of those defeats coming in the final two years of the 1960s.
Guard Alvin Samples was the Tide's lone All-American in '69 and he holds the unique distinction of being voted the outstanding offensive lineman in the 1969 Liberty Bowl. The catch to that award was Samples, due to a number of injuries to the defense, played the entire game at linebacker.
Tragedy also struck the team days after the bowl when center Richard Grammer drowned in a hunting accident when his boat capsized. |
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Notes: For the first time since 1958, the Crimson Tide lost to both Tennessee and Auburn. During the December signing period, the Tide signed Wilbur Jackson and Bo Matthews, the first African-American players to ink with Alabama. |
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