1961 alabama football roster

[6][12][13] Alabama took a 130 first quarter lead on touchdown runs of 66-yards by Mike Fracchia and eight-yards by Pat Trammell. Linebackers Jordan and Texas A&M transfer Darwin Holt often pulled back at the last moment before the snap. The Tide crushed Auburn 34-0, earned the Southeast Conference Championship and earned a grudging compliment from Tiger coach Shug Jordan after the game. Billy Neighbors, Pat Trammell, Darwin Holt. [4][5] Fracchia scored first on a two-yard run and was followed with a seven-yard Mal Moore touchdown pass to Red Wilkins. The Broncos were founded in 1960, the Vikings in 1961. After Alabama was recognized as national champions by the major wire services, it capped the season with a 10-3 victory overthe Arkansas Razorbacks in the Sugar Bowl. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 1 position in the polls prior to their game against Auburn. Im as proud of them as if the score had been 100-0. [60] State retook a 1413 lead in the third on an eight-yard Reed to Inman pass, but Alabama scored the game-winning touchdown on a 36-yard Ron McKinney run that made the final score 2013. Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant was in the fourth year of an extensive rebuilding program when everything came together to produce a juggernaut. Billy Neighbors was a unanimous selection to the 1961 College Football All-America Team at the tackle position. As for which franchises have had the most, the numbers pretty much line up with the draft with one major exception, the Detroit Lions. "I don't do the picking, just the coaching. It was the Crimson Tide's 66th overall and 27th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Eventually he was forced to take legal action against the most egregious of his attackers in the media. Alabama claims it has won national titles in 1925, 1926, 1930, 1934, 1941, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1992, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017 and now in 2020. [58], Template:Southeastern Conference football champions He was preceded by his reputation and accompanied by that powerful charisma that forced people to pay attention when he entered a room and concentrate for all their worth when he began to speak. 5 spot prior to their first Legion Field game of the season. Several players that were varsity lettermen from the 1961 squad were drafted into the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL) between the 1962 and 1965 drafts. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. That turmoil had captured the nation's attention earlier that year when a bus carrying integrated passengers was firebombed near Anniston and the riders aboard attacked by a mob. Bamas offense was just what we expectedtough and aggressive. To handle the Tigers, Alabama altered the defensive alignment to a 4-4 set. "But the cross currents of our time are such the two are interrelated.". At 44 years of age, Bryant had already earned a reputation as a miracle worker in rebuilding downtrodden programs such as Maryland, Kentucky and Texas A&M into powers. Both teams offenses were presented big breaks over the course of the rest of the game but the defenses kept rising to the challenge. [25][26] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Houston to 30. They scored on an eight-yard Jimmy Nail touchdown run, a 47-yard Thomas Wells field goal and on a three-yard Stanley Gann touchdown run. It seemed to work as Auburn was never able to penetrate beyond the Crimson Tide 35-yard-line. Alabama opened the season with a win over Georgia on the road in week one, and then defeated Tulane in their home game at Ladd Stadium in week two. Alabama's 1961 National ChampionshipSeason. [12][13] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Vanderbilt to 20164. If we had, it could have been a different ball game.. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. [45][46] Although Alabama was held scoreless in the second half, the Razorbacks only managed to score a 23-yard Mickey Cissell field goal in the third quarter that made the final score 103 in favor of Alabama. [6][25][26] After a scoreless first quarter, the Crimson Tide took a 100 halftime lead on a 33-yard Tim Davis field goal and a five-yard Pat Trammell touchdown pass to Bill Oliver in the second quarter. [24], After their victory over Tennessee, the Crimson Tide moved up into the No. But he had never succeed in leading a team to the national championship. 8 Auburn, the Crimson Tide moved up one spot to the No. Football Tickets. SEC Champion Alabama defeated Southwest Conference Co-Champion Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl, marking the Crimson Tides first MacArthur Bowl. [20][21] The Crimson Tide scored first-quarter touchdowns on a five-yard Mike Fracchia run and a nine-yard Pat Trammell pass to Butch Wilson and a pair of Tim Davis field goals in the second quarter for a 203 halftime lead. [8][9] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Tulane to 19103. [4][30][32] The Crimson Tide took an 180 halftime lead after they scored three first half touchdowns. [16][17] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against NC State to 20. [4][33][34] The only points in this defensive struggle came in the second quarter on a 22-yard Tommy Brooker field goal. That didnt help, but when youre playing the No. [56][57] For the 1961 season, the Alabama freshmen squad was coached by Sam Bailey and finished their season with a record of two wins and one tie (201). Over the previous decade the Crimson Tide suffered no less than five losing seasons and, at one point, endured an agonizing 17-game losing streak. [45][46][47] The Crimson Tide took a 100 halftime lead after they scored on a 12-yard Pat Trammell touchdown run in the first quarter and on a 32-yard Tim Davis field goal in the second quarter. They finished season undefeated with eleven wins (110 overall, 70 in the SEC), with a victory over Arkansas in the Sugar Bowl and as consensus national champions. The result was a media feud between the Atlanta and Birmingham papers with the Georgia outlets alleging brutality on the part of Bryants players and Alabama journalists defending the coachs methods. 17 position after their victory over Tampa. [28][29], After their upset over Georgia Tech, Alabama reentered the AP Poll at the No. [37][38] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Georgia Tech to 22183. The first touchdown was set up after Lee Roy Jordan recovered a Charlie Rieves fumble at the Cougars' 31-yard line. Softball Tickets. 2 team in the land were stopped cold by a tie with the Horned Frogs in the season opener. [60], In their second game, the Baby Tide defeated Tulane 326 at Denny Stadium in a game they scored touchdowns in all four quarters. 1 ranking but, once again, Alabama got an assist from the team from Fort Worth as the Longhorns fell to TCU 6-0 in Austin. Tim Davis then made the final score 100 with his 32-yard field goal in the third quarter. The team was led by head coach Bear Bryant, in his third year, and played their home games at Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. Not the biggest, but the best," Bryant recalled in his autobiography. [4][9][10] Billy Richardson scored the first points of the game with his one-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. The next week, Alabama defeated Tennessee for the first time since the 1954 season in the first Legion Field game of the year. [24][25] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Georgia Tech to 21183. [41][42] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Auburn to 12131. Maybe they did and maybe they didn't but the high poll ranking came in handy as the season progressed since, like any national championship, gaining the title depended a great deal on the fortunes of other teams vying for the prize over the course of the season. [4][15][16] Both Crimson Tide touchdowns were set up after Cougar turnovers gave them good field position. [31] On what was homecoming in Denny Stadium, the Crimson Tide shutout the Bulldogs 240. [31] On what was homecoming in Denny Stadium, the Crimson Tide shutout the Bulldogs 240. To open the 1961 season, the Crimson Tide defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 326 on the road at Athens. The Razorbacks final attempt to score ended with an incomplete pass as the clock finally ran out on the New Orleans contest to bring Alabama's undefeated national championship season to a close. [60] State retook a 1413 lead in the third on an eight-yard Reed to Inman pass, but Alabama scored the game-winning touchdown on a 36-yard Ron McKinney run that made the final score 2013. [33][34] Alabama then closed the game with five second half touchdowns and won 660. It was the Crimson Tide's 67th overall and 28th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). [41][42] In the second, Pat Trammell scored on a one-yard run, Tim Davis connected on a 35-yard field goal and Trammell threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Richard Williamson. Watch/Listen. The "Bear" went on to become the Best All-Time NCAA College Football Coach. [6][41][42] After Billy Richardson gave Alabama a 70 first quarter lead with his 11-yard touchdown run, they scored 17 second quarter points and took a 240 halftime lead. In anticipation of the invitation, Los Angeles Times columnist Jim Murray traveled to Birmingham to see Alabama in action against Georgia Tech and penned a series of articles that were less concerned about allegations of brutality on field brutality than the inability of black players to gain access the Crimson Tide sideline. 1961 Alabama Crimson Tide footballAP & UPI national champions, 1961 Southeastern Conference football standings, 1961 NCAA University Division football season, 1961 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, 1961 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team, 1972 NCAA University Division football season, "2012 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Record Book", "Football Bowl Subdivision Records: Consensus National Champions", "Power-packed Tide, stuns Bulldogs in 326 romp", "Crimson Tide wins 170 to remain undefeated", "Tide scores 240 win on soggy grid as Fracchia stars", "Texas takes top spot; Alabama ranked second", "Bama heads to Sugar Bowl with 340 win over Auburn", "Mighty Tide rolls over Razorbacks, 103", "Neighbors, Winston lead; Fracchia, Trammell picked", "NCAA's decision to allow freshman eligibility changed football landscape", "Unanimous vote makes SEC frosh eligible", "Namath, McKinney spark Baby Tide to 2014 victory", College football national champions (poll era), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1961_Alabama_Crimson_Tide_football_team&oldid=1131819777, 1961 Southeastern Conference football season, Southeastern Conference football champion seasons, Short description is different from Wikidata, Pages using infobox college sports team season with no sport parameter, Pages using CFB schedule with named parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 5 January 2023, at 22:26. 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