1975 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1975 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Sugar Bowl champion SEC champion
Sugar Bowl, W 13–6 vs. Penn State
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#3
AP	#3
1975 record	11–1 (6–0 SEC)
Head coach	Bear Bryant
Captain	Leroy Cook
Captain	Richard Todd
Home stadium	Denny Stadium Legion Field

1975 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 Alabama $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Florida	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#19 Georgia	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Tennessee	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	2	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
LSU	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	4	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Auburn	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	2
Kentucky	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Mississippi State later forfeited all 1975 wins and one tie due to NCAA violations. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1975 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 81st overall and 42nd season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Bear Bryant, in his 18th year, and played their home games at Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished season with eleven wins and one loss (11–1 overall, 6–0 in the SEC), as SEC champions and with a victory over Penn State in the Sugar Bowl.

The 1975 squad entered the season with the No. 2 ranking in the AP Poll and as one of the favorites to compete for the national championship. Their championship hopes were dashed after they were upset by an unranked Missouri team in their season opener at Legion Field. Although Alabama dropped into the No. 14 position prior to their second game against Clemson, they would not lose another game during the season as they climbed up the polls back into a top five position by season's end.

After their shutout over Clemson, Alabama traveled to Nashville in the first road game of the season where they defeated Vanderbilt. The Crimson Tide then returned to Birmingham and defeated Ole Miss the week before their victory over Washington in the first meeting between the schools since the 1926 Rose Bowl. They followed this with wins over Tennessee, TCU, Mississippi State, LSU and Southern Miss on homecoming in Tuscaloosa. The Crimson Tide then closed the season with wins against Auburn in what was Ralph Jordan's final game as the Tigers' head coach and Penn State in the Sugar Bowl that ended a seven-game losing streak in bowl games.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	Missouri*	#2	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	ABC	L 7–20	63,000
September 20	Clemson*	#14	Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL		W 56–0	58,383
September 27	at Vanderbilt	#11	Dudley Field • Nashville, TN		W 40–7	34,000
October 4	Ole Miss	#9	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Rivalry)		W 32–6	70,000
October 11	Washington*	#7	Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL		W 52–0	58,000
October 18	#16 Tennessee	#6	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)		W 30–7	72,000
October 25	TCU*	#6	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		W 45–0	52,000
November 1	at Mississippi State	#6	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Rivalry)		W 21–10	46,000
November 9	at LSU	#5	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)		W 23–10	65,047
November 15	Southern Miss*	#5	Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL		W 27–6	58,000
November 29	vs. Auburn	#4	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	ABC	W 28–0	63,500
December 31	vs. #8 Penn State*	#3	Louisiana Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	ABC	W 13–6	75,212
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

• Source: Rolltide.com: 1975 Alabama football schedule^[1]

Game notes

Missouri

1 2 3 4 Total • Missouri 10 10 0 0 20 #2 Alabama 0 0 0 7 7 Date: September 8 Location: Legion Field Birmingham, AL Game attendance: 63,000 Sources:[2][3]

Scoring summary 1 Missouri Tony Galbreath 3-yard run (Timothy Gibbons kick) Missouri 7–0 1 Missouri Timothy Gibbons 44-yard field goal Missouri 10–0 2 Missouri John Blakeman 9-yard run (Timothy Gibbons kick) Missouri 17–0 2 Missouri Timothy Gibbons 46-yard field goal Missouri 20–0 4 Alabama Ozzie Newsome 14-yard pass from Richard Todd (Danny Ridgeway kick) Missouri 20–7

As they entered their first game of the 1975 season, Alabama was ranked as the nations No. 2 team prior to their Monday night game against Missouri.^[4] Before a nationally televised audience, the Crimson Tide fell behind to the Tigers 20–0 at halftime and were ultimately defeated 20–7 in the first major upset of the season.^[2][3][5] The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against Missouri to 0–2.^[6]

Clemson

1 2 3 4 Total Clemson 0 0 0 0 0 • #14 Alabama 16 19 7 14 56 Date: September 20 Location: Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL Game attendance: 58,383 Sources:[7][8]

Scoring summary 1 Alabama John Prudhomme blocked punt for safety Alabama 2–0 1 Alabama Mike Stock 3-yard run (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 9–0 1 Alabama Calvin Culliver 16-yard run (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 16–0 2 Alabama John Boles 2-yard run (Danny Ridgeway kick failed) Alabama 22–0 2 Alabama Johnny Davis 18-yard run (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 29–0 2 Alabama Willie Shelby 1-yard run (Danny Ridgeway kick failed) Alabama 35–0 3 Alabama Willie Shelby 15-yard run (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 42–0 4 Alabama John Boles 5-yard run (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 49–0 4 Alabama Rick Watson 3-yard run (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 56–0

After their loss against Missouri, the Crimson Tide had a bye prior their game against Clemson, and entered the contest as the No. 14 team prior to their game against the Tigers. At Denny Stadium, Alabama ran for 437 yards and eight touchdowns in this 56–0 shutout of Clemson.^[5][7][8] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Clemson to 11–3.^[9]

Vanderbilt

1 2 3 4 Total • #11 Alabama 10 10 6 14 40 Vanderbilt 0 0 7 0 7 Date: September 27 Location: Dudley Field Nashville, TN Game attendance: 34,000 Sources:[10][11]

Scoring summary 1 Alabama Danny Ridgeway 21-yard field goal Alabama 3–0 1 Alabama Mike Stock 8-yard pass from Richard Todd (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 10–0 2 Alabama James Taylor 17-yard run (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 17–0 2 Alabama Bucky Berrey 28-yard field goal Alabama 20–0 3 Alabama Bucky Berrey 29-yard field goal Alabama 23–0 3 Vanderbilt Fred Fisher 1-yard run (Mark Adams kick) Alabama 23–7 3 Alabama Bucky Berrey 31-yard field goal Alabama 26–7 4 Alabama Calvin Culliver 46-yard run (Bucky Berrey kick) Alabama 33–7 4 Alabama Robert Fraley 56-yard run (Bucky Berrey kick) Alabama 40–7

After their victory over Clemson, Alabama moved into the No. 11 position in the AP Poll prior to their game against Vanderbilt.^[12] In their first road game of the season, the Crimson Tide score on their first four possession en route to a 40–7 victory over the Commodores at Nashville.^[5][10][11] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Vanderbilt to 32–17–4.^[13]

Ole Miss

1 2 3 4 Total Ole Miss 0 0 0 6 6 • #9 Alabama 0 16 6 10 32 Date: October 4 Location: Legion Field Birmingham, AL Game attendance: 70,000 Sources:[14][15]

Scoring summary 2 Alabama Bucky Berrey 29-yard field goal Alabama 3–0 2 Alabama Willie Shelby 4-yard run (Bucky Berrey kick) Alabama 10–0 2 Alabama James Taylor 1-yard run (Bucky Berrey kick failed) Alabama 16–0 3 Alabama Johnny Davis 1-yard run (2-point pass failed) Alabama 22–0 4 Alabama Bucky Berrey 42-yard field goal Alabama 25–0 2 Alabama Donald Faust 2-yard run (Bucky Berrey kick) Alabama 32–0 4 Ole Miss Michael Sweet 1-yard pass from Tim Ellis (2-point pass failed) Alabama 32–6

After their victory over Vanderbilt, Alabama moved into the No. 9 position in the AP Poll prior to their game against Ole Miss at Legion Field.^[16] Against the Rebels, the Crimson Tide scored twice in a 0:44 span early in the game en route to a 32–6 victory at Birmingham.^[5][14][15] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Ole Miss to 24–5–2.^[17]

Washington

1 2 3 4 Total Washington 0 0 0 0 0 • #7 Alabama 24 14 14 0 52 Date: October 11 Location: Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL Game attendance: 58,000 Sources:[18][19]

Scoring summary 1 Alabama Richard Todd 8-yard run (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 7–0 1 Alabama Willie Shelby 84-yard punt return (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 14–0 1 Alabama Johnny Davis 31-yard run (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 21–0 1 Alabama Danny Ridgeway 22-yard field goal Alabama 24–0 2 Alabama Ozzie Newsome 28-yard pass from Robert Fraley (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 31–0 2 Alabama Tony Nathan 2-yard run (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 38–0 3 Alabama Johnny Davis 51-yard run (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 45–0 3 Alabama Johnny Davis 6-yard run (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 52–0

After their victory over Ole Miss, Alabama moved into the No. 7 position in the AP Poll prior to their non-conference game against Washington.^[20] Playing the Huskies for the first time since the 1926 Rose Bowl, Alabama had 496 yards of total offense and seven touchdowns in this 52–0 shutout of Washington.^[5][18][19] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Washington to 2–0.^[21]

Tennessee

Third Saturday in October

1 2 3 4 Total #16 Tennessee 0 7 0 0 7 • #6 Alabama 7 6 10 7 30 Date: October 18 Location: Legion Field Birmingham, AL Game attendance: 72,000 Sources:[22][23]

Scoring summary 1 Alabama Richard Todd 4-yard run (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 7–0 2 Alabama Richard Todd 1-yard run (Danny Ridgeway kick failed) Alabama 13–0 2 Tennessee Larry Seivers 29-yard pass from Randy Wallace (Jim Gaylor kick) Alabama 13–7 3 Alabama Bucky Berrey 44-yard field goal Alabama 16–7 3 Alabama Richard Todd 9-yard run (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 23–7 4 Alabama Jerry Brown 9-yard pass from Richard Todd (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 30–7

After their blowout victory over Washington, Alabama moved into the No. 6 position prior to their game against Tennessee.^[24] Against the Volunteers, Richard Todd ran for three and threw for a fourth touchdown in this 30–7 victory at Legion Field.^[5][22][23] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Tennessee to 28–23–7.^[25]

TCU

1 2 3 4 Total TCU 0 0 0 0 0 • #6 Alabama 7 14 24 0 45 Date: October 25 Location: Legion Field Birmingham, AL Game attendance: 52,000 Sources:[26][27]

Scoring summary 1 Alabama Johnny Davis 66-yard run (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 7–0 2 Alabama Robert Fraley 1-yard run (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 14–0 2 Alabama Richard Todd 1-yard run (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 21–0 3 Alabama Richard Todd 37-yard run (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 28–0 3 Alabama Jeff Rutledge 1-yard run (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 35–0 3 Alabama Danny Ridgeway 23-yard field goal Alabama 38–0 3 Alabama George Pugh 7-yard pass from Jeff Rutledge (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 45–0

After their victory over Tennessee, Alabama retained their No. 6 position prior to their match-up against Texas Christian University (TCU) of the Southwest Conference at Legion Field.^[28] Against the Horned Frogs, Alabama posted its third shutout of the season with this 45–0 victory over TCU.^[5][26][27] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against TCU to 2–3.^[29]

Mississippi State

1 2 3 4 Total • #6 Alabama 7 0 7 7 21 Mississippi State 0 10 0 0 10 Date: November 1 Location: Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS Game attendance: 46,000 Sources:[30][31]

Scoring summary 1 Alabama Johnny Davis 3-yard run (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 7–0 2 MS State Harvey Hull 45-yard fumble return (Kinney Jordan kick) 7–7 2 MS State Kinney Jordan 23-yard field goal MS State 10–7 3 Alabama Tyrone King 26-yard interception return (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 14–10 4 Alabama Willie Shelby 1-yard run (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 21–10

As they entered their game against Mississippi State, Alabama retained their No. 6 position in the AP Poll.^[32] At Jackson, the Crimson Tide overcame a 10–7 halftime deficit and came-from-behind and defeated the Bulldogs 21–10.^[5][30][31] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Mississippi State to 47–10–3.^[33]

LSU

1 2 3 4 Total • #5 Alabama 7 7 3 6 23 LSU 7 3 0 0 10 Date: November 8 Location: Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA Game attendance: 65,047 Sources:[34][35]

Scoring summary 1 Alabama Willie Shelby 2-yard run (Bucky Berrey kick) Alabama 7–0 1 LSU Terry Robiskie 6-yard run (Mike Conway kick) 7–7 2 Alabama Richard Todd 7-yard run (Bucky Berrey kick) Alabama 14–7 2 LSU Mike Conway 37-yard field goal Alabama 14–10 3 Alabama Bucky Berrey 50-yard field goal Alabama 17–10 4 Alabama Bucky Berrey 42-yard field goal Alabama 20–10 4 Alabama Bucky Berrey 25-yard field goal Alabama 23–10

After their victory over Mississippi State, Alabama moved into the No. 5 position in the AP Poll prior to their game against LSU.^[36] With this 23–10 victory over the rival Tigers, the Crimson Tide secured the 1975 conference championship.^[5][34][35] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against LSU to 25–10–4.^[37]

Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total Southern Miss 0 0 0 6 6 • #5 Alabama 7 10 3 7 27 Date: November 15 Location: Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL Game attendance: 58,000 Sources:[38][39]

Scoring summary 1 Alabama Ozzie Newsome 32-yard pass from Richard Todd (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 7–0 2 Alabama John Boles 5-yard run (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 14–0 2 Alabama Danny Ridgeway 23-yard field goal Alabama 17–0 3 Alabama Bucky Berrey 39-yard field goal Alabama 20–0 4 USM Ben Garry 6-yard run (2-point pass failed) Alabama 20–6 4 Alabama Ozzie Newsome 35-yard pass from Richard Todd (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 27–6

After they clinched the conference championship with their victory over LSU, Alabama retained the No. 5 position of the AP Poll prior to their game against Southern Miss.^[40] On homecoming against the Golden Eagles, the Crimson Tide captured the 600th win in school history with this 27–6 win at Denny Stadium.^[5][38][39] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Southern Miss to 15–2–1.^[41]

Auburn

Iron Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total • #4 Alabama 7 0 14 7 28 Auburn 0 0 0 6 6 Date: November 29 Location: Legion Field Birmingham, AL Game attendance: 63,500 Television network: ABC Sources:[42][43]

Scoring summary 1 Alabama Jerry Brown 17-yard pass from Richard Todd (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 7–0 3 Alabama Richard Todd 33-yard run (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 14–0 3 Alabama Richard Todd 14-yard run (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 21–0 4 Alabama Ozzie Newsome 24-yard pass from Richard Todd (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 28–0

As they entered the annual Iron Bowl, Alabama moved into the No. 4 position in the AP Poll prior to their match-up at Legion Field.^[44] In what was the final game ever coached by Ralph Jordan as the head coach of the Tigers, the Crimson Tide were victorious with this 28–0 shutout at Birmingham.^[5][42][43] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Auburn to 22–17–1.^[45]

Penn State

Sugar Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total #7 Penn State 0 0 3 3 6 • #3 Alabama 3 0 7 3 13 Date: December 31 Location: Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Game attendance: 75,212 Television network: ABC Sources:[46][47]

Scoring summary 1 Alabama Danny Ridgeway 25-yard field goal Alabama 3–0 3 Penn State Chris Bahr 42-yard field goal 3–3 3 Alabama Mike Stock 14-yard run (Danny Ridgeway kick) Alabama 10–3 4 Penn State Chris Bahr 37-yard field goal Alabama 10–6 4 Alabama Danny Ridgeway 26-yard field goal Alabama 13–6

Playing the first Sugar Bowl at the Louisiana Superdome, Alabama defeated the Penn State Nittany Lions 13–6 and ended a seven-game bowl losing streak in the process.^[46][47] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Penn State to 1–1.^[48]

NFL Draft

Several players that were varsity lettermen from the 1975 squad were drafted into the National Football League (NFL) in the 1976, 1977 and 1978 drafts. These players included:

Year	Round	Overall	Player name	Position	NFL team
1976 NFL Draft [49]	1	6	Todd, RichardRichard Todd	Quarterback	New York Jets
	4	108	Rhodes, WayneWayne Rhodes	Defensive back	Chicago Bears
	5	131	Lowe, WoodrowWoodrow Lowe	Linebacker	San Diego Chargers
	5	138	Shelby, WillieWillie Shelby	Running back	Cincinnati Bengals
	10	290	Cook, LeroyLeroy Cook	Defensive end	Dallas Cowboys
	12	341	Harris, Joe DaleJoe Dale Harris	Wide receiver	Cincinnati Bengals
1977 NFL Draft [49]	2	40	Baumhower, BobBob Baumhower	Nose tackle	Miami Dolphins
	3	57	Hannah, CharleyCharley Hannah	Offensive guard	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
	6	159	Harris, PaulPaul Harris	Linebacker	Pittsburgh Steelers
	8	212	Culliver, CalvinCalvin Culliver	Running back	Denver Broncos
1978 NFL Draft [49]	1	18	Cryder, BobBob Cryder	Guard	New England Patriots
	1	23	Newsome, OzzieOzzie Newsome	Tight end	Cleveland Browns
	2	30	Davis, JohnnyJohnny Davis	Running back	Tampa Bay Buccaneers
	11	284	Jones, TerryTerry Jones	Nose tackle	Green Bay Packers

Roster

1975 Alabama Crimson Tide football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB Barnes, JeffJeff Barnes So RB 38 Boles, DuffyDuffy Boles Sr RB 38 Bonner, RandyRandy Bonner So OT Bradford, JimJim Bradford So TE Brown, JerryJerry Brown Sr OT Buchanan, WoodyWoody Buchanan So OG Busby, MaxMax Busby Jr RB Cavan, PetePete Cavan So OG Cryder, BobBob Cryder So FB 33 Culliver, CalvinCalvin Culliver Jr OT Davis, BobbyBobby Davis So FB Davis, JohnnyJohnny Davis So OG Dawson, FredFred Dawson So FB Faust, DonnieDonnie Faust So C Folmar, DougDoug Folmar Jr QB 12 Farley, RobertRobert Farley Sr C Green, LouisLouis Green So HB Gunnels, JohnJohn Gunnels So SE 84 Harris, Joe DaleJoe Dale Harris Sr TE Henderson, BillBill Henderson So C Hufstetler, TomTom Hufstetler So OT Hurst, TimTim Hurst So QB Jones, KevinKevin Jones So C Jones, TerryTerry Jones So OT Kennedy, LarryLarry Kennedy So HB LaBue, JohnJohn LaBue Jr OG Lambert, BufordBuford Lambert Jr OT Lazenby, K. J.K. J. Lazenby Jr OT McElreath, RalphRalph McElreath Jr OG McGee, BarryBarry McGee Sr OG McIntyre, DavidDavid McIntyre Jr TE McLain, RickRick McLain Jr TE Maddox, SamSam Maddox So OT Maxwell, RayRay Maxwell Sr SE 82 Newsome, OzzieOzzie Newsome So QB O'Rear, JackJack O'Rear Jr OG Oser, GaryGary Oser So OT 79 Pope, BuddyBuddy Pope Sr TE 88 Pugh, GeorgeGeorge Pugh Sr OG 70 Ruffin, LarryLarry Ruffin Sr OG Sadler, DavidDavid Sadler So SE Schamun, RussRuss Schamun Jr OT Sebastian, MikeMike Sebastian So HB 30 Shelby, WillieWillie Shelby Sr C Smith, SidSid Smith Jr HB 32 Stock, MikeMike Stock Sr HB Sutton, MikeMike Sutton So HB 27 Taylor, JamesJames Taylor Sr OT Tillman, ChipChip Tillman Jr QB 14 Todd, RichardRichard Todd Sr HB Turpin, JohnJohn Turpin So OG Waddell, RussRuss Waddell Jr QB Walker, BobBob Walker So HB Ward, JimJim Ward Jr OT Washco, JerryJerry Washco Sr FB Watson, RickRick Watson Jr SE Williams, StanStan Williams So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB Allman, PhilPhil Allman So DT 91 Baumhower, BobBob Baumhower Jr S 17 Bolden, RayRay Bolden Sr LB Bouck, TomTom Bouck Jr LB Bragan, DaleDale Bragan Jr LB Callaway, NeilNeil Callaway Jr DT Callies, KelleyKelley Callies So DE Collins, DannyDanny Collins So DE 98 Cook, LeroyLeroy Cook Sr S Crowe, JohnJohn Crowe So DB Crumbley, AllenAllen Crumbley So LB Dottorey, MikeMike Dottorey So LB Duncan, ConleyConley Duncan Sr S Durkee, RobertRobert Durkee So DB Flanagan, ThadThad Flanagan Jr S Fowler, LesLes Fowler So DE Gartman, RobertRobert Gartman So DT Gerasimchuk, DaveDave Gerasimchuk Jr DB Gothard, AndyAndy Gothard Jr DT Hannah, CharlesCharles Hannah Jr DE Harris, PaulPaul Harris Jr DT Harrison, BillBill Harrison Jr DE Hodges, BruceBruce Hodges So LB Hubbard, ColenzoColenzo Hubbard Jr DB Justice, ChuckChuck Justice Jr DB King, TyroneTyrone King Sr DB Kramer, MikeMike Kramer So LB Lipari, MarkMark Lipari So LB Lowe, WoodrowWoodrow Lowe Sr DT McArthur, JamesJames McArthur So DT McCray, WillieWillie McCray So DE Mikel, BobbyBobby Mikel So LB Mitchell, DeweyDewey Mitchell So LB Montgomery, GregGreg Montgomery Sr LB Neal, DannyDanny Neal So DE Niehaus, JohnJohn Niehaus Jr S Pizzitola, AlanAlan Pizzitola Sr DE Prestwood, TomTom Prestwood Sr S Price, ScottScott Price So SS 31 Prudhomme, MarkMark Prudhomme Sr LB Reynolds, GaryGary Reynolds So DB 45 Rhodes, WayneWayne Rhodes Sr DT Richardson, CalvinCalvin Richardson So DT Robelot, WalterWalter Robelot So LB Smalley, JackJack Smalley So DB 21 Tucker, MikeMike Tucker Jr DE Turpin, DickDick Turpin Sr LB White, GusGus White Jr LB Wingo, RichRich Wingo So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK Berrey, BuckyBucky Berrey Jr PK Davis, MikeMike Davis Jr PK Ridgeway, DannyDanny Ridgeway Sr	Head coach Bear Bryant (18th year, Alabama) Coordinators/assistant coaches Paul Crane (2nd year, Alabama) Ken Donahue (12th year, Tennessee) Mike DuBose (1st year, Alabama) Clem Gryska (16th year, Alabama) Curley Hallman (3rd year, Texas A&M) Dude Hennessey (16th year, Kentucky) Bobby Marks (4th year, Texas A&M) John Mitchell (3rd year, Alabama) Mal Moore (12th year, Alabama) Bill Oliver (5th year, Alabama) Dee Powell (12th year, Texas A&M) Jack Rutledge (10th year, Alabama) George White (1st year, Jacksonville State) References:[50][51] Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 25, 2014

References

General

• "1975 Season Recaps" (PDF). RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved August 24, 2014.
• "2012 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Record Book" (PDF). Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office. 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2014.

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