September 16, 1978 Alabama at Missouri The top-ranked, 1-0 Alabama Crimson Tide of coach Paul "Bear" Bryant traveled to Missouri to battle the 11th ranked, 1-0 Missouri Tigers coached by Warren Powers in his first year. Missouri was coming off a 3-0 upset of the 5th ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Alabama rallied for three 2nd half touchdowns to claim a 38-20 victory … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – September 16
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This Date in College Football Belt History – December 31
December 31, 1973 -Bear Bryant’s top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide came to the Sugar Bowl with an 11-0 record & the UPI National Championship in hand. Before 1974, the UPI Coaches’ poll was voted prior to the bowl games. The Crimson Tide's defense featured All-SEC LB Woodrow Lowe & All-SEC DB Mike Washington while the offense had All-American OT Buddy Brown, … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – December 31
This Date in College Football Belt History – September 23
The 7th ranked, 2-0 Southern Cal Trojans of coach John Robinson traveled to Birmingham to battle the top-ranked, 2-0 Alabama Crimson Tide of coach Paul "Bear" Bryant in the rematch of their epic 1977 contest when Alabama took The Belt with a 21-20 victory over the Trojans. Alabama brought a 12-game winning streak along with The Belt to battle the previous champion. … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – September 23
This Date in College Football Belt History – September 16
The top-ranked, 1-0 Alabama Crimson Tide of coach Paul "Bear" Bryant traveled to Missouri to battle the 11th ranked, 1-0 Missouri Tigers coached by Warren Powers in his first year. Missouri was coming off a 3-0 upset of the 5th ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Alabama rallied for three 2nd half touchdowns to claim a 38-20 victory over the Tigers to retain The Belt. The 1st … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – September 16