1960 Alabama Crimson Tide football team The 1960 Alabama Crimson Tide football team ( variously " Alabama " , " UA " or " Bama " ) represented the University of Alabama in the 1960 college football season . It was the Crimson Tide ' s 66th overall and 27th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) . 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 . They finished with a record of eight wins , one loss and two ties ( 8 – 1 – 2 overall , 5 – 1 – 1 in the SEC ) and with a tie against Texas in the Bluebonnet Bowl . After Alabama upset Georgia in week one , they entered the polls for the first time at the No . 5 position for their game against Tulane . However , they tied the Green Wave and dropped to No . 15 prior to their win over . The next week , Alabama was upset in Knoxville by Tennessee and as a result exited the polls . The Crimson Tide then proceeded to win all six of their regular season games that remained . After a victories over on homecoming and on the road at , Alabama scored their most points in a game since the 1952 season when they defeated 51 – 0 . After an unsuccessful bid to allow for a " sudden death " overtime period in the event of a tie in their game against , Alabama defeated both the Yellow Jackets in Atlanta and Tampa at home prior to their victory over Auburn in the Iron Bowl . The Crimson Tide then closed the season with a tie against Texas in the Bluebonnet Bowl . Game notes . Georgia . To open the 1960 season , the Crimson Tide scored 21 second quarter points en route to a 21 – 6 upset over the Georgia Bulldogs at Legion Field . After a scoreless first quarter , touchdowns were scored on a three - yard run by Tommy White and on runs of one and nine - yards by Bobby Skelton that made the halftime score 21 – 0 . Alabama never relinquished the lead , but Georgia ended the shutout bid late in the fourth quarter when Fran Tarkenton threw a three - yard touchdown pass to Dan Davis that made the final score 21 – 6 . The victory improved Alabama ' s all - time record against Georgia to 24 – 18 – 4 . Tulane . After their upset victory over Georgia in their first game of the season , Alabama entered the polls for the first time of the season at the No . 5 position . In their first road game of the season , the Crimson Tide scored a touchdown in the final minute that prevented an upset by the Tulane Green Wave in this 6 – 6 tie at New Orleans . After a scoreless first quarter , Tulane took a 6 – 0 halftime lead after Tommy Mason scored on a three - yard touchdown run . Pat Trammell tied the game in the final minute with his four - yard touchdown run , but the game then ended in a tie after a failed extra point by the Crimson Tide . The tie brought Alabama ' s all - time record against Tulane to 18 – 10 – 3 . Vanderbilt . After their tie against Tulane , Alabama dropped ten spots to the No . 15 position in the AP Poll prior to their game against Vanderbilt . In their game against the Commodores , the Crimson Tide rallied to a 21 – 0 victory after being held scoreless in the first half . Billy Richardson scored the first points of the game with his one - yard touchdown run in the third quarter . Later in the quarter , Alabama ' s lead was extended further to 9 – 0 after Charles Binkley snapped the ball over the head of Russell Morris on a punt attempt and out of the endzone for a safety . The Crimson Tide then took the free kick that ensued 49 - yards for a touchdown with the points made on a 36 - yard Bobby Skelton touchdown pass to Norbie Ronsonet for a 15 – 0 lead . The last touchdown of the game came in the final minute of the fourth quarter when Bud Moore returned an interception 32 - yards and made the final score 21 – 0 . The victory improved Alabama ' s all - time record against Vanderbilt to 19 – 16 – 4 . Tennessee . In their annual rivalry game against Tennessee , early turnovers proved costly for the Crimson Tide in this 20 – 7 loss to the Volunteers at Knoxville . Ray Abruzzese fumble d the first play of the game for Alabama to set up the Vols ' first score on an eight - yard Bill Majors touchdown pass to Charles Wyrick . Later in the first quarter , Tennessee took a 14 – 0 lead after a Tommy White fumble was recovered by Cotton Letner and returned 41 - yards for a touchdown . After a three - yard Glenn Glass touchdown early in the second quarter made the Volunteers ' lead 20 – 0 , Alabama responded with their only points of the game on a 13 - yard Laurien Stapp touchdown pass to Leon Fuller that made the final margin 20 – 6 . The loss brought Alabama ' s all - time record against Tennessee to 18 – 19 – 6 . Houston . A week after their first loss of the season at Tennessee , the Crimson Tide returned home and shutout the Houston Cougars 14 – 0 on homecoming in Tuscaloosa . Both Crimson Tide touchdowns were set up after Cougar turnovers gave them good field position . The first touchdown was set up after Lee Roy Jordan recovered a Charlie Rieves fumble at the Cougars ' 31 - yard line . Eight plays later Alabama led 7 – 0 after Laurien Stapp scored on a one - yard run . On the Houston drive that ensued , Billy Richardson intercepted a Don Sessions pass and returned it to the Cougars ' 18 - yard line . Four plays later Alabama scored what proved to be the final points of the game on a one - yard Richardson run . The victory improved Alabama ' s all - time record against Houston to 2 – 0 . Mississippi State . On homecoming in Starkville , Alabama scored their only touchdown in the first quarter and shutout the Mississippi State Maroons 7 – 0 . The Crimson Tide scored the lone points of the game on their second offensive possession when Pat Trammell scored on an 18 - yard touchdown run . The victory improved Alabama ' s all - time record against Mississippi State to 32 – 10 – 3 . Furman . Against the Furman Paladins , Alabama scored their most points in a game since the 1953 Orange Bowl in this 51 – 0 victory at Denny Stadium . After Bobby Skelton threw and eight - yard touchdown pass to Butch Wilson in the first , he followed it with a three - yard touchdown pass to Richard O ’ Dell in the second quarter . Pat Trammell then made the halftime score 21 – 0 with his one - yard run late in the half . After a one - yard Cotton Clark touchdown run extended the Alabama lead to 29 – 0 in the third , the Crimson Tide scored 22 fourth quarter points to win 51 – 0 . Fourth quarter points were scored on a blocked punt for a safety , and touchdowns on a 62 - yard Walter Cureton touchdown run , a 52 - yard Laurien Stapp pass to Jerry Spruiell and a five - yard Stapp run . The victory improved Alabama ' s all - time record against Furman to 5 – 0 . Georgia Tech . Behind a 24 - yard game - winning Richard O ’ Dell field goal with only six seconds left in the game , the Crimson Tide upset the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 16 – 15 at Grant Field . Tech dominated the first half and built a 15 – 0 halftime lead over Alabama . 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 . Alabama responded in the third quarter with a one - yard Leon Fuller touchdown run that cut the Jackets ' lead to 15 – 6 . The Crimson Tide then closed the game with a three - yard Bobby Skelton touchdown pass to Norbie Ronsonet and the 24 - yard O ' Dell field goal as time expired to win 16 – 15 . The victory improved Alabama ' s all - time record against Georgia Tech to 21 – 18 – 3 . In the week that led into this game , Bear Bryant and Georgia Tech head coach Bobby Dodd agreed to make a request to then SEC commissioner Bernie Moore to allow for a " sudden death " overtime period in the event the game was tied at the end of regulation . At the time , it marked the first time that an overtime period was formally requested by college football teams . Ultimately , Moore denied the request and cited that as a conference he was unable to violate existing NCAA rules that specified only 60 minutes for football games . Tampa . After their upset over Georgia Tech , Alabama reentered the AP Poll at the No . 18 position in the week leading to their game against Tampa . In what was the first and only meeting against the Spartans , Alabama won 34 – 6 in the final Denny Stadium game of the season . The Crimson Tide took an 18 – 0 halftime lead after they scored three first half touchdowns . The first was on a one - yard Mike Fracchia run , the second on a one - yard Pat Trammell run and the third on a 30 - yard Bobby Skelton pass to Bill Oliver . After a one - yard Laurien Stapp run in the third extended the Alabama lead to 26 – 0 , Tampa scored their only points on a three - yard Ronnie Perez touchdown pass to Charles Truelock . The Crimson Tide then closed the game win a second , one - yard Trammell touchdown run and won 34 – 6 . Auburn . As they entered their season finale against No . 8 Auburn , the Crimson Tide moved up one spot to the No . 17 position after their victory over Tampa . At Legion Field in the annual Iron Bowl game , Alabama shutout the Tigers for the second consecutive season , this time by a score of 3 – 0 . The only points in this defensive struggle came in the second quarter on a 22 - yard Tommy Brooker field goal . The victory improved Alabama ' s all - time record against Auburn to 11 – 13 – 1 . Texas . Immediately after their victory over Auburn in their season finale , Bryant accepted an invitation to play in the Bluebonnet Bowl against Texas . Against the Longhorns , each team only scored a single field goal in this 3 – 3 tie . Tommy Brooker connected on a 30 - yard field goal for Alabama in the third and Dan Petty tied the game in the fourth for Texas with his 20 - yard kick . The tie brought Alabama ' s all - time record against Texas to 0 – 4 – 1 . NFL / AFL Draft . Several players that were varsity lettermen from the 1960 squad were drafted into the National Football League ( NFL ) and the American Football League ( AFL ) in the 1962 and 1963 drafts . These players included the following : Freshmen squad . Prior to the 1972 college football season , NCAA rules prohibited freshmen from participating on the varsity team , and as such many schools fielded freshmen teams . For the 1960 season , the Alabama freshmen squad was coached by Sam Bailey and finished their season with a record of two wins and one loss ( 2 – 1 ) . In their first game of the season , Alabama was shutout by Tulane at New Orleans 19 – 0 . Green Wave touchdowns were scored by Bill Hatchett on a one - yard run in the first and on a pair of fourth quarter scores that were set up by Crimson Tide turnovers . In their second game , the Crimson Tide defeated Mississippi State by a final score of 10 – 6 at Denny Stadium on a Monday . After a scoreless first quarter , State took a 6 – 0 lead in the second quarter on a 66 - yard Wayne Gaines touchdown pass to Bobby Jones . Alabama responded later in the period with a 14 - yard Hudson Harris touchdown run to take the lead and then added a 35 - yard Tim Davis field goal in the third that made the final score 10 – 6 . In the final freshmen game of the season , Alabama defeated Auburn 23 – 6 before 4 , 000 fans on a Monday at Denny Stadium . Alabama points were scored on a six - yard Dale Layton touchdown pass to Jerry Beard , a nine - yard Layton touchdown run , a 26 - yard Larry Wall touchdown run and a 37 - yard Tim Davis field goal . Auburn scored their only points in the fourth on a touchdown pass from Frank James to Reggie Allen , and in the loss , the Tigers fumble d the ball eight times with Alabama having recovered seven of them . References . General Specific