1970 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1970 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, T 24–24 vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1970 record	6–5–1 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach	Bear Bryant (13th year)
Captain	Danny Gilbert
Captain	Dave Brungard
Home stadium	Denny Stadium Legion Field
Seasons ← 1969 1971 →

1970 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#7 LSU $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#4 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#10 Auburn	5	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#20 Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Georgia	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Alabama	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	1
Mississippi State	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Kentucky	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1 2 3 4 Total • #3 USC 12 10 10 10 42 #16 Alabama 0 7 6 8 21 Date: September 12 Location: Legion Field Birmingham, AL Game attendance: 72,175 Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total Virginia Tech 0 6 12 0 18 • Alabama 17 13 14 7 51 Date: September 19 Location: Legion Field Birmingham, AL Game attendance: 53,958 Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total #13 Florida 0 7 0 8 15 • Alabama 10 7 7 22 46 Date: September 26 Location: Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL Game attendance: 58,138 Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total #17 Alabama 0 9 8 6 23 • #7 Ole Miss 14 12 0 22 48 Date: October 3 Location: Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS Game attendance: 46,812 Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total Vanderbilt 0 0 3 8 11 • Alabama 7 7 21 0 35 Date: October 10 Location: Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL Game attendance: 49,038 Sources:

Third Saturday in October

1 2 3 4 Total Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 • #14 Tennessee 7 0 7 10 24 Date: October 17 Location: Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN Game attendance: 64,947 Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total • Alabama 3 14 3 10 30 #15 Houston 7 7 7 0 21 Date: October 24 Location: Astrodome Houston, TX Game attendance: 46,869 Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total Mississippi State 0 0 0 6 6 • Alabama 7 14 14 0 35 Date: October 31 Location: Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL Game attendance: 58,843 Sources:

The 1970 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1970 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 76th overall and 37th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Bear Bryant, in his 13th year, and played their home games at Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished season with six wins five losses and one tie (6–5–1 overall, 3–4 in the SEC) and with a tie against Oklahoma in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl.

As a result of a newly enacted rule by the NCAA that allowed teams to schedule an eleventh regular season game, Alabama opened the season against USC. Led by Sam Cunningham, the Trojans defeated the Crimson Tide 42–21 at Legion Field to open the season. Alabama rebounded from the loss and defeated Virginia Tech and Florida in consecutive games that set up a top-twenty match-up against Ole Miss. Led by Archie Manning, the Rebels defeated the Crimson Tide 48–23 after a 22-point fourth quarter at Jackson.

Alabama defeated Vanderbilt in their next game, but then were shut out for the first time since their 1959 season with a 24–0 loss at Tennessee. They again rebounded with a pair of consecutive victories. The first was against Houston, in what was also the first game Alabama played indoors, and the second on homecoming against Mississippi State. After a loss to LSU, the Crimson Tide defeated Miami in their final road game of the season. The win also made Alabama bowl-eligible, and as such an invitation to play Oklahoma in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl was accepted in the week leading to the Iron Bowl. Against Auburn, the Crimson tide surrendered a 17-point lead and closed the regular season with a 33–28 loss to their rival. A month later, Alabama ended their season with a 24–24 tie against the Sooners.

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