The1975 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented theUniversity of Alabama in the1975 NCAA Division I football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 81st overall and 42nd season as a member of theSoutheastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coachBear Bryant, in his 18th year, and played their home games atDenny Stadium inTuscaloosa andLegion Field inBirmingham, 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 overPenn State in theSugar 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 unrankedMissouri team in their season opener at Legion Field. Although Alabama dropped into the No. 14 position prior to their second game againstClemson, 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 defeatedVanderbilt. The Crimson Tide then returned to Birmingham and defeatedOle Miss the week before their victory overWashington in the first meeting between the schools since the1926 Rose Bowl. They followed this with wins overTennessee,TCU,Mississippi State,LSU andSouthern Miss onhomecoming in Tuscaloosa. The Crimson Tide then closed the season with wins againstAuburn in what wasRalph Jordan's final game as the Tigers' head coach andPenn State in theSugar Bowl that ended an eight-game winless streak(0–7–1) inbowl games, and started a bowl winning streak that went six years.

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	Missouri*	No. 2	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ABC	L 7–20	63,000
September 20	Clemson*	No. 14	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)		W 56–0	58,383
September 27	atVanderbilt	No. 11	Dudley Field Nashville, TN		W 40–7	34,000
October 4	Ole Miss	No. 9	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)		W 32–6	70,000
October 11	Washington*	No. 7	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL		W 52–0	58,000
October 18	No. 16Tennessee	No. 6	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)		W 30–7	72,000
October 25	TCU*	No. 6	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 45–0	52,000
November 1	atMississippi State	No. 6	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		W 21–10	46,000
November 8	atLSU	No. 5	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)		W 23–10	65,047
November 15	Southern Miss*	No. 5	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL		W 27–6	58,000
November 29	vs.Auburn	No. 4	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	ABC	W 28–0	63,500
December 31	vs. No. 8Penn State*	No. 4	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl,rivalry)	ABC	W 13–6	75,212
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game

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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 againstMissouri.^[4] Before a nationally televised audience, the Crimson Tide fell behind to theTigers 20–0 at halftime and were ultimately defeated 20–7 in the first majorupset of the season.^[2][3][5] The loss brought Alabama's record against Missouri to 0–2 up to that point in time.^[6]

After their loss against Missouri, the Crimson Tide had abye prior their game againstClemson, and entered the contest as the No. 14 team prior to their game against theTigers. 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]

After their victory over Clemson, Alabama moved into the No. 11 position in the AP Poll prior to their game againstVanderbilt.^[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 theCommodores at Nashville.^[5][10][11] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Vanderbilt to 32–17–4.^[13]

After their victory over Vanderbilt, Alabama moved into the No. 9 position in the AP Poll prior to their game againstOle Miss at Legion Field.^[16] Against theRebels, 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]

After their victory over Ole Miss, Alabama moved into the No. 7 position in the AP Poll prior to their non-conference game againstWashington.^[20] Playing theHuskies for the first time since the1926 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]

After theirblowout victory over Washington, Alabama moved into the No. 6 position prior to their game againstTennessee.^[24] Against theVolunteers,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]

After their victory over Tennessee, Alabama retained their No. 6 position prior to their match-up againstTexas Christian University (TCU) of theSouthwest Conference at Legion Field.^[28] Against theHorned 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]

As they entered their game againstMississippi 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 theBulldogs 21–10.^[5][30][31] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Mississippi State to 47–10–3.^[33]

After their victory over Mississippi State, Alabama moved into the No. 5 position in the AP Poll prior to their game againstLSU.^[36] With this 23–10 victory over the rivalTigers, 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]

After they clinched the conference championship with their victory over LSU, Alabama retained the No. 5 position of theAP Poll prior to their game againstSouthern Miss.^[40] Onhomecoming against theGolden 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]

As they entered the annualIron 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 byRalph Jordan as the head coach of theTigers, 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]

Playing the first Sugar Bowl at theLouisiana Superdome, Alabama defeated thePenn StateNittany 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]

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

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