In 1979 the Alabama Crimson Tide capped off a decade of remarkable success with the seventh perfect season in program history, after 1925, 1930, 1934, 1945, 1961, and 1966 (not counting the 1897 "season" in which Bama played and won only one game). The Tide defense recorded five shutouts and allowed only two teams to score in double digits. The offense scored thirty points or more seven times.

Despite this dominance Alabama had three close calls. Against Tennessee on October 20, Alabama fell behind 17-0 in the second quarter before rallying to win 27-17. Three weeks later, against LSU, all the Tide offense could scrape up was a single field goal, but it was enough to win 3-0. In the regular season finale against Auburn, after leading 14-3 at the half Alabama let Auburn take an 18-17 fourth quarter lead before winning 25-18. The Auburn and Tennessee games were the only two times in the 1979 season that Alabama trailed. A 24-9 victory over Arkansas capped a 12-0 season and a unanimous national championship, Alabama's sixth wire service national title.

Schedule

Roster

Num	Player	Position	Class	Hometown
	Scott Allison	G	Junior	Titusville, FL
78	Buddy Aydelette	T	Senior	Mobile, AL
53	Wiley Barnes	C–T	Senior	Marianna, FL
	Joe Beazley	DT	RS Freshman	Woodbridge, VA
	Thomas Boler	T	Junior	Northport, AL
	David Booker	SE	Junior	Huntsville, AL
	Vince Boothe	G	Senior	Fairhope, AL
90	Thomas Boyd	LB	Sophomore	Huntsville, AL
47	Byron Braggs	DT	Junior	Montgomery, AL
	Gary Bramblett	G	RS Freshman	Dalton, GA
70	Mike Brock	G	Senior	Montgomery, AL
	Johnny Brooker	K	Sophomore	Demopolis, AL
	Bill Brown	DB	Sophomore	DeKalb, MS
63	Jim Bunch	T	Senior	Mechanicsville, VA
	Butch Bunn	P	Junior	Bossemer, AL
	Danny Casteel	DT	RS Freshman	Florence, AL
	Bob Cayavec	TE	RS Freshman	Largo, FL
80	Tim Clark	SE	Sophomore	Newman, GA
43	Mike Clements	DB	Junior	Center Point, AL
98	Jackie Cline	DT	RS Freshman	McCalla, AL
	Prince Colley	DB	Sophomore	Mobile, AL
	Allen Connell	DT	Junior	Alexandria, LA
67	Vince Cowell	G	Junior	Snellville, GA
	Bob Dasher	C	RS Freshman	Plymouth, MI
51	Gary DeNiro	DE–LB	Junior	Youngstown, OH
	John Dyess	RB	Sophomore	Elba, AL
	Rusty Faust	T	Sophomore	Fairhope, AL
41	Mitch Ferguson	RB	Junior	Augusta, GA
	Pat Folmar	QB	Junior	Luverne, AL
	Marvis Freeman	DB	Junior	Tuscumbia, AL
	Robert Gaines	DE	Freshman	Huntsville, AL
	Bill Glass	G	Sophomore	Birmingham, AL
	Steve Glass	LB	Freshman	Demopolis, AL
14	Alan Gray	QB–RB	Sophomore	Tampa, FL
94	Wayne Hamilton	DE	Senior	Okahumpka, FL
21	James Haney	RB	Sophomore	Rogersville, AL
74	David Hannah	DT	Senior	Albertville, AL
	Butch Harkness	DE	Junior	Winfield, AL
9	Jim Bob Harris	QB–RB	Sophomore	Athens, GA
37	Greg Haynes	DB	RS Freshman	Athens, AL
	Josh Henderson	DB	RS Freshman	Panama City, FL
44	John Hill	FB	Junior	Centre, AL
	Tim Hill	RB	Sophomore	Centre, AL
1	Buddy Holt	TE–P	Senior	Demopolis, AL
	Scott Homan	DT	RS Freshman	Elkhart, IN
	James Hughes	LB	Sophomore	Mobile, AL
95	Mike Inman	DT	Junior	Loganville, GA
33	Billy Jackson	RB	Junior	Phenix City, AL
5	Don Jacobs	QB–DB	Junior	Scottsboro, AL
	Amos Jones	RB	Sophomore	Aliceville, AL
24	Joe Jones	RB	Junior	Thomaston, GA
97	Robbie Jones	LB	RS Freshman	Demopolis, AL
	Bobby Johnson	FB	Sophomore	Andalusia, AL
39	E.J. Junior	DE	Junior	Nashville, TN
	Mike Kennedy	FB	Sophomore	Red Bay, AL
87	Bart Krout	TE	Sophomore	Birmingham, AL
	John Lancaster	DE	Junior	Tuscaloosa, AL
	Greg Landers	DB	Freshman	Birmingham, AL
	Eddie Lowe	DB	Sophomore	Phenix City, AL
91	Warren Lyles	NG	Sophomore	Birmingham, AL
	James Mallard	SE	Junior	Tampa, FL
	George Mardini	K	Sophomore	Damascus, Syria
	Bobby Marks	DB	RS Sophomore	Tuscaloosa, AL
82	Keith Marks	SE	RS Freshman	Tuscaloosa, AL
84	John Mauro	DE	Junior	South Bend, IN
	David McCarty	LB	Sophomore	Birmingham, AL
72	Eddie McCombs	T	Junior	Birmingham, AL
6	Alan McElroy	K	Senior	Tuscaloosa, AL
96	Curtis McGriff	DT	Senior	Cottonwood, AL
28	Don McNeal	DB	Senior	Atmore, AL
	Denny Merritt	T	RS Freshman	Andalusia, AL
	Jeff Miller	T	RS Freshman	Clarkston, GA
	Farrar Montgomery	T	Junior	Atmore, AL
	Clay Moss	SE	Freshman	Tuscaloosa, AL
48	Mark Nix	RB–DB	Sophomore	Altoona, AL
42	Major Ogilvie	RB	Junior	Birmingham, AL
29	Ben Orcutt	RB–DB	Sophomore	Arlington Heights, IL
23	Benny Perrin	DB	Sophomore	Decatur, AL
81	Mike Pitts	DE	RS Freshman	Baltimore, MD
	Doug Prater	RB	Junior	Gadsden, AL
4	Keith Pugh	SE	Senior	Evergreen, AL
	David Reeves	DB	Sophomore	Dothan, AL
	Steve Rhoden	QB	Sophomore	Red Bay, AL
	Joe Robbins	C	Junior	Opp, AL
	Bill Robinson	DB	Sophomore	Richmond, VA
	David Rogers	DB	Sophomore	Mobile, AL
36	Ricky Rozzell	LB	RS Freshman	Pascagoula, MS
	Roy Rumbley	DE	Sophomore	Moss Point, MS
	Frank Sazera	SE	Junior	Jemison, AL
69	Bill Searcey	G	Junior	Savannah, GA
10	Steadman Shealy	QB	Senior	Dothan, AL
	David Sherrill	SE	Sophomore	Birmingham, AL
99	Richard Shinn	NG	Sophomore	Columbiana, AL
52	Barry Smith	C	Senior	Anniston, AL
49	Bobby Smith	DB	Senior	Fairhope, AL
	Marvin Smith	T	Sophomore	Gadsden, AL
	Peter Smith	DB	Junior	Birmingham, AL
27	Tom Spencer	DB	Junior	Fairfax, Va
7	Jerrill Sprinkle	DB	RS Freshman	Chamblee, GA
57	Dwight Stephenson	C	Senior	Hampton, VA
	John Theis	DE	Sophomore	Daphne, AL
88	Tim Travis	TE	Senior	Bessemer, AL
18	Ricky Tucker	DB	Junior	Florence, AL
2	Woody Umphrey	P	Junior	Bourbonnais, IL
45	Steve Whitman	FB	Senior	Birmingham, AL
15	Tommy Wilcox	QB–DB	RS Freshman	Harahan, LA
38	Charlie Williams	FB	RS Freshman	Bessemer, AL

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