▁first ▁two ▁poss essions , ▁on ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁touch down ▁runs ▁of ▁eight - y ards ▁by ▁Paul ▁Sp ive y ▁and ▁one - yard ▁by ▁Joe ▁La B ue . ▁However , ▁Duke ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁hal ft ime ▁score ▁ 1 4 – 1 2 ▁after ▁they ▁scored ▁on ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁Robert ▁Al br ight ▁touch down ▁passes . ▁The ▁first ▁was ▁from ▁ 1 1 - y ards ▁to ▁Mark ▁Land on ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁to ▁Mike ▁Bom g ard ner ▁from ▁eight - y ards ▁out . ▁ ▁After ▁Terry ▁Davis ▁extended ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁lead ▁to ▁ 2 1 – 1 2 ▁with ▁his ▁two - yard ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁third , ▁Alabama ▁closed ▁the ▁game ▁with ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁touch down ▁runs ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁quarter . ▁The ▁first ▁was ▁scored ▁by ▁Steve ▁Bis ce gl ia ▁on ▁a ▁ 3 9 - yard ▁run ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁by ▁Wil bur ▁Jackson ▁on ▁a ▁ 1 2 - yard ▁run . ▁In ▁the ▁game , ▁Alabama ▁out g ained ▁the ▁Blue ▁Dev ils ▁in ▁r ushing ▁yards ▁ 3 3 3 ▁to ▁ 1 5 6 . ▁The ▁victory ▁improved ▁Alabama ' s ▁all - time ▁record ▁against ▁Duke ▁to ▁ 1 – 1 . ▁ ▁Kentucky ▁ ▁Source : ▁ ▁Com ing ▁off ▁their ▁by e ▁week , ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁retained ▁their ▁No .   7 ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁AP ▁Pol l ▁prior ▁to ▁their