▁Steve ▁Bis ce gl ia ▁scored ▁on ▁a ▁three - yard ▁touch down ▁run ▁and ▁Bill ▁Davis ▁connected ▁on ▁a ▁ 2 4 - yard ▁field ▁goal . ▁The ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁extended ▁their ▁lead ▁to ▁ 1 6 – 0 ▁after ▁Wil bur ▁Jackson ▁scored ▁on ▁a ▁six - yard ▁touch down ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁before ▁A ub urn ▁started ▁their ▁dram atic ▁com eb ack ▁in ▁the ▁fourth . ▁ ▁The ▁Tig ers ▁scored ▁their ▁first ▁points ▁on ▁a ▁ 4 2 - yard ▁Gard ner ▁J ett ▁field ▁goal ▁that ▁cut ▁the ▁lead ▁to ▁ 1 6 – 3 . ▁Late ▁in ▁the ▁quarter , ▁Bill ▁Newton ▁blocked ▁a ▁Greg ▁G ant t ▁punt ▁and ▁David ▁Lang ner ▁returned ▁it ▁ 2 5 - y ards ▁for ▁an ▁A ub urn ▁touch down ▁and ▁cut ▁the ▁lead ▁further ▁to ▁ 1 6 – 1 0 . ▁After ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁defense ▁forced ▁another ▁Alabama ▁punt ▁on ▁the ▁next ▁series , ▁Newton ▁blocked ▁a ▁second ▁Greg ▁G ant t ▁punt ▁and ▁Lang ner ▁returned ▁it ▁ 2 0 - y ards ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 7 – 1 6 ▁victory . ▁The ▁loss ▁brought ▁Alabama ' s ▁all - time ▁record ▁against ▁A ub urn ▁to ▁ 1 9 – 1 7 – 1 . ▁ ▁Texas ▁ ▁Source : ▁ ▁In ▁what ▁was ▁the ▁finale ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁season , ▁Alabama ▁was ▁ups et ▁by ▁the ▁Texas ▁Long horn s ▁ 1 7