▁quarter ▁touch down ▁runs ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 1 – 1 3 ▁victory . ▁The ▁first ▁came ▁on ▁a ▁six - yard ▁Jo ey ▁Bol ton ▁run ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁on ▁a ▁five - yard ▁Wil ly ▁Sh el by ▁run . ▁ ▁In ▁their ▁first ▁home ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁Alabama ▁defeated ▁Tennessee ▁ 3 4 – 2 1 ▁at ▁Den ny ▁Stadium . ▁With ▁just ▁over ▁four ▁minutes ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁and ▁the ▁score ▁tied ▁ 2 1 – 2 1 , ▁the ▁Baby ▁T ide ▁scores ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁late ▁touch down s ▁after ▁Tennessee ▁turno vers ▁for ▁a ▁ 3 4 – 2 1 ▁victory . ▁Both ▁touch down s ▁were ▁scored ▁by , ▁Richard ▁Tod d ▁first ▁from ▁ 3 5 - y ards ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁from ▁two - y ards ▁out . ▁Again st ▁Tul ane , ▁Alabama ▁r al lied ▁from ▁a ▁ 1 0 - point ▁def ic it ▁with ▁just ▁under ▁six ▁minutes ▁left ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁for ▁a ▁ 2 1 – 2 0 ▁victory ▁at ▁Den ny ▁Stadium . ▁Alabama ▁took ▁a ▁ 7 – 0 ▁lead ▁on ▁the ▁third ▁play ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁when ▁Wil ly ▁Sh el by ▁scored ▁on ▁an ▁ 8 2 - yard ▁touch down ▁run . ▁However , ▁The ▁Green ▁W ave ▁respond ed ▁with ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁touch down s ▁on ▁a ▁one - yard ▁Gary ▁Rud ick ▁run ▁and ▁a ▁ 6 7 - yard ▁Wy att ▁Washington ▁punt ▁return ▁that