▁made ▁the ▁final ▁score ▁ 2 5 – 7 . ▁The ▁victory ▁improved ▁Alabama ' s ▁all - time ▁record ▁against ▁Georgia ▁to ▁ 2 9 – 1 9 – 4 . ▁ ▁Florida ▁ ▁S ources : ▁ ▁After ▁their ▁victory ▁over ▁Georgia , ▁Alabama ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁No .   3 ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁AP ▁Pol l ▁prior ▁to ▁their ▁game ▁against ▁Florida . ▁Again st ▁the ▁G ators , ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁r al lied ▁from ▁an ▁early ▁ 7 – 0 ▁def ic it ▁and ▁defeated ▁Florida ▁ 2 4 – 7 ▁at ▁Den ny ▁Stadium . ▁Florida ▁took ▁an ▁early ▁ 7 – 0 ▁lead ▁behind ▁a ▁ 6 0 - yard ▁Nat ▁Moore ▁touch down ▁run . ▁However , ▁the ▁G ators ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁score ▁again ▁as ▁Alabama ▁respond ed ▁with ▁ 2 4 ▁un answer ed ▁points . ▁After ▁a ▁ 1 3 - yard ▁Paul ▁Sp ive y ▁touch down ▁run ▁tied ▁the ▁game ▁ 7 – 7 ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁first , ▁a ▁ 3 1 - yard ▁Bill ▁Davis ▁field ▁goal ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁gave ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁a ▁ 1 0 – 7 ▁hal ft ime ▁lead . ▁They ▁then ▁closed ▁the ▁game ▁with ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁touch down ▁runs ▁that ▁made ▁the ▁final ▁score ▁ 2 4 – 7 . ▁The ▁first ▁came ▁on ▁a ▁four - yard ▁Terry ▁Davis ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁and ▁then ▁on ▁a ▁one - yard ▁Ralph ▁Sto kes