yard ▁Stanley ▁G ann ▁touch down ▁run . ▁Alabama ▁respond ed ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁quarter ▁with ▁a ▁one - yard ▁Leon ▁Full er ▁touch down ▁run ▁that ▁cut ▁the ▁Jack ets ' ▁lead ▁to ▁ 1 5 – 6 . ▁The ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁then ▁closed ▁the ▁game ▁with ▁a ▁three - yard ▁Bobby ▁Sk el ton ▁touch down ▁pass ▁to ▁Nor bie ▁R ons on et ▁and ▁the ▁ 2 4 - yard ▁O ' D ell ▁field ▁goal ▁as ▁time ▁exp ired ▁to ▁win ▁ 1 6 – 1 5 . ▁The ▁victory ▁improved ▁Alabama ' s ▁all - time ▁record ▁against ▁Georgia ▁Te ch ▁to ▁ 2 1 – 1 8 – 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁week ▁that ▁led ▁into ▁this ▁game , ▁Bear ▁Bry ant ▁and ▁Georgia ▁Te ch ▁head ▁coach ▁Bobby ▁D odd ▁agreed ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁request ▁to ▁then ▁SE C ▁commission er ▁Bern ie ▁Moore ▁to ▁allow ▁for ▁a ▁" s ud den ▁death " ▁over time ▁period ▁in ▁the ▁event ▁the ▁game ▁was ▁tied ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁reg ulation . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁it ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁an ▁over time ▁period ▁was ▁formally ▁requested ▁by ▁college ▁football ▁teams . ▁Ult imately , ▁Moore ▁denied ▁the ▁request ▁and ▁c ited ▁that ▁as ▁a ▁conference ▁he ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁viol ate ▁existing ▁NCAA ▁rules ▁that ▁specified ▁only ▁ 6 0 ▁minutes ▁for ▁football ▁games . ▁ ▁T ampa ▁ ▁Source : ▁ ▁After ▁their ▁ups et ▁over ▁Georgia ▁Te ch