ane ▁Green ▁W ave ▁in ▁this ▁ 6 – 6 ▁tie ▁at ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁After ▁a ▁sc or eless ▁first ▁quarter , ▁Tul ane ▁took ▁a ▁ 6 – 0 ▁hal ft ime ▁lead ▁after ▁Tommy ▁Mason ▁scored ▁on ▁a ▁three - yard ▁touch down ▁run . ▁Pat ▁Tr amm ell ▁tied ▁the ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁minute ▁with ▁his ▁four - yard ▁touch down ▁run , ▁but ▁the ▁game ▁then ▁ended ▁in ▁a ▁tie ▁after ▁a ▁failed ▁extra ▁point ▁by ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide . ▁The ▁tie ▁brought ▁Alabama ' s ▁all - time ▁record ▁against ▁Tul ane ▁to ▁ 1 8 – 1 0 – 3 . ▁ ▁V ander b ilt ▁ ▁S ources : ▁ ▁After ▁their ▁tie ▁against ▁Tul ane , ▁Alabama ▁dropped ▁ten ▁sp ots ▁to ▁the ▁No . ▁ 1 5 ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁AP ▁Pol l ▁prior ▁to ▁their ▁game ▁against ▁V ander b ilt . ▁In ▁their ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁Com mod ores , ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁r al lied ▁to ▁a ▁▁ 2 1 – 0 ▁victory ▁after ▁being ▁held ▁sc or eless ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half . ▁Billy ▁Richard son ▁scored ▁the ▁first ▁points ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁with ▁his ▁one - yard ▁touch down ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁quarter . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁quarter , ▁Alabama ' s ▁lead ▁was ▁extended ▁further ▁to ▁ 9 – 0 ▁after ▁Charles ▁B ink ley ▁sn apped ▁the ▁ball ▁over ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁Russell ▁Morris ▁on ▁a ▁punt ▁attempt