8 – 1 1 ▁victory . ▁Third ▁quarter ▁touch down s ▁were ▁scored ▁on ▁runs ▁of ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 6 ▁and ▁five - y ards ▁by ▁Bis ce gl ia , ▁Wil bur ▁Jackson ▁and ▁Paul ▁Sp ive y . ▁Southern ▁Miss ▁respond ed ▁with ▁their ▁l one ▁points ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁when ▁Bud dy ▁Pal azzo ▁connected ▁with ▁Marshall ▁Ve al ▁on ▁a ▁ 1 2 - yard ▁touch down ▁pass . ▁The ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁then ▁closed ▁the ▁game ▁with ▁touch down s ▁on ▁a ▁ 6 4 - yard ▁Gary ▁R ut ledge ▁pass ▁to ▁Wayne ▁Whe eler , ▁a ▁ 1 5 - yard ▁Robin ▁C ary ▁inter ception ▁return ▁and ▁on ▁a ▁ 1 3 - yard ▁Robert ▁Far ley ▁pass ▁to ▁P ete ▁P app as ▁for ▁the ▁ 4 8 – 1 1 ▁win . ▁The ▁victory ▁improved ▁Alabama ' s ▁all - time ▁record ▁against ▁Southern ▁Miss ▁to ▁ 1 3 – 2 – 1 . ▁ ▁Mississippi ▁State ▁ ▁S ources : ▁ ▁As ▁they ▁entered ▁their ▁game ▁against ▁Mississippi ▁State , ▁Alabama ▁retained ▁their ▁No .   2 ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁AP ▁Pol l . ▁Again st ▁the ▁Bul ld ogs , ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁won ▁ 5 8 – 1 4 ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁their ▁ 2 5 th ▁consecutive ▁victory ▁at ▁Den ny ▁Stadium . ▁Alabama ▁took ▁a ▁ 1 7 – 0 ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁quarter