ars ' ▁ 1 8 - yard ▁line . ▁Four ▁plays ▁later ▁Alabama ▁scored ▁what ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁final ▁points ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁on ▁a ▁one - yard ▁Richard son ▁run . ▁The ▁victory ▁improved ▁Alabama ' s ▁all - time ▁record ▁against ▁Houston ▁to ▁ 2 – 0 . ▁ ▁Mississippi ▁State ▁ ▁S ources : ▁ ▁On ▁home coming ▁in ▁St ark ville , ▁Alabama ▁scored ▁their ▁only ▁touch down ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁quarter ▁and ▁shut out ▁the ▁Mississippi ▁State ▁Mar o ons ▁ 7 – 0 . ▁The ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁scored ▁the ▁l one ▁points ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁on ▁their ▁second ▁off ensive ▁possession ▁when ▁Pat ▁Tr amm ell ▁scored ▁on ▁an ▁ 1 8 - yard ▁touch down ▁run . ▁The ▁victory ▁improved ▁Alabama ' s ▁all - time ▁record ▁against ▁Mississippi ▁State ▁to ▁ 3 2 – 1 0 – 3 . ▁ ▁Fur man ▁ ▁S ources : ▁ ▁Again st ▁the ▁Fur man ▁Pal ad ins , ▁Alabama ▁scored ▁their ▁most ▁points ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁since ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁Orange ▁Bowl ▁in ▁this ▁ 5 1 – 0 ▁victory ▁at ▁Den ny ▁Stadium . ▁After ▁Bobby ▁Sk el ton ▁threw ▁and ▁eight - yard ▁touch down ▁pass ▁to ▁But ch ▁Wilson ▁in ▁the ▁first , ▁he ▁followed ▁it ▁with ▁a ▁three - yard ▁touch down ▁pass ▁to ▁Richard ▁O ’ D ell ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁quarter . ▁Pat ▁Tr amm ell ▁then ▁made ▁the ▁hal ft ime ▁score ▁