▁Kentucky , ▁Alabama ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁No .   6 ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁AP ▁Pol l ▁prior ▁to ▁their ▁game ▁against ▁V ander b ilt . ▁Be hind ▁a ▁ 2 8 - point ▁second ▁quarter , ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁defeated ▁the ▁Com mod ores ▁ 4 8 – 2 1 ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁Den ny ▁Stadium ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁After ▁Alabama ▁took ▁a ▁ 6 – 0 ▁lead ▁on ▁a ▁four - yard ▁Wil bur ▁Jackson ▁touch down ▁run , ▁V ander b ilt ▁respond ed ▁and ▁took ▁a ▁ 7 – 6 ▁lead ▁on ▁a ▁one - yard ▁Walter ▁Over ton ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁quarter . ▁The ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁respond ed ▁with ▁four ▁touch down s ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁quarter ▁and ▁took ▁a ▁ 3 4 – 7 ▁hal ft ime ▁lead . ▁The ▁points ▁were ▁scored ▁on ▁runs ▁of ▁three ▁and ▁ 1 6 - y ards ▁by ▁Ell is ▁Beck , ▁one - yard ▁by ▁Terry ▁Davis ▁and ▁one - yard ▁by ▁Steve ▁Dean . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁half , ▁both ▁teams ▁trad ed ▁touch down s ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁final ▁two ▁qu arters . ▁In ▁the ▁third , ▁Gary ▁R ut ledge ▁scored ▁on ▁a ▁seven - yard ▁run ▁for ▁Alabama ▁and ▁Steve ▁Bur ger ▁respond ed ▁for ▁V ander b ilt ▁with ▁his ▁three - yard ▁run . ▁Finally ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁quarter , ▁R ut ledge ▁scored ▁on ▁a ▁five - yard ▁run ▁for ▁the