▁their ▁victory ▁over ▁T ampa . ▁At ▁Leg ion ▁Field ▁in ▁the ▁annual ▁Iron ▁Bowl ▁game , ▁Alabama ▁shut ▁out ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁consecutive ▁season , ▁this ▁time ▁by ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 3 – 0 . ▁The ▁only ▁points ▁in ▁this ▁def ensive ▁struggle ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁quarter ▁on ▁a ▁ 2 2 - yard ▁Tommy ▁Bro oker ▁field ▁goal . ▁The ▁victory ▁improved ▁Alabama ' s ▁all - time ▁record ▁against ▁A ub urn ▁to ▁ 1 1 – 1 3 – 1 . ▁ ▁Texas ▁ ▁S ources : ▁ ▁Im medi ately ▁after ▁their ▁victory ▁over ▁A ub urn ▁in ▁their ▁season ▁finale , ▁Bry ant ▁accepted ▁an ▁inv itation ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁Blue bon net ▁Bowl ▁against ▁Texas . ▁Again st ▁the ▁Long horn s , ▁each ▁team ▁only ▁scored ▁a ▁single ▁field ▁goal ▁in ▁this ▁ 3 – 3 ▁tie . ▁Tommy ▁Bro oker ▁connected ▁on ▁a ▁ 3 0 - yard ▁field ▁goal ▁for ▁Alabama ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁and ▁Dan ▁Pet ty ▁tied ▁the ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁for ▁Texas ▁with ▁his ▁ 2 0 - yard ▁kick . ▁The ▁tie ▁brought ▁Alabama ' s ▁all - time ▁record ▁against ▁Texas ▁to ▁ 0 – 4 – 1 . ▁ ▁NFL / AF L ▁D raft ▁Several ▁players ▁that ▁were ▁vars ity ▁letter men ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁squad ▁were ▁draft ed ▁into ▁the ▁National ▁Football ▁League ▁( N FL ) ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁Football ▁League ▁( AF