▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁and ▁Stephen ▁L ain hart ▁followed ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 1 - yard ▁touch down ▁pass ▁to ▁Douglas ▁Martin ▁for ▁the ▁Com mod ores ▁that ▁made ▁the ▁final ▁score ▁ 4 8 – 2 1 . ▁The ▁victory ▁improved ▁Alabama ' s ▁all - time ▁record ▁against ▁V ander b ilt ▁to ▁ 2 9 – 1 7 – 4 . ▁ ▁Georgia ▁ ▁S ources : ▁ ▁After ▁their ▁victory ▁over ▁V ander b ilt , ▁Alabama ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁No .   4 ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁AP ▁Pol l ▁prior ▁to ▁their ▁game ▁against ▁Georgia . ▁Play ing ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁a ▁loss ▁to ▁Georgia ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁defeated ▁the ▁Bul ld ogs ▁ 2 5 – 7 ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁road ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁Alabama ▁scored ▁their ▁only ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁on ▁a ▁five - yard ▁Wil bur ▁Jackson ▁touch down ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁quarter . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁third ▁quarter , ▁Terry ▁Davis ▁first ▁threw ▁a ▁ 3 9 - yard ▁touch down ▁pass ▁to ▁Wayne ▁Whe eler ▁and ▁later ▁scored ▁on ▁a ▁one - yard ▁run ▁that ▁made ▁the ▁score ▁ 1 9 – 0 . ▁After ▁Jimmy ▁P oul os ▁scored ▁Georgia ' s ▁only ▁points ▁with ▁his ▁ 1 7 - yard ▁touch down ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁fourth , ▁Alabama ▁closed ▁the ▁game ▁with ▁a ▁two - yard ▁Steve ▁Bis ce gl ia ▁that