▁After ▁their ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁Wol ver ines , ▁the ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁No .   1 ▁ranking ▁prior ▁to ▁their ▁game ▁against ▁W K U ▁that ▁they ▁won ▁ 3 5 – 0 ▁in ▁their ▁home ▁op ener . ▁The ▁next ▁week , ▁Alabama ▁posted ▁their ▁second ▁consecutive ▁shut out ▁with ▁their ▁ 5 2 – 0 ▁win ▁at ▁Ark ansas ▁to ▁open ▁conference ▁play . ▁The ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁T us cal o osa ▁and ▁defeated ▁Florida ▁Atlantic ▁and ▁Ole ▁Miss ▁prior ▁to ▁their ▁first ▁win ▁over ▁Missouri ▁as ▁conference ▁fo es ▁at ▁F au rot ▁Field . ▁ ▁Next ▁Alabama ▁defeated ▁rival ▁Tennessee ▁ 4 4 – 1 3 ▁at ▁N ey land ▁Stadium ▁and ▁followed ▁that ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 8 – 7 ▁win ▁over ▁then ▁und efe ated ▁and ▁No .   1 3 ▁ranked ▁Mississippi ▁State . ▁The ▁C rim son ▁T ide ▁then ▁defeated ▁L SU ▁at ▁T iger ▁Stadium ▁ 2 1 – 1 7 ▁when ▁A J ▁Mc Car ron ▁threw ▁a ▁screen ▁pass ▁to ▁T . ▁J . ▁Y eld on ▁that ▁he ▁took ▁ 2 8 ▁yards ▁for ▁the ▁game - win ning ▁touch down ▁within ▁the ▁final ▁minute ▁of ▁play . ▁However , ▁the ▁next ▁week , ▁Alabama ▁suffered ▁their ▁only ▁loss ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁when ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁ups et ▁the ▁T ide ▁ 2 9 – 2 4 ▁in ▁T us cal o osa . ▁ ▁After ▁their