Nebraska vs. Alabama
Monday, January 2, 1967, Sugar Bowl Share
No. 3 Alabama beat No. 6 Nebraska 34–7. It was their second meeting; after it, Alabama led the series 2–0.
FinalTV: NBCAttendance 82,000Referee: Earl Jansen (Big Eight; split crew, Big Eight and SEC)
MVP Ken Stabler (Alabama QB)Wikipedia
On the newsreel
- BOWL GAMESIn the Sugar Bowl, third-ranked Alabama goes against Nebraska. Stabler-to-Perkins passes give Alabama a wide edge and they win, 34 to 7. Meanwhile, in the Cotton Bowl, Georgia dominates Southern Methodist, 24 to 9.
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Alabama 58% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Nebraska–Alabama gameAlabama leads 3–2 in five meetings, counting the three since this game.
| 1978 | Alabama 20, Nebraska 3 | |
| 1977 | Nebraska 31, Alabama 24 | |
| 1971 | Nebraska 38, Alabama 6 | Orange Bowl |
| 1966 | Alabama 34, Nebraska 7 | Sugar Bowl |
| 1965 | Alabama 39, Nebraska 28 | Orange Bowl |
Around this game
Nebraska
- Next gameat WashingtonSept. 16, 1967
- SeasonNebraska in 1966
- ProgramNebraska history and records
Alabama
- Next gameat Florida StateSept. 23, 1967
- SeasonAlabama in 1966
- ProgramAlabama history and records