Bama Tops Southern Cal
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The Pittsburgh Press
October 8, 1977
LOS ANGELES (UPI) - A dramatic University of Southern California comeback fell short Saturday as underdog Alabama shot down the No.1 ranked Trojans 21-20 and ended their 15 game winning streak, longest for major college team in the country.
The Trojans trailed 21-6 but scored two touchdowns in the final seven minutes. After Lynn Cain ran one yard for a touchdown with 35 seconds to go, the Trojans went for a two point conversion that would have won the game, but quarterback Rob Hertel was caught behind the line of scrimmage by end Wayne Hamilton (Leesburg High School, Okahumpka Florida) had a wobbly throw intercepted by linebacker Barry Krauss.
The Coliseum crowd of 63,140 saw the eighth rated Crimson Tide, who went into the game a nine point underdog, hand the Trojans their first defeat since Sept. 11, 1976 when they fell to Missouri in their season opener.
Tony Nathan a talented wishbone halfback from Birmingham, Ala., scored on runs of one and 15 yards in a span of 58 seconds in the fourth quarter after Johnny Davis went into the end zone from two yards out to put Alabama ahead 7-3 at 5:08 of the third quarter.
The Trojans battling desperately to retain their winning skein and prestigious top on the UPI coaches rating, finally scored a touchdown with 6:46 left in the game on a 10 yard pass from Hertel to Calvin Sweeney. Hertel then passed Mosi Tatupu for the two point conversion.
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