1979 Sugar Bowl - #1 Penn State vs. #2 Alabama Highlights

01/01/1979. The Louisiana Superdome (New Orleans, LA). The 45th Annual Sugar Bowl. The #1 Penn State Nittany Lions (11-0) vs. the #2 Alabama Crimson Tide (10-1).
Broadcast on ABC.

[@randymiller3949]

I loved hearing Keith Jackson call Bama games when they played on ABC. Keith Jackson will alway be a sports commentating legend!!! ROLL TIDE ROLL MUCH LOVE FROM MOBILE ALABAMA.

[@conorcane1211]

Not a bama fan but he sure is great

[@j_meek8591]

Woodlawn is now my #1 movie!!!

[@rager1x]

i totally agree

[@Argonautx66]

That is the kind of football that I love. Defense, big plays, running game. Classic

[@teller1290]

Yeh, but they just couldn't leave the rules alone. Now we have Passball more than football.

[@JRF1961]

Damn!! I had forgotten just how good that Alabama backfield was. Even today (and I'm no Alabama fan) these guys would be starting for Alabama, Ogilvie, Whitman, Nathan were great RB's.

[@aidandaly6085]

just saw Woodlawn

[@monkeyninja7752]

me too

[@lisatinbliki5691]

Where?

[@charlesclement7413]

Same

[@nomadicjacksons1486]

Me too great movie

[@IWasGivenRest]

Same here

[@marktastic86]

I know the final stand at the goal line defines this game, but the play of the night is at 17:53. What an individual effort. There's also a video on KZbin where the defenders talk about this moment. Type in "alabama legends reunion goal line stand." You'll be glad you did. Roll Tide!

[@samu-eljackson4211]

Damn right. He closes five yards faster than the back closed one. Awesome individual play.

[@willscoggins5237]

It wasn't even Don McNeil's man. He came off his man from 5 yards away to knock the PSU player out of bounds. He was a great pro as well.

[@davidr5961]

@@willscoggins5237 Yes, great career with the dolphins, except maybe for that missed tackle on Riggins in the SB. He made the play of the game here, no doubt

[@tinman7065]

My dad worked with a guy who had played at Penn State in the 70's. He said that compared to the Bama players,, the PSU players were generally more talented and could dominate their man one-on-one. But the problem was that the Bama teams were in phenomenal condition and so disciplined, and played so effectively a team. "They were just never out of position. You'd think 'My God, there's 20 of them on the field' every play."

[@RandallDenison]

You keep dreaming. You were lucky this game wasn't 35-7 like we did Ohio St the year before. We dominate Penn St and only won 14-7.

[@CapeFear1]

​@user-bu7ko2or8e It seemed to me that Penn State could never beat Alabama in the 70s and early 80s but Alabama could never beat Notre Dame in that same time frame.

[@mirucl8650]

One way 👆🏼

[@Christianntaylor]

Panoramic dang this was 3 years ago time fly’s

[@tmarsh0307]

Obviously, football has gone through a big change during the past decade, as more teams are running spread offenses and safety measures are limiting contact on defense. Add the success of 7-on-7 camps at the high school level, games like this one are rare. This was an incredibly physical game. Both teams left it on the field. I miss games like this.

[@teller1290]

I miss games and the country back then. All the big rules changes that set up "Passball" instead of football" would kick in for NFL that spring; the following spring for college. (Allowing OL to use hands, "greater emphasis" on interference calls; arbitrary, bs 5-yd rule. The first two were incorporated into college the following season in college. Yrs later came silly "tackle box" grounding exception that Fusina SURE would've like to have had in this game. Lately, of course, another tsunami of pro-passing changes.) Bryant once said, "If they keep changing the rules, they goin' to ruin a good game."

[@oranculpepper9008]

College football sux now scores 75 to 63 , you can have it

[@knk7289]

Woodlawn!! Let’s go Tony Nathan🔥🔥

[@kevinkhoy7171]

The Night LB Barry Krause made Everyone in Pompano Beach FL. Proud! But He also Became a living Legend in the State of Alabama!

[@capitanfuturo594]

Bear Bryant vs Joe Paterno. Two true American sports icon.

[@gospelsavingchurch]

Woodlawn ONE Amazing movie, thanks be to God for the way He used Tony Nathan.Praise you Lord Jesus ChristThe one and only way

[@terrencemackie8787]

Movie brought me here

[@jconx1680]

Fr me to

[@I.vondadon]

+jairo contreras same

[@tlyang7992]

Woodlawn brought me here!

[@Christianntaylor]

TL Yang 2 year old comment lol

[@bennyhill2296]

Salute #12 TONY TOUCHDOWN NATHAN #ROLLTIDE ☝🏽

[@mckennah.2817]

Woodland made me watch this

[@monileota2035]

woodlawn... one way🙏☝

[@dantheman5745]

Epic goal line stand. First Don McNeal stopped the TD on 2nd down. Then Barry Krauss stuffed Guman on 4th down. The stuff of legend. McNeal and Krauss were actually teammates again in the NFL, both finishing their careers in 1989 playing for the Dolphins.

[@ashleysouza4088]

Woodlawn is my fav. Movie

[@Christianntaylor]

Ashley Souza same

[@Bipbop66]

Just nice to see to future Miami Dolphins high draft picks Tony Nathan, Dwight Stevenson and Don McNeil that Don Shula picked.

[@teller1290]

16 1/2 for me. Epic.

[@willscoggins5237]

Nathan and McNeil were great. Stevenson was the best center in college and pro history.

[@nsdkido]

Came here after watching Woodlawn. ☝️One way

[@allengreene9954]

Keith Jackson sounded a lot like Clark Gable😯😯😯😯

[@jeremycole8772]

Alabama has a great 👍 defense and good offense GREAT fullback too

[@JeffreySykes]

"An Alabama party that will make this ol' town jump."

[@BlaineFrancisFitness]

I came here from Woodlawn and after watching that movie I'm able to look at the loss Alabama (the team I support) took to Clemson at a different perspective. Rather than seeing Clemson getting lucky calls or plays (not saying they did or didn't), I just see that it wasn't in God's plan for Bama to win that game, but rather to use it as a lesson for all of us who thought Alabama's football team was invincible, and to also show us that not everything is going to go the way you want it to, and that you have to make a choice about rather you're going to let that get you down or if you're going to learn from it and use the knowledge you gained to better you're life. And that if you continue to work hard as Tony Nathan did that eventually you're "championship" will come around in one way or another.

[@teller1290]

Two pick plays. God or not, refs ought to be held accountable like everyone else on the field.

[@harrythemaori7358]

What a game

[@douglasbertoldi183]

Só vim pelo filme woodlawn.

[@rafinhadobg]

+douglas bertoldi eu tbm!!!!

[@Jiltedin2007]

The game that opened the door for the USC Trojans to grab a share of the 1978 National Championship.

[@billp5656]

I remember this game as a teenager. Great memories

[@magiCCC126]

Woodlawn great movie

[@AlitoMentzel]

Like si estás aqui por la película woodlawn

[@Blackdog-jr9jm]

One way ☝🏾

[@sovietonion72]

Seems strange not to see the names on their backs.

[@SubaruWRX2017]

I have the movie Woodlawn it’s really nice

[@duaneholcomb8408]

I remember this. I was very young. But still remember bits if it,,

[@M4ulia]

There is only One way!

[@paperboip7777]

That Bama o-line get off the ball quick!

[@richardlorith8256]

Penn State's QB was awful taking losses in FG range, but I count at least 5 future NFL Players on Alabama

[@mickeylynch8982]

Rutledge, Nathan, Stephenson, Junior,Krauss, McNeal. Didnt look at roster, prob bunch more that were not yet stars. Penn St. had quite a few also

[@Bipbop66]

Yes sir, three of those were drafted by the Dolphins and played with Dan Marino.

[@teller1290]

Wingo, Lyons.

[@r5t6y7u8]

Something nobody talks about: Suppose Penn State *had* scored in the 4th quarter. Do you kick or go for two? There were six minutes left, neither team made a field goal, and #3 USC (which had beaten Bama back in Sept) already beat #5 Michigan in the Rose Bowl.

[@davidr5961]

With that amount of time, he'd have kicked the point. sometimes, though, coaches have to go for the win, depending on the circumstances. I remember one year, when Miami played No. 1 Nebraska, Tom Osborne had to go for two, after scoring to try and win the game, in the orange bowl, and came up short. In this case, was plenty of time left

[@mckennah.2817]

Woodlawn*

[@putitavai6318]

☝

[@Christianntaylor]

Puti TAVAI oh yeah

[@nathanbartels200]

Same just saw it

[@judypayne7913]

And the tide rolls then as it is now and always!! RTR!!!

[@gabrielfigueiredo3433]

One way

[@reginaldhall6871]

Bama's punter could've won MVP of this game

[@pamelajohnson8349]

Whoever watched woodlawn ur an OG

[@teller1290]

Part of the reason PSU QB kept going down for losses, besides great D by Bama, was that this game thankfully predated the bullshit "tackle box" exception to the intentional grounding penalty. Made passing riskier then.

[@alejandrojavier9214]

so everyone is here after watching Woodlawn.

[@jamesmarban1176]

woodland

[@christiancastro5437]

Woodlawn

[@nancyriggs4553]

we watced this movie at church

[@Christianntaylor]

Nancy Riggs nice

[@brianarbenz1329]

Alabama deserved the title, but the reason they won was because the Southern California win over Michigan in the Rose Bowl was so questionable, with the margin of victory coming on a touchdown Charles White did not actually score. The refs didn't see the fumble, but the voters in the AP poll certainly saw the replays of it.

[@YUKMOUTH559]

1 way roll tide... ☝

[@DeAngeloStevens]

Welcome to 1979 also known as the End of the 70's means Bear Bryant will retire in the 80's.

[@teller1290]

I didn't know Cade Foster kicked for Bama that far back.

[@12106445]

Another National Championship coming for the Tide come January 2016!

[@jathangonzalez3722]

The punters have half the highlights 😂

[@brickmason4410]

I watched this game when I was 15... Roll Tide! And Whoa! Nellie!!!!

[@duaneholcomb8408]

Back then you could hit and tackle. No wussy penalties. ,,

[@HB224222]

GO RANDY SCOTT AND ALABAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Jiltedin2007]

Penn State would've been 1978 National Champions outright had they won this Sugar Bowl.

[@lisatinbliki5691]

Anyone knows of another sports movie which are true stories?

[@jonmeans2637]

Greater- Its about Brandon Burlesworth who played at Arkansas.

[@davidorme1993]

Alabama had team speed to burn.

[@pastorbrunosaccomissionari5026]

Onde way ☝

[@jasoncollins9046]

Roll Tide!

[@talescosta8660]

Onde way 👆

[@teejayduzetv2933]

Roll Tide

[@mykelengieza7057]

the PSU QB had to change his underwear after every pass play, the way he shit himself every time he was pressured....SMH

[@mustlovedogs272]

The lone Penn State touchdown was not shown in slow motion because he was really out of bounds. Keith always got extremely high pitched excitement in his voice when an Big 10 team made a good yardage play against an SEC team. Not nearly so much when it was the other way around. His last couple of years to announce I would mute the sound.

[@allengreene9954]

Penn State was an Independent team at the time. They wouldn’t join the Big Ten until 1993.

[@teller1290]

Interesting observation. I hadn't thought of that. I also never noticed it but probably wasnt listening closely to his commentary. Keith had southern connections, though went to school at Wash St. Maybe he liked Joe.

[@teller1290]

I suspect he means northern teams, to include ND and PSU.

[@teller1290]

In support of your point, I noticed right toward end of this video, Keith inserts that USC or Mich (in the Rose Bowl that was played this same evening, later) would have an argument for #1! I just checked. Mich was #5 and USC #3. Not sure why #5 beating #3 jumps #5 over #2 that just beat #1 worse than score indicated. Pretty odd. I guess if USC had completely blown Mich out, maybe USC could talk...but it was a 17-10 game, USC.

[@reginaldhall6871]

@@teller1290 I think Bama's only loss was a 1 point loss to USC. So if they had won their bowl game it's possible. Or they could split the Nat'l Championship because there were 2 different polls back then.

[@abelgomez3636]

👆

[@Nautilus1972]

Woodlawn. Weird movie. Like an ad for Jesus.

[@jesseja528]

Either way its a true story, weird or not

[@IWasGivenRest]

Nah man, it's God being awesome. To God be all the glory. Jesus is everything, who wouldn't want a relationship with the God of the universe?

[@Contramundum429]

Fake fake feed. Manage those freakin gaps. Oooooption football. Down the stupid line.

[@1farp]

Penn State prison uniforms

[@teller1290]

Like the original "Longest Yard" guards uniforms, for sure!

[@teller1290]

Maybe Jerry "Tickle Monster" Sandusky wearing one right now.

[@sirjer73]

@@teller1290 ouch!!!

[@johnm8096]

Never understood why they wore the white cleats for this game. Bad luck for sure.

[@LottiWickk]

Woodlawn

[@Christianntaylor]

One way