1916 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1916 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1916 record 6–3 (4–3 SIAA)
Head coach Thomas Kelly (2nd year)
Captain Lowndes Morton
Home stadium University Field
Rickwood Field
1916 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Georgia Tech + 5 0 0     8 0 1
Tennessee + 6 0 1     8 0 1
Georgetown (KY) 1 0 0     2 0 0
Vanderbilt 4 1 1     7 1 1
Auburn 6 2 0     6 2 0
The Citadel 3 1 0     6 1 1
LSU 3 1 1     7 1 2
Georgia 4 2 0     6 3 0
Tulane 2 1 1     4 3 1
Kentucky 2 1 2     4 1 2
Alabama 4 3 0     6 3 0
Sewanee 2 2 2     5 2 2
Transylvania 2 2 0     2 2 0
Mississippi A&M 3 4 0     4 4 1
Mississippi College 2 3 0     4 3 0
South Carolina 2 3 0     2 7 0
Clemson 2 4 0     3 6 0
Furman 1 4 0     4 5 0
Centre 0 1 2     5 1 3
Louisville 0 2 1     2 3 1
Howard 0 1 0     0 1 0
Wofford 0 2 0     2 7 0
Mercer 0 3 0     1 6 0
Chattanooga 0 3 0     0 4 0
Florida 0 4 0     0 5 0
Ole Miss 0 6 0     3 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1916 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1916 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 24th overall and 21st season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team was led by head coach Thomas Kelly, in his second year, and played their home games at University Field in Tuscaloosa and at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of six wins and three losses (6–3 overall, 4–3 in the SIAA).

Game notes

Three brothers, Dexter, Walter, and Jack Hovater, were starters for the 1916 Tide.

Alabama opened the season with six consecutive victories over Birmingham College and Southern College (now combined as Birmingham–Southern College), Mississippi College, Florida, Ole Miss and Sewanee.[1] In those six games, Alabama outscored their opponents by a margin of 156 to 13.[2] Sewanee almost beat Bama after making two interceptions and stopping Bama on 4th and goal at the 1, but Alabama scored late and kicked the extra point (Sewanee's having failed) for the victory. The defeat of Ole Miss was thanks to a late rally.[3]

However, they were shut out in the final three games with losses to Georgia Tech, Tulane and Georgia to finish with an overall record of 6–3.[1] Georgia Tech held Alabama to two first downs and 60 yards of offense.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 30 Birmingham* University FieldTuscaloosa, AL W 13–0  
October 7 Southern College* University Field • Tuscaloosa, AL W 80–0  
October 14 Mississippi College University Field • Tuscaloosa, AL W 13–7  
October 21 vs. Florida Barrs FieldJacksonville, FL W 16–0  
October 28 Ole Miss University Field • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry) W 27–0  
November 4 Sewanee Rickwood FieldBirmingham, AL W 7–6  
November 11 at Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA L 0–13  
November 18 at Tulane New Orleans Fair GroundsNew Orleans, LA L 0–33  
November 30 Georgia Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL L 0–3  
*Non-conference game.

Personnel

Varsity letter winners

Player Hometown Position
Robert C. Brown Ensley, Alabama Back
Cecil L. Creen Anniston, Alabama Back
Fred Harrison Gage Hampton, New Hampshire Back
James H. “Dink” Hagan Quarterback
J. Goree Johnson Wetumpka, Alabama Fullback
Joseph Allen Lowman Birmingham, Alabama End
Bill Marsh Birmingham, Alabama Back
Dave Mayfield Jacksonville, Florida Tackle
Lowndes Morton Birmingham, Alabama End
Ike Rogers Vina, Alabama Tackle
Conner Samford Montgomery, Alabama Guard
Calhoun “Sunbeam” Saul Montgomery, Alabama Guard
Lovick Leonidas Stephenson Birmingham, Alabama End
Max Frederick Stowers Attalla, Alabama Quarterback
Edward Verner Manager
C. S. Whittlesley Opelika, Alabama Guard
Reference:[4]

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Alabama
Alma Mater
Thomas Kelly Head coach 2
B. L. Noojin Assistant coach 2 Alabama (1908)
Reference:[5]

References

General

  • "1916 Season Recap" (PDF). RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved February 29, 2012. 

Specific

  1. 1 2 1916 Season Recap
  2. 1 2 "1916 Alabama football schedule". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  3. "Twenty Years Ago Today". The Tuscaloosa News. October 13, 1936.
  4. "All-Time Tide Football Lettermen". 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Record Book. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. pp. 127–141.
  5. "All-Time Assistant Coaches". 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Record Book. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. pp. 142–143.
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