1916 Alabama Crimson Tide football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–3 (4–3 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainLowndes Morton
Home stadiumUniversity Field
Rickwood Field
1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia Tech + 5 –0 –08 –0 –1
Tennessee + 6 –0 –18 –0 –1
Vanderbilt 4 –1 –17 –1 –1
LSU 3 –1 –17 –1 –2
The Citadel 3 –1 –06 –1 –1
Tulane 2 –1 –14 –3 –1
Kentucky 2 –1 –24 –1 –2
Auburn 6 –2 –06 –2 –0
Georgia 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Alabama 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Sewanee 2 –2 –25 –2 –2
Centre 1 –1 –15 –1 –3
Howard (AL) 1 –1 –06 –4 –0
Georgetown (KY) 1 –1 –02 –1 –0
Mississippi A&M 3 –4 –04 –4 –1
Mississippi College 2 –3 –06 –3 –0
Clemson 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
South Carolina 2 –4 –02 –7 –0
Wofford 1 –2 –02 –7 –0
Louisville 1 –2 –12 –3 –1
Transylvania 1 –2 –11 –2 –1
Furman 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
Chattanooga 1 –4 –03 –5 –0
Mercer 0 –3 –01 –6 –0
Florida 0 –4 –00 –5 –0
Ole Miss 0 –6 –03 –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 Kelley, 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 an overall record of 6–3 and a mark of 4–3 in the SIAA.

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

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30Birmingham*
W 13–0[4]
October 7Southern (AL)*
  • University Field
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
W 80–0[5]
October 14Mississippi College
  • University Field
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
W 13–7[6]
October 21vs. Florida
W 16–0[7]
October 28Ole Miss
  • University Field
  • Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)
W 27–0[8]
November 4Sewanee
W 7–6[9]
November 11at Georgia Tech
L 0–13[10]
November 18at Tulane
L 0–33[11]
November 30Georgia
  • Rickwood Field
  • Birmingham, AL (rivalry)
L 0–3[12]
  • *Non-conference game

[2]

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:[13]

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Alabama		 Alma mater
Thomas KellyHead coach2
B. L. NoojinAssistant coach2Alabama (1908)
Reference:[14]

References

General

  • "1916 Season Recap" (PDF). RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 4, 2012. Retrieved February 29, 2012.

Specific

  1. 1 2 1916 Season Recap
  2. 1 2 "1916 Alabama football archive". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Twenty Years Ago Today". The Tuscaloosa News. October 13, 1936.
  4. ↑ "Coach Kelly's boys defeat Methodist clan 13 to 0". The Birmingham News. October 1, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Alabama rolls up large score". The Birmingham News. October 8, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Crimson team wins game Saturday". The Anniston Star. October 15, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Alabama too strong for Gator eleven". The Tampa Tribune. October 22, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Alabama eleven beats Ole Miss in easy fashion". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 29, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Alabama noses out victory over Sewanee by one point margin". The Birmingham News. November 5, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "In final period Yellow Jackets down Alabama". The Atlanta Constitution. November 12, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Bomb dropped in Alabama's camp". The Birmingham News. November 19, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Georgia victor in great battle". The Birmingham News. December 1, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "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.
  14. ↑ "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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