1904 Alabama Crimson White football team

1904 Alabama Crimson White football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1904 record 7–3 (4–3 SIAA)
Head coach W. B. Blount
Captain W. S. Wyatt
Home stadium The Quad
West End Park
1904 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Vanderbilt § 5 – 0 – 0     9 – 0 – 0
Auburn § 5 – 0 – 0     5 – 0 – 0
Texas 1 – 0 – 0     6 – 2 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 0 – 0     9 – 1 – 0
Sewanee 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 1 – 0
Alabama 5 – 3 – 0     7 – 3 – 0
Georgia Tech 2 – 1 – 1     8 – 1 – 1
Tulane 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 2 – 0
Clemson 3 – 3 – 1     3 – 3 – 1
Mississippi 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 3 – 0
LSU 1 – 2 – 0     3 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 1 – 4 – 1     3 – 5 – 1
Central 0 – 1 – 0     0 – 1 – 0
Texas A & M 0 – 2 – 0     4 – 2 – 0
Nashville 0 – 4 – 1     0 – 4 – 1
Mississippi A & M 0 – 4 – 0     2 – 5 – 0
Georgia 0 – 4 – 0     1 – 5 – 0
Davidson 0 – 0 – 0     6 – 1 – 1
Southern   –         –  
Furman   –         –  
§ – Conference co-champions

The 1904 Alabama Crimson White football team[A 1] (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1904 college football season. The team was led by head coach W. B. Blount, in his second season, and played their home games at The Quad in Tuscaloosa and at West End Park in Birmingham, Alabama. In what was the twelfth season of Alabama football, the team finished with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3, 4–3 SIAA).

Schedule

For the 1904 season, point values were different from those used in contemporary games. In 1904 a touchdown was worth five points, a field goal was worth four points and an conversion (PAT) was worth one point.[3]

Date Opponent Site Result
October 3 Florida Agricultural College* The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL W 29–0  
October 8 Clemson West End Park • Birmingham, AL L 0–18  
October 15 at Mississippi A&M Columbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MS (Rivalry) W 10–5[A 2]  
October 24 Nashville The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL W 17–0  
November 5 Georgia The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL W 16–5  
November 12 Auburn West End Park • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl) L 5–29  
November 24 Tennessee West End Park • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October) L 0–5  
December 2 at LSU State Field • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) W 11–0  
December 3 at Tulane New Orleans, LA W 6–0  
December 4 at Pensacola Athletic Club* Pensacola, FL W 10–6  
*Non-conference game.

Notes

  1. ↑ Alabama football teams were not referred to as the "Crimson Tide" until the 1907 season. Prior to 1907, the team was called the "Crimson White" from 1893 to 1906 and the "Cadets" in 1892.[1][2]
  2. ↑ Alabama led 10–5 in the second half when the Aggie squad left the field and forfeited the contest after a disputed call on the field.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "How the Crimson Tide got its name". bryantmuseum.ua.edu. Paul W. Bryant Museum. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  2. ↑ Kennedy, Scott (April 8, 1992). "Tide football tradition began with 1892 team". The Tuscaloosa News (Google News Archives). p. 2F. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Scoring values". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
  4. ↑ "1904 Season Recap" (PDF). RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
  5. ↑ "1904 Alabama football schedule". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2011.