1910 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1910 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1910 record	4–4 (0–4 SIAA)
Head coach	Guy Lowman (1st year)
Captain	O. G. Gresham
Home stadium	The Quad Birmingham Fairgrounds

1910 SIAA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Vanderbilt +	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	1
Auburn +	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Sewanee	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Georgia	5	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Ole Miss	2	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Mississippi A&M	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Mercer	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Clemson	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
LSU	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	5	–	0
Tennessee	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Memphis U. School	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
The Citadel	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Gordon	0	–	3	–	0			0	–	3	–	0
Alabama	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Howard	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1910 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1910 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 18th overall and 15th season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team was led by head coach Guy Lowman, in his first year, and played their home games at the University of Alabama Quad in Tuscaloosa and the Birmingham Fairgrounds in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of four wins and four losses (4–4 overall, 0–4 in the SIAA).

After Alabama opened the season with shutouts over both Birmingham College and the Marion Military Institute, the Crimsons lost four consecutive games to SIAA opponents by a margin of 104–0. The squad rebounded with a 5–3 victory over Tulane at New Orleans and a 9–0 victory over Washington and Lee to finish the season with an overall record of 4–4.

Before the season

In March 1910, J. W. H. Pollard announced his resignation as head football coach and athletic director, and took the same positions at Washington and Lee University.^[1] After several months of searching for a replacement, in August the University's Committee on Athletics hired Guy Lowman from the University of Missouri to serve as both head football coach and athletic director.^[2] With his hiring, many expected him to successfully guide the football team through what was viewed as it's toughest schedule in school history.^[2]

The team reported for its first practice on September 10, and at that time six players returned with at least one season of experience with he Crimson and White.^[3] At the start of practice, coach Lowman identified as the teams weakest positions being the linemen and backs.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 1	Birmingham*	The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 25–0
October 8	Marion Military Institute*	The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 26–0
October 15	Georgia	Birmingham Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL	L 0–22
October 22	Georgia Tech	The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 0–36
November 5	at Ole Miss	Greenville, MS (Rivalry)	L 0–16
November 12	Sewanee	Birmingham Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL	L 0–30
November 19	at Tulane*	First Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 5–3
November 24	Washington and Lee*	Birmingham Fairgrounds • Birmingham, AL	W 9–0
*Non-conference game.

• Source: Rolltide.com: 1910 Alabama football schedule^{[4][A 1]}

Game notes

Birmingham

1 2 Total Birmingham 0 0 0 • Alabama 22 3 25 Date: October 1, 1910 Location: The Quad • Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Alabama opened the season with this 25–0 victory over Birmingham College (now Birmingham–Southern College) at Tuscaloosa.^[6][7] After a scoreless first quarter where Birmingham unsuccessfully tries several trick plays, Alabama scored 22 second quarter points.^[7] After a safety, the Crimsons scored their first touchdown of the season on an Adrian Van de Graaff run to take a 7–0 lead.^[7] After a Lambert touchdown run, Van de Graaff scored his second touchdown of the game, and after a 20-yard Farley Moody field goal Alabama led 22–0 at halftime.^[7] A second half Moody field goal made the final score 25–0.^[7] The victory brought Alabama's all-time record against Birmingham College to 1–0.^[8]

Marion Military Institute

1 2 Total Marion Military Institute 0 0 0 • Alabama 0 26 26 Date: October 8, 1910 Location: The Quad • Tuscaloosa, Alabama

After a victory over Birmingham College to open the season, Alabama won its second game 26–0 against the Marion Military Institute at Tuscaloosa.^[6][9] In the game, Robert Bumgardner scored three touchdowns with Adrian Van de Graaff scoring the fourth on a 70-yard run in the victory.^[6] The victory brought Alabama's all-time record against the Marion Military Institute to 2–0.^[10]

Georgia

1 2 Total • Georgia 11 11 22 Alabama 0 0 0 Date: October 15, 1910 Location: Birmingham Fairgrounds • Birmingham, Alabama

Against the Georgia Bulldogs, Alabama lost its first game of the season 22–0 before 12,000 fans at Birmingham.^[11] After a scoreless first quarter, Georgia scored second-quarter touchdowns on runs by W. F. McClelland and Robert MacWhorter to take an 11–0 halftime lead.^[11] In the third quarter, the Bulldogs scored on a 25-yard MacWhorter run and in the fourth on a 75-yard J. F. Slater fumble returned for a touchdown to make the final score 22–0.^[11] The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against Georgia to 3–3–3.^[12]

Georgia Tech

1 2 Total • Georgia Tech 24 12 36 Alabama 0 0 0 Date: October 22, 1910 Location: The Quad • Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Alabama lost its second game of the season 36–0 at Tuscaloosa.^[6] The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against Georgia Tech to 1–3.^[13]

Ole Miss

1 2 Total Alabama 0 0 0 • Ole Miss 5 11 16 Date: November 5, 1910 Location: Greenville, Mississippi

Against the Ole Miss Rebels, Alabama suffered its third loss of the season 16–0 at Greenville.^[14] Fran Shields scored the only points of the first half on his touchdown run in the first quarter.^[6] In the second half, Alonzo Lee scored on an 11-yard run and Steve Mitchell scored on a 10-yard run in the fourth to give the Rebels the 16–0 victory.^[6] The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against Ole Miss to 4–2–1.^[15]

Sewanee

1 2 Total • Sewanee 18 12 30 Alabama 0 0 0 Date: November 12, 1910 Location: Birmingham Fairgrounds • Birmingham, Alabama

Against the Sewanee Tigers, Alabama lost its fourth consecutive game 30–0 at Birmingham.^[16] The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against Sewanee to 1–6.^[17]

Tulane

1 2 Total • Alabama 2 3 5 Tulane 0 3 3 Date: November 19, 1910 Location: "First" Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

Against the Tulane Green Wave, Alabama ended their four-game losing streak after they defeated the Greenies 5–3 at New Orleans.^[18] Alabama led 2–0 at halftime with their only points coming on a first quarter safety, which occurred after a Tulane player tried to return a missed Alabama field goal.^[6] After Tulane took a 3–2 lead in the third, Farley Moody kicked a 20-yard, game-winning field goal for Alabama.^[6] The victory brought Alabama's all-time record against Tulane to 3–2–1.^[19]

Washington and Lee

1 2 Total Washington and Lee 0 0 0 • Alabama 0 9 9 Date: November 24, 1910 Location: Birmingham Fairgrounds • Birmingham, Alabama

Against the Washington and Lee Generals, Alabama closed their season with a 9–0 victory at Birmingham.^[20] After a scoreless first half, Alabama took a 9–0 lead in the second half after three successful Farley Moody field goals.^[6] The victory also marked the return of former Alabama head coach J. W. H. Pollard, who resigned his position with the Crimsons to take the head coaching position with the Generals in the spring of 1910.^[21] The victory is Alabama's only all-time matchup against Washington and Lee.^[22]

Personnel

Varsity letter winners Player Hometown Position Robert H. Bumgardner Bessemer, Alabama End Louis Malone Finlay Pollard, Alabama Tackle Charles West Greer Marion, Alabama Back Victor John Heard Camp Hill, Alabama Back Vigil Willis Heard Camp Hill, Alabama Back Thomas Manning Talladega, Alabama Center William Hoadley Merrill Eufaula, Alabama Guard Emory Bush Peebles Vienna, Alabama Quarterback Harold Mustin Powell Birmingham, Alabama Tackle James Alfred Scott Thomasville, Alabama End Patrick Kyle Shirley Wetumpka, Alabama Everett Wilkinson Prattville, Alabama Back/Kicker Reference:[23]

Coaching staff Head coach Guy Lowman entered his only year as Alabama's head coach for the 1910 season. Name Position Seasons at Alabama Alma Mater Guy Lowman Head coach 1 Springfield (1905) F. G. Stickney Assistant coach 1 Alabama (1903) Reference:[24]

Notes

1. For the 1910 season, point values were different from those used in contemporary games. In 1910 a touchdown was worth five points, a field goal was worth three points and an extra point (PAT) was worth one point.^[5]

References

General

• "1910 Season Recap" (PDF). RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved February 27, 2012.

Specific

1. "Washington and Lee gets new director". Richmond Times-Dispatch. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. March 10, 1910. p. E3.
2. "Lowman is new coach". Montgomery Advertiser. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. August 4, 1910. p. 9.
3. "Varsity squad reports". Montgomery Advertiser. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. September 11, 1910. p. 14.
4. "1910 Alabama football schedule". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
5. "Scoring values". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
6. 1910 Season Recap
7. "Varsity wins first game of season by 25 to 0 score". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: Google News. October 1, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
8. "Alabama vs Birmingham College (AL)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
9. "Marion team to be entertained". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: Google News. October 8, 1910. p. 8. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
10. "Alabama vs Marion Military Institute (AL)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
11. "Alabama is defeated by Georgia heavyweights". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: Google News. October 15, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
12. "Alabama vs Georgia". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
13. "Alabama vs Georgia Tech". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
14. "Varsity returns after hard fight". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: Google News. November 7, 1910. p. 4. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
15. "Alabama vs Mississippi". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
16. "Varsity returns save and sound". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: Google News. November 14, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
17. "Alabama vs Sewanee (TN)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
18. "Team returns in blaze of glory". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: Google News. November 21, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
19. "Alabama vs Tulane (LA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
20. "Glorious victory closes the season for Alabama". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: Google News. November 25, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
21. "Washington and Lee will play Alabama". The Atlanta Constitution. April 17, 1910. p. A8A. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
22. "Alabama vs Washington & Lee (VA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
23. "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.
24. "All-Time Assistant Coaches". 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Record Book. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. pp. 142–143.