1900 Alabama Crimson White football team
American college football season
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The 1900 Alabama Crimson White football team[A 1] (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1900 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team was led by head coach Malcolm Griffin, in his first season, and played their home games at The Quad in Tuscaloosa and one game at North Birmingham Park in Birmingham, Alabama. In what was the eighth season of Alabama football, the team finished with a record of two wins and three losses (2â3, 1â3 SIAA).
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| Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 2â3 (1â3 SIAA) |
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| Captain | Earl Drennen |
| Home stadium | The Quad North Birmingham Park |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson + | 2 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 4 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 3 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 5 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 1 | â | 0 | â | 0 | 6 | â | 0 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee + | 5 | â | 0 | â | 1 | 6 | â | 1 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 3 | â | 0 | â | 1 | 4 | â | 1 | â | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 2 | â | 3 | â | 1 | 4 | â | 4 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 1 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nashville | 1 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 1 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 0 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 3 | â | 2 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cumberland (TN) | 0 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 0 | â | 1 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 0 | â | 1 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 2 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky State | 0 | â | 2 | â | 0 | 4 | â | 6 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 0 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 0 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 0 | â | 4 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Crimson White opened the season with three consecutive games at The Quad. After a shutout victory over the Taylor School, Alabama opened SIAA play with a 12â5 victory over Ole Miss. However, the Crimson White did proceed to lose their final three games en route to a 2â3 record. After a 6â0 loss to Tulane, Alabama traveled to Montgomery where they were defeated 53â5 by Auburn and closed the season with a 35â0 loss to Clemson at Birmingham.
Schedule
- Scoring note:[A 2]
Game summaries
Taylor School
Alabama opened the season against the Taylor School, a preparatory school in Birmingham and defeated them 23â0.[3][9] In the victory, A. M. Donahoo scored two and both James Forman and Arthur Walter Stewart each scored one touchdown in this shutout victory.[9]
Ole Miss
Alabama opened SIAA play with a 12â5 victory over the University of Mississippi. Alabama scored first on a short Earl Drennen touchdown run, and with the successful PAT took a 6â0 lead.[9] Mississippi responded with their only touchdown of the game shortly before the half on a short run to make the score 6â5 after a failed PAT.[9] Arthur Walter Stewart then scored the final points of the game late in the second half on a short run to make the final score 12â5.[9]
Tulane
Against the Greenies of Tulane University, Alabama lost 6â0 with the only points of the game coming on a one-yard Ellis Stearns touchdown run.[9]
Auburn
In what was their first meeting since the 1895 season, the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now known as Auburn University) defeated Alabama 53â5 at Montgomery's Riverside Park.[10] Auburn took a 24â0 lead in the first half on touchdown runs of six-yards from Thomas, 75-yards from F. R. Yarbrough and seven and eight-yards from W. L. Noll.[10] Alabama then scored their only points of the game on a two-yard C. M. Plowman run to make the score 24â5 at the half.[9] Auburn then scored five second half touchdown on runs of seven and eight-yards from Yarbrough, 55-yards from Noll, three-yards from Blevens and on a 25-yard Sloan punt return.[10]
Clemson
| Team | 1 | 2 | Total |
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| ⢠Clemson | 23 | 12 | 35 |
| Alabama | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Date: November 29
- Location: North Birmingham Park
Birmingham, Alabama
In the first all-time game against Clemson University, Alabama lost 35â0 on Thanksgiving Day at Birmingham's North Birmingham Park.[9] After the Tigers forced an Alabama punt to open the game, Claude Douthit scored three consecutive touchdowns for Clemson en route to an 18â0 lead. Douthit scored first on a five-yard run, next on a short reception and finally on a second short touchdown run. N. M. Hunter then scored for Clemson on a ling run just before the break and made the halftime score 23â0.[11] In the second half, the Tigers extended their lead to 35â0 behind a long Jim Lynah touchdown run and Douthit's fourth score of the day on a short run.[11] With approximately 4:00 left in the game, captains from both Alabama and Clemson agreed to end the game early due to an unruly crowd and impending darkness.[11]
Players
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Notes
- For the 1900 season, point values were different from those used in contemporary games. In 1900 a touchdown was worth five points, a field goal was worth five points and an extra point (PAT) was worth one point.[8]