1902 Alabama Crimson White football team

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The 1902 Alabama Crimson White football team[A 1] (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1902 college football season. The team was led by head coach Eli Abbott, in his only season of his second stint (fourth season overall), and played their home games at The Quad in Tuscaloosa and at West End Park in Birmingham, Alabama. James O. Heyworth served as a co-head coach with Abbott for the season. In what was the tenth season of Alabama football, the team finished with a record of four wins and four losses (4–4, 2–4 SIAA).

ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–4 (2–4 SIAA)
Headcoach
CaptainJames Forman
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1902 Alabama Crimson White football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–4 (2–4 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainJames Forman
Home stadiumThe Quad
West End Park
Seasons
← 1901
1903 â†’
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1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Clemson $5–0–06–1–0
Vanderbilt6–1–08–1–0
LSU +5–1–06–1–0
Texas4–1–06–3–1
Sewanee4–2–06–2–0
Tennessee4–2–06–2–0
Georgia3–2–14–2–1
Ole Miss3–3–04–3–0
Nashville2–2–02–4–0
Auburn2–4–12–4–1
Alabama2–4–04–4–0
Cumberland (TN)1–4–03–5–0
Tulane0–3–21–4–2
Furman0–2–14–3–4
Georgia Tech0–4–20–6–2
Mississippi A&M0–4–11–4–1
Kentucky State0–2–04–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • + LSU claims a co-championship[1]
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 10Birmingham High School*
W 57–0[4]
October 13Marion*
  • The Quad
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
W 81–0[5]
October 18Auburn
L 0–232,500[6]
November 1Georgia
  • West End Park
  • Birmingham, AL (rivalry)
L 0–5[7]
November 8Mississippi A&M
W 27–0[8]
November 18Texas
  • The Quad
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
L 0–10[9]
November 27Georgia Tech
  • West End Park
  • Birmingham, AL (rivalry)
W 26–0[10]
November 29LSU
L 0–11[11]
  • *Non-conference game
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Game summaries

Birmingham High School

Alabama opened the 1902 season with a 57–0 victory over Birmingham High School in Tuscaloosa.[13]

Marion

Against the Marion Military Institute, Alabama scored the most offensive points in the young history of the program with their 81–0 victory.[13] In the game touchdowns were scored by Frederick Grist Stickney and W. H. Arrington (with three each); Frank Montague Lett, William Swift Sherrill and James Forman (with two each); and R. L. Lodge, H. M. Smith and Gessner T. McCorvery (with one each).[14]

Auburn

See also: 1902 Auburn Tigers football team and Iron Bowl

Against the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now known as Auburn University) Alabama was defeated 23–0 at West End Park in Birmingham.[15] Auburn took an 11–0 lead in the first half on a one-yard H. A. Allison touchdown run and a ten-yard Bill Patterson touchdown run.[15] Auburn then scored their final points of the game on a pair of Allison touchdown runs of 75 and two yards for the 23–0 victory.[15]

Georgia

See also: 1902 Georgia Bulldogs football team

Against the University of Georgia, Alabama was shut out for the second consecutive game with their 5–0 loss at Birmingham.[14] Marvin M. Dickinson scored the only touchdown of the game for Georgia in the second half.[14] Alabama was trying to tie up the game late, but time expired as the Tide reached the Georgia twelve-yard line.[14]

Mississippi A&M

See also: 1902 Mississippi A&M Aggies football team

After consecutive losses, Alabama defeated the Aggies of Mississippi A&M (now known as Mississippi State University) 27–0 on The Quad.[13] Alabama scored touchdowns in the first half on runs by Frederick Grist Stickney, 45-yards by Auxford Burks and 30-yards by James Forman.[14] In the second half, touchdowns were scored on runs of 20-yards from Burks and a Stickney run.[14]

Texas

See also: 1902 Texas Longhorns football team

In the first all-time meeting against the University of Texas, Alabama lost 10–0 on The Quad.[13] In a game dominated by both defenses early, Texas scored their first touchdown with only 0:13 remaining in the first half on a ten-yard John A. Jackson. He then scored the only other touchdown in the second half for the 10–0 Longhorn victory.[14]

Georgia Tech

See also: 1902 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

In the first all-time meeting against Georgia Tech, Alabama won 26–0 at Birmingham.[13] Alabama took a 5–0 halftime lead after James Forman scored the only points of the first half on a seven-yard touchdown run.[14] Alabama then scored four second half touchdown from Forman, Frederick Grist Stickney and two by Auxford Burks for the 26–0 victory.[14]

LSU

See also: 1902 LSU Tigers football team

Alabama closed the 1902 season two days after their victory over Georgia Tech with an 11–0 loss against LSU at Tuscaloosa.[14] Henry Landry scored both touchdowns for LSU in the victory.[14]

Players

Guards

  • W. H. Arrington
  • Harmon Burns
  • J. C. Fortune
  • J. C. Granade
  • Frank Montague Lett

Tackles

  • R. L. Daniel
  • James Forman
  • H. H. Jones

Center

  • James C. Gwin

Ends

  • R. L. Lodge
  • John Roberts Peavy
  • W. S. Sherrill

Backs

  • Auxford Burks
  • G. M. Edwards
  • Gessner T. McCorvery
  • W. McMahon
  • H. M. Smith
  • Frederick Grist Stickney
  • W. S. Wyatt
  • Cecil Hugh Young

Source:[14]

Notes

  1. [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.[2][3]
  2. [2]
    For the 1902 season, point values were different from those used in contemporary games. In 1902 a touchdown was worth five points, a field goal was worth five points and a conversion (PAT) was worth one point.[12]

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