1908 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

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The 1908 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 16th overall and 13th season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team was led by head coach J. W. H. Pollard, in his third 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 six wins, one loss and one tie (6–1–1 overall, 1–1–1 in the SIAA).

Record6–1–1 (1–1–1 SIAA)
Headcoach
CaptainHenry Burks
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1908 Alabama Crimson Tide football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–1–1 (1–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainHenry Burks
Home stadiumThe Quad
Birmingham Fairgrounds
Seasons
← 1907
1909 â†’
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1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
LSU +2–0–010–0–0
Auburn +4–1–06–1–0
Vanderbilt3–0–17–2–1
Tennessee3–2–07–2–0
Georgia Tech4–3–06–3–0
Georgia2–2–15–2–1
Alabama1–1–16–1–1
Sewanee1–1–14–1–3
Mississippi A&M1–3–03–4–0
Ole Miss0–2–03–5–0
Mercer0–3–03–4–0
Howard (AL)0–3–02–4–0
Clemson0–4–01–6–0
Nashville â€“  â€“ 
  • + – Conference co-champions
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After opening the 1908 season with three consecutive shutouts, Alabama lost their only game of the season, 11–6, at Georgia Tech.[1] After a victory over Chattanooga and a tie against Georgia, Alabama played Haskell. Against Haskell, Alabama scored a touchdown on a 65-yard interception return, Haskell missed a field goal, and another Haskell drive ended with an interception deep in Alabama territory.[1] In the season finale against Tennessee, Alabama back Derrill Pratt attempted eight field goals and made only one for a 4–0 Alabama victory.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3Wetumpka Agricultural School*W 26–0[2]
October 10at Howard (AL)*
W 17–0[3]
October 17Cincinnati*
  • Birmingham Fairgrounds
  • Birmingham, AL
W 16–0[4]
October 24at Georgia TechL 6–11[5]
October 31Chattanooga*
  • The Quad
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
W 23–6[6]
November 14Georgia
  • Birmingham Fairgrounds
  • Birmingham, AL (rivalry)
T 6–6[7]
November 20Haskell*
  • The Quad
  • Tuscaloosa, AL
W 9–8[8]
November 26Tennessee
  • Birmingham Fairgrounds
  • Birmingham, AL (rivalry)
W 4–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game
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Notes

  1. For the 1908 season, point values were different from those used in contemporary games. In 1908 a touchdown was worth five points, a field goal was worth four points and an extra point (PAT) was worth one point.[10]

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