1928 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

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The 1928 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1928 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 35th overall and 7th season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The team was led by head coach Wallace Wade, in his sixth year, and played their home games at Denny Field in Tuscaloosa, at Legion Field in Birmingham and at the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of six wins and three losses (6–3 overall, 6–2 in the SoCon).

ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–3 (6–2 SoCon)
Headcoach
OffensiveschemeSingle-wing
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1928 Alabama Crimson Tide football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–3 (6–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
CaptainEarl Smith
Home stadiumDenny Field
Legion Field
Cramton Bowl
Seasons
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1928 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Georgia Tech $7–0–010–0–0
Tennessee6–0–19–0–1
Florida6–1–08–1–0
VPI4–1–07–2–0
Alabama6–2–06–3–0
LSU3–1–16–2–1
Clemson4–2–08–3–0
Vanderbilt4–2–08–2–0
Tulane3–3–16–3–1
Ole Miss3–3–05–4–0
North Carolina2–2–25–3–2
Kentucky2–2–14–3–1
South Carolina2–2–16–2–2
Maryland2–3–16–3–1
VMI2–3–15–3–2
Georgia2–4–04–5–0
NC State1–3–14–5–1
Mississippi A&M1–4–02–4–2
Virginia1–6–02–6–1
Washington and Lee1–6–02–8–0
Sewanee0–5–02–7–0
Auburn0–7–01–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System
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Alabama's October 20 meeting with Tennessee was the first game between the two schools in 14 years. While the game had been played on irregular dates up until 1914, when the series was renewed in 1928 the game was scheduled for the Third Saturday in October. Alabama and Tennessee have played yearly ever since, except when interrupted by World War II in 1943, although the game has more frequently been scheduled for the fourth Saturday in October since the SEC expanded to 12 teams in 1992. Alabama lost this renewal of the series 15–13, victimized by poor special teams play (a 98-yard kickoff return for Tennessee to open the game, a safety on a fumbled punt, a missed extra point) and mistakes (an offsides penalty that kept a Tennessee drive alive, leading to its second touchdown).[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6Ole Miss
W 27–06,000[2][3]
October 13at Mississippi A&M
W 46–08,000[4][5]
October 20Tennesseedagger
L 13–158,000[6][7]
October 27Sewanee
W 42–1211,743[8][9]
November 3at Wisconsin*
L 0–1525,000[10][11]
November 10Kentucky
W 14–07,500[12][13]
November 17at Georgia Tech
L 13–3320,000[14][15]
November 29Georgia
W 19–020,184[16][17]
December 8LSU
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL (rivalry)
W 13–012,000[18][19]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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