1916 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions;

1916 Alabama Crimson Tide football
1916 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1916 record	6–3 (4–3 SIAA)
Head coach	Thomas Kelley (2nd season);
Captain	Lowndes Morton
Home stadium	University Field; Rickwood Field
	Seasons ← 1915 1917 →

The 1916 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1916 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 24th overall and 21st season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team was led by head coach Thomas Kelley, in his second year, and played their home games at University Field in Tuscaloosa and at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of six wins and three losses (6–3 overall, 4–3 in the SIAA).

Game summaries[]

Three brothers, Dexter, Walter, and Jack Hovater, were starters for the 1916 Tide.

Alabama opened the season with six consecutive victories over Birmingham College and Southern College (now combined as Birmingham–Southern College), Mississippi College, Florida, Ole Miss and Sewanee.^[1] In those six games, Alabama outscored their opponents by a margin of 156 to 13.^[2] Sewanee almost beat Bama after making two interceptions and stopping Bama on 4th and goal at the 1, but Alabama scored late and kicked the extra point (Sewanee's having failed) for the victory. The defeat of Ole Miss was thanks to a late rally.^[3]

However, they were shut out in the final three games with losses to Georgia Tech, Tulane and Georgia to finish with an overall record of 6–3.^[1] Georgia Tech held Alabama to two first downs and 60 yards of offense.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 30	Birmingham*	University Field Tuscaloosa, AL	W 13–0	^[4]
October 7	Southern College*	University Field Tuscaloosa, AL	W 80–0	^[5]
October 14	Mississippi College	University Field Tuscaloosa, AL	W 13–7	^[6]
October 21	vs. Florida	Barrs Field Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)	W 16–0	^[7]
October 28	Ole Miss	University Field Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	W 27–0	^[8]
November 4	Sewanee	Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL	W 7–6	^[9]
November 11	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–13	^[10]
November 18	at Tulane	New Orleans Fair Grounds New Orleans, LA	L 0–33	^[11]
November 30	Georgia	Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	L 0–3	^[12]
*Non-conference game

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Personnel[]

Varsity letter winners[]

Player	Hometown	Position
Robert C. Brown	Ensley, Alabama	Back
Cecil L. Creen	Anniston, Alabama	Back
Fred Harrison Gage	Hampton, New Hampshire	Back
James H. “Dink” Hagan		Quarterback
J. Goree Johnson	Wetumpka, Alabama	Fullback
Joseph Allen Lowman	Birmingham, Alabama	End
Bill Marsh	Birmingham, Alabama	Back
Dave Mayfield	Jacksonville, Florida	Tackle
Lowndes Morton	Birmingham, Alabama	End
Ike Rogers	Vina, Alabama	Tackle
Conner Samford	Montgomery, Alabama	Guard
Calhoun “Sunbeam” Saul	Montgomery, Alabama	Guard
Lovick Leonidas Stephenson	Birmingham, Alabama	End
Max Frederick Stowers	Attalla, Alabama	Quarterback
Edward Verner		Manager
C. S. Whittlesley	Opelika, Alabama	Guard
Reference:^[13]

Coaching staff[]

Name	Position	Seasons at Alabama	Alma mater
Thomas Kelly	Head coach	2
B. L. Noojin	Assistant coach	2	Alabama (1908)
Reference:^[14]

References[]

General

"1916 Season Recap" (PDF). RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-04. Retrieved February 29, 2012.

Specific

^ ^a ^b 1916 Season Recap
^ ^a ^b "1916 Alabama football archive". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
^ "Twenty Years Ago Today". The Tuscaloosa News. October 13, 1936.
^ "Coach Kelly's boys defeat Methodist clan 13 to 0". The Birmingham News. October 1, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alabama rolls up large score". The Birmingham News. October 8, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Crimson team wins game Saturday". The Anniston Star. October 15, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alabama too strong for Gator eleven". The Tampa Tribune. October 22, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alabama eleven beats Ole Miss in easy fashion". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 29, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alabama noses out victory over Sewanee by one point margin". The Birmingham News. November 5, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "In final period Yellow Jackets down Alabama". The Atlanta Constitution. November 12, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bomb dropped in Alabama's camp". The Birmingham News. November 19, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Georgia victor in great battle". The Birmingham News. December 1, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "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.
^ "All-Time Assistant Coaches". 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Record Book. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. pp. 142–143.

[a1-1] 1916 Season Recap

[1916schedule-2] "1916 Alabama football archive". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved February 17, 2021.

[3] "Twenty Years Ago Today". The Tuscaloosa News. October 13, 1936.

[1917Birmingham1-4] "Coach Kelly's boys defeat Methodist clan 13 to 0". The Birmingham News. October 1, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1917MC1-5] "Alabama rolls up large score". The Birmingham News. October 8, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1917MississippiCollege1-6] "Crimson team wins game Saturday". The Anniston Star. October 15, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1917Florida1-7] "Alabama too strong for Gator eleven". The Tampa Tribune. October 22, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1917OleMiss1-8] "Alabama eleven beats Ole Miss in easy fashion". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 29, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1916Sewanee1-9] "Alabama noses out victory over Sewanee by one point margin". The Birmingham News. November 5, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1916GATech1-10] "In final period Yellow Jackets down Alabama". The Atlanta Constitution. November 12, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1916Tulane1-11] "Bomb dropped in Alabama's camp". The Birmingham News. November 19, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1916Georgia1-12] "Georgia victor in great battle". The Birmingham News. December 1, 1916. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[13] "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.

[14] "All-Time Assistant Coaches". 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Record Book. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. pp. 142–143.

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1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Georgia Tech +	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	1
Tennessee +	6	–	0	–	1	8	–	0	–	1
Vanderbilt	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	1
LSU	3	–	1	–	1	7	–	1	–	2
The Citadel	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	1	–	1
Tulane	2	–	1	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	1	–	2	4	–	1	–	2
Auburn	6	–	2	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Georgia	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Sewanee	2	–	2	–	2	5	–	2	–	2
Centre	1	–	1	–	1	5	–	1	–	3
Georgetown (KY)	1	–	1	–	0	2	–	1	–	0
Mississippi A&M	3	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
Mississippi College	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	3	–	0
Clemson	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Wofford	1	–	2	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Louisville	1	–	2	–	1	2	–	3	–	1
Transylvania	1	–	2	–	1	1	–	2	–	1
Furman	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Howard (AL)	0	–	1	–	0	0	–	1	–	0
Mercer	0	–	3	–	0	1	–	6	–	0
Florida	0	–	4	–	0	0	–	5	–	0
Ole Miss	0	–	6	–	0	3	–	6	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions