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Alabama Football Team History


Alabama Crimson Tide
The University of Alabama
 Tuscaloosa, AL
Founded: 1831
Stadium: Bryant-Denny Stadium
Capacity: 92,138
Colors: Crimson & White
Coach: Eli Abbott
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1892  <-- 1901 <- 1902 -> 1903 --> 2024
1902 Season Highlights
 Eli Abbott enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Alabama.
 
1902 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Oct. 10  vs. Birmingham High  57   0   W       
 Mon., Oct. 13  vs. Marion  81   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Auburn  0   23   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Georgia  0   5   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Mississippi State  27   0   W       
 Wed., Nov. 19  vs. Texas  0   10   L       
 Thu., Nov. 27  vs. Georgia Tech  26   0   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Nov. 29  vs. Louisiana State  0   11   L       
 
1902 Season Totals
  Record4-4
  Points Scored191
  Scoring Average23.9
  Points Allowed49
  Defense Average6.1
  Opponents Record19-20
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-3
  Away Record0-1
1902 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Vanderbilt 8-121460   W.H. Watkins
Tennessee 6-28839   H.F. Fisher
Texas 6-3-18740   J.B. Hart
North Carolina 5-1-312234   Herman P. Olcott
Alabama 4-419149   Eli Abbott
Georgia 4-2-15552   Billy Reynolds
Mississippi 4-312146   Daniel S. Martin
Kentucky 3-5-17283   E.W. McLeod
North Carolina State 3-4-28142   Arthur Devlin
Auburn 2-4-14645   Robert Kent
Mississippi State 1-4-14380   L. Gwinn
Tulane 1-4-24767   Virginius Dabney
Georgia Tech 0-6-223122   Dr. John McKee

1902 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1902 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.