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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: Xen C. Scott
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1892  <-- 1920 <- 1921 -> 1922 --> 2024
1921 Season Highlights
 Xen C. Scott enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Alabama.
 
1921 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Samford  34   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  vs. Spring Hill  27   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Marion  55   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Bryson  95   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Sewanee  0   17   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Louisiana State  7   7   T    @ New Orleans, LA   
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Vanderbilt  0   14   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Fri., Nov. 11  vs. Florida  2   9   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Georgia  0   22   L    @ Atlanta, GA   
 Thu., Nov. 24  vs. Mississippi State  7   7   T    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Dec. 3  @ Tulane  14   7   W       
 
1921 Season Totals
  Record5-4 -2
  Points Scored241
  Scoring Average21.9
  Points Allowed104
  Defense Average9.5
  Opponents Record34-16
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-3 -1
  Away Record1-1 -1
1921 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1921 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia Tech 8-136056   William A. Bill Alexander
Georgia 7-2-116131   H.J. Stegeman
Vanderbilt 7-0-116121   Dan McGugin
Florida 6-3-213461   William G. Kline
Tennessee 6-2-110235   M.B. Banks
Alabama 5-4-2241104   Xen C. Scott
Auburn 5-316352   Mike Donahue
South Carolina 5-1-211628   Sol S. Metzger
Kentucky 4-3-115789   William J. Bill Juneau
Mississippi State 4-4-1111125   Fred Holtkamp
Tulane 4-68497   Myron E. Fuller
Mississippi 3-6179133Lost  0-14  R.L. Sullivan
Louisville 2-2-14929   Bill Duncan

1921 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1921 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.