1910 Alabama Crimson Tide football team#Ole Miss
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1910
| team = Alabama Crimson Tide
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf = SIAA
| record = 4–4
| conf_record = 0–4
| head_coach = Guy Lowman
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = O. G. Gresham
| stadium = The Quad
Birmingham Fairgrounds
}}
{{1910 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
The 1910 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1910 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 18th overall and 15th season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team was led by head coach Guy Lowman, in his first 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 four wins and four losses (4–4 overall, 0–4 in the SIAA).
After Alabama opened the season with shutouts over both Birmingham College and the Marion Military Institute, the Crimsons lost four consecutive games to SIAA opponents by a margin of 104–0. The squad rebounded with a 5–3 victory over Tulane at New Orleans and a 9–0 victory over Washington and Lee to finish the season with an overall record of 4–4.
Before the season
In March 1910, J. W. H. Pollard announced his resignation as head football coach and athletic director, and took the same positions at Washington and Lee University.{{cite news |title=Washington and Lee gets new director |publisher=NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=March 10, 1910 |page=E3}} After several months of searching for a replacement, in August the University's Committee on Athletics hired Guy Lowman from the University of Missouri to serve as both head football coach and athletic director.{{cite news |title=Lowman is new coach |publisher=NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers |newspaper=Montgomery Advertiser |date=August 4, 1910 |page=9}} With his hiring, many expected him to successfully guide the football team through what was viewed as its toughest schedule in school history.
The team reported for its first practice on September 10, and at that time six players returned with at least one season of experience with he Crimson and White.{{cite news |title=Varsity squad reports |publisher=NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers |newspaper=Montgomery Advertiser |date=September 11, 1910 |page=14}} At the start of practice, coach Lowman identified as the teams weakest positions being the linemen and backs.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1910|team=Birmingham|title=Birmingham}}
| site_stadium = The Quad
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL
| score = 25–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71342574/team-heavy-but-slow-crimson-forwards/|work=The Montgomery Advertiser|title=Team heavy but slow - Crimson forwards charges low and fiercely|date=October 2, 1910|accessdate=February 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1910|team=Marion Cadets|title=Marion}}
| site_stadium = The Quad
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL
| score = 26–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71342754/alabama-grit-shows-itself/|work=The Montgomery Advertiser|title=Alabama grit shows itself|date=October 9, 1910|accessdate=February 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| w/l = l
| opponent = Georgia
| site_stadium = Birmingham Fairgrounds
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–22
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71342961/georgias-speed-beats-alabama/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Georgia's speed beats Alabama|date=October 16, 1910|accessdate=February 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| w/l = l
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| site_stadium = The Quad
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–36
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71343160/jackets-walk-over-alabama/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Jackets walk over Alabama|date=October 23, 1910|accessdate=February 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 5
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = Ole Miss
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Greenville, MS
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–16
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71343364/alabama-loses-hard-game-to-mississippi/|work=The Montgomery Advertiser|title=Alabama loses hard game to Mississippi|date=November 6, 1910|accessdate=February 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| w/l = l
| opponent = Sewanee
| site_stadium = Birmingham Fairgrounds
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| score = 0–30
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71343823/tigers-romp-on-alabama/|work=Chattanooga Daily Times|title=Tigers romp on Alabama|date=November 13, 1910|accessdate=February 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Tulane
| site_stadium = First Tulane Stadium
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| score = 5–3
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71344022/doubtful-field-goal-gives-game-to/|work=The Times-Democrat|title=Doubtful field goal gives game to Alabama|date=November 20, 1910|accessdate=February 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 24
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Washington and Lee
| site_stadium = Birmingham Fairgrounds
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| score = 9–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71344245/alabama-plays-hard-for-victory/|work=The Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=Alabama plays hard for victory|date=November 25, 1910|accessdate=February 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
{{cite web|url=https://rolltide.com/sports/2016/6/10/sports-m-footbl-archive-m-footbl-archive-1910-html.aspx?id=266 |title=1910 Alabama football archive |work=RollTide.com |publisher=University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics |access-date=February 17, 2021 }}{{#tag:ref|For the 1910 season, point values were different from those used in contemporary games. In 1910 a touchdown was worth five points, a field goal was worth three points and an extra point (PAT) was worth one point.{{cite web|url=http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/m-footbl-results-archive.html |title=Scoring values |work=RollTide.com |publisher=University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics |access-date=November 1, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125000700/http://www.rolltide.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/m-footbl-results-archive.html |archive-date=November 25, 2011 }}|group="A"}}
Game summaries
=Birmingham College=
{{AFB game box start
|Visitor=Birmingham College
|V1=0 |V2=0
|Host=Alabama
|H1=22 |H2=3
|Date=October 1, 1910
|Location=The Quad • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
Alabama opened the season with this 25–0 victory over Birmingham College (now Birmingham–Southern College) at Tuscaloosa.1910 Season Recap{{cite news |title=Varsity wins first game of season by 25 to 0 score |page=1 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v8Y-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=okwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6693%2C1253282 |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |location=Tuscaloosa, Alabama |publisher=Google News |date=October 1, 1910 |access-date=February 28, 2012}} After a scoreless first quarter where Birmingham unsuccessfully tries several trick plays, Alabama scored 22 second quarter points. After a safety, the Crimsons scored their first touchdown of the season on an Adrian Van de Graaff run to take a 7–0 lead. After a Lambert touchdown run, Van de Graaff scored his second touchdown of the game, and after a 20-yard Farley Moody field goal Alabama led 22–0 at halftime. A second half Moody field goal made the final score 25–0. The victory brought Alabama's all-time record against Birmingham College to 1–0.{{cite web |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/opponents_records.php?teamid=337 |title=Alabama vs Birmingham College (AL) |publisher=College Football Data Warehouse |access-date=February 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023105833/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/opponents_records.php?teamid=337 |archive-date=2011-10-23 |url-status=dead }}
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=Marion Military Institute=
{{AFB game box start
|Visitor=Marion Military Institute
|V1=0 |V2=0
|Host=Alabama
|H1=0 |H2=26
|Date=October 8, 1910
|Location=The Quad • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
After a victory over Birmingham College to open the season, Alabama won its second game 26–0 against the Marion Military Institute at Tuscaloosa.{{cite news |title=Marion team to be entertained |page=8 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xMY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=okwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5715%2C1435909 |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |location=Tuscaloosa, Alabama |publisher=Google News |date=October 8, 1910 |access-date=February 28, 2012}} In the game, Robert Bumgardner scored three touchdowns with Adrian Van de Graaff scoring the fourth on a 70-yard run in the victory. The victory brought Alabama's all-time record against the Marion Military Institute to 2–0.{{cite web |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/opponents_records.php?teamid=1874 |title=Alabama vs Marion Military Institute (AL) |publisher=College Football Data Warehouse |access-date=February 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216010858/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/opponents_records.php?teamid=1874 |archive-date=2013-12-16 |url-status=dead }}
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=Georgia=
{{AFB game box start
|Visitor=Georgia
|V1=11 |V2=11
|Host=Alabama
|H1=0 |H2=0
|Date=October 15, 1910
|Location=Birmingham Fairgrounds • Birmingham, Alabama
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
Against the Georgia Bulldogs, Alabama lost its first game of the season 22–0 before 12,000 fans at Birmingham.{{cite news |title=Alabama is defeated by Georgia heavyweights |page=1 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=yMY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=okwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6345%2C1549980 |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |location=Tuscaloosa, Alabama |publisher=Google News |date=October 15, 1910 |access-date=February 28, 2012}} After a scoreless first quarter, Georgia scored second-quarter touchdowns on runs by W. F. McClelland and Robert MacWhorter to take an 11–0 halftime lead. In the third quarter, the Bulldogs scored on a 25-yard MacWhorter run and in the fourth on a 75-yard J. F. Slater fumble returned for a touchdown to make the final score 22–0. The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against Georgia to 3–3–3.{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/opponents_records.php?teamid=1265 |title=Alabama vs Georgia |publisher=College Football Data Warehouse |access-date=February 28, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216010856/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/opponents_records.php?teamid=1265 |archive-date=December 16, 2013 }}
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=Georgia Tech=
{{see also|1910 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team}}
{{AFB game box start
|Visitor=Georgia Tech
|V1=24 |V2=12
|Host=Alabama
|H1=0 |H2=0
|Date=October 22, 1910
|Location=The Quad • Tuscaloosa, Alabama
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
Against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Alabama lost its second game of the season 36–0 at Tuscaloosa. The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against Georgia Tech to 1–3.{{cite web |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/opponents_records.php?teamid=1273 |title=Alabama vs Georgia Tech |publisher=College Football Data Warehouse |access-date=February 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023092823/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/opponents_records.php?teamid=1273 |archive-date=2011-10-23 |url-status=dead }}
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=Ole Miss=
{{AFB game box start
|Visitor=Alabama
|V1=0 |V2=0
|Host=Ole Miss
|H1=5 |H2=11
|Date=November 5, 1910
|Location=Greenville, Mississippi
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
Against the Ole Miss Rebels, Alabama suffered its third loss of the season 16–0 at Greenville.{{cite news |title=Varsity returns after hard fight |page=4 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2MY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=okwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6846%2C2136951 |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |location=Tuscaloosa, Alabama |publisher=Google News |date=November 7, 1910 |access-date=February 28, 2012}} Fran Shields scored the only points of the first half on his touchdown run in the first quarter. In the second half, Alonzo Lee scored on an 11-yard run and Steve Mitchell scored on a 10-yard run in the fourth to give the Rebels the 16–0 victory. The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against Ole Miss to 4–2–1.{{cite web|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/opponents_records.php?teamid=2039 |title=Alabama vs Mississippi |publisher=College Football Data Warehouse |access-date=February 28, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023092848/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/opponents_records.php?teamid=2039 |archive-date=October 23, 2011 }}
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=Sewanee=
{{see also|1910 Sewanee Tigers football team}}
{{AFB game box start
|Visitor=Sewanee
|V1=18 |V2=12
|Host=Alabama
|H1=0 |H2=0
|Date=November 12, 1910
|Location=Birmingham Fairgrounds • Birmingham, Alabama
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
Against the Sewanee Tigers, Alabama lost its fourth consecutive game 30–0 at Birmingham.{{cite news |title=Varsity returns save and sound |page=1 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3MY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=okwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6502%2C2261740 |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |location=Tuscaloosa, Alabama |publisher=Google News |date=November 14, 1910 |access-date=February 28, 2012}} The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against Sewanee to 1–6.{{cite web |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/opponents_records.php?teamid=2947 |title=Alabama vs Sewanee (TN) |publisher=College Football Data Warehouse |access-date=February 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023094000/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/opponents_records.php?teamid=2947 |archive-date=2011-10-23 |url-status=dead }}
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=Tulane=
{{AFB game box start
|Visitor=Alabama
|V1=2 |V2=3
|Host=Tulane
|H1=0 |H2=3
|Date=November 19, 1910
|Location="First" Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
Against the Tulane Green Wave, Alabama ended their four-game losing streak after they defeated the Greenies 5–3 at New Orleans.{{cite news |title=Team returns in blaze of glory |page=1 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3cY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=okwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6459%2C2401306 |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |location=Tuscaloosa, Alabama |publisher=Google News |date=November 21, 1910 |access-date=February 28, 2012}} Alabama led 2–0 at halftime with their only points coming on a first quarter safety, which occurred after a Tulane player tried to return a missed Alabama field goal. After Tulane took a 3–2 lead in the third, Farley Moody kicked a 20-yard, game-winning field goal for Alabama. The victory brought Alabama's all-time record against Tulane to 3–2–1.{{cite web |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/opponents_records.php?teamid=3267 |title=Alabama vs Tulane (LA) |publisher=College Football Data Warehouse |access-date=February 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227093118/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/opponents_records.php?teamid=3267 |archive-date=2013-12-27 |url-status=dead }}
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=Washington and Lee=
{{AFB game box start
|Visitor=Washington and Lee
|V1=0 |V2=0
|Host=Alabama
|H1=0 |H2=9
|Date=November 24, 1910
|Location=Birmingham Fairgrounds • Birmingham, Alabama
}}
{{AFB game box end}}
Against the Washington and Lee Generals, Alabama closed their season with a 9–0 victory at Birmingham.{{cite news |title=Glorious victory closes the season for Alabama |page=1 |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4MY-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=okwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6659%2C2457482 |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |location=Tuscaloosa, Alabama |publisher=Google News |date=November 25, 1910 |access-date=February 28, 2012}} After a scoreless first half, Alabama took a 9–0 lead in the second half after three successful Farley Moody field goals. The victory also marked the return of former Alabama head coach J. W. H. Pollard, who resigned his position with the Crimsons to take the head coaching position with the Generals in the spring of 1910.{{cite news |title=Washington and Lee will play Alabama |page=A8A |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/ajc_historic/access/543729462.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Apr+17%2C+1910&author=&pub=The+Atlanta+Constitution+%281881-2001%29&desc=WASHINGTON+AND+LEE+WILL+PLAY+ALABAMA&pqatl=google |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120718224259/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/ajc_historic/access/543729462.html?FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Apr+17,+1910&author=&pub=The+Atlanta+Constitution+(1881-2001)&desc=WASHINGTON+AND+LEE+WILL+PLAY+ALABAMA&pqatl=google |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 18, 2012 |newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution |date=April 17, 1910 |access-date=February 27, 2012}} The victory is Alabama's only all-time matchup against Washington and Lee.{{cite web |url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/opponents_records.php?teamid=3423 |title=Alabama vs Washington & Lee (VA) |publisher=College Football Data Warehouse |access-date=February 28, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023105838/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/alabama/opponents_records.php?teamid=3423 |archive-date=2011-10-23 |url-status=dead }}
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Personnel
=Varsity letter winners=
| class="wikitable" |
| {{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Alabama Crimson Tide| Player |Hometown|Position}} |
| Robert H. Bumgardner
| End |
| Louis Malone Finlay
| Tackle |
| Charles West Greer
| Back |
| Victor John Heard
| Back |
| Vigil Willis Heard
| Back |
| Thomas Manning
| Center |
| William Hoadley Merrill
| Guard |
| Emory Bush Peebles |
| Harold Mustin Powell
| Tackle |
| James Alfred Scott
| End |
| Patrick Kyle Shirley
| |
| Everett Wilkinson
| Back/Kicker |
=Coaching staff=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| {{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Alabama Crimson Tide| Name|Position|Seasons at Alabama|Alma mater}} | |||
| Guy Lowman | Head coach | align=center| 1 | Springfield (1905) |
| F. G. Stickney | Assistant coach | align=center| 1 | Alabama (1903) |
| colspan="4" style="font-size: 8pt" align="center"|Reference:{{cite book |title=2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Record Book |year=2011 |chapter=All-Time Assistant Coaches |publisher=University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office |location=Tuscaloosa, Alabama |pages=142–143}} |
Notes
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References
General
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- {{cite web |url=http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/alab/graphics/docs/10-m-footbl-recaps.pdf |title=1910 Season Recap |work=RollTide.com |publisher=University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics |access-date=February 27, 2012 |format=PDF |archive-date=April 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425164117/http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/alab/graphics/docs/10-m-footbl-recaps.pdf |url-status=dead }}
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