1916 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1916
| team = Alabama Crimson Tide
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
| short_conf = SIAA
| record = 6–3
| conf_record = 4–3
| head_coach = Thomas Kelley
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain = Lowndes Morton
| stadium = University Field
Rickwood Field
}}
{{1916 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings}}
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 an overall record of 6–3 and a mark of 4–3 in the SIAA.
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.1916 Season Recap In those six games, Alabama outscored their opponents by a margin of 156 to 13.{{cite web|url=https://rolltide.com/sports/2016/6/10/sports-m-footbl-archive-m-footbl-archive-1916-html.aspx?id=260 |title=1916 Alabama football archive |work=RollTide.com |publisher=University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics |access-date=February 17, 2021 }} 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.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19361013&id=auM-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=-UwMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4053,4545681&hl=en|work=The Tuscaloosa News|title=Twenty Years Ago Today|date=October 13, 1936}}
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. Georgia Tech held Alabama to two first downs and 60 yards of offense.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Birmingham
| site_stadium = University Field
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL
| score = 13–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71293988/coach-kellys-boys-defeat-methodist/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Coach Kelly's boys defeat Methodist clan 13 to 0|date=October 1, 1916|accessdate=February 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1916|team=Southern|title=Southern (AL)}}
| site_stadium = University Field
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL
| score = 80–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71294246/alabama-rolls-up-large-score/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Alabama rolls up large score|date=October 8, 1916|accessdate=February 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = w
| opponent = Mississippi College
| site_stadium = University Field
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL
| score = 13–7
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5249752/cecil-creen-as-quarterback-for-crimson/|work=The Anniston Star|title=Crimson team wins game Saturday|date=October 15, 1916|accessdate=February 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = Florida
| site_stadium = Barrs Field
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 16–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71294829/alabama-too-strong-for-gator-eleven/|work=The Tampa Tribune|title=Alabama too strong for Gator eleven|date=October 22, 1916|accessdate=February 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = w
| opponent = Ole Miss
| site_stadium = University Field
| site_cityst = Tuscaloosa, AL
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 27–0
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71294649/alabama-eleven-beats-ole-miss-in-easy/|work=The Montgomery Advertiser|title=Alabama eleven beats Ole Miss in easy fashion|date=October 29, 1916|accessdate=February 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 4
| w/l = w
| opponent = Sewanee
| site_stadium = Rickwood Field
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| score = 7–6
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71295082/alabama-noses-out-victory-over-sewanee/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Alabama noses out victory over Sewanee by one point margin|date=November 5, 1916|accessdate=February 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 11
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| site_stadium = Grant Field
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–13
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71295233/in-final-period-yellow-jackets-down/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=In final period Yellow Jackets down Alabama|date=November 12, 1916|accessdate=February 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Tulane
| site_stadium = New Orleans Fair Grounds
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| score = 0–33
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71295688/bomb-dropped-in-alabamas-camp/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Bomb dropped in Alabama's camp|date=November 19, 1916|accessdate=February 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 30
| w/l = l
| opponent = Georgia
| site_stadium = Rickwood Field
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–3
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71295385/georgia-victor-in-great-battle/|work=The Birmingham News|title=Georgia victor in great battle|date=December 1, 1916|accessdate=February 17, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
Personnel
=Varsity letter winners=
| class="wikitable" |
| {{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Alabama Crimson Tide| Player |Hometown|Position}} |
| Robert C. Brown
| Back |
| Cecil L. Creen
| Back |
| Fred Harrison Gage
| Back |
| James H. “Dink” Hagan
| |
| J. Goree Johnson
| Fullback |
| Joseph Allen Lowman
| End |
| Bill Marsh
| Back |
| Dave Mayfield
| Tackle |
| Lowndes Morton
| End |
| Ike Rogers
| Tackle |
| Conner Samford
| Guard |
| Calhoun “Sunbeam” Saul
| Guard |
| Lovick Leonidas Stephenson
| End |
| Max Frederick Stowers
| Quarterback |
| Edward Verner
| | Manager |
| C. S. Whittlesley
| Guard |
| colspan="3" style="font-size: 8pt" align="center"|Reference:{{cite book |title=2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Record Book |year=2011 |chapter=All-Time Tide Football Lettermen |publisher=University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office |location=Tuscaloosa, Alabama |pages=127–141}} |
=Coaching staff=
| class="wikitable" | |||
| {{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Alabama Crimson Tide| Name|Position|Seasons at Alabama|Alma mater}} | |||
| Thomas Kelly | Head coach | 2 | |
| B. L. Noojin | Assistant coach | 2 | Alabama (1908) |
| 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}} |
References
General
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- {{cite web |url=http://www.rolltide.com/datadump/fls_files/files/football/1910s/1916.pdf |title=1916 Season Recap |work=RollTide.com |publisher=University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics |access-date=February 29, 2012 |format=PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604185100/http://www.rolltide.com/datadump/fls_files/files/football/1910s/1916.pdf |archive-date=2012-06-04 |url-status=dead }}
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