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1909 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1909
team	Alabama Crimson Tide
sport	football
conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
short_conf	SIAA
record	5–1–2
conf_record	4–1–1
head_coach	J. W. H. Pollard
hc_year	4th
captain	Del Pratt
stadium	The Quad
Birmingham Fairgrounds

Birmingham Fairgrounds The 1909 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1909 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 17th overall and 14th season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team was led by head coach J. W. H. Pollard, in his fourth 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 five wins, one loss and two ties (5–1–2 overall, 4–1–1 in the SIAA).

Defensively, Alabama had six consecutive shutouts to go 5–0–1 before surrendering a touchdown against Tulane in a 5–5 tie.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Union (TN)

Alabama opened the season with this 16–0 victory over Union University at Tuscaloosa. Although scoreless at the end of the first half, Alabama was in position several times to score. The Crimson Tide lost a fumble at the Union five yard line and Derrill Pratt missed field goals of 40, 45 and 53 yards. Alabama scored its first touchdown on a short Jere Austill run early in the second half after the Crimson tide blocked a Union punt at their five-yard line. Pratt and David Palmer scored Alabama's other two touchdowns later in the half en route to the 16–0 win. The victory brought Alabama's all-time record against Union to 1–0.

Howard (AL)

Against Howard, Alabama secured their second consecutive shutout with a 14–0 victory.

The victory brought Alabama's all-time record against Howard to 3–0.

Clemson

Clemson was beaten by a 52-yard Del Pratt field goal. The game was held at the Fairgrounds Race Track at the Alabama State Fairgrounds during the State Fair.

Ole Miss

Ole Miss and Alabama fought to a scoreless tie.

Georgia

Georgia was beaten 14–0.

Tennessee

Tennessee was beaten 10–0.

Tulane

Tulane and Alabama tied 5–5.

LSU

Alabama completed their season with a 12–5 loss to LSU at Birmingham to finish 5–1–2.

Roster

Alabama Crimson Tide 1909 roster

Notes

References

General

Specific

References

1909 Season Recap
(October 3, 1909). "Alabama wins only by rally". The Montgomery Advertiser.
(October 10, 1909). "Alabama puts it over the Collegians". The Tuscaloosa Times-Gazette.
(October 17, 1909). "Varsity is held to very low score". The Montgomery Advertiser.
(October 24, 1909). "Mississippi outplayed Alabama". Jackson Daily News.
(October 31, 1909). "Alabama wins over Georgia in hard game". The Atlanta Constitution.
(November 14, 1909). "Tennessee's defeat was without sting". The Journal and Tribune.
(November 21, 1909). "In brilliant game Tulane ties Alabama". The Times-Democrat.
(November 26, 1909). "Louisiana 12; Alabama 6". The Birmingham News.
"1909 Alabama football archive". University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.
"Scoring values". University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.
(October 3, 1909). "Alabama wins only by rally". NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers.
"Alabama vs Union (TN)". College Football Data Warehouse.
"Alabama vs Samford (AL)". College Football Data Warehouse.

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