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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  <-- 1918 <- 1919 -> 1920 --> 2024
1919 Season Highlights
 Xen C. Scott enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Alabama.
 
1919 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Birmingham-Southern  27   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Mississippi  49   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Samford  48   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 24  vs. Marion  61   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Sewanee  40   0   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Vanderbilt  12   16   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Louisiana State  23   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Georgia  6   0   W    @ Atlanta, GA   
 Thu., Nov. 27  vs. Mississippi State  14   6   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 
1919 Season Totals
  Record8-1
  Points Scored280
  Scoring Average31.1
  Points Allowed22
  Defense Average2.4
  Opponents Record25-11
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record2-1
1919 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1919 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 8-128022   Xen C. Scott
Auburn 8-113233   Mike Donahue
Georgia Tech 7-325733   John W. Heisman
Mississippi State 6-215834   Sid Robinson
Tulane 6-2-122455   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Florida 5-317446   A.L. Busser
Vanderbilt 5-1-211068   Dan McGugin
Georgia 4-2-38527   William A. Bill Cunningham
Mississippi 4-4105128   R.L. Sullivan
Kentucky 3-4-131136   Thomas A. Andy Gill
Tennessee 3-3-310362   John R. Chief Bender
South Carolina 1-7-125105   Dixon Foster

1919 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1919 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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