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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: Jack Leavenworth
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1892  <-- 1904 <- 1905 -> 1906 --> 2024
1905 Season Highlights
 Jack Leavenworth enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Alabama.
 
1905 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Tue., Oct. 3  vs. Maryville  17   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Vanderbilt  0   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Mississippi State  34   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Georgia Tech  5   12   L       
 Wed., Oct. 25  @ Clemson  0   25   L    @ Columbia, SC   
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Georgia  36   0   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Thu., Nov. 9  vs. Centre  21   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Auburn  30   0   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Thu., Nov. 23  vs. Sewanee  6   42   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Thu., Nov. 30  vs. Tennessee  29   0   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 
1905 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Points Scored178
  Scoring Average17.8
  Points Allowed113
  Defense Average11.3
  Opponents Record22-19
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record1-3
1905 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kentucky 7-3-1221171   F.E. Schact
Texas A&M 7-218083   Walter E. Bachman
Vanderbilt 7-137222   Dan McGugin
Alabama 6-4178113   Jack Leavenworth
Georgia Tech 6-0-121033   John W. Heisman
North Carolina State 4-1-16610   George S. Whitney
Tennessee 3-5-162151   J.D. DePree
Auburn 2-43896   Mike Donahue
Georgia 1-526188   M.M. Dickinson
Mississippi 0-1018   No Coach
Mississippi State 0-2052   Daniel S. Martin
Tulane 0-105   John Tobin & Harry Ludlow

1905 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1905 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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