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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: Eli Abbott
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

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1892 <-- 1901 <- 1902 -> 1903 --> 2024

1902 Season Highlights

Eli Abbott enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Alabama.

1902 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Birmingham High	57	0	W
Mon., Oct. 13	vs. Marion	81	0	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Auburn	0	23	L	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Georgia	0	5	L	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Mississippi State	27	0	W
Wed., Nov. 19	vs. Texas	0	10	L
Thu., Nov. 27	vs. Georgia Tech	26	0	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 29	vs. Louisiana State	0	11	L

1902 Season Totals
Record	4-4
Points Scored	191
Scoring Average	23.9
Points Allowed	49
Defense Average	6.1
Opponents Record	19-20
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-3
Away Record	0-1

1902 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Vanderbilt	8-1	214	60					W.H. Watkins
Tennessee	6-2	88	39					H.F. Fisher
Texas	6-3-1	87	40					J.B. Hart
North Carolina	5-1-3	122	34					Herman P. Olcott
Alabama	4-4	191	49					Eli Abbott
Georgia	4-2-1	55	52					Billy Reynolds
Mississippi	4-3	121	46					Daniel S. Martin
Kentucky	3-5-1	72	83					E.W. McLeod
North Carolina State	3-4-2	81	42					Arthur Devlin
Auburn	2-4-1	46	45					Robert Kent
Mississippi State	1-4-1	43	80					L. Gwinn
Tulane	1-4-2	47	67					Virginius Dabney
Georgia Tech	0-6-2	23	122					Dr. John McKee

1902 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1902 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The oldest college football bowl game is the Rose Bowl, which was first played in 1902.