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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: Thomas Kelly
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 1914 <- 1915 -> 1916 --> 2024
1915 Season Highlights
 Thomas Kelly enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Alabama.
 
1915 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Samford  44   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Birmingham  67   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Mississippi College  40   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Tulane  16   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Sewanee  23   10   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Georgia Tech  7   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Texas  0   20   L       
 Thu., Nov. 25  vs. Mississippi  53   0   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 
1915 Season Totals
  Record6-2
  Points Scored250
  Scoring Average31.3
  Points Allowed51
  Defense Average6.4
  Opponents Record19-13
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record0-2
1915 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Vanderbilt 9-151338   Dan McGugin
Georgia Tech 7-0-123324   John W. Heisman
Alabama 6-225051   Thomas Kelly
Auburn 6-218224   Mike Donahue
Kentucky 6-1-114938   J.J. Tigert
Georgia 5-2-224527   William A. Bill Cunningham
Mississippi State 5-2-111036   E.C. Hayes
South Carolina 5-3-119093   N.B. Red Edgerton
Florida 4-39965   Charles J. McCoy
Tennessee 4-410358   Zora G. Clevenger
Tulane 4-411878   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Mississippi 2-651334   Fred Robbins

1915 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1915 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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