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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: J.W.H. Pollard
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1892  <-- 1905 <- 1906 -> 1907 --> 2024
1906 Season Highlights
 J.W.H. Pollard enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Alabama.
 
1906 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Maryville  6   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Samford  14   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Vanderbilt  0   78   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Mississippi State  16   4   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Auburn  10   0   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Thu., Nov. 29  vs. Tennessee  51   0   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 
1906 Season Totals
  Record5-1
  Points Scored97
  Scoring Average16.2
  Points Allowed82
  Defense Average13.7
  Opponents Record12-14
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-0
  Away Record2-1
1906 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1906 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Vanderbilt 8-127816   Dan McGugin
Texas A&M 6-117042   Walter E. Bachman
Alabama 5-19782   J.W.H. Pollard
Georgia Tech 5-3-17369   John W. Heisman
Kentucky 4-311067   J. White Guyn
Mississippi 4-27164   T.S. Hammond
North Carolina State 3-1-410010   William M. Willie Heston
Georgia 2-4-15950   W.S. Whitney
Mississippi State 2-2-110145   Daniel S. Martin
Auburn 1-5-12441   Mike Donahue
Tennessee 1-6-215127   J.D. DePree
Tulane 0-4-1092   John Russ

1906 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1906 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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