The 1916 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1916 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 24th overall and 21st season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team was led by head coach Thomas Kelley, in his second year, and played their home games at University Field in Tuscaloosa and at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record an overall record of 6–3 and a mark of 4–3 in the SIAA.
Three brothers, Dexter, Walter, and Jack Hovater, were starters for the 1916 Tide.
Alabama opened the season with six consecutive victories over Birmingham College and Southern College (now combined as Birmingham–Southern College), Mississippi College, Florida, Ole Miss and Sewanee.1916 Season Recap In those six games, Alabama outscored their opponents by a margin of 156 to 13. Sewanee almost beat Bama after making two interceptions and stopping Bama on 4th and goal at the 1, but Alabama scored late and kicked the extra point (Sewanee's having failed) for the victory. The defeat of Ole Miss was thanks to a late rally.
However, they were shut out in the final three games with losses to Georgia Tech, Tulane and Georgia to finish with an overall record of 6–3. Georgia Tech held Alabama to two first downs and 60 yards of offense.
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Personnel Varsity letter winners Robert C. Brown Ensley, Alabama Back Cecil L. Creen Anniston, Alabama Back Fred Harrison Gage Hampton, New Hampshire Back James H. “Dink” Hagan Quarterback J. Goree Johnson Wetumpka, Alabama Fullback Joseph Allen Lowman Birmingham, Alabama End Bill Marsh Birmingham, Alabama Back Dave Mayfield Jacksonville, Florida Tackle Lowndes Morton Birmingham, Alabama End Ike Rogers Vina, Alabama Tackle Conner Samford Montgomery, Alabama Guard Calhoun “Sunbeam” Saul Montgomery, Alabama Guard Lovick Leonidas Stephenson Birmingham, Alabama End Max Frederick Stowers Attalla, Alabama Quarterback Edward Verner Manager C. S. Whittlesley Opelika, Alabama GuardReference:
Coaching staff Thomas Kelly Head coach 2 B. L. Noojin Assistant coach 2 Alabama (1908)Reference:
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