1897 Alabama Crimson White football team

1897 Alabama Crimson White football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–0 (0–0 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainFrank S. White
Home stadiumThe Quad
Seasons
← 1896
1899 →
1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 0 6 0 1
Georgia 2 0 0 2 1 0
Auburn 2 0 1 2 0 1
Tennessee 1 0 0 4 1 0
Central (KY) 1 1 0 1 2 0
Nashville 1 1 0 1 1 0
Alabama 0 0 0 1 0 0
Texas 0 0 0 6 2 0
LSU 0 0 0 1 1 0
Sewanee 1 2 1 1 3 1
Clemson 0 1 0 2 2 0
Mercer 0 1 0 0 2 1
Cumberland (TN) 0 1 0 0 1 0
Kentucky State College 0 2 0 2 4 0
SW Presbyterian 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1897 Alabama Crimson White football team[A 1] (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team was led by head coach Allen McCants, in his first season, and played their home games at The Quad in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. In what was the sixth season of Alabama football, the team finished with a record of one win and zero losses (1–0, 0–0 SIAA).

In the spring of 1895, the University Board of Trustees passed a rule that prohibited athletic teams from competing off-campus for athletic events, and as such only one game was scheduled for the season.[3] In their only game, the Crimson White shutout the Tuscaloosa Athletic Club on The Quad.

  1. ^ "How the Crimson Tide got its name". bryantmuseum.ua.edu. Paul W. Bryant Museum. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
  2. ^ Kennedy, Scott (April 8, 1992). "Tide football tradition began with 1892 team". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 2F. Retrieved June 30, 2013 – via Google News Archives.
  3. ^ Griffin, John Chandler (2001). "1896: Trustees Thwart Alabama". Alabama vs. Auburn: Gridiron Grudge Since 1893. Athens, Georgia: Hill Street Press. p. 13. ISBN 1-58818-044-1.


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