1904 Alabama Crimson White football team

1904 Alabama Crimson White football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1904 record	7–3 (4–3 SIAA)
Head coach	W. B. Blount
Captain	W. S. Wyatt
Home stadium	The Quad West End Park

1904 SIAA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Vanderbilt +	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Auburn +	5	–	0	–	0			5	–	0	–	0
Kentucky State	2	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Texas	1	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Sewanee	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Alabama	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Georgia Tech	2	–	1	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
Tulane	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Clemson	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	3	–	1
Mississippi	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
LSU	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Cumberland	0	–	1	–	0			2	–	1	–	0
Texas A&M	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	2	–	0
Nashville	0	–	4	–	1			0	–	4	–	1
Mississippi A&M	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Georgia	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	5	–	0
Central	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Davidson	0	–	0	–	0			6	–	1	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1904 Alabama Crimson White football team^{[A 1]} (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1904 college football season. The team was led by head coach W. B. Blount, in his second season, and played their home games at The Quad in Tuscaloosa and at West End Park in Birmingham, Alabama. In what was the twelfth season of Alabama football, the team finished with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3, 4–3 SIAA).

Schedule

For the 1904 season, point values were different from those used in contemporary games. In 1904 a touchdown was worth five points, a field goal was worth four points and an conversion (PAT) was worth one point.^[3]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 3	University of Florida*	The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 29–0
October 8	Clemson	West End Park • Birmingham, AL	L 0–18
October 15	at Mississippi A&M	Columbus Fairgrounds • Columbus, MS (Rivalry)	W 10–5[A 2]
October 24	Nashville	The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 17–0
November 5	Georgia	The Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL	W 16–5
November 12	Auburn	West End Park • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	L 5–29
November 24	Tennessee	West End Park • Birmingham, AL (Third Saturday in October)	L 0–5
December 2	at LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)	W 11–0
December 3	at Tulane	New Orleans, LA	W 6–0
December 4	at Pensacola Athletic Club*	Pensacola, FL	W 10–6
*Non-conference game.

• Source: Rolltide.com: 1904 Alabama football schedule^[5]

Notes

1. Alabama football teams were not referred to as the "Crimson Tide" until the 1907 season. Prior to 1907, the team was called the "Crimson White" from 1893 to 1906 and the "Cadets" in 1892.^[1][2]
2. Alabama led 10–5 in the second half when the Aggie squad left the field and forfeited the contest after a disputed call on the field.^[4]

References

1. "How the Crimson Tide got its name". bryantmuseum.ua.edu. Paul W. Bryant Museum. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
2. Kennedy, Scott (April 8, 1992). "Tide football tradition began with 1892 team". The Tuscaloosa News (Google News Archives). p. 2F. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
3. "Scoring values". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
4. "1904 Season Recap" (PDF). RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
5. "1904 Alabama football schedule". RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2011.