1922 Alabama Crimson Tide football team
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 6–3–1 (3–2–1 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Ernest Cooper |
Home stadium | Denny Field Rickwood Field Cramton Bowl |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt * + | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VPI | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi A&M | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington and Lee | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1922 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1922 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 29th overall and first season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The team was led by head coach Xen C. Scott, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Denny Field in Tuscaloosa, Rickwood Field in Birmingham and the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of six wins, three losses and one tie (6–3–1 overall, 3–2–1 in the SoCon).
Alabama opened the season with a 110–0 victory over the
Before the season
Scott coached the 1922 season while dying of oral cancer, and he spent the whole season suffering from the effects of his illness, losing weight, barely able to speak, coaching against the advice of a doctor who told him to quit immediately, and bedridden except when attending practices and games.[2]
The 1922 season also marked the first for the Crimson Tide as a member of the SoCon, as Alabama was one of the twenty members of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association that left the Association to form the SoCon following the 1921 season.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 30 | Marion* | W 110–0 | [4] | ||
October 7 | Oglethorpe* |
| W 41–0 | 3,000 | [5] |
October 14 | at Georgia Tech | L 7–33 | [6] | ||
October 21 | Sewanee | T 7–7 | [7] | ||
October 28 | at Texas* | L 10–19 | [8] | ||
November 4 | at Penn* | W 9–7 | 25,000 | [9] | |
November 10 | LSU |
| W 47–3 | 7,500 | [10] |
November 18 | at Kentucky | L 0–6 | [11] | ||
November 25 | Georgia | W 10–6 | 10,000 | [12] | |
November 30 | Mississippi A&M | W 59–0 | [13] | ||
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Game summaries
Marion Military Institute
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To open the season, Alabama played the Marion Military Institute at Tuscaloosa, and defeated the Cadets 110–0 in what was the most lopsided victory in the history of the Crimson Tide football program.[16][17] Against Marion, Alabama shutout the Cadets 55–0 at Tuscaloosa for their third consecutive win to open the season.[18][16] Touchdowns were scored four times by Max Rosenfeld, twice by William C. Baty and once each by Al Clemens and Virgil Hawkins.[16] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Marion to 8–0.[19]
Oglethorpe
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After their record setting victory over Marion to open the season, Alabama prepared for an Oglethorpe squad that nearly upset Georgia Tech in their opening game.[21] In what was the first all-time meeting against the Petrels, Alabama won 41–0 before 3,000 fans at Tuscaloosa.[18][20][22] In the game, Charles Bartlett starred for Alabama as he scored five of their six touchdowns in the victory. Bartlett scored touchdowns on a 26-yard run in the first, a 15-yard reception from Hulet Whitaker in the second, and on a pair of runs in the third and one in the fourth.[20] Graham McClintock scored the final touchdown of the game with his short run in the fourth and made the score 41–0.[20]
After the Oglethorpe game Scott tendered his resignation, effective at the end of the season.[2]
Georgia Tech
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In what was their first road game of the season, Alabama was defeated by the
Sewanee
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In the first Rickwood Field game of the season, Alabama tied the Sewanee Tigers 7–7 for their lone tie of the season.[18][25] After a scoreless first quarter, the Crimson Tide took a 7–0 lead after Charles Bartlett threw a 60-yard touchdown pass to Allen MacCartee in the second.[25] Sewanee responded in the third when Bill Coughlan intercepted a Bartlett pass and returned it 70-yards and tied the game 7–7.[25] Although they outplayed the Tigers throughout the game, Alabama was unable to win due to their numerous turnovers made throughout the contest.[18] The tie brought Alabama's all-time record against Sewanee to 4–10–3.[26]
Texas
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In their second road game of the season, Alabama was defeated by the Texas Longhorns 19–10 at Clark Field in Austin.[18][27][28] Alabama took an early 7–0 lead in the first two minutes of the game after Charles Bartlett threw a 25-yard touchdown pass to William Baty. Texas responded with a pair of touchdowns later in the quarter for a 13–7 lead. The first came on an Ivan Robertson pass to George Gardere and the second on a Yancy Culp run.[27][28] A Robertson field goal in the second quarter extended the Longhorns lead to 16–7 at halftime.[27][28]
After a 31-yard Robertson field goal in the third extended the Texas lead, Alabama scored the final points of the game on a short L. O. Wesley field goal later in the quarter and made the final score 19–10.[27][28] The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against Texas to 0–3.[29]
Penn
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Alabama entered their intersectional contest against undefeated Penn, coached by John Heisman, with noted sports columnist Grantland Rice having predicted a 21–0 Quaker victory.[32] Although the entered as an underdog, The Philadelphia Inquirer noted the Crimson Tide as a veteran squad that had not reached their full potential and expected them to plat Penn tough.[33] Before 25,000 fans at Franklin Field, Alabama upset the Quakers 9–7 in what was later recognized as one of the Crimson Tide's most significant victories in the history of the program.[30][31][34]
After a scoreless first quarter, Alabama took a 3–0 lead after L. O. Wesley connected on a 34-yard
The starting lineup was: Newton (left end), Hovater (left tackle), Wesley (left guard), Probst (center), Compton (right guard), Cooper (right tackle), Clemens (right end), Bartlett (quarterback), Baty (left halfback), Oliver (right halfback), and Hubert (fullback).[35]
LSU
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On the Friday after their upset victory at Philadelphia, Alabama returned to Tuscaloosa and before the then largest crowd in the history of Denny Field on homecoming and defeated LSU 47–3.[36][37] After a scoreless first quarter, Bartlett scored on a ten-yard run for a 7–0 Crimson Tide lead. Allen Graham MacCartee then extended their lead to 13–0 with his short touchdown run, and the Tigers responded with their lone points of the game on a 28-yard Roland Kizer drop kick. Alabama then extended their lead to 27–3 at halftime behind a five-yard Hulet Whitaker run and short Bartlett pass to Al Clemens.[36][37]
Early in the third, a Graham McClintock
Kentucky
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In rain soaked conditions on a soggy field, Alabama was defeated 6–0 by Kentucky at Lexington.[39][40] The Wildcats scored the only points of the game in the third quarter on a six-yard Bruce Fuller touchdown run.[39][40] The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against Kentucky to 1–1.[41]
Georgia
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Playing their first all-time game at the Cramton Bowl, the Crimson Tide overcame an early 6–0 deficit and defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 10–6.[42][43] The Bulldogs scored first after John Fletcher recovered an Allen Graham MacCartee fumble and returned it 96-yards for a touchdown.[42][43]
Alabama responded with a short Charles Bartlett touchdown run in the second and with a 20-yard Bartlett field goal in the third for the 10–6 win.[42][43] The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Georgia to 5–9–3.[44]
Mississippi A&M
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In their final game of the season, Alabama defeated the Mississippi A&M (now known as
Postseason
Scott died in April 1924 at age 41.[46] The Tide hired Vanderbilt assistant Wallace Wade.
Alabama averaged the most points per game of any team in the SoCon.
Personnel
Varsity letter winners
Line
Player | Hometown | Position | Games started |
Prep school | Height | Weight | Age |
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Al Clemens | Scottsboro, Alabama | End
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Ernest Cooper | St. Stephens, Alabama | Tackle
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Elmer Wilbur Dany | Cleveland, Ohio
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End | |||||
Clayton H. Hudson | Montgomery, Alabama | End | |||||
Ben Hunt | Scottsboro, Alabama | Guard
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William Milner Kelly | Birmingham, Alabama | End | |||||
Jack Langhorne | Uniontown, Alabama | Tackle | |||||
Graham McClintock | Laurel, Mississippi | End/Back | |||||
Tom Newton | Birmingham, Alabama | End | |||||
Clyde "Shorty" Propst | Ohatchee, Alabama | Center
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L. O. Wesley | Guin, Alabama | Guard
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Backfield
Player | Hometown | Position | Games started |
Prep school | Height | Weight | Age |
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Charles Bartlett | Marlin, Texas | Halfback/Quarterback | |||||
William C. Baty | Bessemer, Alabama | Halfback | |||||
J. H. Emmett | Albertville, Alabama | Halfback | |||||
Robert Poole Hinton | Uniontown, Alabama | Back | |||||
Allison "Pooley" Hubert
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Meridian, Mississippi | Fullback
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Meridian High | 21 | |||
Allen Graham MacCartee | Washington, D.C. | Halfback | |||||
W. S. "Country" Oliver | Panola, Alabama | Back/Tackle |
Other
Name | Hometown | Position |
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Berney Perry | Manager |
Coaching staff
Name | Position | Seasons at Alabama |
Alma Mater |
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Xen C. Scott | Head coach | 4 | |
Hank Crisp | Assistant coach | 2 | VPI (1920) |
William T. Van de Graaff | Assistant coach | 2 | Alabama (1916) |
References
General
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- "1922 Season Recap" (PDF). RollTide.com. University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
- 2013 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Media Guide (PDF). Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2014.
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- ^ "Highest/Lowest Scoring Games". 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Record Book. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. p. 36.
- ^ a b c d e f g h 1922 Season Recap
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Marion Military Institute (AL)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 26, 2013.
- ^ a b c d "University eleven humbles Oglethorpe Petrels before audience of three thousand". The Montgomery Advertiser. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. October 8, 1922. p. 6.
- ^ "University plays crack Oglethorpe team next Saturday". The Montgomery Advertiser. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. October 3, 1922. p. 6.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Oglethorpe (GA)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Tech defeats Alabama team". The Macon Daily-Telegraph. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. October 15, 1922. p. 6.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Georgia Tech". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 23, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Bill Coughlan's brilliant playing enables Sewanee to hold Alabamaians to 7–7 tie". The Montgomery Advertiser. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. October 22, 1922. p. 6.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Sewanee (TN)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 23, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Texas aggregation wins over Alabama in tough struggle". The Montgomery Advertiser. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. Associated Press. October 29, 1922. p. 6.
- ^ a b c d e "Texas beats Alabamaians in struggle". The Times-Picayune. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. October 29, 1922. p. 11.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Texas". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 23, 2011. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e Lewis, Perry (November 5, 1922). "Alabama humbles Penn grid forces in season's upset". The Philadelphia Inquirer. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. Associated Press. p. B19.
- ^ a b c d e "Alabama eleven gives "Pennsy" her first defeat of season". The Macon Daily Telegraph. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. November 5, 1922.
- ^ Kordic pp.1–9
- ^ "Alabama faces Penn with a veteran team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. October 30, 1922. p. 10.
- ^ Ball, Marie (December 31, 1978). "Bama football story began in 1892". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 2C. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f "Crimson Tide sweeps over Louisiana State Tigers in grid clash". The Montgomery Advertiser. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. November 11, 1922. p. 5.
- ^ a b c d e "'Bama is held by Tigers for one period and then smashes way to victory". The New Orleans Item. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. November 11, 1922. p. 10.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs LSU". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 9, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ^ a b c "University of Alabama loses hard fought game to Kentucky Wildcats". The Montgomery Advertiser. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. November 19, 1922. p. 6.
- ^ a b c "Wildcats defeat Alabama, 6 to 0". The Lexington Herald. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. November 19, 1922. p. 1.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Kentucky". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Alabama upsets all dope: Defeats Bulldogs from Georgia". The Montgomery Advertiser. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. November 26, 1922. p. 1.
- ^ a b c d "Alabama Crimson triumphs over Red and Black 10–6". The Augusta Chronicle. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. November 26, 1922. p. 2.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Georgia". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Alabama vs Mississippi State". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ^ Kordic, p. 169
- ^ "1922 Southern Conference Year Summary".
- ^ "All-Time Tide Football Lettermen". 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Record Book. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. pp. 127–141.
- ^ "All-Time Assistant Coaches". 2011 Alabama Crimson Tide Football Record Book. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office. 2011. pp. 142–143.