1914 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1914 Alabama Crimson Tide football 1914 Alabama Crimson Tide football team.png 285 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA 5–4 3–3 D. V. Graves 4th Charles A. Long The QuadRickwood Field The 1914 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1914 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 22nd overall and 19th season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team was led by head coach D. V. Graves, in his fourth year, and played their home games at the University of Alabama Quad in Tuscaloosa and at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of five wins and four losses (5–4 overall, 3–3 in the SIAA). Alabama opened the season with three consecutive, shutout victories over 1914 Samford Bulldogs Howard (now Samford University), Birmingham College (now Birmingham–Southern College) and Georgia Tech Before the Tennessee game, Alabama quarterback Charlie Joplin was ruled ineligible after he refused to sign an affidavit that he had never played professional baseball. Alabama went 3–0 with Joplin and 2–4 after he left the team. The loss to Tennessee at Knoxville would be the last time the two teams met until 1928.1914 Season Recap The Crimsons then split their final four SIAA games with victories against Tulane and 1914 Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga and losses against Sewanee and Mississippi A&M (now Mississippi State University). They then closed the season with a loss against the Carlisle Indian Industrial School Indians led by future College Football Hall of Fame head coach Pop Warner.1313 Pop Warner February 27, 2012 Schedule October 3 w y Howard (AL) The Quad Tuscaloosa, AL 13–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71326425/alabama-wins-opening-game/ The Tuscaloosa News Alabama wins opening game October 4, 1914 February 17, 2021 Newspapers.com October 10 w y Birmingham The Quad Tuscaloosa, AL 54–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71326583/alabama-piles-up-abundant-goals/ The Birmingham News Alabama piles up abundant goals October 11, 1914 February 17, 2021 Newspapers.com October 17 w Georgia Tech Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL rivalry 13–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71326766/alabama-earns-victory-over-ga-tech/ The Montgomery Advertiser Alabama earns victory over Ga. Tech October 18, 1914 February 17, 2021 Newspapers.com October 24 l y Tennessee Waite Field Knoxville, TN rivalry 7–17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71327135/orange-and-white-wins-in-triumph-over/ The Journal and Tribune Orange and White wins in triumph over Crimson, victory being decisive October 25, 1914 February 17, 2021 Newspapers.com October 31 w Tulane The Quad Tuscaloosa, AL 58–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71327768/alabama-rolls-up-large-score-on-tulane/ The Montgomery Advertiser Alabama rolls up large score on Tulane November 1, 1914 February 17, 2021 Newspapers.com November 7 l Sewanee Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL 0–18 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71327298/come-back-for-sewanee/ Chattanooga Daily Times "Come back" for Sewanee November 8, 1914 February 17, 2021 Newspapers.com November 13 w Chattanooga The Quad Tuscaloosa, AL 63–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71327460/alabama-beats-moccasins-by/ Chattanooga Daily Times Alabama beats Moccasins by seven-touchdown margin November 14, 1914 February 17, 2021 Newspapers.com November 26 l Mississippi A&M Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL rivalry 0–9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71327973/aggies-too-much-for-alabamians/ The Birmingham News Aggies too much for Alabamians November 27, 1914 February 17, 2021 Newspapers.com December 2 l y Carlisle Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL 3–20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71328139/redskins-hand-alabama-defeat/ The Birmingham News Redskins hand Alabama defeat December 3, 1914 February 17, 2021 Newspapers.com https://rolltide.com/sports/2016/6/10/sports-m-footbl-archive-m-footbl-archive-1914-html.aspx?id=262 1914 Alabama football archive RollTide.com University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics February 17, 2021 References General http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/alab/graphics/docs/14-m-footbl-recaps.pdf 1914 Season Recap RollTide.com University of Alabama Department of Intercollegiate Athletics February 27, 2012 PDF April 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140425164749/http://grfx.cstv.com/schools/alab/graphics/docs/14-m-footbl-recaps.pdf dead Specific Alabama Category:Alabama Crimson Tide football seasons Alabama Crimson Tide football