# 1916 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

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. 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.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
| September 30 | Birmingham* | University FieldTuscaloosa, AL | W 13–0 |
| October 7 | Southern (AL)* | University FieldTuscaloosa, AL | W 80–0 |
| October 14 | Mississippi College | University FieldTuscaloosa, AL | W 13–7 |
| October 21 | vs. Florida | Barrs FieldJacksonville, FL (rivalry) | W 16–0 |
| October 28 | Ole Miss | University FieldTuscaloosa, AL (rivalry) | W 27–0 |
| November 4 | Sewanee | Rickwood FieldBirmingham, AL | W 7–6 |
| November 11 | at Georgia Tech | Grant FieldAtlanta, GA (rivalry) | L 0–13 |
| November 18 | at Tulane | New Orleans Fair GroundsNew Orleans, LA | L 0–33 |
| November 30 | Georgia | Rickwood FieldBirmingham, AL (rivalry) | L 0–3 |
| *Non-conference game |||||

## Personnel
### Varsity letter winners

| Player | Hometown | Position |
| 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 | Guard |
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### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Alabama | Alma mater |
| Thomas Kelly | Head coach | 2 | |
| B. L. Noojin | Assistant coach | 2 | Alabama (1908) |
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