1903 Alabama Crimson Tide football team The 1903 Alabama Crimson Tide football team ( variously " Alabama " , " UA " or " Bama " ) represented the University of Alabama in the 1903 college football season . The team was led by head coach W . B . Blount , in his first season , and played their home games at The Quad in Tuscaloosa and at West End Park in Birmingham , Alabama . In what was the eleventh season of Alabama football , the team finished with a record of three wins and four losses ( 3 – 4 , 3 – 4 SIAA ) . Alabama did not have another losing season until 1951 . Schedule . For the 1903 season , point values were different from those used in contemporary games . In 1903 a touchdown was worth five points , a field goal was worth five points and an conversion ( PAT ) was worth one point . Game notes . Vanderbilt . Alabama opened the 1903 season with a 30 – 0 loss against Vanderbilt University in the first all - time meeting between the schools at Dudley Field . Touchdowns were scored by Vanderbilt on runs by Ed Hamilton twice , Frank Kyle , Daniel Blake and Bob Blake with John J . Tigert converting all five PAT ' s in their victory . Mississippi A & M . A week after their loss to Vanderbilt , Alabama was defeated the Aggies of Mississippi A & M ( now known as Mississippi State University ) 11 – 0 at the Columbus Fairgrounds in Columbus , Mississippi . The loss brought Alabama ' s all - time record against Mississippi A & M ( Mississippi State ) to 3 – 1 . Auburn . After being shutout for their first two games , Alabama upset the Alabama Polytechnic Institute ( now known as Auburn University ) 18 – 6 at Riverside Park in Montgomery . J . V . Boyles scored a touchdown for Alabama to cap a 19 play , 79 yard drive on their opening possession and with the extra point took a 6 – 0 lead . In the second half , Alabama extended their lead to 12 – 0 after Truman Smith scored on a 45 - yard touchdown run . After Auburn cut the lead to 12 – 6 with a W . G . Boyd touchdown run , Alabama scored the final points of the game on a 25 yard Smith run for the 18 – 6 victory . The victory brought Alabama ' s all - time record against Auburn to 2 – 6 . Sewanee . Playing Sewanee for the first time since the 1896 season , Alabama was shut out 23 – 0 at West End Park in Birmingham . The game was originally scheduled to be played in Tuscaloosa , but was subsequently moved to Birmingham in an effort to increase gate receipts . The loss brought Alabama ' s all - time record against Sewanee to 1 – 3 . LSU . Alabama secured their first all - time victory over LSU with its 18 – 0 win at Tuscaloosa . Both John Roberts Peavy and W . S . Sherrill scored first half touchdowns , and Truman Smith scored on a fake punt returned 65 - yards for the 18 – 0 victory . The victory brought Alabama ' s all - time record against LSU to 1 – 2 . Cumberland . Against Cumberland University of Lebanon , Tennessee , Alabama lost 44 – 0 on The Quad in Tuscaloosa . Tennessee . A week after their 44 – 0 loss to Cumberland , Alabama defeated Tennessee 24 – 0 at Birmingham . Alabama scored touchdowns on runs of three - yards by W . McMahon , one - yard by John Roberts Peavy , one - yard by Auxford Burks and two - yards by Truman Smith . The victory brought Alabama ' s all - time record against Tennessee to 1 – 0 – 1 . Players . Guards Tackles Center Ends Backs Source :