1902 Alabama Crimson Tide football team The 1902 Alabama Crimson Tide football team ( variously " Alabama " , " UA " or " Bama " ) represented the University of Alabama in the 1902 college football season . The team was led by head coach Eli Abbott , in his fourth season , and played their home games at The Quad in Tuscaloosa and at West End Park in Birmingham , Alabama . James O . Heyworth served as a co - head coach with Abbott for the season . In what was the tenth season of Alabama football , the team finished with a record of four wins and four losses ( 4 – 4 , 2 – 3 SIAA ) . Schedule . For the 1902 season , point values were different from those used in contemporary games . In 1902 a touchdown was worth five points , a field goal was worth five points and an conversion ( PAT ) was worth one point . Game notes . Birmingham High School . Alabama opened the 1902 season with a 57 – 0 victory over Birmingham High School in Tuscaloosa . The victory brought Alabama ' s all - time record against Birmingham High School to 2 – 0 . Marion Military Institute . Against the Marion Military Institute , Alabama scored the most offensive points in the young history of the program with their 81 – 0 victory . In the game touchdowns were scored by Frederick Grist Stickney and W . H . Arrington ( with three each ) ; Frank Montague Lett , William Swift Sherrill and James Forman ( with two each ) ; and R . L . Lodge , H . M . Smith and Gessner T . McCorvery ( with one each ) . Auburn . Against the Alabama Polytechnic Institute ( now known as Auburn University ) Alabama was defeated 23 – 0 at West End Park in Birmingham . Auburn took an 11 – 0 lead in the first half on a one - yard H . A . Allison touchdown run and a ten - yard Bill Patterson touchdown run . Auburn then scored their final points of the game on a pair of Allison touchdown runs of 75 and two yards for the 23 – 0 victory . The loss brought Alabama ' s all - time record against Auburn to 1 – 6 . Georgia . Against the University of Georgia , Alabama was shut out for the second consecutive game with their 5 – 0 loss at Birmingham . Marvin D . Dickinson scored the only touchdown of the game for Georgia in the second half . Alabama was trying to tie up the game late , but time expired as the Tide reached the Georgia twelve - yard line . The loss brought Alabama ' s all - time record against Georgia to 0 – 2 – 1 . Mississippi A & M . After consecutive losses , Alabama defeated the Aggies of Mississippi A & M ( now known as Mississippi State University ) 27 – 0 on The Quad . Alabama scored touchdowns in the first half on runs by Frederick Grist Stickney , 45 - yards by Auxford Burks and 30 - yards by James Forman . In the second half , touchdowns were scored on runs of 20 - yards from Burks and a Stickney run . The victory brought Alabama ' s all - time record against Mississippi A & M ( Mississippi State ) to 3 – 0 . Texas . In the first all - time meeting against the University of Texas , Alabama lost 10 – 0 on The Quad . In a game dominated by both defenses early , Texas scored their first touchdown with only 0 : 13 remaining in the first half on a ten - yard John A . Jackson . He then scored the only other touchdown in the second half for the 10 – 0 Longhorn victory . Georgia Tech . In the first all - time meeting against Georgia Tech , Alabama won 26 – 0 at Birmingham . Alabama took a 5 – 0 halftime lead after James Forman scored the only points of the first half on a seven - yard touchdown run . Alabama then scored four second half touchdown from Forman , Frederick Grist Stickney and two by Auxford Burks for the 26 – 0 victory . LSU . Alabama closed the 1902 season two days after their victory over Georgia Tech with an 11 – 0 loss against LSU at Tuscaloosa . Henry Landry scored both touchdowns for LSU in the victory . The loss brought Alabama ' s all - time record against LSU to 0 – 2 . Players . Guards Tackles Center Ends Backs Source :