1910 Alabama Crimson Tide football team The 1910 Alabama Crimson Tide football team ( variously " Alabama " , " UA " or " Bama " ) represented the University of Alabama in the 1910 college football season . It was the Crimson Tide ' s 18th overall and 15th season as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association ( SIAA ) . The team was led by head coach Guy Lowman , in his first year , and played their home games at the University of Alabama Quad in Tuscaloosa and the Birmingham Fairgrounds in Birmingham , Alabama . They finished the season with a record of four wins and four losses ( 4 – 4 overall , 0 – 4 in the SIAA ) . After Alabama opened the season with shutout s over both Birmingham College and the Marion Military Institute , the Crimsons lost four consecutive games to SIAA opponents by a margin of 104 – 0 . The squad rebounded with a 5 – 3 victory over Tulane at New Orleans and a 9 – 0 victory over to finish the season with an overall record of 4 – 4 . Schedule . For the 1910 season , point values were different from those used in contemporary games . In 1910 a touchdown was worth five points , a field goal was worth three points and an extra point ( PAT ) was worth one point . Game notes . Birmingham . Alabama opened the season with this 25 – 0 victory over Birmingham College ( now Birmingham – Southern College ) at Tuscaloosa . After a scoreless first quarter where Birmingham unsuccessfully tries several trick play s , Alabama scored 22 second quarter points . After a safety , the Crimsons scored their first touchdown of the season on an Adrian Van de Graaff run to take a 7 – 0 lead . After a Lambert touchdown run , Van de Graaff scored his second touchdown of the game , and after a 20 - yard Farley Moody field goal Alabama led 22 – 0 at halftime . A second half Moody field goal made the final score 25 – 0 . The victory brought Alabama ' s all - time record against Birmingham College to 1 – 0 . Marion Military Institute . After a victory over Birmingham College to open the season , Alabama won its second game 26 – 0 against the Marion Military Institute at Tuscaloosa . In the game , Robert Bumgardner scored three touchdowns with Adrian Van de Graaff scoring the fourth on a 70 - yard run in the victory . The victory brought Alabama ' s all - time record against the Marion Military Institute to 2 – 0 . Georgia . Against the Georgia Bulldogs , Alabama lost its first game of the season 22 – 0 before 12 , 000 fans at Birmingham . After a scoreless first quarter , Georgia scored second quarter touchdowns on runs by W . F . McClelland and Robert MacWhorter to take an 11 – 0 halftime lead . In the third quarter , the Bulldogs scored on a 25 - yard MacWhorter run and in the fourth on a 75 - yard J . F . Slater fumble returned for a touchdown to make the final score 22 – 0 . The loss brought Alabama ' s all - time record against Georgia to 3 – 3 – 3 . Georgia Tech . Against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets , Alabama lost its second game of the season 36 – 0 at Tuscaloosa . The loss brought Alabama ' s all - time record against Georgia Tech to 1 – 3 . Ole Miss . Against the Ole Miss Rebels , Alabama suffered its third loss of the season 16 – 0 at Greenville . Fran Shields scored the only points of the first half on his touchdown run in the first quarter . In the second half , Alonzo Lee scored on an 11 - yard run and Steve Mitchell scored on a 10 - yard run in the fourth to give the Rebels the 16 – 0 victory . The loss brought Alabama ' s all - time record against Ole Miss to 4 – 2 – 1 . Sewanee . Against the Tigers , Alabama lost its fourth consecutive game 30 – 0 at Birmingham . The loss brought Alabama ' s all - time record against Sewanee to 1 – 6 . Tulane . Against the Tulane Green Wave , Alabama ended their four game losing streak after they defeated the Greenies 5 – 3 at New Orleans . Alabama led 2 – 0 at halftime with their only points coming on a first quarter safety , which occurred after a Tulane player tried to return a missed Alabama field goal . After Tulane took a 3 – 2 lead in the third , Farley Moody kicked a 20 - yard , game - winning field goal for Alabama . The victory brought Alabama ' s all - time record against Tulane to 3 – 2 – 1 . Washington and Lee . Against the Washington and Lee Generals , Alabama closed their season with a 9 – 0 victory at Birmingham . After a scoreless first half , Alabama took a 9 – 0 lead in the second half after three successful Farley Moody field goals . The victory also marked the return of former Alabama head coach J . W . H . Pollard , who resigned his position with the Crimsons to take the head coaching position with the Generals in the spring of 1910 . The victory is Alabama ' s only all - time matchup against Washington and Lee . References . General Specific