| 1893Alabama Crimson White football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 0–4 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | C. C. Nesmith |
| Home stadium | Lakeview Park The Quad |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | – | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | – | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central (KY) | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&M | – | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | – | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | – | 3 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Centre | – | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity (NC) | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | – | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky State College | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guilford | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | – | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | – | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | – | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Maryland | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johns Hopkins | – | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | – | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampden–Sydney | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryville (TN) | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VAMC | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The1893 Alabama Crimson White football team represented theUniversity of Alabama in the1893 college football season. The team was led by head coachEli Abbott and played their home games atLakeview Park inBirmingham andThe Quad inTuscaloosa, Alabama. In what was the second season of Alabama football, the team finished with a record ofzero wins and four losses (0–4).
Although they finished their inaugural year with a .500 record, head coachE. B. Beaumont was fired and replaced with Abbott prior to the start of the season. The 1893 squad opened the season with a pair of losses against the Birmingham Athletic Club, first in Tuscaloosa and then again a month later at Birmingham. The Crimson White was thenshutout bySewanee in their first game against an out-of-state opponent, and then closed the season with a 40–16 loss in theIron Bowl againstAuburn atMontgomery. The winless season was the first of only three in the history of the Alabama program.
In theirinaugural season, Alabama was led by head coachE. B. Beaumont to an overall record of two wins and two losses (2–2).[1] During the season, they defeated Birmingham High School, split a pair against the Birmingham Athletic Club and lost toAuburn in their final game of the season.[1][A 1] After the completion of the season, Beaumont was fired as head coach and replaced with former playerEli Abbott for the 1893 campaign.[3] The team was called the "Crimson White" from 1893 to 1906, when their name changed to the currently used "Crimson Tide."[4]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 13 | Birmingham Athletic Club | L 0–4 | |
| November 4 | Birmingham Athletic Club | L 8–10 | |
| November 11 | Sewanee |
| L 0–20 |
| November 30 | vs.Auburn |
| L 16–40 |
In the first ever game played in Tuscaloosa, the Birmingham Athletic Club (B.A.C.) defeated Alabama 4–0 atThe Quad on the campus of the University of Alabama.[7][8] In a game controlled by both defenses, the only points came on an Athletics touchdown in the second half.[9] With the loss, this and later the1895 and1955 squads represented the only seasons Alabama failed to win a game at Tuscaloosa during a season that at least one game was played there.[10]
In a rematch against the B.A.C. a month later atLakeview Park inBirmingham, Alabama lost their second game of the season by a final score of 10–8.[8][9] After they trailed 4–0 at the end of the first half, Alabama scored their first points of the season on a William Walker touchdown run early in the second half and tied the game 4–4.[9] The Athletics retook a 10–4 lead when they scored a touchdown and converted the extra point, but then Walker scored his second touchdown of the game that made the final score 10–8 after a missed extra point.[9] The second loss against the B.A.C. marked the only time in Alabama football history the same team defeated the Crimson Tide twice in the same season.[11]
Against their first-ever opponent from outside the state of Alabama,Sewaneeshut out the Crimson White 20–0 at Lakeview Park.[8][9] The Tigers took a 4–0 lead in the 22nd minute of the first half when Wilson scored on a short touchdown run.[12] Early in the second half, Sewanee extended their lead to 8–0 when Norman scored on a 25-yard touchdown run behind theflying wedge formation.[12] Nelson then scored the final two Tiger touchdowns on runs of 45 and one-yard for the 20–0 victory.[12] Sewanee later became one of Alabama's biggest rivals in the early decades of the football program.[13]
After playing their previous game at Birmingham's Lakeview Park, the city ofMontgomery gave Alabama and the Agricultural & Mechanical College of Alabama (now known asAuburn University) $500 to play each other atRiverside Park.[14] In the second edition of what has since become known as theIron Bowl, Auburn won 40–16.[8][9] Auburn scored first when Rufus Dorsey scored on a 10-yard touchdown run and kicked the extra point for a 6–0 lead.[14] Alabama responded on their next possession when John Burgett scored on a 35-yard touchdown run. However G. H. Kyser missed the extra point and Auburn still held a 6–4 lead.[9][14] Auburn then extended their lead to 18–4 at halftime after a pair of touchdown from J. C. Dunham.[14]
Alabama opened the second half with their second touchdown of the game. William Walker scored on a six-yard touchdown run and cut the Tigers' lead to 18–10.[9][14] Auburn responded with touchdown runs by Snow Perkins, Arthur Redding and J. V. Brown that made the score 34–10.[9][14] After a David Grayson touchdown for Alabama, Auburn responded with their final points of the game on a one-yard Dorsey run that made the final score 40–16.[14]Governor of AlabamaThomas G. Jones presented a trophy to Auburn's captain Rufus Dorsey for their victory.[14]
The following players were members of the 1893 football team according to the roster published in the 1894 edition ofThe Corolla, the University of Alabama yearbook.[15]
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With their loss to Auburn, Alabama completed the firstwinless season in Alabama football history, and since then they have had only two other winless seasons in1895 and1955.[16] The losses of 1893 were attributed to the small stature of the Crimson players and not to the coaching and training of the team.[17] As such, Abbott returned as head coach for the 1894 season and led Alabama to a winning season that included their first all-time win over Auburn.[18]
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