The 1902 Alabama Crimson White 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 only season of his second stint (fourth season overall), 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 (4âÂÂ4, 2âÂÂ4 SIAA).
Alabama opened the 1902 season with a 57âÂÂ0 victory over Birmingham High School in Tuscaloosa.
Against the Marion Military Institute, Alabama scored the most offensive points in the young history of the program with their 81âÂÂ0 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).
Against the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now known as Auburn University) Alabama was defeated 23âÂÂ0 at West End Park in Birmingham. Auburn took an 11âÂÂ0 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 23âÂÂ0 victory.
Against the University of Georgia, Alabama was shut out for the second consecutive game with their 5âÂÂ0 loss at Birmingham. Marvin M. 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.
After consecutive losses, Alabama defeated the Aggies of Mississippi A&M (now known as Mississippi State University) 27âÂÂ0 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.
In the first all-time meeting against the University of Texas, Alabama lost 10âÂÂ0 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 10âÂÂ0 Longhorn victory.
In the first all-time meeting against Georgia Tech, Alabama won 26âÂÂ0 at Birmingham. Alabama took a 5âÂÂ0 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 26âÂÂ0 victory.
Alabama closed the 1902 season two days after their victory over Georgia Tech with an 11âÂÂ0 loss against LSU at Tuscaloosa. Henry Landry scored both touchdowns for LSU in the victory.
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