The 1897 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama

University of Alabama

The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....

 in the 1897 college football season

1897 college football season

The 1897 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Penn and Yale as national champions.-Conference standings:The following is an incomplete list of conference standings:...

. The team was led by head coach Allen McCants

Allen McCants

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, in his first season, and played their home games at The Quad in Tuscaloosa

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Tuscaloosa is a city in and the seat of Tuscaloosa County in west central Alabama . Located on the Black Warrior River, it is the fifth-largest city in Alabama, with a population of 90,468 in 2010...

, Alabama

Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...

. In what was the sixth season of Alabama football, the team finished with a record of one win and zero losses (1–0, 0–0 SIAA).

Schedule

In the spring of 1895, the University Board of Trustees passed a rule that prohibited athletic teams from competing off-campus for athletic events. As such, only one game was scheduled for the 1897 season. For the 1897 season, point values were different from those used in contemporary games. In 1897 a touchdown

Touchdown

A touchdown is a means of scoring in American and Canadian football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone.-Description:...

 was worth four points, a field goal was worth five points and an extra point

Convert

The convert or try, in American football known as "point after", and Canadian football "Point after touchdown", is a one-scrimmage down played immediately after a touchdown during which the scoring team is allowed to attempt to score an extra one point by kicking the ball through the uprights , or...

 (PAT) was worth two points.

• Source: Rolltide.com: 1897 Alabama football schedule

Tuscaloosa Athletic Club

In what was the only game played as part of the 1897 season due to prohibition against playing away games, Alabama defeated the Tuscaloosa Athletic Club 6–0 at The Quad in Tuscaloosa.

Players

Guards

• E. L. McIntosh
• D. D. Patton

Tackles

• J. W. Blair
• W. E. Matthews

Center

• S. A. Cowan

Ends

• J. G. Hillman
• E. P. Windham

Backs

• C. Marriott
• Ed Tutwiler
• Frank S. White
• W. T. White

Substitutes

• T. Burke
• William Hester
• Frank Milhouse
• A. P. Tyson

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