Bryson at Alabama
Saturday, October 15, 1921 Share
Alabama beat Bryson 95–0. It was their only meeting on record.
FinalHigh 73°F, low 43°F
Spalding’s Official Foot Ball Guide (1922) gives Alabama 99–0, as two scans of the guide read it (the scan on the Internet Archive).
In the newspapers

The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, October 16, 1921, page 15
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Crimsons Rush Brysonites Off Their Feet for $50 Win Alabama Has No Trouble in Filling Up Large Score on the Bryson Eleven-Captan Clemens Shifted From End to Halfback University, October 15.-(Speclal. Alabama dscredited her reputation l for starting the game off slow to. day by rushing the Bryson aggrega- ton off its feet from beginning and bling up score of 95 to 0. Captain Clemens having been shifted to the back field. Rosenfeld and other Grim son backs tore mercilessly through ! the game, but powerless, Bryson line for gain after gain Rosenfeld returned the first kick off IS yards. Little, Clemens and baty rushed 1t down the field, and Rosenfeid shot through left guard for touchdown in the first minute of play. Pagett kicked off 50 yards and Yearwood returned 20. Year wod and Norman made a first down. Then the Crimson line stiffened Yearwood’s punt was blocked and Bryson lost 15 yards Newton recov- cred a tumble and Clemens flew around right end for 25 yards and a second touchdown. In a few more minutes the ball was again on Bry- son’s one-yard line and Little bucked It over through left guard. Crimsons Get Another Pagett kicked off 30 yards and Strong returned it three. Bryson failed to gain in two attempts A forward pass was completed from Harwell to Yearwood for an eight yard gain. Norman failed to gain and the ball went over. Rosenfeld tore 10 yards off 1etf tackle, followed by nine from Clemens over right tackle Baty got six and Little four, and Rosy dashed through left tackle for 12 yards and a touchdown. Pagett kicked off 4s, Harwel re- turned 20. after falling to gain Year wood punted 35 yards to Baty, who was downed in his tracks. Quarter ended with the score Alabama 26, Bryson 0. Second Quarter Rosenfeld started the second quar- ter with 20-yard run around right end. The ball was marched with out much interruption down the field and Little carried 1t over. After returning Padgetts yard kick II yards, the Brysonians were thrown for losses of two yards, and Cooper broke through and downed Yearwood on the ons-y yard line. Yearwood dropped back of his goal and kicked 32 yards Rosenfeld returned 20 yards and then went around right end for al touchdown A minute later Yearwoods punt was blocked. Baker recovered Clemens took it l2 and yards. Little placed it on the @one-foot line and Clemens took it over. Half ended with the score Alabama 46. Bryson 0. Second Hnls The second half was very much lt~ .1 G~.. were made in the third quarter, flaw kins carrying two of them over. but fumbling both after they were across. Oliver recovered one and Clemens the other The other was when Baker intercepted pass ana ran 25 yards across the line. Hawkins made a touchdown in the first half minute of the last quarter, and the next one was carried over by Baty. Lewis intercepted pass while running at full speed and didn’t stop until he had covered the 50 yards between him and the goal. The last counter was made by Hawkins on 25-yard run through right tackle. Yearwood did some good work for he Brysonians. and Faulkner made a wonderful catch in the third quar- Ter that brought iouu apP’a he bleachers. Every Crimson Stars The entire Crimson squad covered tself with glory. Hawkins, Rosen- ‘eld and Clemens were heroes In the i pack field, and were closely followed l “ Little. Baty and Lewis. The work | ,f the line was spectacular. Hunt, l Cooper, Blackwood, 1 Baker and Oliver were some of the most brilliant performers. Pagett

Indiana daily times, Indianapolis [Ind.], October 17, 1921, page 8 (results column)
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and High School Football Saturday Football COLLEGES. Butler, 100; Hanover, Q. Notre Dame. SO: Purdue, 0. Army, p; Wabash. 0. De PAW. II; Valparaiso, 0. Rose Poly, 10; Franklin, 0. Akron, 81; Heidelberg, 0. Amherst, 6: Union. 0. Alabama, 95: Bryson. 0. Boston T. Z; Wesleyan, 0. Bowdoin, 4 Trinity. o. Boston College, %; Baylor, T. Bethany, ~; Buffalo, D. Centre. %; st. Xaviers. 6. Creighton University, IA: Kansas Ag- Colorado School of Mines. z; Colorado Aggies, IA. Colgate, 21: Susquehanna. Q. Cornell, no. Western Reserve, O. Colby. 7; Bates. z. Chattanooga, 81; Georgetown, o. Dartmouth, IA; Tennessee, 8. Detroit, 90; West Virginia Wesleyan, O.. Drake, Is: Kansas. z. Franklin and Marshall. 50; Haverford, 0. Fordham, 20: ViIlanova. 20. Georgetown &C; Westminster, 0. Gettysburg, “a; Urinus, 0. Georgia Tech. 50; Furman, 0. George Washington, Z; William and Mary. T. Harvard, 10; Georgia, Z. Hiram, IA: St Ignatius. 0. Iowa, IA; Illinois, ?. Johns Hopkins, 6: Dickinson, U. Lafayette, 20; Bucknell, /. Louisiana State, 9 Texas .Aggies, 0. Lake Forest. 10; Davidson, o. Michigan 80; Michigan Agri, 0. Missouri II Ames, IA. Miami, rs Ohio Northern. 0. Muhlenberg, II; Lebanon Valley, 81. Maine, I Rhode Island, 3. Marshall, SO; Rio Grande, 5. Navy, 10: Princeton. o. Nebraska Wesleyan, s. University OF North Dakota Aggies. IS; Moorhead Teachers. 0. Nebraska, Al Huskell. o. Oklahoma, 6; A. * NJ, o. Ohio State, p Minnesota, O. Oregon Agriculture, 81 Willamette, O.. Oregon, = Idaho, 7. Ohio Wesleyan, ia; Case 10. Pittsburgh, II Cincinnati, II. Pennsylvania, Z; Swarthmore, I. Penn State. 2S Lehigh, 7. Penn Military College, Il; Gallaudet, 0. Rutgers Il; Washington and Lee, ID Rochester, 20 st. Lawrence, 0. Syracuse. IS; Brown. 0. South Carolina, Z: North Carolina, Z. St Johns. 3 Maryland, o. St Mary’s. IA; University Of Nevada, o. Stanford, Z; Olympic Club, 0. Texas University, y Howard Payne, U. University of Mississippi 40; Millsap. o. University of Florida. Z; Mercer, O. University Of the South, 81; oglethorpe. 0. Utah, IA Wyoming, 3. University Of California, n; Pacific virginia p. L.. 81: Richmond, o. Virginia, Il; Va. Mil Inst, I. Vanderbilt, 81; Kentucky, Is. Vermont, 9 Tufts. 0. Washington, IL Grinnell. 10. Washington and Jefferson, II; Carnegie Tech. o. Wisconsin, q; Northwestern, 0, Washington State, “a GeOnzaga, Z. West Virginia. : Ohio University, o. Washington. %; Montana, z WittenberE. 2s; Muskingum. Yale %; Williams, 0. HIGH SCHOOLS. Sheridan. 20; Tech. O. Gary, Is; Michigan CITY. 0 Bloomfield. 81 Petersburg. 0. Elwood, Il: Peru. Z. Evansville Central IS; Boonville :. Evansville Reltz, ~: Mt. Vernon, 9. sullivan, o; Worthington, O. Princeton, Z: Olney tUll, o. Bloomfi Id. “a Petersburg. o Logansport, %; Rensselaer, Ma. Manual louisville, y; Manual TN diauapulis). l3
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Alabama 95% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Bryson–Alabama gameAlabama leads 1–0 in their only meeting.
Around this game
Bryson
- Next gameat ChattanoogaSept. 29, 1922
- SeasonBryson in 1921
- ProgramBryson history and records
Alabama
- Next gamevs. SewaneeOct. 22, 1921
- SeasonAlabama in 1921
- ProgramAlabama history and records
