Sewanee at Alabama

Saturday, October 11, 1930

Alabama beat Sewanee 25–⁠0. It was their 23rd meeting; after it, Alabama led the series 12–⁠8–⁠3.

AwaySewanee3–⁠6–⁠1 in 1930
0
HomeAlabama10–⁠0 in 1930
25

FinalHigh 81°F, low 65°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: CRIMSON TIDE LATE FLOODING SEWANE ZEE Alabama Wins, Is to 0, After Be ing Held to One Touchdown In Three Periods.

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 12, 1930, page 68

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    CRIMSON TIDE LATE FLOODING SEWANE ZEE Alabama Wins, Is to 0, After Be ing Held to One Touchdown In Three Periods. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. october ia stubborn Tiger foot ball team from the University of the South held the Grim son Tide OF Alabama TO lone touch down IN three periods OF play, but bowed TO superior strength in the clos ing quarter, with Alabama winning, 25 to 0. Beating back the attack of the Ala barna second team. which started the game, Sewanee continued its stubborn defense against the first stringers In the second and third periods. A run by Campbell was good for So yards and q touchdown In the second quarter. For the rest Of the half and through the third quarter the Tide APP peared unable 10 cope with the Sewanee line. N the fourth quarter, however. the Sewanee eleven was worn down and the Crimson slipped over three more touch downs.

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 81% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Alabama leads 16–⁠8–⁠3 in 27 meetings, counting the four since this game.

Recent meetings
1938Alabama 32, Sewanee 0
1937Alabama 65, Sewanee 0
1934Alabama 35, Sewanee 6
1931Alabama 33, Sewanee 0
1930Alabama 25, Sewanee 0
1929Alabama 35, Sewanee 7

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