1902 Alabama

4–⁠4 (1–⁠4 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Eli Abbott, then J.O. Heyworth (interim).

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1902, game by game: won vs. Birmingham High 57–0; won vs. Marion 81–0; lost at Auburn 0–23; lost vs. Georgia 0–5; won vs. Mississippi State 27–0; lost vs. Texas 0–10; won vs. Georgia Tech 26–0; lost vs. LSU 0–11+81−23Won 57–0 vs. Birmingham High+57Birmingham HighWon 81–0 vs. Marion+81MarionLost 0–23 at Auburn-23AuburnLost 0–5 vs. Georgia-5GeorgiaWon 27–0 vs. Mississippi State+27Mississippi Sta…Lost 0–10 vs. Texas-10TexasWon 26–0 vs. Georgia Tech+26Georgia TechLost 0–11 vs. LSU-11LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 11–⁠0; 11th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 119th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
1–⁠4 11th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
191–⁠49
Coach
Eli Abbott, then J.O. Heyworth (interim)
Elo
1458 −42 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−15.2 No. 63 of 72 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
James Forman

1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson5–⁠06–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠08–⁠1
LSU4–⁠16–⁠1
Georgia3–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
North Carolina1–⁠0–⁠15–⁠1–⁠3
Texas2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Furman1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠3–⁠4
Auburn1–⁠3–⁠12–⁠4–⁠1
NC State0–⁠2–⁠23–⁠4–⁠2
Tulane0–⁠2–⁠21–⁠4–⁠2
Alabama1–⁠44–⁠4
Mississippi State0–⁠2–⁠11–⁠4–⁠1
Tennessee0–⁠26–⁠2

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.