1905 Alabama

6–⁠4 (4–⁠2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Jack Leavenworth.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1905, game by game: won vs. Maryville (TN) 17–0; lost at Vanderbilt 0–34; won vs. Mississippi State 34–0; lost at Georgia Tech 5–12; lost at Clemson 0–25; won vs. Georgia 36–0; won vs. Centre 21–0; won vs. Auburn 30–0; lost vs. Sewanee 6–42; won vs. Tennessee 29–0+36−36Won 17–0 vs. Maryville (TN)+17Maryville (TN)Lost 0–34 at Vanderbilt-34VanderbiltWon 34–0 vs. Mississippi State+34Mississippi Sta…Lost 5–12 at Georgia Tech-7Georgia TechLost 0–25 at Clemson-25ClemsonWon 36–0 vs. Georgia+36GeorgiaWon 21–0 vs. Centre+21CentreWon 30–0 vs. Auburn+30AuburnLost 6–42 vs. Sewanee-36SewaneeWon 29–0 vs. Tennessee+29Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tennessee 29–⁠0; 3rd in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 113th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠2 3rd in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
178–⁠113
Coach
Jack Leavenworth
Elo
1511 +14 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.9 No. 44 of 82 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Auxford Burks

1905 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Vanderbilt4–⁠07–⁠1
Clemson3–⁠1–⁠13–⁠2–⁠1
Alabama4–⁠26–⁠4
Auburn2–⁠32–⁠4
Tennessee0–⁠2–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Texas A&M0–⁠07–⁠2
NC State0–⁠00–⁠1–⁠1
Georgia0–⁠31–⁠5
Mississippi State0–⁠20–⁠2
Ole Miss0–⁠00–⁠1

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