1909 Alabama

5–⁠1–⁠2 (4–⁠1–⁠2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by J.W.H. Pollard.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1909, game by game: won vs. Union (Tennessee) 16–0; won vs. Samford 14–0; won vs. Clemson 3–0; tied vs. Ole Miss 0–0; won at Georgia 14–0; won at Tennessee 10–0; tied at Tulane 5–5; lost vs. LSU 6–12+16−6Won 16–0 vs. Union (Tennessee)+16Union (Tennesse…Won 14–0 vs. Samford+14SamfordWon 3–0 vs. Clemson+3ClemsonTied 0–0 vs. Ole Miss0Ole MissWon 14–0 at Georgia+14GeorgiaWon 10–0 at Tennessee+10TennesseeTied 5–5 at Tulane0TulaneLost 6–12 vs. LSU-6LSU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2vsUnion (Tennessee)W 16–⁠092%
Oct 9vsSamfordW 14–⁠095%
Oct 16vsClemsonW 3–⁠070%
Oct 23vsOle MissT 0–⁠079%
Oct 30atGeorgiaW 14–⁠048%
Nov 13atTennesseeW 10–⁠065%
Nov 20atTulaneT 5–⁠557%
Nov 25vsLSUL 6–⁠1262%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to LSU 12–⁠6; 5th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
5–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠1–⁠2 5th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
68–⁠17
Coach
J.W.H. Pollard
Elo
1579 +26 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.9 No. 48 of 74 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Del Pratt

1909 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Vanderbilt4–⁠07–⁠3
LSU3–⁠06–⁠2
Tulane2–⁠0–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Auburn3–⁠15–⁠2
Alabama4–⁠1–⁠25–⁠1–⁠2
Clemson2–⁠16–⁠3
Samford2–⁠25–⁠2–⁠1
Ole Miss1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Georgia1–⁠3–⁠11–⁠4–⁠2
The Citadel0–⁠1–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Mississippi State0–⁠45–⁠4
Mercer0–⁠33–⁠4
Tennessee0–⁠31–⁠6–⁠2

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