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1924 Alabama

8–⁠1 (5–⁠0 Southern Conference), coached by Wallace Wade.

Alabama, 1924
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1924, game by game: won vs. Union (Tennessee) 55–0; won at Furman 20–0; won vs. Mississippi College 51–0; won vs. Sewanee 14–0; won at Georgia Tech 14–0; won vs. Ole Miss 61–0; won vs. Kentucky 42–7; lost vs. Centre 0–17; won vs. Georgia 33–0+61−17Won 55–0 vs. Union (Tennessee)+55Union (Tennesse…Won 20–0 at Furman+20FurmanWon 51–0 vs. Mississippi College+51Mississippi Col…Won 14–0 vs. Sewanee+14SewaneeWon 14–0 at Georgia Tech+14Georgia TechWon 61–0 vs. Ole Miss+61Ole MissWon 42–7 vs. Kentucky+35KentuckyLost 0–17 vs. Centre-17CentreWon 33–0 vs. Georgia+33Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsUnion (Tennessee)W 55–⁠092%
Oct 4atFurmanW 20–⁠039%
Oct 11vsMississippi CollegeW 51–⁠076%
Oct 18vsSewaneeW 14–⁠080%
Oct 25atGeorgia TechW 14–⁠048%
Nov 1vsOle MissW 61–⁠089%
Nov 8vsKentuckyW 42–⁠782%
Nov 15vsCentreL 0–⁠1764%
Nov 27vsGeorgiaW 33–⁠058%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgia 33–⁠0; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1924.

Southern Conference champions5–⁠0 in the conference

Record
8–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠0 first in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
290–⁠24
Coach
Wallace Wade
Elo
1674 +109 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
18.9 No. 5 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Pooley Hubert
Offense
Single-wing

1924 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama5–⁠08–⁠1
Georgia5–⁠17–⁠3
Florida2–⁠0–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
Tulane4–⁠18–⁠1
Washington and Lee4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠27–⁠3
Mississippi State3–⁠25–⁠4
Virginia3–⁠25–⁠4
Sewanee3–⁠25–⁠5
Georgia Tech3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠36–⁠3–⁠1
Virginia Tech2–⁠2–⁠34–⁠2–⁠3
VMI2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠34–⁠5
North Carolina2–⁠34–⁠5
Maryland1–⁠2–⁠13–⁠3–⁠3
Auburn2–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
NC State1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠2
LSU0–⁠35–⁠4
Ole Miss0–⁠34–⁠5
Tennessee0–⁠43–⁠5
Clemson0–⁠32–⁠6

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