1918 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1918 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1918 record	0–0 (0–0 SIAA)
Head coach	B. L. Noojin

The 1918 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") was to represent the University of Alabama in the 1918 college football season; however, the season was canceled due to the effects of World War I.^[1] B. L. Noojin was to serve as head coach for the season.^[2] University officials canceled the season as a result of multiple opponents canceling their contests against Alabama and a military policy that only allowed for the team to practice for less than one hour per week.^[2] Alabama also did not field a team in 1898 due to campus rules prohibiting athletic teams from traveling off campus to compete and in 1943 due to the effects of World War II.^[1]^[3]

Schedule

In December 1917, Alabama released its tentative schedule for the 1918 season.^[4] At that time, the Crimson Tide were scheduled to open the season against Kentucky in Tuscaloosa and play Vanderbilt at Dudley Field.^[4] In the February that followed, the official schedule was released that featured four games in Tuscaloosa, two in Birmingham and one on the road.^[5]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 5	Birmingham*	University Field • Tuscaloosa, AL	N/A
October 11	Marion Military Institute*	University Field • Tuscaloosa, AL	N/A
October 26	Howard	University Field • Tuscaloosa, AL	N/A
November 2	Sewanee	Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL	N/A
November 9	Vanderbilt	Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL	N/A
November 16	at LSU	State Field • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)	N/A
November 28	Mississippi A&M	University Field • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)	N/A
*Non-conference game.

References

1 2 "Alabama withdraws". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec: Google News. Associated Press. August 27, 1943. p. 18. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
1 2 "Intercollegiate football abandoned at University". The Tuscaloosa News. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: Google News. August 23, 1943. p. 1. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
↑ Griffin, John Chandler (2001). "1896: Trustees Thwart Alabama". Alabama vs. Auburn: Gridiron Grudge Since 1893. Athens, Georgia: Hill Street Press. p. 13. ISBN 1-58818-044-1.
1 2 "Noojin to coach Crimson next year". The Montgomery Advertiser. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. December 20, 1917. p. 2.
↑ "Alabama announces football games". The Montgomery Advertiser. NewsBank: America's Historical Newspapers. Associated Press. February 11, 1918. p. 2.

Alabama Crimson Tide football

Venues	University of Alabama Quad (1893–1914) Denny Field (1915–1928) Bryant–Denny Stadium (1929–present) Rickwood Field (alternate, 1912–1927) Cramton Bowl (alternate, 1922–1954) Ernest F. Ladd Stadium (alternate, 1948–1968) Legion Field (alternate, 1927–2003)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn: Iron Bowl (James E. Foy, V-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy) LSU Mississippi State Ole Miss Penn State Tennessee: Third Saturday in October

Culture & lore	History Saban era Traditions Big Al "Yea Alabama" A-Day 1922 Penn game Million Dollar Band Walk of Fame Paul W. Bryant Museum The Bear The Bear Bryant Show Porter Cup 1943 Informals

People	Head coaches All-Americans College Football Hall of Fame inductees NFL draftees Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders Champ Pickens

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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