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Alabama was shut out by Centre College
Posted on 9/20/17 at 10:29 pm
Posted on 9/20/17 at 10:29 pm
Of Danville, KY at Rickwood Field in Birmingham 17-0. Wonder if they are brave enough to ask for a rematch?? LINK
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Posted on 9/20/17 at 10:33 pm to BigBlue8Titles
1924 we had a ton of injuries. Anyone who followed that team closely knows they really overachieved.
Posted on 9/20/17 at 10:35 pm to BigBlue8Titles
That was a down year in college football.
Posted on 9/20/17 at 10:35 pm to BigBlue8Titles
The Praying Colonels? Holy shite, what a mascot. 
Posted on 9/20/17 at 10:47 pm to BigBlue8Titles
Do you even 78-0, bruh? #PartyLike1906
Posted on 9/20/17 at 10:50 pm to BigBlue8Titles
Centre is a tough out. They're no Mercer, mind you, but they'll give you a brawl nonetheless.
Posted on 9/20/17 at 10:54 pm to BigBlue8Titles
I watched that game on Youtube. The refs missed a half-dozen targeting calls and didn't call a single pass interference. Also, in clear contravention of uniform rules, both teams wore identical grey jerseys. You could tell it was causing a lot of confusion.
Posted on 9/20/17 at 11:11 pm to BigBlue8Titles
The officiating crew was made up of LSU grads.
Corrupt bastards.
Corrupt bastards.
Posted on 9/20/17 at 11:40 pm to BigBlue8Titles
Bama beat themselves that day, I was there.
Posted on 9/20/17 at 11:46 pm to BigBlue8Titles
quote:
Alabama was shut out by Centre College
Lots of respectable teams were shut out by Centre
One of the greatest games in CFB history involved a Centre Shutout C6H0
In other news, lots of respectable people have been hit by trains
Posted on 9/21/17 at 1:29 am to BigBlue8Titles
Centre College was actually power school at the time.
Charley Moran guided them to a 52-6-1 record from 1917-1923. Robert L. Myers took over for the 1924 season and led them to a 5-1-1 record. They also beat Kentucky 7-0 and Tennessee 32-0 that year.
On another note, Charley Moran was also the former HC of Texas A&M from 1909-1914 going 38-8-4. He was successful enough against Texas (3-1) that from 1911-1914 they refused to play A&M. They accused him of using ringers and underhanded tactics to win. As the story goes, when the SWC was being formed the AD at Texas who was heading up the creation of the conference gave the ultimatum that if A&M wanted in Moran had to be removed. Faced with the possibility of potentially being frozen out by all the larger schools in the region A&M bit the bullet and let him go. The rivalry was then renewed in 1915.
Moran had was part of Aggie lore one last time on January 2, 1922. His undefeated Centre team was invited to play in the Dixie Classic (forerunner to the Cotton Bowl) which was a new bowl game being played at Fair Park Stadium (site of current CB Stadium) in Dallas. They were 10-0 LINK and been scored on just once all season.
Their opponent was SWC champion Texas A&M. Coached by Dana X Bible and sporting a 5-1-2 record, the Aggies were heavy underdogs. This game is where the story of the 12th Man was born.
Centre was beating up A&M's players so badly that they were worried they wouldn't have enough players to field in the second half. E King Gill who had left the football team following the regular season to focus on basketball at A&M was in the press box helping identify players. He was asked to come down and suit up just in case he was needed. As it turns out, A&M scored a huge upset 22-14 and Gill was never needed remaining standing on the sidelines the entire second half. Thus the legend of the 12th Man was born. LINK
cue texashorn and other Randy Duke alts to now come and defend their precious 40 Acres.
Charley Moran guided them to a 52-6-1 record from 1917-1923. Robert L. Myers took over for the 1924 season and led them to a 5-1-1 record. They also beat Kentucky 7-0 and Tennessee 32-0 that year.
On another note, Charley Moran was also the former HC of Texas A&M from 1909-1914 going 38-8-4. He was successful enough against Texas (3-1) that from 1911-1914 they refused to play A&M. They accused him of using ringers and underhanded tactics to win. As the story goes, when the SWC was being formed the AD at Texas who was heading up the creation of the conference gave the ultimatum that if A&M wanted in Moran had to be removed. Faced with the possibility of potentially being frozen out by all the larger schools in the region A&M bit the bullet and let him go. The rivalry was then renewed in 1915.
Moran had was part of Aggie lore one last time on January 2, 1922. His undefeated Centre team was invited to play in the Dixie Classic (forerunner to the Cotton Bowl) which was a new bowl game being played at Fair Park Stadium (site of current CB Stadium) in Dallas. They were 10-0 LINK and been scored on just once all season.
Their opponent was SWC champion Texas A&M. Coached by Dana X Bible and sporting a 5-1-2 record, the Aggies were heavy underdogs. This game is where the story of the 12th Man was born.
Centre was beating up A&M's players so badly that they were worried they wouldn't have enough players to field in the second half. E King Gill who had left the football team following the regular season to focus on basketball at A&M was in the press box helping identify players. He was asked to come down and suit up just in case he was needed. As it turns out, A&M scored a huge upset 22-14 and Gill was never needed remaining standing on the sidelines the entire second half. Thus the legend of the 12th Man was born. LINK
cue texashorn and other Randy Duke alts to now come and defend their precious 40 Acres.
This post was edited on 9/21/17 at 1:31 am
Posted on 9/21/17 at 1:50 am to BigBlue8Titles
Bro, we followed it up with consecutive undefeated seasons and Rose Bowl National Titles in 1925 and 1926. Quit living in the past
Posted on 9/21/17 at 1:57 am to BigBlue8Titles
that bama team shutout themselves
Posted on 9/21/17 at 4:15 am to BigBlue8Titles
Jalen Hurts great great grandfather remembers the game, but had to "work" this day.
Posted on 9/21/17 at 6:06 am to BigBlue8Titles
We beat ourselves way back then, too.
Posted on 9/21/17 at 6:16 am to BigBlue8Titles
to all of those that posted in this thread. enjoyed reading it all
Posted on 9/21/17 at 6:23 am to BigBlue8Titles
Okay, there's a school named Transylvania. Or at least there was.
Posted on 9/21/17 at 6:39 am to BigBlue8Titles
Texas Aggies handled them. Sorry about Bama.....We turned those praying Colonels into atheist....
Jan. 2: A&M upset Centre College in the Dixie Classic
Jan 2, 2014 0
12th Man statue3
The 12th Man statue honors E. King Gill's willingness to help his team in 1921. The statue stands outside Kyle Field.
Eagle file photo
E. King Gill
Texas A&M student E. King Gill came down from the stands and was ready to play for the Aggies in the Dixie Classic game, which started the 12th Man tradition.
Courtesy of Cushing Memorial Library
Jan. 2, 1922: A&M defeated defending national champions Centre College 22-14 in the Dixie Classic. The Aggies were the named the Southwest Conference champions, but the Praying Colonels were undefeated and un-scored upon.
Sophomore E. King Gill had been on the football team as a back up running back, but left in the middle of the season to focus on basketball. At the Dixie Classic, Gill, a native of Dallas, was spotting in the press box for sportswriters to help record game stats and recognize players on the field.
By halftime, most of the Aggie players were out due to injuries, so coach Dana X. Bible waved Gill from the press box. Gill told The Houston Post in 1971 that when he got to the sideline, Bible told him, "Boy, it doesn't look like I'm going to have enough players to finish the game. You may have to go in there and stand around for a while."
Gill put on a uniform and stood on the sidelines. The Aggies were able to pull it together and surprise everyone with a victory. The Eagle called it "the most spectacular, most nerve tingling football game ever staged in the history of the game in the southwest."
Gill said in a 1956 interview with The Houston Post, "I wish I could say that I went in and ran for the winning touchdown. But I did not. I simply stood by in case my team needed me."
The game was recalled during the 1939 national championship season as a story to use on the radio, and the 12th Man tradition was born. A&M's student body is known as the 12th Man and stands during the entire game to show their support.
A bronze statue of Gill in his football uniform is located at the north side of Kyle Field. Coach Jackie Sherrill created the 12th Man Kickoff Team in 1983, which was comprised of all walk-on players. The tradition has evolved to having one walk-on player on the special team wearing the No. 12 jersey.
Jan. 2: A&M upset Centre College in the Dixie Classic
Jan 2, 2014 0
12th Man statue3
The 12th Man statue honors E. King Gill's willingness to help his team in 1921. The statue stands outside Kyle Field.
Eagle file photo
E. King Gill
Texas A&M student E. King Gill came down from the stands and was ready to play for the Aggies in the Dixie Classic game, which started the 12th Man tradition.
Courtesy of Cushing Memorial Library
Jan. 2, 1922: A&M defeated defending national champions Centre College 22-14 in the Dixie Classic. The Aggies were the named the Southwest Conference champions, but the Praying Colonels were undefeated and un-scored upon.
Sophomore E. King Gill had been on the football team as a back up running back, but left in the middle of the season to focus on basketball. At the Dixie Classic, Gill, a native of Dallas, was spotting in the press box for sportswriters to help record game stats and recognize players on the field.
By halftime, most of the Aggie players were out due to injuries, so coach Dana X. Bible waved Gill from the press box. Gill told The Houston Post in 1971 that when he got to the sideline, Bible told him, "Boy, it doesn't look like I'm going to have enough players to finish the game. You may have to go in there and stand around for a while."
Gill put on a uniform and stood on the sidelines. The Aggies were able to pull it together and surprise everyone with a victory. The Eagle called it "the most spectacular, most nerve tingling football game ever staged in the history of the game in the southwest."
Gill said in a 1956 interview with The Houston Post, "I wish I could say that I went in and ran for the winning touchdown. But I did not. I simply stood by in case my team needed me."
The game was recalled during the 1939 national championship season as a story to use on the radio, and the 12th Man tradition was born. A&M's student body is known as the 12th Man and stands during the entire game to show their support.
A bronze statue of Gill in his football uniform is located at the north side of Kyle Field. Coach Jackie Sherrill created the 12th Man Kickoff Team in 1983, which was comprised of all walk-on players. The tradition has evolved to having one walk-on player on the special team wearing the No. 12 jersey.
Posted on 9/21/17 at 6:44 am to BigBlue8Titles
I watched that game on TV, black and white was the only option back then.
Posted on 9/21/17 at 7:10 am to BigBlue8Titles
Officiating crew were sons of Kentucky Yankee soldiers. Sickening.
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