[11][12] The Crimson Tide took a 20–0 lead behind a trio of first quarter touchdowns on a pair of runs by Holt Andrews McDowell and another by Adrian Van de Graaff.
They then extended their lead to 33–0 at halftime behind touchdown runs by Hargrove Van de Graaff and Charlie Joplin.
[14] Although Adrian Van de Graaff, Charles Long and Farley Moody, the Crimson Tide thoroughly outmatched Birmingham.
Touchdowns were scored by Hargrove Van de Graaff (4), Everett Wilkinson (2), Holt Andrews McDowell, Charlie Joplin and Morgan Stickney.
Loeb broke three fingers during the game, but had the doctor tape them up and returned to the fray to lead Tech to a 20–3 victory.
And there were plenty of 'em made... Also, coach John Heisman had a heavy shift that left me on the end so I was eligible as a pass receiver.
[12] In the Georgia game, the Bulldogs ran a trick play in which they threw the ball to a receiver who was dressed as a waterboy, on the field, carrying a bucket.
The play did not prove decisive, as Georgia fumbled the ball away soon after, but the Bulldogs won the game after they recovered a botched Alabama field goal and scored in the final minutes.
[12] The Tide finished the season with a surprising tie against Sewanee in what was the first Alabama football game played at Rickwood Field.