. ▁The ▁C rim son ▁White ▁then ▁reb ounded ▁and ▁won ▁their ▁final ▁three ▁games . ▁After ▁a ▁victory ▁over ▁Tul ane ▁at ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁Alabama ▁returned ▁to ▁B irmingham ▁where ▁they ▁defeated ▁S ew ane e ▁in ▁their ▁only ▁home ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁They ▁then ▁closed ▁the ▁year ▁with ▁their ▁first ▁all - time ▁win ▁over ▁A ub urn ▁at ▁Mont gom ery . ▁In ▁spring ▁ 1 8 9 5 , ▁the ▁University ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁passed ▁a ▁rule ▁that ▁prohib ited ▁athlet ic ▁teams ▁from ▁compet ing ▁off - camp us ▁for ▁athlet ic ▁events . ▁As ▁such , ▁all ▁games ▁scheduled ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁season ▁were ▁played ▁on ▁campus ▁at ▁The ▁Qu ad . ▁In ▁their ▁first ▁game , ▁Alabama ▁shut out ▁the ▁B irmingham ▁Athlet ic ▁Club ▁before ▁they ▁lost ▁their ▁only ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁against ▁S ew ane e . ▁The ▁C rim son ▁White ▁then ▁closed ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁their ▁second ▁shut out ▁victory ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁against ▁Mississippi ▁A & M . ▁The ▁team ▁played ▁only ▁one ▁game ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁season ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁field ▁a ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁season ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁ban ▁restrict ing ▁student ▁athlet es ▁from ▁travel ing ▁away ▁from ▁campus . ▁The ▁team ▁res umed ▁play ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁after ▁the ▁ban ▁was ▁lifted ▁due ▁to ▁fan ▁and ▁student ▁out c ry . ▁▁ 1 9 0 5