▁coach ▁X en ▁C . ▁Scott . ▁Ar gu ably ▁the ▁best ▁season ▁under ▁Scott ▁was ▁his ▁first , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁team ▁lost ▁its ▁only ▁game ▁to ▁V ander b ilt ▁and ▁set ▁a ▁school ▁record ▁for ▁vict ories ▁in ▁a ▁season ▁with ▁ 8 – 1 ▁record . ▁The ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁team ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁All - S ou ther ns ▁I ke ▁Rog ers , ▁M ull ie ▁Len oir , ▁and ▁R ig gs ▁Steph enson . ▁The ▁next ▁season ▁the ▁T ide ▁went ▁ 1 0 – 1 ▁suffering ▁its ▁only ▁loss ▁ 1 4 – 2 1 ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁Southern ▁Inter col leg iate ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁( SI AA ) ▁champion ▁Georgia . ▁Baseball ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁induct ee ▁Joe ▁S ew ell ▁also ▁played ▁for ▁Scott . ▁ ▁Alabama ▁joined ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁Southern ▁Conference ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁season ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁led ▁Alabama ▁to ▁a ▁ 9 – 7 ▁ups et ▁victory ▁over ▁P enn , ▁head ▁coach ▁Scott ▁res igned ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁case ▁of ▁cancer ▁of ▁the ▁mouth ▁and ▁tongue ▁which ▁was ▁soon ▁to ▁kill ▁him . ▁An ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁drive ▁to ▁beat ▁P enn : ▁" Al abama ▁came ▁back ▁strong ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁quarter ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁of ▁leader ▁Charles ▁Bart lett . ▁ ▁Bart lett ▁drove ▁the ▁team ▁down ▁the ▁field ▁on ▁most ▁not ably ▁a ▁