2 2 ▁yard ▁run ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 7 ▁that ▁put ▁the ▁ball ▁on ▁the ▁P enn ▁ 4 ▁yard ▁line . ▁Po ole y ▁Hub ert ▁went ▁in ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁way ▁but ▁f umbled ▁the ▁ball ▁in ▁the ▁end zone . ▁Short y ▁Prop st ▁recovered ▁the ▁ball ▁and ▁gave ▁Alabama ▁the ▁ 9 - 7 ▁lead ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁never ▁give ▁up ." ▁The ▁next ▁week ▁Alabama ▁beat ▁L SU ▁ 4 7 – 3 ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁then ▁the ▁largest ▁crowd ▁ever ▁to ▁witness ▁a ▁game ▁at ▁Den ny ▁Field . ▁Bart lett ▁was ▁given ▁honor able ▁mention ▁on ▁the ▁All - America ▁team ▁of ▁Walter ▁Camp . ▁ ▁Short ly ▁after ▁head ▁coach ▁X en ▁Scott ' s ▁death , ▁Brown ▁University ▁al um ▁and ▁V ander b ilt ▁assistant ▁Wal lace ▁W ade ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁head ▁coach . ▁While ▁W ade ▁assist ed ▁Dan ▁McG ugin ▁at ▁V ander b ilt ▁the ▁Com mod ores ▁went ▁ 1 5 - 0 - 2 ▁over ▁two ▁seasons . ▁The ▁team ▁saw ▁success ▁quickly , ▁losing ▁just ▁one ▁southern ▁game ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁year ▁when ▁Florida ▁ups et ▁the ▁T ide ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁season . ▁The ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁team ▁won ▁the ▁Southern ▁Conference , ▁ups et ▁by ▁Centre ▁in ▁its ▁only ▁loss . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁W ade ▁would ▁lead ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁an ▁und efe ated ▁season ▁c apped ▁with ▁a ▁Rose ▁Bowl ▁win