name . ▁The ▁victory ▁over ▁L SU ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁at ▁Mon roe ▁Park ▁marked ▁the ▁first ▁Alabama ▁home ▁game ▁played ▁in ▁Mobile . ▁Jack ▁Re id y ▁returned ▁a ▁kick off ▁for ▁ 7 5 ▁yards ▁and ▁the ▁touch down ▁with ▁ 2 0 ▁seconds ▁left ▁to ▁give ▁Alabama ▁the ▁win . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁Alabama ▁had ▁six ▁consecutive ▁shut outs ▁to ▁go ▁ 5 – 0 – 1 ▁before ▁they ▁surrender ed ▁their ▁first ▁touch down ▁against ▁Tul ane ▁in ▁their ▁ 5 – 5 ▁tie . ▁Alabama ▁completed ▁their ▁season ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 2 – 5 ▁loss ▁to ▁def ending ▁SI AA ▁champion ▁L SU ▁at ▁B irmingham ▁to ▁finish ▁ 5 – 1 – 2 . ▁Alabama ▁was ▁co ached ▁by ▁Gra ves ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁saw ▁quarter back ▁Far ley ▁Mo ody ▁make ▁All - S ou thern ▁teams . ▁In ▁the ▁Georgia ▁game ▁that ▁season , ▁the ▁Bul ld ogs ▁ran ▁a ▁trick ▁play ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁threw ▁the ▁ball ▁to ▁a ▁receiver ▁who ▁was ▁dressed ▁as ▁a ▁water boy , ▁on ▁the ▁field , ▁carrying ▁a ▁bucket . ▁The ▁play ▁did ▁not ▁prove ▁decis ive , ▁as ▁Georgia ▁f umbled ▁the ▁ball ▁away ▁soon ▁after , ▁but ▁the ▁Bul ld ogs ▁won ▁the ▁game ▁after ▁they ▁recovered ▁a ▁bot ched ▁Alabama ▁field ▁goal ▁and ▁scored ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁minutes . ▁ ▁Alabama ▁was