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Marion Military Institute is an Alabama Historical Marker. [12] It is the home of two National Register of Historic Places - The MMI Chapel and Lovelace Hall, and the President's House. [13] [14] The Alabama Military Hall of Honor (the Old Marion City Hall), created by executive order of Gov. George Wallace in 1975, is also on campus. [2]
To open the season, Alabama played the Marion Military Institute at Tuscaloosa, and defeated the Cadets 110–0 in what was the most lopsided victory in the history of the Crimson Tide football program. [16] [17] Against Marion, Alabama shutout the Cadets 55–0 at Tuscaloosa for their third consecutive win to open the season.
The Chapel and Lovelace Hall, Marion Military Institute were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1] They are the two surviving buildings from the 1854-58 Howard College campus. Howard College moved in 1887 to Birmingham, Alabama and the Colonel James Thomas Murfee stayed behind to open Marion Military Institute. [2]
Marion Military Institute was founded in 1887. [5] Howard College, initially the location of the current Marion Military Institute, was founded in Marion in 1841, and moved to Birmingham in 1887, later becoming Samford University. [5] A groundbreaking school for African Americans, the Lincoln Normal School, was founded here in 1867. [5]
In what was their third consecutive road game, Alabama shutout the Marion Military Institute 35–0. [ 14 ] [ 8 ] In what was also the only game played by Alabama at Marion, the win improved Alabama's all-time record against Marion to 3–0.
To open the 1912 season, Alabama shutout the Marion Military Institute 52–0 at The Quad in Tuscaloosa. [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.
After Alabama opened the season with shutouts over both Birmingham College and the Marion Military Institute, the Crimsons lost four consecutive games to SIAA opponents by a margin of 104–0. The squad rebounded with a 5–3 victory over Tulane at New Orleans and a 9–0 victory over Washington and Lee to finish the season with an overall ...
Constructed in 1912, it was built during the presidency of Hopson O. Murfee, the second president of the institute and son of the founder, James T. Murfee. [2] The President's House, Marion Institute was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] It is a two-story frame residence at Marion Military Institute. [3]