1914 Auburn Tigers football team
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The 1914 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University (then called the Alabama Polytechnic Institute) in the 1914 college football season. It was the Tigers' 23rd overall season and they competed as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team was led by head coach Mike Donahue, in his 10th year, and played their home games at Drake Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished as SIAA Champions with a record of eight wins, zero losses and one tie (8–0–1 overall, 5–0–1 in the SIAA) and outscored opponents 193–0.
Auburn's strong defense, which held opponents scoreless all season, helped the team garner a retroactive national title by [1]James Howell's computer rating system. Auburn University does not claim or otherwise acknowledge this title. In final game of the season, Auburn played the Carlisle Indians coached by Pop Warner.
Schedule
September 26Marion Military Institute*
W 39–0 October 3at FloridaJacksonville, FL (Rivalry)W 20–0 October 10Clemson
- Drake Field
- Auburn, AL
W 28–0 October 17North Alabama A. C.*
- Drake Field
- Auburn, AL
W 60–0 October 24Mississippi A&M
W 19–0 November 7at Georgia Tech
- Grant Field
- Atlanta, GA
W 14–0 November 14Vanderbilt
- Rickwood Field
- Birmingham, AL
W 6–0 November 21at Georgia
- Piedmont Park
- Atlanta, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)
T 0–0 November 25vs. Carlisle*
- Piedmont Park
- Atlanta, GA
W 7–0
References
- ^ http://www.jhowell.net/cf/cf1914.htm
- ^ 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 185.
- ^ "1914 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2012.