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1935 Auburn Tigers football team

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1935 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record8–2 (5–2 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainMillard Morris
Home stadiumDrake Field
Legion Field
Cramton Bowl
Seasons
← 1934
1936 →
1935 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 LSU $ 5 0 0 9 2 0
Vanderbilt 5 1 0 7 3 0
Ole Miss 3 1 0 9 3 0
No. 15 Auburn 5 2 0 8 2 0
No. 17 Alabama 4 2 0 6 2 1
Tulane 3 3 0 6 4 0
Kentucky 3 3 0 5 4 0
Georgia Tech 3 4 0 5 5 0
Mississippi State 2 3 0 8 3 0
Tennessee 2 3 0 4 5 0
Georgia 2 4 0 6 4 0
Florida 1 6 0 3 7 0
Sewanee 0 6 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from United Press

The 1935 Auburn Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Auburn University as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1935 college football season. In their second year under head coach Jack Meagher, the Tigers complied an overall record of 8–2, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished fourth in the SEC.[1] Millard Morris was the team captain.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Birmingham–Southern*W 25–7[3]
October 5at TulaneW 10–018,000[4]
October 12TennesseeL 6–1315,617[5]
October 19Kentucky
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
W 23–08,000[6]
October 25at Duke*W 7–08,000[7]
November 2at LSUL 0–615,000[8]
November 9at Georgia TechW 33–720,000[9]
November 16Oglethorpe*daggerW 51–05,000[10]
November 23vs. GeorgiaW 19–715,000[11]
November 30at Florida
W 27–68,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "1935 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "Gilbert Named As Captain Of Auburn Eleven". Selma Times-Journal. December 19, 1935. p. 7. Retrieved June 30, 2023 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Auburn's swift attack repulses Southern by 25 to 7". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 28, 1935. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Flashy Plainsmen score upset win over Tulane". The Knoxville Sunday Journal. October 5, 1935. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tennessee downs Auburn, 13–6". The Birmingham News. October 13, 1935. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tigers smash Wildcat line for 23–0 win". The Huntsville Times. October 20, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Auburn Plainsmen topple Duke Blue Devils, 7–0". The Charlotte Observer. October 26, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "LSU Tigers eke out win over Auburn". The Knoxville Journal. November 3, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Auburn Plainsmen annihilate Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 33 to 7". The Nashville Banner. November 10, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Auburn massacres Oglethorpe at homecoming, 51–0". The Birmingham News. November 17, 1935. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Auburn bowls over Georgia, 19–7". The Birmingham News. November 24, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Auburn eleven overpowers Florida". The Miami Herald. December 1, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: John F. "Jack" Meagher, 1935". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  14. ^ "1935 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2015.