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1918 Auburn Tigers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–5 (0–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Base defense 7–2–2
CaptainIke Rogers
Home stadium Drake Field
Rickwood Field
Seasons
←  1917
1919 →
1918 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia Tech $ 3 0 0 6 1 0
Vanderbilt 2 0 0 4 2 0
Mississippi A&M 2 0 0 3 2 0
Clemson 3 1 0 5 2 0
South Carolina 2 1 1 2 1 1
Furman 1 3 0 3 5 1
Sewanee 0 1 0 3 2 0
The Citadel 0 1 1 0 2 1
Auburn 0 2 0 2 5 0
Ole Miss 0 2 0 1 3 0
Wofford 0 2 0 0 3 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • There were several SIAA schools that did not field a team due to World War I.

The 1918 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1918 college football season. It was the Tigers' 27th 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 14th year, and played their home games at Drake Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of two wins and five losses (2–5 overall, 0–2 in the SIAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 19 Oglethorpe*W 58–0 [1]
October 26 Camp Greenleaf*
  • Drake Field
  • Auburn, AL
L 0–26 [2]
November 3at Marion* Marion, ALW 20–6 [3]
November 9vs. Camp Gordon*L 6–145,000 [4]
November 16 VanderbiltL 0–21 [5]
November 28at Georgia TechL 0–41 [6]
December 7Camp Sheridan*
L 0–7 [7]
  • *Non-conference game

[8]

References

  1. ^ "Auburn Tigers make big score". The Birmingham News. October 20, 1918. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Camp Greenleaf team defeats Auburn, 26 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 27, 1918. Retrieved May 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Auburn defeats Marion on campus by score of 20 to 6". The Marion Times-Standard. November 7, 1918. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Camp Gordon Defeats Alabama Polytechnic". The Tampa Tribune. November 10, 1918. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Auburn Tiger beaten by rivals air attack". The Birmingham News. November 17, 1918. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia Tech Using Forward Pass Often, Swamps Auburn, 41-0". The Tennessean. November 29, 1918. p. 10. Retrieved January 13, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Sheridan eleven defeats Auburn". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 8, 1918. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1918 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2024.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1918 Auburn Tigers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–5 (0–2 SIAA)
Head coach
Base defense 7–2–2
CaptainIke Rogers
Home stadium Drake Field
Rickwood Field
Seasons
←  1917
1919 →
1918 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia Tech $ 3 0 0 6 1 0
Vanderbilt 2 0 0 4 2 0
Mississippi A&M 2 0 0 3 2 0
Clemson 3 1 0 5 2 0
South Carolina 2 1 1 2 1 1
Furman 1 3 0 3 5 1
Sewanee 0 1 0 3 2 0
The Citadel 0 1 1 0 2 1
Auburn 0 2 0 2 5 0
Ole Miss 0 2 0 1 3 0
Wofford 0 2 0 0 3 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • There were several SIAA schools that did not field a team due to World War I.

The 1918 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1918 college football season. It was the Tigers' 27th 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 14th year, and played their home games at Drake Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of two wins and five losses (2–5 overall, 0–2 in the SIAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 19 Oglethorpe*W 58–0 [1]
October 26 Camp Greenleaf*
  • Drake Field
  • Auburn, AL
L 0–26 [2]
November 3at Marion* Marion, ALW 20–6 [3]
November 9vs. Camp Gordon*L 6–145,000 [4]
November 16 VanderbiltL 0–21 [5]
November 28at Georgia TechL 0–41 [6]
December 7Camp Sheridan*
L 0–7 [7]
  • *Non-conference game

[8]

References

  1. ^ "Auburn Tigers make big score". The Birmingham News. October 20, 1918. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Camp Greenleaf team defeats Auburn, 26 to 0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 27, 1918. Retrieved May 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Auburn defeats Marion on campus by score of 20 to 6". The Marion Times-Standard. November 7, 1918. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Camp Gordon Defeats Alabama Polytechnic". The Tampa Tribune. November 10, 1918. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Auburn Tiger beaten by rivals air attack". The Birmingham News. November 17, 1918. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia Tech Using Forward Pass Often, Swamps Auburn, 41-0". The Tennessean. November 29, 1918. p. 10. Retrieved January 13, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Sheridan eleven defeats Auburn". The Montgomery Advertiser. December 8, 1918. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1918 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2024.



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