1910 Auburn Tigers football
National champion (Billingsley)
SIAA co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–1 (5–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Base defense7–2–2
CaptainJohn E. Davis
Home stadiumDrill Field
Seasons
← 1909
1911 →
1910 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
Auburn + 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Sewanee 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Georgia 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Ole Miss 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Mississippi A&M 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Mercer 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Clemson 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
LSU 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
Tennessee 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
The Citadel 0 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Alabama 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Howard (AL) 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1910 Auburn Tigers football team represented Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now known Auburn University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1910 college football season. The team was led by head coach Mike Donahue, in his sixth year, and played their home games at both the Drill Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of six wins and one loss, and finished as SIAA co-champion. The team's leading scorer was Bill Streit.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 8Mississippi A&M
W 6–0[2][3]
October 14at Howard (AL)
W 78–0[4]
October 22Clemson
W 17–0[5]
October 29at Texas*
L 0–9[6]
November 5at Georgia Tech
W 16–0[7]
November 12vs. Tulane*
W 33–0[8]
November 24vs. GeorgiaSavannah, GA (rivalry)W 26–0[9][10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ Ernie Couch (July 30, 2001). SEC Football Trivia. ISBN 9781418571788.
  2. ^ "Auburn whips A. & M." The Commercial Appeal. October 9, 1910. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Auburn Rooters To Follow Team". The Tuscaloosa News. October 14, 1910.
  4. ^ "Auburn scores easy victory, smothers Howard by overwhelming score in Birmingham". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 15, 1910. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Clemson holds heavy Auburn". The Atlanta Constitution. October 23, 1910. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "A great Texas victory, Longhorn defeat of Auburn puts state university on big Southern plane". The Houston Post. October 30, 1910. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Auburn walks away with Georgia Tech". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 6, 1910. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Auburn takes scalp of Tulane University". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 13, 1910. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Georgia overwhelmed by fast Auburnites, 26 to 0". The Macon Daily Telegraph. November 25, 1910. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Patrick Garbin (2008). About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. p. 15. ISBN 9780810860407.


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