1924 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–4–1 (2–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJ. D. Lawrence
Home stadiumDrake Field
Rickwood Field
Cramton Bowl
Seasons
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1925 →
1924 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Alabama $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Florida 2 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
Georgia 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Tulane 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Washington and Lee 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
South Carolina 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Sewanee * 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi A&M 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Virginia 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt * 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
VPI 2 – 2 – 3 4 – 2 – 3
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Auburn 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Maryland 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 3
NC State 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 4 – 2
LSU 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Clemson 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Tennessee 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – co-member of SIAA

The 1924 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1924 college football season. It was the Tigers' 33rd overall season and they competed as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The team was led by head coach Boozer Pitts, in his second year, and played their home games at Drake Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of four wins, four losses and one tie (4–4–1 overall, 2–4–1 in the SoCon).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Birmingham–Southern*
W 7–0[1]
October 4Clemsondagger
W 13–0[2]
October 11vs. VPI
T 0–05,000–7,000[3][4][5][6]
October 18Howard (AL)*
  • Drake Field
  • Auburn, AL
W 17–0[7]
October 25LSU
W 3–0[8]
November 1at Vanderbilt
L 0–13[9]
November 8Tulane
L 6–148,000[10]
November 15vs. Georgia
L 0–6[11]
November 27at Georgia Tech
L 0–7[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

  1. ^ "Plainsmen get surprise from Panther squad". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 28, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Auburn plunges Clemson line and wins game". The Greenville News. October 5, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tigers and Gobblers in Deadlock". The Auburn Plainsman. Auburn University. October 17, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "V. P. I. In Scoreless Game With Auburn". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 12, 1924. p. 85. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  5. ^ "V. P. I. Plays Auburn To Scoreless Draw". Birmingham Age-Herald. Library of Congress. October 12, 1924. p. 85. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  6. ^ "Tech-Auburn Need No Punting Drill". The News Leader. Library of Virginia. October 13, 1924. p. 12. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  7. ^ "Auburn winner over Howard Bulldogs after hard battle". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 19, 1924. Retrieved March 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Auburn wins punting dual from L.S.U., 3–0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 26, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wakefield Runs Auburn Ragged". Miami Tribune. November 2, 1924. p. 18. Retrieved June 25, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ "Tulane takes measure of Auburn Tigers, 14–6". The Atlanta Constitution. November 9, 1924. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Columbus boy stars as Georgis defeats Tigers 6–0". The Columbus Ledger. November 16, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Work of Wycoff defeats Auburn". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 28, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 186. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  14. ^ "1924 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2012.


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