1907 Auburn Tigers football team
Appearance
1907 Auburn Tigers football | |
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Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
Record | 6–2–1 (3–2–1 SIAA) |
Head coach |
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Captain | D. E. Wilkinson |
Home stadium | Drill Field West End Park |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sewanee | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi A&M | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mercer | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard (AL) | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nashville | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1907 Auburn Tigers football team represented Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now known Auburn University) in the 1907 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Coached by Willis Kienholz, Auburn recorded a 6–2–1 record in its 16th season of intercollegiate football. The Tigers averaged 26.4 points per game on offense and gave up only 4.3 points per game.
1907 was the last season before a 40-year hiatus in the Iron Bowl series between Auburn and Alabama. The two teams did not meet on the gridiron from 1908 to 1947.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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October 5 | Howard (AL)* |
| W 23–0 | [1] | |
October 7 | Maryville (TN)* |
| W 23–0 | [2] | |
October 12 | Gordon College* |
| W 34–0 | [3] | |
October 19 | Sewanee |
| L 6–12 | [4] | |
October 26 | at Georgia Tech | W 12–6 | [5] | ||
November 4 | Clemson |
| W 12–0 | 1,000 | [6] |
November 9 | Mercer |
| W 63–0 | [7] | |
November 16 | vs. Alabama |
| T 6–6 | [8] | |
November 28 | vs. Georgia | L 0–6 | [9] | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "Tigers trim Howard". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 6, 1907. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Strong line-up shown by Auburn". The Macon News. October 8, 1906. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gordon easy for Auburn". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 13, 1907. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sewanee defeats Auburn after a great struggle". Birmingham Age-Herald. October 20, 1907. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech outclassed". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 27, 1907. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn 12, Clemson 0". The Nashville American. Nashville, Tennessee. November 5, 1907. p. 7. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Mercer downed by Auburnites". The Atlanta Constitution. November 10, 1907. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn–Alabama game ends in a tie". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 17, 1907. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia outclassed Aubirn and won the game by score of 6 to 0". The Macon News. November 29, 1907. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: William S. "Willis" Keinholz, 1907". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- ^ "1907 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on August 1, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.