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Auburn Football Team History


Auburn Tigers
Auburn University
 Auburn, AL
Founded: 1856
Stadium: Jordan-Hare Stadium
Capacity: 88,043
Colors: Blue & Orange
Coach: W.S. Billy Bates
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1891  <-- 1902 <- 1903 -> 1904 --> 2024
1903 Season Highlights
 W.S. Billy Bates enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Auburn.
 
1903 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Montgomery A.C.  26   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Samford  58   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 23  vs. Alabama  6   18   L    @ Montgomery, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Sewanee  0   47   L    @ Montgomery, AL   
 Wed., Nov. 11  vs. Louisiana State  12   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Georgia Tech  10   5   W       
 Thu., Nov. 26  @ Georgia  13   22   L    @ Atlanta, GA   
 
1903 Season Totals
  Record4-3
  Points Scored125
  Scoring Average17.9
  Points Allowed92
  Defense Average13.1
  Opponents Record12-18
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record1-1
1903 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Kentucky 7-120422   C.A. Wright
Texas A&M 7-3-19059   J.E. Platt
Vanderbilt 6-1-119216   James H. Jimmy Henry
Texas 5-1-213128   Ralph F. Hutchinson
Auburn 4-312592   W.S. Billy Bates
North Carolina State 4-414274   Arthur Devlin
Tennessee 4-576110   H.F. Fisher
Alabama 3-460114   Winton B. Blount
Georgia 3-46598   M.M. Dickinson
Georgia Tech 2-559148   No Coach
Tulane 2-2-16456   Charles Eshieman
Mississippi State 1-0110   Daniel S. Martin
Mississippi 0-1033   Mike Harvey

1903 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1903 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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