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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: Boozer Pitts
Conference: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1922 <- 1923 -> 1924 --> 2024
1923 Season Highlights
 Boozer Pitts enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Auburn.
 
1923 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Clemson  0   0   T       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Birmingham-Southern  20   0   W    @ Montgomery, AL   
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Samford  30   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Army  6   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Fort Benning  34   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Georgia  0   7   L    @ Columbus, GA   
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Tulane  6   6   T    @ Montgomery, AL   
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Centre  0   17   L    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Thu., Nov. 29  @ Georgia Tech  0   0   T       
 
1923 Season Totals
  Record3-3 -3
  Points Scored96
  Scoring Average10.7
  Points Allowed58
  Defense Average6.4
  Opponents Record25-12
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-1 -1
  Away Record1-2 -2
1923 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1923 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 7-2-122250   Wallace W. Wade
Maryland 7-2-121456   H.C. Curley Byrd
Florida 6-1-217960   J.A. VanFleet
Tulane 6-3-111789   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Virginia Tech 6-311655   Ben C. Cubbage
Clemson 5-2-19165   Bud Saunders
Georgia 5-3-174120   George C. Kid Woodruff
Mississippi State 5-2-28366   Earl C. Abell
North Carolina 5-3-17785   Robert A. Bob Fetzer & William M. Bill Fetzer
Tennessee 5-4-182167   M.B. Banks
Vanderbilt 5-2-113733   Dan McGugin
Kentucky 4-3-213553   J. Winn
Mississippi 4-681145   Roland A. Cowell
South Carolina 4-610477   Sol S. Metzger
Auburn 3-3-39658   Boozer Pitts
Georgia Tech 3-2-47582   William A. Bill Alexander
Louisiana State 3-5-1103121   Mike Donahue
North Carolina State 3-756134   Harry Hartsell
Virginia 3-5-18781   A. Earle Greasy Neale

1923 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1923 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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