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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: Billy Watkins
Conference: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1891  <-- 1900 <- 1901 -> 1902 --> 2024
1901 Season Highlights
 Billy Watkins enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Auburn.
 
1901 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Nashville  5   23   L    @ Birmingham   
 Mon., Nov. 4  vs. North Carolina  0   10   L       
 Fri., Nov. 8  vs. Vanderbilt  0   41   L    @ Montgomery   
 Fri., Nov. 15  @ Alabama  17   0   W       
 Wed., Nov. 20  @ Louisiana State  28   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 28  @ Georgia  0   0   T    @ Atlanta, GA   
 
1901 Season Totals
  Record2-3 -1
  Points Scored50
  Scoring Average8.3
  Points Allowed74
  Defense Average12.3
  Opponents Record21-10
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-3
  Away Record2-0 -1
1901 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1901 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas 8-2-115571   S.H. Thompson
North Carolina 7-219845   Charles O. Jenkins
Vanderbilt 6-1-117812   W.H. Watkins
Georgia Tech 4-0-1975   Dr. Cyrus W. Strickler
Tulane 4-28730   H.T. Summersgill
Tennessee 3-3-24256   George Kelley
Alabama 2-1-29223   M.H. Harvey
Auburn 2-3-15074   Billy Watkins
Kentucky 2-6-13987   W.H. Kiler
Mississippi 2-434129   William Shibley
Mississippi State 2-2-13474   L.B. Harvey
Georgia 1-5-221171   Billy Reynolds
North Carolina State 1-22775   Dr. John McKee

1901 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1901 All Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.