1910 Auburn Tigers football team

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1910 Auburn Tigers football
Auburn Tigers logo (pre-1971).png
SIAA co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1910 record6–1 (5–0 SIAA)
Head coach
Base defense7–2–2
CaptainJohn E. Davis
Seasons
← 1909
1911 →
1910 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt + 5 0 0 8 0 1
Auburn + 5 0 0 6 1 0
Central University + 3 0 0 9 0 0
Sewanee 3 1 0 8 2 0
Georgia 4 2 1 6 2 1
Ole Miss 2 1 0 7 1 0
Mississippi A&M 3 2 0 7 2 0
Mercer 3 2 0 6 3 0
Georgia Tech 3 3 0 5 3 0
Clemson 2 3 1 4 3 1
LSU 1 3 0 1 5 0
Tennessee 1 4 0 3 5 1
The Citadel 0 2 0 3 4 0
Alabama 0 4 0 4 4 0
Howard (AL) 0 5 0 1 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1910 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1910 college football season. Led by head coach Mike Donahue, the team went 6–1, outscoring opponents 176–9. The team's leading scorer was Bill Streit.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 8Mississippi A&MAuburnW 6–0
October 15at Howard (AL)BirminghamW 78–0
October 22ClemsonAuburnW 17–0
October 29at TexasAustin, TXL 0–9
November 5at Georgia TechAtlanta, GAW 16–0
November 12TulaneGulfport, MSW 33–0
November 24GeorgiaSavannah, GAW 26–0

Season summary[]

Mississippi A&M[]

The season started with a 6–0 defeat of Mississippi A&M. Both Streit and Kirk Newell were injured.[2]

Howard[]

In the second week of play came the season's biggest win, 78–0 over Howard.

Clemson[]

Auburn beat Clemson 16–0.

Texas[]

The only loss was to the Texas Longhorns.

Georgia Tech[]

Auburn defeated rival Georgia Tech 16–0.

Tulane[]

In Gulfport, Auburn beat Tulane 33–0.

Georgia[]

In the 26 to 0 victory over the Georgia Bulldogs, Streit scored two touchdowns.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Ernie Couch (30 July 2001). SEC Football Trivia. ISBN 9781418571788.
  2. ^ "Auburn Rooters To Follow Team". The Tuscaloosa News. October 14, 1910.
  3. ^ Patrick Garbin (2008). About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. p. 15. ISBN 9780810860407.
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