1900 Auburn Tigers football team

1900 Auburn Tigers football

Black & white image of the fall 1900 Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now Auburn University, varsity football team.

The 1900 football team of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University)
SIAA co-champion
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1900 record 4–0 (3–0 SIAA)
Head coach Walter H. Watkins (1st year)
1900 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Clemson + 3 0 0     6 0 0
Auburn + 3 0 0     4 0 0
Tulane + 3 0 0     5 0 1
Sewanee 5 0 1     6 1 1
North Carolina 3 0 1     4 1 3
Texas 1 0 0     6 0 0
Davidson 1 1 0     4 1 0
Vanderbilt 2 3 1     4 4 1
Alabama 1 3 0     2 3 0
Georgia 1 3 0     2 4 0
Nashville 1 3 0     1 3 0
Tennessee 0 2 1     3 2 1
LSU 0 1 0     2 2 0
Cumberland 0 1 0     0 1 0
Mississippi 0 3 0     0 3 0
Georgia Tech 0 4 0     0 4 0
Kentucky State 0 0 0     4 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1900 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1900 college football season. It was the Tigers' 9th overall season and they competed as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team was led by head coach Walter H. Watkins, in his first year, and finished with a record of four wins and zero losses (4–0 overall, 3–0 in the SIAA). Auburn was the co-champion of the SIAA and outscored their opponents 148–5.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 22 Nashville* Auburn, AL W 28–0  
November 10 Tennessee Birmingham, AL W 23–0  
November 17 Alabama Riverside Park • Montgomery, AL (Iron Bowl) W 53–5  
November 30 at Georgia Piedmont ParkAtlanta, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) W 44–0  
*Non-conference game.

Season summary

Nashville

Auburn opened the season against the University of Nashville, On a wet and heavy field,[3] Auburn won 280.

Tennessee

Auburn beat the Tennessee Volunteers 23–0 .

Alabama

Auburn easily defeated the Alabama team 535. Auburn's Yarborough scored 3 touchdowns, once on a run of 75 yards. Noll scored twice, once on a run of 55 yards.[4]

Georgia

To close the season, Auburn defeated rival Georgia 44–0.

References

  1. 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 182.
  2. "1900 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  3. "Auburn Defeats Nashville". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 9. Retrieved May 12, 2016 via Newspapers.com.
  4. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/alab/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/1900-season.pdf
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