1911 Auburn Tigers football team

American college football season

1911 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–2–1 (4–0–1 SIAA)
Head coach
  • Mike Donahue (7th season)
Base defense7–2–2
CaptainM. S. Bonner
Home stadiumDrake Field
Rickwood Field
Seasons
← 1910
1912 →
1911 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 5 0 0 8 1 0
Auburn 4 0 1 4 2 1
Georgia 5 1 1 7 1 1
Georgia Tech 5 2 1 6 2 1
Kentucky State 2 1 0 7 3 0
LSU 2 1 0 6 3 0
Mississippi A&M 4 2 1 7 2 1
Alabama 2 2 2 5 2 2
Ole Miss 2 2 0 6 3 0
Tulane 3 3 0 5 3 1
Sewanee 2 3 0 6 3 1
Clemson 2 4 0 3 5 0
The Citadel 1 1 0 5 2 2
Mercer 2 5 0 4 6 1
Central University 0 2 1 3 2 1
Tennessee 0 2 1 3 4 2
Mississippi College 0 4 0 1 5 0
Howard (AL) 0 6 0 1 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1911 Auburn Tigers football team represented Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now known Auburn University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1911 college football season. The team was led by head coach Mike Donahue, in his seventh year, and played their home games at both Drake Field in Auburn and Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of four wins, two losses, and one tie (4–2–1 overall, 4–0–1 in the SIAA).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 7Mercer
W 29–0[1]
October 14at Clemson
W 29–0[2]
October 21vs. Texas A&M*L 0–16[3]
October 28Mississippi A&MW 11–5[4]
November 4at Georgia TechW 11–6[5]
November 18at Texas*
L 5–18[6]
November 29vs. GeorgiaSavannah, GA (rivalry)T 0–0[7]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Davis and Auburn defeat Mercer by handsome score". Birmingham Age-Herald. October 8, 1911. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Auburn defeats Clemson". The Commercial Appeal. October 15, 1911. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "7,000 see Texas Farmers defeat strong Auburn eleven, 16 to 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 22, 1911. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Auburn wins good game". The Tuscaloosa Times-Gazette. October 29, 1911. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Auburn defeats Georgia eleven". Tampa Morning Tribune. November 5, 1911. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas Longhorns win from Auburn". The Galveston Daily News. November 19, 1911. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia and Auburn end fierce game scoreless". The Atlanta Constitution. November 30, 1911. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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