1912 Auburn Tigers football team

1912 Auburn Tigers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1912 record 6–1–1 (5–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach Mike Donahue
Base defense 722
Captain Rip Major
Home stadium Drake Field
1912 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 4 0 1     8 1 1
Texas A&M 2 0 0     8 1 0
Kentucky State 1 0 0     7 2 0
Auburn 5 1 1     6 1 1
Georgia 5 1 1     6 1 1
Sewanee 2 1 2     5 1 2
Georgia Tech 5 3 0     5 3 1
Tulane 3 2 0     5 3 0
Mississippi A&M 3 3 0     4 3 0
Alabama 3 3 1     5 3 1
Ole Miss 2 2 0     5 3 0
Mercer 2 3 1     5 3 1
LSU 2 3 0     4 3 0
Clemson 2 4 0     4 4 0
Tennessee 1 4 0     4 4 0
Mississippi College 1 4 0     3 4 0
Florida 0 2 1     5 2 1
Central 0 2 0     4 5 0
The Citadel 0 3 0     2 4 0
Howard 0 4 0     1 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1912 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University (then called the Alabama Polytechnic Institute) in the 1912 college football season. It was the Tigers' 21st season and they competed as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team was led by head coach Mike Donahue, in his eighth year, and played their home games at Drake Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of six wins, one loss and one tie (6–1–1 overall, 4–1–1 in the SIAA).

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 5 vs. Mercer* Columbus, GA W 56–0  
October 12 Florida Drake FieldAuburn, AL (Rivalry) W 27–13  
October 19 Clemson Drake Field • Auburn, AL W 26–7  
October 26 Mississippi A&M Rickwood FieldBirmingham, AL W 7–0  
November 2 at Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA W 27–7  
November 9 LSU Mobile, AL W 7–0  
November 23 Vanderbilt Rickwood Field • Birmingham, AL T 7–7  
November 23 at Georgia Sanford FieldAthens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) L 6–12  
*Non-conference game.

References

  1. 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 185.
  2. "1912 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
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