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 Park • Atlanta, 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 28–0.

Tennessee

Auburn beat the Tennessee Volunteers 23–0 .

Alabama

Auburn easily defeated the Alabama team 53–5. 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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