1913 Auburn Tigers football team

1913 Auburn Tigers football

National Champions
SIAA Champions

Conference

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association

1913 record

8–0 ( SIAA)

Head coach

Mike Donahue

Seasons

« 1912

1914 »

The 1913 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1913 college football season. The team was coached by Mike Donahue and was undefeated at 8–0, outscoring opponents 224–13. Auburn, led by senior captain Kirk Newell, was the champion of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

The Tigers were retroactively awarded a national title by several computer rating systems, including the College Football Research Center which is a component of the BCS, the current system to determine the national champion).^[1] Auburn University does not claim the title, but does acknowledge it in their official media guide.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 4, 1913	Mercer*	Auburn, Alabama	W 53–0
October 11, 1913	Florida	Auburn, Alabama	W 55–0
October 18, 1913	vs. Mississippi State	Birmingham, Alabama	W 34–0
October 25, 1913	at Clemson	Clemson, South Carolina	W 20–0
November 1, 1913	vs. LSU	Mobile, Alabama	W 7–0
November 8, 1913	at Georgia Tech	Atlanta, Georgia	W 20–0
November 15, 1913	vs. Vanderbilt	Birmingham, Alabama	W 13–6
November 22, 1913	vs. Georgia	Atlanta, Georgia (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 21–7
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

References

^ "Billingsley’s National Champions by Year". College Football Research Center. 2008. http://www.cfrc.com/Archives/NC_Year.htm.
^ "Champion football team". Auburn University. http://diglib.auburn.edu/gsdl/cgi-bin/library?e=d-000-00---0loguesms--00-0-0--0prompt-10---4------0-1l--1-en-50---20-about---00031-001-1-0utfZz-8-00&a=d&c=loguesms&cl=CL1.2&d=HASHb6c7bb50ce0dbe26e1d741. Retrieved 15 March 2011.

External links

Auburn Tigers football

Venues	Drake Field (1911–1939) Jordan–Hare Stadium (1939–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Florida Georgia Iron Bowl (Alabama, James E. Foy, V-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy) LSU

Culture & lore	Traditions Aubie "War Eagle" Auburn University Marching Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

National championship seasons in bold