1901 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1901 Auburn Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Auburn University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1901 SIAA season. In its second season under head coach Walter H. Watkins, the team compiled a 2–3–1 record (2–2–1 against SIAA opponents). It was the Clemson's tenth season of intercollegiate football.[1][2]

1901 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1901 record	2–3–1 (2–2–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Walter H. Watkins (2nd season)

1901 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Vanderbilt $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	1	–	1
Clemson	2	–	0	–	1			3	–	1	–	1
LSU	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	1	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Tulane	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	2	–	0
Alabama	2	–	1	–	2			2	–	1	–	2
Auburn	2	–	2	–	1			2	–	3	–	1
Tennessee	1	–	1	–	2			3	–	3	–	2
Mississippi A&M	1	–	2	–	0			2	–	2	–	1
Cumberland (TN)	0	–	1	–	0			0	–	1	–	0
Kentucky State	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Georgia	0	–	3	–	2			1	–	5	–	2
Ole Miss	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 19	Nashville*	Birmingham, AL	L 5–23	[3]
October 26	Vanderbilt	Riverside Park Montgomery, AL	L 0–41	[4]
November 4	North Carolina	Auburn, AL	L 0–10	[5]
November 15	at Alabama	The Quad Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	W 17–0	[6]
November 20	at LSU	State Field Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 28–0	[7]
November 27	at Georgia	Piedmont Park Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	T 0–0	[8]
*Non-conference game

References

1. 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 182.
2. "1901 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
3. "Guinn Gets The Score: Nashville Too Strong for Auburn". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 20, 1901. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Old Gold and Black Colors of the Victors: Vanderbilt Beats Auburn With Ease". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 27, 1901. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Auburn Does Well: Tar Heels Unable To Cross Line". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 5, 1901. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Aint It a Shame: Auburn Gets Yesterday Afternoon's Game". The Tuskaloosa Gazette. November 16, 1901. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "L.S.U. Again Defeated: Auburn Too Much for Baton Rouge Eleven". The Times-Democrat. November 21, 1901. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Auburn Barely Escapes Defeat From Georgia's Steady On-Rush". The Atlanta Constitution. November 29, 1901. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.