1897 Auburn Tigers football team

1897 Auburn Tigers football

The 1897 football team of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University).[1]
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1897 record 2–0–1 (2–0–1 SIAA)
Head coach John Heisman (3rd year)
1897 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 0     6 0 1
Georgia 2 0 0     2 1 0
Auburn 2 0 1     2 0 1
North Carolina 3 1 0     7 3 0
Tennessee 1 1 0     4 1 0
Central 1 1 0     1 1 0
Nashville 1 1 0     1 1 0
Sewanee 1 3 1     1 3 1
Clemson 0 2 0     2 2 0
Kentucky State 0 2 0     2 4 0
Georgia Tech 0 1 0     0 1 0
Cumberland 0 1 0     0 1 0
Mercer 0 1 0     0 1 1
Texas 0 0 0     6 2 0
Alabama 0 0 0     1 0 0
LSU 0 0 0     1 1 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1897 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1897 college football season. It was the Tigers' sixthseason and they competed as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team was led by head coach John Heisman, in his third year, and finished with a record of two wins, zero losses and one tie (2–0–1 overall, 2–0–1 in the SIAA). The team finished $700 in debt, and Heisman was the actor, director, and producer of David Garrick to raise the money.[2] As such, he is founder of Auburn’s first theatrical group: The A.P.I. Dramatic Club.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 23 at Mercer Macon, GA W 26–0  
October 29 at Nashville Nashville, TN W 14–4  
October 30 at Sewanee McGee FieldSewanee, TN T 0–0  

Source: 1897 Auburn football schedule[3]

References

  1. A. C. Vandiver; G. O. Dickey; F. W. Hare; P. M. McIntyre; J. B. Shivers; E. W. Stone; R. P. Strong, eds. (1897), Glomerata 1898 (Annual), 1, Chicago, IL: A. L. Swift, p. 99, retrieved 16 March 2011
  2. http://www.thewareaglereader.com/2013/05/auburn-theatrical-legend-john-heisman-put-on-starred-in-play-to-save-auburn-football/#.Ug3Oc7xa98k
  3. 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 182.
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