1899 Auburn Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1899 Auburn Tigers football 1899Auburn.png 285 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA 3–1–1 2–1–1 John Heisman 5th Hurry-up offense Arthur Feagin The 1899 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1899 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The Tigers went 3–1–1, outscoring their opponents 148–11 and holding four opponents scoreless. This team was noteworthy as the last to be coached by Tigers head coach, John Heisman. It is also one of the first teams to employ a Hurry-up offense.http://www.thewareaglereader.com/2013/08/john-heisman-on-auburns-hurry-up-offense/ John Heisman: Auburn 'the first to show what could be done' with the hurry-up offense As Heisman recalled: The team of '99—my last at Auburn—was a great one. It only weighed about 160 (pounds per player), but its speed and team work were something truly wonderful. I do not think I have ever seen so fast a team as that was. It would line up and get the ball in play at times before the opposing players were up off the ground. You see it was a 'stunt' of ours to catch them off side and get the benefit of the penalty. Nowadays no team is taken by surprise by such lightning lining up; but that Auburn team of '99 was the first to show what could be done with speedy play, and then it wasn't long before all other teams were laboring with might and main to inject speed into their work. In Heisman's opinion, this was his best team while at Auburn.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1944523// Atlanta Constitution Brown Calls Vanderbilt '06 Best Eleven South Ever Had February 19, 1911 March 8, 2015 52 Newspapers.com The squad is also remembered as the only team to score in the legendary 1899 Sewanee team that went undefeated and beat Texas, Texas A&M, Tulane, LSU and Ole Miss over a 6-day span. Auburn lost their matchup to the "Iron Men" by a single point. Schedule October 14 w Georgia Tech Drill Field Auburn, AL rivalry 63–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-auburn-defeats/140803708/ The Atlanta Constitution Auburn defeats the Techs October 15, 1899 February 12, 2024 Newspapers.com October 21 w y Montgomery Athletic Club Drill Field Auburn, AL 40–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-montgomery-boy/140803839/ The Montgomery Advertiser Montgomery boys show up well October 22, 1899 February 12, 2024 Newspapers.com October 28 w Clemson Drill Field Auburn, AL rivalry 34–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-auburn-keeps-u/140803964/ The Montgomery Advertiser Auburn keeps up her fast game October 29, 1899 February 12, 2024 Newspapers.com November 18 t y Georgia Piedmont Park Atlanta, GA rivalry 0–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-auburn-had-game-but/140804103/ The Macon Telegraph Auburn had game but darkness ended the football contest with University of Georgia November 19, 1899 February 12, 2024 Newspapers.com November 30 l Sewanee Riverside Park Montgomery, AL 10–11 4,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-sewanee-wins-the-t/140804266/ The Commercial Appeal Sewanee wins the tie December 1, 1899 February 12, 2024 Newspapers.com 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide 2009 182 Auburn Media Relations Office Auburn, Alabama http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/aub/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-fb-mg-sec5.pdf 2012-12-20 2014-10-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006152710/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/aub/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-fb-mg-sec5.pdf dead http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aub-m-footbl-sched-1899.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120901133940/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aub-m-footbl-sched-1899.html dead September 1, 2012 1899 Auburn University Football Schedule Auburn University Athletics December 20, 2012 References Auburn Category:Auburn Tigers football seasons Auburn Tigers football