1897 Auburn Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1897 Auburn Tigers football 1897 Auburn University varsity football team.jpg 285 The 1897 football team of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University). A. C. Vandiver G. O. Dickey F. W. Hare P. M. McIntyre J. B. Shivers E. W. Stone R. P. Strong Glomerata 1898 Annual http://diglib.auburn.edu/cgi-bin/gloms/docviewer.pl?did=%2F1898&seq=99&frames=0&view=100 16 March 2011 1 1897 A. L. Swift Chicago, IL 99 https://web.archive.org/web/20110719141831/http://diglib.auburn.edu/cgi-bin/gloms/docviewer.pl?did=%2F1898&seq=99&frames=0&view=100 2011-07-19 dead Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA 2–0–1 2–0–1 John Heisman 3rd William Bee Stokes The 1897 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was the Tigers' sixth season. 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 featured brothers Jim and John Penton. Schedule Central October 23 2:30 p.m. w y Mercer Central City Park Macon, GA 26–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120949696/auburn-wins-the-first-game/ Auburn wins the first game The Atlanta Constitution October 24, 1897 March 15, 2023 Newspapers.com October 29 w y 1897 Nashville Garnet and Blue Nashville Nashville, TN 14–4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean/87269223/ Alabama boys are winners The Nashville American October 30, 1897 December 16, 2023 Newspapers.com October 30 t y Sewanee Hardee Field Sewanee, TN 0–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-democrat-sewanee-0-auburn-0/136918689/ Sewanee 0, Auburn 0 The Times-Democrat October 31, 1897 December 16, 2023 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 Game summaries Mercer The season opened with a 26–0 defeat of Mercer. Fearing Georgia scouts watching for signals, Auburn did not use any throughout the game.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20491172/the_tennessean/ Dixie's Football Hall of Fame J. W. Heisman The Tennessean February 9, 1915 May 29, 2018 Newspapers.com 9 Nashville Auburn beat Nashville 14–4 in a duel between fullbacks Jim Penton and Bradley Walker. Sewanee Auburn fought Sewanee to a scoreless tie. Postseason The team finished $700 in debt, and Heisman was the actor, director, and producer of David Garrick to raise the money.http://www.thewareaglereader.com/2013/05/auburn-theatrical-legend-john-heisman-put-on-starred-in-play-to-save-auburn-football/ Auburn theatrical legend John Heisman put on, starred in play to save Auburn football As such, he is founder of Auburn's first theatrical group: The A.P.I. Dramatic Club. References Auburn Category:Auburn Tigers football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Auburn Tigers football