1915 Auburn Tigers football team

American college football season August 2022 August 2022 1915 Auburn Tigers football Auburn Tigers logo (pre-1971).png 125 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA 6–2 5–1 Mike Donahue 11th 7–2–2 P. R. Bidez Drake FieldRickwood Field The 1915 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was the Tigers' 24th season and they competed as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA). The team was led by head coach Mike Donahue, in his 11th year, and played their home games at Drake Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of six wins and two losses (6–2 overall, 5–1 in the SIAA). Before the season Baby Taylor was the only regular left at the start of the 1915 season.http://www.leofrank.org/library/atlanta-constitution-issues/1915/atlanta-constitution-september-02-1915-thursday-12-pages-combined.pdf Auburn Loses Nine Regulars From Her Team Atlanta Constitution Schedule October 1 w y y 1915 Marion Cadets Marion Riverside Park Selma, AL 78–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-auburn-defense/148426254/ The Montgomery Advertiser Auburn defense too much for Marion October 2, 1915 May 31, 2024 Newspapers.com October 9 w Florida Drake Field Auburn, AL rivalry 7–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-auburn-changes-tac/148426382/ The Commercial Appeal Auburn changes tactics; Defense plan fails and Donahue resorts to drive to beat Florida October 10, 1915 May 31, 2024 Newspapers.com October 16 w y Clemson Anderson, SC rivalry 14–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-and-tribune-auburn-beats-cle/148426563/ The Journal and Tribune Auburn beats Clemson October 17, 1915 May 31, 2024 Newspapers.com October 23 w Mississippi A&M Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL 26–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-auburn-defeats-mi/140891211/ The Birmingham Age-Herald Auburn defeats Mississippi eleven October 24, 1915 February 13, 2024 Newspapers.com October 30 w y Georgia Sanford Field Athens, GA rivalry 12–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-telegraph-georgia-is-shut-out/148426704/ The Macon Daily Telegraph Georgia is shut out in straight football October 31, 1915 May 31, 2024 Newspapers.com November 6 w Mercer Drake Field Auburn, AL 45–0 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121110198/auburn-tigers-show-no-mercy-to-mercer-me/ Auburn Tigers show no mercy to Mercer men The Birmingham News November 7, 1915 March 18, 2023 Newspapers.com November 13 l Vanderbilt Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL 0–17 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-and-tribune-vanderbilt-crush/148345608/ Vanderbilt crushes Auburn The Journal and Tribune November 14, 1915 May 31, 2024 Newspapers.com November 25 l y y Georgia Tech Grant Field Atlanta, GA rivalry 0–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-auburn-defeated-b/148426951/ Auburn defeated by Georgia Tech Birmingham Age-Herald November 26, 1915 May 31, 2024 Newspapers.com 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide 2009 185 Auburn Media Relations Office Auburn, Alabama http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/aub/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/09-fb-mg-sec5.pdf December 19, 2012 October 6, 2014 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-1915.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120901133414/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aub-m-footbl-sched-1915.html dead September 1, 2012 1915 Auburn University Football Schedule Auburn University Athletics December 19, 2012 Game summaries Marion Military Institute The season starts with a big 78–0 victory over Marion Military Institute. Florida Florida at Auburn Florida Auburn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 October 9 Drake FieldAuburn, Alabama John Counselman Sources: Auburn defeated Florida 7–0. Florida played hard for three quarters, until Wren scored the winning touchdown in the final period.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5857187/the_tennessean/ 44 October 10, 1915 July 11, 2016 Newspapers.com The Tennessean Auburn Makes Single Touchdown On Fla The starting lineup was Robinson (left end), Sample (left tackle), Taylor (left guard), Campbell (center), Fricks (right guard), Wynne (right tackle), Bonner (right end), Caughman (quarterback), Steed (left halfback), Prendergast (right halfback), Bidez (fullback). Clemson Clemson was defeated 14–0. Mississippi A&M Mississippi A&M lost 26–0. Georgia The Georgia Bulldogs fell to Auburn 12–0. Mercer Auburn beat Mercer 45–0, the season's sixth straight shutout. Vanderbilt Vanderbilt at Auburn Vanderbilt Auburn 0 7 7 3 0 0 0 0 November 13 Rickwood FieldBirmingham, Alabama Bradley Walker Sources: Vanderbilt coach Dan McGugin had been pointing to since before the season. Auburn had dominated Southern football for the past two seasons, without a single team crossing its line.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4856210/the_wilmington_morning_star/ The Wilmington Morning Star Vanderbilt Captures Contest From Auburn 3 November 14, 1915 April 6, 2016 Newspapers.com Vanderbilt jumped out to a 17–0 lead on a rain-soaked field. A Curry pass to captain Russell Cohen opened the scoring.Traughber 2011 59–60 Cody personally took over from that point. In one of the greatest exhibitions of punt covering Cody smothered the receiver every time, recovering two fumbles, one across the goal line for a touchdown. Then, in the last ten seconds of play, Cody dropped kicked a three-pointer from the 33-yard line. Zerfoss and Friel punted splendidly. Curry's generalship was superb, and late in the game the Vandy line rose as one to throw back three Auburn charges on the five-yard line.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3263539/the_atlanta_constitution/ Atlanta Constitution November 14, 1915 3 Auburn's Goal Line Crossed; Defeat Is Administered by Rejuvenated Commodores September 21, 2015 Newspapers.com The starting lineup : Taylor (left end), Sample (left tackle), Ducote (left guard), Robinson (center), Frickey (right guard), Wynne (right tackle), Bonner (right end), Steed (quarterback), Wren (left halfback), Prendergast (right halfback), Bidez (fullback). Georgia Tech Auburn at Georgia Tech Auburn Ga. Tech 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 November 25 Grant FieldAtlanta 10,000 Innis Brown left|thumb|300x300px|Partial view of the crowd at Grant Field Georgia Tech closed what was then the greatest season in its history with a 7–0 defeat of Auburn.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4493917/the_atlanta_constitution/ Atlanta Constitution 9 November 26, 1915 Yellow Jackets Earn Tie To Football Championship By Defeating Plainsmen Dick Jemison Dick Jemison March 2, 2016 Newspapers.com To begin the second quarter, Everett Strupper had two key plays, the last of which was the game-deciding touchdown.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3278394/the_tennessean/ The Tennessean Georgia Tech Claims S.I.A.A. Championship November 26, 1915 8 March 27, 2016 Newspapers.com First he made 20 yards around with a pass from MorrisonBlue Print, 1916 before being forced out of bounds. Next was the 19-yard touchdown. Strupper started around left end, then cut back into the center of the field, away from his blockers. He juked and eluded "every man on the Auburn team." On the last move Strupper faked right and then dove left underneath the outstretched arms of Baby Taylor into the endzone.https://books.google.com/books?id=p1g4AQAAIAAJ&q=%22big+babe+taylor%22 The Volta Review 102–105 1925 Volta Bureau A Lip-Reading Football Star The starting lineup against Auburn: Taylor (left end), Wynne (left tackle), Campbell (left guard), Robinson (center), Frickey (right guard), Sample (right tackle), Bonner (right end), Caughman (quarter), Ducote (left halfback), Prendergast (right halfback), Steed (fullback). Postseason Guard Baby Taylor was a unanimous All-Southern selection, and was selected third-team All-America by Walter Camp. References Bibliography Traughber Bill Vanderbilt Football: Tales of Commodore Gridiron History 978-1-60949-423-0 The History Press 2011 Auburn Category:Auburn Tigers football seasons Auburn Tigers football