1904 Auburn Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1904 Auburn Tigers football Alabama Polytechnic Institute Varsity (Auburn University) Football Team 1904 cropped.jpg 285 1904 Auburn football team; head coach Mike Donahue is in the second row with "1904" on his jersey Black & white image illustrating 14 American football players in their uniforms with a single "A" visible on most jerseys and "1904" visible on one Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association SIAA 9–0 5–0 Mike Donahue 1st R. S. Reynolds SIAA co-champion The 1904 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team went undefeated, winning all five of its regular season games. 2011 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide https://web.archive.org/web/20121111193306/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/aub/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/2011-fbguide.pdf 2012-11-11 , Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 178–189, 191 (2011). Retrieved August 16, 2011 It also won two "practice" games against Montgomery and the University of Florida."1905 Glomerata" https://web.archive.org/web/20111001235837/http://diglib.auburn.edu/cgi-bin/gloms/docviewer.pl?did=%2F1905&seq=184&frames=0&view=100 2011-10-01 "(Annual), p182, Retrieved August 18, 2011" The Tigers defense was nearly perfect, outscoring opponents 73–11 in regular season play and completing three shut outs (five counting the practice games). This was the first undefeated Auburn team since 1900 and was the fourth time the Tigers went undefeated. The squad was coached by Mike Donahue in his first year as a head football coach. Donahue coached two separate times at Auburn (1904–1906 and 1908–1922) before moving to LSU. He also served as athletic director, basketball coach, baseball coach, and track coach during his tenure. Donahue still ranks second on Auburn football coaches' all-time career win list and third in winning percentage.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/auburn/coaching_records.php Auburn Coaching Records 11 March 2011 David DeLassus 2011 College Football Data Warehouse https://web.archive.org/web/20110525100805/https://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_ia/sec/auburn/coaching_records.php 2011-05-25 Before the season Auburn hired former Yale multi-sport athlete Mike Donahue to be the programs' tenth head coach. The native of Ireland would coach the Tigers for 18 seasons and still owns the highest winning percentage of any full-time Auburn football coach.Michael Donahue - Alabama Sports Hall of Fame https://ashof.org/inductees/michael-donahue/ ashof.org Alabama Sports Hall of Fame 8 March 2019Michael Donahue (1951) https://footballfoundation.org/hof.aspx?hof=1260 National Football Foundation College Football Hall of Fame en Humphrey Foy recovered from a broken collarbone sustained the previous season and returned to the starting lineup.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/1959370// Atlanta Constitution November 29, 1903 6 Seventeen Were Killed On Football Field Of '03 March 10, 2015 Newspapers.com Schedule October 4 w y University of Florida (Lake City)‡ Drill Field Auburn, AL 44–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-journal-auburn-wins-another/140819733/ The Atlanta Journal Auburn wins another October 5, 1904 February 12, 2024 Newspapers.com October 15 w y Clemson Bowman Field Clemson, SC rivalry 5–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-clemson-tigers-lost/140819868/ The Greenville News Clemson Tigers lost to Auburn October 16, 1904 February 12, 2024 Newspapers.com October 22 w y Nashville West End Park Birmingham, AL 10–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-nashville-was-eas/140820045/ The Birmingham Age-Herald Nashville was easy for Auburn October 23, 1904 February 12, 2024 Newspapers.com October 29 w Georgia Tech Drill Field Auburn, AL rivalry 12–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-georgia-blacks/140820218/ The Montgomery Advertiser Georgia blacksmiths beaten by Auburn Tigers October 30, 1904 February 12, 2024 Newspapers.com November 12 w y Alabama West End Park Birmingham, AL rivalry 29–5 https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald-plucky-auburn-tig/140820379/ The Birmingham Age-Herald Plucky Auburn Tigers capture the championship of Alabama November 13, 1904 February 12, 2024 Newspapers.com November 24 w y Georgia Central City Park Macon, GA rivalry 17–6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-macon-news-georgia-goes-down-in-defe/140820602/ The Macon News Georgia goes down in defeat before the Auburn Tigers November 25, 1904 February 12, 2024 Newspapers.com 1904 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC February 12, 2024 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/auburn/1904-schedule.html ‡The October 4, 1904, game against the University of Florida at Lake City was considered a practice game by Auburn and is not included in the official record of 5–0 for the season. The university at Lake City was one of four colleges which would later be merged to form the University of Florida in Gainesville, which established its own football program in 1906."University of Florida 1853–1905 » UF's Beginnings" Retrieved August 19, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20060901082230/http://www.ufl.edu/history/1853.html September 1, 2006 Game summaries At Clemson Auburn at Clemson Auburn 5 0 Clemson 0 0 October 15 Clemson, SC Sandy Beaver Sources: "The game was slow. Neither team was at its best." Humphrey Foy went around end on a double pass for an 18-yard touchdown, the game's only score.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5184006/the_atlanta_constitution/ Auburn Downs Clemson Team 4 October 16, 1904 Atlanta Constitution May 7, 2016 Newspapers.com "Referee Beaver says it was one of the fiercest of games and that Clemson's defense was superb but the team lacked snap and ginger." The starting lineup was Wilkinson (left end), Streit (left tackle), Ringey (left guard), Butler (center), Moon (right guard), Jones (right tackle), Paterson (right end), Perkins (quarterback), Foy (left halfback), Reynolds (right halfback), Lacey (fullback). Nashville Auburn easily defeated Nashville 10–0. Foy ran the second half kick off back for a touchdown. "Foy and Reynolds gained ground every time they were given the ball...The Auburn team is 50 per cent stronger now than it was at this time last year, and Coach Donohue is doing wonderful work with his material."https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5184069/the_atlanta_constitution/ 5 Atlanta Constitution Auburn Finds Nashville Easy October 23, 1904 May 7, 2016 Newspapers.com The starting lineup was Paterson (left end), Streit (left tackle), Bigney (left guard), Butler (center), Moon (right guard), Jones (right tackle), Wilkinson (right end), Perkins (quarterback), Foy (left halfback), Reynolds (right halfback), Lacey (fullback). Georgia Tech Georgia Tech at Auburn Ga Tech 0 0 Auburn 12 0 October 29 Auburn, AL Sources: Donahue's Auburn team beat first year head coach John Heisman's Georgia Tech 12–0, making two touchdowns in the first half.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5183908/the_atlanta_constitution/ 5 October 30, 1904 Atlanta Constitution Georgia Techs Lose To Auburn May 7, 2016 Newspapers.com The starting lineup was Wilkinson (left end), Street (left tackle), Braswell (left guard), Butler (center), Moon (right guard), Jones (right tackle), Patterson (right end), Perkins (quarterback), Reynolds (left halfback), Foy (right halfback), Lacey (fullback). Alabama Auburn beat Alabama 29–6. Auburn used a delayed buck effectively. On this play, blockers swept around end, faking the ball. The ball carrier then drove through the line for substantial gains.http://www.rolltide.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/alab/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/1904-season Archived copy 2016-05-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20160507182719/http://www.rolltide.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/alab/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/1904-season 2016-05-07 Georgia Auburn at Georgia Auburn 12 5 Georgia 5 0 November 24 Macon, GA Butler (North Carolina) Sources: Auburn closed the undefeated season with a 17–5 win over the Georgia Bulldogs. For the first score, Lacey ran in a 5-yard touchdown. Georgia answered with its own score. Lacey drove in another touchdown later, before the half ended. Lacey again got a 5-yard touchdown in the second half to make it 17–5.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5184118/the_atlanta_constitution/ Auburn 17 Georgia 5 In Bitter Contest 1 November 25, 1904 Atlanta Constitution May 7, 2016 Newspapers.com The starting lineup was Paterson (left end), Streit (left tackle), Braswell (left guard), Butler (center), Moon (right guard), Hughes (right tackle), Wilkinson (right end), Perkins (quarterback), Foy (left halfback), Reynolds (right halfback), Lacey (fullback). Postseason Humphrey Foy was All-Southern. References Auburn Category:Auburn Tigers football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Auburn Tigers football