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1913 Auburn Tigers football team

1913 Auburn Tigers football
Auburn Tigers football team (1913).jpg
National champion (Billingsley MOV)
SIAA champion
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1913 record 8–0 (8–0 SIAA)
Head coach Mike Donahue
Base defense 7–2–2
Captain Kirk Newell
Uniform
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Seasons
← 1912
1914 →
1913 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Auburn $ 8 0 0     8 0 0
Mississippi A&M 5 1 1     6 1 1
Georgia 3 1 0     6 2 0
Vanderbilt 3 1 0     5 3 0
Georgia Tech 5 2 0     7 2 0
Alabama 4 3 0     6 3 0
LSU 1 1 2     6 1 2
Sewanee 2 2 0     4 3 0
Florida 2 2 0     4 3 0
Clemson 2 4 0     4 4 0
Mississippi College 1 2 0     6 3 0
Tennessee 1 3 0     6 3 0
The Citadel 0 4 1     3 4 2
Mercer 0 4 1     2 5 1
Kentucky 0 1 0     6 2 0
Texas A&M 0 1 1     3 4 2
Central 0 2 0     2 5 0
Tulane 0 4 0     3 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Florida at Auburn
1 2 3 4 Total
Florida 0 0 0 0 0
Auburn 13 21 7 14 55
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LSU at Auburn
1 2 3 4 Total
LSU 0 0 0 0 0
Auburn 0 0 7 0 7

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Auburn at Vanderbilt
1 2 3 4 Total
Auburn 7 0 0 7 14
Vanderbilt 6 0 0 0 6

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Auburn at Georgia
1 2 3 4 Total
Auburn 0 7 7 7 21
Georgia 7 0 0 0 7

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The 1913 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1913 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The team was coached by Mike Donahue and was undefeated at 8–0, outscoring opponents 224–13. Auburn was the champion of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association. The team played just two games at home.

The Tigers were retroactively recognized as a national champion by the Billingsley Report's alternative calculation which considers teams' margin of victory. Under Billingsley's primary methodology, Chicago was recognized as the national champion. Although it is a recognized national championship, Auburn does not claim the title, but does acknowledge it in its official media guide.

Since Auburn's tie with Vanderbilt last year, teams other than Vanderbilt had a chance to win a title, and newspapers covered football more than the World Series for the first time.

Coach Donahue built his team around his defense, which played out of a 7–2–2 scheme. The team was led by senior captain Kirk Newell. One source reads "Coach Donahue loved the fullback dive and would run the play over and over again before sending the elusive Newell wide on a sweep."

A.P.I. began its season with a 53-0 blowout against visiting Mercer on Drake Field.

The week before, the Florida Gators had the largest win in their history, a 144–0 win over Florida Southern. Auburn crushed the Gators 55–0. Auburn scored five touchdowns in the first half. Captain Kirk Newell retired in the third period due to the heat.

The starting lineup was Wynne (left end), Esslinger (left tackle), Lockwood (left guard), Pitts (center), Thigpen (right guard), Louisell (right tackle), Robinson (right end), Arnold (quarterback), Newell (left halfback), Sparkman (right halfback), Harris (fullback).


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