1917 Auburn Tigers football team

1917 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1917 record	6–2–1 (5–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Mike Donahue (13th year)
Base defense	7–2–2
Captain	Carey Robinson
Home stadium	Drake Field
Seasons ← 1916 1918 →

1917 SIAA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Georgia Tech $	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Auburn	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
Clemson	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Mississippi A&M	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Sewanee	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	2	–	2
Tulane	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Alabama	2	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Vanderbilt	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
LSU	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Wofford	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Furman	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Florida	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	4	–	1
Howard	0	–	2	–	1			0	–	2	–	1
The Citadel	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	3	–	0
Mississippi College	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	4	–	0
$ – Conference champion There were several SIAA schools that did not field a team due to World War I.

Auburn at Clemson

1 2 3 4 Total • Auburn 7 0 0 0 7 Clemson 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 19 Location: Clemson, SC Referee: John R. Bender Sources:

Mississippi A&M at Auburn

1 2 3 4 Total Miss. A&M 6 0 0 0 6 • Auburn 0 7 6 0 13 Date: October 27 Location: Birmingham, AL Referee: Thomas (Purdue) Sources:

Florida at Auburn

1 2 3 4 Total Florida 0 0 0 0 0 • Auburn 14 19 21 14 68 Date: November 6 Location: Auburn, AL Referee: Tom Dutton Sources:

Davidson vs. Auburn

1 2 3 4 Total • Davidson 0 7 7 7 21 Auburn 0 0 7 0 7 Date: November 10 Location: Atlanta, GA Referee: Lewis (Virginia) Sources:

Auburn at Vanderbilt

1 2 3 4 Total • Auburn 6 6 13 6 31 Vanderbilt 0 0 0 7 7 Date: November 17 Location: Nashville, TN Referee: Bradley Walker Sources:

Ohio State at Auburn

1 2 3 4 Total Ohio St. 0 0 0 0 0 Auburn 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 24 Location: Montgomery, AL Referee: Bradley Walker Sources:

Auburn at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total Auburn 0 0 0 7 7 • Ga. Tech 20 13 21 14 68 Date: November 29 Location: Grant Field Atlanta, GA Game attendance: 20,000 Referee: Jogger Elcock Sources:

The 1917 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was the Tigers' 26th 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 13th year, and played their home games at Drake Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of six wins, two losses and one tie (6–2–1 overall, 5–1 in the SIAA).

Led by Walter Camp All-America Honorable Mention Moon Ducote, Auburn lost its two games to Davidson and Georgia Tech, widely regarded as the two best teams in the south. Georgia Tech was the south's first national champion. Auburn held undefeated Big Ten champion Ohio State to a scoreless tie.

The season opened with a 53–0 defeat of Howard.

In the second week of play, the Tigers beat Camp Sheridan 13–0.

Auburn beat Clemson on Riggs Field 7–0, in a close game. Ducote starred for Auburn and Stumpy Banks starred for Clemson.

Auburn's starting lineup was Ducote (left end), Caton (left tackle), Samford (left guard), Rogers (center), Warren (right guard), Bonner (right tackle), Styles (right end), Robinson (quarterback), Donahue (left halfback), Creel (right halfback), Revington (fullback).

Auburn won a tough game with the Mississippi Aggies, winning 13–6. The Aggies score when their tackle, Horton, picked up a fumble and ran 95 yards for a touchdown.

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