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1919 Auburn Tigers football team

1919 Auburn Tigers football
SIAA champion
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1919 record 8–1 (5–1 SIAA)
Head coach Mike Donahue (15th year)
Base defense 7–2–2
Captain Pete Bonner
Home stadium Drake Field
Seasons
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1919 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Auburn $ 5 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0
Alabama 6 – 1 – 0     8 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 4 – 1 – 2     5 – 1 – 2
Mississippi A&M 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 2 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 1 – 1     3 – 4 – 1
Tulane 3 – 1 – 1     6 – 2 – 1
Georgia Tech 2 – 1 – 0     7 – 3 – 0
Georgia 4 – 2 – 2     4 – 2 – 3
Furman 2 – 1 – 1     6 – 2 – 1
Clemson 2 – 2 – 2     6 – 2 – 2
LSU 2 – 2 – 0     6 – 2 – 0
Florida 2 – 2 – 0     5 – 3 – 0
Wofford 1 – 1 – 0     3 – 2 – 1
Ole Miss 1 – 4 – 0     4 – 4 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 4 – 0     4 – 4 – 1
Sewanee 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0
Tennessee 0 – 3 – 2     3 – 3 – 3
South Carolina 0 – 4 – 1     1 – 7 – 1
Transylvania 0 – 1 – 0     0 – 1 – 0
Mercer 0 – 1 – 0     0 – 2 – 0
Georgetown 0 – 2 – 0     0 – 2 – 0
Mississippi College 0 – 4 – 0     3 – 5 – 1
Howard 0 – 4 – 0     3 – 5 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion
Camp Gordon at Auburn
1 2 3 4 Total
Camp Gordon 7 0 6 0 13
• Auburn 6 0 0 19 25
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Clemson at Auburn
1 2 3 4 Total
Clemson 0 0 0 0 0
• Auburn 0 0 0 7 7
  • Date: October 17
  • Location: Drake Field
    Auburn, AL
  • Referee: Alcock (Wash. & Lee)
  • Sources:
Auburn at Vanderbilt
1 2 3 4 Total
Auburn 0 6 0 0 6
• Vanderbilt 0 7 0 0 7
  • Sources:
Auburn vs. Georgia
1 2 3 4 Total
• Auburn 7 0 0 0 7
Georgia 0 0 0 0 0
  • Sources:
Mississippi A&M at Auburn
1 2 3 4 Total
Miss. A&M 0 0 0 0 0
• Auburn 0 7 0 0 7
  • Sources:
Auburn at Georgia Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
• Auburn 0 2 6 6 14
Ga. Tech 7 0 0 0 7
  • Sources:

The 1919 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1919 college football season. It was the Tigers' 28th overall 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 15th year, and played their home games at Drake Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of eight wins and one loss (8–1 overall, 5–1 in the SIAA) and as SIAA champions.

The team's captain was tackle Pete Bonner. His brother Thomas Herbert "Herb" Bonner also attended Auburn and was a guard on the team.

The season opened with a 37–0 victory over the Marion Military Institute.

In the second week of play, the Tigers had a poor showing but managed to beat Howard 19–6.

Auburn came back to beat the Fifth Division of Camp Gordon 25–13 in a "nerve-wracking" game. Beretsky of the fifth division ran a kickoff 90 yards for a touchdown. The pounding of Red Howard and Ed Sherling led the comeback.

The starting lineup was Shirley (left end), Bonner (left tackle), Sizemore (left guard), Snider (center), Warren (right guard), Rogers (right tackle), Pruitt (right end), Trapp (quarterback), Scott (left halfback), Howard (right halfback), Shirling (fullback).

Auburn beat Clemson 7–0. "It was anybody's game until the last quarter", when Sherling scored Auburn's lone touchdown. Rodney Ollinger starred on defense.

The starting lineup was Ollinger (left end), Bonner (left tackle), Sizemore (left guard), Snider (center), H. Bonner (right guard), Rogers (right tackle), Pruitt (right end), Trapp (quarterback), Scott (left halfback), Howard (right halfback), Shirling (fullback).

Auburn suffered the season's only loss to Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores 7–6. Josh Cody returned a fumble 15 yards for a touchdown and made the winning extra point. A bit after, Ed Sherling ran in from the 1-yard line, but Pete Bonner missed goal.


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