1893 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1893 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1893 college football season. The squad finished with a record of 3–1–1 and outscored opponents 116–62.

1893 Auburn Tigers football
Black & white image illustrating the fall 1892 to spring 1893 Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, now Auburn University, varsity football team. On the football is written: "93 Champions Ala & Ga.
The fall 1892 through spring 1893 football team of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama (now Auburn University).[1][2]
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–1–1
Head coach
CaptainTom Daniels, Rufus T. "Dutch" Dorsey
Seasons
← 1892
1894 →
1893 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland     6 0 0
Texas     4 0 0
Central (KY)     2 0 0
Howard     2 0 0
North Carolina A&M     2 0 0
Vanderbilt     6 1 0
Auburn     3 0 2
Virginia     8 2 0
Ole Miss     4 1 0
Centre     4 1 0
Trinity (NC)     3 1 0
VMI     3 1 0
Kentucky State College     5 2 1
Delaware     2 1 0
Georgia Tech     2 1 0
Guilford     2 1 0
West Virginia     2 1 0
William & Mary     2 1 0
Navy     5 3 0
Richmond     3 2 0
Georgetown     4 4 0
Sewanee     3 3 0
Furman     1 1 0
Georgia     2 2 1
Western Maryland     1 1 0
Johns Hopkins     2 3 2
North Carolina     3 4 0
Tennessee     2 4 0
Tulane     1 2 0
Wake Forest     1 2 0
Hampden–Sydney     0 1 0
LSU     0 1 0
Maryville (TN)     0 1 0
Mercer     0 1 0
Wofford     0 1 0
VAMC     0 2 0
Alabama     0 4 0

Auburn, then known as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, counts the February 22, 1893, game versus Alabama towards the 1893 season, while Alabama counts it toward their 1892 season.[3] Head coach D. M. Balliet led Auburn to a 32–22 victory in the game. George Roy Harvey coached the four games that Auburn played the following fall.

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
February 22vs. Alabama
W 32–22[4]
November 63:30 p.m.Vanderbilt
W 30–102,000[5]
November 18vs. SewaneeL 14–16[6]
November 30vs. Alabama
  • Riverside Park
  • Montgomery, AL
W 40–16[7]
December 7at Georgia TechAtlanta, GA (rivalry)T 0–0

References edit

  1. ^ F. Loyd Tate; P. G. Clark; G. M. Holley; C. N. Jones; Paul Vines, eds. (1897), Glomerata 1897 (Annual), vol. 1, Nashville, TN: Brandon Printing, p. 122, archived from the original on July 19, 2011, retrieved March 16, 2011
  2. ^ F. Loyd Tate; P. G. Clark; G. M. Holley; C. N. Jones; Paul Vines, eds. (1897), Glomerata 1897 (Annual), vol. 1, Nashville, TN: Brandon Printing, p. 126, archived from the original on July 19, 2011, retrieved March 16, 2011
  3. ^ Browning, Al (November 23, 1980). "Tide, Tiger differences began many years ago". The Tuscaloosa News. p. B1. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Google News Archives.
  4. ^ "Auburn won! Blue and Gold were the winning colors". The Daily News. February 23, 1893. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Auburn Boys Win". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. November 7, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "The pretty Purple; Lightly waves in victory over Yellow and Blue". The Atlanta Constitution. November 19, 1893. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "The farmer boys defeat the Tuskaloosa Cadets at Montgomery by a score 40 to 16". Birmingham Age-Herald. December 1, 1893. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.