1892 Auburn Tigers football team

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1892 Auburn Tigers football
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The spring 1892 football team of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama (now Auburn University) was the school's first.
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2
Head coach
CaptainFrank Lupton
Seasons
 1891
1893  
1892 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Centre   6 0 0
Biddle   1 0 0
VMI   4 0 1
Wake Forest   4 0 1
Furman   1 0 0
Mercer   1 0 0
North Carolina   5 1 0
Johns Hopkins   7 1 0
North Carolina A&M   1 0 0
Sewanee   5 1 1
Central   4 1 0
Navy   5 2 0
Georgetown   4 2 1
Virginia   3 2 1
Vanderbilt   4 4 0
Alabama   2 2 0
Auburn   2 2 0
Georgia   1 1 0
VAMC   1 1 0
Western Maryland   0 0 1
Richmond   2 3 0
Delaware   1 2 2
Kentucky State College   2 4 1
Tennessee   2 5 0
Trinity (NC)   1 3 0
Hampden–Sydney   0 1 0
Livingstone   0 1 0
Maryville (TN)   0 1 0
South Carolina   0 1 0
Georgia Tech   0 3 0
Maryland   0 3 0

The 1892 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1892 college football season. It was the first college football team fielded by the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, now known as Auburn University. The squad was first coached by George Petrie. Auburn shut out Georgia Tech, 26–0, just two days after being shut out by North Carolina, 64–0. The team finished the season with a record of 2–2.

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Black & white image illustrating the fall 1892 - spring 1893 Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, now Auburn University, varsity football team. On the football is written: "93 Champions Ala & Ga. 1893 Auburn Tigers football team.jpg
Black & white image illustrating the fall 1892 – spring 1893 Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, now Auburn University, varsity football team. On the football is written: "93 Champions Ala & Ga.
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
February 20vs. Georgia Atlanta, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)W 10–0
November 222:45 p.m.vs. Trinity (NC)
  • Brisbane Park
  • Atlanta, GA
L 6–34 [1] [2]
November 23vs. North Carolina
  • Brisbane Park
  • Atlanta, GA
L 0–64 [3]
November 25at Georgia Tech
W 26–0 [4]

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References

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