1912 Auburn Tigers football team

1912 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–1–1 (6–1–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Mike Donahue (8th season)
Base defense	7–2–2
Captain	Rip Major
Home stadium	Drake Field Rickwood Field
Seasons ←  1911 1913  →

1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Vanderbilt $	3	–	0	–	1			8	–	1	–	1
Texas A&M	2	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Kentucky State	1	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Auburn	6	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Georgia	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
Sewanee	2	–	1	–	2			5	–	1	–	2
Georgia Tech	5	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	1
Alabama	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Tulane	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Mississippi A&M	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Clemson	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Mercer	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
LSU	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Mississippi College	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Florida	0	–	2	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Centre	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Howard (AL)	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1912 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University (then called the Alabama Polytechnic Institute) in the 1912 college football season. It was the Tigers' 21st 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 eighth year, and played their home games at Drake Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of six wins, one loss and one tie (6–1–1 overall).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
October 5	vs. Mercer	Driving Park Columbus, GA	W 56–0	[1] [2]
October 12	Florida	Drake Field Auburn, AL (rivalry)	W 27–13	[3]
October 19	Clemson	Drake Field Auburn, AL (rivalry)	W 26–7	[4]
October 26	Mississippi A&M	Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL	W 7–0	[5]
November 2	at Georgia Tech	Ponce de Leon Park Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	W 27–7	[6]
November 9	vs. LSU	Monroe Park Mobile, AL (rivalry)	W 7–0	[7]
November 23	Vanderbilt	Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL	T 7–7	[8]
November 28	at Georgia	Sanford Field Athens, GA (rivalry)	L 6–12	[9]

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References

1. "Mercer and Auburn meet". The Columbus Enquirer-Sun. October 5, 1912. Retrieved March 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Mercer boys fade before Auburn and the result is 56–0". The Birmingham News. October 6, 1912. Retrieved March 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Florida holds Auburn close". The Tampa Morning Tribune. October 13, 1912. Retrieved March 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Clemson falls before Auburn, score 27 to 6". The Commercial Appeal. October 20, 1912. Retrieved March 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Auburn wins a fierce battle". Birmingham Age-Herald. October 27, 1912. Retrieved March 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Auburn's weight too much for Tech team". The Macon Daily Telegraph. November 3, 1912. Retrieved March 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Auburn beats Louisiana Tigers". The Times-Democrat. November 10, 1912. Retrieved March 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Auburn holds Vandy to a tie". The Tennessean. November 24, 1912. Retrieved March 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "M'Whorter beats Auburn team on slippery field". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 29, 1912. Retrieved March 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 185. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
11. "1912 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2012.