1924 Auburn Tigers football team

1924 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–4–1 (2–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Boozer Pitts (2nd season)
Captain	J. D. Lawrence
Home stadium	Drake Field Rickwood Field Cramton Bowl
Seasons ←  1923 1925  →

1924 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Alabama $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Florida	2	–	0	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
Georgia	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Tulane	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Washington and Lee	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
South Carolina	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Sewanee *	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Mississippi A&M	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Virginia	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt *	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
VPI	2	–	2	–	3			4	–	2	–	3
VMI	2	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Maryland	1	–	2	–	1			3	–	3	–	3
NC State	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	4	–	2
LSU	0	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	0	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Clemson	0	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Tennessee	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion * – co-member of SIAA

The 1924 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1924 college football season. It was the Tigers' 33rd overall season and they competed as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The team was led by head coach Boozer Pitts, in his second year, and played their home games at Drake Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of four wins, four losses and one tie (4–4–1 overall, 2–4–1 in the SoCon).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at Birmingham–Southern *	Munger Bowl Birmingham, AL	W 7–0		[1]
October 4	Clemson	Drake Field Auburn, AL	W 13–0
October 11	vs. VPI	Mayo Island Park Richmond, VA	T 0–0	5,000–7,000	[2] [3] [4] [5]
October 18	Howard (AL) *	Drake Field Auburn, AL	W 17–0		[6]
October 25	LSU	Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL	W 3–0
November 1	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 0–13		[7]
November 8	Tulane	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 6–14	8,000	[8]
November 15	vs. Georgia	Memorial Stadium Columbus, Georgia (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 0–6
November 27	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 0–7
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. "Plainsmen get surprise from Panther squad". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 28, 1924. Retrieved September 5, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tigers and Gobblers in Deadlock". The Auburn Plainsman . Auburn University. October 17, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
3. "V. P. I. In Scoreless Game With Auburn". The Sunday Star . Library of Congress. October 12, 1924. p. 85. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
4. "V. P. I. Plays Auburn To Scoreless Draw". Birmingham Age-Herald . Library of Congress. October 12, 1924. p. 85. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
5. "Tech-Auburn Need No Punting Drill". The News Leader . Library of Virginia. October 13, 1924. p. 12. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
6. "Auburn winner over Howard Bulldogs after hard battle". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 19, 1924. Retrieved March 28, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Wakefield Runs Auburn Ragged". Miami Tribune. November 2, 1924. p. 18. Retrieved June 25, 2016– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Tulane takes measure of Auburn Tigers, 14–6". The Atlanta Constitution. November 9, 1924. Retrieved April 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 186. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
10. "1924 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2012.