1897 Auburn Tigers football team

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1897 Auburn Tigers football
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The 1897 football team of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University). [1]
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–0–1 (2–0–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Bee Stokes
Seasons
←  1896
1898  →
1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Vanderbilt $ 3 –0 –06 –0 –1
Georgia 2 –0 –02 –1 –0
Auburn 2 –0 –12 –0 –1
Tennessee 1 –0 –04 –1 –0
Central (KY) 1 –1 –01 –2 –0
Nashville 1 –1 –01 –1 –0
Alabama 0 –0 –01 –0 –0
Texas 0 –0 –06 –2 –0
LSU 0 –0 –01 –1 –0
Sewanee 1 –2 –11 –3 –1
Clemson 0 –1 –02 –2 –0
Cumberland (TN) 0 –1 –00 –1 –0
Mercer 0 –1 –00 –1 –1
Kentucky State College 0 –2 –02 –4 –0
SW Presbyterian 0 –0 –00 –0 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1897 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was the Tigers' sixth season. The team was led by head coach John Heisman, in his third year, and finished with a record of two wins, zero losses and one tie (2–0–1 overall, 2–0–1 in the SIAA).

Contents

The team featured brothers Jim and John Penton.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 23at Mercer
W 26–0 [2]
October 29at Nashville Nashville, TN W 14–4 [3]
October 30at Sewanee
T 0–0 [4]

[5]

Season summary

Mercer

The season opened with a 26–0 defeat of Mercer. Fearing Georgia scouts watching for signals, Auburn did not use any throughout the game. [6]

Nashville

Auburn beat Nashville 14–4 in a duel between fullbacks Jim Penton and Bradley Walker. [6]

Sewanee

Auburn fought Sewanee to a scoreless tie.

Postseason

The team finished $700 in debt, and Heisman was the actor, director, and producer of David Garrick to raise the money. [7] As such, he is founder of Auburn's first theatrical group: The A.P.I. Dramatic Club.

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References

  1. ↑ A. C. Vandiver; G. O. Dickey; F. W. Hare; P. M. McIntyre; J. B. Shivers; E. W. Stone; R. P. Strong, eds. (1897), Glomerata 1898 (Annual), vol. 1, Chicago, IL: A. L. Swift, p. 99, archived from the original on July 19, 2011, retrieved March 16, 2011
  2. ↑ "Auburn wins the first game". The Atlanta Constitution. October 24, 1897. Retrieved March 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Alabama boys are winners". The Nashville American. October 30, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Sewanee 0, Auburn 0". The Times-Democrat. October 31, 1897. Retrieved December 16, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 182. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
  6. 1 2 J. W. Heisman (February 9, 1915). "Dixie's Football Hall of Fame". The Tennessean. p. 9. Retrieved May 29, 2018– via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  7. ↑ "Auburn theatrical legend John Heisman put on, starred in play to save Auburn football".


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