The 1907 Auburn Tigers football team represented Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now known Auburn University) in the 1907 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. Coached by Willis Kienholz, Auburn recorded a 6–2–1 record in its 16th season of intercollegiate football. The Tigers averaged 26.4 points per game on offense and gave up only 4.3 points per game.
| 1907 Auburn Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 6–2–1 (3–2–1 SIAA) |
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| Captain | D. E. Wilkinson |
| Home stadium | Drill Field West End Park |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi A&M | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard (AL) | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nashville | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1907 was the last season before a 40-year hiatus in the Iron Bowl series between Auburn and Alabama. The two teams did not meet on the gridiron from 1908 to 1947.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| October 5 | Howard (AL)* |
| W 23–0 | [1] | |
| October 7 | Maryville (TN)* |
| W 23–0 | [2] | |
| October 12 | Gordon College* |
| W 34–0 | [3] | |
| October 19 | Sewanee |
| L 6–12 | [4] | |
| October 26 | at Georgia Tech | W 12–6 | [5] | ||
| November 4 | Clemson |
| W 12–0 | 1,000 | [6] |
| November 9 | Mercer |
| W 63–0 | [7] | |
| November 16 | vs. Alabama |
| T 6–6 | [8] | |
| November 28 | vs. Georgia | L 0–6 | [9] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Tigers trim Howard". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 6, 1907. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Strong line-up shown by Auburn". The Macon News. October 8, 1906. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gordon easy for Auburn". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 13, 1907. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sewanee defeats Auburn after a great struggle". Birmingham Age-Herald. October 20, 1907. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia Tech outclassed". Chattanooga Daily Times. October 27, 1907. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn 12, Clemson 0". The Nashville American. Nashville, Tennessee. November 5, 1907. p. 7. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Mercer downed by Auburnites". The Atlanta Constitution. November 10, 1907. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn–Alabama game ends in a tie". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 17, 1907. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia outclassed Aubirn and won the game by score of 6 to 0". The Macon News. November 29, 1907. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: William S. "Willis" Keinholz, 1907". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
- ^ "1907 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on August 1, 2015. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
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