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1925 Auburn Tigers football team

1925 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–3–1 (3–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainEdward M. "Red" Harkins
Home stadiumDrake Field
Rickwood Field
Cramton Bowl
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Alabama + 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 6 Tulane + 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1
North Carolina 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Washington and Lee 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Virginia 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Georgia Tech 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Kentucky 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Florida 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Auburn 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
VPI 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Vanderbilt 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Tennessee 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
South Carolina 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Georgia 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Sewanee 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Mississippi A&M 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
VMI 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
LSU 0 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
NC State 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Ole Miss 0 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Clemson 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Maryland 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1925 Auburn Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Auburn University as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1925 season. In its first season under head coach Dave Morey, Auburn compiled a 5–3–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished ninth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 114 to 81.[1] The team played its home games at Drake Field in Auburn, Alabama (two games), Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama (one game), and the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama (one game).

The first-string players for the team

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Birmingham–Southern*
W 25–6[2]
October 3at Clemson
W 13–6[3]
October 10VPIdagger
W 19–05,000[4]
October 17at Texas*
L 0–33[5]
October 24Howard (AL)*
  • Drake Field
  • Auburn, AL
W 7–6[6]
October 31Tulane
L 0–138,000[7]
November 7vs. Georgia
L 0–3410,000[8]
November 14Vanderbilt
W 10–9[9]
November 26at Georgia Tech
T 7–720,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1925 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  2. ^ Jack Langhorn (September 27, 1925). "Auburn Tigers Easily Trim Birmingham-Southern Panthers, 25 to 6". The Montgomery Advertiser. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Emmett Sizemore (October 4, 1925). "Auburn Beats Clemson In Close Game, 13 to 6". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tigers Defeat Gobblers 19 to 0" (PDF). The Auburn Plainsman. Auburn University. January 3, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
  5. ^ Bill Smith (October 18, 1925). "Auburn Helpless Against Steers' Attack and Defense". Sunday American-Statesman. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn Tiger Put To Real Test To Nose Out Over Howard Team". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 25, 1925. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Auburn Loses Hard Battle To Tulane: Green Wave Pounds Down Strong Defense of Tiger". The Montgomery Advertister. November 1, 1925. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Julian Griffin (November 8, 1925). "Georgia Scores Brilliant Victory Over Auburn". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Auburn Comes Back To Defeat Vandy In See-Saw Contest". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 15, 1925. pp. 1, 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ George Congdon (November 27, 1925). "Auburn Tigers Tie Tech, 7-7: 20,000 Fans See Ancient Rivals Battle To Draw". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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