1914 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1914 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University (then called the Alabama Polytechnic Institute) in the 1914 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was the Tigers' 23rd overall 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 10th year, and played their home games at Drake Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished as SIAA Champions with a record of eight wins, zero losses and one tie (8–0–1 overall, 4–0–1 in the SIAA) and outscored opponents 193–0.

1914 Auburn Tigers football
SIAA co-champion
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record8–0–1 (4–0–1 SIAA)
Head coach
  • Mike Donahue (10th season)
Base defense7–2–2
CaptainHenry W. Robinson
Home stadiumDrake Field
Rickwood Field
1914 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tennessee + 6 0 09 0 0
Auburn + 4 0 18 0 1
Texas A&M 2 0 06 1 1
Ole Miss 2 1 15 4 1
Mississippi A&M 4 2 06 2 0
Sewanee 4 2 05 3 0
Florida 3 2 05 2 0
Georgia 2 2 13 5 1
Clemson 2 2 05 3 1
Alabama 3 3 05 4 0
Kentucky 1 1 05 3 0
LSU 1 2 14 4 1
Chattanooga 1 3 05 4 0
Vanderbilt 1 3 02 6 0
Mississippi College 0 1 14 3 1
Wofford 0 1 01 7 1
Centre 0 1 01 3 1
Mercer 0 3 05 4 0
Tulane 0 3 13 3 1
The Citadel 0 3 02 5 0
  • + Conference co-champions

Auburn's strong defense, which held opponents scoreless all season, helped the team garner a retroactive national title by James Howell's computer rating system. Auburn University does not claim or otherwise acknowledge this title.

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