1917 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1917 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was the Tigers' 26th 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 13th year, and played their home games at Drake Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of six wins, two losses and one tie (6–2–1 overall, 5–1 in the SIAA).

1917 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2–1 (5–1 SIAA)
Head coach
  • Mike Donahue (13th season)
Base defense7–2–2
CaptainCarey Robinson
Home stadiumDrake Field
Rickwood Field
1917 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia Tech $ 4 0 09 0 0
Auburn 5 1 06 2 1
Clemson 5 1 06 2 0
Centre 1 0 07 1 0
Mississippi A&M 3 1 06 1 0
Alabama 3 1 15 2 1
Sewanee 4 2 15 2 1
Tulane 2 1 05 3 0
Vanderbilt 3 2 05 3 0
LSU 2 3 03 5 0
South Carolina 2 3 03 5 0
Wofford 1 2 05 4 0
Furman 1 3 03 5 0
Florida 1 3 02 4 0
Ole Miss 1 4 01 4 1
Howard (AL) 0 2 13 3 1
The Citadel 0 2 03 3 0
Mississippi College 0 4 00 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • There were several SIAA schools that did not field a team due to World War I.

Led by Walter Camp All-America Honorable Mention Moon Ducote, Auburn lost its two games to Davidson and Georgia Tech, widely regarded as the two best teams in the south. Georgia Tech was the south's first national champion. Auburn held undefeated Big Ten champion Ohio State to a scoreless tie.

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