The 1910 Auburn Tigers football team represented Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now known Auburn University) as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1910 college football season. The team was led by head coach Mike Donahue, in his sixth year, and played their home games at both the Drill Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of six wins and one loss, and finished as SIAA co-champion. The team's leading scorer was Bill Streit.[1] On August 19, 2025, Auburn University formally recognized the 1910 football team as national champions, based on various selectors.[2]
| 1910 Auburn Tigers football | |
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National champion (Billingsley, Maxwell Ratings) SIAA co-champion | |
| Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 6–1 (5–0 SIAA) |
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| Base defense | 7–2–2 |
| Captain | John E. Davis |
| Home stadium | Drill Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sewanee | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mercer | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard (AL) | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| October 8 | Mississippi A&M |
| W 6–0 | [3][4] |
| October 14 | at Howard (AL) |
| W 78–0 | [5] |
| October 22 | Clemson |
| W 17–0 | [6] |
| October 29 | at Texas* | L 0–9 | [7] | |
| November 5 | at Georgia Tech | W 16–0 | [8] | |
| November 12 | vs. Tulane* |
| W 33–0 | [9] |
| November 24 | vs. Georgia | Savannah, GA (rivalry) | W 26–0 | [10][11] |
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References
edit- ↑ Ernie Couch (July 30, 2001). SEC Football Trivia. ISBN 9781418571788.
- ↑ Rauterkus, Peter (August 19, 2025). "Auburn football recognizing seven additional national championships". al.com. Alabama Media Group. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
- ↑ "Auburn whips A. & M." The Commercial Appeal. October 9, 1910. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Auburn Rooters To Follow Team". The Tuscaloosa News. October 14, 1910.
- ↑ "Auburn scores easy victory, smothers Howard by overwhelming score in Birmingham". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 15, 1910. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Clemson holds heavy Auburn". The Atlanta Constitution. October 23, 1910. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "A great Texas victory, Longhorn defeat of Auburn puts state university on big Southern plane". The Houston Post. October 30, 1910. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Auburn walks away with Georgia Tech". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 6, 1910. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Auburn takes scalp of Tulane University". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 13, 1910. Retrieved April 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Georgia overwhelmed by fast Auburnites, 26 to 0". The Macon Daily Telegraph. November 25, 1910. Retrieved March 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Patrick Garbin (2008). About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. p. 15. ISBN 9780810860407.
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