1897 Auburn Tigers football team

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The 1897 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. It was the Tigers' sixth season. The team was led by head coach John Heisman, in his third year, and finished with a record of two wins, zero losses and one tie (2–0–1 overall, 2–0–1 in the SIAA).

Record2–0–1 (2–0–1 SIAA)
Headcoach
CaptainWilliam Bee Stokes
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1897 Auburn Tigers football
The 1897 football team of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University).[1]
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–0–1 (2–0–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainWilliam Bee Stokes
Seasons
← 1896
1898 â†’
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1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Vanderbilt $3–0–06–0–1
Georgia2–0–02–1–0
Auburn2–0–12–0–1
Central (KY)1–1–01–2–0
Nashville1–1–01–1–0
Alabama0–0–01–0–0
Tennessee0–0–04–1–1
Texas0–0–06–2–0
LSU0–0–01–1–0
Sewanee1–2–11–3–1
Clemson0–1–02–2–0
Mercer0–1–00–2–1
Cumberland (TN)0–1–00–1–0
Kentucky State College0–2–02–4–0
SW Presbyterian0–0–00–0–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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The team featured brothers Jim and John Penton.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
October 232:30 p.m.at Mercer
W 26–0[2]
October 29at NashvilleNashville, TNW 14–4[3]
October 30at SewaneeT 0–0[4]
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Game summaries

Mercer

The season opened with a 26–0 defeat of Mercer. Fearing Georgia scouts watching for signals, Auburn did not use any throughout the game.[6]

Nashville

Auburn beat Nashville 14–4 in a duel between fullbacks Jim Penton and Bradley Walker.[6]

Sewanee

Auburn fought Sewanee to a scoreless tie.

Postseason

The team finished $700 in debt, and Heisman was the actor, director, and producer of David Garrick to raise the money.[7] As such, he is founder of Auburn's first theatrical group: The A.P.I. Dramatic Club.

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