1903 Auburn

4–⁠3 (1–⁠2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Billy Bates.

The 1903 football team of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University).
The 1903 football team of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University).Photo: Auburn University digital scan of a photograph by an unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Auburn in 1903, game by game: won vs. Montgomery A.C. 26–0; won vs. Samford 58–0; lost at Alabama 6–18; lost vs. Sewanee 0–47; won vs. LSU 12–0; won at Georgia Tech 10–5; lost at Georgia 13–22+58−47Won 26–0 vs. Montgomery A.C.+26Montgomery A.C.Won 58–0 vs. Samford+58SamfordLost 6–18 at Alabama-12AlabamaLost 0–47 vs. Sewanee-47SewaneeWon 12–0 vs. LSU+12LSUWon 10–5 at Georgia Tech+5Georgia TechLost 13–22 at Georgia-9Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3vsMontgomery A.C.W 26–⁠087%
Oct 17vsSamfordW 58–⁠093%
Oct 23atAlabamaL 6–⁠1852%
Oct 31vsSewaneeL 0–⁠4744%
Nov 11vsLSUW 12–⁠047%
Nov 14atGeorgia TechW 10–⁠556%
Nov 26atGeorgiaL 13–⁠2247%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia 22–⁠13; 7th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 108th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
4–⁠3
Conference
1–⁠2 7th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
125–⁠92
Coach
Billy Bates
Elo
1454 −26 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−28.9 No. 68 of 70 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
James P. Paterson

1903 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson2–⁠04–⁠1–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠01–⁠0
Vanderbilt3–⁠0–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Texas1–⁠0–⁠15–⁠1–⁠2
Alabama3–⁠23–⁠4
Georgia2–⁠23–⁠4
Auburn1–⁠24–⁠3
Texas A&M0–⁠17–⁠3–⁠1
Tennessee0–⁠34–⁠5
NC State0–⁠11–⁠2
LSU0–⁠20–⁠3
Tulane0–⁠00–⁠1
Florida State0–⁠00–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.