1904 Auburn

6–⁠0 (3–⁠0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Mike Donahue. The season’s Wikipedia article records 9–⁠0, over nine games to the six on file here.

1904 Auburn football team; head coach Mike Donahue is in the second row with "1904" on his jersey
1904 Auburn football team; head coach Mike Donahue is in the second row with “1904” on his jerseyPhoto: Auburn University digital scan of postcard photograph taken by unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Auburn in 1904, game by game: won vs. Florida 44–0; won at Clemson 5–0; won vs. Nashville 10–0; won vs. Georgia Tech 12–0; won vs. Alabama 29–5; won at Georgia 17–6+44Won 44–0 vs. Florida+44FloridaWon 5–0 at Clemson+5ClemsonWon 10–0 vs. Nashville+10NashvilleWon 12–0 vs. Georgia Tech+12Georgia TechWon 29–5 vs. Alabama+24AlabamaWon 17–6 at Georgia+11Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4vsFloridaW 44–⁠087%
Oct 15atClemsonW 5–⁠024%
Oct 22vsNashvilleW 10–⁠092%
Oct 29vsGeorgia TechW 12–⁠069%
Nov 12vsAlabamaW 29–⁠563%
Nov 24atGeorgiaW 17–⁠661%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgia 17–⁠6; Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions3–⁠0 in the conference, shared with Vanderbilt

Record
6–⁠0
Conference
3–⁠0 shared first in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
117–⁠11
Coach
Mike Donahue
Elo
1567 +98 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.7 No. 44 of 81 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
R.S. Reynolds

1904 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Auburn3–⁠06–⁠0
Vanderbilt2–⁠09–⁠0
Texas1–⁠06–⁠2
NC State1–⁠03–⁠1–⁠2
Tulane2–⁠15–⁠2
Clemson3–⁠23–⁠3–⁠1
Alabama4–⁠37–⁠3
Tennessee1–⁠23–⁠5–⁠1
Kentucky0–⁠01–⁠0
Texas A&M0–⁠14–⁠2
Florida State0–⁠01–⁠1
LSU0–⁠23–⁠4
Mississippi State0–⁠32–⁠5
Georgia0–⁠31–⁠5

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