1913 Auburn

8–⁠0 (7–⁠0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Mike Donahue.

Auburn, 1913
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Auburn in 1913, game by game: won vs. Mercer 53–0; won vs. Florida 55–0; won at Clemson 20–0; won vs. Mississippi State 34–0; won vs. LSU 7–0; won at Georgia Tech 20–0; won vs. Vanderbilt 14–6; won at Georgia 21–7+55Won 53–0 vs. Mercer+53MercerWon 55–0 vs. Florida+55FloridaWon 20–0 at Clemson+20ClemsonWon 34–0 vs. Mississippi State+34Mississippi Sta…Won 7–0 vs. LSU+7LSUWon 20–0 at Georgia Tech+20Georgia TechWon 14–6 vs. Vanderbilt+8VanderbiltWon 21–7 at Georgia+14Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4vsMercerW 53–⁠076%
Oct 11vsFloridaW 55–⁠076%
Oct 18atClemsonW 20–⁠067%
Oct 25vsMississippi StateW 34–⁠074%
Nov 1vsLSUW 7–⁠076%
Nov 8atGeorgia TechW 20–⁠048%
Nov 15vsVanderbiltW 14–⁠676%
Nov 22atGeorgiaW 21–⁠752%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Georgia 21–⁠7; Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

National championsa title the school claims

Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Record
8–⁠0
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
224–⁠13
Coach
Mike Donahue
Elo
1755 +148 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
15.6 No. 16 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Kirk Newell
Defense
7–⁠2–⁠2

1913 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Auburn7–⁠08–⁠0
Mississippi State3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Alabama4–⁠26–⁠3
Georgia2–⁠16–⁠2
Florida2–⁠14–⁠3
LSU1–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
Vanderbilt1–⁠15–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠34–⁠4
Tennessee1–⁠26–⁠3
The Citadel0–⁠2–⁠13–⁠4–⁠2
Mercer0–⁠3–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠06–⁠3–⁠1
Tulane0–⁠33–⁠5
Samford0–⁠20–⁠2
Kentucky0–⁠10–⁠2

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