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1915 Auburn

6–⁠2 (5–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Mike Donahue.

Schedule and results

Auburn in 1915, game by game: won vs. Marion 78–0; won vs. Florida 7–0; won at Clemson 14–0; won vs. Mississippi State 26–0; won at Georgia 12–0; won vs. Mercer 45–0; lost vs. Vanderbilt 0–17; lost at Georgia Tech 0–7+78−17Won 78–0 vs. Marion+78MarionWon 7–0 vs. Florida+7FloridaWon 14–0 at Clemson+14ClemsonWon 26–0 vs. Mississippi State+26Mississippi Sta…Won 12–0 at Georgia+12GeorgiaWon 45–0 vs. Mercer+45MercerLost 0–17 vs. Vanderbilt-17VanderbiltLost 0–7 at Georgia Tech-7Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1vsMarionW 78–⁠095%
Oct 9vsFloridaW 7–⁠079%
Oct 16atClemsonW 14–⁠052%
Oct 23vsMississippi StateW 26–⁠072%
Oct 30atGeorgiaW 12–⁠067%
Nov 6vsMercerW 45–⁠091%
Nov 13vsVanderbiltL 0–⁠1778%
Nov 25atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠744%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 7–⁠0; 4th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 27th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

Record
6–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠1 4th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
182–⁠24
Coach
Mike Donahue
Elo
1670 +8 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
11.4 No. 28 of 86 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
P.R. Bidez
Defense
7–⁠2–⁠2

1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Vanderbilt3–⁠09–⁠1
LSU3–⁠06–⁠2
Alabama3–⁠06–⁠2
Auburn5–⁠16–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Mississippi State3–⁠25–⁠2–⁠1
Florida3–⁠24–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠22–⁠4–⁠2
Kentucky1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Furman1–⁠15–⁠3
Chattanooga0–⁠0–⁠10–⁠0–⁠2
Mercer1–⁠21–⁠3
Tulane1–⁠34–⁠4
The Citadel0–⁠25–⁠3
Tennessee0–⁠44–⁠4
Wofford0–⁠23–⁠5
Ole Miss0–⁠42–⁠6
Samford0–⁠20–⁠2

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