1913 Auburn Tigers football team
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The 1913 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University
in the 1913 college football season
. The team was coached by Mike Donahue
and was undefeated at 8–0, outscoring opponents 224–13. Auburn, led by senior captain Kirk Newell, was the champion of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
.
The Tigers were retroactively awarded a national title by several computer rating systems, including the College Football Research Center which is a component of the BCS
, the current system to determine the national champion). Auburn University does not claim the title, but does acknowledge it in their official media guide.
Auburn University
Auburn University is a public university located in Auburn, Alabama, United States. With more than 25,000 students and 1,200 faculty members, it is one of the largest universities in the state. Auburn was chartered on February 7, 1856, as the East Alabama Male College, a private liberal arts...
in the 1913 college football season
1913 college football season
The 1913 college football season had no clear-cut champion, with the Official NCAA Division I Football Records Book listing Auburn, Chicago, and Harvard as national champions. Only Harvard and Chicago claim national championships for the 1913 season....
. The team was coached by Mike Donahue
Mike Donahue
Michael Joseph "Iron Mike" Donahue was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, baseball, tennis, track, soccer, and golf, and a college athletics administrator...
and was undefeated at 8–0, outscoring opponents 224–13. Auburn, led by senior captain Kirk Newell, was the champion of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association was one of the first collegiate athletic conferences in the United States. Twenty-seven of the current Division I FBS football programs were members of this conference at some point, as were at least 19 other schools...
.
The Tigers were retroactively awarded a national title by several computer rating systems, including the College Football Research Center which is a component of the BCS
Bowl Championship Series
The Bowl Championship Series is a selection system that creates five bowl match-ups involving ten of the top ranked teams in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision , including an opportunity for the top two to compete in the BCS National Championship Game.The BCS relies on a combination of...
, the current system to determine the national champion). Auburn University does not claim the title, but does acknowledge it in their official media guide.