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1923 Auburn Tigers football team

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1923 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–3–3 (0–1–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainRip Reagan
Home stadiumDrake Field
Rickwood Field
Cramton Bowl
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Washington & Lee + 4 0 1 6 3 1
Vanderbilt * + 3 0 1 5 2 1
VPI 4 1 0 6 3 0
Alabama 4 1 1 7 2 1
Maryland 2 1 0 7 2 1
Florida 1 0 2 6 1 2
North Carolina 2 1 1 5 3 1
Georgia 3 2 0 5 3 1
Mississippi A&M 2 1 2 5 2 2
Tennessee 4 3 0 5 4 1
Tulane 2 2 1 6 3 1
Clemson 1 1 1 5 2 1
Georgia Tech 0 0 4 3 2 4
NC State 1 4 0 3 7 0
Auburn 0 1 3 3 3 3
Kentucky 0 2 2 4 3 2
Virginia 0 3 1 3 5 1
LSU 0 3 0 3 5 1
Ole Miss 0 4 0 4 6 0
South Carolina 0 4 0 4 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • * co-member of SIAA

The 1923 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1923 college football season. It was the Tigers' 32nd overall and they competed as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). The team was led by head coach Boozer Pitts, in his first year, and played their home games at Drake Field in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of three wins, three losses and three ties (3–3–3 overall, 0–1–3 in the SoCon).

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29at ClemsonT 0–0[1]
October 6Birmingham–Southern*W 20–0[2]
October 13Howard (AL)*W 30–0[3]
October 20at Army*L 6–28[4]
October 27Fort Benning*
  • Drake Field
  • Auburn, AL
W 34–0[5]
November 3vs. GeorgiaL 0–7[6]
November 10Tulane
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL (rivalry)
T 6–6[7]
November 17Centre*L 0–17[8]
November 29at Georgia TechT 0–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "Clemson College Tigers battle Auburn Plainsmen to tie score". The Roanoke Times. September 30, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Plainsmen get early scare but down fighting Panthers". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 7, 1923. Retrieved September 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Auburn Tigers easily defeat Howard eleven in Drake Field". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 14, 1923. Retrieved March 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Army wins from Auburn warriors". The Baltimore Sun. October 21, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Auburn turns back Benning by 34 to 0 score". The Columbus Ledger. October 28, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Georgia downs Auburn". The Birmingham News. November 4, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Auburn and Tulane at Montgomery hold the line, a six and six tie". The Selma Times-Journal. November 11, 1923. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Kentucky Colonels win from Plainsmen". The Commercial Appeal. November 18, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Fighting Tigers hold Tech to tie in annual classic". The Macon News. November 30, 1923. Retrieved December 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 185. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  11. ^ "1923 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.