1892 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1892 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1892 college football season. It was the first college football team fielded by the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, now known as Auburn University. The squad was first coached by George Petrie. Auburn shut out Georgia Tech, 26–0, just two days after being shut out themselves by North Carolina, 64–0. The team finished the season with a record of 2–2.

1892 Auburn Tigers football
The spring 1892 football team of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama (now Auburn University) was the school's first.
ConferenceIndependent
1892 record2–2
Head coachGeorge Petrie (1st season)
1892 Southern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Centre      6 0 0
VMI      4 0 1
Wake Forest      4 0 1
Furman      1 0 0
Mercer      1 0 0
North Carolina      1 0 0
Johns Hopkins      7 1 0
North Carolina A&M      5 1 0
Sewanee      5 1 1
Central      4 1 0
Navy      5 2 0
Georgetown      4 2 1
Virginia      3 2 1
Vanderbilt      4 4 0
Alabama      2 2 0
Auburn      2 2 0
Georgia      1 1 0
VAMC      1 1 0
Richmond      2 3 0
Delaware      1 2 2
Kentucky State College      2 4 1
Tennessee      2 5 0
Trinity (NC)      1 3 0
Hampden–Sydney      0 1 0
Maryville      0 1 0
South Carolina      0 1 0
Georgia Tech      0 3 0
Maryland      0 3 0

Schedule

Black & white image illustrating the fall 1892 – spring 1893 Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama, now Auburn University, varsity football team. On the football is written: "93 Champions Ala & Ga.
DateOpponentSiteResult
February 20vs. GeorgiaAtlanta, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)W 10–0
November 22vs. Trinity (NC)Atlanta, GAL 6–34
November 23vs. North CarolinaAtlanta, GAL 0–64
November 25at Georgia TechAtlanta, GA (rivalry)W 26–0

References

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