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1902 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–4–1 (2–4–1 SIAA)
Head coach
Captain
  • Henry S. Park
  • H. A. Allison
Seasons← 19011903 →
1902 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Clemson $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
LSU + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Texas 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Sewanee 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Tennessee 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Georgia 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
Ole Miss 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Nashville 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Auburn 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
Alabama 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Cumberland (TN) 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Tulane 0 – 3 – 2 1 – 4 – 2
Furman 0 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 4
Georgia Tech 0 – 4 – 2 0 – 6 – 2
Mississippi A&M 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 4 – 1
Kentucky State 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • + LSU claims a co-championship

The 1902 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1902 college football season. The team finished the season with a record of 2–4–1. The Tigers were coached by two men that year: Ralph S. Kent and M. S. Harvey. A little over halfway through the season, Kent stepped down after going 2–2–1. Harvey followed and in his only season as head coach went 0–2. The Tigers only played one true home game in Auburn, Alabama, on November 15 against Clemson.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 11at Georgia TechW 18–6
October 18at AlabamaW 23–0
October 25at TulaneT 0–01,500
October 27at LSUL 0–52,000
November 6vs. Sewanee
  • West End Park
  • Birmingham, AL
L 0–6
November 15ClemsonL 0–16
November 27vs. GeorgiaL 5–12

References

  1. "2017 LSU Tigers Media Guide" (PDF). Louisiana State Athletics. p. 107. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
  2. "Auburn defeats Georgia Tech in a spirited game at Brisbine". The Atlanta Constitution. October 11, 1902. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tuscaloosa could not score and Auburn's team gave them a good drubbing". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 19, 1901. Retrieved February 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Goose Egg Score". The Times-Democrat. New Orleans, Louisiana. October 26, 1902. p. 3. Retrieved July 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "L. S. U. 5, Auburns 0". The Times-Democrat. October 28, 1920. p. 11. Retrieved May 3, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. "Louisiana State Downs Red Haired Auburnites". Atlanta Constitution. October 28, 1902. p. 11. Retrieved May 3, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. "Magnificent struggle ends in victory for Sewanee". The Birmingham Age-Herald. November 7, 1902. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Clemson ran away with Auburn 16 to 0". The Columbus Sun-Enquirer. November 16, 1902. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Downed by Georgia". Savannah Morning News. November 28, 1902. Retrieved March 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Robert S. Kent, 1902". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  11. DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Michael Smith "Mike" Harvey, 1902". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  12. "1902 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
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