The 1897 Auburn Tigers football team represented

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in the

1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season The 1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season was the college football games played by the members schools of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association as part of the 1897 college football season The season began ...

. It was the Tigers' sixth season. The team was led by head coach

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, in his third year, and finished with a record of two wins, zero losses and one tie (2–0–1 overall, 2–0–1 in the SIAA). The team featured brothers Jim and

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Schedule

Season summary

Mercer

The season opened with a 26–0 defeat of Mercer. Fearing Georgia scouts watching for signals, Auburn did not use any throughout the game.

Nashville

Auburn beat Nashville 14–4 in a duel between fullbacks Jim Penton and

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Sewanee

Auburn fought Sewanee to a scoreless tie.

Postseason

The team finished $700 in debt, and Heisman was the actor, director, and producer of

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to raise the money. As such, he is founder of Auburn's first theatrical group: The A.P.I. Dramatic Club.

References

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