1930 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1930 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1930 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). Led by first-year head coach Chet A. Wynne, Auburn finished the season with a record of 3–7 overall and 1–6 in SoCon play, placing 21st.

1930 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–7 (1–6 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainC. D. Harkins
Home stadiumDrake Field
Legion Field
Cramton Bowl
1930 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Alabama + 8 –0 –010 –0 –0
No. 11 Tulane + 5 –0 –08 –1 –0
No. 10 Tennessee 6 –1 –09 –1 –0
Duke 4 –1 –18 –1 –2
Vanderbilt 5 –2 –08 –2 –0
Maryland 4 –2 –07 –5 –0
Florida 4 –2 –16 –3 –1
North Carolina 4 –2 –25 –3 –2
Clemson 3 –2 –08 –2 –0
Georgia 3 –2 –17 –2 –1
Kentucky 4 –3 –05 –3 –0
South Carolina 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
VPI 2 –3 –15 –3 –1
Mississippi A&M 2 –3 –02 –7 –0
Georgia Tech 2 –4 –12 –6 –1
LSU 2 –4 –06 –4 –0
Virginia 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Sewanee 1 –4 –03 –6 –1
NC State 1 –5 –02 –8 –0
Ole Miss 1 –5 –03 –5 –1
Auburn 1 –6 –03 –7 –0
Washington and Lee 0 –4 –13 –6 –1
VMI 0 –5 –03 –6 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Birmingham–Southern*
L 0–79,000[1]
October 4Spring Hill*
W 13–0[2]
October 11vs. Florida
L 0–7[3]
October 18at Georgia Tech
L 12–14[4]
October 25vs. Georgia
L 7–39[5]
November 1Wofford*
  • Drake Field
  • Auburn, AL
W 38–6[6]
November 8at Tulane
L 0–21[7]
November 15Mississippi A&M
L 6–7[8]
November 22at Vanderbilt
L 0–278,000[9]
November 27vs. South Carolina
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Columbus, GA
W 25–7[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "33-yard pass beats Auburn as 9,000 watch in downpour". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 27, 1930. Retrieved February 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "70-yard dash by Hitchcock features Auburn victory". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 5, 1930. Retrieved April 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Gators defeat Auburn, 7 to 0, in last quarter". St. Petersburg Times. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Auburn gives Georgia Tech tough tussle". The Miami News. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Auburn Tigers score first but lose to smooth Georgia Bulldogs, 39 to 7". The Macon Telegraph. October 26, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Auburn Tiger runs riot to beat Wofford Terriers 38–6". The Greenville News. November 2, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Tulane beats Auburn, 21–0". The Birmingham News. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Aggies defeat Auburn Tigers by single point". The Selma Times-Journal. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Vanderbilt power is too much for Auburn". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 23, 1930. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Salter, Elmer G. (November 28, 1930). "Auburn Scores First Win In Southern Loop". The Huntsville Times. Huntsville, Alabama. p. 7. Retrieved May 20, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.


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