1944 Auburn Tigers football team

1944 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–4 (0–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAuburn Stadium
Legion Field
Cramton Bowl
Seasons
← 1942
1945 →
1944 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 13 Georgia Tech $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 12 Tennessee 5 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Alabama 3 – 1 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Mississippi State 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
LSU 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
Ole Miss 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Tulane 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Florida 0 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Auburn 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Vanderbilt 0 – 0 – 0 3 – 0 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1944 college football season. It was the Tigers' 53rd overall and 12th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Carl M. Voyles, in his first year, and played their home games at Auburn Stadium in Auburn, the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of three wins and four losses (3–4 overall, 0–4 in the SEC).

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Howard (AL)*
W 32–010,000[1]
October 73:00 p.m.Fourth Infantry*
W 7–05,000[2][3]
October 14at No. 10 Georgia Tech
L 0–2720,000[4]
October 21at Tulane
L 13–1630,000[5]
November 4Presbyterian*dagger
  • Auburn Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 57–07,000[6]
November 11Mississippi State
L 21–2614,000[7]
November 18vs. Georgia
L 13–4920,000[8]
November 24at Miami (FL)*
W 38–1913,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

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  1. ^ "Auburn's young backs roll up 32–0 score on Howard". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 30, 1944. Retrieved August 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Sharman, Bob (October 7, 1944). "Tiger Clash With Raiders In Home Tilt". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 3. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Neu, Carl (October 8, 1944). "Auburn Nips Raiders". The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer. Columbus, Georgia. p. 10. Retrieved April 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Tech air attack drops Auburn 27–0". The Macon Telegraph and News. October 15, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Greenies edge Plainsmen, 16–13". The Birmingham News. October 22, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn avalanche snows under Presbyterian by 57 to 0". The State. November 5, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Maroons check Tiger fury, 26–21". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia bops Auburn to raise bowl hopes". The Commercial Appeal. November 19, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Miami is beaten by Auburn, 38–19". Tulsa World. November 25, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Carl M. Voyles, 1944". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  11. ^ "1944 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2015.


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