Auburn football will now acknowledge seven more national championships, boosting the program’s total to nine, the school said on Tuesday after years of deliberation and discussion.
A team from Auburn that won the national championship in a certain poll or service is represented by each claimed championship. In addition to the already acknowledged titles in 1957 and 2010, these years include 1910, 1913, 1914, 1958, 1983, 1993, and 2004.
According to a statement released by athletic director John Cohen, Auburn has for too long taken a lowly stance toward the illustrious heritage of our school by only acknowledging Associated Press National Championships. We have decided to celebrate the achievements of our worthy coaches, teams, and student-athletes from Auburn’s illustrious past beginning this fall.
Our outwardly visible National Championship honors now match the established benchmark that our colleagues nationwide and the NCAA’s official record book employ.
Each newly acknowledged title team is listed below, along with the person who gave them the national championship.
1910
Score: 6-1
Mike Donahue is the head coach.
College Football Rankings (retroactive) and Maxwell Ratings are the awarding parties.
1913
Record: 8-0
Mike Donahue is the head coach.
Billingsley is the awarding party.
1914
Record: 8-0-1
Mike Donahue is the head coach.
James Howell’s Power Ratings is the awarding party (retroactive).
1958
Score: 9-0-1
Coach in charge: Ralph Shug Jordan
Montgomery Full Season Championship award ceremony
1983
Record: 11-1
Coach in charge: Pat Dye
The College Football Researchers Association, Rothman, and the New York Times are the awarding parties.
1993
Score: 11-0
Terry Bowden is the head coach.
National Championship Foundation is the awarding organization.
2004
Score: 13-0
Coach in charge: Tommy Tuberville
Darryl Perry and GBE College Football Ratings are two of the awarding parties.
For AL.com, Peter Rauterkus writes about Auburn athletics. You may email him at [email protected] or follow him on X at @peter_rauterkus.
