football team tigers football team represented college football season college football powers south team particular strong tigers went opponents won title players team known day road trip shutout wins texas miss called group football team saw road trip recalled biblical allusion seventh day rested extra points cumberland school record offense led defense auburn team score season despite small episcopal university mountains tennessee team came dominate football region end 19th early 20th centuries like football powers university_of_chicago today emphasizes scholarship athletics starters return undefeated team play started men trained hard weeks coach experience weight team hopeful undisputed southern championship schedule source season summary season successful october december leadership future college football hall captain team officially tigers nicknamed iron men played won games game opponents champion south opponents including tennessee texas time powers college football georgia star opening win touchdown fine line yards center amidst applause scored second touchdown yard run starting lineup left end jones left tackle left guard center right guard right tackle right end wilson quarterback left right followed defeat georgia victory following monday won easily score coming soon blocked kick recovered gray scored touchdown yard end run minutes passed scored touchdown touchdowns scored including pretty runs yards team played second half tennessee driving rain field yard line miniature stream beat tennessee volunteers led scoring touchdowns touchdown followed touchdown finally stopped scoring sheer exhaustion quote starting lineup tennessee left end jones left tackle left guard center right guard right tackle right end wilson quarterback left right southwestern presbyterian defeated southwestern presbyterian wrote history football score opponent starting lineup left end jones left tackle left guard center right guard right tackle right end wilson quarterback gray left right road trip days iron men team notable accomplishment day period november arguably greatest road trip college football history manager disagreement traditional rival gate receipts resulting game cancelled sought way lost revenue response schedule playing big opponents days playing games short period costs revenue road trip opponents combined including texas miss traveling train miles feat barring fundamental changes modern day football contemporary sources called road trip remarkable american college team texas train carrying players pulled austin night 8th face undefeated texas following afternoon won scored minutes quarter minute end game intervening time devoted battle witnessed played game scoring touchdowns despite head having split open left eye bleeding end game head coated blood starting lineup texas left end jones left tackle left guard center right guard right tackle right end wilson quarterback left right hours passed texas game tigers faced tigers won guard wild blind eye eye purposes intimidation lost yesterday austin afternoon getting new ran touchdown yard line near end half got second touchdown seconds left game campus paper battalion reported tigers champions south year starting lineup left end jones left tackle left guard center right guard right tackle right end wilson quarterback left gray right mile overnight train leg tigers beat new_orleans scored scored twice lone score second half yard run game called early darkness starting lineup left end jones left tackle left guard center right guard right tackle right end wilson quarterback left right trip team saw play toured sugar plantation owned enjoy new_orleans source reported center drank heavily day defeated scored run touchdown score managed touchdowns account reads spite long trip men lively school boys day mississippi tigers arrived memphis play mississippi pre game overnight train ride days miss kept game close scored touchdown seconds left half scored second thirteen final whistle local commercial appeal praised tigers yesterday score mississippi marked point scored opponents present season trip record probably remain generations cumberland seemingly travel week tigers crushed cumberland account reads minutes beginning game cumberland good gains defense suddenly grew strong ball secured downs crossed line touchdown seven minutes play began school record extra points rested instead playing starting lineup left end jones left tackle left guard center right guard right tackle right end wilson quarterback left right brooks auburn points scored auburn team managed score iron men won narrow margin witness game auburn team ran early version hurry offense played exceptionally defense sportswriter wrote auburn played speed dash couldn fairly swept feet remarkable kept game recall incident game demonstrates clearly surprising victory purple taking time began early game athletes appeared tired worn auburn men fight fire player head coach auburn walking field approached boy rules rigid guess coaches field play player enforced evidently mad fire asked player going run like afternoon coach said boy lifting tired head ground stand stuff seen like turned away beat asked auburn coach didn guess thought great deal told felt sorry man football field moment auburn scored ran outside tackle yard touchdown scored favor auburn controversial recovery saved game said gift referee awarded ball insisted auburn recovered double pass play got ensuing touchdown extra point edge auburn team managed score second half delay crowd gathering field ran game darkness starting lineup auburn pierce left end jones left tackle left guard center right guard right tackle right end wilson quarterback left right north_carolina season closed victory championship south defense strong gained yards exchange single free kick placement proved difference signaled fair catch north_carolina collided awarded yards free kick star tar heels starting lineup north_carolina left end jones left tackle left guard center right guard right tackle black right end wilson quarterback left right hull postseason awards honors virginia outing posted southern teams included southern wilson selected southern team substitute legacy end season victories conference rivals setting record conference games won single season team november espn featured minute segment football team provided short train ride enactment early leg texas train ride writers sports personalities consider team greatest football teams play coach said swear contrary football team play person winning road games days shutout scores achievements history sport bowl championship series effect little doubt played title game wouldn computer ratings southern fried football history passion glory great southern game listed number southern football team time team playoff determine best team college football history winners decided fan votes run called march champions starting lowest seed won tournament personnel varsity 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