1908 Auburn Tigers football team The 1908 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1908 college football season . The team went 6 – 1 , outscoring opponents 158 – 10 . Auburn featured a strong defense that held all opponents scoreless except the 10 – 2 loss to LSU . This team was the first during the second term of coach Mike Donahue at Auburn . Game notes . Howard College . In a game of a 20 - and 15 - minute halves , Auburn scored three touchdowns in the first half to put away Howard College at West End Park in Birmingham . Despite being outweighed by Howard , Auburn had success running against the Bulldogs ' tackles in the first half . The second half saw no score on either side with Auburn held in check by the punting of Bennie , Howard ' s left tackle . Both teams were reported to show a lack of preparation , with Auburn ' s talent making the difference in the game . Gordon College . In a game where the Tigers were not forced to punt , Auburn easily defeated the high school team from Gordon College in quick game at the Auburn athletic field . Auburn took the opening kickoff and drove for its first touchdown in the first two minutes , followed by four more touchdowns before the end of the half through the rushing of L . W . Hardage and D . Herron . Auburn ' s scrubs scored two more touchdowns in the second half to finish out the game . Mercer University . Auburn was held to a single score in the first half , but wore down Mercer ' s line in the second half , scoring three touchdowns behind the running of L . W . Hardage . Mercer ' s Poole returned an Auburn interception 70 yards before being dragged down short of the goal line by Auburn halfback W . W . Wynne , which was the only threat to score the Baptists had all game . Sewanee . Sewanee held the ball for most of the first half , exploiting Auburn ' s tackles — brought in against the inside run — with runs around end . Sewanee was unable to score , however , with Auburn ' s G . B . Sparkman recovering a Sewanee fumble on the Auburn two yard line . Auburn began to move the ball consistently on the visitors late in the first half , ending the period in Sewanee territory . In the second half , changes in Auburn ' s defense stymied Sewanee ' s end runs and field position gradually shifted in Auburn ' s favor . With seven minutes left in the game , Auburn ' s L . W . Hardage returned a Sewanee punt 45 yards for the game ' s only touchdown . Louisiana State . Undefeated LSU met undefeated Auburn for the top spot in the SIAA at the Auburn athletic field . Auburn fumbled to LSU on its opening drive , and after an unsuccessful series of downs by each team , LSU launched a 51 - yard scoring drive capped by a 40 yard touchdown pass from Fenton to Lally to bring the score to 5 – 0 in LSU ' s favor . Later in the half , Auburn ' s T . C . Locke blocked an LSU punt which was recovered by LSU ' s Fenton behind his own goal for a safety . After a short LSU drive in the second half , the teams traded free kicks on goal , none of which were successful , before Fenton returned an Auburn kick 35 yards to the Auburn 40 yard line . LSU drove to the Auburn 25 , where Lally scored a touchdown around left end . LSU missed their second PAT of the game to leave the score at 10 – 2 in the visitor ' s favor . The remainder of the game was made up of short drives , kicks , and several penalties , including an ejection of LSU ' s captain Gandy for unnecessary roughness .