Forrest M . Hall Forrest Maynard Hall , sometimes listed as Forrest Maywood Hall and Forrest Mayward Hall ( November 30 , 1869 – May 1 , 1961 ) , was an American football player and coach . He played college football at Princeton University in 1892 and 1893 , and was a member of Princeton ' s undefeated 1893 national championship team . He served as the head football coach at Auburn University in 1894 , compiling a record of 1 – 3 , but also leading the team to the highest point total in school history , a 94 – 0 victory over Georgia Tech . He later played at the guard position for the 1895 Michigan Wolverines football team and for the Butte Athletic Club in 1896 and 1897 . He also served as an assistant football coach at Michigan during the 1898 and 1909 seasons . Early years . Hall was born in Bloomfield Township in Logan County , Ohio , in 1869 . His parents were John Hall and Eliza ( Bughman ) Hall . At the time of the 1880 United States Census , he was attending school at Pease Township , Belmont County , Ohio . His permanent residence was with his mother Eliza Hall ( and sister Nevada Hall ) in Bloomfield Township . Hall was raised in Jackson Center in Shelby County , Ohio . He attended preparatory school at Oberlin College during the 1890 – 91 academic year . Princeton . Hall enrolled at Princeton University in 1892 and studied there for two years as a special student . He also played at the guard position for the Princeton Tigers football team in 1892 and 1893 . The 1893 Princeton Tigers compiled an 11 – 0 record and has been recognized as that season ' s national championship team . Auburn . In the fall of 1894 , Hall served as the head football coach at Auburn University . He was the third head coach with an Ivy League background to be hired at Auburn . Auburn officials reportedly thought that " with a Princeton man ( F . M . Hall ) at the helm , " they had the right man in charge of the football team . Hall ' s team outscored opponents 106 to 48 , but compiled a record of 1 – 3 . Auburn ' s 94 – 0 victory over Georgia Tech in Atlanta was the highlight of Auburn ' s 1894 season . The score remains the highest single game point total , and the greatest margin of victory , in the history of Auburn Tigers football . Hall coached only one year at Auburn and was replaced by John Heisman . Michigan . After leaving Auburn , Hall enrolled in the law department at the University of Michigan . He received a Bachelor of Laws degree from Michigan in 1896 . While attending Michigan , Hall played at the right guard position for the 1895 Michigan Wolverines football team that compiled an 8 – 1 record , won seven of their games by shutouts , and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 266 to 14 . Hall also competed in the shot put for Michigan ' s track team . In June 1895 , at the Western Intercollegiate Amateur Association meet in Chicago , Hall won the shot put event with a record - breaking distance of over 44 feet . Hall held the University of Michigan shot put record ( 44 feet 3 inches ) until 1904 when it was broken by Olympic gold medalist Ralph Rose . Later years . After graduating from Michigan , Hall moved to Butte , Montana , where he practiced law and played football for the Butte Athletic Club . In February 1898 , Hall was hired as the head football coach at Michigan after Gustave Ferbert announced that he would not return . At the time of his hiring , the " Detroit Free Press " wrote of Hall : " His ability to coach the line men is unquestioned , and his general knowledge of the game will make him a splendid man for the position . " In the end , Ferbert did return as the head coach , and Hall was an assistant coach for the 1898 Michigan Wolverines football team that compiled a 10 – 0 record and won Michigan ' s first Western Conference championship . At the time of the 1900 United States Census , Hall was living with his mother , Eliza Hall , in Jackson Township , Shelby County , Ohio . He was employed as an attorney - at - law . In November 1901 , " The Michigan Alumnus " reported that Hall was practicing law at Jackson Center , Ohio . In 1909 , he returned to Ann Arbor as an assistant coach under head coach Fielding H . Yost for the 1909 Michigan Wolverines football team . At the time of the 1910 United States Census , Hall was living in a rooming house operated by Victoria Doty in Springfield , Missouri . He was employed by a packing company . At the time of the 1930 United States Census , he was living with his wife , Victoria , in Springfield , Missouri . He was employed as the proprietor of a whole nut house .