Source:[8] In a game of a 20- and 15-minute halves, Auburn scored three touchdowns in the first half to put away Howard at West End Park in Birmingham, Alabama.

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.

[9] Source:[11] Sewanee held the ball for most of the first half, exploiting Auburn's tackles—brought in against the inside run—with runs around end.

Auburn began to move the ball consistently on the visitors late in the first half, ending the period in Sewanee territory.

[14] “We won every game that fall except LSU,” Auburn star Walker Reynolds told Clyde Bolton in 1973.

Auburn ran up a 44–0 score on coach John Heisman's Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in their annual rivalry contest.

After seven minutes had elapsed, end Walker Reynolds ran for an 80-yard touchdown using the stiff arm[9] "amidst the wildest enthusiasm.

[17] Amidst fears of many players being ineligible under SIAA rules most sportswriters did not include LSU for consideration as conference champions.

McGugin describes his play: "McClure was not particularly fast, but a spirited leader, an excellent general and a sure tackler.