The Tigers were retroactively recognized as a national champion in 1999 by the Billingsley Report's alternative calculation which considers teams' margin of victory.

[3][4] Although it is a recognized national championship,[5] Auburn does not claim the title, but does acknowledge it in its official media guide.

One source reads "Coach Donahue loved the fullback dive and would run the play over and over again before sending the elusive Newell wide on a sweep.

[16] The second place Mississippi A&M Aggies fell to Auburn 34–0 after years of close games between the two schools.

[18] Sources:[19] In a close game of conventional football, Auburn beat the LSU Tigers 7–0, with Tom Dutton standing out at center of defense.

[21] Sources: In "one of the most spectacular games the South ever saw",[22] Auburn beat Dan McGugin's Vanderbilt Commodores 14–6.

[23] Sources:[24] The Tigers defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 21–7 to claim the SIAA title.

At the 25-yard line, from a freak formation, Georgia's David Paddock pass the ball to Logan who caught it on the run and into the endzone for the first score of the game.

"[2] Newell went on to be a World War I hero and member of the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.