The 1959 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1959 college football season. It was the Tigers' 68th overall and 27th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph Jordan, in his ninth year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3 overall, 4–3 in the SEC).
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 15 |
| Record | 7–3 (4–3 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Cliff Hare Stadium |
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| No. 5 Georgia $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 LSU | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Ole Miss # | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Alabama | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Florida | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 26 | at Tennessee | No. 3 | L 0–3 | 40,500 | [1] | |
| October 3 | Hardin–Simmons* | No. 17 | W 35–12 | 23,000 | [2] | |
| October 10 | Kentucky | No. 14 |
| W 33–0 | 30,000 | [3] |
| October 17 | at No. 4 Georgia Tech | No. 11 | W 7–6 | 44,174 | [4] | |
| October 23 | at Miami (FL)* | No. 7 | W 21–6 | 42,986 | [5] | |
| October 31 | Florida | No. 8 |
| W 6–0 | 35,000 | [6] |
| November 7 | Mississippi State | No. 8 | W 31–0 | 38,000 | [7] | |
| November 14 | at No. 12 Georgia | No. 8 | L 13–14 | 50,000 | [8] | |
| November 21 | Mississippi Southern* | No. 12 |
| W 28–7 | 20,300 | [9] |
| November 28 | vs. No. 19 Alabama | No. 11 |
| L 0–10 | 44,000 | [10] |
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References
edit- ^ "Tennessee snaps Auburn's long win streak, 3–0". The News and Observer. September 27, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tiger aerials by Wood sink H–SU, 35–12". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 4, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "KO runback sparks Auburn". The Atlanta Journal. October 11, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn rallies to edge Georgia Tech, 7–6". Fort Myers News-Press. October 18, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn uncorks passes to sink Miami, 21 to 6". Tulsa World. October 24, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn squeaks by tough Gators, 6–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 1, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobby Hunt leads Plainsmen to 31–0 rout over Miss. State". The Decatur Daily. November 8, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Georgia upsets Auburn, 14–13". The Honolulu Advertiser. November 15, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn wallops Southern, 28–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 22, 1959. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tide rolls over Auburn 10–0". The Decatur Daily. November 29, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 188. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
- ^ "1959–1960 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012.
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