1969 Auburn Tigers football team

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1969 Auburn Tigers football
AuburnTigers.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches #15
AP #20
1969 record 8–3 (5–2 SEC)
Head coach Ralph Jordan
Captain Mike Kolen
Seasons
« 1968 1970 »
1969 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#15 Tennessee $ 5 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0
#10 LSU 4 – 1 – 0     9 – 1 – 0
#20 Auburn 5 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0
#14 Florida 3 – 1 – 1     9 – 1 – 1
#8 Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0
Georgia 2 – 3 – 1     5 – 5 – 1
Vanderbilt 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 6 – 0
Alabama 2 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 6 – 0     2 – 8 – 0
Mississippi State 0 – 5 – 0     3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1969 college football season. It was the Tigers' 78th overall and 36th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph Jordan, in his 19th year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3 overall, 5–2 in the SEC) and with a loss against Houston in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 20 Wake Forest* #20 Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL W 57–0   35,000
September 27 at #19 Tennessee #17 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN ABC L 19–45   57,826
October 4 Kentucky Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL W 44–3   38,000
October 11 Clemson* #20 Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL W 51–0   38,000
October 18 at Georgia Tech* #15 Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 17–14   59,464
October 25 at #9 LSU #14 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry) ABC L 20–21   65,000
November 1 #7 Florida #17 Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Rivalry) W 38–12   50,086
November 8 Mississippi Statedagger Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL W 52–13   47,600
November 15 at #16 Georgia #11 Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) W 16–3   59,306
November 29 vs. Alabama #12 Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl) W 49–26   72,303
December 31 vs. #17 Houston* #12 Houston Astrodome • Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl) Hughes L 7–36   55,203
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.
  • Source: 1969 Auburn football schedule[1][2]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Game notes

Clemson

1 2 3 4 Total
Clemson 0 0 0 0 0
• Auburn 0 23 21 7 51

[4]


Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Alabama 3 7 7 9 26
• Auburn 0 14 14 21 49

Auburn's first win versus Alabama since 1963.

[5]

Stats

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

  • Buddy McClinton 9 INT (school record), 92 yards (LG: 24)
  • Larry Willingham 7 INT, 85 yards
  • Don Webb 4 INT, 48 yards (LG: 24)[9]

Awards

  • All-Americans: S Buddy McClinton
  • All-SEC: C Tom Banks, LB Mike Kolen, S Buddy McClinton, PK John Riley
  • Cliff Hare Award: Al Griffin[10]

References

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  3. ↑ 2011 Auburn football media supplement
  4. ↑ "Auburn Buries Clemson, 51-0." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Oct 12.
  5. ↑ "Auburn Defeats Alabama." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Nov 30.
  6. ↑ 2011 Auburn football media supplement
  7. ↑ 2011 Auburn football media supplement
  8. ↑ 2011 Auburn football media supplement
  9. ↑ 2011 Auburn football media supplement
  10. ↑ 2011 Auburn football media supplement
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