1959 Auburn Tigers football team

1959 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
Record	7–3 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach	Ralph Jordan (9th season)
Home stadium	Cliff Hare Stadium
Seasons ←  1958 1960  →

1959 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
$ – Conference champion # Berryman, Billingsley, Dunkel, Sagarin national champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1959 NCAA University Division 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).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Tennessee	No. 3	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 0–3	40,500	[1]
October 3	Hardin–Simmons *	No. 17	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 35–12	23,000	[2]
October 10	Kentucky	No. 14	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 33–0	30,000	[3]
October 17	at No. 4 Georgia Tech	No. 11	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 7–6	44,174	[4]
October 23	at Miami (FL) *	No. 7	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	W 21–6	42,986	[5]
October 31	Florida	No. 8	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	W 6–0	35,000	[6]
November 7	Mississippi State	No. 8	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 31–0	38,000	[7]
November 14	at No. 12 Georgia	No. 8	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	L 13–14	50,000	[8]
November 21	Mississippi Southern *	No. 12	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 28–7	20,300	[9]
November 28	vs. No. 19 Alabama	No. 11	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	L 0–10	44,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Tennessee snaps Auburn's long win streak, 3–0". The News and Observer. September 27, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tiger aerials by Wood sink H–SU, 35–12". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 4, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "KO runback sparks Auburn". The Atlanta Journal. October 11, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Auburn rallies to edge Georgia Tech, 7–6". Fort Myers News-Press. October 18, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Auburn uncorks passes to sink Miami, 21 to 6". Tulsa World. October 24, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Auburn squeaks by tough Gators, 6–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 1, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Bobby Hunt leads Plainsmen to 31–0 rout over Miss. State". The Decatur Daily. November 8, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Georgia upsets Auburn, 14–13". The Honolulu Advertiser. November 15, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Auburn wallops Southern, 28–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 22, 1959. Retrieved March 29, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tide rolls over Auburn 10–0". The Decatur Daily. November 29, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. 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.
12. "1959–1960 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012.