1951 Auburn Tigers football team

1951 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	5–5 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach	Ralph Jordan (1st season)
Home stadium	Cliff Hare Stadium Cramton Bowl Ladd Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1950 1952  →

1951 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Georgia Tech +	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	1
No. 1 Tennessee +	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
No. 15 Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Auburn	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Alabama	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Florida	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Tulane	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1951 college football season. It was the Tigers' 60th overall and 19th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his first year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn, Cramton Bowl in Montgomery and Ladd Memorial Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. They finished with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5 overall, 3–4 in the SEC). The team was ranked at No. 73 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings. ^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 29	Vanderbilt	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama	W 24–14	[2]
October 5	Wofford *	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, Alabama	W 30–14	[3]
October 13	Florida	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama (rivalry)	W 14–13	[4]
October 20	at No. 5 Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, Georgia (rivalry)	L 7–27	[5]
October 27	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, Louisiana (rivalry)	W 21–0	[6]
November 3	Louisiana College *	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama	W 49–0	[7]
November 10	Ole Miss	Ladd Memorial Stadium Mobile, Alabama (rivalry)	L 14–39	[8]
November 17	vs. Georgia	Memorial Stadium Columbus, Georgia (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	L 14–46	[9]
November 24	at Clemson *	Memorial Stadium Clemson, South Carolina (rivalry)	L 0–34	[10]
December 1	vs. Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama (Iron Bowl)	L 7–25	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• Vince Dooley

References

1. "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tiger on prowl: Vandy falls, 24–14". The Birmingham News. September 30, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Auburn works after 30–14 win". The Huntsville Times. October 6, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Auburn's late score beats Florida, 14–13". The Tampa Tribune. October 14, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Unbeaten Ga. Tech stops Auburn". The Orlando Sentinel. October 21, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Auburn batters Tulane, 21 to 0". The Huntsville Times. October 28, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Powerful Auburn steamrollers La. College, 49–0". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Ole Miss raps Auburn". The Selma Times-Journal. November 11, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Bulldogs slaughter Auburn". The Selma Times-Journal. November 18, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Clemson batters Auburn 34–0, in homecoming". The State. November 25, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Bama rolls over Auburn in finale of grid season". The Decatur Daily. December 2, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022– via Newspapers.com.