1952 Auburn Tigers football team

1952 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	2–8 (0–7 SEC)
Head coach	Ralph Jordan (2nd season)
Home stadium	Cliff Hare Stadium Legion Field Ladd Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  1951 1953  →

1952 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Georgia Tech $	7	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
No. 8 Tennessee	5	–	0	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
No. 7 Ole Miss	4	–	0	–	2			8	–	1	–	2
No. 9 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Georgia	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 15 Florida	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Mississippi State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Tulane	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
No. 20 Kentucky	1	–	3	–	2			5	–	4	–	2
LSU	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	2
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1952 college football season. It was the Tigers' 61st overall and 20th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his second year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn, Legion Field in Birmingham and Ladd Memorial Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. They finished with a record of two wins and eight losses (2–8 overall, 0–7 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	No. 2 Maryland *	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 7–13	27,000	[1]
October 4	vs. No. 18 Ole Miss	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN (rivalry)	L 7–20	14,007	[2]
October 11	Wofford *	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 54–7		[3]
October 18	at No. 4 Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 0–33	34,689	[4]
October 25	Tulane	Ladd Memorial Stadium Mobile, AL (rivalry)	L 6–21	20,022	[5]
November 1	at No. 20 Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	L 21–31	35,500	[6]
November 8	Mississippi State	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 34–49	21,000	[7]
November 15	vs. Georgia	Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA (rivalry)	L 7–13	23,000	[8]
November 22	Clemson *	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	W 3–0		[9]
November 29	vs. No. 8 Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	L 0–21	40,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Maryland takes close one". The Commercial Appeal. September 28, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Fast Reb attack beats rugged Auburn, 20 to 7". The Commercial Appeal. October 5, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Auburn rips Wofford 54–7". The Greenville News. October 12, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Georgia Tech routs Auburn". The Virginian-Pilot. October 19, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tulane explodes in second half to rip Auburn, 21–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 26, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Gators smash Auburn 31 to 21 before 35,500". The Palm Beach Post-Times. November 2, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Maroons wreck Auburn, 49–34". The Charlotte Observer. November 9, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Campagna sparks Georgia victory". The Atlanta Journal. November 16, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Auburn field goal nips Tigers, 3–0". The Charlotte Observer. November 23, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Alabama defeats Auburn, 21–0". The Sunday Star. November 30, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 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 19, 2012.
12. "1952 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.