1956 Auburn Tigers football team

1956 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	7–3 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach	Ralph Jordan (6th season)
Home stadium	Cliff Hare Stadium Legion Field
Seasons ←  1955 1957  →

1956 Southeastern Conference football standings

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

The 1956 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1956 college football season. It was the Tigers' 65th overall and 24th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his sixth 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	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Tennessee	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry)	L 7–35	44,000	[1]
October 6	Furman *	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 41–0		[2]
October 13	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 13–0	32,000	[3]
October 20	at No. 3 Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 7–28	40,000	[4]
October 27	Houston *	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 12–0	20,000	[5]
November 3	at Florida	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	L 0–20	41,000	[6]
November 10	Mississippi State	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 27–20	32,000	[7]
November 17	vs. Georgia	Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA (rivalry)	W 20–0	28,000	[8]
November 24	Florida State *	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 13–7	10,000	[9]
December 1	vs. Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	W 34–7	44,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

• QB Jimmy Cook

References

1. "Majors stars as Vols whip Auburn 35–7". The Park City Daily News. September 30, 1956. Retrieved March 30, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Auburn rips Furman". The Huntsville Times. October 7, 1956. Retrieved September 14, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. "'Punchless' Kentucky loses to Auburn 13–0". The Paducah Sun. October 14, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Georgia Tech scatback wrecks Auburn, 28–7". Evening Star. October 21, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Walsh shreds Houston as Plainsmen romp, 12–0". The Atlanta Journal. October 28, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Florida batters Auburn". Fort Lauderdale News. November 4, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tigers clip MS, 27–20". The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer. November 11, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Auburn whips Georgia 20 to 0; Fistsicuffs feature of game". The Decatur Daily. November 18, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "FSU real handful; Auburn wins 13–7". Tallahassee Democrat. November 25, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Auburn wallops Alabama". The Huntsville Times. December 2, 1956. Retrieved October 7, 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. "1956 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.