1961 Auburn Tigers football team

1961 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	6–4 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach	Ralph Jordan (11th season)
Home stadium	Cliff Hare Stadium Legion Field
Seasons ←  1960 1962  →

1961 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Alabama +	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
No. 4 LSU +	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Ole Miss	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Tennessee	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Florida	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Auburn	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Georgia	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Mississippi State	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Tulane	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Tigers' 70th overall and 28th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his 11th year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4 overall, 3–4 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	at Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	W 24–21	44,600	[1]
October 7	Kentucky	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 12–14	32,000	[2]
October 14	Chattanooga *	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 35–7	22,000	[3]
October 21	at No. 8 Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	L 6–7	45,376	[4]
October 28	Clemson *	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 24–14	36,000	[5]
November 4	Wake Forest *	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 21–7	20,000	[6]
November 11	Mississippi State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 10–11	35,000	[7]
November 18	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	W 10–7	41,000	[8]
November 25	Florida	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	W 32–15	33,000	[9]
December 2	vs. No. 1 Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	L 0–34	54,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Auburn fielder sinks Vols". The Tennessean. October 1, 1961. Retrieved April 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Kentucky smacks Auburn by 14–12". The Huntsville Times. October 8, 1960. Retrieved October 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Auburn rolls over Mocs". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 15, 1961. Retrieved September 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Auburn gamble fails as Tech gains 7 to 6 victory". The Decatur Daily. October 22, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tigers bounce back on Hunt's passes, top Clemson". The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. October 29, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Auburn defeats Wake Forest 21–7". Greensboro Daily News. November 5, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Gambling State nips Tigers, 11–10". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Hunt triggers Tiger win over Dogs, 10–7". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 19, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Auburn wins wiers tilt from Florida by 32–15". The Selma Times-Journal. November 26, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tide rips Auburn 34–0 in final bid for No. 1". The Huntsville Times. December 3, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 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. "1961–1962 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.