1967 Auburn Tigers football team

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1967 Auburn Tigers football
Auburn Tigers logo (pre-1971).png
Conference Southeastern Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Cliff Hare Stadium
Seasons
  1966
1968  
1967 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Tennessee $ 6 0 09 2 0
No. 8 Alabama 5 1 08 2 1
Florida 4 2 06 4 0
Ole Miss 4 2 16 4 1
Georgia 3 2 07 4 0
LSU 3 2 17 3 1
Auburn 3 3 06 4 0
Kentucky 1 6 02 8 0
Vanderbilt 0 5 02 7 1
Mississippi State 0 6 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Tigers' 76th overall and 34th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his 17th year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4 overall, 3–3 in the SEC).

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Chattanooga *W 40–620,573–27,000 [1] [2]
September 30at Tennessee L 13–2754,113–54,566 [3]
October 7 Kentucky
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 48–724,962–28,000 [4]
October 14 Clemson *
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 43–2126,051 [5]
October 21at Georgia Tech *W 28–1059,603 [6]
October 27at Miami (FL) *L 0–748,422 [7]
November 4 Florida
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 26–2137,858–42,000 [8]
November 11 Mississippi State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 36–040,871–44,000 [9]
November 18at Georgia L 0–1759,060–56,709 [10]
December 2vs. No. 8 Alabama L 3–769,723–71,200 [11] [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1967 Auburn Tigers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense Charlie Glenn* OL Jerry Gordon* OL Al Giffin* RB Bucky Howard* OL Mike Perillard* TE Dick Pittman* OL
Pos.#NameClass
C 52 Tom Banks So
C 50 Forrest Blue Sr
QB 18Loran CarterJr
WR 88 Freddie Hyatt Sr
Defense Bucky Ayers* DB Jim Bouchillon* DL Charles Collins* DL Tommy Groat DL Harold Ham DL Mike Holtzclaw LB Bill James* DL Bobby Wilson DB
Pos.#NameClass
DT 70David CampbellSo
DB 26Jimmy CarterSr
LB 54Mike KolenSo
DT 71Roy TatumSr
LB 65Ron YarbroughSo
DB 49Don WebbSo
DT 62Richard WoodSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

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