1967 Auburn Tigers football team

1967 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	6–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Ralph Jordan (17th season)
Home stadium	Cliff Hare Stadium
Seasons ←  1966 1968  →

1967 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Tennessee $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Alabama	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
Georgia	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Florida	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
LSU	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Auburn	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Vanderbilt	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Mississippi State	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Georgia's game against Clemson and Vanderbilt's game against Tulane counted in the conference standings. 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).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Chattanooga *	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 40–6	20,573–27,000	[1] [2]
September 30	at Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	L 13–27	54,113–54,566	[3]
October 7	Kentucky	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 48–7	24,962–28,000	[4]
October 14	Clemson *	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	W 43–21	26,051	[5]
October 21	at Georgia Tech *	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	W 28–10	59,603	[6]
October 27	at Miami (FL) *	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 0–7	48,422	[7]
November 4	Florida	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry)	W 26–21	37,858–42,000	[8]
November 11	Mississippi State	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 36–0	40,871–44,000	[9]
November 18	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	L 0–17	59,060–56,709	[10]
December 2	vs. No. 8 Alabama	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)	L 3–7	69,723–71,200	[11] [12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1967 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Charlie Glenn* OL Jerry Gordon* OL Al Giffin* RB Bucky Howard* OL Mike Perillard* TE Dick Pittman* OL Pos. # Name Class C 52 Tom Banks So C 50 Forrest Blue Sr QB 18 Loran Carter Jr 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. # Name Class DT 70 David Campbell So DB 26 Jimmy Carter Sr LB 54 Mike Kolen So DT 71 Roy Tatum Sr LB 65 Ron Yarbrough So DB 49 Don Webb So DT 62 Richard Wood Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Ralph Jordan Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Plainsmen throttle Chattanooga, 40–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 24, 1966. Retrieved September 13, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 15, 2022.
3. "Vols love a parade...Fulton paces 27–13 win". The Commercial Appeal. October 1, 1967. Retrieved May 7, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Auburn gets easy victory". Bristol Herald Courier. October 8, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Auburn pined 3rd straight defeat on Clemson, 43–21". Durham Morning Herald. October 15, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Carter, defensive line boost Tigers by Georgia Tech, 28–10". Monroe Morning World. October 22, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Hurricanes down Tigers on intercepted pitchout". Birmingham Post-Herald. October 28, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Tigers outpoint Gators by 26–21". The Tampa Tribune. November 5, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Auburn easily clips Mississippi State, 36–0". Rocky Mount Telegram. November 12, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Georgia stuns Auburn's Sugar Bowl hopes". The Anniston Star. November 19, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. Land, Charles (December 3, 1967). "Stabler scoot sinks Tigers". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 14. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
12. Thomas, Ronnie (December 3, 1967). "Alabama whips Auburn in thriller, 7–3". The Florence Times. p. 13. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
13. 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 189. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
14. "1967–1968 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012.