1968 Auburn Tigers football team

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1968 Auburn Tigers football
Auburn Tigers logo (pre-1971).png
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 34–10 vs. Arizona
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 16
Record7–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Cliff Hare Stadium
Legion Field
Seasons
  1967
1969  
1968 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Georgia $ 5 0 18 1 2
No. 13 Tennessee 4 1 18 2 1
No. 17 Alabama 4 2 08 3 0
No. 19 LSU 4 2 08 3 0
No. 16 Auburn 4 2 07 4 0
Florida 3 2 16 3 1
Ole Miss 3 2 17 3 1
Vanderbilt 1 3 15 4 1
Mississippi State 0 4 10 8 2
Kentucky 0 7 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Tigers' 77th overall and 35th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his 18th 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 four losses (7–4 overall, 4–2 in the SEC) and with a victory over Arizona in the Sun Bowl.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 21 SMU *L 28–3740,606 [1]
September 28at Mississippi State W 26–025,200 [2]
October 5at Kentucky W 26–735,200 [3]
October 12at Clemson *W 21–1038,501 [4] [5]
October 19 Georgia Tech *L 20–2147,547 [6]
October 26No. 9 Miami (FL) *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 31–644,710 [7]
November 2at No. 20 Florida W 24–1363,122 [8]
November 9No. 5 Tennessee No. 18
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 28–1468,821 [9]
November 16No. 5 Georgia No. 12
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
L 3–1751,650 [10]
November 30vs. No. 15 Alabama No. 18
L 16–2468,821–71,534 [11] [12]
December 28vs. Arizona * CBS W 34–1032,302 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1968 Auburn Tigers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 50 Tom Banks Jr
QB 11Dwight BrisendineJr
QB 18Loran CarterSr
OT 75 Richard Cheek Jr
WR 85Tim ChristianSr
RB 25Wallace ClarkSo
FB 32Mac CrawfordSo
RB 23Mike CurrierJr
FB 30Larry EllisSr
WR 87Connie FrederickJr
WR Al Griffin
OL Jerry Gordon
OT 79Bucky HowardSr
RB Dwight Hurston
OL Johnny McDonald
TE 81Bill MoodySo
WR 84Mike ShowsJr
QB 10Tommy TraylorSo
RB 15 Mickey Zofko So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 70David CampbellJr
LB 41Sonny FergusonJr
DE 93Bill JamesJr
LB 54 Mike Kolen Jr
DB 27Buddy McClintonJr
DL Jim Samford
DL Durwood Sauls
DB Merrill Shirley
LB Bobby Strickland
DB 49Don WebbJr
LB 65Ron YarboroughJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

    Roster

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