1969 Auburn Tigers football team

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1969 Auburn Tigers football
Auburn Tigers logo (pre-1971).png
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, L 7–36 vs. Houston
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 20
Record8–3 (5–2 SEC)
Head coach
Captain Mike Kolen
Home stadium Cliff Hare Stadium
Seasons
  1968
1970  
1969 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Tennessee $ 5 1 09 2 0
No. 10 LSU 4 1 09 1 0
No. 20 Auburn 5 2 08 3 0
No. 14 Florida 3 1 19 1 1
No. 8 Ole Miss 4 2 08 3 0
Georgia 2 3 15 5 1
Vanderbilt 2 3 04 6 0
Alabama 2 4 06 5 0
Kentucky 1 6 02 8 0
Mississippi State 0 5 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Tigers' 78th overall and 36th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph Jordan, in his 19th year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3 overall, 5–2 in the SEC) and with a loss against Houston in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Wake Forest *No. 20W 57–035,000 [1]
September 27at No. 19 Tennessee No. 17 ABC L 19–4557,826 [2]
October 4 Kentucky
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 44–338,000 [3]
October 11 Clemson *No. 20
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 51–038,000 [4]
October 18at Georgia Tech *No. 15W 17–1459,464 [5]
October 25at No. 9 LSU No. 14ABCL 20–2165,000 [6]
November 1No. 7 Florida No. 17
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 38–1250,086 [7]
November 8 Mississippi State Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 11
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 52–1347,600 [8]
November 15at No. 16 Georgia No. 11W 16–359,306 [9]
November 29vs. Alabama No. 12W 49–2672,303 [10] [11]
December 31vs. No. T–17 Houston *No. 12 Hughes L 7–3655,203 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Game summaries

Clemson

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Alabama

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Alabama377926
Auburn014142149

Auburn's first win versus Alabama since 1963.

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Personnel

1969 Auburn Tigers football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Pat Sullivan So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S Buddy McClinton
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Statistics

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

Awards

References

  1. "Auburn pounds Deacs". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 21, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Vols gun down Auburn, 45–19". The Miami Herald. September 28, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Auburn routs Kentucky, 44–3". The Times and Democrat. October 5, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Sullivan, Auburn defense too much for Tigers 51–0". The Gastonia Gazette. October 12, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Riley's late goal wins for Auburn". The Dothan Eagle. October 19, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Kick blocker hero for LSU in win over Auburn". The Selma Times-Journal. October 26, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Auburn hands Florida first defeat of year". The Opelika-Auburn News. November 2, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Auburn romps over Maroons". The Daily Advertiser. November 9, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Auburn blasts Georgia, nails down major bowl". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 16, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. Land, Charles (November 30, 1969). "Auburn beats Bama 49–26". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  11. "Auburn trounces Alabama by 49–26". The News and Courier. Associated Press. November 30, 1969. p. 4B. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  12. "Auburn downed 36–7". Birmingham Post-Herald. January 1, 1970. Retrieved October 21, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  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. "1969–1970 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  15. "Auburn Buries Clemson, 51-0." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Oct 12.
  16. "Auburn Defeats Alabama." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Nov 30.
  17. 2011 Auburn football media supplement
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