1969 Auburn Tigers football team

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1969 Auburn Tigers football
Auburn Tigers logo (pre-1971).png
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
ConfOverall
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.

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Schedule

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

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
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Game summaries

Clemson

1234Total
Clemson00000
• Auburn02321751
Scoring summary
Q2AUBFrederick 39 yard pass from Sullivan (Riley kick)AUB 7–0
Q2AUBSullivan 1 yard run (Riley kick)AUB 14–0
Q2AUBRiley 22 yard field goalAUB 17–0
Q2AUBFrederick 43 yard pass from Sullivan (kick failed)AUB 23–0
Q3AUBBeasley 8 yard pass from Sullivan (Riley kick)AUB 30–0
Q3AUBZofko 3 yard run (Riley kick)AUB 37–0
Q3AUBTraylor 2 yard run (Riley kick)AUB 44–0
Q4AUBTraylor 8 yard run (Riley kick)AUB 51–0

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Alabama

1234Total
Alabama377926
•Auburn014142149
Scoring summary
1AlabamaBuck 32-yard field goalAlabama 3-0
2AuburnClark 1-yard run (Riley kick)Auburn 7-3
2AlabamaHusband 4-yard pass from Hunter (Buck kick)Alabama 10-7
2AuburnClark 3-yard run (Riley kick)Auburn 14-10
3AuburnSullivan 3-yard run (Riley kick)Auburn 21-10
3AuburnZofko 1-yard run (Riley kick)Auburn 28-10
3AlabamaRanager 100-yard kickoff return (Buck kick)Auburn 28-17
4AlabamaBuck 27-yard field goalAuburn 28-20
4AuburnZofko 9-yard run (Riley kick)Auburn 35-20
4AuburnClark 1-yard run (Riley kick)Auburn 42-20
4AuburnFrederick 85-yard run (Riley kick)Auburn 49-20
4AlabamaBailey 7-yard pass from Hunter (run failed)Auburn 49-26

Auburn's first win versus Alabama since 1963.

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Stats

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Defense

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 189. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
  2. ↑ "1969–1970 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  3. ↑ "Auburn Buries Clemson, 51-0." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Oct 12.
  4. ↑ "Auburn Defeats Alabama." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Nov 30.
  5. ↑ 2011 Auburn football media supplement
  6. ↑ 2011 Auburn football media supplement
  7. ↑ 2011 Auburn football media supplement
  8. ↑ 2011 Auburn football media supplement
  9. ↑ 2011 Auburn football media supplement
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