1954 Auburn Tigers football team

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1954 Auburn Tigers football
Auburn Tigers logo (pre-1971).png
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 33–13 vs. Baylor
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 13
Record8–3 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Cliff Hare Stadium
Legion Field
Seasons
←  1953
1955  →
1954 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Ole Miss $ 5 –0 –09 –2 –0
Georgia Tech 6 –2 –08 –3 –0
Florida 5 –2 –05 –5 –0
Kentucky 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Georgia 3 –2 –16 –3 –1
No. 13 Auburn 3 –3 –08 –3 –0
Mississippi State 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Alabama 3 –3 –24 –5 –2
LSU 2 –5 –05 –6 –0
Tulane 1 –6 –11 –6 –3
Vanderbilt 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
Tennessee 1 –5 –04 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Auburn Tigers logo (pre-1971).png

The 1954 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1954 college football season. It was the Tigers' 63rd overall and 22nd season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3 overall, 3–3 in the SEC) and with a victory over Baylor in the Gator Bowl.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Chattanooga *
W 45–018,000 [1]
October 2at No. 20 Florida
L 13–19 [2]
October 9at Kentucky
L 14–21 [3]
October 16at No. 19 Georgia Tech
L 7–1440,000 [4]
October 23 Florida State *
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 33–015,000 [5]
October 30 Tulane
W 27–013,500 [6]
November 6No. 6 Miami (FL) *
W 14–1325,000 [7]
November 13vs. No. 20 Georgia
W 35–0 [8]
November 20 Clemson *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 18
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 27–6 [9]
November 27vs. Alabama No. 15
W 28–043,167 [10]
December 31vs. No. 18 Baylor *No. 13
W 33–1334,408 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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  2. ↑ "Florida upsets Auburn in SEC game, 19–13". Tallahassee Democrat. October 3, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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