1961 Auburn Tigers football team

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1961 Auburn Tigers football
Auburn Tigers logo (pre-1971).png
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record6–4 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
Legion Field
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama + 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 4 LSU + 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Ole Miss 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Tennessee 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Auburn 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Georgia 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Tulane 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Tigers' 70th overall and 28th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his 11th year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4 overall, 3–4 in the SEC).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at Tennessee
W 24–2144,600[1]
October 7Kentucky
L 12–14
October 14Chattanooga*
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 35–722,000[2]
October 21at No. 8 Georgia Tech
L 6–745,376
October 28Clemson*
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 24–14
November 4Wake Forest*
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 21–72,000
November 11Mississippi State
L 10–11
November 18at Georgia
W 10–7
November 25Florida
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 32–1533,000
December 2vs. No. 1 Alabama
L 0–3454,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Auburn fielder sinks Vols". The Tennessean. October 1, 1961. Retrieved April 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Auburn rolls over Mocs". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 15, 1961. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 188. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
  4. ^ "1961–1962 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
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