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Auburn Football Team History

Auburn Tigers

Auburn University
Auburn, AL
Founded: 1856
Stadium: Jordan-Hare Stadium
Capacity: 88,043
Colors: Blue & Orange
Coach: Ralph Shug Jordan
Conference: Southeastern-

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1891 <-- 1965 <- 1966 -> 1967 --> 2024

1966 Season Highlights

Ralph Shug Jordan enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Auburn.

1966 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga	20	6	W
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Tennessee	0	28	L	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Kentucky	7	17	L
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Wake Forest	14	6	W
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. Georgia Tech	3	17	L	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Texas Christian	7	6	W
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Florida	27	30	L
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Mississippi State	13	0	W	@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Georgia	13	21	L
Sat., Dec. 3	vs. Alabama	0	31	L	@ Birmingham, AL

1966 Season Totals
Record	4-6
Points Scored	104
Scoring Average	10.4
Points Allowed	162
Defense Average	16.2
Opponents Record	57-37
Conference Record	1-5
Home Record	3-4
Away Record	1-2

1966 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1966 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	11-0	301	44	Won 34-7	6-0	149	37	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Georgia	10-1	235	98	Won 24-9	5-0	104	58	Vince Dooley
Mississippi	8-3	170	65	Lost 0-19	5-2	116	33	John H. Vaught
Florida	9-2	265	147	Won 27-12	4-1	109	68	Ray Graves
Tennessee	8-3	240	99	Won 18-12	3-2	101	44	Doug Dickey
Louisiana State	5-4-1	135	124		2-3	54	73	Charles McClendon
Kentucky	3-6-1	107	196		2-4	65	119	Charlie Bradshaw
Auburn	4-6	104	162		1-5	60	127	Ralph Shug Jordan
Mississippi State	2-8	75	176		0-6	45	129	Paul J. Davis
Vanderbilt	1-9	72	237		0-5	16	131	Jack Green

1966 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1966 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).