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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 <-- 1968 <- 1969 -> 1970 --> 2024

1969 Season Highlights

Ralph Shug Jordan enters his 19th season as Head Coach at Auburn.

1969 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Wake Forest	57	0	W
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Tennessee	19	45	L
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Kentucky	44	3	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Clemson	51	0	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Georgia Tech	17	14	W
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Louisiana State	20	21	L
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Florida	38	12	W
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Mississippi State	52	13	W
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Georgia	16	3	W
Sat., Nov. 29	vs. Alabama	49	26	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Wed., Dec. 31	Houston	7	36	L	@ Houston, TX	Bluebonnet Bowl

1969 Season Totals
Record	8-3
Points Scored	370
Scoring Average	33.6
Points Allowed	173
Defense Average	15.7
Opponents Record	63-50
Conference Record	5-2
Home Record	6-0
Away Record	2-2

1969 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
20	8-3-0	AP
15	8-2-0	Coaches
15	8-2-0	UPI

1969 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Tennessee	9-2	328	179	Lost 13-14	5-1	174	127	Doug Dickey
Auburn	8-3	370	173	Lost 7-36	5-2	238	123	Ralph Shug Jordan
Louisiana State	9-1	349	91		4-1	162	77	Charles McClendon
Mississippi	8-3	334	162	Won 27-22	4-2	178	105	John H. Vaught
Florida	9-1-1	343	200	Won 14-13	3-1-1	144	112	Ray Graves
Georgia	5-5-1	218	146	Lost 6-45	3-3-1	141	79	Vince Dooley
Alabama	6-5	314	268	Lost 33-47	2-4	121	175	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Vanderbilt	4-6	242	264		2-3	111	137	Bill Pace
Kentucky	2-8	104	295		1-6	61	224	John Ray
Mississippi State	3-7	193	385		0-5	95	231	Charley Shira

1969 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1969 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).