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-
1971 Season Highlights
Ralph Shug Jordan enters his 21st season as Head Coach at Auburn.
1971 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 18 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
60
7
W
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Tennessee
10
9
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Kentucky
38
6
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs.
Southern Mississippi
27
14
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Georgia Tech
31
14
W
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Clemson
35
13
W
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Florida
40
7
W
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
Mississippi State
30
21
W
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Georgia
35
20
W
Sat., Nov. 27 vs.
Alabama
7
31
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Jan. 1
Oklahoma
22
40
L
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
1971 Season Totals
Record 9-2
Points Scored 335
Scoring Average 30.5
Points Allowed 182
Defense Average 16.5
Opponents Record 69-46
Conference Record 5-1
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 3-0
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
12 9-2-0
AP
5 9-1-0
Coaches
5 9-1-0
UPI
1971 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1971 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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