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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 <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024

1955 Season Highlights

Ralph Shug Jordan enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Auburn.

1955 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga	15	6	W
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Florida	13	0	W
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Kentucky	14	14	T	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Georgia Tech	14	12	W
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Furman	52	0	W
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Tulane	13	27	L
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Mississippi State	27	26	W
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Georgia	16	13	W	@ Columbus, GA
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Clemson	21	0	W	@ Mobile, AL
Sat., Nov. 26	vs. Alabama	26	0	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Dec. 31	Vanderbilt	13	25	L	@ Jacksonville, FL	Gator Bowl

1955 Season Totals
Record	8-2 -1
Points Scored	224
Scoring Average	20.4
Points Allowed	123
Defense Average	11.2
Opponents Record	49-40
Conference Record	5-2
Home Record	6-0 -1
Away Record	2-1

1955 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
8	8-1-1	AP
8	8-1-1	Coaches
8	8-1-1	INS
8	8-1-1	UP

1955 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Mississippi	10-1	265	110	Won 14-13	5-1	135	73	John H. Vaught
Auburn	8-2-1	224	123	Lost 13-25	5-2-1	136	117	Ralph Shug Jordan
Georgia Tech	9-1-1	189	46	Won 7-0	4-1-1	87	33	Bobby Dodd
Vanderbilt	8-3	240	86	Won 25-13	4-3	123	66	Arthur L Art Guepe
Mississippi State	6-4	173	142		4-4	120	135	Darrell Royal
Kentucky	6-3-1	178	131		3-3-1	89	108	Blanton Collier
Tennessee	6-3-1	188	92		3-2-1	74	57	Bowden Wyatt
Tulane	5-4-1	163	136		3-3-1	101	94	Anton Andy Pilney
Florida	4-6	111	126		3-5	77	119	George R. Bob Woodruff
Georgia	4-6	173	170		2-5	91	123	Wallace Butts
Louisiana State	3-5-2	139	149		2-3-1	106	81	Paul Dietzel
Alabama	0-10	48	256		0-6	34	155	Jennings B. Ears Whitworth

1955 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1955 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.