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-
1956 Season Highlights
Ralph Shug Jordan enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Auburn.
1956 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Tennessee
7
35
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Furman
41
0
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Kentucky
13
0
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Georgia Tech
7
28
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Houston
12
0
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Florida
0
20
L
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Mississippi State
27
20
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Georgia
20
0
W
@ Columbus, GA
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Florida State
13
7
W
Sat., Dec. 1 vs.
Alabama
34
7
W
@ Birmingham, AL
1956 Season Totals
Record 7-3
Points Scored 174
Scoring Average 17.4
Points Allowed 117
Defense Average 11.7
Opponents Record 53-34
Conference Record 4-3
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 2-2
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1956 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1956 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.