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-
1951 Season Highlights
Ralph Shug Jordan enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Auburn.
1951 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 29 vs.
Vanderbilt
24
14
W
Fri., Oct. 5 vs. Wofford
30
14
W
@ Montgomery, AL
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Florida
14
13
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Georgia Tech
7
27
L
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Tulane
21
0
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs. Louisiana College
49
0
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs.
Mississippi
14
39
L
@ Mobile, AL
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Georgia
14
46
L
@ Columbus, GA
Sat., Nov. 24 @
Clemson
0
34
L
Sun., Dec. 2 vs.
Alabama
7
25
L
@ Birmingham, AL
1951 Season Totals
Record 5-5
Points Scored 180
Scoring Average 18.0
Points Allowed 212
Defense Average 21.2
Opponents Record 49-33
Conference Record 3-4
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 1-3
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1951 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1951 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.