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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 <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2024

1958 Season Highlights

Ralph Shug Jordan enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Auburn.

1958 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Tennessee	13	0	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga	30	8	W
Sat., Oct. 11	@ Kentucky	8	0	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Georgia Tech	7	7	T
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Maryland	20	7	W
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Florida	6	5	W
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Mississippi State	33	14	W
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Georgia	21	6	W	@ Columbus, GA
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Wake Forest	21	7	W
Sat., Nov. 29	vs. Alabama	14	8	W	@ Birmingham, AL

1958 Season Totals
Record	9-0 -1
Points Scored	173
Scoring Average	17.3
Points Allowed	62
Defense Average	6.2
Opponents Record	39-47
Conference Record	6-0
Home Record	6-0
Away Record	3-0 -1

1958 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
4	9-0-1	AP
4	9-0-1	Coaches
4	9-0-1	UPI

1958 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana State	11-0	282	53	Won 7-0	6-0	138	23	Paul Dietzel
Auburn	9-0-1	173	62		6-0-1	102	40	Ralph Shug Jordan
Tennessee	4-6	77	122		4-3	64	77	Bowden Wyatt
Mississippi	9-2	222	68	Won 7-3	3-2	83	46	John H. Vaught
Kentucky	5-4-1	136	115		3-4-1	65	109	Blanton Collier
Florida	6-4-1	174	100	Lost 3-7	2-3-1	66	56	George R. Bob Woodruff
Alabama	5-4-1	106	75		2-4-1	46	61	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Georgia Tech	5-4-1	93	91		2-3-1	53	60	Bobby Dodd
Vanderbilt	5-2-3	131	71		2-1-3	45	30	Arthur L Art Guepe
Georgia	4-6	196	114		2-4	70	64	Wallace Butts
Mississippi State	3-6	127	129		1-6	61	123	Wade Walker
Tulane	3-7	105	189		1-5	35	148	Anton Andy Pilney

1958 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1958 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).