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-
1965 Season Highlights
Ralph Shug Jordan enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Auburn.
1965 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Baylor
8
14
L
Sat., Sep. 25 @
Tennessee
13
13
T
Sat., Oct. 2 vs.
Kentucky
23
18
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
30
7
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Georgia Tech
14
23
L
Sat., Oct. 23 vs.
Southern Mississippi
0
3
L
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Florida
28
17
W
Sat., Nov. 6 vs.
Mississippi State
25
18
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Nov. 13 @
Georgia
21
19
W
Sat., Nov. 27 vs.
Alabama
3
30
L
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Dec. 18
Mississippi
7
13
L
@ Memphis, TN
Liberty Bowl
1965 Season Totals
Record 5-5
-1
Points Scored 172
Scoring Average 15.6
Points Allowed 175
Defense Average 15.9
Opponents Record 66-34
Conference Record 4-1
Home Record 4-3
Away Record 1-1
-1
1965 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1965 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1965 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 game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.