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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 <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024

1963 Season Highlights

Ralph Shug Jordan enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Auburn.

1963 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Houston	21	14	W
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Tennessee	23	19	W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Kentucky	14	13	W
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga	28	0	W
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Georgia Tech	29	21	W
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Florida	19	0	W
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Mississippi State	10	13	L	@ Jackson, MS
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Georgia	14	0	W
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Florida State	21	15	W
Sat., Nov. 30	vs. Alabama	10	8	W	@ Birmingham, AL
Wed., Jan. 1	Nebraska	7	13	L	@ Miami, FL	Orange Bowl

1963 Season Totals
Record	9-2
Points Scored	196
Scoring Average	17.8
Points Allowed	116
Defense Average	10.5
Opponents Record	57-40
Conference Record	6-1
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	4-1

1963 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
5	9-1-1	AP
6	9-1-1	Coaches
6	9-1-1	UPI

1963 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Auburn	9-2	196	116	Lost 7-13	6-1	119	74	Ralph Shug Jordan
Alabama	9-2	227	95	Won 12-7	5-2	150	52	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Mississippi	7-1-2	214	45	Lost 7-12	5-0-1	146	27	John H. Vaught
Georgia Tech	7-3	173	89		4-3	101	76	Bobby Dodd
Louisiana State	7-4	142	112	Lost 7-14	4-2	78	57	Charles McClendon
Mississippi State	7-2-2	185	94	Won 16-12	4-1-2	96	65	Paul J. Davis
Florida	6-3-1	130	120		3-3-1	61	71	Ray Graves
Tennessee	5-5	168	121		3-5	85	108	Jim McDonald
Georgia	4-5-1	133	151		2-4	61	95	Johnny Griffith
Kentucky	3-6-1	142	168		0-5-1	41	109	Charlie Bradshaw
Tulane	1-8-1	43	191		0-6-1	23	153	Thomas J. Tommy OBoyle
Vanderbilt	1-7-2	73	146		0-5-2	23	113	Jack Green

1963 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1963 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.