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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1891  <-- 1968 <- 1969 -> 1970 --> 2024
1969 Season Highlights
 Ralph Shug Jordan enters his 19th season as Head Coach at Auburn.
 
1969 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Wake Forest  57   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Tennessee  19   45   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Kentucky  44   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Clemson  51   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Georgia Tech  17   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Louisiana State  20   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Florida  38   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Mississippi State  52   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Georgia  16   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 29  vs. Alabama  49   26   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Wed., Dec. 31   Houston  7   36   L    @ Houston, TX   Bluebonnet Bowl
 
1969 Season Totals
  Record8-3
  Points Scored370
  Scoring Average33.6
  Points Allowed173
  Defense Average15.7
  Opponents Record63-50
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record2-2
1969 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
20 8-3-0 AP
15 8-2-0 Coaches
15 8-2-0 UPI
  
1969 Southeastern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Tennessee 9-2328179Lost  13-145-1174127  Doug Dickey
Auburn 8-3370173Lost  7-365-2238123  Ralph Shug Jordan
Louisiana State 9-134991 4-116277  Charles McClendon
Mississippi 8-3334162Won  27-224-2178105  John H. Vaught
Florida 9-1-1343200Won  14-133-1-1144112  Ray Graves
Georgia 5-5-1218146Lost  6-453-3-114179  Vince Dooley
Alabama 6-5314268Lost  33-472-4121175  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Vanderbilt 4-6242264 2-3111137  Bill Pace
Kentucky 2-8104295 1-661224  John Ray
Mississippi State 3-7193385 0-595231  Charley Shira

1969 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1969 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.