1969 Auburn Tigers football team

1969 Auburn Tigers football

Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, L 7–36 vs. Houston
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 20
1969 record	8–3 (5–2 SEC)
Head coach	Ralph Jordan
Captain	Mike Kolen

1969 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#15 Tennessee $	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
#10 LSU	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
#20 Auburn	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
#14 Florida	3	–	1	–	1	9	–	1	–	1
#8 Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Georgia	2	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Vanderbilt	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Alabama	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Mississippi State	0	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1969 college football season. It was the Tigers' 78th overall and 36th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph Jordan, in his 19th year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3 overall, 5–2 in the SEC) and with a loss against Houston in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 20	Wake Forest*	No. 20	Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 57–0	35,000
September 27	at No. 19 Tennessee	No. 17	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	ABC	L 19–45	57,826
October 4	Kentucky		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 44–3	38,000
October 11	Clemson*	No. 20	Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 51–0	38,000
October 18	at Georgia Tech*	No. 15	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA		W 17–14	59,464
October 25	at No. 9 LSU	No. 14	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)	ABC	L 20–21	65,000
November 1	No. 7 Florida	No. 17	Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (Rivalry)		W 38–12	50,086
November 8	Mississippi State		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 52–13	47,600
November 15	at No. 16 Georgia	No. 11	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)		W 16–3	59,306
November 29	vs. Alabama	No. 12	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Iron Bowl)		W 49–26	72,303
December 31	vs. No. 17 Houston*	No. 12	Houston Astrodome • Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)	Hughes	L 7–36	55,203
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Head oach: Ralph Jordan
Assistants: George Atkins, Tim Christian, Joe Connally, Paul Davis, Bobby Freeman, Jim Hilyer, Tom Jones, Gene Lorendo, Sam Mitchell, Bill Oliver, Claude Saia^[3]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Clemson	0	0	0	0	0
• Auburn	0	23	21	7	51

Scoring summary

Q2	AUB	Frederick 39 yard pass from Sullivan (Riley kick)	AUB 7–0

Q2	AUB	Sullivan 1 yard run (Riley kick)	AUB 14–0

Q2	AUB	Riley 22 yard field goal	AUB 17–0

Q2	AUB	Frederick 43 yard pass from Sullivan (kick failed)	AUB 23–0

Q3	AUB	Beasley 8 yard pass from Sullivan (Riley kick)	AUB 30–0

Q3	AUB	Zofko 3 yard run (Riley kick)	AUB 37–0

Q3	AUB	Traylor 2 yard run (Riley kick)	AUB 44–0

Q4	AUB	Traylor 8 yard run (Riley kick)	AUB 51–0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Alabama	3	7	7	9	26
• Auburn	0	14	14	21	49

Scoring summary

1	Alabama	Buck 32-yard field goal	Alabama 3-0

2	Auburn	Clark 1-yard run (Riley kick)	Auburn 7-3

2	Alabama	Husband 4-yard pass from Hunter (Buck kick)	Alabama 10-7

2	Auburn	Clark 3-yard run (Riley kick)	Auburn 14-10

3	Auburn	Sullivan 3-yard run (Riley kick)	Auburn 21-10

3	Auburn	Zofko 1-yard run (Riley kick)	Auburn 28-10

3	Alabama	Ranager 100-yard kickoff return (Buck kick)	Auburn 28-17

4	Alabama	Buck 27-yard field goal	Auburn 28-20

4	Auburn	Zofko 9-yard run (Riley kick)	Auburn 35-20

4	Auburn	Clark 1-yard run (Riley kick)	Auburn 42-20

4	Auburn	Frederick 85-yard run (Riley kick)	Auburn 49-20

4	Alabama	Bailey 7-yard pass from Hunter (run failed)	Auburn 49-26

Auburn's first win versus Alabama since 1963.

↑ 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 189.
↑ "1969–1970 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
↑ 2011 Auburn football media supplement
↑ "Auburn Buries Clemson, 51-0." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Oct 12.
↑ "Auburn Defeats Alabama." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Nov 30.
↑ 2011 Auburn football media supplement
↑ 2011 Auburn football media supplement
↑ 2011 Auburn football media supplement
↑ 2011 Auburn football media supplement
↑ 2011 Auburn football media supplement

Auburn Tigers football

Venues	Drill Field (1892–1910) Drake Field (1911–1939) Legion Field (alternate, 1926–1991) Jordan–Hare Stadium (1939–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama: Iron Bowl (James E. Foy, V-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy) Arkansas Clemson Florida Georgia: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Georgia Tech LSU Tennessee Tulane

Culture & lore	History Traditions Aubie "War Eagle" Marching band Toomer's Corner Punt Bama Punt Bo Over the Top Earthquake Game Prayer at Jordan–Hare Kick Six (Kick Bama Kick)

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

National championship seasons in bold

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