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American college football season
The 1959 Auburn Tigers football team represented
Auburn University in the
1959 NCAA University Division football season . It was the Tigers' 68th overall and 27th season as a member of the
Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach
Ralph Jordan , in his ninth year, and played their home games at
Cliff Hare Stadium in
Auburn and
Legion Field in
Birmingham, Alabama . They finished with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3 overall, 4–3 in the SEC).
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 26 at
Tennessee No. 3 L 0–340,500
[1]
October 3
Hardin–Simmons * No. 17 W 35–1223,000
[2]
October 10
Kentucky No. 14 Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL W 33–030,000
[3]
October 17 at No. 4
Georgia Tech No. 11 W 7–644,174
[4]
October 23 at
Miami (FL) * No. 7 W 21–642,986
[5]
October 31
Florida No. 8 Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (
rivalry ) W 6–035,000
[6]
November 7
Mississippi State No. 8 W 31–038,000
[7]
November 14 at No. 12
Georgia No. 8 L 13–1450,000
[8]
November 21
Mississippi Southern * No. 12 Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL W 28–720,300
[9]
November 28 vs. No. 19
Alabama No. 11 L 0–1044,000
[10]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
[11]
[12]
References
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"Tennessee snaps Auburn's long win streak, 3–0" . The News and Observer . September 27, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Tiger aerials by Wood sink H–SU, 35–12" . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . October 4, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"KO runback sparks Auburn" . The Atlanta Journal . October 11, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Auburn rallies to edge Georgia Tech, 7–6" . Fort Myers News-Press . October 18, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Auburn uncorks passes to sink Miami, 21 to 6" . Tulsa World . October 24, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Auburn squeaks by tough Gators, 6–0" . The Montgomery Advertiser . November 1, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Bobby Hunt leads Plainsmen to 31–0 rout over Miss. State" . The Decatur Daily . November 8, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Georgia upsets Auburn, 14–13" . The Honolulu Advertiser . November 15, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Auburn wallops Southern, 28–7" . The Montgomery Advertiser . November 22, 1959. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Tide rolls over Auburn 10–0" . The Decatur Daily . November 29, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF) . Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 188. Archived from
the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2012 .
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"1959–1960 Auburn University Football Schedule" .
Auburn University Athletics . Archived from
the original on September 1, 2012.
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