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1959 Auburn Tigers football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
Record7–3 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Cliff Hare Stadium
Seasons
←  1958
1960 →
1959 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Georgia $ 7 0 0 10 1 0
No. 3 LSU 5 1 0 9 2 0
No. 2 Ole Miss # 5 1 0 10 1 0
No. 10 Alabama 4 1 2 7 2 2
Auburn 4 3 0 7 3 0
Vanderbilt 3 2 2 5 3 2
Georgia Tech 3 3 0 6 5 0
Tennessee 3 4 1 5 4 1
No. 19 Florida 2 4 0 5 4 1
Kentucky 1 6 0 4 6 0
Tulane 0 5 1 3 6 1
Mississippi State 0 7 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • # Berryman, Billingsley, Dunkel, Sagarin national champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at TennesseeNo. 3L 0–340,500 [1]
October 3 Hardin–Simmons*No. 17W 35–1223,000 [2]
October 10 KentuckyNo. 14
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 33–030,000 [3]
October 17at No. 4 Georgia TechNo. 11W 7–644,174 [4]
October 23at Miami (FL)*No. 7W 21–642,986 [5]
October 31 FloridadaggerNo. 8
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL ( rivalry)
W 6–035,000 [6]
November 7 Mississippi StateNo. 8W 31–038,000 [7]
November 14at No. 12 GeorgiaNo. 8L 13–1450,000 [8]
November 21 Mississippi Southern*No. 12
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 28–720,300 [9]
November 28vs. No. 19 AlabamaNo. 11
L 0–1044,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[11] [12]

References

  1. ^ "Tennessee snaps Auburn's long win streak, 3–0". The News and Observer. September 27, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tiger aerials by Wood sink H–SU, 35–12". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 4, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "KO runback sparks Auburn". The Atlanta Journal. October 11, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Auburn rallies to edge Georgia Tech, 7–6". Fort Myers News-Press. October 18, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Auburn uncorks passes to sink Miami, 21 to 6". Tulsa World. October 24, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn squeaks by tough Gators, 6–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 1, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bobby Hunt leads Plainsmen to 31–0 rout over Miss. State". The Decatur Daily. November 8, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia upsets Auburn, 14–13". The Honolulu Advertiser. November 15, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Auburn wallops Southern, 28–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 22, 1959. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tide rolls over Auburn 10–0". The Decatur Daily. November 29, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "1959–1960 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1959 Auburn Tigers football
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
Record7–3 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadium Cliff Hare Stadium
Seasons
←  1958
1960 →
1959 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Georgia $ 7 0 0 10 1 0
No. 3 LSU 5 1 0 9 2 0
No. 2 Ole Miss # 5 1 0 10 1 0
No. 10 Alabama 4 1 2 7 2 2
Auburn 4 3 0 7 3 0
Vanderbilt 3 2 2 5 3 2
Georgia Tech 3 3 0 6 5 0
Tennessee 3 4 1 5 4 1
No. 19 Florida 2 4 0 5 4 1
Kentucky 1 6 0 4 6 0
Tulane 0 5 1 3 6 1
Mississippi State 0 7 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • # Berryman, Billingsley, Dunkel, Sagarin national champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at TennesseeNo. 3L 0–340,500 [1]
October 3 Hardin–Simmons*No. 17W 35–1223,000 [2]
October 10 KentuckyNo. 14
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 33–030,000 [3]
October 17at No. 4 Georgia TechNo. 11W 7–644,174 [4]
October 23at Miami (FL)*No. 7W 21–642,986 [5]
October 31 FloridadaggerNo. 8
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL ( rivalry)
W 6–035,000 [6]
November 7 Mississippi StateNo. 8W 31–038,000 [7]
November 14at No. 12 GeorgiaNo. 8L 13–1450,000 [8]
November 21 Mississippi Southern*No. 12
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 28–720,300 [9]
November 28vs. No. 19 AlabamaNo. 11
L 0–1044,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[11] [12]

References

  1. ^ "Tennessee snaps Auburn's long win streak, 3–0". The News and Observer. September 27, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tiger aerials by Wood sink H–SU, 35–12". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 4, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "KO runback sparks Auburn". The Atlanta Journal. October 11, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Auburn rallies to edge Georgia Tech, 7–6". Fort Myers News-Press. October 18, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Auburn uncorks passes to sink Miami, 21 to 6". Tulsa World. October 24, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn squeaks by tough Gators, 6–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 1, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bobby Hunt leads Plainsmen to 31–0 rout over Miss. State". The Decatur Daily. November 8, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Georgia upsets Auburn, 14–13". The Honolulu Advertiser. November 15, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Auburn wallops Southern, 28–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 22, 1959. Retrieved March 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tide rolls over Auburn 10–0". The Decatur Daily. November 29, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "1959–1960 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012.

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