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American college football season
The 1968 Auburn Tigers football team represented
Auburn University in the
1968 NCAA University Division football season . It was the Tigers' 77th overall and 35th season as a member of the
Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach
Ralph "Shug" Jordan , in his 18th 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 four losses (7–4 overall, 4–2 in the SEC) and with a victory over
Arizona in the
Sun Bowl .
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 21
SMU * L 28–3740,606
[1]
September 28 at
Mississippi State W 26–025,200
[2]
October 5 at
Kentucky W 26–735,200
[3]
October 12 at
Clemson * W 21–1038,501
[4]
[5]
October 19
Georgia Tech * L 20–2147,547
[6]
October 26 No. 9
Miami (FL) * Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL W 31–644,710
[7]
November 2 at No. 20
Florida W 24–1363,122
[8]
November 9 No. 5
Tennessee No. 18 Legion Field Birmingham, AL W 28–1468,821
[9]
November 16 No. 5
Georgia No. 12 Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (
rivalry ) L 3–1751,650
[10]
November 30 vs. No. 15
Alabama No. 18 L 16–2468,821–71,534
[11]
[12]
December 28 vs.
Arizona *
CBS W 34–1032,302
[13]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
[14]
[15]
Personnel
1968 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
OL
Tom Banks
QB
Dwight Brisendine
QB
Loran Carter
OL
Richard Cheek
WR
Tim Christian
RB
Wallace Clark
RB
Mac Crawford
RB
Mike Currier
RB
Larry Ellis
WR
Connie Frederick
WR
Al Griffin
OL
Jerry Gordon
OL
Bucky Howard
RB
Dwight Hurston
OL
Johnny McDonald
OL
Bill Moody
WR
Mike Shows
QB
Tommy Traylor
RB
Mickey Zofko
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DL
David Campbell
DB
Sonny Ferguson
DL
Bill James
LB
Mike Kolen
DB
Buddy McClinton
DL
Jim Samford
DL
Durwood Sauls
DB
Merrill Shirley
LB
Bobby Strickland
DB
Don Webb
LB
Ron Yarborough
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References
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"TD passes spark SMU past Auburn" . The Victoria Advocate . September 22, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Mississippi State errors help Auburn romp 26–0" . The Courier-Journal . September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Auburn's Riley kicks four field goals in 26–7 win over Kentucky" . The Park City Daily News . October 6, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Auburn explodes to smother Clemson upset bid" . The Greenville News . October 13, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Clemson Football Media Guide - 1969" .
Clemson University . 1968. p. 9. Retrieved November 9, 2023 .
^
"Jackets upset Tigers, 21–20" . The Montgomery Advertiser . October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Auburn's pin-point passing jolts 9th-rated Miami 31–6" . The Courier-Journal . October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Auburn spoils UF homecoming 24–13" . Tallahassee Democrat . November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Auburn crushes Big Orange 28 to 14" . The Tennessean . November 10, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
"Georgia wins SEC crown" . The Jackson Sun . November 17, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
^ Land, Charles (December 1, 1968).
"Hall sparks Tide by Tigers" . The Tuscaloosa News . p. 11. Retrieved October 14, 2013 – via Google News Archives.
^ Smothers, Jimmy (December 1, 1968).
"Alabama scores 24–16 victory over Auburn" . The Gadsden Times . p. 35. Retrieved October 14, 2013 – via Google News Archives.
^
"Auburn wins Sun Bowl over Arizona, 34–10" . Albuquerque Journal . December 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF) . Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 189. Archived from
the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2012 .
^
"1968–1969 Auburn University Football Schedule" .
Auburn University Athletics . Archived from
the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012 .
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