1975 Auburn Tigers football team

1975 Auburn Tigers football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1975 record 4–6–1 (2–4 SEC)
Head coach Ralph Jordan (25th season)
Home stadium Jordan–Hare Stadium
1975 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Alabama $ 6 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
Florida 5 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 19 Georgia 5 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
Ole Miss 5 –1 –0  6 –5 –0
Tennessee 3 –3 –0  7 –5 –0
Vanderbilt 2 –4 –0  7 –4 –0
LSU 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Mississippi State 1 –4 –1  6 –4 –1
Auburn 1 –4 –1  3 –6 –2
Kentucky 0 –6 –0  2 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Mississippi State later forfeited all 1975 wins and one tie due to NCAA violations.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Auburn Tigers football team achieved an overall record of 3–6–2 and 1–4–1 in the SEC in Ralph "Shug" Jordan's last year as head coach at Auburn after 25 years; however, the official record improved to 4–6–1 (2–4) when Mississippi State forfeited its tie that year due to NCAA imposed sanctions.[1]

Three players were named to the All-SEC first team for 1975: Chuck Fletcher (offensive tackle), Rick Telhieard (defensive tackle), and Clyde Baumgartner (special teams).[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 13 Memphis State* No. 7 Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama L 20–31   55,000
September 20 at Baylor* Baylor Stadium • Waco, Texas T 10–10   46,300
September 27 at No. 16 Tennessee Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, Tennessee L 17–21   74,611
October 4 Virginia Tech* Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama L 16–23   45,000
October 11 at Kentucky Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, Kentucky W 15–9   57,722
October 18 at Georgia Tech* Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia W 31–27   58,316
October 25 at Florida State* Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida W 17–14   39,344
November 1 No. 11 Florida Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama L 14–31   65,000
November 8 Mississippi State Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama W 21–21 (forfeit)   64,796
November 15 at No. 20 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) L 13–28   57,500
November 29 vs. No. 4 Alabama Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama (Iron Bowl) L 0–28   63,500
*Non-conference game.

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References

  1. ↑ 2011 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 182–184, 150–151 (2011). Retrieved August 19, 2011
  2. 1 2 2005 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 142–143, 178–180 (2005). Retrieved August 19, 2011


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