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 [ edit ] 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
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Personnel [ edit ] 1968 Auburn Tigers football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class C 50 Tom Banks Jr QB 11 Dwight Brisendine Jr QB 18 Loran Carter Sr OT 75 Richard Cheek Jr WR 85 Tim Christian Sr RB 25 Wallace Clark So FB 32 Mac Crawford So RB 23 Mike Currier Jr FB 30 Larry Ellis Sr WR 87 Connie Frederick Jr WR Al Griffin OL Jerry Gordon OT 79 Bucky Howard Sr RB Dwight Hurston OL Johnny McDonald TE 81 Bill Moody So WR 84 Mike Shows Jr QB 10 Tommy Traylor So RB 15 Mickey Zofko So
Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 70 David Campbell Jr LB 41 Sonny Ferguson Jr DE 93 Bill James Jr LB 54 Mike Kolen Jr DB 27 Buddy McClinton Jr DL Jim Samford DL Durwood Sauls DB Merrill Shirley LB Bobby Strickland DB 49 Don Webb Jr LB 65 Ron Yarborough Jr
Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster
References [ edit ] ^ "TD passes spark SMU past Auburn" . The Victoria Advocate . September 22, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Mississippi State errors help Auburn romp 26–0" . The Courier-Journal . September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "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 . ^ "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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