1962 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1962 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Tigers' 71st overall and 29th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his 12th year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished with a record of six wins, three losses and one tie (6–3–1 overall, 4–3 in the SEC).

1962 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1962 record6–3–1 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
Legion Field
1962 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Ole Miss $ 6 0 0  10 0 0
No. 5 Alabama 6 1 0  10 1 0
No. 7 LSU 5 1 0  9 1 1
Georgia Tech 5 2 0  7 3 1
Florida 4 2 0  7 4 0
Auburn 4 3 0  6 3 1
Georgia 2 3 1  3 4 3
Kentucky 2 3 1  3 5 2
Mississippi State 2 5 0  3 6 0
Tennessee 2 6 0  4 6 0
Vanderbilt 1 6 0  1 9 0
Tulane 0 7 0  0 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 29TennesseeW 22–21
October 7at KentuckyW 16–6
October 13Chattanooga*W 54–6
October 20Georgia Tech
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, Alabama
W 17–14
October 27at Clemson*W 17–14
November 3at FloridaNo. 10L 3–22
November 10Mississippi State
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama
W 9–3
November 17Georgia
L 21–30
November 24Florida State*
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama
T 14–14
December 1vs. No. 5 Alabama
L 0–38
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: 1962 Auburn football schedule[1][2]

Roster

  • QB Jimmy Sidle

References

  1. 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 189.
  2. "1962–1963 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2012.


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