1963 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1963 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Tigers' 72nd overall and 30th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his 13th year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of nine wins and two losses (9–2 overall, 6–1 in the SEC).

1963 Auburn Tigers football
Orange Bowl, L 7–13 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 5
1963 record9–2 (6–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
1963 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 Ole Miss $ 5 0 1  7 1 2
No. 5 Auburn 6 1 0  9 2 0
No. 8 Alabama 6 2 0  9 2 0
Mississippi State 4 1 2  7 2 2
LSU 4 2 0  7 4 0
Georgia Tech 4 3 0  7 3 0
Florida 3 3 1  6 3 1
Tennessee 3 5 0  5 5 0
Georgia 2 4 0  4 5 1
Vanderbilt 0 5 2  1 7 2
Kentucky 0 5 1  3 6 1
Tulane 0 6 1  1 8 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 21at Houston*W 21–14
September 28at TennesseeW 23–19
October 5KentuckyW 14–13
October 12Chattanooga*
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama
W 28–0
October 19at No. 8 Georgia TechW 29–21
November 2FloridaNo. 5
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama (rivalry)
W 19–0
November 9at Mississippi StateNo. 5L 10–13
November 16at GeorgiaNo. 9W 14–0
November 23Florida State*No. 9
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama
W 21–15
November 30vs. No. 6 AlabamaNo. 9W 10–8
January 1, 1964vs. No. 6 Nebraska*No. 5L 7–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: 1963 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. "1963–1964 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2012.


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