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1954 Auburn Tigers football team

1954 Auburn Tigers football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 33–13 vs. Baylor
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 13
Record8–3 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
Legion Field
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Ole Miss $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Florida 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Kentucky 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Georgia 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
No. 13 Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Mississippi State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Alabama 3 – 3 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
LSU 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Tulane 1 – 6 – 1 1 – 6 – 3
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Tennessee 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Ole Miss's game against Arkansas counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1954 college football season. It was the Tigers' 63rd overall and 22nd season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3 overall, 3–3 in the SEC) and with a victory over Baylor in the Gator Bowl.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Chattanooga*
W 45–018,000[1]
October 2at No. 20 Florida
L 13–19[2]
October 9at Kentucky
L 14–21[3]
October 16at No. 19 Georgia Tech
L 7–1440,000[4]
October 23Florida State*
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 33–015,000[5]
October 30Tulane
W 27–013,500[6]
November 6No. 6 Miami (FL)*
W 14–1325,000[7]
November 13vs. No. 20 Georgia
W 35–0[8]
November 20Clemson*daggerNo. 18
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 27–6[9]
November 27vs. AlabamaNo. 15
W 28–043,167[10]
December 31vs. No. 18 Baylor*No. 13
W 33–1334,408[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Auburn's X plus Y offense equals 45 to 0 rout". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 26, 1954. Retrieved September 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Florida upsets Auburn in SEC game, 19–13". Tallahassee Democrat. October 3, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Kentucky topples Auburn". The Miami Herald. October 10, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Auburn fumble at goal gives Georgia Tech 14–7 SEC victory". The Bradenton Herald. October 17, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Auburn wakes up, tramples Seminoles, 33–0, before 15,000". The Atlanta Journal. October 24, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Auburn smears Tulane Greenies for easy 27–0 victory". The Selma Times-Journal. October 31, 1954. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Auburn surprises Miami, 14 to 13". The Huntsville Times. November 7, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Auburn routs Georgia, 35–0". The Roanoke Times. November 14, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Plainsmen plaster faltering Clemson by 27–6". The Charlotte Observer. November 21, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Auburn blasts Alabama Crimson Tide by 28–0". The Shreveport Times. November 28, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Fiery Auburn lashes Baylor, 33–13, Tigers storm to new Gator records". The Birmingham News. January 1, 1955. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 188. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2012.
  13. ^ "1954 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.


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