1965 Auburn Tigers football
Liberty Bowl, L 7–13 vs. Ole Miss
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
Legion Field
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alabama $ 6 – 1 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
Auburn 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Florida 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 7 Tennessee 2 – 1 – 2 8 – 1 – 2
Ole Miss 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 8 LSU 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Georgia 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Tulane 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Tigers' 74th overall and 32nd season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his 15th year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished with a record of five wins, five losses and one tie (5–5–1 overall, 4–1–1 in the SEC) and with a loss against Ole Miss in the Liberty Bowl.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Baylor*
L 8–1425,000[1]
September 25at Tennessee
T 13–1343,614[2]
October 2No. 6 Kentucky
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 23–1835,000[3]
October 9Chattanooga*
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 30–732,160[4][5]
October 16at Georgia Tech*
L 14–2350,164[6]
October 23Southern Miss*
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
L 0–325,000[7]
October 30No. 7 Floridadagger
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 28–1746,313[8]
November 6Mississippi State
W 25–1845,000[9]
November 13at Georgia
W 21–1946,812[10]
November 27vs. No. 5 Alabama
L 3–3066,333[11][12]
December 18vs. Ole Miss*
L 7–1338,607[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Baylor turns Auburn mistakes into victory". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 19, 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Auburn holds Volunteers to 13–13 deadlock". The Anniston Star. September 26, 1965. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Auburn slams Kentucky". Longview News-Journal. October 3, 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Passing, defense click as Auburn rips Mocs". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 10, 1965. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  6. ^ "King, Tech drop Auburn's Tigers". The Dothan Eagle. October 17, 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Stumbling Auburn bows to Southern". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 24, 1965. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Fired-up Auburn scores 28–17 win over fifth-ranked Florida". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 31, 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bowden passes Auburn to win over Maroons". The Selma Times-Journal. November 7, 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Auburn wins by one foot". The Dothan Eagle. November 14, 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Halbrooks, Hap (November 28, 1965). "Sloan shines as Alabama tramples Auburn 30–3 for conference crown". The Florence Times. p. 17. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  12. ^ Smothers, Jimmy (November 28, 1965). "Bama SEC champ after 30–3 romp". The Gadsden Times. p. 33. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  13. ^ "Ole Miss bowls over Tigs in Liberty clash". The Clarion-Ledger. December 19, 1965. Retrieved October 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "1965–1966 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
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