1968 Auburn Tigers football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 34–10 vs. Arizona
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 16
Record7–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
Legion Field
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Georgia $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 2
No. 13 Tennessee 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
No. 17 Alabama 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 19 LSU 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 16 Auburn 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Florida 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Ole Miss 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Mississippi State 0 – 4 – 1 0 – 8 – 2
Kentucky 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 21SMU*
L 28–3740,606[1]
September 28at Mississippi State
W 26–025,200[2]
October 5at Kentucky
W 26–735,200[3]
October 12at Clemson*
W 21–1038,501[4][5]
October 19Georgia Tech*
L 20–2147,547[6]
October 26No. 9 Miami (FL)*dagger
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 31–644,710[7]
November 2at No. 20 Florida
W 24–1363,122[8]
November 9No. 5 TennesseeNo. 18
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 28–1468,821[9]
November 16No. 5 GeorgiaNo. 12
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
L 3–1751,650[10]
November 30vs. No. 15 AlabamaNo. 18
L 16–2468,821–71,534[11][12]
December 28vs. Arizona*
CBSW 34–1032,302[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1968 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL Tom Banks
QB Dwight Brisendine
QB Loran Carter
OL Richard Cheek
WR Tim Christian
RB Wallace Clark
RB Mac Crawford
RB Mike Currier
RB Larry Ellis
WR Connie Frederick
WR Al Griffin
OL Jerry Gordon
OL Bucky Howard
RB Dwight Hurston
OL Johnny McDonald
OL Bill Moody
WR Mike Shows
QB Tommy Traylor
RB Mickey Zofko
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL David Campbell
DB Sonny Ferguson
DL Bill James
LB Mike Kolen
DB Buddy McClinton
DL Jim Samford
DL Durwood Sauls
DB Merrill Shirley
LB Bobby Strickland
DB Don Webb
LB Ron Yarborough
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "TD passes spark SMU past Auburn". The Victoria Advocate. September 22, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Mississippi State errors help Auburn romp 26–0". The Courier-Journal. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Auburn explodes to smother Clemson upset bid". The Greenville News. October 13, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1969". Clemson University. 1968. p. 9. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "Jackets upset Tigers, 21–20". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 20, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Auburn's pin-point passing jolts 9th-rated Miami 31–6". The Courier-Journal. October 27, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Auburn spoils UF homecoming 24–13". Tallahassee Democrat. November 3, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Auburn crushes Big Orange 28 to 14". The Tennessean. November 10, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Georgia wins SEC crown". The Jackson Sun. November 17, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Land, Charles (December 1, 1968). "Hall sparks Tide by Tigers". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 11. Retrieved October 14, 2013 – via Google News Archives.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "Auburn wins Sun Bowl over Arizona, 34–10". Albuquerque Journal. December 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 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. ^ "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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