1955 Auburn Tigers football team

1955 Auburn Tigers football
Gator Bowl, L 13–25 vs. Vanderbilt
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record8–2–1 (5–2–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
Legion Field
Ladd–Peebles Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Ole Miss $ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Auburn 5 – 2 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
No. 7 Georgia Tech 4 – 1 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
Tennessee 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Mississippi State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Kentucky 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Tulane 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
LSU 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 2
Florida 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Georgia 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Alabama 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1955 college football season. It was the Tigers' 64th overall and 23rd season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his fifth year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama and Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. They finished with a record of eight wins, two losses and one tie (8–2–1 overall, 5–2–1 in the SEC) and with a loss to Vanderbilt in the Gator Bowl.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Chattanooga*
W 15–615,000[1]
October 1Florida
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 13–026,000[2]
October 8No. 19 KentuckyNo. 14
T 14–1435,000[3]
October 15at No. 5 Georgia TechNo. 17
W 14–12[4]
October 22Furman*No. 9
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 52–0[5]
October 29at TulaneNo. 8
L 13–2735,000[6]
November 5No. 20 Mississippi StatedaggerNo. 14
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 27–2634,000[7]
November 12vs. GeorgiaNo. 12
W 16–13[8]
November 19Clemson*No. 12
W 21–0[9]
November 26vs. AlabamaNo. 10
W 26–044,000[10]
December 31vs. VanderbiltNo. 8
L 13–2532,174[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "James scores twice as Auburn beats Chattanooga, 15–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 25, 1955. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Florida Gators fail on offense in losing to Auburn Tigers 13–0". Fort Myers News-Press. October 2, 1955. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Auburn, 'Tucky slug to 14–14 tie". The Birmingham News. October 9, 1955. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Auburn upsets unbeaten Georgia Tech by 14–12". The Shreveport Times. October 16, 1955. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Auburn uses subs freely but routs Furman 52 to 0". The State. October 23, 1955. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "War Eagle's wings are clipped by sharp Tulane, 27–13". The Selma Times-Journal. October 30, 1955. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Auburn squeezes past State, 27–26". The Commercial Appeal. November 6, 1955. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Auburn survives tough Georgians". The Decatur Daily. November 12, 1955. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Auburn wallops Clemson's Tigers". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 20, 1955. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Auburn mows down Tide, 26–0". The Birmingham News. November 27, 1955. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Orr leads Vandy past Auburn, 25–13". Pensacola News Journal. January 1, 1956. 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. ^ "1955 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2012.


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