1957 Auburn Tigers football team

1957 Auburn Tigers football
AP Poll national champion
SEC champion
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 1
Record10–0 (7–0 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
Legion Field
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Auburn $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 7 Ole Miss 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
No. 14 Mississippi State 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
No. 17 Florida 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
No. 13 Tennessee 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
LSU 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Georgia 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Tulane 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Alabama 1 – 6 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Kentucky 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957 Auburn Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Auburn University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1957 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, the Tigers compiled a perfect 10–0 record (7–0 in the SEC), shut out six of ten opponents, won the SEC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 207 to 28.[1][2]

The national championship was split with Auburn No. 1 in the AP Poll and Ohio State, despite one loss, ranked No. 1 by the UPI coaches poll, Football Writers Association of America and International News Service.[3][4] In later analyses, Auburn was chosen as national champion by the majority of selectors, including the Billingsley Report, College Football Researchers Association, Helms Athletic Foundation, National Championship Foundation, Poling System, Sagarin Ratings, and Williamson System.[3] This was Auburn’s last national championship until 2010.

Auburn end Jimmy Phillips was a consensus first-team pick on the 1957 All-America college football team.[5] Phillips and fellow end Jerry Wilson were both selected as first-team picks on the 1957 All-SEC football team. Center Jackie Burkett, tackle Ben Preston, and back Bill Atkins were named to the All-SEC second team.[6][7][8]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28at No. 8 Tennessee
W 7–042,000[9]
October 5Chattanooga*No. 7
W 40–717,000[10]
October 12KentuckyNo. 9
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 6–0[11]
October 19at Georgia TechNo. 9
W 3–040,000[12]
October 26at Houston*No. 5
W 48–730,000[13]
November 2No. 19 FloridadaggerNo. 4
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 13–036,000[14]
November 9No. 17 Mississippi StateNo. 3
W 15–743,000[15]
November 16vs. GeorgiaNo. 3
W 6–0[16]
November 23at Florida State*No. 2
W 29–715,000[17]
November 30vs. AlabamaNo. 1
W 40–045,000[18]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[19]

Roster

  • Bill Atkins, back
  • Tim Baker, guard
  • Jackie Burkett, center
  • Bobby Hoppe, halfback
  • James Jeffrey, offensive lineman
  • Tommy Lorino, halfback
  • Tommy Lorton, back
  • Lloyd Nix, quarterback
  • Ken Paduch, offensive/defensive lineman
  • Jimmy Phillips, end
  • Ben Preston, tackle
  • Ronnie Robbs, fullback
  • Morris Savage, safety
  • Zeke Smith, guard
  • Dickie Steber, fullback
  • Jerry Wilson, end

Coaching staff

References

  1. ^ "1957 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  2. ^ Mark Inabinett (November 23, 2017). "Auburn's 1957 national-championship team: 'There wasn't a lot of hoopla about it'". AL.com.
  3. ^ a b 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2018. pp. 113, 120. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  4. ^ The USA Today College Football Encyclopedia 2009–2010. New York City: Skyhorse Publishing. 2009. p. 79. ISBN 978-1602396777.
  5. ^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 9. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  6. ^ Mercer Bailey (December 2, 1957). "Phillips, Michaels, Taylor Head All-Southeastern Football Team". Park City Daily News.
  7. ^ "Florida Back On All-SEC". St Petersburg Times. December 3, 1957.
  8. ^ "Phillips And Wilson Are All-Conference". The Anniston Star. November 29, 1957. p. 11. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved June 6, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "Auburn blanks Tennessee, 7–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 29, 1957. Retrieved March 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Plainsmen gallop over Chattanooga, 40–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 6, 1957. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Auburn conquers Kentucky by 6–0 score". Messenger-Inquirer. October 13, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Mercer Bailey (October 20, 1957). "Unbeaten Auburn Nips Tech, 3-0". The Tampa Tribune. p. B1, B8 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Sam Adams (October 27, 1957). "Auburn Offense Explodes; Tigers Maul Houston, 48-7". The Montgomery Advertiser. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Zipp Newman (November 3, 1957). "Auburn tames 'em, 13-0". The Birmingham News. pp. C1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Zipp Newman (November 10, 1957). "After State takes 7-0 lead -- Auburn roars back for 15-7 win". The Birmingham News. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Auburn Beats Georgia 6 To 0". Tampa Bay Times. November 17, 1957. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ Bill McGrotha (November 24, 1957). "Auburn, No. 2 Team, Defeats FSU 29-7; Majors' Passes Click". Tallahassee Democrat. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ Max Mosley (December 1, 1957). "Auburn Mauls Hapless Alabama, 40-0 To Finish Unbeaten, Untied, Uninvited". The Montgomery Advertiser. pp. 1C, 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ 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 11, 2012.


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