1957 Auburn Tigers football team

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1957
Cliff Hare Stadium
Legion Field
Seasons
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 NCAA University Division 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

Sagarin Ratings, and Williamson System.[3] This was Auburn’s last national championship until 2010
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Auburn end

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 5
Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
    		• 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

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    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.
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    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.
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    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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