1965 Auburn Tigers football team

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

1965
Cliff Hare Stadium
Legion Field
Seasons
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
No. 7 Tennessee 3 1 2 8 1 2
Florida 4 2 0 7 4 0
Ole Miss 5 3 0 7 4 0
No. 8 LSU 3 3 0 8 3 0
Georgia 3 3 0 6 4 0
Kentucky 3 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
  • Tennessee's game against
    AP Poll

The 1965 Auburn Tigers football team represented

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 TennesseeT 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 StateW 25–1845,000[9]
November 13at GeorgiaW 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

[14][15]

References

  1. Newspapers.com
    .
  2. Newspapers.com
    .
  3. Newspapers.com
    .
  4. Newspapers.com
    .
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  6. Newspapers.com
    .
  7. Newspapers.com
    .
  8. Newspapers.com
    .
  9. Newspapers.com
    .
  10. 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. 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.