1966 Auburn Tigers football team

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1966 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–6 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
Legion Field
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Alabama + 6 0 0 11 0 0
No. 4 Georgia + 5 0 0 10 1 0
Florida 5 1 0 9 2 0
Ole Miss 5 2 0 8 3 0
Tennessee 3 2 0 8 3 0
LSU 3 3 0 5 4 1
Kentucky 2 4 0 3 6 1
Auburn 1 5 0 4 6 0
Vanderbilt 0 5 0 1 9 0
Mississippi State 0 6 0 2 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1966 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Tigers' 75th overall and 33rd season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his 16th year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished with a record of four wins and six losses (4–6 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17
Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
  • W 20–622,808[1]
    September 24TennesseeL 0–2852,582[2]
    October 1at KentuckyL 7–1737,500[3]
    October 8Wake Forest*
    • Cliff Hare Stadium
    • Auburn, AL
    W 14–618,511[4]
    October 15No. 7 Georgia Tech*
    • Legion Field
    • Birmingham, AL (rivalry)
    L 3–1748,362[5]
    October 22TCU*dagger
    • Cliff Hare Stadium
    • Auburn, AL
    W 7–634,976[6]
    October 29at No. 7 FloridaL 27–3058,637–60,511[7]
    November 5at Mississippi StateW 13–026,976[8]
    November 12No. 9 Georgia
    • Cliff Hare Stadium
    • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
    L 13–2144,773[9]
    December 3vs. No. 3
    ABC
    L 0–3166,808–67,786[10]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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    11. ^ 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.
    12. ^ "1966–1967 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012.