1969 Auburn Tigers football team

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1969
Cliff Hare Stadium
Seasons
1969 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Tennessee $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 10 LSU 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 20 Auburn 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 14 Florida 3 – 1 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
No. 8 Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Georgia 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Vanderbilt 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Alabama 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Mississippi State 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1969 Auburn Tigers football team represented

Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3 overall, 5–2 in the SEC) and with a loss against Houston in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl
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Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 20Wake Forest*No. 20
W 57–035,000[1]
September 27at No. 19
ABC
L 19–4557,826[2]
October 4Kentucky
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 44–338,000[3]
October 11Clemson*No. 20
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 51–038,000[4]
October 18at Georgia Tech*No. 15
W 17–1459,464[5]
October 25at No. 9 LSUNo. 14
ABCL 20–2165,000[6]
November 1No. 7 FloridaNo. 17
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 38–1250,086[7]
November 8Mississippi StatedaggerNo. 11
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 52–1347,600[8]
November 15at No. 16 GeorgiaNo. 11
W 16–359,306[9]
November 29vs. AlabamaNo. 12
W 49–2672,303[10][11]
December 31vs. No. T–17 Houston*No. 12
HughesL 7–3655,203[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Personnel

1969 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB Pat Sullivan So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S Buddy McClinton
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
  • Shug Jordan
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Clemson

1 234Total
Clemson 0 000 0
• Auburn 0 23217 51
Scoring summary
Q2AUBFrederick 39 yard pass from Sullivan (Riley kick)AUB 7–0
Q2AUBSullivan 1 yard run (Riley kick)AUB 14–0
Q2AUBRiley 22 yard field goalAUB 17–0
Q2AUBFrederick 43 yard pass from Sullivan (kick failed)AUB 23–0
Q3AUBBeasley 8 yard pass from Sullivan (Riley kick)AUB 30–0
Q3AUBZofko 3 yard run (Riley kick)AUB 37–0
Q3AUBTraylor 2 yard run (Riley kick)AUB 44–0
Q4AUBTraylor 8 yard run (Riley kick)AUB 51–0

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Alabama

1 234Total
Alabama 3 779 26
• Auburn 0 141421 49
Scoring summary
1AlabamaBuck 32-yard field goalAlabama 3-0
2AuburnClark 1-yard run (Riley kick)Auburn 7-3
2AlabamaHusband 4-yard pass from Hunter (Buck kick)Alabama 10-7
2AuburnClark 3-yard run (Riley kick)Auburn 14-10
3AuburnSullivan 3-yard run (Riley kick)Auburn 21-10
3AuburnZofko 1-yard run (Riley kick)Auburn 28-10
3AlabamaRanager 100-yard kickoff return (Buck kick)Auburn 28-17
4AlabamaBuck 27-yard field goalAuburn 28-20
4AuburnZofko 9-yard run (Riley kick)Auburn 35-20
4AuburnClark 1-yard run (Riley kick)Auburn 42-20
4AuburnFrederick 85-yard run (Riley kick)Auburn 49-20
4AlabamaBailey 7-yard pass from Hunter (run failed)Auburn 49-26

Auburn's first win versus Alabama since 1963.

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Stats

Passing

Rushing

Receiving

Defense

  • Buddy McClinton 9 INT (school record), 92 yards (LG: 24)
  • Larry Willingham 7 INT, 85 yards
  • Don Webb 4 INT, 48 yards (LG: 24)[20]

Awards

  • All-Americans: S Buddy McClinton
  • All-SEC: C Tom Banks, LB Mike Kolen, S Buddy McClinton, PK John Riley
  • Cliff Hare Award: Al Griffin[21]

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  10. ^ Land, Charles (November 30, 1969). "Auburn beats Bama 49–26". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  11. ^ "Auburn trounces Alabama by 49–26". The News and Courier. Associated Press. November 30, 1969. p. 4B. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
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  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ "1969–1970 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  15. ^ "Auburn Buries Clemson, 51-0." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Oct 12.
  16. ^ "Auburn Defeats Alabama." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Nov 30.
  17. ^ 2011 Auburn football media supplement
  18. ^ 2011 Auburn football media supplement
  19. ^ 2011 Auburn football media supplement
  20. ^ 2011 Auburn football media supplement
  21. ^ 2011 Auburn football media supplement
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