1969 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1969 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Tigers' 78th overall and 36th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph Jordan, in his 19th year, and played their home games at 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.

1969 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 20
Record8–3 (5–2 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainMike Kolen
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
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

Schedule

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

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Personnel

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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
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Game summaries

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Clemson

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1 234Total
Clemson 0 000 0
• Auburn 0 23217 51

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Alabama

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1 234Total
Alabama 3 779 26
Auburn 0 141421 49

Auburn's first win versus Alabama since 1963.

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Stats

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Passing

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Rushing

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Receiving

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Defense

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  • 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

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  • 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]

References

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  1. ^ "Auburn pounds Deacs". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 21, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Vols gun down Auburn, 45–19". The Miami Herald. September 28, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Auburn routs Kentucky, 44–3". The Times and Democrat. October 5, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Sullivan, Auburn defense too much for Tigers 51–0". The Gastonia Gazette. October 12, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Riley's late goal wins for Auburn". The Dothan Eagle. October 19, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Kick blocker hero for LSU in win over Auburn". The Selma Times-Journal. October 26, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Auburn hands Florida first defeat of year". The Opelika-Auburn News. November 2, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Auburn romps over Maroons". The Daily Advertiser. November 9, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Auburn blasts Georgia, nails down major bowl". The Macon Telegraph & News. November 16, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  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.
  12. ^ "Auburn downed 36–7". Birmingham Post-Herald. January 1, 1970. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  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