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
1969 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Tennessee $ 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 10 LSU 4 –1 –09 –1 –0
No. 20 Auburn 5 –2 –08 –3 –0
No. 14 Florida 3 –1 –19 –1 –1
No. 8 Ole Miss 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
Georgia 2 –3 –15 –5 –1
Vanderbilt 2 –3 –04 –6 –0
Alabama 2 –4 –06 –5 –0
Kentucky 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
Mississippi State 0 –5 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 20Wake Forest*No. 20
W 57–035,000[1]
September 27at No. 19 TennesseeNo. 17
ABCL 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.#NameClass
QB Pat Sullivan So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S Buddy McClinton
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
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]

References
  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
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