1968 Auburn Tigers football team

1968 Auburn Tigers football
Sun Bowl champion
Sun Bowl, W 34–10 vs. Arizona
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 16
Record7–4 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
Legion Field
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Georgia $ 5 0 1 8 1 2
No. 13 Tennessee 4 1 1 8 2 1
No. 17 Alabama 4 2 0 8 3 0
No. 19 LSU 4 2 0 8 3 0
No. 16 Auburn 4 2 0 7 4 0
Florida 3 2 1 6 3 1
Ole Miss 3 2 1 7 3 1
Vanderbilt 1 3 1 5 4 1
Mississippi State 0 4 1 0 8 2
Kentucky 0 7 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Tigers' 77th overall and 35th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his 18th year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4 overall, 4–2 in the SEC) and with a victory over Arizona in the Sun Bowl.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 21SMU*L 28–3740,606
September 28at Mississippi StateW 26–025,200
October 5at KentuckyW 26–735,200
October 12at Clemson*W 21–1040,000
October 19Georgia Tech*L 20–2147,547
October 26No. 9 Miami (FL)*dagger
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 31–644,710
November 2at No. 20 FloridaW 24–1363,122
November 9No. 5 TennesseeNo. 18
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 28–1468,821
November 16No. 5 GeorgiaNo. 12
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
L 3–1751,650
November 30vs. No. 15 AlabamaNo. 18
L 16–2468,821–71,534
December 28vs. Arizona*CBSW 34–1032,302
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1968 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL Tom Banks
QB Dwight Brisendine
QB Loran Carter
OL Richard Cheek
WR Tim Christian
RB Wallace Clark
RB Mac Crawford
RB Mike Currier
RB Larry Ellis
WR Connie Frederick
WR Al Griffin
OL Jerry Gordon
OL Bucky Howard
RB Dwight Hurston
OL Johnny McDonald
OL Bill Moody
WR Mike Shows
QB Tommy Traylor
RB Mickey Zofko
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL David Campbell
DB Sonny Ferguson
DL Bill James
LB Mike Kolen
DB Buddy McClinton
DL Jim Samford
DL Durwood Sauls
DB Merrill Shirley
LB Bobby Strickland
DB Don Webb
LB Ron Yarborough
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

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