1952 Auburn Tigers football team

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1952 Auburn Tigers football
Auburn Tigers logo (pre-1971).png
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1952 record2–8 (0–7 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
Legion Field
Ladd Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Georgia Tech $ 7 0 0 12 0 0
No. 8 Tennessee 5 0 1 8 2 1
No. 7 Ole Miss 4 0 2 8 1 2
No. 9 Alabama 4 2 0 10 2 0
Georgia 4 3 0 7 4 0
No. 15 Florida 3 3 0 8 3 0
Mississippi State 3 4 0 5 4 0
Tulane 3 5 0 5 5 0
No. 20 Kentucky 1 3 2 5 4 2
LSU 2 5 0 3 7 0
Vanderbilt 1 4 1 3 5 2
Auburn 0 7 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1952 college football season. It was the Tigers' 61st overall and 20th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his second year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn, Legion Field in Birmingham and Ladd Memorial Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. They finished with a record of two wins and eight losses (2–8 overall, 0–7 in the SEC).

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27No. 2 Maryland*L 7–13
October 4at No. 18 Ole MissL 7–20
October 11Wofford*
W 54–7
October 18at No. 4 Georgia Tech
L 0–33
October 25Tulane
L 6–21[1]
November 1at No. 20 FloridaL 21–31
November 8Mississippi State
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama
L 34–49
November 15vs. GeorgiaL 7–13
November 22Clemson*
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama
W 3–0
November 29vs. No. 8 Alabama
L 0–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: 1952 Auburn football schedule[2][3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Tulane explodes in second half to rip Auburn, 21–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 26, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 188.
  3. ^ "1952 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2012.[permanent dead link]
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