1957 Auburn Tigers football team

1957 Southeastern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1957 Auburn Tigers football
1957 Auburn Tigers football
AP Poll national champion; SEC champion
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 1
1957 record	10–0 (7–0 SEC)
Head coach	Ralph Jordan (7th season);
Assistant coaches	George Atkins (2nd season); Vince Dooley (2nd season); Hal Herring (5th season); Gene Lorendo (7th season);
Home stadium	Cliff Hare Stadium
	Seasons ← 1956 1958 →

The 1957 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1957 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Tigers' 66th overall and 25th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his seventh year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished their undefeated season (10–0 overall, 7–0 in the SEC) as SEC champion and national champion,^[1] as selected by NCAA-designated major selectors of Associated Press, Billingsley, Football Research, Helms, National Championship Foundation, Poling, Sagarin, Sagarin (ELO-Chess), and Williamson.^[1]

Ohio State was named the national champion by the Coaches' Poll, despite having one loss.^[2] This has led to questions as to whom the championship should really go to. Most writers chose Ohio State due to their Rose Bowl win over Oregon.^{[citation needed]}

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Source
September 28	at No. 8 Tennessee		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, Tennessee	W 7–0
October 5	Chattanooga*	No. 7	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama	W 40–7	^[3]
October 12	Kentucky	No. 9	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama	W 6–0	^[4]
October 19	at Georgia Tech	No. 9	Grant Field Atlanta	W 3–0
October 26	at Houston*	No. 5	Rice Stadium Houston, Texas	W 48–7
November 2	No. 19 Florida	No. 4	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama (rivalry)	W 13–0
November 9	No. 17 Mississippi State	No. 3	Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama	W 15–7
November 16	vs. Georgia	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Columbus, Georgia (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)	W 6–0
November 23	at Florida State*	No. 2	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Florida	W 29–7
November 30	vs. Alabama	No. 1	Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama (Iron Bowl)	W 40–0
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source: 1957 Auburn football schedule^[5]

Roster[]

C Jackie Burkett
HB Bobby Hoppe
HB Tommy Lorino
QB Lloyd Nix
E Jimmy Phillips
E Jerry Wilson
OL James Jeffrey
OL/DL Ken Paduch
FB Ronnie Robbs

References[]

^ ^a ^b 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2018. pp. 113, 120. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
^ The USA Today College Football Encyclopedia 2009–2010. New York City: Skyhorse Publishing. 2009. p. 79. ISBN 978-1602396777.
^ "Plainsmen gallop over Chattanooga, 40–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 6, 1957. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Auburn conquers Kentucky by 6–0 score". Messenger-Inquirer. October 13, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 188.

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[2018ncaabook-1] 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2018. pp. 113, 120. Retrieved January 4, 2019.

[1957Title-2] The USA Today College Football Encyclopedia 2009–2010. New York City: Skyhorse Publishing. 2009. p. 79. ISBN 978-1602396777.

[3] "Plainsmen gallop over Chattanooga, 40–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 6, 1957. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Auburn conquers Kentucky by 6–0 score". Messenger-Inquirer. October 13, 1957. Retrieved May 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[1957schedule-5] 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 188.

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v t Auburn Tigers football
Venues	(1892–1910) Drake Field (1911–1939) Legion Field (alternate, 1926–1991) Jordan–Hare Stadium (1939–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama: Iron Bowl (James E. Foy, V-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy) Clemson Florida Georgia: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Georgia Tech LSU Ole Miss Tennessee Tulane
Culture & lore	History Traditions Aubie "War Eagle" Marching band Toomer's Corner Punt Bama Punt Bo Over the Top Earthquake Game Prayer at Jordan–Hare Kick Six (Kick Bama Kick) Porter Cup
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders NFL draftees
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
National championship seasons in bold

v t College football national champions (poll era)
1936–1949	1936: Minnesota (AP) 1937: Pittsburgh 1938: TCU 1939: Texas A&M 1940: Minnesota 1941: Minnesota 1942: Ohio State 1943: Notre Dame 1944: Army 1945: Army (AP) / Oklahoma A&M (Coaches) 1946: Notre Dame 1947: Notre Dame 1948: Michigan 1949: Notre Dame
1950s	1950: Oklahoma (AP, Coaches) 1951: Tennessee 1952: Michigan State 1953: Maryland 1954: Ohio State (AP) / UCLA (FWAA, Coaches) 1955: Oklahoma 1956: Oklahoma 1957: Auburn (AP) / Ohio State (Coaches, FWAA) 1958: LSU (AP, Coaches) / Iowa (FWAA) 1959: Syracuse (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF)
1960s	1960: Minnesota (AP, Coaches, NFF) / Ole Miss (FWAA) 1961: Alabama (AP, Coaches, NFF) / Ohio State (FWAA) 1962: USC 1963: Texas 1964: Alabama (AP, Coaches) / Arkansas (FWAA) / Notre Dame (NFF) 1965: Alabama (AP, FWAA) / Michigan State (Coaches, FWAA, NFF) 1966: Notre Dame (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF) / Michigan State (NFF) 1967: USC 1968: Ohio State 1969: Texas
1970s	1970: Nebraska (AP, FWAA) / Texas (NFF, Coaches) / Ohio State (NFF) 1971: Nebraska 1972: USC 1973: Notre Dame (AP, FWAA, NFF) / Alabama (Coaches) 1974: Oklahoma (AP) / USC (FWAA, NFF, Coaches) 1975: Oklahoma 1976: Pittsburgh 1977: Notre Dame 1978: Alabama (AP, FWAA, NFF) / USC (Coaches) 1979: Alabama
1980–1991	1980: Georgia 1981: Clemson 1982: Penn State 1983: Miami (FL) 1984: BYU 1985: Oklahoma 1986: Penn State 1987: Miami (FL) 1988: Notre Dame 1989: Miami (FL) 1990: Colorado (AP, FWAA, NFF, USAT/CNN) / Georgia Tech (Coaches) 1991: Miami (FL) (AP) / Washington (Coaches, FWAA, UPI/NFF)

1957 Auburn Tigers football

AP Poll national champion SEC champion
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 1
1957 record	10–0 (7–0 SEC)
Head coach	Ralph Jordan (7th season)
Assistant coaches	George Atkins (2nd season) Vince Dooley (2nd season) Hal Herring (5th season) Gene Lorendo (7th season)
Home stadium	Cliff Hare Stadium
Seasons ← 1956 1958 →

1957 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Auburn $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	0	–	0
No. 7 Ole Miss	5	–	0	–	1	9	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Mississippi State	4	–	2	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
No. 17 Florida	4	–	2	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
No. 13 Tennessee	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	3	–	2
LSU	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech	3	–	4	–	1	4	–	4	–	2
Georgia	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Tulane	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Alabama	1	–	6	–	1	2	–	7	–	1
Kentucky	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll