1957 Auburn Tigers football team
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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 |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home stadium | Cliff Hare Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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September 28 | at No. 8 Tennessee |
| W 7–0 | ||
October 5 | Chattanooga* | No. 7 |
| W 40–7 | [3] |
October 12 | Kentucky | No. 9 |
| W 6–0 | [4] |
October 19 | at Georgia Tech | No. 9 |
| W 3–0 | |
October 26 | at Houston* | No. 5 |
| W 48–7 | |
November 2 | No. 19 Florida | No. 4 |
| W 13–0 | |
November 9 | No. 17 Mississippi State | No. 3 |
| W 15–7 | |
November 16 | vs. Georgia | No. 3 |
| W 6–0 | |
November 23 | at Florida State* | No. 2 |
| W 29–7 | |
November 30 | vs. Alabama | No. 1 |
| W 40–0 | |
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- 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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