1963 Auburn Tigers football team

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1963 Auburn Tigers football
Auburn Tigers logo (pre-1971).png
Orange Bowl, L 7–13 vs. Nebraska
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 5
1963 record9–2 (6–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Ole Miss $ 5 0 1 7 1 2
No. 5 Auburn 6 1 0 9 2 0
No. 8 Alabama 6 2 0 9 2 0
Mississippi State 4 1 2 7 2 2
LSU 4 2 0 7 4 0
Georgia Tech 4 3 0 7 3 0
Florida 3 3 1 6 3 1
Tennessee 3 5 0 5 5 0
Georgia 2 4 0 4 5 1
Vanderbilt 0 5 2 1 7 2
Kentucky 0 5 1 3 6 1
Tulane 0 6 1 1 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Tigers' 72nd overall and 30th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his 13th year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of nine wins and two losses (9–2 overall, 6–1 in the SEC).

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultSource
September 21at Houston*W 21–14
September 28at TennesseeW 23–19
October 5Kentucky
W 14–13
October 12Chattanooga*
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama
W 28–0[1]
October 19at No. 8 Georgia Tech
W 29–21
November 2FloridaNo. 5
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama (rivalry)
W 19–0
November 9at Mississippi StateNo. 5L 10–13
November 16at GeorgiaNo. 9W 14–0
November 23Florida State*No. 9
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama
W 21–15
November 30vs. No. 6 AlabamaNo. 9W 10–8
January 1, 1964vs. No. 6 Nebraska*No. 5L 7–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: 1963 Auburn football schedule[2][3]

Roster[]

  • QB Jimmy Sidle

References[]

  1. ^ "Auburn buries Moccasins, 28–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 13, 1963. Retrieved September 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 189.
  3. ^ "1963–1964 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2012.[permanent dead link]
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