1967 Auburn Tigers football team

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1967 Auburn Tigers football
Auburn Tigers logo (pre-1971).png
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1967 record6–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Tennessee $ 6 0 0 9 2 0
No. 8 Alabama 5 1 0 8 2 1
Florida 4 2 0 6 4 0
Ole Miss 4 2 1 6 4 1
Georgia 3 2 0 7 4 0
LSU 3 2 1 7 3 1
Auburn 3 3 0 6 4 0
Kentucky 1 6 0 2 8 0
Vanderbilt 0 5 0 2 7 1
Mississippi State 0 6 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1967 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Tigers' 76th overall and 34th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his 17th year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4 overall, 3–3 in the SEC).

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23Chattanooga*
W 40–6[1]
September 30at TennesseeL 13–27
October 7Kentucky
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama
W 48–7
October 14Clemson*
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama
W 43–21
October 21at Georgia Tech*
W 28–10
October 27at Miami*L 0–7
November 4Florida
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama (rivalry)
W 26–21
November 11Mississippi State
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama
W 36–0
November 18at GeorgiaL 0–17
December 2vs. No. 8 AlabamaL 3–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: 1967 Auburn football schedule[2][3]

Roster[]

1967 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense Charlie Glenn* OL Jerry Gordon* OL Al Giffin* RB Bucky Howard* OL Mike Perillard* TE Dick Pittman* OL
Pos. # Name Class
C 52 Tom Banks So
C 50 Forrest Blue Sr
QB 18 Loran Carter Jr
WR 88 Freddie Hyatt Sr
Defense Bucky Ayers* DB Jim Bouchillon* DL Charles Collins* DL Tommy Groat DL Harold Ham DL Mike Holtzclaw LB Bill James* DL Bobby Wilson DB
Pos. # Name Class
DT 70 David Campbell So
DB 26 Jimmy Carter Sr
LB 54 Mike Kolen So
DT 71 Roy Tatum Sr
LB 65 Ron Yarbrough So
DB 49 Don Webb So
DT 62 Richard Wood Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References[]

  1. ^ "Plainsmen throttle Chattanooga, 40–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 24, 1966. Retrieved September 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 189.
  3. ^ "1967–1968 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
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