1969 Auburn Tigers football team

1969 Southeastern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1969 Auburn Tigers football
1969 Auburn Tigers football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, L 7–36 vs. Houston
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 20
1969 record	8–3 (5–2 SEC)
Head coach	Ralph Jordan (19th season);
Captain	Mike Kolen
Home stadium	Cliff Hare Stadium
	Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

The 1969 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Tigers' 78th overall and 36th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph Jordan, in his 19th year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn, Alabama. They finished with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3 overall, 5–2 in the SEC) and with a loss against Houston in the Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 20	Wake Forest*	No. 20	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama		W 57–0	35,000
September 27	at No. 19 Tennessee	No. 17	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	ABC	L 19–45	57,826
October 4	Kentucky		Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama		W 44–3	38,000
October 11	Clemson*	No. 20	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama		W 51–0	38,000
October 18	at Georgia Tech*	No. 15	Grant Field Atlanta		W 17–14	59,464
October 25	at No. 9 LSU	No. 14	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana (rivalry)	ABC	L 20–21	65,000
November 1	No. 7 Florida	No. 17	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama (rivalry)		W 38–12	50,086
November 8	Mississippi State	No. 11	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, Alabama		W 52–13	47,600
November 15	at No. 16 Georgia	No. 11	Sanford Stadium Athens, Georgia (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry)		W 16–3	59,306
November 29	vs. Alabama	No. 12	Legion Field Birmingham, Alabama (Iron Bowl)		W 49–26	72,303
December 31	vs. No. 17 Houston*	No. 12	Houston Astrodome Houston, Texas (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)	Hughes	L 7–36	55,203
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1969 Auburn Tigers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB		Pat Sullivan	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
S		Buddy McClinton

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

	1	2	3	4	Total
Alabama	3	7	7	9	26
• Auburn	0	14	14	21	49

Auburn's first win versus Alabama since 1963.

^ 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF). Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 189.
^ "1969–1970 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
^ "Auburn Buries Clemson, 51-0." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Oct 12.
^ "Auburn Defeats Alabama." Palm Beach Post. 1969 Nov 30.
^ 2011 Auburn football media supplement
^ 2011 Auburn football media supplement
^ 2011 Auburn football media supplement
^ 2011 Auburn football media supplement
^ 2011 Auburn football media supplement

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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
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National championship seasons in bold

1969 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 15 Tennessee $	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 10 LSU	4	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Auburn	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 14 Florida	3	–	1	–	1	9	–	1	–	1
No. 8 Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Georgia	2	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Vanderbilt	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Alabama	2	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Kentucky	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Mississippi State	0	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll