1971 Auburn Tigers football team

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1971 Auburn Tigers football
Auburn Tigers logo.svg
Sugar Bowl, L 22–40 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 5
APNo. 12
1971 record9–2 (5–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainPat Sullivan
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Southeastern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Alabama $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 7 Georgia 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Auburn 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 15 Ole Miss 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Tennessee 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 11 LSU 3 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Florida 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Kentucky 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Mississippi State 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. The Tigers offense scored 335 points while the defense allowed 182 points. SEC Champion Alabama handed Auburn their only conference loss of the year. Pat Sullivan won the Heisman Trophy.

Season[]

In the Iron Bowl, both teams entered the regular season finale undefeated: Auburn lost to Alabama, 31–7. On New Year's Day, the Tigers lost to Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl, 40-22.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Chattanooga*No. 7
W 60–745,000[1]
September 25at No. 9 TennesseeNo. 5
W 10–962,990
October 2No. 9 KentuckyNo. 5
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama
W 38–648,000
October 9Southern Miss*No. 4
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama
W 27–1442,000[2]
October 16at Georgia Tech*No. 5
W 31–1462,204
October 23Clemson*No. 5
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama
W 35–1355,000
October 30FloridaNo. 5
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama (rivalry)
W 40–763,500
November 6Mississippi StateNo. 5
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, Alabama
W 30–2145,000
November 13at No. 7 GeorgiaNo. 6
W 35–2062,891
November 27vs. No. 3 AlabamaNo. 5
L 7–3168,821
January 1vs. No. 3 Oklahoma*No. 5
L 22–4084,031
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[]

1971 Auburn Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 7 Pat Sullivan Sr
WR 88 Terry Beasley Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

1972 NFL Draft[]

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Terry Beasley Wide receiver 1 19 San Francisco 49ers
Pat Sullivan Quarterback 2 40 Atlanta Falcons
Dick Schmalz Wide receiver 17 440 Minnesota Vikings

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Awards and honors[]

References[]

  1. ^ "War Eagles toy with Mocs, 60–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 19, 1971. Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Auburn pressed to record 27–14 victory over S. Miss". The Selma Times-Journal. October 10, 1971. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ 2005 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 142–142, 180 (2005). Retrieved August 19, 2011
  4. ^ "1972 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.
  5. ^ "Football".
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