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1969 Auburn Tigers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1969
team	Auburn Tigers
sport	football
image	Auburn Tigers logo (pre-1971).png
image_size	125
conference	Southeastern Conference
short_conf	SEC
CoachRank	15
APRank	20
record	8–3
conf_record	5–2
head_coach	Ralph Jordan
hc_year	19th
captain	Mike Kolen
stadium	Cliff Hare Stadium
bowl	[Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl](1969-astro-bluebonnet-bowl)
bowl_result	L 7–36 vs. [Houston](1969-houston-cougars-football-team)

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

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Game summaries

Clemson

Alabama

Auburn's first win versus Alabama since 1963.

Personnel

Shug Jordan
George Atkins
Tim Christian
Joe Connally
Paul Davis
Bobby Freeman
Jim Hilyer
Tom Jones
Gene Lorendo
Sam Mitchell
Bill Oliver
Claude Saia

Statistics

Passing

Pat Sullivan 123/257, 1686 yards, 16 TD, 16 INT

Rushing

Pat Sullivan 205 yards

Receiving

Terry Beasley 34 receptions, 610 yards (LG: 42), 6 TD

Defense

Buddy McClinton 9 INT (school record), 92 yards (LG: 24)
Larry Willingham 7 INT, 85 yards
Don Webb 4 INT, 48 yards (LG: 24)

Awards

All-Americans: S Buddy McClinton
All-SEC: C Tom Banks, LB Mike Kolen, S Buddy McClinton, PK John Riley
Cliff Hare Award: Al Griffin

References

(September 21, 1969). "Auburn pounds Deacs". Asheville Citizen-Times.
(September 28, 1969). "Vols gun down Auburn, 45–19". The Miami Herald.
(October 5, 1969). "Auburn routs Kentucky, 44–3". The Times and Democrat.
(October 12, 1969). "Sullivan, Auburn defense too much for Tigers 51–0". The Gastonia Gazette.
(October 19, 1969). "Riley's late goal wins for Auburn". The Dothan Eagle.
(October 26, 1969). "Kick blocker hero for LSU in win over Auburn". The Selma Times-Journal.
(November 2, 1969). "Auburn hands Florida first defeat of year". The Opelika-Auburn News.
(November 9, 1969). "Auburn romps over Maroons". The Daily Advertiser.
(November 16, 1969). "Auburn blasts Georgia, nails down major bowl". The Macon Telegraph & News.
Land, Charles. (November 30, 1969). "Auburn beats Bama 49–26". The Tuscaloosa News.
(November 30, 1969). "Auburn trounces Alabama by 49–26". The News and Courier.
(January 1, 1970). "Auburn downed 36–7". Birmingham Post-Herald.
(2009). "2009 Auburn Football Media Guide". Auburn Media Relations Office.
"1969–1970 Auburn University Football Schedule". [[Auburn Tigers.
"Auburn Buries Clemson, 51-0." ''Palm Beach Post''. 1969 Oct 12.
"Auburn Defeats Alabama." ''Palm Beach Post''. 1969 Nov 30.
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