1964 Auburn Tigers football team
American college football season
The 1964 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1964 NCAA University Division football season . It was the Tigers' 73rd overall and 31st season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan , in his 14th year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama . They finished with a record of six wins and four losses (6–4 overall, 3–3 in the SEC).
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 19 Houston * No. 8 W 30–025,000 [ 1]
September 26 Tennessee No. 8 W 3–046,000 [ 2]
October 3 at Kentucky No. 7 L 0–2037,500 [ 3]
October 10 Chattanooga * Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL W 33–1231,000 [ 4]
October 17 Georgia Tech * Legion Field Birmingham, AL (rivalry ) L 3–757,000 [ 5]
October 24 Southern Miss * Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL W 14–722,000 [ 6]
October 31 at No. 10 Florida L 0–1447,100 [ 7]
November 7 Mississippi State Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL W 12–345,000 [ 8]
November 14 Georgia Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL (rivalry ) W 14–743,000 [ 9]
November 26 vs. No. 2 Alabama L 14–2168,000 [ 10]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
References
^ "Opportunistic Auburn whips Houston, 30–0" . Tulsa Sunday World . September 20, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Lewis boots 42-yard field goal to lift Auburn over Vols, 3–0" . The Selma Times-Journal . September 27, 1964. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Cats for real!" . The Courier-Journal . October 4, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tigers top Mocs" . The Montgomery Advertiser . October 11, 1964. Retrieved September 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Georgia Tech nips Auburn to get 5th straight victory" . The Commercial Appeal . October 18, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn ekes by Southern, 14–7" . The Montgomery Advertiser . October 25, 1964. Retrieved March 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Alert Gators win, 14–0 on Auburn's miscues" . The Miami News . November 1, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Plainsmen strike down Mississippi State 12–3" . The Tampa Tribune . November 8, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Auburn Tigers bottle up Georgia in SEC game 14–7" . The Daily Advertiser . November 15, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tide sinks tough Auburn, 21–14" . Birmingham Post-Herald . November 27, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ 2009 Auburn Football Media Guide (PDF) . Auburn, Alabama: Auburn Media Relations Office. 2009. p. 189. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2012 .
^ "1964–1965 Auburn University Football Schedule" . Auburn University Athletics . Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012 .
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