1956 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1956 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1956 college football season. It was the Tigers' 65th overall and 24th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his sixth year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3 overall, 4–3 in the SEC).

1956 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record7–3 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
Legion Field
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Tennessee $6001010
No. 4 Georgia Tech7101010
Florida520631
Ole Miss420730
Auburn430730
Kentucky440640
Tulane330640
Vanderbilt250550
Alabama250271
Mississippi State250460
LSU150370
Georgia160361
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29TennesseeL 7–3544,000[1]
October 6Furman*W 41–0[2]
October 13at KentuckyW 13–032,000[3]
October 20at No. 3 Georgia TechL 7–2840,000[4]
October 27Houston*
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 12–020,000[5]
November 3at FloridaL 0–2041,000[6]
November 10Mississippi State
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 27–2032,000[7]
November 17vs. GeorgiaW 20–028,000[8]
November 24Florida State*
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 13–710,000[9]
December 1vs. Alabama
W 34–744,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[11][12]

Roster

  • QB Jimmy Cook

References


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