1951 Auburn Tigers football team

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The 1951 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1951 college football season. It was the Tigers' 60th overall and 19th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his first year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn, Cramton Bowl in Montgomery and Ladd Memorial Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. They finished with a record of five wins and five losses (5–5 overall, 3–4 in the SEC). The team was ranked at No. 73 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[1]

Record5–5 (3–4 SEC)
Headcoach
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1951 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
Cramton Bowl
Ladd Memorial Stadium
Seasons
 1950
1952 
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1951 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Georgia Tech +7001101
No. 1 Tennessee +5001010
LSU421731
Ole Miss421631
No. 15 Kentucky330840
Auburn340550
Vanderbilt350650
Alabama350560
Florida240550
Georgia240550
Mississippi State250450
Tulane150460
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29VanderbiltW 24–14[2]
October 5Wofford*W 30–14[3]
October 13Floridadagger
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 14–13[4]
October 20at No. 5 Georgia TechL 7–27[5]
October 27at TulaneW 21–0[6]
November 3Louisiana College*
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 49–0[7]
November 10Ole MissL 14–39[8]
November 17vs. GeorgiaL 14–46[9]
November 24at Clemson*L 0–34[10]
December 1vs. AlabamaL 7–25[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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