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The 1952 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1952 college football season. It was the Tigers' 61st overall and 20th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his second year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn, Legion Field in Birmingham and Ladd Memorial Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. They finished with a record of two wins and eight losses (2–8 overall, 0–7 in the SEC).

Record2–8 (0–7 SEC)
Headcoach
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1952 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–8 (0–7 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
Legion Field
Ladd Memorial Stadium
Seasons
 1951
1953 
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1952 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Georgia Tech $7001200
No. 8 Tennessee501821
No. 7 Ole Miss402812
No. 9 Alabama4201020
Georgia430740
No. 15 Florida330830
Mississippi State340540
Tulane350550
No. 20 Kentucky132542
LSU250370
Vanderbilt141352
Auburn070280
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27No. 2 Maryland*L 7–1327,000[1]
October 4vs. No. 18 Ole MissL 7–2014,007[2]
October 11Wofford*W 54–7[3]
October 18at No. 4 Georgia TechL 0–3334,689[4]
October 25TulaneL 6–2120,022[5]
November 1at No. 20 FloridaL 21–3135,500[6]
November 8Mississippi Statedagger
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
L 34–4921,000[7]
November 15vs. GeorgiaL 7–1323,000[8]
November 22Clemson*
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 3–0[9]
November 29vs. No. 8 Alabama
L 0–2140,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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