1959 Auburn Tigers football team

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The 1959 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1959 college football season. It was the Tigers' 68th overall and 27th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph Jordan, in his ninth 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).

CoachesNo. 15
Record7–3 (4–3 SEC)
Headcoach
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1959 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
Record7–3 (4–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
Seasons
 1958
1960 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1959 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Georgia $7001010
No. 3 LSU510920
No. 2 Ole Miss #5101010
No. 10 Alabama412722
Auburn430730
Vanderbilt322532
Georgia Tech330650
Tennessee341541
No. 19 Florida240541
Kentucky160460
Tulane051361
Mississippi State070270
  • $ Conference champion
  • # Berryman, Billingsley, Dunkel, Sagarin national champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at TennesseeNo. 3L 0–340,500[1]
October 3Hardin–Simmons*No. 17W 35–1223,000[2]
October 10KentuckyNo. 14
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 33–030,000[3]
October 17at No. 4 Georgia TechNo. 11W 7–644,174[4]
October 23at Miami (FL)*No. 7W 21–642,986[5]
October 31FloridadaggerNo. 8
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 6–035,000[6]
November 7Mississippi StateNo. 8W 31–038,000[7]
November 14at No. 12 GeorgiaNo. 8L 13–1450,000[8]
November 21Mississippi Southern*No. 12
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 28–720,300[9]
November 28vs. No. 19 AlabamaNo. 11
L 0–1044,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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