1965 Auburn Tigers football team

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The 1965 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. It was the Tigers' 74th overall and 32nd season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Ralph "Shug" Jordan, in his 15th year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished with a record of five wins, five losses and one tie (5–5–1 overall, 4–1–1 in the SEC) and with a loss against Ole Miss in the Liberty Bowl.

Record5–5–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Headcoach
Quick facts Auburn Tigers football, Liberty Bowl, L 7–13 vs. Ole Miss ...
1965 Auburn Tigers football
Liberty Bowl, L 7–13 vs. Ole Miss
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5–1 (4–1–1 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
Legion Field
Seasons
 1964
1966 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1965 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Alabama $611911
Auburn411551
No. 7 Tennessee312812
Florida420740
Ole Miss530740
No. 8 LSU330830
Georgia330640
Kentucky330640
Vanderbilt150271
Tulane150280
Mississippi State150460
  • $ Conference champion
  • Tennessee's game against South Carolina and Georgia's game against Clemson counted in the conference standings.
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Baylor*L 8–1425,000[1]
September 25at TennesseeT 13–1343,614[2]
October 2No. 6 Kentucky
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 23–1835,000[3]
October 9Chattanooga*
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 30–732,160[4][5]
October 16at Georgia Tech*L 14–2350,164[6]
October 23Southern Miss*
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
L 0–325,000[7]
October 30No. 7 Floridadagger
  • Cliff Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 28–1746,313[8]
November 6Mississippi StateW 25–1845,000[9]
November 13at GeorgiaW 21–1946,812[10]
November 27vs. No. 5 Alabama
L 3–3066,333[11][12]
December 18vs. Ole Miss*L 7–1338,607[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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