1974 Auburn Tigers football team

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The 1974 Auburn Tigers football team under the leadership of head coach Ralph Jordan completed the regular season with a record of 9–2, earning them an invitation to the Gator Bowl against Texas, which they won by a score of 27–3. They completed the season with a record of 10–2 and were ranked #8 in the AP poll and #6 in the UPI.[1]

CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 8
Record10–2 (4–2 SEC)
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1974 Auburn Tigers football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 27–3 vs. Texas
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 8
Record10–2 (4–2 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Barfield (1st season)
Home stadiumJordan–Hare Stadium
Legion Field
Seasons
 1973
1975 
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1974 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Alabama $6001110
No. 8 Auburn4201020
Georgia420660
No. 17 Mississippi State330930
No. 15 Florida330840
Kentucky330650
No. 20 Tennessee231732
Vanderbilt231732
LSU240551
Ole Miss060380
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Four players were named all-SEC first team for 1974: defensive end Rusty Deen, linebacker Ken Bernich, safety Mike Fuller, and center Lee Gross.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Louisville*W 16–325,000[2]
September 21Chattanooga*W 52–742,000[3]
September 28No. 14 Tennessee
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 21–064,293[4]
October 4at No. 16 Miami (FL)*No. 11W 3–033,490[5]
October 12KentuckyNo. 10
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 31–1352,111[6]
October 19Georgia Tech*No. 5
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 31–2262,907[7]
October 26Florida State*daggerNo. 5
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL
W 38–658,709[8]
November 2at No. 11 FloridaNo. 5L 14–2564,912[9]
November 9at Mississippi StateNo. 10W 24–2038,000[10]
November 16GeorgiaNo. 7
  • Jordan-Hare Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
W 17–1364,748[11]
November 29vs. No. 2 AlabamaNo. 7
L 13–1771,224[12]
December 30vs. No. 11 Texas*No. 6W 27–363,811[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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